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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
SUMMER CORSETS IN CHIFFON
Combine Lightness of Weight With
Wearing Qualities That May Be
Called Remarkable.

One Of the daintiest accessories for
the bride or bridesmaid for that mat
ter is the corset of f1owered chiffon.
No woman who possessed blouse of
the best quality chiffon but knows
how it wears. how it washes and
cleans and bears strain and pressure
out of all proportion to its apparent
fragility. The new corsets made Of
three thicknesses of chiffon are boned
with transparent composite reeds and
fastened with backalite clasps. A
great amount of hand work is put upon
them, and small collection exhibited
recently in New York shop was en-
broidered with sprays of blossoms and
trimmed with real lace.
A very pretty new sports model is
laced down both sides Of the front
about four inches apart. A narrow
panel of silk elastic is inset at the
sides to give perfect freedom. The
newest models are rather high in the
bust, with a prominent incurve at
the waist and distinctively shorter in
the hips, but they curve down shield
fashion back and front.
Another innovation is the taffeta cor
set made of pastel-tinted or pompa-
dour-fowered silk to match the elabo-
rate plated and rufled petticoats Of
the season.
The corsets are to be worn beneath
the thin summer dresses without any
camisoIe and with merely net under
bodice to veil their charms.
Corsets of silver cloth, while they
were very much used during the win
ter, are not shown for summer, and
upon the whole the silver lace cami-
soles to be worn under evening dresses
O9 black and colored tulle are rather
more chic. But the line of the corset
top, the thick portion of the camisole
and the upper edge Of the bodice or
girdle are identical and the fashion for
the very close-sheathed figure, espe-
cially at the waist line, tends to elimi-
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GARDEN EVER WORTH WHILE
Plot Of Land Need Not Cost a Great
Deal Of Money, But Deserves
Careful Thought.

Now that the value of architectural
garden features is becoming more
universally recognized, it behooves the
homebuilder to give the matter due
consideration. Few houses are too
modest or have grounds too small to
permit some such interesting touch.
1t may be a simple arbor seat, trel-
lis or even a garden gate, but whateV-
er the architectural features are, the
fanciful or grotesque should be avoid
ed and only artistic simple lines be
employed.
The question Of the material en-
ployed in these feStures is of the ut
most Importance. A close relationship
should be maintained between the ma
terials here and those employed in the
adjacent buildings.
While it is not necessary in all
cases that a stated material be used,
the style and details of the house
should always suggest the nature of
the garden features; as, for instance,
a brick country house of colonial style
with exterior trim Of which would
naturally call to mind visions of white
trellis work, white wood pergola or .
white arbor along simple colonial lines.
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JACKETS OF CoLoRED SILKS
Made Without Sleeves, They Most Ef-
feetiveIy Dress Up Last Years
White Gowns.

