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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

at the point of the V. When the iron
comes almost together slightly fatten
it and punch a hole through both an
giles. In these holes quarter-inch
bolt will pass. Then bend the ends of
each piece about one-half inch, ham
mering them to a sharp edge and claw
shape them, so they will hold without
slipping.
Now take another piece Of the
three-eight-inch iron, about ,212 feet
long, and shape it as shown. This
piece should be about three inches
longer when finished than is the V
shaped piece when finished. When
latter piece in the point of the v Of
the other piece, and your appliance is
made, only awaiting to be put in place
and small block and a rope attached,
Above the door into which the goods
are to be raised the single iron is
passed and secured inside by passing a
stout iron rod sufficient to stand the
stress, being careful the framing or
boards will be strong enough also. The
legs or supports are spread out below
and prevent sagging or slipping. The
cut herewith shows the appliance
ready for use, the strain on the upper
iron being outward and on the lower
irons inward. If very heavy loads are
to be hoisted heavier iron insult be
used In construction, and care must be
taken to brace the part of the build
ing where both the pull and the pres
sure is, especially the former
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
POUTTPYNOTES
lANaNSs q 9aaaa J

Cleanliness begets health.
Funhgation kills disease germs.
Ocercrowding leads to disease.
A good appetite shows health.
Quick growth makes tender meat.
u
Do not allow geese to be tormented.
Geese should have a good grass
run.
Clean out the drinking fountains
daily.
It don't pay to send poor stock to
market.
Turn geese in the stubble field to
eat the waste grain.
Keep the hens clean. Don't allow
the runs to become fowl.
s. II
There is more money in chickens
than most men dream Of.
It is always advisable to gather
eggs several times a day
e.
Take a bird or two to your local
poultry show this fall or winter.
The farm housewife now has her
eye on the Thanksgiving poultry
prices.
A great deal of deception is daily
practiced in the egg business, especial
ly by the middle man.
Now since moulting time is over
every hen should be busy filing her
share of the egg basket.
Too-fat is no disease, but it is an
unhealthy condition. Many diseases
and troubles can be laid to oYerfeed-
ing.
Save a few sunf1ower seeds for the
hens this winter. They are fine to
keep the fowls feathers in good con-
dition-
In a market fowl the breast is the
main thing, but in order to obtain a
desirable breast it is necessary to
have a good body first.
Never market bird that shows the
least sign Of illness. In other words,
never send to market bird that you
would hesitate to eat yourself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
SIZE
Fire Fighters Compiimentea.

A Cleveland man was at the Toronto
fair recently, and saw the Burning
of Rome"
1t was thrilling spectacle, and
everything went well, when some of
the scenery that wasn't expected tor
burn famed up and caused commo-
ton. Almost instantly in rushed four
modern fremen in helmets and white
rubber coats with two lines of hose
and rapidly exhnguished the flames
A wild roar went up from the audi
ence, and an aged Scotch Canadian
next to the Clevelander leaned over
and said:
"If them lads had been on hand
when the old town caught fire there
wouldn't be any fussin' over it noW.f
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
NJ A is
Milwaukee, Oct. 25, 1913.


Butter-Creamery, extras, 291ac;
prints, 301ac; frsts, 2702Sc; seconds,
25@27c; renovated, ESQ 261ac; dairy,
fancy, 291ac.
Cheese-American full cream, new
made twins, lax @15c; Young Am
eFicas, 15Q1515c; daisies, 15@15hc;
longhorns, 49, @15Rc; limburger,
new, 141a @15c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 23@24c; recandled, extras, %
@26c; seconds, 16@1Sc.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 1870; roost-
ers, 9Q10c; springers, <131ac.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, SIC; No.
northern, 831ac; No. northern, Sic;
No. 1 velvet, S41hc.
Corn-No. 5 yellow, 6915c.
Oats-No. white, 37&c; standard,
38h@39Ac.
Barley-No 4, 64@69c; No. 8, 66@
76c; Wisconsin,, 67Q sec.
Rye-No. 2, 62@63c.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 1900
8.35; fair to best light, S.15@S1O; pigs,
100000.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.75@S.50;
cows and heifers. 5.O0@7.50; feeders,
5000 700; calves. 10.00@10.55.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
USEFUL HANGER FOR A BARN
Homemade Continuance VIII Be
Found Of Much Convenience and is
Not at All Expensive.

