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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
In the Nursery.

The temperature Of the nursery
should be about 65 degrees F. It is
wise to have a thermometer in the
room. This precaution is well worth
taking, for a not infrequent cause Of
dyspepsia in the very young Is the
overheating of the nursery. The night
temperature should be about 81 de-
grees F. AS the child grows older It
is not necessary to keep the tempera-
ture of the room above 80 degrees F.
The windows should always be well
opened when the child is absent from
the nursery and each evening before
the child Is put to bed. This practise
should be followed for few minutes.
To secure adequate ventilation, IL
there be an open fireplace, is not diff
cult, either by having the window
opened very slightly at the top or by
means of the door. It is an excellent
idea where practicable to have an ad-
Unstable ventilator In the window
itself Currents Of air are to be
avoided.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
New Way TO Cure Hunchbacks.

Great interest was aroused at the
surgical congress in Paris by the an
nouncement by Doctor Calot of a new
method for curing humpback and
other spinal deformities.
This method is based on the discOv-
cry Of Abbott that it is only when the
spinal column is in flexion that 1t is
sufficiently supple. to be distorted the
projections Oh each side Of the verte-
brae being then free enough to turn
without friction. .salJ
To cure the deformity Doctor Calot
therefore bends the spine such way
as gradually to obtain hyper-correc-
ton by forming temporary distor-
ton in the contrary direction. He de-
clares that several complete cures
already have been effected In this
way without undue pain to the pa
dents, who endure the treatment with
out complaint. ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
PICKED UP IN THE ORCHARD
More Trees Are Injured Than Helped
by Pruning-ciean Up WindfaIfs
by Turning in Sheep.

No man should attempt to prune a
tree until he has learned what is to
be accomplished by pruning.
More trees are harmed than helped
by pruning. This is a broad state
ment, but We believe it is true.
The Ben Davis continues to be a IA
vorite, but only In the large cities
where thousands do not know what a
good apple is.
In the South, crimson clover sown
in the fall and turned under in the
spring, has proven to be an excellent
orchard treatment.
Dealers have habit of cutting into
both ends of the apple barrel before
buying, and sometimes this proves en-
barrassing to the seller.
Do not cultivate the orchard ground
later than August 1st. The wood must
have time to harden and the sap
should not be encouraged to run.
If man does not know how to
prune, a tree, he can with safety at
least, cut all the suckers and keep
the ground free from weeds and under.
brush.
A packer declares that the cost of
picking a barrel of apples on very
large high trees, is 20 cents per bar,
rel, while on low headed trees the cost
does not exceed cents.
A man can earn SIS a day, or even
more by sorting apples for market
After the apples have been sorted il
is bad business to put the little ones
in the bottom of the boxes.
The best way to clean up an orchard
after the fruit has been picked, is to
turn on the sheep. They will dispose
of every windfall or apple that has
been overlooked by the pickers.
Apples in the same box should be
as nearly the same size as possible
If the big and little apples are packed
separately, they will bring more mon
ey than If mixed together with the
biggest fruit on top.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
GOOD FOR THE STRAWBERRY
Tankage or Peruvian Guano Mixed
With Other Materials Is Recon-
mended for This Fruit.


The following are recommended in
the culture of this fruit:
Tankage or Peruvian guano, 900
pounds per acre; fine ground bone,
1000 pounds; low grade sulphate of
potash, 600 pounds; nitrate Of soda,
100 pounds.
All these materials may be mixed,
applied after blowing and before set,
ting plants and thoroughly incorpor-
ated in soil by narrowing.
Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre;
low-grade sulphate of potash, 600
pounds; tankage or Peruvian guano,
600 pounds; basic-slag meal, 1000
pounds; nitrate of soda, 100 pounds.
The Stag is not mixed with the
blood, tankage or guano, as it causes
a loss of ammonia 1t Is better to ap
ply the Stag by itself, but all the other
materials may be mixed before appli,
cation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
FRIENDS OF FARMERS
COMMON SWALLOWS ARE GREAT
INSECT DEsTRoYERs.
Many of Us Are Prone to Consider
This Little Bird in Matter of Fact
Way, Like Others of Our
FeathereG Benefactors.

