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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-01
CARPET
RAGS SC ID.

During the month of Janu-
airy we viii pay FIVE cents q
pound for clean, first class,
cotton carpet Ra
change for goods from any
part of the store. Rags must
be put Up in hanks.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-01

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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-01
QUILTING
COTTON
1Oc ID.

White, clean quilting cot
tn put UP il pound rolls.
Sells at l21z cents every
month in the year except
january.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
BEDROOM SLIPPERS OF LINEN
Have Many Advantages, Chief OF
Which Is That They Are So
Easily Cleaned.

The new idea in bedroom slippers is
to make them of linen. These are
decidedly comfortable on the feet,
wear well, and can be washed easily.
They can be made from plain or
embroidered linen, just a little heav.
Ter than you would use for doilies or
center pieces. Buttonhole around the
top in small scallop, and make eye
let's in which to run narrow ribbon.
They are very pretty made up of
embroidery four inches wide and with
well-covered edge as well as an
open one through which the ribbon
can run. When soiled they can be re-
moved from the sole, laundered and re-
placed with little trouble 1t is well
to keep fresh pair always on hand.
This suggests pleasant winter work
for summer wear, when we feel that
we can spare little time from our
knitting and garment making for the
good cause.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Blouse, Trimmed With Braid, With
Satin Collar and Cuffs.

think. 1t may be modified and soft
ened, but it evidently leads the way
away from the evening sleeve of to-
day.
These two features are the most
important of the early season. They
point with an unmistakable finger
toward something different, but
whether the French openings will
follow up the prophecy, or we will
follow up in detail the French show
ings, remains to be seen. At any
rate, it is well to fix ones mind upon
this possible fashion. 1t may keep
one from buying something that will
be hopelessly out of the running later
in the spring.
Those who know, feel that the very
wide skirt has had its day for street
wear, although six-yard ones are al
ready featured for the evening, placed,
however, over much narrower I'M
derskirt. This assembling of two dis
tinct types Of skirt on a figure is al
ways suggestive of the Orient, and in
one or two of it's recent appearances,
1t is unpleasantly so. A figure swathed
in satin underskirt which is caught
in at the knees by a band of gold
lace, and covered by six-yard net
outer skirt finished at the edge with
jet, is daring garment to put upon
any woman, especially when she uses
it for dancing.
Skirts for street wear, whether be-
longing to a suit or frock, are built
on conservative lines. There is no
return to the hobble effect, but the
immense sweep of the elongated Rus
sian tunic which was the feature of
the winter will give place to a hem
wide enough for freedom and with a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
PRETTY COVERS FOR C0RSETs
Seasons Lingerie Is Really Beautiful,
and the Prices Accordingly Are
"Way Up"

Whether under the classification OF
corset covers, brassiere or camisole,
the little slip that conceals the cor
set is a most luxurious and fetching
affair. When the blouse is of lace or
net the corset cover is usually of some
silk like pussy willow taffeta or crepe
de chine. Under a less transparent
blouse it may be shirred net, lace or
even embroidered chiffon, and usually
it is held up over the shoulders by the
merest straps of lace, ribbon or tiny
chiffon roses.
Smartly shaped corset covers are
now in surplice style-not rounded out
at the top, and the deep v of the sur
plice crossing is arranged at back as
we'll as front. A single snap fastener
at the belt line holds the crossed sur
plice in place and if some sort of fas-
tening is required at the bust a
sparkling brooch holds the lace to-
gether and CLEANS through the outer
blouse. A corset cover of this type,
made of net putting and hand-embroid-
cred strips of organdie is set to-
gether with hemstitching and costs
$7.98-quite a tidy price to pay for a
corset cover, but then women are
spending extravagant sums just now
on their "undies," as intimate gar
ments are called in England.
The camisole goes straight across
the bust and shoulder straps hold it
up. 1t is worn usually with transpar-
ent evening blouses, for when the top
is drawn up by a ribbon-run beading,
the shoulder straps may be slipped
down and the shoulder left bare under
the gauzy bodice. Camisoles of the
prettiest sort are of embroidery and
lace insertions arranged in transverse
rows and sometimes tiny chiffon
roses in pastel shades are grouped
in clusters along the upper edge. If
the figure is not slender brassiere of
some sort must be donned under the
camisole for support.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

