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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
her becomes very warm
he feed consumed.

her becomes very warm
he feed consumed.
ctr Of Importance as
hness Of milk is the
Y at time Of fresh
n } in flesh at calving
FerJ much richer milk
Ia would be the case were
edge Is now made use Of
eder Of dairy cattle who
AXE the largest possible
ilk and butterfat produc-
r interesting discovery is
cow is underfed that tenn
gives richer milk rather
!, as might be expected.
ca. Importance in conaec-
g tests of cows and a
tand this effect has re-
conclusions from many
lucted with sows in the
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
Mistake With Adult Fowls,

It is mistake to sell off all the
adult fowls every fall. keeping only
the pullets, unless you intend to buy
eggs in the spring for Matching pur-
poses. A two-year old hen gives bet
ter eggs for Matching.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
Cleans Black Satin.

Dust satin carefully, spread it
smooth on fiat surface and apply with
brush or piece of flannel a cold
strong infusion Of black tea. Or wash
1T In gasoline, dipping it up and down
and rubbing 1t lightly between the
fingers. Take care not to crease fab
ric. This removes dirt quickly and
does not cause color to run,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
Keeping Stock on Farm.

Some farmers keep little stock be.
cause the land will not support large
number. Other farmers keep large
number so that the land will produce
more for them.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22

el4&4ee ~ " "a - $kls
Serys knots. which have come into
BIZ 1agafn, are made Of fur. for In.
e. and are attached to. the cuffs
e 'front.' Of the collnr ana some
USED as q substitute for buttons
the front Of a velvet bodice o.
Be russian blouse that IS belted N
petty.
Wels4lets Of Fur.
/ sweeping demand for wristlets
W. d has been made by the fighters.
has introduced new fashion in fur
lamcng women. Possibly, you have not
seen these medieval bits Of arm cover.
lings? Some Of them are shaped like
the lace /mttts worn in the Civil war,
with a slash at one side for the thumb;
others are made very much on the pat
tern pf the knitted wristlet desired by
the He'd Cross.
The Blouse 81 the Hour.
The 81 fond fact Of Importance in
fashion = ich was stated in the begin
ming Of tNs story is the furtherance Of
economical ideas in dress by Joining to,
gether whatever materials one likes to
accomplish suit or frock.
In this one respect, fashion has
turned somersault over the interven-
ing decades between a fashion that
was and p fashion that is. Those who
were, shrfwd enough to foretell scar
city of ! jorsted materials in the world
warned hs that season would soon
break iii which the Uniform line Of
color ard fabric from chin to ankle
must be abandoned. That hour has
approached more rapidly than even the
prophets foretold. At the moment, we
are not aware that there is any exas-
perating need Of such economy, but
preparedness Is the best way to face
an approac ching truth.
Therefore, the world Of dressmakers
has given women to understand that
it is no longer necessary. to have a coat
that matches skirt or blouse that
matches either, no matter for what Oc-
casion the costume is intended. Even
for the most ceremonial hours, such as
the opera, dinner or dance, there
are BLOCK and colored velvet skirts with
bodiclb that are as remote from the
skirt Ihs though they had been bodily
lifted from another costume.
The Peasant Blouse.
{ For the house, and .fGr Ill manner Of
usage under a Goa is another
kind Of separate Ih is. at
10 at 5a coriorsS riva ,l.Ar%
waist.
There is nothing new 4h It. 1t has
been worn for centuries by the peas
ants Of every country. It was adopted
n America by q minority Of women
,vera year ago, but it is now offered
IS the most pleasing contrast to
skirt that has nothing in common with
t as farias texture and color go.
The host Of women who have worked
n the arts and crafts department of
lress, and those who have catered to
he artistic element, offered these sep
rate blouses with persuasive words,
'ut it was only when the shops took
hem up that the public accepted them
s a leading fashion.
1t is quite easy to see how they SIM
lily dressing. They are made Of soft,
olorful fabrics, the lining may be
dded or dispensed with, they manage
D blend with any kind of separate
kirt that the wardrobe affords, and
hey permit a woman to remove her
oat at luncheon in the afternoon,
'hich was a permission not given by
he separate white shirtwaist.
Copyright, 1917, by the. Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
C{vou a pOOd-1nOkfnp sniff n woman
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
sands fnvs

