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Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Simple Garments Regarded Best
for Present Wear.
Charm of Summer Clothes Has Worn
OF and Fall and Winter Plans
Receive Attention.

Just now is the betwixt and between
season. The newness Of summer fash
ions has worn of, and plans are being
carried out for fall and winter clothes.
One lives in the present these days, In
fashions as well as everything else,
and with the simple timely frocks,
whose lovely fresh cOl0rings and sheer
textures are valuable aids in present
ing to the world that "bien soiguee''
appearance that Is the secret Of true
chic.
There is apparently no limit to the
variety of materials. All the old IA
v0rites and many new ones have made
their appearance. Soft pastel shades
and neutral tones with here and there
q bright tint for emphasis, reveal a
sense. Of fitness which with women Is
almost an instinct. Dotted muslin,
ofgandie whose surface is broken by
tiny hairline stripes or checks, en-
br0idered batistes and voiles, as we'll
as null which Is found in such wide
range of beautiful shades are featured
In any number of delightful little
frocks whose chic simplicity is ac-
centuated by their lack of trimming.
One type Of gown is made of pale corn
color null with chemisette, cuffs and
sash of crisp white organdie. It would
be quite as attractive if developed in
fine French wolfe or dimity.
Every woman to her taste this year,
especially in the choice Of materials,
for happily the set rules of other days
have gone by the board. 1t isn't so
long ago that q silk gown was cos
tune reserved for occasions more or
less ceremOniOus. There is scarcely
any time during the day or night when
silken garments cannot be worn with
the utmost propriety. This summer is
decidedly silk summer, and nothing
could be more attractive than the
clothes designed for country wear. One
dares not think what would happen to
some of the startling costumes if they
were subjected to only few, for most
of the silk fabrics are made to with
stand the effects Of rough wear.
The next two months are particular
ly trying. One does not feel like in
dulging in more summer clothes, and
with the exception of hats, autumn
modes are still in the distance. There
are some wonderfully alluring wells
whose interesting and novel, patterns
help to create that little air of elusive
ness characteristic of chic Parisienne.
Very pretty is veil that has large
mesh and a delicate tracery undoubt-
edly inspired by the crackle work of
batik prints. The border is more def
aite, and while the veil may be worn
entirely over the face, far more
piquant effect is given if it is arranged
so that the border comes just to the
top of the nose. Another veil as chic
and most becoming has spiral designs
made of graduated chenille dots. A
wide border formed of inch-wide
squares outlined in chenille, appears
on veil as smart as it is new.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
BENEFIT OF IMPROVED ROADS
centraIize SchooIs-cost Reduced
to Minimum.

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
That improved roads would benefit
our country-school system there would
seem to be no doubt. Good roads
make it possible to consolidate or cen.
tralize the schools and to establish
graded schools in the rural districts.
Such schools centrally located will &C.
commodate all Of the children within
a radius Of four or five miles. In
many communities having the advan.
tage Of improved roads commOdious
buildings have been provided, more
competent teachers employed and mod.
ern facilities Cor teaching supplied at q
minimum cost.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
After Asking God.

It may wound God sorely to have us
keen on asking him for what he wants
to give us and what we ought to have.
And we can defraud ourselves by thus
asking God. For example, we need
power in our lives; spiritual, SUPER
natural power, if we are to live nor
NAL. victorious, efficient Christian
lives. Now it has been truly said that
1.-THE way to have power is to ask for
it." But what then? Many a Chris
tian has done that, and is continuing
to do it, just asking God hour after
hour. and day after day, for power.
And all the while God is patiently,
lOngingly waiting for that one to take
what he has asked for and what God
eagerly offers. So that the way to
have power is, not merely to ask for
it, but to take 1t. That is, to believe,
in blind, cold faith, that God has
heard and is answering. God pledges
us his word for this. Let us keep
from wounding him by a continued
asking for that which he freely gives.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
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C0NTAINER OF PROPER KIND
Those With Handles Are Much leso
Likely to b Damaged In Transit
In the Mails,

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
One important requirement for par
eel post shipping and marketing is q
proper and satisfactory container.
Sometimes the consumer can secure
containers more readily and economi'
cally than the producer. Those with
handles are much less likely to be dam
aged in transit in the mails than those
which are not thus supplied and which
are likely to be tossed or thrown or
handled by the string or Irvine used in
tying them. A bamboo basket serves
the purpose very well and may be used
a long time. Ordinary splint baskets
made Of strips of veneer may also be
used, and if they can be secured at
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
.)OUL<IH
II &Y =
FLEAS INJURIOUS TO FOWLS
sticktight Variety Found in Man,
Southern States Is Of Importance
Few Other Types.

