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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
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FICRUS OF OLD LACE.
Grandnother's Treasures Can Be
Turned to Good Account.

Apropos of embroidered muslins, a
veritable raid is being made on gen.
uine old world scraps for the tiny
revers facings on spring cloth and the
later summer linen coates.
The secret of reproducing the frail
ness and also the color impaired by
age to these scraps has not been dis
covered; consequently, when procur
able they lend an air of covetable ex
clusiveness. Since those large EN-.
broidered Or lace-decked handker
chiefs in vogue during the early part
of the nineteenth century are abso
lutely useless in their original capaci
ty, by reason of their size, there is
no particular sacrilege in cutting a
hole in the center to form a yoke OF
collar application for a lingerie blouse
In deft hands these treasures can
be induced to present the most fas'
cinating aspects, hint that will prob
ably induce many readers to further
rummage among their treasure draw
ers in quest of such dainty pieces long
lying idle, lacking inspiration for their
service.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
Lingerie.

Nainsook, pongenette, batiste, null
and fine cambria are the materials in
vogue for the construction of under
garments The two requisites for ma
terials are that they must not add to
the weight of the garment or bulk to
the figure. With the marked tenden-
cy in outer garments towards the
more fitted forms, particularly about
the hips, it becomes essential that
undergarments should preserve the
natural outlines of the figure. There
is no fullness over the hips of we'll cut
drawers and petticoats, and trimming
on. corset covers and chemises is fiat.
French lingerie now is sold at moder-
ate prices and is gaining in favor, for
although not SO betrimmed as the
American variety it generally is well
cut A small amount Of hand en-
broidery is used and where ribbon is
employed for drawing up garment it
is run through buttonholed Sits in
order to make the garment durable.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
Smart TRAVELLING Costume.

It is never so difficult to look well
dressed as when travelling, whether by
land or sea, and the woman who can
appear neatly gowned at the end of a
long journey deserves the highest
praise.
If taking an extended land trim
across the continent or embarkine
upon the ocean voyage, which may be
anywhere from five days, to two
weeks, depending upon whether the
direct or the southern route is planned.
there must be due time and considera.
ton given to the selecting of travel.
ing costumes.
Dark colors are always best, whether
on the car or on board steamer, and
such shades as do not readily show
the dust should be chosen. For this
season the separate waist should be
of the same color as the skirt rather
than white. Dark blue is always an
excellent shade for travelling, but
there are many women to whom
brown is more becoming and this is
equally good.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
FRUIT TREES
EXHAUST SOIL
BY Prof. H. Garr,an, Kentucky Exper.
inent Station.

In considering the reasons why
apple and other fruit trees do not bear
as many or as fine apples as they did
in the early days, have been i'm
pressed with the Importance of sup
plying the trees with fertilizers as the
soil becomes exhausted, and am salts
fed that the greater relative diff
Guilty experienced nowadays in keep
ing fruit trees in good condition is
in part due to an exhaustion of the
soil.
Trees forage more widely than
smaller plants, and may not show the
effects of starvation as suddenly or
as soon, but they must show it in
time if grown long on the same land
without anything being returned to
the soil to replace materials removed
by the trees. In this relation I was
struck recently by a statement which
| encountered in Prof. Voorhees, in
teresting little book on Fertilizers. He
says that 20 crops of apples of Is
bushels per tree, and 50 trees to the
acre, equal 1887 pounds of nitrogen,
80 pounds of phosphoric acid and
1905 pounds of potash.
Twenty crops of wheat of Is bush
els per acre, equal $50 pounds of
nitrogen, 211 pounds of phosphoric
acid and 324 pounds Of potash.
Therefore, according to Prof. Voor-
hees, 20 crops of apples remove more
than twice as much nitrogen, half as
much again phosphoric acid, and near
ly three times as much potash, as 90
crops of wheat.
A good farmer would hardly think
of growing 20 successive crops of
wheat on the same land, no matter
how good it might be, and it would
seem to be still greater folly, accord
ing to the figures given, to attempt
to grow 20 successive crops of apples
without returning anything to the
soil.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