stands for
Latter which the
# womeh hould be- mora
but with that delightfals
which makes the race
ey pay more attention "a
ant fashion and allow It q
Pc better part Of their thod
ss. 81
last savage instinct to east
nan is her desire for Pieces q
adorn her person. There 8
a time when peltry belonged
r and was needed for protect
this excuse was used By ey
In who could Alch money from the
excepting allowance to buy; d BIT of
to go about her neck bnt. this
excuse has faded into the back.
Ind since it has been the fashion
e as prolific with fur in hot weather
n cold weather.
PeItIng Women With PeItry.
The appearance Of a group OF wom-
on the street on cool morning
sgests that some dynamic force has
fen pelting them with pieces Of fur
a hit or miss fashion.
There is no plan Of action rInning
trough the scheme Of dressing.
Wherever a piece Of fur has hit a
'ock, there it remains.
There are swinging panels at the
des Of skirts which are edged with
IT; there are immense collars with
ide, separate wristlets Of fur used on
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22
Ding PLAN
|TTEN POULTRY
table to Keep Old Hens
|o0SterS Over Winter
Present Prices.

and ROSTERS should be put
roomy coops and fattened
market or for family use.
pay to keep them over win
present price for grain.
d-sized coOps with movable
hich can be taken out anu
The first thing is cleanliness.
your coop daily; it is the
to prevent disease. Corn
milk Is one of the best fat
IDS. Give what they will eat
Bread crumbs, pieces Of
crust of bread soaked in Ell
ct or sour skinned milk are
Beets, small potatoes, tur-
and cabbage leaves, boiled
ted with a little ,cornmeal,
be fed at noon. In the eve
4 again with the grain. Give
quantity at each meal, as they
r appetite by giving more than
b eat. Feed should never lie
which soon turns sour and
good for them. Give once or
week gravel, brick dust, char
urnt wood.
Aethod will fatten chickens in
ks time. Chickens cooped
"a ration Of this kind will lay
Bh very rapidly. The flesh will
Peet, tender, and of fine flavor.
esh Of old hens and ROSTERS run
It large is never tender and must
re boiled FOR some hours to make the
esteat palatable. Poultry at present
|zo frices is cheaper than any other kind
Qyf meat.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22

Given a good-looking suit, a woman
can go anywhere at any hour Of the
day and feel that she is dressed in
good taste and good style.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-22

EerIs knots. which have come Into.
BIZ 1again. are made Of fur. for ins
'e. and are attached to- the cuffs
|e 'front.' Of the collar and some
USED as q substitute for buttons
the front Of a velvet bodice o.
be russian blouse that IS belted IN
|peltfy.
Welstlets Of Fur.
] SWEEPING demand for wristlets
- ~ A~-R>l
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
ALLIES WANT A FREE
HAND WITH AMERICAN CASH
Leading Paris Editor Says the Unit
ed States Must Open Wide Its
Purse If War Continues.

PARASITIC Journal desDebats
in a prominent review of finance re-
Gently calls attention that it is Amer
ica's imperative duty to recognize
obligations toward France which it
cannot escape and that it must open
credits to the allies as large as may
be required, without which they can
not continue the war The article
points out that the status of the Unit
ed States is different now that she is
IN the war and says that it must not
expect the same securities as when
her standing was on private basis
In the course of lengthy article the
Paris paper says:
The United States will do as 9TH
er belligerents and can do so less in
conveniently because they have been
enriched since the beginning of the
European war. They will open to the
allies of Europe credits as large as
may be needed for to refuse them
would be to make a continuation of
the war impossible. But it is import
ant that Americans take account as
soon as possible of obligations which
they cannot escape.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
PEANUTS HELP FARMERS OF
SOUTH IN WAR ON BOIL WEEVIL

