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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
RUTLAND COUNTY.
BRANDON.

sylvester Adams died at his home
THURSDAY morning at the ase OF 81
yoarp. Mr. Adams had boon Ill for
sore time with a cancer. lie 10 sur
ytvod by q wife, three sons and ono
daughter.
Edward D. Blackwell has returned
from Bostor, Stuart Fawley or
Norwich University Is AZ nome
1or tho holiday vacation The
basket ball game Friday evening be-
tween Brancon and West Rutland re-
suited, 2s 20 10 IN favor Of Brandon. The
score was very close unth the last 1--WE
minutes when the Brandon team for~r':
ahead.--Mrs George Lesnor went Mon
day to Montreal where she vii! visit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24

relotiNee'-AnOlner Caee OF iheu''O' i'"'
broken out In the family OF w H. TarDie |
the youngest boy being ill.-Mrs. Cortez |
johnson has returned from a two weeks
visit in Springfield and Greenheid' MASS
Miss Ruth Sprague returned saturday
from Rogers Hall, Lowell, MASS Tor tho
holiday vacation. Mrs. Alice d. Spraguc
returned with her-Mr ana Mrs. Roy
W. Bresee. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Durgy
and Mr. and Mrs. Burt Thomas had
progressive dinner pnYty Friday evening.
The funeral Of sylvester Adams was
held AZ tho Baptist church Saturday az
tcrnoon Of two o'clock, the R"V. George
pomfrcv offclntlng.-Mis. Lucy w.
Smith has returned from Boston Mass.
Senator w Y Scott md Representa-
two r. w. pav are at home from Mont
polier.
Charles Hall OF Bellcfonte. Pa. Is
spending his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. G.. p. Hau--Two moro cases OF
measlos arc rerorted in the family OF
tho Rev. Charles Is. Carpenter. His
two boys, Horace md Blake, having
come down with thcm.--Mlss Cora
Talbot Is spending Few days In Bur
llrrton Archie shore Of Norwich
University is ct home. Harold Full
Ter has gone to Lvndcnrillo to spend
two weeks At his home.-Miss Fanny
NJ Field OF Tcwksburr. Mass" is the
guest Of her sister Anna T. Field
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Farmer of Green
! field Mas, are the guests OF Mrs
Carrie II. McCollam---Mi May Walk
er OF Amherst. Mass, who IL teaching
! In ons Of the schuo's there, is with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. u Walk
O. for the Christmas 80 cation. Ed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
FOREeTDALE

Miss Minnie Truran Of Rutland is tie
guest Of Mrs I. ". Horn--Mr and Mr,
Leo r. Churchill are visiting Mrs
Churchilrs father in Concord, y. IL
Mrs. q. II. Bump Is visiting her mother
at Chatham. y. Y.-Irhe Rev. and Mrs
w. 4. Wilson are spending the holidays
with Mrs Wilson's parents at Lisbon. \.
Y-Miss Sarah Wetmore of Chittenden Is
Nieiting n II,rhert Rnker's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
WATERBURY CENTER.

Mr.. and Mr.. a. *. Smalley spent Sun
day with their daughter. Mrs George
Herbert. In NTdd,escx The two churches
are 10 unite and hold thu usual Christ
p,as exercises IN Seminar hall this
evening. There viii he a tree and eX-
arcises by the children An are invited =
pr T. J. Foster was in Montpelier Fri
day..--Mr. and Mrs. Dow J. Adams were
surprised saturday evening by a large
number OF their frionde. II being the
tenth anniversary Of their wedding. Cake
and coffee were served and the Rev. ed
ward Wostcott. pastor Of the Methodist
Church. made a few remarks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
PROCTOR

Joseph Emo Jr.. has gone to Knoxville.
Tenn. where lie will spend the winter
for tho benefit OF his health.-The village
schools closed Friday for the tn: Christ
mas vacation and will open January 4
MISC Hlda Berguist of For, Edward.
n. Y. has returned to her home after
being the guest Of relatives here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-24
ORLEANS COUNTY.
CRkFTsEURY.

