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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-25

New Source Of RadluRi.
An italian university professor
claims to have foVYd radium in oTdi-
haFy dew.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-25

First publication Oct. z, 1918.
Last publication Oct 2S. 1918.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-25

Date OF first publication Sept. 20. 1918.
Date OF last publication Oct. 80. 1918.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-25

First publication Dot. ~. 1918.
Last publication December4, 1918.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10
nlouses or Washable Velvet.

in white and pastel tinted lansdowne,
a silk and worsted fabric Of very
lustrous texture, ideal for this purpose.
Dressing gowns Of pale blue or pink
lansdowne lined with quilted satin
have deep collars OF alloVer batiste
embroidery and long ribbon ties at the
front. one such negligee, intended
for a baby girl of eighteen' months
has n fetching boudoir cap to match,
made Of allover embroidery with a
d~istracting ribbon bow across the
front.
The very open, lacy embroideries, as
delicate in effect as lace itself, yet
much sturdier in the laundress' hands,
are used to trim petticoats for babies
graduated from long clothes. An un-
gathered edge of this lacy embroidery
IS set below a two inch hem on the
petticoat of nainsook or handkerchief
lawn and above the hem are groups
Of hand-run pin tucks, This makes q
pretty petticoat that has much dis
tinction yet will not be dragged all TO
pieces when baby begins to creep or
tries to pull himself up by chairs,
Pintucking is used q great deal on the
modern baby frock and tiny tucks in
groups Of two set an inch apart all
the way up a skirt give a new and
dainty effect.
LuXuries for the baby are endless.
There are the costly white wicker
hampers and dressing trays; there are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

yelvet-7triped crepe promise 20 be the
hit of the season and there Is no gain
saying their smartness and their novel
effect. They are not designed to re-
place the costume-blouse Of crepe de
chine, or the drossy blouse OF allover
embroidery and lace; but are shirts,
pure and simplc-ror wear with trot-
tlng-about suits CT semi-mannish type
or with travelling or outing costumes.
\ velvet striped shirt Of this sort, with
pale yellow stripes N the creamy
white crepe ground has been ordered
BY an April bride for steamer wear
with q skirt Of tobacco brown home
spun. pintuck3 alternate with tha
"velvet" striped across the blouse
front and pearl buttons with yellow
glass rims make a smart finish down
the center 'front.'. The collar Is an
open, E~obespierre affair and a small
black satin tie Is set at its front. over
his blouse and the h0mespun skirt
viii be worn. on the steamer, a three
quarter length coat Of checked coat-
ing material with large wnite pearl
buttons. The IA her short skirt Will
reveal very smart boots I'm tho new
English style with long lines low heel.
and a buttoned top reaching only Just
above the ankle. These boots, for
steamer wear, and later for travelling
and sightseeing wear IN Europe, are
made OF the tan leather which Is &c
easily kept clean by wlplns or with a
damp sponge, and which does not be-
come dark and stained from wet 81
muddy pavoments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

~ HE woman who has a limousine
to set her down wherever she
may care to go Is the one who
IS most alarmed about her gradual in
frease in avoirdupois. h eating of
fich foods, catnaps in cosy negligees
Ind riding rather thar walking when
bne goes abroad. are all inimical to
|he preservation OF trim figure lines,
Ind most fashionable women who wish
10 keep slim make n practice Of
|ramplng through the park early in
he morning or Of walking down the
VENUE and back a certain distance.
For his matutinal tramp special
Walking togs are provided. the long,
)raped skirt with the dainty buttoned
boot 1t requires being left at home
n the wardrobe and a short skirt,
BOSE silk blouse and three-quarter
Walking coat substituted. Heavy
loves take the place of a muff, with
Which the gait must always be a bit
rim and measured; the hair is coy
red by d soft, snug hat which de-
bands no veil, and the feet are shoe
comfortable. moderately heelcu
boots of tan leather. a new tan
Gather admirable for such morning
valks may be wiped off perfectly
lean with a damp sponge. and this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10
A Handbag for the Book.
Worm.

