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The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

The human IOks eyes IuiCh
lips chafing madly, welded his weapon
Economically and struck at Poe's pros
trate form; the second blow did not land.
for the croupier and two cappers had
hurled themselves at the Human Frog
simultaneously. topping him back. But
they were not enough for him. the HUI
man Frog thrashed and thumped his
body about with the elastic strength Of
an aligator's tail. He wriggled and
fought. like great. frantic. twisting eel.
He slipped from their grips with iucred-
ible suppleness and slashed, slashed.
slashed. everywhere with hts razor. but
could not win his way to Poe. who was
struggling against two men in an effort
to regain his feet and help hold the
Frog.
The doorkeper and three ''bouncers'
from below dashed up. finally secured
wrestling grips on the Frogs slippery.
skin-creeping limbs. and at last man
aged to wrest the murderous razor from
his hand, floor him fast and keep him
down.
The proprietor had been summoned
from his favorite cafe across the street.
and by the time he arrived, on the scene
the Frog was down and order was being
restored. -.
MY Gawdr' he yelled. taking in the
cause Of the trouble in Hash. SIS the
Frog loose again? Who worked him up?
What's the matter? Who in -" The
proprietor was straining toward the cli-
max Of towering rage when Poe caught
his arm firmly and spoke low in his ear.
telling him that the Human Frog had
murdered the wStchman at the Manhat-
haitian National and that he wanted to
set him out Of the place as soon as pos
sfble. 5
M. .--... x,.-..a .rx .,...S =, ~.
cutting. him on in the middle of his sem
tencs With. Where's your proof that
FROGS naurdererY'
~Hsfs!- said Poe coolly, stepping back
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

greeting him deferentially as Mr.. Har-
dy, the name Poe used In his dealings
| with the underworld. where he was
known as a sporting man and spender.
From the bare cellar, unfurnished but
Tor two broken chairs. an ash barrel and
tangles of cobwebs. Christopher Poe went
upstairs, where things were different.
There deep-napped carpet caressed the
feet and low-voiced darkeys brought se-
ductive liquors to lash jaded palates and
kindle the fire Of the betting passion.
Nodding to group Of men PLAYING
poker at round table beneath a bright
light, Poe went on up to the second
moor. where there was a roulette layout
with eight players already seated ON
high stools along the table. opposite the
croupier. three of them ''cappers' for the
house. The banker had just caught up
his little marble and given II a whirl
against the revolving wheel, singing out
The double birdiei' as the marble land
ed in the green 90 pocket.
Poe took q seat on a high stool at the
extreme end Of the table beside q thin
man bent over small stack of chips, his
greenish eyes slinting continually back
and forth between the pile Of white chips
he. had placed on the red space before
him. and the bouncing marble.
Black wins!" cried the crouGier q
The thin man uttered q vicious oath
and turned his haggard. svice-lined,
chalky face toward Poe. eIintins his eyes
At him as he remarked in cold, clam
my tone. Better not sit near me rm
Jonah! Had thirty dollars when I
came. But sot q slim stake left now
damn 'em-and here II goesr' He clap
ped down five white chips. representinx
twenty-five cents apiece. this time on the
black.
Poe bought some chips and scattered .
few about among the straight numbers. i
Black winsr cried the man at 7the
wheel again.
The ghoulish- looking fellow beside Pc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
LAST DAY BAEAKS
REC0RDFOR BILLS
a23 OFFERED IN SENATE. 1877 I'M
ASSEMBLY MAKING TO-
TAI 20 DATE asa.
BIG RUSHAT eleventh HOUR
Number of important Measures In
troduced in Both Houses as the
Time Limit for New Business Nears
Expiration.

