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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

for crops. These figures are sig
nificant of the material progress
we have made in an ordinary
year, They show that the fellows
who pay the taxes have prospered.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Miss Ada Aobble went to Dodge
City Wednesday morning to spend
a week with friends and relatives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

w. D. Cason of Long Beach,
Calf. was here a few days ago
visiting his brother. DIR. F. V.
Cason.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

We believe that dairying and
stock raising will increase here in
the next year or two.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Mrs. B. M. Peck and son left
Tuesday for months visit with
her parents at Albaquerqe. N. M.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

need to make this a bigger, better
town, and we believe the PROPOSE
tion will carry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Custer are
back from a visit with friends at
Santa Fe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

A. A. Farmer has traded his
automobile to Andrew Guffey of
Texhoma.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Mrs. E. A. Dalton went to
Pratt Monday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Mrs. r. W. Madison returned
the first of the week from a visit
with relatives in Burlington, Kans.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26
Broonncorn

The broom corn receipts here
last week were heavier than usual
for this time of the year. There
were nine cars shipped last week,
making a total of 947 for the
season. The price remains at SIS
for the top and little good brush is
on the market.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

Mrs. j. A. Black returned Mon
day from a visit with friends and
relatives in Hutchinson.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26

W, S. Gentry of Seymour, Mo-,
is here visiting his brother.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-26
Market

PRoDUoE-- Furnished by Liberal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
USEFULNESS OF FEED CUTTER
Particularly Beneficial in Chopping
Hay and Fodder, Because Guam
tity Can Be Measured.

No farmer who owns even three
head of stock can afford to be with
cut a feed cutter, although there are
thousands Of good-sized farms that
have never yet introduced this useful
little machine.
In England 80 per cent of all the
farmers use cut feed, only 10 per cent
being adverse to the use Of the cut
Ter
The feed cutter is particularly bene-
fetal in cftopping hay and fodder, be-
cause the quantity may be more cas-
lily measured, and when chopped and
mixed with a small amount of water
I'll dust Is prevented.
When hay is scarce, clean oat straw
chopped with hay and mixed with
bran or meal, and slightly moistened,
aids mastication and digestion.
Chopped feed is particularly good
for work horses when they have but
comparatively short time in which to
feed. A horse is unable to masticate
a sufficient amount Of roughage with
in a few minutes and where the feed
ing time is. shortened by stress of
work the feed should always be chop
ped.
These machines can be run by
power or hand and are so inexpensive
that the cost is no reason why every
farmer should not avail himself of
their use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
PRETTY SET FOR A BUREAU
instructions for Making the Necessary
Little Articles to Match Furniture
and Hangings of Room.

A very pretty bureau set, consisting
of glove and handkerchief boxes, veil
case, pincushion, laundry bag, etc,
may be made at home in a color to
match the furniture and hangings of
your room. Given plain-colored silk
and white net, no instruction is neces
sary for the last-named articles. but
the boxes are not so easy to make In
structton is here given In full detail
for the making of the handkerchief box
and you can change measurements,
etc, to fit the others.
A cardboard box of the proDer size
Is required-the kind of box leather
handbags are sold in Is about the
best. Cover the bottom and sides of the
box with silk overlaid with net. then
line the box with white silk. The lid
must be cut off and made fiat, the sides
of the lid being removed.
Now cut a piece of net rather larger
than the lid and tack it to a piece of
paper on which have been outlined the
size of the lid and simple pattern.
Work this in darning stitch with col
ored silk to match or contrast with the
silk background. Cover the lid with
cottonwood and sprinkle it with little
lavender or some other perfume.
Tack on the silk, cover it with the
embroidered net and line it with the
white silk Sew on the lid and finish it
with frill of net IL inches wide,
gathered in the middle and put on dou-
BILE Finish the box with a loop of
cord and buttons covered with colored
silk and outlined with net for fasten
ings
For the pincushion, cover three
shaped pieces of cardboard, with tri-
angular piece for the bottom. Join up
the sides and sew on the bottom. Get
a penny pincushion, not too hard. and
fasten it firmly into the case. Finish
with a smaller frilI of the net thaQ
Wa5 used for the boxes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
RATION FOR GROWING PIGS
ks Feeding Capacity of One Differs
From Another 1t Is Impossible
to Say What is Best.