should be given to the way this I'M
plement is held, for the instructive
method seems to be to grasp it at the
head of the tines A child should be
taught at once that the clasp must be
we'll toward the end of the, handle,
and thus eating will be a simpler
process for little children, especially
if the fork is not large. :.
There is no excuse for little boy
or girl taking soup from spoon so
full as to be dripping while raised. I
know some grown persons have this
habit that one cannot help calling dis
gushing, because it is piggish, but a
spoon should never be more than mod
erately full and the liquid should be
taken from the side, not from the tip.
Comparatively few children are
taught how to drink in well-man-
nered way. Instead Of the cup being
allowed to go into the mouth to the
corners the little one should learn to
take small mouthfuls of the liquid,
and the lips will be less covered with
it when the cup is taken down. Milk
mustaches" should be as reprehensible
for children as for grown persons.
Being just healthy little animal
by nature, a child regards a napkin
in the light of foolishness, and will
use it only when the arts of civiliza-
ton are being inculcated. This, how.
ever, is one it should early learn, for
remnants of food left on the mouth
render the sweetest child unattractive.
The child is always more or less of
a mimic, and in nothing will this show
more positively than in it's table man
ners. If those at the table with it
eat in slovenly fashion so will he or
she, but unfortunately the reverse
does not work without aid. A good
example alone in the matter of eating
is not enough for little children.
Prompting also is necessary, but it
will more quickly acquire attractive
ways and be less of young animal at
it's food if the teaching is reinforced
by example. American
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
WHAT MANURE DID
FOR ONE FARM


My attention was recently called to
a farm in Dakota county, Minnesota,
where, when the country was being
settled, a strip of apparently poor
land was passed over as worthless for
grain production. Later it was home
steaded by a settler who came in a
one-horse outfit. Instead of raising
grain, this man started in on a small
scale to feed live stock. Screenings
and grain could be obtained for the
hauling. The manure was judiciously
used and the soil responded to this
method Of farming. In a few years
upon this apparently poor soil larger
crops were produced than upon the
surrounding wheat lands: To-day it
is one of the most productive farms
in the county, and it's fertility is the
result Of farm manure.
Farm manures are valuable be.
cause they add new stores of fertility
to the SOIL They change the inactive
plant food to more available forms
through the production of humates
which are utilized by crops as foods.
They improve the physical properties
Of soils, make them warmer, more
responsive to cultivation, and regulate
the water supply for crop growth.
They add to the permanent crop pro-
*ducing power of the soil and regulate
the supply of plant food by causing
| disintegration and other changes to
take place. They aid: in producing
,, forage crops which contain the largest
amount of protein and other available
rutrients.. MANFRED lands produce
not only larger but more valuable
crops. @z=r ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

is embroidered with silk in long satin
and cording stitches. The case may
be made the size shown, or a little
smaller to fit the glasses they are in
tended to hold. Cut two pieces of
card, one for the back and one for
front; cut one piece of silk for front.
allowing turnings all round, and one
f9g the back, WHICH must have the
turnover tab cut ca for the top:
piece Of silk for lining each must also
be cut; work the pieces for the front
and the tab with the embroidery de-
sign as shown; place a thin layer of
wadding over the card for front, then
stretch the embroidery over it, line
with silk and stitch neatly together at
edge; put the silk and lining over the
card for back in same way, but put an
interlining of linen in the tab to make
it firm; make strap of silk one-third
inch wide and stretch across the front,
then sew the back and front together
neatly at the edges. Finish all round
either with the finest silk cord or very
coarse embroidery silk
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
IN FOOTWEAR
MODELS THAT ARE POPULAR
THIS SEASON.
Fashion Has Decreed Some Decidedly
New Designs to Be Worn-Shoes>
Now Should Always Match
the Gown.

The footgear pictured shows the
best models for the coming season, the
figure illustrating a dress model in
patent leather, ornamented with bril-
liant cut-steel discs. This same de-
sign is also very smart in bronze or in
gray suede. Figure two shows a Pc
destrian oxford in mat kid-this style
being especially recommended for gen.
eral street wear. Pumps are especial
ly we'll liked this season, and although
comfortable as an oxford where very
much walking is necessary, they are
more popular than any other style of
low shoes. Figure three shows a good
model, which may be had in tan or
russell leather, in black kid or patent
leather Or in white or colored canvas
Figure four shows another model in
a pump, and No. more unusual cut
for low shoe. This last model is
especially good in colored kid or tan
or black leather. The high shoe shown
in the sketch is considered particular
ly smart, the black patent leather
lower part having an upper of white
kid, with black buttons.
Shoes to match the gowns with
which they are worn will be more in
vogue than ever this season, and with
white and light-colored gowns the can
vas shoes to match are very attractive.
: For general street wear tan shoes
and hosiery are in order, and have
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
CHILDREN AT TABLE
NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE
TAUGHT MANNERS.
With the First Meal Taken with the
Elders Attention Should Be Paid
to the Little Graces Of
Good Breeding.

