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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do
To- Vou

Prove What swamp MOOT VIII DO
For You.
Send ten cents to Dr.. kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton. n. Y. for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the Omaha Daily Bee.
Regular fifty cent and one-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
FOULARD MORE WIDELY USED
Dressmakers Contrive Way to Use
Material in Frocks Intended for
Wear in the Afternoon.

Nine. Jenny gets the credit for in
PRODUCING the combination of white Or
candle and blue and white foulard.
This model did not meet with as much
success in the spring as it did later.
Those who did not accept it in its
entirety built up an adapted gown
which was quite successful. There
was knife-pleated skirt of blue foul
ard, with loose Russian blouse of white
organdie, belted, collared and cuffed
with the foulard. This is still consid-
cred one Of the attractive frocks Of the
season.
The majority Of women, however,
prefer yelling a foulard frock with
dark blue voile. This deadens the de-
sign and renders the staring white dot
vague and mist-like. The combination
of voile and foulard is kept for inform
al hours, but the dressmakers now see
way in which foulard can be made
to serve for the afternoon. This is
done by draping it in combination with
cream chiffon, using a weave of silk
that is dyed in unusual colors.
In one such frock the foulard is in
broad stripes of cream and old rose.
The skirt is made of separate piece
of the material, with a coin dot bor-
der, and the selvedge is allowed to
drop at each side in order to show a
panel Of the cream chiffon skirt. There
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07

tire strangers, and the battle for the
"nOncom" position will be on before
the men get to know each other too
well. The friendship of the old days,
generally long founded by the time
promotion came around, were too often
bar to discipline. The situation made
it hard for the man pushed up and for
his old side partners in the ranks.
This accounts, Of course, for the lone
ly life of the top. sergeant, that most
efficient king pin in our line troops.
In the new army the top sergeant in
many cases will be there" long be-
fore he has made any deep friend
ships In the ranks, and the task all
around will be easier.
This should be encouraging to that
great body of disappointed young men
| who for one reason or another could
not make the first training camps, and
are too young for the second. If not
drafted they can enlist directly with
the knowledge that they will have
| their chance for a commission along
with the brightest men Of the regular
draft.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Twelve Bio Ones GROWING.


Twelve 10,000-ton Ships are now on
the ways of a single company in Sc
attic. Under the stress of necessity
methods of construction have been de-
veloped that promise to revolutionize
the ship building methods of the world.
To begin with, the vessels are all
standardized. Parts are fabricated for
a dozen ships on the same plans. The
material is carried from the shops to
the ship on aerial tramways. The
work is done largely by machinery.
The old method was to rivet the sides
together plate by plate. The new
method puts the plates together in the
shops in large sections which are
swung into place by heavy cranes.
This wholesale way Of throwing ma
terial together makes it possible to
launch large ship in 80 days instead
of six months or year. If the East
ern shipyards are able to keep up with
the Pacific coast in the race for quick
building, the American merchant ma
rine will be something for the world
to reckon with in a very few years.
Nebraska State Journal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
10 Protect Eyes at Movies.

In order to protect the eyes of those
who frequently attend movie shows,
special form of spectacles has been
devised, says the August Popular Me-
chanics Magazine in an illustrated ar
ticle. 1t consists of a pair of opaque
disks mounted in regular spectacle
frames, each disk having a narrow slit
or opening through which the wearer
peers at the pictures, while most of the
eye is covered by the disks. The prin-
ciple is that Of an old method of test
ing the eyes for astigmatism, called the
"stenopaic" method, which consisted
in trying the patients vision with spec
tacles having opaque plates and small.
central Sits somewhat like those Of
the new protective movie device.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Orjoin of a Popular HYMN.

The, following illustration given by
D. L. Moody suggests the true origin
of P. P. Bliss hymn, Let the Lower
Lights Be Burning!" A ship on Lake
Erie, bound for Cleveland harbor, was
overtaken by a storm, and as they
neared the port the pilot could only
see the upper light-the light from the
lighthouse streaming to them through
the storm and darkness. The lower
lights were not burning-the pilot
could not see how to steer into the har-
Dor. 1t was impossible to sail back
again upon the lake; the ship had to
go forward and for the want of the
lower lights along the shore the vessel,
now at the mercy of the huge, roaring
waves, was dashed to pieces on the
rocks, and many of the crew perished
before help could reach them. P. P.
Bliss was associated in those early
days with D. L. Moody in Christian
work, and he must have heard Mr..
Moody use this Illustration, which
gives beauty to its meaning. Chris
tan Herald.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
HIGHER GRADE OF 'NONCOMS'
Good Material for Chevrons Is Seen In
Men Drafted for the New Ma
tional Army.

