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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
RIBBONS MAY BE WASHED
And, as Most Mothers VIII Agree,
There Is Considerable Economy
In the Plan.

When there are several schoolgirl
daughters in the family the expendi
ture on hair ribbons becomes quite q
considerable item. Fastidious moth
ers who declare that ribbons never
look well when washed should try
the following method:
Make a mixture of three ounces OF
soft soap, three tablespoonsful Of
honey, to teacupful of gin and wa
ter
The ribbon is placed on board and
scrubbed with the mixture. 1t is then
rinsed by dipping several times in
clean, cold water, and not squeezed
out, but hung over a line to drip
then put between cloths and ironed by
drawing the ribbons from under the
iron. This prevents creasing and a
stringy appearance at finish. The iron
should be kept still with pressure up
on it.
White ribbons will not turn yellow
when washed If the water is warm in
stead of hot, and the soap used fine
white quality Rinse in three waters,
the last being a strong blue.
Hang in the sun until half dry, then
press under clean muslin with warm
iron.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Correct and Incorrect Types Of Pas
terms and Feet; a, Pastern Too
Straight and Upright; b, Pastern
Too sIoplng; C, Correct Type of
Forefoot; d, Correct type of Hind
Foot.
gence. The eyes should be bright,
clear, mild, full, sound and of the
same color. The lids should be
smooth, well arched, and free from
angularities and wrinkles. The ears
should be Of medium size, well placed,
alert, normally active, and free from
coarseness. The nostrils should be
large and flexible; the lips thin, even,
and firm, and all of the parts neat and
clean cut. The skin and hair of the
muzzle should be of good quality.
There should be wide space between
the lower jaws free from meatiness,
assesses, or tumors. The neck should
be of size proportionate to. the rest
of the body, well arched, evenly
muscled, with large windpipe and
smooth insertion into the shoulder. 1t
should not curve downward (ewe
neck) or be broken in crest.
The shoulder should be moderately
sloping, smooth and extending well
back.
The arm, which extends from the
point Of the shoulder to the elbow,
should be short, heavily muscled and
well thrown back. The forearm, ex-
tending from the elbow to the knee,
should be long, fiat, wide, heavily
muscled, and free from coarseness.
The knees should be straight, wide,
deep, strongly formed, and smooth.
The cannons, extending from the knees
to the fetlocks, and composed chiefly
Of bones and tendons, should be short,
strong, clean and wide, with promi.
nent and smooth tendons The fet-
locks should be wide, straight, strong,
and free from puffs, callouses, or in
terfering sores. The pasterns, extend
ing from the fetlocks to the hoof
heads, should be moderately sloping,
strong and clean.
The tendency in the average draft
horse is toward short, upright pasterns
and stubby gait. This is highly objec-
tionable as are also very long, weak
pasterns, which bring the back of the
fetlocks too close to the ground. The
latter cause strain upon the tendons
when drawing heavy loads. The short
Upright pasterns are even more object
tionable since they prevent springy,
elastic action of the feet and allow
conclusion to jar the .bony columns of
the legs. The irritation and inflam.
nation induced by continued iarring
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Awakening China has taken another
leaf from the experience book Of the
progressive west. She Is going to es-
tablish Fairgrounds in her cities. 1t
was during the recent ravages Of the
plague In the crowded empire that
some of the more enlightened of her
rulers made the observation that west
ern civilization was free from such
widespread destruction Of life as
China had witnessed, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. When they sought
an explanation Of the freedom Of
western peoples from deadly cpl
denies, they did not look far until
they found 1t in the attention given
to producing healthful living condi-
tons. First Of all the recent i'm
provements they decided to seize was
that Of the scattering Of breathing
spots in the cities. Now Antung is to
have playground operated on the
most modern of American plans. Pub
dc subscription provided for the pur-
chase Of large tract Of land, which
Is being fitted in such way is to meet
the demands of every class of the
sity's population.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Secretive Family Bible.

