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& $ 60 8

top edge of the lace down about an
inch and a half. to form a standing
rufiie. When this tlounce has been set
about the waist. small chiffon roses in
light pink. blue and yellow with pale
green chiffon leaves. are to be set
over 1t in n row, with one color fol-
lowing another These roses are im-
portant and the negligee would lose
character without them.
A width of three or four inches is
cut from the top of length of lace
to form the rufyie for the neck and
front OF the body. The remainder OF
this length will make the rufties that
are set on to the ends of the sleeves
The narrow. standing ruffie mai es a
heading and a single chiffon ross in
pink. with its little. pale green lea yes.
is set at the top OF each rutiie against
the net.
The negligee Is worn with a cap to
match. 1t has a small lace plaque at
the center OF the crown. pun OF
crepe is gathered TO this and edged
with lace. 1t is drawn up about the
face on an elastic band A few very
small chiffon roses are set with bows
OF narrow satin ribbon in the fiouuce
of lace that falls about the face.
JULIA eOTTOMLEY.
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Some of the most beautiful tones OF
yellow are even more delicious In
crepe. 1t seems. than in any other ma
terial. The adorable negligee, pic
tured here, has been made up in all
the howerlike colors: rose. blue,
lavender. pink and in pale green. and
1t is exquisite in all of them, but in
light and glowing yellow it is simply
a glorious garment.
II is combined with a net-top lace in
deep cream color and is very simply
cut Anyone with any knowledge OF
sewing can undertake to make so sim.
pie a pattern. The bodice portion is
cut in kimono fashion with sleeves
and body In one piece. 1t Is gathered
TO a narrow soft betting at the waist
line. The long plain skirt portion.
with hemmed opening dcwn the front.
Is straight and Is also gathered to the
belt. The bottom is finished with a
three-inch hem.
When the body and skirt have been
made and Joined at the belt the tace
is to be set on Choose an open mesh
pattern and one having a pretty finish
at its top edge. The lace should be
ten to twelve inches wide, or it may be
wider Gather rufiie of the lace to
he set about the waist line. Turn the
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-10
FRENCH BOY DISPLAYS PLUCK
Cuts Pianks for Floor for Trench
Wnile Within Thirty-Six Yards Of
Enemy-Enemy Astonished.

A patient in the American am
bulance hospital at Neuilly-sur-Seine
tells the following story OF one Of his
comrades: I. ...
We had been living in the trenches
for days with the water above our
ankles. At that time our trenches
were only thirty-six yards away from
the German trenches. so that we could
hear the enemy talking and whistling.
and, indeed, we often called across to
them.
"One day. young p. who was a hot
tempered chap about twenty-oue years
of age, threw down his shovel and
said that he wouldn't work in such
a nasty hole another moment, and
that he had rather die once from q
German bullet than live another day
in the trench. Anyhow. he was going
out to chop some wood for a floof
and let the Germans shoot him II
they wished.
"Thereupon P. calmly crawled out
OF the trench. walked to q woodpile
In full sight of the Germans, and be-
gan making planks from the wood
He worked a whole hour. SDr the Ger
mans were SO much astonished at his
audacity. and SO delighted with his
pluck. that they made no attempt to
stop him.
When he had finished the needed
pile Of boards. P. calmly carried them
into the trench. and the men made q
good floor OF them."-Youths Com
panion.
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HAS BRAWN In SPITE OF BRAIN

complished by man OF more than
ordinary intellectual development.
Mr.. Taber is an American who, after
his graduation from Brown university.
went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
He was runner OF ability when at
Brown: he continued to develop brain
and body together at Oxford, and his
running has improved as his mind has
broadened and matured.
There is special reason why
Americans should be proud of Mr..
Taber's achievement. however. Until
recently it had been a tradition that,
while Americans were supreme in the
dashes. and field events. which REQUIRE
tense skill and quick effort rather
than endurance. they were usually in
ferior to their British cousins in the
long runs. which require what the
Englishman calls bottom" or what
the American youth less euphoniously
terms CUTS. Mr.. Taber has helped
to shatter this tradition and vindicate
the American staying power.
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Saw on the Ground Beside Him q
Great Number Of Ants.

