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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
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WAY WOMEN MAY MAKE
THEIR BACKS LOOK PRETTY
Correct Attitudes When Standing or Sitting Will
Keep Figure Graceful.

- LOSE observation of hundreds OF
the fair sex has convinced me
that few women over thirty years
~ of age possess neat even. straight
backs Yet there is absolutely
no need for even elderly women to become
really misshapen if they will carry their
bodies erect and hold up their heads.
Take, for instance. the case of a fash
ionable woman in New York. the mother
Of five grown children. She is now sixty
two years of age, looks not more than
forty years. and achieves this by the man
ner of carrying herself. Though she has
grown matronly with the years, she is still
erect, and her back is as straight and trim
as that of a girl of twenty. Her head is
we'll held up. and the whole effect is that
of youth. Close scrutiny of her face shows
that youth is far behind her. but the way
in which she has kept her figure" as the
saying goes. is worthy Of imitation.
Fortunately. any woman may accom-
plish this same result If only she will hold
herself correctly. for nothing is so ruin
GUS to form as to SLOUGH, either when sit
ting or walking, and unless the spine is
kept straight the body gets out of shape.
Few Women Sit Correctly.
1t is while sitting that women most hurt
their figures. They do not place them
selves so that they sit on the tip of the
spine. Let any woman who is reading
this sentence now drop her paper and no.
tice if she is sitting on the tip of her spine
or four or five inches above it, causing a
curve in the vertebrae. 1t is easy enough
to know. because If the end of the spine
has been made to do it's work she cannot
straighten herself any more in the seat
II ,,rYl Oh 1A h 70 fby~rxr Ia<>
her body more but If the line of her back
bone is as 1t should be she cannot pull
herself up higher on the chair. This is
because the weight is already placed at
its proper angle.
On the contrary, the instant the spine
is allowed to curve toward the lower end
the whole figure is thrown out of plumb.
The abdomen is made to protrude and the
hips are thrust up.
Get Correct Line for Backbone.
One of the greatest helps toward getting
the correct line for the backbone is to sit
back just as far as the lower part of the
trunk can be brought. AS rule, persons
place themselves in the middle of the
seat, and then lean against the chair
back. 1t is this common practice that
does most of the mischief, for If the body
is drawn we'll back into the chair there
will not be so great an inclination to lean
because the spine gets brace below the
small of the back and the shoulders will
support themselves.
Part of holding ones self well is to keep
the shoulders back. making the chest
broad and deep. But SO perfect is the
natural balance Of the body that once the
spine is put at its proper angle the Shout
ders stay in place. 1t is almost impossible
to have them droop forward II the back
is straight
This particular form of training should
be given to all young girls, for If they
are taught to hold themselves properly
they will always have good figures, no
matter to what age they live.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
The Couture.

DRESENT coiffures reveal infinite pa
thence and infinite time in the doing.
and the effect is simple and artless in the
extreme. No more of your round bullet
heads. encircled with regular and almost
metallic waves achieved by the syste-
matte passage Of a hot iron mathemati
cally balanced, and surmounted by geo
metrical coil of precise proportions and
definite outline-all this is now thought
provincial. prim. graceless. not to say de-
mode. Instead the hair is bundled. rolled
twisted and Topped with the appearance
Of carelessness and indefinite intention.
high drawn here. dropping there, now
swearing in a smooth. long fiat stretch
of shining lock. then breaking into a
witching tendril or fascinating curl. The
iron crumples up this little spot or lit
of briliantine smooths out that, after
the couture is almost completed. as the
exigencies Of the hair ornament OF hat
suggest No two women wear their hair
alike, save that it is done over. invariably,
for the evening in more elaborate fash
ion than for the morning.-Vogue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09

the valley. its folds then hanging down
one side. to be draped and held about the
whole figure like shawl. only one arm
left unenveloped. Her gown was made Of
rich white and silver brocade. very
much embossed but very supple. wrapped
about her and tapping over behind. where
one side hung in a sort of fiat cascade.
showing facing Of silver gauze. a broad
silver galloon entirely bordering its hem.
At the back. where the stuff laid on the
Moor In tiny train. it showed two points
tipped with silver tassels that trailed
without any foundation. This rich fab
ric cleaned wonderfully through the folds
OF the null shawl or veil.-Vogue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
TOWN FATHERS MEET.
Council of Takoma Park
TranSactS Business.
FEATURES OF THE SESSION
Mayor Announces Appointment of
Committees.
TREASURER SUBMITS REPORT
Adoption of Ordinances Relating to
the Health Of the Community.
Other Matters.
TREASURER SUBMITS REP0R

