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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
To Destroy Bark Lice.

A cheap mixture which has been test
ed with excellent results is to dissolve
five pounds of potash in five gallons of
boiling water, adding five pounds OF
lard at the same time. In another yes
sci Stake one peck of stone lime III five
gallons of boiling water and add pint
of crude carbolic acid While hot mix
the two solutions. The mixture may be
kept in barrel, to be used as required.
When about to be applied to trees take
one gallon Of the mixture, add two
gallons of boiling water and swab the
trees with it, or apply with an old
broom, while the mixture is warm or
as hot as it can be applied. 1t may be
used as frequently as necessary, both
on the trunk of trees and on the roots.
after removing the top soil II ioosens
the old bark, destroys bark lice and
makes the trunks smooth. phe odor of
the carbolic acid IS enduring, and Is
especially distasteful to insects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

A rather wide frill of silk lace fin
ishes the top of the short silk glove of
white or pale color
Cotton beige suiting looks very like
wool, and is used for jaunty little run
about coat suits for summer.
Mohairs are occupying a prominent
position ann lg the fabrics that are in
favor with foreign dressmakers.
Shoulders of the smartest toilets are
square rather than dropping, although
there is none of the high military look
The rage for color effects is uni
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Only one woman in 100 insures her
life.
Ellen Terry is passionately fond of
cats.
Patti sleeps with a silk scarf about
her neck.
Brides in Australia are pelted with
rose leaves.
No photographs are ever taken of
women in China.
Sarah Bernhardt has a huge bed fif-
teen feet long.
In Africa wives are sold for two
packets of hairpins.
A woman's brain declines in weight
after the age of 80.
New York has 27,o00 women who sup
port their husbands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Hottentot women cut off finger joint
when they remarry.
drunkenness is rare, smoking COM
mon, among japanese women.
Six queens smoke-the empress of
Austria, the cza,ina of Russia, the
queen of Roumania, the ex-queen OF
Spain, the queen of Italy and the
queen of Portugal
Maxims for the Married.
Respect each others individuality.
Never allow intimacy to become ia
miliarity.
Consider marriage as the partnership
of equals.
When a wrong is pardoned, bury ii
IT, oblivion.
Let your love be founded on admira-
ton and friendship.
Keep your most refined and gentle
manner for the home.
Never refer to a mistake that was
made with good intentions.
Seek to influence each other only by
the power of a higher example.
Be rivals in generosity. and let mis-
understandings die for want of words
Share the joys and sorrows Of life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
ALIENS SET NEW MARK.
fetal of 1,OG2.O54 Immigrants Ad.
mifted During the Past Year

nfffted During the Past Year.
During the year ended June 80 there
was a great increase in the number o.
immigrants arriving in this country, as
compared with last year The total
number of arrivals during the year, in.
Guiding tourists and citizens Of this
country. was 1.062 .054. or enough to
nearly depopulate a city of the size OF
Brooklyn. If all the ships which
brought these immigrants were 10 ar
rive 1T the same time it would indeed
be magnificent fleet. If each ship
had capacity of 1000 immigrants the
fleet would include LOOP vessels.
OF the grand total of arrivals during
the fiscal year just passed, $50, 543 were
aliens who were admitted to the Unit
ed States. That is more peopel than
there are IL the State of Florida. for
instance, and more than there are in
any one of the several great Western
States. OF the SSO,543 aliens, 605.714
were males, 270,S29 females; 1865
We're under the age of IA, both sexes,
and 49, 96 were over the age of 45
years.
approximately these aliens brought
into the United States with them a to-
tai wealth of s10,0O0,0OO or enough to
buy an entire block of Broadway sky
scrapers with probably a snug nest egg
left over
Of the number of arrivals 99,SS4
were citizens who came in the steerage.
There were debarred 1877, of whom
195 were criminals One of those de-
barred was pol.gamist. Others were
shut out because they were suffering
from diseases.
More immigrants arrived from the
South of Italy than from any other
place. A cityful came from there or
about 221, sos. The Jews came next
with $4,000, many of whom were
forced to become refugees from Russia
on account of the massacres.
The tota, number of arrivals in the
fiscal year ended June go 1905, was
S62,979, of which 7SS,219 were aliens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

DB. w. T. HARRIS. considered an au-
thority in the editing Of text books for
school use, having done much of this
work For twenty-three years DR.. Har
ris was connected with the st. Louis
public schools, being superintendent for
thirteen years. He represented the
United States Bureau of Education at
the International Congress of Educators
at Brussels in 1880. DR.. Harris became
United States Commissioner of Educa-
ton Sept IS, 1889, and has since re-
sided in Washington He is the author
of a number of books
-
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker. who was
reelected unanimously al ST. Paul as
president of the General Federation of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
NeedIewOrk Notes,