Mrs. Luke Patterson OF Glover Is visit
ing hore.-Ethel Patterson Is at home
rom the Burdette Buo!ness College. Dos
ton. for tho Christmas vacation. Fred
Chase OF this village has bought Edward
Gallnghcr's farm In AlDany.--N. Il. 1Ioyt
commenced houashecplas Saturday IN the
tenement lately vacated ny Mr.. and ,Ira,
Bailey. Alice paino OF Cabot visit
cd her sistor, Miss Carrie paino, tho Arst
OF tina week.
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

A, tho grange meeting Friday night.
tho following officers wero elected I;
Master, A L. Haskell: overseer, Nelson
Blake; lecturer, May BENJAMIN, chaplain
Nellie Daniels. secretary. Charles Cady
treasurer. W. +, Goodcll; steward. Bert
Wheeler; assistant. Nell Daniels; Ceres.
Amanda Haskell Pomona, May Cedy:
CONTINUED on mage ST.
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NEWPCRT.

Thomas Daley, who fell and broke his
hip while crossing the lake. was found In
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Continued on page 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
DoRMOUsE DELEGATES.
Titbits That Were Relished In An.
cient Roman Times.


cient Roman Times.
Drawn was originally a Roman dish
and was eaten with garum, and cows
and calf's foot jellies were likewise
dainties with Rome's upper ten in the
time of the Caesars. One would hard
ly suppose that black buildings were so
old as the reign of Tiberius, but this
is the fact. They were made Of pigs
blood. with little cubes of fat inter
spersed in the compound, and were
the invention of gentleman who re-
joiced in the name of Bambonselver-
gus 1t was he who invented all kinds
of sausages-that is, meat stuffed into
skins, which, we take it, is the ground
plan, so to speak, of sausage.
This gentleman also wrote a learned
treatise on the fattening of dormice
for the table, for at one period dor
mice were a craze. There were dor
mouse soup, dormouse sausage, dor
mouse Drawn, dormouse cooked in ev-
cry conceivable way, and the demand
for this delicacy in prize sizes was so
great that there was room for book
on the subject, though unfortunately
this book is lost to posterity, and the
only knowledge which we have Of the
fattening of Gormice in Rome is from
Petronius Arbiter, who tells US that
they became fat BY sleeping.
He also tells us that the best sauce
tr MI -
poppy seed and honey, a mixture
which probably had the merit Of in
ducing sleep after a meal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

When altering a blouse it is a mis-
take to move the shoulder seam to the
front. A better plan is to let it drop
backward instead of forward.
A collar lining of taffeta should be
cut so that the front part is on the
straight of the material and the curved
part of the collar will then come on
the bias.
1t is q good plan to bend steels or
whalebones at the waistline when max
ing a bodice before putting them into
the castings. as the bodice will then fit
closer to the figure.
In sewing piece of material on the
bias to q straight piece, the former is
apt to become stretched. To avoid this
the bias should be placed underneath
and it will then be sewn in evenly.
AfteG stitching down a seam press
with a hot iron, and if no seamhoard
is at hand it is useful to know that
rolling pin. wrapped in a clean cloth,
will answer the purpose equally well.
In making a blouse, too deep round
must not be cut for the neck at the
outset. 1t is better to try it on first
and then outline a semi-circle In front
with a row of pins, cutting it evenly
on a fat surface.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
Crops of 1907.

Despite the fact that the cereal crop
yield of the United States for 1907 is
below that Of the previous year, the
money return on the 1907 crops prom
ises to equal, if not exceed, that of
1905. This statement is contained in a
bulletin issued by Bradstreet's:
Owing to the very cold and back
ward spring season, only hay, sugar
and rice crops promise greater yields
than those of last year. The bulletin
says in part:
While the aggregate cereal yield,
six crops being included, is 10 per cent
smaller than year ago, a counterbal-
ance to the falling off in crop produc-
ton Is found in the generally higher
level OF prices Of the leading cereals,
guaranteeing that the producer at least
Will derive some compensation alike
from the smaller yields, the amount
of the old or 1906 crops left over, and
the improved export inquiry, particu-
iarly for our wheat and -four, caused
by less satisfactory harvests abroad.
L hc III iCc VI WHedt IdSl week WAS %
per cent higher than year ago, while
corn was Is per cent higher. From this
1t may be gathered that the present
money returns on these crops Is better
than at the outset of the cereal year,
and the prospects are that taken as a
whole, this years cereal crops Will
yield fully as much, If not more, than
they did year ago.
Following is an estimate Of the
yields Of the leading crops for 1907,
showing the per cent gain or loss from
1906:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
A WOnian,s Voice.