There is a growing feeling among the
student officers at Plattsburg, a feel
ing already prevalent among their in
structors, that in the main the quail
ity of the draft is going to be remark
ably high, Herbert Reed writes in the
New York Independent. 1t is the
thing the regular army has been wait
ing for all these years. And the rea-
son is simple. 1t is felt that it will
be the army's great opportunity to
unearth the right sort Of material for
noncommissioned officers. 1t is no re-
Election on the 'noncom" Of the old
regime, who, by the way, is to have his
long deferred chance for promotion, to
say that in the mass the army expects
better material.
The new men will meet in many
cases-probably in most cases-as en-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07

and the most noticeable rooms In the
house, it is logical that they should
be treated with special attention. Here
they are made equal in size and are
placed one behind the other, with att
tractive French doors between. At the
front Of the living room there is
door on either side, one leading to the
terrace and the other to the porch.
The fireplace is built into the corner
of this room where it forms an attrac-
tive feature and permits the use Of
single chimney with two flues to serve
the furnace, fireplace and kitchen
range.
The kitchen has been given consid-
cradle attention. A counter is placed
beneath the window and two cup
boards are provided. The sink is
handy to the counter. A little pantry
adds to the convenience of the ar
rangement. There are shelves and a
table in the pantry. An entry from
the porch furnishes plenty of room
for the refrigerator. The stairs lead
ing to the basement are framed in
just to the rear of the kitchen and a
small room which may be used either
as a bedroom or as a den occupies
the rear corner of the house.
The principal bedrooms, two in num-
Der, are located on the other side Of
the central living and dining rooms.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
No WaistIine, in Sioht.

So far as any change that one might
predict in the matter of new corsets
planned for the coming season, the
novelty all depends on fabric, trim
ming and workmanship. Perhaps pink
will be used rather more than ever be-
fore. But as far as silhouette goes
things will go on much the same as
ever. Designers and dressmakers who
hoped to have more shapely-or one
might say a more substantial founda-
ton upon which to fit the gowns of the
coming season are doomed to disap-
pointment, for the woman of fashion
will still go on with her figure very lit
tie confined. The woman who likes to
be comfortable, and who knows that
in comfort is grace, will be glad to
know that among the new corset mod
els there will be rather more rubber
inserts to give elasticity where it is
needed most, according to the type Of
figure for which the particular corset
is designed,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Raise Turkeys on Ranches.

Exclusive turkey ranches are found
in the unsettled foothill regions of Cal
ifornia and in parts of Arizona and
other Western states, where a thou
sand or more turkeys are raised each
season.
The establishments are located
where the range is unlimited and the
natural food of the turkey, such as
grasshoppers and other insects. green
vegetables and the seeds of various
weeds and grasses, is abundant. Ad-
vantage also is taken on these ranches
of the turkeys relish for acorns, and
where these are plentiful but little
grain need be used for fattening in
the fall.
The large f1ocks of turkeys are
managed much like herds of sheep, be-
ing taken out to the range early in
the morning and brought home to
roost at night, says an exchange. They
are herded during the day by men Ell
ther on foot or on horseback, and by
dogs especially trained for the work.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
DAINTY PATTERNS NO MORE
Loud coIors and Most Daring Of De-
signs Now Predominant in All
Sport Costumes.

In general, delicate shades and
dainty patterns have vanished from
sport costumes. It's a splash of bril-
liant color today and the most daring
Of designs. Gone are the sprays of
rosebuds and sprigs of forget-me-nots.
Instead we have big dots, wide stripes,
bold checks and curious Chinese, jap
anese and Egyptian symbols. The
sheerest Of crepes faunt a design that
used to be thought suitable only for
sport fabric.
Shantung, so fashionable, is striped
in the 1oudest Of colors or shows big
embroidered dot. The crinkled khaki
kool, not satisfied with its last sea-
sons beauty, now shows a jacquard
design or the widest of fancy stripes.
There are cottons with a crepe
weave and cottons and tussahs COM
bined, splashed with dots, in colors
that fairly dazzle the unprotected eye.
Circles, both on cottons and silks, are
favorite designs. A white khaki kool
shows circles of Chinese blue or
steel and another shows citron-colored
dots.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Wanted to cinch His Job.

81 should like a days shore leave to
attend to some personal business, If
you please, SIR" said a junior lieuten-
ant, saluting, to Capt. James G. Bal
linger of the Naval Coast Defense re-
serve recently.
"Your private worries are of minor
Importance now, as you are in the
navy-however, fill out an applica-
tion," replied the captain.
II worked II years to get the job
I now hold" said the lieutenant. at
means a good deal to me, as want to
get things Strengthened out before 60
ing to sea. I would like to have the
job again in case come back after the
war, as it is a fair one. If you say
so, sir, 1 will withdraw the request" !"
He was turning away when Captain
Ba1linger asked:,
whats your name and jobT
civilian K. Vanderbilt, Jr., vice
president of the New York Central
railroad"
In due course of time his one days
shore leave was granted. Lieutenant
Vanderbilt having filed out the appli-
cation.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Levity.

