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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

In the brilliantly tinted autumn woods.
1t Is prophesied that the vogue of the
pale pastel colovs for tailor made wear
is TO be renewed for winter wear Last
winter a few Of the fashionables sported
tsilor-mades In pale blue, a faint rose
shade and the lightest possible terra cot
ia. favor being distributed tn about the
ordel named. The off-color whlteg TOO,
are 10 be received In good company, and
the faintest shades Of gray and of lilac
and lavender are to remain 10 standing
With furry accessories those delicately
tinted costumes present an air Of ex-
travagance end dressiness In winter time,
and with the short skirt that Is worn
for street purposes they do not show
soil as early in their career as might be
expected.
The craze for jewels and jewelry Is on
the increase. In Paris II is no longer
considered in bad taste, or at all repre-
henslble, to wear initiation jewels II
must be conceded that the Parisians ex-
Gel In the manufacture and mounting of
those limitations. many OF which are cal
culated 10 deceive any but an expert.
1t must not be imagined. however, that
such pieces are cheap or cheap looking
The settings are Of gold or Of platinum.
and the mounting ls done by skilled jew
elers, so that as far as the labor and
skill are concerned, real Jewels do not
receive any better treatment.
fancy neckpiece, a long chain OF
pearls, four or even more rings on either
hand and q couple OF bracelets is not
considered any too great q display at
present. And II a fancy brooch or two
be added to the eorsage the weRrer lie
still well within the limits of present
taste.
Beautifully artistic designs are dis
played In those "simill'' pieces, as they
are termed abroad. spray for the hair
was shown In small cut brilIiants- imita-
tlon, be II understood The center was
wild rose, and a spray Of maidenhair fern
extended for some six inches on either
side OF this. The setting was Of piau
mum, the briliisnts carefully cut and pol
ished, and the mounting In every way
above criticism. And for this the sum Of
1000 francs roughly estimated. 5000 was
asked.
Society leaders and residents OF the
most fashionable parts of New York must
be taking to quite course OF reading on
household topics. II one Is 10 judge from
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12
6he Dainty Ceisha Waist.

note Of emphasis to the finer kinds. i'm
mediately begins to suggest possibilities
in the way of fancy blouses. At any Of
the places where they teach dress-c1ttiBg
is it possible to get a pattern of a shirt
waist cut to ones own measurements for
q small sum, and this y u serve as a
Foundation wherein to use all sorts Of
fnrciful developments In the way Of elabo-
ration for further blouses. very sheer
nalnsook Is embroidered In big daisy
pattern, the center Of the flower display
ing some openwork, and the work all
well padded 50 that II stands out II bold
relief A shallow yoke Is formed Of al
tcruate strips Of yaienciennes and polnte
de gene lace, and the embroidery. aid On
an aliOver ValencIeunes. forms the hody
and sleeves OF the blouse. The nack IL
similar IN construction 10 the FRI Ut. and
the sleeve stops short below the - I'd Of
the elbow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

Fine plain nets are being made much
use of in the fashioning OF the dressier
type Of blouse, such as are expected to
do duty for luncheon and afternoon wear.
Here handwork Teigns supreme, and It
is no wonder that a seemingly extor-
tionate price is exacted for those hlmy
looking little nothings, when one con-
siders the vast amount of tucking and
shirring and ruching that Is required to
make an impression on the plain surface
of the net. One Of the prettiest exam
pies seen yet Is presented herewith.
design that lends itself delightfully."- to
copying bv either professional or anna
teur dressmaker. The little blouse Is
plain and unlined, so that slips Of various
colors may be worn beneath. in order to
bring 1t in accordance with the skirt
worn. The yoke shows quaiter-inch tucks
running both lengthwise and crosswlse,
forming q square plaid pattern, and pre-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12
Fine Flannels Again IN Favor.

ing IT only for formal occasions, when --ser
is compelled to modify the rule. Then
she adopts an old ivory shade, but deftly
manages to mingie her beloved tint some
where in the trimming or accessories.
Just now she is glorious to look at in
frock Of brown tulle, made with BE-
wiidering succession Of hounces from hip
TO hem. The corsage Is low, a froth OF
tulle defining the decolletage, and the
sleeves merely an ombrelle shape covered
with the same frothy houncings. Brown
iridescent spangles are sparlngly uses
upon the corsage, although the pointed
ceinture fairly glIstens and glitters With
them, and the effect OF the crisp, auburn
hair. worn Madonna-wise, the brown eyes,
the clear complexion that goes with thla
color combination, is admirable to b%'r
hold
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12
woMrN coNprcroRs oN cARs.