1t is impossible for anyone to say
what is the hest ration for growing
pigs. The feeding capacity of one diff
fers from another We have been
feeding for years, yet are all the time
looking and anticipating some way to
produce better results. Sometimes we
think we are feeding more grain than
necessary, then again we think we are
not feeding enough. AS rule more
pigs are underfed than oyerfed, says
the Swine Herd. We find a good "a
ton for developing youngsters in five
pounds of o. P oil-meal. 10 pounds
If wheat bran or middlings, Is pounds
Of cornmeal and one pound of salt
we'll mixed in q barrel with milk and
warm water, feeding all they will eat
Up clean morning and night If you
have apples, cabbage or roots feed
hem at noon. After they have eaten
their evening slop feed them one
pound of corn to each pound Of live
weight of pigs. Ground wheat, barley
Or oats can be substituted for a por-
zion of the bran and middlings if de.
sired For the brood sows we add one
Dushel of cut alfalfa to this mixture in
winter. They eat it with a relish, but
small pigs do not like the alfalfa mix
lure as we'll They leave a large por-
zion of the alfalfa in the trough I'M
eaten, unless it has been soaked in
boiling water several hours prior to
feeding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
A DOG and a Bum.

IN vacant lot at the corner of
Eleventh and Larimer streets was an
old white dog that wasn't well. He
crawled over near a billboard and lay
down. Lots of people saw him, but
nobody paid any attention to him I'M
til a trampish-looking fellow came
along He was Hard Times" per.
sonif1ed. He went over and petted
the dog.
Whats the matter. old boy?" he
asked "Sick?"
The dog seemed to appreciate the
uncouth ones attentions. The man
petted him a little more.
Wait, I'll get you a drink" he said.
He went to saloon near by and
returned with a tin basin full Of wa.
ter. The dog Tapped up some of the
water and the man poured the rest
on the animals head. In a couple of
minutes more the dog arose and slow
ly walked away, wagging his tail. He
was much better.
Just an old dog-just an old bum
that's aIl.-Denver Times,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
SosSS-nEPRXL = co/z9qNr

many the time I've opened the car
rage door for her, and she with her
head in the air, and for all that, the
pleasant smile. When any one around
her was having q party and wanted a
special officer, 1t was Mrs. Wilson that
always said, Get Flanagan, Officer
Timothy Flanagan. He's your man 7"
My heart had been going lower and
lower. So he knew Bella, and he
knew I was not Bella, although he had
not grasped the fact that I was usurp-
ing her place. And the odious Harbi-
son man sat on the table and swung
his feet
Il wonder If you know" he said,
looking around him, how good it is
to see a white woman so perfectly at
home in civilized kitchen again,
after two years of food cooked by a
filthy Indian squaw over a portable
sheet-iron stove!"
So perfectly at home! 1 stood in
the middle of the room and stared
around at the copper things hanging
up and the rows of blue and white
crockery, and the dozens and hun
dreds Of complicated-looking utensils,
whose names had never even heard,
and was dazed. l tried with some
show Of authority to instruct Flanni-
gan about gathering up the soiled
things, and, after listening in puzzled
silence for minute, he stripped off
his blue coat with a tolerant smile.
Lave EN- to me, MISS he said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he IS called
py his friends. Jimmy was rotunG and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life vas to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art IS considered a huge joke, except to
himself. II he asked people to dinner ey-
eryOne expected frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they I've together year
and are divorced. Jinmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who viii arrive IN four hours
20 visit him and his wife. Jimmy gets his
funds from Aunt Selma and after ne mar
Fies she doubles his allowance. He neg
tects to tell her Of his divorce. Jimmy
takes Kit into his confidence, he tries to
devise some way so that his aunt will not
learn that he has no longer q wife. He
suggests that Kit play the hostess for one
night, be Mrs. Wilson pro TEN. Aunt Sc
lima arrives and the deception works out
as planned. Jtm's Jap servant Is taken
I'll Bella. JiInny's divorced wife, enters
the house and asks Kit who IS being ia
ken away In the ambulance? Bella insists
II is jim. Kit tells her Jim is well and Is
IN the house. Bella tells Kit it wasn't
Jim she wanted to see, but Takahira the
Jap servant HARRISON steps out on the
porch and discovers a man lacking a
card on the door. He demands an ex-
DianauOn. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on It. The guests suddenly realize
their pTedlcament, the women shed tears,
son pleads with Kit to tell him the real
situation OF things. She finally tells him
Of Bella's Incarceration in the basement
The all important question arises as to
WnO IS to prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties. HARRISON fin
slips containing the various departments
of his or her duties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
COSTUME FOR YOUNG GIRL
That Is Suitable to the Miss
of Sixteen Years.

