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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

net Improve on velvet as a material to
make our evening wraps of, and this
is equally successful in a dark color,
such as black bordered with white, old
blue with sable or marten, and geran-
ium cerise pink or scarlet with black
fox or skunk, which are among va
riety of combinations which contrast
admirably, and should be selected
with a view of best suiting the color
ing Of the wearer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
New Fancy Work.

A new and engaging set of fancy
work is the crocheting of chain mesh
bags in gold, silver or other metal
threads. The top of the bag is fin
ished in shell or picot stitch, and if
a very elaborate affair is desired the
same decoration is used at the sides
and lower edge. It is doubtful, how
ever, if the extra frills are an i'm
provement. The finished product is
lined with satin and drawn up by a
cord and tassel. Candle shades and
other 'Frenchy" little things are
evolved in the same way, and those
who become adopts in the art are
never at a loss for gifts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Esther Was Alarmed.

Esther, a fve-year-old daughter of
North side parents, heard much about
the dangers of diphtheria, and was
eager to observe every precaution to
keep from coming into contact with
it, that she and her two brothers
might not catch it."
One day she insisted on going to
the grocery on the corner to spend
her penny, and was warned by her
mother not to stop and play with any
children she might meet on the way.
After having been gone only few
minutes, she rushed into the house
much excited, exclaiming as she en-
tered:
Mamma, you must keep 'ose boys
away from Mr.. AS house, cause they
have diphtheria and have sign
up"
Her mother said: rs that so? What
does the sign say?"
TT says for SALE" said Esther
Indianapolis News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Ivory spoon Latest Novelty.

Carved ivory spoons are among the
gifts which a recent visitor to the
Orient brought to a New York bride.
They are not so delicately wrought as
to be easily broken and not too ornate
to prevent their being kept clean with
reasonable care. Soft boiled eggs dis
color q silver spoon. Fruit stains sill
yer and there are countless other
foods which make it dull and unat-
.ractive. Ivory only needs warm wa
ter and some mild soap for cleansing.
The spoons look dainty on white
china and seem to fit in particularly
on a tray for the morning meal In
Japan they are not so expensive as
sterling silver is heTe.-New York
Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Ready for ANYTHING.

A popular neighbor had just passed
to the great beyond in a rural Penn
sylvania community and the under
taker stood at the door of the home.
when he heard the following remarks
by the minister:
Mine bredren ind sisters, Joe
Thomas he ISIS dead. Maybe Joe Thorn
as he go to heaven up no know, und
maybe Joe Thomas he go to hell
down l no know, but, mine bredren
und sisters, we must be brebared to
meet him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Humorous Even in Discomfort

When Lincoln was on circuit in his
lawyering days" said Chicago vet
eran to the Pittsburg Gazette Times,
he used to put up at some pretty bad
taverns-taverns where, big as he was,
by Crinus, he and the judges and the
lawyers would have to sleep two and
three in q bed. And what beds they
were! Once, after a wretched night,
Lincoln got up and walked to a notice
on the wall that said, No smoking in
the bedrooms He chuckled gTfmly
Then he took a pencil from his pocket
and scrubbed beneath the notice
The feas don't like it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

board, so that tin should be used for
preference, ard piece cut from the
top of a meat tin will answer the pur-
pose. To this, the remaining part OF
the cover is easily attached, and a
slit left upon one side for the handle.
For appearance sake the seam
round the top may be edged with cord,
and a loop of tape should be sewn on
where indicated for removing the cosy
from the jug, and the words Shaving
Water" can be worked in coIored wool
upon one side.
A double thickness of material
should be used throughout, and the
base and the slit for the handle bound
at the edges with braid chosen Of the
same color as wool and cord.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Mourning BAGS.

Square, fiat wristbags Of black mat
leather with metal fastenings Of
blackened silver, are smart for half
mourning street costumes. For mourn
ing in the first stage, if a bag be car
ried at all, it must be made of the
material of the gown, or of black
English crepe.
When the black-and-white stage of
mourning is reached, there is no end
to the pretty chains and belts and
shoe buckles of crystal and jet com
bined Black and white enamel com
bined are wrought into tempting orna-
ments suitable for half mourning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

diagonal line crosses the bodice and
continues on down the skirt draDery
in unbroken effect, while many of the
stunning brocade and satin evening
gowns wrap the figure in a full length.
one-piece diagonal combination Of con
trasting fabrics. This diagonal line is
given on many gowns by bands of
heavy ecru Fenise lace, or by the me
tallic silver or gold meshes. Again,
fur is effectively used.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
DIAGONAL CIT Modish.

