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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
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Miss Christina Humphries,
bookkeeper in the Bank Of Elgin,
is q Lawton visitor today.
Don't fail to see those dishes
at the Old Reliable, they are
dandies and are being given a
way--tOO. Avdt.
A. L. Mcpherson, President of
the Bank Of Elgin, was transact
ing business at Sterling and Vi
cinity Wednesday.
Hagle's Drug Store is the place
to get your Xmas goods. Prices
right. Some fine presents for
your friends. (Advt)
Clarence Walcott has moved
out on his farm. six miles south
of town. His family will follow
Immediately after Christmas.
T. F. Harper, of Gem. Iowa,
arrived Sunday, He is an old
timer" here and owns a farm
one and "A half miles east of town.
Why shiver and shake in the
cold? Buy an overcoat of Ribe-
lin. Stone & Walker that will
keep you warm and comforta-
bic. (Advt)
Don't forget that Santa is com
ingto Hagle's Drug Store. Why
60 70 Lawton. or elsewhere, when
you can save money by going to
Hagle's Drug Store.
The Badger Lumber Company
has just received a car load of
cedar poles for telephone and
building purpo es. If you want
anything of this kind, call and
see them. (Advt)
NOTICE: To those who are
wearing Schwab suits, bought
from us, we wish to say that
they were absolutely guaranteed
to give satisfaction. We are
here to back the guarantee.
Ribelin. Stone & Walker. (Advt)
G.. w. Walker, of the firm of
Ribelin, Stone & Walker, went
over to Hobart on the railroad
Wednesday December 4th, and
on last Saturday came driving
into town with a fine span of
horses.
We understand that a full
house greeted the preachers at
the Methodist church both Sun
day morning and evening. The
sermons are reported to be un-
usually good, strong, forceful
and logical.
The Baptist Ladies Aid met
today at their church building
and arranged the preliminaries
for an elegant supper in the very
near future. the proceeds to GO
into church work. This is a
worthy undertaking and should
be encouraged and loyalty sup
ported.
Deputy Sheriff Ike Summers
was q pleasant caller at this cr:ce
today. He had been transacting
business up at Fletcher, and came
down here to meet his son and
wife, whom he was expecting
from Mulhall on the night train.
Mr.. Summers has farm four
miles southeast of Sterling. His
son and wife are coming down
to spend the holidays.
Last week we neglected ia
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
From District Eighteen
Hello! Look! Who's here?

Hello! Look! Who's here?
H. C. Jessen, of Iowa, is here
looking after his farm interests.
Mr.. Jorgensen, of Sterling,
was here looking over his farm
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Crawford
went to Lawton Monday; return
ing Tuesday.
A number of friends and rela-
tives took dinner at Frank an
sens Sunday.
E. Casey, of Sterling, was
transacting business in this dis
trict last week.
Be sure to attend the public
sale at Frank Hansen's Tuesday,
December 18th.
Miss Minnie Schoenboom, who
is working in Apache, spent Sun
day with her parents.
Mrs. Harvey Walling spent
Saturday evening with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Studyvin.
Mr.. Simon Putney. who has
been visiting homefolks this
week, returned to Oklahoma City
Sunday.
How is this weather? The fall
worl, is about done. Now if we
could have about a foot of snow
we would have a real old-fash'
ioned Christmas.
The farmer sows his crops.
His wife she scws his clothes
The farmer darns the wind,
His good wife darns his hose
The farmer pitches in his hay
But should ne cross her wher
The wife lays aside her work
And pitches into him?
CEASAR.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Miss Christina Humphries,
bookkeeper in the Bank of Elgin,
is q Lawton visitor today.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

A. L. Mcpherson, President of
the Bank Of Elgin. was transact
ing business at Sterling and vi
cinity Wednesday.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Don't fail to see those dishes
at the Old Reliable, they are
dandies and are being given a
way--tOo. Avdt.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Hagle's Drug Store is the place
to get your Xmas goods. Prices
right. Some fine presents for
your friends. (Advt)
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Don't forget that Santa is com.
ing 20 Hagle's Drug Store. Why
60 TO Lawton. or elsewhere, wher
you can save money by going tC
Hagle's Drug Store.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Clarence Walcott has moved
out on his farm. six miles soutt
of town. His family will follow
Immediately after Christmas.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Why shiver and shake in the
cold? Buy an overcoat of Ribe.
lin, Stone & Walker that will
keep you warm and comforta
bic. (Adv)
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

