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Small Girls hobble.skirt.

There is apparently considerable di.
versity of opinion as regards the cor.
rect position for the belt on the small
girls frock Many of the smartest
little French dresses show the sash in
practically normal place, while on
other frocks the belt is so far down
as to hamper the tiny wearer in her
walk almost as absurdly as does the
hobble-skirt of the moment incon-
venience her elders. The abnormally
wasted effect obtained by plac-
ing the belt almost at the hem of the
frock is charmingly quaint on some
children, but is not becoming to every
Bazaar.
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purple facing, and cerise flowers, it is
very handsome. 1t is good model In
all black.
Shapes which flare off the face have
captivated many fancies and are apt
to lead all others for summer wear.
Fig. 8 shows a smooth straw in leg
horn color, in which the brim
droops about the head but lifts alb
ruptly at the front with sharp turn
upward Two bouquets of roses and
moss Joined by band of black velvet
ribbon, which extends about the
crown, make this hat which will har-
monte with almost any costume.
This shape is to be had in many col
ors as well as black and white. 1t is
pretty in black hemp or tagal, and in
good black chip will prove serviceable.
The color of the roses is a matter of
taste, which the wearer may settle to
suit herself.
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and our sketch contains a good sug'
gestion to which these parts of the
towel may be put.
A bath glove need only be roughly
made, and can be cut out in one piece
and sewn together at the edges, and
then turned inside out and bound al
the wrist with tape. A good size in
which to make these gloves is eight
inches long by four and a half inches
wide, so that the piece of material re.
quired will be nine and a half inches
long by eight and half inches wide,
the extra half inch being allowed fol-
turning in when the edges are sewn
together. A small loop of tape is at
tached to- one side by which the glove
may hang upon nail in the wall.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
The Boys Outfit.

Severity must mark the outfit for q
small boy. In the morning a Russian
blouse suit of natural-colored linen
worn with wide patent-leather belt
is practical To complete this dress
should be brown boots and stockings
Low shoes and socks are fashionable
for all children. leather leggings be.
ing worn out-of-doors until the wealth
er is really warm. This fashion should
not be kept up after the boy has grown
big, any more than he should be
forced to keep to his knickerbockers
when he is tall enough to wear long
trousers,-Harper's Bazaar.
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COMMONPLACE life, we say
and wa sigh

But why should we sigh as we say?
The commonplace sun in the common
place sky
Makes up the commonplace day.
The moon and the stars are commonplace
things,
The flower that blooms and the bird that
sings;
But sad were the world, and dark our lot,
If the flowers failed and the sun shone
not,
And God, who sees each separate soul,
Out of commonplace lives makes his beau
tiful whole. Susan Coolidge.
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A Nsw.old style.

The newest sashes have their long
ends, or even the one end when there
Is but one, gathered into a plaque or
a pliable beaded or embroidered motif
"a finish. This is only revival of
the mode of the twelfth or thirteenth
century, when the leather belt was
finished at the end by being run
through buckle like the one which
fastened It at the waist.
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For the Tea Table.

A novelty to serve instead of candy
at afternoon tea is made from figs
stuffed with chopped nuts and fresh
marshmallcw. The figs are first soak
ed in brandy--or sherry, If preferred
for half day, then pulled apart, and
each half lined with the nut and pull
ed around the marshmallow to make a
round ball.
The only drawback to this delicious
confection is that it is somewhat
"smeary" to eat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
DESIGNED FOR HOME WEAR
MuIberry-coIored Cashmere Would
Make Up Well for This Pretty
House Dress.

Here is smart little dress made up
In mulberry colored cashmere. The I'M
der skirt Is of lining, to which is at
tached deep killing; the tunic is
wrapped over at left side and stitch
ed, and is trimmed then with passe-
menterie.
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Stockings Analn.

