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full skirt which convolutes around
the figure and In which are exploited
several Of the newest features. They
are difficult to describe In detail; the
general idea is that the material is
brought back and twisted over in many
curious ways, as If the designer had
been trying out an experiment with the
cloth and had pinned 1t up into pockets,
loose straps and revers and. then left
them all there.
Coat Has Novel Features.
The novelty in the top part of the
coat consists In radiating lines from
neck to waist by guSSets Of the same
material inserted and corded or
stitched at the edges. 1t is probable
that this idea was evolved from what
Is known as the delta decolIete. which
was exploited by the Duchess de
Irndome In Paris last winter, but
which was never taken up in this cOUn-
try. These gussets inserted from neck
to waist make deep delta effect.
The sleeves are gathered at the top,
sometimes made after the genuine
Ieg-o.mutton shape which is not ap-
proved by American dreSsmakerS and
which has been altered by many of
them into a more graceful shape
which is buttOned tightly from the
knuckles Of the hand to just below the
elbow, then flaring to the armhole,
where its fullness is slight enough to
be put into a few weIl-streaked gath
ers at the back.
Whatever else sleeves are, they are
tight from the elbow down. Cuffs of
fur are frequent, but they fit the wrist
and flare upward and outward to hold
the fullness of the sleeve as it mounts
toward the bend of the elbow.
Fur collars are made in this shape,
often pointed in front, fitted tightly
to the shoulders and flaring upward
and outward to the ears. Satin, velour,
Jersey and velvet are the choice Of ma
terials for these suits.
Inclined to the Directoire.
The prophecies for directoire and
tirst empire styles have come good.
There are gowns of dull blue satin that
have small jacket effects attached to
the skirt, half covered with gray SOU
tache embroidery, which are cut in a
straight line just under the bust and
then dipped to long points of braiding
over the hips.
The street coats that have been de-
scribed might have been worn in
France under the directory. The
three-quarter topcoats, which are the
strongest feature of the new fashions,
are belted so high under the bust and
have such narrow shoulders that they
Instantly suggest a costume worn by
Tosca. The skirts of these coats are
full, cling to the figure and are COW
cred with soutache or embroidery
There is a band of fur on the outside
of the hem-this is q novelty borrowed
from the RuSsianS-and a deeper band
on the inside.
Coats Of Heavy Blue Satin.
Heavy satin is used as frequently
for coats as velvet, and bright dark
blue seems to be the choice Of the
French designers. Both of them are
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ILLUSTRATION OF TRAP NEST
Device intended to Assist Poultry
Breeder to Find Out Best Layers
and Keep Pedicrees.

This is an illustration of trap nest
not a guiIlotine. 1t Is designed to
help the poultry breeder to find out his
good layers and to keep pedigrees. 1t
is very simple. 1t may be attached to
the under side of the dropping board.
with the front facing the pen and ar
ranged so that 1t can be easily re-
moved. The dropping board will then
be the roof of the nest.
The rear of the nest may be Of wire
for the sake of ventilation. If the nest
is placed on the wall, Stats or wire
should be inserted from the front of
the nest to the wall at sharp angle to
prevent the hen from rOOsting on the
nest. When she enters the nest, the
hens back raises the door, which re-
leases the catch and allows the door
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Who would have thought couple of
years ago that any woman would be
Just delighted to have pair of nire,
soft woolen stockings, white ones, done
ND In a box for : birthday present?
The golf women took them first from
England and found them comfortable,
then a few little Scotch plaids and
heather mixtures were timidly intro
duced and now the thinnest of Shet-
land zephyr stockings are embroidered
and clOcked and popular, and as ex-
pensive as silk.
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ming gowns has it's mass of embroidery
done in gold, silver, red and blue metal
threads.
The blouse illustrated is in biscuit
color, with a double collar and cuffs
of chiffon edged with narrow bands of
brown rabbit. The sash Is of brown
chiffon, tied at the side and finished
with gold fringe.
Exceedingly popular is the coat
shown. 1t has been drawn from the
eighteenth century and is made of
bright, rOse-cOlOred satin trimmed with
ermine and silver roses. The pockets
are corded and topped with roses.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
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Trap Nest in Operation.

