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transformed to green by the potash
application.
An all-scarlet pelargonium "a species
Of the geranium) dons yellow petals
after an alkali treatment. and the
original color reappears upon applica-
ton of an acid. In fact. 1t has been
proved that most blue flowers turn
pink after exposure to acids. and like
wise pink flowers turn blue when ex-
posed to ammonia fumes.
There is species OF mushroom that
air will turn quickly from yellow to
blue IL the skin Of the mushroom be
torn or bruised in any way Air also
changes the bright yellow sap Of the
baptisia plant to indigo blue. Ozone
is known to change vegetable colors,
and there are certain minerals-iron.
for instance-whfch change color upon
constant exposure to air.
The green leaves and stems Of some
plants will change to a red or purple
color. which Is caused by the action OF
the sun on the chlorophyl of the plant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

The opposite or protected sides of the
stems and leaves remain green. If sun
light is too strong 1t will destroy color;
every one knows all too well how the
sunlight fades a favorite green. red or
blue. On the other hand sufficient
amount of light will deepen a color.
pleasanter to the eye.
bunch Of purple violets has been
made almost white by experimenters.
who have simply treated the violets
with water, which dissolves out the
color. Tobacco smoke will change the
purple shades of the field scabious to
yellow II the blossoms are exposed to
the smoke for any length Of time.
Insects play part in the color OF
flowers that 10 little known to the pub
lie. Some insects. by means Of the fric-
ton Of their bodies against the flower,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
Mote and Beam.

NNY AR SECRETARY NEWTON D.
Wv BAKER. defending the admins
tration's foreign policy. said in Column
bus:
They who attack our policy would
perhaps drive us into war. It's the old
story Of the mote and the beam-the
old story. in other words. Of the fish,
erman.
"A man said to a fisherman with a
bitter laugh:
by gosh, friend, your time can't be
very valuable to you. I've been watch
ing you for two hours, and you haven't
had a bite
my times worth too much, the
fisherman replied, to waste two hours
OF 1t watchin' a man fish wot amt
ketchin' nothin'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
The Too-Good.

10 Ev. J. H. JOWETT. pastor Of the
w Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
once said at a dinner:
Deliver me from the too-good. from
the straight-laced, from the bigoted.
The too-good become hard. narrow
and cruel. I know too-good Sunday
school superintendent who said one SUM-
day in the course of his usual address:
"'Our attendance is very. very good
today. In fact. We are all here but lit
tie Catherine Simmons All here but
little Catherine, What obstacle has kept
our little friend away? Let us hope
that she Is not well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
UNDER ARMPITs CARRY.

no help is near and swim must be
made the coat should be buttoned up
or taken off. Then remove the shoes.
The more clothes that can be taken off
the better, as clothes hamper the free
movements of the limbs and soon get
water-logged, although. of course, the
air in them, especially in women's
clothes. adds to the buoyancy of the
first few minutes
Skirts are especially bad while
swimming and il it is not possible to
remove them the swimmer should
either stay on her back or make the
kick very narrow.
The only way. however. to be pre-
pared to meet such an emergency is
to practice taking the clothes off in
the water. The hands and arms should
be kept under the surface at all times
as 1hs be ~
keeping the body afoat. Get on the
back and slowly and deliberately take
the coat off. If it is necessary to raise
the arms above the head. take a deep
breath and sink down.
Next take off the shoes. Take a
breath. stoop over and slowly unbut-
ton or unlace one shoe at time. 1t
may take several breaths. but do not
hurry. Then remove the vest. and after
that the trousers. Usually. after they
are opened. the best method is to scull
on the back and use the straight leg
kick. If this is not successful. stoop
over and pull. first the end of one leg
and then the end of the other. The
method for woman to remove her
skirts is to swim out of them after
they are unfastened. and. of course.
she removes her shoes afterward
That most swimmers cannot swim
with the legs alone is due to faulty
kick and the first step in learning life
saving Is to develop leg kick that
will propel.
There are three leg kicks. the
straight. the breast stroke and the
scissors. The movement in the first is
from the hips. and the ankles are
worked with a pedalling motion by
some life-savers, while others point the
toes along the lines of the shins and
bend the knees slightly. This kick
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cup belongs to that pristine yellow
host which grows in such splendid
profusion in every summer held The
highly cultivated yellow flower Is rare
The blue blossom is the last to have
developed: blue flower from thee
standpoint of evolution Is decidedly ad-
vanced. though it must be kept In nina
that the worlds blue flowers are none
of them a real true blue. The world is
yet to hear OF any kind of a blue rose
Curiously enough bees display dis
tinct preferences for all blue MOWERS,
which accounts in large measure Tor
the steady increase In the piants Dear
ing blue blossoms. These insects, by
scattering the pollen. greatly increase
the opportunities for plant fertiliza-
ton.
Experimenters have attempted chang
ing the color of flowers after the orig
inal color was formed These people
have discovered that purple or blue
blossoms and the heliotrope ana vioiet
are successfully changed to peculiar
shade Of red upon application OF
diluted nitric acid. In similar man
ner the daffodil's yellow blossom can
be made brick red. ana other yei-
lows. like that OF the tulip. can De
changed to a blue green. The nitric
acid treatment turns a yellow pansy
FIRST to a bright green and later 1t
degenerates to an ugly shade OF req.
White flowers have been observed to
change to chrome yellow.
Potash has also been used for expert
mental purposes In testing the stabil-
ity Of flower coloring. The color of
many flowers is not affected by 1t in
the least; for example. the tulip and
the dandelion remain exactly the same
hue after the potash test. However.
1t changes q yellow oxalis to q deep.
rich red; and again the purple bios
SONS Of some plants are miraculously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