The appointment of standing commit
tees for the ensuing two years. the
adoption of ordinances relating to the
health of the town and the approval OF
the treasurers report. were features OIL
the meeting of the town council of Tako-
ma Park. Md. last evening. Mayor w.
G. Platt presided. with Councilmen II. r.
Taft, L. R. Grabill. w. w. Dyer. II. T..
Rogers. E. E. Blodgett and Town Clerk
Ben G. Davis present
The report of the treasurer for the past
month showed receipts as follows: Cen
eral taxes, $5O5: water rents. Sioo1 {;
special taxes, cement walks. S25.3i; per-
mits. s.: plumbers deposits. $40; de-
post for construction of cement walk.
$50; sale of crushed stone. So making a
total of s11196. which with the balance
on hand at the last report of S2116.39.
made a total Of S22o435. the expendi-
lures during the same period were as
follows: Pumping plant. $40 33: water
works, $34.1 20; sewer system, $1,000;
street work. S164. A.: street lighting,
s31 20; general expenses, 5000: salaries.
S120: deposits returned, $50; for cement
walks. S134 A. making total of S13s.60.
leaving a balance on hand of s1.o55. IS.
The auditing committee presented bills
amounting to $14l.60. which were ap-
proved and ordered paid
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Paris Pattern No. 1900.
All Seams Allowed.


Cross-Darred or plain white dimity hg-
ureG or plain-colored chambray, checked
Bingham. Persian lawn and nainsook all
make attractive little aprons for the
growing girl. The one illustrated is a
struction. The front and back body por-
tons are gathered into a square yoke
band of all-over English or blind en-
broidery. and the mikado armbands are
made of similar embro derry, both being
bound by narrow bias bands of the ma
teral. Two pockets ornament the front.
and the fulness of the back is held in
place by wide sash ends of the material
tied in simple bow. The pattern is in
4 sizes-6 to l. years For girl of
years the apron requires 3 yards Of ma
terial % inches wide or 2b yardss 36
inches wide: rs yards OF insertion to
trim.
Price of pattern, 10 cents.
PATTERN ORDER BLANK.
Fashion Dept, The Star, WASH, ID. G.
For 10 cents inclosed please send pat.
tern to the following address.
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four or i've days to get this pattern.
are filled from New York.
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Swimmer Taken With Cramps.

Charles Clarkson. twelve-year-old
colored boy, living at 1880 T street north
west. while swimming in the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal yesterday afternoon was
seized with cramps. His cries attracted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
Adopts Ordinances.

The council adopted an ordinance SUBJ
mitted by Councilman Dyar of the jul
dietary committee, relative to the keep
ing Of hogs in the interest Of the health
Of the town. The ordinance provides that
the keeping or maintaining of any ami
NAL or animals Of the species of swine
within the corporate limits Of the town
is declared a nuisance. and that it is
unlawful for any person to keep such
animals under penalty or fine not less
than 81 or more than So for each and
every animal SO kept on first conviction,
and not less than S. or more than SO
per head for any offense thereafter; and
in default of payment of fine the offend
er may be imprisoned for period not
exceeding fifteen days. Provided how
ever. that the ordinance does not apply
such animals are kept shall be located
other than that of the person keeping
such animals.
The council adopted another ordinance
relative to the running at large of ami
mails. Section l provides that whenever
the owner or possessor of any domestic
animal of the species of horse. mule. goat.
sheep, swine or cattle shall permit the
same to run at large within the corporate
limits of the town he shall be fined not
less than 81 nor more than s. for each
offense, and In default of payment shall
be imprisoned for not more than ten
days for each offense.
Section states that it shall be the duty
of the bailiff to take up and impound
every animal found running at large. II
the owner or possesSor of any animal so
found is known to the bailiff he shall give
him written notice Of the impounding OF
his property and not release such animal
until the owner has paid 81 for each ami
male so impounded and the cost of its
maintenance. When fowls running at
large trespass upon private property the
owner or occupant is authorized to seize
and detain the same. notifying the bailiff.
who shall take possession OF such fowls
and impound them. The owner is re-
quired to pay the sum of 25 cents for each
fowl SO impounded. If the owner fails to
pay that sum within ten days from the
date Of impounding the bailiff is author
lied to sell the same, the proceeds to be
applied first to defray the cost of main
tenance. and of the remainder one-half
goes to the bailiff in lieu Of fees and the
other half to the owner of the fowls.
Appointment Of Committees.
Mayor Platt announced the following
committees to serve during the term of
the present council:
Finance-Messrs. Taff Dyar and Rog-
ers.
Health and sanitation-Messrs. Rogers.
Blodgett and Taft.
Streets and lights-Messrs Blodgett,
Grabill. Rogers and Rush.
Water and sewer-Messrs Grabill, Rush,
Dyar and Taft.
Ordinance-Messrs. Rush, Rogers and
Blodgett
Judiciary-Messrs. Dyar, Taft and Ora
bill.
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the attention of Policeman Steinbraker
and Martin Sheridan Of Ill X street. The
boy was taken from the water and was
able to go home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
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Reports Improvements.

