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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

bly, the cretonne, are as radiant IN
color as tropical garden. The il
PRODUCTION of black and white in stripes
adds 10 their brilliance and gives them
character.
Kindergarten cloth. in narrow stripes
Of white with one color. is an excel
lent material for the practical skirts,
Bingham and ehambray, in Rlaids and
stripes, and in the plain eolors, il goes
without saying are the choice Of many
who know their various good qualities.
They are altogether trustworthy and
maybe the most practical of petit
coats for everyday wear. Bur the
brilliant newcomer is a novelty and in
this alone lies one Of its charms.
The petticoat shown in the picture
is fitted about the hips and cut with
out fullness. Comfortable room for
walking is provided for by the ruifle
This is cut in scallops about the lower
edge and finished by crocheting a mar
row edge with black mereerized
crochet cotton. This same finish for
the edge IS pretty in white and colored
striped petticoats when the crochet
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
A Beautifully Thought out Garden.

a good time. if this can be done Dig
into the ground thoroughly slaked lime
and wood ashes.
The ideal sell for growing sweet peas
is a good rich, turfy loam thoroughly
enriched with rotted manure or bone
meal, in proportion of three-fourth soil
to one-fourth fertilizer, according to
the condition Of the soil
In sowing the peas do not sow them
too thiekly or too thinly-a fair aver
age is one package of seed 10 ten feet
of garden-should the peas grow too
thickly then out to about two inches
apart.
Pulverize the soil in the trench be-
fore sowing your seeds. To a depth
of three inches see that the soil is ex-
quisitely fine Sow the seeds in
double row about ten inches apart,
above two inches below the surface,
and tread down firmly.
Arrange brush for trailing the vines.
the brush should run from five to eight
feet above the ground. 1t is a good
plan to arrange these supports when
the seed is sown.
Sweet peas suffer from dry and hot
weather. Water them frequently and
thoroughly and give them an appliea-
ton of liquid manure once a week.
Apply good heavy mulch of long
straw manure around the ground
around the sweet peas. Us soon as hot
weather sets in. This keeps the ground
from drying out and keeps the soil
cool.
The life of the vine is greatly length
ened if every seed-pod is removed as
soon as they appear and by the con-
slant cutting of the flowers.
\ partial shade during the hottest
part of the day is very essential to Sc
cure the best color in the blooms.
The greatest enemy sweet peas have
is the cutworm. and they often prevent
getting stand of good sweet peas.
They usually take the young shoots as
soon as they appear. Watering with
lime water helps to keep out the cut
worms. handful of grass dipped in
solution of paris green will some
times attract and exterminate the
worms.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Cressbar taffetas. in soft weaves.
made up in simple designs. are among
the unpretentious afternoon gowns that
make an instant appeal to most wom-
en-. There are several models of this
character among almost every repre-
sentative showing Of spring styles. The
silks appear in all the colors used this
season, with crossbarS in fine lines of
white. They look like fine ginghams
translated into silk. Designers take
their cue from this suggested likeness
and sort of playful resemblance 10
an apron is evident in some of the new
dress models.
A typical froek of crossbar taffetas
is shown in the accompanying picture.
1t is one piece. but has the effect of
an overdress and skirt There Is a
panel extending the length of the dress
from neck to hem at the front and one
at the back. In the skirt portion, the
panels have a plait at each side. but
in the bodice this is omitted. At each
side of the skirt larger pockets pro-
claim the frock as mindful of fash
ions requirements. They are gathered
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls, Beauty Your Hair! Make II
Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant-lry
the Moist Cloth.

