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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29
Combination Once More With Us,
and Human Nature Re-
spends to Call.
SMOOTH PELTRIESP
Prevailing Fur Coats Have Less Flare
Than Last Year, Unless They Are
Cut - hree-o Quarter Length
Muffs Are Small and Simple.

New York.-As far back as one can
look into the annals of American
fashions, the possession Of a sealskln
coat was accounted supreme happi-
ness. The woman who had such a
garment, linked with a pair of dia-
mOnd earrings, either strutted in her
vanity or tried to look unconscious Of
the envy Of her nelghbors.
other times, other wishes. Three
decades have passed since the seal
skin coat was a desirable possession,
and the diamond earrings swinging
from a long loop that went through a
pierced hole in the ear speedily sank
into that blackness of barbarism from
which 1t had sprung.
The fur coat and the diamond ear
ring are with us again, and again hui
man nature responds to the same old
call. They are not in the shape in
which they prevailed for so many dec
AIDES among our best families. Look
ing back on the pierced ear with
its pendant bauble we have a shud-
der of horror to think that enllght-
ened and Christian nations should
have really permitted their wOmen to
retain this bit of savagery without
bitter protest.
Our mothers had their ears pierced
as children, and possibly we did, too
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

FKRMlN0TES-
The hen that hustles lays tine eggs.

The hen that hustles lays the eggs.
Grow some rhubarb in the cellar
this winter. 1t is easily done.
A mare that fails to produce a colt
is worth no more than a gelding.
Currying the cow with a milk stool
does not increase the milk flow.
Apples picked carefully from the
tree and wrapped in paper keep well.
Potatoes prepared for exhibition
should not be washed, but wiped clean.
Nothing tends to keep a horse in
better condition than proper attention
to his teeth.
MIX at 10 cents a quart is cheaper
food than lean meat at 25 cents or
even 20 cents a pound.
To give us the milk and cream and
butter we use in TIE United States,
21, 100000 cows are required.
A quiet voice Of approval and a gen
tie pat occasionally make the horse
more tractable and serviceable.
Watch the potato bin carefully for
decaying tubers. Some fields contained
a good many decaylng tubers this win
ter.
It is estimated that 1t costs the
farmer more to haul a bushel Of grain
than 1t does a railroad to haul a tor
of It.
Farmers who have a good, pure type
OF any Of the standard varieties o.
corn would do well to a v all the first
class seed possible for sale.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

This evening gown Of black velvet has
shoulde: straps Of ermine, also a
fringe Of this expensive peltry at the
hem. There is a diplomats sash Of
il that goes across the chest and
hangs to the knees.
was abolished.
There are thousands of us now who
bear those scars. We cover them up
with tabs of hair or, better still, with
ornaments that clamp over the ear,
just to hide the ravages of an earlier
epoch.
We have not given up the barbaric
b%aubles; the world is too young to
ask that denial of women. The elm
ination of cOlOred stones, cheap and
precious, may come as civic life
presses itself more insistently into the
social scale and women will do as men
have done in giving up all that is or
namental and resisting the lure of the
baFbaric.
Elemental and Primitive.
After all, we are elemental and prim-
tive in our clothes. We may change
the symptoms, but the deep-seated dis
ease Is there. What is there
who doesn't want to wear peltry2
Those companions of the PaleOlithic
men In Europe probably received mas
sive peltry as marriage gifts.
Men have always been hunters Of
game, and ONE have always been
wearers of skins. Therefore, how can
we expect to change primitive instinct
merely because we have changed our
behaviOr2 And then, there is nothing
else that keeps one so warm as peltry,
one may argue. This reasoning, how
ever, has little to do with the fact.
There are as far south as the
boundary line of Florida who are buy
ing fur coats that reach to their heels,
and there are Women in India who still
grid their lCins with the skins Of
beasts. Logic and reasoning are not
behind the wearing of peltry it is the
absolute expression of %primOrdial in
stinct.
The skins of the animals are not
the same; they differ as the worlds
epOchs differ. It was quite easy for
a woman of the stone age to invest
herself In the skin of a stOne age ami
NAL, but today 1t takes many skins
from the squirrel, ermine, sable, rab-
bit or rat to make n garment for
n
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