In all our vast farming territory
scarcely boy or girl could be found
who is not familiar with the common
barn swallow. So small is this bird
and so familiar that many Of US are
likely to consider it as We do other
of our benefactors, in a matter of fact
way. without giving it the apprecia-
ton which its services warrant. Per
haps, if we all knew that the swallow
is one OF the greatest destroyers Of
the insects which do so much harm
We would be freer with our apprecia-
ton and more energetic in our pro-
lection
All over the country, in all the open
barns and sheds are the little mud
nests plastered on the beams and raft
ers, says Kansas City Star. From
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
The Swallow, Good Friend of the
Farmer.

each Of these nests protrude the head
of four to six fedglings which look
to be all mouths. All the children
of the farm have climbed to the pop
ulOus nests on the rafters," perhaps
not as did the children Of "EvangeI-
inc" to seek that wondrous stone,
which the swallow brings from the
shore of the sea 10 restore the sight
of it's fedglings," but just to see the
speckled eggs or the big-mouthed
birds.
The swallow is one of the latest of
the migratory birds to come in the
spring and one of the first to depart
in the fall. They spend the winters
in Central and South America. In
summer some of them go far north,
even to the Arctic regions
Before the white man settled here
and built barns and sheds, the swaI-
lows plastered their nests in the pro-
tecting inches of rocky cliffs. This
habit of nesting wild has been aban-
doned except in sparsely settled sec
lions.
Few birds surpass the swallow in
its powers of flight. It's long wings
and small, light body enable it to
dart through the air at the rate of
mile minute. AS it pleases it can
mount to great heights, or just skim
above the ground or the surface of
the water. 1t spends much Of its
time in the air and there it gathers
most Of its food, which consists of
various kinds Of flies, beetles, bees
and wasps.
Sparrows seem to look upon the
swallow as an object of their especial
hatred. They take the swallows
nests for themselves and often de-
stroy them seemingly for no purpose
but in spirit of malice or mischief.
The habit of the sparrows in driv-
ing away birds which are useful
should encourage all who can to help
destroy our chief bird pest. Swallows
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

her excellent singing voice.
"Aftar Wilhelm heard her sing he could not re-
sist her" is the saying with regard to the re-
ovaI of the kaiser's opposition. She is not strik-
ino1v beautiful but her pleasing appearance has
made her brilliant star in the stodgy court Of
the German empress. All the other women at
tached to the empress service have been in her
service since the early days of her marriage and
either are, or are old enough to be grandmothers.
The countess best friend in her love affair has
been the Crown Princess Cecilie whose brother
is the grand duke of Meklenburg of which the
countess father is minister of state. Coming
from the same place to Berlin, and with the same
vivacity good looks and pleasure in pretty clothes
and piquant society they naturally formed an al
lance against the stiff and conventional sur
roundings.
The day after the marriage of Prince Oscar and
Countess Ina the royal bridegroom will confer a
settlement upon his wife. This is the "morgen-
gabe" (morning gift), from which the term 'mor-
ganatic" comes.
The marriage ceremony differs from the usual
custom in that the bride joins her right hand to
the bridegroom's left hand Ga token of their
unequal BIRTH and for this she cannot inherit the
estates of her husband or receive his royal name.
Hence. the day after the marriage he bestows
a new title upon her, according to the arrange
ments of the state and financial settlement.
This morganatc marriage is considered as
founding an entirely new family. The kaiser will
grant the family new name and Prince Oscar
will be paid a lump sum instead of his princely
allowance.
MoTganatic marriages have from time to time
been attacked equivalent to concubinage.
This is mistake, for the whole system of NOR
ganatic marriages has been built up by the
Protestant church to preserve the purity of the
marriage relation and at the same time preserve
the sanctity of royalty.
The royal bridegroom cannot marry again in
the lifetime of his morganatic wife unless she is
regularly divorced
The children take the title and rank of the
mother, but they invariably obtain high Office
and rich emoluments from the royal family when
they are grown and, as in the case of the Tecks,
frequently marry into royalty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

that furnishes the greatest supply of fine emer-
aids known to the world today.
Not that Colombia is the only country that has
emerald mines. Ecuador and Peru have contrib
uted their share to the worlds supply. and in
the former country the city of Esmeraldas (Span-
ISL for emeralds) takes its name from the pre-
cfous stones found in the vicinity Among the
Aztec treasures of Mexico were found emeralds
as fine as those Of the Peruvian Incas and it is
reported that Cortez offered 10000 ducats for
one of the gems he gathered from the hoard of
MOntezuma.
In some areas of the United States limited
quantities of the precious stones are found, but
the gems of greatest beauty and value are to
be had from the Muzo and Cosquez deposits near
BogOta, the capital of Colombia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Care of Small Fruits.

