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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Fattening Cattle on 6Iueqrass.

Cattle fattened on bluegrass pasture
will make double the gain on the same
grain for the first three months of the
pasture season as compared with the
late months of the feeding period.
This important factor as well as the
influence of age, heterogeneous supple
ments and the margin of profits are
discussed in bulletin 80 of the Mis-
souri, experiment station The bulle-
tin was written by Dean F. B. Mum
ford and records the results of five
years experiments in fattening cattle
of various ages on bluegrass pasture.
This extensive investigation involved
the feeding of 262 cattle divided into
38 distinct experiments and is the
largest and most complete investiga-
ton of this subject which has ever
been made in this country. The bulle-
tin will be sent on request by writing
to the director of the experiment sta
ton, Columbia, Mo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
FATE OF SCHOOL OF WHALES

A remarkable incident has taken
place on the coast of Perkins Island
North Tasmania), no fewer than thir.
ty-seven monster whales having been
stranded there. The whales, among
which there was only one COW, quar-
relied, and in chasing the female en-
tered the shadows. All attempted to
jump backward into deep water, only
to fail in every effort. AS the tide re
ceded the huge animals were left
1oundering on the sands, in which they
half buried themselves in their strug
giles Unable to help themselves they
persisted in a short time. A number
OF persons who saw the spectacle
formed a syndicate with a capital OF
e 800 to recover the ambergris from
the carcasses. They have already OBJ
tanned three thousand pounds of the
valuable commodity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

lily, but tell them of my good friend.
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
1t as | have. ] am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
will say also that I think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. My eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain
1ul periods and irregularity, and it has
always helped her.
Il am always ready and willing to
speak good word for the Lydia E..
Pinkham's Remedies. I tell every one
meet that I owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. j. G. JOHNSON, Scottville, Mich,
RID. 8.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
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some kind of axle are used to make q
truck placed about the center of the
chute so that it may be easily moved
of such height Or SO placed that they
take a proportionate part of the
weight when the chute is in place. Be-
ing of this width it barely fits into the
wagon box when the endgate is out,
leaving no place for hogs to get out by
the side of it. Instead of letting the
stills project far enough to engage the
wagon box, two iron straps may be
used having the ends bent and sharp
ened SO as to catch in the wood of the
box and prevent slipping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
TWO TREASURED TREES

Two trees to be seen in the main
street Of Thorshavn, the capital of the
Farce Islands, have an interesting
history. Trees resoiutely refuse to
grow in these islands, except in some
few sheltered spots, and the inhabi-
tants therefore prize them greatly.
When the road was made it was de-
cided to leave the trees in the middle
of the carriageway rather than be
guilty of the crime OF telling them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
CAPTURING WILD ELEPHANTS

In Ceylon the natives capture wild
elephants by lassoing them and tying
their hind legs to trees. Thus tied,
they are left to struggle for four or
five days. If the ropes be well Sc
cured and knotted the animals strug-
gle in vain, for they are unable to
exert theirTull strength toward get
ting free. When they have grown
tired OF the fruitless fight they are
tied by the neck between two tame
elephants and marched off to the tea
plantations or the railroad, where they
are put to work Under the tuition
Of tame elephants they learn rapidly
to perform the labor that is required
of them and soon are able to lay rail-
road ties accurately
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
A New Sensstfs,

Little Jean had visited one of the
large summer amusement parks for
the first time, and with the courage
possessed only by those girls whose
playmates are boys and girls older
than themselves, she had net hest
tated, when invited, to take a ride on
one of the "thrillers' that abound in
such places
ITO her mother, on her return from
the park, she confded the emotions
she had experienced as she swept
round the curves of the figure eight
with her elder brothers
Mamma" she said, when I went
round those awful turns so fast felt
Just as if l had freckles on my
stomach youths Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
VAST SALT BEDS IN KANSAS

Instead Of gas or OIL a company
prospecting in Lincoln county, Kan
sas, encountered salt at a depth of
STA feet. Since then the prospect
hole has been put down to 700 feet,
and the drill is still in salt 1t is be-
lieved the bed is 200 feet thick A
statistician has figured that there are
more than 20,00OO00,O0 600 barrels OF
salt in Kansas. The deposit as out
lined is $50 miles long and 40 miles
wide, and covers an area of about
5000 square miles, practically in the
center of the state from the north
boundary to the south. The beds range
from 400 to 1000 feet below the sur
face.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