to shut. The catch should be set so
that its edge just holds the door, the
position being regulated by a screw or
nail at the lower inside edge Of the
catch. A washer on the screw will
prevent it from sticking. The guard
around the catch holds the nesting
material away. The nest should be
visited frequently to release the hens.
Popular Science Monthly.
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GOOD REMEDY FOR GAPEW0RM
Parasites Are Usually Found in Poul-
try Raised on Low Land-PioW
Infected Areas.

CapeworIns are commonly found In
poultry raised on low land; they may
be seen attached to the walls of the
winGpipe. For treatment restrict the
birds to well-drained quarters and
plOw the infected areas. Individual
treatment neceSsitates the removal Of
the worms. By a feather mOiStened
with turpentine swab out the wind
pipe.
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RANGE FOR BREEDING DUCKS
Fowls Should Not Be Confined During
Balance of Season-Oo Well
Without Swimming.

The ducks which are intended for
next years breeders should be allowed
to have free range during the rest OF
the season and II there is place for
them to swim, it will be better for
them, though they do well without
swimming.
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Rft of Embroidery.

Chiffon. geOrgette crepe and all 9TH
er diaphanOus materials, whether they
are used for gowns or a part Of cos
tunes Of silk or cloth, are usually
trimmed with embFoideries. There is
something pleasingly piquant about q
bit of embroidery applied to deli
cate, diaphanous material. Often whe q
used on these airy fabrics the en-
broidery is quite heavy, but Is con-
hned to a small space. great guam
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RATION FOR GROWING CHICKS
Good Dry Mash ls Made of Mixture Of
CornmeaI, Wheat, Bran and High
Grade Beef Scraps.

A good dry mash for feeding growing
chicks in hOppers is made of one part
cOrnmeal, two parts wheat bran and
half a part of high-grade beef scraps,
though most any mixture of ground
grains which does not include too
much fattening material will prove sat-
lsfactory for this purpose if the chicks
are on free range.
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11S and would get so weak at times that
fell over. l began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later l could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. I have taken the
medicine ever since and-I feel like 9
new woman. now weigh 127 pounds
90 you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs. J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St.
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, 9
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
It pays for women suffering. from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Co d
mound.
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The Ruling Passion.

'Who are those gentlemen having
lunch tOgether2"
"A party Of scientists"
II don't suppose a lOw-brOwed indi-
vidual could understand what they are
talking about"
"He might. 1 overheard one of them
Just now ask the waiter If there was
a ball game today"
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Wanted.

"Can you tell me where can buy o
good, healthy rattlesnake7"
''What on earth do you want Of q rat
HesnnkeF'
my Cousin Bill in Florida just sent
me a pet alligator and / want to re-
eiprOcate."
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Silver Ribbon Fur Trim. Hat.

The-Only trimming Of taupe velvet
sailor with dropping hrim is bnnCi
of tWo-inch silver ribbon along one
edge of which is roll Of kOlinskv.
The ribbon is knOtted at the front and
the large double how Is slightly
wired.
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Two Distinct Styles Have Been
Fe stured BY the Partisan
-0Big Houses"
SLEEVES MADE A FEATURE
Decree Is That They Must Be Tight
From the EIbov, Down-oirectOire
and First Empire Effects
copied-Embroidery Used
In P-afusion.

New York.-Fhe coats Of the season
may be roughly summed up in two
parasitic short, capelike shapes with
sleeves that ripple over the top of a
high-waIsted, embroidered belt Mt
tached to the skist-these are in the
minority, but very smart-and the man
nish directoire coat featured by Che
ruit, Bernard, DOuillet, CallOt and
most of the other hig Paris houses.
This latter coat will probably be
the shape seen on more than half the
women this season. It has slim top
that fits the figure, small belt that
draws attention to itself through but
tons or buckles in front, and an extra
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Gull Out Unprofitable Cows.
overcome Summer Drawbacks.

