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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
DAINTY HOME FR0CKS
SIMPLE TEXTURES ARE USED TO
ADVANTAGE.
To Seem Up-to-Date Gowns Must Be
Skinny, Slim, Youthful and Eter-
naIIy Fresh-LittIe Material
Is Required.

The young and good-looking bust
hess girl naturally pines for new and
pretty clothes each season. II she
must buy her wardrobe ready made
she finds the outlay considerable, for
all the ethics Of business life call for
quite good clothes. Hope comes with
the price reductions that follow Christ
mas, when everything falls from a
third to half of the former price.
Then sometimes the most excellent
bargains may be picked up in the way
of exclusive dress models, distinctive
~ winter hats. furs, etc. Knowing
this, indeed, many business women
wait until this time to do their winter
buying, going along content with last
years things, changed a little with
home tinkering, until the great shops
announce the bargains.
This year there is a likelihood Of
finding the reduced things cheaper
than ever before, as the very eccen-
trtcity Of present styles will make
shopkeepers chary of holding on to
their wares too long. Yet more than
three months OF cold weather remain
for their usefulness, and there is great
satisfaction in having the stylish thing
at last
A tour Of the shops already display
Ing cut prices convinces me that vel
vet dresses are to be much cheaper
ed; velveteen. corduroy and velvet
trimmed cloth will also come under
the head of things the shops will want
to dispose Of at once. And how
smart Is velvet just now, any imita-
ton OF this soft and becoming mate
rial, so that even If the gown is some
what shopworn, with little fixing it
Will be wearable and very up to date.
Costumes In materials adapted to
other seasons will be dearer, but a
warm gown, furs and a winter hat are
the essentials now and so why take
heed of the distant morrow?
Here and there already one finds,
too, frock trimmed with a feather
or fur band, the material q pale cloth
or a clingtng yelling, that is just the
thing for the one smart frock a bust
ness woman needs. This purchase
would be the best bib and tucker, the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Collie Halls Baby Lecture

water was fed the suffering baby and
1t went to sleep.
L he nurse was about to remove the
outer clothing to show the proper
way to dress baby In winter when
the child began to sQuall 1t was TAX
en- back by the grandmother, who
rocked the crying infant roughly.
Grandmother, don't bump the baby.
You are only making 1t worse"
Let me alone; I've raised chill
dren before" retorted the grandpar-
emit
She finally found "soother," which
Gained the baby. The nurse then
heated few ounces of water which
soon put the baby to sleep.
How often does the baby have col
ic?" asked the physician.
Nearly every day"
Does it cry much?"
Nearly all night; we get hardly
any rest"
How often do you feed it?''
Every time 1t cries.
What do you give the baby for the
colic?"
Bacon rind."
Now, grandmother, that soother
is the worst thing you could put in
the baby's mouth. 1t falls on the
floor, flies light on it, is is covered
with germs, and yet you put it in the
child's mouth. Feeding a baby bacon
rind is another ancient idea. Give the
baby teaspoonful Of orange juice one
hour before each feeding and it won't
have collie. Only feed it every three
hours"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Latest Luxury Is Boarding Place
for Stylish Cats.
Buffalo Woman Makes Specially of
Caring for Handsome Persian
and Short-Haired Angoras
A Beautiful Animal.

Buffalo, n. Y.-Greenhouse for cats
are the latest thing il winter quar-
tiers supplied by the mistress Of the
cats boarding house on Hoyt street,
who believes in furnishing her board
ers with a sun parlor as well as with
sleeping and eating apartments.
Heavy builders paper and tar paper
line the rear wall and part of the
roof of this new winter runway, but
the remainder is glass, secured from
a florist, WIS has retired from bust
ness. ThosY interested in improving
the coats Of their prize Angoras
should sae these fourteen good-tem-
pered cats frisking around in the al
most wtntry sunshine, their fur grow
ing thicker and finer and glossier
every day.
Whenever the wind blows too nip
pingly, every cat retreats to the shell
ter Of the house, which has been
freshly lined with builders paper, and
has piles Of straw to burrow in. Ev-
cry cat in the establishment is a
handsome Persian except the four
short-haired cats, who have travelled
from the ends of the earth, and who
will leave the boarding house to re-
sumo their travels shortly.
Although the Angoras are a lordly
lot, and come to the boarding house
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
FIREPLACES ARE POPULAR
Suitable Furnishings Are Hard tt
Find Owing to the Increased
Demand.
MA~7 O4~~1