In an article published recently deal
ing with the work of John A. Brashear
attention is called to strange resting
place of a brother astronomer, James
Edward Keller. After Keller had be-
come head of the Lick observatory
and died there and his ashes were
brought back to Allegheny for burial
it was his friend Brashear who seal
ed them up in their last resting place,
hollow in the supporting pillar of the
30-inch reflector, which is Keeler's
memorial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Ben'S LoCic,

Ben" said his friend, waking up
from reverie in which he had been
gazing abstractedly at the shiny ex-
panse of Ben's skatin' -rink-for-fiies, lis
there nothing you could do for your
baldness?"
Ben, by the way, is only forty
No, lad!" he replied with de-
ciston. Fifteen years ago l was
counting strong, and l tried lots O.
things. But about that time t prince
of Wales-Edward you know-came
to open t. new hospital, and | said to
myself as soon as l saw him liftin'
his hat to t crowd, Ben, my lad, tina
can give it up as bad job, and save
thy brass. If there was owt at 'ud
cure a bald head they'd ha' cured
his "-Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
A Good Ration

A balanced food is one that con
tains the food nutrients in the proper
proportions for building muscle, for
producing fat, and for keep up the ami.
mails heat. Corn has not enough
of the fiesh-building nutrients to prop
arly nourish an animal if fed alone
Alfalfa and clover Lay have tee much
Of the f1esh-making nutrients. Feeding
the corn and alfalfa, or corn and
clover gives a balanced food. Twelve
pounds of alfalfa, eight pounds ground
corn, and whatever corn slower the
animal wants, makes a good daily
ration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
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SZ:SNOIES u
Pregnant ewes must have abundant

Pregnant ewes must have abundant
feed
Feeds rich in protein are necessary
for the brood COW.
Charcoal or soft coal ashes should
be kept in the hog pen.
A dip in warm water is the best
thing for a chilled pig.
One of the best muscle producing
feeds upon the farm is oats.
1t is always easier to sell a good
pure-bred animal than a scrub.
A pailfuI of warm slop for the sows
after the pigs have come is the thing.
Rye hay, properly cured, makes an
excellent summer hay for horses.
mules and COWS.
the same date to insure uniformity
of the lamb crop.
Sheep do not suffer greatly from
dry cold, but should be sheltered from
winds and rains.
Many a disappointed sheep mans
profits has gone to raise immense
crops of ticks and lice.
1t is nearly always best to save some
of the best sows, especially to farrow
the early spring filters.
Whatever material is used for bed
ding, it should be changed sufficiently
often to insure cleanliness.
Spoiled udders often result from
lambs not cleaning the udder or from
caking after the lamb is weaned.
The fairs give a good opportunity
to compare breeds, and farmers should
use this opportunity intelligently.
Snage is valuable, not because Of
the nourishment it affords, but be-
cause of its influence as an appetizer.
Once the pigs are weaned it is d
mistake TO let them stop in their
growth until they are ready for mar
ket.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

SAKATOON offers you success. if ycu
are an intelligent, Woodworking agricul
turist in any branch. You could not credit
the prosperity of our farmers unless YOU
actually came and saw Why not come:
If you do, you will be sorry you had not
come years ago. Perhaps you are not get
ting along very well except in the matter
of years. Better do something for you1
2hildren's sake. Join our prosperity. Fol
all information write the Commissioner
Board of Trade, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Western Canada.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Thackeray,s Kindness of Heart.

