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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
Best Ideas for Dressing Of Young
Girls Hair ls Hero Given
From Authority.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Grace Margaret Gould writes "A Talk
With Girls About Their Clothes" Fol-
lowing is an extract which presents
Miss Gould's ideas about hairdressing
for young girls:
In arranging your hair. 1 would
bear first In mind, IL were you, not
to hide the shape of your head. You
may admire the way your older sis
ter or your best friends mother wears
her hair. but don't try to copy it. The
more simply you fix your hair the
more becoming 1t is sure to be. Part
ing the hair either in the middle OF
at the sides is very pretty II it hap
pens to be becoming to you, but II 1t
is not, the soft wavy pompadour worn
without rat is in quite as good style.
The hair which is drawn back from
the forehead in low pompadour and
continued back over the crown of
the head. where it is then made into a
little coil covered by big bow, is
very effective, only it must not have
the effect of all bow and little head.
The bow should be small enough to
show two cunning little curls be.
low It,"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
STYLES IN cHILDRENs COATS AIM sHo
Severe Simplicity VIII Be the Ao-
cepted Idea for tho Models Of
the Coming ceason.

+. According to the Dry Goods Econo-
mist, simple tailored styles for every
day wear are receiving the most at
tention in children's coats. Such gar
ments are shown in serges. Bedford
cords. whipcords. poplins and fancy
mixtures. The collars, cuffs and revers
are usually Of silk, ratine or cloth in
some bright color. On the dressier
numbers lingerie collars and cuffs are
employed. In most instances these
are made detachable, 80 that they can
be easily laundered. Belts Are fea-
ture Of many Of the best selling
models. frequently the belt is seen
only in the back section. When the
entire belt is used 1t is placed several
inches below the waist line and is
made Of satin, silk or velvet Plain
or crushed broad velvet belts are con-
sidered particularly smart and. are
used with excellent effect on bright
colored coats In red, Wilhelmina blue,
tan and rose. Sashes are also being
used in a similar manner. These are
frequently In black or Of the same
shade as the coat itself.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
IDEAS FOR SPRING DRESSES
According to Information, Printed
Silks viii Be Largely Used In
the New Costumes.

Paris dressmakers are using printed
silks of rather fiorid designs on soft
silks and crepe de chimes for Innings,
especially where plain materials are in
question. All crepe fabrics also are
in demand for home gowns, and with
these the introduction of printed silks
will take the form of collar facings
and little touches in the waist bands
Buttons will also be covered in small
designed printed silk.
Sponge cloths. ratine or velour de
laine, all more or less the same thing,
Will still find favor in the early spring,
but serge and suitings in navy blue
promise to be more In vogue than
ever
In the navy blue suiting the tiny
pin stripe is likely to lead the way,
one or two coats and skirts having
already been seen in this material
The fashion in tailor mades does not
just yet show much change. The
lines are simple lin the extreme. The
inverted pleat at front and back, al
lowing Of little more freedom in
movement. but retaining the straight
line. is SO far the only innovation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
His Fathers Profession.

Frank Wilstach, the author of sew.
eral interesting, though as yet unpub.
lished works. is never without a new
anecdote.
This one concerns the answer OF
the small son of a western critic to
number Of other children who were
boasting of the bread-winnig occupa.
tions Of their respective parents.
my father owns a drug store"
proudly insisted one.
My father owns livery stable and
all the horses" boasted another.
my father is going to be police
man." insisted a third.
And then up spoke the four-year
old, with definite and complete conf.
dence In his own particular claim:
MY fathers dam-at-it kick-it."
Mr.. Wilstach accepts this as furth.
er proof that from the mouths Of
babes and sucklings words Of wis.
dom are wont to fall.-New York
Mail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
sIns Of the confederate PLANTERS along