The area Of employment for womer con-
Times TO increase. Sometime ogo thS
Chillicothe (O1 Electric Street Railway
Company installed seven young Women ~
condnctors on their cars and the expert
ment has proved a great success When
tho advertisement was inserted in local
paner over 100 women applied for places
seTen Of whom we're carefully selected.
The fortunate applicants are all OF goo0
family and OF personal attracuvenessN
They receive S4 per week and are on duty
nine hours a day and have one day on In
every weak. IT,. lain that the worA
js mich better taan any of the indoor oc-
equations oieu 10 women.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

After quite a period Of neglect the shirt
maker IS taking up those soft and fine
daEuels once more. Recent inportations
sho~ those goods In all Of the daintiest
tins and patterns imaginable, aud so far
from being at all thick aud heavy later
productions well deserve 10 be described
as chiffon Aanuels Ia many ways they
are fully as light as an ali-wooi ehallis Is
wont 10 be- The model illustrated is IN
n very pale b.uc aanucl. with printing In
sapphire t,nts and L little spray showing
- pale pink flower and green foiiage
Deep pieats occupy the shoulder seams
aGordIus Sufficient width 4eross the
trougs TIE uuAo-atin scans nre deeply
curved round -he Wal-tiiue. aud the
ultatS tbat adjust the fnirvss 40 tue bell
Ii, c-, away h-uea,H. 30 lnat there rs 90
H..a-" tGf a@ 'gH's ae-7 h~ sleeve ~
Is su1.e ~r4t1 patleTu. tuH throughout, snd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

senting the appearance of lattice. The
blouse and sleeve have the tueks run in
groups Of three. In a sianting direction,
crossing to form a plaid, and dainty
little lace and embroidery medallion posed
In the center Of each The cuff to the
short elbow sleeve matches the yoke, and
the wayy band Of real Cluly lace that
serves to join the yoke and blouse is
matched in the C'uny edge that trims the
sleeve frils and edges the featherboned
collar. Loops OF this same collarbone
are used to support the sleeve at the
shoulder seam and prevent the soft net
from sagging fatty on the arm. The
fastening, as usual. Is in the back.
Embroidered Bands Are Effective
To the skilled needlewoman a few yards
Of lace entire deux, ditto embroidered
bands, and a little coarse lace to give
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

with shaped CUT that ciings closely to
the wrist, fastening with three buttons
and buttonholes on the underside. The
neck Is finished with plain band, 80
that separate collars Of any variety may
be worn. The dainty neck dressing pic
tured Ia a heavy white linen shows the
raDat end three Of them overlapping anu
the lowest one deliberately decorated Win
peediework Both collar and ends are
scalloped and butto1holed on the edges,
and a little soft white ruchlng makes a
dainty finish at the throat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-12

A well-known artists wife is never seen
except I'm a brown costume, this color
matching her auburn hair and brown
eyes to perfection. For more years than
the scribe can count this attractive won-
IN has chung persIstently to brown, vary
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
Took the wrong House.

On one of the southern railroads
there is station building that is COM
monty known by travellers as the small
est railroad station in America. It Is
Of this station that the story Is told
that an old farmer was expecting g
chicken house to arrive there, and he
sent one of his hands, newcomer, to
fetch it. Arriving there, the man saw
the house, loaded 1t on to his wagon
and started for home. On the way he
met a man in uniform with the words
aStation Agent" on his cap
"Say, hold on. What have you got
on that wagonY' he asked.
.sMy chicken house, Of course" was
the reply.
Chicken house be jiggeredT' explod.
ed the official. That's the station!'-
Ladies, Home Journal
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
Miss Foster, Labor Inspector.