Levity is mental relaxation sanction
ed by good judgment, but controlled by
it, too. There is certainly flaw some
where in the mental makeup of a man
whose humor is habitually prurient, or
who burlesques anything which many
good, simple-minded, but devout peo-
pie hold sacred. Habit is the clothing
of judgment-the fixedness of choice
and bad habits never associate with
good judgment. A Christian gentleman
may be great fool, dullard and an
intellectual nonenity. But his life,
his habits and his actions are far bet
ter evidences of level-headed judg-
ment than the brilliant and erratic
courses of philosophers and epicureans
whose wisdom has turned to the very
folly of iniquity.-Catholic Citizen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
NOT One Stacker
Part Played by One Yankee
Woman in Revolution.
Margaret Corbin Took Her Husbands
Place at the Guns in Battle of
Fort Washington and Fell
Wounded.

Margaret Corbin, who was born in
Franklin county, Pennsylvania, No
vember u, 1851, was the only daugh-
ter of Robert Cochran, who was killed
by the Indians in 1855. Margaret's
mother, for whom the daughter was
named was taken into captivity at the
same time. Margaret was now five
years old and escaped her parents
fate because she and her brother
were visiting an uncle, who raised
Margaret.
In 1772 Margaret married John Cor
bin of Virginia. Corbin enlisted in
the First company, Pennsylvania ar
tillery, and his wife, having no chill
dren, followed her husband to war,
serving as a nurse and aid in camp
life.
When John Corbin was killed at the
battle of Fort Washington, November
16, 1776, Margaret took his place at
the gun, until struck down with three
grapeshot, which severed an arm and
tore away part of her breast.
Mary Pitchers husband, Hays, was
is safe to assume that Margaret Cor
bins heroism at Fort Washington in
spired Molly Pitchers act at Mon
mouth.
At the surrender Margaret was en-
rolled as a member of the invalid
Regiment" Her wounds at Fort
Washington were such that they were
ultimately the cause of her death
in 1900.
On account of her wounds the su-
preme council of Philadelphia on June
| 20, 1779, granted her $50 and recon-
mended her to the board Of war for a
| regular pension. The resolution of
congress, July 6, 1779, is on record in
which honorable mention is made OF
the services of. Margaret Corbin.
'Resolved; That Margaret Corbin
wounded and disabled at the attack OF
Fort Washington, while she heroically
filed the post of her husband who
was killed by her side, serving piece
of artillery, do receive during her nat
ural life or continuance of said disabil
| ity, one-half the monthly pay drawn
by a soldier in service of these States
and that she now receive out of the
public stores one suit of clothes ol
the value thereof in money"
Margaret Corbin was the first WON
Ga pensioned by our government fol
heroic deeds.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
High-Waisted Effects Seen in
New Fall Coats.
One Smart Model Would Develop At
tractiveIy in Bright Red Velour
With Black Collar and Cuffs.

The little coat here shown, designed
Tor girl Of six to ten years, is de-
cidedly small, but it is simple enough
for the average home dressmaker. A
soft fabric Of medium weight should
be selected. Yoke and sleeves only re-
Quire lining, as the overlapping pIaits
OF the lower part give it weight and
part of sleeves cut in one with it is a
feature of the garment. The lower part
of the sleeve is attached with several
rows of stitching in heavy silk twist
marking the seam, and the same slight
trimming touch should be applied to
the lower part of the yoke. The simple
little rolled collar may be of velvet or
of self-fabric. If velvet in contrasting
color is used the narrow cuffs should
also be of velvet.
This little coat would develop at
tractively in bright red velour with
collar and cuffs of black velvet. Navy
ranks first, as usual, in the Juvenile
color card, but many vivid reds and
greens are also used, and various tan
and brow. shades are also favored in
| coats,
1t is interesting to note that all man
ner of liberties have been taken with
the juvenile waistline also. High
WASTED effects for girls Of four to
eight years are featured considerably,
but the normal and low placing of the
waistline are shown as often. In many
coats for the winter of 1917-1S this elu-
sive line is ignored, the garments being
cut straight from neck to hem.
To make the little coat shown in the
two and a quarter yards Of material
36 inches wide will be required, witt
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