The rule for frilling is one and a
quarter the length of the edge to be
trimmed.
In facing a sleeve turn it. and place
the facing inside the sleeve before sew.
ing it on.
Gathers should always be set on the
right side, but never with a needle; use
a large pin.
When sewing on a button place the
knot on the right side of the cloth di
reilly under the button.
In sewing a seam put the stitches
closely together, but lightly, into the
cloth, being careful not to pull the
thread tight, as this causes the seam to
draw.
Always use when sewing a double
thread for gathering and as fine a
thread and needle as the garment will
allow. When threading your needle
make the knot on the end broken from
the spool.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Butter from Goats Milk.

Replying to an inquiry in Hoard's
Dairyman as to the value of goats milk
for butter, Professor Harrington says:
Il know no reason why goats milk, if
the goat is healthy and receives sound,
wholesome food, is not as valuable for
butter as cows milk, and if the milk is
well taken care of. and has no bad
odors, you probably will never know
the difference if some goats milk is
added to the cows milk which comes to
your factory. You can yourself judge
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the
goats milk by inspecting it befoee you
receive it. l certainly do not know why
it should injure the butter, neither do
know OF any law that forbds the
making of butter from goats milk. If
the goats milk is richer and increa ses
the test, the patron bringing such milk
should get the credit for the increase
and l do not see why this should be an
objection"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
IIonnrs to a Woman.


1t is u real sign of enlightenment in
high places that the French government
has taken the radical step, in disregard
Of routine and prejudice, Of giving to
a woman for the first time in the his
tory Of the SOrbonne professorshlp IN
the university. Nine. Currie, who takes
the chair made vacant by the death OF
her husband is we'll worthy Of the ex-
traordlnary honor. The university stu
dents may object for a day. But they
will profit for q lifetime.
Nine. Currie had taken fully equal
part with her husband in the famous
discoveries of the properties of radium.
She bad. indeed, been the first to study
the phenomena of radiO-activity of GER
tain bodies. She and her husband
worked together in the laboratories OF
the Sorbonne and were mutually de-
voted to the common aim.
Last year, when he accepted the chair
at the SOrbOnne it was on condition
that he should have at his disposal an
adequate laboratory in which he and
his wife could continue their investi-
cations, which were so completely in
common that no discovery of either is
to be distinguished from similar one
Of the other On the very day of Prof.
Currie's tragic death under the hoofs of
horses In a Paris street the final official
documents relating to the construction
of the laboratory were published. Mime.
Currie will thus enter directly upon
the duties her husband had assumed
and will continue by herself both the
Investigations and the instruction that
he had undertaken.
Nine Currie has proved herself a
notable exception to the rule OF Schop-
enhauer that persons of her sex are in
capable of observation-disclosures City
World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

In pearl gray liberty silk this cos
tune is particularly pretty. The vest
and undersleeves are of fine Venetian
lace. A rutile of white edges the band
of embroidery which finishes the yoke.
The skirt is made in plain. full cut
with an old-fashioned double ruffle put
on in scallopS finished at their points
with large button rosettes made of gray
satin and edged with gray silk cord.
The same buttons trim the front of
the waist
The wide girdle is made of several
shades of gray satin ribbon.
The hat is a fine black chip trimmed
with gray plumeS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

of the Blue and the
Gray and T h cir
Sons. He was an
o fiji C er in Wade
HamptOn's corp S
during the Civil
War and walked
home from Apo
mattOx without a
dollar in his pocket.
He has prospered
Greatly SiDoa tbaf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

hogs will consume more and assimi-
late 1t better when variety of food is
furnished them. The proportion of the
different kinds of feed must be deter
mined by observation and judgment.
The price of the various kinds of feed
ss1lfrs, the time it takes to grind some of
then. the relish wits which they are
eaten, the amount consumed, and the
apparent gain made must ell be taken
into consideration OF course the great
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Sarah's Alteration.

We all know that American women
are the most beautiful lovely, charming
and fascinating creatures in the world
The great French actress. Sarah Bern
hardt speaks highly of American WON
en-. and adores
Their good taste.
Their good looks.
Their good health.
Their good clothes.
Their good manners
Their animal spirits
Their superb carriage
Their good compilations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
About Checks.

