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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

make this indispensable to really sue
cessful farming. The change will be
gradual, it is said, and only a few
head of stock will be added to a
farm, but ultimately and in the aggre-
gate the increase will be greater than
that which is likely to be accomplished
in any other way. The problem for
the states and the national govern
ment, it is said, is to aid in the change
by working out a system which will
make such agriculture profitable.
In addition to this increase in the
numbers of farm stock, there is little
doubt that the carrying capacity or
the existing ranges can be greatly en-
larged. This has been demonstrated
in the national forests, where i'm
proved methods and regulation have
increased the capacity of many ranges
from 10 to 80 per cent. This process
should continue for at least ten years
more, and should result in building
up the carrying capacity of the nation
al forests as a whole by perhaps 10
per cent.
If similar control could be exercised
over the public domain outside Of the
forests, it is estimated that the capac-
ity of these ranges co., be increased
about 80 per cent. About half Of this
would result from the improvement In
the range itself after overstocking
and premature grazing were prevented
and natural reseeding facilitated. The
remainder would follow water devel-
opment, the construction of fences and
the introduction Of methods of hand
ling stock which are out of the ques-
ton as long as the improvement OF
conditions on the range merely pro-
vides an incentive for new men TO
crowd in and undo by overstocklng
whatever good has been accomplished.
The carrying capacity of these ranges
has greatly diminished in the past
and under the present system there IS
no reason for supposing that 1t Will
increase in the future.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
SEPARATE RAYS OF SUNLIGHT
Just How 1t May Be Broken Up to
the Human Eye, in a Variety
of Ways.

Sunlight, which we call white, 10
composed of light rays of different coll
ors-red, orange, yellow. green, blue,
indigo and violet. 1t can be broken up
into It's constituent colors in various
ways. If it passed through trans
parent prism (like the crystals that
hang from q chandelier), or II 1t fails
on q surface which has almost invisi-
bly, minute Irregularities Cike mother
of pearl or the wing OF a butterfly,
we see the rays into which sunlight
has been separated. These phenome-
ma are observed when light is not ABB
sorbed, says Popular Science Monthly.
Hold a piece of red glass in front or
flame and we see only red. Rays or
all other colors have been absorbed.
The natural colors of the objects we
see about us, leaves, flowers, books and
chairs, depend upon absorption. A
green leaf throws back chiefly green
rays; the rest are absorbed. So, the
natural color of everything in nature
is the unabsorbed residue from ruiz
white light. There is no such thing
as color by itself.
A swarm of minute particles, scat
tered in the path of white light, VIII
break it up, like the surface OF moth
er of pearl. If the particles happen to
be of just the right size and the spaces
between them just the right distance,
they will absorb rays of one color only
and throw off the rest. The atmo-
sphere is filled with countless dust
particles, and their size and spacing
is such that they scatter rays which
we call sky blue. Nearer the horl-
zon, larger particles turn the blue into
white; this happens above a dusty
town and when miSts or clouds hang
above us. All that is left of white
sunlight, after passing through many
miles of blue scattering air, appears
in the hues of sunset. The size and
spacing of dust particles as well as the
angle at which sunlight strikes them
determines the color of the sky.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

They have added coiffures with loops
of hair to other high and stately styles,
and are showing others with small
puffs and several short curlS pinned
at the crown Of the head in the back,
for those who like q lower hairdress.
Among high coiffures there is one
design in which band of waved hair
is wound about the head like a wide
band of ribbon, near the forehead. 1t
allows a few orderly waves and ring
lets to escape about the face, and the
back hair is arranged in puffs at the
top of the crown. This is an unusual
and very finished-looking hairdress.
A similar coiffure is shown in the
picture. In this design all the hair
is waved and the front hair is cOmbed
back over foundation which raises it
at the top of the head. At the back
a cluster of curls is pinned below the
crown and a band Of waved hair is
brought across above the nape of the
neck. 1t will be seen that ornamental
pins are an essential part of this Golf
fure-they finish and support it.
The couture at the left is much SIM
pier. All the hair is marcelled for it
and combed toward the top of the
crown. 1t is finished in a small coil
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

