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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

I EATHER and kid hand bags have
l. attained such surprising dimen-
sions that some of them readily accom-
modate the small toilet appliances
which a young girl would naturally
carry when spending a night away
from home In fact. such bags are
frequently used as automobile luggage.
particularly those in black. brown.
blue. red and tan, which come In
shades to match the Innings OF Swedish
leather and French kid motor coats.
One popular style in these new bags
measures eight inches in depth and IL
In width. It's side flaps, which are a
continuance of the body, extend several
inches above the frame OF the center
compartment, and on the inner side
Of one OF them Is a change purse to
which easy access is afforded without
the trouble OF opening the main por-
tion of the bag. AT the same time
the flap extends so far over the purse
as to entirely conceal it from view. A
bag of similar dimensions has a spring
fastening metal change box attached
with hinges to the frame. so that when
the bag is carried In an ordinary man
ner this little purse is hidden beneath
the broad outer flap.
Serviceable bags OF attractive de-
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belt combinations are to be found in all
the fashionable shades OF brown. green.
tan and red as well as IN black and
white.
For both bridge and the street are the
german silver bags. which are about
the size or the genuine silver chain
affairs. but IN shapes resembling shields
embossed with flowers. crests. quarter
ings and quaint heads and in squares
outlined with fine beading. While their
metal clasps are sometimes Jewel set.
the handles OF these bags are invariably
OF fine kid or silk cable. for base metals
are liable to soil and chafs the palms
OF the hands.
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a year ago. but in this scantiness of
material employed lies the entire secret
Of the perfection of the high waisted
directoire skirt Of the moment As
different as tea gown from a riding
habit is the poorly made empire gown
and the we'll hanging directoire cos
tune now seen in Paris. and the whole
effect is obtained solely by scientific
draping of the material at hand. Nor is
the sheath skirt the only result when
a small amount of material is used.
Indeed. the sheath skirt. as was first
understood by the term, is already out
of date, but instead there is given a
narrow skirt with little If any flare, but
a skirt that, with little If any flare,
is still extremely pretty, and as pretty
in a short gown as in long one. In
some few of the skirts there Is
panel of about FIVE inches in the CEN
ter of the skirt, while others are made
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CHIFFON Wells

Chiffon wells. as well as those OF net,
show the knife pleated RUNE about
their edges. 1t should, however, be
made OF chiffon instead OF lace. and is
usually from two 10 three inches wide
Sometimes IL Is corded at the bottom Ia
the shape OF a scallop and then pleated
Invariably the knife pleating is done
very fine
When bought in the shops these veil4
are costly luxuries for those who gown
themselves on limited incomes. Any
woman. however, with nfmble fingers
can make them satisfactorily. Lace
which has already seen service can be
turned TO account and afterward trans
ferred from one net 10 another as long
as the fashion endures.
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A
Page
for
Misses