gins of tho Confederate planters along
the route.
March 22, 1868.
At ten o'clock in the morning .
scouting party of fifty men, belonging
to the Fifth Missouri cavalry, en-
countered Quantrel's partisans few
miles from Blue Springs. Mo. They
were roughly handled. retreating after
a short skirmish' with loss of nine
killed. FIVE missing and several
wounded The Confederate casualties
we're slight.
The steamer Granite City was cap
tured on the Eluethera, Bahama, by
the United States gunboat Tioga.
Mount Sterling. KY. garrisoned by
a detachment of National troops un-
der the command of Col John D.
Rust, was captured by body of Con-
federate cavalry. which left Beaufort,
under Colonel Cluke.
March 2s, 1858.
The treaty between the United
States and Liberia, concerning the set
tlement OF the African republic with
negroes from the United States, was
officially promulgated.
The schooner Charm was captured
at the mouth of Indian River inlet,
Florida, by boat expedition from
the National steamer Sycamore.
The expeditionary force of Union
troops under the command of Col.
Jobp n Rrat which loft paouf0rt
s. c., on the nineteenth instant.
arrived at Jacksonville. Fla.
The Federals. after a sharp struggle.
retook Mt. Sterling. KY. which had
been captured by the Confederates
two days before.
The Federals abandoned an attempt
to get to the rear of Vicksburg for
purpose of operating against tho
stronghold by way of Yazoo Pass.
Copyright. 1919. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
Historic London House

A fine old Soho mansion, No. rs
Dean street, next door to the Royal
theater which is being offered for
sale. has great historic interest. It
was formerly the town residence of
Sir James Thornhill, one of the fa-
theirs of British painting From this
paternal abode Hogarth eloped with
Thornhill's only daughter, Jane, who
made him an admirable wife, The
house still possesses beautiful paint
ed staircase, the joint work Of Ho-
garth and his father-in-law. It was
at his Dean street residence that
Queen Anne sat to Thornhill for her
portrait She came in sedan chair.
and her visits are eommemorated by
the title of a hostelry on the opposite
side of the street, The Crown and
Two Chairmen," which without this
explanation would bear the most
puzzling public house sign in London.
London Chronicle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
New Screens.

Many Of the new screens are exceed
ingly beautiful. Those of embossed
leather are much in demand. Except
in the distinctly Oriental screens there
is a reaction against anything like
sumptuous decoration. When COW
cred with the new brocades that show
gold and silver threads interviewer in
the lovely patterns of olden time the
screens are much to be desired.
There is slight tendency to have
the material employed for the screens
match the curtains Of dining rooms,
libraries and bedrooms.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
Brood Mare and Colt

be best to drive her in a team. The
single buggy's shafts sometimes have
too narrow a space between them for
the mares comfort. Their constant
pressure on either SIDE may cause her
serious injury. and be the means of
losing colt.
OF course, the stall where she is
kept should be roomy and the doors
should be wide enough that the mare
will have no trouble in passing
through them. A narrow doorway
is sometimes the occasion of the
mare being seriously injured.
There are instances in every neigh
borhood where the mare has been
worked hard all the day before
foaling, and then having got through
the ordeal without the least trouble.
The colts seem as sound and vigor-
GUS as those that have had greater
these do great deal of harm. Not
every mare can stand such treat
ment, but the general impression
gets around that they can. and much
harm results in some cases.
There is a difference between over
work as applied to regular plow
team and as applied to the mare
with foal. A whole days work. one
day following another. is too much
for mare. Most of her energy is go
ing into the building up of her young
and hard work means an actual
drain upon her vitality.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21
PROFIT MADE In
RAISING SWEET PEA
Plant Does Not Need Any Special
Soil to Attain Grace and
Beauty-FeW Hints.

