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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Women this year are wearing
gowns similar to those OF 1885. but
the average woman would rather have
smallpox than were last years gown.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

II costs six cents in Pittsburg to
beat ones mother-in-law. Pittsburg
being the home Of millionaires. lux.
uries come high.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Many q man who shows plenty OF
push in business will try to pull away
when asked to push lawnmower.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

The English sparrow is at any rate
better than q diet Of crow. and the
political bosses should act accordingly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

II man isn't sufficiently original
to manufacture his own lies he should
stick to the truth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

1t Is true that the death rate from
tuberculosis Is falling. but keep the
windows open Just the same.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Trousers will be worn shorter this
year, but there will be no correspond
Ing shortage in the price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

A British visitor informs 10 that
We waste too much time on elections
but think OF all the fun We have.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

II In a good thing that frechles are
almost never fatal
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

The human race, we are told, Is 800.
900 years old. but It is extremely child
ish for its age.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Another victory for the downtrod'
den workingman. The priOe OF terra
pin has been reduced.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

DR.. Pearsons died poor, but he de-
prived the lawyers Of great deal OF
profitable amusement
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

In spite Of the crusade against tips
we still have with US the fool who tips
the boat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Note the growing smile on the face
Of the man who owns the summer
garden.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

Garfield Tea purfes the blood and clears
the complexion. Drink before retiring
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

The gossip of today may be the SUI
perstition of tomorrow.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

BAXTER SPRINGS :. KANSAS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11

The public comb and brush have
gone TO Join tho roller towel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-11
Baxter Springs News

CHAs. L. SMITH, Editor q owner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

graduated pipette. This is filled up to
the l7.6 &C. mark by drawing the
milk up into the pipette by suction.
One finger is held over the end of the
pfpette to hold the milk in 1t until IL
is ready to transfer to the test bottle
Figure l shows the test bottle on the
left hand and the pipette on the right.
The milk is released by removing the
finger from the upper end of tho
pipette and you have the exact amount
of milk you should use.
Next, it is necessary to add 17.b
&C. sulphuric acid This is measured
In graduated glass and poured into
the test bottle. The test bottle must
be held in a slanting position to avoid
spilling the acid onto the hands. The
sulphuric acid is heavier than the
milk and settles to the bottom at
once. 1t must then be thoroughly
mixed by shaking, being careful not
to splash 1t into the neck. The nt,k
when thoroughly mixed is of a brown
color, Thorough mixing is absolutely
necessary 10 give the correct test.
The bottle is then put into the tester
and whirled according to directions ON
the machine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
MARKET REPORT.

Milwaukee, Feb. 10, 1912.
Butter-Extra creamery, SIC;
prints, 33c; frsts, ESQ zee; seconds,
24@ 25c; renovated, 27028c; dairy,
fancy, 29c.
Cheese-American, full cream,
Twins, 16 7Ac; daisies, new, 16 u q
Tic; Young Americas, 170171Ac;
longhorns, Ice; Swiss, 14@16c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh, as
to quality. $40 sec; recandled, ex-
tras. $50 40c; seconds, 20@24c.
Live PouItry-Fowls, 12c; roost-
ers, Sc; springers, 124ac.
Potatoes-Wiscons sacked, on
track, 1.0O@1O5.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 215O; clio
yer, 1850; No. prairie, 1850.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, III q
lib; No. 2 northern, 1.O9 q 1.12;
No. northern, 1.O4@1.O6.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, sc 7ac.
Oats-No. 3 white, 52Ac; stand
ard, 521ac.
Barley-W Wisconsin, 1923; No. 2,
1.28; medium, 1.27.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 500 O
700; heifers, 350@5.50; COWS,
$50 5.25; feeders, $500 4.5O;
calves. 7.0O@S.O0.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 6.O5
@ $50; fair to best light, 5.75 @
6.15; pigs, Ats 80 5.25.
Sheep-Lambs, 5000 500; ewes,
3.O0@3.75.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

