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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-28
FINNISH MESSAGES.

Misc Olga Landen, Room 9, Pythian
Bldg. Commercial st. Phone Black 2l6S
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Man Hone of Woman.

"If it we're not for the fickleness of
man every woman would be a hopeless
trump" says an Englishwoman who
ought to know. Though her utter
ance is rather sweeping. ii is certain
many women if left to themselves
seem to delight in downright dowdi-
ness. If the stories of her enemies are
to be credited, the Duchess of Nor
folk Illustrates what has been writ
ten about the Englishwoman's ability
to abuse the art of dressing. Just
now she is talking against extrava-
gance in dress and it is rumored a
boycott is to be declared in Norfolk
House against smart folk. THAT
suggestion is likely to cause a good
deal of unholy mirth," says a social
leader Norfolk House never has
been the resort of really fashionable
persons and a duchess hardly can shut
the door on those who never are found
upon her steps If the Duchess Of
Norfolk ever entertained the notion at
tributed to her of inquiring into the
antecedents of her guests she might
we'll be deferred by the fate of her
grandmother. Marcia, Lady Herries.
She. too, started a crusade against
what she called extravaganza in dress
among Roman Catholic women, but,
though the Pope wrote her a letter of
approval the dowdy went on in their
dowdiness and the finely dressed
women were as gay butterflies as ever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
The UnyveIcome Guest.

She requires the exclusive attention
of her hostess maid
She monopolizes the daily newspa-
pers.
She is never ready for any plan sug-
gested.
She is always late for meals, for
church, for parties and expeditions.
She accepts invitations without in
forming her hostess.
She invites other guests without her
hostess knowledge.
She drums on the piano until 9th.
ers are driven frantic
She chips into private family con-
ferences.
She borrows hairpins, wrappers.
stamps or anything else of her hostess.
She keeps the servants on the jump
continually to serve her.
She takes no pains to make herself
agreeable, either to the household or
its other guests, except when it pleases
her fancy to do so.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

was built for "a South American repub-
lie That tale | never believed, for the
mans face marked 1t a lie as he gave it
to NE. | resolved in that hour to devote
myself heart and soul TO the work of IN
travelling. the slender threads. even if /
lost my common employment in the bust
ness. The reverie held me long. l was
reused from it by the sight Of a dull va
por mounting from the funnel of the
nameless ship. She was going to sail
then-at the next tide she might leave
Spezia. and there would be no more hope.
l hurried to my hotel.
Here was problem at this stage as
il then appeared to me: Item ~, A ship
built of some metal | had no knowledge
of. Item ~, A ship that shone like
rich sunset on a garden lake. Item (3),
A ship that was armed to the full. as a
casual glance told me. with every kind of
quick-fring gun. and with two ten-inch
guns in her turret. Item a., A rufian-
" backyard. to whom the cutting of
throat seemed meat and drink, with ten
other rogues no less deserving from a
murderous point of view. put to watch
about the ship that no strange eye might
look upon her. Item (3), The confusion
OF Signor Vezzia, who made fine tale
and said at the same time with his eyes,
This is a lie. and bad one: I'm sorry that
l have nothing better ready Item ~,
Ny own adamantine conviction that
stood near by some mystery, which was
about to be a big mystery, and which
would pay me to pursue. Instinct told me
TO go on in this work, if l los! all other,
if [ starved, if 1 drowned, if l died at
it. And to go on | meant.
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Table Decorations.