Madison.-Neyer in the history of
Wisconsin were so many bills offered
TO the legislature on the last day for
presenting new business as were in
PRODUCED on February Is this year
When the time limitation for new
business expired in the assembly last
night 425 bills had crossed the clerk S
desk, and over $50 were presented
yesterday in the senate The mem
beers were slow in getting in their
bills at first, but when it came to
getting them under the wire at the
last moment they showed great activ-
ity, and as a result there are more
bills before this Legislature at the
present time than were o"er offered
any previous Wisconsin legislature
The total number of bills presented
in the assembly was 1,066 against
LOTT two years ago. which included
the bills which came in from the
committee on rules after the con-
ClusiOn of the limitation for new bus
mess and of which there were fully
geo In the senate 398 bills have
been introduced against 3S4 alto
gether two years ago including those
introduced by the committee on rules.
This makes a total of 1 AGA bills be-
fore this legislature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
MAY ARRANGE DAIRY SHOW
Establishment of Board to Promote
All Branches of Industry Is Pro-
Vided in Assembly Bill.

Madison.-A bill providing FOR an
annual dairy exposition in the state
has been introduced. The father OF
the bill is Assemblyman Percy Saw
yer. 1t provides for the establish
ment of board Ito promote the
interests of dairying in all its
branches. The board is to consist
of five members to be appointed by
the governor. Not more than three
are to be of the same political party.
The members of the board are to be
allowed only their actual expenses.
The first meeting of the board must
be held within ten days after the ap
polntmentS have been announced.
The annual meetings thereafter will
be held the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary- The state treasurer is to be
eX-officio treasurer of the board. The
place of holding the dairy exposi-
ton is to be selected by the board
which may name a local advisory
committee of five. Whatever money
is received by the board is to be
paid into the state treasurer and by
him disbursed on order of the presi-
dent of the board signed by him and
the secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
TO PROBE CONTRACT SYSTEM
ling Report as Result of Inquiry
at State institutions

Madison.-The members of the
legislature visiting committee, which
had been inspecting the various state
institutions, refused to discuss the
results of their inspection. Definite
information, however, is to the effect
that the committee will make radi-
cal recommendations as to the pres
ent contract system in a number of
the institutions. 1t appears that the
cost for manufacturing a number of
the commodities, upon which insti-
tuition labor is employed, exceeds
price paid to the state for the labor
While the members of the commit
tee have had no conference, it is be-
Heved that this question will be fully
discussed in their report and recon-
mendations also will be made cover
ing CONSTITUTIONAL work under con-
tract. The result may be a legisIa-
tive investigation of the subject of
contract labor as it exists in the Wis
conSin institutions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Quack Grass.

AS a usual thing, quack grass does
not mature it's seed in hay or in win
ter grain crops, since they are cut too
early, but in hay that is left standing
for seed and in spring grains it does
become mature and is carried from
field to field or from farm to farm by
the threshing machine, in manure, in
hay and straw or in seed grain or
grass seed.
The first thing to do is to learn to
know quack grass seed and then re-
fuse absolutely to use any grain for
seed that contains it. AS soon as the
fall work Is well out of the way get
the tanning mill in working order and
clean the seed grain SO well that there
is no weed seed of any kind in it.
With oats and barley the work must
be done particularly well, since quack
seed resembles these to a certain ex
tent, although it is much smaller Buy
your seed, grain and grass seed early
and be absolutely sure that you get no
quack seed in either.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27

country, where people live in one
place for years and grow up with their
relatives and neighbors around them
and where the ties of friendship are
strong and satisfying.
If the city boy let's out yell or
plays ball in the streets or swipes an
apple, the police are down on him in a
moment.
The country boy can whoop, whis-
tie and sing as much as he pleases
and if occasionally he strays into a
neighbours orchard and comes out in
fit of observation-disclosures with a melon
under his arm, or a dozen. apples in
side his shirt, he is not 'Ssted! Gen
orally he is invited to help himself
and come again if the neighbor sees
him.
In the city everybody is against the
boy. The people upstairs complain to
the janitor that he makes too much
noise: he is not allowed to sit on
the doorstep, and so he drifts into the
crowds of bad boys around the cor
ner, who are bad because they are not
allowed to do things that every
healthy, Well-ordered boy wants to
do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
ROCKY ROAD FOR BOY
Country Lad Has Easier Time
Than City Youth.
Where There Is Chance for Education
and Good Home Is Provided,
Younester From Rural Dis
tricts Has Big Advantage