II should like to know" unused the
attractive young woman, "why pref
ty girl who has one man sufficiently
Smitten with her as to propose mar
riage is not satisfied to let it go at
that, but is always ready to cast
sleeps eyes ut other men,"
SWELL" answered her friend, who
being widow knew whereof she
spoke, "girls of that kind have in mind
the old saw which SayS-"If one lover
is tickle and from you should go, you'll
find it was wise to have two strings to
your bow"
1T should be warning that the girl
is a f1irt," declared the unattractive
young woman. 1t shows the man who
is striving for her favor that he is not
the only man whose heart beats the
faster for her witching smile. 1t adds
spice to loves pursuit and the hope
of winning her. Let n man imagine for
a moment that he is the only one a
certain woman can get and she loses
half of her attraction in his eyes. It's
a one mans race-he can jog along in
bis lovemaking as slowly as he likes
If there is no competition. Let a rival
appear in the field and he is only too
eager to lay his heart and hand at her
feet, to sue with all elOQuence for an
early wedding day.
. There are men who place little value
on a wOman's liking or preference for
them until they realize there is some
one else who appreciates her and
Graves her cOmpanionship.
The man who must be spurred on by
the appearance of rival in loves field
may not necessarily have cold or a
eallous heart. He may have been SIM
ply too contented in the present with
its happy, smooth gliding to change it.
Many a woman is prone to give man
700 much latitude in the matter of
time he should take in deciding if he
loves her well enough TO propose matri-
mony, or if the time, which has ex-
tended over years, is not yet ripe TO
settle the all-important matter.
Between sixteen and six and twenty
is the golden youth time of woman.
1t is an injustice to herself if she
wastes it on a sutton who comes stead
lily year in and year out, yet refuses to
snform her if he is suited or not.
a. woman should not feel herself in
duty bound to give her society to one
man entirely unless he has asked her
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

snowy skins. Rabbit is frankly rab
bit this year, and costs money, at
that. There are fascinating coats of
white broadcloth trimmed with band
ings of brown fur, and they are quaint
replicas of models made for grown
people.
The coat shown in the picture is
practical model of brown plush very
durable and warm. 1t is so simple
that there is almost no reason for
description of it. 1t has a turnover
collar and cuffs of the same material
as the belt. The belt slips through
straps at the sides, and odd silk but
tons provide the means of fastening.
Now that the waved and pulled and
otherwise elaborated couture has come
back, hairdressers appear to be work
ing under the spur of new inspirations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Misplaced Confidence.

Heiny-Tve got a good joke on
Omar.
Parker-Is that so?
Heiny-Yes. He asked me to ex-
change checks with him for few
DAYS: I did so, and his check turned
out to be worthless.
Parker-Why, according to that, the
joke is on you.
Heiny-Oh, no, it isn't. You see my
check wasn't any good, either.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
In WOman'S Realm
Coats for the Small Girl Are Shown in Great Variety and Are
Made in Many Materas-Cap and Muff to Match-New
Coifures That Are Inspirations of Hairdresser

and retail dealers and manufacturers of
women's apparel recognize in Mrs. Bot
tomley an authority and the editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal has consulted her
frequently. She is at present associate
editor of one monthly fashion periodical,
is regular contributor to another and is
fashion editor for an important newspaper
lev went annually to the Paris fashion
center, and since then has kept in touch
by personal correspondence. We publish
these articles by special arrangement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

for wearing the plaid skirt arranged
in plaits as much like the kilt as pos
sible, and strung from a beautifully
modelled yoke. Brogue shoes are, or
course, sine qua non with 1t, ana
tartan stockings, too, if you would bf
absolutely en- suite. Little coats with
square-tabbed basques in dark green
or blue are the natural allies OF the
tartan skirt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Satisfactory.

