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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

Why The CUTt0ID Went Down


81 T was an awful thing to do, but 1
simply couldn't help it. My feel
lng5 ran away with my judgment
But l must go back and start from the
beginning.
From dallying In amateur theatricals
! grew to be absorbed in them, and
when | happened to cross the ocean on
the same steamer with Frazer, the big
manager, my fate was sealed. He told
me l would just suit a small part in
play he was bringing over from Eng
land and offered me the chance to play
It. To be sure, 1t was a small part, but
[ didn't hesitate minute.
For six months we toured the cOun-
try. Wild horses could not drag me
off the stage after the taste of it, and
l had my reward. Late in June Mr..
Frazer summoned me to his office.
Bates" he said, "how would you
like to play with Miss Allen"
l gasped. Helen Allen was the star
of the Frazer constellation. Her plays
were always the pick of the bunch and
she invariably stayed for half the sea-
son in New York.
II should like 1t above all things,
Mr.. Frazer" l managed to say.
Very WELL" he went on. 81 have
purchased the American rights Of a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
An Original Party.

If you want something original in
the way of entertainments try af'some-
thing new party. Each guest at this
festivity must bring something new
it matters not what, depending wholly
upon the originality and fertile brain
of the guest to secure something I'M
known to the rest of the party.
At function of this sort recently
given by a bright girl from the South
the program was extremely diversified
The guests had brought entirely new
songs, which were sung for the COM
pany; new waltzes and two-steps,
which were danced; new books, which
were discussed; new jokes, new games,
new styles of hair dressing or gowns,
and several brought visiting friends,
new to the rest of the company.
The hostess tried to make the menu
as new" as possible and in it were
several new dishes, such as lemons
stuffed with raw oysters rolled in
cracker crumbs, chopped celery and to-
mato sauce, and a nodded brick of tur,
key and cranberries in lemon jelly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Health and Beauty Hints.

The hair should be let loose at night
and silk handkerchief worn over the
head improves the gloss
A few drops of ammonia or pinch
of borax will soften hard water and
make it very cleansing besides.
One of the best cures for hoarse-
ness is a strong decoction of horse
radish and little vinegar sweetened
with honey. Take a tablespoonful
every half hour.
The woman who wishes to reduce
her weight must avoid all kinds of
soups, milk, cream and alcohol bev-
erages. AS far as possible the food
should be taken dry. The only fluid
to be taken should be plain or aerated
water.
If your scalp is tender do not use a
shampoo containing ammonia, soda or
borax, as they are irritating to ten
with an ounce of the spirits of rose
mary into one pint of hot water. Use
while warm.
One of the most effective methods
of whitening the teeth is to take an
orange wood stick and dip it into fine
wood ashes, rub the teeth both on the
inner and outer surfaces, when tar
tar and all stains will disappear as
if by magic. This treatment should
not be repeated more than once a
month.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Marriage in Korea.

There is not much difficulty In mar
rying off a daughter in Korea. Where
there are defects, such as feeble health,
paralysis, deformities, etc, an expert
intermediary who knows how to con-
ceal them is employed. 1t is her bust
ness to make the girl presentable to
the parents of the sutton. AS the
bridegroom does not see the bride until
the day Of marriage, when it is too late
to recoil. he is obliged to make the best
of the situation. In marrying Korean
girls are not exempt from contribut-
ing to the support of the family This
applies to the grande dame as we'll as
the humblest peasant. Ladies of rank
who. have become impoverished and are
obliged to support themselves may earn
a livelihood by knitting or rearing silk
worms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Measure Your Friends.

Did you ever amuSe Yourself" asks
the London Gentlewoman, ION a wet
Sunday afternoon by giving marks of
appreciation or the reverse to all your
friends and acquaintanceS? This is
the method we employ: There are I've
heads-(1) looks; CD manners; CD
abilities; (4) merit, and 90 use
and this fifth item often balances all
the rest, for a person may quite likely
possess nearly full marks for looks.
manners, abilities and merit, and vet
be of no possible use to oneself, while,
vice versa, some person may be Of
great use, one may fancy their COM
pany, or they may have a knack Of
sympathy, yet be very deficient in man
ners or merit. The marks range from
to 20, and if you are quite conscien-
tious in awarding your marks you will
be surprised to find how the law of
averages comes in and how much the
sum total of one individuals marks re-
SembleS another"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Notes of Current Events.