Do not ever believe. you boys OF
the country, that the city boy has. all
of the good times going In many
ways he has rocky road to travel.
One of the big men of the Chicago
university, who makes a study Of the
condition of boys in the cities, says
the country boy, if he has the chance
of an education and lives in a good
home, has a deal better time than the
fat-bred, steam-heated city boy
The city boy has no opportunity TO
bring in the wood, milk the cows. gath
er nuts or go out into the woods, and
so has no part in the home work.
The city is mean 90 him He SCI
dcIa puts his foot on the ground be-
cause 1t is all covered up with stones
and cement.
He has no neighbors, for people
move every year, and sometimes Of
tener, SO what's the use of getting &C
quainted. There are no real homes
in fats-not ike the homes of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
EarIy incubation,

1t is interesting to examine young
alfalfa plants and note how quickly
they obtain the benefit of nitrogen
gathering bacteria. Plants less than
four weeks old may have two or three
nodules on a single root and have a
countless number of bacteria furnish
ing nitrogen from the air. When land
is first inoculated by the use of soil
from an old field one may find much
unevenness in the size of plants at
an early age, due to the fact that the
taller plants are getting an abundance
of nitrogen, while the smaller plants
have few or no bacteria at work for
them. It is for this reason that a sec
ond seeding on land that has been
made to grow alfalfa successfully is
much surer than a first seeding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
LITTLE GENERAL FARM PAYS
Profit Secured in Poultry as Well al
Horses, Mules, Dairy Stock,
Sheep and HeGs.
Br ". H. sHEP*RD.l

A neighbor of ours makes poultry
strong side line of his farming He
grows great variety Of plants and
keeps and feeds a variety of animals
His poultry sales amount TO near
~ $500 each year and he feeds his
grown chickens nothing except what
they pick up about the place, but
through his methods of cropping and
feeding they secure an abundance.
and respond accordingly.
The same neighbor keeps and grows
horses and mules, dairy stock, sheep
and hogs.
From the poultry and COWS he has
constant daily cash income.
From the horses and mules he sells
or more piece.
From the sheep he has wool to sell
IN early spring, and lambs later in
the summer, and from the hogs he
sells from 500 to $500 worth every
two or three months.
He grows wheat. oats, corn. hay and
variety of forage crops, besides a
good orchard, truck patches. and gar
den from which nearly all the family
eatables are grown, with some fruits
and vegetables to sell
He also sells from $10O to 5000
worth of wheat each year, and his
dairy products amount to $500 per
year, and all from farm of less than
100 acres.
Any general farmer who plans and
executes can grow a variety of plants
and animals on a small farm, make
good money from the crops, and at
the same time build up his land faster
than by special cropping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
MILKING COWS IN PASTURE
Work Is Performed by Aid of Eiec-
tricity on Hobrechtsfelde Dairy
Farm, Near Berlin.

The latest step towards securing
maximum yield of milk from high
grade cows has been taken on the
Hobrechtsfe1de dairy farm near Ber-
lin, where the owners first objected
to the use Of milking machines on the
ground that they would require the
cows to be driven to the barn for the
milking Such tramp invariably de-
creased the flow of the milk from each
COW. so the old method of hand milk
ing was retained until electric circuits
had been strung around the farm for
operating other machinery.
Now the milking is done by cleo
tricity, while the COWS are out in the
open pasture, thus securing the maxi
mum output of milk from the herd,
and enabling one man to milk five or
six COWS at a time. The milking ma
chimes in this case are of the type en-
bodying an individual motor and pull
sating pump for each machine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Upper Berth Law" Upheld.

In upholding the constitutionality
of the upper berth law the supreme
court held that the law is not in
conflict with the interstate commerce
act, there being no specific federal
regulations which conflict with those
of the state, hence there is nothing to
prevent full compliance with the
state requirement The supreme
court reversed the decision of the
Dane county circuit court, which held
for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railroad in a case tried in that
court recently. The action was in
the nature of a test case to deter
mine the validity of the law. The
action was brought against the road
to recover a statutory penalty for
refusing to keep the upper berth in
a sleeping car up when the lower
berth was occupied
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Baldwin Leads in State.