Fruit Of small size on berry bushes
is not always chargeable to poor va
rieties, but is usually due to poor cul-
ture and no pruning. Currants are
largely borne on wood three or four
years old Wood that is older than
this should be pruned out and enough
young canes allowed to take their
place. This may be done at any time
after the fruit is ripe. Keep the
plants well cultivated and fertiuze
with barnyard manure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
The Sparrow, a Friend Of Nobody.

to make their homes in the buildings
of the farm. Those who have built
modern barns so tightly that the birds
cannot enter would do well to pro-
vide entrances and exits for them. In
New England, especially, where the
and where sparrows are most numer-
Gus, the numbers of our little friends
of the air have been greatly de-
creased.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

impose its rule upon the country, or
Austria and France would divide it
up, if Italy relaxed its military pre-
paredness. In Berlin he sees Russia
pouring a horde of Cossacks across the
frontier, unless the kaiser has very
warm welcome prepared for them, or
England gobbling up German East
Africa.
For each particular country there is
a cogent reason why it must not let
up In the competition Of requirements
and dreadnaughts. The people Of that
country believe in it, vote for 1t and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
CLIMBING Vines,

Nature intended most vines to climb
upwards, but if you wish a vine to
spread and branch freely, grow the
Japanese Hop-humilus Japonicus,
says writer in an exchange.
Were l allowed but one climber. I
would choose the monthly honey
suckles. They pay best in beauty Of
flower and sweetness of perfume.
The wild grape is so hardy and its
flowers so sweet, it should be given a
Mace about the farmhouse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Dividends in Hay Crop.

Extraordinary care Of the hay crop
pays unusually big dividends. A large
per cent of all hay harvested is entire
ly too ripe before cutting-or allowed
to depreciate By over curing. The
proper conservation of the appetizing
qualities is just as essential as in the
preparation Of your own food stuff.
A burnt crust-and juices all cooked
out of it-destroys the palatability Of
an otherwise delicious pie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

who had fallen. He was, however,
quite unhurt, sitting comfortably upon
a bench of ice.
We've come to save you" said one
of the guides.
You save me?" answered the gen.
tleman, quite TRANQUILITY. How do you
know I want to be saved?"
Because you called to US for aid"
said on the bewildered guides.
Perhaps I did," replied the Ger
man; perhaps I didn't. You came,
anyhow. Now. what'u you take to res
cue me?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

has small white flowers. The name
is derived from the shape Of the seed
pod. The seeds are very small, a
single plant often producing $4,000
Of them. The plant is troublesome.
mainly because of its early and pro-
life seed-bearing qualities. 1t Is
easily subdued by good blowing and
clean culture. 1t yields readily to the
cuItivator and the hoe. Well-prepared
seed beds and full seeding will pre-
vent the weed in most cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

Post. The American living in Lon
don sees the vital necessity to Eng
land of maintaining as many warships
as any other two nations. Otherwise
France and Russia or Germany and
Italy, might shut of its food supplies,
starve it into submission in a month
and walk off with all its colonies.
The American in Paris sees that a
disarmed France would Immediately
sink to insignifcance among the ma
lions, with role in Europe about
like that of Venezuela in America. In
Rome he sees that Austria would re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Poultry Yard Notes

Feed abundance with variety.
Growing chicks need plenty O.
range.
Soiled and contaminated ground is
a frequent source Of disease among
the young chicks.
The chicks constitution Is made be-
fore the egg that is Matched is laid.
Exercise produces warmth, provides
pleasure and promotes health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
WEED IS EASY TO ERADICATE
by Good Flowing and Clean Gull
ture-ls Quite Prolific.

Shepherds purse is a weed belong
ing to the mustard family. 1t is gen.
orally an annual. It flowers early,
sometimes as early as March. The
leaves, which are more or less
notched, form a rosette at the base
of the plant. The small leaves are
arrow-shaped. The plant grows from
six to twenty inches in height, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

the slope of Mont Blanc when one of
the travellers called to the others to
stop and listen. Strange cries came
from the ice beneath their feet
Some one has fallen into a crew
asset" exclaimed one of the party.
His groans seem to indicate that he
is already beyond help"
We must do what we can, IN any
case" responded one of the guides;
and he begon a long and perilous de-
scent into what proved to be the bosom
of concealed crevasse. AT the bot
tom they found the poor gentleman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
No Fun In IL.

John D. Rockefeller, during an i'm
promptu reception at the end of the
service In Yonkers Baptist church.
said Of charity:
ut Is well to get rich, but let us
get rich without turning our backs On
charity and gentleness, and loving
kindness"
Mr.. Rockefeller, with depreca-
tory wave Of the hand, added:
There isn't much fun, after all, in
using as stepping -stones to success the
stumbling blocks Of other people"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

the heads Of the talented woman until
her tormentors received the well-de-
served title, souls of lackeys." The
colonel Of a Prussian regiment sta
toned in Meiningen forbade his Of
fcers to greet the wife of the duke
(now a baroness) when she passed
them. The HohenzolIerns ignored her.
By a curious coincidence on the day
when his son publicly announced his
coming morganatic marriage the kali
ser for the first time sent a message
Of friendly greeting to the wife of his
cousin Of Saxe-M einingen," who that
day attained her seventy-f1fth birth
day.
But while the Bassewitzes never
have had the privilege of equal birth"
with royalty, they have held the honor
of knighthood as far back as they can
be traced It is to be noted that the
Bassewitzes were knights in the days
when the ancestors of the Princess
Fugger was master weaver in Augs-
berg. Yet the Fuggers now have the
privilege of "ebenburtigkeit!"
The countess captiyated the hearts
of all Germans who have met her, as
well as the members of the royal fam
lily, by her sparkling wit and by
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Purify Water in Lily Ponds,