will recommend that Judge shall
not be eligible to reelection after
he has reached the age of seventy
years, but shall be retired on a pen
sion or half pay. This measure was
presented in the assembly two years
ago, but was defeated.
Still another judiciary committee
bill will recommend that circuit
judges be permitted to appoint the
clerk of the circuit court. This is
now an elective Office. There are also
recommendation that municipal
courts shall all have the same general
powers and that in counties where
these municipal courts are located at
the county seat, the court be abol-
ished and this work be placed under
the county court. All Of these bills
have the recommendation and en-
dorsement of Chief Justice =. B. Win
slow, of the supreme court, as well
as members of the bar association Of
the state.
The state board of agriculture has
asked the legislature for practically
half million dollars to run the state
fair and erect new buildings to re-
place those destroyed by fire and tor
nado last year
Former Secretary ]. G. Mackenzie
of the state board of agriculture rec
ommends $2SO,00O for buildings and
equipment during the fiscal year 1915
16 and $4,000 for the same purposes
during the year 1861 Of these
amounts $15O,00O would be used for
a grandstand; $4,000 for a poultry
building; $4,000 for a sheep barn and
judging pavilion; $4,000 for wom-
ans and art building; $4,000 for an
auditorium, and $4,000 for a swine
barn and judging pavilion. These
requests have been placed before the
joint finance committee of the legisla-
ture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
NEW EVENING BODICE
HAS TWO FEATURES THAT CALL
FOR CONSIDERATION.
To Be Made of the Skirt Material,
Which viii Be Liked, and Has
Sleeves That Show the
Empire Influence.

There is too much evidence brought
out for the new kind of evening
bodice not to feel that it will win. 1t
is not entirely attractive in its pres
ent tentative guise, but no doubt it
will grow in grace as the weeks ad-
vance.
1t is made of the skirt material,
which cannot be said of all the waists
we have worn, and has sleeves, short
little puffs only, also of the fabric. 1t
has been more than one decade since
we have worn an opaque sleeve and
one of this shape. 1t is decidedly the
first empire influence.
Some of these sleeves are straight,
extending half way to the elbow and
finished there with stiff turn over
cuff, also of the material : 1t is this
sleeve which women do not like, and
it is not probable they will wear it.
However, its introduction in high
places gives one a chance to stop and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Newest Baby Quilts.

Baby's newest down quilt is both
pretty and practical. 1t has the upper
and under sides of soft china silk of
either pale blue or pink, and over this
is a cover of very sheer linen. The
cover is the full size of the quilt
after the edges are turned over, and
it is mitred at the corners. The over
lay is at least five inches and is usu-
ally finished with an embroidered
scallop or lace edge. Is it not a fine
idea? For when the cover is soiled it
can be easily removed and laundered
and the silk quilt is protected from
dirt and dust and the soil of frequent
handling.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
A Practical STYLE.

Every wearable black taffeta gown
had one of the very full, long tunic
skirts decorated with a trellis border
made of velvet ribbon. The fullness
of the tGnic came on the sides and
instead OF being gathered into the
waist it was laid into plaits that were
neither fiat nor pressed, but stood
out stiffiy, caught to the skirt only at
the beginning and end of each plat.
The waist was of net over white chit.
fon; the underskirt was tight, but had
slight fare
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

The arch of triumph for which con-
gress appropriated 100000 in 1910
has been built and dedicated to the
American soldiers who endured such
terrible privations while in winter
quarters at Valley Forge in 1777-78.
In 1893 the state of Pennsylvania
bought ATS acres of land covering the
site of the camp and formed it into
valley Forge Park" The new mon
ument, which occupies a prominent
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
WORTHY OF HONOR
Washington National Monument
Association Has Deserved
Well of Country.

