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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
DECORATION FOR THE TABLE
EIGHT Schemes, Any One Of Which
May Be Recommended as Sure
TO Give Satisfaction.

Whatever color scheme is used in
the other parts of the house, an Gu
tirely different one may be carried out
In the dining room. Some suggestions
for simple table decorations in various
coIors follow:
1. Large low bowl Of blue and pink
forget-me}nots in the center Of the
table, with candle shades Of white
painted with forget-me-not sprays.
J 2. Garden basket or glass basket OF
yellow roses and honeysuckle with
graceful sprays Of honeysuckIe vines
trailing to the corners Of the table,
yellow candle shades.
9. Old-fashioned bouquet Of garden
flowers in old-fashioned vase-snap-
dragons, larkgpur, coreopsis, babies
breath. mignonette-old-fas stiff
little artificial bouquets in white lace
paper for favors.
f. Hanging baskets of pink and
lavender sweet peas and smilax over
the table, with smilax reaching to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

Washing and Preparing Vegetables
for Market.
ness, not only in growing the crops
and caring for the animals, but also in
conducting the business side Of the
farm. Further, if the farm is devoted
to perishabIe products there must be
an important advantage in location
with reference to markets. The pro-
duction Of perishable products far
from the market is attended not only
with heavy freight and commission
charges, but it also is subject to dis
astrous fluctuations in prices.
Intensive crops are normally subject
to far greater fluctuations in price
than are the staples. Taking the coun-
try as a whole, vegetables, including
potatoes, occupy only 2A per cent of
the crop area and fruit only ~ per
cent. Under present conditions this
is about all of these crops which can
find a market at remunerative prices.
On account of the small area involved
1t is very easy to increase production
far beyond demand; in fact, this often
happens with results disastrous to
specialized, intensive farming. The
field for the profitable small farm is,
therefore, very limited one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
C0L0RS IN ANIMALS
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

For summer Towering, ANIMALS are
very satisfactory, blooming profusely
through the entire season, while the
cost Of a seed packet is but trifle.
Good taste dictates the system Of
planting large punches of single spe-
cies together rather than the old way
Of mixing a dozen varieties in as
many square feet.
1t is the same plan that places a
dozen carnations or roses in a vase
rather than the Heterogeneous collec-
ton in the old-fashioned bouquet.
Mass your flowers If you would secure
the best effect
The old calliopsis, "Iady's breastpin"
they used to call it, is a handsome
plant, its long slender stems render
ing it extremely useful for cutting
and the shades of gold and brown
harmonizing nicely.
A mass of it next to the shrubbery
in the background gives a most pleas
ing effect.
Some handsome forms of single
dahlia may be secured by planting a
packet of the seeds in pots early in
the spring and transplanting the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
IMPORTANT ARTICLE OF FOOD
Duty of Every Farmer to See That
Milk From His Dairy Gets to
City as Clean as Possible.

Milk is certainly the most impor-
tant article of food in the human
dietary and it is also the most con
taminable. It is, therefore, up to the
farmer to see that the milk from his
dairy gets to city babies in as rea-
sonable a state of cleanliness as pos
sible.
Not that this is an exclusively baby
problem, for all sorts of diseases are
carried through milk. tuberculosis
is an example of this class, and num-
Der of epidemics of diphtheria and
scarlet fever have been traced to the
milk supply, but when we pause to
consider that one-ffth of all the babies
born in the United States die in their
infancy from preventable diseases,
and that so per cent Of these are due
to improper feeding or impure milk,
we naturally begin to look into the
cause
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
KEEP FOWLS HEALTHY
Ground on Which House Stands
Must Be Cleaned Often.
Advisable TO Keep Walls Of Building
OF Ground-ExcIude Drafts
by Mailing sattens Over
Joints-PIace for Door.

With regard to the exterior and in
terror arrangements Of poultry houses,
the advantage of not having a wooden
floor is that the hens keep healthier
than if there was a fitted floor.
If a portable house and too large to
move on to fresh ground as often as
would be necessary to keep the
ground clean, but since cleanliness is
essential to success, the ground on
which the house stands must be
cleaned and newly Uttered frequently.
Some of the best materials to use
as litter are moss filters, cinders and
ashes, straw or hay.
Sawdust is not a good litter in such
a place, whatever it may be on a dry
floor, because it absorbs and retains
much mois- ure from the ground.
1t is advisable to keep the walls of
the house off the ground by standing
them on sill made of the most dur
able wood, and in this way they are
kept from early decay, and the wood
will also hold longest by placing the
boards upright and fixing them in this
position to the framework.
Drafts may be excluded, as it is
most necessary they should be, by
mailing thin battens two inches wide
over the joints between the boards on
the outside walls.
The boards of the roof should, on
the other hand, run lengLhwise from
end to end of the house and parallel
with the ground, for though they may
not hold SO long in this position or if
placed upright, they can be preserved
by annual painting or tarring, and it
is the only way of making a thorough
ly rainproof roof, that will remain
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Gored Skirts Again.

