davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1913-09-07
THE DAYS END.

The tides come singing to the shore As they have sung a thousand years And through the mountains golden
 door Aloft in nights cathedral hall The evening hangs a vesper star. Whose beams through cosmic spaces
 fall
 To undreamed worlds afar. The wind whose vagabondish song Made minstrel music all the day Has turned from distant questioning
 long
 To rest in crag home gray. So ends the day whose little space Has known in full life's mystery Whose hours have worn the charm and
 grace
 That tints eternity Arthur Wallace Peace in New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

The present estimate of the national live stock
industry shows that the country has about 5000,
head Of cattle, 25000,000 sheep and about 100000
hogs, the numbers of other animals being
paratiyely Insignificant. These figures bear
numerical relation of about onefourth in cattle
and sheep, to the figures of the Argentine Re ub
lie, where horse breeding is likewise cOndul ted
very extensively. While Uruguay is not a
rious competitor of Argentina i'll supplying The
foreign meat markets, it is the largest prOdU eer
of beef extract and ierked beef no less than
100000 head of cattle having been slaughtered
during the last year, largely for the supply Of
material to the Liebig and other factories Of a
similar kind operating in the republic. Sheep
raising is also an important factor in Urugu&yan
production, and a large portion of its wool ex-
ports finds its way into the Boston market.
Approaching the Uruguayan coast by steamer,
a delightful impression is made upon the
eler. The splendid capital, Montevideo. is built
in the form of an amphitheater, with handsome
modern edfces and gardens. The scene is con
siderably heightened in effect when one enters
within the gates Of the city itsf. There may be
seen broad avenues, wide squares and artist ally
designed parks, fragrant with the perfume OF the
flowers that belong to this rich land and hand
some monuments that give their note of art and
beautify the walks.
There, also. is the never-ending and triurr- Aant
procession of UrUguay's lovely women, who pos
sess the distinguished qualities of their STanish
ancestresses. One of the most striking c12rac-
pitable and sympathetic treatment of forei ,lers,
who, regardless of origin or language are made
to feel much at home though they were
in the land Of their birth
Montevideo is European i'll appearance. The
more important avenues, with their native fol-
iage, may be fkened in summer to the I0is de
Boulogne at Paris and the Paseo del Prado at
Madrid. In autumn and winter the Gale Carandi
becomes a veritabe exposition of female beauty.
Here it is where the better class wos On of
Montevideo whose beauty is world-famei pass
to and fro objects Of admiration to the en- NIsas-
tic youth of the city, who gather at tn street
corners to gaze on the enchanting pre- ssion
One Of the sights of Mcntevideo is the 12auti-
fS cemetery, where apart from the ee2- &c and
artistic character of the monuments che may
admire the pious ladies in mourning, pr ing be-
fsre their dead not at long intervals, but IN many
cases almost daily, devoting the utmost ere to
the preservation CT the tombs, which scperaI
" covered with beautiful flowers. This j. almost
religion with the better class of Urr cayans
who, thus demonstrate the sincerity wi which
their hearts hold their affections
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
COST OF DUCK PRODUCTION
Fifty to One Hundred of Birds Can
Be Raised on Almost Every Farm
at Handsome Profit.

L is generally supposed that more
grain is required to grow pound Of
duck than to produce pound Of
chicken, but this is not the case, as
carefully conducted experiments show
that II takes from SIS to S.75 pounds
OF grain to produce one pound Of
chicken. whereas it takes only about
3-15 pounds Of grain to produce one
pound Of duck
IN 1911 experiment, fifteen run
ner ducks were Matched May 2 and
fifteen en- May s. At ten weeks Of
age they were marketed, weighing
1Z8 pounds and brought 20 cents
pound. They had been fed 403
pounds OF material valued at two
cents pound, making the cost Of one
pound of duck 6.3 cents. Add to this
the cost Of labor, etc, and the net
cost per pound is not more than ten
cents, leaving a net profit OF ten cents
a pound
We DO not advocate extensive duck
growing for the average farmer, but
We do say that so to 100 ducks can be
raised annually on almost every farm
at a handsome prodt.-Illinois Farm
ers' Institute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
MAKE PROFIT FROM POULTRY
Much Depends on Energy and Good
Judgment Pouitryman Puts Into
Work-FeW Cases Are Cited

