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Middletown transcript., 1916-04-08
COLOR SCHEMES IN GARDENS
Matter in Which America Might Profit
by the Example Set by English
Landscape Artists.

Little attention is paid to garden
color schemes, less in California 'han
elsewhere, for the reason that every
thing blooms so riotously here that
we deem attempts at control quite un-
necessary, says the Los Angeles
Times. The English are the great
color artists Of the garden and they
have garden books upon this subject
alone. Sometimes colors are used for
effects not necessarily allied to har-
mony, as when yellow is used on
points thrust forward to shorten the
apparent distance and blue is used to
deepen the recesses and make them
appear farther in the distance.
Many of the good-sized local gardens
have long borders where color schemes
could be wrought with ANNALS or
perennials, or with both. Remember
two points which may be called funda-
mentals: White is the one great neu-
tralizer or harmonizer in flowers and
gray performs similar Office in foli-
age. Borders in which white flowers
and gray foliage heavily predominant
may have any and all colors in har-
mony so long as they do not mix, but
have between them a mere touch of
white. Such peace-maker is often
more necessary between shades closely
allied than in marked contrasts. Thus
with two shades of pink the lighter ap-
pears washed and faded in close COM
parison with a deeper and therefore
stronger hue. Even great masses OF
white relieved by an occasional touch
of any color never appear monotonous.
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Wireless Amateurs, MeasaCe.

It was a very pretty thing that the
amateur wireless operators .af the
country did on the night before Wash
ington's birthday. At midnight the
hundreds Of boys who make UP that
army sat waiting for q message from
Davenport. La. When It came, every.
one within hearing repeated 1t. and
each boy who received 1t relayed It
eastward In his turn, until it reachsa
the operators Of the Harvard Wireless
club. They delivered It to a delega-
ton of boy scouts, one Of VIII read
it aloud from the platform RI the
town hall IL Lexington. The message
was this: "a democracy pequires thai
a people who govern and educate
themselves should DO SO armed and
disciplined that they can protect them.
selves. Youths Companion.
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FROM OLD CARDBOARD BOX
Pretty Work Basket Can Be Evolved,
With a Leftover Piece Of chintz
or Cretonne.

A very attractive and useful work
basket can be made from an old card
board box, a piece Of leftover chintz
or cretOnne, and about three yards Of
tnch-wide ribbon. The bottom part of
q box answers the purpose. A nice
size for basket should measure four
teen inches long. ten inches wide, and
have depth of about two and one
half inches.
First of all cut the four joints of
the cardboard box down with a pair
Of scissors, so that the box becomes a
fiat piece of cardboard.
Place this cardboard on a piece of
chintz, allow one-half inch all around
and allow for the four cut-out corners
as in diagram.
result, with no pieces cut out; now
cut out another piece exactly the
same size.
Place the cardboad in the middle of
these pieces and neatly sew up the
sides; the four little corner pieces
will not have any cardboard in them,
but they must be sewed quite fiat
Out Of another piece Of cardboard
cut out shapes so that they will span
across and act as handles: cover these
with the chintz and sew one on either
side of the basket.
Now take the ribbon and sew
length fiat on each of the four edges.
leave length at each end. so that the
basket can be tied together at the cor
ners with them.
To make the basket in its original
shape, simply fold up the covered
cardboard and secure by tying the end
pieces of ribbon into bows at the cor
ners, this holds the basket in shape.
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DRAINAGE ADDS TO
ACRES AND PROFITS
Practice Improves Physical Con-
ditiOn Of Soil by Making It
Porous and FriabIe.

Lands that are too wet for the most
profitable production of crops should
be drained. Even uplands may often
be drained with profit, especially hill
sides subject to erosion or inclined to
be "spouty." Indeed, drainage is
profitable wherever it is necessary to
the fullest use of the land.
It is not uncommon for lands too
wet for cultivation to produce, when
drained, so or 20 bushels of corn or
oats to the acre. On much of the
drained land the increase of yield is
from 25 to 100 per cont, and by the
increase yield and the decreased cost
of cultivation the value of the land
is often doubled.
Drainage improves the physical con-
dition of the soil by making it more
porous and friable.
Drained land can be plowed earlier
in the spring than undrained land
Health conditions are also improved
by the drainage of swamps and stand
ing water.
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az
nTOWNYn5 :
M Helps
BOOST