81 think this clock IL perfectly love
ly," said the fair customer, but twill
il keep timer
Madame" replied the salesman,
coldly, "it would be as much as my
reputation is worth to sell you n clock
that would keep time. This is m an
tique shop, and nothing modern is toll
Grated here."-St. Louis POst-D Dispatch.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

SUCH as tincture or aconite root, 10
drops, three times a day, or ounce
doses Of saltpeter every four hours,
may also be administered. When the
symptoms Of fever are abated, and II
the discharges from the wound are
abundant, the strength Of the patient
must be supported by good feed and
tonics. A tonic may be prepared as
follows: Powdered sulphate of iron,
powdered gentian, and powdered gin
ger, of each four ounces. Mix thor
oughly and give a heaping tablespoon
full twice a day. on the feed.
Harness Calls (%sltfasts).
Wounds or abrasions of the skin Of
work horses are frequently caused by
ill-ftting harness or saddles. When a
horse has been resting from steady
work for some time, particularly after
being idle in a stable on a scanty al
lOwOnce Of grain. as in winter, he is
soft and tender and sweats easily, and
is liable to chafe under the harness,
especially II IL is hard and poorly
fitted. This chatting is likely to cause
abrasions Of the skin, and thus pave
the way for an abscess or for a
chronic blemlsh, unless attended to
very promptly. Besides causing the
animal considerable pain, chatting, II
long continued, leads to the formation
Of a callosity. This may be super
fetal, involving only the skin, or 1t
may be deep-seated, involving the sub
cutaneous fbrous tissue and sometimes
the muscles and even the bone. This
causes n dry slough to form, which is
both lnconvenient and unsightly.
Sloughs of this kind are commonly
called "sltfasts" and, while they occur
I'm other places, are most frequently
found under the saddle.
Treatment.
Chatting is best prevented by bring
ing the animal gradually into working
shape after it has had a prolonged
rest, in order that the muscles may be
hard and the skin tough. The harness
should be well fitted, neither too large
nor too small, and 1t should be cleaned
and oiled to remove all dirt and to
make it soft and pliable. Saddles
should be properly fitted so as to pre-
vent direct pressure on the spine, ant
the saddle blankets should be clear
and dry. Parts Of the horse where
chatting is likely to occur, as on the
back under the saddle, should b.
cleaned and brushed free Of dirt.
The remedies for simple harness
gals are numerous. Among them ma!
be mentioned alcohol, one pint, u
which are well shaken the whites O
two eggs; n solution of nitrate of sill
yer, ten grains to the unce of water
sugar of lead or sulphate of zinc, q
grains to an ounce of water; carboli'
acid, one part in 10 parts of glycerin
Any simple astringent wash or powder
will effect n cure, provided the sore!
are not irritated by friction.
If n sitfast has developed, the deaC
hornlike slough must be carefully Gu
out and the wound treated CAREFUL!
with an~tiseptics. During treatment
is always best to allow the animal t.
rest, but If this is incOnvenient car
should be taken to prevent injury t
the wounded surface by padding tn
harness so that chatting cannot occur
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

Farmers who have a good, pure type
OF any Of the standard varieties of
corn would do well to ave all the first
seed possible for sale.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29
His Probable Vocation.

Friend-What is your baby going to
he when he grows up?
Finuncier - A blackmailer, I'm
afraid.
Friend-ImpOssiblel What makes
you think so?
Financier-We have to give him
something every little while to keep
him quiet.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because OF It's tonic and laxative effect, Laxative
Hromo Oulnlne can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head There
Is only one "Bromo Quinine." "a. W.. ghOVHE
signature 10 on each box. Bc.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29
TIMELY HONEY D0N'TS

Don't forget to leave honey
enough in the hive to winter
the bees through.
Don't put your honey down
cellar but keep 1t in the warm
est room.
Don't use sugar in cooking
anything that you want kept
moist, but use honey instead.
Don't fail to keep n can of *
tracted honey in the house for
the little folks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14
Red Cross Seals on Sale.