Try as you will. after an application
of Bantlerine. you cannot find a single
trace of dandrutf or falling hair and
YOUR scalp will not itch, but what viii
please you most will be after few
weeks use. when you see new hair
fine and ddwny ut frst-yes-hut real
~ new hair-growiug ali over the
scalp.
i little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No differ
enee how duh faded, brittle and
scraggv. just moisten cloth with
Dauderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is i'm
mediate and amazins-your hair will
be light. fluffy and way and have an
appearance Of abundance; an incom-
parable luster. SofrnesS and luxuri-
ance, the beauty and simmer of true
hair health.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-that's
all. Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
WORKING IN THE SHADE
BY ELIZABETH VAN eENTHuYsgN.


There is hardly garden plot of any
size that does not possess some spot
that resembles the back of an elderly
bachelors head when the hair has
started to point toward the ADVISABLE
ty of purchasing toupe Always one
finds these bald spots under the shade
of trees, or where the sun has little
chance to make its influence felt
1t is what might be called "baek-
yard" effect. because the shady nook
is peculiarly the property of the back
yard. Early in the morning and late
In the afternoon the sun takes Il peep
under the branches of the trees. At
other times the umbrellaike big fell
lows keep the ground free from the
life-making rays.
Early In the spring before the leaves
come the bare spots are sure to have
some sun. That is the signal to plant
bulbs in the autumn so as to be ready
for the sun. BY scattering crocus bulbs
and letting them fall as they WILL one
gets better effect than by carefully
arranging them in rows. While tulips.
narcissus. white. lavender and yellow
crocuses and some native growths that
are almost of the weed family may be
utilized
The fever-few will stand the winter
and will seed itself II begins to bloom
during the month of June Foxglove.
among the possibilities for the bald
place. And then there are hollydoeks
and almost any of the lily family.
Bleeding heart grows and blossoms
in the shade and rose bushes will
thrive in the zone where there Is half
shade and half light.
1t is always necessary to plan for
The garden during the days when the
weather and the cold blasts make II
impossible to work out of doors A lit
tie study of the possibilities during the
idle weeks will prepare the amateur
for campaign in the open that will
get astonishing results.
OF course. one should have I'm
pressed the fact that Il is not possible
TO accomplish everything at once. A
simple, well-studied program taking
into consideration the kind of plants
with which the best results are OBJ
tanned in your particular section, Is
sure to bring gratifying results.
If the worker knows Just exactly in
advance what is To be done. the actual
execution of the plans becomes more n
matter of pleasure than of toll.
am firmly of the opinion that there
isn't a spot of any size in any section
that cannot be made TO show artistic
results if the proper amount of intel
lgent study is given to its improve
ment-and the proper amount of study
Is precious little
The main thing is to decide to do
something.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Fashion Is for the Few

The mere Introduction Of new fash
ion does not mean that every woman
in the country can or should wear 1t.
taking a band Of fur and attaching II
to the coat in these standoat loops.
On a brown velvet dress the seaI.fnr
band was attached In these huge semi.
cylinders just AT fnger-tip depth
Though these folds stand out from the
dress, they are not stiffened and END
by falling irregularly into negllgen
folds.
Among the new pockets that deco
rate the sides of skirts and coats. one
of the most original Is new moan
shape, outlined by narrow bands Of
brown fur material.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
YOU MAY TRY CUTICURA FREE
That's the RuI.-Free Samples to Anv.
one Anywhere.

We have 50 much confidence IN the
wonderful soothing and healing proper.
ties Of Gutieura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with cutieura Soap that we are ready
to send samples On request. They are
Ideal for Tho toilet.
Free sample each b. mail with Book
Address postcard, Cutcura, Dept. L
Boston. Sod everFRhere.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Liven I'D your sluggish liver! Feei
4na and cheerful; make your WORK a
pleasure; be vigorous and full OF am
bition. But take no nasty, danger
Gus caIomel. because it makes you
sick and you may lose days WORK
calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
CaIomel crashes into sour bile hke
dynamite. breaking it up. That s
when Won feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen to me! II you want to ENJOY
the incest, gentlest liver and pow.
cleansing you ever experienced Just
take a spoonful of harmless Dodson ;
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer
sells YOU a so cent bottle Of Dodson 5
Liver Tone under my personal money
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS
SUCCESSFULLY
BY BETTY PAkE.