1t is often desired to hoist material
of various kinds into the second or
third stories Of a barn or granary.
yet the absence of an outrigger Of
wood or metal prevents accomplishing
anything except by tedious labor or
by carrying the goods up the stairs
Or q ladder writes D. Evans of Kings
county, \. Y, in the Orange Judd Far
mer. It is not at all necessary to
nave a permanent, expensive or IN
slightly outrigger over the doors, for
little work at the portable forge and
On the anvil, with the using Of few
feet Of three-eight-inch round iron,
will secure a portable affair that viii
answer almost any reasonable de-
mands made upon it. Take a piece of
the three-eight-inch round iron about
five feet long. Bend it in a V shape
as here shown, making a loop Or ring
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF SWINE
Grade Herd, Equal TO Pure BREEDS, May
Be Established In Few Years
With Little Care.
(By J. C. FULLER.)

Swine offer greater opportunity
for Improvement and upgrading than
any other class of live stock. There is
no reason why any farmer raising
hogs should have a herd of scrubs and
inferior individuals. Starting with a
pure-bred sire and continuing to use d
sire of the same breed, but few years
are required to establish, at little ex-
pense, grade herd equal to pure
breds in every way, for pork produc-
ton. No class of animals increases SO
rapidly and none so readily retains
acquired characteristics. Even when
started with an inferior lot of sows,
a uniform herd can be developed by
using a good boar and each succeeding
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Lice on Hoes.

Whenever a pig has good feed and
surroundings and is not thriving, look
for lice. Vermin will usually be found
to be the cause Of the lack of thrift
A great many Of the losses laid to
diseases are actually the work of lice
The writer inspected herd Of 800
hogs running on an alfalfa field and
fed grain. They had greyhound ap-
pearance, with rough hair, and were
not half so heavy as they should have
been. After looking them over, the
writer said that lice were stunting the
hogs. The owner insisted that there
was not a single louise on the whole
herd. Several hogs were caught and
were found to be very lousy.
The most simple and CONVENIENT
way of killing lice on hogs Is with
a hog bath.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Roost Mites.

Roost mites are common and trou-
blesome. When they become numer-
Gus enough they not only infest the
nests but other parts of the building,
especially cracks and creYices, as well
as the roosts. They are much like
tiny spiders and are often called
spider lice by poultrymen.
Mites are easily exterminted by ap-
plying kerosene to all infested parts
Of the building. They become numer-
Gus as soon as warm weather comes.
AS prevention is better than cure, it
pays to paint your roOst once every
four or six weeks in winter and once
every two weeks during the warm
weather. You will probably never see
a mite in a house so treated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Chick Eations.

Rolled oats, pinhead or stee[cut
oats, cracked wheat, bran, broken rice,
millet seed, Kaffr corn, corn bread
and parched corn Ito which list a lit
tie cracked corn may be safely added
are good to start chicks on, and a
mixture of all is better than any one.
The tested out eggs, boiled and
crumbled, or merely cut in two, are
good addition always. So IS cottage
cheese squeezed dry, and green stuff
of some kind should always be added.
Little chicks will eat dry alfalfa leaves
readily, and chopped vegetables also.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
BRIDAL ATTIRE COSTLY

Brides all over the world like to
make the best display possible on
their wedding day, and the bridal at
tire Of the various countries is in
variably both costly and beautiful.
For sheer gorgeousness. however,
says the Wide World Magazine, it
would be hard to rival the wedding
fnery OF the bellies of the island of
Sumatra. The dress is woven entire
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Facts About the Bible.

eighth verse of the one hundred and
eighteenth Psalm. The twenty first
verse Of the seventh chapter of Ezra
contains all the letters of the Alpha
bet except the letter ]. The longest
verse is the ninth verse of the eighth
chapter of Esther. The shortest verse;
Is the ninth verse Of the eleveuth
chapter of st. John.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

This is a utility suit. 1t has a plain
five gore skirt with raised or normal
waist line, and over this a box coat
with deep yoke, plain front and hip
sections and plated center portion
At the neck is a roll collar and small
revers. Coat and skirt may be of
one material or one plain and the 9TH
er plaid or striped goods.
The suit pattern (635O is cut IN
sizes Il, 16 and Is years. Medium
size requires AS yards of A inch MAJ
terial
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and b0l
sure to give size and number of pattern
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

A simple frock, which Is suitabIeA
fer wear at school, is shown In this IL
lustration. The plain blouse opens I'M
front and has an ornamental tab at
the upper edge of the line of closing
There is a tuck at each shoulder I'M
front and an ornamental collar at the
neck Bishop sleeves complete thel
blouse and this is joined to kilt plait--
ed skirt, with plain front panel
The dress pattern (6320) is cut I'M
sizes 6, 8, 10 and IL years. Medium
size requires yards Of 36 inch mate.
rial and Y yard Of q inch contrast
ing material to trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents;
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be-
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

the established postal service of the
United States.
An interesting Introduction showing
the method Of address sleuthing"
used N the postal department, pre-
cedes the street list. Everything is ar
ranged alphabetically and the system,
deemed SO complicated by the general
public, is clear and easily disable by
concerns and private individuals who
have large mailing lists. One of the
commonest errors is easily soIvabIe by
its pages-the habit Of writing City"
as the final word in an address.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Will Be Tame,