The national convention of wholesale
srocers will meet in Buffalo June 81.
An italian prisoner confessed that
there is an anarchist plot to kill the
King of Italy on April IS.
Charles E. Leland, the last Of seven
brothers. all of whom were hotel men,
died in Broadalbin, y. Y. He was So
years old.
Mrs. Mollie Meyers has filed suit for
$4,000 in New York against DR.. Herman
J. Boldt She alleges he sewed a towel
up in her body after an operation.
Major D. Price. commandant of Fort
Greble, R. l., who disappeared several
weeks ago, has been found in Syracuse,
n. Y. His actions will be investigated
George A. Soper. a sanitary engineer,
severely criticises the sanitary admins
tration of the New York subway, alleging
that filth is allowed to collect near sta
tions.
Rev. G. G. Porter has resigned the pas
torate of the First Presbyterian church
at Laurel, Neb., to become a Socialist
orator.
Prof. G. w. Cavanaugh of Cornell uni
versity has discovered a process Of pow
dering milk He claims it will eventually
cheaper the milk.
John Marley was found guilty of con-
spiracy 10 defraud the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company of $4,000
in Cripple Greek, Colo.
Counsel for Felix Gaidsis, detained on
an embezzlement charge in New York at
the instance OF Russia, declared that the
charge was trumpet up" as Gaidsis was
wanted to tell of revolutionary plots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
, LEE LEARNED CALL RIGHT"


Like many another New England
housewife, Mrs. Greene was familiar
enough with the old fashioned One
Two-Three-Four Cake" the arithmetic
ally progressive recipe for which calls
for one cup Of butter, two Of sugar,
three of flour, and four eggs. Her
daughter Grace. who married several
years ago and went to San Francisco
to live, has recently come back with
her children for a visit. When the
tiniest of her grandsons one day begged
for "One-Two-Three-F Five" Cake for
supper, Mrs. Greene laughed the de-
lighted laugh Of the grandmother.
Bless the boy" she cried. Just
hear him trying to countr'
oh, Billy can count, mother" said
Grace. But that's what we call that
cake now, ever since my Chinese cook
began to make it.
THE children are very fond of this
particular cake, so after Lees arrival l
undertook to teach him to make it. |
had learned by that time that it is
useless to tell him how to do anything !;
but 1 had only to make a dish before
him, and then he could make it exactly
as we'll as 1.
80 [ measured out the butter, sugar
and -four, and began to break the eggs
[ broke three, one by one and turned
them into the bowl for beating; but as
the fourth seemed the least bit doubt
full l stepped to the door and threw
it into the pail, and coming back to the
table, broke another egg, which
proved to be good.
shortly afterward 1 happened to be
in the kitchen when Lee was making
this cake. He broke three eggs into
the bowl, as l had done, and then
stepped to the door and threw out the
next egg-which was perfectly good
when l protested, he said, makee
cake samee Missee' And when 1 looked
into his expressionless eyes, somehow
| knew there was no use in combating
the centuries of the Chinese Empire. l
gave up, and just changed the name of
the cake. 1t was easier than to make
Lee overt"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
HOW THE CHEF is TRAINED.
1t Takes Him Ten Years to acquire
Art of Cooking.