hogs, because cotton seed meal acts
as poison to hogs when they get too
much of it. Prof. Mumford of the IL
hnois college says he never knew OF
a case where hogs following steers
were poisoned by the meal which had
passed through the steer. In feeding
cotton seed meal, great care should
be taken to see that the meal is fresh
and has never been heated. The meal
should be bright yellow in color and
free from all appearance of being
mouldy.
Steers are easily overfed on cotton
seed meal and great care should be-
exercised in not giving them too much
of 1t. Start them on a pound or a
pound and half per day and increase
up to two or three pounds per day.
To supply succulence, and also to
cheaper the cost of grains, corn silage
is of great value in the ration. 1t
should be remembered that corn sill
age is not high in protein and should
not form all the roughage material
even when fed full grain ration Of
corn. Good results come from alfalfa
or clover hay and silage as roughages
and limited allowance of cotton seed
meal fed with the corn rations as CON
centrates. This form of a ration
offers variety, palatibility, succulence
and economy of nutrients for the in
tended purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
GARDEN ana
FARM NOTES

A crack in a wall is a poor ventila-
tor
Get nitrogen into the soil, and you
have humus.
The onion is bulb, plant at rest,
and the least warmth starts it into
growth
Make an inventory of everything
you have on the farm; its condition
and value.
More potatoes are grown in New
York state than in any other state
in the Union
Now is the time to plan for the
supply Of ice that will make next
summer more enjoyable.
Farming is regular business-to
make it profitable requires work for
the head as well as for the hands
Many a man who makes fun of the
book farmer, calling him a tneoTist
and impractical man fails simply be-
cause he does not read and study.
Onions should never be handled
when frozen, as it will produce rot.
It is much better that onions should
remain frozen through the winter,
provided they can thaw gradually,
than to put them in warm cellar.
If many of the farmers knew how
much it cost them to leave their ma
chfnery out doors all winter they
would be quick to build machine
sheds.
Do not cut the alfalfa after barley
is harvested: let It make root growth.
If wanted for haE, cut the crop as
soon as it commenceG to bloom the
following year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

A balanced ration is one that pro-
Vtdes nutrition, without waste or
shortage of any of the nutrients, to
an animal fed for a specific purpose
The ideal ration for beef cattle is
made up of corn and leguminous
roughages, either alfalfa or medium
red clover hay Cattle eat a great
deal Of roughage when getting on full
feed. When on full feed, they do not
eat much roughage. The leguminous
hays are high in protein and corn is
high in non-protein material.
When cattle are on full feed 1t is
necessary to supplement the corn
with some concentrated feed contain
ing liberal supply of protein, to bal
ance the non-protein material in the
corn. The most economical one that
has been found is cotton seed meal.
or the cotton seed with the oil
squeezed out of it. Some feeders pre-
fer the nut form of this feed because
the fine meal blows away and is
wasted when it is fed out of doors.
Cases of sore eyes in steers have been
attributed to the fine meal getting
into the eyes of cattle fed upon It.
There is danger of the hogs following
the cattle getting some of the meal
before it has passed through the di-
gestive tract Of the steer. In this
event serious trouble may come to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
MAY OPEN UP RESERVATION
Governments Decision to Give Oneida
indians Patents in Fee Will Pos
sibly Bring White Settlers.

Green Bay.-The Indian office has
announced its purpose to issue pat
ents in fee to all Oneida Indians who
may be recommended as competent
to care for their own affairs and
Supt. Hart has been directed to pre-
pare list of such persons.
Of the 65, 900 acres of the original
reservation, about 10000 acres are
still held under trust patents. About
one-third of this land belongs to
estates and the remaining two-thirds
to the original allottees. This prob
ably will result in opening to white
settlers, a big portion of the lands
now held by the Oneidas. The effect
of this order is to shorten by about
five years the trust period of twenty
five years which would otherwise ex-
pire in 1917.
The government school will be
closed in 1918.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
BUTTERFAT LAW is SCORED
Creamery Men Say Enforcement of
Wisconsin Statute Will Force
Plants to Close.