Woman workers making uniforms
for the Mexican soldiers receive So per
day.
High school girls of Loyalton, CAL,
donned overalls and went to work in
the harvest fields.
The first woman recruiting officer in
the United States is the honor held by
Miss Neva McKinna of Triton, Ga.
Miss Fay Moore of Kansas, Mont,
whose father is a wealthy ranch own
er, has applied for a job as farm
laborer.
So great is the need for all possible
aid to the allies fighting force on the
western front that women have been
pressed into service as mechanicians
at the French aviation stations.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07

terrace floor and steps are of con-
crete. The porch floor as shown in
the illustrations is of wood flooring and
the steps are concrete. If the porch
walls were to be changed to brick, the
porch floor would be better If built of
concrete.
This house is Al feet wide not in
Guiding the extension of the terrace
beyond the wall of the house or the
steps of the porch. The depth is 81
feet 6 inches from the front wall of
the living room to the rear wall of the
dining room. 1t could hardly be built
on a lot having less than a 50-foot
frontage, and is, therefore, unsuitable
for extremely crowded locations, but
this is true of almost any bungalow.
The bungalow requires plenty Of room
or its appearance is destroyed. One of
the particularly pleasant features of
this house is the facility which it pro-
vides for lawn decoration. Across
practically the entire front of the
house the wall surface is unbroken
near grade. The appearance of the
house and the lawn would be very
much beautified during the summer
months by a carefully selected bed of
flowers planted near the house along
the front wall.
This house is one of the type which
looks best when elevated slightly
above the street grade, unless it can
be built back quite distance from the
street sidewalk. The house, standing
by itself, is somewhat lacking in
height and is made so purposely so
that it will have the best possible ap-
pearance when built on either a ter
raced or sloping lot. 1t is an advan-
| tage to build a house slightly above
the surrounding ground if possible, es-
pecially when the ground iG known to
be normally water bearing, because of
the better drainage which is possible.
Even better than the exterior quail
tiles of this bungalow is the interior
Arrangement. In the real test of a
home, the convenience of its interior,
the ease with which it may be kept
clean and the comfort which it pro-
vides are the vitality important fac
tors. A house cannot be called good
investment if it is not satisfactory in
regard to these things, 10 matter how
beautiful its exterior may be.
The bungalow shown in the perspec-
tive view is built around the living
room and the dining room. Since these
rooms are ordinarily the most used
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
Alaska Goal Helps in War.

The Alaska railroad from Seward
on the coast, to Fairbanks, 470 miles
inland and located on the Tanana
river, a navigable tributary of the Yu-
kon, which was ordered by act of
congress in 1914, has been completed
far enough to justify the expectation
that it will be ready for use early in,
1918. 1t taps two coal mines, the Ma
tanuska and the Nenana, which are
believed to be inexhaustible. and the
product of which has been found ex-
cellent for use on locomotives and
steamboats,. The. railroad VIII bring
this coal direct to tidewater, and when
the supply is brought into use, it will
provide sufficient for all naval bases
in the Pacific and release thousands
of cars now used in transporting coal
across the continent. This will help
fight the war by providing increased
transportation for men and munitions.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
DOING AWAY WITH THE HIPS
Exercise Is Essential and 1t May Be
Obtained Outdoors or in Ones
Room Morning or Night.

Exercise is essential if you would re-
duce the hips. In case it is impossible
to walk or exercise outdoors during
the day, you can obtain the same re-
suits by exercising in your room morn
ing and night, says an expert on this
subject. Even a few minutes will pro-
duce results in time if this exercise
is taken regularly.
1t sounds very simple, but you may
find it hard at first. Walk rapidly
around the room on your tiptoes, rails
ing each knee as high as you can
without losing your balance. Continue
for at least five minutes, and then take
a cold sponge and brisk rub.
At night, after you have taken the
exercise, dip Turkish towel in very
hot water and drop it about your hips,
placing a dry towel outside and keep
ing it in place until cool. Repeat this
at least six times; the effect will be
much the same as if you had steamed
/ your face, and you should apply alco-
| hol to close the pores.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07


come broken by the wind.
A small salt sack folded many times
until a small square is formed, then
slipped into clothespln makes good
griddle pan greaser. The cloth may
be renewed whenever necessary.
When driving with a spall child, If
her dress is spread so you can sit upon
1T, you will be able to support a rath-
er small child safely and still manage
the reins: One mother padded small
box for her small child when driving
in the auto. The child was comfortable
and so was the mother, as she did not
fear for Its safety.
The children love to cut out pic
lures of fruit from catalogues and one
housewife pastes them on her cans of
fruit instead Of labels, making q most
attractive-looking fruit closet.
Never try to pick up bits of glass.
Wet q wooden cloth and pat 1t around
In the glass. The fragments will cling
to 1t and the hands are saved the dan
ger.
A thrifty wife keeps a list of the
things she needs to have attended to
about the house. This list is placed
where her husband is sure to see it,
and when each is attended to is
checked off.
Frosted Date Cakes.-Beat a third
Of cupful of shortening, add cupful
of sugar and two eggs well-beaten,
half cupful of milk, one and three
fourths cupfuls Of flour sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a
fourth of teaspoonful each of cloves
and nutmeg, a half teaspoonful of Gin
namon. Bake in gem pans Cover
with frosting and decorate with a
stoned date.