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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16

Candles on the tree aglow,
Holly red and mistletoe;
Radiant faces, rapturous cries,
In the nursery wondering eyes,
Stockings full and bullying out.
Toys of every sort about;
Music, joyous. glad and gay:
All Of Christendom at play;
Season of the Holy Child,
Dearest gift, divine and mild.
Angel songs, dispelling fear,
Yule, the blessed Yule is here!
Rose Mills Powers, in Youths Compan-
ion
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16

dishes and plates
In jeopardy lay, till some fell with .
shock.
with an Indian yell on the dolls house
he fell.
And added poor dolly's scalp to his belt;
Then knocked of its toes and Its fair Gre
clan nose
Which same was Of wax-he proceeded
to melt.
Two tubs he upset without one regret;
He stood on his head till his face 1t
turned blue:
A curtain he tore and then sighed for
Inventively mischievous things he might
do.
He hid granny's specs. but that didn't
vex;
Her face frightened up with his fun and
his noise.
"One sweet kiss repaid all" 80 she said.
Resignedly adding that boys Will bs
boys"
But strangest Of all at nights quiet fall
How meekly, how placidly. this rogue
would say:
GOOD might, mamma dear. Goodnight.
papa dear.
eve tried hard to be such good boy to-
day!"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16

First Christmas Card.
In December, 1874, Mr.. w. A. Dob.
son sent the FIRST Christmas card
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
FOR CROCHET WORKERS
KNEE-cAP A USEFUL AND MUCH
APPRECIATED ARTICLE.
To Those With the Spare Time and
Necessary Skill, the Following Di-
rections for Its Making Vii! Be
Found Ample.

The directions for this are for a
mans medium size; it is a splendid
pattern, as the part covering the knee
cap is softly padded with loops of wool
inside.
About six ounces of white sports
wool will be needed for a pair, if
worked with No. u hook. The back
thread of stitch to be taken through
out.
Work so chain stitches, turn
Row IA treble in fifth from hook
and into each of the other stitches
to end of chain, 81 stitches, the turn
ing chain taking the place of 1 treble;
turn.
Rows to SIS, chain, 1 treble IN
back thread of every stitch of previ-
Gus row; turn and repeat from three
times more; turn.
Row 6.-3 chain, % consecutive
trebles-the chain standing as one
treble-2 in the next stitch, 1 n each
Of the next 5, 2 in the next and l in
each of the remaining Is; turn.
Row IA double crochet in each of
the first % stitches, in the next (this
will be the nearest of the in the last
increase in the previous row., a double
crochet in each of the following
stitches as far as the other increase;
into the last of these two work double
crochet and treble, then a treble in
each Of the remaining % stitches.
(Note-there must always be %
stitches at each end of the work out
side the increases and decreases.)
Turn.
Row 8.-25 trebles, 2 trebles in next,
commence the next treble as usual
but before passing the hook through
the stitch in the previous row, place
the forefinger of the left hand upon
the wool and keep it there while COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat If Your Kidneys Aren't
Acting Right or If Back Hurts Or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be
come sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy. full Of sediment, channels oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive, cannot
iniure and makes a delightful, effer-
yescent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Cossacks' Terrible Attack

The Russian Cossacks owe their
success mainly to a form of attack
which is peculiarly their own. 1t is
known as the lava. Cossack horses
are specially trained to carry out the
maneuver. The leading sotnia Squad
ROM spreads out 10 right and left, and
the others, at full speed, form up on
each side of it in a semicircle or half
moon. Every man with lance is at
tended by a man wearing a sword, and
all the officers are in front of the men
Of each sotnia. The other squadrons
do not wait for a special order, but at
once adopt the same formation, en-
deayoring to surround the enemy from
another side. With loud shouts remi-
niscent of the Indian warwhoop, the
CossaCks rush down on the foe, and
even though the first assault be re-
pulsed, another lava pours down on
the shaken enemy. This system of at
tack takes it's name, of course, from
the liquid products of volcanic activity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
For Homesickness.