As to line and design the prevailing
jiagonaI cut is the first and foremost
DISTINGUISHING feature of the present
fashion. In the bodice this diagonal
line serves merely to give play to con
trasting fabrics. The tunic or ever
drapery is diagonal, if not in front
then suro-y at the back. Often the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
FOR TRINKETS AND PINS

Here is a very handy pincushion
and trinket-box, quite easy to make.
The top of the box is we'll padded
with cotton wool, and then covered
with some pretty remnant of silk fast
ened just inside the lid with glue.
The sides of the box are covered in a
like manner, and the interior is loose
Iy lined with soft silk. Short rib
bon strings chosen Of a color to har-
monte with that Of the silk are fast
ened to the lid and front of the box,
to secure it when closed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Post for Modified Munson TreIIis.
A. Position of Wires.

them five feet high. At top of each
post nail a cross piece OF 2x4 scant-
ling two and a half feet long, project
ing equally on each side. Stretch
three wires horizontally, one along
the tops OF the posts and one along
each end Of the crossbar. Then take
two arms, one each way from the
stem of the vine along the central
wire The next season these arms
are shortened to four feet and fruited,
and at the same time a cane is taken
from near the stem to take the place
of these arms the following season
and they are cut out. The fruiting
branches hang over the outer wires
and the grapes underneath are better
protected than on a vertical trelIis.
/ have found that on a trelIis like
this there was less rot on unsprayed
vines than on sprayed ones on a YER
teal treIis. Do not put any manure
or fertilizer in contact with the roots
at planting. but manure on the sur
face after setting the vines. A fer
tilizer strong in phosphoric acid and
potash is best, though to make a good
growth ~ the young vines some nitro
gen Will, of course, be needed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
The Home Grounds.

Do not mulch while the ground is
wet
Mulch the ground when frozen.
Freezing upheayes the soil, thawing
throws the plant out
Protect from alternate freezing and
thawing. Keep the cold in, not out Of
the soil, to prevent this.
Mulch roses and shrubs with coarse
manure and litter as soon as the
ground is well frozen. Do not neg
lect it,
Give plants protection on a pleas
ant day, so that the work will be well
done. If delayed until bad weather it
will be hurried.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

You can cultivate cheerfulness IN
til II becomes a habit. Always look
for the funny side Of any unpleasant
experience. It is there and you viii
find it If you hunt hard enough and.
besides, grow more beautiful
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Lace CAP for Evening.

The lace cap so popular for even
ing wear will no doubt be much worn
at the opera.
A charmingly pretty importation of
this type was of heavy lace. lavish
" embroidered in silk Of the old
fashioned shadow" coIors. Long tabs
fell over the ears almost to the shout
ders, entirely framing the face.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
NEW CROSS OF SMALL FRUITS
Illinois Grower Accidentally Developed
RasPberry-Stra neutrality-suspicious.
ises to Become Popular.

An Illinois grower states that
through an accidental cross between
the red raspberry and the suawbe berry
there has been developed a plant
which promises to become important
The cross was made by bees carry
ing the pollen from a bed OF straw
berries to a red raspberry patch near
by, and the berry resulted from the
seed that fell on the ground
The berry is very large, some grow
ing to the size of a hulled walnut In
shape it is like the strawberry, witt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Er,rit Paisfnn Paws.

No other branch Of farming in the
northwest pays so we'll as fruit rails
ing. There is a limit to the income
from a dairy or from poultry or from
hogs or from most any line Of agricUl-
ture. but in apple culture there are
infinite possibilities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Useless.

why don't you make up your mind
to cease permitting your wife to hen
peck your"
q have made it up half a dozen
times, but it doesn't seem to do any
good at all. She refuses to concede
that ! have a mind"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Good Box Trap.

haven't had a tree bitten by a rabbit
since and where they cut the bark
of nearly around the tree I put it on
thick and every. one of the trees lived.
Another excellent method Of getting
rid OF the little pests is the use of a
box trap Any one handy with tools
can make one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
WARM WRAPS A NECESSITY
Seeds of Disease Likely to Be Sowr
When This important Require
ment Is Neglected.

It is highly dangerous. to say the
least of it, to come out of the heated
atmosphere of a theater or private
house. as so many of US do and go
into the cold night air, or stand in a
draught while a taxicab or car is be-
ing hailed, without being sufficiently
clad.
Thus too diaphanous a wrap should
be avoided for winter use, and some
thing warmer and more substantial
should be worn.
For this reason, therefore, one can
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
CURES FOR RABBIT NUISANCE
Two Excellent Methods of Kidding Or
chards of Injurious Little Pest
in Winter Time.

