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Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
New Skirts Have No Lo0seness
Around Ankles. =.
Some Designers Have Gone Back to
Zouave, But This is Not Expected
to Win Wide Favor Among
American Women.

Many things are positively settled
concerning the spring fashions, but
the one feature about whit there is
no confusion is that the hen must be
| narrow, no matter what method is
used to obtain this effect.
Evidently, from the French gowns
that have been shown, there was hesi-
tation on the part of many of the de-
signers as to the introduction of the
hObble hem. One is not accustomed
to hesitation on the part of the
French where clothes are concerned,
and the exhibition of this quality in
the cutting Of the new skirts gives
one feeling that France is designing
new fashions from what the engineers
call point in the air." She does not
know what women will accept, for she
has none of her usual channels of fash
lon through which to exploit new
ideas. Only one or two Of the French
designers have ever been to America,
and their knowledge of the American
woman comes through the smart cos
mopolitan, who is as much at home in
Paris as in New York, Washington or
Chicago. These women dress alike all
over the world. They do not represent
any phase Of Americanism and, of
course, they are in the minority.
France made up her mind that she
was to narrow the hem of skirts, but
she wasn't sure enough Of her own po-
sition to throw few hundred hobble
skirts on the market and let it 60 at
that. She has, therefore, compromised
in one way or another, but she has not
allowed the narrow hem to escape her
clutches and fly out into the flare of
looseness around the ankles that has
prevailed for two years.
More than one designer has gone
back to the Zouave skirt, with it's full
ness drawn up to tight lining at the
hem; others, like GeOrgette, have
gathered the fullness of the skirt into
turns upward and outward. This
hem is often cut into battlements at
the top, which extend over the full
ness of the skirt. This effect is very
good and it has been widely adopted
by the American workers.
There is no return as yet to the
sheath skirt, the kind that shapes it.
self into the figure from waist to an
kles. Every skirt shows fullness
either at the waistline or above the
hips, but there is not nearly the full
ness that we have been using in an ex-
travagant manner.
1t is thought by the experts that the
zouave skirt will not last very long,
because it has been worn in America
more than France knows and does not
bring anything of freshness or novelty
with it. The skirt which is plated at
the waist and held in by cuff hem so
that it will not flare is far more to
our liking.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
SMART ECONOMY IN BUYING
Girl With Small Amount to Spend on
Clothing Must. Get Something
to Wear Year Round.

Smartness and economy combined
mean careful buying after careful
planning. The girl with little to
spend on clothes must not buy for ono
class Of occasion only. Something to
wear the year round may sound un-
attractive, and even impossible, but
it is not so really. If muslins and lin
ems are dispensed with for summer
wear, coolness can be equally we'll at
tanned by the use of thin silk for that
season. and that same thin silk comes
In we'll for house and evening wear
during the other seasons. Even a dark
silk looks fresh and sweet for hot days
with white collars and cuffs. And these
silks are washable and can be kept
dainty.
There is voile, too, crepe de chine,
and georgette crepe, all washable, to
say nothing of the never washable sat
ins. Then plain serge gown can be
made with separate sleeves. one set
Of the same material, another Of net.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Pockets Are a Feature.

In fact, principally in the pockets
lies the variety of the sports suits
and separate sports skirts. There
are crescent pockets which start from
the waiStline down. There are patch
pockets of any shape your fancy can
imagine, and Of considerable size
enough always to be conspfcuously dec
orative. Or, if you can invent a new
pocket for sports suit, so much the
better. Otherwise the skirts seem to
be made with two or three seams. and
of striped, coin-spotted or plain
goods. Plain short coats of rajah or
tussor have their collars ana coat
fronts faced with contrasting color.
as soldier blue coat faced with tsory
white.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
GREAT DEMAND
FOR CANADIAN LAND
Americans Are Buyers and Be-
coming SettIers-Anxious to
Get Cheap and Produc-
tive Land.

