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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
HaIf-Tone Embroidery,

Half-tone-that is what they call the
work of black-and-white artists who
work not in pen and ink or bold black
and white, but In the varying shades
of gray tones between the two ex-
tremes. A new mode of embroidery
stimulates this work. 1t uses both
black and white threads, but 1t also
uses plenty of grays until basket of
flowers on the end of scarf looks
more as II drawn with soft charcoal
than with needle and thread. Try this
on the new pattern which you in
tended working in plain white. 1t is
a welcome variation from the solid
color or all-white scheme.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

age, but it will probably pay to spray.
Lime-sulphur at this time continues to
help prevent rot, scab and blotch.
In the average year this system of
spraying means that one spraying
must be given in late April or early
May, another one about the middle OF
May, another the latter part Of May,
and another about the latter part OF
July. You can figure out for yourself
how much spraying at these seasons
of the year would interfere with the
rest of your work. If you would like
to spray, but feel that you have time
for only one spraying. give the Sec
ond one, just after the blossoms have
fallen.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

a very hot iron. By using these pre-
cautions a woman may have an assort-
ment of cheap and beautiful negligee
sacques and keep them always fresh
and clean.
Both in silk. cotton Grape and silk
crepe de chimes it Is pretty to use
plain goods to trim the figured varie-
ties, and vice versa. The figured fab
RIGS are 80 lovely and keep new-look-
ing so much longer than the plain that
they are to be recommended for the
body of the garment.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
GARMENT THAT is SERVICEABlE
FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
Shocking Should Be Employed II One
ls at All Fitted for the Work.
Figured Fabrics tho Best
to Employ.

Shocking is all the rage this season.
and this is a beautiful example of a
simple shocked dressing sacque. A
ribbon sash of the soft, informal va
riety will make this sacque presenta-
BILE at the breakfast table and around
the house.
You say that you cannot do smock-
ing. Well. you need not. Just shirr
the places to be shocked and the ef-
feet will be the same. OF course.
shocking is prettier, and it is very
chic, and nothing is easier to do.
Shocking has always been fashionable
upon infants and children's clothes,
and now it is used wherever consist
ent.
The best materials for this sacque
are Japanese silks, American wash
silks, Chinese and Japanese cotton
grapes, crepe de chine (for nicer wear)
and any dainty lingerie material, such
as pink or blue dotted sheer cotton
fabrics and other delicate wash goods.
The silks and cotton grapes are
easily cleaned and washed. The crepe
de chine is usually ironed while damp.
and looks as good as new. Unless you
are wealthy it does not pay to make
dressing sacques of those lovely fab
RIGS that cost more to keep clean than
to buy. Cotton grapes are merely
washed and shaken out to dry without
ironing. Lingeries may be ironed by
anybody. A good padding should be
placed under the ironing cloth. Pink
and blue thin cotton goods should be
dried in the shade and not ironed with
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
To Clean Kid Gloves.

Lay the gloves on board or draw
them on the hand and brush with a
solution made of one pound of white
soap, three ounces of powdered borax.
added to five gallons of water. Then
brush them with clear gasoline. After
this pass them through wringer be-
tween two clean cloths. pull them into
shape and hang them in the open air
to dry. After dry dust white gloves
with powdered chalk. pipe clay or mag
nesia.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
DUST BATH NEEDED
BY POULTRY FLOCK
Almost Any Fine, Dry Powder Will
Make Good Material-Add
a Little Kerosene Oil.