Make early preparations for over.
coming the great drawbacks to mid
summer dairying, viz: Flies, excessive
heat, and dry, short pasturage. Con-
quer or materially mitigate these in
luences. and-you are a successful
dairymanI
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Keen complete Records.

Keep a record of your flock the year
round. It is the only way to find how
much money they are earning. Charge
yourself a reasonable price for all the
eggs you use.
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Not serlous Defect.

Grasshoppers damage field and gar
den crops. and fruit and shade trees.
Poison bran mash sowed early In the
morning kills them. and their eggs may
be destroyed by cultivating pastures,
meadows and waste lands in the late
fall.
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female troubles and
nervousness. l had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hurting my
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 173
pounds I went to
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No Fun in That.

"Why did you break the engage
ment?"
"Well, my fiancee got to initiating
one of these movie queens. She
thought it was cute to shoot me a swift
kiss under the ear"
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Avnid Hnt AxIe.

Axles that get hot and dry not only
wear the wagon out, but they take hay
from the NOW and grain from the bin,
Ask the horses If this Is not SO.
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Ho,w Ne Knew.

FIatbush--YOu know the French are
aaturnl-b0rr fighters.
BensOnhurst-Yes, l know it.
"Hnv- 10 ycu happen 10 know itf'
iS French"
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Build Men Henhouse.

Now is the time to build the new
henhOuse so that 1t will have time to
dry out thoroughly before cold weather
comes.
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Scrub Cow Which Lacked $1,954 Of
Producing Enough Milk to Pay for
Her Feed and Care in One Year.

were sold to their present owners for
small sums by men who had not taken
the trouble to find out what kind of
cows they were keeping.
Essential to Keep Records.
It is difficult, therefore, to see how q
dairyman can afford to run the risk
of keeping Improbable COWS by refus-
ing to keep records. A merchant who
could not take time to keep books
would soon go bankrupt; and business
methods must be the rule on the dairy
farm If a profitable business is to be
built up. Even if it should take one
weeks work in year to keep a good
system of records, the time will be well
spent If the work Of the year were to
result In an annual profit of $1,715, or
a loss of $3.50 as a consequence of
keeping records or not keeping them.
The time required is really very SMALL
The milk record is the, dairyman's
barometer; by means IF it he can keep
checked up on his individual cows, on
his mixers and on his system of feed
ing. By means of it he will notice any
increase or decrease in milk flow, and
in the latter case be able to avoid tr0u-
BILE by removing the cause. More inter-
est Is taken in feeding the cows care
fully when their records are kept. A
circular balance scale and sheet of
paper ruled OFF, together with the Bab-
cock test will do the work. Cow test
ing associations are doing good work
all over the country. From ten to
twenty or more farmers may club to-
gether and agree to pay a qualified
man to test their herds eQ n month,
sharing expenses equally. The system
is particularly valuable to the men
with purebred herds, as they can get
their good animals tested for the ad-
vanced register. Record keeping helps
the dairyman to get rid of his ''rob-
ber."
Gull Out Improbable Cows.
Cows that prove Improbable should
be sold at once. Those paying only
small profit may be kept until better
ones are bought or raised to take their
places. Young heifers that do not
show up during their first lactation
period may sometimes make a good
showing on a second years trial. Good
cows can often be purchased that will
pay for their feed, care and cost prices
in one year and return a good profit
| besides.
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Feedino vesseIs for calves,

The young calves should be fed from
backets as clean as those used in
handling the milk for human consump-
don
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A Suggestion.