story. You see." said Mr.. Fox. that
with all their other accomplishments
the ants are not very good swimmers.
and one day an ant. having ventured
too near the edge of brook. fell in,
and was in great danger of being
drowned. He called. In ceeble way,
for help, but there seemed to be no
one to hear him. aid he had almost
given up hope when the current Of
the brook carried him under a tree,
upon a branch of which dove was
resting.
THE ant, seeing the dove, thought
to himself: Here is one last chance;
l will call as loudly as can. and II
the dove does not help me 1 shall give
myself up as lost
SO he called as loudly as he could,
and the dove, hearing him, looked
down, and when he saw what the mat
tey was. plucked leaf from the tree
and dropped it into the water Just
beside the ant. Though fast losing
strength, the ant managed to crawl
upon 1t. and the breeze. blowing the
leaf to the shore. he crawled upon dry
ground and was saved.
Now a good many animals and a
good many men would have said to
themselves: That leaf fell OF the tree,
and l do not owe the dove anything
for saving my life.' and would have
at once forgotten the act OF kindness.
But the ant did rot do this. Instead.
lie said to himself: Some day | will
have chance to repay the dove.
1T was not long after this that a
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which is the social center for all the
village men. who love companionship
and are great gossips. Each day. by
turn. one OF the villagers furnishes
the coffee. beans and sugar. to be
served to the men who gather at the
guest chamber. He, also. supplies the
food and bedding II some ordinary
guests come along.
They are. of course. great respect.
ers OF persons: SO that II common
man happens in. couple of fried eggs
with bread and olives will do for him.
II more important parsonage ar.
rives. a pair of roast chickens is pro-
vided for his supper; but II still
more honored one or a company OF
men apear. lamb or kid is killed.
The village guestchamber is a club of
the village men.
Children in the peasant families
are always welcomed. The father
prides himself on his boys. Even the
mother prefers them. and when ques.
toned as to the number of her Off
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81 wish Mr.. Fox would tell another
story" said Jack Rabbit. as he pre-
pared to go again to the hillside and
consult the source OF wisdom upon
which he had now come to depend
very much.
THAT story which he told me re-
Gently OF the mouse and the frog was
very interesting, and 1t illustrated SO
well the fact that SO many OF us seem
bound to make ourselves uncomfort.
able by binding ourselves to persons
and things unsuited to US. l shall
certainly try to make him tell an
other story today"
When Jack Rabbit got to Mr.. Fox's
house he did not find him at home |;
but, knowing that unless something
very important detained him, he would
soon be there. he sat down to wait.
And as he waited he sew on the
ground beside him a great number OF
ants. which were rushing cbout and
hurrying in all directions-at least
that was the way 1t seemed to Jack
Rabbit, although he thought they
must know what they were doing.
else they would not be working SO
hard.
He was busy watching the ants.
when. all at once, he was rurprised to
find Mr.. Fox standing right beside
him and saying: How do you do this
morning"
Jack Rabbit was rather ashamed to
be caught watching the ants, and
started to make some explanation OF
what he was doing. when he was
stopped by Mr.. Fox. who said: Don't
excuse yourself for watching the ants.
There are very few of US animals
who could not learn more than We al.
ready know from these little insects.
things much better than even men do
them. They are systematic and me.
thodical; they know the rules of war
and forms of government; they can
lift more than their own weight and
carry 1t a long way: they care for
their sick. and provide for their fu.
ture. and. above all, they have a sense
Of gratitude. and after l have got
some Of this dirt of my paws and
~aouSu ray lace ! Will tedCu yOu u
bit Of wisdom by telling you a story
OF an ant that was first told years
and years ago by a wise old fox in Per.
sia, whose stories have been retold by
many another fox who was not 20
wise"
Jack Rabbit was delighted to think
that Mr.. Fox was going to tell him an.
other story without his even having
to ask him. and he was very impatient
while Mr.. Fox was washing his paws
and face and getting OF some OF the
dirt. which. fear, had got on them
while he was digging a hole under
the fence which Farmer Wilson had
recently built around his chicken
yard.
Finally. however. he completed his
bath, and he had scarcely got to the
door OF his house before he began his
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hunter. going through the wood, saw
tho same dove sitting on the orancn
OF tree. and determined to Kill II.
The dove. intent upon watching ner
nest. did not sec the hunter. and 80
did not ny away; but the ant, watch
ing the hunter while he loaded his
gun. knew that the dove was in dan