Baldwin. - Baldwin boasts the
largest cooperative creamery in the
state. In 1912 it produced $4,000
pounds of butter worth $259,OOO.
Two other large creameries in the
state are West Salem with an annual
business of s235,000 and Barron
with 1892, 1000. These three cream
cries alone bring upward of $780,
600 each year to Wisconsin farm
ers. The local creamery has had
very rapid growth, the output ad-
vancfng from S191. 200 in 1911 to
$3.50, 900 in 1912.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Ducks Profitable,

1t will pay to add ducks to the poui-
try department of every farm, says
the Poultry Journal. Nothing was ever
known to grow so fast and cause SO
little worry and work as ducks.
Everything is "grist' that comes their
way. They consume vast quantf
ties of coarse foods, and convert it
rapidly into flesh and money. The
growth they make is wonderful They
are independent of the caretaker, ex-
cept so far as food is concerned.
When they have grown to be two or
three weeks old they even provide
the greater part of their own food by
hunting for it. They are the hap
piest, brightest and most fndepend-
ent things on the farm. They re-
quire a house or houses of their own,
plenty of water to drink and pud-
die their bills in, and grit in some
form.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Would Employ White Plague Patients.

Would Employ White Plague Patients.
A bill introduced by Assem- bIyman
Holmes in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the Wisconsin tu-
berculosis commission provides that
tuberculosis patients who are able
to work may be put to work on the
state forest reserve at compensa-
ton of fifteen cents an hour The
patients are to be boarded, on the
reserve and a charge of $3.50 is TO
be made by the state for their board.
The administration of this law is to
be placed with the superintendent of
the Wales tuberculosis sanatorium
and the Wisconsin tuberculosis com
mission.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
NUB CORN BEFORE PLANTING
Carefully Conducted Experiments
Have Proven Advantages in Prac-
tice-lncreases Yield.

AT the North Carolina station care
fully conducted experiments have
demonstrated that it is advisable to
nub corn before planting, for it has
been found that, when seed from the
tips and butts of ears are placed in
one plot, and by the side Of 1t another
of the same ears, there is larger
percentage of dwarfed and barren
stalks on the plot planted in tip and
but kernels than from the other, and
hence less yield of shelled corn per
acre
AS both plots were planted on the
same type of soil, and treated in the
same way by fertilization and cultiva-
ton, it is strongly probable that the
decreased yield of the plot sown in
butt and tip grains was due to the
seed. as all other conditions were as
nearly identical for both as it was
possible to secure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Fond d. Lac Bids for Fair.

Fond du Lac.-The Fond du Lac
Business Mems association has adopt
ed resolution agreeing to pay the
state a bonus of 100000 if the state
fair is moved from Mi waukee to this
city. Copies of the lasolution were
ordered sent to the senate and as
sembly. The Fond du Lac county
fair grounds, probably the largest in
the state outside Of Milwaukee, will
be offered for the use of the state
board of agriculture for this fair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Fight Against Revision Repeal.

No more bitter opposition to pend
ing legislation will be offered at this
session than that now organizing to
defeat Senator Teasdale's bill repeal
ing the teachers retirement fund
law. Teachers pensions became a
reality only after the hardest kind of
fight through two legislatures. Since
the law was passed in 1911, hundreds
of teachers have accepted its pro-
visions and made their pro rata pay
ments to entit1e them to its later
benefits. The prospect of the loss
OF their earnings through legislative
action is causing intense feeling
against the advocates of repeal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
.i1b HUNTS Tribute to Tea