Tommy was a venturesome lad, but
nobody had ever credited him with
sufficient courage to shake his head in
contradiction when the Sunday school
visitor, who wished to show off his
knowledge of Biblical history, asserted
that Sarah, Abraham's wife, was the
only woman whose age was recorded
in the Bible, Seeing the disappearing
motion of tie little head in the front
row, the visitor reiterated Sarah
was the only woman whose age is re-
corded in the Bible" Then Tommy
spoke right up: There are three
more that know of" said he. "Who?"
asked the astonished visitor. Mother,
grandmother and Aunt Lucy" said
Tommy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Eoraue for Sheen.

Every flock owner should give spe.
cial attention to providing the best OF
supplemental forage and pasture for
his sheep to help out the other pas.
ture and supply the flock with a
change of feed.
Every sheep feeder should awaken
to his opportunities and put stop
to selling his lambs in a poor condi-
ton.
The comparatively small expense
of maintaining a breeding flock and
fattening wethers is distinctly at.
tractive to the trained business mind
A eve showing too much masculin.
ity and ram showing too much fem
ininity are to be avoided for such AMI.
mails are apt to produce progeny that
are not uniform.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Effective Dress.

A simple but effective dress worn
recently by young girl is broad
striped blue and white cotton, made
with a tunic bound with blue, mar.
row belt embroidered with currant'
tinted chenille, a full bodice, pretty
we'll hidden by an old-fashioned en-
broidered white muslin collar, cover.
ing the shoulders, and made In front
with plated ends of the same en-
broidered muslin, the white hat hav-
ing an outstanding crown, white and
blue tulips set up against it.
Blue foulards with large lozenge
spots find a great deal of favor for
girls at garden parties, made with the
deep sailor collar Of the same, bound
with soft blue silk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
mv A. s. ALEXANDER.l

The typical, ideal draft horse stands
over 16 hands (5 feet inches) and
under Is hands high, and weighs LOCO
pounds or more in ordinary flesh.
The form should be broad, deep
massive, evenly proportional, and
symmetrical, the entire makeup sug.
costing great strength and weight. The
body should be massive, blocky, and
compact, and squarely set on short,
broad, clean, sturdy legs showing fine
skin, large joints and prominent ten
dons.
The head should be large, proper
tionate in size to the body, well
formed, clean and free from coarse
ness and Irregularities. The forehead
should be broad, full and not dished
or too prominent. The profile of1he
face should not be too straight or of
"Roman-nose" form. There should
be good width and fullness between
the eyes, Indicating power and intelli-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
FOOD AGAIN
a Mighty Important Subject to Every
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
of food and the changes that can be
made in health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
AN injury to my spine in early wom-
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at time, and a violent
course of dragging brought on consti-
patton with all the ills that follow.
My appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds of food dis
tressed me.
Il began to eat Grape.Nuts food two
or three years ago, because liked the
taste of it, and | kept on because l
soon found it was doing me good.
Il eat it regularly at breakfast, fire.
quently at luncheon, and again before
going to bed-and have no trouble in
Sleeping on it, 1t has relieved my con-
stipation, my headaches have practi-
cally ceased, and l am in better physi-
cal condition at the age of 63 than l
was at 40.
Il give Grape-Nuts credit for restor-
ing my health, if not saving my life,
and you can make no claim for it too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellvi!le," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever repd the above letter: :. new
one appearS from time 10 time. They
r." genuine, true, and fall If human
in .erCSt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
NOT IN GOOD TASTE.

