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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10

ONLY ONE 1eRoMo QUiNiNE~
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
I .ook for the signature OF r.. w. GROVE.
Used the World over to Cure Cold In
One Day. &c. nat.u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10

Thirteen below zero in Gardiner,
Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10

Wilson Scott of East Pittston left,
Friday. for Portland, on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10

Miss Charlotte Tasler arrived, FRI
day, from Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10
r. r. Clerks 12O4==
Armour CO. 1853.

The Railroad Clerks put it over the Ar
mour employees, Friday evening, 1904 to
1853 The score in detail follows
ARMOIryp e, co
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10
James Weston.

Headquarters We're notified, Thursday,
of the death of James Weston, meme
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10
GARDINER.
County R. +. D. Carriers
Convention Here, Feb. u.
Moonlight Club Pleasantly En-
iertained by Miss York.
Special Meeting Of City Fathers
Postponed to Monday Night.

George Talbot of Bates is at home
for n few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-10

Potpourri-"oid Heidelberg, "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
SURFACE DRAINAGE OF ROADS
Crown Should Be Sufficient to Shed
Water Readily and Allow We
hicIes 10 Pass Easily.

by PROF. J R. DAVIDSON. Iowa Ag-
TicUltural Coilege)
All roads should be provided with
surface drainage. The cross-section
should be Of such a shape as to shed
all rain at once to the side bitches.
To do this the road must be oval or
have z crown and must be smooth
The fist OF these is q matter Of con
8truction, and the latter a matter Of
maintenance The side drainage
system should be called upon to car
~ as much water as possible. Water
cannot be carried away by the tile
drains until the water has sunk
through the soil and softened it
The crown Of a road should be sui
ficient to shed the water readily If
the road is to be maintained and kept
free from ruts and holes, less crown
viii do than if tle road is to be neg
lected. The Iowa highway commits
sion recommended a slope 1 inch to
l foot for a crown in the travelled
way. This is sufficient for most coz
ditions. The crown should not be too
. ~e~S' u oLCCp CIO " Il CAUSES Tie u
Ell to be concentrated at the center,
where ruts will be worn and washing
result. Again there is some difficulty
in vehicles passing. On the side of
the crown the wheels of the vehicles
have tendency to grind the road
down. The top Of the wheels are near
er the gutter than the bottom, The
top Of the wheels is nearer the gut
ter. This action, together with the
swerving or flow action of the lower
part Of the wheel has q very marked
effect.
The sleeper the slope of the road
the more important the crown, for
there is tendency for the water to
run down the track rather than to the
side. If water once begins to run
down the center Of the roadway it is
but a short time until the road is
quilted out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Ecus CIotworthy Ate.

Harry ClOtworthy, who is an expert
on military affairs, entered the
diningroom of the National Press
club one morning and carried with
him a ravenous appetite. Having
eaten one breakfast, which consisted
largely of eggs. he ordered an
other breakfast, which consisted
even more largely of eggs. After his
repast he went to the writing-room
to get off some letters. Half an hour
later the steward of the, club found
the coloTed waiter IOafng about the
entrance of the writing-rOom and
asked him what he meant by being
absent from his post
q got a good excuse" exclaimed
the waiter, exhibiting the check for
the egg breakfast. Mr. Clotworthy
done eat 50 worth of eggs and amt
goin to let him git away from here
without payin' for them, high as eggs
is now"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
PIMPLES COVERED FACE