n ETWEEN the ages Of u and IS
X almost every year makes diff
ference in the style OF party froek
that viii be the most appropriate for
a young girl. Just so long as the
dancing classes and other forms Of en-
tertainment which she may attend are
restricted to the daytime. then a sim
pie style Of lace trimmed mousseline or
organdie-practicaIly a tub" dress
may be worn. but as soon as she is old
enough TO attend evening parties, then
the girl is also sufficiently old to wear
a more elaborate style Of dress made
with a collarless yoke and short sleeves
and Of some pretty silk texture. as
crepe de chine. liberty satin. satin
merveilleux or any other Of the satin
finished silks that are displayed every
where in such exquisite shades Of pale
pinks, blues. greens and all the other
becoming and fashionable colorings.
The length of a girls gown must be
governed partly by the age Of the child,
partly in accordance with her stature.
It is a great mistake for young girl
the schoolroom. but it is equally. al
most more. unsuitable for a girl Of from
u to IA. who is tall for her age. to be
kept in skirts which fau but little
below the knees. Beyond a certain
point height is unduly accentuated by
TOO abbreviated skirts. and the girl
who attains her full growth before she
is IS or Is years old should not be al
lowed 10 look unnecessarily awkward
and ungainly by an exaggeFatedly sim
pie and childish style of dress.
The lengthening Of girls skirts
should by rights be gradual process
II a happy medium Of length and height
is 10 be observed. But this must be
accomplished differently with each in
dividual girl
In the fashions Of the present mo-
ment everything very nearly is based
upon the length Of the skirt, the belt
line especially being absolutely de-
pendent upon the fact Of whether there
is to be a train or the model cut to
clear the ground, a convenient walking
length. IN selecting a model. there
fore, for young girls dress the first
essential is 10 decide the exact length
that the dress is to be and then to Sc
lect accordingly a directoire, empire.
princess or simple two piece frock. The
high belted directoire gowns are so
cleverly managed this year that they
can be made TO look attractive for
skirt which sweeps the floor by some
three or four inches and lends besides
a remarkable slenderness 20 not nat
uralIy exaggerated slim figure.
For a skirt any shorter than this,
however. the ordinary waist line should
be maintained If the dress is to display
graceful and well proportioned lines.
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propriate tor a girl Of about sixteen
years of age. the chiffOns are extremely
attractive. but with any at all de-
cided pattern such material would be
quite impossible for a young girl.
A delicate she'll pink chiffon with an
inconspicuous trellis design IN white
and climbing rosebuds in a few shades
deeper IN tone than the background
was made up with wide girdle OF
deep pink tafreta. the girdle forming.
in fact. the greater part OF the waist.
In the back long sash ends OF the silk
fell down over the skirt. the silk being
bordered with three narrow ruchings
OF valenciennes- A yoke and bertha
OF wide valenciennes lace finished
the little dress. the sleeves being OF
the chiffon. finished above the elbow
with cuffs formed OF rows OF gathered
lace edgings-altogether a most at
tractive little gown.
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are generally made transparent, very
narrow and of soft material that will
cling in close to the arm. With this
style of sleeve IT will probably be
found more becoming to place one or
two narrow ruffies Of mousseline de
sole at the shoulders IN order to hold
out the material and give greater
breadth across the shoulders.
In materials for evening wear many
of the new printed chiffons are un-
usually pretty, and these chiffons.
trimmed with ruchings OF cream col
ored Valenciennes lace edging. make
charmingly pretty and girlish looking
frocks. Instead of white background
with wide border Of varicolored flowers,
the new chiffons are in delicate tones
OF pink and blue, while the floral de-
sign is on the same color, but deeper
in shade. For a skirt a few inches
from the hoor, such as would be ap-
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ing could be more unlike the full puff
elbow length sleeve of even six months
ago than is the long clinging trans
parent sleeve of the present winters
fashions. However, as the party frock
of a young girl ranks correspondingly
with the ball gown of her elder sister
the question OF long sleeves need not
be brought In, as sleeves of elbow
length still survive for all formal even
ing wear. In a simple frock of the
voile linen for example, or even OF
chiffon. long transparent sleeves OF
lace or net may be worn. but when
there is a collarless or Dutch neck to
the gown these short sleeves are more
appropriate.
The new short sleeves are different
from the half length sleeves of a year
ago in that they fit closer to the arm
and. being used only in the most elab-
crate style of dress for evening wear,
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circular, with a seam down the center,
and both these designs are seen as
frequently in chiffon and net as in silk
or cloth.
The new skirts are really especially
good for young girls, as there is in
the latest models no trimming to
shorten the figure, while all the lines
tend to enhance the youthful slender
ness which at the present time is so
ardently desired by all. Despite all
that may be stated to the contrary the
skirt of any light texture looks well
without its own underskirt and with
nine skirts out of ten still another pet
ticoat of soft satin or silk will i'm
prove greatly the hang of the dress.
Certainly this is the case with all
skirts that clear the ground.
An even more burning question this
year than that of the skirt is the prob
lem of the new sleeve. Certainly moth
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
Have a Good Dairy Herd.

No matter how small the dairy herd
OF the farm is, the farmer should take
pride in having II a good herd. In
some Of our western states the aver
age number OF milch cows on farms is
only two, three or four. But IL these
are all good cows. the returns to the
farmer in 4 series OF years will amount
10 a good deal Many that own poor
COWS do not stop to figure out what
they lose from having them. One
.ing they lose OF which they never
take an account and that is the profit
on good COW that could be kept in
place of the cow that pays nothing or
worse. Thus the COW that Just paws
aer way ana nothing else is in the
place OF a COW that might pay $50 PEI
year or more. That possible profit Is
part OF the loss. and in ten years ii
amounts TO $500.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
sIlAoE INSTEAD OF GRAIN.
Experiment Which Proves Value Of
Former over Latter.

