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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Boy Sets New Page in Tragedy.

A boy killed seven persons in a
farmhouse near Nantes, France, one
night recently. The crime, which is
one of the most terrible recorded for
years was committed by boy of fif
teen, Marcel Redureau who murdered
the seven people, and then went home
to bed. Redureau was employed by
a farmer named Mabit in the village
of LIE Landreau. He and the farmer
were working, in the wine vat at ten
o'clock at night, when Mabit made an
observation to the boy which he re-
scented. Redureau, who had in his
hand one of the short sharp curved
knives used to trim the vines, imme-
diately stabbed the farmer in the neck.
This is the boys own description Of
what happened, as the police took it
down from his lips when they had
saved him from being lynched by the
villagers: Il did not deserve what
Mabit said to me. He had his back
turned to me, and I stabbed him with
the knife. Then l saw red. l went
straight into the farmhouse and cut
old Madame Mabit's throat. She
screamed, her daughter-in-law and the
servant came running. l killed them
both. Then I went into tae children's
room and cut the Threats of all three
(the children we're eight, seven and
two years. I did not see the other
child, and do not regret what have
done
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Anecdotes of Aosssiz.

The son of Louis Agassiz, who has
just written a book about his distin-
guished father, has some good stories
to tell of the elder mans courage and
temper. During his first return to
Germany he had occasion to resent
the behavior Of a restaurant waiter
who was neglecting everyone else in
favor of some army officers who were
seated at another table. One of the
officers defended the waiter. "Agas-
siz remarked that he was not speaking
to him; the officer handed Agassiz his
card; the latter tore it up; the officer
started to draw his sword, but before
he could get it out of the scabbard
Agassiz knocked him down with
chair Another story relates to the
life. of the great scientist in America.
A few, years before his death he came
into his house in Cambridge delighted
with an occurrence he had just seen in
Boston. An automobile pushing
through the crowd had knocked down
a woman. Her escort proceeded to
pumme1 the chauffeur. But why"
asked the listener, didn't the owner
come to his chauffeur's assistance"
Oh" exclaimed Agassiz, Il was hold
ing him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
PROPER SILAGE CORN
Select Varieties That VIII Pro-
duCe Large Fodder.
Most important Essential Is to Find
Kind That viii Mature in Your =
LocaIity-Silo Is Always Prof
table TO Farmer

IN selecting a variety Of corn for
silage always use one that will ma
ture its grain Other things being
equal, select a variety thai produces
a large fodder as the yield viii be
greater.
There are special ensilage varieties
such as Virginia Ensilage corn" but
before trying any of these be sure to
know whether or not it will mature
in your locality.
CorL can be planted somewhat thick
CT than generally used in growing
grain but not thick enough to prevent
the good ear development.
One dairyman who has had good
success in growing corn for the silo
and puts up about 1000 tons a year
says that he plants one-third more
seed for the silage corn than for the
corn grown for grain.
The amount, however, depends much
upon the variety and the conditions Of
the soil.
The size Of the silo Of course de
ponds upon the number Of cattle to
be fed. It should never be less than
20 feet high because pressure is neces-
sary to preserve the siIage.
The higher the better A good rule
is TO have it twice as high as the
diameter The following table viii
show the size for a given number Of
cows for a 200-day feeding period:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
WORKS ALL DAY
AND Studies at Night on Grape-Nuts
Food

Some of the worlds great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to fit themselves for greater
things. But it requires a good consti-
tuition generally to do this.
A Ga. man was able to keep it up
with ease after he had learned the
sustaining power Of Grape-Nuts, al
though ne had failed in health before
he changed his food supply. He says:
Three years ago I had severe at
tack of stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
"The nervous strain at my Office
from 6 A. NJ. to s P. NJ. and improper
foods caused my health to fail rapidly.
Cereal and so-called Foods" were
tried without benefit until l saw Grape
Nuts mentioned in the paper.
''In hopeless desperation I tried this
food and at once gained strength, flesh
and appetite. l am now able to work
all day at the Office and study at night,
without the nervous exhaustion that
was usual before l tried Grape-Nuts.
ct leaves me strengthened, re-
fresheG, satisfied; nerves quoted and
toned up, body and brain waste re-
stored. I would have been living
skeleton, or more likely a dead one by
this time, if it had not been for Grape
Nuts"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
WellviIle,'' in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter: A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
TRAINING FOR PRETTY BOY
Tired Taxpayer Has His Own Idea of
What Handsome Harry"
Should Learn.