No one can tell just how much
certain person can make from a GER
tain flock of fowls A great deal de-
ponds on various conditions, not the
least of which are the energy and
good Judgment that the poultry keep
er puts into his work, says the
Farmers Wife. Cases are on record
where several dollars per hen have
been made annually for some years by
women who have produced the finest
quality Of poultry and sold it at the
highest prices for exhibition and
breeding. Many women make from
81 a hen up by producing market
eggs.
A lady in Iowa not only paid for
her farm, but sent her children to
college by taking up the poultry bust
ness after the death of her husband.
This much is sure, that the poultry
business has never proved unproit-
able to any farm woman who gave
it a reasonable amount Of care and
applied to it one-half the judgment
of which she is capable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
LOUISE is SOURCE OF WORRY
Energy Fowl Uses in Fighting Para
site Uses Up Feed intended fer
Production of Eggs.
CIV A @ SMITH.l

The body-louse crawls rapidly
around the body of the fowl, irritating
the skin with its very rough, fle-like
claws and is consequently very annoy
ing to the fowls, and very expensive
to the Doultryman, for the energy that
the fowl expends in fighting lice uses
up feed that should be used for
growth, the accumulation Of fat. and
for egg production.
When hen has access to bed Of
road dust, fine dry loan, sand, or
sifted coal ashes, she will rid herself
Of many body lice, but she cannot
get rid of all Of them without the aid
of some destroying agent applied
regularly at intervals Of few weeks.
These lice breathe through very
small tubes or pores, and by covering
these with oil or filling them with
very fine powder, breathing is pre-
vented and the lice are smothered On
account Of the hens long feathers, it
is easier to dust with Dalmatian or
Persian insect powder, tobacco, sui
phur, or air-slacked lime, than to try
to reach the louise with oil or grease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
LIVE STOCK
E@RTs NOTES . Go

Skim milk may be fed to young colts
with splendid results.
Early and thorough training makes
gentle, safe and tractable horses.
Alfalfa meal proves to be an excel
lent food for all stock in general
When not too expensive potatoes
may be fed to cows in limited quaint
ties.
Bear in mind that young animals to
be profitable must be kept growing
from birth TO maturity.
A quiet voice and a gentle manner
are splendid qualities for the live
stock breeder to acquire.
If the fetlocks are kept clipped and
the horses legs are kept clean
scratches will never bother.
Sell all old and poor ewes and start
your breeding season with a good, Wig
curious thoroughbred stock
Foul odors in the sheep barn will
bring pneumonia Keep your mind
on having them we'll ventilated.
Green corn need not be dangerous
feed. If used right it is one of the
best things that can be given the hogs.
AS young pigs grow their rations
should be gradually increased, as
quick growth is necessary for the best
profit.
It is we'll to remember that there
are ten buyers for horses worth 5000
and upward to one that is worth 500
Or less.
It is important that the sheep In
tended for slaughter should be kept
off feed from twenty-four to thirty-six
hours
A eve in good flesh almost invaria-
bly, is good breeder and good suck
Ter, something that thin ewes cannot
very well do.
There are too few good colts raised
On the farms. This should not be.
Don't leave this important industry to
the horse breeders alone.
Horses should never be made to eat
moldy hay, so nothing is worse in
leading to Worrying, whistfing and
other arrangements Of the wind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
ATTENTION FOR SHEEP FLOCK
Animals Are Dainty Feeders and VIII
Not Touch Hay That Other Stock
Has Mussed Over.

