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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29

believe l can safely
say now that l am a
well woman. | was
reared on a farm and
had all kinds of heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change of
Life / was not able
to lift a pail of wa
fer I had honor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29

rhages which would last for weeks and /
was not able to sit up in bed. / suffered
8 great deal with my back and was so
nervous could scarcely sleep at night,
and did not DO any homework for three
years.
CHOW I can do as much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit ] have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. l recommend your remedies
to all suffering women. Mrs. MARTHA
L. HOLLOWAY, Odd, Va.
No other medicine for woman's ills has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. We know of no other
medicine which has such a record of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. For more than 80
years it has been the standard remedy
for woman's ills.
IF you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
D1e Compound wiz help you, write
to Lydia E.PinIkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidential) Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29
CRITICAL TIME
OF WOMAN'S Life
From 20 to so Years Of Age
How 1t May Be Passed
in Safety.

Odd, Val am enjoying better
health than I have for 20 wears and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29

Comparative Possession.
Il have an abstract theory"
That's nothing I've got a concrete
cellar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29
YOI1 CAN CTuR CATARRH

By using Coles Ca~bolisalve. It is a most
effective remedy. All druggists. % and SOC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-29
Not He.

He-But she wears a coat of tan
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
SAVE ALL POULTRY MANURE
Richest Kind Of Fertilizer Produced
on Our Farms and Is Worth
About $500 Per Ton.

Poultry manure is the richest kind
produced on the farm. II the plant
food that it contains is rated at com.
merciai fertilizer prices. ton OF hen
manure is worth about $500. Then
II contains valuable organic matter.
But in spite OF its richness. poultry
manure is often neglected on the
farm. Moreover. 1t is the hardest
lnure to keep.
One of the best ways to save it on
the large farm is to haul it to the
stock barn. as the poultry house is
cleaned out. and spread over the
manure in the pens. so that the mix
ture will go out on the fields regular
ly. On the small farm the poultry
manure may be stored in barrels or
boxes, mixing 1t with leaf mold or
dry dirt. and keep In "a cool place.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
QENEpALfARn|.
s SNoTES 3

Few hens produce over 200 eggs De,
year. ' '''
Spring blowing should not be deer
for corn.
Roup almost invariably begins with
a common cold.
A hen can't lay unless it has an
abundance of feed.
FRESH unslacked lime will weigh rs
10 ~ pounds to the busheI.
Gull beans. when cooked and rr,x.6
with corn. make very good hog feed.
II Is hard to find better sleeping
quarters for the hog than good straw
shed.
Seeds. to terminate well. should be
comparatively fresh. All others ara
worthless.
Hens like a variety in the menp
and they have to have it before MANY
eggs are laid.
1t is certain that berries cannot be-
grown probably at any great distance
from large bodies of water.
II you think of setting ont an a.
chard and have had no experiences
you better hire a good man to show
you.
There is no question that dry feeds
have not the stimulating effect OF suc.
culent feeds like grass, silage and
roots.
Expert truckers and gardeners nile
the manure close to where 1t is to be
used; this saves handling in the
spring.
Steady and persistent breeding in
one line and for a single purpose is
the only safe rule for a dairyman to
follow.
Inc ripening or souring of the
cream is one of the most important
steps throughout the process OF but
ter making.
Cow peas and buckwheat, sown the
latter part of May or early In June.
Will make strong growth to pillow un. |
der in August for fall seeding.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Plan Celebration of Perry's Battle

the main will be erected as proposed
by Mr.. Friedlander. Premiums OF
$3.50. $1,000 and $3.50 each were
awarded to the second, third and
fourth designs. according to their mer-
1t as seen by the board.
The memorial is to consist of a plain
shaft $50 feet high, erected near the
shore of Lake Erie, at point on which
the battle was fought There is to be a
terrace or plaza leading down to the
waters edge and On one side will be
erected the historical museum, while
another is to memorial building to
commemorate the 100 years of peace.
The estimated cost of the memorial Is
$500, 900.
AS part of the celebration the Nj
agara, the old flagship of Commodore
Perry, which is sunk in Erie harbor,
will be raised and made seaworthy. 1t
Will then be taken to each of the more
prominent of the lake cities during
next summer for stay of few days
in each one. It will be escorted from
city to city by vessels of the naval
militia and such escort of motor boats
and other craft as can be mustered in
TO feet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

