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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Man Gets . Eououet.

One foggy morning recently Lacka-
wanna ferryboat was in collision with
tug. No great damage was done, but
for a few moments considerable ex-
element prevailed among the COM
muters. One woman in particular rush
ed to the rail. and in her panic seem
ed bent on leaping overheard. An ath-
Ietic young man restrained her, assur-
ing her there was no danger. At length
she was sufficiently Gained to speak,
and then. clinging to her preservers
arm, she gasped: You know, I'm a
spinster and a suffragette, but there
certainly are times when a man is a
mighty good thing to have around. -
New York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Veranda Boxes.

Veranda boxes are simply evolu-
lions OF the window-box idea. BY the
use OF them veranda lacking the
charm of vines can be made extremely
attractive. Larger boxes can be used
tflan at windows, and more plants can,
therefore, be grown In them. Nova
days we often see second-story yeran-
das and balconies completely screen
ed in by vines grown in boxes stand
ing on the floor, and the effect is
very pleasing; especially SO from the
room off which such a veranda opens.
for it gives the impression Of having
transplanted bit Of the garden to
the upper story, where it can be en-
joyed at ones leisure. For screening
in yeranda, the Madeira vine is a
most excellent plant, being of very
rapid growth and having large, thick
foliage. It can be trained on strings
or over woyen-wtre netting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Barred Plymouth Rocks.

to range through many crops that are
grown on the farm without damage
to the crops and by such practice Sc
cure double returns from the same
piece of land.
Orchards or cornfields are ideal for
this purpose and the presence of the
chickens in them is beneficial rather
than detrimental, as they will destroy
large numbers of insects injurious to
the crops. The movable colony house
which is rapidly coming into general
use on the farm makes 1t possible to
scatter the chickens out over the
fields.
This method is especially valuable
for handling the young stock as it
gives freedom to the birds The re-
suit will be stronger, more vigorous
birds By moving the house close to
the fields where small grains have
been harvested the birds are able to
turn into profitable gains the shelled
grain and scattered heads which re-
main on the field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
| MAKE PROFIT FROM CHICKENS
Lucrative Side Line for Farmers Who
VIII Make Most of It-FowIs
Destroy Many Insects.

Specialized poultry farms are be-
coming more numerous each year. In
many cases these are paying good
returns on the money invested. but
their effect on the supply of eggs and
dressed poultry for our large markets
is put as drop in the ocean. It is
Tor the small focks of 50 to 500 fowls
Kept upon the farms as side line
that We must depend for our supply
OF poultry products in the future as in
the past, says Prof P, G. Holden in
the Farm and Home Poultry Annual.
No other branch of agriculture is rep
resented on so many farms The CEN
sus for 1910 shows that So per cent.
OF all farms reported keeping poultry.
In no case can the business be
made so profitable as where it is con-
Quoted as a side line Of general farm
ing. 1t is possible to allow chickens
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Juvenile Logic Displayed by the Lit
tie Girl Who Wanted a Baby
Brother

Those who call children thought
less merely prove that they do not
know the child nature. Children, as
a matter of fact, are great thinkers
They only seem lacking in thought to
such of their elders as fail to com
prehend that the childish mind works
differently from that of the adult. Jul
venile logic, for instance, frequently is
faulty judged by grown-up standards,
but just as frequently it is sound and
incontrovertible from its own point
of view
A thoughtful little girl, for example,
recently put to rout her mother, a
young widow, by a searching fire of
questions founded on the request:
"Oh. mamma, won't you buy me a
baby brother?''
You won't understand why I can't
do that for you." the mother finally re-
marked, driven into corner, "but lit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
ILLS OF FARM STOCK
Directions for Treating Man,
Common Ailments.
One Must Bear in Mind in Doctoring
for Parasites It Is Just as Nee
essary to Clean Up Stables as
to Treat Animals.
by DR.. NJ II. REYNOLDS. University
Farm, St. Paul, Minn.)