T. F. Harper, of Gem. Iowa,
arrived Sunday, He is an odd
timer" here and owns a farm
one and a half miles east of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

IMMACULATE cleanliness is the
first requisite for the looks of any
hand, and this can only be OBJ
tanned by warm water, a good bland
soap and a nail brush
But don't buy the hard wooden
brushes which are sometimes used for
this purpose. for these injure the
cuticle under and around the nails
and coarsen the texture of the skin.
The proper nail brush is invariably
Of bristles and those who can afford
it should not begrudge little extra
expenditure here, for a good brush
lasts longer than a poor one and
brings always the best results in hand
identifying After being used 1t
should be rinsed of the soap, dried
in q rack and occasionally summed,
to rid it of any sour SMELL
Not even for the shortest moment
during the day should cold water be
used on the hands, for this lick and
promise only serves to grind the soil
into the skin and so ruin its texture,
and those who indulge continually in
these cold water dabblings soon find
the hands rough, coarse and red, or
with a grimed kitchen look. which
is even worse, for, though it is no
dishonor to do kitchen work, it is a
great misfortune in these days, when
hands can be so we'll cared for, to
have them give this impression.
Rainwater, warm enough for COM
fort. a teaspoonful of toilet ammonia,
Or the same quantity of powdered
borax in ordinary water, with CASTLE
SOAP. are the proper medium for ev-
ervday hand washing. But if the
hands show at any time bad grim
ing from household work or careless
ness in previous baths they should be
we'll rubbed first with almond oil OF
vaseline and then smeared well with
green soap ana soaked for some min
utes before the brush is used for the
last cleaning. The ends of the nails
may be vigorously scrubbed with this
as well as the knuckles and wrists
and if some degree of black still re
mains about the nails it should bt
removed with an orange stick cut tt
a fine point.
All the wiping of the hands aftel
the warm soap and water wash mus
be very complete, or else the damp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
VALENTINE
GIFTS

~ T.VALENIINE now claims atten-
ton and one must be original in
- the art of gift making to attract
this little god of love who, at some
time or other, shoots his arrows at
every boy and girl. Can you sketch?
If so, then make out a valentine menu
card for the absent friend. An appro-
pirate menu would be something like
the following: Candy kiss souffle,
heart salad, turkey in the straw, nee
tar of the gods Coffee. trifles
(cakes), returned affection (ice
cream, jealousy (pickles) and create
anything else that has a bearing on
the day. Then sketch a picture Of
each item, using India ink. TRe
sauoy waitress should be drawn with
a platter at the top of the card. Next
sketch a salad and mark the ingre-
dents with signs, hopes, fears, etc
AS you begin the work you will dis
cover countless ways to decorate
each menu.
To paint pretty card, show Cupid
pushing a wheelbarrow full of love
up steep hill. At the top of the
hill have girl and tiny sign post
showing the town, or city, in which
she lives. Write beneath the picture
the words, Loves heavy burden
Another suitable picture for a pos
tai could show Cupid with an i'm
mense sack on his back just depart
ing from the mail box on the corner
Write the recipients name on tbs
mail bag.
A dainty picture to send to some
dear old lady is that of an old couple
sitting side by side. Near them Is
Cupid keeping up the fires of love
The sentiment, Love never grow:
old" is appropriate for a picture O.
this kind.
dainty calendar can be made D
white cardboard. Paint an appropri
ate picture. then with gold paint ol
ink inscribe these beautiful line
1 from Longfellow:
LAS unto the bow the cord Is,
So unto the man is woman
Though sho bends him, she obey
him,
Though she leads him. yet she fol
lows,
Useless each without the other"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
. OIDERY
OOLS are ideal for embroidery;
w thew work m quickly and do