Bright-colored silk sleeveless jack
cts, reminiscent Of the SOS, which are
being worn with white dresses Of net
and organdie, are some of the prettiest
fashions Of many years. These lit
tie coats are edged with double quill
ings of pinked or picot taffeta and are
very full and rufly around the hips.
They hold possibilities for the made
over dress, too. A tumbled and scant-
skirted net dress of last year can be
washed, hung round with four or five
ruf1les Of fresh material edged with
bebe ribbon of velvet or satin in IA
vorite color, say cherry, and then a
yard and a half of cherry taffeta will
make a little sleeveless coat. This
will conceal the waists cut, and if the
sleeves are kimono, so much the bet
ter.
Another pretty fashion is the sleeve
less jumper of crepe or chiffon. This is
usually in bright colors also, but can
be made in pastel shades for semi
evening dresses and with its little
pocketed peplum, sometimes em5To1-
dered and sometimes beaded, it Is
sure to be used by the younger set.
as it completely changes the look OF
white dress. With waist tied in by
very long cords and tassels reaching
to the bottom of the skirt, or by mar
row ribbons in different shades of the
same color, forming punches over the
distended hips, this fittle Peggy blouse
is indeed q dainty novelty.
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mott supplied these grains in their reg
ular rations. One-third used hoppers
In feeding the pigeons.
About one-half supplied tobacco
stems as the entire or for part of the
nesting material, and hay and straw
were commonly used, while others
used pine needles. cut pea-vines, and
alfalfa stems. One-half reported free
dom from all diseases and about one
fourth gave canker as a common cause
of sickness.
The average annual profit per pair
Of breeders varied from 80 cents to So.
and averaged $1.52; the feed cost from
95 cents to 81, with an average Of
$1.32. All sold squads for market. The
average price for the year received per
dozen squads varied from So to $4.62.
and averaged $3.43.
The number of squads marketed
from each pair of pigeons varied from
10 to 20, and averaged 13.1; the weight
per dozen SQUADS varied from 6 to II
pounds, and averaged 9 pounds. Squads
were marketed at four weeks, except
from two farms. where the average
age of marketing was given as four
and one-half weeks.
Data Secured From Small Breeders.
A large number Of replies were re-
ceived from breeders who kept less
than 800 pigeons. Their answers in
general agreed with those from the
large pigeon breeders. although they
were more varied. Many farmers OBJ
iected to pigeons, claiming that they
carried diseases and ell kinds Of YER
min among stock and fowls, dirtied
cisterns used for holding rainwater,
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Better Cities. Not Efnner,

It is not a very important fact that
Providence is a city of more than 250..
900 inhabitants. It has passed the
quarter-million mark within a few
months, and there is a sentimental sat
isfaction in knowing 1t, but it is OF
more importance that we are develop
ing our harbor resources under com
bined federal, state and city scheme;
that city plan commission is con
stantly studying ways and means to
make the city more beautiful; that the
habit of public generosity is growing
among us; that larger and more fire.
quent sums are being given to good
causes, and that the sense of COM
munity and cooperation is on the
gain. We are glad that Providence is
steadily increasing in population. but
we ought to be yet more glad that it
is also growing better.-ProVidence
Journal.
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NOTHING Like That.

When Newton D. Baker became SEQ
retary of war, his predecessor, Lind
ley NJ. Garrison, considerably raA
down from New York to show him a
few of the ropes.
"You will find the place heavily in
tested with opportunity for arduous
labor" remarked Garrison to Baker;
much more so in fact than / real.
lied until l had tried it. After l had
been here a week l was reminded OF
the story of the two tough boys who
were walking by fine home and saw
a handsomely dressed rich boy play
ing all alone behind big iron fence
"'Come on out here suggested one
of the tough boys.
"No. don't want to play replied
the rich boy, shrinkingly.
"'Oh,' the tough boy assured him.
this won't be play"
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MEAL-TIME CONSCIENCE.
What DO the Children prinkI

There are times when mother or
father feeds the youngsters something
that they know children should nor
have. Perhaps it is some rich dessert
but more often 1t is tea or coffee.
It is better to have some delicious,
hot food-drink that you can take your
self and feed to your children, con.
scious that 1t will help and strength.
en-, but never hurt them.
A Yorkstate lady says: II used
coffee many years in spite Of the con-
viction that it injured my nervous syS
tenn and produced my nervous head
aches. While visiting a friend was
served with Postum and determined
to get a package and try It myself.
The result was all that could be de-
sired-a delicious. finely favored, rich
ly colored beverage. Since / quit cot
fee, Postum has worked wonders for
NE.
my husband, who had suffered from
kidney trouble when drinking coffee.
quit the coffee and took up Postum
with me and since drinking Postum he
has felt stronger and better, with no
Indication of kidney trouble.
"You may be sure l find It a great
comfort to have a warm drink at
meals tlat 1 can give my children.
with a clear conscience that 1t win
help and not hurt them as coffee or
tea would"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum CereaI-the original form
Slust be well boiled 15c and Csc pkgA
instant Postum-a soluble powder
diJsolves quickly in a cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar. makes
. delicious beverage instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera.
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Home bwTl.
' Helps Y |
GET The LOT CLEANED UP
Sound Common Sense In Having Va.
cant Property Present an At
tractiVe Appearance.