Green Bay.-The law recurring
butter to contain 821A per cent but
terfat was declared unjust and a
great disadvantage to Wisconsin's
creamery owners by buttermakers at
the convention here, and action will
be taken to have the state law done
away with and a national law passed
providing for butter to contain but
80 per cent butterfat. 1t was said if
the Wisconsin law is enforced it will
be the means of closing all Wisconsin
creameries, as buttermakers in near
by states are paying less for cream
and making butter containing but 80
per cent butter fat The following
were prize winners in the state con-
test: L W. Stryker, Nashota, first;
H. H. Whiting, Cedarburg, second;
Harry D. Nichols, Elkhorn, third; G.
2. Sauer, Cedarburg, fourth; John
Schiller, New Holstein, fifth; H. E.
Griffith, Mount Horeb, sixth; F. C.
Thompson, East Troy, seventh: F. V.
Merryfield, Troy Center, eighth; w.
R. Nichols, Amery, ninth; R. 0. Brye,
ReadstoWn, tenth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
HOGE IS FREED Of
MURDER CHARGE
Aged 0C0n0m0Woc Man Fonnd
Not Guilty of Staying Wife.
JURY OUT FOUR MINUTES
Quick Return of Verdict at Waukesha
Meets the Approval of Courtroom
Spectators - Trial One of Most
Dramatic in Wisconsin History.

Waukesha.-One of the most dra-
matte trials ever held in Wisconsin
came ts a close here when the Jury,
after four minutes elaboration, &C
quilted August Hoge, aged SO, of the
charge of numbering his wife. The
trial lasted five days.
When the foreman announced the
Jury's verdict, the aged defendant
was the first to break the silence.
Murmuring ''Danka schoen, danka
schoen," over ard over, the broken
and feeble figure clasped the arm of
the judge. The courtroom buzzed
its approval.
On November IA last Mrs. Hoge
was found dead in bed in the cottage
at Oconomowoc, where the couple
lived alone. Her head had been
crushed by blow from hammer.
Suspicion rested on the husband and
he was arrested after telling con
f1icting stories.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
DRILLING SAVES MUCH SEED
New Mexico Station Makes Interest
ing Experiments to Determine
Amount of Waste.

That an immense amount of seed
is wasted by farmers because they do
not know how much to use. is well
known. To ascertain how far this
waste extends some valuable expert
ments have been made by the New
Mexico station.
It was found that ten pounds of
alfalfa seed put in with a drill in diff
ferent kinds of soil resulted in a bet
ter stand" than twenty pounds sown
broadcast, with same quality of seed.
In the drilled plots the young
plants were closer or nearer together
and were no doubt able to assist one
another TO some extent in pushing
through the surface crust. In this
experiment It was found that in clay
loan about half as many seeds were
required as were necessary in very
sandy land
If the soil be fertile and other con-
ditions favorable the following esti-
mates will be found to be as near
correct as it is possible to make
them:
Wheat, to 8 pecks per acre.
Corn, to 10 quarts.
Oats, 1 u bushels
Kafhr and Egyptian corns, 6
pounds.
Buckwheat, 1 bushel.
Rye, 5 to 5 pecks.
Beans, l quart to 100 feet of drill
or l y bushels to the acre
Beets, 2 ounces to 100 feet of drill,
or pounds to the acre
Cabbage, grown in beds to trans
plant, Il pound to an acre.
Carrots, 1 ounce will SOW 100 feet
of drill, or 4 pounds for 1 acre.
Cucumbers, 1 ounce will plant so
hills, or 2 pounds to the acre.
Lettuce, 1 ounce will SOW $50 feet
of drill
Muskmelons, ounce will plant so
hills.
Watermelons, 1 ounce to 25 hills,
pounds to the acre
Onions, 1 ounce for 100 feet of
drill, or pounds to the acre.
Garden peas, 1 quart will plant 100
feet of drill, or ~ bushels an acre.
Tomatoes, grown in beds to trans
plant, Il pound for plants enough to
plant an acre.
Turnips in drills, pounds; broad
cast, 4 to pounds an acre.
Sugar beets, 10 to Is pounds an
acre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Panel Fence.

says the Homestead. When the post
breaks off the wires are loosened and
another post set in it's place. These
panels will last nearly half a century
and outstand several sets of posts
The space between the boards should
be increased from bottom to top. The
up and down pieces extend below the
bottom board to keep the panel up
from the ground, also two inches
above the top board so that when the
end becomes soft the strength will
not be Iessened where the nails go
through. Another advantage of this
kind of fence is that when one wants
to drive from one field to another
panel can be easily opened at any
point
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
MARINETTE FIREMEN HURT
Two Injured by Falling Roof While
Fighting Flames That Wrecked
Helm Wagon Works.

