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bed becomes an ornament, in the room.
For small room with many doors II is
a good plan to have the hangings as
nearly as possible like the wall paper
and to place over each door fiat cur
tain. which will Immediately give an
neTeased sense of wall space.
FOR a small room with low ceilings
+ the chintz curtains at the window
need be only just long enough to
reach to the sill. a fiat or gathered
piece of the material about a foot in
width being laid across the top of the
window. This band should be on a
separate pole or board, so as not to
interfere with the curtain being drawn
across in case so desired.
After the hangings and the uphol-
stery comes the furniture. With ugly
light oak. for example. to work with,
white enamel paint had best be applied
at once. and this sort of painting is
really great fun and by no means diff
ficult. The girl with some little talent
with her brush can make a most fas-
cinating set of bedroom furniture by
painting sprigs or garlands of flowers
course. beyond possibilities of the or
binary girl and is by no means es-
sential for a pretty room.
1t is really remarkable what can be
done with few cans OF white enamel
paint Book shelves, chairs. tiny
tables, otherwise too shabby to use.
can be revolutionized into most at
tractive and ornamental pieces Of
furniture, with one or two coats OF
white enamel. Pale gray is a color
much in demand today in house de-
coration and if the shape of the bureau,
desk, ETC., is sufficiently good. that
Is to say not heavy or cumbersome or
cheap in effect. gray against q back
ground OF pale rose color or blue Is
exceedingly pretty.
II dark furniture is preferred to
white enamel a quite marvellous effect
of mahogany can be obtained by ap-
plying a mahogany varnish to wood
that has just been thoroughly scraped
with coarse sandpaper. For girls
; bedroom, however. there is nothing
prettier than white furniture with
wall paper and hangings of pale blue
or pink, whichever is her favorite
color.
Plain tones more than bright flowers
with their white backgrounds are now
. -4eferred by many girls to the more
striking color effects, and surely furni-
ture covered with pretty pink or blue
sateen the same color as the plain
striped or moire wall paper is exceed
ingly attractive. As the solid shades
will show soil and will fade sooner
than flower designs, the material
should have laid over 1t a covering OF
sheer batiste or figured dimity which
can be taken off and washed whenever
necessary.
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Most charming is another new collar
and jabot of linen batiste and point de
Milan. The collar is made of the lace
used perfectly plain and bordered
around the top with a plain band of the
ruche of tulle. The jabot is in two
parts and is long and narrow. The
lower part is pleated. Both the upper
and the lower part are bordered with
fiat bands of the point de Milan. At
the throat under the jabot there is a
fiat bow of black velvet.
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-LEvER girls who know how soon
Christmas gets here after November
"opens have already commenced their
Christmas gifts, and no doubt there are
many who have a number of charming
examples of their handiwork safely
stored away IN scented drawer or box
awaiting the moment when 1t is their
turn to be inclosed in charming season.
able coverings and sent off with a
Christmas message.
For those who haven't yet started to
make their gifts the time Is all too
short for many adventures into the
field of hand embroidery or similar
long and ambitious tasks. 1t is best
not to set oneself too much difficult
work to do before Christmas, or the
holiday will find one tired out and
without sufficient sparkle to enjoy its
many diversions.
Where embroideries and knitted ar
ticles are too taxing. articles made OF
brocade, satin. gold lace, etc. are
charming substitute. These are most
elaborate and rich In color and trim
ming. and whatever else may be said
may not justly be accused Of being
either meager in detail or dull in color.
The handsomest fabrics are used for
fancy bags. boxes, pillows, photo
graph frames and similar handmade
Christmas gifts. and these are trimmed
with lace. gold galloon, cord. and
fringed, jeweled and spangled net, ap-
plique and passementerie.
Moire silk. especially in ivory. is
most fashionable now as material for
cushion covers. boxes. cases, bags and
frames 1t is trimmed with applique.
gold lace and cord. ribbon and tulle
flowers, spangles. crystal beads. etc.