I "
/ Farm, St. Paul, Minn)
Joint all in colts and calves is sim
ply an Inflammation of joint structure
due to a germ infection which gains
| entrance through the raw navel cord
/ at the time of birth, or very soon at
| ter
When treating cattle or other do
mestic animals for lice, bear in mind
that it is just as necessary to clean up
and disinfect the stables, as to treat
the affected animals.
For lice on cattle, in cold weather
! dust Persian insect powder over the
back and rumps; OF brush the necks
and backs daily, using little kero-
/ sene on a stiff brush-not enough
kerosene TO wet the hair or injure the
! skin.
! Black leg is a disease of young cat
/ tie usually under two years of age.
| Medical treatment is very unsatisfac-
| tory, but there is a vaccine easily OBJ
| tanned from the Minnesota expert
| as a preventive.
| There is an unnecessary prejudice
| against lumpy-jaw cattle. A consider
! able percentage of these cases are
| passed by government inspectors as
| ut for food purposes. Only the very
! bad cases, especially those where the
disease affects several organs or parts
Of the body, are condemned.
For worms or other parasites liv-
ing free in the stomach or intestines.
apparently careful experimental work
has shown good results by the use of
low grade tobacco leaves, sometimes
called tobacco trash This should
be chopped up fine; mixed with an
equal amount of salt and kept con-
stantly before the sheep.
The large swelling that occasionally
appears in front OF the knees of cat
tie, particularly old cows, is properly
known as hygroma. 1t is usually filled
with watery or strawcolored fluid.
Opening or other surgical operation
is not advisable except by a compe-
tent veterinarian. These swellings
usually do no harm and most of the
cases are most wisely left alone
For ringworm on calves or other do
nestle animals, give good scrubbing
with stiff brush, soap and water; then
apply tincture of iodine and glacial
acetic acid in equal parts. Use small
brush for the medicine and be care
full, especially when working near the
eyes. Apply twice day for the first
two days. and then once daily.
Cough among the hogs may be due
to very dusty quarters. With young
hogs it Is frequently due to minute
thread-like worms in the bronchial
tubes. A soft, hacking cough is very
common symptom of hog cholera.
Hogs also have the common forms of
bronchitis and pneumonia, just like
other animals and people. With
hogs, coughs and lung troubles, aside
ffom cholera are frequently due to
sleeping in warm quarters, possibly
piled up. and then going out into cold
places to feed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27

Norwegian mountains
And another:

Little Lotto thought OF everything
and nothing. Her hair was golden as
the suns rays and her soul as clear
and blue as her eyes. She wheedled
her mother, was kind to her doll, took
great care of her frock and her little
red shoes and her fiddle, but most OF
all loved. when she went to sleep, to
hear the Angel of Music"
While the old man told this story,
RaOul looked at Christtne's blue eyes
and golden hair; and Christine
thought that Lotto was very lucky to
hear the Angel Of Music when she
went to sleep. The Angel OF Music
played part in all Daddy Daae's
tales: and he maintained that every
great musician. every great artist re-
ceiVed a visit from the Angel at least
once in his life. Sometimes the An
gel leans over their cradle. as hap
pened to Lotto, and that is how there
are little prodigies who play the it'd
die at six better than men at fifty,
which, you must admit, is very won
derfui. Sometimes. the Angel comes
much later, because the children are
naughty and won't learn their lessons
or practice their scales. And, some
times, he does not come at all, be-
cause the children have a bad heart
or bad conscience.
None one ever sees the Angel; but
he IS heard by those who are meant
TO hear him. He often comes when
they least expect him, when they are
sad and disheartened. Then their
ears suddenly perceive celestial mar
monies, a divine voice, which they re-
member all their lives. Persons who
are visited by the Angel culver with
a thrill unknown to the rest of man
kind And they cannot touch an in
strument, or open their mouths to
sing, without producing sounds that
put all other human sounds to shame.
Then people who do not know that
the Angel has visited those persons
say that they have genius.
Little Christine asked her father If
he had heard the Angel of Music But
Daddy Daae shook his head sadly;
and then his eyes lit up. as he said:
You VIII hear him one day. my
child. When ! am in heaven, 1 will
send him to yOui"
Daddy was beginning to cough at
that time.
Three years later. RaouI and Chris
tine met again at Perros. Professor
Valerius was dead, but his widow re-
manned in France with npddy Daaa
and his daughter. who continued to
play the violin and sing, wrapping in
their dream of harmony their kind
patroness. who seemed henceforth to
live on music alone. The young man,
as he now was, had come to Perros
on the chance of finding them and
went straight to the house in which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Fence That Saves Posts.