(By NJ. J. FITZPATRICK, Poultry Expert.
Ohio State University
Fowls will keep themselves free
from vermin during the winter months
If given a convenient place to dust.
A box 80 inches square and IL inches
deep may be built in one corner OF
the pen or such a box may be made
with legs so as to raise 1t 16 inches on
of the floor.
Almost any fine, dry powder will
make good busting material. The par
ticles should be fine enough so that
they will choke up the breathing pores
of the parasites which live on the
fowls body.
Equal parts of loan, sand and sift
ed coal ashes, to which has been added
a little kerosene oil and the whole
thoroughly mixed. is often used for
the dust.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

viii ls ha'a on the spray mixture, you
men, A',e w. a chance to use good judg-
rect,o, :. .ou must watch from what di-
pnss,o. a 'ae wind is coming. You must
H. ce ! s until you are skillful at spray.
llnssn,snsssn ss thoroughly and quickly. The
Tie iaca paus spray is likely to chap
Cloves - ano hands. You had best put
.llus orO VI your hands and smear vas.
80 over the face.
u tha he h,. spraying is done just as soon
a1tu,a ''pssoms have fallen, the same
,rayin. osine used as for the first
OF all sprayings, this is
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
More Guard Companies.

That the National Guard Of Missis-
sippi soon will be strengthened and
augmented by the addition of fur
ther organizations is generally belilev-
ed from the number Of requests sent to
the offices of Adjutant General Erie
C. Scales from people who want to or
ganize companies in various parts OF
the state. The acknowledgement Is in
receipt Of requests to organize COM
panies from Gulfport. Jackson, Meri-
dian and Okolona. Permission has
been granted to these requests.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
City Has a History.

Hamadan, the Persian city, seems
to be the Ekbatana or summer resi-
dence of the ancient Persian kings,
where Alexander the Great stored his
enormous loot from Persia, estimated
at over $205,00O,000. But there is to-
biographical difficulty about identify
ing it with the earlier and still more
interesting Ekbatana described by
Herodotus-the city where the first
Median kings, Deioces, realizing the
ideal of royal isolation by shutting
himself up in palace on top Of q
hill, surrounded by seven fortified
circles Of different colors descending
the slopes in order, and allowing the
inhabitants of these to communicate
with him only by writing.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Discuss Extra Session.

A plan is ON foot to force an adjourn
ment of the legislature on March 20
without completing the business pend
ing, thus making 1t necessary for the
governor to call an extra session.
1t is stated that 7S members OF the
house have agreed to this plan, and
if an extra session is called the men,
bers will receive S. a day for their
services. Under the constitution they
now receive $500 for the regular ses-
sion, regardless of it's length.
When asked if he believed the SEN
ate would adopt the house resolution
to adjourn March 23, Lieut.-Gov. Rus
sell said:
81 am confident that the resolution,
If presented to the senate, will be re-
jected. The members are being paid
$500 each to perform the work of the
session, and they should stay here
until that work is finished, regardless
of the length of time that may be re-
quired"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Land Office In Chaos.


The filing Of report on the con-
ditions found about the state land Of
flee by select subcommittee of the
senate and house, which has been at
work on an investigation Of the de-
partment for several weeks, was the
occasion of a mild sensation. The
gist of this report is that the commit
tee found such badly mixed and con.
fused condition pertaining to records
and land sale transactions that it may
require months of hard work and the
expenditure of considerable amounts
in order to straighten out the affairs.
feature of the report Is the recon-
| mendation that the office of land COM
missioner be abolished by statute and
that the affairs pertaining to the pub
Ire lands be placed under the auditor
of public accounts.
| One paragraph on the report indi-
Gates that the committee does not
mean that the conditions as found are
chargeable to the present land com
missioner, but may be traceable back
20 years or more.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Orlulnal Workbaqs.

The workbag, which contains every
thing from fancy work to the latest
novel, is a peculiar feature of the win
ter resorts. The more original In
shape and material it is, the greater
it's success. A chair cushion to match
is a comfortable addition. and you
may match your sunshade to 1t in
color. II you are believer in the COM
pletely harmonious ensemble.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

pvsrv year more people wish to
-. r ~ spray. Sometimes they want
y ~ loon the worms out of apples; or
y s,,hsns hans their potatoes have had bugs
J. ,hem or have died of blight.
W Mast Of your neighbors know moth
Inv about spraying. Every year the
,sn Dountrv is becoming more settled up
. ~ birds are being killed off, and the
insects are getting more plentiful.
\ vou have more than a half-acre
:, o,cbard or an acre Of potatoes, 1t
vl,l almost certainly pay to spray. of
course if you are short of help on
,be farm. it may be best to let the
bugs and blight do their worst says
. writer in Wallaces Farmer. The
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Columbus.-The seventh annual con.
ference of the Mississippi Congress OF
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions will convene in Columbus, Fri
day, March 81, and continue In ses
sion two days.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