One of the prettiest decorations for
a dinner table is made by dropping the
electric bulb into the center of a col
ored glass bowl.
Fill the bowl with flowers, matching
it in color, mixed with asparagus and
ferns, and Irvine smilaX around the
cord that connects the bulb with the
chandelier
Another charming decoration IS made
with maidenhair ferns, which are
ironed out and laid in a circle in the
center of the table.
A fern ball is suspended from the
chandelier, hanging so low that it seems
almost part of the leaves on the table.
Gala lilies that have the centers re-
moved and replaced by small yellow
candles may be fitted into wire flower
holders over yellow jardinieres for a
yellow luncheon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
The "Making-Inv Prncesn

Making up always eXciteS the Gu
riosity of the matinee girl, and she
wonders how it is done While the au-
dience is gathering downstairs and
looking over the program, the actors
are scattered throughout their dress
ing rooms going through the mysterious
process by which they shake off the
attributes of children of earth and be-
come the dazzling, the intangible spirit
folk Of the genii land.
The first part Of the process. suppos-
ing you are a young woman, necessi-
ments, and the dOnning of sacque or
kimOno; then the binding of your hair
tightly away from your face, and an
application of cold cream to your fea-
lures 1t is impossible for anyone to
be even passably good looking at this
stage. There are various rules about
the application of makeup to narrow
and broad-faced persons, low and high
foreheaded ones, which l should not
attempt to go into even if l knew
them. But the general idea is to put
the red" on after the cold cream, blend
it in with the hare's foot and then put
on the powder l forget whether you
do" your eyes before or after this; at
| any rate, when You do that you make
various lines and shadows and make
! an effort to be as beautiful as possible.
There are infinite little touches of the
| blue and white and red by which the
makeup artist can produce any effect
! she wishes upon her face. To quote
/ one Of the actresses, making up is
/ really painting a picture on your face.
] The Housekeeper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
yellow luncheo

Always shrink a new braid before
sewing to a skirt. In shortening a
skirt pattern, too, always fold a plat
across the middle of the pattern. Never
shorten from the top or bottom of the
skirt, or the shape will be spoiled
Never hold the skirt off your Ian
while lasting that it is
most important to keep it fat-so lay
it on a table and haste from top to
bottom with small, even stitches keep
your seams level and straight.
In making up any material with a
nap remember that the nap should al
ways run downward; this fact should
not be forgotten when sronging and
pressing, otherwise you will make a
shiny streak on the surface of your
material.
For an elderly woman, and also for
the woman whose back is not perfect
ly fat and straight the shoulder seam
should have more of a tendency toward
the back of the armhole. young,
straighter figure may have the shout
der seams on perfectly straight lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
ILL WIND BLOWS ONE GOOD.
Accompanied by a Furious Rain, 1t
Makes Profit for Fakir.

l.
Makes Profit for Fakir.
In the half hour the heavy rain last
ed last night the Brooklyn bridge UNI
brella fakir sold twenty three Of the
Sun-prOOf devices. He is a quiet fell
low, or he would have done double the
business. \ Coney Island barker with
a good cry of Keep dry! Umbrellas!
Thirty-five cents" would have put out
twice as many of the parasols in that
wind-swept, drenched crowd Enough
ing bridge with umbrellas turned into
black lilies in their hands to furnish
customers for IN umbrella factory. As
it was, the fakir did a good business
for his half hour. Judging from the
behavior of his goods after they go out
in the wet and the wind with venture
some purchasers, they must have cost
him all of 20 cents apiece, including the
paper wrapper that hides everything.
That left q profit of Is cents apiece, or
$40 in the half hour. l needed one of
those umbrellas, but felt it might cost
too much at 30 cents. These sudden
storm umbrellas are alike the world
over, and an experience with a brother
of the family in Naples had made me
shy. For that one l paid a smiling
thief = lire-40 cents-plus sundry 9th
er amounts involved in the loss of the
counterfeit money handed out to me, a
stranger, in change l used the UNI
brella in going up Mount Vesuvius, and
that day it was fOggy above the "snow
line"-otherwise the top of the cable
railway. Clad at the beginning in cream
Serge-as was suitable in that day and
place. returned in the afternoon in a
suit of ''Vesuve" as the Italians call it
"A gray shade, initiating the ashes
that recently shrOuded everything about
Nesuyius. 1t was good dye, too, for it
never came out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

ing up her strength through the day
To stay the stomach before exercise
in the morning is all that is Decas-
sary.
When breakfast is over there should
be no rush TO do the dishes-they can
wait now better than papa and baby
can wait at future date, while mann
ma RECEIVERS. Allow the stomach to
commence on its process of digestion
without the physical rushing. Then,
again, after the dishes have been WHIP
ed, much of the work may be done
sitting, instead of standing, thus rest,
ing the back and saving the abdominal
organs from a continuous strain.
Do not lift heavy kettles or tubs.
stand in wet places on the floor where
the water has been spilled. nor reach
higher than you can easily All of
these are the originators of many all
ments. Even If precaution takes a
little does 1t not pay?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