-Y OOLS are ideal for embroidery;
W. they work up quickly and do
not ravel as silks are apt to
do. Silks are sometimes used in COM
bination with them. AS woods are
rather heavy, no padding is necessary
for this work. They could be worked
directly on a garment or carried out
on a separate piece of material and
appliqued on to a dress or chiffon
over satin, as well as on afternoon
dresses and waists Of crepe de chine.
cashmere and broadcloth.
Some of the combinations seen are
blue wool on white gazon de sole.
gray wool on gray tulle over satin of
the same shade, and mauve wool on
blue linon sole. On heavy materials
woods are used in various bright col
ors in an Oriental effect, and are very
striking.
While crewel woods offer the great
er variety of colors, ordinary Ger
mantown wool is used extensively for
this new embroidery. To take away
the dull look from these woods, which
always appears even when the bright
est coIors are used, few threads OF
gold, silver or copper are introduced
in the wool embroideries. Beads are
sometimes added, also.
A conventional rose spray design
was worked on an evening dress. The
dress was made of a lovely shade OF
/ gray messaline satin of very fine
/ ouality. over this satin was waist
and tllnic or berry-red chiffon, with
the waist draped in the new fichu
effect. The roses were developd il
woods in dark red, pink and mustard
with touches of silver thread and
white glass beads for the heart of the
roses. The rose sprays were embro1d-
cred on a separate piece OF chiffon
and then appliqued onto the over
dress Of chiffon They were places
at Intervals on the chiffon tunic OF
overskirt, and one large spray was OF
the front of the waist where botE
ends of the fichu came together
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
BEAUTIFUL HANDS
BY LUCILLE DAUDET.

ness will cause chap and if this scuff-
ing of the cuticle is continually re-
peated it takes a long time to get
the skin back to a soft, fine-grained
look.
In wiping the fingers, do it with
the hands held straight up and take
one finger at a time, going downward
with one end of a soft old towel Do
the other hand in the same way and
then while both are still to some
extent warm and moist from the bath,
pour few drops of glycerin and
roseWater in the palms, rub them to-
gether and massage it well into the
skin. Sometimes a dash of violet
talcum or cornstarch applied when
the glycerin is half rubbed in has a
whitening effect. Where the glycerin
is biting, pure strained honey NAV
be used n its place, for this is ex-
tremely healing, softening and whit
ening.
Where the hands are sensitive to
much washing, they may be cIeansed
of small soils during the day by being
rubbed with olive oil and then thor
oughly wiped on a coarse towel );
while the houseWorker who wishes
to avoid the callous places which
come from sweeping and other hard
work should also grease her hands
I
4 before putting on her working gloves.
Blanched almonds (powdered), 8
ounces; cuttlefish bone (powdered)
4 ounces; white CASTLE soap (pow-
dered), 4 ounces; orris root (pow-
dered), 2 ounces; oil of cloves: II
dram; oil OF lavender, / dram.
Mix the orris root with the al
monds, then add the scented oils, stir
ring in gradually; lastly put in the
cuttlefish bone and powdered soap
A little of this is put in the hands
moistened and then used as soap.
As a preparation for manicuring
the nails, the fingers should be held
in warm. soapy water for 10 minutes
the water having been treated to Il
drops of tincture of benzoin or to I
little aromatic vinegar. Either o
these, together with the warm water
softens the nails SO that they can b.
cut or fled without breaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
FAsHIONBOM
BY MRS. KINGSLEY.

-ERE is what l saw displayed last
week by a noted designer of
Il women's clothes.
Extremely bright colors were in
evidence; the rainbow-lined evening
gowns were masterpieces of the de-
signer's art.
A lovely gown of coral mousseline
de sole was trimmed with jet fringe.
Simple and elegant was frock If
white tulle over white satin. The
draping of tulle was deliberately en-
broidered with pearl and crystal
beads.
one gown particularly pleased the
fancy reminding one of the sunset
tints of the sky. The foundation was
a neculiar shade of dull cerise char
meuse. This was yelled with gray
mousseline de sole. A beautiful dull
pold lace was used to trim the tunic
and sleeves. A band of chinehilla
bordered the hem and sleeves.
A charming gown, decidedly ex-
treme in color and style, was of or
ange-colored mousseline de Sole A
tunic of crepe de chine, wonderfully
embroidered with crystal beads and
brilliants. fell gracefully over the
underskirt-
The square train and hem were
edged with band of skunk. A spray
of orange-cOlOred paradise was worn
in the couture to complete this strik-
ing costume.
one gown was an exquisite comoi-
nation of silver gauze, sea-green char
meuse. sequins and brilliants- The
foundation was of the sea-green
charmeuse. This was slit up o inches
at the right front, disclosing a sec
tion of sequin spangles.
The bodice was short-waisted
surplice of silver gauze. A breadth
of the silver lace formed panel
down the front and back. A glitter
ing band of bri1liants bordered these
Festoons of crystal beads held the
Danels together over the hips. A belt
Of seoufns and brilliants formed the
empire waist line
a band of sequins and towering
plume of sea-green adorned the Golf
fure. This was truly stunning cos
tune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
About Art Muslin Curtain.