MY neighbor, Sam Jonesby, has a
particularly handsome boy" remarked
the tired taxpayer, and l am devoting
my spare moments to inducing Sam
to train the youngster for the prize
ring, in the interest Of his future life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Not that l feel assured the boy has a
great future in the squared circle, but
because Handsome Harry should al
ways be able to fight # he wants his
life to be something besides a bulky
burden. 4 homely boy with frecklee
and bristly hair and knock knees can
learn to chew tobacco and spit through
mis- teeth, and get through life easily
without great fistic ability, but q child
ish cherub should have an early
knowledge OF footwork left jabs,
hooks and right crosses and other
technical training Of the fight game in
order to establish respect suddenly
and when it is most needed. Other
wise, he will be known as a sissy and
a girl,boy, ard he will frequently be
forced to break his heart alone. Al
though no one would think it now, |
used to be my mothers darling, and
know what I'm talking about. "-Atchi
son Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Sheep FEEDING Experiment.

\ very interesting Strengthening
experiment has recently been closed
at the University Of Illinois. Yearling
western wethers we're studied and
were fed silage with alfalfa, silage
with corn slower, silage with oat
straw and silage with shelled corn
and alfalfa hay. The latter ration pro-
duced a slightly less gain than corn
and alfalfa only, but produced an
equal finish with less cost per pound
gain.
The most striking result was in the
case of corn silage with oat straw.
Shelled corn and cat straw alone
made a finishing ration while sheIled
corn, cat straw and siIage produced
a finish that topped the market.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
HARD TO PLEASE.

s typical mover" of the ultra-shift
less type was passing a few days at a
COW camp in Arizona, preparatory to
going into the desert on a prospecting
trip. His wife, tired out, faded out
creature, complained to some Of the
cowhands of the hardness Of her lot;
and the foreman took it upon himself
to demonstrate with the husband for
mis- shiftIessness and his indifference
to his wife's welfare.
THE old woman amt got no kick
coming!" said the husband when he
had heard the foreman's remarks. she
amt got no kick at all Why, stranger.
when we wuz fxin' to camp of night
many a time I've driven the team half
mile out of the way SOS wood and
water would be handy fur the old
woman to fetch '-Saturday Evening
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
The Very Human Worker.

A curious type Of labor dispute has
developed simultaneously in two diff
ferent directions in the shipbuilding
industry on the Clyde and among the
coa1-trimmers at Cardiff. In each in
stance the trouble has been caused
by the fact that a number of work
ers prefer the enjoyment Of their due
leisure to working overtime, even for
a considerable addition to their wages.
They are not willing to sacrifice their
half-holiday in order to gain more
money by doing more work, the less
so as they have to resist the pressure
of their womanfolk, who argue that
when the husband works On Saturday
afternoon the wife must work also in
preparing his meals and bath.-Lon-
don Daily Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

Growth of the Canada
Thistle. The Shoots Are IIIustrat-
ed in Various Stages of Develop
ment, From the Most Advanced
Down to Buds Just Starting From
the Roots
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
PROBLEM OF WINTER BUTTER
Most. Important Part of Work Is
Prope' Ripening of Cream-Churn
at Least Twice Week.
Rv S. c. MILLERN

We cannot hope to make good but
ter without the proper ripening OF
the cream. This is in fact the most
important part of the work. Most
farm people keep skimming during
the entire week, putting all into one
lot, and often the last days churning
is skinned directly into the churn,
and of course this has not ripened at
all
This plan gives cream of six diff
ferent periods of ripening. 1t is al
most impossible to get good butter
from week-oId cream.
Churning should be done at least
twice a week. After the cream is
taken off it should be kept at low
temperature to discourage the growth
of bacteria until about twelve hours
before churning, when the starter
should be added to ripen it, and the
temperature raised to 65 degrees or
a little over
In summer churning can be done at
IS degrees, but in winter the temper
allure should be from six to eight de-
grees higher. If churned at more
than Go degrees a good deal of the
curd may be incorporated, and this
will make butter of a cheesy flavor,
which does not keep well.
Rancid butter is caused by insult
f1cient washing The wilk left in the
butter will soon become strong, and it
should be all washed out, care being
taken, however, not to overwash the
butter, as this will take out the good
flavor
, In sailing, the mass should be
spread out thinly and the salt
sprinked over evenly, because it is
almost impossible to work the salt
through all of the butter if it is
thrown all in one place.
Streaked or notified butter is near
ly always caused by uneven sailing.
After sailing, the butter should be al
lowed to stand for five or six hours
and then worked again.
Our experience is that unless the
farmer is well equipped to make but
ter in very large quantities, with &C
cess to a good private trade which
will pay fair prices, it is better to
sell the cream than to attempt to
make butter for the market.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
ALL PRAISE TO MiRMALADE
Remarkably Capable Woman Satisfied
She Owed Her Position to That
Sweet Dish.