TYE0MEN who have to take Ions
EhR trips by train or trolley daily.
%& and who like to read en- route,
to pass the time, will appreciate tho
new handbag which Is built especially
TO carry a book. Tho bag ia about
nine inches long and seven wido-tht
size OF the average shopping bag, but
the Eussets at the side are a little
wider than is ordinarily the case and
when closed, the baS has the square,
cornered shape Of n book. There are
two strap handles and a metal frame
and inside there IS n dainty suede
lining with pockets for change purse
and the other small belongings that
woman carries IN her handbag. The
book fits into q separate pocket, under
n Hap, and when one desires to read,
the pocket, booE aUd all may be OPEN
ed out fiat ane apread OF the lap
Every woman WH9 has tried to carry
a book undS arm. Whilo an ordi.
nary handbag swings from her wrist
and her bahd grasps an open um.
brells-wfsile the other hand is en-.
gagged in lifting her sNirt-wiu wan,
~ OF these convenient bonk-haCa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10
Wide Variety Of New Fabrics Give Test To Spring
Shirtwaist Selection --Pintucks and Buttons
Cleverly Used in New Trimming Effects
Embroidery and Lace Combined.

the embroidery is very clever and
ingenious.
The other embroidery and lace
blouse is by Jeanne Lanvin and will
suggest a way in which a short
sleeved last years model may be
altered in line with the mode. Very
wild insertions OF val, narrower in
sertions of cluny, n embroidery
banding in a dotted and eycletted
pattern are combined, the ground ma
terial being very sheer handkerchief
lawn. The strip of embroidered band
ing down the center-frOnt suggests a
row OF buttons with buttonhole loops
beside them. The collar of this blouse.
made Of two shaped pieces of
fine machine embroidery, Joined along
the edge of a s|callop in front, gives
a new collar line which will be fancied
by the woman who has a long neck
and prefers the trim, high collared
shirtwaist 10 a Dutch or round-neCkcd
model.
Long Sleeves In Most New Models.
Still another blouse shows n COM
bination of two new sorts Of en-
%broidery; ono an allover pattern on
a ground of seer washable crepe,
and the other a very lacy edging of
St. Gall embroidery, appllqued to the
allover under a well padded scallop
done by hand. This, also, is a Paris
blouse and is admirable in its quality
of simple distinction and good taste.
Like most of the new models, it has
very long sleeves-not only to the
wrist, but extending over the hand.
These sleeves are the craze now and
will doubtless endure, in America,
until we'll into the summer; but few
women will consent to wear them.
once the humidity Of late June and
early July hav begun to make life
unbearable. The wise oman how
ever, has summe blouses for humid
and for unhumid weather. All through
April, May and the early part of Tune
are worn the chic, Paris inspired
models that take no account of our
intOlerable American climate of mid
summer; and when the midsummer
really arrives, these are laid aside
until the cooler days Of autumn and
the thinnest possible waists of hand
kerchief lawn, batiste, or dotted
swiss, with elbow sleeves and low
collars are substituted. For who real
ly cares n pin for what Paris says
whom the American thermometer is
climbing in tho nineties?
Figured Challi A Dainty New Blouse
Fabric.
Two dainty and cool midsummery
hlouses are pictured for the benefit Of
the woman who is hurrying to get all
the summer shirtwalsts off the sew
ing machine before theserious business
of the Easter frock comes up. one
Of these pretty blouses is made of the
very sheer washable organdie which
never loses its sheerness through re-
peated launderings. This blouse is
~pintucked up and down the front and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

mas the gracefulness which is always
cooler In suggestion than a tightly
htted effect. There are also deep
pleats at the shoulders and the sleeve
Is set into a wide armhole. The col
lar made of Colbert embroidery. is
the feature Of his blouse, the en-
b~roidery having been Joined down the
center and then cut away and turned
in at h top where the collar passes
over the shoulders.
The second model referred to in this
connection is made Of dotted challL.
which has returned to favor this
spring for both frocks and blouses.
Challi is Of course a wool woven fabric
but 1t is so sheer and fine that 1t is
admirable for summer wear. partic-
ularly by the sea. The challi blouse
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

