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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

PARIS. Jan. s.-The French official
report given out in Paris this after!
noon shows the customary artillery
activity all along the line from the
sea to Alsace and says the French
guns are gaining the advantage. The
French claim some infantry advance.
Near Rheims they moved forward two
hundred yards and else where 450
yards. At another point they retired
fifty yards. Referring to the situation
in Alsace, the French reports claim
development.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

The German steamer "otayi" arriy.
ed at Las Palmas on Jan. 5. She
was previously reported at Pernam.
buco on Dec. 8. There has been no
mention heretofore, that the otayi
had been converted into an auxiiiars
cruiser, but Il Is likely that she was
used by the German cruiser Raris.
ruhe as supply ship.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Inter Cruiser in
Canary Islands

BY Associated PressI
PARIS, Jan. s.-A Paris dispatch
states that the German. auxiliary crui.
ser "otayi' has been interned at Las
Palmas, Canary Islands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
Official War News
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
VIENNA, by way of London. Jan. 8.
AN official statement on the pro-
gress of the war was given out in
Vienna today as follows, "In the Car.
pathian forest land and in southern
part of Bukowina, regard for the safe
ty of our advance troops obliged US
to fall back on the principal noun.
tain passes before an enemy, snumer.
ically superior to US. On the Hun
garian Galician front, everything is
quiet In the higher district there
is frost and snow. On the Dunajec
river. and in Russian Poland there
have, here and there been artillery
exchanges"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
HISS ANNE MORGAN.

~ MISS ANNE MORGAN. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
daughter Of hnanesr As
help the
have clothing
otaer necexsaries
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08

Preparations have been made az
Adrianople for the iquartering Of state
officials should eyentualities cause
the porte to decide to quit the present
capital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
COVERING FOR A CREAM CAN
Many People Fail to Realize Impor-
tance of Protection of Some Kind
on Hot Summer Days.

By R. MCANN, Colorado Experiment
Station)
A great part of the value Of keeping
cream cool on the farm and at the
station or creamery is lost if the
cream is exposed to the direct rays Of
the sun while being hauled from the
farm to the point of sale. Far too
few people stop to realize the impor-
lance of covering their cream cans
when bringing them in to town. Ex-
pensive jacketed cans are not a neces-
sity to keep the cream cool. In sum
mer weather just an ordinary piece of
wet burlap thrown over the cans will
keep the temperature of the cream as
much as 20 degrees below what it
would rise to if left uncovered while
being transported over the average
hauling distance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
LOOK AFTER FEET OF SHEEP
While Some Breeds Are More Suscep-
tible to Trouble Than Others,
None Are Exempt.

1t is important that the feet of the
this season Of the year, because FUR
ing the winter months many Of the
sheep pens may have become foul, or
the yards in which the sheep have
been running have been muddy, and
the continual tramping in foul pens or
muddy yards tends to produce sore
feet in the sheep, which, if let go, is
liable to become a serious trouble in
the fiocks.
The feet should be thoroughly
cleaned if there is the least doubt that
the feet may become sore. While some
breeds of sheep are more susceptible
to this trouble than others, none are
exempt from it. After the feet have
been cleaned, they should be washed
with an antiseptic. A wash that we
have used with success is prepared by
dissoIving one pound of blue vitrioI
in one and a half gallons of water.
A good carbolic acid wash is also eff
fective.
Whether the feet are sore or not,
they should be examined to see if the
Soles have turned under. Sheep like
rolling land best to Craze on, and there
is a good reason for this, as they abhor
moist lands over which they are to
Craze, and if placed on wet lands, with
most breeds, the sheep are very likely
to have trouble with foot rot"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
HOGS READY FOR FATTENING
Many Farmers Overlook Value of Crop
to Supplement Pastures-Sweet
Corn Is Favored.

Many farmers who are quite success
full in raising hogs fail when it comes
near the point where they must be
fattened quickly and inexpensively.
The plan of growing a crop which
may be used to supplement the pas
ture when the latter loses its value,
as it is likely to do in the late sum-
mer and early fall, has proved to be
the one thing lacking with many hog
raisers. Those who have used sweet
corn for the purpose are loud in their
praise of it, and with good reason, for
it certainly seems as if the young hogs
made a growth that could be seen,
and in an incredibly short time.
The crop is raised by sowing the
sweet corn as field corn is sown and
feeding the green ears when they are
about in the best condition for table
use. To get the best results from
this plan, where one has quantity of
hogs, the seed of early, medium and
late varieties should be sown. 1t will
be found especially valuable in dry
season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
PERCHER0NS IN FAVOR
Best Adapted to Demands of
User of Draft-Horse.
They Do Well in Cotton Fields of South
and Wheat Fields of Canada
Stand Hard Work Better Than
Any Other Freed.
By E. z. HENDERSON,