Shep are dainy feeders. They will
not eat hay that other stock have
mussed over, and they will refuse
grain taken from a ratty crib. Sheep
should have a well ventilated she'd
high and dry In dry weather, says a
writer in the Practical Farmer, they
should be allowed their freedom to
iun out and in at their will Nothing
will feel or show neglect as quickly
as sheep.
Place the unthrifty ewes by them
selves, and give them little extra
feed. Perhaps they are suffering
from the greed OF the bosses in the
dock, and are not getting full ra-
ton. Oats, wheat, bran, linseed meal
and clover hay should be provided
fer ewes. Dip the sheep Immediately
after shearing, and again in about
three weeks, to destroy the ticks that
may have escaped at The first dip
ping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Every Second Girl Marries.

Practically one out of every two
girls studying in Wellesley college
subsequently marries. The number
Of children born to former Wellesley
students in 81 years is little less than
one for each marriage.
Statistics Just gathered for the FIST
time after a year or two OF diligent
searching the country over proves
these figures. To complete the task 1t
was necessary to carry the inquiry
into numerous foreign lands.
Since it was founded in 1875 by the
late Henry FowIe Durant, 1871 women
have studied in Wellesley college, al
though only about half this number
remained to receive degrees as bach
elors of art. OF the 9,791, 1913 have
married and they have had 1904 chill
dren-2,013 sons and 1891 daughters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
MARKETS
Milwaukee. Oct. II. 1913.

ButteT-Creamery, extras. Bic;
prints, SIC; frsts, 2S029c; seconds, 25
@27c; renovated, 26Q27c; dairy, fan
cy, 28c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins, 1915 016c; Young Am
ericas, 16@ 1615c; daisies. 160161ac;
longhorns, 16c; limburger, new, 151ae.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 22025c: recandled, extras, q
@2Sc; seconds, 160lSc
Live Poultry-Fowls, 13c; ROSTERS,
9Q10c; springers, 13c.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, S71ac; No.
, northern S515c; No. 5 northern, SIC;
No. 1 velvet, sec.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, roe
Oats-No. 3 white, 39@3912c; stand
ard, 5934 04015c.
Barley-No, 4. 67@72c; No. 5, ESQ
Use; Wisconsin, 71@74c.
Rye-No. ?, 657ac.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, S10@
SIS; fair to best light, S.600S.75; pigs,
100000.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.750S5O;
COWS and heifers. $3.50 500; feeders,
6.O0Q700; calves, 10.00011.0O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Mis- studded.

Myrtle" said her father, 81 want
you to send young Smitherton about
his business. / won't have him com
ing around here any more. / don't
like him"
why, father, can't see what you
can have against him. He is awfully
nice, comes from a very fine family,
doesn't use tobacco and he never
touches a. drop of any kind Of liquor"
That's all right. don't like him
He hasn't any sense Of humor, and I
don't believe man who lacks the
sense OF humor can ever amount to-
much"
But he has sense of humor Aft
er you had gone upstairs last night
he said you were the funniest thing
he had ever seen"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
KEEPING DIRT OUT OF MILK
Covering Opening of Pail With Cheese
Cloth VIII Effectually Keep For
eiGn Substances Out.

1t has been discovered by inves-
tigators that the number of bacteria
in milk drawn before the feeding was
done was in each case much smaller
than in the milk drawn after feeding.
In some cases the difference was very
striking.
It has also been found that the
number Of bacteria is not SO large
when the milking is done in a partly
covered pail Cover the opening
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

One was fortified with poultry ma
nure and the other with superphos-
phate. The potatoes from each "a
hills were carefully weighed, with the
following results:
Twenty-four hills with superphos-
pilates yielded 205 pounds.
Twenty-four hills with poultry ma
nure yielded 1915 pounds.
Difference in favor Of poultry ma
nure, 1926.
The variety of potatoes planted
was common No. l. all of the pota-
toes were practically free from scab
as l noticed only one scabby potato
and it was found among the ones
grown with poultry manure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
RreeSiro Draft Horses.

