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CROOK COUNTY JOOtNATi
IN NEW TAFFETAS
Individual Styles Are the Rule
This Ssason.
Frocks Constructed on Lines to Suit
One' Figure, Resulting In Greater
Satisfaction.
With captivating crispness do the
newest tn (Tolas swish their way to
fame, and indeed one needs but little
inspiration to create lovely frocks, SO
simple are the modes and so lovely the
materiuls. Individual styles with lines
to Milt one's figure are the rule this
season.
One frock that was especially de
signed fur the girl with rather plump
proportions was really a masterpiece
for clever lines. Navy blue with smart
touches of brick red and overdrapea
of georgette crepe form a pleasing al
liance, but It was the model selected
that was so appropriate.
This stout figure frock was a long
walsted affair, semi-fitted to the hips,
and there completed by a scant two
piece skirt also of the taffeta. And
there was a bit of a frill with a dash
of brick red trimming at the square
neck.
Over the skirt was a full tifnlc f
the embroidered crepe looped under at
the bottom, zouave effect, and fin
ished with an elastic band. As a
final note she added a narrow sash to
the taffeta and tied It back and al
lowed the ends to float quite gayly
at the bottom of the skirt
The slimness of the Jeunne Bile
would he Improved by a smartly
lraped frock of taupe taffeta and
French blue ribbon. The front of the
The skirt, hip design, and sleeves of
this model all have peculiarities
which make the dress distinctive.
It Is made of dark green taffeta
with lighter bindings.
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bodice crosses Itself at the breast with
religious fervor, but Is quite frivolous
when It comes to the skirt It be
gins demurely with an underskirt of
narrow proportions, not too long, and
then hangs a looped tunic over it
Tulle Is Popular,
Much tulle Is the order of the m'n
ote and this Is beaded and embroidered
(a the most Intricate fashion, even
though the heaviness of the handwork
is applied to almost invisible fabric
SECRET OF GOOD APPEARANCE
Simple and Inexpensive Outfit Takes
On Smartness When Wearer
Has Good Carriage.
Neatness, the essential of the well
tlressed woman, does not mean stiff
ness, but it generally means simpli
city. Few women, taking these for
the main lines of their dressing will
fail to give a pleasing Impression,
and economy may be achieved as well.
Another Important point In achiev
ing a good appearance is the bearing
In sitting, walking and standing. In
old days this was called "deportment."
Lolling and stooping, standing with
one hip thrust out, walking with head
thrust forward, and arms swinging,
effectually destroy the good appear
ance of the smartest of gowns or
suits. On the other hand, a simple
and inexpensive outfit takes on smart
ness when the wearer has a good car
riage. Two things help to make a
woman walk well and sit well ; good
health and solf-discipilne. Tired,
sickly girls and lazy women rarely
liave good figures or a good carriage.
To the average woman neatness and
simplicity mean a severely restricted
wardrobe. Busy women have not
time for a multitude of frocks, and
the women who have learned how to
wear their clothes well have also
learned' that one dress well made, well
cared for, well worn, will outlive two
or three that are Ill-cut, creased and
worn carelessly.
Some Colors You See.
Egyptian designs and Egyptian col
ors are leaders for spring, and the
dressmakers bave gone back to real
EYELET EMBROIDERY IS CHIC
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Study this combination of rose eye
let flouncing and lace top. From all
indications it Is safe to predict that
eyelet embroidery is to be very pop
ular feature of the summer gowns.
JET OF NOW AND YEARS AGO
Trimming Decidedly Popular and
Found In Many of the Most
Interesting Gowns.
Jet Is especially In evidence on the
little evening caps that they began to
wear last winter and that are still con
sidered new enough to be very smart
They consist of bands of Jet with per
haps a tassel or other pendant over
the side. Sometimes there are two that
hang down resembling two great ear
rings, but In reality they are attached
to the bands of the headdress. Then
Jet trimming Is to be found In many
of the most Interesting gowns. It Is
positively barbaric at times, and for
the young girl, who wants to look dan.
gerous, the young girl who always tre
mendously admires the vampire In the
play, there Is nothing so effective as
a Jet trimmed velvet gown. It Is un
derstood, of course, that the black part
should be of tulle or lace or something
transparent and that there Bbould be
sufficient opportunity to see the gleaai
of white arms and shoulders beside
or through the back.