Art of Cooking.
The chef, whose salary Is $4,000 a
year, tipped the cabman handsomely
and entered his club, says the Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
'HOw one becomes a chef?" he said.
You want to know how one learns to
be a chef, eh? Well the answer is, by
hard work-nine or ten years of hard
work"
THE chef" he said, begins as a
boy, as apprentice to a master. For
several years he works under the vege-
table cook. He learns how to make
mashed potatoes that look like white
roses, how to cook and arrange all the
vegetables, from the truffle down, in a
hundred fine and beautiful ways. He
gets no salary. He only gets his
board.
"Now for a year he studies raw
meats. He learns how to select them
and how to cut them up. He can tell
at a glance, for instance, the genuine
salt-meadow mutton from the false.
Along with this raw meat course also
goes a study of fish and of game and of
poultry-how to stuff, dress, lard, truss
and so on.
Next for a year, at a small salary,
he stands before the range, learning
how to broil, fry. roast and bake.
''EIe now reaches the foundation Of
his art and is admitted into the pres
ence of the chef himself-only assist
ants have taught him so far. The chef
teaches him how to make soups, pas
tries, ices and the more complicated
buildings and souffles. Three or four
years is none too long a time to study
here.
Ten years of hard work should turn
a quick apprentice into a good chef.
Such Il chef without difficulty earns
from $50 a week up to $3.50. If he
gave half as much time to the bar, the
church, or medicine, he would earn
thrice as much"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
oman in RuSineSs

More women than ever before are
engaged in business affairs and more
than ever before succeeding in the
industrial world. Why? Is woman's
domesticity a fiction: Does she pre-
fer a business life to caring for a
home? Is she especially well fitted
to take high place in business en-
terprlse, and just finding it out: Or
is the wage-earning woman the nee
essary Outgrowth of existing condi-
tons?
thousands of young girls are every
year put to work in factories and
stores or sent to learn to become self
supporting, for the simple reason that
self-support has become a necessary
element in wOman's life.
But, if questioned, how many of
them will say that they have begun
their life work? How many young
teachers look forward to forty or fifty
years of taking care of other peoples
children? How many factory girls or
clerks or stenographers or chorus
girls so love their work that they
spurn all thought of marriage?
The womans nature subconsciously
yearns for home, with husband and
children to love and care for. This
fact is so well recognized that young
women are commonly denied response
bic positions which they could perfect
ly well fill, because they cannot be de-
pended on to keep them. If they marry
they leave their employer; whereas
young men will redouble their efforts
to be useful if they marry.
The great majority of women in bust
ness are there because they have been
forced into it. With the exception of
a few women devoted to artistic pur-
suits, the self-supporting woman is the
result of conditions over which she has
no control. And the number of them in
any community is in direct ratio to the
number of bachelors, to dead or ire
sponsible husbands and to heads of
families unable adequately to sustain
the burden
No amount of philosophizing can
drive the woman out of business No
doleful prophecies of deplorable results
can do it. She is there, not by nat
ural inclination, but because of both
pressure behind her and demand before
her. Only a revolutionary change in
existing conditions can efface the wage
earning woman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
ROOSEVELT TO LABOR.
Blunt Talk TO Gompers and other
Leaders at White House.

Some plain talk on labor questions
was INDUCED in by President Roosevelt
in addressing President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor and
the executive council of that body
when the delegation called at the
White House and presented the az
peal previously given TO Congress.
Those parts of the document refer
ring TO legislation by Congress the
President did not touch upon. He said
with vigOr that the laboring men could
easily kill the pending bill limiting
writ of injunction. He favored it, but
Congress, he declared. was in no mood
to pass ii. He said that during his ad-
minstratiOn he had never sought an in
junction against a labor organization,
but that he had applied for more than
twenty injunctiOnS against capital.
He denied that the Chinese exclu-
sion law was violated. and said that
there were fewer Chinese in the United
States than ten or even twenty and
thirty years ago.
He spoke plainly on the eight-hour
law He fayorS its application in the
United States. but declared it would
be an absurdity on the Panama canal.
where only West Indian negro labor
was employed. and where the men work
not more than half the week.
On immigration. the President said
no undesirable immigrants should be
admitted and the country could not
have too many good immigrants.
Washington political circles were
considerably stirred over the attitude
adopted by the Executive Committee
of the American FeGeratiOn of Labor
as result of their interview with the
President and Speaker Cannon. The
concluding paragraph in the address of
the Federation was construed as a
threat that the great labor organization
would 90 into politics and be an inn
portant factor in the impending Con-
gressional campaign. and perhaps the
Presidential campaign. The paragraph
reads as follows:
Labor now appeals to you, and we
TRUST IL nlty not De III vain. buI IL per
chance you may not heed us, we shall
appeal to the confidence and support of
our fellow citizens"
Mr.. Gompers said these words had
been chosen carefully. and their mean
ing is clear If Congress fails to re-
dress what the organization regards as
grievances it will enter the field of
politics and endeavor TO have organized
labor elect men to Congress to represent
its interests
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Chanfer ON Economy