From the United States Department o.
Agriculture.)
Southern poultry raisers have an
additional poultry pest to combat
aside from lice and mites. It is the
sticktight flea, or Southern chicken
flea, which in many parts of the South
and Southwestern states is Of great i'm.
portance. It has been reported as in.
furious to poultry as far north as Kan
sas. This form Of flea attacks a mum.
Der of different hosts including poultry,
dogs, cats, and some wild animals. On
like other species the adult fleas re-
main, during the greater part of their
lives, attached to the host animal, 1t
has been stated. In the case Of pOul-
try infestation fleas are most common
on the heads Of the hosts, where they
are to be seen in groups or patches.
This habit of attacking in clusters
seems to be well marked, and an in
tested fowl often may be recognized
at a considerable distance by the dark
flea covered areas about the eyes, comb
and wattles. When the fleas are ex-
cessively abundant they may be found
in similar patches on the neck and va
rious parts of the body. The injury
is most marked in young chickens,
which when fairly heavily infested
often die quickly. Older fowls are
more resistant, but have been known
to succumb to very heavy infestatiOns;
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
f0B[lCC
ROADS
ROADS IN SHAPE FOR WINTER
Need for improved Highways This
Year Will Be Greater Than Ever
Before in History.

Highway preparedness for next win.
ter is almost a negligible quantity in
many states whose roads of military
and economic importance WILL demand
their utilization during the "snow.
bound" period. A survey Of the plans
for snow removal Of every state in the
Union having sufficient snowfall to i'm.
pede highway traffic during the winter
months has just been completed by q
large rubber concern. The reports from
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
ARRANGE FOR EASY CLEANING
Dropping Board Prevents Litter From
Beinu Contaminated Remove
Droppings Weekly.

Poultry houses are more satisfactory
when they. are arranged for easy clean.
ing. A dropping board will prevent
the litter from becoming quickly con-
taminated and make cleaning easier.
The board should be tight and the
droppings removed at least once each
week. It is good plan to cover the
board with dry earth, sand or cinders.
Lime or wood ashes should not be
used as an absorbent. as these mate
rails lower the value of the poultry
manure by allowing the ammonia to
escape.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
To Become Tow Makers.

Toy making is one of the vOcations
encouraged in the re-education for
war cripples in France. The Ecole
Joffre is situated in the city of Lyons
and now specializes in commercial
training for the One-armed and in the
manufacture of toys, according to a
writer. Toy making is being studied
with serious purpose. A beginning has
been made in the wholesale manufac
turc Of toys on the factory system. by
which the making of separate parts
Is assigned to the mutiles, whose physi-
cal handicaps allow for easy opera
ton of single process only.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