Councilman Blodgett of the street COM
mittee reported that the fill on Buffalo
avenue had been completed and also the
Improvements to Merrimac avenue. Re
pairs were being made to a number of
cement sidewalks in the town and at his
request an appropriation of $50 was made
for repairs to Lincoln avenue. The cross
ings at Chestnut and Takoma avenues
and Eastern and Oak avenues were in
cluded in an appropriation for replacing
them with new ones at those points. An
appropriation was also made for the erec-
ton of large lamp at the Takoma
spring. Relative to the construction and
erection of signs and sign posts for desig-
mating the streets and avenues in the
town the committee was directed to pre-
sent detailed report at the next meet
ing of the council.
Councilman Grabill Of the water and
sewer committee presented report rel
ative to the construction Of a sewer on
Carroll avenue from Sligo avenue to
Lincoln avenue. The committee recon-
mended the construction of an eight-inch
terra Gotta sewer 100 feet in length, at
AZ estimated cost Of $3.50, to be asses sed
against the abutting property owners
in blocks 81. 50 and 81. After discussing
the matter it was decided to refer it to
the finance and ordinance committees
for report and recommendations
The report Of the water and sewer COM
mittee relative to the assessments for
the sewer recently constructed on Syca-
more avenue was submitted and referred
TO the finance committee. to be reported
on at a special meeting of the council
al an early date, when the amounts of
the assessments will be. announced.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
Hanlin

Mrs. Hans P Mortensepiis reported
az being some better this week.
Mrs. Gill is reported. worse again
since the death of her husband.
Chris @. Jensen had two cars of
hogs delivered here Oh Monday.
Tue Crees and White sale went all
right, everything commanding fancy
prices.
Ed Dryden and others shipped a
car OF sheep from this station
Monday.
Old Mr.. Nissen is quite ill this
week and under the care of a
physician.
Peter Juel and wife visited Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Hans Olsen,
west of town.
Young Mr.. Lambe has rented the
Joel Crees farm south of town for the
coming year.
Frank Hopley purchased a new sci
of work harness of our dealer, p. j
Juel, last week.
Mrs. John Slayton, residing one
and one. half south of town, is report
ed d 80 i'll thi' week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
A MODEL FART
Why Go to Canada and Leave
Such Bargains at Home.

A 6. $50 acres at $75 per acre
One of the finest stock and grain
farms in the county, 51a miles from
good town on main line of railroad,
40 rods to school, R. F. D. at door,
close to church. good neighborhood,
160 acres fine, almost level farm land
in cultivation. Deep black Iowa dirt,
no sand, no stone, no burs, 100 acres
of brush and timber pasture, all well
set to bluegrass, finely watered,
springs, deep wells and wind mill, 2
tanks, hog pasture lots, etc, big young
orchard, all kinds of small fruit,
monster barn 66xSO, almost new and
stone foundation, cattle sheds, hog
house, cribs, granary, double corn
crib, wood and coal sheds, a fine
house, 2 story, stone cellar feet
deep, an ideal location, $4,000 to $4,000.
Balance easy terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
/ so Acres at $50.
A Little Rough but Price Right.
Will Moke a Fine Pasture.
No Waste Land.