Boost your city. boost your friend,
Boost the lodge that you attend,
Boost the street on which you're dwelling,
Boost the goods that you are selling,
Boost the people round about you;
They can get along without you,
But success will quicker find them
If they know that you're behind them.
Boost for every forward movement,
Boost for every new improvement,
Boost the man for whom you labor,
Boost the stranger and the neighbor.
Cease to be a chronic knocker,
Cease to be>a progress blocker,
If you'd make your city better
Boost 1t to the final letter.
Detroit Free Press.
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Just TO Helm Out.

well! Well!" exclaimed Mr.. Dub
son to flustered acquaintance who
rushed into a railroad station carry
ing two large suitcases. "Going away
on the choo-choo?"
"Oh, no." answered the acquaint-
ance, in a sarcastic tone. my sole
idea in buying q railway ticket and
fastening hither with all the baggage
1 could stagger under was merely to
increase the stir and hustle of this
great city"
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For corsaae Bouquet.

Moss rosebuds are favored this sea
son for corsage bouquets and the dain-
ty, old fashioned moss roses are Pc
culiarly suited to quaint little frocks
in pale gray tints such as pretty wom-
en- are wearing now. Pretty women,
one stipulates, for no plain sister
should ever venture to wear gray
whose tints are only for fawless com.
plexions.
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MAKES A PRETTY BLOUSE

The ribbon used should tone with the
.colorings of the chintz; piece of rib
bon is tied to each of the handle-tops,
they are then tied in bow and the
handle is complete. When the basket
is folded up to the box shape, the four
little corners fold up with it; this
makes just little fulIness at the cor
ners, which is an advantage. for 1t
eases them
The baskets can be used for all
kinds of purposes, they look dainty on
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the dressing-table to hold cottons, rib
bons, etc., and are most useful for any
kind of fancy work. For ordinary
work baskets they can be covered
with dark linen. A sweetly pretty
baby's basket is made in just the same
way; q larger box should be used,
and little pockets sewed inside to hold
the various articles such as powder
puff, hair-brush, soap-box, vaseline,
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The wsv i. caea

"A man lives three lives-youth,
manhood and age" philosopAcally
stated Professor Pate. Youth is the
rising sun-of life, when he thinks Of
what heck Of a feller he is going to
be; manhood Is the sun at full me
ridian. when he is satisfied that he 10
indeed heck of a feller; age is the
setting sun. when be says around and
brags about what a heck Of q fsllsE
he used to be."-Judge.
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tight clothing. Give them pure air.
Keep the bedroom window open day
and night.
At night, before retiring, when the
hands have been we'll washed and
dried, rub in fair quantity of good
cold cream or camphorated ice. Then
powder them lightly with a fine tai
cum and slip on loose old gloves re-
served for this purpose. This will
whiten the hands and keep them soft
and smooth.
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Pussy Willow Ran.

A dancing bag, deep enough to hold
slippers, gloves and vanity outfit, is of
peach pink pussy willow silk, drawn
up at the top on ciel blue ribbon and
lined with ciel blue satin. There are
two frills of lace, one near the bot
tom, and one midway OF the bags
length, each frill put on under a tiny
line Of fur. A pink rose with silver
leaves, covers the joining of the fur
ends and adds to the dainty gayety of
the bag.
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For the outqrown Shirt.

Every mother knows how soon the
little baby's arms grow too large for
the shirt sleeves, while the body of
the shirt is still large enough. This
can be remedied by purchasing a pair
Of infants white cashmere hose. Cut
the feet off and overcast neatly into
the armholes, putting in little gus
set under the arm If necessary to en-
large armhole. The leg of the stock
ing makes the sleeve and the top fits
nicely around the little wrist.
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is a rose-colored effect at the neck.
This introduction of red or pink in
black waists is extremely effective, and
for general purposes it will be found
more economical to have white lace or
net collars and sleeve ruffles placed
inside the collar next the skin. Other
wise the fancy Innings would need to
be cleaned every day or two.
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The "peace hat" the newest fad In
millinery, has started war. The hat
is trimmed with dove of peace.
The dove is dead. There's the rub.
The friends of the birds, the Nation
al Association of Audubon Societies,
especially, say the dove must 90 be-
fore they will set the hat on their
heads. Some admirers Of the new
est fad have declared that it's only a
chicken-feather dove, but the Au-
dubon Societies will have to be
shown.
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Prevent scabbx Potatoes.