1913 Dayton St, Chicago, Tl-'My
face was very red and irritated and
was covered with pimpIes. The PIN
pies festered and came to a head.
They itched and burned and when
scratched them became sore. I tried
soaps and they would not stop the
itching and burning Of the skin. This
lasted for a month or more. At last
tried Cuticura- Ointment and Soap
They took out the burning and itching
of the skin, soothing it very much and
giving the relief that the others failed
to give me. I used the Cuticura Soar
and Ointment about three weeks and
was completely cured" (Signed) Miss
Clara Mueller, Mar. Is, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston,
Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17

added to this shed to make it perfect
for its use would be a concrete floor
ing with a Cistern into which all the
liquid manure could drain. In the
absence of this use oat straw for bed
ding whenever possible as this will
serve to absorb practically all of the
liquid part Of the manure.
A Kansas farmer reports that the
alfalfa which he uses for bedding and
which is made of the tops and bottoms
Of stacks will absorb the liquid man
ure as well as will the oat straw
Taken in the aggregate, there can
be no question that thousands of dol
lars worth of valuable fertilizer is
wasted each year through loss of
liquid manure and through the Ieech-
ing Of manure piles that are stored
in the barn yards without shelter.
The question of the best method in
which to preserve the liquid manure
is we'll worthy Of study.
The Agricultural college at Man
haitian, Kansas, has its large barn
yard paved with stone which drains
to a central cistern where all the
liquid manure is collected and later
pumped out for distribution on the
grass and other crops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
SHE COULD ANSWER FOR HIM
son Assigned by Wife for Her
Being Confident.

Mr.. Williams. one Of five candidates
for the Office of sheriff in one Of the
northern counties of Wisconsin, was
making a house-to-house canvass Of a
rural district, soliciting votes. Com
ing TO the house of Farmer Thompson.
he was net at the door by the good
housewife, and the following dialogue
ensued:
rs Mr.. Thompson at homer"
no; he has gone to town"
Il am very sorry, as would have
liked to talk to him"
rs there anything I can tell him
Cor you?"
my. name is Williams, candidate for
sheriff, and I wanted to exact a prom
Use from him to vote for me at the
coming election"
"Oh. that will be all right I know
he will promise, for he has already
promised four other candidates the
same thing. "-Norman E. Mack's Ma
tional Monthly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Pure From Start To Finish

There is perhaps. nothing in daily use
In the home in which purity is so i'm
portant as it is in baking powder. On
its purity depends the purity of the ma
terials used, the success of the baSings,
etc. And possibly the one thing that
has served to make Calumet Baking
Powder so much of a favorite with the
critical cooks of the country, is the fact
that Calumet is pure from start to finish.
You can rely on Caiumets purity for
the simple reason that every ounce of
the materials used is first tested by eX-
perienced chemists and then mixed with
the utmost care to insure its uniformity.
And standing in the can or changes of
weather, etc, cannot alter it in any re-
spect.
But perhaps the best thing of all, is
the fact that Calumet never fails. Every
baking in which Calumet is used. is sure
to come from the oven as light and as
fluffy as you can wish. This not only
means wholesome, tasty foods-but a
big economy as well. Try Calumet next
bake-day-it's the best baking powder
made-for two Worlds Pure Food
Expositions, one in Chicago, 1907 one
at Paris, France, 1912-have given it the
highest awards Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
80 Damaaed ey EeI.Worr.

adults are at most one tweGty-fifth Of
an inch long. The potato cells have
broken walls and the starch grains
are fewer in number than in healthy
tissue and those present are Of small
er size.
The disease is spread by planting
infested seed potatoes. It is not def
initely known to what extent the
worms may live and multiply in the
soil itself or how long a soil may re
main infected The important point
can be settled only by careful obser-
walton and experiment.
Only a few carloads of potatoes
were rejected, 50 that it does not ap-
pear that the disease is as yet wide
spread. The efforts of some dishonest
shippers to dispose of potatoes known
to be diseased, either for food or seed.
should be guarded against by every
grower, shipper and all who deal in
potatoes, making themselves familiar
with the appearance of the disease,
and combining in an honest effort to
stamp it out. Some sort of inspection
oCl y lCC 0lOuIu DG lLluGuIdISly H6lC1D-
lished in the sections where potatoes
are grown for shipment purposes.
Care should be exercised in the pur-
chase Of seed potatoes, to insure that
the disease is not introduced into
regions as yet free from it. 1t will
probably be necessary to quarantine
against infected localities, in case the
disease becomes widespread.
How to free infected soil from the
parasite is a question which the
knowledge at present at our command
will not permit us to answer salts
factOrily. The best advice for the
present. it seems to US, is to plant
infected fields with some other kind
Of crop, preferably grain or alfalfa
rather than a root crcp. such as sugar
beets, which might be attacked by the
same pest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
MAKES A GOOD MANURE SHED
Thousands of Dollars Wcrth of Valu-
able Fertilizer Lost Annually for
Want Of Shelter.