The local committee has re-
ceiNed its Red Cross seals and an
unusual effort is TO be made this
year to increase the sales above
any previous year. Mrs. C. I'll.
Deur and Mrs. A. III. Sniff are the
committee from the Improvement
League who have charge of this
work and they desire to interest
as many little boys and girls as
possible in the work. They want
The little folks to go out and sell
stamps and each one who sells
100 of them will receive a fine
stick pin for their effort. Call
either of the above mentioned
ladies and they will explain more
fully the plans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14
FIND MANY DEPOSITS IN AN
IOWA BLUFF.
Burlington Steam Shovel uncov-
ers Many Substances Near
Folsom.

Biologists would find an in
tcresting experience in the study
of various substances now being
unearthcd by the Burlington road
through the agency of big
steam shovel, which is taking
down bluff to the north of Fol
som. located a few miles south of
Council Bluffs.
A part of the dirt thus secured
is being brought to Council
Bluffs and used to fill the
grounds of the Farmers terminal
elevator and the rest is used in
raising the track to conform with
bridge near Folsom, which has
been ordered raised four feet by
the courts.
Many substances abound in the
bluff now being graded down and
the curiosity of worllmcn and Wis
itOrs has been aroused. a thin
vein of coal is the latest discov-
cry. Closely underlying this de-
post is a strata of fragments and
louldcrs of granite. Identical, it
is stated, with the familiar Sioux
Falls granite. Over dozen
kinds of sand have been encoun-
tered and stralas of manganese,
iron ore and other substances.
A large deposit of fire clay has
also been brought to light.
None of the substances men
toned are in quantities of com
mercial value, but form an inter
esting exhibit to the person who
is interested in the make-up of
lands i'm the great Missouri val
ley. Go. Bluffs Enterprise.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14
Council Proooeedlngs.

Council Room, Missouri VAL
ley, Iowa, Nov. 81, 1916.
Council met as per adjourn
ment at 1880 p. m.
Officers present: A. Edgecomb,
mayor; Frank Tamisea, attorney;
John +. Clinkenbeard, clerk.
Councilmen present: Edd Gill,
John Cox. D. N. Hardy, w. H.
ISudduth, j. H. South.
BY motion and seconded that
the official bond of John T..
|Clinkhead be accepted. Motion
carried.
BY motion and seconded that
1.-The council proceed to check up
the plat and schedule of the city
engineers. Carried.
| BY motion and seconded that
1.-The plat and schedule of the city
scngineer be referred to the city
council as a whole at another
date. Carried.
| BY motion and seconded that
the complaint of Mrs. Anna Ril-
| ely be referred to the street and
alley committee.
BY motion and seconded that
1.-THE report of the street commit
llee be referred to the finance
1committee to check up. Carried.
4 BY motion and second the fol-
flowing bills were allowed:
CITY FUND.
lH. R. Newton, cement,
brick, sand, labor -.-...-S22.8O
1.-THE Mo. Valley Cement
Tile Co. .......-..-...... $50
Edd Frazier, dray, flush
ing street ...............- 1855
Frank Tamisea, Jorgen
Hansen VS.. City ...-...--. 5000
FIRE FUND.
| H. r.. Newton, lumber, floor
city barn Observation-Disclosures 7.2O
WATER FUND.
#. M. Purcell, putting in
closet and plumbing 1866
Henry Worthington ........... 3.17
Nv. d. Allen Mfg. ,Co. '5.5a
H. R. Newton, coal, lumber 8.35
BY motion and seconded that
the council adjourne to 700 p.
M, Nov. %, 1916. Motion car
ried.
"A. E. EDGECoMB,
Mayor.
JOHN r. CLINKENHEAD,
City Clerk u
-leA !lnosslN moou lIounop
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14