Two wonen-Queen Maud of Nor
way and Queen Alexandra OF England
are geographically commemorated in
the new south polar region so lately
placed upon the map. Like honors
were accorded several women in the
far north many years ago. Lady
Franklin bay, named after the heroic
wife Of Sir John Franklin. is well
known through its association with the
tragic story of the Lady Franklin
Bay Expedition" under General
Greedy, thirty years ago.
Another distinguished woman, Lady
FTanklin's friend, Mary Somerville, the
famous astronomer and mathemati-
clan, gave her name to a tiny, frozen,
desolate dot IN the Arctic seas. The
daughter Of fine old fighting admiral,
Mrs. Somerville was always keenly in
terested in ships, sailors and explora-
lions. So when her friend. Sir Edward
Parry, was preparing for his third
arctic voyage, she laid in large sup
ply OF oranges, betook herself to her
kitchen, and made an amazing number
of jars of delicious orange marina
lade, which she sent to him as her
contribution to the ships stores.
Three years later, when the expedi-
ton returned, Sir Edward informed
her that an island had been named in
her honor.
Because of fame and friendship, he
says" she wrote, merrily. But be-
1ieve in my heart because of some
thing quite diferent-less sweet than
friendship, perhaps, but certainly, as a
woman's achievement, preferred by
most men to fame. My mathematics
mol my marmalade!"
If she did not so far outrank the
rest of her sex in marmalade as in
mathematics, Mary Gomerville was
none the less a very capable house
wife. She was an economical man
ager, an exquisite needle-woman, and
an excellent cook As a young bride,
she won the appreciation of Doctor
SOmerville's family, who shared the
contemporary prejudice against learn,
ed ladies, by making, under the grave
difficulties presented by an ill-equip-
ed, ramshackle country inn, the clear
and delicious currant jelly that the
fancy of sick traveller craved
L never can forget" she recorded in
her journal, the establishment eX-
pressed at my being able to be so use
full
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
TO DESTROY CANADA THISTLE
Being Perennial Plant, II ProPagates
Itself by Means Of Seeds and
Its Underground Paris

This weed occurs in the northern
states from Maine TO Virginia. west TO
North Dakota and Kansas, and in the
Pacific coast states from Washington
TO northern California.
Being a perennial plant, tie Canada
thistle propagates itself both by its
underground parts and its seeds. The
character of the underground growth
must therefore be understood in order
TO attack the weed intelligently. The
root, which varies in size from one
quarter Of an inch or more down TO
very small feeding rootlets, branches
and spreads in all directions more or
less horizontally. The depth of this
root varies from a few inches to a
few feet below the soil surface, de-
pending on the kind Of soil in which
it has been formed from any point
along the root buds may form and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

feeding value as a 100-ton silo would
have to have a storage capacity of
600 tons. Figure this out and see
which would be the cheapest.
There are many kinds of silo and
made of different materials. Con-
crete, cement, brick, tile and several
styles Of wooden silo. The wood silo
is cheapest of course, but it is not SO
durable as the concrete or, tile.
The different styles range from So
to So per ton capacity for the con
crete and tile silo, while the wooden
stave silo will cost from 50 to So per
ton capacity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
LEAF MOLD MOST VALUABLE
Necessary Addition to- Soil in Grow
ing Seedlings in Open Air-Turn
and Water Leaves Often.

Leaf mold is a valuable and neces-
sary addition to the soil, used in pot
ting plants, in the hot bed, or for
growing seedlings in the open air. It
is also fine when used for mulch on
the lawn. 1t makes soil friable and
aids root formation.
Dig a hole large enough to accom-
MEDIATE the leaves you have gathered,
and pack them in layers, stamping
and watering each layer. Turn and
water the leaves several times year.
Leaves may be piled in the fence
corner, and soil and brush used to
keep them from blowing away. Stir
the leaves every few weeks, watering
them thoroughly every time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Pull the Weeds

When al vegetable goes to seed it
becomes a weed. Pull it out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Missed the Boat.

Your ancestors did not come over
in the Mayfower!" snapped the tall,
spare, thin-lipped Miss Hester Plym-
rock
No" and Alias Ananias rubbed
his chubby hands together, while an
oily smirk spread over his fullmoon
pkiz. You see, it was this away.
The old man forgot to wind up the
alarm clock and so missed the boat"
Judge
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
he Reason

He is always dead in earnest"
That accounts for his grave ex-
preston"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
ike New Store Fronts.

Making over store fronts is an in
dustry which has found so many pa
irons in New York that a number Of
aside all other forms of building and
devote themselves wholly to helping
New York merchants improve the ap-
pearance Of their establishments by
putting a new face on the matter. All
classes of merchants, from the small
dealer in the suburb to the great dry
goods firms, indulge in the luxury of
a new kind of front to their business
homes every once in so often.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Good Bedding a Comfort.