ger. and determined. II possible. TO
save her. He ran As fast as he could
toward the hunter. and reached him
Just as he was making ready to hre.
"Scrambling as fast as he could up
the hunters leg. he reached . bare
place above his stocking Just as the
hunter aimed his gun. and, biting him
as hard as he could, he made the
hunter miss his aim. and the sound
of the gun alarming the dove. she
few away to q safe place."
WELL" said Jack Rabbit, that was
certainly q fine thing for the ant to
do. and particularly as 1t is not likely
the dove ever knew why 1t was the
hunter missed his aim"
Indeed" said Mr., Fox. "it was all
the more credit to the ant that he
performed the kindness without ex-
pecting the whole world to know Of It.
And the whole story" continued Mr..
Fox, furnishes proof OF the lesson
that even the smallest sort OF kind.
ness is profitable to the one who
does II.
And now I am going in to take =
nap" said Mr.. Fox. for I have had .
very busy night and morning doing .
kindness to Farmer Wilson's chickens.
He had built fence SO tight that
there was no way they could get out
OF their yard: but have dug them a
nice hole under the fence. and l think
one or two Of them will get out by
tomorrow morning"
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spring. she will say she has five chill
dren and two girls or whatever the
numbers may be. This is the more
strange since the would-be husband
must pay his father-in-law hand
some price for the girl. while boys
are a heavy expense, and their wives
and weddings are costly affairs.
Women are looked upon as some.
thing inferior. The woman may nev-
er call her husband by his first name.
but oh father of Ahmed. or whatever
the eldest sons name may be. The
wife likewise takes the name of her
first-bor son. The husband will nev-
er say my wife or mention her first
name. but will say either the mother
Of Ahmed or my family, the relative
in my house. the forbidden, or the
daughter of my uncle!' The reason
for this last title is that the village
man in the Holy Land marries his first
cousin in preference to anyone else.
and in fact she cannot marry another
If he wants her.
when the fellah or peasant child
Is born, its tender skin, without being
washed. is rubbed with olive oil and
salt. For seven consecutive days 1t Is
reoiled, and when a week old gets its
first bath and is again oiled. In some
localities they consider it unsafe to
bathe the baby before 1t is 40 days old.
Mortality amorE the babies is great.
and 1t is not t, b. wondered at, for in
view of the rough treatment they re-
ceive, it becomes a question Of the
survival OF the fittest.
THE ways of these village folk.
their methods of agriculture. Of ad-
ministration, of household and COM
munity, and of sanitation are primi-
tive "reminiscences of the days before
the coming of Christ. The refuse of
their villages are piled in great heaps
around 1t. and there left to tester.
Their blowing is a bare scratching of
the ground with wooden plows. while
they thresh their grain by failing and
treading. and mill it in stone mortars.
THE marriage customs Of these peo-
pie are interesting. Young men mar
twelve and sixteen. The son, on COM
ing OF riageable age. picks his
wife by choice of sight-no courtship
is allowed-when his father arranges
all further details. The girl has no
voice in the matter. The price OF a
bride depends on her age. beauty USE
fulness and family connections. 1t
ranges. in our money. from 500 to
$500"
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tance OF nineteen miles when good
binoculars were used at the receiving
station.
The gas is produced by the ordi-
nary carbide and water, and the tank.
which is adjustable to the back of the
lantern, is sufficiently large for about
three hours of signaling.
When burning normally only
enough gas is admitted to the lantern
to maintain a minute fame, but when
the controlling key is depressed the
gas aperture is enlarged and the fame
flares up instantly. producing a
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small tucks. These are to be replaced.
as the cold weather comes on, by
gowns OF canton flannel. made long.
The small boys paiamas hardly need
description. They are made OF light
cotton materials. The pants are
fastened at the waist with a tape
which is run through hem in the
top. They are as plain as can be and
so Is the coat. This is usually bound
with braid and provided with a pock-
ct at one side. The same pattern Is
used for the canton flannel pajamas
used in cold weather.
For the comfort OF little ones VINO
sleep in cold rooms and are liable to
kick their feet from under cover. bed
shoes OF canton flannel or OF elder
down are recommended. They are
easily made and easily laundered AID
they are most comforting.
There are numbers OF patterns for
little nightdresses-the simplest ones
are the best. For the little boy, pa
jamas, like those shown in the pic
ture. cannot be improved upon.
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USES ACETYLlNE IN FOREST
Eoresters Utilize It to Flash Mes
sases by Morse Tele-
graph Code.