The breeding of heavy draft horses
is one Of the most profitable branches
of live stock farming Few farmers
realize the Importance of size in a
draft horse, when put on the market,
either at public Or private sale. A
horse that weighs less than 1,500
pounds is not considered draft
horse in any Of the horse markets Of
the country, yet the mares kept on
the ordinary farms are usually lighter
than that This accounts for the
small scrubby horses that are con-
stantly being put on the market at a
loss to the breeder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

The vest is a distinctive feature OF
this smart one-piece design, and the
standing collar and cleverly designed
girdle are also new and pretty
Soutache braid is one of the new
trimmings for fall, and many effective
designs appear on the new fall frocks-
1t is here seen to advantage as trim
ming on g!rdle, oyerskirt and blouse
This design is peculiarly suited TO
serge, ratine and broadcloth, though
the other wool stuffs may be used also
successfully.
The -lady's one-piece dress pattern
(6322) is cut in sizes "a to AZ inches.
bust measure Medium size requires
6H yards of Sc inch material.
To procure this pattern send 20 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, 1913-10-16

This plain two gore skirt is one OF
the fashionable peg top designs. The
material widens out just at the hips.
and thus little fullness is given In
both front and back The raised or
regulation waist line may be used.
and the closing placed at either side
seam. ANY of the novelty fabrics.
tailor goods and plain serge. cheviot
or velveteen will be rich in this style.
The skirt pattern 1884 is cot in
sizes % to 80 inches waist measure.
Medium size requires 2A yards of SO.
"A or 81 inch material
To procure this pattern send 10 cent?
TO Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
cure to give size and number of pattern.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
BEST MANURE FOR POTATOES
Difference in Favor of Poultry Fer
tiiizer Found TO Be 1925 in
Forty-Eight Hills.
by A. J. LEGG.)

Last spring put small handful Of
dry poultry manure in each hill when
I planted my potatoes, except four
pieces of rows.
On these / used II per cent super
phosphate in rhe hill at the rate of
about $50 pounds per acre.
I noticed throughout the growing
season that the potatoes MANFRED with
the poultry manure were growing
much faster than the others. The
soil was just about the same in botn
places, as was the cultivation.
When the potatoes reached ma
turity I dug "a hills of each Of two
rows lying adjacent to each other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
DUTY NOT ALWAYS PLEASANT
Prosecuting Attorney Forced to Ask
Sentence of Death, Net to
Sc Envied.

1t is no pleasant task to prosecute a
man for his life and convict MIN. Rep
resentative t. H. Caraway of Arkan-
sas will tell you as much. And while
he was prosecuting attorney for a GER
tain county down in his home state he
sent IA men to the gallows.
To the credit Of Arkansas it must
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
yntiIate the Hen House

Be sure that enough cool air en-
tiers the chicken house at night.
Tightly closed coops or houses in hot
weather are disease breeders. Screen
wire. costs so little, and when it is
used over openings we never worry
about yeFniE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Orininal Research.

Methugeleh was in good humor "a
young newspaper man called on ma
today" he said, "and asked to what
attributed my long life l told him
answered We same question 500 years
ago, and advised him to look up the
files Of his paper" -C1eveland Plain
Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
ROSE MOLLY TO OCCASION
Book Lover Seized with AVidity Op-
Portanity for Storage of His Be-
loved Treasures.

Antoinette. being naturally some
what satirical, have became used to
hearing her describe the family as =
small body Of humanity entirely sur
rounded By books, but this morning,
when she observed At the breakfast
table that There ars books every
where in this house except the bath
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

man had beer Sentenced, the judge
called the pros oc4tor to the bench and
asked:
Don't yo6 + * you've about caught
up with this 1ging business?"
I certainly ave" Caraway replied.
Then we ar done," the Judge said,
and he adjouT" cd court until the next
term-Washing ton Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

room and the fire escape" felt oblig-
ed to reply with certain show of
tFmness:
Ny dear, your statement is incor-
rect.
Indeed?" with an fudescribably
ITonic rising infection OF which only
the feminine voice is capable. And
may I ask why?"
Because, my dear. the ire escape is
not IN the house 1t is something
quite exterior. However" I went on
hurrIedly, seeins my chance and bold
" resolving to seize it = have been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. II. 1913.