Here is yet another way of say
ing 'on the stocking bills, which ar'
always large when there are healthy
destructive children to consider.
Do not buy cheap stockings; they
do not pay in the long run. But wher
you get the good ones, sew strong
black muslin. on the bias. inside the
heels and knees. It will not show
and it will double or treble the life
OF the stockings.
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Common Things.

Abraham Lincoln said that the Lord
must have loved common people, he
made so many of them. The ten tai
ented people are very rare, and the
worlds work is done by those with
one talent. We can specialize and do
we'll one line of work, but try too
many and our energies are dissipated
without arriving at any result,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
Fashions In Bulgaria.

Bulgaria believes in fringes. and
they are over all with the rare excep,
tions when the underszirt. always OF
the best of white linen. may be seal
loped at the bottom and even then the
fringe effect Is used in the over tunic,
for the gathering of the many threads
suggests to the wearer the numbers OF
their nations. as is their peculiar red
dyed reminder Of their blood. and ths
flowers. and grains. ard fruits. EN-,
broidered on their gowns represent
their industry.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12

Then when they begin to get thin ii
the middle, you can rip the closed END
and sew them again, so that the
creased edge of the pillow case will
be now the middle of the fiat side
The worn places are thus brought t,
the outer edge, where there is practi
cally no wear upon them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
White Frocks.

We shall wear them, of course, dur
ing the next season-.-wear them often
toe, If the fashion rumors are true.
And all sorts of fabrics are goini
into these summer white frocks
Sheer batistes, marquisette, cots
voiles, malls and swisses, of course
will make the lingerie frocks, while
heavier fabrics like linens, reps
piaues and lawns will be in evidence
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Ie<AG-N ~,<t.xN-.
One idea Developed.

Browning is your new club
Tor the exchange and development of
ideas getting along, old man?"
Greening as rapidly as we had
expected. So far it has developed the
idea in each member that he is the
only man In the bunch who has any
ideas worth WHILE"
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without the faceting of other stones
sometimes sell very cheaply.a And
when girl has come to the age for
wearing it, she loves bit of real
jewelry.
OF course all these suggestions are
suitable for other gala occasions, such
as birthdays, and especially the birth.
day when daughter 10 able to an.
nounce to father and mother: To-day
/ am sixteen"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
Latest Idea In Rope.

A company has patents covering q
rope made4of several strands OF paper
covered with galvanized steel wire.
The rope thus produced is strong.
tough and flexible. suitable for clothes
lines and such uses. 1t is claimed that
rope OF this kind will Withstand the
action nj the weather so per cent
longer than cotton
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12

each side, and is then crossed over a
vest Of tucked cream ninon; the over
sleeves are cut In with the bodice and
are trimmed like edge of fronts to
match runic. The tight fitting under
sleeves are Of tucked ninon.
Material required: Six yards 46
inches wide. six yards lining, one and
one-half yard ninon 40 inches wide,
three yards trimming.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
Mourning Accessories

woman in mourning often misses
1t in her accessories. Her gowns and
hats may be quite correct, but she
wears jewelry or carries bags and
other belongings that are not suitable.
For the deepest black 1t is good form
to wear nothing but black jewelry.
This means new supply, as none Oh
the old is permissible save ones en-.
gagement ring. Some women even
dispense with that.
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Annronrlats.

your neighbor. the cranky old sin
gle gentleman. has strict ideas of the
fitness OF things"
How do you mean?"
when l passed his garden this
morning. he was sowing bachelor
buttons In It."
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Not TO Be JUDGED by Size.

An interesting and somewhat curl
GUS fact is that some OF the tall men
of genius have had moderate sized
heads. Shelley, the poet. was tall. but
had a small head. and some Of the
small men imbued with the divine
spark had large heads. apparently
proving that the size Of the head has
little to do with the quality OF the
brains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
SUITABLE TO MANY FABRICS |
Design for Girls Coat May Be Made
Up in Almost any Desired
Material.