Sweet peas do not need apy special
soil to attain grace and beauty. and
while one sweet pea specialist claims
compact. strong clay soil. made rich
with COW manure. another says they
must have light, sandy leaf mold: and
again another who lives near the sea
advocates a briny atmosphere neces-
sary for their development, while he
who lives in the west thinks inland
air the best for sweet peas. Wherever
you live and whatever your soil and
climate. grow sweet peas and make
the best Of existing circumstances.
Here are few pointers by one VINO
has grown sweet peas in the middle
west which were awarded prizes. and
we found no mystery In their growth
or care.
Select a sunny locality, and have
the rows run north and south. Dig
the soil deply and stir in plenty OF
well rotted COW manure-other ma
cure will do II COW is not to be had
Wait until the frost is out Of the
soil to do this. Even II the earth
freezes it will not hurt the sown seed.
After the soil is well spaded and en-
riched, firm 1t we'll and then run two
burrows two inches deep and eight or
ten inches apart. Cover the seeds,
and firm the soil. You may soak the
seeds for "a hours before planting II
you wish. Sow the seeds thickiy. and
only when the vines begin to spin
thin out SO that the vines stand three
inches apart.
Remember that sweet peas like
firm soil and therefore, when it is
necessary to have them to kill the
weeds, firm the soil well about the
pea stalks.
II the season is very dry, water,
and when the flowers begin to bud
stimulate the vines with weak liquid
fertilizer. A weekly drink of soap
suds on wash day applied to the roots
will help to make well colored bios
SONS. The finest sweet peas grown
by the writer we're planted, in pure
leaf mold. well firmed and well wa
tered
Provide strong, well twigged brush
for them to climb over, or wire treI.
lis. but the former is preferred by the
sweet pea The sweet pea lends IL.
SelI 10 NdTiOuS lOTiub Oh decoration.
A neighbor fitted deep and long,
narrow box on brackets to south
window and in 1t planted a row OF
sweet peas. They were trained upon
netted twine screen. and when they
bloomed they we're very much admir-.
ed. However. care was taken to pull
down the white Opaque shade when
the sun beat too warmly upon the
vines. for sweet peas scorch very cas-
fly.
Another friend reported that she
had planted a lot of seeds about the
base of strong support. and the
vines were trained up to an umbrella
frame which was fastened to the sup
port. The vines were then allowed to
fall over the frame. and they resem.
bled fountain Those who like the
unique may try various ways of grow
ing the sweet pea. but 1t gives bet
ter satisfaction grown on brush, and
more flowers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-21

which are the result of improper
breeding. 1t would seem that our
breeders would tire of such animals
because there is always a demand for
horses of real value.
There is very little doubt that a
mare ought to be worked during the
weeks prior to foaling. The mare
that is allowed to stand up In close
stable is more apt to prove unsatis-
factory at foaling time than the one
that has been worked up to within q
day or two OF her time.
But there is danger of overwork-
ing. A mare that is put to the plow
and plods all day through soft
ground. such as is often encountered
in spring plowing, Is apt to strain
herself dangerously.
While the crop that is to 20 in the
ground Is important. the value q the
mare and the future colt deserve
equal consideration. BY keeping ex-
act count of the time that elapses
during the CESSATION period the own.
er can make his plans to shirk the
mare considerably as foaling time
draws nigh.
Road work. light driving and some
light hauling about the farm are
recommended by all horsemen for
the mare that is pregnant. II the
roads are bad. and they are In a
sad condition many times in the
spring. the mare should be kept of
them. There is a chance that she may
seriously strain herself
When mare is being worked in
the later stages of her pregnancy
the harness and the double-tree may
require some changes in order to
avoid accident. / use an extra long
single-tree that will hold the traces
well away from the mares sides
This prevents dangerous pressure
and avoids the possibility of a pre-
mature foaling through bruises or
chatting.
II the mare is being driven 1t will
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08

around the zero point and our breath
iroze into little icicles on our mus
,aches.
lone afternoon the order came for
us to attack the Federal outpost near
Harpers Ferry the next morning. So,
about dusk that evening, we climbed
INTO our saddles and set out for the
point Of attack, our horses stumbling
through the deep snow. We had a
thirty mile ride ahead Of us and /
don't believe / shall ever forget the
terrible cold Of that binding march.
1T penetrated us to the very bone,
eating its way through overcoat and
1oot as though they were mere pa
per, We shivered in our saddles and
tried to W. m our benumbed legs
oy lettino them dangle and swing out
Of tho strrups. We tapped our frlgid
arms about and beat our chests to re-
store the circulation.
Early in the morning we came In
sight Of thr campires Of the Union
outpost and sighted the sentries pa
trolling their lines, wrapped to the
ewes and holding their guns close to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
Open Air Schools