Have you a lot or a block Of lots
you wish to put on the market the
coming season? Are they rough? Are
they weedy or brushy? Have they
been made more or less of dumping
ground for the past years? If so, you
will have two chances to one of sell
ing them If you take the trouble to
put them into sale shape, says the
Minneapolis Journal.
A wise man selling a horse would
see to it that the animal was in good
flesh and good coat before putting him
in the sale stable. Any grocer knows
that he can sell more goods If his
wares are attractive to the eyes OF
the prospective customer. No mer-
chant will risk his sales to the imag-
ination of the customer.
The average buyer of city lot is
not gifted with rosy, constructive
imagination. He cannot make men,
tai painting of a beautiful home
grounds out of a rough and ragged
vacant lot. In selling anything, from
a pair of trousers to a city lot, the
salesman should have the help OF good
looks in his goods in order to make a
quick or profitable sale.
It costs little to put the average
open, vacant city lot into sale form
If but the front third of the lot were
smoothed, grassed, clipped regularly
and one door-yard tree properly plant
ed and kept the lot would have two
chances of a sale where it otherwise
would have but one.
You may add this little expense to
the sale price, If you like, and it will
not hinder the sale. If you put your
rough property into an agents hands
you should not be disappointed If it is
left lying at the seasons end, or If the
agent Is obliged to shade the price to
cover the ugliness Of the lot.
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In order to secure the benefit of the
practical experience of those who raise
squads for Profit, both on a large
scale and in small lots, the poultry
Investigations branch of the United
States department of agriculture ad-
dressed list of questions to large
number Of breeders. The pigeon
breeders showed a good spirit of CO.
operation and % breeders who keep
from 300 to 1900 pigeons. and l..rge
number of those who keep less than
300 pigeons answered the questions.
The following summary of the replies
Is taken from Farmers Bulletin No.
684, SQUAD Raising"
The large breeders reported keeping
the Homer and Carneaux varieties
almost exclusively for squad raising,
with a comparatively small number Of
the Dragon. Maltese Hen. and White
King mentioned. All except one breed
er kept their pigeons confined. The
birds were mated at from five to seven
months old, the average mating age
being 81 months.
Wheat, corn, kafr corn, Canada
peas, millet, and hemp were the grains
most commonly fed, while number of
other grains, including peanuts, grass
seed, oats, buckwheat, sunfiower seed,
rice, Egyptian corn, cowpeas, and milo
maize were also used. About One-half
Of the breeders reported the use of
some kind of green feed including a
wide range Of such material The
use of rock salt was reported by one
half of the breeders, loose table salt
by one-fourth, and table salt baked into
q hard lump by the rest. About 16
per cent used some extra feed, such as
millet or hemp seed. during the molt-
ing period, while several who did not
use any special feed for assisting the
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SHAPED LIKE TULIP

This design is also suitable for use
with swisses, lawns and other thin
cotton material. It would be more at
tractive to make the overdress OF
plain or dotted swiss, edged with lace
or with narrow rufles, and drape this
over with skirt made of plain swiss
or null and trimmed with many small
ruffles or with seV eral rows of ruffles
edged with lace. A still more simple
plan would be to buy three or four
yards of thin embroidered flouncing
and make the lower skirt of that. You
will find, however, that good swiss
flouncing of such v idth costs a good
deal, although it is very beautiful
and narrow ruffies of swiss cost next
to nothing, while pretty limitations of
valenciennes lace are Inexpensive
Washington Star.
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SHIPMENT OF DAMAGED EGGS
May Be Basis of Proceedings Under
pure Food and Drugs Act, Rules
Department.

The United States department of
agriculture has given notice that the
interstate shipment Of bad eggs may
be made the basis of proceedings un-
der the pure food ard drugs act. This
applies only when the eggs are to be
used for food purposes.
When they are to be used for tan
ming or in other technical ways they
may be shipped interstate. provided
they are denatured in such way that
they are worthless for food purposes.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
OPERATION OF AN INCUBATOR
Always Best to Follow Directions Of
Manufacturer in Using Machines
Fill Lamp Daily.