Last winter the rabbits worked on
a lot of trees for me. got a pail full
Of COW manure and filled with water
until it was about as thick as thin
-four gravy. Take white wash brush
and smear on trees for eighteen
inches or two feet. Stir up same as
if you painted Two or three strokes
Of brush on small trees Is enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
PROMPT Preparation.

we are going to have a constitu-
iOnaI government" said ole man
DARN, gloomily.
That's all right, replied the other.
Wen look it over, and if there's any
thing in it we disappTove Of wen have
it declared unconstitutional"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

a strawberry bed ought to be pre-
pared right now if you have not done
it before. Spade the ground deeply.
rake it thoroughly and spade again,
applying plenty Of manure after the
first spading.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Made Well After Doctors Gave Up
Hope.

Mrs. F. NJ. Hill, 1873 w. 10 St., Water
loo, Iowa, says: 4 enjoyed the best of
health until the winter of 1905 when I
was seized with kidney trouble. I gradu-
ally grew worse until | was devoid of all
energy and ambition There was a sting
ing pain through my kidneys, followed by
a dull, grinding ache across my loins. The
whites Of my eyes changed color and the
eyeballs bulged Ny hands pulled and my
feet became so swollen l could not wear
my shoes. The kidney secretions caused
great pain and also annoyance by their too
frequent passage. I got so l could not eat,
lost weight and was gradually growing
weaker and weaker, when my father adj
vised Doan's Kidney Pills. I obtained so
much benefit from the very first that /
continued and by the end of the first week
the backaches and headaches had disap-
peared. | grew steadily better, and was
at last completely cured Doan's Kidney
Pills saved my life when / was so sick that
| did not care whether / lived or died.
The doctors as we'll as myself had given up
hope of my ever getting well. | am so
grateful that l cannot recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills too highly"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

a weIl-knOwn hOrticulturist says
that the gladiolus and dahTa can be
handled exactly like the potato. They
viii keep anywhere. Tuberoses and
caunas are more like sweet potatoes
in their requirements and must be
kept warm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
METHOD OF SETTING GRAPES
zest System of Training Is Modifica-
ton Of Munson Trellis-Some
Nitrogen Is Needed.

For vineyard planting set the vines
eight feet apart in rows ten feet apart.
Cut back to two eyes and train up
a single stem to a stake the first year.
Then the best system Of training is a
modification Of the Muuson treIIts.
Set posts along the rows and make
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Waste Time HuntIno TroubIe.

It's no time ter go huntin fer
Trouble" said Brother Williams. fEs
you'll only stay still he'll save you de
railroad fare by comm ter whar you
Is at ATLANTA Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

The cellar is a good place to store
flower roots in winter, provided it is
q dry one. The roots are apt TO be-
come too dry if hung up in paper
bags
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

Ella-Don't you think she has mo-
bile mouth?
Stella-More than that; it is as big
as the whole of Alabama
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sOftens the gums, reduces inhamma-
hon, allays pain cures wind collie, 25c a bottle,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
Deep-Sea Version,

Tommy Cod-What is it they call
pessimist, pa?
Pa Coda pessimist, my son, is a
fish who thinks there is a hook in eV-
cry Worm!-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

After meeting a nice young man for
the first time a girl remains awake
half the night wondering if she made
an impression.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

1t is very apt to make young
widow indignant if a man doesn't pre-
tend to use force the first time he at
tempts to kiss her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

Eventually every woman discovers
that her mirror isn't what it once
was.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

The man who is satisfied with him
self never worries on account of his
neighbOr's estimate of him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

Old Grouch-So you had fight with
Clarence. He claims he licked you.
Cholly-Oh! the boastah! It's twue
he wumpled my cwavat dweadfully,
but when it was all ovah his collah
was fwightfully wiIted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
SAVED HER LIFE.