Crepe de chine underwear Is ofteu
finished with narrow binding of satin
ribbdn
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Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have ssoOA
the test Of time. Test them yours, II now. 6sAd
for saRplO to 372 Pearl street, N. Y.-AdV.
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after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, OhiO.-'T had almost given
up. had been sick for six years with
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Grain Supply for Hen.
A hen should he fed some grain that
she doesn't have to scratchfor.
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Novel Ways to Use Potatoes

THE following recipes are great favor
ties with my men folks, so I send them
to you:
"Scalloped potatoes. with eggs: Slice
the potatoes thin and arrange them in
baking dish in layers, with salt and
pepper to taste and bits of butter Fill
the dish and nearly cover the contents
with milk Bake 45 minutes in a hot
oven. Just before serving, break some
eggs on top of the potatoes and return
to the oven for the eggs to set. A little
thinly sliced onion is great improve
ment.
Potato pancake: Crate fine 10 to IL
medium sized potatoes, and add one or
two well beaten eggs, one teaspoon of salt
and a half teapsoons of baking powder
sifted with flour to make a rather thin
batter. Mix we'll and bake upon hot
as it helps to cook them through and
more quickly. This recipe will make s.
or 40 small cakes-Just enough for three
as my brother says.
GERTRUDE w"
The reader who provides us with novel
and excellent recipes for cooking potatoes
is a benefactor to the whole family.
Please consider yourself, therefore, as
one who deserves well of the Corner and
all Connected with it. Your recipes are
fine, and clean out of the ordinary"
Having tried the first one, and approved
highly of the result, 1 speak by the
card"
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cent a word a day; no al.
taken for less than 25c for first inser-
ton. Cash must accompany order.
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WANTED-A position by young man,
graduate at business college in
course bookkeeping and can use type
writer, for reasonable salary. Phone
EnSley 567 S-26-3t
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WIN DIV second hand clothes.
WIZ DO shoes. 21l6 End Ave.
Phone 1881. 12-30-tf
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Books for High School

Il should be grateful to you if you will
publish my letter. l need books for the
second year of high school. 1 shall pay
postage on them. CATHERINE S."
Parents whose children have ended the
second year of the high school course
would do kind deed in getting the adj
dress of Catherine S. from US and supply
ing her with the requisite books instead
of sending them to a second hand book
store, where they will bring a petty sum
at best Our public school system is one
of the "lively stones in the edifice Of
national prosperity and national exist
ence 1t is a sin to deprive any eager
young mind of the chance of growth.
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Value of Cancelled Stamps

Have l or 2-cent stamps any value
aftc' having been used? If so, where
can they be taken? l have heard of
several clubs and societies that have re-
ceived money for them, and, as we are
a growing club, we would like to make
a little pin money for our treasury.
m. 8. e."
], too, have heard of places where can
celed stamps are bought by the thou
sand, but my recollection is too hazy to
be trusted. The query will be answered.
satisfactorily by readers. | register it
and your address
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AUTOMOBILES

AUTOS nickel plated like new. S. NJ
Bernheim Co. 2023 1st ave. S-25-30t
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Meaning of Khaki

Will you tell me the meaning of the
word khaki in the original? 1t is from
the Hindoo language. I am told, and that
the British soldiers got the uniform in
India But what does it mean? Is it
a proper name? f. r. D."
Khaki means dust colored" or "ashy."
The uniform was adopted by the Eng
fish and later by the Americans because
1t doea not, as old fashioned people say.
show dirt. 1t is ugly in the extreme, but
Servieeable
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L AM an experienced barber ana want a
job; am married and strictly sober.
Address Clio, care Age-Herald S-24-5t
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Request for Silk Pieces

IT have some recipes to give away and
will gladly pass them on. If A. K. c.
still has silk pieces to give away / should
be much obliged for some of them, and
will pay postage. GRACE M. W.
The six pieces rendered by A. K. C..
went to another quilt maker before we
had your note I wish we had lot for
you. Maybe somebody reading of your
benefaction of recipes may be moved TO
overhaul boxes and bags for the coveted
pieces.
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Wants Copy of Poem