A shed may easily be built at one
end Of the barn for the gathering and
protection of manure against the
weather The shed should cover a
door at the end of the alley behind
the stalls, and the floor of the barn
so arranged with a drop that all
manure, both liquid and solid, is
caught and easily moved towards the
door and this shed. If the fields are
dry enough the manure spreader may
be driven under the shed and loaded
directly from the barn door If the
fields are too wet for use of the
spreader then the manure may be
piled under the shed where it will be
protected from rain and consequent
waste, The only thing that could be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Z CuRR FoR PILES.

Coles CarboIisaIve stops itching and pain
ard cures pies. All druggists. = aEd55c. ADV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
GOOD STUFF
A Confirmed Coffee Drin<er Takes to
Postum.

A housewife was recently surprised
when cook served Postum instead OF
coffee. She says:
For the last five or six years I have
been troubled with nervousness. in
digestion and heart trouble. / couldn't
get any benefit from the doctors med
icine 50 finally he ordered me to stop
drinking coffee. which l did
4 drank hot water while taking the
doctors medicine, with some improve
ment then went back to coffee with
the same CID trouble as before.
IA new servant girI told me about
Postum-satd her folks used it and
liked it in place Of coffee. We got a
package but I told her I did not be
Heve my husband would like 1t, as he
was a great coffee drtnker.
"T0 my surprise he called for a
third cup. said it was good STUFF and
wanted TO know what it was. We
have used Postum ever since and both
feel better than we have in years.
MY husband used to have bad
spells with his stomach and would be
sick three or four days, during which
time he could not eat or drink any
thing. But since ne save up coffee
and took to Postum. he has had no
more trouble, and we now fully be
Iieve it was all caused by coffee.
81 have rot had any return Of my
former troubles since drinking Pos
tum. and feel better and can do more
work than in the last ten years. We
tell everyone about it-sOme say they
tried it and did not like it. 1 tell them
it makes all the difference as to how
it's made. It should be made accord
ing to direcUous-tben it is delicious"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book, THE
Road to MELVILLE, in pigs. There's
8 reason.
Ever read the above letter. s new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true md fun CT human
interest. AGg,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Good E2GDAGS
q Ee2H sZ2g Notes

Go to the fairs.
Suage may be fed from the silo as
soon as it is filed.
No one should live in the world who
has nothing to do in it.
Your store Of honey, if well ripened,
will keep all winter without candy
ing.
Give some thought and care as to
how you are going to winter your
bees.
Better keep one good hen than
three that you have your doubts
about
The potato grower is often handi-
capped by having no local market and
no local buyer.
Save steps by doing all the work
that lies in any particular part of the
farm, while there.
Remember that fax chaff makes a
good substitute for sawdust when ice
cutting time comes.
Put in the relay days fixing out
buildings A coat Of paint will i'm.
prove things wonderfully.
Sorghum should be cut when the
seed begins to harden and the lower
leaves start to turn yellow.
One of the greatest conveniences in
filing silo is low platform wagon
with which to haul the corn.
IN the construction Of a root cellar
cement should be used so as lot to
come in contact with the potatoes.
Frosted corn. cut at once. makes
satisfactory ensiIage, or may be
stacked green in the "open-air'' siIo.
Remove large weeds from the gar
den patch. Never let them go to seed.
as this viii spread the weeds next
year.
No matter whether you winter your
bees in the cellar or on the summer
stands, first look after the winter sup
ply Of stores.
II you do not dig up or cut of the
weeds before they go to seed this fall
you will have a thousand more TO deal
with next year
No use TO cut burdocks off Take
a spade and hoist them out. root and
branch. from stem to gudgeon That
is work that counts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Absorbed.