Our model coat is made up in rich
red face cloth, but the style is equally
suitable to be reproduced in serge.
tweed, velveteen or linen
The collar and cuffs are faced nearly
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
.MA>~z D4~~~
FROM AN OLD BATH TOWEL
How Efficient and Serviceable Wash
ing Glove May Be Economically
Evolved.

Asa rule, when bath towel begins
to get thin in places and tears, there
are plenty of pieces of sound material
still left in it at the sides and ends,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
Muslin Scarf.

Muslin scarfs, with borders of eye
let embroidery. will be carried with
lingerie dresses during the summer,
replacing the chiffon ones of last year..
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How Ridiculous.

The Friend-Your wife doesn't ap-
pear to be in very good humor.
Husband--No; she thinks I've In
vited you to dinner.
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Tho NeIohbor..

81 thought you were going to pu,
some money into hens this spring."
We'll. don't you see me making q
garden?"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
4 Little Economy.

There is nothing so small that you
cannot save money on IT, Make your
pillow cases. for instance, of tubing
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
Z1eKTFGHEN
F STRAWBERRIES be not in

- season, buy them not at q
great price 1t is neither art nor courtesy
to invite your friends to be eating money;
as the saying Isl guest should be led
to think always that her meal tasted
pleasantly, never that its cost was disa-
greeable.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12
And clad 10 be Alive.

Some men live in the country. some
~ lhe Ity: others just sy.st.--Judga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12

gown is concerned, the gown for pref
ty house wear in the afternoon or
evening, that is worn for little infor-
NAL dinners or other gatherings at
other houses, a woman should have
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12

to the edge with black figured silk,
the waist band being of the same.
Large hat with red straw brim and
full silk crown.
Materials required for the coat: Two
yards 4S inches wide, four yards silk
cite for lining "a inches wide, three
Ifoqrths yard silk % inches wide for
facing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-10-12

wv YITH a remarkable vogue in
AI black and white in ribbons and
" straw shapes the liking for
flowers to provida color fol
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Modern Genesis.

I'm the beginning God created
the heavens and earth, then the
editor and the liberal advertiser
was all good. The next
day it showed, and he created
the man who does not believe in
advertising, another who does
net take the home paper-then
he rested. Then the devil got
into the moulding room and Gre
ated the man who takes the pa
pes for several years and fails
to pay for it. After he had COM
nleted that sorry job and had a
few Jumps left he created the
excuse of a man who settles his
subscription by informing the
postmaster to mark his paper
refused. "-Ex.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
||P POULTRY
|WVV<||
MOTHER FOR YOUNG PoULTS
Most Satisfactory Plan 10 TO Give
First Clutch to Hena and
Second to Turkey.
fnv npsaIu pTJTNAMl

(By BESSIE l.. PUTNAM)
On large farms where black head
has not gained a footing, no single
branch In the poultry department Of
fers greater possibilities than turkey
raising.
Though tender during the frat few
weeks, they later require little care
save regular feeding twice a day as
an inducement to them to come home
at night.
While many prefer the hen moth.
er, whose brood is less liable to de-
velop into ramblers, 1t cannot be de-
MED that the turkey best understands
the needs of her poults
Turkeys chafe under confinement.
Their wild ancestry is not 80 remote
that they do not love the woods and
fields. thriving best on seeds and
insect diet.
The old turkey always proceeds
leisurely with her flock, intuitively
knowing when one is tired, and as
speedily settling down to let It rest.
The hen, on the other hand. Is all
hustle. and soon has the tender
poults completely tired out. II she Is
confined In the yard they pine and
droop for lack of the necessary In.
sect food.
II her coop is placed in the edge OF
the field. they soon have the adjacent
ground depopulated of insect life; and
wandering beyond reach of her voice
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
phillips on matrImony.

The late David Graham Phillips had.
like many bachelors, cynical view
Of matrimony. Mr.. Phillips, at re-
union of Princeton's class of 81. at
the Princeton club, said of marriage:
The Persians have a proverb that
every young man should consider well
before proposing. It runs: He that
ventureth on matrimony is like unto
one who thrusteth his hand into a
sack containing many thousands Of
serpents and one eel. Yet, If the
prophet so will 1t. he may draw forth
the eel.'"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
MAGISTRATES COURT.