Marinette.-The plant of the Helm
Carriage works was destroyed by fire
which also damaged the residence of
Mrs. James Moore and other build
ings in the vicinity. The loss is about
$4,000 with insurance of less than
half
Seven automobiles in the carriage
works were destroyed together with
$4,000 worth of vehicles, including
Senator Stephenson's family car
riage.
Part of the roof of the burning
building fell on two of the ffremen
and they were rescued with difficulty.
Herman Johnson, one of the firemen.
had four ribs broken and sustained
other injuries. He was taken to a
hospital. 1t is believed that he in
hailed flames and that his condition
is serious
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Placing the incense Plant.

For many centuries the incense
plant had been In Christian churches
before it really became identified
botanically. Sir George Birdwen, a.
distinguished English botanist. and for
many years special technical adviser
to the India Office, is given credit for
the identity Of the plant. Acting on
his suggestion men were sent out
into South Arabia and the SomaH
country, returning with specimens a
what Sir George had been seeking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Crimson Clover.

The Delaware station records that
a fall growth of crimson clover may
furnish so to 100 pounds of nitrogen
per acre and be profitable, even
though the crop is winter killed, and
that the first months growth in the
spring usually produced about one
third of the total yields of nitrogen.
It was determined that when the crop
was removed 80 to 40 per cent. of the
nitrogen was left in stubble and
roots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Conducting a Collection.

Rev Allen Fort, pastor of the
Baptist tabernacle in Chattanooga,
asked J. B. Capeheart, a railroad con
ductor. to take up the collection one
day. It was Mr.. Capeheart's first ex-
perieuce as a tsker Of collections in
church.
He started down the center aisle.
There were several children in the
first pew and each put in q peany. The
people in the next pew also contrib
uted something each. A big, glum fell
low sat alone in the third pew. Cape
heart passed him the plate. The man
shook his head and stuck his hands
deep IN his pocket.
Capeheart stopped, put up his hand
as If to jerk the bell cord and said:
We'll. you'll have to get of. ''-Satur-
day Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
What She Couldn't Understand.

A charity expert was talking about
charity It's altogether erroneous,
the prevalent idea Of the rich mans
caIlous, stupid attitude in the face of
poverty and suffering That preYa-
lent idea is illustrated well in the
story OF Mrs. Gobsa Code, to whom a
charity worker said: Thousands of
poor people freeze to death every win
ter Dear me" Mrs. Gobsa Code re-
piled, why don't they go to Cali
fornia.'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
FIRE ExTlNGUlSHER is HANDY
Many Small confIaorations Easily
smothered by Use of Homemade
and Cheap Device

A homemade fire extinguisher, cas-
lIy made and always ready for use,
can be easily made by anyone as
SHOWN in the accompanying illustra-
ton Procure the required number
OF thin, fat pint or quart bottles,
make a solution composed of one
gallon of water, three pounds of salt
and one and one-half pounds of sal
ammoniac, says the Homestead Fill
the bottles not quite full, and cork,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Rhubarb Under Glass.

No crop is more easily grown TN
Ter glass than rhubarb. The roots
should be lifted and frozen for few
days before used for forcing.
Temperature favorable for growing
radishes and lettuce suits rhubarb
just as we'll When forced under low
temperatures the stalks grow heavier.
Subdued light induces a more tender
stalk and one milder In quality than
when grown in the open ground Gar
den soil of a light, open texture is
suitable for this purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Wisconsin News Briefs.