At $50 the city salesman wanted to
go home, but his friend insisted on
staying around lower Broadway till
six o'clock
Until the big wholesale houses
close for the night" he explained, so
I can hear the roar of those iron shut
tiers coming down"
The city salesman seemed really
alarmed.
Heavens, man." he gasped, cant
you find noise enough in other parts
of the town without waiting for that"
81 can get noise enough, but it isn't
the right kind The clanking of these
shutters just fills the bill. It reminds
me of home. l was brought up in a
tropical country where l was rocked to
sleep every few nights by an earth
quake. Since coming to New York I've
been homesick for it. When l get
inconsistencies good and bad, all I have
to do is to stand here in the evening
and listen to that delectable noise, and
1 feel better right away.''-New York
Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Eulonv ON the Bob White.

The following is the eulogy on the
Bob White, by William T. Hornaday,
once director Of the New York zoologi-
cal park:
To my friend the epicure: The
next time you regaie a good appe-
tite with bluepoints, terrapin stew,
fIet of sole and saddle of mutton,
touched up here and there with the
high lights of rare old sherry, rich
claret and dry monopole, pause as the
dead quail is laid before you on a
funeral pyre of toast and consider
this:
Here lie the charred remains of
the farmers ally and friend, poor
Bob White. In life he devoured 145
different kinds of bad insects and the
seeds of 129 noxious weeds. For the
smaller pests of the farm he was the
most marvellous engine of destruction
that God ever put together of flesh
and blood. He was good, beautiful
and true; and his small life was
blameless. And here he lies dead,
snatched away from his field Of labor
and destroyed, in order that l may be
tempted to dine three minutes longer
after I have already eaten to safety
Then go on and finish Bob White
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
WOODS OF VARIOUS STRENGTH
ence or Absence of Tylose Makes
a Great Difference.

The reason why one kind of wood
is more durable than another is owing
to the fact that one contains the sub
stance known as tylose in more gener-
GUS quantities. Tylose is the material
which fills the pores Of the wood and
resists the entrance or action of de-
cay. For instance, white oak is well
suited and much used for barrel slaves,
where barrels are to contain liquid,
while, on the other hand, red oak,
which is apparently of the same struc-
ture, is not at all suited for the pur-
pose.
A close examination of the white
oak reveals the presence of the tylose
which seals all the little pores of the
wood Red oak has none of the ty-
lose. For this reason a fence post of
white oak will last much longer in
service than one of red. Timber en-
gineers who inject creosote and other
substances into wood to retard decay
long ago made lists of species that
were hard to treat, and others which
were easy.
The preservative fluids, we are told,
penetrate certain woods to consider
able depths when moderate pressure is
applied; while others are almost i'm
pervious, no matter how great the
pressure. Those hardest to penetrate
by preservative fluids ere those best
supplied with tylose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
SHORT COATS ARE WELCOME
New Fashion Will Come as an Es-
peciaI Boon to the Woman of
email Proportions.

1t is with great joy that the little
woman will welcome the little short
coats that are making themselves
felt in some of the new suits They
are becoming to short women, and are
distinguished in line and cut. They are
especially good in the military suits
that are surely the seasons favorites,
and are a relief from the low-waisted
tunic coats that are an established
fact in the story of the styles.
These short coats are the old box
cut in all its variations. The straight
cut, with perhaps a turned-up hem
of the material and smart trimming
of buttons and braid, will appeal to
the woman who likes straight lines
and a severity of decoration. One
suit of this type has fitted sleeves
that come to the wrists and are
trimmed on the outer line with but
tons. The suit is of velvet, and has
a high collar of squirrel fur that con-
trasts with the Russian green of the
velvet. There is a side fastening
under the silver ball buttons, and a
fat facing of about two inches is the
finish for the edge Of the coat.
Another coat suit that shows the
short lines is of taupe broadcloth.
The jacket is Zip length and has an
extended yoke, that is the line of at
tachment for gathering that is used to
give fullness and box effect at the
lower edge is a wide band of the
material that has border Of braid
loops, each headed with a button. The
sleeves have fullness at the top of the
cuffs. The skirt is short, faring and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
WhV Is lt2

A man in an uptown side street saw
what he thought was a cheap glass
brooch lying in the gutter. He was
not interested in cut glass so did not
pick it up. Another man who was
watching the actions of the first man
picked up the pin and later tried to
sell it for so cents. He tried in vain,
notwithstanding, as this has recently
become a cold, unfeeling world; and
if, because of the war taxes, folks
will not pay 90 cents for a perfectly
good dollar bill, recently offered at
that price, it is altogether unreason-
able to expect them to pay so cents for
a supposedly glass pin. The bargain
sale was thus an utter failure Sub
sequently the glass" jewels, strange
to say, turned out to be diamonds and
rubies worth $500. If it is so difficult
to distinguish between a 50-cent and a
$500 bauble, wherein lies the ad-
vantage of having the expensive gem?
Incidentally and curiously, the finder
of the pin, who took a chance, was ar
rested. The query obtrudes itself,
what for?-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
New Fossil Bed

