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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
he Way of
Man With
Maid
BY George Elmer Cobb

Copyright. 1916. By W. c. Chapman.)
New neighbors, Ezra" announced
Mrs. Perkins.
That so? Hope We don't lose them
as quick as we did the last ones"
Maybe that was our own fault. :"
submitted his wife They sort Of
perked up with their stiff city ways
and it nettled me, You was down
with that spell of rheumatism most
of the time and Walden was away at
school. It's lonesome and dismal to
see the place next door vacant all the
while. Besides, every new family we
win to stay helps the town. Let US
try and make this new family stay"
who are they?" inquired Mr.. Per
kins
Their name is Purtelle-father,
mother, young lady"
''Just match US, don't they?" sug-
gested Mr.. Perkins. Well, you're the
moving spirit, Janet, and me and the
boy will follow the leader"
Ned Perkins and his father humbly
hOOh ACC0 W 40AIO q ACSN0AO . bAAc1S ~
ming. Mrs Perkins showed that she
not only had studied out a plan as to
the treatment of their prospective
neighbors, but had pursued certain in
quiries that had resulted in the CLEAN
ing of a good deal of information re-
garding them.
They never lived in a country town
before, 1 understand" said Mrs. Per
kins. "Mr. Purtelle has just retired
from business and his wife has worn
herself out with her social duties, fuss
ing for company, suppose that means.
The girl is just out of school. She is
in love with flowers, chickens, every
thing that grows and runs. They are
real nice people,
81 don't doubt it, if you say so,
Janet" observed her husband. And
they will be good neighbors."
You said a young lady in the fam
lily, eh?" remarked Ned thoughtfully.
Yes, and you be good to her-them,
Ned" warned his mother.
Il will, TO her-them," pledged Ned,
with broad smile.
Nov the city people are slow to
get acquainted with" went on Mrs.
Perkins. Don't intrude yourself. Be
pleasant, but dignifed. Show them all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
HOUSE FOR LAYING PULLETS
Old Hens Keep Young Ones in Con-
slant State of Fear, Which Will
Retard Egg Production.

The pullets that have begun to lay
or give promise of early laying should
be housed away from the old stock
Pullets require more food than old
hens, and if the hens and puIlets are
kept III the same house and fed TO-
gether, either the old hens will eat
too much and thus get too fat to lay,
or the pullets will get insufficient food
to keep up egg production ard main
tain bodily growth at the same time.
If housed together, the old hens will
fight the pullets and keep them in a
constant state Of fear which will
diminish or retard egg production.
If the farmer has but one poultry
house, the young stock can be sepa-
rated from the old by merely running
wire partition through the middle
of the house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
SURVIVORS TELL Of
ATTACK ON ARABIC
But Little Confusion Among Ei-
Their Passengers or Crew.
NO WARNING GIVEN LINER
Calm Sea and Lifeboats Already Swung
Out Help Materially in Prevent
ing a Great Sea Horror-Many
Passengers Bruised.

Queenstown-NO survivor of the
Arabic disaster who was interviewed
here saw the German submarine that
sent the big liner to the bottom, Au-
gust 10, though several said they saw
the . boat that few minutes before
torpedoed the British steamer Duns-
ley, and believed it was the same sub
marine.
They agreed that the Arabic was
sent to the bottom without warning.
Three things, the passengers agreed,
prevented a larger loss Of life. They
were:
First, that the sea was calm; sec
ond, that lifeboats had previously been
swung out to meet such an emergency,
and third, that there was no panic and
the crew displayed good discipline in
getting over the boats.
Little Confusion Shown.
From the moment the heavy blow
struck by the torpedo rocked the
steamer with a violent explosion until
she sank beneath the waves, there was
little confusion among either Dassen-
gers or crew. Men who had passed
through other disasters said that moth
ing impressed them so much as the
calm, orderly manner in which the pas
sengers got over the sides within
eleven minutes after the vessel was
struck.
The drowned were in two boats
which capsized almost Immediately
after fhnyr CT yrT~ -
them was caught by the liner as she
rolled over in her death plunge Some
of the occupants struggled to RATS and
chung fast until they were picked up
by other boats. Those that could not
swim went down beneath the waves
rolled by the sinking Arabic Several
of the crew, it is believed certain,
were blown to pieces when the torpedo
plunged into the vessels side.
Many Passengers Bruised.
Many of the survivors landed here
were suffering from. severe bruises.
They had been thrown about violently
when the explosion shook the Arabic.
Probably a score of women who es-
capped in their night clothing were still
under care of physicians, suffering
from exposure. None of the injured,
it was believed, will die.
Most of the passengers were on
deck or at breakfast when we were
struck, said Joseph G. de Lorrfmer,
Montreal lawyer and son-in-law of a
former Canadian minister of marine.
Possibly fifty of the passengers were
still in their berths
1T was about nine O'Clock, or a little
after, when several of US sighted what
we thought was a submarine quite a
distance to starboard approaching a
steamer we later found out was the
Dunsley Of London. While we we're
watching we caught the faint sound
of an explosion, and took it for grant
ed that the Dunsley had been torpe-
decd
Attack Prepared For.
Our course was taking us over in
the direction of DUnsley. We prepared
for an attack at once. The crew ran
about distributing life preservers and
swinging out the boats.
Il adjusted my life preserver and
ran below to get a suitcase full of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
ing mother" demurred Edna, and ran