"Hey, Doc" called a citizen Of
Grudge to a professional appearing
stranger who was passing the house.
"Come in and see if you can fix up
my brother-in-law. He's having fit
or something"
"But, my dear sir, am veterinary
surgeon"
CAV. that's all right Didn't you
hear my say that this is my brother
in-lawY"-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
ps Careful What You Tell EN-

"Your wife has a violent temper,
hasn't she? She seems to fly into a
passion whenever there are callers at
your house"
"That is not temper. l told her
when l was counting her that when she
was angry she was perfectly beauti-
full"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

hand in marriage and has been accept
ed or is under her consideration
While he considers himself heartwhole
and fancy free, woman should con-
slider that she is entitled to as many
strings to her bow as she desires.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Close Quarters.

"Poor Doppel! He works 10 and i
hours a day in a sweatshop while Mrs.
Doppel is gadding around town in fine
clothes"
"Why, Doppel is not a sweatshop
worker. He's in the real estate bust
ness"
81 know it, but he has a small of
flee. without a buzz fan, and during
these warm days he perspires rather
freely"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
The Tartan Skirt.

Tartan time is here once more. 1t
seems to come as regularly as the fall
of the leaf, and is always welcome, for
to the woman of taste in clothes, tar
tan, with its sombre background and
gay stripes, is irresistibly fascinating.
The French woman discovered its be-
comingness ages ago, and the love of
it seems ineradically planted in her
bosom. She nearly always has tar
tan skirt or blouse in her wardrobe,
and she is fond of dressing her chill
dren in 1t. At present the vogue is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
FAMOUS FASHION WRITER

Julia Bottomley Is recognized as one of
the best Informed women's fashion writers
in the United States. She knows exactly
the needs and desires of women in the
small towns and country, for not many
and millinery shop in little city in Colo
RADIO. And the articles she prepares for
us are written with view to meeting the
conservative ideas of the ladies of our
community. The tawdry and extravagant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Placing Him.

"Reticence in a man commends him
to thoughtful people"
"Still. there is a time and place
for reticence."
mo doubt of that"
"For instance, the man who values
his dignity so much that he won't yell
Fire when the occasion warrants it
is neither desirable citizen nor a
good neighbOr."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

II they were not
Influenced a n d
] e d by tn e | r
young women as
sociates. This is
especially true Of
many who are
making their own
living, employed
in store, office
and factory.
Timid natures
are always DOM
mated by asser-
tive ones. The
backward g r l
who copies the
tactics of a for
ward friend sell
dom plays the
game SATISFACTORY
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
A<Ax Xzz5za>A
jersey.

Paris likes it,
America likes it.
So it will go merrily on.
1t will not pass with the summer.
Silk jersey is expected to remain all
winter.
1t makes a smart and useful all
round rig.
In a coated belt dress it is altogether
mOdiSh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
studyinc diseases" of Metals.

So firmly do some scientists main
tain the theory that changes in metals
are due to conditions resembling dis
eases in organic matter, that German
navy ward maintains an expert to study
the question.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
DANGEROUS Experiment,

"Would you put the new clerk in the
tableware department?
"Good gracious, TO! He makes too
many breaks"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Resent New Ideas.

Some farmers appear to think when
you suggest a new idea to them that
you are trying to knock the founoa-
tons of life from under them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Avoid Rusty Milk Cans.

Never put cream in a rusty or bat
tered can and always remember that
milk and cream have that property OF
absorbing bad flavors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Rut Not a Harvester

Teacher-Man is a human machine.
Little Willie (excitedlyj-Yes'm; NV
fathers a thrashing machine.-Chrls-
tan Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
LallId6M9I1E1beyS
: TNN(N =
fi[ApNpI(S
7>,oexeu.ur Ioos IN mr. t1erZAeE nzH1e4ssa J,nvrHT
DOING AS OTHER GIRLS DO.

I seem in the midst of the crowd
The lighteSt of all.
NY laughter rings CHEEKY and loud
In banquet and hall.
Around me they f1atter and fawn-
The young and the old
The fajrest are ready to pawn
Their hearts for my gold.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
SINK UNDER IMAGINARY SOR-
ROWS.