University of Mississippi.-J. Knox
Coulter, a freshman of the university,
has received notice from the War De-
partment of his appointment to the
United States Military Academy al
West Point, N. Y.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
PRIVILEGE TAX
BILL IS PASSED
REVENUE RAISING MEASURE DE.
FEATED ONCE IS BROUGHT
UP AGAIN.
LAND OFFICE IN CHAOS
Joint Committee Recommends That
office of Land Commissioner Be
Abolished and Auditor Placed
In Charge.
jackson.

-JaCKSOn.
After wrestling with both ways and
means and appropriation, matters fos
two sessions the house has reconsid-
cred the ways and means committee
privilege tax bill which was up last
week, and which at that time failed to
pass after considerable hammering by
way of amendment. The bill has now
finally been passed by vote of So to
26. The bill includes provision for a
tax on punch boards, in face Of the
emphatic declaration Of members that
"to do so would be to legalize, put a
premium on and derive profit from
gambling"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
XIII Offices For Women.

The senate concurrent resolution
proposing to submit a constitutional
amendment to the voters of the state,
to confer officeholding eligibility on
women to limited extent, has failed
on third reading to secure two-thirds
vote necessary. The resolution had
passed two readings hitherto. but 1t
is claimed the pool of young senators
against 1t was worked successfully.
Unless a motion to reconsider prevails
the resolution is dead. for this session
at any rate.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
waking PaIatahla H.x

dnply ! good good. palatable hay is not
lcs cha. n1aa Ms'ter Of how quickly and
In Or aply s,u y we can get it into the
w eu,ss ssaek, but how it can be prop
sa and placed in the now
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS ITEMS

Brookhaven.-Ffre believed to have
been caused by sparks from switch
engine, destroyed carload OF tele
pnone poles at this place.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
FINE DRESSING SACOUE
USEFUL ON WRITING TABLE
Article That Would Make a Most Ae.
eeptabIe Present 10 Easy to
Make, and Not Costly.

This is useful little article to pre-
pare for the writing table; 1t can be
made from small cigar box of the
square shape.
One end of the box is removed and
the lid securely nailed down. and the
exterior of the box smoothly covered
with watered silk. This is done by
turning the material over at the edges
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Winona.-The second municipal pri-
mary election for mayor resulted as
follows: Will B. Kelly, present in
cumbent, 1874: J. A. Glenn. 120; Kelly's
majority, 64
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Columbus-An election will be held
In the First district of this county
March 80 to decide whether the tax
payers Of that district will issue bonds
in the sum Of $4,000 to be expended
In the improvement of their highways.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

The dairy COW is an economical pro-
ducer of food and she is almost indis'
pensable.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

The man who is always telling what
a lot of good he would do II he had
the money never has any.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Inspecting State Guard.

The federal inspection of Mississip-
pi National Guard organizations. now
In progress, according to military au-
thorities, is satisfactory, demonstrate
ing that all of the different troops
have made substantial progress over
1915. The inspection is being con-
Quoted by Lieut. R. R. Pickering, reg
ular army officer detailed to Missis-
sippi as inspector-instructor OF the
guard.
Maj. w. r. Gray of the medical
corps of the guard Is accompanying
Lieut.. Pickering and conducting the
physical examinations.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

The average man is willing to get
his hands on tainted money for the
purpose of removing the taint.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
se.t sIons Of Health.

The best signs of health in sheep
are bright eye, clean dry noso AZ"
good appetite.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Columbus.-At the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. w. Hardy here Captain Will
liam Winston, a Confederate veteran,
was married to Mrs. Minnie l.. Dill
lard. Capt. Winston is one of the old
est and most respected citizens OF
this city.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Good Care for Fall Calf.