baby-furnishings Is amazed AT
the quantities of belongings
that have been thought of for the
adornment and comfort of tho mod
ern infant-and incidentally, at the
amount Of money which may be spent
for one wee baby if one sets out to
provide a layette and only a portion Of
the ~luxuries ready at hand to tempt
ones purse.
First there is the layette; and one
visit to the exclusive shops where
such outfits are specialized, will con-
vince the uninitiated that twenty dol
lars-or even fifty dollars will no long
or furnish a baby with any claim to
distinction with the wherewithal to
begin life, Slips there are, and pin
ming blankets there are; and flannel
tummy-bands and knitted bootees, but
all Of these are of a glorinod char
acter and even a single bib made Of a
bit of lawn and lace may easily cost
half as much as the un~eXtravagant
mother used to pay for "A whole lay
cite. Young mothers nowadays have
no time to spend in making tiny gar
ments by hand, nor the inclination, as
a rule, did they care to give the time;
nor the skin, had they time and in
clination; and the specially shops and
the departments in the big shops
which specialize in baby apparel Of
fer such temptingly pretty things all
ready to he laid away In tho sachet-
trimmed hampers and boxes that II
is impossible to resist buying as long
as the pocketbook will stand the
strain,
This year much fine machine en-
broidery is noticeable in exclusive
babywear for the new st. Gall pat
terms, produced on wonderful hand
looms are as eXquisltely fine and
dainty as any h~and-wo.k turned out
even in the Province Of Appenzelle.
long noted for It's marvellous embroid-
cry. done by the peasant women, Spe-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

The long sleeve OF this l~ansdowne
blouse Is really set on a guimpe, to
which IS attached the yoke of lace and
pleated net. Over this guimpe IS
loosely hung the long-shouldered
jumper with It's corded edges. And
by the way. this Jumper Idea Is re-
turning to favor, No less an author
ity than Polret has revived it this
spring IN Paris where the Poiret
Jumper gown has stirred up no end OF
connection among the ]couturiers.
The blue lansdowne blouse Is trim
med down tho front Of the lace
gulmpe, with small blue buttons, nine
Of the game buttons running up The
outer side OF each cuff.
Buttons BY The Score.
A dozen or 50 buttons will not be-
gin to trim the modern blouse. These
ornaments must now be numbered by
the score; and Of course, The smaller
the buttons, the more will be required
to give q modIsh effect. II the but
tons are not Of glass, bone or metal,
they are simulated by embroidered
dots on the material; and the very
latest notion Is the row of pendant
buttons, eyelet holes being worked in
the material and the buttons, strung
on a long thread. hanging from tho
holes. Touches Of color on the new
biouses are in line with the strong
Oriental tendency in dress this sea-
son, for oriental effects always pre-
suppose plenty of warm and CLOWNS
color. Even the new machine EN-
hroideries have come out IN c%olored
patterns and blOuses OF these EN-.
broidcries are made up with p!ping'
OF plain color to match. a model OF
this sort, by Christiane. Is Of the new
PIumetis embroidery which show.
quaint little sprigs in stiff effect. Sc
above dropped stitches, or drawn
threads in the fabric. The little sprig.
arc In red and black, on a ground O.
sheer cotton crepe; and at the from.
Of the blouse is @ narrow N-shGpct
vest OF bulgarian red chiffon out.
lined with real Irish crochet banding
This gay and Partisan little blouse ac.
companies n bridal travelling COSTUME
Of gun-me,el gray mohair and worstec
mixture and a tiny, exceedingly
French toque OF black tulle and straw
with a long red ostrich Quill shoot
ing backward. The skirt Of the suit
like all Paris-cut skirts these day!
is slashed a bit to show a very smar
patent leather boot with buttoned tor
Of gun-metal gray suede.
RIouscs OF Washable Velvet.
The newest of the new materials I!
white cotton crepe striped with cot
ton velvet in pale color. White crepe
striped with pale yellow IS a partic-
ularly fashionable combination in thi.
new material which is made up II
simple shirt style. with long sleeves
and n reEiigee or turned down hi
recto!re collar. These new shirts O.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