To prevent a scabby crop OF pota-
toes, soak the seed for two hours in a
solution of one-half pint of formalin
tformaldehyde) in fifteen gallons of
water. Then dry and cut the tubers
for seed.
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Incidence.

Hewitt-Gruet is terribly lazy fel-
low.
Jewett-Right you are; when his
watch stops, he waits II hours before
he starts it again, to save the trouble
of turning the hands.
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New Place for Onions.

Do not put onions where they grew
last year, or the o1ion-maggot will
cause you trouble. Select a new place
for them; and change all the crops
around. They will do better.
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The Difference.

Bangs-What is the difference be-
tween a woman's whist club and
mans poker club?
Wangs-Why, in one you get home
to dinner and in the other to break
FAST
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Seed Corn Insnectlon.

Take look at the seed corn. See
that it is drying out in good shape
Then plan on testing in box rather
than in the field.
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scrane on Loose Bark.

Scrape the loose bark from the
fruit trees. An old broom is splendid
for this purpose. Burn the scrapings
to get rid Of hidden insect eggs.
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MAIL BOX THAT is NEAT
Californian Has the Right Idea in the
Erection of Receptacle at His
Country Home.

Permanency and sightliness are two
Of the attributes incorporated in an at
tractive mail box that has been erect
ed by a Californian in front of his
country home. The receptacle itself is
Middletown transcript., 1916-04-08

about eighteen inches square, is made
entirely Of copper and fitted with
small door on one side. 1t is support
ed on 6 substantial brick pier, approx
mately four feet in height, which
tapers slightly toward the top. Inso-
much rs the residence is brick bunga-
low, this type Of mail receiver is most
appropriate. - Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
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PIant Some sMlss chard-

Swiss chard should be included in
the seed order. It makes good
greens" and is a rapid grower. 1t
may be sown at the same time as early
cabbage and transplanted to frames or
deld.
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Former Iowa
Farmers Are
Doing Well
In Canada.

ing statements about the enormous
war taxes that are being paid here
$500 on a quarter section yearly
about forcing young men to enlist for
the war; about the cold. NO crops and
any old story that e. its extravagant
boldness might influence men and
women from venturing north to Can
ada, is really in the list Of cQFios 10
our people. Knowing tbs country, We
can hardly take it seriously. Our gov.
ernments, however, dominion and pro
vincial, are taking steps to expose the
false statements that are being EnadA
and thereby keep the channel opeR 6oR
continuing the stream Of settlers that
has been flowing to US for the past
Observation-Disclosures.
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REMARKABLE LETTER FROM A WELL

REMARKABLE LETTER FROM A WELL
KNOWN WASHINGTON DRUGGIST.
In reference to Elixir Babek the great Ts1scub
for chile and feOer and all n1GlagiGl dise1pes.
'Within the last Eve months have sald Sy60
bottlesof Elixir Bs be for MalaFia, ,Chihsand
Fever. Our customers speak \ry TeH Of H.
Henry Evans, 929 St., N. W, Washington, D.CLH
Elixir Babek so cents all druggists, OF By
Parcels Post, prepaid, from KlOczeWsld q Co,
Waahipetou, ID. O.
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Best Size Of brakes.

Medium-sized brakes are better
than large ones for breeding for mar
ket.
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Ribbon camisoIes.

Camisoles or underbodices of iE.
ured ribbon, f1owered in color, az
worn under transparent blousex
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We reprint the following article.
complete, without comment, from the
latest number of the Saskatchewan
Farmer" an agricultural paper pub
lished at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan:
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Innrease Enn ProductIon.

A little moistened food is relished
and will slightly increase egg prcduG
ton.
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He HAS had
GRAND CROPS
And Likes the Laws h Western
Canada.