A college professor noted for his
concentration of thought, returned
home from a scientific meeting one
night, still bordering deeply upon the
subject that had been discussed. AS
he entered his room he heard a noise
that seemed to come from under the
bed.
rs, there someone there?" he asked
absently.
"NO, professor" answered the in
truder, who knew his peculiarities.
That's strange" muttered the pro-
fessor. 81 was almost sure l heard
someone under the bed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 42-1912.
SAW NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
Small Boy Pretty Wei Satisfied That
the Future Was Not Likely to
Be Hard One.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says:

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
A Lakewood woman was recently
reading to her little boy the story of
q young lad whose father was taken
I'll and died after which he set him
self diligently to work to support him
self and mother When she had fin
ished the story she said:
Dear Billy, if your papa were to
die would you work to support your
dear mammal"
"Nawl" said Billy, unexpectedly.
But why not?"
Amt We got a good house to live
in?"
Eyes. dearie-but we can't eat the
house, you know"
Amt there a lot O. stuff in the pan
try?"
Yes, but that won't last forever"
It'll last till you git another hus-
band won't it? You're a pretty good
locker, MAJ
Mamma gave up right there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
HARMFUL POTATO EEL-WORM
Rejection Of Several Carloads OF Tu.
bers Cause fer Considerable
Worry Among Growers.
Bv S. 3. DOTEN.l

The rejection OF several carloads OF
potatoes on account Of the presence
Of the potato eel-worm is cause for
considerable concern among growers
in some of the western states.
The surface of a badly diseased po-
tato is more or less wrinkled and
dotted with circular or oval pimples
sOmevha smaller than a pinhead, or
with more irregular and larger no
dulles. The nOduIes are Of a grayish
or brOwnish color, more or less de-
pressed in the center, and sometimes
surrounded by a slight furrow.
If a portion of the puIpy center of
one of the burrows is scraped out and
examined With the microscope, it viii
be found to contain numerous eggs.
larvae, young and adult worms. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
TRACTION WHEEL FOR FARM
It Is Especially Intended for Use on
Implements for Field Work
in PIowed Ground.

In speaking of and Illustrating an
invention of J. E. McWilliams Of
Hitchcock, Okla, the Scientific
American says:
This invention relates generally to
wheels, and more particularly com
prehends a traction wheel, especially
intended for use on farm implements,
for field work in especially plowed
ground The principal object is to
provide traction wheel especially
adapted for use on farm implements,
the wheel comprising a number of
staggered spokes adapted for engage
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Wise YOUNG Man

That was very wise Cambridge
student of whom the London story
tellers were talking some time ago.
One Of his college friends finding him
SELF without funds. went to this Sol
ONION Of students to borrow. He found
him in bed Selling him by the shout
der, he shook him.
"I say" he said, are you asleep?"
why do YOU ask" queried the
other, sIeepily.
u want TO borrow a sovereign"
Yes. said the other, turning over
and closing his eyes. I'm asleep"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Profected Both WaYs.

Two conservative ladies or old
fashioned notions were travelling in
the west and, becoming interested in
a young girl on the train, finally asked
why she was making SO long jour
ney alone. They were greatly shock
ed at her blithe explanation:
well, you see, my mother and step
father live at one end Of the journey,
and my father and stepmother live az
the other. They send me to each
other twice a year, so there isn't a
bit of danger with four parents all
on fhe lookout"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17

TT seems so strange to US, you
know" the American traveller was say.
ing, when your people speak of the
honorable umbrella, the honorable
teacup, the honorable scissors, and
the like"
Yes" said his educated japanese
host, ito your unaccustomed ears ii
must sound so much more absurd than
happy accident grateful warmth or
glad tidings.'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
VoUcHED FOR. BY 4 FAN.