Reports are to hand that there Will
be q large. influx of settlers from the
United States into the Canadian West
during the coming Spring. For time
there has been a falling off, on account
Of the fear Of conscription, which OF
course was not possible, and which the
Canadian Government gave every as
surance would not be put into opera
ton. In any case it would not affect
the American settler, and more than
that the man who was working on the
farm, helping to produce the grain
that goes to feed those who are at war,
would not be affected.
The excellent yields Of the Western
Canada crops, and the high prices Sc
cured Is having its influence on those
looking for homes. The authenticated
reports that have been sent out from
time to time that this farmer and that
farmer had paid for their entire farm
holdings out Of one crop has reached
the ears of the man looking for farm.
When he hears that G. H. Beatty OF
NantOn, Alberta, had 679 bushels OF
wheat from II acres or an average Of
6612 bushels to the acre, he becomes
interested. When he learns that Sid
ney E. Phillips of Beddeford, Alberta,
threshed ten hundred and ffty-three
bushels of wheat, the average being
62h bushels per acre, his interest Is
further aroused. Thos. Long Of Leth-
bridge had 120 bushels Of oats to the
acre from a field Of 25 acres, w.
Quinn of Milk River had 6094 bushels
Of wheat from 100 acres, an average
Of go bushels per acre, and Robert
Tackaberry Of Nobleford makes affida-
Wit that he had an average of seventy
six bushels of wheat per acre from
field Of 1868 acres. Thos Boulton of the
same place makes affidavit that from
fifty acres he had yield of fifty-three
bushels Of wheat per acre. Newell J.
Mobiles affidavit Of getting 81 bushels
per acre from 1000 acres stands out
most strongly as evidence of what the
wheat grower can do. This affidavit is
strengthened by a paragraph stating
that he had 100 bushels and 30 lbs. per
acre from 39469 acres. Mrs. Nancy
Coe makes affidavit that on her farm
at Nobleford she threshed six thou
sand one hundred and ten bushels of
wheat from one hundred and fifteen
acres, or fifty-three bushels and eight
lbs. per acre, and from a flax field
(stubble field) she got 20 bushels and
88 pounds per acre.
It cannot be said that these were
freak yields because so many had such
great success. When these reports are
read, the man looking for farm be-
comes convinced.
These are only few Of the reasons
that will cause large influx Of Amer
ican farmers into the Canadian West
during the coming Spring.
The farmers now resident in Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are
purchasing additional lands. Prices
are low and Free homestead land can
be had in many districts and the home
steader is Observation-Disclosures.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Cross Andes in Balloon.

The mighty Andean mountain range
Of South America, the highest in the
western hemisphere, has just been
crossed by aeronauts for the first time.
The feat was accomplished by two men
in balloon. The aeronauts left San
tiago Chile, on the Pacific side, and
descended five hours later in Mendoza,
on the eastern slope Of the range, in
the Argentine Republic. They report
ed very difficult trip, and had to rise
to a great height to catch a favorable
air current. So far the Andes have
not been crossed by airplane.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Don't Be a Crouch.

II don't think l am crouch, or an
old snarleyow, but if am hope some
one will go and tell me now. And If l
am a snarleyow, and they can prove it,
too, want to know right away, for I've
a stunt to do. want to go down here
and get rope and get rock and tie
the blamed thing around my heck and
then fall off the dock. For what said
when was young is just as true today,
you have no right to live along unless
you've learned the way. So if am a
Grabbed guy want to quit the scene,
I want the old fool-killers' club to come
down on my bean.-Houston Post.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
HEM TO BE NARROW

ly fastened down the front by row
Of buttons. and joined to the skirt
with piping. The sleeves show a mar
row white lawn under cuff.
The skirt is plain.
Materials required: Four and one
half yards 46 inches wide, 20 buttons.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put In another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach {;
remove the sour fermenting food !;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never gripe or sicken. Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31