The new acetylene signal lantern
used in the national forest service for
signaling by the M&se telegraph;c
code works so successfully that mes
sages can be read by the naked eye
at a distance Of fifteen miles in clear
weather. and the lantern has been
worked to good advantage over dis
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-10
TO START BOY IN BUSINESS
Shetland Ponies Are Easily Kept and
Require But Little Grain-oo
Very Well on Hilisides.

A good way for boy to start IN
business Is by raising Shetland ponies
A very well-bred mare can be bought
for S125 to 5000. the latter figure be-
ing for q pure bred.
Starting with q mare in foal, q boy
can. in the course OF five years. II he
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How Far New York Trains Travel.
The subway and elevated trains In
the boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx. New York city. travel every
day distance OF more than twice the
circumference OF the globe
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flash" which continues so long as the
key is kept depressed. The dots and
dashes of the Morse code are pro-
duced by manipulation of the key
Popular Mechanics.
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The Instinct Of Precedence.

"Of course. your wife favors votes
for women?"
YES" replied Mr.. Meekton: but
l suspect she'll find it hard to ap-
prove Of any plan that allows some
of the women she knows to vote Just
the same as she does"
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Johnny's Sore Hand,

Johnny, how did you hurt your
hand? l hope you haven't been fight.
ing again" ......-s
Willie Jones called me a liar,
mother, an then he hit me on the fist
with his teeth Life. ..r
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Moslem power in Asia Minor and the
Moslem power in Egypt. and SO as
sumes strategic Importance in the war
Of the nations. Yet the Holy Land is
land embalmed in the spirit and Gus.
toms of 5000 years ago. according to
a description Of village life there as
prepared by John d. Whiting for the
National Geographic society:
Manners and customs which pre-.
vailed in Palestine In Biblical days are
still unchanged. While the townspeo.
pie are losing their ancient customs
and quaint costumes. the villagers
are. In these things. as they were 81
200 years ago. Three distinct classes
inhabit the land; the Bedouin. a no.
madic, war.loving race: the Fellaheen.
agriculturists. shepherds and village
dwellers; and the Madaniyeh. who
live in the towns and cities and are
artisans.
THE present-day villages are locat.
ed. as a rule. either on the tops OF
hills, originally for protection, or near
some spring or source of water. Many
are. built upon the foundations OF build.
inss whose origin dates back thou
sands Of years. There does not exist
single example Of a peasant village
that has been founded in modern
times
"Village streets are crooked, mar
row and unpaved. The farmers
houses are crowded close together for
protection. These houses consist OF
one large room. usually square. About
two-thirds of the space within is de-
voted to raised. masonry platform.
some to 70 feet above the ground.
and this is the kitchen. storeroom.
bedroom and living room of the fam.
lily. Below this platform. the cattle
and fiocks are housed. goats and
sheep. a few work cattle. and perhaps
donkey or camel.
Each village has guest chamber
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There is no reason to doubt the sin
cerity of woman who voluntarily
wears a Salvation army bonnet.
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HAT thin strip upoa the
eastern coast of the Med
iterranean sea. the Holy
Land. sacred to the be
levers of three world-re.
ligions. to Christians.
Jews and Moslems. and
ground wherein were
Graded ideals which
have made almost all
civilization tributary. is
a bridge between the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-07
COTTON
New York Cotton.