pred blood. they had q power OF en-
durance that would carry them more
miles In day without firing and
more hours In a week than the slen-
DER limbs Of the speedy ones.
This capacity for endurance gave
them long life under decent treat
ment. They were almost as sure-foot-
ed as mules, unusually dociie, and al
ways Intelligent: they were good
horses for the family use, to be driven
and handled by women and children.
Tne stations were prepotent in trans
uniting all these qualities to their do
scendants, and though they were bred
70 mares that were not always OF the
best, often those that were but half or
three-quarters Morgan were but little
inferior to those that were strongly
inbred. 1t is pleasing to notice that
an EFFORT Is being made to revive the
breed by careful inbreeding of those
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Fraud Promoters Enriched by Millions

|StERoM the final reports submitted
j by inspectors covering the ar.
rests for the fiscal year 1t has been as
Ecertained that the promoters of fraud
.dlert scha1es who have been put out
Iof business during the past year have
'.hined approximately $4,000, 900
the public"
ills is the astonishing statement
fe in the annual report of r. 8.
4 sdarp, chief postQffice inspector. 1t
will probably be Incredible to the av-
|erage person that there are enough
f'easy marks" In the United States to
contribute $T7.000.000 to operators of
|'get-rich-quick' projects. but, accord
Ing to the chief inspector, this amount
Noes not represent nearly all that went
Ito the pockets of swindlers. The
|s77. 100000 is the profits of those who
pave been caught, and does not take
10 those who are stin operating.
'These fraudulent schemes" said
|rhief Inspector Sharp. "cover a wide
{eid and are of endless variety, from
simplest business transaction to
antic project involving the sale Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
WANTED TO MAKE IT SURE
Merchant, In HE Long Life, Must
Have Had Some Dealings With
the Limbs Of the Law"

The aged merchant was undoubtedly
very Ill. In his own mind, at all
events, he felt his days were num-
pered, and sent for the family lawyer.
The light Of the law now sat at hfs
bedside. notebook in hand, eager to
catch each word as it was uttered.
i wish" began the sick man.
Yes" answered the lawyer, has
tiiy filling in the gap.
All my property and estate to go To
my eldest daughter"
The legal gentleman duly made a
note Of the fact.
4 wish to die firm in the knowledge
that the property is assured to her.
continued the merchant, with eager
excitement
"Of course--of counsel" fused the
solicitor.
would 1t be too much, )" hesitatingly
asked the sick man. ito suggest that
you should marry her
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

WASHINGTON. - Some misguided
w men in the United States have the
idea that their wives boss their In.
comes, salaries or wages-different
words to use in proportion to the
amount they receive. This money
they receive in bills or coin. The per-
son legally responsible for it is the
secretary of the treasury, of the United
States, who is charged with making
all of Uncle Sans money. But, get
ting down to real facts, it is somebody
else who bosses all the money-Miss
Margaret v. Kelly. Uncle Sans high.
est paid Woman official.
She gets $4,000 year. She is as.
sistant director of the mint. Actual.
iy the secretary of the treasury. has
little to do with our coin. Miss Kelly
attends to that. There are but four
persons between her and the secretary
OF the treasury, and in their absence
she runs things.
Miss Kelly is native of New Hamp-
shire. a producer of Boston education
al institutions.
AS assistant director of the mint
Miss Kelly holds such a high official
position in the treasury department
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