ing mother" demuTed Edna, and ran
into the house.
Ned was charmed. More than that,
he was smitten. He managed to be at
his post in the garden Immediately aft
er breakfast. He observed Edna look
ing wistfully towards the cherry trees
at the back Of the Perkins house
Il never saw cherries grow before"
she said wistfully.
why don't you get a basket and
pick some?" he insinuated, in your
own orchard?"
Our orchard?"
why, yes. That strip back of you
is free to you Lot law out in the
country. you know?"
Edna regarded him keenly and sus,
pieiously, but her face was an limo
cent blank The audacious fellow did
not explain to Edna that it was a con-
t1nuation of the Perkins lot that went
around the new neighbor's domain.
She went wild with delight as he
got a stepladder, held the basket and
let her pick the ripe, bursting globes
in ''her orchard" In fact, up till near
ly noon they were together and Ned
forgot all about his fishing.
Later that day a coop OF chickens
arrived. Edna called over the fence
to know if Ned couldn't come over and
get the new arrivals into the chicken
house. This led to an introduction to
Mrs. PurteIle. who showed herself
well pleased with the young man
And when will there be some eggs?
When do the chickens lay most?" fut-
tered Edna.
"Why-well. night times mostly" re-
ported Ned unfinchingly.
Then there will be some fresh eggs
for breakfast in the morning." cried
Edna delightedly
There were, Notwithstanding that
Ned had discovered that the imported
brood consisted mostly of roosters. In
the morning with scream of wild Joy
Edna discovered nearly two dozen
eggs, surreptitiously placed in the
nests before daylight by the obliging
Ned.
Again a day Of rare companionship,
Cupid forging the chains closer and
closer as the sunny hours went by.
Then Edna was full of the theme of
the little chicks. 4 setting" was duly
provided for by Ned.
And when will the little dar1ings
be ripe?" inquired the eager novice in
rural ways.
Well" responded Ned slowly with
cold devoted serenity, with warm
weather, by morning"
ooh, I shall be awake at daylight"
declared the excited enthusiast
so will T." vowed Ned, and was.
At the weird hour of midnight he had
substituted a new brood Of their own
for the setting.
Mr.. Purtelle arrived at the end of
the week. He stared hard at Edna, as
she introduced Ned. as if he were
some old-time chum. Then there was
a closer acquaintance of the members
Of the family all around One day the
truant pair came home consciously
f1ustered
I've asked her and love her." Ned
told Mr.. Purtelle promptly.
"Humph!" growled Mr. Purtelle,
good naturally enough" and what
about the false pretences of cherries,
eggs and the like?"
ooh, that shows his kindly DISPOSE
ton, papa!" chirped in Edna. 81 saw
through the humbug of his Tot law
and twelve hour chickens all the time,
but he was so obliging-so-so anxious
to please me, that I led him on be-
cause-why, because" acknowledged
the blushing maid, II loved him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
ResurrectIno Dead Battery.

A clock having an electric contact
stopped with the contact closed, so
that when it was started up a couple
of hours later, the battery was so far
polarized that it could not operate the
magnet to which it was connected
To wait till the battery could recu-
perate would mean leaving the mechan-
ism out of use for some hours. The
battery consisted of three Leclanche
cells. Five dry cells were brought in
to use. Connected in series, the ter
minaI wires were touched to the ter
minals of the exhausted battery, zinc
to zinc and carbon to carbon. After
80 seconds of this reverse current the
battery was fully restored and ready
for business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

"hJ 'hC ioIhuiy Of tue 1OLuUS Is De-
ing done up on the inside of the in
stitution and why some formerly con-
tented prisoners have become less so.
After half dozen keepers had re-
ported seeing perfectly sensible ap-
pearing prisoners eating a half por-
ton Of shirt front or a snack of a
plaid cuff, Warden John J. Han1ey de-
cided that something more interest
ing that starch must have been used
in the washing of the wearing apparel.
AS result he kept watch on laundry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

cause Of his trouble of
The in
dollar which caused him
FINALLY to the
the street
man stopped and
story with the result that a
district
ana usupectng public But little
"h brought TO an end his getrichquick"
woman VINO dime
and began
why he crying Little we'll
story.
The boy taken to the Juvenile explained
TO the Judge the
eprmanded the boy and his grqck
home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Silver in ENGLAND.
County Holds Record

Silver is not legal tender in England
for sums over $40.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Improve!