-
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Broughton
,'of Modale spent the day in the
city with their daughter. Mrs. l..
II. Grain. They expect to leave
this evening for Hot Springs,
| Ark, for an extended stay.
Mrs. w. +. Birdsall was an
Omaha passenger this afternoon.
Lester McNeal of Boone was a
Valley visitor last evening.
b. r. Purcell of Darlington, N.
D., who returned home few days
ago with his brother Ed for a
Visit, received a letter today say
ling twoHof his sons yesterday shot
la couple of large red foxes.
Andrew Tamisiea, who recently
returned from the Emmanuel
hospital in Omaha, after a course
of treatments for threatened
mastoids, was able TO be down
|town today.
4 Mrs. and Mrs. G. H. Otis drove
.|up from Glenwood Sunday and
were the guests of the Yves Bone
brake home. Mrs. Nettie Fos-
tier, Mrs. M. A. Bonebrake and
Masters Robert and Dean Bone
ibrake returned with them for a
lshort visit, after which they will
!. go to Charlton, where they will
T visit friends and relatives for
six weeks.
4 While waiting for street car
i'm Council Bluffs Sunday, A. >.
Fitch was struck by a speeding
automobile and severely injured,
': He was waiting for the Omaha
car at the Northwestern depot
when an automobile coming from
the west at rapid gait swung
lin to the curb and caught Mr.
Fitch. He was thrown high in the
lair but was not run over. The
car stopped at once and took hin
Ito a doctor, who found both legs
torn in several places and his
|hip severely bruised. He was
liable to come home that evening
hut is just able to hobble arOunt
with a cane.
{. Earl Weed of North Dakota ar.
rived yesterday to spend Christ.
mas with home folks.
"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14
1. =. Z. Club ] Is.

The members Of the J. f. r.
club were delightfully."- entertained
Tuesday evening by the Misses.
Hazel and Elsa johnson at their
home on Mill street. The chief
event Of the evening and one that
will be long remembered was the.
initiation OF two new members,
Miss Ethel Doty and Miss Rita
Coulthard. The initiation pro-
cess was very exciting and caused
a great deal Of laughter and mer-
riment from the Interested spec
tators.
Out of several interesting
games, the fortune telling and
adjective games afforded the
most amusement. Miss Grace
Bells was prize winner for the
riddle game.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses, after
which the johnson Trio" enter
tanned the jolly crowd with a few
of their latest musical selections.
During the short business
meeting of the evening, Miss
Marie Withrow was voted into the
club as a new member.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14

Harry Mandus of Boone visited
friends in the city last evening.
Mrs. Ned Burke visited with
friends in Omaha yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Craig, Miss
Minnie Reece and w. r.. Fluke
motored to Omaha yesterday TO
spend the day with friends.
Miss Carrie Coyle of Omaha,
who has been spending the week
with her parents in Old Town,
was The guest last evening of Miss
Nellie Daugherty.
L.. u. Stokes of Modalc was q
business caller today in Tile VAL
ley.
i. A. Heath was a business
passenger this morning to
Omaha.
M. Fanger visited the whole
sale houses in Omaha today.
Some cold this morning. The
thermometer registered 8 below
zero.
Miss Martha Fmig of Omaha
was the guest today of Mrs. Ned
Burke.
Mrs. S. U. Blackburn was a
passenger TO Omaha this morn
ing to enter the Nicholas Sem
hospital for X-ray treatment.
Mrs. Frank, Schwertley of Mo-
dale was the guest today of rela-
tivcs and friends in the city.
Mrs. b. T. Riley and daughter
Harriet were Omaha passengers
this morning.
Miss Rena Coulthard spent the
day in Omaha with friends.
Mrs. Chas. Wolfe spent the day
shopping and visiting i'm Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Jones of
Trail, Okla, who have been the
guests the past two weeks of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Jones, departed
this morning for Elk River, Mimi.
b. M. Rhodabeck made bust
ness trip this morning to Omaha.
The Twentieth Century Dane
ing club held their regular ses-
sion last evening at the X. G.. hall,
with twenty-five couple present.
South's 3-piece orchestra fur
nished the music.
Ward McGavren attended the
implement dealers convention to-
day i'm Omaha.
R. A. Moore transacted bust
ness today in Dow City, Denison
and Carroll.
Mrs. d. b. Salyers and children
returned to their home i'm Omaha
this morning after a brief visit at
the A. b. Berry home.
DIR. Rex Martin arrived home
this morning from Kirlssville, Mo-,
to spend the holiday vacation
with home folks.
Frank Broughton of Modale
was a pleasant Times caller to-
day.
A. b. Hosbrook was business
visitor this afternoon at the
county seat.
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Try The Times Awhile.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14