Take good care Of the fall calf; its
next summers growth will richly re-
pay its winters cost.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

This hat is a very simple though at
tractiveiy "chic" turban. The model
is of white broadcoth with a tele-
scoping crcwn. Its only ornament
is a large broadeIoth-covered shield.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
!, rant for Tree Wounds.

For troo 'or iree Wounds.
dtessins 40 wounds paint is a good
laseed 81, MIX white lead and raw
a M =, OIL Il and have it rather thick
sin tho s,enna ns in the raw state will
u aae h.,' paint very nearly the color
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Senate BaIks On Adjournment.

The senate will not fix date for final
adjournment until the lower house has
passed on pending appropriation bills.
A silent agreement to this effect, it is
claimed, has been reached among SEN
ate members, and this prompted the
action Of that body in placing the ad-
journment resolution on the table sub
ject to call. In the meantime, the
house committee has under advise
ment the appropriation measures and
finance bills.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

"If" and but" are amcag the litt,s
things that count.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Gulfport of the Harrison
county board of supervisors have left
here for Chicago, where they will in
spect roads with view of determin-
ing what material shall be placed on
the new beach boulevard between this
city and Biloxi
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
Touch Soldiers, HON. Money.

Touch Soldiers Home money.
The house has cut the appropriation
bill passed by the senate to support
and maintain and provide additional
equipment and room for the Soldiers
Home at Beauvoir from $4,000 to
100000. The economists seemed to
be afraid of the executive veto, and
decided to cut the appropriation.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25
woMAN's GROWING GLORY

WOMANS CHOWNtNG GLORY
10 her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use la Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change It in
the natural way. Price $1.00.--Adv.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Booneville.-T. T. Miller has sold
to J. X. Kaye of Okolona. Miss, the
electric light and water works plant
Of this place. Mr.. Kaye will also in,
stall a new and up-todate Ice plant
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Indianola.-In the preliminary trial
of j. w. Jones and his son, Clifton,
on the charge Of killing Sam Herring,
near Gale, this county, before Magis-
trate Cook, J. w. Jones was discharg-
ed and Clifton Jones held without bail
to await action of the April grand jury.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Montrose.-At a recent meeting the
board of supervisors Of Jasper sold
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
the purpose of building good roads in
the northwest part of the county. w.
B. Smith of Montrose was appointed
road commissioners. Work will begin
about April /.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Vicksburg. Mrs. s. Herzog OF May
ersville, Miss, was drowned March 2O
when the Vtcksburg and Greenville
packet steamer Ben Hur Of the Royal
Route sunk while backing from the
landing at Duckport, La, according to
telephone messages received here
from Duckport and Mayersville. Mrs.
Herzog was &C years old and was re-
turning to her home after having un-
dergone medical treatment at Vicks-
burg. Her body has not yet been re
covered.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Biloxi.-Samuel S. Smith, postmas-
ter at Elarbee, Harrison county, ar
rested by United States Deputy Mar
shal Money and brought before Unit
ed States Commissioner G. Tyler OF
this place, on a charge Of opening and
OBTAINING letter in the United States
mails, has been bound over to the Au-
gust term Of the federal court. He
| made a $500 bond.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

Natchez.-Captain ]. r. Allen, ac-
cording to reports here, has asked the
government aid be extended to the
waterbound people between Monterey
and the mouth Of the Black river.
These people have been under water
longer than any other part Of the flood
ed area and the chances are they will
stay inundated for three weeks or
more longer. They are badly in need
OF food and feed for their stock.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1916-03-25