Brocades and satins are covered with
gold net and spangled net and over this
is used trimming OF ribbon work or
chenille The most fashionable bags
are constructed in this manner. or
rather some of the most fashionable
bags, for there are any number OF them
in all shapes, sizes and fabrics
Not only are the smaller objects
which have been described made of
these elaborate fabrics or covered with
them. but the larger articles which
help to furnish room are many Of
them, made in the same fashion, and II
one is ambitious Christmas gifts may
include some of these larger articles
along with the large number OF less
important trihes. Screens are covered
with tapestry and decorated with gold
lace or gold fringe. and for very dainty
rooms there are charming screens OF
ivory moire silk, trimmed either with
ribbon work or with gold lace and gold
applique Waste baskets are also COW
cred in the same fashion with little
valances around the top which are
edged with gold fringe. The work
tables which are now SO fashionable
are ALSO many of them. covered with
tapestry, trimmed with gold lace or
similarly flaborate upholstery.
Paper as a fabric should not be de-
spised by the girl who is making a
large quantity of Christmas gifts
There are such wonderful crepe and
tissue papers now and such wonderful
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Buttons and Buttonholes

T. ANCY buttons and buttonholes ars
being used with lavishness thar
is always characteristics OF button
decoration when it enjoys a vogue.
Buttons may be cloth covered or fancy.
but the buttonholes should be made In
one way, and that is bound with a
rather wide piece OF silk, satin or the
dress material 1t is quite a trick to
turn them out neatly. yet they are so
important now in dress making that
one should examine them with care be-
fore having gown sent homs-
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ONE again from the long vaca-
tion at seashore or mountain
resort and all thoughts turned
10 settling down once more in
the old surroundings and pre-
pairing for a happy winter of study and
pleasure, Naturally a girls thoughts
just now perhaps are given first to
her school life. but next to her own
little room at home, and while her
mind is made up that FROM her studies
she will derive as much pleasure as
possible, her next consideration is TO
make her room just as attractive as she
can with what she has at her disposal.
II there is money IN plenty and her
room is a large and comfortable one.
with spacious clothes closets, handsome
furniture and costly hangings, then, Of
course, all she need do is place her va
rious books. pictures and photographs
where she sees fit and she is settled
for the winter. The task is a more
difhcult one. however. If the own par
tcular nook is tiny one. the hanging
closets not lighted up with electricity.
the furniture plain and only what is
really required In this case ingenuity.
time, labor. much careful planning and
thinking are necessary; everything, in
fact. save any great expenditure of
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money, for where pennies are scarce
all other energies must be doubled.
Fortunately with little paint or a
small amount of mahogany varnish, a
few yards OF chintz, a bolt or less of
sateen, or muslin if that is too ex
pensive, an adorable room can be
evolved.
The first thing to turn the attention
to is the hangings, and after the color
scheme desired has been determined
upon a pretty cretonne must be
lected for the windows and the furni-
tdre coverings The average girl will
be surprised. perhaps. to find how ex-
tremely easy it is to do real upholstery
work With brass nails. some cotton
braid and big pair of shears to cut
the material it is by no means a diff
cult task to cover a stuffed chair or
sofa or make a mantel cover with a
box plated border
If the room is so small that even the
space beneath the bed must be utilized
for boxes, it is good plan to make a
bed cover of the same chintz with
which the room is hung One or two
strips of the chintz. according to
whether or not the bed is a double or
single one, will do for the top while
gathered iounce or valance of the same
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falling from the edge of the top riecs
TO within about an inch of the floor will
at once hide the bonnet cases and other
boxes that must be thus scored away.
A cardboard roll open at one side, to
allow the pillows TO be kept there
during the daytime, is then covered
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bed becomes an ornament, in the room.
For small room with many doors IT is
a good plan to have the hangings as
nearly as possible like the wall paper
and to place over each door fiat cur
tain. which will Immediately give an
nereased sense of wall space.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
Sugar Inquiry.