II lived near Lee, Illinois. for 40
years. I came to Saskatchewan In the
spring of 1919 and bought land near
Briercrest. have farmed this hand.
1880 acres, ever since. / have Aaa
grand crops. In 1914 had ice acres
of wheat that yielded 40 bushels to
the acre. sold this wheat at $1.Se
per bushel. like the country and my
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Where's He Got 1T

Where's He Got 1T
Bet l know where you got that
necktie."
Five bucks says you don't"
Around your neck, you bO0h."
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"The attempt 70
c h g ok emigration
from the United
States to our prat
rie provinces By
publishing alarming
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Nc oecaaIon tn Wnrru.

nc UccaSIon % W0rry.
My husband worries 81 over the
amount Of gas We burn"
Tell him that IL q matter to make
light Of"
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covers municipal tax, school tax, hah
insurance tax-everything There Is
no war tax so-called. like the laws
in force here. There is no cOmPulsioD
to me in any way. am just as inde-
pendent here as was in Illinois, and
/ feel that my family and are Just as
well protected by the laws Of the prov
Ince as we were In our old home In I'LL
nofs. What / earn here is my own.
I have seven children and they take
their places at school. in sports and
at all public gatherings the same aS
the Canadian born.
(Sgd.) M. P. Tysdal.
February 9th, 1915"
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neighbours. MY
taxes ON each quar-
ter section (160
acres) are about
$32 Q year. This
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Bee Lick

Crops look fine thru here.
Mr.. A. E. Proctor has moved his
stock and goods to what is known as
the J. R. Taylor place, near Ottawa.
Mr.. John Stringer, Jr., will leave IN
few days for a new location of
IN unknown place.
Mr.. Ben Price, of Crab Orchard
will shortly move into the residence
recently occupied by Mr.. Stringer.
Mr.. Ebert Elder is able to be out
and at work again we are glad to
say.
Mr.. Jackson Scott and family, of
Louisville are visiting his father, w.
NJ Scott, this week.
We recently saw ]. L. Davis pass
thru here en- route to Goochtown to
hold series of meetings.
M. M. Taylor was in Mt. Vernon
this week on business.
A number from here are attending
the court at Mt. Vernon this week.
Mr.. Jack Mullins and family were
the guests of his brother, Willie Null
Inns, at Highland last Saturday night
and Sunday.
All of the members of the Bethel
church will meet at the chusch on
next Monday to attend to some bust
ness. Everybody is urged to be pre-
sent.
Mr.. S. o. Proctor is digging well
for j. H. Cordial and says that he
likes that kind of work fine.
Mr.. A. Blonge and wife, of Smock-
town spent all day one day of this
week with the family of w. E. Tay-
lor.
Mr.. Ebert Elder sold a house to
j. H. Hendricks at private price.
Mr.. A. L. Scott is at work on the
Crab Orchard pike.
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BLACK AT WINCHESTER

Lieut.. Gov. James d. Black, of
Barbourville, who is one of the
strongest men in the Democratic
party in Kentucky today will be a
prominent figure at the Campaign
opening at Winchester Sunday, Sept.
9. The Winchester Sun said last week:
Lieutenant Governor James ID.
Black was in Winchester Thursday
night enroute to Frankfort to his
home in Barbourville. While here
Gov. Black was a guest at the Brown
Pretoria Hotel and was welcomed
by a large number of his friends
here. One of the number who called
on him was his old friend, Col. John
E. Garner, who is chairman of the
barbecus committee, arranging for
the Democratic campaign opening to
be held in this city on September 9.
Chairman Garner extended him a
personal invitation to be present on
the occasion of the great Democrat
&c rally. Governor Black stated that
ne was coming to Winchester with a
large number of State officers and ex-
pected the Democratic opening to be
the biggest event of the kind ever
held in the State. Discussing the
political situation in Kentucky, Gov.
Black said there was no question
about Wilson carrying the State by
the largest majority ever recorded in
Presidential election.
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One Hobo Was Killed
Another Injured and Three More
Buried In Wreck Near Mckinney.