The present role of Jet Is rather
splendid, surely alluring and perhaps
Just a little barbaric. Could anything
be more different from the Jet of your
childhood?
You remember Jet of those days, do
you not? It was a prim and proper
adornment then. There was that es
timable great-aunt of yours. For years
she possessed and relied on a Jet yoke
and trimming bands of Jet They were
well made and expensive to begin with,
and oh, how careful she was that none
of the precious black beads should be
lost They adorned her "best" block
silk frock. It was of pean de cygne,
or something quite as substantial.
Sometimes the frock was all ripped
up, the Jet carefully removed, while
the silk was renovated by being spong
ed In beer then the frock was put
together again Inside out, and the
precious Jet trimming securely put
back. Sometimes there were little ex
tra bits of Jet to give a little festive
touch.
Egyptian prints and paintings for their
Inspiration, and the colors that seem
to take precedence are chaudron, which
Is copper color, a peculiar opaque blue,
citron color and green. Then there Is
a second blue that suggests the tur
quoise. The green Is sometimes con
fused with Jade, but as a matter of
fact It Is lighter and possibly yellower
than the color actually seen in Chinese
Jade.
FASHIONS IN BRIEF
It is fashionable to have glove and
bag to match and to fringe both.
White chalk beads are particularly
attractive on pink georgette.
The smaller the quantity of em
broidery on a gown the richer It must
be.
Morning dresses of printed Japanese
crepe are an Interesting fashion devel
opment. Among the new weaves Is crepe
gabardine, which promises to have as
great a vogue as charmeuse. . One side
Is like an ordinary heavy China crepe,
the other Is a fine gabardine weave.
Coals and skirts made of rubber
faced satin are particularly chic The
satin Is used on the outside, and the
soft rubber surface, which looks like
finest kid, Is turned back or used for
strapping or lapels.
Graceful Skirts.
Graceful, light and most alluring are
the silken skirts for later wear. The
Jersey and novelty silks are so pretty
and the simplest models are most
beautiful. Individual note may be
Introduced In the pockets and but
tons. These skirts in white, rose and
blue are so attractive when worn with
a pretty blouse or sweater.
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X By CORONA REMINGTON X
(& !:. br MoClure Niwapaiwr Syadlcele.)
"I tell you, son," Mr, Losmond con
tinued. "If you don't stop fooling
round that Make girl you'll marry
her sure; then I'll disinherit you,"
"But. father, I'm not In love with
Miss Make, and wouldn't marry her
If she were the only girl In the world."
"Well, that may be all right, but
there's something I want you to do for
me. I want you to go to California
to your Uncle Will Bennett's and stay
on his ranch for awhile and learn
something of country life. I wrote to
him about It and he suld he'd be glad
to have you."
Juck thought a moment. Ills father
was evidently set upon his going, and,
anyhow, a trip to California would not
be so bad; so why not? After brief
mental calculation he replied ;
"I'll be ready next Wednesday."
"Good! That's settled, I'll write to
your uncle and tell him when to ex
pect yon."
A few days of hustling preparations
nd Jack found himself ready for the
trip. When Wednesday morning ar
rived he boarded the through sleeper
for San Kramisco, and seated himself
with a light heart as he Idly watched
the hurrying, scurrying crowds outside
waving goodbys to the slowly moving
train. He snt Immersed in thought for
a few moments, but his attention was
soon distracted by the gruff voice of
the Pullman conductor speaking to the
passenger In the opposite seat:
"Well, lady, you can't stay here un
less you have got the money to pay for
It you'll have to go In the day coach."
"But day coaches don't go all the
way to San Francisco, and I'm alone,
and I d have to stop at hotels on the
way," the passenger protested.
Beneath a perky little toque Jack
saw a most bewitching face that wore
an expression of much perplexity. The
young man promptly sided with the
distressed Itttlo creature across the
aisle, and, drawing a card from his
pocket touched the conductor on the
arm.
"Please gtve this to the young lady,"
be said, "and ask her to permit me to
lend her the necessary money It
would be a pleasure."
Without waiting for the message to
be repeated, the girl glanced at the
card and addressed Jack directly:
'It's so good of you to offer, Mr. Los
mond. I I don't know what to do
about It. but guess I'll have to accept
Here's my card. I'll return It as soon
as I reach San Francisco."