Washington April S.-Resolutions
of inquiry to elicit facts in relation
TO the sugar industry were introduced
by Senators Gugenheim of Colorado
Carter of Montana and Smith Of
Michigan. All were adopted. The
purpose is to procure information in
tended to show that the beet sugar
industry needs further protection and
that in the end it means cheaper SUI
gar to the consumers. On the other
hand, Mr.. Clay is preparing to show
that the selling price of sugar in
Hamburg and London is 1910 per
hundred compared with $496 in New
York, and that the difference is due
to the existing tariff Of $1.95 per
hundred. Senators favoring this po-
sition will make an effort to show
that beet sugar production has not
been successful in this country.
The census bill, reported TO the
senate by Senator La Toilette, pro
vides that hereafter all applicants for
places in the civil service of the gov
eminent shall be examined in the
state or territory in which such appl-
cants reside, and that 'No person
shall be eligible for such examination
unless she has been actually domiciled
in the state or territory at least one
year previous to his examination"
The bill reduces the salaries of the
chief officers of the census from the
director down, the reductions being
generally $500 each. Subsistence al
lowed for speci~l agents is reduced
from 81 to So daily. In the census
taking, persons unemployed are re,
quired to state the number Of months
of such unemployment during the
previous calendar year and whether
employed at the date OF enumeration.
Occupants of farms are TO state their
nativity. Returns will show TIA
acreage Of wood land and cha-ac.s-
of timber on each farm. The print
ing of the report is to be done in the
the government office, notwithstanding
the fact that Census Superintendent
North informed the last congress
that some 100000 could be saved by
having the job done by contract by
private parties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
ARE OIL PRODUCTS
ON FREE L|ST2

Washington, April 11.-Are prod
ucts of petroleum on the free list in
the Payne tariff bill as passed by the
house or are they dutiable? This is
the question that is troubling the leg
islators of the lower house. Mr.. Nor
ris of Nebraska, and others who were
foremost in the fight for flee petrol
cum and its products are contending
that the products, such as gasoline,
vaselire and nearly 200 other arti-
Giles, will be subject to duty. Chair
man Payne, however, contends that
refined petroleum, specifically men
toned in the free list as the bill
stands, covers petroleum products.
Disagreeing from Mr. Payne's
views, Ma Norris has prepared a res
olut:on which he proposes to offer in
the house unless he becomes satisfied
that petroleum products will be admit
ted free of duty. This resolution, he
says, would remove all doubt and he
claims will not delay the bill in its
consider alton by the senate. The
congressional record, showing the
proceedings of the house Friday, indi-
Gates that it was the intention OF the
house to place petroleum products on
the free list
Speaker Cannon and Nessrs. Payne
and Dalzell, of the ways and means
committee, are recorded as saying
that the effect of the amendment, by
which the countervailing duty proviso
on petroleum and its products was
stricken from the bill, would have the
effect of placing all of them on the
free list. As the Payne bill now
stands the only reference to petroleum
IS in the free list. where, under the
paragraph covering oils. petroleum,
crude OF. refined" is included. Par
ATTN is the only product specifically
mentioned in the free list
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15

tee on claims introduced a new bill,
which increases the salary of the
state commissioner of banking from
$4,000 tos4,0 900. Five bills were passed.
One by Senator Donald appropriates
S436.85 to the state park board to re.
lmburse il for money spent for maps
and other expenses; one by Senator
Page provides for the registration OF
labels and trademarks: one by Sen
ator Lockney provides that the com
missioner of insurance shall estimate
for courts the interests of beneticiar-
les in estates of deceased persons:
one by Assemblyman Bichler regu-
lates the removal of line fences, and
one by the senate committee on for
estry provides for the better protec-
ton Of forests from fire. Several
bills were killed. One by Senator
Sanborn provided or the establish
ment of naval militia at ports on
Lakes Michigan and Superior and one
by Senator Blaine prohibiting munic-
ipal attorneys or judicial officers from
acting as attorneys for public utility
companies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
inSurqe.1 ts Win.