AS soon as a baby is old enough
to take its first meal at the table with
grown people attention should be paid
to its manners. Precisely why in
stinctively we seem always to do the
wrong thing until taught better l do
not know, unless it is on the basis
of the perverseness of human nature.
The fact remains, however, that un-
less a baby is taught differently it
will shovel up food in most distress
ing manner and fill it's little mouth
too full at every bite. Infants seem
also to have positive talent for
holding fork or spoon in the wrong
way, and all these things, apparently
trivial, must be corrected by mothers.
TO think that baby is too young
to be shown the proper amount of
food that fork should hold is the
greatest mistake, because the little
one will continue in the way it be-
gins.
Each one of us has been appalled,
Or disguised at the bad table manners
Of the children Of some of our friends,
but it is not too much to say that such
are entirely the result of Indifference
or ignorance on the part of parents
and reflects upon them accordingly.
Only such quantity as may be COM
fortably put into the mouth should be
taken on the fork at a time, and two
bites from the same forkful is the
height of had manners small hOys
and girls should learn. Attention
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
POPULAR CHlNAMAN
WASHINGTON SORRY TO LOSE SIR
CHENTUN0.
Promotion Of Chinese Minister to Vice
Presidency Of Foreign Office at
Picking a Distinguish
ina Honor.

Modifying the loud huzzahs OF wei
come are the farewell notes sound
ed from day to day by those who
would speed the nations departing
guest, Sir Chentung Lang Cheng, who
has been promoted from Chinese min
lister to this capital, says the Washing
ton Star, to the position of vice pres1-
dent of the foreign Office at Picking.
The promotion and transfer at this
| time, when the minister is in mourn
ing for his mother, is great surprise,
lnasmuch as it is contrary to Chinese
| custom to disturb an official in mourn
ing. In fact, such action is so rare
that history records it less than
half dozen times in more than 400
years. The rarity of the act makes
1t more Of compliment to the recip-
lent of the honor, who, by the bye, is
graduate of two American colleges
OF note and a westerner in all but
name and dress. He came to Wash
fngton on his present mission just four
wears ago this month, succeeding the
pert and popular WI Ting Fang. Dur
ing his stay here he has greatly i'm
proved the legation home, Furnishings
it according to Chinese custom and
adding as a marked feature a person
ally supervised garden. He is fond
of society and knows well how to en-
terrain. AS evidence Of this is the long
list Of dinners, musicales, teas and
luncheons he has engineered success
fully, with only the assistance of his
young daughter, who is not yet in
society. His favorite conceit for
table decoration is a series Of tiny
Towering plants set in the most ex-
Auisite vases.
AS a baseball enthusiast Sir Chen
tung will be sorely missed at the col
| legiate games and lacking as the chief
figure in a frequent picture in the
neighborhood of the legation, when,
with skirts tucked up, he engaged in
a tossup with his sons and their
playmates. AS a tennis player he is.
the peer of any man in official life,
| not even excepting the members of the
much talked of tennis cabinet To
these accomplishments, Sir Chetung
adds the art of horseback riding, au-
tomobiling and bicycling, all of which
are rare among the orientals.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
Old-Ttme Beauty Specialists.


institution. A. hundred years ago there
were professional beautifers, and
though their methods were not quite
so rational as those of today, they
were not without merit, and some Of
the samples distilled in those days
are still the main dependence of the
beauty specialist. The women were
not the only patrons of the beauty
shop of the past. In fact, an old reg:
lister preserved by a firm still in the
same business: shows that the &C.
counts of the men were nearly always
larger than those of the women.
Many notable and: royal personages
figure in this book William 1V.fzhad a
large account, i and his. sisters were
also good ustomers: he names .ot
Lord 4 Paine ston, Lord John Russell
andsBeau#Brummel salso. appear.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
A Bird and a Greenback.

Bicycle Policeman McQuade has
been amusing the members Of the pre-
cinct in which he does duty with a
story about bird and a gfeenback,
remarks a Washington paper. Some
of his brother officers charge him
with having taken his story from an
almanac, but he denies the soft i'm
parchment and declares the story is
correct version of what really &C.
CURED.
II was strolling along on my beat
one bright afternoon" the bicycle po
liceman stated, when suddenly I saw
a man pick up brick and raise his
arm as if he intended to strike a. blow
+ grabbed his arm to prevent prob
able murder, and the excited man
pointed to the upper branches of
tree"
There was bird in the tree with a
greenback in it's mouth. The sight of
the greenback, the policeman admits,
made him exceedingly interested, and
before he realized what he was do
ing he was looking for missile to
join in the pursuit Of the bird and
bill
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

holes. The top of the plat should
be finished with buttonholed scallop
to correspond with the border.
Pad the scallops by running them
with darning cotton before working.
The leaves should be embroidered in
the solid satin stitch, the stems in the
outline and the dots and flowers can
be done as eyelets, in the solid en-
broidery if preferred. Use white mer-
cerized cotton No. rs or 80, according
to the quality and weight of the linen.
Montreal Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
Innovation of Wedding Gowns.