The boil weevil drove many a
Texas farmer to peanuts. From what
seemed to be a hopeless situation the
peanut has rescued him, and at the
same time rescued the oil mill men
who were on the verge of shut
down with their supply of cotton
seed diminished. The department of
agriculture had long been advocating
change from the single crop stan
dard set by cotton. AS long as cotton
was the only money crop the argu-
ments fell on deaf ears, but backed
up by the boil weevil the campaign
began to bear fruit. The farmers be-
gan to give part of the cotton acre
age to peanuts. This presented a
new problem and the oil mill men be-
gan to ask questions.
They found that many of the grow
ers were "hogging down" the pea
nuts; that is, they were turning the
hogs into the fields to harvest the
nuts, and were marketing the crop
''on the hoof." The department of
agriculture had proved that a 40
bushel crop of Spanish peanuts would
produce more than 400 pounds of
pork to the acre, and supplied a good
ration that needed only a little top
ping off with corn to harden the
meat. Furthermore, if the peanut
hay is harvested before the hogs are
turned in, the hay alone almost pays
for the growing of the crop, because
it furnishes a palatable food to which
all kinds of stock will turn eagerly
from any other kind of hay. And if
that were not enough, the peanuts,
in common with other legumes, bear
nodules on their roots which gather
nitrogen from the air and put it in
the soil.
Helping the Oil Men.
Practically no peanut oil was made
in this country prior to 1915, and so
far the oil mill men had not been
benefited; but it was brought to their
attention that the United States, in
1914, was importing 1,332,108 gall
Ions of peanut oil, and 44,549, 789
pounds of nuts. More than half of
the oil went to Chicago, and presum-
| ably went into oleomargarine, and
the lower grades into soap. The oil
brought more than cotton seed oil.
A few changes in the oil mills, hav-
ing to do largely with the cleaning of
the peanuts, and they were ready for
the extraction, and the peanuts be-
gan to come to them. Recently there
has been such a demand for the nuts
themselves, for manufacture into
products elsewhere, that the mills
have not been doing much extraction
because they could make more hand
ling the nuts themselves than they
could by selling the extracted prod
uct.
Bakers use immense quantities in
cakes and confections, and it is stat
ed that many a chocolate cake is
coated with a mixture of which pea
nuts form considerable part. With
imports cut off by the war, prices are
high and give a present large impetus
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
ACCORDING TO AGRICULTURAL
EXPERTS BIDS FAIR TO RIV-
AL COTTON. SOME INTEREST
ING INFORMATION.

While cotton is still king in the
South, the peanut promises to dispute
or to share its dominion in some sec
tions as part of well-balanced farm
ing practice. The state of Texas, for
example, has planted 100000 acres
to peanuts, more than doubling the
acreage of last year, according to
figures just issued by the United
States department of agriculture.
The prospective peanut crop, on
the same authority, is more than TO-
600, 900 bushels for the whole South.
Texas already had the largest acre
age in 1916, though in 1909 it stood
sixth, with most of the Atlantic and
Gulf coast states ahead Georgia
jumped from 10000 acres last year
to 100000 The increase in Texas
has been an index to the increase
throughout the lower South, though
the proportionate increase elsewhere
has not been so great.
For the South as a whole, however,
it is remarkable that the acreage has
increased from less than a million
and quarter acres to more than two
million acres.
An Important Crop.
The peanut may have been held in
light esteem in the popular mind be-
cause of its association with circus
and clown, or because the expression
peanut politics" has designated a
low form of partisanship. Yet this
crop has long been important in
North Carolina, Virginia and Geor-
gia, with Suffolk, Va, as the head
quarters of the industry. Here the
price of peanuts is to large extent
established for the whole country
and at prevailing prices peanuts are
in competition with cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28