NEW YORK Aug. 6--An early advance in
today's cotton market seemed TO attract in.
creased offerings and reactions followed with
tine close steady no a net gain of q points
on August hat generally ] TO points lower
The opening was Ut an ad anrc of to y
poii's and the market sold about 10 To ~
POINTS net higher during the carly trading
ON the continued firmuess Of Liverpool the
failure OF the weather map 90 show rains in
the southwest and a renewal Of Liverpool
buying.
After the close Of Liverpool the demand
became somewhat less active and the selling
more general owing 10 private reports that
10 was raining hard az Waco. Texas, and
venewod rumor. that England intended to
lace cotton on the list of conrohand These
rumurs were not confirmed, and private
cables from Liverpool said there was nothing
more than some vague talk Of such q pos,
nhilitv i'm the market there but they helped
90 uuScttlc the market aud after o. decline
OF some 10 or II points from the high level
Of the morning trading became less active.
Closing prices were az practically the low
point OF the dav. Liverpool houses were
credited with buying very freely here during
the early trading. supposedly to undo Ola
Straddle accounts. but local spot dealers re-
uorf,d q continued slack demand for actunl
and part Of the afternoon selling was prob
ably based upon an idea that there had been
o considerable reduction In the short interest
Exports for the day were l,als bales max
ing ls4l7 so far this season. Port receipts
3,O36. United states port stocks 736,2Os.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-07
BLIND BOY WHO MADE GOOD.
Example of the Power OF an AM
hilton.

DluOn.
Stick to your dream, boy. Let noun
ing swerve you from the pain Ihdt
loads inward toward the fulfillmynt
of your life's ambition.
You will meet with difficulties and
discourageme but when you do'
lust think of the man, Herreshott, the
boat builder. who died the other day
in Rhode Island. In his life you ought
TO find inspiration enough TO lift you
over any obstacle.
When John y. Herreshoff was boy
his ambition was to design ana bullu
the fastest boats in the world. lie ne
came blind while yet a boy. Ihal
would have discouraged any ordinary
bov. for how could blind man design
a model that he could not see2 But
HerrrCshoff was no ordinary boy lie
stuck to his dream. The heavy handi-
cap of blindness only made MN press
on all the harder.
The blind boy sat I'm eternal dark
ness and whitfield out his boat models.
Gradually there developed in his I'M
gers a muscle sense that was worth
more to him than eyesight would have
been. Slipping the model Of a boat
through his hands, he could tell how
II should be shaped 20 slip through the
water with the least resistance Other
designers figured out their models by
complex mathematical calculations.
But the blind boy felt with his sensi-
tive fingers, and his models were the
best, for when he was "a years old
he built the fastest yacht the world
had ever known. and, while he could
not see the boat go, he felt the dash
and plunge and swiftness Of 1t, and be
wept when they told him his boat had
won the race.
He built the yachts Vigilant, De-
fender Columbia, Reliance. that con-
quered the series Of Shamrocks in the
races for the Americas cup. He built
up a great construction industry. The
government Of his own country went
to him for torpedo boats. The fame
of the blind designer of fast boats
spread around the world and England,
Russia and Italy gave him contracts
for their fastest torpedo boats. He died
few days ago a wealthy man, and,
better than that. q successful man,
for he stuck to his boyhood's dream
and achieved it fully-Kansas City
Times.