With Leigh Hunt tea drinking seems
almost to have been the aesthetic rit-
ual i. was in Japan. "A cluster Of
SUNNI trees, bit Of the sea. pale
evening moon"-such was Japanese
poets idea OF the approach to tea
house. To enter the peaceful tearoom
the votary had to pass through a low
doorway that made him bow the
head a sigs Of humility. The
whole atmosphere seems to have been
POLITICALLY. philosophic, for even in the
sound Of the boiling water was heard
"a rainstorm sweeping through
bamboo forest" or ''the soughing of
the pines upon some far away hill"
The guests drank their tea and med
itated and went forth the better for
having contemplated in silence, the
beautiful and noble in religion, art
and nature"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
DANGEROUS Talk,

Mother, l wish you wouldn't men
ton dishwashing when George is cali
ing on mel"
why not, indeed?"
81 don't like it. 1t sounds common"
Common, Ell? We have to eat
don't we?"
"Of course"
And George knows we eat and
use dishes?"
That's very true"
And George also knows that dishes
have to be washed therefore some
body has to wash them@"
But, mother
What now?"
'If you keep on talking aobut 1t
George may discover that you make
father wash them, and he may think
the same thing is coming to him IL
he should propose to me. Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27

other piece two or three inches
broader for the piece that forms the
handle. Cut notch as shown at X,
this notch to be as wide as the boards
are thick.
Place the No. 1 in center of pan
and nail in place, through the sides
and bottom Of pan. Next place No. 2
across No 1 so that the notches at
Xxx will fit in each other, then nail as
you did No. 1. If more places are
wanted, these quarters may be subdt
yided
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
HEARING Of EkERN
CASE ON MARCH Is
AGREE TO POST.
PONE ARGUMENTS BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT.
BERTH LAW" UPHELD
Supreme Court Declares Statute
Valid in Test Case-Order of Dane
County Circuit Court Favoring Rail
road Revised

Madison.-A 'gentleman's agree
ment'' will keep matters in the
Ekern-McCovern controversy in sta
tus quo until the supreme court
hands down d decision in the Ekern
injunction case. Mr.. Ekern's attor-
neys took an appeal to the supreme
court, as expected, on Feb. Is. I'm
der an agreement between John A
Awkward, for Mr. Ekern, and a. G.
Umbreit, for Gov. McGOvern, the
hearing of arguments was deferred
until next month. The justices of
the supreme court were too busy to
take up the matter and agreed with
the attorneys that the matter should
rest. The hearing of arguments will
be held about March Is. The case
viii be put at the foot of the cal
endar when the court convenes on
March H. This will bring the hear
ing up probably for the latter part
junction granted by Judge Stevens
was dissolved under the order of the
lower court at noon on Feb. IS. The
'tgentlemen's agreement" however.
will put a stop to any attempts which
might be made to dislodge Mr..
Ekern from his entertainments in the
north wing of the capitol.
There was excitement in the as
sembIy committee on state affairs
when the Hansen bill, putting the in
surance commissioner back as a state
official shall be elected, was up for
a hearing. The bill was reported
in for engrossment last week. AS
sembIyman Axel Johnson introduced
an amendment providing the election
should take place at the coming April
election and the present commission
er, whoever he might be, should go
out of Office on July I, 1913. On this
amendment the bill was re-referred
tn the comm foo on ctafa affairs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Plan to Hasten Hearing.

Madison.-Speakcr Merlin Hall
called a meeting OF all of the chair
men of the assembly committees tc
discuss methods Of expediting the
work of the session. 1t is planned
to have, all of the 1,066 bills re
ported back to the house by March
10 and the plan is to adjourn the
legislature in April or at least before
May /. Long lists of committee
hearings are being posted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27
Cash for Road Tax Favored.

Cash for Road Tax Favored.
The assembly committee on state
affairs decided to recommend for in
definite postponement a measure of
great Importance to the farmers of
the state in that it provides for re
turn to the old plan of permitting
all people in agricultural districts to
work out their road taxes. AS the
law now stands county boards have
the right to decide whether road
taxes shall be worked out or whether
they. shall be paid in cash. the same
as other taxes. 1t developed in the
committee hearing over the bill that
a great many farmers in the Iegis-
lature believe that it would be bet
ter if all the road taxes were paid in
cash and no one were allowed to
work out his taxes on the road.