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The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28
DiDN I NEED A WATCH.

tbat tt'TY'rdupols-pll bet you five plunks lsss Il can run around that track in a stop watch? ''' any one got Hevl u1 r0u don't want a stop watch. Amo,i. "no's got a calendar ?-The
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28

A little later, when Hughes sees what is happening to Woodrow, he will have fewer regrets than he has now-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28

Presidne. e men len, grow up in office" says upp ctn wilson, and others swell bastod ''ll' there are others who go Nasb,ara r and never get into office
 'SpVllle Banner
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28
AND SKIRTS AND HIGH Iai' COSTS.

no you ladies who are about ,..,,o 9o
 " old remember when you were ''e, years O's wore cloth gaiters? The young s,ns were made from black cloth. sa'e 'vpr ,,pre comfortable, durable and in inss l'.s days exceedingly stylish :. tio's u"i .io;med that the high price of
 2 :. due to the advance in leather sn"es o' .lo ladies of fashion, then, set an VIII nls Is bv calling for cloth gaiters? f'rl,r Daasntly the ladies have raised their .i'. hottoms several inches. They sN' oisod their shoe tops to meet n' a''' .tirts. Now if the ladies would ,.s.,r tbeir skirts and take about six ~I i..ss, off of their shoe tops, there .''"N . he leather a-plenty to go ..,nd @ The higher the shoe tops the ' ,.a leather it takes. The higher the 'sirts the higher the shoe tops.
 F some of the lady leaders of fash L. who have been attempting to .r,o0 ~ the election, would now give Asir time to swinging the fashion so ., to bring, about a reduction in the ,r.rtitv of leather in each pair or shoes they would do great service h their country, and to the pocket b0oks of their husbands and fathers, and incidentally to their own pocket hooks where they are paying their own way
 Lower skirts, lower shoe tops, lower prces-Commercial Appeal.
 TORTURE.
 Talk about torture"
 "Yes."
 Nothing is worse than sitting in a barber's chair with your mouth full of lather watching the boy trying to give another customer your Panama hat" Exchange.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28

carries it~lnated ita fountain pen which tiny Mazd. O%n miniature battery and at night Oa lamp is used for w,itinp
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-28
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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
ominous Phrase in Persia.

The expression ''to give a cup Of
coffee" has in Persia a somewhat
ominous significance, due to the fact
that the coffee cup is recognized me-
dunn for conveying poison. Some
years ago the governor Of Aspadana,
having long been at daggers drawn
with the chief Of a powerful mountain
tribe, determined in this way to put
an end to all trouble. He professed to
entertain great degree Of friendship
and esteem for the chieftain and in
vited him to visit him at his palace.
The chief unsuspiciously came accom-
panied by his two young sons. For a
week they were royalty entertained.
But at last one morning when the chief
came into his hosts presence he was
coldly received, and an attendant soon
stepped forward with a single cup
of coffee in his hand, which he Of
fered to the guest. The latter could
not fail to understand that he was
doomed. Preferring, however, steel to
poison, he declined the cup and was
thereupon, at signal from his host
stabbed to death
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18

Triangular pockets trimmed with
buttons are of dark blue taffeta lined
with gray blue taffeta, and are on a
dress of beige taffeta. A pretty ex-
treme in pockets is bit of patch
pocket of taffeta on marquisette, ter
minating in long ends of narrow rib
bon.
Very narrow box-plaited ruching is
used around the bottom of bodices, to
edge cuffs and deep pocket effects at
the sides of skirt, or it is placed in
a narrow width around the bottom OF
a skirt A dress of sheer material has
the skirt carried above the belt in
ruche effect.
A charming sleeve Of chiffon or
other transparent material is slightly
gathered at the armhole, and at the
dropped shoulder line great deal OF
fullness is attached. The sleeve drops
very full to below the elbow, where it
is caught by two bands of ribbon tied
in tiny bows.
The full short skirt is still with US
and it is perhaps little fuller, though
not.quite so short, but its fullness and
its shortness are emphasized by the
use of circular trimmings, folds
flounces, tucks and even embroidery
Sleeves, too, are decidedly fuller than
last season.
The combination of two materials
the tight waist and the flaring ruflike
peplum are spring features. There
will be checks. small, large, self-toned
and even checked checks for suits
frocks and motor coats.
Among smart underwear are seen
very short drawers with rufle at
tached to yoke and mounted on three
rows Of cording. Another ruffle goes
around the lower edge and up the
sides. The ruffles are starched tt
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18