Since narrow box plaits and machine
stitching entered the arena Of things
tailored, they have scored many sue
cesses. Plaits, especially when they
are narrow, help the designer in
achieving long lines and are the best
of aids in accomplishing the straight
silhouette.
Both suit coats and separate coats
are made with narrow box plaits set
onto a plain yoke at the line of the
bust. The coat pictured is fine ex-
ample of this plan of spring styles.
The collar and skirt of the coat are
decorated with parallel rows Of ma
chine stitching.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Il thrilling mystery story about a
man who lost his courage and the
girl who helped him to fndH again
X. turned the automobile toward the

X. turned the automobile toward the
country roads.
"K."
"Yes?"
"Was there anybody you cared about
any girl-when you left homer"
Il was not in love with anyone, If
that's what you mean"
"You knew Max before, didn't your"
"Yes. You know that"
"If you knew things about him that I
should have known, why didn't you
tell me?"
Il couldn't do that, could 1? Any
"Yes"
81 thought everything would be all
right. 1t seemed to me that the mere
fact of your caring for him" That
was shaky ground; he got off it quickly.
X. was suddenly aware that Sidney
was crying. She sat with her head
turned away, using her handkerchief
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31

TIE 0uIOoI VI 0ouC0
stealthily. He drew the car up beside
the road, and in masterful fashion
turned her shoulders about until she
faced him.
"Now, tell me about it," he said.
"It's just Stiffness. Tm-Im a little
bit lonely. Aunt Harriet's in Paris,
and with Joe gone and everybody"
"Aunt Harriet -
He was properly dazed, for sure.
"And with you going away and never
coming back"
'I'll come back, of course. HOw's
this? I'll promise to come back when
you graduate, and send you flowers"
"You won't, X. You'll be back with
your old friends. Girls who have been
everywhere, and have lovely clothes,
and who won't know T bandage from
figure eight"
"There will never be anybody in the
world like you to me, dear" His voice
was husky.
"You are saying that to comfort me"
"To comfort you! I-who have
wanted you so long that it hurts even
to think about it! Ever since the night
came up the Street, and you were sit
ting there on the steps-oh, my dear,
my dear, if you only cared a little!"
Because he was afraid that he would
get out of hand and take her in his
arms-which would be idiOtic, since. of
course, she did not care for him that
way-he gripped the steering-wheel. 1t
gave him a curious appearance of max
ing a pathetic appeal to the wind
shield.
Il have been trying to make you say
that all EVENING"" said Sidney. Il love
you so much that X, won't you take
me in your arms?''
Take her in his arms! He almost
crushed her. He held her to him and
muttered incoherencies until she
gasped. It was as if he must make up
for long arrears of hopelessness. He
held her off q bit to look at her, as if
to be sure it was she and no change
ling, and as If he wanted her eyes to
corroborate her lips. There was no
lack of confession in her eyes; they
showed him a new heaven and a new
earth.
1T was you always, K.," she con-
fessed. 81 just didn't realize it. But
now, when you look back, don't you see
it wasY'
He looked back over the months
when she had seemed as unattainable
as the stars, and he did not see it. He
shook his head.
Il never had even hope"
"Not when 1 came to you with every
thing? brought you all my troubles,
and you always helped"
Her eyes filed. She bent down and
kissed one of his hands. He was so
happy that the foolish little caress
made his heart hammer in his ears.
II think, K, that is how one can al
ways tell when it is the right one, and
will be the right one forever and ever.
IL Is Iuc pchSoA OAC 6ocS " III lTOu-
ble."
He had no words for that, only little
caressing touches Of her arm, her hand.
Perhaps, without knowing it, he was
formulating sort Of prayer that,
since there must be troubles, she
would always come to him and he
would always be able to help her.
And Sidney, too, fell silent. She was
recalling the day she became engaged
to Max, and the lost feeling she had
had. She did not feel the same at all
now. She felt as if she had been wan
dering, and had come home to the
arms that were about her. Looking in
to his steady eyes, she knew that she
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
To Mend a Raincoat.