First of all select your seeds early
and sow as soon as is possible in your
particular part of the globe.
1t is bad business to plant your sweet
peas on the same ground successive
years. If your garden is too small to
allow Of a change Of site each year. re-
move the old soil and fiji in with new
This soil should be rich and deep and
prepared early-fhe fan of the year Is
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
NOVELTIES in 'PETlcoATs.

cotton is selected to match the color
of the stripe. Flounces in silk petit
coats are cut in small scallops and
buttonhole-stitched with heavy silk
thread
For silk petticoats founces cut in
deep points are most successfully fin
ished with the picot edge Since the
flare has vanished from petticoats 80
completely that it hardly fingers ir
the memory. the picot edge has come
to the front as the best for straight
hanging skirts and fonnces.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Prudent Decision.

"Weuld you 90 10 war if youEroun-
try called goHs'
sOf course I would" answered the
patriotic citizen, but | would first
make sure that my country was call
ins me. and not lot of leather-1unged
jiHgoes.'
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
In1nortantto Motnera
Encouraaina Example.

when YOU begin to think this eoun-
try is not democratic, stop a moment
and study the average traffic police
man"
But WHY
You will discover that the dusky
George Washington Jones, driving a
dray, gets exactly the same treatment
from him that is received by million
aire reclining In his limousine"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Cities Take Up Child Hygiene.

More than 400 American cities, each
of more than 10000 population, have
reported TO the childrens bureau, a
branch of the department of labor.
that municipal funds are being given
special children's hygiene work. In
more than 20 cities a special depart
ment for this work is being operated.
Providence Bulletin.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
A reference.

What's This book. JOSH" asked
Farmer CorHressel.
That's q work on the higher mathe-
mates. father
Well. believe Il like it more than
He regular arithmetic, There wouldn't
he 50 many people ready 70 call you
down il You didH'r get the right an
-aer.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

In across the top with two rows of
shirrings.
The very wide belt is finished with
a narrow cording at the edge and is
loosely adjusted in the most approved
style II fastens with buttons in the
color of the frock and white The
bodice fastens under the panel and on
the shoulder.
small sailor collar and narrow
cuffs are of white satin and there is
just the merest bit of embroidery on
them The white silk cord aad tassels
make just The right finish for the neck
Any frock that carries a suggestion
of youth and refinement about ii is
sure TO create an enthusiasm for itself,
especially when il manages al the same
time to be so unassuming.
Gay stripes in cotton goods are used
for petticoats this spring along with
others less gay. Some Of them, nota
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Reasons for LONGEVITY

Native-There are the Oldboy twins.
They are ninety-eight years old.
Stranger-To what do they credit
their long lives?
Native-One cause he uses terbacker
and one cause he never uses it.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build In Tie SYsfem

I axe the Old Standard GLOVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taxing. as the formula is
printed ca every label showing it is
Qulaine and IFon IN tas;eisss form The
gulaine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up TIE system. 60 cents.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
BothDisaualifed.

Old Lady UHquisitive and plain, to
young GiEFy1-Young fellow, Why
aren't You n khaki:
Young CiYyy-Far the same reason,
my good woman that yau are not IN a
beauty shoW-a matter Of sheer alb
Solute physical nftuess.-Lonaen Tit
Bits.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
DON'T PUTT OFF