Next winter the New York legisla-
ture will be urged to establish an eight
hour working day for children employ
ed in factories. At present New York
permits children to stand over ma
chimes nine hours a day. Last year
Miss Lily f. Foster, factory inspector,
investigated child labor conditions
throughout the state and found them
deplorable The present child labor
law is defective enough, but Miss Fos-
ter found even it constantly violated.
At her approach she frequently saw
little children hustled into closets and
even thrust into barrels to hide them
SO she should not see them and report
that they were too young to work.
Many time, too. she has watched ia
theirs on pay day take children's mon
ey from them and make a bee line to
a saloon with it.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
TO KILL MAPLE WORMS.
How to Successfully Rid shade Trees
\ of the Pests.

How to Successfully Rid Shade Trees
Of the Pests.
The maple worm season is here.
Right now the pests Of the shade trees
pre reaping their richest harvest, says
the Kansas City star. And q lot Of
people who don't know are wrapping
The tree trunks with bands Of sticky
~ paper, old quilts soaked with kero-
tene and bandages Of medicated cot
ton.
ITS waste of time and material
and it INJURIES the trees to wrap things
around the trunks, said r r. Tbomp~
son, the city forester Of Kansas City,
No. "They cause the trees to wilt
above the point where they're wrapped.
If the trees suffered only from the
worms that climb up from the ground
we would have little need to worry.
The worms are hatched from eggs de-
posted in the foliage by the moths
and butterflies we sometimes admire.
Spraying is the only thing that will
reach the worms / use mixture Of
three pounds of arsenate Of lead to
fifty gallons of water. Others use 4
dry spray, but the liquid is easiest for
those who have not the advantage Of
the latest spraying devices.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27

Herbs form an important feature In
every garden, but it is not much use to
spend great deal Of care in cuItiyat-
inc them if we do not know how to
preserve them for use during the win
ter, so perhaps few notes on this
subject may not be out Of place, says
the Gentlewoman. They should be
picked during the summer just before
they flower, and when they are full of
Juices and at their best. Care must be
taken to select a perfectly dry day for
the gathering, which may be done
either in the early morning or in the
evening. Carefully remove all dust and
dirt. cut off the roots and spread the
herbs on squares of brown paper, which
should be placed in a warm oven. In
order to preserve the full favor, the
drying should be done quickly, as If
they are dried slowly the heat dries up
the aroma and they will be almost
tasteless. On the other hand, they
must not be allowed to get brown or
scorch, as this equally destroys the
flavor. When they are dry, pick the
leaves from the stalks and put them
into bottles or Jars, which must be
tightly corked. Before bottling them
be careful to see that they are quite
cold or they viii turn sour and be
useless.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
AMIle. Bob Walker

A unique young Frenchwoman with
an English name, who ought to have
been an American, Is Mile. Bob Wal
ker, proprietor of fashionable garage
in Paris. She is like an American wo.
man, with her independence and origi-
nality.
Mile Bob Walker was born and rear
ed in the French colony of Algiers, but
early longed for career in Paris and
went there. She first obtained en-
ployment as singer, dancer and mo-
nologist at private entertainments.
She took lessons to perfect herself in
her field and was successful, but the
field itself was too small for her as
piration. She planned more and more
original entertainments, once even
dancing in cage Of lions because it
brought her large sum of money.
At length, seeing there was no pros
pect of brilliant commercial success in
vaudeville, she abandoned it and start
ed an automobile business. BY her
bold, original methods she speedily
reached the top in her enterprise. She
says she succeeds by doing everything
for herself, trusting nobody.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
DEEP SEA FISHES.
There Being Nothing Else to Eat,
They Lire Upon Each Other.