Art muslin curtains should never
be washed In warm water. Put them
into a lather OF nearly cold water.
If the curtains are green, add littio
vinegar. If lilac or pink, q little
ammonia. Ammonia will set the color
of black muslins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

Have convenient to stove a tin box
for burnt matches. also a pair OF COM
mon pliers. BY holding a burnt
match with pliers several burners can
be lit with one match without burn
ing the fingers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
To Prevent Mold on JEW.

Tissue paper dipped in whisky OF
brandy and placed on top OF jelly Will
prevent mold from forming. Then
cover with tin top or tie up with or
binary wrapping paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03


for angel food cake. 1t is delicious
Soap we'll applied to drawer slides
Will keep the drawers in furniture
and closets from sticking. 1t is also
effective for doors that stick.
A new flavor can be given to
cooked prunes by adding a few slices
of lemon. Another method is to cook
them with bag of spices
For a fancy salad. cut red peppers
into shreds and sprinkle over the
chopped lettuce and garnish with
sliced olives, curled parsley and eel
cry tips.
IL one has vase with a tendency
to become top-heavy when filed with
flowers, take precaution to prevent
an accident. Put an inch or two OF
serve as weight.
The juice of half lemon with a
little of the grated peel is a great
addition to the apple pie. Not every
woman puts butter into the apple pie
before the top crust goes on but
everyone would find it an improve
ment.
A cream serge or flannel costume
may be kept fresh thus: Before the
garment is soiled take equal parts Of
flour and salt. Mix well and with 4
piece of clean flannel rub well into
the soiled parts. When finished shake
thoroughly.
Neufchate1 cheese OF the old-fash-
toned homemade schmiercase may be
colored a delicate green with pis-
tachio. 1t is used in making salads
and is very pretty when formed into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

To keep pink clothes in good color
use red ink in the running water in
stead Of bluing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

To clean Shiny sponges, mix a
tablespoonful of soda and the same
quantity OF salt with enough boiling
water to cover the sponge. Let the
water cool a little. and then put in
the sponge boiling water would
shrink and spoil it-and let IL re-
main twenty-four hours. Then
squeeze out the sponge and wash it
in warm water till quite clean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

A new flavor can be given to
cooked prunes by adding few slices
of lemon. Another method is to cook
them with a bag of spices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

Soap well applied to drawer slides
will keep the drawers in furniture
and closets from sticking. 1t is also
effective for doors that stick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

nests filed with vegetable salad.
Do not be lured with scallopeo
edges and complicated handles that
invite chips and breakage in china.
Smooth, firm, plain handles. tops that
fit and spouts that pour are in infin-
itely better taste than china that
looks as if the designer had been TAX
ing a course in curves as a profess
sional pitcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
Worth Knowing

In dry cake fiavors try mixing al
mOnd and rose together as a flavor
for angel food cake. 1t is delicious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

wuERE is what 1 saw displayed last
week by a noted designer of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
Chickens Need Plenty
0fBone-F
If They Are to Thrive

a recent experiment by the Rhode Is
land experiment station with poultry feed
emphasizes the great need of permitting
the fowls to have plenty of bone forming
material TO compare the effect Of the
addition of bone ash and different amounts
Of ground limestone to the ration Of poul-
try three lots each Of fourteen two
weeks old Cornish Game White Wyandotte
chicks were fed the same basal ration
of corn meal, cracked corn mixed feed
and alfalfa supplemented with cotton
seed meal on an equal protein basis with
animal meal Lot l received no added ash
constituents. lot enough bone ash and
ground limestone to supply phosphorus
and calcium equal TO the animal ration
and the ration of lot 3 the same ra-
ton, but with three times as much lime
stone The experiment was begun the
latter part Of October and by the first
week in December all the chicks in lot |
had died The chicks in lot > began to
show signs of leg weakness the middle
of December and three afterwards died.
None OF lot died
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
HENS READ THE NEWS
WHILE ON THE NEST