(By M. J. FITZPATRICK, Poultry Expert
Ohio State University
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-15

difficulty of dealing with the element that
has made its influence felt in Cork, in
Dublin and in several other parts OF Ire
land since the instruction was suppressed
AS this is really the main difficulty-for
without il there would have been no talk
of settlement at this time-it is hard to
understand what is to be gained by cstab-
fishing any system of government which
leaves 1t out of account.
The republican and Sim Fein factions
have as little sympathy with Mr.. Redmond
as with Sir Edward Carson and are openly
derisive of his plans for Home Rule
Whatever concessions are granted to Ire
land will be regarded by them as their
work, but they respect Mr.. Redmond as lit
tie as they respect Mr.. Asquith. and. far
from accepting any settlement with him as
satisfactory, they will infallibly try in their
own way to secure further concessions bet
ter suited to their own requirements. In the
mean time their behavior strengthens the
attitude of Lord Lansdowne and Others
who are for maintaining strong garrison
in Ireland as long as the war lasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-15
France Claims Dr.. Carrel.
ditor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | was much interested in . report
from the American Fund for French
Wounded, published in your issue Of the
18th inst, telling of DR.. Carrots latest
discoveries and Of his most important and
helpful work with the American branch OF
the French ambulance service. But may
correct a notable error made by the writer
when she refers to this deservedly renowned
scientist as "the great American physician !
DR.. Carrel is a Frenchman born and bred,
and had already distinguished himself in ms
profession when the Rockefeller Institute IN
duced him to come to this country to aid IN
its extremely valuable work. He has been
summoned back to his own land by the war
and has very appropriately been assigned to
cooperate in the splendid merciful work OF
the American contingent.
II will ever be one Of the Rockefeller In
stitute's most compelling claims to the graft
tude of mankind to have afforded DR.. Carrel
such magnificent opportunity to do the IN
valuable work for which he is so eminently
atted and the added laurels with which his
present success is browning his fame will
Justly rebound to the very great credit or
that institution; but DR.. Carrel is pure
Frenchmsn by birth, by breeding and by edu-
cation. though no doubt he bears the United
States a full measure Of loyal affection and
will perhaps continue to identify with 1t the
greater part of his life work. j. d. G.
New York, July Ia, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-15
Whv Not an Authors Union

Now that a committee Of the Authors
League of America has unanimously voted
to affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor, the critics of the proposal wfC
have been turning up their noses in pri-
vate will have a chance TO debate their OPP
position in public Writers of rers hore
and 1O-cent-a-word fiction can alike en-
plain their adherence of association with
plumbers and bricklayers.
From the downright practical point o.
view it is hard to defend such opposition
as anything more than petty intellectual
snobbery. The scorn of unionism which
clerks and bookkeepers and professors and
writer's entertain is one of the odd aristo'
cratic products of modern democracy. Bet
ter a lifetime of starvation and injustice
than a day of organization, is their motto
There are to-day in America countless
large classes of middle class employees thaJ
have lost ground economically. Salaries
have by no means advanced as have wages
Yet the dislike for unionism seems almost
as strong as ever.
The authors cannot take over the whole
creed of labor, it can be conceded. bu'
there is a vast amount of protective WORK
against the sharks of the publishing and
motion picture and theatrical world when
cryingly needs to be done. That 1t can De
done more efficiently by carrying organiza-
ton to its logical conclusion and uniting
with other laborers for hire seems GER
tain.
As for dignity, how about Hans Sachs,
of Nuremberg, who was actually proud OF
being a meistersinger, and that despite the
presence in his Nuremberg local of busy
bodv Beckmesser, forerunner of all walk
ing delegates?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-15

with the garbage cans and other offensive
and dangerous conditions. Their children
associate with others who may live under
right conditions, which, however, will not
save them. This will always continue, and
disease and epidemic will be fostered as long
as tenants, owners, health and building de-
partments tacitly approve new buildings in
which garbage cans and accumulations OF
rubbish are made necessary by the ignoring
of the safe, sanitary, convenient and eco
nomcal system that will abolish it.
1t is fine to reduce and partly control an
existing evil, but it is equally important to
strike at its root and prevent its growth
Owners of apartment buildings and resi-
dences now being planned should be urged
if not compelled to provide means to abol-
ish garbage cans and other refuse from the
premises They can do it and at less per-
manent expense than by the use Of the null
sance, and at the same time provide great
convenience. i. {. RlNGGOLD,
Eastern Manager Kerner Incnerator Com
pany.
New York, July 10, 1916.