To select a becoming dress for the
requiring considerable judgment in
sartorial matters. One cannot al
ways take design at haphazard and
adapt it to a girl of any type, for
generally one must study the physical
peculiarities Of the prospective wear
er before choosing her fTock. The
following is a dress which will prove
equally adaptable to the tall girl or
the short one, the slender or the
stout, for it is modelled on the simple
lines that are becoming to all.
The dress is Of the popular semi
princess order, consisting Of a
tucked waist and an attached tucked
skirt, the whole closing at the back
IN one-piece style. Both in waist and
skirt the front is left plain, affording
a panel effect which serves admirably
for the trimming, such as embroidery
or braiding, for instance. The waist
may be made high at the neck and
finished with a standing collar, or it
may be cut in the pretty Dutch round
that is SO deservedly popular For
the sleeves, one may choose either the
bishop or the plain one-seam model,
provision being made in both styles
for finishing in full or shorter length
A smoothly fitted body lining is in
cluded in the model, but this may
be omitted If desired.
The skirt is a seven gOred one
tucked to fit smoothly about the hips
and having an inverted plat at the
center back. In the medium size it
measures about two and one-haIf
yards at the hem The deep band
facing may be applied or not, as de-
sired
Eight and one-half yards of 27-inch
or five yards of 42-inch material are
required to make this dress for a maid
of sixteen. 1t may be attractively de-
veloped in any Of the soft wool or silk
and-wool fabrics that are now in
vogue. French challis Is being much
used this winter for such dresses,
and cashmere and henrietta cloth are
always popular. Satin or velvet would
provide an effective trimming.
This dress is designed for misses
OF fourteen, sixteen and eighteen
years.-The New Idea Woman's Maya.
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
SLIPPERS FOR THE BOUD0IR
Calmly Ones Can Be Made With
Lanb's-Wooi Sole and Ribbons
for Sides and Back.

A very dainty pair of bedroom slip
pers may be made from two Tapped
sections of shirred three-inch ribbon
1.-THE length, of course, depending on
the size of the FOOT attached across
the front Of a 1amb's-wool sole. This
forms the toe and instep portion.
The sides and back Of the slipper
are form ed Of a straight band Of rib
hon lined with satin and sewed to
the sole. If desired, it can be stiff
ened with bristol board. Powered
taffeta ribbon is best for this pur-
pose, but it should not be too fimsy.
A drawstring passed through the
INNER edge Of the sides may be tied
in a how in front, or the upper edge
NAV be finished at the sides and back
by tWo-inch wide portion lined with
the satin in a contrasting cover por-
ton. turned down like a collar and
caught by few stitches or a baby
ribbon rosette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
BUILDING A SIS HOG HOUSE
Low Cost and Ease With Which They
Can Be Moved Should Recon-
mend Them 10 Breeders

The hog house shown In the &C
eompanying illustration is ten feet
long by five feet wide, the shed seven
feet, and the open pen in front three
feet. The pen is three feet high, the
shed four feet at front, sloping to
three at the back. our corner posts,
2 by 1, three feet long, and two up
right at front Of roof, by 4, four
feet long; six boards one foot wide and
Is feet long make the sides and ends;
boards one foot wide and seven feet
.ong. cut from corner to corner, will
give necessary slope to the roof. The
roof may be OF beard, iron, or any
.0ofng. If iron is used, it should be
aid over building paper to prevent
sweating, writes Stanley Wells in the
American Agriculturist.
If made Of pine these houses cost
about So each, but when made of ma
i've lumber they cost less. When a lid
S put over the opening in front the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
lS0LATING THE SICK
HOW SPREADING OF CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE is PREVENTED.
Upholstered Furniture, Draperies and
Carpets Should Be Removed From
Room and Everyone Excluded
Except Doctor and Nurses.