CEDAR GROVE. y. J.-Oliver Frost
announces new discovery Of his to make
the hens happy and hard working
Mr.. Frost used to use stereotyper's
mats for roofing his hen houses These
are the stiff boards, one for a page of a
newspa per- and the printing and pictures
come out positively on them He soon
discovered that the hens were nearly
twisting their necks off trying TO see the
pictures and read the news on the mats.
Then he began to use the mats with
great success as sideboards in his hen
houses. The result was that the hens.
instead of gadding about the hen yards
all day, would be interested in sitting on
their nests reading the news
Gradually as the hens began to visit
around they found other sides OF hen
houses which interested them, and they
would swap houses for an afternoon with
each other The result was then two
eggs a hen a day OF course it takes d
hen a long time to read page of a
newspaper, and Mr.. Frost figures that his
present supply of mats ought to last him
about ten years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
YOUR FOWLS NEED AIR
AND LOTS OF 1T; KEEP
HOUSES VENTILATED

A hen is a queer creature Let us
tell YOU thing or two. Fowls never
sweat-they have no sweat glands
Don't know It? Well you've lots Of
company a fowls natural tempera
ture is way above the fever heat in ali
other living creatures, and that makes a
draft cf air their death warrant A
fowls body Is regular little engine:
the heart beats like a trip hammer and
pumps blood like Are engine. The
fowl mas nine extra air sacs to help
force oxygen to the lungs and it needs
many times more oxygen, for its size.
than your horse. which pulls heavy
loads and travels fast. All this means
that fowls need more air than ordinary
stock FOL tNO reasOns-theN consume
more ONE and they give off all mos-
tute by he breath Moisture by the
breath is very warm ana very moist
and condenses more quickly than mois-
ture from perspiration. and YOU must
ventilate to the limit To carry it off
instead Of letting il form a boar frost
on the inside walls OF your poultry
house If YOU don't carry II off, look
for trouble in your flock Houses With
open front covered with burlap on oiled
muslin instead OF glass. are all right
because il means ventilation, houses
with cracks and knot holes are all
wrong because they mean drafts which
are fatal.
Take il in your own case. Open your
bed room windows wide. and you wake
up in the morning feeling like a fighting
cock You have had ventilation. Open
your window an inch and morning will
find YOU feeling like so cents badly
spent You have had draft. and YOU
sninle and sneeze like an old plug with
the heaves A draf is a thin stream of
cold air. sueaking in through a warmer
body without mixing Ventilation is a
body of air that. however cold, comes
in bunch and has volume enough to
regulate it's own temperature. Drafts
are fatal to heaieth in your flock and
health means profit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
NIGHT LETTER
he Atlanta Georgian,

The Albania Georgian,
Atlanta, Ga.
0ffer for sale one Thousand ofour
Famous LA1KAWANNA WHITE LEGHORN8, we hae
been most successful this season Must
have room Ten females, one male, tweny
dollars; four Females, one male, ten
do11ars snow white, strong, beautiful
Laying; this blood will improve any flo&
in America.
THE LACKAWANNA POULTRY FARMS
Jacksonville, Fla
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
SOUTH IS SUITED
To SHEEP RAISING
FIocks Can Be ed Out of
Doors All Througlthe Win
ter SeaSo.

The mildness of Southel winters en-
ables the farmer who kps sheep to
feed them out of doors thevhole winter,
with it's corresponding adUtage in re-
gard to economy and pro, hence the
English method of feedlng,heep, which
is found so profitable and onvenient in
more ways than that of thmere money
profit made, may be adopd with con-
venlence everywhere in lie Southern
states. Here sheep may fe, in the open
fields under such favorabl circumstan-
ces as would make English rmers green
with envy The damp. moi, unpleasant
winter climate of England very unfa-
vorable for outdoor feedir of sheen,
which are often obliged towade in the
soft mud or slush up to thickness, with.
of course. disastrous result4o the flock.
and yet the English farms call the
sheep the rent payers. the nney makers
of the farm. The winter eding there
consists of turnips and rape The latter
is mostly eaten from the lar and richly
fertilizes il. writes J. Harry in Cole
mans Rural World.