I'm EVERY birthday of George Wash
~ ington for the last II years a
meeting of a small but distinguished
body has been held in the city Of
Washington. This body Is the Wash
Ington National Monument society,
the organization which brought about
the construction of the giant shaft
which dominates the landscape in the
federal city.
While the war department has the
care and custody of the Washington
monument, this society has quasi
public status, exercises a paternal
watchfulness over it, possesses the
right to send mali under frank and
stands ready to resist any plan or pro-
posal which seeks to change in any
way the monument or it's surround
ings.
John Marshall, that great jurist, was
the society's first president. Since
then, beginning with Jackson, the
presidents of the United States have
been ex-officio presidents of the So
ciety.
The organization of the monument
society in 1888 was undertaken by
representative citizens of Washington,
after long experience had caused them
to despair of congress acting in the
matter of erecting a memorial to
George Washington. The continental
congress as early as 1888 had promised
fn 70 in fn
and Major L'Enfant, in laying out the
city of Washington, had set apart res
ervation No. g." containing 80 acres
on which the monument now stands
as the site for memorial to Washing
ton and his compatriots.
The monument society on organiza-
ton issued an appeal to the country
and proceeded to collect subscriptions
in amounts not exceeding one dollar
to erect monument. Money came in
fairly well. Then the society, having
found privately-owned sites increasing
in price whenever the owners we're ap-
preached, appealed to congress in 1888
asking the donation Of a site. Not un-
til 1848 did congress respond with a
joint resolution authorizing the society
to erect the monument on such land
as the president of the United States
and the society might select.
The 80 acres of reservation No. g"
were chosen and decided to the society
by deed signed by President Polk.
July 4. 1S48, in the presence of some
fifteen or twenty thousand persons, the
cornerstone was laid in the northwest
angle of the foundation with impress
sive ceremonies.
Actively the society continued to
raise money throughout the country
and to rear the monument. Six years
after the cornerstone had been laid
the shaft had reached a height of 153
feet, at an expense, all paid by pri-
vate subscription, of some $230,000
At last, in 1876, congress voted $780,
600 for the building of the monument
to be appropriated at the rate of $780,
600 year The law provided for the
work to be carried on by a commits
sion, in which the society was repre-
scented.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Named Rate Commissioned.

Named Rate Commissioner.
The appointment of Walter Alexan-
der of Milwaukee to the rate commits
sion was confirmed by the senate by
a vote of II to Is.
Those voting for confirmation were
Senators Ackley, Athens, Baxter, Ben
nett, Bray, Burke, Cunningham, Ever
EFT, Fairchild, Hanson, Kellogg, Mar
tin, Mullberger, Perry, Standin, Mayer,
Stevens and Whitman.
These voted against: Senators Ar
mold, Barwig, Bichler, Bosshand, Gull
bertson, Glenn, Huber, Jennings,
Monk. Potts, Rollman, Scott, Skogmo,
Tompkins, Weissleder.
1t was a close call a change of one
vote would have defeated the con.
firmation, as Lieutenant Governor
Dithmar would have had the deciding
vote, and there is no question how he
would have voted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

decided flare at the SIDES. It's short
ness will be preserved.
On every side there are evidences
that this shortness, which displays
all of the boot, will be persisted in,
for it is the only possible way In
which to make a wide skirt wear
able. AS soon as it sweeps the in
step, it gains an aggressive awkward
ness.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Novel Hanging Cotton Holder.

obtain the required shape, and this
shape can be fastened upon the wall
With two nails run through at the
points marked with crosses.
The reels of cotton are suspended
by means of hatpin run through
from side to side, and upon the pin
they will revolve freely as the cotton
is drawn off in a downward direction.
For the sake of appearance the card
board should be covered with thin silk
and this may easily be done by turn
ing the material over at the edges
and fastening it on inside and at the
back with liquid glue. Then pieces
of silk can be cut to fit inside and
fastened on in a like manner.
Only one reel of cotton is shown
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Tailored Morning Skirts.