Women often forget that the test of
well-spent money depends on the value
obtained in exchange. They scrimp
and pinch, and suffer and save, and per-
haps take to themselves much credit
for doing so. To eat poor dinner in
order to go finely clad is very foolish
thing. But it is also foolish not to
look quite as prosperous as cfrcum-
stances will let you. To be healthy.
too, you must be housed dryIy and have
plentiful supply of fresh air. for
without this and good regular meals
one cannot keep up the working DOW
ers and disease at bay. Where. then.
is economy to step in? Mostly in wis
dom of choice, absence of waste, and
strict supervision over sundries. Your
good house may be in an unpretentious
or even in a somewhat inconvenient
district. Your clothes must always be
good, as cheap material always is
poor investment, and this can never be
afforded when one has to economic.
Skill with the needle, good materials.
fashions that are not of the passing
moment, changing best garments for
palmer attire at home, and care in
putting away ones wardrobe are all
points which tell in true economy. The
table and kitchen present opportunities
for saving unrivaled. Not through
stinting, that folly leads to doctors
bills, at least to impaired forces. but
through very careful selection and
preparation of the cheap and abundant
and the ingenious utilization of every
thing. Domestic service permits of
much saving 4 handy wife and daugh-
tiers working methodically can keep a
house in perfect order without taking
all of their own time. The mistress
who does all work can do it better
ard vet be not shaving, if she rises
early, organizes and knows her bust
ness. There is right and wrong way
about everything, also about econ
oTOiziup
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

Seattle's women have organized a
"Woman's Domestic Guild" With it
they intend to solve the servant girl
problem.
a business academy for women only
has been opened in Freiburg, Switzer-
land, under the auspices of the univer-
sity of that city.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the only WON
an who was a candidate for the pres
idency of the United States, is a men,
Der of the District of Columbia bar.
The first woman to become principal
of the Chappaqua Institute, one of the
best known Quaker schools in the Unit
ed States, is Mrs. John W. Cox, wife
of a New York architect.
The University of Paris has estab-
lished two scholarships of $500 each
for women students who will visit Eng
land, America, Germany and Norway,
and study the educational systems of
these countries.
Mrs. WI Ting fang, wife of the Tor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
washing Chiffon.

Good chiffon can be washed again
and again and used until literally
worn out. looking ''as good as new"
each time. Use tepid suds, made with
a pure white soap, and add teaspoon
of alcohol to each quart Of suds. Rub
gently between the hands. applying the
soap directly to very soiled places.
When clean squeeze in the hand, in
stead of wringing as wringing or hard
rubbing is liable to separate the
threads of the fabric. Rinse in tepid
water, with alcohol, as before. Squeeze
again, this time in clean towel. Pull
gently into shape and iron while wet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