and certainly the fleas materially re-
duce the egg production, retard the
growth of fowls, and diminish their
size.
The eggs are deposited by the adult
flea while it is attached to the host.
They fall to the ground under the
| r0Ost in chicken houses or under sheds
frequented by the poultry and there
continue to develop. When dogs and
cats are infested, the immature stages
develop largely in the material used
by them for beds. They require COM
paratively dry material in which to
breed, but a large amount Of air moist
ure is favorable to them. Adults Of
this species continue to emerge from
infested trash for four or five months
after all hosts have been removed e..
A few other species Of fleas are oc-
casionally found in poultry houses.
Some Of these may be normally bird
lnfesting species, while others are at
home in the houses of domestic pOul-
try.
AS a preliminary step it is we'll to
see that the poultry are kept away
from other animals as far as possible.
Especial care should be exercised to
keep dogs and cats FROM lying about
the chicken yards or places frequent
ed by the poultry. All animals, and
the poultry as well, should be exclud-
ed from beneath houses and barns, AS
such places are favorable for flea de-
velopment and difficult to treat If they
become infested. These precautions
should be followed by thorough
cleaning out of the chicken house and
outbuildings frequented by the poultry.
All Of the material should be hauled
a good distance from the buildings and
scattered. The places where the fleas
are thought to be breeding should
then be sprinkled with crude oil.
It is rather difficult to destroy the
sticktight flea on fowls without injur-
ing the host. It is desirable, however,
In the case Of heavy infestations to de-
stroy as many of the fleas as possible.
This can he accomplished by carefully
applying carbolated vaseline to the
clusters of fleas on the fowls. or greas-
Ing them with kerosene and lard-one
part kerosene to two parts lard. In
all cases care should be taken that
the applications Of grease are con-
fined to the seat of infestation. 1t is
important that dogs and cats be freed
from sticktight fleas. This may be
accomplished by washing them in a
saponified coal-tar creOsote prepara-
ton, or by greasing the most heavily
infested parts with kerosene and lard.
Rats sometimes harbOr these fleas in
considerable numbers, therefore their
destruction will aid in the control work
The thorough cleansing of poultry
houses and runs and the application Of
crude petroleum will be found to aid
In the control Of other important enc
mics of fowls, such as mites and chick |
en- ticks or blue bugs"
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
SHIELD FOR CHIFFON SLEEVES
Protection Need Not Be Disfiguring or
Conspicuous if Made From
Fine Material.

Have you ever had any difficulty
with your sheer chiffon and georgette
sleeves drawing and wearing into
holes across the upper forearms? Or
perhaps you have been afraid to risk
the danger Of their doing this very
thing, and for that reason have de-
MED yourself the pleasure and salts
faction Of putting transparent sleeves
in your silk and serge frocks. In
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
container for Shipping Cheese by Par.
eel Post.

container for Shipping Cheese by Par.
eel Post.
price sufficiently cheap a new one for
each shipment is more economical than
having them returned, unless they are
sent back in lots of ten or more I'M
der one cover. This, of course, neces-
states using them without a wooden
handle, in which case a heavy Irvine
should be used for handle. This
Irvine can be united and the baskets
used, or placed in one another, for re-
turn shipment. If basket with
wooden handle is used, care should be
taken to see it is securely nailed, not
only at the rim of the basket but
farther down toward the bottom, so as
to prevent undue leverage which may
break loose the mailing.
Corrugated pasteboard cartons fire.
quently may be found useful and desir-
able for this service. They are made in
a great variety Of sizes, dimensions,
and patterns, and when empty are
shipped knocked down fat.
Few persons know how to prepare
and pack fruit and produce for market.
Proper packing for parcel post market
ing is of primary importance and needs
to be emphasized so that both the con-
tents and the container may carry
properly, arrive In good condition,
and present satisfactory appearance.
The pack should be regular, Of as near
~ uniform produce as possible, and Of
full measure according to the guam
tity ordered. A little practice will en-
able almost anyone to pack basket
or container of any kind in satisfac-
tory manner.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Velvet Ribbon Sashes.

Some Of the new frocks Of silk and
muslin have sashes that are mere
lengths of velvet ribbon, tied loosely
at the back or knotted at the side.
The velvet is not very wide. Often
there is length Of narrower ribbon
in the same color about the neck of
the fr0ck. t
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

Brocades in metal effects are COM
bined with velvets on many of the
bags; for instance, on a saddle-top
frame the saddle top is covered in
the metal brocade and set in rim of
hammered silver, and this placed on
chiffon velvet bag. This saddle
shape is also made up in tortoise shell
and used for the velvet bags.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Make Understood Cows,

Poorly nourished heifers, freshening
before they have attained their
growth, will always be under-sized
cows incapable Of the milk production
that their breeding would otherwise
snake possible.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

Any Gospel that leaves out the atom
ing blood Is something substituted for
the only Gospel God has ever commits.
sioned the missionary to deliver.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Be Careful Of Cream Cans.

Go easy on the cream cans. These
containers are not any too plentiful
these days and they should be han
died with care, not only to make them
last as long as possible, but for the
sake of cleanliness,
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

There are no songs comparable to
the songs of Zion; no orations equal to
those Of the prophets; and no politics
like those which the Scriptures teach,
Milton.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
We Getcha, Boy.