Sink not beneath imaginary sorrows;
Call to your aid your courage and your
wisdom.
Of joy and sunshine seek to borrow
Your allotted share.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Own Speech.

One never repents of saying little,
but very often of saying too much
Philippe de Commes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
SECOND STRING TO HER BOW.

We cannot make bargains for blisses,
Nor catch them like fishes in nets,
And sometimes the thing our life misses
Helps more than the thing which ii
gets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Butterfat Desirable.

About rs to 30 per cent butterfat
is desirable in cream for farm churn-
ing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Contaminated Milk.

Milk is contaminated with typhoid
fever germs by people suffering with
typhoid fever coming In contact with
the milk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Get a New Binder.

If you have an old WORKOUT binder
sell it and get a new one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Lost. Straved Or StnI..a

"what do you think can get for
this dog, misterT
"Oh-h! Two dollars or six months.
maybe"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
New ScreWdriver.

Current is switched automatically
into n new electric screwdrlver the IN
slant pressure is applied.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

Some of the smart between-season
frocks of serge are trimR I'd with sou
tache braiding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Advertisino Paws Farmer.

AuVer1ISIhH Tdy0 dIIIISI'
Proper advertising should give just
as good results to the farmer and gar
dener as to the merchant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09
Three Dairy 0C,s.n

The three Cs Of milk, say the spe
cialists, are clean, cool and covered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-09

There is a class of girls whose life
paths would not be nearly so rough
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13
POULTRY NOTES.
c,etsts,sys,sss.sssasssiss

A hen must certainly be uncomfort-
able with the hot sun nearly prostrat-
ing her during the daytime and the lice
sapping her vitality during the night
Is IL wonder that the mortality Is
large at this time Of the year,
For hens to become weakened when
the annual melting period Is ut hand
means q heavy loss as rule.
The heat OF August is the most de-
nressing-not because the temperature
is higher than 1t was during the past
month. but because the hot waves or
lime and July more or less weakened
both man and bird 1t Is therefore i'm
perative that every effort be made to
secure comfort.
August is a good month to hatch out
irving chickens which will find a good
market in late fall.
With young fowls August Is the be-
ginning of the melting season. Sun
flower seed and linseed meal are vaiu-
abe additions to the bill Of fare.
Dispose Of all stock that Is not In
tended TO be kept over the winter.
Cockerels can be caponized this
month.
August Is the ending Of the general
duck laying season.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13
RIVERDALE.

Mr.. and Mrs. David Manley and son
of Vestaburg were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davenport.
DR.. and Mrs. f. M Highfeld attend
ed the Gratiot County Medical meet
ing at Alma, Thursday.
Earl Platt of Vestaburg attended
the roller skating rink Saturday eve
ming
Miss Charlotte Duffield of Ferris
was a Riverdale caller Saturday eve
ming.
Miss Zoe Wheaton Of Alma was an
over Sunday guest Of Miss Ruth Van
Alstine.
B. o. Markham visited relatives at
Middleton the first of the week.
Miss Hazel Chase returned TO Yale
Saturday morning after spending sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Chase.
Mrs. l.. Charters visited relatives
in Alma and Elwell Monday.
Mrs. George LaPaugh and Mrs.
Charlie Green visited Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Boyer near Elwell, Sunday.
Harry Owen of Vestaburg was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Owen,
Saturday.
Jay Nickerson of Greenville spent
Sunday with his wife and family in
Riverdale.
Mrs. Guy WEIGH and daughters Wis
tied friends in Alma Saturday.
Arthur Harrington and family, who
for the past six months have made
their home in Clare, returned to River
dale Tuesday evening, where they ex-
pect to remain until spring.
Rev. Albert Baker and wife enter
tanned the Elwell Ladies' Aid Society
of the M. f. church Wednesday. A
very good crowd attended. After the
business meeting, delicious dinner
was served, and all report very en-
joyable day spent at the parsonage.
Dr. and Mrs. Highfeld and son,
Allen, were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Swope.
Miss Isabelle Horton, of Seville
Center, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Horton.
Fred Rice, who is working near FL
well, spent the week end with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lippert and daughter,
Of Alma, were the guests of Mrs.
Henry Valance, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Reid were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Hicks,
of Elm Hall, last Sunday.
Clifford Markham spent the week
end with relatives at Middleton.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Schnepp,
daughter, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1916.
Royal Erskin visited relatives al
North Star, for several days last
week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13
County Correspondence
NORTHWEST SEVILLE.