TN a number of sections OF the
United States now, open air sch oos
for ailing children are in full OPP
GRAFTON. Indeed. their value to the
pupil, both physically and mentally.
is becoming more widely recognized
every day. But few people. however,
know that the Germans were the first
to hit upon this wonderful expedient
for building up bodies and brains that
were quickly fatigued in the close air
of the indoor school-room.
About ten years ago. certain Ger
man authorities discovered, in an in
vestigation, that from three to five
per cent. of the pupils were suffering
from anemia and other diseases in
their incipient stages; and, further
more. that these children were not
backward in class work because OF de-
fective mentality but because Of i'm
paired physical vitality.
They argued that II the children
were allowed to continue in the school
they would, In all probability. become
near invalids or, at least, grow up &c
| be weak men and women. On the
other hand. If they were taken out OF
school, they would suffer later from
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
When Hats Came Into Use

n. ATS are said to have been used
Nv about the year 1900 at which
~ time they became Of use for the
country wear, riding. etc. Father
Daniel relates that when Charles the
Second made his public entry into
Rouen, in 1919, he had on hat lined
with velvet, and surmounted with a
plume or tuft of feathers. 1t is said
that it was during this monarch's
reign that hats became the vogue,
taking the place of the chaperons and
hoods which had been the fashion
previously. In process of time from
the laity the clergy also took this
part of the habit; but 1t was looked
upon as a great abuse, and several
regulations were published forbidding
any priest or religious person to ap-
pear abroad In q hat without coro-
nets, and enJoining them to keep
the use of the chaperons made of
black cloth with decent coronets." It
was Pope Innocent the Fourth who
first made tho hat the symbol or cog
nizance of the cardinals, enjoining
them to wear a red hat at ceremonies
and professions, in token of their be-
ing ready to spill their blood for
Jesus Christ.
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their bodies with their arms to keep
their hands from freezing to the par
rcls clear through their wooden mt
tens. We formed in order quietly IN
a deep wood and were ordered to draw
our revolvers ready for the charge
My fingers were so rigid that l actu-
ally had to pull back the two hammers
on my revolver with my teeth.
Then came our leaders command
and we Numbered forward, shouting
like demons and blazing away at
the surprised. half-clad figures that
poured out of the tents and, taken
completely unawares, scuttled Tor the
woods. In less than five minutes we
were masters of the camp. with not
one OF the enemy in sight except those
who lay dead or wounded on the
ground.
And then-then I did just about
the strangest thing imaginable In my
efforts to make myself comiortapie
| unbuttoned my overcoat ana uni
form bio Sc, and even my shirt SO
that the cool night air might blow
upon my sweating breast! / was In
dripping perspiration all over. !
swung my leg over, sitting sideways
! in my saddle, took off my cap and
! began tanning as vigorously as though
1t were an August day. The rest OF
the boys were dol" pretty much the
same thing,
Think Of It, in the scant Ave min
utes of fighting our bodies had
changed from a condition of Icy chill
TO one of sweating heat! The incl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
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The Snow Mans Escape.