WoulG our grandmothers have
dreamed that the plain Bingham gowns
their little daughters wore so demurely
would ever be "evoluted' into the dainty
and artistic frocks that the small maids
of to-day know by that name? The
qualities and colorings are so exquisite
this year that mothers have been fresh
ly inspired to look for pretty designs for
them, to combine with the fine laces and
embroideries. Here is a little French
model of soft blue Bingham that is
charmingly simple and dainty. The lit
tie box plated skirt is trimmed with
tabs edged with blue and white braid
The blouse, double-breasted in effect,
really closes in the back. Tabs and
braid are used with novel effect here,
but there is a trimming band provided
in the pattern that can be made of lace
or embroidery and arranged under them
if more dressy effect is liked Also,
the short sleeves, coming above the dim
pied elbows, are very comfortable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Back Stairs.

woman who found her steep back
stairs as little ornamental as they were
useful has had them converted into
two closets, one opening out of her
dining room, the other on the second
floor. The steps were removed bodily
and glass door opened into the din
ing room from where they had been.
The space inside she had paneled and
rows of shelves were built in, we'll up
TO the ceiling. The lower ones were
used for china and the upper ones for
preserves. \ small window cut into
the side yard admitted light into what
was really a small shelf-lined room.
The whole cost little. Upstairs Il ca
pacious linen closet filled in the vacant
space.
Another woman who did not wish
to have the stairs actually taken out
had the upper landing converted into a
closet, but left the stairs underneath.
using them from the first floor as a
store closet for brooms, buckets and
the like
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Women BOreS.

1t is An easier matter than most
women realize to become a thorough
going bore. We have all met such a
woman. She will recite for hours at
a stretch the troubles-real and imag-
inary-which she experiences with her
husband, children and servants. She
will expOund upon her own ailments,
and bore you with long story of her
pains and aches. She also usually
complains of being a bundle of nerves.
and yet takes a keen delight in telling
you the most sensational and harrow
ing news which she has read, until she
makes your flesh creep. And if you
plead an engagement In order to eS-
cape her, she not only offers, but ac-
tually insists, in manner not to be
denied, on accompanying you until she
has exhausted her fountain of talk.
The grievances which such a woman
has to tell you are inexhaustibIe. No
matter how earnestly she may work
for the good OF others, she is always
sure that no one appreciates her eff.
forts. The truth of the matter is that
she really does nothing at all without
largely advertising the fact, and no.
body can appreciate self-praise.
The woman who would avoid becom-
ing 4 bore must remember that her
personal affairs and petty domestic
troubles are of no particular interest
to any one except, perhaps, to spite
fuI neighbors, to whom they form food
for gossip
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

Ia pure food law. With the excep-
ton of China" said Miss Adams, 1.-The
United States is the only civilized ma
ton that is without pure food legis-
latiOn. Such a condition is disgrace
full, and we must have protection
against the adulterated food products
with which the country is flooded. No
European government permits a single
food product to be placed on the mar.
ket without statement or label show
ing the contents of the package or the
ingredients of which the product is
composed. Why cannot we have the
same thing here? The fact is, we
would hare had it long ago if the
women Of our country had demanded
it. 1t is a woman's business to do
So"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
StenciIing Walls.