In the use of incubators and brood
ers one must strictly follow the direc-
tions of the manufacturer. As the in
structions for operating vary some.
what with different machines, no def
mite directions will be given.
In general, fill the lamp daily, and
keep the wick clean. After testing out
on the seventh day, turn the eggs
twice and cool them once daily until
the eighteenth day. Do not open after
that date until the brood comes off.
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Druggist Knows the
Best Kidney Remedy

For more than twenty years ! haye
been successfully selling DR.. Ki1nerS
Swamp Root to my customers who WeTS
in need of such medicine and they az
speak in the highest terms OF the good
results obtained from it's use. know i
is a good medicine for kidney, iyer and
bladder troubles and / never hesitate ID
recommending it to anyone who 1" u
need of it.
Very truly yours,
W. II. MASON, Druggist,
Jan. 5th, 1916. Humboldt Tenn.
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HEAL SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch. Burn and DlsfigurO By
Using cutieura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Rashes,
eczemas, pimples, dandruff and sOra
hands yield to treatment with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Relief is immedl-
ate and healment, in most cases, com
plete, speedy and permanent.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
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THANK YOU.
COME AGAIN,

These signs face toward the town,
so that they are read as the visitor
drives out across the borough line.
Such signs will be placed along the
borough line at every road or drive
way. They are large and elevated.
The background is black with large
white letters. The attitude is that
such a movement will advertise Had
donfield, rather than make the visiting
motorist feel that he Is suspected OF
being a speeder.
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Qronor4an4 "a N1ofhera
Convenient.

IT shouldn't call this a desirable
apartment" said the lady who was
looking for rooms There's saloon
only three doors away
That's just the point" replied the
agent. Think what a comfort It will
be to know that your husband is never
far from home"
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Just the ThInu.

my husband is going on a fishing
trip" said Mrs. Walton, "and l want
to get him a book to read on rainy
days when he can't fish. Can you sus-
gest anything?"
How about The Adventures OF
Baron Munchhausen? p" asked the hook
store man. THAT ought to stimulate
his imagination"
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chrIstlanitY.s Meaning.

1t is easier to conceive OF a land.
scape without color. life without &C
ton. music without harmony, than it
Is to conceive Of a Christianity as II
was lived and taught by Christ and
his disciples. which does not reach
out for the redemption Of all men,
James l. Barton.
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In Dainty coIors,

One of the attractive features Of tn
newest washable blouses is that they
are in dainty, almost pastel colors.
OF lawn, batiste or handkerchief linen,
they have frills, "collets." sailor or
high collars. outlilad with narrow val
enciennes or flet lace The sleeves
are set in and a slight bishop puff at
the lower part is gathered into a cuff.
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In the New Green stockings.

Green plaided with brown are some
Of the new silk stockings. Green. It
is said. was the favor'te stocking
color of colonial Americans. and any
glance Mt an inventory of a colonial
lame's clothes will bear the statement
nut. So we are perhaps going back.
ward in our liking for green hose.
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SEASONS DREssY SKIRTS APE
PARTICULARLY CHARMING.
sketch Shows One Of the Most Mod
ern Designs, Suitable for Use in
All Of the Light Cotton
Materials.

Don't you think that dressy skirts
look like tulips dipped in the dyes Of
the rainbow and ;ulled from the fields
OF Holland, where one fringe of petals
overlaps the next?
The skirt design gives just such a
charming impression, especially as it
IS built in the wonderful color combi-
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Letter to
Dr.. KilIner q Co.
BinahamtOn, N. Y
owe what SwamU-ROOt WIN Do For YOs

Prove What Swamp-ROOt VIII Do For YOS
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot;
tie. It will convince anyone. You VIII
also receive c booklet of valuable infor'
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad'
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
atorea.-AdY,
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PELERINE EASY TO MAKE

I Some of the latest capes have arm
places and shaped shoulders just like
the snug little wraps Of the early sos,
but the prettiest are those which bill.
low around the elbows and look q great
deal more voluminous tl-an they are.
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Appropriate.