Open f1replaces have become so pop
ular and are being used SO generally
In all the rooms Of the home nova
days that the demand for andirons has
increased accordingly. Suitable and
irons are not always easy to find, and
frequently We see beautiful fireplace
spoiled because 1t has been supplied
with andirons out of proportion and of
an altogether inappropriate style.
Sometimes. too, luxurious big Hv-
ing room fireplace is given a pair of
dear little old-time irons which would
do exactly for cozy little bedroom,
while small flreplaces are furnished
with huge, heavy, modern brass and
irons. Authorities on the subject
tell us that brass is suitable for the
formal rooms, while the simpler apart
ments should have iron, tipped with
brass knobs. In spacious hall, where
the fireplace is CORRESPONDENCE large,
the hearth looks well If a heavy
wrought iron grille, with tall andirons
to match, is used.
For rooms done In q quaint old
time style of furnishing some of the
reproductions of the Hessian designs
OF andirons, painted in colors, are
rather good. One also sees occasion
ally andirons Of brass and copper. In
Italian designs-sea horses or carica-
lures of men and beasts. In roaming
through the shops one Is fascinated
with the assortment Of fireplace fur-
nishings. A complete set included
fine old brass fender with claw feet,
pair Of steeple topped andirons,
shovel, tongs and the heavy rings to
hold them to the jam of the fireplace.
These would fit well into a modern
colonial house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
GERMANS DRIFT FROM FARMS
Recent Census In Germany Shes
kaIser's Realm Is Rapidly Be-
coming More Industrial.

Berlin.-Remarkable evidence of the
rapidity with which Germany is being
transformed from an agricultural into
an industrial country is furnished by
the new census estimates. The fig
ures show that the cities of the en-
pfre are making great strides at the
expense Of The rural districts. In 1900
the empire had thirty-three munich
palities with a population of 100, 900
or more each. There are now forty.
seven such cities and the number of
towns with a population of 500,0 900 or
more has grown from TIC to seven.
The comDlned growth in population
Of forty of the larger towns Is alone
about half the increase recorded for
the entire empire, which is expected
to be about 100000 The rapid pro-
gress of The industrial ccnters has an
important bearing on the internal
situation. as the governments politi-
cal support has heretofore been large
~ drawn from the agrarian districts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
House Cat Besfs Bear Cub

The proprietor, welLknown small
merchant, was behind the counter
when the visitors entered, but, upon
looking up, he made for the back exit.
leaving the bear to do his best to de-
YOUR the array Of pies and cakes
upon the showcase.
The cat in the meantime escaped
the bears observation for a few min
utes, but soon the cub saw it and play
fully slapped her under the ear. The
cat as playfuily slapped back and evil
IDENTIFY got her paws tangled up IL the
cubs whiskers, for he grew mad and
cuffed the cat a jab that sent 1t into
the street. The bear followed up its
advantage and the two were having
the go" Of their lives when the ex-
pressman managed to grab the cub
and attach the leash just in time to
save many of the stenographers of the
big Office building from Mysteries.
The merchant said later that he
thought the cat would have licked the
bear Il it had had a fair chance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Animal Asks for Cakes When Hungry
and Alarms Servant When 1t
Enters Kitchen.

Berlin.-The German public has
lately been RECALLED with tales of the
increased accomplishments Of Don, a
talking dog.
For five years Don, who is the prop
srty of Herr Ebers, a gamekeeper of
the royal hunting preserves Of Kol-
bitzI .etzlinger, near Hamburg, has
been noted for his powers Of speech.
He began to learn at the age Of s
months, and now has useful. if linn
tied, vocabulary.
When the puppy Don was standing
by his masters side at dinner time
one day Herr Ebers said, You want
something, do you?" To every ones
amazement Don replied in a deep,
but clear tone, "Haben. haben!"
(''Want, want!")
The gamekeeper at once started to
develop the dogs talent In reply to
What is your name?" he learnt to
say Don" and to What's the mat
teri" he answers Hunger. He came
to say "Kuchen" (cakes) with partt-
cular distinctness. When cakes are
in view he repeats. "Kutchen, haben.
haben." any number Of times and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
FOR FELINES