Il should like to obtain a copy of the
poem, If You Were Dead which APP
peared in your paper in July. Also. I
should like to know whether my cousin
has Joined the army. To whom shall 1
write for information? r. M
The request for the poem is referred
to readers in general If your cousin
has Joined the militia or if he belongs to
headquarters of the regiment you think
he would be likely to join. Lists of en-
listed men are kept at these, and may
be seen by inquiring friends
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Comics of Poems

Have you the poems called The little
Black Sheep by Paul Lawrence Dunler,
The FOOLS Prayer by Edward Rowland
Sill, and How Did You Die?' by Ed
mund Vance Cook? I live miles from a
public library and have not these selec-
tons in my collection. Has anyone a
recipe for sweet cucumber pickle or a
good catsup recipe? MRS. f. M. A"
Your queries relative to the three
poems are passed down the line to those
who will sympathize with your inabil-
ity to obtain them from public library
The selections are so popular that you
are likely to receive one or two if not
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For Outdoor Exercise

HAS any fellow by chance a discarded
athletic suit consisting of shirt and short
pants that would fit a boy Of Is? 1
should like white or other washable gar
ments. And a girl of the same ags longs
for a tennis racquet. Both are children
who need outdoor exercise badly I will
return parcel postage. I have quantity
of old songs that will gladly pass along.
EMILY S. N"
Boys who play tennis and ball grow
fast The suit which 15-year Jack wore
with comfort two years ago was laid by
as to tight and short IL months later.
Let our correspondents protege have it..
And what girl do you know who has a
square racquet for the lassie who needs
outdoor exercise? 1t is a kind hearted
member who presents the case to our
juniors.
have told here, think, of a physician
summoned at midnight to a girl with
ing in acute gastritis The first thing
the man did was to weigh the heap of
skirts she had thrown upon the floor
after pulling them off. Twenty pounds .
he announced. mo wonder specialists
in woman's diseases are getting %
The substitution of a flexible corset
fitted to the lines of the figure, with pill
ant whalebone guarding the soft portions
of stomach and abdomen and sustaining
the dragging weight of the skirts. was a
welcome relief to us.
1t is the wearers own fault if, in this
day of intelligent humanity, her corset
presses intentionally anywhere. It
should be soft. light, and elastic, yield
ing to the swaying of the form it in
closes, and binding nowhere. AS to air
proof materials, has our correspondent
never heard of or worn ventilated sum-
mer corsets?
At it's worst the Objectionable garment
Is not more air proof than a silk gown,
fitted ever so loosely to the figure. As I
have said, length of days and personal
observation of the tricks and manners of
the objurgated corset authorize me in
speaking bodily of the matter before us.
The NEST fashions may be abused into
The best fashions may be abused into
denominations. Witness the compression
of the waist into the high busted figure,
the same size from the collar bone to the
pit of the stomach-which excites the
righteous indignation of our corner adj
herent. What do our athletic girls who
"never had a bachache in their lives say?
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Stiffening Crocheted Baskets

II wish to tell F. j. r. that l made
crocheted baskets last winter and stiff
Tened them by mixing one teaspoon of
sugar with one of warm water, dissolving
it well. l then dried them upon a form
that shaped them properly 1 am espe-
cially interested in what is written about
crochet work. FEE p"
May we inquire If the sugary stiffening
did not attract flies in summer? I have
heard of such things. Would not gum
arabic be less likely to draw the insects?
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MONEY TO LEND

cent a word a day, no ad.
taken for less than 25c for first tnser.
ton. Cash must accompany order.
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WE negotiate loans and sell real estate
Can handle desirab BILE farm loans. Nc.
Connell. Anglin. White. 2026 Sd ave.
lO-29-t
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MONEY to lend on real estate at low
rates of interest," bring your abstract.
Leonard-Riley Co.. 725 Woodward.
6-20-t +
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MONEY no LEND
On city property at conservative valua'
tons at and per cent.
A. A. ADAMS & CO.
Real Estate and Insurance Agents.
2120 LIST Ave.
=,