A raincoat may be mended easily
and in a few minutes in the following
way: Place the garment wrong side up
on any smooth surface, such as table.
Bring the torn edges carefully and
closely together with the hands; then
firmly seal the same with q strip Of
adhesive tape. The garment may be
used Immediately and the rent will not
be noticeable.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31

mounted on an underbodice. This
transforms the gown for a plain or
more dressy occasion. In buying a long
coat, too, if only one can be had for a
certain season, a striking looking
rough weave is not good choice. One
of the smooth-faced cloths fits in bet
ter for all occasions, and so provides
suitability. The same applies to suit
buying,
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
The Nearest DUTY.

Let him who gropes painfully in
darkness or uncertain light, and prays
vehemently that the dawn may ripen
into day, lay this precept well tc
heart: "Do the duty which lies near
est thee, which thou knowest to be a
duty! Thy second duty will already
have become clearer. Carlyle.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Cashmere for Dress Fabric.

The old-fashioned cashmere, favorite
of our grandmothers, is the material
which Paris dressmakers are favoring
above all others for dresses. Barrel
skirts in this material are lovelier and
lighter than in any other, and this soft,
fine wool vies with crepes and satins in
lovely colorings.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
East Indian Rulers,

Saint Nihal Singh, writing in the
Southern Workman, says: "Without a
single exception have found the In
dian rulers to be men Of great admin
istrative ability and craftsmanship, all
devoted to the welfare of their SUBJ
jects and interested in all sorts of re-
form movements"
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because It contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives ont
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cent?
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
Force of Habit.

Cop-You're drunk. I'll have to lock
you up.
Auto Fan-No, I'm not, officer. tsn
Just my steering gear out of order.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31

South Carolina has a new law de-
signed to make it easy for tenant farm.
ers to become proprietors.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31

The charm of this house dress is
it's simplicity. The material used is
beige-colored cashmere and the trim
ming needle-running of rich brown
silk.
There are only underarm seams to
the bodice, and no fullness; it is plain
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
CHAPTER XVII.

X. was being very dense. For SO
long aad he considered Sidney as unat-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
MAGGIE HUGHES
LETTERS Barred
WOman's Written Pleas For
Freedom From Asylum
Read In Court

Following long argument be-
tween opposing counsel, Circuit
Judge Des Voignes Thursday morn
ing permitted the attorney for Miss
Maggie Hughes 10 introduce letters
she had written TO various persons
while being held as an insane per
son in st. Joseph'S retreat, Dear
born
Miss Hughes, who was for q
years housekeeper for the late I'll
liot T. SlOcum. northumberland
owner of Slocum's island Is M
tempting TO obtain her freedom from
the asylum on writ OF habeas
corpus She was left $4,000 by
Slocum she charges that certain
heirs OF Slocum fearing that she
would have undue influence over
her employer when h, made his
will. caused her 20 be placed in the
retreat
Some of the letters were written
To Mr. Slocum. others 10 her brother
and 10 the Rev f.. " Pence. former
pastor OF Fort 81 Presbyterian
church II was her brother. John J.
Hughes. who signed the petition
asking that she be adiudged insane
He has testified in the present suit
that he did so while under the in
fluencc of liquor In the letters she
urges her brother not 10 sign any
papers. nor 10 permit his mind TO
become bcfuddled by alcohol She
directs the disposal Of various
pieces OF personal property in the
other letters. and charges that FL
liot Slocum Nichols nephew of FL
liot r Slocum was implicated IN
the plot 10 deprive her OF her free
dom. tho she knew OF no reason
why ne should adopt such an atti.
tude
Judge Dos Voignes has announced
that he will hold court morning ana
afternoon. and on Saturday II neces-
sary, 70 bring the trial 10 a speedy
end
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
SPRINGWELLS
POSTOFFICE is
ABOLISHED