loaded down with prejudices about
what they should eat and how warm
an atmosphere they should be allowed
to breathe, gradually the little Lady
Of the house discourages these views
until the kittens come to enjoy plain
food and blasts OF fresh air. Just at
present she is working hard with
small Angora and her two kittens.
They were very feeble on arrival,
their eyes closed with hard colds and
their bodies limp with weakness.
Beauty, the mother cat, has had about.
$50 spent upon her for doctor bills,
and all three cats have to be fed
goats milk from a medicine dropper.
The milk costs thirty cents per pint.
Although the three kittens have
been at the house only a month, they
have grown immensely and have such
high spirits that the other Persians
are beginning to wonder If they have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Exciting Encounter In Candy Store at
ST. Paul Witnessed by Many
Stenoeraphers.

st. Paul, NINA fight between a
cat and black bear cub took place in
full view Of several hundred employees
of the Great Northern general Office,
and but for the timely arrival Of the
keeper the bear would have got the
worst of the scrap The fight start
ed when an employee Of one OF the
express companies playfully took the
bear cub out of its crate, in which it
wa 5being shipped from Duluth to Chi
cago.N and started out to find some
thing to eat for the animal.
The expressman, who had consti-
ted himself keeper OF the animal. took
the cub, On the end of leash, to a
confectionery store on Rosabel street,
near Third and just as soon as Bruin,
Jr., entered the place the leash slipped
and the bear became the posssssor of
the little store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
GOT THE BEST OF THE ELDER
Apt Quotation of Brer Reuben Saved
His Mule and at the Same Time
RebUked Sin.

Elder Harris was making another
attempt to induce one of the members
of his flock to trade horses with him.
Dat pony O your'n, Brer Reuben .
he said, is jes' what I want, an my
big bay nos is jes' what 20 want.
kin git over de groun' faster wild de
pony, an you kin haul bigger load
wild de boss. Hitd be a good trade fur
bofe on us, 'ceptin' dat it'd be leetIe
better fun you dan it would fur me,
You take de bay and give me de
chestnut sor'l."
DE pony suits me well 'nough, Ell
der" averred Brother Reuben, for the
twentieth time. Il don keer t make
no swap"
But jes' natchelly got t. have dat
pony, Brer Reuben"
Elder" spoke the other, after a
period Of profound thought. Il been
wantin' t asst 20 question for long
time"
Well, what is it?"
81 know wat one O. de 'postles says
bout de law bein' done away with, but
amt we still Twin undah de ten com.
man'ments?"
"Brer Reuben" solemnly averred
Elder Harris, I'VE air"
Well, one O dem commandments
says we mustn't covet anything VT b..
longs t our neighbors, an you're Gov
etin' dat III chestnut SORT pony o.
mine, Brer Harris!"
Then the elder gave it up. Clearly
the tenth commandment was against
him.-Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05

not some low-bred, short-haired blood
in their furry bodies
Taking care of such a lot of yalu-
ables," said the woman of the house,
is great responsibility. A few
weeks ago one Of my most distin-
guished boarders undertook to walk
out alone, through a door which I
had left open just for minute. Well,
he didn't come back. l spent a lot
OF money advertising, and did every
thing to find that cat At last a
woman who sometimes works here
saw cat which looked like Smoke
IL neighboring house, and we went
after him and brought him home in
triumph"
One of the most beautiful cats in
the house is Ctnders, whose velvety
coat shows all the eolors of the less
brilliant leaves. When the air is not
too chilly, Cinders loves to squirm
among the leaves which fall from the
trees into the open runway, and to
dash out when another cat ambIes by.
unconscious OF his presence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
LONE MULE CLEARS S929.1O
Alabama Farmer Demonstrates What
He Could Raise With Aid of
One Animal.