4 TENTATIVE design for the Perry
"A memorial to be erected in 1913 at
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, in memory of the
one hundredth anniversary Of Commo-
dore Perry's battle ON Lake Erie has
been selected here by the joint board,
composed Of the state boards of nine
rstates which are to participate in the
erection Of the memorial The ar
chitect has been employed and prep
arations begun for celebration which
is to last from July 4, 1913, to October
1 of the same year and is to be par
ticipated in by almost every city in
fhe Great Lakes.
]. Friedlander of New York was Sc
1ected for architect. his suggestion for
the memorial being accepted as the
most satisfactory of 81 submitted. It
will be subject to modification, but In
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

worthless stock in fake mining COM
panies and fictitious institutions exist.
ing only on paper or in the minds of
the promoters.
THE result Of the years work has
developed the fact that these fraud
manipulators are distinct class of
criminals, some moving in the highest
social and business circles. but near
ly all having more or less Affiliations
and connection with or are advisors
with schemes or enterprises of illegiti-
mate character in which they are
known as promoters"
During the fiscal year 1911 522 in
dividuals we're indicted ON charges
Of using the mail in furtherance Of
to defraud.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

ate few days last spring on a Guber-
Material appointment, prior to the as
sembling Of the legislature.
Last elections in Maine dashed high
hopes for another family succession in
the senate. The Maine voters under.
stood pretty well that If Col. Fred
Hale had not slipped up on his ambi-
ton to get into congress from the
First district he would speedily have
gone into training for the senate. and
had Maine stayed Republican the or
ganization, Of which his father, now
ex-senator Hale, was head, would have
had toga waiting for him.
Similarly, over in Vermont, where
for a season the late Senator Redfield
Proctor held the state as in the hol-
low Of his hand, all the plans had
been laid for senatorial succession
from father to son. It proceeded as
Tar as the election of the son to be
governor of Vermont, but no farther.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
No Hereditary Descent in Politics

HE passing of great baronial houses
! in politics is stimulated by the last
elections. Another blow has been de.
livered to the practice in several I'm.
stances of handing the senatorial toga
from father to son. State Senator Ar
thur P. German, Democrat, of Mary
land. was only running for governor
10 be sure, but 1t was generally rec
ognized that had he been elected he
would soon have become formidable
candidate for the United States senate.
where his father of the same name
served for many years. The late Sem
ator German started his only son upon
a political career by reason of his in
fiuence with the state machine, and
undoubtedly looked ahead to the day
when the son would become a senator.
The Germans are related to the Da-
vfses and Eikinses, of West Virginia, a
neighboring state. ALI three families
made considerable money in the same
ventures, but not all their money for
the late Senator German died a mil
lionaire, the late Senator s. B. Elkins.
Republican, died a multimillionaire,
and ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis.
cousin of German and father-in-law of
Elkins, is the richest of them all and
close to 80 years old. Young Davis
Elkins got into the United States SEN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
MoLAssEs IN THE HOG FEED
Professor OF Animal Husbandry of
Texas Agricultural College Tells
Of Fattenfno,

John G. Burns, professor of AMI
NAL husbandry of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college OF Texas saws
that with tankage to supplement-
grain ration. cottonseed meal or
wheat bran are not really needed in
the fattening of hogs.
He believes. however, that It womb
prove profitable to add limited
quantity of mo,asses to the ration
both as an appetizer and to cheapen
the feed. as molasses at Is cents the
gallon Is cheaper than grain at pre-
vailing prices. He recommends the fol.
lowing proportions as a weII-bai-
anced fattening ration: Nine pounds
of ear corn or seven pounds of sherIed
corn. two pounds black strap molasses
and pound Of tankage.
The grain should be soaked in wa
ter about twelve hours. and the molas-
ses should be diluted with about fts
own volume of water. and the tank
age thoroughly stirred I'm and poured
over the grain In the trough at the
time Of feeding.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
CAMDEN MISS
HELPED BY CARDUI
Miss Wilson Suffered for Nine
Years, but Finally Obtained
Relief BY Taking Cardui.