part in the vegetable as in the mineral
Kingdom.
may discover in the oldfashioned gar
den. occasionally may show themselves
in frocks of red. pink or white, but
never was one of these blue blossoms
known to revert to yellow. Pansies.
snapdragons. irises. orchids and all
flowers similar to these that show
marked variegation are especially IL
able to revcrsfon.
A new color in a flower makes its
first appearance at the extreme edge of
the color of the wild gooseberry or cur
rant blossom deeper in shade or en-
larging the flowers petals puts her
work on the calyx, painting II ever a
brighter red. Another curious thing at
tributed to nature Is the fact that she
never gives her parasites green leaves.
Parasites that flower have both stem
and leaves of the same hue as the bios
som. II one calls to mind parasite
having leaves more markedly green
conclude that that particular plant Is
not a perfect parasite.
There are still other flowers whose
petals change color In a singular fash
ion. and this change 10 due to q greater
amount of oxygen being absorbed by
them. As an instance OF this phenome-
non there is the ordinary pink phlox.
which at dawn may be seen swathed in
light blue. but as the sun rises in the
heavens and the day advances this little
flower changes to q decided pink.
The stage Q plant has reached in
evolution can be ascertained to some
extent by the color of it's blossoms
yellow Is q common shade for primitive
flowers; the pretty. decorative butter.
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enrich and deepen the flowers natural
hue. Other flowers, pricked by an in
sect. change color evidently because Of
the slight injury inflicted.
A white monotropa turns jet black
after being subjected to the drying
process; drying will also change the
decided yellow of the baptisia blossom
to white. and the purple of the aster
cannot be retained. but always changes
to white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
BY F. j. Drummer,
Washington Seminary Club