In this day of sanitation it seems use
less to say anything on the care of con-
tagious diseases, but the family of a
patient is often ignorant Of the precau-
tons that should be taken
Contagious and infectious diseases
cannot be too quickly isolated in order
to prevent their further spread. AS
early as possible the patient should be
put In a suitable room that may be
well aired and kept separate from the
other part of the house.
Everything should be removed that
is not absolutely necessary for patient
and nurse, especially upholstered furni-
ture or draperies. There should be no
carpets. Mating that may be removed
and burned will serve. Pictures and
decorations should also be removed I'M
less they are to be burned when the
case is finished.
Only plain wooden chairs and tables
should be used. The bedstead, bed and
bedding should be such that they may
be soaked in disinfectants or burned.
The doors to the room should be kept
closed as much as possible, and the
doorway should be further guarded by
a sheet, so hung that it covers the en-
tire space before the door. This should
be wet every few minutes-kept wet
constantly with a disinfecting solution
If possible, the room adjoining the
sick room should be given to the use
Of the nurse. There should be sheets
at the doors, and it should be prepared
in the same manner as the sick room,
SO that it may be disinfected. Here
the nurse should eat, sleep, change her
clothing and disinfect herself before
going into any other part Of the house
or out of doors.
Only the doctor and the nurse should
have access to the room. If any visit
ors or members Of the family enter it
even for q short time they should wash
their bodies, also the hair, in a disin-
fecting solution and disinfect their
clothing. Such solutions should be
abundantly supplied about the sick
room. All articles like clothing and
dishes taken from the room should
first be disinfected. The clothing
should afterward be washed separate
from the other clothing Of the family.
For handkerchiefs the patient may use
pieces of old soft muslin, which may be
burned.
All articles should be brought to the
door of the sick room, and those that
have been disinfected taken away from
the sick room by servants, so that the
nurse does not go through the house.
The sick room should be well warmed,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
The Hog House In Position.

iouses are weatherproof and safe for
narrowing sows at any season. In ex-
tremely cold spells I have warmed
them with a small oil stove and made
them as comfortable as high-priced,
arti1cially heated house could be
made.
Five teH-foot boards make a floor,
which can be laid in seasons when
one is necessary, and when not in use
:an be easily taken up and stored
away for another year. Any man can
easily move one of these houses with
/ stoneboat, and when they are to be
moved a distance, two can be put on
4 hay frame. The low cost and the
case with which they are moved should
recommend a house Of this kind to
he renter, who Is liable to find poor
facilities for hag raising on many
farms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02