Francis and William Cody and
Fred Roberts We're Omaha visit
ors this afternoon.
Miss Saydc seabloom departed
this afternoon for visit with
relatives in Essex. Ia.
Miss Josephine Williamson re-
turned home this afternoon from
a weeks visit with the c.. III. KEEL
lonary family at Logan.
John Walton spent the week
end here with home folks. He has
been transferred from Sedalia,
Mo, TO The Falls City, Neb., boiler
shops.
The trains out of Omaha have
been very late the past feM days
on accoant OF the river l,ridge
being lacked up on rollers 10 get
it, in readiness for removal sun
day. Only one train is allowed
on the bridge at a time and must
not exceed the speed of five
miles an hour. This causes quite
a delay, as freight trains are
treated the same as passenger
Trains and it takes several min
ntes for each train to cross.
Prof. Graham goes to Omaha
this evening to be judge in the
debate between the Omaha Cen
trial High school and Sioux City.
The Semper Fidelis Study club
meet with Mrs. j. p. Egan on
Thursday afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-14
Logan News.

Logan, Ia, Dec. S.-Progres-
sive Farmers club in session at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Dcmpsie, five miles southeast of
Logan, yesterday paid its respects
to the men that misuse pure
bred" and Thoroughbred Harry
JOY, a graduate of the state agri-
culture college at Ames, traced
the words to their original mean
ing and proved that the term
'pnrebred'' is a word applicable
TO horses. cattle, hogs, sheep and
poultry, and that Thoroughbred"
is only applicable to one breed of
horses, and that the running
horse.
1he opinion prevailed that the
man who advertised thorough
bred hogs, cows. sheep and
poultry for sale injured The sale
of his livestock, because we'll in
formed and successful livestock
men would regard such advcrtis-
ers as novices in the animal in
dustry, and that the animals Of
fercd for sale might be other
than purebreds without the own
er's knowledge.
The opinion also prevailed that
The newspapers could aid in the
correct use of the two words by
refusing to use Thoroughbred"
in advertising livestock sales, ex-
cept in the case of running
horses.
After discussion of other ques-
lions the club elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows:
President, Mrs. J. M. Foutch;
vice president, Mrs. D. A. Hunt:
secretary, Mrs. j. r. Dempsie:
treasurer, Mrs. Paul Lovel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
CHILDREN'S CLOTHES.

G C1TS for little girls are after the
- models shown for women. The
skirts have considerable fullness and
the coats are inclined to ripple below
the waist line. Some very attractive
suits for children are made with skirts
of broken checks and coats of serge in
solid color. They have suspenders at
tached to the skirt, or are finished with
a belt. The coats. as rule. are loose
and belted. and of hip length. Belts
which encircle the waist or belted
back styles with pockets on either the
skirt or coat. and buttons fastening
the front of the skirt, are especially
good looking.
Children's skirts are usually cut cir
cular and have considerable flare at
the foot. fitting fairly close over the
hips The coats are finished with a
coat collar and lapels, and some are
made in norfolk styles.
There are many variations in trim
mings Buttons are used profusely and
in novel ways. A number of suits in
solid color have collar and cuffs of
blue and white polka dotted silk or of
green satin piped with white.
Coats Of shepherd checks are some
times trimmed with black satin in
bands at the foot, and the collars and
cuffs are also of satin. Little coats OF
light blue silk poplin are shocked on
either side of the front and in the CEN
ter of the back. The blue collar and
cuffs are embroidered in white. Coats
have girdles of ribbon tied loosely
around the waist, ending in loose
knot on the side. A little coat of two
toned corduroy in brown and white is
made with a fiared skirt. piped at the
waist line and on the collar and cuffs.
Black and white and blue and white
corduroy coats are also seen.
The little MILDLY dresses. the Russian
blouse, the one-piece dress Joined with
a belt the coat and norfolk styles and
the little SuSpender dresses worn with
guimpeS. as well AS the short wasted
effects, are all seen in attractive as
sentiments. Some dresses hang in loose
lines from the shoulders, and are trim
med with shocking.
The majority of sleeves are made in
the setin effect, but there are also
sleeves with a low shoulder the bishop
sleeve and also those with a flare eff
feet.
Ginghams, percales, linens, reps and
lawns are the prominent wash materi-
ais. Plain and fancy materials are fire.
qucntly combined in the making. Col
ored dresses are often trimmed with
collars and cuffs of white. SasheS and
belts of leather, self material or silk
are used White dresses, with SasheS
of color, with the waist line low, nor
NAL or slightly raised, are in many at
tractfve styles. The little skirts are
very full