Should a man go about with a suit
case bearing printed notices that he
had been as far away from home as
California, and had been to New York
more than once and stopped at hotel
charging three dollars a day and up
ward" or "patronized by wealth and
fashion"-or should he employ some
one to announce such facts at railroad
stations, or at country houses where
he arrives with his luggage to spend
the weekend, he would be considered
Impossible" Yet this is the spirit
In which label-adorned luggage is car
ried about by more than half Of those
who carry 1t, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. And that is why they
are not only willing, but anxious, to
upon their trunks, boxes and bags.
Dragging in red, white and green let
tiers Of having crossed the Atlantic
or the Pacific-and having been quar-
tered at high-priced hotels while
abroad is not very good taste. 1t
may be said truly enough that many
travellers preferred rusty and we'll
worn pUrtmanteau or kip bag" be-
fore the institution of the label adver-
dsement, but they could at least plead
modesty and assert that they did not
like old luggage for its travelled APP
pearance, but disliked new bags be-
cause of the attention they attracted
The only escape for the bearer Of Ia
bel-plastered baggage is to assert that
he objects to the custom.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
QUALITY AND CONFORMATION
OF TYPICAL DRAFT HORSES
Ideal Animal VIII Show Vigorous Lively,
position, Doci1e, Tractab1e nj Intelligent
Form Should Broad Deep
Evenly Proportional

often results In sidebones, ringbones,
corns and kindred diseases. The bone
of the pastern should have a slope
Of about As degrees and the front OF
the foot so degrees. Horses having up.
right pasterns and consequent stubby
action wear out quickly when used
upon paved streets.
The hoofs should be ample in size,
sound, smooth and symmetrical in
shape.
The chest, inclosing the heart and
lungs, should be roomy in every re-
spect. "An ample, wide. deep chest
denotes vigor, power, strong constitu-
ton and easy keeping qualities" The
ribs form the barrel" and should be
deep, well sprung and carried low at
the TANKS and close to the hips. The
back, extending from the rear of the
withers to the last rib, should be
broad, straight and muscular. In gen.
eral appearance it should denote
great strength and compactness. The
loins should be short, wide, deep and
strong. The underline should run
back full and low from the floor of
the chest.
The upper part Of the hind quarter
should show great development Of
wide, thick, smooth muscle without
irregularities and coarseness. The
Group, the part of the hind quarter
from top of the hip to the insertion Of
the tail, should show comparative
levelness, ample muscle and great
strength.
The most notable deficiency Of this
part in draft horses is excessive droop,
or steepness and shortness, with weak
ness of muscle. Such conformation
tends to slouchiness in gait and often
Is associated with sickle" hooks. The
draft Group should be smooth, Of fair
length, and neither too steep nor per-
fectly level.
The thighs from the hips down to
the stiles should be strong, muscular,
wide and long.
The gaskins, or lower thighs, CORE
spond to the forearms, and should
have the same qualities; the muscles
should be large, prominent in front Of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Street Dresses Featured.

Dresses of blue serge can practical.
ly be considered staple merchandise,
as they are usually in good demand
for general wear. says the Drygoods
Economist This season they will be
especially favored and are being fea
tured with bright-colored INNINGS
and white. The blue and white com
bination has been particularly popular
in Paris, and manufacturers who have
several models showing the white or
blue and white trimmings anticipate
they will take we'll with the trade,
Judging from the orders already
placed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
The Erill Jabot.

One of the latest novelties from
Paris is the frill jabot of plated mus
lin, in which a plated piece of mate.
rial about twelve inches long is
caught together in the center with a
strip of muslin and pinned at the front
of the lace collar, forming a semi
circle or spreading fan-shaped jabot
Another new jabot which is very SINH
lar has the lower edges graduated By
being cut obliquely This is made OF
marquisette with insertions and edg
ings of valenciennes or. cluny lace be
tween which hint of color Is intr
6uced.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
MattInu Ruus,

When purchasing mating get sew
eral yards extra, with which to make
summer rugs. You can cut this ex-
ira piece into desired lengths and fin
f,h them neatly on the edges by pull
rig out the straws to the depth of
several inches and tying up the
threads.
These rugs protect the floor cover
ing quite as well as heavier ones and
have the advantage of being without
fuzz and easily cleaned.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
A Great Grace.