The PercherOn has proved himself
to be the breed most adapted TO the
demands Of the user of the draft-horse,
in all sections Of the country.
They do well on the cotton fields Of
the South and in the wheat fields OF
Canada. They are popular in the East
and in the West. On the farm they
are the farmers mainstay.
II the city they are able to with
stand the hard work better than any
other breed. witness the fact that
dealers often pay as much as $40, in
the hundred, for horses bearing that
indelible Percheron color, gray, more
than for horses of similar quality but
lacking that trademark.
The demand of today is for horse
that can stand the strain Of long
hours, pulling heavy loads over all
kinds of roads, for a horse that is
prompt and yet quiet, one that can
move the heaviest Of loads and yet,
when the occasion demands it, can get
up and go. The Percheron seems to
be the one horse that can fully fill
these requirements.
A thing that is much desired by the
| corn-belt farmer is economy of main,
tenance. The horse to be desired is
not only one that can do a large days
work, but one that will do it on a
minimum of feed. A case in point:
We have in one of our teams pure
bred Percheron mare of 1900 pounds
Her team mate, carrying a large
! percentage Of the blood Of another pop
ular breed, weighs about the same.
These two mares do exactly the
! same work, have the same attention
! and yet the grade mare eats 20 per
cent more feed daily than does the
purebred Percheron. Even then she
is not in the condition Of her mate,
While the Percheron is smooth, and
in fine condition, the other is thin and
to the eye, unlovely.
I have a communication from one
of the leading importers in the United
| States, in which he states that he can
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
VI0LINS IN BANK VAULTS
Maker Says 20 instruments viii Be
Worth $4,000 Each in
Future.

In the vaults of the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit company, where
thousands of dollars worth of securi-
ties and other valuables have been
placed for safe keeping, twenty or
more violins of all descriptions nave
been packed carefully away by their
owner in the hope that some day they
will make him independently rich, a
Baltimore dispatch to the Philadelphia
Record states.
The owner is Frank Della Tore or
1929 North Calvert street. prominent
in society. The instruments do not
represent much value now, but ~
years hence the owner says, there
isn't an instrument among them that
will bring less than $4,000 or $4,000.
Della Tore now is in England.
About eight months ago he was called
to Europe on business, and has been
there ever since. But for months be
fore he sailed he occupied his time tr
collecting all kinds of violins and re
making them. In this sort of work he
is remarkably skillful. But it is the
old violin that produces the tone
which appeals to the trained ear o.
the musician and commands high
prices. Twenty years hence, 1t Is be
lieVed, violins of Della Tore will b.
classed with the best instruments tt
be found in America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Center of Population.

For more than century a careful
calculation has been made every ten
years to fix the exact center Of popu-
lation. When the census was taken
in 1890 the center of population was
found to be near Annapolis, Md, well
east of Chesapeake bay. A decade
later the center had moved to a point
just above the city Of Washington.
Throughout the history of the country
the population center has moved
steadily westward at the rate of about
100 miles every ten years. The cen
ter Of population of our 100,000,000
lies in Illinois near it's western bQun-
Diary. In another decade it will prob
ably cross the Mississippi river
Christian Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

keep his Percherons in show-yard
condition on the same feed that it
requires to keep his Shires and Clydes-
dales in good condition.
Surely here is a subject worthy Of
consideration by the intending pur-
chaser.
The thing that most serves to arouse
my admiration for the breed is their
wonderful disposition. We find in
them a combination of almost all the
best traits of horsefesh.
They are ever on their mettle, yet
not nervous or fretful They are free,
prompt workers and always willing.
They always keep their heads" 1t is
very seldom we ind one that is over
headstrCng.
We have reached an age when the
demands of the times are for the large,
yet early maturing animal The Per
cheron comes very near to filling this
bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

rttes and have been the lighting
You
sitting
it is different place
by o present of patrons
DO in
ladies'
There plenty them who smoke
their smokes
Their
She had
it,
n
lighted Rather
a a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
A RECKLESS SENTIMENT,

Here is book that ought to be in
every home said the persuasive
agent.
whats ii about?" inquired Farm
er Corntossel.
Political economy"
1t oughtn't to be encouraged.
They've been slightin' appropriations
so much that it doesn't look like we'd
get any chance at government money
out this way. What I want to see is
somethin' that'n whoop it up fur old
fashioned political extravaganza"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

table Compound, and now l feel Ike a
differaat person. | believe there is
nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for weak women and
young girls, and l would be glad if /
could influence anyone to try the medi-
cine, for | know it will do all and much
more than it is claimed to do. - Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D. No. /, Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, MINI.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
be convinced of the ability of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health by the many genuins
and truthful testimonials we are con-
stantly publishing in the newspapers.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham'S Vegeta-
BILE COmpOuDdw viii help you, write
to Lydia II. Pinkham M edicineC Co.
(cOnfidentiail Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice, Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Citizens Duty.