Good bedding not only means COM
fort for the stock during the winter
but the saving of large portion of
the fertilizing element in the drop
pings of farm stock. When we think
how much more profit We get from our
animals when they are comfortable
and figure how much fertility goes out
to our fields that have shown in their
succeeding crops a grand return, we
do not hesitate to advise farmers to
use all the straw they possibly can in
bedding their animals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

Many man gets turned down while
waiting for something to turn up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
TranspIartino Vegetables.

The use Of machines for transplant
ing vegetables is on the increase.
Every grower should know that ma
chine set plants thrive just as wen as
those which are planted by hand. pro-
vided the work is done with care. The
fact is that plants may be set out
more firmly by the use of machines
than is usually done by the use of
the hands Again, with machines, Wa
ter may be applied, which is a decided
advantage in dry weather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

Water Haul.

Good-morning, ma-am. May I ask
if your husband is at homer"
He isn't"
Perhaps you can tell me what
want to know. IS he carrying any life
insurance?
Is his life insured? Is that what
you mean?"
Yes, ma'am."
It is, sir. But don't make the mis-
take OF thinking he's doing the carry
ing OF the same. I'm doing that my
self. And I'm carrying all he's worth
Good-morning, sir"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Kim and Tombstone Motto.

In the churchyard at Dersingham,
England, which forms part of the
Sandringham estate. is an ancient
tombstone on which is inscribed:
Live as you hope to die" The vicar
of Dersingham, in the course of a
harvest festival sermon, in the pres
ence of the Sandringham company Of
Territorials, said that the king had
recently inspected the church and no
ticed the inscription. His majesty
paused, and then remarked to one who
was with him: That is a very good
motto to have"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

The Guide-Now, ez soon ez I kin
borry a dorg we'll be ready for your
huntin' trip.
The Amateur Sport-Why, what's
the matter with your own dog?
The Guide-Oh! he's too valuable,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
M etamorphosis.

Stranger returning to the old
home town after an absence Of TWEEN
ty years)-Well, well, we'll; how lit
tie the village has changed. You re-
member Red Splivvins we boys USED
to run around with-is Red still liv-
ing here yet?
Native-Is he? Well, l guess. Hey,
Badly! Badly Splivvins! Don't you
know your old friends when you see
EN-? Come over here and shake
hands with Sam Hankins from New
York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13

1t takes other people to see the sill
yer lining of our clouds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
He Reproaches Her,

He-You upbraid me for losing
money on the races-you?
She-And why should I not?
He-Yet I recall one blissful mo-
ment, not so long ago, when we stood
together beneath the silent stars, and
you said that no stroke of adverse
fortune could ever draw from your
lips one complaining word.-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Her AhiiiHM

That prying Mrs. Gaddy in one re-
spect can equal the magician who
astonished everybody with his tricks. :"
What respect is that?"
With her wonderful tales, she sure
is some rubber neck-romancer.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Stunqi

Mrs. Stylus-The doctor said that l
must take plenty of exercise. He ad-
yised me to do lot Of walking.
Mr.. Stylus-Sensible advice! I hope
you will follow it.
Mrs. Stylus-Yes. But need a new
walking dress.-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
He Almost Knew

'Ruggles, you used to work on a
arm, didn't your"
Yes; l grew up on farm"
Then you can tell me what I want
to know Which side do you milk a
COW on?"
well, it's either the right or the
left, l can't remember which,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Prince Hharr7frr

.And you really once saw a prince?"
yes"
OH" she exclaimed, clasping her
hands and gazing with awe into the
eyes that had looked upon royalty,
what was he doing?"
Trying to balance a chair on his
chin to amuse a chorus girI.'-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13


send up root shoots, which appear
above the soil surface as stems or
tops Of the plant. At any time dur
ing the growing season shoots in all
stages Of development can be found,
from the most advanced down to those
just starting from the roots.
After this weed has obtained a foot
hold the best way to eradicate it is
to prevent it from sending up top
or above-ground growth, which finally
causes the roots to die. This is the
basic principle which must be kept
in mind at all times. The top of the
plant serves much the same purpose
as the lungs of animals, SO that if the
plant is continually deprived of all
that vital part it must soon die,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
The Real Feminine Power.

80 you don't approve of those Lon
don suffragettes
81 don't know much about them"
replied Miss Cayenne, but I can't
help feeling that a woman who can't
subdue a few men without the use of
dynamite is something of failure"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Her Pet PUG.

Wont you weigh my dog" said
the girl.
The druggist reluctantly arranged
his scales and reached for the canine.
Il want TO see if he gained any
thing while he was away" explained
the girl.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
Height Diameter Capacity

Of course a siIo viii cost something
all farm buildings debut, there is
no building that can be erected on the
farm that will pay better. A barn
that would shelter the same amount
of roughage and containing as much
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-13
PnnIIIar Remedy.

He-I think Doctor jenkins will
very socn have large practice.
She-Why?
He-He has just had case in which
he prescribed millinery for hysteria