Washington, April This was
bad day for the republican oraniza-
ton of the house. By a coalition be-
tween some republican insurgents and
democrats, the WAYS and means COM
mittee was bowled over and the adyo-
Gates of free crude oil and its pro,
ducts won a victory when an amend
ment by Mr.. Norris of Nebraska, plac,
ing an insignificant duty of one per
centum ad valorem on those articles
was adopted by a substantial major
ity. The decision Of the chairman
that amendments cou not be offered
TO the oil schedule other than the one
covered by the special rule of last
Monday which provided for the re-
moval of the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum and applying an ad
valorem duty of 25 per cent, was
overturned, and not even a fervid ap-
peal by the speaker, in an endeavOr
to rally the republican forces, was
sufficient 20 stem the tide avowedly
against the Standard Oil company.
BY practically a unanimous vote, the
countervailing duty went out On all
other propositions the committee was
sustained. The barley schedule ran
the gauntlet without a change. Tea
and coffee were placed on the free
list. and the duty on barytes was in
creased from IS cents a ton to $3.50
Der ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, April 1.-THE assembly
struck a rapid gait at once at its
meeting after a recess of ten days,
and in less than half an hour dozen
bills we're ordered engrossed. -
killed and seven laid over. Assembly,
man E. w. Leroy of Marinette, who
was chosen speaker pro tenn to pre-
side during the absence of Speaker
L. H Bancroft. occupied the chair.
Assemblyman Estabrook saved two
of his bills from defeat. One OF these
would require a majority vote TO nom
mate for the United States senator
ship. 1t was laid on the table on mo-
ton of the Milwaukee assemblyman
for an action later. The other re-
Quires the names of all candidates for
one Office to be placed together un-
der one head with the party designa-
ton. 1t was referred to the commit
tees on cities. Mr.. Brockhausen's
bill, appropriating $500 to gather and
publish statistics to the unemployed,
which was slated for indefinite post
pcnement, was laid over to Thursday
The Bray senatorial investigation
resolution was messaged from the as
sembly to the senate. The commit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
FOREIGN.

The salon jury will hang picture Of
accepted and will hang a p'c.ure of
Maurice LeyeIlard, aged -, who is
believed to be the worlds youngest
artist
SOlano Regis, who on February 20,
1908, attempted to assault President
Alcorta by throwing a bomb. was
condemned to twenty years imprison-
ment at Buenos Ayres.
The English board of agriculture
yesterday revoked the order issued
November 20, declaring a quarantine
against cattle shipped from New York
and New Jersey.
The opponents in France of the in
come tax project, which already has
passed the chamber of deputies. have
won a victory In the selection of the
senate committee that is now to con-
slider the measures. This committee
is overwhelmingly hostile to the pro-
pOSal.
NJ. Barrere, FIench ambassador,
presented to Queen Helena at Rome
the French Red Cross medal in recog-
milton of her coura geous conduct in
visiting Messina at the time of the
earthquake.
w. S Stout, general manager of the
Dominion Express company of New
York. was at Montreal looking into
the mysterious disappearance of $25
GOO in new bills which was being car
ried by the Dominion Express com,
pany from Ottawa to Toronto for the
Traders Bank of Canada.
The French senate, by voteof 317
TO G, adopted the Franco-Canadian
commercial treaty. Senators Della
haye La Breton and others attacked
clauses relating to cattle and agrIcul-
tural machinery, asserting that the
machinery clause would open a side
door to the United States.
The French court of cessation has
ordered a new trial in the case of
Renard the steward in the emplov of
the late August Remey, who was
found guilty February 10 of Remey's
murder and sentenced to imprison-
ment for life. The ground for the
retrial is that the original jury was
selected Illegally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
LATE NEWS CONDENSE'!
BADGER BRIEFS.

The saloon Of William Walmer Oh
Royalton was burned with all us con-
tents.
The body Of an unidentified man
about 45 years old was FOUND III
yabara river IN Mad son. Inc Doc!
had evidently been in the wa"er tor
some time.
hitter fight IS on between the
0couto water company and consuh-
orc as 4 result OF an attemp- 70 IN
crease rates over what has Deen
charged for the last eighteen years.