a heavy wire, weaving it in the mesh
and lacking it firmly to the posts.
Later on the wire was discontinued
and. instead, ditch of about six
inches was dug and the mesh tackled
the bottom of the posts and firmly
rawn up.
But it remained for a Hammonton,
" j., oultryman-Charles A. Nelson
to devise method by which not
only Is the wire held firmly in place,
but fewer posts are required. By this
plan posts can. be from Is to 20 feet
apart A heavy wire is tackled on the
top OF the posts; and in the center
of the space, between posts, a small
piece of wire is twisted around the
mesh and the cable wire, which holds
the former firmly. 1t will be noticed
that the posts are a few inches higher
than the wire fencing. If the work
is carefully done cheap and excellent
fence can thus be secured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Fathers of Great Men.

The father Of Samuel Pepys was 9
tailor. The father of James Min was
a cobbler- The father of Jules Verne
was day laborer. Oliver Cromweu's
father was a brewer. Epictetus was
the son of day laborer. Socrates was
the son of a day laborer Giotto, the
artist, was a PEASANTS son. The IA
Their of Plus v was q shepherd The
father OF Schumann was a bookseller
The father of Plus " was q peasant
The father of Cowley was a grocer
The father Of Charles Lamb was a
servant Milton was the son of copy.
list Pope's father was q merchant
Neander's father was carter. Homer
was q farmers son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
night that the Opera is managed by De-
benne and Poligny because OF the ap-
pearance Of a ghost. said to have been
in evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae, a member of the opera
Company Is called upon 10 MI a ESis
fplD6rtant mart and scores a great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his, brother
Ra0uI are among those who applaud tne
singer. Raoul tries TO see CnrlStIne -.
nc dressing room. but is unable to do so
and later discovers thu some one is mar
ing love to her. She energies alone. anu
upon entering the room ne finds II ehAp-s-
firing managers Is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man nan
ayers that Box No. Is reserved LOT mn
Box No is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive a letter from tie
Opera Ghost calling attention to tne et
ror Christine Daae writes kaoul Ina a.
she had gone to visit the grave OF heF
father He goes also. and in the night
follows her TO the church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
CHAPTER v. (continued)

And she saw a little boy running
East. In spite OF the outcries and the
Indignant protests Of worthy laoy
in black. The little boy ran into the
sea. dressed as he was, and brought
her back her scarf Boy and scarf
were both soaked through. The lady
in black made a great fuss, but Chris
tine laughed merrily and kissed the
little boy. who was none other than
the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, stay
ing at LanniOn with his aunt
During the season they saw each
other and played together almost
every day. At the aunt's request, sec
ouded by Professor Valerius, Daae
consented to give the young Viscount
some violin lessons. In this way
Raoul learned to love the same airs
that had charmed Christine's child
hood They also both had the same
calm and dreamy little cast OF mind.
They delighted In stories, in old
Breton legends; and their favorite
sport was to go and ask for them at
the cottage-doors, like beggars:
man have you little story
TO tell us, please?"
And It seldom happened that they
did not have one given" them; for
nearly every old Breton grandame
has, at least once in her life, seen the
"korrigans" dance by moonlight on
the heather.
But their great treat was, in the
twilight. in the great silence OF the
evening, after the sun had set in the
sea, when Daae came and sat down
by them on the roadside and. in
low voice. as though fearing lest he
should Brighten the ghosts whom he
evoked. told them the legends OF the
land of the north. And, the moment
he stopped, the children would ask
for more.
There was one story that began:
A king sat in little boat on one
OF those deep. still lakes that open
ike a bright eye in the midst of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Euos More Profitable

