IN DAINTY COLOR
GERMANY IS RECRUITING A NEW VOLUNTEER ARMY
W hite H ouse Illuminated by
A rm y Searchlights
Little Things That Add So Much
to Effectiveness.
Coetumee Cannot Be Considered Com-
píete Without Smart ( Accessories
to Set Them Off.
The charm o f many frocks Is empha
sized by the smart accessories that ac
company them. Dresses o f simple de
sign are stamped exclusive by a novel
ty color, or perhaps a gay girdle offers
Itself for smart trimming. Frocks this
season have a clever w a y-o f opening
over dainty tucked vests and lace waist
coats to show their ruffled faces to the
world.
Striking sashes are featured, and
there Is a bright allied girdle that
forms a distinctive accompaniment to
a white linen frock. It is o f corded
silk, six inches wide and striped with
The iillles look with considerable suspicion on the new volunteer urui.v that Germany Is recruiting uud training In the allied colors artistically blended.
Heavy red or blue silk tassels termin
modern methods o f wurfure. The photograph shows some of the recruits being tuught the use o f liquid Are.
ate this stunning sash.
Crisp organdie In delicate or pastel
tints lends colorful beauty to many a
simple dress. A t present there Is a
vogue fo r plain white organdie sashes
that suggest the quaint charm o f the
Dutch peasant's costume. These white
sashes are usually part o f a set con
sisting o f dainty collar and cuffs hem
stitched with a half-inch border. They
are unusually effective on checked or
striped voile or fine gingham gowns.
A new note might be introduced In
an old frock by an organdie sash o f con
trasting color, such as Jade green with
a white frock or sea-shell pink organdie
expressing exquisite daintiness on a
frock o f Dale ciel mull.
The sense o f being fashionably and
tastefully attired comes with wearing
an embroidered satin sash on an after
noon gown o f soft mulberry georgette.
A splnsh o f gay worsted embroidery In
a conventional flower design traced It
self over the center o f the satin sash
and crude wooden beads In bright col
ors weighted the ends.
For the matron with the black net
gown there Is a heavy je t rope girdle
that glitters and twinkles delightfully
The old battleship Oregon, o f Spanish war fame, which will be President Wilson's flagship as he reviews the newly when colled about the hips.
created Pacific fleet when It steams into the harbor at San Francisco early In September.
Wonderfully exquisite are the new
sashes that the younger set have adopt
ed fo r evening nnd dance wear. The
BEST SHOT OF HER AfiF
finest o f the metal brocaded ribbons
are traced with gold nnd sliver thread
on delicate backgrounds o f orchid, let
tuce green, peach, apricot, lemon, flesh
and sky blue. The broad ribbon Is
drawn about the waist In a crushed gir
dle and allowed to fall In a graceful
panel at the back. Soft silk fringe in
a harmonizing tone borders the bottom.
A lace frock or a lovely taffeta or
georgette dance frock would be popu
lar at the many social affairs, If favor-
ed with one o f these exquisitely dainty
panel sashes.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S FLAGSHIP IN THE PACIFIC
FARMERS CONFER WITH PRESIDENT
A night view o f the south front o f the White House, lighted by powerful
army searchlights. The illumination is o f the same kind as that used in locat
ing airplanes during the war. Every detail o f the building is shown perfectly.
Story of Great Charter
Oak Tree Whose Hollow
Protected the Document.
ILLUMINATING
POULTRY HOUSES
During the past few years rapid ad
vancement has been made In lighting
poultry houses in the winter months.
It has been found that by turning on
electric lights or bright light gasoline
lnmps at twilight and continuing the
light until nine o’clock at night the
egg production Is materially Increased.
Most poultrymen who use this system
also turn on lights at six or six-thirty
on the winter mornings.
Prof. F. C. Hare, o f the division of
poultry husbandry, Clemson college,
S. C., recently returned from Cornell
university, where he lectured at the
Cornell summer course, reports that
the experiments conducted at Cornell
university last year went to prove that
the best results were obtained by turn
ing on the lights at three o’clock In
the morning and allowing the hens to
go to roost at the usual time. How
ever, this simply backs up the state
ment mnde In California, where this
system originated, that It Is only nec
essary to Increase the hours o f day
light to summer conditions. I f you
wake up the birds very early, they
should go to bed at dusk.
USE FOR OLD HAIR RIBBON
When Freshness Is Lost It Can Be
Made Serviceable as Covering
for Coat Hanger.