a OCCIDENTAL drowning among
IN pleasure seekers on the water
~ is caused not only by inability
q q to swim and taking chances in
dangerous currents and weather. but
by a lack of knowledge of life-saving
methods on the part of onlookers.
Where the victim was swimmer often
the life was lost on account of lack of
knowledge of how to conserve en-
durance.
Safety first has been neglected far too
much. Records show that swimmers
have been drowned by attempting to
swim ashore when they had at hand
an overturned boat or canoe to cling
to- Swimmers have also been drowned
in trying to swim when exhausted or
when getting water in the windpipe.
Non swimmers have been drowned
because onlookers lacked the necessary
knowledge to enable them to make a
rescue either by towing the victim to
safety or by diving and getting them
from the bottom. Indeed now and then
a would-be rescuer has lost his life
because of his inability to break the
hold of the drowning person.
There have been cases, too. where
apparently drowned persons were taken
ashore within two or three minutes
after sinking, yet because of the lack
of a knowledge of artificial respiration
they could not be resuscitated- And
last of all is the person who goes boat
h~i,, aHl ~
swim.
through the mouth. Inhaling through
the nose makes IT almost impossible to
prevent water from entering the wind
pipe when disconnected or when in
cause of difficulty in the breathing Of
q beginner is the fact that he forgets
to exhale. If the lungs are slowly
emptied Immediately after they are
filled there will usually be no trouble
in this respect.
A capital idea when seized with fit
of coughing, when in shallow water. is
to make believe that the distance from
ing on the bottom or catching hold of a
support to turn to the bank until re-
lieved.
Another point to remember about
breathing. especially when handling
any one in the water, Is to exhale be-
fore the mouth comes to the surface.
In struggle the time the face is ex-
posed is very short and. while a quick
intake is usually possible. a complete
act of respiration is sometimes out of
the question.
A swimmer should not venture into
deep water unless he has absolute con-
hdence in his ability to rest suspended
on its surface with very little move
ment of the limbs. Not every person
can float. but every one. no matter If
he is heavier than water, can learn to
scul head first on his back. The posi-
tion on the back being the easiest one
to assume in the water, 1t is to this
that swimmer should turn when in
trouble from any cause.
Scuiiing consists of short. quick.
straight arm movement with the finger
tips describing progressive figures of
eight. The water is showed away from
the thighs and then showed back again.
holding the finger tips higher than the
wrists and moving the hands by twist
ing the forearms. The finger tips are
just beneath the surface and the hands
move in an arc of about thirty degrees.
the cadence being from about 100 com
plete strokes per minute when going
at full speed TO very slow one when
the object is simply to support the
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When this stage is reached the flowers
that the plant produces are blue.
Every one has seen vases OF green
carnations in florists windows. There
is little that is marvellous about the
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odd Facts Concerning Coloring Of
" Blossoms-Nearly Always in the
Life of Flower There Is Period When
No Color Is Present-Nature Never Gives
Her Parasites Green Leaves-Pink Phlox
Changes Color-Experiments in Coloring
FloWers-The Use of Potash.
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color of this flower. 1t does not grow
green. but after a white blossom Is
clipped its stem is thrust into a solu.
ton of aniline dye and kept for a Ger.
tain period-and this does the trick.
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may have an advantage over the scts-
sors and the breast stroke kicks for
the first few minutes of rescue; 1t Is
quicker and smoother. but for long
tow 1t is not to be recommended.
The best way to improve either of
the last two kicks. or, indeed, to learn
them in the first place, is to practice
them on land.
the floor on the back and. keeping the
heels together. slowly draw the feet up
until they are almost under the knees.
The latter are open sufficiently to form
a right angle between the legs Dur
ing the drawing-up movement the an
kles are f1exed so that the toes point
toward the shins.
Without pause from the recovered
position simultaneously straighten the
legs by having each heel describe an
arc Of about 80 degrees This Is the
start of the kick, but very little power
is derived from it. Its use is to get the
legs into position to snap them to-
gether that the water can be forced
to the rear and, consequently. the body
sent forward. To get the most power
out of this closing wedge twist the
legs SO that the soles of the feet face
each other. and draw the legs to-
gether. AS in any other stroke, the
slower the stroke is swum the wider
AS the heels are never raised from
the floor, and the friction causes sore
ness. an old pair of shoes should be
worn.
Practice on the floor until 1t be-
comes second nature to get the move
ment There Is no pause between the
recovery and the kick. but decided
one between the kick and the recovery.
Practice in the water can commence
at any time. The one great point to
remember about learning this kick is
that. although the kick may be swum
fairly well as to form. there may be
no power In 1t. This is because the
power is derived from the drawing OF
the legs together, and the adductor
muscles of the thighs, which have to
do this. are not developed in the aver
age individual. Horseback riders take
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Safeguarding the water fairgrounds OF WaSn1

THE More Understand Heang the Safer Water Sport Becmeut
What Dovgo Learn SulngPrachee on Land Before Enter
Hped
Clothes the Wr-Kcks Used LhevngMt
of ron Crip-DVng From the Surface
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