Camden, Miss.-"About five years
ago." says Miss w. E. Wilson. of this
place. Il had to undergo an opera
ton, and after that 1t hurt me to
stand on my feet or walk much.
I had suffered, more or less. with
womanly troubles, for more than nine
years. and I was very weak and nerv-
Gus.
As soon as I commenced to take
Cardui, l felt better. Now am NOT
taking any medicine, for / don't need
any.
Carduf has done me more good
than anything have ever taken. II
Is the grandest medicine for women
that was ever made"
This remarkable letter. from a ladv
who has actually tried Cardui. ought
surely to convince you Of the genuine
merit OF this successful medicine. and
induce you to give 1t trial for your
own troubles.
Cardui is the ideal remedy for all
weak, suffering women, young or old.
Cardui acts. specifically on the
womanly constitution, preventing I'M
necessary pain. and building up
strength where 1t is most needed.
During the past 50 years it has prov
en- itself to be reliable remedy for
weak women. It has helped others.
ana should certainly help you. At all
druggists. Try 1t.
N. B-Wrife tOs Ladies' Advfsory
Dept. 'Chattanooga Medicine Co. Ch.t-
lanOoga, Tenn, for Speciny In.fr-~
Hons, and e4-paEe book, "Home Treat
nent for Women" sent In plain wrap-
per, On request.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Highest Paid Woman Official in u. S.

that IL can be truly said that there
has never been her equal in the Sery.
ice.
Fifteen years ago, fresh from the
Boston schools, Miss Kelly tackled a
civil service examination. She passed
and fourteen years ago entered the
service of the mint bureau as a stenog-
rapher. Since that time she has been
successfully private secretary to the
director, adjuster of accounts, exam
liner, assistant director, and now. when
the director is absent from Washing
ton, she signs herself acting direc.
tor"
To see her some day acting secre-
tary OF the treasury of the United
States is no stretch of the imagination.
for, If the secretary and the two as
sistant secretaries, the comptroller of
the currency and the treasurer of the
United States were to be absent them,
selves at the same time, and Miss
Kelly were then acting director of the
mint, it would be margaret v. Kelly.
Acting Secretary, Treasury Depart
ment"
While there are 400 employees in |
the mint service and the responsible
ties of the management are great, Miss
Kelly held her own as acting direc-
for the last few months.
The salary that Miss Kelly receives.
$4,000 year, is large pay as govern
ment salaries go, for Uncle Sam does |
not believe in paying too well for any
service rendered, no matter how val
liable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR LEVEL
Square and Plumb Line May Be Uti-
liked for Many Purposes on
Farm or Elsewhere.

The common carpenters square and
plumb line may be made to serve as
substitute for the spirit-level for
many purposes on the farm or else
where. when level is not. at hand.
The manner of getting the square in
position for leyeling a wall win be
easily seen.
A piece OF board. three feet in
length, having one end sharpened, is
driven into the ground for a rest; q
notch is made in the top of the stick
large enough to hold the square firmly
In position. This notch Is best made
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Sheep Are Nervous.

Sheep are nervous animals, and of
;'ather delicate constitutions and suf-
Ter more from bad ventilation and
,vercrowding than any other animal
On the farm; It Is q mistake therefore
to conflne saeep during the winter
In close quarters. II kept dry their
heeces Will Keep them warm. Who
ever heard Of . sheep freezing to
death:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

with a saw, one that will make an
opening slightly narrower than the
thickness Of the square.
A line and weight, held near the
short arm. and parallel to 1t, will leave
the long arm OF the square level.
BY sighting over the long arm o.
the square. any irreguIarity in the OBJ
ject to be leveled is readily discov-
cred.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

equai to all the demands of the work
upon a farm. Their smaller frames
nid not make so heavy. demands for
iood as the larger breeds. Their short
out sturdfly. built legs would endure
driving up hill and down hin without
giving out under the strain as do
those OF the heavier breeds.
Not as rapid on the race course as
those that boast more of the thorough
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

known to possess much OF the Nor
gan blood, and which show the charac-
teristic traits of the old stock, the
neavy shoulders, the full chest, the
round body, the short but stoutly built
legs, and the never failing but never
giuttonous appetite united in an AMI
mai seldom more than Is hands 2
lncnes nigh. or weighing more than.
l'loo pounds. often less for mares.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
PERFECT FARM HORSE
Morgan Type Has Remarkable
Capacity for Endurance.
snow Strength Equal to All Demands
OF work Upon a Farm and Do Not
Require as Much Food as
the Larger Breeds.

for more than a half century the
morgan horse has been my ideal of
tne morse for general use upon the
farms OF New England and upon our
niiiy roads, says writer in the Amer
.can Cuitiyator. Too small, perhaps.
Tor use upon heavily loaded trucks OF
tne city. they yet showed a strength
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
The Reason.