CHIC FOR FALL WEAR
WHITE HOUSE UNDER SEARCHLIGHTS
Miss Marjorie F. Kinder, although
only fourteen yenrs o f age, Is a ua
tlonal rifle champion with small-bore
arms. Miss Kinder Is without equal
for her age In the United States. She
Is n member o f the Winchester Junior
Rifle con'«.
Cur photograph shows
Miss Kinder on the range at Caldwell
N. J.. where she displayed her unusual
ability as a crack shot In the national
rifle matches.
CONDENSATIONS
The puddles in the holes in the pave
ment o f the Southwest boulevard, Knn-
eas City, got to be so large that some
body put up signs, "N o Fishing A l
lowed."
Peru was fortunate during the war
In having for sale one product, sugar,
the demand for which never slackened.
Out of eight hundred thousand wom
en in Texas, only 7.000 paid their nec
essary poll tax In expectation o f vot
ing on future elections of the year.
European experimenters have found
that adding front 30 to 50 per cent
of grnphlte to negntlve arc light car
bons produces a stable are and re
duces the shndow.
The men o f Portugal, as a clnsa
have the reputation o f being the best
dressed In the world.
Grapefruit was Introduced Into Flor
ida by the Spaniards. The true name
o f the fruit 1« "pomelo.”
Queen Ellxaheth was exceedingly
superstitious, and she took the pre
caution to consult an astrologer b efore
naming the day for her coronation.
INSPIRATION.
|
Anybody Has to Hustle
to Hold High Position,
I f with light head erect I sing,
Though all the Muses lend their force,
From my poor love o f anything,
The verse Is weak and shallow as its
source.
N ot every man can be great, but
most men can be much greater than
When the freshness o f the hair rib
they are.
Greatness is like every
bons has vanished so that it Is quite
thing else— you must pay fo r it. Why
impossible to make them stand up
should fortune smile upon you with
properly on the child’s head, they may But If with bended neck I grope
gifts It denies to others? The whole
Listening behind me for my wit.
be used to good advantage fo r cover W ith faith superior to hope.
thing is a matter o f first principles
More anxious to keep back than forward born with the race, but recognized
ing coat hangers o f the ordinary wire
It—
or wooden variety. The ribbons should
and developed by the few. It’s an In
be dipped In gasoline, rubbed with Making my soul accomplice there
ner something that has to be tested
Unto the flame my heart hath lit.
clean, soft cloths until perfectly clean,
and constantly used to maintain the
nnd then pressed with a warm Iron on Then will the verse forever wear—
Time cannot bend the line which God truest efficiency. Fortunate Influence
the wrong side. The hnngers should
may be able to locate you In the seat
has writ.
be padded, first, with a soft foundation
o f the mighty, but you will have to do
material, and It will be found that the I hearing get. who had but ears.
the hustling that keeps you there.
And sight, who had but eyes before;
hair ribbons o f usual width will do I moments live, who lived but years.
nicely to cover them. Little sachet
And truth discern, who knew but learn
Countries Where Bell
ing’s lore.
bags, attached on baby ribbons, make a
Ringing Is in Vogue.
dainty finishing touch to the hnngers.
N o w chiefly Is my natal hour,
These Uve men, representing farmers in 24 wheat and corn growing
«tales, had a conference with President Wilson. Means of reducing the high
1 cost of living was the subject of the discussion. L eft to right, they a r e : D. O.
I Thompson, Illinois; John O. Brown, president o f the Imliunn Federation of
Farmers’ Associations; A. B. Brudfute, Ohio; J. It. Howard, Iowa, and F. C.
, Crocker, Xebruska.
Washington was shown the effectiveness of modern searchlights In an
exhibition In whlth the White House was Illumined by powerful lights
operated by army engineers. This photograph shows the executive mansion,
and the east wing with the state, war and navy building In the background.