Tuscumbia, ALA striking illus
tration of what can be done with one
mule in farming during short
crop" year is shown in figures fur
nished by L. A. Ford, living near
Leighton. This mule enabled him to
raise:
Seven bales of cotton weighing 502
pounds each; value at Il cents,
s49196.
Seven thousand pounds of cotton
seed, at $125 a hundredweight, $3.50.
Remnant of seed cotton, s3714.
Two tons of pea vine hay, S36.
Thirty-two gallons sorghum, SIS.
Three hundred and fifty bushels
corn, at rs cents, $262.50.
Total value, S929.60.
The hired labor employed In pro
ducing this crop cost $3.50. The net
profit was s92S.10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
WIRE BROKEN BONES
Silver Strand Hastens Knitting
of Fractured Parts.
Wonderful Progress Made In Surgical
Science illustrated by Two Oper-
ations-One on Island of
Tristan Was Difficult.

London.-The wonderful progress
made in surgical science is well illus
trated by the accounts of two opera
tions-one from the London hospital
and the other from the lonely island
OF Tristan da Cunha, in the South
Atlantic, 1000 miles west of Cape
Town.
The operation at the London hos
pttaI was carried out with great sue
cess by means Of novel apparatus
for wiring together the ends of a
broken bone. The instrument, which
was invented by Professor Lambeth
Of Paris, consists of a strong, pliable
wire Of softened German silver, on
which a screw thread has been cut.
A nut runs loosely on this thread.
One surface Of the wire for its last
eight inches Is 1attened out so that
below the nut the wire has one fat
surface and one rounded.
In wiring broken bone" one of
the officials at the hospital explained,
the surgeon, after having separated
the soft parts covering the fracture.
bends the fattened end Of the wire
into the shape of a button hook. the
nat surface being inside and the round
threaded surface on the outside.
| Slipping this hook under the frag-
ments, he pulls the free end up to-
ward him with pair Of forceps, and
then, opposing the two fattened sur
faces Of the wire, he screws the nut
down until the loop thus made grasps
the bone sufficiently tightly. The rest
OF the wire above the nut is then cut
/ OF, and another similar wire support
is placed round another section of the
break.
With this instrument an obIioue
| fracture OF the thigh bone in a middle
aged man was wired in about half
the time 1t Usually takes. An X-ray
/ picture shows that the bones are held
in perfect position. Instead of being
| in bed five or six weeks, as used to
be customary before the days of wir-
Ing, this patient will probably be up
in less than three weeks. The wire
and the nut, which, Of course, are al
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
To Appease "Cow Souls.

Seattle, Wash. = Steamer advices
tell of the ceremony of the beef soul
celebration" recently in Tokyo, for
the purpose of appeasing the souls Of
thousands of cows and oxen killed dur
ing the recent war to supply the army
In Manchuria. 1t was estimated 100
a day were killed. A monument was
erected Ito prevent the souls of those
slaughtered animals rising in retribu-
ton against the butchers"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
In CHARMING Monotones

One tasteful and economical way of
dressing has been adopted by certain
women and girls of long pedigree and
short purse. The plan involves the
selection Of special color, which
should be becoming to the wearer.
such as violet blue or bronze. No
other color is worn throughout the
season SO that the hat and acces-
series match every change OF attire,
and clever girls can make many
pleasing transformations with ward
robe containing one tailored suit In
the darkest hue OF her favorite color.
two blouses in lighter shades and one
or two simple little evening gowns
in q paler tint.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Remedies, but They FaiI-Doctor
Scores "Soother."

Chicago.-"Dressing and Feeding q
Baby" lecture by DR.. Lena K. Sad
Ter, was interrupted at the public IL
brary the other night when an infant,
used to demonstrate the talk, was
seized with an attack of the collie.
It's grandmother then refused advice
from the physician. Old-fashioned
cure-alls were used by the grandpar-
ent, despite the remonstrances of the
doctor. After these failed little hot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
YounQ Ace Pensions.