Milwaukee.-At meeting of the
executive body of the Wisconsin
branch of the National Postmasters
league, held here, arrangements
were made for holding the next an.
nual convention at Madison, on Aug
20 and 81. A program is now being
prepared and will be issued to the
postmasters of the third and fourth
class offices within a short time. The
Wisconsin branch has a membership
of about 700
Madison.-That the same person
may not be district attorney in z
county and at the same time hold the
office of mayor of city in that coun-
ty is held today in an opinion by AS.
sistant Attorney General W. w. Gil,
man in response to an inquiry from
one who is thus burdened with dua]
official responsibility. To the same
person an opinion is given to the eff
feet that one person in the same city
may own and operate two or more
saloons.
La Crosse.-A noiseIess Fourth O.
July will be the outcome of an ordi.
nance passed by the common council,
prohibiting the use of any and al.
fireworks and explosives within this
city.
Viroqua.-Aaron NJ. Warner, 6
prosperous farmer of the town OF
Harmony, was found dead by his
wife. He had shot himself, evidently
with suicidal intent.
Madison.-By the explosion OF
magnesium used in taking fash
light picture, Edward Ballard. a pho
tographer, was seriously burned.
Eau Claire.-A. J. Arts, Augusta
was fined $25 and costs here for hay
ing in his possession the hide of q
beaver.
Merrill.-Mrs. Varrie Wright, wild
oW OF wealthy Ium herman. died
here, three hours before the arrival
OF her son, A. H. Wright, who raced
from Littell, Wash, to see her be-
fore she died. Her death was has
tened by the death of another son,
former Senator James A. Wright.
Brodhead.-With the death of
John A. Young of Brodhead there
passes one of the veteran pearl buy
ers of the state who was recognized
as connoisseur of these gems. Mr..
Young's death was due to injuries
received in fall.
Racine-The romance of Sophia
Pefpol, aged II, known as the Polish
queen of Racine, ended in Chicago
when the girl drank poison. She
went to Chicago with Anna Ander-
son, fell in love, and when the man
of her choice transferred his affec-
lions to her companion, she took her
life.
Marinette.-George w. Price, head
of the Marinette Woodworks COM
pany, has been requisitioned by the
sheriff of Cook county, Illinois, on
the charge of operating a confidence
game, a felony in that state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
secura Stand of Clover.

There is no better way to secure
stand Of clover than to SOW oats,
or, better, oats and barley, or, bet
ter still, oats and barley and spring
wheat, thus making the mixture that
we call succotash, and then seed
heavily to clover or clover and timo-
thy, or any other grass mixture that
you like, keeping the grains pas
tured fairly close with either hogs
or young cattle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Nitrate of Soda.

The Montana station experts OBJ
served that, where moisture content
of the soil was good, the nitrate for
nation was relatively high In con-
nection with these studies it was
shown that the great benefit from
summer fallow was due to nitrates
accumulated in the moist soil during
the fallow season, which gives a rap
i'd growth the following year, so that
the crop usually has advanced be-
yond the stage of liability to serious
injury before the dry period of the
year arrives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
EFFECTIVE TRAP FOR RATS
Water-Tight Barrel Placed in Dark
Corner of Barn With Head
Knocked Out Is Good.

A simple but effective rat trap can
be constructed in any barn by sim
ply setting in a dark corner a water
tight barrel, with the head knocked
out and the top made accessible to
the rats by placing boxes near it or
arranging boards or poles so as to
enable them to climb up, says the
Northwest Homestead. The barrel
needs to be filed about two-thirds
full of such rubbish as corncobs and
chips and something put on top to
entice the rats. After they become
familiar with the surroundings and
resort to the barrel regularly, which
they will in about a week if present,
the barrel should be cleaned out and
filled about three-quarters full of wa
ter; enough chaff should then be
thrown in to cover the water and with
it a block of wood, on each side of
which a piece of bacon has been
tackled. This will induce the first rat
to jump in to eat the bacon, the next
one will not hesitate to do likewise,
and then there will be a fight for the
possession Of the block The noise
will attract other rats, and when they
get in, no matter how many there
may be up to a certain extent they
will all drown.