They Lire Upon Each Other.
GAIL the deep sea fishes are enormous
eaters, says a naturalist. There be-
ing nothing to eat but the life about
them, they live upon each other. Every
facility for killing and deyonring
is provided -luminescence to dazzle.
swiftness and strength to overtakc
and overpower, knife blade teeth for
tearing, abnormally large jaws for
cruslsing Whatever the prey or how
ever large 1t may be, there is little
trouble in swallowing it. The mouth
yawns like a cavern, and the stomach
distends to hold body even larger
than the swallower. The appetite in
fishes seems never wanting, and COM
plete digestion with some Of them Is
only matter of half an hour For
this reason slaughter goes on unend-
ingly. Usually it Is produced only by
hunger, but some monsters, like the
b1uefish, even when gorged, kill for
pure love of killing.
OF the eternal warfare that goes on
beneath the surface of the waves the
same writer remarks: They follow the
prey like packs of wolves. and In turn
are followed, band succeeding band.
increasing in size as they decrease in
numbers. The herrings eat the smaller
fish. even their own young; they are
harried by the bluefishes until trail
of blood stains the water, while fol-
lowing the bluefishes come the insati-
ate porpoises Nothing saves the
weaker ones but breed. Many thou
sands of eggs are spawned that a
dozen or more may be hatched and
brought to maturity. Billions are lost;
yes, but millions survive.
1.-THE herrings move on the sea in
uncountable numbers--in banks that
are miles In Length and width, in wind
rows so vast that they perhaps keep
passing one given point In unbroken
succession for months at time. Just
so with the menhaden. A catch in a
purse net of 100000 is not infrequent
Such numbers are sufficient to with
stand all the ravages Of the natural
enemy. The bass, the haddoek and
the pollock may kill to their hearts
content, and still the menhaden will
hold their own - Chicago News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
THE BLAST FURNACE.
In Cleaning One II Is Necessary to
Use Dynssnite.

In Cleaning One 1t Is Necessary to
Use Dynamite.
The function of blast furnace is
the reduction Of ores to metallic iron.
The iron ore, like stone and coke, is
put in at the top and the iron and Stag
are drawn off at the base. The tenl-
perature of the interior of blast fur
mace when in operation varies accord
ing to circumstances, but the molten
iron when drawn off is about 1900 de-
grees r., indicating a much higher
temperature inside.
To withstand such terrific heat,
which is maintained by powerful
blast of air which acts much In the
same manner as forced draft on
boiler, the furnace is lined on the in
side with a fine grade of fire brick,
thoroughly burned This wall of non
combustlble material is about four feet
thick, outside of which is the steel
Jacket of the furnace. about one-quar-
ter Of an inch thick.
The lining of furnace will last
from two to six years, according to the
nature of the material smelted, the
furnace being in continuous operation
during that time. It takes about six
weeks to refine furnace.
After furnace is blown out" or
ceases to be used, there is quantity
Of iron which cools and solidifies at the
base of the furnace This Is called
salamander, and 1t is necessary to use
dynamite to loosen this material and
get it out of the furnace SO that re-
pairs can be consummated. Salaman-
der has a ready sale, as 1t is a fine
grade of pig iron.
AS rule, when trade conditions are
good a blast furnace is never allowed
to cool down or be taken out of blast
except at intervals of several years for
refining Baltimore Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
Women Who'd
Heroic Work Of DR.. Blanca Hill
man, Chilean Woman Educated
In the United States Organized
Relief Corps After Earthquake

The energetic. talented ChiIeans have
long been called the Yankees of South
America, and Chilean women, too, are
becoming as emancipated as their
northern sisters. Eight years ago
Blanca Hillman. dark eyed Chilean
girl quite young, but large, strong
and handsome, came to the States to
be educated. After taking literary
and scholastic course she entered the
Woman's Medical college of Philadel-
phia, being graduated in 1905. Her
mind was SO vigorous and brilliant
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27

that she easily outstripped her class
mates in, their studies. She was found
to possess an indomitable will and
great kindness Of heart. She was also
absolutely fearless of man, beast or
fend, which goes far to make the way
for any woman, large or little. Dr.
Hillman was in medical practice in
Santiago when the Valparaiso earth
quake occurred Immediately she went
to the overwhelmed city. In the first
hours, when all yalparaiso's inhabit-
ants were stunned and incapable Of
thinking, DR.. Blanca HilIman organ
lied an ambulance corps and started
relief work in all quarters. She her
self directed everything, found sup
plies, established temporary hospitals
and put nurses to work in them. She
was the Clara Barton of the occasion.
When word was telegraphed to the
United States that Chilean girl, Bi-
anea Hillman, had organized an ambu-
lance corps for earthquake work, her
former friends and acquaintances in
this country recognized at once the
hand of the former medical student.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
His promotion.