To purify water in the lily ponds
and TO destroy insect life in it, Stake
fresh stone lime in water, making a
liquid as for whitewash, then stir
some Of this into the water until Ii
becomes thoroughly Incorporated II
not effective add a little more. The
lime must be fresh and sharp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
SEE THINGS IN NEW LIGHT
Americans in Europe Become Com
mitted to the MiIitarist
Program.

talked to good many Americans
who have resided in Europe for some
time and found them, to man. as
much committed TO the militarist pro
gram as the natives are-and always
from the point of view of the country
In which they are domiciled, VIII
Payne writes in the Saturday Evening
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
HIS RULING PASSION STRONG
Economical Mountain Climber Was
Not Going to Be Rescued Elk
cept by Contract.

1t is not hard to keep from being
feeced if you are only sufficiently in
earnest about il. Malcolm Savage
Preacher tells the story Of German
mountain climber who did not forget
20 be economical, even in the midst Of
deadly peril
4 party was crossing glacier on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

son IS named made morganatic match with the
ou' "etLnan cancer, Theresa Elsser who had
been created baroness of Barnim.
Ihen there is the famous struggle of Duke
GeoFse II OF Saxe-Meiningen to Sc cure recog-
milton for his wife, who was Ellen Franz, pop
ulat ohakespearean actress. She was the daugh-
'eT OF an Enghshwoman and Naumberg school
master. On their wedding day in 1875 or imne-
d1ately thereafter, every one of the court digni-
tarles and all the ministers of state resigned.
All sorts of downright insults were heaped upon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

And before he would allow the
guides to hitch him to the rope and
drag him to the surface he compelled
them to set down in writing the exact
amount they would require for the per
Torrance of their life-saving duty. He
was a business man, whatever any one
else could say against him-and, more
over, he knew the guides Of Switzer
land.-Wide World Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

pay for it. Probably there is no bet
ter test Of mans belief in a thing
than the cheerfulness with which he
will pay for it, and in that respect
the kaiser's extraordinary military con-
tribution brought out some interest
ing evidence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Not to Be Disparaged.

Pedestrians, said the angry mo-
torist "are the greatest nuisance IA
every way"
Maybe so, maybe so" replied the
philanthropist, "but don't go on so
about them. l do hate to see them
run down"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
SiciIians Not Settlers

Between 10000 and 10000 SiciHans
immigrate from Palermo to the United
States each year, and in the course of
time almost all Of them 80 back per,
manent1y or for a visit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
BREEDING Ewes

A lamb born the first year often cuts
the ewes usefulness short two or three
years Ever see many extra good
lambs from eve lambs?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
ERP RISING.

You want my consent to marry my daughter?"
said Mr.. Cumrox
L do" replied the young man
But my daughter says she wouldn't think of
marrying you"
Still your consent would be a good recon-
mendatton for me with some other family"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Nothino on Her.

Miss de Vere-My portrait was
painted by Sargent.
Cfaribel Calcium-Huhi l was fea-
tured three years in the moving pio-
tures.-Puck. !.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Sheep in Corn Fields.

Some breeders find that grown sheep
may be turned into the corn field ans
do no damage to the corn while eatin !.
out the weeds and corn blades.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
AT THE CONG ERT.

Mother why do they play some of the music
so low and the other so loud?"
so that the people who are hard of hearing
can get their moneys worth"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
NO CHEAP GIRL.

I'll bring you box Of candy the next time
I CALL" he said.
But there are many kinds of candy" replied
the sweet young thing"
What kind would you like?"
The dollar kind"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

Chicks cannot grow and fowls can
not thrive If they are overheated at
night in eoops and houses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

ganatic marriage with
her rival. There was
little romance about
this transaction, but
the king proved hap
pier with his NOR
ganatic wife than he
had been with his
mate of equal birth"
So eager was Prince
Constance of Hohen-
zollern to marry NOR
ganatically the daugh-
ter of Baron Schenk
that he abdicated the
governorship of the
principally of Hohen-
zollern in 1850 in ia
vor of the king of
Prussia, The king
graciously created the
bride-to-be countess
of Rothenberg and
they lived happily
ever afterward."
T h e S a m e year
Prince Adalbert of
Prussia, for whom the
present kaiser's third
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30

India has 315,000,o00 people, less
than half Of whom can read even the
native vernacular.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-30
Honninn Down crons.

L pays to seed rape or soy beans in
corn for hogging down.