Checks are fashionable
They are quite as much worn as last
year.
The huge plaids are not for large
women.
They range from pinpoint checks to
huge plaids.
Nothing is smarter than the blue and
green check.
Black and white shepherd checks ere
perhaps most popular.
Once in while, though, one sees a
mistaken lady so gowned
1t is wise to touch up the checked
frock with a bit of white, black OF
color.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
The Little Wrinkle

ne ~
No one admires it.
It comes with age.
But worry helps it along.
SO does excitement or anger.
The best preventive is to keep cooi
1t won't hurt to steam the face once
week with hot cloths.
Nor to massage once in while with
a good skin food.
It's good thing, too, to compose
your face into pleasant expression be-
fore YOU so to sleep.
1t is very necessary also that you
eat the right foods.
And, Of course. fresh air and cleanli-
ness and a brisk nightly massage will
keep the burrows away.
But when they do come don't acquire
any more than necessary by fretting
about it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
A Cheap Ni.ht Lamn.

In place of a four candle electric
lamp or glowworm lamp it is some
times necessary to devise some way OF
getting dim light through the night
Now. if a piece of candle is weighted
so as to float upright in tumbler
partly filled with water it will last sew
eral hours and will burn until the wick
is much below the surface of the water
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Women's Clubs, is
a woman of great
m a g n e t : IN and
charm. She has
lived in Denver.
Colo, since 1887,
and is the widow OF
Judge Decker. She
is one of the leading
club women of the
country and is an
ardent advocate of
ou,IaI S11ffrap a Mrs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

enteen years in the
Office, is a leader in
affairs come cted
with the pu b Ii C
school system of the
II a t ion. He has
rounded out fifty
years of service as
an educator. As a
writer on education
al topics he holds a
high place and is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

of social economy
at Columbia Uni
versity. general
secretary of the
Charity OrganiZa-
ton Society of
New York. editor
of Charities, direc-
tor Of the New
York School OF
Philanthropy and
is the author of
several books on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

individual or cor
poration may ac-
quire and the bar
ring of rich men
from the United
States Senate, was
elected a member of
the Wisconsin Su-
preme Court at the
recent election and
viii take his seat in
the fall. He ran as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

pOlillCS III
Kansas. He has held the Office of judge
of the Franklin-Douglas Judicial dis
trict and has served in the Legislature.
Judge Benson is a close friend of Gov
Hoeh. both politically and personally,
and was one of the leaders in the move
ment in the Republican party two years
ago. which resulted in the nomination
Of Hoch for Governor.
49,
Prof L. Gaurrigue, a prominent
French physician, who has recently made
some important discoveries in the treat
ment of tuberculosis, will shortly visit
New York for demonstration purposes.
His anti-toxin is the juice of certain
kind of ant.
NJ Pollard of Paris, not sat SIZED with
the usual grating by horiculturists, has
started to transform vegetables. 1t is
said that he has succeeded in turning a
radish into a potato.
Cleveland, Ohio, has thirty brass
foundries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Heavy Mixer j. Profitable.

A balanced ration is the ration that
is best for the purpose. A cow that
produces milk requires more protein in
it's food than one that Is not producer.
A steer that is being fatted for market
should have more carbonaceous mate
rial in her food. There Is no ration
that will serve all purposes and as no
Of ration can be said to be balanced
to provide the substances demaI ded by
every animal In the herd. The farmer
should endeavor to use a balanced ra-
ton as far as it is possible to do so,
but he must be close observer Of his
1--we stock and endeayor to know every
animal and its characteristics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

>uINCCdAiiS oO'Ct'ii
r. Burton. declined
to accept the APP
pOintment. Gov.
Hoch then offered
the vacancy to
Judge A. W. Ben
son. of Ottawa. who
accepted. Judge
Benson is about go
years old and has
been prominently
identified with Re
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

about the nobility and courage that
meet life boldly, than it is for her. on
a suItry summer afternoon, to bend
gracefully and calmly over a red-hot
stove and help her mother get lunch
ready.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Evadins the Real Thing

1t is easier for girl in beautiful
white gown to stand on a palm-banked
stage on commencement day and thrill
a vast audience with eloquent words
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

W Ut 1T HUHIdTIISdH Udu-
didate at the request of the members
of the Milwaukee bar, who supported
him almost unanimously. In the cam
paign stress was laid on the fact that
he has never been a corporation law
yer and has never taken part in poll
tics. The justice is "a years old,
was admitted to the bar in 1877 and is
Glicksman, of Milwaukee,
-:
DR.. Edward T. Deyine. who was
placed in charge of the Red Cross re-
lief work in San Francisco. is professor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

time and is now worth several millions.
General Carr is famous for his gener-
osity and for his efforts to restore good
feeling between all sections of the
Union.
-
Former Senator Dwight Coburn. who
was appointed by Gov Hoch to be
United States Senator from Kansas,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Dr. William T. Harris, who las Just
stepped out as Commissioner of Edu-
cation for the United States after sew
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Many people never blue Their color.