to growing peanuts and even at pres
ent price for cotton, peanuts are
more profitable where there is seri-
Gus depreciation By the weevil.
Where Peanuts Excel.
The South has a great deal of
sandy soil, and in many sections corn
succumbs to the dry weather Just at
the time when it most needs mois-
ture. Such soils in such sections fur
nish just the right conditions for
peanuts, which require less rain than
corn. If the peanut could choose its
own bed, it would pick these sandy
lands as just the right place.
Furthermore, the peanut improves
these lands, If proper methods are
maintained. Of course, if the pea
vines are removed for hay, and the
roots are wholly dug in harvesting
the crop, they will exhaust the soil
just as any other crop will, where
everything is taken away and nothing
is returned. 1t is a fortunate circum-
stance, however, that the nuts them
selves grow just below the surface
of the ground, while the nodule-bear-
ing roots go considerably deeper. A
pillow digger which will go Just below
the nuts and cut the roots off at that
point leaves the nitrogen-bearing
part in the soil, and the same is
true of modified potato digger also
used in harvesting the crop.
Even II a good many nuts are lost
by cutting them off too close, the nj
trogen left in the soil by saving the
roots is said to be worth from So to
SO an acre, and it would take a good
many peanuts to make up this value.
II hogs are turned in, even these
peanuts are saved and are turned in
to bacon, while their manurial value
goes back to the soil.
Peanut oil promises to be in great
er demand than ever before because.
according to the department of agri-
culture authorities, it is one of the
world most important food oils, and
doubly important under present con-
dltlons. With European imports cut
off and a scarcity of cotton seed oil.
there is every assurance of a consid-
cradle demand at good prices.
American mills are not getting the
best prices for their product because
they do not shell and clean the nuts
and remove the germs. Where this is
done, and the first pressing is made
without heating the material, the ex-
tracted oil is clear and clean and
equal in quality to the finest imported
olive oil, though of a different and
more nut-like flavor. To MANY per
sons, it is more palatable than olive
oil.
The Spanish type of peanut should
be grown for oil, and the only addi-
tlonal equipment needed is that used
in peanut cleaning and Smelling fac
tories. Peanut meal, left as a by
product of oil extraction, is a very
nutritious stock feed.
The departments advice is not to
substitute peanuts for cotton and
thus maintain the uneconomic system
OF one-crop agriculture. On the con.
trary, the advice is to utilize the pea
nut in certain sections by making if
part OF well-balanced agriculture
and especially by using it in areas
of serious boil weevil depreciation as
part insurance against cotton losses
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
HORRORS OF WAR ARE FELT
IN MEMS CLOTHING DESIGNS

NEW YORK.-Well, we'll have to
blame it on the kaiser. Before the
mems clothing designers adjourned
their national gabfest they did lot
of cruel things to mems togs for
the coming season-all in the inter
est of war. They built some military
coats with skirts billowing out like
the bulge of submarine and produc-
ed some wasp-like waist effects that
would do credit to Russian dancer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
SAYS LET SOLDIERS DECIDE
ABOUT GOING TO FRANCE
Committee Refuses to Hear From a
Delegation of Georgians.

WASHINGTON.-After somewhat
heated arguments the senate military
affairs committee today decided not
to hold public hearings, requested by
Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, on
his bill to prohibit the sending of
American soldiers abroad without
their consent. The committee decid-
ed it would hear Senator Hardwick
alone for one hour this week, but
refused to hear delegation of Geor-
gians Senator Hardwick desired to
have appear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-08-28
BLACKS PAID SIPS EACH
FOR JOBS IN THE NORTH

Negroes in Mobile, Ala, paid Wal
ter Pierce, aged 70, alias William
johnson, $1.25 each for pensions and
"jobs as moss-pickers and tobacco
shippers in Washington, D. c." A
large number had been victimized be-
fore Pierce was arrested on charge
of impersonating a federal pension
agent.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
CARDINAL GIBBONS IS
DEEPLY CONCERNED
Desires 70 Assist and subseribes to
Extent OF his Means.

baltimore. Md.--Cardinai Gibbons
today declared In q letter to the Mary.
land Liberty Loan Committee. the let.
ter In reply to an invitation for him
TO speak ut Loan Rally. follows: Il
regret that ! cannot be with you on
tho occasion OF tho rally for the sec
ond Liberty Loan. but my mind and
heart are with you aud the other mem.
hers ~ the committee. In the desire To
be OF practical assistance with the
sincerest wishes for the Loans over.
subscription.
In order 20 be of some help To tn.
government and TO encourage others
by example. ! am subscribing to the
extent ~ my limited means. hope
this and other manifestations ~ my
endorsement, Of the loan viii be Of ser
vice To you In bringing to the minds
~ all Of our citizens, the vital import
ance of their most earnest coopera'
ton In subscribing ia the loan even
though II requires personal sacrifices, 4"
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
New Point.