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In American colonial history grants
o f franchise, governmental privileges,
nnd estates to companies fo r the pur
pose o f establishing colonies, to the
colonies in general or to individual
proprietors, were embodied in char
ters. The Charter Oak was a large
tree that stood In Hartford, Conn., un
til blown down by a wind storm on
Aug. 21, 1856. Humorous statements
have been made regarding the age of
this great tree, and there is a wide
range o f the estimates, which run
from 200 to nearly 1,000. The tradi
tion relating to the Charter Oak Is
that when Sir Edmund Andros was ap
pointed governor general o f New Eng
land, he came to Hartford In 1687 to
receive the colonial charter. This the
colonists were loath to surrender, but,
appearing to submit, carried it to the
council chamber, when, during the de
bate which followed, the lights were
suddenly extinguished by a preconcert
ed arrangement, and in the ensuing
confusion the document was carried
from the room to Its subsequent hid
ing place In the hollow o f the great
tree. H ere It remuined fo r about two
years, when the deposition o f the tyr
annous and hated Andros made fur
ther concealment unnecessary.
Eye for Business.
The small son o f a physician in
Scottsburg wns sent to the drug store
the other evening by his mother, and
told to hurry hack. While wafting for
the clerk to get to him he henrd a gen
tleman at the soda fountain order a
root beer are! snw him throw six
cents on the counter. A fter a few mo
ments' deep thought the boy swag
gered up to the counter. "Do you sell
two of those for 11 cents?" he asked
the clerk.
"Y es," was the answer.
“Then give me one. too,” the boy said,
putting his nickel down carefully by
the man’s six cents.— Indianapolis
News.
And only now my prime of life;
O f manhood’s strength It is the flower,
’Tls peace's end, and w ar’s beginning
strife.
Bell ringing. In the strict accepta
tion o f the word. Is exclusively con
fined to the British Isles, the British
It comes In summer's broadeft noon.
colonies, and the United States, the
By a gray wall, or some chance place, continental method* being quite dif
Unseasonlng time, Insulting June,
And vexing day with its presuming ferent. Carillon or mechanical ring
face.
ing, so largely made use o f on the
continent, especially in the Nether
I will not doubt the love untold
Which not my worth or want hith lands, Is little practiced In England.
brought.
At Cattestock In Dorset, owing to the
Which wooed me young, and woos me old, enthusiasm o f a form er rector, there
And to this evening hath me brought
Is a splendid Belgian peal o f caril
—Henry David Thoreau.
lons, and they are also to be found at
Bradford town hall, Boston church,
Name “Whisky” Derived
Worcester cathedral, and Rochdale
From Celtic “ Usgebeatha” town hall.
The name "whisky” wns probably
derived from the Celtic “ usgebeatha”
(w ater o f life ), which was subsequent
ly contracted to “ usquebaugh” and
still later to whisky. The liquor known
as nsquebnugh In the seventeenth qnd
eighteenth centuries wns not, how
ever, the same character o f whisky of
modern times, but wns a compound of
plain fruit o f saffron, nutmeg, sugar
and other spices and flavoring mat
ters.
Slow Growths Inherit Longevity
In animal and vegetable life It is
the slow growths that Inherit long
evity. Is it different with states and
nations? Is rapid growth in wealth
and population conducive to perma
nence? I f not, are there not things
more to be desire« 1 than either?
Luxurious Living.
"Th ey charge for putting on a
tablecloth and forks nnd spoons I” ex
38.931,000 New Pennies in July
claimed the man who was studying
the restaurant menu.
The abnormal demand for pennies
Poppy-rsd sued« cloth, with black
"Don't say anything about It I"
la still taxing the capacity o f the press
silk
braid
on
abort
Jacket
with
very
whispered his wife. " I f you discuss
es in the Philadelphia mint, the enor
It In such a way as to bring It to gen full peplum. V neck line. The hat la mous total o f 38,931.000 having been
eral attention they’ll probably think • f black panne velvet with uncurled struck during Jtily. The other coin
they ought to collect a luxury tax In
age consisted o f 960,000 dimes and
addition.”
»¿06,000 nickels. __________________
Skirts have no suggestion of a fiara.
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NOTES OF SCIENCE
Burial In dry flour will keep
silver bright fo r a long time.
Floating mooring buoys have
been made o f concrete by an
English Inventor.
, It has been estimated that
100,000,000 rubber stamps are
in use in the United States.
The science o f bell casting has
been practiced In one English
foundry for nearly 350 years.
An Inventor has designed an
aluminum Ironing board that can
be folded and carried In a suit
case.
Beverages in Japan.
Japnn has 2,500 establishments man
ufacturing various kinds of beverages.
500 o f them being In Toklo.
Coffee Pot Improvement
A coffee pot on the vacuum pi
dple. the lid o f which serves as
stopper, has been invented,
.