One "hobo" was killed, one badly
injured and three others are said to
be buried beneath the wreckage, and
% freight cars and their contents
are piled UP in an indiscriminate
mass, as the result of a very bad
freight train wreck which occurred
in the Cincinnati Southern railroad
just south of Mckinney, and at a
turn north of South Fork about half
past two O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Just what caused the wreck has
not been ascertained as yet and may
not be fully learned for the wreck
age is piled almost sky high. The
train was No. So and was running
north at rapid rate of speed when
the crash came and the heavily lad
en- cars piled one on top of the other
in a hurry. Wrecking crews are do
ing everything in their power to
clear up the wreck but traffic will be
delayed for some time on account
of it.
A dead tramp was taken from the
wreckage, and one very badly hurt.
This man said that there were five
of his tribe on the train, beating
their way north, and the bodies of
the other three are supposed to be
under the wreckage as they had not
been found up to Thursday morning.
Most of the cars were loaded with
lumber, fruit, and merchandise. There
were several live stock cars on the
train but so far as known no live
stock was killed.
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Hustonville Postomce
Examination of Applicants for Post.
master Is Announced.

A civil service examination has
been announced by the Civil Ser
vice Commission to provide eligibles
from whom appointment of Post
master at Hustonville shall be made
to succeed Col. George D. Weather
ford, who resigned short time ago
to enter business in Danville. At
present the Office is being most eff
ficiently conducted by Miss Block
Boyle, assisted by Miss Mack Logan.
The formal announcement issued by
the Commission of the examination,
which will be held at Danville, is as
follows:
The United State Civil Service
Commission announces that Satur-
day, Sept. 9th, an examination will
be held at Danville, KY, as a result
Of which it is expected to make GER
LITIGATION to fill contemplated va
cancy in the position of fourth class
postmaster at Hustonville and other
vacancies as they may occur at that
Office, unless it shall be decided in
the interests of the service to fill the
vacancy by reinstatement. The COM
pensatiOn of the postmaster at this
OiiCS was SOfi 1OI IHS ldSI HoCdi
year.
Age limit, 81 years and over on
the date of the examination, with
the exception that in a State where
women are declared by statue to be
of full age for all purposes at IS
years, women Is years of age on the
date of the examination will be ad-
mitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post Office
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full infor-
nation concerning the requirements
of the examination concerning the
requirements of the examination can
be secured from the postmaster at
Hustonville Or from the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
c. Applicants should be properly
executed and filed with the Commits
sion at Washington at least days
before the date of the examination,
otherwise it may be impractical to
examine the applicants.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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"WATCH ME SWIM"
CRIED BABY TO PLAYMATE AS
HE JUMPED INTO LAKE
Infant Son of Judge D. c. Lewis of
Harlan Drowned at Crab Orch
ard Tuesday Morning

Little Billy Lewis, the three-year-
old son of Judge and Mrs. o. C.
Lewis, of Harlan. was drowned in the
lake at Crab Orchard about half past
ten O'Clock Tuesday morning. The
little fellow with a slightly older
playmate. Basil Kenny, went 70 the
lake, contrary TO the wishes of his
mother. and telling his little play
mate that ne could swim, jumped of
the landing board. where the small
rowboat used on the lake is usually
kept tied. He floundered about in
the water for q few minutes; then
the Kenny child becoming frightened
ran to a negro man, and told him 20
come and get little Billy out, as he
didn't believe he could swim, after
all. When the negro reached the
lake, the baby was floating on the
water face downward.
Word quickly spread, and one Of
the first to reach the shore was Mrs.
Robert c. Saufley. of Phoenix. A-iZ.,
who ran to see if it was one her own
little fellows, when the cry went up
that child was drowned in the lake.
She reached there as they pulled
the still little form ashore, then went
for DIR. StTader. who worked man
fully for an hour and a half endeav-
oring TO resuscitate the child. but to
no avail, for the little spirit had re-
turned to its Maker.
The mother. who was at the
Springs accompanied by her older
daughter, and the baby. was pros
trated with grief. Her husband,
Judge Lewis has been on a fishing
and hunting trip to North Carolina
and was summoned by wire.
A special train was chartered TO
carry the body of the baby back to
it's home in Harlan, where it was laid
to rest.
The child. with its playmate, had
begged is mother for some time for
permission to go down to the lake.
Mrs. Lewis was sitting on the porch
of the hotel with friends, however,
and told the child not to go but that
as soon as she had time. she would
nut on her bathing suit and go TO tire
lake with it. He soon went off. with
the Kenny boy, however. and the
next news a broken-hearted mother
had of it was, that it was dead. The
baby was a great favorite at the
springs. and the hearts of all go out
to the mother and family in the sad
hour of great affection thru which
they are passing.