The Ohio experiment station has
been carrying on several investiga.
tions to determine to what extent ST.
lage may be made to take the place Of
grain in feeding dairying cattle. Two
rations were fed, carrying practically
the same amount Of dry matter.
In one ration over 80 per cent. Of
this dry matter was derived from
grain. IN the other ration over 81
per cent OF the dry matter was de-
rived from grain. no silage being fed.
The COWS fed with the silage ration
produced 96.7 pounds OF milk and sos
pounds Of butter fat per 100 pounds Of
dry matter.
The cows fed on the grain ration
produced s.13 pounds of milk and 80
pounds of butter fat per 100 pounds
OF dry matter.
The cost of feed per 100 pounds Of
milk was 6S.7 cents with the silage
ration, and s1055 with the grain
ration
The cost Of feed per 100 pounds of
butter fat was 131 cents with the
silage ration and 22.1 cents with the
grain ration.
The average net profit per COW per
month lover cost Of labor was s5S64
with the silaee ration and s2.465 with
the grain ration.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
OF MILK FOR CALVES.
II Varies with the Capacity Of the
Animal.

The amount of milk for calves
varies greatly with the capacity OF
the calf TO take It. The amount
recommended TO be fed also varies
greatly. some authorities recommend
ing twice as much as others with
reference to this question it Will be
correct TO say that during the earlier
weeks Of the life of the calf no ad-
iuncts win be found superior or equal
TO milk. Il is also true at the same
time that as soon as calves can utilize
othe- food u good advantage, IL VIII
be found cheaper than milk II fol-
lows. therefore. that the calves should
be given all the milk that they can
digest properly until they can make a
good uee Of other substitutes that will
take the place of milk
But care should be taken not to
overfeed milk. good as It is, cautions
the Orange Judd Farmer This can
be easily done The indications Of
Overieeding soon show themselves in
Geranged digestion. and such derange-
ment is commonly indicated by scour-
ings. The moment that such an indi-
cation appears the amount of milk fed
should be reduced.
II is very evident from what has
been said that it will not be possible
70 name the amounts of milk to feed
that will be suitable for calves of all
ages. but it may be possible to state
average amounts. It would seem safe
10 say that during the first week Of
The life Of a calf it will safely take
from six to eight pounds of milk, the
latter quantity being fed at the close
Of the week. Strong, vigorous calves
may take as much as ten pounds, but
ordinarily The smaller quantity is the
safer one. Then add one pound Of
milk every week with advance in the
age Of the calf until it is, say, ten
weeks old
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
MEANT TO GIVE WILLIE A TIP.
But the Lajy 70 the House Amended
His Fathers instruction.

MY son" said the head Of the fam
lily after he had read all the sporting
news. here Is a good thing for YOU TO
remember give IL TO you out Of the
store Of ny experience. Had ] under.
stood IL at your years II would have
saved me good many mistakes:
Always notice the way your friends
laugh. BY their laugh you may know
their character
The laughter OF human beings IS
based on the vowels II a man laughs
in A-the open tone OF A which is ah
then he is frank and honest. a little
fond OF noise and excitement. perhaps.
and perhaps Of a somewhat fickle dis
position; but at any rate honest. You
can trust him. son.
Those who laugh in E-pronounced
ay-are melancholy. Those who laugh
in l-,pronounced ee--are gleeful. Chill
dren most often use that tone. as do
the simple, the obligirg. the affectisn-
ate. the timid and the undecided folks
When your mother asks me IL am
going TO the club again and | laugh,
using the &c sound. it is not because
! am timid. but because l am unde-
cided. II is well TO make note Of
these things.
Those who laugh rouEdly in o are
generous and inclined To be OF dar-
ing nature, the former OF which Is a
good thing. son. and the latter very
bad for little boys
Never trust a man Who laughs n
L. He's a scamp. The gas man laughs
in L. Yes. indeed, after you grow up
you will notice these things"
Yes, Willie said the lady OF the
house from the other side OF the
table, remember what your father
says, because tomorrow night he will
want you to repeat It to company and
say he told you. But for your own in
struction ! will tell you an easier way
to pick out nice people than that some
what complicated method mentioned
by your dad.
Notice the thing that makes men
or women laugh. Never mind how
they laugh or in what vowel sound
they do #. Find out the thing that
creates the laughter.
u! 1t is really a funny thing they are
all right II II is some predicament
that some one else is in or some idea
that is not kindly or gentle then they
are not all right. And, Willie, 1t is
about time you went to bed now
NO woman ever did have sense of
humor." remarked the head OF the
family of the family as he went out
and silently closed the door after him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
An Understandable Temperature.