No. 1922. 100 acres about six
miles from Guthrie, good roads, !
mile to school, some of this is rough
but all first class pasture land, about
! lays fairly we'll, no waste land, a
part seeded, good house of 4 or 5
rooms, fair small out buildings,
deep we'll and windmill, good stock
farm for some one and cheap at
only $50. per acre.. $500 payment
March first, 1908, balance long time
and easy payments
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
ITS In IOWA

No. 1. 100 acres s miles from
town. good roads, phone in house,
and R. F. d. at door, 40 rods to
school, 120 acres level second bot
tom fine deep soil, 40 acres rolling, no
waste land, about 40 seeded to clover
and timothy, fine crop of corn on
clover sod, going 20 bushels per acre,
any OF this farm will produce that
amount, the corn is on the rolling, 40
we'll fenced, 10 acres hog pasture
Fenced with woven wire, finely wat.
cred, deep we'll and Windmill, well at
house, a fine or room house, a
fine new frame barn, some orchard.
Here is snap at $65, will go to SIS
before year. Terms $4,000 to
$4,000, by March 1, 1907. Easy terms
on balance. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
$50 Acres at $50.
Near Railway, Phone, r. F. d. and
school, timber enough If properly
handled topay for farm. Compare
this with other farms and see
what an opportunity is
offered here.

No. 321. $50 acres miles from town
on main line of Rock Island r. r., good
roads, close to phone, r. F. d, and
school, about so or 70 acres under Guilt
vation, balance brush and timber pasture,
about 100 or 200 would make good farm
land. All good SOIL some of the timber
is good SOW stuff. There is enough tim
Der on here if properly handled to pay
for place, finely watered, some of this is
quite rough but no more so than thou
sands OF acres in Audubon county that is
no better soil than this and selling from
SIS. per acre. poor outbuildings, stables
etc., poor room house, good title
belongs to old people who want to retire.
Now, hold your breath, I'm going to
tell you something you'll never hear of
in Iowa again. Price only 1885, per acre
and miles from as fine market town
of 1000 people as there is in Iowa. Some
young man could clean this up and sell
for $50. per acre in a short time. A fine
road into town, $500. incumbrance.
Will take about $25OO. to $4,000. cash to
handle this, balance easy terms. Some
one could take this, seed the cultivated
land down for hay or pasture, fence the
whole tract in and almost double his
money in ten years. Why ''wrassel" with
the feas, bugs and sand storms of the
Pan Handle or the ice and SHOWS of
Canada where you have to shed your TOE
nails every spring when right here in
Imperial Iowa you can get a farm SO
cheap as this.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30

Mr.. Archie Crees and sister, Miss
Eva, who have been visiting their
grandfather, Joel Crees, and other
relatives the past three weeks, left
Tuesday for their home seven miles
south of Casey. They are the chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Crees,
formerly of this neighborhood.
Nels Rattenborg is firm believer
in the use of printers ink since last
week when he inserted local in the
Journal announcing lost pony.
Monday he received letter from
Mike Smith, south of Bray ton, stat
ing that he had taken up such a
horse, and Nels went down there and
found the animal and brought it
home.
A firm believer in mail order
houses residing not thousand miles
from Hamlin, sent an order to house
of that description recently, an oak
rocker sent and we had the pleasure
of taking look after it was deliver
ed here and found the frame of the
chair broken, disclosing the most
trashy piece of poor oak imaginable
and the leather seat to be nothing
more nor less than several layers of
paper pressed together and stamped
and stained to initiate leather. Next
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30

John Weigart visited his family at
Harlan over Saturday night and
Sunday.
Nels Rattenborg aud wife were
Sunday guests at the pleasant home
of Hans Christensen and wife.
hlrs. Charley Hensley is said to be
growing weaker as the weeks go by,
being scarcely able to assist herself.
Henningsen & Jensen Of Kimball-
ton had mon at work in their factory
loading cement blocks for the Elk
Horn depot.
The son and daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Jens F. Petersen are both quite
ill with symptoms of typhoid SO re-
port has it.
Oluf Hansen visited the last of the
week with his parents at Elk Horn
Hans Aagard looked after the lumber
yard during his absence.
Neumeyer & Davis of Atlantic
shipped two cars of cattle from Ham.
lin last Saturday and were still II
this neighborhood Tuesday.
Hans j. johnson attended the cleo.
ton of officers for the A. N. 81 S
road held Tuesday in Atlantic, hi
being one of the stockholders.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30