Very few women realize what an eff
feet a sweet voice has on a man. A
woman may be very pretty to look
upon, may be faultlessly and bewitch-
ingly attired and attractive in every
way and yet too often directly she
opens her mouth and speaks the spell
is broken, the charm is gone. And this
need never be.
Very few voices are so naturally bad
that they will not succumb to training
and the voice can be trained to be just
as sweet and gentle as one pleases to
make 1t.
A woman should speak in a low
voice. She should not allow her voice
to raise itself to high pitch. A shrill-
voiced woman is terrible. She should
not shout her orders to the servants
down the stairs, nor call to any one
who may be in another part of the
house. This shouting and raising of
the voice spoils the tone and quality of
the voice and tends to make it harsh
A pretty voice is powerful attraction
in a woman and she who would add to
her charms a wondrous fascination
should cultivate a voice lever soft, gen
tie and low"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

..fIe was absent some lime. and then re-
turned:"
Yes: about haIf-past one. He came
into the room and asked me- 20 leave. as
ne had something 70 say to 1Ir. Flexmore.
/ hesitated. for Mr. Fle1more was less
easy. and warned Mr.. Yeames that it
would he dangerous TO excite him. He
promised TO be careful and | Withdrew"
How long were you ABSENT:
.Only a few minutes. | heard Mr..
Yeames speaking in high and angry
tone, and knew tina. could do Mr.. Flex-
more no good Mr.. Yeames went our of
the house, slamming the door behind him.
and I found the patient much worse"
When did you again see Afr. Yeames?"
About half-past three
in what condition was Mr.. FiexmG:e
them
Dying; he was unconscious when Mr..
Yeames entered the room
What followed?"
Shortly after Mr.. Yeames came In
Mr.. Flexmore died When I was sure
Of that left the room, taking Miss Fle1-
more downstairs
Did Mr.. Yeames accompany you?"
"No: he remained in the room. After
little while he came down with Nj.
Keene: they both came into the sitting
room where | was with Miss Flexmore."
How long did Mr.. Keene stay with
you?"
About twenty minutes.
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

A Simple Way to Make Cheese.

The making of cheese Is q very sim
pie process, and almost any one can
turn out a good article with little
practice. l will give method by
which any one can make cheese sue
cessfully. Take evenings milk and
strain 1t into some clean vessel and
let it stand in a cool place until morn
Ing. Evenings milk should be warmed
to about 90 degrees before adding
mornings milk. A good way to warm
1t is to set a pail Of boiling water
into the milk. Prepare the rennet by
soaking in one gallon Of warm water
for twenty-four hours before using.
Add as much salt as it will dissolve,
strain, let 1t settle and it is ready for
use
Use a tablespoonful to- escil three
gallons of nilk> - & Is much over
half an hour coming increase the guam
tity, if much less decrease it. AS soon
as it is well curdled take knife and
cut the c1rd into blocks SO that the
whey can escape. AS soon as the whey
ket and place a cloth In 1t so as to
receive the curd. AS the curd hardens
continue to strain off the whey. Chop
the curd fine, add salt ounce to
each FIVE pounds of curd-and 1t is
ready for the press. Put the curd In
a tin hoop made like a peck measure
without a bottom. 1t Is good idea
to have two sizes, as the amount OF
curd will differ at times.
Almost any one with a few tools
and a little ingenuity can construct a
press that will answer the purpose
very well. A simple way Is to NOR
tise a beam into a post so that it can
work up or down, and hang a weight
to the outer end Of the beam. The
hoop with the curd In it should be
turned or reversed every eight or ten
hours. From eighteen to twenty-four
hours is generally long enough to press
a cheese. Now comes the curing peri
cd, which requires considerable care
and attention. The cheese when taken
from the press should be rubbed with
lard and bandage OF new muslin
pinned loosely around 1t. The cheese
must be creased every day. Do not
remove the bandage, but apply the
grease on 1t. In from four to five
weeks the cheese should be ready for
home use or MARKET. N. Smith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