1t was not in his public address that
Senator Beveridge related this story,
but at an informal gathering Of con
genial spirits. when l was a boy in
Adams county" he said, Judge Blank
was taken very i'll. The doctor called
regularly; but the judge kept getting
morning after the doctor called at the
judges house. I hope your masters
temperature is lower than It was last
evening" said he to the butler
"Ih not so sure about that, replied
the man; ne died, sir, in the night"
San Francisco Call.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
DAIRYiNe WITH A SEPARATOR.
Q, Makes the Work Much Easier and
Gets Mere Cream.

have just had my first experience
with a cream separator. writes
woman correspondent Of Farm and
Home At first. or until / had some
experience in washing and taking
care OF It as it should be. / thought
that IL made more work than in the
setting OF cans Of milk in cold water,
but since using it for four weeks,
end II is just the thing.
If one wishes 10 patronize the
creamery. It is much better to have
The separator cream 10 sell One must
always cool the new separated cream
before putting it with other cream.
II should always be churned At
lower temperature than the skinned
cream think that 56 degrees is
about right for summer weather.
II butter is not Of the right color
Il does no harm 10 use a good butter
color White butter never looks so
nice as yellow butter. even though it
tastes just as good. When one
wishes to pack butter TO keep FOR
some time. it is bes, TO put in a new
ia. and after it is packed and tied up.
turn the jar bottom side up in good
cool. dry place
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
DAIRY NOTES.

Dchorn the calves with caustic pot
ash IS soon as the button begins to
form ON the head II the operation is
delayed till the little horn becomes a
half inch long. the potash will prove
ineffective or there will be a growth
OF defovmed horns.
Feed extra well while the cows are
shedding They will need feed to keep
up the flow of milk and an additional
amount 10 make the new growth Of
hair. Feed rich in protein, such as
bran. oats. chop. alfalfa. clover, oil
meal and the like. are needed.
The first thing TO take into consid
Grafton when feeding the dairy calf
especially the heifer that is intended
for the dairy herd, is TO see that it is
kept growing from the time il is
placed in the feeding lot till il has
matured Any neglect that will cause
a standstill in growing will cause a
dwarfing Of the organs OF milk pro
duction and the calf will not make the
producer she should.
An Illinois reader has some COWS
that refuse TO eat grain. Their tastes
can tell better tran the attendant what
they should eat. We would have some
cats and corn ground into chop and
offer them this and. il they refuse
turn them into the pasture and let
them make their gains on the pasture
ration. Gains on pasture are usually
the cheapest OF all gains and IL Will
mean more money in this questioner's
purse than TO feed grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
TESTING Dairy Cows.

The testing Of dairy COWS by dir.
ferent agricultural colleges has
begun a movement that is q yeritable
reform. Probably nothing is 50 open.
ing the eyes OF the people as these
tests Of dairy cows that are conducted
to advance the milk.produc.ng capaci.
ties OF the different breeds. The cows
being tested are scattered widely I'm
different parts Of the country, aud this
is advertising the possibilities in dairy
cows. The farmers living In the local..
ties in which are kept these various
cows must hear Of their performances
and must be impressed with the idea
Of the greater value of pure.bred dairy
stock MS compared with the nonprofl,.
able stock they have.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
WIFE WON
riusrand Finally Convinced.