Ladies and gentlemen, bawled the
umpire, the batt'ries today are"
Fresh roasted peanuts. Only FIVE
= bag!"
Grape juice! Right Of the ice!
Only a nickel"
ice cream cones! Who wants the
1ext one?"
Remember, they're only five a
bag"
Score card, sir? Gotta have a score
card or ye won't know who's playin!"
Right of the ice! An only a
nickel"
Cushions, gentlemen? Five cents!"
Only a nickel a bag. remember!
Who wants the next one?"
Strike tv79!" Moderated the I'M
piTe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Rirh+enns Indinna+fnn

Little Ruth was the youngest daugh-
ter in a very strict Presbyterian fam
lily that especially abhorred profanity,
One day little Ruth became exceed
ingIy exasperated with one of her dol
lies. IN her baby vocabulary she could
find no words to express adequately
her disapprovaI of dollys conduct.
Finally, throwing the offending dol
Iy across the room, she cried, feel
ingly:
My gracious! I wish I belonged
to a family that sweared!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17

ment with the ground whereby the
implement may be drawn thereover.
This invention overcomes the disad-
vantages following the use Of a rim
wheel; the wheel involves a number
of radiating and staggering spokes
adapted for engagement with the
ground, thereby avoiding the packing
Of the ground after being furrowed by
implements having fiat rim wheels.
The Illustration shows a side view OF
the wheel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
His Point of Vantage.

The mayor of a small town was try
ing a negro for abusing his wife. She
claimed he got drunk and tried to
beat her and she hit him
The mayor turned to their little girl
and asked:
Girl, was your father under the
influence of whisky when your mother
hit him."
No, sab! He was under the kitchen
table" she very quickly replied
Mack's National Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Alfalfa REQUIRES a Rich Self.

Perhaps the most important thing
in securing q stand of alfalfa is the
liberal use of manure even on soils
above the average in fertility. Its ap-
pHcation before blowing has in
creased the yield of alfalfa notably.
On ell soils below the average the
use Of manure has been absolutely
essential to securing satisfactory
stand and yield.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Explains the Undertaker's Crouch.


Who is that fellcW sitting bumped
up and muttering to himself out there
on the horse block?"
'Aw, that's Ezra Toombs, the under
taker," replied 9he landlord of the
Skeedee tavern. He's feeling sore
over the way his business has been
going of late. You see, the doctor
gave Judge Feebles two weeks to live;
that was six weeks ago, and the judge
is up and around now and figgerin' on
marryin again Every time Ezra
meets tba doctor he asks him, How
about it. hey?' and they have a row.
And now he's sittin' out there watch
ing a tramp painter gliding the wealth
er vana Of the church across the
street Ezra says, by Heck, he's ABOUT
ready 10 move away, things is so dead
here. m Kansas City Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Mooted Question.

"How's Willie getting on at that
rec thought Sunday school you're
sending him tor
First rate, from last accounts. He
asked his pretty lady teacher who it
was that first bit the apple in the
Garden of Eden. Willie says she
looked him straight in the eye and
said nobody knew; that they'd been
trying to figure it out for the last
5000 years"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
Takes Uqliness PhilosophicalIy

A man whose face is heavily pitted
through a case of smallpox in his in
fancy, has been able to extract amuse-
ment from his appearance. Once he
gave an explanation Of it by say
Ing that he had fallen down a shot
tower.
Asked how he was able to shave
himself, he answered:
With a bell punch"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17

Look here, Snip" said Siowpay
Indignantly to his tailor, you haven't
put any pockets in these trousers"
mo, Mr.. Slowpay," said the tailor
with a sigh; Il judged from your
account here that you never had any
thing to put In them. Harper
Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
HeartleSs,

And now that you are through co.
lege, what are you going to do?"
Il shall study medicine"
Rather crowded profession already,
isn't it?"
Cant help that. I shall study medi,
cine, and those who are already in
the profession will have to take their
chances, that's an.'-London Opin.
ion.