Tailored morning skirts are of linen,
crash and ratine, that corduroy stripe
on a net ground. They are about
three yards around the hem and cut
two or three gored circular. Their
style comes in this flare and in the
smart way they are belted in at the
waist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Washington Wanted National Church

Washington Wanted National Church
1t is probably known to compare
lively few of our country people thaI
in the original plans of the city Oh
Washington as accepted by its found
er, the illustrious man whose name 1t
bears, space was provided for ma
tional church; yet such is the TACT
At the beginning of our history as
nation authority was given by coll
gress to President Washington TO Sc
lect site for the capital Of the new
republic. One can imagine the inter
est wherewith he assumed that great
responsibility, for which, with the eX-
perience gained in his early youth as
a land surveyor in Virginia, he was
peculiarly fitted Doubtless not
single detail of the entire project es-
capped his attention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

upon the pin in our sketch, but this
has been done so that the way in
which the holder is constructed can
be clearly seen, and holder for con.
tanning three or four reels of cotton
can be made in the way described.
This little article would be
stronger and last longer carried out
in thin wood, and any boy with the
aid of a fret saw would be able to
make it in few moments.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
SUSPENDS REELS OF COTTON
Holder That May Be Made in a Few
Minutes and Will Be Found
Very Useful.

The hanging cotton holder shown in
our sketch can be made in a few mo-
ments, with the aid of portion of a
cardboard box and hatpin. Diagram
A at the top on the right of the illus
tration shows one end of a cardboard
box and the dotted line indicates the
portion that should be cut away to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
Name Wilkinson State Fair Head.

Name Wilkinson State Fair Head.
The state board of agriculture at
it's annual meeting in Madison elect
ed A. H. Wilkinson Of Bayfield,, presi-
dent; DR.. G. A. Kletzsch of Milwaukee,
vice-president, and Oliver E. Remey,
Milwaukee, secretary. The board for
mally decided to hold the next state
fair on September IS, IA, Is, 16 and IL.
The vote on secretary was: Remey,
8; Mackenzie, 2; Roessler, 1. ReWey
and Nelson were the only members
absent from the meeting.
The board fixed the salary of the
secretary at $4,000 a year.
An executive committee consisting
of G. N. Mihills Of Fond du Lac, W. R.
McCaul of Tomah, and D. w. Larkin
of Sturgeon Bay, was elected. Ira
Chryst of Hudson, w. r. McCaul of
Tomah, and H. H. Peavy of Bayfield,
were elected legislative committee.
1t was decided to postpone the cleo
ton of superintendent of most or
the departments until the next meet
ing. However, Richard White Of Mil
waukee was elected superintendent of
speed, Thomas SAKE Of Milwaukee as
superintendent of amusements, o. G..
Rewey of Rewey as superintendent of
admissions, c. E. Everett Of Racine
as superintendent of the grandstand,
Mrs. H. E. Stadler of Milwaukee as
superintendent of the woman's rest
room.
Practically 100000 will be required
by the Wisconsin state fair to replace
buildings destroyed by fire and tor
nado and to add equipment the board
considers necessary.
In the budget presented to the leg
islature by the board statement re-
garding which appears in the annual
report Secretary Mackenzie issued,
$2S0,000 is required for buildings and
equipment during the fiscal year 1915
1916, and $4,000 is required for the
same purpos during the fiscal year
1867. Following are the items for
1915 and 1916:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
$1,24o,ss4 in Treasury.

$f,24o,984 in Treasury.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson
said that by the middle of the month
there would be S6,333, 654.0S in the
state treasury. Of this sum, however,
So. 1868 ,606.92 must be returned at once
to the counties or paid out for special
charges, which will leave a balance of
sS.370,047 for state purposes. On Feb
ruary / there was s1,240.SS41S in the
state treasury. On the same date in
1918 there was S92S,S36.54. OF this
amount in 1913 100000 was taxes ad-
vanced By the railroads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17
New State Patents.

New State Patents.
Daniel A. Croker, Almond, sleigh;
John F. Gall, Kenosha, wireworking
machine; Clark T. Henderson, Mil
waukee, lifting magnet controller; Luz
Their B. Irish, Baraboo, lifting. sup.
porting and lowering apparatus; Carl
E. Lipman, Beloit, starter for mo-
tor cars; Edwin L. Morgenroth. Ke-
waskum, COW stanchion and stall:
John H. Roberts, Platteville, electric
time switch; Albert E. Smith. Mil
waukee. crusher; Eugene A. Soren.
son. Whitehall piston packing ring
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