DO you think your wife will be
happy when she gets the voter"
I'm afraid she won't replied Mr..
Meekton. Merely going to the polls
and casting a ballot will seem pretty
tame compared to organizing these
great suffrage demonstrations, -
WASHINGTON Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

Oconto.-To stand in the middle of
the track when trains were approach
ing was the unusual habit which
caused the arrest here of Truman
Sharply. Sharply stopped about a
dozen trains by standing on the tracks
and in several instances the engineers
succeeded in stopping their trains only
a few feet from the fellow.
Appleton. : The commissioner of
banking has taken possession of the
Mutual Loan and Building association
of Appleton under authority granted
by the stare law, in order to liquidats
the affairs Of the association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
DEAD LETTER OFFICE SECRETS
Uncle Sam Is Prepared to Let Every
body Know Just How His Good
Work Is Done.

Uncle Sam is now ready to let in the
public on one Of his dead letter Office
secrets-for q dollar you can be as
wise as some of his canniest clerks in
finding streets and avenues ascribed
by careless writer's to the wrong cities
and towns. The Street Directory of
the Principal Cities of the United
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Same Mind.

Patience-So Jack kissed you?
Patrice-Why, certainly.
"And what did you say?"
What would you say If Jack kissed
your"
Nothing"
well, that's Just what I said"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
StrateQY.

when he saw the enemy coming he
turned and ran. call that cowardice-"
mot at all. He remembered that tha
earthsiis round, and he intended to-
run round and attack the enemy FROM
the rear"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Minneannlis Oct d 1913

MIHHtdpOIIS, UCI. 70, I5Io.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, S41sc; No.
Iorthern, SO g c; No. 2 northern, Sc
Corn-No. 5 yellow, 6315c.
Barley-44065c.
Rye-No. 2, 53057c.
FlaX-1360L3S1a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

chains around her neck are hollow,
but all the smaller charms are OF
solid native gold, most massively
wrought. One might almost think
that the natives, having heard some
thing about a good wife being worth
her weight in gold" had set out to
prove the fact by loading their quaint
little brides with the actual eQuiva-
lent Of their weight in the precious
metal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
[ oftv Aspiratfcns.

Far away there in the sunshine ara
my highest aspirations. I cannot
reach them, but can look up and sec
their beauty, believe in them and try
to follow where they lead.-Loufsz
May Olcott.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Chicago, Oct. 25. 1913.

Cattle-Beeves, 6.75@9.55; stockers
and feeders, 5.1O@7.65; COWS and heif-
ers, 3.50Q8.S0; calves, 7.0O@10.50.
Hogs-Light, 7.7O0S.40; heavy, 7.65
QS.40; rough, 76O07S0; pigs, Also
IT'S.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
pinAu Garden in EaiI-

PIow the garden this fall and see
how it goes to be able to work the
soil which, in the early spring, had
this fall blowing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Arrested the Ambassador.

Sir Arthur Hardinge, who has been
appointed British ambassador at
Madrid. can tell of not a few strange
experiences that seldom fall to the
lot Of the diplomat. While on duty in
Portugal last year he was arrested by
a policeman who believed him to be a
conspirator.
It was only after much telephoning,
telegraphing and explaining that Sir
Arthur was able to prove his identity
and then, of course, apologies were
prOfuse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

Don't worry about getting the ducks
and geese into houses, for they are bet
ter OF in the fields with no shelter at
Ell until It gets quite cold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

States" latest edition, is now on sale
by the superintendent of documents,
government printing Office in Washing
ton. 1t is q sturdy book, bound in
green cloth, issued and revised by the
dead letter office of the post Office de-
partment. 1t is the publication used
by postal experts N forwarding nisdi-
rected letters and mail matter with
address commissions.
The book shows streets, avenues,
courts, lanes, places, roads, wharves,
piers and other similar locations in
more than 1900 cities and towns In
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
Snippino Poultry.

The time to ship poultry is when
the demand is good and the market
steady.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

" of gold thread, and its weight is so
great that the wearer can hardly
move; even standing up requires a
distinct effort. Apart from this SHIN
mering, golden garment. the bride is
loaded down with gold ornaments,
rings, bangles, earrings, Pendants,
girdles and necklaces, and sundry or
namental purses of the same metal.
The huge ornaments hanging on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

II everybody wrote out the name of
the town instead Of just City" when
addressing letters, there would be few
er Jobs in the dead letter office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

England wants boxing added to the
1916 Olympic games at Berlin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30

the penitentiaries have been employed at various
times in the construction of highways.
But the modern idea of convict road labor is new
and it is only Just beginning to appear in various
parts Of the United States. The old idea-wheTe
convict labor employed the roads-was
merely to utilize the labor Of the convcts to the
best advantage to the state-to make the convict
produce as large revenue possible, in order to
repay the state for the expense of maintaining its
penal institutions Into the idea, there has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
GAz1o ar G0WIz% RdzD WOz2RE1R.s