~ LD-FAsHIONED flower gardens
III Al were richer in their variety of
" N riotous coloring than are mod
ern gardens which devote
themselves carefully to color schemes
where there are but a few color COM
binations The first Impression, rela-
tive TO bouquets. is that flowers gather
ed from the heart of the old fashioned
garden would include every shade in a
scale of colors.
BotaSists and horticulturists explain.
however, that the kingdom of flowers
lacks two important colors-namely.
a true blue and a true green. Though
all flowers. even those OF great gor-
geousness and high color have been de-
veioped from common green ancestors.
stu nature has failed TO produce the
pure green or blue blossoms today.
Nature is freakish in many ways. not
least of which are the tricks she plays
upon flowers. AS rule, during the
life of every genus, there are periods
when no color is present in blossoms.
and both pink and red flowers on plants
frequently revert TO white. Flowers OF
a pink or red hue, that have been ex-
tensively cultivated. more readily re-
vert to white than those that have been
their own gardeners.
II is a recognized fact among horti-
culturists that the more highly devel-
oped a plant Is the more plastic 10 its
nature. and hence 1t yields to rever-
sion with remarkable readiness. Asters
chrysanthemums and dahlias are all
flowers OF this type. Reyereion and
retrogression play quite as important a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

News-Budget want ads are popular
because they get results.
Iver M. Bergstrom, of Glen Flora,
was a business caller here today.
Part of the city band will be out
this evening and will play at the
basketball game.
O. B. Culbertson, of Stanley, ana
Melvin Nye, of Thorp, We're guests
of w. E. Thompson today.
r. s. Reeves has been seriously
i'll this week with pneumonia, that
followed the grip. He is now great
ly improved
Mrs. G.. W. Wood has completely
recovered from an attack Of diphthe-
ria. The quarantine on the house
was raised Wednesday.
A telephone call from Bruce this
afternoon announced that 40 people
would sleighride over to attend the
basketball game this evening.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
EIGHT CANNING PLANTS
PROSECUTED BY STATE

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE Wis
consin industrial commission is
prosecuting eight canning companies
under state laws regulating working
hours for women. The action is
semi-civil, involving a penalty Of
from $500 to $4,000 in ALL the fine
being $40 to 800 for each offense.
The list of prosecutions is:
Lange Canning Co., Eau Claire,
thirty counts; Plymouth Canning Co.,
Plymouth, ten counts; Barron COun-
ty Canning Co., Chetek, three counts;
Lake Shore Canning Co., Sheboygan
Falls, nine counts; Northwestern
Canning Co., Gear Lake, three
counts; Big Four Canning Co., Stan
ley, fifteen counts; E. B. Skamser,
superintendent Barron County CAL
ming Co., three counts; F. NJ. Ken
needy, superintendent Clear Lake Can
ming Co., nine counts.
Some of these suits it is said,
will be settled without court action.
Last May the commission granted
permission to the companies TIC have
women employees work twelve hours
a day for limited period, during the
extreme busy period and in eme1-
gency. Most of the eighty companies
Of the state kept well within the
law, or the special permission.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
WEIRGOR