Rants categorical imperative may
be expanded into these homely terms
Of duty: No one may do that which,
If done by all, would destroy society.
In other words, the individual must
see that when the gaining of his own
poor little happiness involves an injury
to a great human ideal it is better to
cut the happiness off and cast it from
him than to do his part to bring the
body polite to hell fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Optimistical,

The footpad grinned as he ran-
sacked the pockets of the lone pedes-
trian
What are you grinning at?" queried
the victim.
ooh, nothing in particular" an
swered the footpad. You see I'm one
of those chaps who are unable to take
things seriously"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Type of Tanning Mill Adapted to Re
cleaning of Alfalfa Seed.

sold to advantage. A good tanning
mill or other cleaning device will re-
move the lighter seeds as well as most
of the portions of pods and stems,
while a special set of sleeves will re-
move the weed seeds and small stones
alfalfa seed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
LAMBS ARRIVING IN OCTOBER
Quarters - Success Depends
Largely Upon Rapid Gains.

The lambs should begin to drop
about the last week in October and
the ewes should then be put into
winter quarters as there is less danger
of losses and the lambs will thrive
much better. AS success depends
upon the rapid gains, ewes should
be fed on the right kind of food-that
which is best adapted to producing a
large amount of milk.
Corn ensilage, roots, clover hay
with grain ration Of corn, oats, linseed
meal and wheat bran will make an
ideal ration for rapid growth, even
though it may not be mixed so that it
will form a strictly balanced ration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

between
o'clock the
persons
spreading weather land after
necessary
in operators
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
In Old Kentucky.

The Coroner-But why are you so
positive the deceased was accidentally
killed, colonel? Perhaps it was a
case of suicide.
The CoIonel-Youh seem to have
ovahlooked the fact, sub, that a quaint
bottle full of HQuor-fulI, I repeat,
suh-was found in his ovahcoat peck
ct, sub.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Bird Protection in East Indies.

DR.. w. It. Hornaday, well known 70
his activity in behalf Of wild-life pre-
lection in America, communicates t,
Science the gratifying news that meas
ures have been taken by the Dutcl
authorities to prevent the eXtermina
ton of birds of paradise in the Dutcl
East Indies. Shooting is now Unite,
to three species, except in certain
areas where the shooting of any birc
Of paradise is prohibited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
WAY of the World,

Old Singleton-When 1 was a young
man, I felt that I didn't have enough
money to get married.
Flubdub-But you surely have
enough now.
Old Singleton-Yes; but now I have
other uses for it.-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Weed Out Poor LAYERS,

There is a greater difference in the
egg production Of hens in the same
flock than most people realize. In
trap-nesting work with small flock
of Is Plymouth Rocks for a year in
Canada the best one laid 231 eggs and
the poorest, II. 1t is a good thing to
weed out the poor layers and consign
them to the pot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23


completed probably
with
that of the spIway
be filed circle and will be
opened of food These
when be
through problem
In %
119 high
which wui the side
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Chime and Chimes.

II is not positively incorrect" to
use the word chimes. We have heard
the chimes at midnight. Master Shall
low" exclaiI ed Falstaf: and the
Chimes of Bruges" is an expression
that has been used correctly" enough.
too. a thousand times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

OIIdIIIIGLo -Uy WY OF LIIo Ll-JFIO anu
the wireless.
An enterprising proprietor of a
motion picture theater in Birming-
ham, Ala, was the first to see the pos
sibilities of weather by movie" and
he found Uncle Sans weather bureau
ready to cooperate with him. The
forecasts were printed by the local Of
fetal in charge of weather matters on
celluloid films from which the emuI-
sion had been removed, and were
turned over to the theater authorities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Health Nofe

Health is capital for US all, and
especially for the woman who works.
you have, you will be handicapped in
your work unless you have your share
Of good health. If you have not health
1t is your business to expend every
minute Of your surplus time acquiring
IN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
The Retort Courteous

Children should be seen and not
heard she said bromidically.
Very true" was the reply. And
Boston terriers should be trained TO
keep of strangers laps" and she gave
the pup a shove that landed him
across the room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Walked Three Miles In sleep.