Gored skirts are rapidly appearing
One of the latest models shown
cut like an umbrella, with eight o
ten cores. The seams are joined b
a cord and a cord finishes the sea
loped edges at the bottom of the Skin
Each scallop is the width Of the gor
at the bottom. The many-gored Skin
recalls skirts worn several years ago
and one wonders if this is a foreruT
ner of the once popular organ-pip
skirts which had from II to Is gore
and with the aid of haircloth wer
made to form a rounded effect r.
sembling the pipes OF an organ.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

For simply directing
nanded and usually received fees services
Inc commissioner
condition disclosed ntoerabe
building OF the
that the payment was
1t was not nmated that prod the graft
the
those who have future matr
absolutely
curren rates
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
KNITTED BEADED BAG
EASY TO MAKE, THOUGH PRETTY
AND DURABLE.
According to Taste, It May Be Con-
structed of Entirely Black Material,
or coIored Silk May Be EN-
ployed-Directions

1 saw knitted, beaded bag which
the owner told me was at least Is years
old. 1t was so pretty but so simple
that anyone who knows how to do the
plain knitting stitch could make one
like it.
This bag was made entirely in black,
but one could use a colored silk with
white beads or beads in gold or silver.
One needs a spool of knitting silk. a
pair Of steel needles and several
punches of beads. To make the bag
cast on say los stitches and knit back
the second row plain. Break off the
silk and thread on about three feet of
beads, choosing those that go through
the silk easily but not loosely If the
holes are too small the beads will
wear the silk, while, if loose, they will
stand away from the silk. Tie the
spool end and the loose end of the silk
together at end of second row and
start the third row. Knit off the first
two stitches and then knit a bead into
every stitch all the way across except
the Two enc stitches. These are plain.
The fourth row is knitted plain all
the way back
The Fifth Row-Knit in the beads
as the third row and come back plain.
Then go on knitting alternate plain
and beaded rows until the piece of
work is half its width. 1t is impossible
to give the exact number of inches,
but when the piece is folded once it
should be square. Also, do not for
get to leave two plain stitches at each
end and two rows of plain knitting at
the beginning and the end of the work.
This plain, narrow strip makes the
seams (when the bag is sewed up)
strong, fat and firm. The bottom can
be finished with fringe of beads.
Cut the lining to fit and catch it In
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Do NOT OMIT THE SHRUBS
BY JULIE ADAMS POWELL.

One corner Of my garden shaded
from the hot sun is devoted to herbs.
If you have never had a herb bed this
is a good time to plant one. 1 am go
ing to add several herbs to mine this
year and l give the list Of those most
useful. In some cases it is best to
buy the plants, and such 1 note.
Three sage plants.
Three clumps of chives.
Two lavender plants.
Six roots Of mint
One package summary savory.
One package thyme.
One package winter savory.
Two plants of tarragon.
One package dill for favoring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Crcfonne Desk Set.

When walls, furniture and people
are changing their coverings for some
thing more suitable for the hot wealth
er it would be unfair to neglect the
desk set when it is so easy to make /
as comfortable and as attractive as
the other things mentioned.
Cretonne is a very desirable ma
terial for making a desk pad. Wit
little paste the material can ais
be made to cover the lnkwell, tn
mucilage pot and the under side of tn
pen tray. When selecting the ere
tonne be sure that its color harmc
nizes with the general color schem
OF the room in which the set is to b
used
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Exercise Care With Colt

Care must be used in treatment
Of the colt when he is started out to
work as his usefulness in the future
depends upon the manner in which
he is handled when young. Do not
work him too long at a time and be
gentle with him. You would not ex-
pect your young boy to know as much
as you dc, so 90 not expect your
colt to be as sensible as the old horse
that works by his side
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
WORK-A-DAY NOTES
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

If the season is a dry one some
Of the plants in the garden will have
to be watered if you want flowers
from them. Especially is this true of
gloxinia.
Use enough water to penetrate all
the soil in which their roots grow,
and see that it is kept moist.
Watering today and negIecting for
a week to come isn't the proper thing.
Save the suds from wash day for this
purpose. The snap in the water will
benefit the plants.
Be sure to supply substantial sup
ports for your dahIias. If this is not
done you will likely find them
broken some morning after a sudden
wind or a hard rainstorm. The stakes
should be at least four feet tall
allow an extra foot and a half for in
sertion in the ground and they should
be at least an inch through, and of
good sound wood. Paint them a dull
green and they will not be unpleasant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
HaYersack Wrist Ran.