Just now the agricultural press and
country publications too for that mat
ter, are calling everybody's attention
to the Importance Of pure and i'm
proved seeds. Poultry raisers, why
not take the hint and pay special at
tention to improving your flock of
fowls This is equally as important
as seed grain, if not more so, for there
is a mighty difference between the
dunghill kind kept by too many and
the graded-up kind kept by too few.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

AS the
are Judged according to the ratings Of poker paror
Mr. Eoyle
The
kind straight
he Is the
rifle
auomobiist his
he noted
excited
utomobst the
had playing
house
"Thereu be if I'LL he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
MONKEYS and Microbes.

In the Geological gardens in Lon
don the anthropoid apes have been
kept alive by shutting them in behind
glass, not to protect the visitors from
them, but to protect them from visi-
tors-that is to say, from the mi
crobes that man harbors in his mouth.
Man has more or less successfully
learned how to disarm those invaders,
but they will readily destroy those
near relatives of his whose bodies
have not learned how to resist them.
Mankind has no better friends than
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26


follows:
No cigarettes They're boy smoking
You've to
do decent and take the refuse with
Small children
anything
Say Thanks II
The violation one cent
expulsion the Fairgrounds a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Control of cabtaoe Worm,

Poison bran mash, such as is in
common use for cut worms, is said
to be effective in the control of the
cabbage worms. HeIlebore is also eff
fective, particularly when the cab
bage is just about ready for market
There is a possibility that the tobacco
compound, commercially known as
BLACK Leaf 40,' would control cab
bage worms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Building up a Trade.

By letting consumers know what
you have, large trades can be built
up. Every large business in the land
bases it's success on advertising-let-
ting the consumer know what it has.
Producers of farm crops can take ad-
vantage of the possibilities of adver-
Using just as well as manufacturers
of breakfast food, soap or automobiles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Sailors from battehps
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
A Sheddnr of Tears.

You say he's q drummer and never
tells funny story?"
That's right"
Il should think he would be handi-
capped"
Not in his business. He sells tomb
stones and the role he plays is one
of sympathy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Tine to Market Sheen

The most advantageous time to sell
a sheep is when it is lamb. II the
lamb weighs so pounds. is fat and has
the quality. it will sell as a prime lamb
the year around; if it weighs 81 to
IS pounds on the farm it will weigh
about 80 pounds on the market.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Distinctly Personal,

In a certain town in the south Of
Scotland there dwelt policeman with
unusually large fest.
One night, after he had retired to
rest, he was disturbed by noise at
the back of his house, and on going
out to ascertain the cause of it he
found that his garden was overrun by
a number of boys.
Robert angrily demanded what they
wanted, and received the following
reply from one of the urchins as he
disappeared over the garden WALL
''Oh, we're lukin' for ane O. your
aud butes to max rabbit-hoose wi"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
For a Weddina Present.

Among the brides gifts was one she
found especially useful. friend, who
had found the government bulletins
very helpful, sent for all those Of
special interest to homemakers and
bound them neatly in a decorated COW
er bearing the title: Suggestions
From Uncle Sam" All who saw the
gift thought it was a very clever idea.
Good Housekeeping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

minute, with tattered clothes, dirt
hands and begrimed face, he wa
an object to excite pity and sympath.
in the hardest heart.
One day little Joe got into a quar-
rel with one of his larger and stronge
companions, who knocked him dow
grabbed all his money and ran away
The little fellow sat on the Sidewalk
and cried as if his heart was break
ing. A nicely dressed woman hap
pened by and seeing the little fellow
in distress asked him what was the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Our course was taking us over in
the direction of Dunsley. We prepared
for an attack at once. The crew ran
about distributing life preservers and
swinging out the boats.
Il adjusted my life preserver and
ran below to get a suitcase full of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
SILL Skenfical

How are you getting along wi,
your carr"
"Oh, I'm still in the experiment;
stage" said the amateur motorist
"Yes?"
Il haven't been convinced yet tn,
there is such thing as control r
mind over matter"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

A hog is unlike COW in needing,
actually needing, exercise, that diges-
ton may be kept up. A growing pig
or breeding animals must have some
thing to do if they accomplish the
best results. This is one place where
pasturage comes in; it furnishes ex-
ercise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
scamander a Remarkable Stream

The Scamander is one of the most
remarkable rivers for the grandeur of
its source-a yawning chasm in
Mount Gargarus, shaded with enor-
nous plane trees, and surrounded with
high cliffs, from which the river i'm
petuously dashes in all the greatness
of the divine origin assigned to it by
ancient fable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

The largest ton.producing coun-
ty in the United States, Ellis county,
Tex, yielded 1919 bales last year
This is more than six times the
amount produced in the whole state of
Virginia, and more than was raised
in either Missouri or Florida
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
CLEAN WATER FOR CHICKENS
Easily Made Covered Fountain Is
Shown in the Illustration-Keep
Fowls Out of the Pan.