The miss" passed unnoticed. CT
mayn't give 'em a Turkish bath, which
is what you are describin', but I'll get
the grease off all right. I always
clean up while the missus IS in bed
with young 'un."
He rolled up his sleeves, found a
brown checked bingham apron behind
the door, and tied 1t around his neck
with the ease of practise. Then he
cleared off the plates, eating what
appealed to him as he did so, and
stopping now and again for a deep
throated chuckle.
I'm thinkin'," he said once, stop
ping with a dish IN the air, what a
deuce OF a noise there will be when
the vaccination doctor comes around
this mornin'. IN week every one of
us will be nursin' a sore arm or walk
in on one leg, begin your pardon,
miss. The last time the force was
vaccinated, I asked to be done be-
hind me ear; I needed me legs and I
needed me arms, but didn't need me
head muchi"
He threw his head back and laugh
ed. Mr.. HARRISON laughed too. Oh,
we were very cheerful. And that aw-
full stove stared at me, and the kettle
began to hum, and Aunt Selma sent
down word thai she was not well, and
would like some omelet on her tray.
Omelet!
I knew that 1t was made of eggs,
but that was the extent Of my knowl-
edge. I muttered an excuse and ran
upstairs to Anne, but she was still
shifting over her necklace, and said
she didn't know anything about
omelets and didn't care. Food would
choke her. Neither of the Mercer
girls knew either, and Bella, who was
still reading in the den, absolutely de-
clined to help.
q don't know, and | wouldn't tell
you if I did. You can get yourself
out, as you got yourself in" she said
hastily. The simplest thing, If you
don't mind my suggesting it, is to
poison the coffee and kill the lot of us.
Only. if you decide to do it, let me
know; want to live just long enough
to see Jimmy Wilson writhe."
Bella is the kind of person who gets
on ones nerves. She finds a griev-
ance and hugs 1t; she does ridiculous
things and blames other people. And
she f1irts.
1 went downstairs despondently,
and found that Mr.. HARRISON had dis
covered some eggs and was standing
helplessly staring at them.
"Omelet = eggs. Eggs = omelet.
That's the extent Of my knowledge"
he said, when l entered. You'll have
to come to my assistance"
1t was then that I saw the cook
book. 1t was lying on shelf beside
the clock. and while Mr.. HARRISON had
his back turned I got it down. It was
| quite clear that the domestic type of
woman was his ideal and l did not
care to outrage his belief in me- So
| took the cook book into the pantry
and read the recipe over three times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
M A r < E T s
Milwaukee. February 25. 1911.

Milwaukee, February %, 1911.
Observation-Disclosures, 261zca
prints, 277ac; frsts, 22@ 24c; Sec
onds, 100 21c; renovated (processl /.
% a 24c. pairy-Fancy, zoe.
Cheese - American full cream
Twins, 13A 014c; daisies, 14A o.,
15c; Young Americas, 141b @14&c:
longhorns, 1484 @15c; low grades.
II @12c; Iimburger, new, 12A a.
Il c; brick, choice, new, lie; Swiss.
round, 141a 015c.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh, as
to quality, 16Q lie; recandled, ex-
tras. 100 zoe; seconds, 13@15e;
April No. 1, recandled, 140 Ice.
Live Poultry Fowls, lac; roost-
ers, 81ac; springers, lac. Turkeys,
fat, lie
Potatoes Wisconsin or Michigan.
on track, 42@ 45c.
Wheat-No. /, northern, ESQ.,
912c; No. ,, northern, 96@9715c;
No. I, durum, $40 SSc; No. 2, du-
rum, $50 sec.
Barley-No. 3, $50 92c; medium.
$50 96c.
Corn-No. 8, yellow, 441ac.
Oats-No. 5, white, 3O@31c;
standard, 32c.
Cattle-Butchers steers, AIS al
$50; heifers, 3.75 5.25; cows. 3-75
a 500; stockers and feeders, $3.50,
4.75; calves, 7.O00S.75.
Hogs-Good, heavy butchers, T.15
@7.25; fair to best, light, $500.
1856; pigs, 6.90@7.35.
Sheep-Lambs, SIS a 6.25; ewes.
yearlings, 400 $50; lambs, native,
3. OOm6.65.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02

picked up an egg and looked at It
Separated" he reflected "Ah-the
white from the-whatever you cook
ing experts call 1.-THE yellow part"
Exactly" I exclaimed, light break
Ing on me. "Of course, l knew you
would find out" Then back to the re.
cipe-"beat until we'll mixed; then
fold in the whites"
"Fold?" he questioned. ct looks
pretty thin to fold, doesn't it? I
upon my word, I never heard of fold
ing an egg. Are you-but of course
you know. Please come and show me
how"
(TO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02
FEEDING RACK FOR SHEEP
Showing One That Is
Very Convenient and Prevents
Accidents in Stats.

The accompanying illustrations
show the construction Of a sheep
rack that is very convenient and safe,
writes M. A Jones of Colorado in the
Farm and Home 1t often happens
that in a carelessly constructed sheep
rack the sheep get their necks caught
in the Stats and are strangled. This
rack prevents anything of that sort.
The Stats, b. are made of inch
boards rounded at the top and about
eight inches high. G is a movable side
which may be dropped down to pre-