Every little kiddie would appreciate
the gift OF a cover for the tray of the
high chair. Get white linen and cut
it to fit the shape of the tray. Bind
the cover with tape if you do not care
to take the time to scallop it. The
child will appreciate a cunning design
embroidered on the cover. The design
will amuse him while waiting for his
food to be served. Any character from
the nursery stories can be transplant
ed to the cover. If you cannot lind
a design in the shops. take one from
a book with a pointed pencil and piece
of carbon paper; you will have no
trouble tracing it. Outline the figure
in black or dark line.
Z The same design might be used to
decorate a bib. The bib, like the COW
er, can be bound with tape. Provide
the piece around the neck with button
and buttounole. The pieces forming
a belt can be fitted in the same way
or, if preferred, clamp can fasten
the belt.
Jack and Jill would be very glad to
armament a useful set of this kind.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18

supplanted by bodices of silk, heavily
embroidered in silver.
There are one-piece frocks to be
worn on the street either in the morn
ing or the afternoon, that also show
the fashion for the mingling of two
materials. A blue faille skirt with a
bodice Of gaberdine is used for one
of the new models for one-piece
frocks. 1t takes one back to the races
In Paris nearly two years ago, when
the first tight little bodice, of gaber-
dine and a fiaring, striped skirt were
worn by that celebrated beauty, Nile.
Forzane; the model has evidently lain
sallow in the brains of the de-
signers and has been brought out
again for the spring.
In it's present form it gains a touch
Of novelty by being made of two ma
terials that are in sharper contrast
than the materials used two years
ago.
After Doucet launched his remark
ably lovely evening frock Of silver
tissue last November, America took
hold of the idea and exploited it, but
very few women would wear the
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
NOVELTIES in STORE

| gown. Probably they were afraid OF
the reputation that silver tissue has
of furnishing and turning black when
left to itself. And yet, after this gown
was launched, women took hold OF the
| idea OF wearing colored, metal cloth
| frocks.
The production of this material was
a triumph of the looms and of the
master weavers. 1t was foisted upon
the public without much heralding,
and it became easily the foremost
fabric of the month. Happily, it has
not been dyed in brilliant colors; it
has been guided by an artistic hand
into pale pink, mauve, a peculiar
ly lovely shade of sky blue.
Entire frocks have been made Of
this fabric, the saving grace being
that the skirts are very short and
the bodices slim and low. Where
trimming is demanded, it is supplied
by silk net in the same color, but too
ornately touched up with crystals.
If the idea of an entire gown Of
rose or mauve metal tissue does not
appeal to a woman, at least, she
may care to know that the fabric
is in fashion in order to make use
of it on another gown. A bodice of
mauve-colored metal tissue goes
very well with a skirt of mauve-
colored tulle or even one of white,
and simple adjustment of the fab
ric is to use it as a deep girdle on
any kind of silk net dance gown, or
as a deep hem on a lower skirt OF
tulle or chiffon.
OF course the milliners are using
it for hats; they drape this colored tis-
sue into high turbans and leave them
untrimmed except for a spray or
aigrette of goura feathers.
The shoe men who have flooded the
country with slippers of silver tissue
will eagerly grasp the opportunity to
use the new fabric. So far, all our
colored slippers have been of satin.
Women want a change.
Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18