Tt is no great matter to associate
with the good and gentle, for this is
naturally pleasing to all and everyone
willingly enjCyeth peace and loveth
those best that agree with him. But
to be able to live peaceably with hard
and perverse persons, or with the dis
orderly, or with such as go contrary to
us, is a great grace, and a most COM
mendable and manly thing.-Thomas
8 Kempis
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Motor BonnetO.

New motor bonnets are made up en-
tirely of wide and narrow plated
frills. These are put on a thin gauze
foundation which is stiffened with
wire. The frills are often made of
black and white ribbon and held in
place around the middle Of the bonnet
by a two-inch band o. back velvet.
Green is a favorite color tor summer
and stone gray has proved service
able one
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

This pretty dress is made up in
Shantung in a light shade of blue.
The full bodice has a little square
yoke embroidered with shades of
brown, green or blue silk, the waist
band and cuffs being embroidered to
match.
The full gathered skirt has two
tucks made above the hem; 1t is sewn
to the same band as bodice, and both
fasten at back.
Material required. Three yards thir-
ty-four inches wide.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Machine clippers are rapidly taking
the place of hand shears, as they do
the work more quickly and with less
laceration of the animals skin. On
The large sheep ranches of the west
. number of strengthening machines
ate run from shaft propelled by an
electric motor or gasoline engine.
Emallo' machines ars also made
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

the bone, and carried well downward.
The hooks are most important joints
because the great strain Of starting
and hauling a load falls upon them,
and they will soon break down If not
very strong and perfectly sound. The
joints should be large, clean, sharply
defined, wide. deep and well set.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Chicago has an Enoch Arden who
came home after an absence of twelve
years, tried to smash the furniture,
and was fined SIS. The original Enoch
was by all odds the luckier of the two.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

A st. Louis Judge says he finds
newspaper reporters as honest and
reliable as lawyers. Some of the re-
porters will cor slider it left-handed
compliment
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

A movement has sprung up to have
the clocks roll off "a hours straight,
and man may yet try to use his
latch key at % o'clock which would
be by no means unduly late.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

If those steamship companies con-
tinue to increase the size Of their
liners. we shall soon be able to walk
from one end of the boat to the other
and be half way across.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

woman in Connecticut ordered the
savings of her lifetime to be spent on
her funeral AS the sagacious man
In THE Mikado" remarked, there was
plenty Of fun, but she didn't see 1t.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

A brightly polished iron golf club
attracted a bolt of lightning which
killed a golfer while he was playing
on a Washington course. Better let
the irons get little rusty
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Desperadoes who tried to rob a
man in Seattle recently ran away
when their intended victim began to
recite poetry. 1t may pay you to read
poetry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

A man has succeeded in crossing
from Providence. R. l.. to Gibraltar in
a twenty-foot yawl. Goodness, how he
must have wanted to get away from
Providence.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Facts show that 1t is better to be
shaken around in steel car that
leaves the rails than squeezed and
cremated in wooden car that col.
lapses and burns.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

St. Pauls business men who plan
TO move the bed of the Mississippi
river will perhaps put it on casters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Hardly appropriate to call an aero
plane a roadster" Wouldn't cloud
ster" be better?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

If potatoes are to become legal ten
der cash registers Will have to be re
built
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Smokers like Lewis Single Binder cigar
for its rich mellow quality
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
' q: ~, +; !; Ave..
Suspicious smoothness.

you motor boat is running very
smoothly now"
Eyes, | think something's broken"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Sergeant AIT! Take Murphy's
name for talkin in the ranks.
Corporal-W'y, sergeant, e weren't
talkin'.
Sergeant-Wasn't e? WE'LL cross
it bout and put i'm in the guard room
for deceivin' me-The Tattler.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Dairy Farming In Arkansas.