The haVersack wrist bag is one
the most notable fashions brought t
to being by the war Made in SO
khaki leather, this bag is fitted wit
mirror, powder puff, purse and 2
the various accessories that can I
slowed away In its capacious depth
It Is shaped something like the SC
dier's military bag, with a Mario
strap to band 1t around the wrist
over the arm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Queen Who Carries Bundles.

1.-The Norwegians contrive to make
life agreeable for the royal family by
allowing them to go about the country
side or through the streets Of the
capital as freely as ordinary citizens.
Queen Maud revels in her new liberty.
q find it so nice to be able to go
out shopping without any fuss she
said, and told me that she could go
into a shop in Christina without any
body taking any notice Of her, buy
what she wants, and leave, with her
parcels tucked under her arm, to walk
back to her palace. H. R. H, In
fanta Eulalia. in the Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

by seed. On poor land where there is
thin stand of grass, the pest will con-
tinue to increase as long as the land
is left in the meadow or pasture. Prob
ably the farmer had best pillow up
those parts of his land which are bad
ly infested with sorrel. Before seed
ing down again, we would advise the
application of one ton of limestone
per acre, and ten tons of manure. All
clover and grass seed should be care
fully examined for sorrel, the seeds
Of which are shaped exactly like the
seeds of dock, but much smaller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

IlaBes and, so lar as the outside pub
lie knew, matrimony was at least one
thing that could be had in New York
city free. AS a matter of fact, we'd
dings in the municipal building per-
formed by aldermen netted the So
called wedding trust about S18 a day.
This was taken from those unfamiliar
with the laws Of the state
After securing, free of charge. a
license to wed. couples were piloted
from the office of the city clerk to
the marriage bureau. where an alder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

Sarah street and Laclede avenue. It
is no longer uncommon to see fash
ionably gOwned women and men in
evening dress stop at the market on
their way home from the theater.
dance or party, select the fruit for
their breakfast tables and The vege-
tables for their dinners. They carry
their purchases in market baskets to
waiting automobiles and resume their
Journeys homeward
The midnight shoppers, as they
have been christened. do not always
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
MUCH TROUBLE ON PASTURES
SorreI and Buckhorn Troublesome
Where Drought Was Severe Year
Previous and Soil Is Thin.

Every year sorreI and buckhorn are
causing more trouble on the pasture
and meadow land of the corn belt. Es-
pecially are these weeds troublesome
where drought was bad the year pre-
vious, and the soil is thin, says Wal
lace's Farmer. In rich land contain
ing an abundance of limestone and
organic matter where there is
buckhOrn cause but little trouble.
How can a farmer get rid of sorrel?
The weed is a perennial, and spreads
both by underground roOt-stocks and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

corners Of the table and caught wit
pink and lavender tulle bows.
5. Wood maidenhair ferns and pin
garden roses, tiny ferns scattered owe
the tablecloth and roge-colored candl
shades.
6. Wild clematis vines from ceiIfu
over table to four corners, and 10
bowl Of Wild roses in center beneat
sprays.
7. Bachelors buttons and mignor
cite in the center Of the table COZ
nected with small baskets Of migno1
cite at the corners of the table b
ribbon matching the blue bachelor
buttons, tied on the handle of eac
basket-Delineato
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
EFFECT OF CROSSING BREEDS
Great Changes in Shape of Progeny
Often Made-How to Secure
Barred Chickens.

Crossing breeds makes great
changes more often than not in the
shape and color of the progeny. The
mother will give the shape and weight
Of her body to the cross and, accord
ing to the sex, the father changes
the feather coloring.
For instance, Barred Rock males
crossed with pure-bred Black Lang
shan hens will give you all barred
chickens, but reverse the cross, breed
ing a Black Langshan male to Barred
Rock hens, and only the cockerels will
be barred
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

they exercise enough they can ca
what they please-one counterbalance
the other-but & they are sitting sti
through most Of the day they Shout
eliminate from their diets all candles
all sweets, butter, milk, potatoes, a
the foods which tend to add weight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

kind in Kansas but the
Qaign to have similar n
At present the of the
nnding Will be mixed with military
handling a
of
will be
a
uniforms will be included or
is
breeches will be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Ground Your Wire Fences

Use pieces Of wire Of good size with
which to ground at intervals the wire
fence against lightning. Beginning at
the top give each piece twist around
each wire, down to the bottom, and
then we'll into the ground. You may
save a nice COW, or possibly a num-
Der of them, in this way. Wire is
cheaper than cows.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

do you like being war CORE
sDondent?" asked the twenty-seventh
lady trying TO show proper inter
est in the famous war correspondent
lust returned 10 the town of his youth.
well. Miss Harriet" was the re
Div. 1T has its advantages, but it has
it's disadvantages. They get you up
at three o'clock in the morning to
make you march, and you are inter
viewed every time you walk a block
In short" with a patient sigh, you
have just about the privacy of a gold
fish"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Insniration Rcnr,xed