Some men are wise enough TO try
Lew foods and beverages and then gen.
erous enough to give others the bene-
fit of their experience.
A very conservative" Ills. man,
however. let his good wife find out for
herself what blessing Postum is TO
those who are distressed in, many
ways, by drinking coffee. The wife
writes:
no slave in chains, Il seemed 10
me, was more helpless than l. a coffee
captive. Yet there were innumerable
Notwithstanding from a troubled
sleep with a feeling Of suffocation. at
times dizzy and out of breath. at
tacks of palpitation of the heart that
frightened me.
Common sense. reason. and my
better judgment told me that coffee
drinking was the trouble. A. last my
nervous system was so disarranged
that my physician ordered no more
coffee
He knew he was right and he knew
i knew it, too. ! capitulated. Prior
10 this our family had tried Postum.
but disliked it, because. as we learned
later, IL was not made right.
Determined this time to give Post
um a fair trial, / prepared il accord
ing 10 directions on the pkg.-that is,
boiled ii 10 minutes after boiling CON-
menced, obtaining dark brown liquid
with q rich snappy flavor similar 10
coffee. When cream and sugar were
added, it was not only good but de-
licious.
Noting its beneficial effects in me
the rest OF the family adopted it-all
except my husband, who would not ad-
NIT that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which ! drank
Postum two or three times day,
when, 10 my surprise, lay husband
said; I have decided TO drink Postum.
Your improvement is SO apparent-you
have such fine color--tnat | propose
TO give credit where credit is due. And
now we are coffee-slaves no longer"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road TO Well
Vile, in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. a new
one appears from time TO time. They
aie genuine, true, and I'LL Of human
Interest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
Automatic Money Assorter.

A machine t.ls just been invented in
Prague for asserting coins The in
'yentor claims that IL will assert metal
coins which have been thrown togeth-
er, regardless of their denominations,
placing each denomination in a sepa.
rate basket. The various coins are
thrown indiscriminately into a funnel
at the top Of the machine. and from
the funnel they slide downward. alight.
ing on spiral track. This track has
protecting edge or raised border con-
tanning slits corresponding TO the vari.
Gus sizes of the coins. As the coins
OF various denominations glide down
ward on TO the track through some pc
culiar mechanism Of the machine they
pass through the slits corresponding
TO their various sizes. entering their
respective baskets at the bottom Of
the machine. II is said that several
firms handling large amounts of coin
daily have tried the machine with sat
isfsctory results.
The same principle is not unknown
in Florida and California, where IL is
adopted for sizing o-anges.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27
Stomach Worms XIII Many Lambs.

The stomach worm gives us the
most trouble after the lambs are
started, ] think the losses altogether
from the time the lambs come till
they are mature sheep will be about
le Per cent, writes a Putnam county
(Ohiol farmer in Farmers Reviev.
We lose more lambs at time OF birth
than at any ether time. The intes-
final parasites give US much trouble,
and every now and then we lose a
lamb from them. Dogs have occa.
stoned much less in this vicinity. for
every once in awhile they make a
raid on the sheep. We occasionally
lose n sheep from getting on its back
in slight depression, where it will
die in time il IL is not helped up.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27

Long ago Defoe reminded his coun.
trymen, in The True-Born English
man. that the Englishman is conr
pounded OF many races. The compound
Us more complex in this country than
In any other, and We have high hopes
OF the mixture. In a Wisconsin town,
named Roosevelt, which is Dutch. OF.
fcers elected were-if reporters and
telegraphers erred not-Strzelewicz.
Cichocki, Szalaj, Zakozewiez, Swetlik,
Tevlaw, Kedziorski. Perzanowski, or.
zechowski, Lemanski and. Walter
Tyler. Possibly. suggests Youths Com
panion. Tyler is misprin; for Tyloy
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-08-27

When the question OF relinquishing
20 Turkey some forts on the Midian
coast was under discussion. the late
Lord Salisbury wrote to Lord Cromer
privately: Il would not be too much
impressed by what the soldiers tell
you about the strategic importance OF
these places. II is their way. II
they were allowed full scope, they
would insist on the Importance OF gar.
sisoning the moon, in order to protect
us from Mars" That was written be
fore the beginning OF the more or less
profitable current discussion as 10 the
habitability of the next outside neigh
Dor OF the earth.