The following case is typical of the cures
effected by Doan's Kidney Pills. Grateful
testimony is the best evidence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06

Law School, in an interview in the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch, is stiH be-
ing discussed as an extraordinary in
stance of the slowness of Texas
justice in criminal matters.
Judge Lawson, who had bee1
sent to England as a special agent
of the American Institute of Criml-
nal. Jurisprudence to Investigate and
report upon English methods of
criminal Jurisprudence as contrast
ed with those of the various Ameri-
can states, cited the Oates case as
one in which the Court of Appeals
twice overruied itself and five
times reversed the trial court.
Oates was charged with the mul-
der OF a man named Aronoff a.
Dallas. He first came to trial il
j November. 1904 For seven year
the fate Of Oates has hung in thu
5 balance between the trial court ant
, the Court of Appeals. Six times hf
: has been convicted of murder and
the death penalty imposed. Five
times the court of appeals has re-
versed the case Twice it has at
firmed the sentences, but later IN
each instance it has oyerruled its
own affirmation. Oates was tried
the last or latest time last Noyem-
Der, convicted and sentenced to
death,
Fechnicalties caused the rever-
sails. The first reversal was made
on the strength of an irregularity in
drawing the names of the jurors
from the box to select the venire.
Another time, after affirming the
Judgment, the Court of Appeals
took up the case anew and sent il
back for a new trial because the
trial court did not properly define
murder.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06
DANCE MUMBO JUMBO
TO REDUCE YOUR FAT.
Delegate from Hawaii Introduces
Social Innovation.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Well cal
cufated to remove superfluous flesh
Is the new mumbo-iumbo dance.
which Prince Cupid" otherwise
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the
congressional delegate from Hawaii
has introduced here 1t is an Ameri-
canized version of the "hula-hula. ?
a native dance, which makes the
performance of the Moulin Rouge
look like high school class in cal
esthenics.
According to those who have seen
1t on it's native heath--and that in
|cludes all the friskily inclined tour
lists who visit Honolulu-the hula
hula" exceeds the speed limit of ter
psichorean achievements, Even
in its denatured form, the "mumbo
jumbo" makes the turkey trot'
and the grizzly bear seem quite
tame.
Il can assure you" says genial
prince Cupid" that the new
dance is worth whole course OF
Muldooning to those who want to
take off avoirdupois, but | am told
the Americans like anything unique
It's unique. all right.
THE native dance was not con,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. G.
The first steps to carry out the an
nounced intention to have state
banks abolish the practice Of per
hitting overdrafts have been taken
by State Bank Commissioner B. l..
Gill, who has instructed the fifteen
bank examiners of the department
to arrange for meetings of bankers
in their respective districts to effect
agreements. If possible, to discon-
tinue overdrafts Similar instrue-
tons have been given by the federal
comptroller Of the currency to the
national bank examiners, 1t is said
and an earnest effort will be made
to put an end to this practice in
Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COM
POUND "CURES IN EVERY CASEY.

Mr.. Jas. McCaffery, Mgr Of the
Sehlitz Hotel, Omaha, Neb,, recon-
mends Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. because it cures in every
case Il have used it myself and +
nave recommended it to many
others who have since told me of
its great curative power in diseases
OF the throat and lungs" For all
coughs and colds it is speedily eff
fective. For sale by Curlin's Two
Drug Stores: Curtin Drug Co,
North side square, Curlin's Pharma-
cy' west side square. d&v
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06
NEGRO CAPTURED AFTER
RUNNING PISTOL FIGHT.


Denison, Texas, Jan. 6.-Joe
Ware, a negro, who attempted to
kill two railroad detectives Wednes-
day when they tried TO arrest him,
later escaping, was captured Thurs
day night after q running fight
with two other deputy constables.
During the fight the negro secured
one of the officers guns and shot
at him twice, but his aim was poor.
The negro has two bullets in his
left thigh and several flesh wounds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-06
CLEAN FACES KEEP
BOYS FROM SCHOOL.
Trio Catch Cold When Mother
Battles Them on Teachers
Orders.

St. Joseph, Mo, Jan. 6.--Nhile
The local school board is succeeding
well In its efforts TO in
txoauco habits OF cleaniiness lhto
xsaesf ecn ooAs. ~ occaHhohahS fuhn
INTO anags. Mrs. Stanisiaus Wi1kohf
Of South ST Joseph is the latest t
take exceptions to the boards or
ders. Mrs Wijkolik thinks the au
thorities are seeking to do tor
much.
When three WijkoHk boys ap-
peared in school three weeks ago,
y the principal called them into her
office and wrote tactfully worded
note for each to show to his moth
err. Then she sent them home
The note informed Mrs Wijkolik
that it would be necessary for her
to treat her boys to the novelty of
a bath before they could resume
their lessons. The baths. the prin-
eipal said, were badly needed. and
she trusted that Mrs. WijkoHk
would administer them as soon as
possible
From that day until last Thurs
day, the three Wijkoliks were
marked absent Then they returned,
each looking pale and clean The
older boy presented a note to the
principal The note was as follows:
Dear Mrs. | give the boys 4
bath, as you say, but it give to each
one bad cold So | have to keep
them home ever since MY boys go
to school after learning