II you arc suffering from Dizziness
Headache. BiliousHess. CONSERVATIVES ,'t,,,'
or Sour Stomach. take ono P IN ne,
LIVER PILL ST bedtime tonlght W .
@liI wake up veil, without any nm.
g1.a7aht sIfeE effects" BONDS
FILLS are sold On their genuine merit
ann never fall 70 please those who
uss them for Malarial troubles. Tbav
are small Mid, Safe. inexpensive. 25c
All Druggists --'N
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
IIGHI LIONEL MAKES YOU SICK!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS NY WAY
hist Once! Try ~Dodsons Liver Tone When Bilious c0n''
'uS' inv notod upadachy-Dont Lose Days Work y

back guarantee that each spoonful
will clean your sluggish liver bette,
than a dose of nasty calomel and tina,
II won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn.
ing, because you will wake UP feel.
ing fine, your liver will be working
YOUR headache and dizziness gone
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and
cannot salivate. Give it to your chill.
dren. Millions of people are using
Dodsons Liver Tone instead of dan.
gerous calomel now. Your druggist
will tell you that the sale of calomel
is almost stopped entirely here.-Ady.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
S
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly SDots

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckIes as the
prescrinti othfne - double strength - In
guaranteed to remove these homeiy spots
Simply get ounce of othine-d0ubie
strsngth-from your druggist. and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
onas have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed 10 COM
pIeteIv clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clcar complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othlne az this Is sold under guarantee OF
money back il It fails 10 remove freekigs.-
AdN-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
One Kind.

"Can you tell me of any fire-escape
which is always practical and never
out of order?"
Certainly. The Ten Command
ments."
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
kinn,s Blue Is Worn.

Kings blue that beautiful color one
sees in pansies and bachelors buttons.
is used in the new evening dresses
II is so becoming TO some women that
Ii Is a pity not TO take advantage of
IT, for all women do not look well In
light evening gowns.
very amusing new fashion. decid-
eddy extreme. is 10 have the lower
half of a skirt or coat attached TO
the upper part by enormous cartridge
plaits In a light beige coat of velour
de laine this effect was achieved by
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish il thia air after using
"Femenina Price soc and ST. oo-Adv
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

us Impossible for one to buy friends
worth the price. 20
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Undaunted.

Have you a bette noire. Mrs. Come
up27 -
yes. indeed. I got one the last tiine
We we're in dear Paris, and We an Just
dote on it,.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Before marriage woman worries
because she is single. and after mar
riage she worries because she isn't
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Art Of Agriculture.

The art of agriculture is doing the
right thing at the right time and all
the time"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

The pessitaist never bores us with
his alleged funny stories.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

There Is a demand In Spain for hard
aare - al Kinds.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Don't ask to know too much That
was where Mother Eve made her great
mistake.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
WORMS MAKE EARTH FERTILE
Great Promoters OF Vegetation by Der.
ina, Performing and LoosenInu
Sell on Surface.


The rart performed by worms In rem
dering the earth fertile Is not gener.
ally understood. Darwin estimated
,fssss sssst'sssss Try swn sisss;ixse earth, far
the sake af the vegetable matter II caS-
tains, and afterwards expeilins IT,.
bring 10 the surface as much as ten
tons of earth per nnnum IN M acre.
Worms are great promoters % vere-
tation by boring perfora,ing and
loosening the soil. aud rendering II per.
eious "a rains and the .fihers nj plants
ny drawing straws and stalks OF leaves
and twigs into II. and. most Of all. by
throwing up such initiate numbers Of
Jumps OF earth called wormcasts.
which form fine manure for grain
and grass. The earth without worms
would soon become cold, hard, void of
fermentation and consequen''s sterile.
This has occurred In many cas,s where
the worms have been either accident
ally or Intentionally destroyed. and the
fertility Of the soil thus lost has only
been restored when the worms had
again collected and resumed their fer
tilixing work.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
CONTROL BIG TOMATO WORM


The only satisfactory method OF,
controlling the large tomato worms
is te hand pick them. Poisoning with
arssnate OF lead Ia sometimes sue
cessful. bat after the worm has
reached . fair size, 1t IL difficult to
get enough poison on to materially Of
trcf the worms.
IL ycu desire to control the worms
ny spraying. Ii will be necessary 10
keep the plants well covered with
roisen. starting quite early In the sea
san. About three pounds OF arsenate
ri lead to 10 gallons of water, with
bordeaux mixture made at the rate
of four pounds of copper sulphate to
SIX pounds ~ lime Is very good yrray
FIR the control Of tomato insects and
diseases =
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03