against a tree and, taking a ,n.
.ooaeeo out of his pocket s,,,,.s Trs saa
light 1t was still quite dars ack =
taking my chance, with the lef, s and
grasped the rife; while with sadD
l made gesture as IL in,o. asnt
blow my nose. With a yiolan, 70
| struck the man on the head w,,S ns.as ing
butt.end OF the rife, and he iell "a A.. ne
without even uttering a crv N0~n'
Having satisfied myseIs a.,
Magyar was dead, took off bis AZ. sas
tinguished conduct medal and searcSas, h,'
his pockets, where | found ha's 0'
from which it appeared that bo VoA IN
been a teacher in I.enberp scbaa, aaa
Dragging the body to the nearest , di,'.
! laid it down beside the rifle and D osA
tinued my course toward the bridsa.
which was to blow I'D.
... Blow Up BRIDGES,
Il wandered, about for the res, >,
the night, and when it becaro W "
light to go on lay down in some vons w
table beds behind the ruins of noas ,.as
ants hut. From here Twas, ,abla 70
observe the country, and to find on,
from the map which l carried tha
places where the bridees-would mos,
probably be. Having spent the dsv
in this position, renewed my wander.
ings at the fall of darkness. reaeboa
the first bridge, and saw the sentry
with his rife. On seeing me, the ser.
try called out, 'Wer Kommt@
Instead of giving him. an answer
ran up to the bridge and threw f6u,
hand grenades one after the other
They were well aimed, and the bridge
with the sentry, was blown into the
air. The body fell into the river. and
the bridge began to burms.
Not losing a moment, L ran to ttis
next bridge, which lay half mile di.,
taat. The sentry was standing. and
staring at the burning bridge, without.
paying any attention to me: Az Ian.
preached l flung grenade at a. dis
tanoe of fifteen PAGES. 1t stf1lek;fbss
mans feet and both his legs were torn
off by the explosion. Then quickly
threw the remaining four grenades.
and the bridge collapsed and began
burning.
My task was accomplished, and
ran away as fast as. l could, and
reached the destroyed hut where had
spent the previous day. Soon l heard
an alarm, which had been, raised to
catch me. Men on horseback tiredand
galloped in search of. me, but luckily
they just missed me, and presently
they disappeared in the distance. An
hour after this uproar crept out Of
my hiding place and eventually reached
the spot There l was first stopped.
This time, however, l. managed to slip.
past unnoticed, and, continuing on all
fours; l soon got within our lines
again. l was taken to the staff, my
exploit was verified, and received the
St. Georges Cross of the third degree
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
DESIGNERS ARE PUTTING FOR
WARD MANY NEW EFFECTS.
Skirts and Jackets Of Different Fab
RIGS Seen Among the certaintles Of
the 6eason-Evenins Frocks
Of Silver Tissue.

The mingling of striped silk and
plain blue serge promises to be a
popular feature for the coming sea
son. a handful OF straws point to the
fact that we will wear skirts and
Jackets of different fabrics on the
street, and the favorite choice for the
skirt will be striped or checked, heavy
silk. The stripes, mind you, run around
the figure more often than they do
up and down.
This same idea is followed out in
evening gowns, for skirts and bodices
do not match in material. even if they
do in color. All winter we have worn
the bodices Of gauze. and now it is
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
Science Promises Much for the
Afflicted of War.
Marvellous instrument Being Perfect
ed Which Enables the Blind to De-
tect Light by Means of
the Ear

London.-Many brave fellows who
left this country in the pride of man
hood are bound to. return suffering
from serious defects, but fortunately,
clever devices are being perfected to
render their lot easier. =: Hitherto we
have looked upon blindness as an ap-
palling aff1iction, but already discover
les, have been made which will do
much to improve the condition Of
those who do not possess natural
sight.
There is every hope for believing
that science shortly will provide new
eyes, or rather new means, for seeing.
Much progress has been made with
this object in view.
The retina, marvellous as it is, is
merely highly nervous, special kind
of skin. There are creatures whose
sense of sight consists of their whole
body. Hence there is nothing i'm
probable in the view that eventually
the human skin may be. trained to re-
ceive Impressions of light, and so to
act DIS lIlc VI gan vi SlSul.
There is being perfected a marvel
Gus instrument which enables the
blind to-detect light by means of
the ear. By it's aid a blind person
not only1can recognize light, but can
locate it and even measure its in
tensity.
The instrument is doubtless the be-
ginning of an important series of in
yentions. So far it merely places a
blind person in the position. of one
who is partially blind, that is, who is
able to detect the presence of light.
Before long, it is hoped that the exist.
ing instrument will be greatly i'm
proved, although in any form it will
merely be the starting point on the
road to great victory. :
There is a special substance, Sc
lenium, which has it's electrical re,
sistence altered by light; it is due to
this substance that it is possible to
send photographs from one place to
another by means of lan electrical wire
In the new instrument the selenium
| operates a kind of telephone. -
A. pair of these. telephones are
placed on the hand, and are attached
to a little camera containing the Sc
lenium. Assuming this is adjusted fol
darkness, no sound will be heard when
| the individual is in darkness. As7soor
as any light falls upon the camera a
noise is heard Which varies in. loud
ness according TO the intensity of the
light. Thus moonlight makes a dis
tinct noise, while "a considerable roar
ing SOUND is heardsas the effect-of sun
light. :'':.'Hr i,
In practice it hasTbeen found best
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
"Wen and nThev.u