The production of eggs on the farm
Is always more profitable than the
production of market poultry. Less
equipment is necessary to carry on
the business and the product is ready
for market as soon as produced IL
the greatest profits are to be secured
from the business some attention must
be given to the proper selection, feed
ing and care of the poultry The
product should be ready for the mar
ket when the prices are highest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27

structure. as Is often seen In Ole
Breton churches
Raoul said a prayer for Daae and
then, painfully impressed by ali those
eternal smiles on the mouths OF skulls
he climbed the slope and sat down or
the edge Of the heath overlooking the
sea. The wind fell with the evening
RaOui was surrounded by icy dark
ness, but he did not feel the cold. Il
was here, he remembered, that be
used to come with little Christine tc
See the Korrigans dance at the rising
Of the moon. He had never seen any
though his eyes We're good, whereas
Christine, who was a little short
sighted, pretended that she had seer
many He smiled at the thought and
then suddenly gave start. A voice
behind him said:
DO you think the Korrigans vii
come this EVENING""
1t was Christine. He tried to speak
She put her gloved hand on his mouth
tell you something serious, very sert
Gus. Do you remember the
legend OF the Angel OF Muster"
Il do indeed" he said Il believe
1t was here that your father first told
1t to u.s.
And it was here shat he said
When | am in heaven, my child,
will send him to you Well, Raoul
my father is In heaven, and | have
been visited by the Angel OF Music
Il have no doubt of It, replied the
young man gravely, for 1t seemed to
him that his friend, in obedience to
a pious thought, was connecting the
memory of her father with the bril-
J4inncy OF her last triumph.
Christine appeared astonished at
the Vicomte de Chagny's GOODNESS:
How do you understand it," she
asked, bringing her pale face so close
to his that he might have thought that
Christine was going to give him a
kiss; but she only wanted to read his
eyes in spite of the dark.
Il understand he said, that no
human being can sing as you sang the
other evening without the interven.
ton of some miracle. No professor
on earth can teach you such accents
as those You have heard the Angel
of Music, Christine"
Yes" she said solemnly, I'm my
dressing-room. That Is where he
comes to give me my lessons daily.
In your dressing ROOM" he echoed
stupidity.
Yes. that is where | have heard
him; and l have not been the only one
to hear him.
who else heard him, Christine?"
You, my friend"
Il? | heard the Angel of Music?"
Yes, the other evening, it was he
who was talking when you We're listen.
ing behind the door 1t was he who
said. You must love me- But | then
thought that I was the only one to
hear his voice. Imagine my astonish,
ment when you told me, this morning,
that you could hear him too"
Raoul burst out laughing. The first
rays of the moon came and shrouded
the two young people in their light.
Christine turned on Raoul with a hos
tile air. Her eyes. usually so gentle,
flashed fire.
What are you laughing at? You
think you heard a mans voice, sup
poser"
well! - replied the young
man, whose ideas began TO grow con.
fused in the face of Christine's de-
terrnined attitude.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
DIRECTING Children Arioht

The young need to be taught that
although there is sometimes a pleas
ure of the senses in committing sin.
1t is inevitably followed by remorse
and punishment. Crime, remorse,
punishment form an inseparable trio.
On the other hand, while it is often
hard to do right, the sense of salts
faction, self-respect and self-control
that follows right action is worth all
the effort made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
From Farm Hand 70 Statesman.