Special Correspondence.
Mrs. Henry Riegel was Lady
smith visitor Thursday.
Bernard Carlson, Of Meteor was
Weirgor visitor Monday.
A. C. Thompson, of Ladysmith, was
Weirgor caller Thursday.
A. A. Cole is hauling veneer tim
Der for George OFT near Meteor.
Miss Nina Barnett, Of Lexington,
returned home Wednesday,, after a
visit with relatives at Hawkins.
Leland Thompson, one of the new
Iowa settlers is working for w. B.
Barnett at Lexington for the via
ter.
c. w. Gers, Of North Dakota, pur-
chased an eighty west of town Thurs
day and will move his family here
early next spring.
Rev. John Ritland, Of the Scandi-
navian Lutheran church Of Lady
smith, held services Monday evening
at the home Of Paul Monsoon.
E. H. Z9siger and Dwight Lewis,
of Nemaha, Iowa, are putting on the
finishing touches to the H. R. Page
house northwest of town.
R. S. Tatman, Of Nemaha Iowa,
who purchased quarter section
south of Lexington, arrived here
Monday and will put UP house on
his land.
Frank Roller had the misfortune
to cut off piece Of his right thumb
Monday while splitting blocks. Dr.
Brastad who lives close to the Kohl
er place, dressed the injured mem
Der.
The Weirgor Mercantile Co. re-
ceived Free Circulating Library
Tuesday from the State Library Com
mission. The Lexington Mercantile
Co. also received a choice selection
of reading matter from the same
source.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Page, Of
Nemaha, Iowa, arrived at Lexington
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
CONRATH
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
F. Conrath made a trip to Eau
Claire the early part CT this week,
returning Wednesday.
Agent Hoffman made a flying trip
to Minneapolis the early part Of the
week, remaining there a couple Of
days.
j. G. Tate was a business visitor
at Conrath Tuesday. He reported
Miss Margaret Tate very sick with
the grip.
Miss May Wheeler returned to her
home at Mitchell, S. d., Tuesday.
Miss Wheeler has been visiting with
her relatives since the winter set in.
The pulpit at the Conrath church
will be occupied by Elder T. d.
Van Buren, on Sunday evening, Jan.
%. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The school board has installed an
oil stove in the bus that conveys the
children to and from the public
school, which will make it much
more pleasant for their long ride on
cold days.
On Jan. 30, Rev. Alexander will
hold a neighborhood meeting at the
home Of Louis Plessel. All are in
vited to attend and make the even
ing a success. Bring your bibles.
George Munger returned Tuesday
afternoon from his home at Virginia,
Mimi Mr.. Munger went home 70
spend Christmas with his mother
and relatives, but was made cap
tive by General La Grippe. We are
pleased to see him again on our
streets.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21

F. A. Bigler and J. O. Watson had
chilly auto ride from Ladysmith
yesterday afternoon. They left that
city shortly after dinner and arrived
here at s o'clock. The roads were
badly drifted A crust had frozen
hard on top Of the drifts In several
places it was impossible for their
machine to make any Roadway and
it was necessary to get out and
break down the hard surface of the
snow. 1t was very cold and was
about 20 below zero. Mr.. Watson
froze one of his thumbs They met
a Ford car which had been pulled
out Of a snow drift near Ladysmith
by a team of mules. The Ford made
nine miles in two hours. Mgr Big
Ter was going to Minneapolis today
by auto, but he changed his mind
after the Ladysmith trip-Chippewa
Herald
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
COMMITTEE MEETS

The Republican County Committee
met at the courthouse in this city
this afternoon and elected the fol
lowing as delegates to the state
convention to be held at Madison
Jan. q: c. x. Ellingson, l. M.
Bergstrom, R. w. Richardson, c. P.
Coon, w. A. Blackburn, L. E. Nc
Gill, A. N Andersen, A. c. Thomp-
son, c. c. Ellingson, DR.. H. G. John
son, O. w. Malmgren, G. S. Arnold,
w. E. Thompson, A. F. Helm.
At the state convention delegate
will be elected to the national con
vention and candidates Will be
nominated for presidential electors.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
APOLLONlA
Special Correspondence

Mrs. Sophrona Gay was in Lady
smith last week visiting.
Mrs. G. C. Feist was a Ladysmith
visitor from Saturday until Monday.
Miss Leona lyman returned from
her visit at c. F. Gordon's last Sat
urday.
Several scholars were absent from
school last week on account Of the
severe cold.
Dave Brakeman, who is working
near hurry, was home few hours
last Sunday.
Ed Kahn left last Saturday for
Weirgor to look over a logging job
near that place.
E. D. futile was an over-Sunday
visitor from Ladysmith. He returned
Sunday evening.
Miss Oelschlaeger has been stay
ing with Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Feist
since the holidays
Grandpa Jones returned home from
Minnesota last Tuesday night very
i'll. He is 10 better as this writing
Will Bosteader came down from
camp last week with an injured side
which will lay him up for a few
weeks.
Jay Doughty was quite i'll last
week with throat trouble, and Stan
ley Moore is absent from school
with grip.
Gunner Berger who is travelling
for beer house, was a visitor at
his old home here from Saturday
until Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21

The News-Budget contains the
official and detailed proceedings OF
the annual fall meeting Of the coun-
ty board of supervisors of Rusk
county, in supplement form this
week
Miss Violet Stewart, who was at
Ladysmith several days last week
helping care for her sister, Mrs. j.
F. Mitchell, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Mitchell has been very i'll
from an attack of appendicitis
Bruce Newsletter.