Near Fargo, n. D.. bed of marine
fossils has been uncovered. Scientists
find evidence in the deposit to support
the theory now and then advanced
that the Dakotas at one time formed
the bed of a great sea. The discovery
was made by W. T. Stanton, paleontoI
ogist with the United States geological
survey, and by him as well as by 9TH
ers is looked upon as putting an end
to further debate on the subject. The
presence of t. ! fossil formations can
be accounted for only on the basis
that at one time water covered the
area to a considerable depth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
HANDED DOWN FROM PAST
Queer Legacies That Remain to Re-
mind Mankind of His Savage
Ancestors.

Run your forefnger round the rim Of
each ear. You are almost sure to find
in one Of then, and quite possibly in
both, tiny hard lump.
1t is only relic of the days when,
tnnumerable hundreds Of centuries
ago, man was only one of the animals
Of the wild, and had a pointed ear,
like VOLTS or dogs. B.
What good is the little furrcw that
runs down from the nose 10 the middle
Of the upper lip? None. But it, too,
has a history. It is a legacy from the
time when the human upper lip was in
two parts-a hare-lip, like that of the
rat tribe. The split has healed up long
ago, but the new skin is so recent in
the history of the race thai hair re-
fuses TO grow on that furrow, a writer
in the Philadelphia North American
observes.
When a fly settles on you anywhere
can you serenely twitch that patch of
skin and shake him off? Probably not;
but once these old skin muscles, now
almost dead after centuries of clothes
wearing, were as active as those Of a
horse. A few-a very few people-can
twitch their ears like a dog, and do so
instinctively when startled, and cases
do occasionally occur in which the
scalp can be moved at will
In one very interesting case men
toned in medical books the man could
hurl books couple Of yards away
simply by twitching the muscles on
the top of his head. But, generally
speaking, our skin muscles are even
more dead nowadays than our ear
| muscles. We've neglected them. The
only set still in use are those we en-
plOy when we want to raise our eye
| brows.
The appendix is another thing we
could do quite well without. It is a
| relic from old vegetarian days It has
| been voorhees, ever since mankind
started meat eating and is apt to get
in the way.
The large intestine, too, is a thing
| we really don't need nowadays. The
many coils of this long tube are kind
| TO the doctors, but are quite unneces-
| 0e'l > III" AoAhAAu has bOSOLIS d
| f1esh-eating animal, and merely pro-
vide resting place for germs. We
don't really need to carry a great in
testine about with US.
Another thing we don't need much
nowadays is the instinct to walk on
hands and feet together. You think
walking upright the only natural way
for man? 1t isn't. If ever you have
to make your way along some narrow
/ plank or some narrow, dizzy mountain
ledge, you will find the old instinct
| strong in you.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY 1T!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called 'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time. By morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger. Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14

suits Of the woman folks All this
stuff is cut out by the dozen at one
time with a big knife-literaIly sawed
out The making is done in the same
manner. If you could only see the
dirt and filth OF these foreign slaves
who cut and sew the garments I sold
you would shudder with horror at the
prospect of placing the garments on
your back.
Your own tailor or dressmaker,
right in your home town, will make
you a suit or coat much better than
the sWeatshop workers and you can
be sure that you are not going to
catch any disease from it. You will
find that it is sewed better, that it
won't rip, that the buttons won't fall
off, and that your pockets won't turn
into gaping holes. Again you will find
that the material is better and depend
able, that the style is better, etc. In
every way it viii be more desirable.
1t viii be the same way with your
hats and shirts and shoes. In fact
you win discover that with everything
sold there will be something lack
ing.
1t may look good for the first few
times. Then it will fade, the rain
will pull it out of shape, the seams
will rip wherever there is an ordinary
strain, and you will find out that it
looks cheap and shoddy 1t is.
Buy DIT home. Get the things that
are dependable and worth having.
Buy from your local dealers. It's
cheapest for you in the long run, and
you are not sending your money out
Of town. Be patriotic and spend your
money at home. It's good invest
ment for you. 1t viii advance your
own iTfproCfc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIi0usneSS or constipation
by morning.
Get q 10-cent box now.