ThacKeray was the gentlest satir-
Ist that ever lived. AS editor of the
Cornhill he could hardly bring him
self to reject MS. for fear of hurting
his would-be contributors. The story
of his actually paying for contrihu-
tons that he never. printed, in order
to conceal the fact-that he had reject
EN- them, may be true or false. We do
not remember exactly how the evil
Gence points But even if it be a
story, such stories are not told of men
made of the stern stuff of the Thack-
cray commonly misknown
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
HANDY HOG-LOADING CHUTE
Convenient Farm implement That Can
Be Built on Pair of Old Guilt
Vator Wheels.

convenient chute for loading hogs
or sheep into a wagon box is made by
taking two pieces of 2 by lumber
eight feet long for the sills and nail
ing down floor of any kind of pieces
three feet long with cleats for foot
holds; then construct sides of Stats
high enough to keep the animals from
jumping over. says the Homestead.
The sills should project few inches
beyond the floor on one end SO that
they will catch on the wagon box floor
when the end gate is removed. A pair
of cu1tivator or similar wheels and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
CAMEL WATER-CART OF ADEN

Alden, the Arabian seaport which be-
longs to Great Britain and which has
been called the Gibraltar of the East,
is situated on a barren peninsula and
is exceedingly dry. Water has to be
distributed continually, and one of the
curiosities of the place is the water
cart which is drawn by camel 1t
never fails to excite the risibilities OF
the many tourists who stop there on
their way to and from the Orient by
way of the Suez canal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
FISH THAT EAT OYSTERS

AS result of recent Investigations,
T. Southwell finds that the fishes
most destructive to pearl oysters are
those commonly known as the globe
fish, says the London Globe. Another
fish belonging to the group known as
Pagrina is seldom or never found with
out oysters in its stomach. The larger
species of rays and sharks are sus-
pected of committing great ravages in
the oyster beds, but hitherto MI.
Southwell has not been able to con-
vict them by finding oysters inside
them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Worms in Hocs,

If there are signs of worms in your
hogs, feed concentrated I've, one-half
teaspoonful TO each animal well mixed
in STOP or soft feed.
In the fattening pen give the pigs
all they will readily clean up, but no
more.
Bran and meat meal help to supply
bone
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Hoof Hook.

Of the foot. If the feet become very
dry, pack them daily for week with
some form of clay. Then apply lard
to the wall, to which may be added
pine tar and rosin. This ointment
holds the moisture in the feet and pre-
vents further evaporation.
This treatment would seldom have
to be resorted to except in the case of
driving horses that are kept in the
stable continually and mot given much
work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

inch wide, where it was deeply imbed-
ded in the flesh, causing them to give
the wrong diagnosis. 1t developed that
Donnelly was knocked through the
vestibule door of trolley cer in an
accident about four years ago. A deep
wound was inflicted in the back Of
his neck, into which the broken glass
was imbedded The wound was sewed
up without knowledge Of the piece of
glass, which in course of time worked
blades.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
TO PREVENT HOOP TROUBLES
Little Hook Shown in Illustration
Should Be Included Among
Equipment of Stable.

A tool that is one of the. handiest
things you can have about the stables
is shown in the Illustration. 1t is a
hoof hook and should be included
among the equipment of every well
regulated stable, says the Prairie
Farmer. practical horseman says
that the feet of the horse should be
cleaned every morning before he
leaves the stable. The hoof hook will
remove all litter, pebbles or anything
that may have become lodged in the
foot. This precaution may prevent in
jury to the sole or sensitive structures
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
DUCK WITH FOUR LEGS

In the poultry collection belonging
to Moses Derricott of Mahonoy City,
Pa, is a duck which has four legs
fully formed and equipped. Unfortu-
nately for the duck, the two extra feet
are on the left side, and keep it going
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Ration for Pins

A good ration for growing pigs is
ground oats with the hulls sifted out
mixed equally with wheat middlings
and corn meal. Feed this mixture in
a warm, thick s1op, never feeding
more than the pigs will eat with a rel
ish. Then scatter some cracked or
soaked corn, on the floor of the pen SO
they can take exercise in hunting for
it. Always keep a good supply of
ashes and charcoal for them to root
in and eat what they desire In hot
weather give them yard or pasture
to run in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
TREATING FOR SIDE BONES
Cartilage Which May in Certain Cases
Become Hardened ard Thus
Lead to Lameness.