Max Bruch, the German composer,
who, on his seventeen birthday in
1908, declared, y shall write no more,
for the source of my inspiration has
dried up" has Just completed, in his
seventy-eighth year, a new work. a
concerto for two pianos and orchestra
1t is the only composition of this kind
which has ever emanated from his
pen, for Bruch, although himself q
magnificent pianist, has. strange to
say. never written anything of import
ance for the keyboard instrument.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
London Not ForeIon n E,..

The loan of 40 masterpieces from
the Louvre, Luxembourg, and Yer
sailles museums to the military ex-
htbition at the Guildhau is remarkah1o
as being the first time such a loan has
taken place. There is a law against
any objects in the national colIec-
lions being lent to a foreign coun-
try When the matter was REFERRED
to the ministry OF the Beaux Arts he
replied: London, especially the
GuildhaI, is not a foreign country
now TO us."-London Globe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
NsIue of Enrs+hnnrI..

l dare say there is such a thing as
fortifying oneself in advance for
disappointment"
1t can be done. When Jagsby goes
fishing the first thing he does after
dropping his line in the water is to
take long pull at his flask. After
that he doesn't care whether the fish
bite or not"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
MAKING 4 SMALL FARM PAY
To Re Successful Farmer Must Be
Man Of Unusual Ability in Con-
Quoting Business Side.
Bv W. J. sPILLAfANN

Small farms devoted TO general
farming rarely, if ever, give an ade-
quate living 10 the operator. In order
10 be profitable the small farm must
be devoted to some intensive type OF
agriculture, such as truck, poultry,
fruit and intensive dairying. To be
successful in any of these lines the
farmer must be an unusual nan on
account Of the complexity of the bust
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Depressing Sioht.

What, hoi" exclaimed the cheerful
person. On the dumps, my friend?
You ought to look on the bright side
of things"
mo USE sighed the melancholy
man "The brightest thing I've seen
in a long time was my uninsured
house on fire"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08


long after street cars are on the owl
en6 Ih market about
their stalls with fresh aft midn
daylight
vegetables '
kitchen
healthy bargaining of oseTn 80
that has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

had a rough experience Member
ship has slumped considerably and
companies in many of the larger
towns have disbanded from lack of
interest.
Knowing these facts, twenty-four
Walnut Grove girls, under the leader
ship of Miss Vera Snyder, have
formed a cadet corps with the idea of
later securing the o. K. of the United
States war department, making them
officially a part of the state militia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Mulch for Bush Er,1its

Put a thick layer Of straw OF other
litter about blackberries and raspber-
ries TO have the moisture. and if dry
weather comes you viii get fruit
whether the other fellow does Of lot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
The Variety.

Have you any creepers about your
house?"
''Yes-one"
What kind is it"
very fat, breaks up everything 1t
can get hold Of, and makes me walk
the floor with it all night"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Water the Gloxinia.

ly obtrusiye. Tie the stalks to them
with broad strips of cloth instead of
strings. The latter will cut into the
tender branches when they are
whipped by the wind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

queried of the Of the timepiece
Well you see m travelling man and room right there in the cars
that they would
long will
don't
What your be
Why a the
who have
then I a quarter a
You're
we have
morning"
police Camden
a ten
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
leach Calf to "a

Put a small handful oE meal in the
pail of milk The e3lf in licking the
pail will get tba meal, and after it
learns to eat this way a small feeding
box can be used to better advantage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

man hommers was startled Dy an
alarm clock as he went through the
Milwaukee yards at Sixth avenue S.
He looked in a box car just as Mona
han jumped TO his feet, rubbed his
eyes and shook a collection Of excel
sior and hay from his clothes. A lit
tie later Monahan and his alarm
clock, ticking so it could be heard 40
feet away, were in court. Monahan
was charged with Vagrancy.
What we're you doing with the
clOck?" Judge w. W BardwelI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Snecifications.

Young Wife-There is q ray of hope
that my husband will throw some
light on the state Of his pocket.
Wise Mother wish for your sake
it may be an X-ray.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Maxim Of Marcus o,Ptutt.

To act at the psychological moment,
my son, is the part Of wisdom. The
man who sits down on the spur Of the
moment is likely to go up il the air.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

Of beading. Hats, too, are not fs
behind in their beaded decoration
The illustration would be pretty don
in several colors and use on the bel
the end Of a sash or fat on hat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
Feed the Crops.

Fed your crops just ike you would
your live stock, as it is necessary in
both cases