II want a peir of earrings, cheap but
purity. They be fur present" "Yes.
sir" said the jeweler. "You want some
thing rather quiet, suppose?" "Well.
doan't ZEE go to making they too quiet,
now," replied the farmer. my girl be
deaf in one ear. r."-Tit-Bits.
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His Views.

'In case of war, what do you think
we ought to have in addition to the
general staff" Il think we ought to
have an advisory board of moving pic
ture artroeses."
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snorts Coats Are Long.

Sports coats reach to the knees.
Many of them are finished at the bot
tom with a wide hem turned up and
caught to the coat by groups of but
tons.
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Feedinn Place for pucka.

II the feeding and watering is In
variably done in a certain definite
place some distance from the house
the ducks will not bother around the
home building.
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More Expense.

"Mr. Roxe has promised to donate q
new lectern to the church"
yes, and l suppose he'll expect the
rest of US to chip in and hire some
body to play the blamed thing"
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Glad Hand for Visitors.

Eaddonfield, N. J., has hit on new
scheme to make visitors feel they are
welcome. In most towns roads enter
ing them are marked with signs call
ing attention to speed laws and other
regulations. Haddonfield is erecting
a new sign, which reads:
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
Mixture for LAYING Hens.

A splendid mixture for laying hens
is equal parts of cracked corn, wheat
and oats, which should be scattered
in the litter.
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A Hint.

Kind sir, you behold me q child of
Misunderstanding.
"On your way. You're the fourth
touch Of nature I've had this morn
Ing"
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from an oversupply of fat. in the opin-
ion of Mr.. Harris. brt because her legs
and liver are not working to their full
capacity.
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Blazer Stripes a Feature,

Blazer stripes are a feature of the
new cottons and they are effectively
used for coat collars and for sports
coast and suits.
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After a man has been married
week he begins to unlearn q lot Of
things he knew about women.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for Ever,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
q laxative-three for a cathartic.-AdV.
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A few ounces of horse sense would
render some people almost intelligent
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Only a wide awake author should
write treatise on insomnia.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNlSYSClOOL
LESSON

OBy e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
Copyright, 1916, Western Newspaper Union-)
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-01-07
ABOUT WELFARE PLAN
WELsoRN GIVES COMMISSION DE.
TAILS OF SCHEME.
Members viii Study Conditions in
Southern Fields and Again Hold
Meetings at State House.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-The Presidents Colorado
coal commission, composed OF Seth
Low, Charles w. Mills and Patrick
Gilday, discussed conditions in the
state coal camps with local coal op-
orators. The commission asked ques-
tions concerning working conditions
in the mines, accidents, anticipated
increases in business and other
phases of the industry affecting labor
1t is reported the commission will
make an extensive study OF condi-
tions in the southern Colorado coal
fields, hold informal meetings in the
state house and then go to Routt
county to visit coal camps. and then
hold further hearings at the state
house
The commission met in the COVER
nor's office to hear ). F. Weiborn of
the Colorado Fuel Bnd Iron Company
explain the compaliy's Industrial rep
resentation plan, submitted recently
to its employees. Mr.. Welborn ex-
planned the company expended in the
last year s57.205 in removing objec-
tionable buildings and erecting model
structures; sl5,295 in fencing en-
ployes' homes, and S22,971 in con
structing club and bath houses. In
addition, $4,000 is TO be spent in com
pleting club houses
He announced also the company
had commenced the construction of
emergency hospitals in its coal camps.
Two of these, one at Primero, Colo,
and another at Sunrise. Wyo., are be
ing built
Mr.. Welborn's statement contained
In detail a summary of the industrial
representation plan. and he declared
the system in effect in the coal camps
included features suggested by the
Colorado coal commission, as well as
substantial acceptance of findings
by the anthracite strike commission,
suggested by President Wilson
He said the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company desired to cooperate with
the commission and invited the com.
missioners to visit each camp, iron
mine, lime quarry fnd steel plants.
The company, he said, willingly would
furnish data on employment, living
and working conditions of employees.