one, too! You could see his legs and
little holes for. his eyes and another
for his nose and a long slit for his
mouth. And he had a hat, too--it
looked Just like Papa's derby. Oh, 1t
was beautiful snowman! Elfreda
and / danced about and clapped our
hands and shrieked for Joy.
And then - then, Dorothy - what
do you think happened? Oh, it was
terrible! Poor Elfreda and 1 just
cried and cried about IT. Why, Will
liam stood Off little distance from
our nice new snowman and shouted.
Look out. kids. here I comet And
he ran as hard as he could--end
Jumped right into the poor snowman,
knocking him all to pleces
1T happened so suddenly that little
sister and ! for moment could
scarcely realize that the snowman
was no more. Then we burst out
crying and william just laughed at Us
and kicked what was left of the snow
man all around the yard.
on, william cried Elfreda, look
what you've doner And I told him
what a mean, bad boy he was. But
he didn't mind that. He jumped over
his fence and went TO play with an
other boy who called to him Just then.
SISTER and I dried our tears after
a while and set to work to build up
the poor snowman again. We had
watched william do It. you see, so we
knew how. 1t wasn't quite as Moe ?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
I'M SCHOOL
IN JAPAN

a S you trudge homo from school in
IN the afternoon with your books
under your arm and your little
playmates skampering about and
planning all the delectable games to
be played before dusk, do you know
that at that very time the little boys
and girls in Japan are just going to
school? We'll, they are. And, tho 9TH
er way round, when you are rubbing
your eyes awake Of morning and
trying to get up the courage to put
your warm toes out on the cold floor
they are just going to bed.
Their school, too, Is different from
yours-oh, so different. You find 1t
hard enough to be on time at nine
o'clock, goodness knows, but how
would you like to have to answer
present" to tho teachers rol-call
about half-past six very morning?
We'll, that's what the little Japanese
school children have to do on the
other side Of the world.
And when you enter the schoolroom
each morning instead Of smiling at
your teacher nd wishing her a Good
morning." you would, IL you lived
in Japan, have to make her a
very low and a very polite bow and
| say, "Ohayo."
Then. when tho lessons begin, you
would find it all so strangely different
from your ow:. little school. Instead
Of Teacher opening the book to the
lesson she assigned you yesterday to
be studied at home the night before
and recited to her, she would first
read the lesson for tho day to you
and then ask you to read 1t in turn to
her. Now isn't that q queer way to
recite ones lesson!
But more than that how would you
like to begin at the bottom of the
page and read up the page? And
wouldn't you be puzzled II you had to
begin at the right Of every line on
the page an read toward the left as
| the japanese 90
II YOU find such terrible monsters
as "ouotielts," "divisors" and 'frac-
lions" most horrible to deal with but
like the study of history. then you
would certainly enjoy your lessons in
q japanese school; for there history
is the principal study. The japanese,
Won know, worship their ancestors and
study every bit of history they can
get about the men who have lived in
| the ages long past.
And suppose your teacher said to
the class at the end Of each hour,
| children, we shall take short re-
cess now before we go on with the
next lesson. Go out and spin your
tops and fly your kites and Ill ring
the bell when the recess is over
wouldn't you be delighted? Well,
if YOU were in n japanese school this
very thing would happen. At the end
Of every hour you would have re-
cess. Wouldn't you like that, though!
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IT. I tell you a story. Dorothy, will
q you go to bed like a good little
girl?" asked Mamma. And not
y be afraid of the dark? And not
kick the covers around? And not
call to me-but go right to sleep7"
Eyes, Mamma. Deed WIFI" said
the little girl.
So Mamma sat in the big chair by
the open Fireplace and took little
Dorothy up on her lap, tucking in
her nightie over the little pink toes
lest old Jack Frost come suddenly
down the chimney and nip them.
Dorothy nestled her head against
Mammals breast and waited.
"Once upon time" said Mamma,
when l was n little girl just like you
woke up one morning and looked
out the window. 1t was showing. /
clapped my hands and jumped around
Just as you do, Dorothy. when 1t be-
gins to snow. My little sister. Elfreda,
came running to see.
"'Oh, it's showing! It's showing
Goody-goody!' We cried and ran into
mothers room to tell her about 1t.
1T showed all day long. The big
fakes fell down from the sky, white
and soft and beautiful. They glistened
like tiny little stars as sister and l
stood by the window watching them
fall We begged mother to let US go
out and play in the snow. But she
said, Wait until it stops. children,
and then you may
$50 Elfreda and waited all day