Although never rated as chronic
sleepTaIker, Mrs. w. Z. Johnson, wife
Of farmer living near Salina, Kan,
rose about four o'clock few mornings
ago, dressed herself and walked three
miles to hospital in Salina, where,
still asleep, she fell exhausted on the
steps and was later found by nurses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

Surprised? Well, it is not aston
ishing. For, you know, they don't
smoke on F street and they don't open
their cigarette cases in the full glare
of the sunlight while the throngs are
looking on. But they smoke Just the
same.
Proprietors of cafes will tell you
they have a hard task preventing
women from smoking in public. A
proprietor said recently that more
than onGe respectableIooking woman
patrons have taken out their ciga-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Another Face on II.

1--WE ran across an old friend of
yours the other day"
who was it and where did you
meet him?"
at was Mr.. fodder, and we didn't
exactly meet him-he wouldn't get
out Of the way"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
sest MANS Advice,

The Bridegroom Gust before the
ceremony)-"I must take bracer,
hut don't want to overdo it How
much ought TO take, old fellow?"
Rest Maxwell. should keep on
taking m till ! didn't care whether
! vas married or not. Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
A Bird of a Family.

He-Doctor Quack's daughter has a
swanlike neck, hasn't she?
She-Yes; and his wife has about
as much sense as a goose.
He-And the doctor has a bill like
a pelican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Safety First

My wife told me to drop in and get
her new f1atiron."
Here is the latest thing in flatirons.
1t is called The Husbands Favorite.'
What's the reason for the manner"
The shape of the handle makes 1t
absolutely unthrowabIe."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
RECLEAN THE ALFALFA SEED
Profitable TO Remove All Small CLOGS,
Pieces Of Stems and Pods-Fan-
ming Mill Does Work.
Alfalfa seed as it comes from

Alfalfa seed as it comes from the
machine is not usually in marketable
condition It contains small stones,
clods, pieces Of stems and pods, and
often a considerable quantity OF weed
seeds as well as more or less shriveled
alfalfa seed. These impurities must
be removed before the seed can be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
EDUCATING Cur Girls.

Don't you think every girl ought to
be abla to cook?"
81 think every girl ought to be
able to talk intelIigently on the sub
iect, anyhow" said the society lady
addressed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
ThTee-Act Monolouue,

It's a wonder nobody has ever
dramatized Robinson Crusoe.'"
You're right. A three-act play like
that ought to be just the thing for a
popular star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Daily Thouoht.

We move TO much in platoons; we
march by sections; we do not live In
our vital individuality enough: we are
slaves OF fashion. in mind and in heart
if not to our passions and appetites
Chaplin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

ton a house where the ghost is guar
anteed to walk five times a week.
For such a haunted house the So
clety will pay FIVE times its assessed
value, especially if it is inhabited by
a frst-class ghost-one Of eXcruciat-
ing means and whose chains clank
most doIefully; preferably a ghost
with a CORY history-the ghastlier
the ghost the merrieT.
The New York spook-hunting so
ciesy has appealed to the Association
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
paffed Plants

When potting plants. put piece Of
coarse muslin over the hole in the pot
before putting in the bits Of stone and
sod. which keeps the drainage good.
The muslin prevents the earth from
washing away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
To Soften lers3nS,

Lemons that have become hard and
dry can be made soft and juicy again
bv putting them into pan of hot wa
fer and letting them remain at almost
the same temperature without boiling
for two hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Hours for Eeedjur non

Do not feed :. dog anything, any
time. just any way; have regular
feelings hours and feed him whole
some food, as you would any other
animal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
a Czhharera.

Blk Clicking ashes off cigar)-I tell
you cigar is company for fellow
when he's lonesome.
Dix-Gee! You must have been
hard up for companionship when you
lit that one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
HeNsyIv Married

Bilton-What is the reason for
links sudden pseudo-pompous, digni-
fed manner?
Tilton-He recently married, and
he's trying to live up to his wife's opin.
ion of him.-Judge
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Paw Knew the Brand.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, this paper
has an article headed, "a Woman With
a Mission" What does that mean?
Paw-It probably means, son, that
her husband is dyspeptic and has
holes in his socks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23

By far too many Of US seem to think
that after fruit trees OF shade trees
are once set out. they need neither
care nor cultivation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-23
Avoid Musty Grain,

Musty or Iow-grades of grain should
never be used in well-cOnducted
poultry plant. and their cheapness
should be no inducement for their use