Protracted meetings at the Old
Hamlip M. E. church are still going
on and the people are getting warmed
up but illness in the neighborhood
has interfered a great deal with the
attendance.
Miss Mary Nissen went to Audu-
bon Tuesday to call GA her young
friend, Miss Floy Gaffin, who is re-
ported as dangerously i'll with a
complication of diseases probably re-
sulting in pneumonia.
ESTRAYED-From my premises
ene-half mile east Of Hamlin last
Friday, dark bay horse, pony built,
had halter on. Finder please notify
me by phone or letter.
NELs RATTENBoRG,
30 Hamlin, Iowa.
Jens Jensen was taken with SHARP
pain in his back while out pitching
hay for the cattle and 80 severe wa
the pain that he was scarcely able t.
get to the house, after nearly al
hours work. He is working for th
big stock farm owner, Hans Fred
ricksen, southeast of town. Jens
friends hope the pain will vanish ant
that he will soon be able to resum,
work
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
Fine Farm for Sale
100 Acres in Adair County, Nicely
Located, Main Line c. K. /. &P.
Not a Foot of Waste Land

No. j. $50 acres at sos. No stone,
no burrs; all in oats, corn, tame grass,
fine twelve acre hog pasture, good
hog house, elegant spring of sparkling
water, fine grove, good orchard, only
ten or fifteen rods to schoolhouse, all
fenced and cross fenced, fair house,
stable, barn, good pastures, on r. f. d.,
telephone in house. Small payment
and long time on balance with low
interest. At only $65. per acre. If
you see it, you'll buy. Enquire at
Journal office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
Read This Over

No. 321. 100 acres at 500. l mile
from small railroad town cream
cry. schools, etc. 60 acres second
bottom, fine soil, balance rolling;
about 20 acres under cultivation,
balance brush pasture, one of the
finest springs in the county, good
five or six room house, good or
chard, fair outbuiidings, a good
little farm for someone. $1,000 will
handle this. $4,000 first mortgage
to be put on; $500 per year on sec
ond mortgage for 8 yrs. at 5
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
100 Acre Farm

So. 60 acres in blue grass pasture
so acres in timothy and clover, 80 acres
in corn ground, all fenced hog tight,
good six room house in the best of re-
pair, large barn in good shape, good
wells, cribs, granary, windmill, etc.
Land lays rolling, all of the land can
be farmed but about six acres which
is in timber, no grubs, no brush. One
mile from one of the best towns on the
Rock Island road in Adair county.
Price $65 per acre, $4,000 down, bal
ance on terms to suit purchaser.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
A n0NEY nAKER
Improve this Yourself and then
Get the Raise.

A. z. 21o acres at $3.50 till Janu.
airy l, 1907, and after that sos. Four
and one-half miles from fine town on
Rock Island, good roads, 160 almost
level, balance rolling, good soil, no
stone, sand nor burs, fenced hog and
cattle pasture, big orchard, fine
groves, some timber nicely watered,
new four room house, stables, good
stock and grain farm at low price.
$500 to $500 down, balance long time.
Journal,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
THE HOME
OF the BIest. That's What You'd Call
it if You Owned 1t. This
Low Price Should Suit You.

A so. 225 acres at sos 90, three
miles from county seat, good roads,
part is bottom land, no overflow, some
rolling but not rough, part in clover
and timothy, we'll fenced, good soil,
good house, large barns, sheds, etc.,
but not first class, we'll watered, or
chard and grove and in ideal location
at very low price. A fine grain
and stock farm. $4,000 to $4,000, bal.
ance long time. Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
A Small Farm for Small Money

No. 319. "a acres for $3.50. Close to
country town, "A mile to school. mile
to R. F. ID. on phone line. 10 acres le-
vel, balancing rolling, 10 acres woven
wire hog pasture, well fenced and wa
tered, good room house, fair out bull
dings, IA acres under pillow, balance
young timber pasture. $3.50 mortgage
4years 6 percent. Equity cash, Mar. /,
1907. A fine poultry farm
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
so Acres at 500.
A Pleasant Farm at a Fair Price. One
That You May improve Yourself

No. 3O1. so acres 2 miles from good
live town. good roads, J mile to school,
lays we'll, mostly seeded, good soil. The
Improvements are not first class good
neighbors, good grove around buildings,
price $50. per acre, good home at a
reasonable price. Only about $1,000.
down, balance long time at low interest.