TolNnt could lit $50 pounds with
one hard. aud when nearly sixty years
of age he walked $50 mitrs In four days
without fatigue
II is told ot Lincoln that he was nbla
to lift three times as much as an orti.'
nary man,
Poe was an athlete. Lamb and De-
Quincy we're both grea, walkers.
According Ia llr. Rogers, Johnson.
Tennyson. Wadsworth. browning. Glib
bon and Person were men Of great
physical powers as well us great Er-
nies.
Washington was able 10 throw sll.
yer dollar farther than my man In
his time and covered - feet In tho
broad Jump, a record which stood un-
equaled for century Good Health
Magazine.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY
No Distinct Types Of Commercial
Plant In This Country.
Equally Wide Variations May do
Found In slds--so-cxlisd Strains
Are Badly Mixed in Process
OF Production.
lsr c. O. TowNsENpl


II Is g startling fact that there are
In THIS cagntry no distinct types nj
commercial sugar hests. In any com.
msrcial slgar.beer field from Michigan
TO California. without regard to the
name Of the sc-cellsd variety, can be
found frMn 0 To 10 or more d.stinct
types Of beets. Their distinctions may
DO based upon shape, texture. hsbit ai
growth, color. and other characters
Of the leaf. ms well m upon shape,
texture, quality. etc, Of the rcot. In
fact, scarcely two heets growing side
by side In the same field have closely
related external characters OF leaf or
root. and the quality Of the roots
varies In both sugar and purity.
Equally Wide variations may be
found In the heet-seed fields, especial
~ with reference to habit Of growth
and Yield Of seed. II would appear,
therefore, that these so-cailed strains
are badly mixed In the process OF
growth and production or that~fHany
strains OF. varieties are mixed before
the seed Is sacked. II would seem,
however. from the large number OF
wide variations To the individual beets
produced from commercial seed that
the nilxed strains or varieties appear
Ing In commercial fields are due more
To the method of growth than TO arti-
ay!al mixing. II may be and probably
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
WILD MUSTARD IS NUISANCE
clsappears When Rotation With Grass
or Cultivated Crops 10 Used
Pull Scattering Plants

CBy ANDREW BCt;S. Agrtculturist, Uni
versitJ Farm. ST. PAUL.
Wild mustard n most common In
fields that are devoted to grain grow
Ing and disappears when rotation
with grass er eultivnted crops Ia used
II scattering plan<s appear In the
grain they should be pulled by hand.
II the field Is badly Infested the plants
may be sprayed while In blossom with
a solutioa OF sulphate Of iron. In the
proportion OF frosn rs to 100 pounds
Of iron salphate TO so gallons Of wa.
ter.
After the grain IL harvest! the land
should be worked up with .ssk or
spring-tooth harrow to cover the seed
and induce termination. Some Of the
plants can be destroyed by late fail
plowinc. Early cultivation before seed
Ing In the spring will destroy more VI
thea II the held Is still badly In
Tested the treatment should be- re.
peated.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-03
INCREASING YIELD or CROPS
No Better Way Thar 10 Save Mansrs
ard Apply II to Scll--valuabis
Source OF humus-

There Is nc better way 20 increase
the yield ~ crops and make the farm
yield nnre than 10 save manure and
apply 1t to the land Manure Is a
waste rrodsct at the barn. bet IL o
very valnable source Of Luraus and
plant food. By keeping 1--we stock. sar'
ing manure end applying II che may
gradually increase the fertility Of the
sri until the farm 10 rich !, Is a
weii-known fact thas the residual e.
tscfs OF barnyRrd manure IRE notice
able FOX several yearS