Joseph Taggart, who went to con-
gress a few days ago from the second
Kansas district, began life as a farm
hand By teaching il the little school
houses which with their cyclone eel
lars dot the plains of Kansas he
earned the money that paid for his
legal education. He came to general
notice throughout the west by solving
three murder Observation-Disclosures
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Grreiicts Refuse TO Accept Parsons
Coats. Fearing the Taurts OF
Their Fellows.
4 buadle Of clothes from the mil

A buadle OF clothes from the mis-
son lay on the tailor's table,
What did you send these things
round to me for?" he asked They
seem to be in pretty good condition.
They are in good enough condi-
ton" said the missionary, but they
viii never be acceptable to the dere-
licts we expect to distribute them
among until the ministerial cut is
modified. Every coat in the lot has
belonged to q preacher. and its style
betrays its ownership.
Most of the men who apply at the
mission for hand-me-downs haven't
much pride left, but they balk at a
parsons coat Unless actually driven
to it. they will not wear one.
Clothes twice as badly worn but
of business cut are chosen instead.
Most ministers have hard work dispos-
ms of their clerical clothes Con-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
TO BUILD A POULTRY FENCE
ingenious Method Is Shown in Illus
ton Herewith by Which Fewer
Post Are Required.

The illustration on this pags shows
a novel method of holding up wire
mesh, which not only saves posts but
also holds the wire strongly in place.
The old method of having a top rail
or shingling lath on which to tack the
wire has long since been abandoned
by poultry men, as that manner served
only as an incentive for fowls to fly
up on the perch, and a strong tempta-
ton for them eventually to get on the
wrong side CT the fence. This was i'm
proved by some pouItrymen who used
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
REGULAR Hahits-

It is a good plan to have a regular
time for reading. One accomplishes
so much more in this way. and be-
sides establishes kind Of intellectual
habit that is a good thing in itself.
In an hour, or even half an hour given
regularly each day to reading, a great
deal may be accomplished. Do not
confne your self to serious books. Al
ternate light with heavy reading and
do not attempt heavy reading when
you are tired. Do not read merely to
be amused. Treat your books as
friends Do not follow bIindly the
teachings Of any book.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Want No Clerical Clothes

scientious scruples against masquerade
ing in religious garb have nothing TO
do with these men refusing the minis
ters' coats They simply don't want
them because they dread the taunts
the coats are likely 10 provoke among
their fellows"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Mistake.

Bobby was saying his prayers In a
very low voice.
Il can't hear you, DEAR his mother
whispered.
Il wasn't talking to you" replied
Bobby, frmly-Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Was Much Impressed.

A little girl who had acted as ring
bearer at cousins wedding was In
clined to view her part Of the i'm
pressive ceremony with great serious
ness. One day some time afterward
the child heard her grandmother talk
ing Of her possible future marriage
you know, I'm half married al
ready" the child earnestly remarked.
Half married already! What do
you mean. child?" asked the surprised
grandmother.
why, don't you remember when l
carried Cousin Carries wedding ring?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Warranted in Using cuss Words.

''Ni' E1'NNN III Oo'i'S OhSo WI 10.
A small boy in Fort Scott was out
playing with his wagon one day and
just at the critical moment one wheel
came off. The youngster walked
around the wagon several times and
surveyed it with the air of one accus-
toned to disappointment. Az he
dragged the wagon to his home he met
boy friend who joined him, and to-
gether they trudged on, the Fort Scott
Tribune says. The owner of the wag-
on sat on the front step with a for
lorn look; then quickly Frightening up
he exclaimed: Lets cuss." All
right" returned the other, "Cuss, cuss.
cuss Kansas City Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Child Is a Great Thinker

tie girls who have no fathers cannot
have little brothers and sisters"
well, 1t seems very unreasonable, %
said the child, after few moments Of
reflection. Little girls without faith
ers are pretty sure to be lonely, and
that seems all the more reason why
they should have other children In the
family, doesn't it?''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
(TO BE CONTINUED.
Experiment in Ostrich Breeding.

A new rival to South Africa In the
matter Of ostrich breeding has come
forward! This is the state of Las Bey-
la. little colony in the southwest of
Baluchistan, whence news comes that
a certain sum is to be set apart for
experiment in breeding the birds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Useless

"Your wife has filed suit for divorce.
Are you going to contest it?"
mo. 1t wouldn't do me any good,
I've lost every argument 1 ever had
with her."-Detroit Free Press.