eager TO tell how well-behaved we were
when we were young, who have too
much to say about the slovenly ways
young people have of standing and sit
ting, and of their slangy ways Of
speaking, for us to meet them often on
a comfortable footing. We older wom-
en- have less criticism for the younger
ones than older women had formerly,
l think. l fancy that to-day our at
titude is one easier to get on with.
don't believe l hear so much about
girls being 'giddy" as 1 used to when
l was a young girl.
So, perhaps, by the time Gertrude is
an old woman, the young people of her
day won't be afraid of saying some
thing she will disapprove of as she is,
writes IAN Elderly Woman" in Har
per's Bazaar. Still, if she is one Of
those of us who doesn't take every
thing for granted, she will find the way
back to her girlhood a long one.
Health and Beauty Hints.
There is no greater mistake than to
try to brighten dull eyes with drugs or
drops.
Only when there is perfect assimila-
ton of the food is a good complexion
possible.
Sometimes eyes get dull from over
work and strain. in which case rest and
freedom from worry are the surest
roads for the would-be bright eyes.
To develop the neck battle it with
warm water, then rub with olive oil,
using rotary motion. In the morning
use cold water and rub with alcohol.
Every woman knows that fruits
should benefit the complexion if eaten
judiciously, but few understand wheth-
er fresh or cooked ones agree best with
them.
A nasal douche of slightly salted wa
ter is a remedy for catarrh. One-half
a teaspoonful of common table salt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
of lace applied as bands and inser-

of lace applied as bands and inser-
tons.
The shoulder seams are practically
the same, the japanese effect being
still greatly in vogue. Skirts are more
cIose-fitting, otherwise similar. and so
the modes that prevailed last winter
are by no means out of date yet.
Waistcoats are the rage at present,
also buttons which appear on a dress
in all sorts Of unexpected ways; they
are usually covered with the material
the dress is made of. and are repeated
on the shoulders and sleeves, also on
the basques of coats
Tartans. which make their appear
ance regularly at the beginning of ev-
ery winter, are again to the fore. and
seem to be more liked than ever, espe-
ciaIly in very soft shaded and shot eff
fects. They are used in plated skirts,
accompanied by braid-edged, Scotch
looking coats in plain navy blue or
black serge.
A neat street hat has a plain round
brim with heavy fold of velvet
stitched on the outer edge to protect
the delicate color This brim is banded
with two colors of velvet and jaunty
wing is fastened at the front, slightly
curved to the left side and fastened in
a pretty manner. Other sailor hats
show immense rosettes very fiat, with
q central decoration of fine buckle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

Princess Victoria, the unmarried
daughter of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra, celebrated recently the thir-
ty-seventh anniversary of her birth
and doesn't seem to mind telling it,
either
A Berlin doctor lays it down that
the piano should never be used by a
child under 16 years of age. Out Of
1000 girls who played before the age
of II he found 600 cases of nervous
diseases.
The Queen of Portugal is most in
teresting woman-bright. witty and
amusing. One of her hobbies is medi-
cal science, and to this end she pro-
notes medical studies and POUNDS hos
pitfalls in Portugal.
Women still do manual labor In Bel
gium, which is farther behind in the
advancement of women than any other
European country The Belgian woman
is farmer. miner, laborer, mechanic,
and does all the heaviest kind Of work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
How to BE a Model Wife.