Clean water should be provided for
the poultry at all times. In order to
keep the fowls from getting into the
drinking pan, it is necessary to make
some sort of a covering. A frame
built OF Stats attached to a small
round board at the top and q larger
round board placed about a foot
above the water pan makes a SPLEEN
did device. When placed over the
pan the chickens have free access to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

table, are appeasing their gamblin
impulses by playing auto poker
The new game is played on a stree
corner, and, in addition to the oppo
tunity it gives a participant to garnC
a pot" 1t enables him to breath
the fresh air and get close to natur
A party Of young bloods"-
though there isn't necessarily any az
limit to the pastime-gathers togethe
and, as automobiles heave into tn
offtng, each wooer Of chance picks OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
seIalans Exnort Orchids.

Two small Belgian towns. Neirel-
beke and Loochristi. carry on an ex-
tensive orchid raising industry. The
orchid. seemingly. is Of no value to
the army of occupation, and its expor-
tation, by way OF Holland. is freely
permitted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Diversified English Agriculture.

Agriculture is the primary industry
IN the west Of England, where it is
notable for its diversity. Dairying
and cattle and sheep raising are car
ried on in Somersetshire. The Ched-
dar cheese industry is situated there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
KEEPING FEED OUT OF MUD
ing Corn Fallen From Trough
Stock May Eat in Comfort.

Around every feed bunk there
should be some arrangement for pre-
serving the feed and keeping the cat
tie out of the mud If the bottom of
the feed trough is made with one-Quar-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Usually Gets X,

What the average girl in high so
ciety in New York seems to want is
husband enough to last about three
years and alimony enough to carry her
through the rest Of her lfe.-Houston
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
s+eerFeedino Eperirent

In steer-feeding experiments made
at Purdue corn silage in the ration de-
creased the cost of gain $1.47 per hun
dred pounds when clover hay was fed
and $3.50 per hundred pounds when
alfalfa hay was fed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Uncle Eben,

when a man tells you what he
would do If he wus somebody else"
said Uncle Eben, hes generally neg
lectin' to accomplish as much as he
ought to. jes' by bein' his own self"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Mrs. Rounds Position.

Mrs. Round is one woman who
doesn't avoid telling her age" said
Mrs Blight. smiling deceptively
"She's always SO grateful you didn't
ask how much she weighs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Vegetables for Market.

Prepare all vegetables neatly for
market. It pays. Csean, nicely graded
vegetables bring better prices than
poorly graded, unclaan lots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Ton Much for Him

1t Is impossible for mere man to
comprehend how a woman knows the
exact angle at which it will be fash
ionable to perch her hat.-Kansas City
Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
When Cholera Strikes Herd.

If cholera strikes herd there is
but one thing to do; vaccinate every
live hog in the herd and do it quick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Not in the Sam. Class

de man dat carries a chip on his
shoulder" said Uncle Eben, ain nigh
as important as de man dat chops de
wood"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Daily Thoudht.

Suffering becomes beautiful when
anyone bears great calamities with
cheerfulness, not through insensibility,
but through greatness of mind
Aristotle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Must Be Mutual

AN honest man" said Uncle Ebe,
ain gineter git along very well u
less he has de courage to insist Q
folks he deals with bein' de sam
way"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Good Feeding Floor.

ter inch cracks between the boards
much loose corn will fall through
which hogs following the cattle will
make good use of.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Securing Twin Lambs.

It is generally conceded that If the
ewes are in good condition at mating
time larger proportion OF twin lambs
can be secured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
InsumcIen. Grit.

Don't take il tor granted that be-
caIlse the hens are out around the
farm they can get all the grit they
need.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

A grain ration Of two parts corn,
two parts wheat, one part oats and
one part barley is a good one for lay
ing hens in cold weather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Potato to Remove Stains

The juice of raw potatoes will re-
move stains from the hands and also
from wooden fabrics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
A Wisconsin Ginseng Dream.

A Wisconsin farmer expects to ma
between $4,000 and $4,000 from ha
an acre of ginseng. The dried 70
sells for IS a pound
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
MAKING Chesp Pork

s. Pork made on good pasture, with
some grain, costs about one-third less
than when made in pens on dry-yard
feeding.