"Can you swim, Sammie?" asked the
visiting uncle, as the two were out for
q little walk together.
swell. I'll tell you. uncle" said the
boy, with knowing look. 1T all de-
ponds on whether Pm around ma or
the fellers"
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Worse.

'They say that he married to es-
cape military duty"
THAT'S like committing suicide to
escape DEATH"
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Center cf Earth Road.

For an earth road which is "a feet
wide, the cente. should not be less
than six inches nor moyc than IL
inches higher than the outer edges of
the shoulder.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
PATENTS E ~; ~. :; S H::::;:::.
l" - - d. c. Advice and books FREQ.
Rates reasonable Highest references. BestseEviceA
E. E. budding of New York wants
100000 American cOnvicts put to work
in munitiOn plants.

Groves TasteleDs chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy BY purifying and en-.
hchin9 the blood. You can soon feel it Strength.
sninG, lnvig0tating 06eCt. Price DC.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

draped ut the elbows in a sort Of
wing-like shape.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Not Good for Earth Roads

NOT Good for Earth Roads.
The use Of clOds, sods, weeds OF
vegetable matter in building earth
roads should be avoided because they
retain moisture.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Watch Feed for Poults.

Watch Feed for Poults.
The feed for the young poults must
he closely watched. Newly Matched
poults require no feed for the first "a
hours.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Quality n Important.

Quality in the barley crop is imp0r-
liant even if the barley is to be used
only as feed for live stock.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

It's difference of opinion that makes
divorce cases, too.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
Gravel Roads First Step.

Gravel roads are the first step to.
ward better roads. The next step is
the broken stone or macadam road.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

Give Split Leg Drag a Chance.
Those Of you who have tried It
know that the split-log drag will work
wonders if it is given a good chance.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28
0oalinus Ara Hardy

Goslings. as a rule. are very hardy
and should thrive with but the slight
ct loag.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-28

Proper Place for Manure.
The place Of action for manure u
not In q pile but on the field.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07
lapps Wanted Laws CHANGED.

An unusu0 venture In representative
government was made BY a recent corr
ference Of 100 Laps In northern swe.
den. These delegates Represented the
whole nomadic people, and their pur-
pose was to frame a united protest
against certain laws affecting their
reindeer herds. The Laps rarely
have any settled habitation, moving
nom place to place after the herds
and often coming into hostile contact
with the settled Scandinavian farm
sea The law Of Sweden requires the
xApps u. pay 0ns and damages when
their reindsse damage crops, and Il
NaS b secure Q modification Of this
atHte tAet the Lapps held . repre-.
hS3HYo eonSnrepcA 1900.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07
(ut llcdpr Fences.

The rcccn, decision Of the Circuit
Court in Missouri uphods the law
which requires property owners TO cut
hedge fences 10 a height Of five feet
before August /. Many road over
sccrs in the state have neglected to
enforce this provision Of the law. The
State Highway Department insists
that all hedge fences should he cut 80
ns not TO shade the road. the owner be-
ing permitted to leave an occasional
tree FOR fence posts. etc.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

The American who buys q Liberty
Bond and forthwith sells it has per-
formed only half q service for his
country. To buy bonds and then sell
them immediately tends to mako the
war burden Of the country heavier in
stead OF lighter, q It decreases the
market value Of the bonds.
Liberty Bonds are the safest and
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

Money TO Lend on FsFms-Bor.
rover has option TO pay part or ell Of
principal at any time. Most libsral
terms ever afforded. Call. wnts or
phon. 10 Us. Costs you nothing; saves
you money.
TIE SlSSON LOAN 4 TITLE co.
Offices over NodawAy Valley Bank.
Mayvville. Missouri.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

The Liberty Bond-it IL as strong
as all the banks, oil the farms, all the
mines, all the factories, all the lands,
NIL the people, and all the power Of
the strongest nation In the world.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

He who can afford but one Lib
erty Bond and buys Il IL more patri-
otto than he who can afford 100 and
buys 90.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

w. G. Proud. n. D., Eya Eas,
Throat and Nose epeciatsG 0Gk04
knysicieus and SufHsonS bu16lng.
tn and Francis strsseA o. Jessgk,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07
UP The LADDER
BY EMILY WARRINGTON.