Dairy farming In Arkansas is NJ
tracing wide attention and Il yrowiBI
very ra9idly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

which can be turned by hand and with
the aid of one of these. two men can
do as much work in day as six In
the old-fashioned way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

a long, dull gold fringe. 1t is very
effective where the wearer is pos.
sessed Of classic features. According
to fashion reports, it will be very pop
ular this winter, though not suitable
to all.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

A FAMOUS Partisan coiffeur artist
"a is the author of this head adorn-
"a ment. which. by the way, will be
worn by several Of the beauties
n forthcoming American produc-
ion. The band is of green velvet with
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Correct and Incorrect Types Of Pas
terms and Feet; a, Pastern Too
Straight and Upright; b, Pastern
Too slipping; C, Correct Type of
Forefoot; d, Correct type of Hind
Font
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
STILL ENOUGH 10 EAT.

1t is easy for the unthinking person
to look at the official crop reports and
| conjure up a winter of short rations
or even starvation. An analysis OF
the figures warrants no such gloomy
! outlook. 1t is true that there has been
a great decline in percentages, that
| we shall have no bumper crops, but
we are not, so far as indications point
to have less than an average CROP, all
things considered. We may be some.
what short on cereals and vegetables
so that little will be left to ship
abroad, but the deficit from a finan-
cial point of view will be made up by
cotton alone, which the world must
have.
Much water has run under the
bridge since this country was looked
upon simply as a granary for Europe.
Figures of the last few years show
that we have been doing less and less
of the feeding of the world, while we
have done more and more of the
clothing and Illuminating, while but
Cor our machinery the farms of the
world would not yield one-half their
present output. We do not need to
ship particle of food abroad to
maintain our prosperity, but it is as
certain as anything can be that we
shall continue to do so, that when the
final figures for the year are made W,
We shall find no great shortage. In
fact, when six weeks ago it seemed as
if we were to have a great surplus of
food there we're economists of stand
ing who feared that we should suffer
by our very prodigality of agricul-
tural production. Dame Nature seems
to strike pretty fair average.
While it is apparent that granaries
are not to burst with grain we shall
have enough to eat and perhaps we
shall learn to waste less. All pro-
found students of economies have told
us that we waste enough to keep
large nation alive, that poor cooking,
extravagant buying and careless hand
ling constitute a national crime. We
need to learn some lessons and per-
haas this will be as good a time as
any to put some of the old-fashioned
virtues to the test.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02

the Big Horn, the Shoshone and other
snowy ranges wall in this depression,
making it as warm and as fruitful as
an Italian garden. Near by are hot
springs and sulphurous rivers and
rapids of four hundred feet sheer de-
scent, with rainbows ever above them,
also canyons and abysses from two TO
three thousand feet deep. From the
bottom you can see the stars in day
light.
You may think that l am overen
thusiastic about the West, and espe-
cially the spot / have selected in
which to end my days. have not
told you half of it's wonders"
1t is difficult to imagine Buffalo Bill
settled down in a life of quietude
when there rings in ones ears that
Introductory speech with which the
Wild West show always was opened;
Ladies and gentlemen beg to in
troduce a congress of the rough rid.
ers of the world"
But that foreword to an exhibition
that was always followed by a few.
moments of bedlam on the part of
audiences is about to be spoken for
the last time. And it has been the
foreword not only to a show, but to
show of truth as it was. The chief
figure is to be missing before long,
but the picture is one strong enough
to last
Let the show proceed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-02
RAMRoo RRIpeEs IN JAvA.

In Java the government engineers
have recently constructed a road
bridge more than 100 feet long, with
central span of over sixty feet, entire
ly of bamboo. The roadbed is COM
Losed of bamboo mating, which will
be covered with layer of dry earth.
In profile the bridge resembles a steel
structure, but all the members are
bamboo rods. 1t is estimated that
such bridge should be good for ten
or fifteen years. There are two kinds
of bamboo used in building and cabi-
net-making in the East-one having
solid and the other hollow stems. The
solid, seen in Japanese furniture, is
much smaller than the hollow, but