By DR. M'INTOsH. Ill Experiment
Station)
On either side of the coffin bone in
the horse there is a cartilage which
may in certain cases become hardened
by deposits of mineral matters and
thus lead to lameness. They are stu
ated on one or both sides of the leg
and bulge above the upper portion of
the hoof. They may be the result Of
infamed conditions, bruises or trou-
bles like corns or hoof cracks. Slip
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
With Emphasis-

Mistress Chastity sticking a finger
INTO either earl--Kittie, for heavens
sake! what does that frightful noise
aud profanity il the kitchen mean?
kittie-Oh, that's nothin', ma'ami
It's on'y cook rejectin' PROPOSE av
marrij from the ashman!- Harper's
Bazaar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
GLASS In SPINE FOUR YEARS

Plying their knives on James Don
nelly, at Pottsville, PEI, recently, and
expecting to fad and remove or mend
fractured vertebra, surgeons came
upon and extracted piece of thick
glass, two inches in length and a half
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Keeping Stock.

Keeping as much stock as possible,
using fertilizer, working the ground
as well as we can, would keep up the
farm Hay saps the soil; potatoes are
not so bad, for the fertility has to be
put back to grow a second crop.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

The Serpent-What's Adam so
grouchy about today?
The Ape-Oh, he says that the ar
rival of woman means that all his
plans for universal peace have been
knocked in the head for good.-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Oh! how I suffered.
| became so bad
the doctors said
my left side was
paralyzed. I could
not walk without
assistance. | grew
worse and went to
a hospital, but was
not helped. My
friends all thought
/ would die. Three
weeks after 7 he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
he N aturc-ESke.

Congratulations"
For what?"
Il hear one of your exhibits took a
prize at the dog ans- poultry show"
Well, keep still about it. I en-
tered skye terrier and he took first
prize as a Monaghan hen!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Cut Out unavoidable Ewes.

Each year Gull out the Improbable
ewes such as those with spoiled I'D
ders, those that fail to breed and
those that have lost their teeth from
old age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Religion, which was once an insti-
luton of the state, is becoming more
and more the faith and ideal of tho
Individual soul
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Mrs. M.-Who did you vote for?
Mrs. M dou't remember his
name. He gave me his seat in the
street car last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

V 6 &c { a b lie Com
pound and Sanative
w ash have done me.
I live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. / am forty
five years old, and
am the mother of
thirteen children.
Many people think
1t strange that / am
not broken wn
hard work and
%Aa - Z -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

The hurt of burn or a cut stops when
~oIe's CarbOlisalve- is applied. It heals
quickly and prevents scars. Csc and SOC by
uggists. For free sample write to
J. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Maxine Good EnsiIsQe.

Kafir corn, milo maize or some 9TH
er member of the sorghum family
will make good ensilage, and these are
more generally used where the corn
crop IS uncertain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

gan taking Doan's Kidney Pills l
passed gravel stone as big as pea
At intervals the stones kept passing
from me. l passed eleven in one day.
Doan's Kidney Pills finally cured me-
Ny health returned and l have had
no kidney trouble SINCE
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. 7.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Yrs. Wfnsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
eething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ion, allays pain. cures wind collie, &c a bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
LOST 81 POUNDS.
Another Terrible Case of Gravel Cured
by Doan's Kidney Pills.

Charles Understein, so W. 44tn ST.,
Chicago, III, says: Kidney trouble
ran me down from 1876 to 1876 pounds
and | was a shadow of my former self.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

In being the architect of your own
fortune don't indulge in too much fret
work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

The really great never seek noto-
riety, neither do they like to have it
thrust upon them. They are too busy
to want to be taken notice of.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Love is the Only thing that mora
han pays for III It gets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Familiarity breeds contempt" is
one of the rules that work both ways.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

to the right. The duck is one of fam
lily Matched out by a hen six weeks ago,
and is apparently as healthy as its
quacking brothers and sisters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Among the things to be seen in the
international exposition of industries
and arts at Turin, Italy, is the won
derful chair, a photograph OF which is
herewith reproduced. 1t was made by
an English carpenter and is about ten
feet high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
OWES
Her
HEALTH
To Lydia E. PinkFam's
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want to tell
you how much good LYdiaE. Pinkham'g
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

Hopeless.
why don't you get in line for Miss
Hatties favor?"
'Humphi That lines busy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Csptured Her Interest

She is very cold and formal, but I
got her interest"
Howe"
by asking her how she ever hap
pened to marry her dub of a hus-
band. Exchange
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

UNDERTAKING FOR MISSIONARY