Our new passenger was the oul,
one who was NOT worried BY being I,
the teeth Of q gale"
How do you account for thatf"
He was 9 dentist
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Domestic DInnculties.


Observation-Disclosures the mater. dearY
Why do you look so worried?
Wife-Oh, I've just got everything
all ready for Mrs. Neatleigh's visit.
I've done up all the curtains and
pillow shams and bureau covers ana
centerpieces. and they're all spick and
span.
Husband-Well. If everything is in
such apple pie order why look so dis
consolate-about It?
Wife bursting into tears)-Oh. 4
Just know, as soon as she sees them.
she'll know cleaned everything all up
because she was coming
sharp-Eared Maid.
Wife-Our new maid has SHARP
ears.
Hubby-Yes. l noticed that the
doors are all scratched up around the
The Proportion.
Knicker-Did he speak at dinner?
Bocker-No: he ate at a talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

Geraldine-O-o-oh, mother. There's
paste all over the front of me! TIA
all sticky!
Mrs. Gunnle-Stand still! or all the
children, when I told you-John. go
bring me wet cloth--and I paid SOC
for that dress-and your pink slip
shows below 1t and the taxi win be-
here in ten minutes. Stand still,
John, you know perfectly well you're
to wear your good clothes-take those
on! Put down that perfume. Gerald
inc! John, put on your pumps.
John-They're full OF waterl had
'em In the bath room! Kin wear INV
football shoes? Aw, please, mother
Mrs. GunnIe There, Geraldine.
you've stepped on my skirt for the
sixth time and now you've torn II,
And the taxi will be here-John. get
on your muller and coat! Put on your
wrap. Geraldine! And put down thar
stupid doll! What on earth
Gunnle lat the door)-Aren't Won
people ready yet? don't see why II
should take so long to fix those kids
It isn't as though they were grown
ups! The machines here.
Mrs. Gunnle-Id like to crawl OF
and die OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Daily
News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
SCHOOLS OF GRiNNELL READY.
Domestic Science Department to Be
Opsnsd With School Year.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Aug. 2S.-Active prepare
lions are in progress for the opening OF
the public schools Of this city on Mon
day, Sept. 8. A domestic science de-
partment Is to be opened on the Sec
ond floor Of the old high school with
accommodations for twenty pupils, the
work to begin at the opening OF school.
Guy H. Nichols, a graduate Of James
Milliken University and former physi-
cal director in the high school Of Clin-
ton, will have charge Of the athletics
in place of Louis Harms. High School
Principal Charles B. Bell is already on
the ground and planning for the years
work. Following is list of the teach
ers:
High school-Charles B. Bell. Eliza
beth Fisher, Harriet korns, Pearl Cess
ma, Georgiana Holloway, Hester San
ders, Hannah McIlrath. Mary Taylor,
G. w. Garrard, Rose Rule, Bess NJ.
Harrington, and Helvig Anderson.
Center grades-Frora Smith, Calista
A. Miller, Nettie Bayley. Gertrude
Crane, Sarah Warner. Mae Goodrich.
and Lillian Bray.
Cooper school-Principal. Edna DAY.
is, Emma Bobzin. Ada Sweezey. Maud
A. Nissey, Myrtle Z. Parks and Fan
ME Sanders.
Parker school-Principal, Kate Zim-
norman. Effie Conard, Clara I. Smith,
Ada B. Smith, Mary l.. Dornon, and
Ida Woods.
South school-Principal. Lizzie Davis.
Blanche Lyle, Ina Sprague, and
Gretchen Greene
Specials~Guy H. Nichols, manual
training and athletics; Bessie Wallace
penmanship and drawing; Elma Ten
mis-, domestic science; Helen Thomson,
music