The newspapers are full Of disserta-
lions on such topics as how to be a
successful business woman, how to be
a good stenographer, how to be we'll
paid factory girl. how to be an efficient
housekeeper, how to be satisfactory
cook, how to be a prosperous dress
maker
But the question how to be a model
wife seems to have escaped the young
women who make their living by writ
ing such articles. Do they think being
model wife is so easy that no instruc-
ton in that art is needed? Or is it
that after a woman is once married
she need not trouble about being mod
Ell wife, her chief concern being how to
make hers a model husband?
At any rate, the remarks Of Mrs.
Sally Morris Cory of New Isfk, who is
a wife herself, on the model wife prob
lem have all the charm Of navelty. Mrs.
COry's theory is that woman may
best seek happiness in married life and
that if she conducts hers9f according
to set of simple rules she will be rea-
sonably sure to find it. She says that
the model wife will never have an opin-
ion contrary to her husbands, will have
the same religion or none, If he has
none; will never try to bo Intellectual,
will give up her family ties, for man
is born with a dislike for his future
wife's family; will be neat, economical,
a good cook and good housekeeper.
If she will attend to these little mat
tiers, she will make her husband happy
and be happy herself.
Perhaps this is true; at any rate,
every man will approve Mrs. Cory's
prescription. But will not happiness
be purchased too dearly at such
price? Never was there a household
where the wife did not hold opinions
different from those of her husband,
and this, however hard it may be upon
domestic happiness, is good thing for
the world. The opinion of good wom-
an is an important factor in human
progress. But for that it is doubtful
whether slavery would have been abol-
ished but for that we should still be in
a state of barbarism. The opinions of
good women, impressed upon their hus-
bands, are responsible for almost every
advance the race has made.
A wife should undoubtedly be neat.
economical, good cook and a good
housekeeper but she is entitled to her
own opinions and should insist upon
them always, whatever the cost to the
harmony of the home.-Chicago Jour
nal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23

LET a woman jury try women:
They alone understand the motives of
a woman. They are better able than
men to judge whether or not woman
is justified in Staying a man who has
brought shame upon her name
This was the slogan Of the corps Of
Chicago club women, led by Mrs. Fred
erick ". Feer. member of the Lake
View Woman's Club. who appealed to
a Chicago judge in behalf of Mrs. An
gelina Ansolone. the 20-year-old Ital-
ian girl, who was recently sentenced to
twenty years Imprisonment for killing
an italian, who was in love with her.
The judge in question advised the
women that there were no legal means
by which he could impanel a woman
Jury
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
~~~~~~~~~


With the exception Of the reappear
ance Of the long sleeve and the draped
clinging skirt, there is not much change
in the fashions since last winter.
A three-quarter length carriage coat
Of heavy Chinese embroidered silk cut
in mandarin lines, was finished on the
bottom with 4 lattice worked silk
fringe in gold. ending in tassels about
ten inches long.
The greatest fashion of the moment
is for natural. undyed ostrich plumes !;
but feathers of all kinds are the rage,
provided they are long and handsome.
Feather stoles, too, are in great favor
for evening wear.
Evening gowns now being worn by
young girls are both dainty and charm
ing, and the soft. delicate silks or mulls
with sprays of roses. forget-me-nots or
daisies require only moderate amount
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
NeedIewOrk Notes.

To keep ribbon from turning while
running it through beading do not re-
move the ribbon runner from the bead
ING until the last opening is reached.
Needles should never be kept in fan
Inclined needle books, as sulphur
often enters into the composition of
this material. sulphur invariably rusts
the needles in time.
Metal eyes which protrude beyond
the edge of the material, where a hook
and eye fastening is employed should
always be carefully and neatly covered
with buttonhole stitching.
Bent pieces of waalebone can be
strengthened by being placed in cold
water for two or three hours. This will
make them pliable. They should then
be pressed under heavy weight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
BE Neat.

Don't look sloppy while doing your
WORK. Eschew wrappers, kimonos.
halfworn or ragged shirt waists and
old cloth dresses that hold odors. Even
at this season there is nothing so neat
and sensible as perfectly plain shirt
waist suits or Bingham, or skirts and
waists attached as in nurses cos
tune. A plain white collar and tie
give a good finish, and one is ready to
go to the door or meet strangers with
no apology necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5S333SSSSSSSSSee

wrinkles, and an eagerness to read
clever books and to know things and
lively interest in the current events of
the day will brighten the eyes as moth
ing else can. The woman possessing
this knowledge is far more charming
and attractive than she In whose path
no identifying whims ever have come
And the woman who applies this
knowledge is the one who will develop
into the entertaining, interesting grand
mother of the next generation as dainty
and useful as was the mother of the
past generation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-23
Prevent Hair Falling.

Shampoo the hair with a soap mix
ture, made by dissolving an oil soap in
hot water; tablespoonful of shaved
soap to a cup of water. Add ten drops
of glycerin. If your hair is light you
may put in a half teaspoon of pow
dered borax. Wash the hair well with
this solution and rinse in many waters.