The walls of a room can be deco
rated with stenciling. The work is done
on heavy wall paper before it Is put
up; this is used as a frieze.
If the lower wall is green, different
shades of green on the correct shade of
paper, may be used on the frieze with
a touch of dark red and russell to carry
out the design.
Fresco, or designers water colors,
and dyes Will be the most satisfactory
for this work.
Shade cloth, which is bought by the
yard, can be used instead of wall pa
per; this Is tackled in place and the
tacks covered by strips of linen or pa
ner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
OLD SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Some of the Men Who Survived Wars
for Many Years.

some OF the Men who Survived wars
for Many Years.
Soldiers of the Revolution can be re-
membered by men who are not to-day
in their old age. Several of the rear
guard of the Continental army saw
striking episodes Of the Revolution and
were able to narrate them when more
than seventy years had passed, says the
Boston Transcript. Benjamin Abbott,
a drum major, who beat the death
march at Major Andres execution, died
at Nashua, n. H., in 1851. Peter Bes-
ancon. who was one of Lafayette's fol-
lowers and who died at Warsaw, n Y,
in 1855. Is believed to have been the
longest surviving witness of Andres
death, which occurred Oct. ,, 1850.
The annals of mary countries bear
witness to occasional instances of long
evity in those whose business it's to
die" Samuel Gibson, who was a sol
der at Waterloo. died Dec. Is, 1891,
aged 101. Who was the last Waterloo
officer is the subject of considerable
doubt, but the distinction was claimed
Tor Lieutenant hduFlce Suea, VINO uleu
Feb ), 1892, and who fell short one
year Of being a centenarian. Veteran
sailors are almost as common as vet
eran soldiers Admiral Sir Provo Wal
lis, who died Feb. 13, 1892, in his 101st
year. was one of the leutenants of the
Shannon when she captured the Ches-
apeake in 1918. Rear-Admiral Thomas
O. Selfridge, the elder of our own
navy, who was born in 1904, was a
rival of Wallis in length of days.
Lives that span the historic past and
the present are commoner than are
generally supposed. One June IS the
son of revolutionary soldier took part
in decorating at Saugus the graves of
his fathers comrades
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

Baby should be fed by the clock, and
nothing should be allowed to interfere
with this rule. A good plan is at first
to write out the hours of feeding on
a paper and pin it to the wall to serve
as a reminder; but a baby that is fed
punctualiy very soon serves as a clock
itself
When a child's shoes are seen to
wear down at one side immediate at
tention is needed, for this is always a
sign that the ligaments of the ankles
are not as strong as they ought to be.
If its feet and general health are neg
lected it is very probable that what is
called FLAT foot will result.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
At the Button Counter.

Plaid buttons are liked
They are of glass, enamel and gilt.
Auto coat buttons are stamped with
motors.
Cameo buttons are sold for wear on
seal or sable coats.
Bright jet buttons are now allow
able for mourning.
Japanese buttons in the royal me-
dalIion china are exquisite.
For dressy frocks are iace-like but
tons with delicate enameled flowers
thereon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
PianO Hints.

If pedal should squeak remove the
bottom panel of the piano and apply
a little black lead, powdered from a
pencil, at the part where the friction
exists.
Cleaning the case may be success
fully accomplished by wetting a piece
of canton flannel and dropping upon
it a few drops of ordinary olive oil.
Rub a small portion Of the piano at
a time. wiping it off thoroughly with
q dry piece Of canton flannel.
Afterward rub with a soft, clean
channels skin or flannel, always TAX
ing care to rub with the grain OF the
wood and occasionally to breathe on it
In order to remove every particle of
oily substance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Or HER CREW. AND HER PURPOSE.