u
Trask held a position" u difference
with a decided distinction. The for.
mer was merely an underpaid clerk In
big dry goods store. Trask was
manager Of q department.
The latter loved to lord II over those
he considered and treated as Els In.
feriors. He strobe Into the room
where Sidney was marking some rugs,
assisted by several fellow workers.
Especial matter for you, Bruce" he
announced In a sharp mandatory way.
"very well, sir"
Trask always took the "SIr'' for a
mark OF obeisance and acknowiedg.
mcnt Of his superiority. whereas Sid.
/ ney used IL as n barrier to prevent
familiarity, for he did not like the
man.
"Errand boys all out and this Ia q
rush order. It's part OF wedding
trousseau for the rich Miss Delby. over
ut Acton"
There are no trains until after.
noon" suggested Sidney.
II have thought Of that and duly
provided" Trnsk caught him up by say.
Ing, In his wise grnndlloqucnt way.
"Our buyer hns his horse and gig
here. Says he won't use II this after.
noon, and you can spin over to Acton
md back In two hours"
There was no doubt that there
would he some "splnnine." for the mo-
mcnt Sidney went down into the court
where the rig was. he noticed the FIRE
In the eyes of the steed. Sidney took
n firm grip on the reins and by the
time he reached a clear road had the
animal well under control.
An automobile flashed past at q
sharp curve In the road. and the horse
reared. curved and gave the gig a
b swing that carried Il OF IT. balance.
sidney was thrown clear Of the We.
hlclc. the lines torn from his hands
: and when he recovered his scattered
senses the rig was out Of sight.
IL was late In the afternoon. fully
twenty miles from the spot where
Sidney had been thrown out OF the
vehicle that Automobiles came
ncross the horse nnd gig. the former
done out and cut with nyln. fiints nt
? the fctlocks. nnd the gig minus u
wheel and wreck. The box contain.
ing the wedding dress had disappeared.
Pretty well depressed. Sidney reached
home to report his mlshap 10 Trnsk.
Whit mighty Importance did Trnsk
assume In adjusting the scattered Il.
sues OF the easel He reasoned Ike n
lawyer and pronounced his verdict
IKE a judge. Sidney had to pay for
the dress, a matter OF over one hun
drcd dollars. That sum used M six
weeks salary. When the lust dollar
or the cost OF the dress Ind been pnid.
sidney bad' his employers dign'hed
inrcwcl' nnd started with bare snils
10 iur'h'r exploit MS craft on the IN
certain sen OK business.
a new enterprise hnd been started
In the town by u man named Greeley.
lie had gone into the liner grade OF
house furnishings As Sidney was
passing the store Greeley called him
III. I.
i've wanted to speak to you for
some tme' ne to'd sidney. u knew
u was no use while you were working.
TOR you're not the Kind that leaves an
employer In the iurch except for u
JUST cause
am looking Tor an OPENING" Sid
hey frankly admitted
very Well here Is my proposition:
a reasohabie drawin. account nve per
m.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-06-07

soundest and one Of the best invest
ments In the world. To sell them un.
less imperatively required, is not good
business, Is not good Americanism.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-02-28
WANTS

Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv.tf.
Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv.
Smoked meats at Bakers Adv.
Money to loan. See E. D. Wheeler
Pure home made lard at Bakers
Diamonds, watches and jewelry at
A. S. Treger's. Adv. Aft.
Cash paid for your old iron. Ray j.
Shaw, at Pickering's garage. Adv. SO.
Bring your children direct to DR.
Brown for examination on March 9Th.
Adv. SO
As cents per hundred for your old
iron. Ray J. Shaw, Pickering's garage.
Adv. so.
For Sale-1 spring wagon and /
set of single harness. At Courtney's
store. Adv. 39tf.
am prepared to do house moving,
fully equipped. Address J. F. Hull.
Ellis, Kansas. Adv. Al mop.
Pinto beans, &c, navy beans 12c,
in 100 Ib bags f. O. b. Silt, Colo, stock
limited C. A. Hamrick, Silt, Colo
Adv 81 st.
The Farmers elevator has bought
a car of white Kafir seed and will sell
it at $40 per bushel at Wa-Keerey
and Collyer.-Ady. 81 tt