In the smaller towns and country
districts people say we" when they
speak of governmental activity. I'VE"
built the courthouse and got it done
at low cost. I'VE" organized the
high school. We pay the expenses
of keeping prisoners in the jail
In the big cities people say they"
"Why don't they do thus and so?"
People wonder when the city govern
ment falls down. 1t isn't personal
matter with them. The government
isn't their government. 1t belongs to
somebody else.
There is a world of difference in the
two attitudes. When the people of
the cities get to saying Eve" about
their cities and counties then they
are going to clean house and take
possession.-Kansas City Star.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
NEW RUSSIA BEING BORN
OUT OF EUROPEAN WAR

woman who can read, and listens to
the latest news about the war or the
words of wisdom from some volume
purchased at the neighboring town by
the Joint contributions of many poor
folk.
Russia is moving and stirring. The
world is bound to hear more of the
Slavs. Backward, dirty and ignorant
the vast mass is today. but it cannot
be denied its place.
Europe today has about 130,006,00O
Slays to 7O,000,000 Germans. In Rus
sia the rate of increase of population
is 2.0l a year, while in Germany it is
1.40 and falling. This birth rate of
Russia constitutes an insuperable
force.
Russia has natural resources greater
than those of all the rest of Europe
put together. These are almost wholly
undevefoped.,A las the Slavic conscience
nnds itself and modern ideas spread,
the Slavic influence in the world af-
fairs is bound to grow.
Exploit of Russian Soldier.
A Russian scout tells the following
story of his successful exploit behind
the enemy's lines:
"As l have a good knowledge of
Polish | was sent to blow up some
bridges in the Austrian rear. changed
my uniform for civilian dress and, hav-
ing crossed myself, left our trenches
and crawled in the direction of the
enemy's positions. On reaching the
Austrian lines l suddenly heard voices
to my right, so quickly changed my
course to the left, and succeeded in
crossing a trench, from which one
could only hear measured snoring.
1T was dark night and very late.
| ventured several steps forward, but
was then Unexpectedly met by field
patrol Of Is men, The commanding
officer (an Austrian) seized me, and
and. began questioning me in Polish.
He asked who was, where had come
from, and how got there at that late
hour. / told him that l was an Aus
trian-Pole, and had run away from the
Russians in Tarnopol, as they had COM
PEELED me to dig trenches without any
wages. The officer appeared to be-
ieve. me, and told a Magyar soldier
to take me to the staff of the regiment
for examination.
When the.guard and reached the
depths Of. the. enemy's positions he
asked me for match, which l read
lily gave him, as had a box in my
pocket He ordered me to stop, and L
obeyed. He then leaned his rifle
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
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One of the advantages of travel is
that If you keep at it long enough you
occasionally discover some of the
things we all want to know. Now, l
have not yet journeyed far enough to
be able to say where the old pins go,
but | am in position to state authori-
tatively that Bergen is the paradise OF
the old-time hack. Do you remember
the hacks that used to stand in front
of the old Kansas City Union depot?
The hacks that clattered frantically
past the junction, with "Wide-Awake'
screaming after their drivers to get
out of the way of the Ninth street
cable cars? Those self-same hacks
or their doubles-are ending their days
in Bergen, Norway Some Of them
(alasl) must have persisted misela-
bly," in the fire.
Some of the old drivers are in
Bergen, too, just as red-nosed and un-
shaven and profane, and fiourishing
the same sort of moth-eaten whips.
The rigors of the climate forbid plug
hats, so felt or fur is substituted. 9th
erwise, everything as Of yore.
The rates are lower because the
wear and tear on the old shays is be-
ginning to tell, so the cabs in which
the leading citizens of F'redonia were
driven by circuitous route from the
Union depot to the Blossom house at
a minimum rate of one dollar now
transport the Bergen tourist mile for
two jitneys. "The above rate" quote
from guide book, "refers to one-horse
cabs; for two-horse vehicles the charg
es are SO per cent higher"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
SEEING WITH EARS