Written for the eyes Of Marx Strong, by
Martin Hal, sometime his friend
From that place the story was in great
part autobographical 1t was. as You
shall see the simple narration of a man
sincere in his dreaming, if he did dream
logical in his madness. il he were mad.
And this was his story as first | read it i:
I was born in Liverpool thirty-three
years ago. and was educated for few
years al the well-known institute in that
rity. They taught me there that con-
seriousness Of ignorance which is half an
education: and being the son of man
who starved on Il fine ability for model
ting things in clay, and plaster moulding,
| went out presently TO make my living.
First TO America, to get the experience
of coming home again; then to the Cape,
to watch other men dig diamonds; TO
Rome, to Naples, TO Genoa, that l might
know what ii was to want food TO South
America an able seaman: to Australia
in the stoke-hole of a South Sea liner
home again TO my poor father, who lay
dead when | reached Liverpool
Il was twenty-five years old then, and
glutted with life. BY what chance it was
l cdhnot tell. but I drifted like a living
log into the detective force Of my city,
and after working up for a few years
through the grades, they put me on the
landing stage at Liverpool, to watch for
men who wished to emigrate. 1t was mis-
cradle, employment, but educating, for it
taught me to read faces that were dis
guised, old men become beardless. young
men made old. I suppose l had more
7 l.
been so employed for five years / was
sent to London by our people, and there
commanded 10 90 to the Admiralty ana
get new instructions. Regard this. please
as the first mark in this record | am max
ing. OF my work for our own people
may not tell even you, since | engaged
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
To Eun1i.atP.

To fumigate, or disinfect, a room,
place an ordinary house shovel over
the fire until it becomes thoroughly
heated mot red hot) move to the
center of the room with it and pour
on It an ounce of No. 4 or No. car
bolfc acid. The shovel should be so
placed that none of the fluid can run
off it onto the floor. The carbolic. aci6
will be given off in a vapor which will
be strong enough to disinfect room,
and If genuine carbOlic is used, which
is not a mineral corrosive acid, the va
por will in no way injure pictures,
metals or fabrics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Substitute for Cane Chair Seats.

When the cane is worn from chairs
and they are not considered sufficient
ly valuable for the expense of new
cane seats, they may be reseated with
heavy cord and will wear for a long
time. The old cane should all be
cleared away and the lengths OF cord
run in the same holes and knotted Sc
curely beneath. Then, says the House
keeper, weave them in and out after
the manner Of weaving the cane, al
though it is not necessary to attempt
any special pattern. After reaching
the opposite side the free ends are
pushed down through the holes and
tied beneath. Give the seat a coat of
paint or stain to match the chair
frame, and very acceptable chair is
the result.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
A Maiden's Hopes.

Nothing IS too improbable for a
woman to hope for, says the Ladies'
Field. Every girl lying in hammock
under a tree Graves for the impossi-
bile. She believes in herself with the
daring confidence of youth. and is con-
WINGED that she only needs opportunity
to captivate duke and charm a court
Eventually. If she marries at all, it will
probably be A curate or a man In the
CITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

as well as mentally. President ltooSe-
welt remarked when leaving Washing
ton upon one of his tours that the gov
ernmental machinery would run along
all right during his absence because he
rotary Taft has held the war portfolio
for about two and q half years At
one time he weighed over 200 pounds.
but during the past year OF two he has
reduced his bulk
-
Governor Joseph NJ. Terrell, of Geor-
gia, who ordered out eight companies
and q battery of the State militia ta
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
Mailing Work Enxr.

Women bring upon themselves much
suffering for which they alone are to
blame. To the average housekeeper.
the mere fact of getting breakfast
without first taking some nourishing
food herself. is enough TO cause in her
continual weakness. and 70 some it
may prove source of almost complete
exhaustion.
After the toilet is made in the
morning. woman would eat perhaps
a banana or apple, and sip a glass of
milk or other pourishing drink, she
would find II did much toward keep
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11

Why is woman's allowance called
min money? Because at the beginning
of the fifteenth century pins were con-
sidered very accepta5 Die present by
women. who. up to that time, had used
wooden skewers Sometimes money
was given with or instead of pins, and
WAS called ''pin money"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-11
To Clean a Clothes Brush.

Clothes brushes must be kept spot
lessly clean and washed in cold water
with soap at stated intervals, as moth
ing is so bad for light-colored tweeds
as brushing them with soiied brush.
An old-fashiOned method of cleaning
them consisted in wrapping a piece of
white paper round a board and rub
bling the brush over the edge, a meth
cd which not only insured cleanliness,
but effectively rounded the edges OF
the brlstles