Pauline Biggs hiss been on the sick
list the past week.
Mrs. Z. Loomis has been numbered
among the sick the last few days.
Mrs. Alpha lngrahm who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. DIN IN MT.
Pleasant the past week has returned
home.
Mrs. Jacob Chimney who lives near
the Hoover school house, spent the
past week at the home Of }. 5. Schat-
fer.
Mrs. Fred Fuller and son Harvey,
visited at the home of +. LOOMS We'd
nesday.
A. Florian who has been quite SICK
is reported feeling much better.
Alva Decker was in Elwell Satur-
day on business.
Carl Hill left for Alma Sunday aft
ernoon, he expects to work in the Re
public Truck factory.
Bertha Welch of Beaver Creek spent
a few days the past week at the nome
of her aunt, Mrs. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barkley and
Mrs. V. Dickinson attended the quart
erly meeting at the County Line
church Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13

DR.. and Mrs. Norman Brownridg,
returned to Grand Rapids, Monda,
evening, after two weeks visit witt
relatives IA this vicinity.
Mrs. George Parks visited her sis.
ter, Mrs. Clinton Nelson, Of Alma
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Leonard OF
Southeast Coe, spent Monday and
Tuesday with Raymond Leonard and
wife, northeast of town.
W. II. Duel Of Alma, was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Rundio, Monday
Last Monday evening the election
Of officers for the Riverdale NJ. f.
Sunday school was as follows: Super
intendent, w. Il. Swope; Assistant
Superintendent, A. w. Wyeth; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Roy Davenport; Assistant
Secretary, Miss Opal Wyeth; Treas
urer, Mrs. John Young; Librarian
Lyle Follick; Organist, Miss Dorethea
Swope; Chorister, Mr. Earl Ryckman
Mrs. Swarthout of Williamson, and
Mrs. Francis of Lansing, were week
end guests of their parents, Rev. A. F.
North and wife.
Miss Geneva LaMay visited rela-
tives in Alma for a few days last
week.
Miss Pearl VanLeuven, visited
friends in Alma, Monday.
Miss Rhea Seaman spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents near
Sumner.
Mrs. Amanda Barker of st. Louis
who for the past six months made her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Chase, died Wednesday morning, aged
II years. Funeral services were held
at the house, last Friday morning
conducted by Rev. Albert Baker. In
terment at Vestaburg cemetery.
Miss Ora Markham spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William Tom
lin, near Sumner.
Miss Brown was week end guest
Of her sister, Mrs. w. VanDeusen
of Vestaburg.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13
ALL OUT OF SORTS.
Has Any Alma Person Ever Felt
That Way?

Feel all out Of sorts?
Tired, Blue, Irritable, Nervous?
Back feel lame and achy?
Perhaps it's the story of disordered
kidneys
Bad blood circulating about;
Uric acid poisoning the body.
There's a way to feel right again,
Stimulate the sluggish kidneys;
Do it with Doan's Kidney Pills.
Doan's are recommended by many
Alma people.
Here's one case.
Mrs. Josephine Vannormar, 416 w.
Mechanic ST., Alma, says: For years
| suffered from rheumatic pains in my
back and limbs. | was nervous and
dizzy, didn't sleep well and in the
morning felt all tired out. The kidney
secretions bothered me. Doan's Kid
ney Pills greatly relieved these all
ments. / hadn't used them long be-
fore the dizzy and nervous spells left,
together with the rheumatic pains.
Doan's Kidney Pills can be depended
on to give good results"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Vannormar had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.