Turn the rascaIs out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels OF an upset stom-
ach
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. 1O-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never. grippe or sfcken. Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14

! circular, with a border of braid and
buttons. The whole is girlish and
easily made
If you like heavier suit, one of a
chiffon weight in fur cloth that is an
excellent imitation of caracuI will ap-
peal 1t has short box coat that is
trimmed with narrow strip of ermine
and white and black buttons. The
skirt is plain, as the cloth is sufficient
ly ornate in itself The coat is not
quite hip length, and should be worn
by slender woman or by small
one. This is the point that must be
considered. Try the new short coat
on and look in a mirror that is kind
enough to show all aspects of the suit
Even though these short jackets are
new, they are not generally becoming.
They should be worn by those who
will be able to carry the line that
shortens the appearance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Sashes and Belts.

Sashes and belts vary enormously,
and are decidedly quaint. Some of the
waistless gowns are rendered all the
more waistless by extra drapery, which
seems added on purpose to enlarge the
figure. One of these shows a pretty
draped wide sash, or black faille intro
duced into the side seam of a stone
colored velvet suit braided with black,
the sash tying in the center of the
front Another shown in the form Of
a gathered waistcoat between the
fronts Of long coat, energies at the
side and Immediately hangs down
loose, not attempting to tie at all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

The tall woman may shorten her
height with tucks, the short woman
may lengthen hers with plaits.
To remove tincture of iodine stains
from your skin or clothing strong am
monia water is excellent.
II is claimed that tea boiled with
water and strained is a mild astrin-
gent lotion for lessening hair falling,
Curriers' of any description are none
too good for the hair, but the KINDS
where the hot iron does not come in
contact with the hair are best. Then
the kid one where no iron at al is
used is better still.
Fasten a piece Of tape or string TO
the end Of your scrubbing brush, so
that when finished it can be hung up
and allowed TO drain, instead OF the
water soaking into the back and loos-
ening the bristles and making them
soft
Don't narrow your eyes when you
wish TO be impressive. If you draw
your mouth into a button and allow
deep lines to pucker between your
eyes you viii acquire a habituaI Cross
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Deadly Torpedo.

Under the direction of Commander
John X Robinson, Z. S. N, command
ing the naval torpedo station at New
port, f. /, d test was recently made
which seems to prove that the tor
pedo net is no longer a secure de-
tense against the torpedo. In the ex-
pertinent a torpedo with q. heavy
charge OF gun cotton was fired from
the torpedo boat Morris while she was
running at is knots at a steel net
which was moored TO protect the tar
get. The torpedo went through the
net, struck the target and exploded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
pleting the stitch, thus forming a

plotting the stitch, thus forming a
loop; remove the finger and repeat
from to the next increase; into the
last of these work 1 treble and !
double crochet, then 25 double GRO
chefs; turn.
Row 9.-25 double crochets, 2 in the
next, l in each Of the next to the in
crease, 1 double crochet and 1 treble
in last of the two, rs trebles; turn.
Repeat rows and five times more
but when repeating row 9 for the last
time, omit the increase.
Work the next II rows in the same
manner, but decrease each row by TAX.
ing two stitches together at each side
of the middle, taking the rs outside
stitches at each end as before.
Work 5 rows of plain trebles (more
or less, as larger or smaller knee
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
plants Ernnn ReLniIrn

There is pathos in the fact, recently
announced by government officials,
that during the last three months
there have come to this country from
the most afflicted nation in the world.
larger numbers of beautiful plants
and flowers than from all the rest of
Europe combined.
Little Belgium, a smoking, desolate
waste, is seeking to save her flowers.
and she has taken the place which, in
times of peace, is held by France. The
plants are being sent to the United
States through Holland. After their
inspection for plant diseases, they are
turned over to brokers. who sell them
to individuals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Table Mats.

Very useful, inexpensive table mats
may be made from thick brown cor
rugated packing paper. Cut out size
and shape required and use two thick
nesses, placing the smooth surfaces
back to back. Sew them firmly to-
gether at the edges and cover them
with muslin or any other washing
fabric. The covers may be removed
and washed when they become soiled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
LOOK YOUR BEST
Az to Your Hair and Skin, Cuticura
viii Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to sOOthe and heal These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
of the skin under conditions which,
II neglected, tend to produce a state
of irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.