At recent English wedding the
brides gown was Of dotted silk net
with a richly embroidered satin train
and the six bridesmaids were CARRIED
in different shades of rose pink and
forget-me-not blues, two in each shade
and all carried spray bouquets of
white flowers.
At another wedding in St. Marga.
ret's, Westminster, the attendants, in
empire gowns Of cream-colored net
over white silk, wore wreaths of pink
carnations instead Of hats, and car.
ried bouquets to match
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

nearly always be found between the
folds. The larva does it's greatest
damage by eating the lining surface
of it's abode.
The larvae cannot be reached very
easily by poisons, so the only prac-
tical way of combating this species is
to scatter straw over the vines, after
the berries are gathered, and burn it.
If done early enough this will not
damage the vines.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
ONE OF THE NOVELTIES.
Embroidered Jumper Is Popular with
Good Dressers.

The embroidered jumper is one of
the novelties. It should be made of
the same material as the skirt and is
to be worn over sheer shirtwaist.
It is a fascinating little garment
and will repay the trouble of making.
The waist fastens down the back
and box-plait may be laid in the
center to hide the buttons and button
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

Rains and Corn crop.-Rains in late
summer and early fall do not affect
the corn crop as to percentage Of
grain to stalk. q good supply 81
water at6that time increases the pro.
portion ot grain Astalk
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

This insect can most easily be
recognized by it's larval stage, espe-
cially by it's manner of folding leaf
in order to make for itself a habitat.
An adequate idea of this insect can
be had from the accompanying figures.
# one of these folded leaves be ex-
amined it will be seen that the folds
are held together by fine silken
threads. These were spun by the
brownish or greenish larva which will
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
NEW IN SHIRTWAlSTS,
Designs Of Checked or Small Plaid
Linen Much Worn.

A new shirtwaist is of checked or
rather small plaid linen in three or
four colors, decorated with white. The
shoulders are in the new fashion, with
inserted tucked pieces piped with
white. The choker is of tucked white
batiste, trimmed with crossway bands
of the plaid, ard the cuffs follow out
this idea. The sleeves are three-Quar
ter length, the cuff four inches deep
and set on well below the elbow. AS
the model stands it is worn with the
fashionable double frill down the
front.
The dressmakers refer to plaid
gauze as fashionable summer fabric
and they show some charming youth
full suits, short plated skirt and
blouse top, made up in various gauzes
The third piece is a sleeveless vestee
of cloth, blue, green, white, or what
ever may be the back ground of the
plaid.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

The wooden frame is in the. shape Of
a *'*T." Each end has three small
brass hooks fastened onethe inner side
OF the IT, equal distances apart The
ends of the springs are fastened; < to
these and the others to#the basket&by
means Of wire sWra pped around the
edge: The other can give the cradle
2 .touch stonally which will keep
st. swinging while / she does her work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
When TRAVELLING.

There is no question but that the
simpler travelling costume is the bet
ter. Indeed it is hard to get a: smarter
model than the severe fitted three.
quarter tailor coat with full skirt just
clearing the ground
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

in the shops, but are not as smart az
the thin plain weaves or those show
ing silk clocks or small embroidered
designs. The hosiery should always
match the shoe in color, except where
a white shoe is worn, when light pink,
blue Or other light colors are permissi-
ble
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10

the advantage of requiring less care
than a black shoe, on which dust so
readily shows.
Hosiery is also most important in
considering fashionable footgear. The
lace and openwork styles are shown
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
One BuiIdinu. for All.

An effort is being made to get all
the scientific societies OF Washington,
DC, housed under q single roof. The.
scheme is to get them all to pool their
issues and erect fine structure
which win be : source OF pride to-
them q .s.z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
CRADLE FOR THE BABY.
Clothes Basket May Be Utilized t.
Good Purpose.

A baby's clothes basket may be
made to swing some time if hung on
springs instead of the large hooks
often seen. Two ordinary screen door
springs are each cut into three pieces.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
In Baltimore.

Several amusing incidents have oc-
CURED in the Washington Juvenile
court of late, which have been re-
peated by many people as typical of
some testimony produced there.
Not long ago a colored boy was
charged with misdemeanor, and the
judge asked him about his parents.
'You love your mother, don't you?"
his honor asked.
In a disinterested tone the boy re.
piled: ooh, yes, like her all right"
1t was some days after that a boy
with a foreign name was brought be-
fore the court as witness. He was
frightened, and the judge wished to
put him at his ease. So he began by
asking some unimportant questions.
'You have peculiar name," the
court remarked. Were you born in
this country?"
mo, SIR" replied the boy. II was
born in BALTIMORE