to arrange the apparatus so that the
brightest light produces silence, but
the less intense the light the greater
the noise. Thus blind person fitted
with this apparatus can easily tell
when he passes into shadow If in
a room, he can tell when he is pass.
ing a window or doorway. Moreover.
the passage of anybody between the,
light and the blind person will greatly
affect the instrument.
Many wonderful effects have been
obtained. At present all the instru,
ment does is to inform the blind per.
son whether he4is in light or darkness.
and the degree or either. This, how,
ever, is a long stride towards the So
luton Of the problem of seeing with
out eyes.
Fortunately it is possible to afford
aid more easily in the case of those
who are. deafened as a result of ex-
plosions and SO on
Science has already done much to
cope with deafness by providing artf
ticial ear drums. Very delicate MI
crophones can now be obtained which
greatly magnify sounds. rendering
them within the capacity of persons
who normally hear with 'dIheuRy.
There are instruments in use to con-
vey sounds by way OF the mouth IN
stead of through the ears.
Hearing is merely the result OF "
brations Of sound beating upon tne
drum OF the ear, this being commun-
Gated to the brain by q series Oh
nerves. Deafness is a defect In TINS
means. OF communication. Now
person can hear distinctly by means
of his. teeth. !. this can easily be proved
by placing.one end of pocket Enis
in the mouth and the other end on q
piano. 80
In a similar, way, one may eommunl'
cate soundSwaves to the brain through
any other bony substance, even tAe
skull ITSELF Starting from these laets
anapparatus has been devised wn'ea
when attached to the head will ac' %
an artificial ear.
The fact is that we do not see WIN
our eyes, hear with our ears sni8li
with Our noses taste with our tongue
or feel witt. .dur skin. 1t is the Ofaln a.
which acts IN every case, and the very
useful organs mentioned only ac'- %
suitable apparatus for the coliec''ou
and transmission.
In each case certain sorts OF 'iD,a.
tion are set up, those passing ~
means of the nerves to the hain'
It-is very, interesting in TINS respe-s
to notice how persons suffering iio,..
some physical disability lrequeA.s
feel. sensations in parts thas "a e.
been amputated. the explanation SeiAs
that the brain has been actea niols
somewhat allied fact is that ~ =.
over the head win give a sensa'ion :,
light vibrations aheing SET up ~
means of the nerves to'the' brain
r.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
TRACING ORIGIN OF WRITING
Early in the History of Man Symbols
of Some Kind Were in Com
paratively General Use.

The origin of writing grew out Of
three needs which became pressing
early in the history of man-to recall
at a particular time something that
he has done, to communicate with
someone not present. to assert rights
over things by distinctive mark.
!, There arose. hence, knot signs, mes
sage sticks. marked pebbles, picture
I writing and gradually writing itself.
Engraving a visible object on hard
substance and drawing or painting
marks. which could be identified date
from the earliest times to which the
history of man can be traced. 1t is
not possible to state the precise ori-
gin of what we know as al writ
ing or to name the ST first
alphabet The EgA
writing is "perhaI
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18
Bath RaQs.

Among the highly priced gifts to
one of this seasons brides was a box
Of bath bags, six of oatmeal and six
of bran. They were made of rather
fine cheesecloth, and the soap chosen
was favorite of the bride, one scent
ed with violet. The bags were well
made, tied in piles of four with col
ored ribbons and packed in the dainti-
est kind of box whose cover bore
the monogram of the bride. The cost
of the gift was insignificant, but the
thought and care in it's makeup were
worth a great deal.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-18

Egyptian, and Chinese-through the
conyentionalization of pictorial sym
bols. AS for the alphabet, wherever
it originated, there seems to be no
doubt that its first importation in 4
form closely resembling that with
which we are familiar was from the
Phoenicians to the Greeks. The
Phoenicians are known to have been
using it with freedom in the ninth
century B. c.. and it is believed from
their mastery of it that they must
have been in possession of 1t for a
long time before scholars were able to
trace it with certainty. AS for the
Egyptians, Egyptologists themselves
are at variance as to whether the
Egyptians alphabet was, or was not,
the original, and whether it had any
influence on the development OF the
Phoenician; there are various con-
fiicting theories on the entire subject.
The earliest alphabetic document that
can be dated with comparative GER
tainty is the Moabite stone. which
-oes back to the first half OF the
nth century B. G..