~ HE woman who makes UP her
summer shirtwaists during the
Lenten weeks will find surprises
W. in store for her when she sallies
orth TO buy her materials this year,
or on every side are new fabrics, never
>efore turned out by the loom,
wonderful new tub stuffs' that initiate
repe, pleated materials and ven vel
ct in their teXture-all intended for
he making OF fascinating new sum-
ner wearables for 1918.
Most alluring of all to the average
Woman, will be the new machine m
)roideries which are appearing in pat
rms as airy as lace and as delicate
nd distinguished as the most beauti-
ul Appanzelle and Madeira handi-
york. Embroidery makers one feels
ertain must have become inspired
Turing the past twelvemonth for never
we're such textures n such pat
erns combined, turned out on ma
hines manufactured by man.
A particularly pretty notion Is the
mounting of a sheer blouse of hand
serchief linen or washable organdie
,ver a blouse Of allover embroidery.
rhis gives an effect which is at the
anne time diaphanous and non-trans-
parent; airy yet not peek-a-booish in
suggestion. The outer blouse Of thin
material has usually a few -pintucks
.rtfully placed and there may also
be a few buttons, but the design is
kept very simple for of course It is
he effect Of the embroidery show
ng through the outer fabric which
s the main feature.
Embroidery And Lace Combined.
Sometimes lace is used with en-
broidery. the combination of textures
producing a very rich effect. Two
UGH blouses are pictured. One is a
model by Christiane. the most author
tative blouse builder in Paris, and
Ehows a yoke Of allover val lace
mounted on a blouse made of ma
Ehine embroidery bouncing. Here is
n instance, not at all uncommon this
Eeason, OF machine made laces and
embroidery put together entirely with
hand stitches. This Christiane blouse
q worthy of careful examination.
Though suggesting the set-in sleeve,
t Is really cut In the kimono fashion,
he lace yoke extending down over
he upper part Of the sleeve. This
bleeve is cut downward in a square
alb over the elbow, the long sleeve OF
ace being mounted underneath and
he materials hand embroidered to-
kether. The yoke. cut u in ABS at
|ront and back, is also hand en-
,roldered to the body Of the blouse,
ne battste having been clipped away
lrder the lace. Cuffs of the embroid-
Fry reach up in tab form over the
ace sleeve and there is a similar ar
Eangement of fabric at the collar.
ne lines of this blouse are beauti-
ully simple over shoulder, bust and
trm n the slashing away Of the
ace in tabs, to show the pattern OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

4 dress of this character is soft
enough to be drawn through a brace
Jet and the long hours OF hand work,
whether dona in a convent or else
where are worth a great deal Of money
IN the finished cost Of the dress.
Slips for the tiny baby are of soft
est French nainsook with the tiny
pintucks across the front and u very
narrow edge Of lace or embroidery az
neck and wrists. a fine bobblnet is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10
%OCHeg A7dT ZIXz%9
Of TIE NODR2HRA3T

bHE newcomer in the realm Of
b~abywear. baby-outftting and
baby-furnishings Is amazed at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

HE woman who makes up her
summer shirtwaists during the
Lenten weeks will find surprises
in store for her when she sallies
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07
INDIGESTION ENDED
STOMACH FEELS FINE
"Papes Diapepsn" fixes sour, eassy,
Upset Stomachs in Five
Minutes.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indi-
gestion, heartburn, dyspepsia; when
the food you eat ferments into gases
and stubborn Jumps; your head
aches and you feel sick and miser-
able, that's when you realize the
magic in Papes Diapepsin. 1t makes
all stomach misery vanish in five
minutes.
IT your stomach is in a contin-
uous revolt-if you can't get it reg
ulated, please, for your sake, try
Pape's Diapepsin. There will not be
any distress-eat without fear. It's
because Papes Diapepsin really
does" regulate weak, out of-order
stomachs that gives it its millions of
sales annually
Get large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. 1t
is the quickest surest stomach re-
lief and cure known. 1t acts almost
like magc-it is a scientific, harm
less and pleasant preparation which
truly belongs in every home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07

ly a3oalled 'rhosphoric acid and
two per cent potash, corresponding TO
less than four pounds Of nitrogen, sel-
en- pounds of phosphorus and less
than four pounds of potassium in two
hundred pounds, the amount usually
applied to an acre.
\ one-hundred bushel crop Of corn
removes from the soil not four, hut
one hundred and fifty pounds of nj
tr0gen; not seven, but thirty-three
pounds of phosphorus, and not four
but seyenty-fvc pounds of potassium.
hope the Oklahoma farmer will
not get the habit of buying CONNER
cial fertilizer. Prepare food for your
corn and cotton the same as you do
for your horse and COW; they must
be fed and with balanced ration il
you expect the proper results.
Yours truly,
FELIX X WEST,
Secretary Ardmore Commercial Club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07

The school board and the taX-pay-
ers of Arimore are to be congratu-
lated upon the excellent work being
done in this line in our high school.
All the most approved methods OF
instruction are emploNd. All the
branches necessary to a thorough un-
derstanding of commercial principles
are given most careful and scientific
treatment. The students are most
enthusiastic, and results are sure to
be realized in the near future.
The basketball teams of the two
societies played a match game on
Thursday evening. The Philome-
thians won with the score of p to
IA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07
Prof. Hendrix Here.