Wheat-No. l hard, 851ac; No.
northern, S5c; No. northern, S9c.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 67h@6Sc.
Barley-52069c.
Rye-No. 2, 5505Sc.
FlaX-13801.4O1b.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Sanarate the Cackareis-

Separate the young cockereis from
the other birds. Have each lot as
near alike in size as possible and feed
them we'll Young cockrels are al
ways hungry and want to be fed much
more than mature stock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

ways. One great canal maintains COM
munication between Picking and Can
ton, distance Of 1890 miles, and the
total extent OF the canals of China is
over 5000 miles. Russia owns the long
est canal in the world, extending from
81. Petersburg to the Chinese frontier,
a distance Of 4,472 miles, and also the
second longest, covering 1,434 miles,
between Astrachan and St. Petersburg.
As regards numbers OF separate canals
Holland claims precedence, but her
total mileage of inland waterways L.
only $50 miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Chicago. Oct. II. 1913.

Cattle-Beeves, 72O@9.50; stockers
and feeders, 5.25@ZS5; cows and heif-
ers, 3,650S,60; calves, 1850 so.
Hogs-Light, S.15@SSO; heavy, 7.9O
@S.S0; rough, 790@S15; pigs, 1850
LIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
n;.es. Anono rIocks

Disease is very liable to get into
your flocks during hot weather, SO be
careful and keep everything clean, dis
infect the houses quite often and
zcald the drinking vessels every day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

terminal buds of the Syringa vulgaris
when exposed to the effect Of strong
radium salts are found to develop soon
after, and this even during the month
OF December, when the plant is cult.
waited in dollhouse Untreated buds
do not unfold, or at most this occurs
much later. 1t is required to determine
the time Of exposure to the radium
very exactly, and should this be too
short there is no action produced,
while q long exposure is injurious. The
process is not commercially practical
and only of scientific interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
SunIinht Kills Germs.

Sunlight has a peculiar power of kill
ing a large number of germs in a short
space of time. Let it be your right
hand man about the dairy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

be said, though, that all Of the II men
had been in the state less than a year.
Some. in fact, had been in town only
two weeks. They usually were wan
dering rufians who had no respect for
law or order, Caraway says.
But Caraway never prosecuted a
man whose life hung in the balance
that he did not feel the greatest sym
pathy for him. 1t was the prosecutors
duty to carry on the cases, though,
and he could not complain. Caraway
saw none of them hanged
One morning after the fourteenth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Chinese Canals Greatest-

China has led the world in the mat
ter of canal making. and to this day
stands first among the nations fo~ the
skiMful utilization OF her inland water
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Women In Powder Factories.

German manufacturers of blasting
caps employ women for drawing the
detonatcr tubes and for charging and
packing the finished produce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
Machine Is est,

Grinding feeds takes energy. Better
get machine to do it than to let your
COWS use some of their milk producing
qualities along the grinding line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

Waukesha-A report has just been
fled with Prof G. F. LOOMS, head of
the city schools, on the results of the
vacation shop conducted by sixteen
high school boys. The boys averaged
s. a week each.
La Crosse.-A 75-pound channel cat
fish, the biggest caught near La
Crosse in years, was taken from a set
line in the Black river by William
Loomis.
Ex-senator Henry Krum-
rey, Plymouth, it is said, may be
candidate for lieutenantgoVernor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

thinking Of the fire escape for some
time. 1t has occurred to me that it
could be inclosed at a triling expense
and would in that form afford a good
deal Of wall space and shelf room
which l could utilize to advantage, at
the same time leaving ample room for
egress in case of need"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16

with cheese cloth. This efectualiy
prevents dirt or foreign substances
Of any kind from entering into the
milk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-16
RaCiGm and Buds,

It has been discovered that an ex-
posture of radium has the effect of fore.
ing some buds. For instance, the