MIR. and Mrs. Sam West. from
waunetta, Neb.. have been here, Wis
iting the Boswells.
"A. y. Williams left last Friday
noon for Rochester, Mimi, to consult
the Mayo Brothers.
Rev. and Mrs. 7. u. Roberts will
entertain the members Of the q. A.
r.. Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Clyde Kuhn visited here,
several days, last week. with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shannon Hariman.
Mrs. Harry Chapman and baby
went to 81. Joseph. last Friday, where
Mrs. Chapman IL having dental work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Luther returned
last Thursday from two weeks visit
with their son, n. u. Luther, at Man
dan. N. d. 49,.
Mrs. Chas. Glenn and little son,
Charles Robert, Jr,, are visiting q
few days, this week, with MIR. and
Mrs. Botkin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis, Misses
Ethel and Aurel Davis and Mrs. Lura
Terry spent Saturday in st. Joseph.
Mrs. Terry remained TO spend the
week with her daughter, Miss Fran
ccs Terry.
Rev. II. II. Murphy and family
and Mrs NJ. 7 Wilson, Of Topeka,
Kansas. left Tuesday morning. In
their car for Topeka, Kansas. Mrs.
Wilson has been visiting her daugh-
ter here for several weeks. While
away, Rev. Murphy will attend the
national convention In Kansas City.
MIR. and Mrs. u. +, Praiswater
are expected home, this week, from
Colorado and Nebraska. They at
tended the wedding Of their son, Joe,
In Colorado Springs, the 18th. The
bride will be remembered here rs Miss
Winston Wilson. They also visited
their son, John, In Nebraska.
BASCOMB.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
Why you SHOULD BUY BONDS

The United States IL tho richest.
strongest country In the world. and Il
IL not asking nybody. not even It's
own citizens. 10 give II money.
u wants to BORROW your money
u will pay IL back with good interest,
There does not exist In the entire
world. u security so safe Ms United
States Government Bonds.
For thirty.eisht years. the United
States has never issued a Bond at u
higher interest rate than four per
cent. The last issue above four per
cent was In 1879.
Four per cent Bonds Of the Govern
ment In ordinary times have sold Al
ia to ll9.
A one thousand dollar $1,000 bond
Of the United States Government
could be sold through these thirty.
eight years at anywhere from one
thousand one hundred forty dollars
(sI,lt0) to one thousand. one hundred
ninety dollars (s1.l9O).
II you have the gold or the paper
money hidden away. II brings you In
nothing.
n Won have 4 per cent honda run.
ming twenty.five wars. the interest
vo" will Vet in that time will be equal
N Tho mi, amo,,n, n, the honda. And
vou sim have the bonds that the gov.
eminent will pay off at full face value
In gold.
No state. city. county or even the
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
Oh. Family Jars Begin TO Chime;
For. As You See. 'Tis Earring Time.
by W. II. Curry, in indianapolis
Daily Times.)

Cans and bottles filled. and chill
sauce is getting chilled; husbands
means are better s,illed. for wives
have joined the Hoover Guild.
Daddy, dear. and did you hear the
stuff that's going roun'? The house
is crammed with jcll and jam--there's
no place to 81, down. The parlor
chairs are full of rcars, the floor is
strewn with pits. and other stuif---it
Is enough to give q body fits. oh,
the sickening. boiling sugar, and the
pungcnt smell Of spice. fill our noses
till we holler. Give us peace at any
price" But the missus and the hired
girl come back with this ut you: I'VE
re canning corn and onions Mister
Hoover told us to-"
They are cutting corn in early
morn, and Smelling peas Mt noon; and
{ the night is very bright, they'll then
dry them by the moon. The walls
arc sprayed with marmalade, the
ceiling drips with steam. You can not
sleep. the demons keep on teasing
while YOU dream. oh, the smelly
mustard pickle and the odoriferous
Glove. and the surplus syrup scorch-
ing rs IL spills upon the stove! Bot
the missus and the hired girl don't
give hang for you; they're canning
grapes and applcs--Mis,cr Hoover
told them to.
They are bcttling juice TO beat the
deuce, and beans 20 beat the Dutch.
You growl and chew, they'll can you.
too--you don't amount to mucn.
While on the floor in s,rcaks Of gore.
the ketcup paints q friczr from leaky
pans. Tor she who cans must mind
her as and p's. oh. the penetratinS,
FACILITATING. pungent sauer kraut
brings back memories Of the days be-
fore we turned the rascals out! But
the missus and the hired girl are
proud to boil and stew. and keep on
canning cabbagc-Mistcr Hoover told
them to-.
but when oil this earnings over
and you think you've had enough.
you're just beginning. for next spring
you have Ia eat the stuff. You'll have
picked bccts for breakfast eats and
chow-chow for desert; you'll feed
yourselves from pantry shelves until
your tummics hurt. oh. the long and
cruel winter. with It's surplus Of pre-
serves! oh. the fast expanding waist.
coat and its overwhelming curves
hut the missus and the hired girl are
bound to see Il through. They'll eat
until they bust-Mistcr Hoover told
them 10.