After July IL there will be no
Springwells postofrce. an institu.
ton that has been the chief gather.
ing places OF residents OF that vii
lage for more than generation.
Thomas r. Cashin. acting postmas-
ter. received instructions Thursday
10 take over the territory served by
the Springwells ONCE and TO cstab.
lish a branch ONCE there. The ter.
rItory In the future will be served
by regular carriers. and the people
will not be obliged 10 go TO the post.
Office for their letters. The new sub
station will be known as No. ll6
and will he located in the drug
store OF Ut. Alfred w. Holmes, No.
1920 Michiganave.
A large norton Of the territory
concerned was annexed to Detroit
recently. but the postofice has been
allowed TO remain. The Office. OF
the fourth class. has been presided
over by Joseph s Dornoff. the post.
master who will now retire.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
L. S. INTERESTED
IN SUICIDE

NEW YORK. July g. After cut
ting deep gashes in bis wrist with a
razor blade. Richard Adam Thinner.
scheidt. known as an agent OF tho
Russian government. and again as
representative Of rich German in
terests In the Orient. plunged 90
death from the window of his apart.
ment in Fitty-ninth-st early toda'
There Is considerable doubt a. to
the mans occupation and in Wow OF
The espionage problem the authori,
ties are taking unusual interest in
the suicide Ire facts of the case
will be presented 10 the federal
agents az once
Timmerscheidt became an Amcri-
can citizen ~ fetf He W9s a'v
apparently plentimlly supplied with
money and his apartments were
richly furnished The man left no
note and no reason Is known for his
suicide
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06

IS TICHTENED

WASHINGTON. July War
censorship. far broader than the
voluntary plan recently operated on
the newspapers. has been put INTO
force by Secretary OF War Baker
He calls IL a protective measure
At present. .cabegrams from
American correspondents WIN
Pershing's forces are relayed 10
Washington. in care Of the secre-
tary OF war. transmitted TO the
bureau of public Information, where
they are vised
Inquiries as 20 what authority
Secretary Baker had in installing
this new censorship are answered
by him with The statement that no
patriotic newspaper or press asso-
citation will question his authority
when tn, protection Of American
lives is involved
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-06
A First Lesson in Fishing.
lconyrL.ht. JIG. 81 e w RurEess
81 TAORNT0N W NL bad

Very. very carefully Mt Billy
NJ inlS stole up 10 "a shallow att pool
~ tho Laughing Brook. 300 tLat shall
lcw little pool sDhual 81 mnnowa
were al play Very very carefully
behind Mr.. Billy nf, utn, Minks
stole up To that shallow ltu, pool.
Thcy were careful h-causc Mrs Mink
was careful You see. they naturally
initiated ner That U.s. the way the
children Of most az the little people
OF the Green Meadow and the Green
Forest learn. Airs Billy moved 10
the ods, or the little pool and her
shadow fell ncrosa the water. In
stantlv those little minnows disap-
peared a. los magic. They had DART
ed into hiding AT the hrst glimpse
OF That shadow.
Lie down and keen stin,' com
manded Mrs Billy The Ave little
Minks did as they We're told FOR
they were we'll brought up. Presently
ono little minnOw appeared and then
another and another nntil all or
them were playing iust as before.
wow lei nae see you catch some,
said Mrs Billy. and there was
twinkle in hcr ewes.
~ once up jumped tho Ave little
Minks and rushed for the little pool.
each eagCr 10 hc tho FIRST 20 catch
a minnow Each was disappointed.
There WAS no FIRST There was no
first because no single minnow was
caught Every last ono 81 them was
IN hiding frightened half out Of his
wits. The 1--WE Uftlc Minks looked
~ their mother with the most fool
Ssh looks ON their hVo little faces,
Mr. Billy smiled and got up
"Ifs 30 NO use 10 vast" any moro
time hcre" said she Then. seeing
how disappointed the Ave little
Mtnks looked she added Wen frv
another little pool and see II We
tannot have better luck there.
So She led the way down the
LaughiuG Brook 20 another little
pool where another little school 81