MAGISTRATE > COUhI'
First District-W. G. Short, LIST
Monday in each month.
Second Districts. S. Dennis,
Tuesday after LIST Monday in
each month";
Third District Harlan Murphy,
Wednesday after LIST Monday
in each month.
Fourth District = Charles Prater,
Friday after LIST Monday in
each month.
Fifth District-Frank Kennaird,
Wednesday after End Monday
in each month.
Sixth District-J. E. Lewis,
Friday after End Monday in
each month,
Seventh District-A. F. Blevins,
Thursday after End Monday in
each month.
Eighth District Franklin Wal.
ter, Thursday after LIST Mon
day in each month.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Randall Williams, of Dingus,
is studying law under the in
structions Of Judge A. N. Cisco.

Co. L., X. S. g., commanded
by Capt. ]. P. Haney, left Mon
day for Camp Orell, where the
End. KY. Inf. will do target
practice for five days and take
military instruction for the re-
mainder of the ten days encamp-
ment. Morgan county people
are expecting a good record of
the local company and will dis
appointed if they fail to make
good.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

We are inserting the new time
table of The Morehead & North
Fork Raiload this week. The
extra passenger trims recently
placed on this line will be a great
convenience to the people of this
county. W. B. Townsend, Jr.,
Supt.; w. W. Wrigley, General
Passenger Agent and Charles
Schleifer, Conductor, constitute
a trio who are ever ready and
willing to care for the raveling
public.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Faithful to Duty.

When the army Of Pompey stormed
and took Jerusalem, at the moment
the temple was taken, the priests
were engaged with the daily sacrifice,
and amid all the horrors which sur
rounded them, they continued their
solemn duties unmoved, thinking It
better to suffer whatever came upon
them at their very affairs than to omit
anything their law required.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Maxey Ford, KY, 6-24-'1

Maxey Ford, KY, 6-A-'1l
Editor Courier
In the year 1861, if I mistake
not, Jonathan Quicksal and Rich
ard Bowling conceived the idea
of making a thrashing machine.
Quicksall was quite ingenious,
Bowling was a house carpenter
and a good blacksmith-so with
the help of Marshal Moore, they
put up the machine. Moore did
nothing however but Cast the
boxing, which he did in the sand
at the mill at Blackwater, after
wards known as the DR.. Maxey
mill. The machine was put up
on the west fork of Blackwater
and proved a success. 1t was
run with chain bands with square
links over a cog wheel and was
called a Ground Hog thrasher.
After thrashing for the farmers
IN that vicinity fur fae year eAey
sold the machine TO Wilkerson
Steel and Josiah fHavens, who
thrashed for the farmers on
Caney for quite awhile and then
sold the machine to John Gibbs,
of Little Caney it was no short
lived machine. The machine
did not separate the grain from
the chaff, the farmers had tc
clean the wheat with a wind mil
made for that purpose. This
was quite an improvement over
the old way of getting out the
grain, as the the farmers pre-
vious to this had to fail the
grain out or tramp it out will
horses have done both il
those days. The farmers uset
home made names and collars
the latter being made of shucks
So compare this with the presen
method of farming and you ca
see quite an improvement.
l will soon close, but | wis
the Courier success. | well re
member a short time after tn
Civil War, l was taking tn
Louisville Courier and Geo. [
Prentice was editor of the Loui:
vile Journal-thes two paper
combined and gave the pape
, the name of the Courier Journa
. B. F. Cockrill was taking tn
Journal and when they combine
he quit taking the paper.
r. G. MAXEY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