Harry Ande son, aged Is, son Oh
Albert Anderson, living north OF
Black River Falls, was accidentally
shot through his right wrist Whlle
hunting He may possibly lose MS
right hand.
Charles KindI while hunting on
the marsh. slipped in his boat and
by striking he trigger discharged
his gun, the bullet passing through
one of his hands and through the
opposite arm.
Peter Ludwig, who created consld-
cradle commotion in the nelghbor-
hood of Calumet by building fu-
neral Dyre, from which he was res.
cued. was committed to the insane
asylum at er being returned to his
home at Kaukauna.
The Eau G!aiIe police have started
campaign looking toward the en-
fOrcement Of the cUrfew law. Par
ents who permit children under IL
years Of age to remain on the streets
after 9 O'Clock will be prosecuted.
The first case is that Of E. Christ
oferson. who pleaded not guilty.
E. p. Peterson, of WashbuTn.
whose saloon license was revoked by
the council on complaint Of the po-
lice chief that he permitted gamb-
ling on the premises, will appeal to
the circuit court alleging that the
judgment is not borne out by the
evidence.
Action was starred in the circuit
court at Green Bay by the town OF
Lawrence agains. the American
Writing Paper company to recover
alleged damages to property along
the Fox river in that town and tc
restrain the company from the fur
Their use Of flush boards in the dam
at Depere.
As the funeral of her sonin-Iaw,
Wilbur c. Hart was leaving his late
residence, at GAINESVILLE, Mrs. John
Stokes, aged ST. died of heart fail
ure. Mr.. Hart committed suicide be-
ing mentally unbalanced by fear that
the county option bill would pass
the legislature. He was a member
of the firm Of NJ Boub & Co.,
brewers of GAINESVILLE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
LAND PATENTS
DECLARED VOID

Helena Mont, April 12,-In the case
of the United States government
against the Northern Pacific railway,
the Rocky Fork Coal company and the
Northwestern Improvement company,
in which there is involved 1,11O.540
acres of coal lands in Caribou county,
Judge Hunt of the United States cir
cult court decided that the patent to
the lands in question are null and
void.
The railroad is ordered to surrender
the patent to the clerk of the court
for cancellation and to refrain from
asserting any claim or right to the
land.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Fire broke out in the fYe-stOry
brick building occupied by Heyn's
bazaar stock valued at 100000, is
almost a total loss.
The Douglas county asylum trust
ees will make model farm out Of
the 600 acres Of land belonging to
the asylum.
Scventy-fVe decorators and paper
hangers reached an agreement with
the bosses at Racine They are to
work eight hours a day and have
40 cents an hour.
The first interurban car ever run
in South Dakota arrived in Water
town over the South Dakota Central
from Wentworth. The car is a gas
Oleue motor and will make daily
between these two points.
George w. Hartlein. secretary of
the ninth district, United Mine Work
ers, at Shamokin. Pa, stated that an
amicable settlement with the operat-
ors will be effected next week. and
that there would be no strike.
over 100 shovelers and holsters.
employed at the Sheboy gan docks Of
the c. Reiss Coal company. walked
out. The docks will hereafter be op-
Grated on the open shop plan. it is
said
.,
nv, '"eTe VIII soon be an over
P'ouo'llon OF ginseng Is popular
iaIIacy says >. II. hoehIer, OF Nau-
i.
Sau, president OF the Wisconsin gin
sens gardens. 10 most people It
seems that the Wild culture OF the
plant must mean an oYerproduction,
nut mat ms Is not true IS proven
o\ the oInc'aI commerce reports pub
NShed by the bureau OF statistics OF
me treasury department. during the
last nifty years. These reports make
IT a once apparent that the amount
oil ginseng exported III the year end
Ing June l, 1888, was 2.25 times as
much as that exported in 1905.
The Beloit park board secured the
wight TO the frontage Of the Hilker
properly on the river front, Yalu-
able addition to the park system. 1t
Is intended to build a boulevard
along the entire front OF this prop