The shaft itself is 500 feet high, on
top of which is set the pyramidion SIS
feet 5.5 inches in vertical height. The
base is 55 feet 11a inches square, and
the top of the shaft below the pyra-
midion is "a feet 51a inches square.
At two and one-half times it's height.
the shaft would come to point.
The capstone weighs $500 pounds
and is crowned by small pyramid of
pure aluminium Sc inches at its base
and 8.9 inches high, weighing 100
ounces.
No mention of the monument would
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

place in this park, is IN the style of a
Roman arch and is a massive granite
structure, 60 feet high, with inscrip-
lions commemorative the sufferings of,
the soldiers Near the arch, and form
ing sharp contrast with it, is log
cabin typical of the quarters in which
the continental army under General
Washington spent that memorable
winter in our country's history
Popular Mechanics.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-02-17

The board will call attention. to the
fact that while other state fairs have
erected buildings which produce rev.
enues from rentals, the Wisconsin
fair has none which bring in money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-10

P.b -satLar Net e.

STATE 1E Illinois. county Of Rocs Is
land .-sEs
To ono Ea- term. s. j. 1915 81 the
Circuit court uf said county.
GelrEr j. Frsysru-tH. comp a'naut.
fr william banner. g. Chea,ham.
john Murphy g. Driver and Louis F..
uaurr-. defendants BIN TO- torc,ose
unrf-a-F
To far above named defendants.
WG ru u1arrr. ". Cneatham. John
Murphy and r.. Driver Notice is here
tr given. that the above named com
p.aia1-f has lfis dny hied en- said cir
raf court hIE t.' % cumrla. against
sou and each af SOU and also against
one Louis p u1ruer. o. defendants IA
said cause mas been .Fsucd out % said
court against sou and each 81 you di-
rcefef 90 che sheriff OF said county o.
Rock island 90 execute. returnable %
ere MAY tern. 1918. 90 said circuit
court 20 be begun and holden az the
court house Tn fhe city Of Rock Island
20 said county or the frst Monday OF
MAY next az which time and place YOU
and each % you viii appear and plead.
erFuer or dsmur 90 said bin of com
r.n'af
Dated 40 Rock island. Illinois. this
1irt dny ~ Mnrcs. 1918.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
CLERK % said cour;
Jackson. Hurst e. Stafford. solicitors
FOR cpmpiainart--(Advl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-10
Legal.
No,iee Of Publication.

state OF Illinois. Rock Island COun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court. May Term.
1918.
Mary ?. Newton vs.. John Newton.
Arthur Newton. Lizzie Wsreham,
Charles Newton. Anna Osborn. vii
liam Henry Newton. Elizabeth New
ton. Arthur Newton and Desire Cas-
u.en.
Afidavit OF non-resiience Of John
NeVton. Arthur Newton. Charles New
ton Lizzie Warehsm. Anna Osborn.
William Henry Newton. Elizabeth
Newton and Arthur Newton. implead-
cd with the above defendant, Desire
Casuieu. having been fled In the
clerks ofnce 81 the circuit court OF
said county. notice Is therefore hereby
given 10 the said nonresident defend
ants that the complainant filed her
bin Of complaint IN said court on the
chanccry side thereof. on the 9Th day
Of April. 1914. ana that thereupon a
summons issued out of said court
wherein said suit is now pending. re-
turnable on the first Monday in the
month OF May next. as is by Law re
qg.red.
Now. unless sou. the said nou-resi-
dent defendants above named, John
Newton. Arthur Newton. Charles New
ton. Lizzie Wareham. Anna Osborn.
William Henry Newton. Elizabeth
Newton and Arthur Newton. shall per
souaiIy be and appear before said cir
cult court. on the first day of the next
term hereof. 90 be holden a. Rock
Island. in and for the said county. on
the first Monday IN May next. and
plead. answer or demuT TO the said
complainant bill OF complaint. the
same and the matters and things
therein CHARGED and stated viii he TAX
en- a= comics zcd. and a decree entered
against YOU according 10 the prayer OF
said bill
GEORGE ". GAMBLE.
Clerk.
Rock Island III. April .. 1915.
J. ? Wittcr. compartments solicitor