Prof. J. r. Hendrix former super
intendent of the Arimore schools
and who is now superintendent OF
the schools at Ldhigh, was here yes
terday en- route to Oklahoma City on
a business trip. Prof Hendrix
stands six feet two and weighs abott
2lo pounds. He is some heavier
than when he resided here and is
enjoying perfect health. He states
that the people down his way are
talking Ardmore and that he hears
mary favorable expressions for the
Daily Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07

sbould be- preparing an abundance
Of plant food to supply his growing
orops next year. as plant food is as
essential for the growth Of the plant
AS food is for the growth Of the
horse. and this can be had in abun-
dance by proper preparation OF the
soil. Plant food is made available
by deep plowing which provides
reservoir to sore up the moisture that
comes during the fan and winter
months. Proper cultivation pulyerlzes
the soil making the plant food solu-
Bile which is taken up by the plant
in liQuid form through its feed roots
and thus the plant is fed.
There are ten essential plant food
elements, each of which Is absolute
" essential to agriculture plant
growth. These elements are: carbon
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phos-
phorus calcium, magnesium, iron and
sulphur No soils are found that are
entirely devoid of these elements. Or
ten the poorest and most impoYerlsh-
l ed so-called exhausted soils contain
at least one and frequently more OF
these valuable elements in large
amounts, the low productive capacity
being due to deficiency of one or TWO
elemenFs only, Sometimes the ele-
ments most essential to plant growth
and crop yield are found present III
very large amount, but are not aNalI
able In such cases, the practice
should be to adopt methods OF SOL
treatment and management by Whcn
this element will be liberated and be-
come available plant food. Several
farmers have made inquiry of the sec
retarv of the commercial club to know
where they can buy commercial fer
tili2er. The secretary does not WIS.,
to be understood as condemning ccm-
mcrcial fertilizer There are certain
conditions under which it can be useC
rrofitaAly. hut in Oklahoma it is the
exception and not the rule. Fertilizer
ought never to be bought in genera
livestock or grain farming; it should
be remembered that barnyard ma
nure is the best fertilizer and shoulc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The enrolment in the commercial
department is constantly growing
This week it reached the quarter OF
a hundred mark, and there are still
others who expect to enter schoo
for this course after Christmas.
These students are for the mos
part Ardmore boys and girls. Many o
them are also enrolled in other de
partments of the school; these youn'
people have eagerly grasped this op
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07

On Friday afternoon the P,erian
Society rendered an excellent music
al and literary program in the audi
torium. At the same hour in the
study hall the Philomethian society
conducted debate upon the sub
iect: Resolved T hat The Present
Public School System OF America Is
A Failure"
The decision rendered was > to | in
favor of the affirmative.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07
OUR PRICES ON SUGAR.

BEET SUGAR, 20 POUNDS FOR
$1.o0.
CANE SUGAR, 19 POUNDS FOR
$100.
PURE EAGLE CANE SUGAR, IS
POUNDS FOR $1oo.
SCRlVNER'S, PHONE 253.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-07
CENT A WORD
TELEGRAM PAY
"TELEPOST" DOING BUSINESS
AND MAKING PROFIT AT THAT
PRICE.

washington. Dec G.-"elegrams at
one cent a word or less are what tn"
public may reasonably expect az
corIing to those in Washington VINO
are urging the government ownership
movement. As the best proof OF what
can be done, an example is cited III
which private company IS lurhlsh'
ing the cent-or-lower rate and sun
making a profit.
The "Telepost' is the proof cited,
This is little company which does
business between the cities OF Chlca-
20 and st. Louis It's charge is 20
cents for 25 words. The old tele-
graph companies charge 35 cents for
10 words between these cities. The
"Teleposr is making a profit from
sending messages at cent word.
It's secret lies in using existing M
Nentions Csuch as are in use today IN
the government owned telegraph sys-
mot used by the big American tele-
graph service, such inventichS as are
not used b the big American tele'
sgraph companies. For the biz COM
NAMES have dollars invested in antr
uuated equipment, which il would
have to discard if it adopted modern
Inventions for aheapen;ng service.