Young-age pensions! Why not? tt
ties, honors, riches, pensions and most
other good things are. as a rule, post
poned to a period Of life when the ca
pacity for enjoying them has been
blunted. Australia was one of the
first countries to adopt old-age pen
sions, and now a Labor member of the
commonwealth parliament proposes a
complementary scheme of young-age
pensions. He would start by pension
ing the fourth child at birth. The fact
that three had previously been born
showed that the parents were doing
their duty and deserving well of the
state. The young age pension would
reward industry and encourage the
birth London Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
GOT 1T.
Got Something Else, Too.

81 liked my coffee strong and ]
drank it strong" says a Pennsylvania
woman, telling a good story, and al
though l had headaches nearly every
day I just would not believe there
was any connection between the two.
had weak and heavy spells and pal
pitation of the heart, too, and al.
though husband told me he thought II
was the coffee that made me so poor
ly, and did not drink 1t himself for he
said it did not agree with him, yet I
loved my coffee and thought l Just
couldn't do without it.
"One day a friend called at my
home-that was year ago. I spoke
about how well she was looking and
she said:
Yes, and feel well, too. It's be-
cause l am drinking Postum in place
of ordinary coffee
Il said, What IS Postum?
Then she told me how II was a
food-drink and how much better she
felt since using it in place Of coffee or
tea, so I sent to the store and bought
q package and when it was made &C
cording to directions it was so good
! have never bought pound of coffee
since. l began to improve immediate
~.
I cannot begin to tell you how
much better I feel since using Postum
and leaving coffee alone. My health
is better than it has been for years
and I cannot say enough in praise Of
this delicious food drink"
Take away the destroyer and put
q rebuilder to work and Nature will
do the rest. That's what you do when
Postum takes coffee's place in your
diet. There's a Reason
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, aud full of humAa
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
WARM SHOE FOR THE BABY
Suggestion Which May Be Carried
Out in Satin, Fine Cloth, Kid
or Suede.

Soft warm shoes prettily embroider,
ed always make a nice present for
baby, and we give suggestion for a
dainty little shoe which may be car
ried out In satin, very fine cloth, kid
or suede; the top of long evening
gloves may be very successfully used
for the purpose.
The toe part should be embroider-
ed with some small floral design, such
as the conventionalized wild roses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05

lowed to remain about the bone after
healing, give no inconvenience in after
life"
The operation at Tristan da Cunha
was carried out by A. Repello, who
conducts the church services and per-
forms other functions for the ninety
nine inhabitants. He writes: "a child
was Injured by a stone coming down
the hillside and falling upon her legs,
breaking both of them and making
four very bad wounds, which got full
of sand | attended the child for
nearly three months and l suppose it
will be two more months before the
wounds are healed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
On the Doc.

A small West Philadelphia boy may
be an author some day. He has just
finished his first essay. 1t is on dog.
A dog is q animule with four legs,
a tale and pants but he never changes
them. He wags his tale when he is
glad and sits on it when he is sorry. A
dog is a useful animuIe because he bites
burglars but he is more trouble than
he is worth when he tracks mud on
the carpet. A bull dog is the king of
beests."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05

shown in our illustration, and the
shoe should then be lined with soft
silk and bound throughout with rib
bon, and finished with two narrow
straps, on one end of which button
Is placed, on the other a buttonhole.
The way in which the shoe is mount
ed Is shown very clearly in the small
sketch at the top, and goles may be
made IN the same way with an inter
lining Of flannel between the material
and lining, the sides of shoe and the
sole being scanned together.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05
Newest Mesh Raas.

The girl who sees chance of the
long-desired silver or gold mesh purse
coming her way this Christmas should
make the prospective giver under
stand that her heart will be broken
unless she gets the most up-to-date
models of the mesh bags for the wrist.
This means an upper compartment
in two divisions, the one containing
a vanity compartment, the other a
coin purse.
These do not interfere with the
compactness of the bag and prove
highly useful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-05

Il was in great difficulty at first,
as | had to operate on one of the feet,
part Of which 1 had to remove. includ-
ing two toes. l have no surgical in
struments. All had was little cot
ton wool and little lint, my instru-
ments consisting of a pair of scissors
and a pocket knife. But, thank heav-
en-, she improved wonderfully.
IF things were as they used to be
when British warship periodically
visited the island, should be pro
vided with all the necessary things.
but now we have not that privilege.
But l hope better times are In store
for u.s."