II HERE is nothing particularly new or
| II revolutionary about the working Of
cOnVicts upon the public roads. For
II many years it has been the custom
Il r. in most Of the cities Of this country
to place Migrants and other minor
- offenders caught in the police drag
net at work upon the streets and in
a number Of states the inmates of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-28
FREAKISH \ STORM
MAKES BIRMINGHAM
LOOK LIKE REBEL
TORN MEXICO CITY

(Continued From Page Five)
~----~-~>----~-~->-----~
and so miles and hour and not as much
damage was done as by the storm yes
terday morning.
ity of business men I meet are as op-
Weather Man Talks
According to Mr.. Horton, professionally
speaking he could not even call the storm
a gale Anything over 40 miles an hour
we call low gale and make a special
report on it to headquarters, anything
over 80 miles an hour We call a high gale
and anything over 60 miles an hour is
hurricane" said Mr.. Horton. The only
way | can account for the damage done
by this storm is its long duration. The
high winds we usually record here are
only for minute or two at most, but
from O'Clock Wednesday night until
about O'Clock this morning there was
a southernly wind at steady velocity
ranging above 80 miles and hour all the
time and at times reaching 80. The high
est wind came about 2 o'clock and soon
after that the storm was over.
over 2Is inches of rain fell between
and o'clock yesterday morning.
Turnbull on Telephone Service
Everything that men and money can
do is being done to repair the telephone
SYSTEM" stated ID. f. Turnbull, local
manager of the company. last night.
Something like a thousand telephones
We're disabled by the storm, the worst sec
tion being Ensley where the exchange
caught fire. Partial service was resumed
yesterday between the West End and the
Woodawn and the East Lake and the
main exchanges. These are the only
ones disabled besides the Ensley wires
Several phones / have had installed in
Ensley and some will be placed in Wylam
and other sections of that end of the
city that some communication can be
had with the main exchange and other
parts of the city. 1t will be a week or
10 days, however, before we can get the
Ensley exchange repaired. What ma
terial we did not have here has been
ordered from Atlanta, and is now en- route
by express and we will work lust as
speedily as We can to do the work right
There is no way by which 1 can even
estimate the damage to our company but
it will run to several thousand dollars ."
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company did not suffer very much
Several delays were caused by trees be-
ing blown across the tracks or poles torn
down. but it was nothing serious and
with the exception of the early morning
cars the service was very little delayed
Burris Store Badly Damaged
The j. y. Burris & Son department
store. 5993-5 Second avenue, Woodlawn
was probably one of the heaviest losers
in this district. Almost the entire roof, it
was stated. was blown off the stora XhinL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-28
What'Il Stop
Sour Stomach?
They Act Quick and Relief is Almost
Immediate.

Immediate.
There are some things so exactly
right that to mention them brings
calm and repose. And to use Stuart's
Just that kind of lift that makes you
check up 100 per cent to the good.
Particularly is this true with those
who suffer with sour stomach. You
feel so mean that you actually hate
yourself. And yet in a few minutes
these tablets sweeten the stomach. ar
rest unnatural fermentation, start a
powerful digestive action and prevent
the formation of gas.
They are composed of only such di-
gestants as are approved by the very
best of physicians.
Real, live, progressive people want
TO be around where the activities of
life embrace whatever circumstances
dictate. If a house party serves a
Welsh rarebit go to it. 1t isn't the
easiest thing in the world to digest.
'tis true, but what of it? Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets will take care of
you, keep your stomach in control and
your dreams won't see an army of
hobgoblins playing hobs with your
nerves. Many physicians regularly
prescribe Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
for the stomach disorders of patients
who are i'll with some constitutional
malady. They do so for the reason
that these tablets are not a patent
medicine and their composition is
known and recognized as the most
approved and most powerful of all
digestants.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
and recommended by all druggists at
soc a box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-28
CHILDREN WANT TO
SKATE ON SIDEWALKS
Admission School Children Present Pc
tition to Mayor Wikle, Who
VIII Limit Age

Admission, February -(Special)-A
petition signed by several hundred school
children and praying that the honorable
city council of Admission repeal the anti
sidewalk skating ordinance was present
ed to Mayor j. l.. Wikle Thursday. He
says he is going to have it framed and
put in a public library. A few days ago,
the mayor told the children that they
could skate if they would behave them
selves, but since then one or two persons
have been collided with on the sidewalks
and the mayor now says that he will
limit the age of sidewalk skaters to IA
years and that if many more accidents
occur, he will be forced to enforce the
city law against the diversion.