Many people never blue their colored
clothes in laundering, but no matter
what the color may be it will come out
brighter if little bluing is added to
the last rinsing water or to the starch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Decker was born at IIolyoke, Mass,
Long Island before moving to Denver.
She has served as vice president of the
National Federation and also has been
at the head of the federation in Colo
RADIO. She is described as ample and
hearty, and with a direct, positive way
of saying what she thinks-a typical
western woman, with jolly laugh anu
a firm grasp-a woman who naturally
would expect to take the short cut of
common sense to any conclusion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Cleaning Eggs for Market.

The best way to have the eggs clean
is to see that the nest material in each
box is kept clean at all times. If but
few eggs are soiled these should be
kept at home for use and they may be
safely washed if they are to be used
within few hours afterward If 1t Is
necessary to cleanse the shell Of the
eggs which go to market good plan
is to take them in hand as soon as they
are brought in and with a canton fan
mel cloth go over them. If the soil
still sticks breathe lightly on the egg
and wipe it again, always with the
dry cloth Eggs which are wet spoil
very quickly and the moisture removes
the bloom from the she'll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

sociology and philanthropy. He was
born in Iowa in 1867 and is a graduate
Of Cornell College, Iowa. He studied
also at the University of Pennsylvania
and at the University of Halle, Ger
many.
-
General Julian S. Carr of North Car
Dina was chosen recently as command
ing officer of the Veterans Association
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

ment speech at Ripon, Wis. advocated
the placing of limit on the wealth an
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Some of the "safe schemes adver-
tised are SAFE One man invested in
one of these safe schemes" and his
money is apparently safe, for it is
there yet and no indication that he will
ever get it out again. 1t is a well-known
fact that the safest schemes do not
haveto be advertised as safe schemes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Farm land in a certain locality was
selling at about 500 per acre and 4
trolley line passed along through that
locality and land now sells at from
S12o to $3.50 per acre. This is the way
it helps the land owner. The land is
more valuable, and it is the demand
for it that causes it to enhance In
value.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

1t is a good plan TO sometimes get
away from the crowd. Last summer
many were induced to store eggs be-
cause the crowd was dong it. For the
past few years many lamb feeders have
been making money feeding lambs; this
year there has been loss in some cases
because feeders stuck too closely to the
crowd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Each tree should be carefully exam
ined early in the spring say in March,
for the presence of BOXERS which have
been at work during the past six
months. They can be found by scrap
ing the dirt away from the tree and
noticing closely for the saw1ust trail
If that is found the borer must be cut
out and killed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

er the gain in a given length Of time
the greater the profit. The largest pos
sible return for feed and labor is what
every feeder is after. Some people use
stock food, to great advantage as they
believe. They claim that it stimulates
appetite and aids digestion, increasing
the vigor of the animals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

"In 1888 Japan only used a little
over one thousand pounds of American
flour. Last year she took 50,000,0OO
pounds. 1t seems that breech clouts
and chop sticks have made way for
pants, plug hats and baking powder
biscuits, and more than any other ma
ton to-day Japan IS adopting the Amer
lean type of civilization" remarks a
writer in an exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

1t is almost always q good plan to
keep the harrow close UP to the plow
ing, as it closes up the avenues of es
Gaping moisture, thereby Fastening de-
composition of all litter and mulch
which will add still more moisture to
the soil There are many problems go
ing on all the time i'll the soil. We
want to get some of them in our heads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19
Profit In Keeping Hogs.


The hog is the poor mans friend, and
yet some men think they are too poor
to keep a pig. know men with fam
lilies and small farm who say that 1t
does not pay to keep a hog, so they
have to buy all of their meat. Is this
not short-sightedness? 1 am quite posi-
tive that in my case, at least, 1t has
paid to keep hogs and l have always
had to purchase more or less grain I
would not now think of farming with
out keeping some hogs, no matter how
small my farm might be. l consider
them among the most profitable stock
a farmer can keep and adapted to any
kind of farm. On many farms the hog
does not receive the attention it de-
serves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Cleveland, Ohio, has thirty brass
foundries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Hogs will turn grain into money
quicker than any other farm animal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Experience has taught that the most
profitable kinds of poultry to raise for
market are the quick growing. early
maturing breeds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-19

Because there Is no profit from it,
many farmers do not provide nice
lawn. This is neither good business