Al somewhat turbulent private wrote
to his mother: II am sorry you had no
letter last week, but am a defaulter,
and it gives me heap Of extra work \
The good woman In reply begged him
not to be too hard on the others, but to
remember be had been private him
self I regret to say that he yoared
with laughter and read the letter aloud
for the benefit Of all who shared his
room. = Miss NJ. Loane, Queens
Nurse. IN Contemporary Review
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27


White felt hats have such a distress
ing wsy Of showing soil that it is
good plan to keep the right sort OF
cleaning materials about. Dry clean
ing Tor almost dry is always best;
there's no telling, with liquids, how far
the soil may be spread, perhaps max
ing an ugly little ring around the orig
inal spot. French chalk, carefully rub
bed into the felt, will often do the
trick; but a rather stiff paste made Of
powdered magnesia and water is
very good cleanser, and really is not
to be classed under the head Of any
thing but a dry cleanser-there is SO
little water used. Let it dry, and then
brush off very carefully
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
now to Make Ginger Ale Punch.

For a ginger ale punch squeeze upon
a cupful of granulated sugar the
juice of six large or eight small lem
ons and put on the ice for an hour.
When ready to serve put two generous
cupfuls of crushed ice into punch
bowl, pour in two bottles of ginger ales
which should have previously been well
chilled, and thrust into the liquid one
dozen long sprays of mint, bruising the
stems well between the fingers before
hand. Serve Immediately.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
How to Cure insomnia.

There are several common sense
ways Of obtaining sleep. One of them
is the applica ion of cold wet cloths to
the back of she head and neck, says
Worlds W5rz This treatment will
not be folio ed by a reaction if it Is
continued f3r number of minutes,
and it often works surprisingly well.
Another way Of solving the problem is
to soak tlla feet il II hot bath until the
veins become d.iAte.s with blood, or
the whole lofy uI3 to the hips may be
givea a h9s soasz With some people
a two or F.laa nisAs.tc hip bath is the
most ei-eetise remedy. Others find
help in a few slow exercises which do
not jar Oh. excite the system, but simply
bring some fat;Sle to the big muscles
Of the trunk and limbs Friction OF
the skin, especially of the lower part
of the body, is another means.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
How to Mend Broken Marble

When mending marble coat both the
fractured surfaces with strong solu.
tion of shellac in methylated spirit.
When this has dried heat the surfaces
before the fire till the film of shellac
softens and bring them together with
pressure. For white marble the solu.
tion should not be applied right up to
the edge of the fracture.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27
HOW to elean Lattice sVIndows

To clean diamond panes in lattice
windows stir a little kerosene IN tepid
water. Rub pieces of newspaper soft
and soak in this, squeeze them almost
dry and then rub the diamond. /"
Wipe at once with old linen. With
other newspaper rubbed between the
hands, but not wet, polish the glass.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-09-27

To prevent clothes from being
streaked by the use of bluing in hard
water. stir the bluing In one-half cup
full Of milk before adding to the water
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
PROMISE MORE CARS.
Railroads Expect to Meet Needs
South Dakota Shippers.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. 1.-THE mem
bers of the state board OF railroad
commissioners, together with w. H.
Stanley, secretary of the board, have
returned from an official trip to some
of the big terminal points, where they
went to investigate the cause Of the
car shortage which has existed in South
Dakota for a number Of weeks.
Numerous complaints have been
made to the board of discrimination in
the distribution Of empty cars, and re-
Gently the Tri- State Grain Dealers
association filed complaint with the
board, in which it was charged among
other things that the railroad compa-
MES We're purposely Withholding cars
from the elevator men of South Da-
kOta.
At ST. Paul they called upon the Off
Gals of the Omaha Railroad company.
But few complaints had been made
from points on this road, and these, 1T
was explained by the officials, We're due
to the fact that cars loaded at points
on the Omaha road for points on other
roads We're retained by the other roads,
which, owing to the heavy demand for
cars. We're willing to pay the per diem
charge for their use and kept the cars
as long as possible. These cars ARD
now being returned to the Omaha road
and no further trouble is expected on
that road in the matter of furnishing
cars promptly to intending shippers. ;
The officials of the Chicago, Milwau-
Zee and ST. Paul railroad at Minneap-
oils summarized the reasons for tho
car shortage on their road about as
follows:
81. Because of the unusually heavy
shipments Of grain and other farm
produce.
90 Owing to the pleasant weather
experienced during the winter the
farmers were able to market practicali
ly their entire crops; and the grain
was rushed to market within a COM
paratively short time. filling the ele-
vators to the bursting point and max
ing 1t a physical tmpossibility for the
railroads to supply cars fast enough to
supply the heavy demand and keep the
Tops moving"