heads to rambling II they do not fall
q prey to hawks.
The most satisfactory plan, how
ever, since the turkeys time is SO
valuable In the early spring for lay
ing. is to give the first clutch to hens
striving to overcome their defects al
much as possible.
She will soon commence laying
again. and should be allowed t
mother the second brood herself
Many turkeys will even raise III,
third clutch. so managed. and hav,
the youngest birds ready for the holi
day market.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Some Of the authorities on slang
words and expressions say that the
word doodle" Is derived from the
Dutch. and thcre Is reason to suppose
that they are In the right. It first
came into common use in New York
at the time Of the exposure Of the
Tweed ring. and has ever since kept
lts place In the language as express
Ing something that no other word in
the English language could bring out
80 we'll. It was also highly popular
in the days of Jake Sharp and his
henchmen.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Don't buy your goods from
pedlars, who send your money
to Syria or some other foreign
country-buy from the home
merchant who advertises in the
Courier.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

A sartorial authority says that the
custom of dressing for dinner began
with the Romans. It was needless to
say, a simpler procedure than at
present. A loose robe of a fine mate.
rial was donned for the evening meal.
preferably at home, but In cases
where guests came from a distance.
at the home of the host, he kept q
supply Of dinner clothes on hand for
the use of his guests who came un.
provided.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Another Story.

What did you do when your hus-
band told you the old, old story?" II
told him to shut up before he was half
through" "Why, what funny way
to reply to confession Of love!" "Oh,
Is that what you mean? thought you
meant the story he told last night
when he came home from time with
the boys"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Can any business or profess
sional man in Morgan county af-
ford to not subscribe to our In
dustrial Eeition?. We don't
think so. If you miss it it will
be a source of regret.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

The most honest persons in the
world are said to be residents Of the
vicinity Of Ticino, in Switzerland.
They will not touch anything which
is not their own except to care for
1t. and lost articles are generally al
lowed to remain, where found or In
the immediate vicinity, awaiting the
return Of the owner.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Exports Of tin from China. in which
the United States Is materially in
terested, are likely to be largely in
creased, says a consular report. Prac-
tically all the tin mines Of the coun-
try are In Yunnan province, the prod
uct being exported almost entirely
through Hong-Kong.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

A good many of the goats Of history
have been made to look like sheep In
the modern commentaries. and the
tribe OF the goat was considerably ex-
allied the other day when venerable
creature was seen leading to safety rs
sheep whose lives were endangered
In q stock yards fire ut Kansas City.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Card Of Thanks.

The relatives, of Jno. A. Adj
ans, who recently died at We
natchee, Washington and who
was brought back to Salyersville
for burial, wish to express their
thanks to the many friends for
their kindness shown during his
funeral and burial.
lrr, MRS. j. P. SWIFT,
Morehead, KY
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
savauss Use Finger Bowl.

A student Of manners and customs
informs US that the finger bowl is not
an invention Of civilized peoples, On
the contrary, the finger bowl is In
digenous to the South Sea islands.
though II does not follow that the
western world has copied the east In
this respect. The bowl which IL
passed after a meal In the house on
South Sea island is the half Of a
cocoanut shell. which is thrown away
after being once used.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Buy your goods from the mer-
chant who advertises. You pay
us for this paper to find out what
our merchants have on their
shelves as we'll as for the news.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Has any business man or any
man who wants the people to
know who" he is, where he's
"at" and what he's doing any
good reason to show why he
should not become a subscriber
to the INDUSTRIAL EDITION
OF THE COURIER? $50.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Tobacco Trust In China.

The tobacco consumption Of China
10 very large and is mostly home
grown. The finer grade Of leaf comes
from the Philippines, but the whole
situation is controlled by the tobacco
trust.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Major w. ]. Seitz, who is
travelling up Big Sandy. came
home to attend the Republican
Convention Saturday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs, Doyle Mcclure,
of Maytown, visited Mrs. Nc
Cures grandfather, Rev. w. B,
Lykins the first of the week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-13
Read Day and Davis new ad
this week-its of interest to you.

Owing to i'll health Of myself
and wife / am offering all my
property, town property and
farms, at a very cheap price and
easy payments.
w. M. KENDALL.