Taffeta coats will be extremely nod-
ish.
Evening gowns of chiffon velvet are
good style.
There is an effort to push soft, heavy
surah silk for street wear.
Touches of rich old gold and black,
used together, is a new note
Plated skirts continue to be worn
by extremely well-gowned women.
Braids and gimps come in all colors
to correspond with the new cloths.
Cashmere in all the new and old
colOrs is among the spring fabrics.
Eyelet embroidery on silk, cloth or
wash goods is as much favored as ever.
Separate coats of cheviot and CO.
vert cloth are to be worn for morn
ing.
At swell affairs in Paris scarcely
anything is now seen save the corselet
skirt
The polonaise has conquered. 1t
has followed closely upon the princess
gown and bids fair to equal it in pop
ularity.
Some of the newer lace robes are be-
ing made in deep coffee shades, and for
these the ideal foundation is white
satin.
Elbow length sleeves and long
gloves seem especially adapted to the
old-fashioned wide-band bracelet which
is again in vogue.
The circular skirt cut straight at
sides and with a seam up the middle
front is the one least likely to sag or
draw and is being generally adopted
for the linen walking skirt.
Satin, the traditional material for
the wedding gown, has been in high IA
vOr this season. But it is the chiffon
weight. not the stand alone" fabric
of past years, that is in use.
The chrOnicler of Partisan modes
writes concerning spring colors that
for chapeauX the shades of green will
prevail, and for dresses, brown with
all its kindred nuances, will lead.
Blousing of the front of both shirt
waists and blOuses is fast becoming a
thing of the past. The new corsets,
already making converts in great num-
bers, and close-ftting tailor styles are
responsible for it.
The tendency toward plainness of
skirt observed in winter frocks is run
ming over into the coming season and
one sees some of the very prettiest new
voiles. silks, cottons, etc, trimmed only
in self tucks.
To take the place Of the S t waist
dress q severe tailor suit of rajah silk
is excellent. This should be of a shade
that will not soil so quickly, but could
be made 50 simply that it could readily
be washed or cleaned.
Ostrich feathers are now considered
suitable for mourning. The desired
touch is given by FASTING crepe over
the stem and adding fiecks of the same
to the feather part. Another novelty
for mourning year is the quill made of
creme
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

lifted her face and said: Come Will,
my love; let US walk in the garden.
The walls are so confirming"
And with my arm about her, we slow
ly walked up stage and out the center
door.
Curtain, quick!' she called to the
first stage hand we passed, and prompt
ly tainted.
Helen told Frazer the truth the night
she announced our engagement.
80, after this, governor" she said.
"see that you cast us for lovers all the
way through; 1t will be safer"
Which he has done ever since.-Bos-
ton Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

mer Chinese minister, had her feet en-
larged to the normal size by means of
an operation. Chinese women are very
much excited over the occurrence, but
it is said that many of them are de-
sirous of following her example.
The richest woman in the world is
said to be SignOra Cousino of South
America. Receipts from her silver,
copper and coal mines amount to $751;
600 Il month, while her stock farm
yields as great an amount. She also
owns controlling interest in a feet of
steamships
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
women Electrical Workers.

FL Ieen hundred women and girls are
employed in the Westinghouse plant at
PittSburg, Pa, most of them doing work
that few years ago would have been
assigned only to men and boys. The
majority of them are employed in wind
ing the coils for motors and generators,
such as are used on traction lines and
in lighter manufacturing. Others do
the insulating of wires used in vari-
Gus electrical devices. Still others ope-
rate machines for cutting mica or for
other processes in the completion of the
companys products. Most of theeN are
rated as skilled laborers and earn good
wages
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
jerome After Insurance Grafters.

At last, after an interval so long that
the public had begun to diStrust his mo-
tives, District Attorney Jerome of New
York has made his first open move
against the despoilers of life insurance
companies in the form of a presentment
by the grand jury, before which he had
made a detailed statement of the evidence.
The grand jury asked for the courts adj
vice as to whether certain acts of insur-
ance officials in connection with the pay
ment of political contributions was a vio-
lation of the law. 1t appears that Jerome
has divided the various phases of the evil
dence into distinct groups to avoid COM
plications. Later, the grand jury will
look into the matter of syndicate deals,
Justification of books. false reports,
bribery, perjury, etc. The matter was re-
ferred to Judge OSullivan of General
Sessions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
A TRYST.

win not break the tryst, my dear,
That we have kept so long,
Though winter and its SHOWS are here,
And I've no heart for song.
You went into the voiceless night;
Your path led far away.
Did you forget me, Hearts Delight,
As night forgets the day?
Sometimes I think that you would speak
If still you held me dear;
But space is vast, and | am weak
Perchance | do not hear.
Surely howe'er remote the star
Your wandering feet may tread,
When | shall pass the sundering bar
Our souls must still be wed.
Century.