As she smiled her thanks two fasci
nating dimples appeared, then disap
peared so rapidly that Jack could not
be sure that he had seen them after
all. He hoped she would smile again.
After the conductor had gone he want
ed to talk to his fair neighbor, but
Miss Westell seemed to consider the
matter closed, for she soon burled her
self In a book and the morning passed
uneventfully. When luncheon was an
nounced, he decided to wait until the
girl should arise, in the hope of being
able to offer to escort her to the din
er, but Edith Westell showed no signs
of moving. Suddenly it occurred to
him that possibly she had no money
to pay for her meal, since be had only
handed to the conductor enough to
pay for her Pullman fare. He ad
dressed ber in bis most engaging
tones :
"Beg pardon. Miss Westell, but won't
you take lunch with me? I'd be
charmed If you would."
She puckered up her forehead for a
second, as If debating, then:
"Since I'm nearly starved and It's
my only chance of getting something
to eat I guess Fd better accept your
kindness, though It does seem dread
fully unconventional; but I'm raven
ously hungry."
"Lets forget conventions until we
reach San Francslco," he suggested.
"But I think it would be better for
me to borrow more money, and pay
for my own lunch," she replied.
"I'm afraid I can't lend you any
more," be returned with mock serious
ness. The girl looked up and caught the
twinkle In his dark eyes and smiled
despite her attempt at being digni
fied. "Well," she said, "I'll have to accept
this time. Let's go at once, please;
I'm famished."
Mr. Losmond ordered the meal and
watched the girl sitting opposite him
with fascinated Interest. Her face wore
an expression of eager anticipation.
"You seem to he Interested In
things," be remarked.
"Having had nothing to eat since
last night, and possessing an abnorm
ally good appetite, I naturally am."
"Too bad," he sympathized. "I nev
er dreamed but what you'd had your
breakfast"
"No, I I'm running away, and
that's how I carae to be short of
money." She blushed at her own con
fession. "You seem remarkably calm for one
who is running away," he laughed.
"But I really am, all the same. My
parents believe I'm safe and sound In
New York."
"I should think they'd have missed
you by now and be wiring all over cre
ation," he put in.
"Oh, no. I took care they shouldn't
get alarmed so soon, by telling them
that I was tired of everything and was
going to bury myself at a friend's
bouse for a whole week, and didn't
want them to try to find me or to com
municate with me In any way. At the
end of that time I promised to lot them
hear from me, and they agreed, be
cause they say that I've never gotten
Into any mischief; so I'm a 'trusty'
and they let me do as I like as a rule
about things that aren't very Impor
tant," she ended a little bitterly.
"I admit I'm ptmled to know why
you're running away from such lenient
parents," he said.
Miss Westell blushed nt this and
looked out of the window. Finally she
spoke :
"I don't know why I'm telling yon
all this, but I guess It's because you
lent me the money I needed. I'm run
ning away because my mother and fa
ther want me to to marry a man I
don't want to marry, mid I know that
If they keep on talking and he keeps
on talking to me, I'll marry Iilia in
spite of myself."
"I think you were perfectly Justi
fied In running away," he assured her,
his dark eyes big with Interest, while
beneath the table ho gripped his nap
kin as If It were some one's neck.
"Io you really mean It? It's so good
to hear you say It," she confessed.
During the rest of the trip they were
almost constantly together, reading1
to each other or exchanging anecdotes
of their past lives, and when nt last
the day of arrival came Jack and
Edith left the train together, ho car
rying her bag and guiding her through
the crowd. With a thrill ha realized
how very "husbandly" he must look.
He glanced hastily around for his
uncle, soon to see him and his daugh
ter looking eagerly nhimt.
Louisa saw Jack first and sped to
ward him, her face rippling with
smiles, but to his astonishment she
rushed straight up to Miss Westell mid
threw her arms around her, bubbling
greetings and welcome. Losmond held
his breath In amazement
"You old dear, whatever brought yon
here?" Louisa asked excitedly, and
went on without waiting for an an
swer. "And here's Cousin Jack. Why
didn't you tell us you were going to
bring Edith with you? I didn't even
know you knew her."
"Is he your cousin?" Edith Inquired.
"Whnt a surprise."
Then turning to Mr. Losmond she
explained : "Louisa and I went to col
lege together, and were the very chum
mles of chums."
Now Jack began to understand.
Louisa towed Edith away and seated
her in the back of the waiting ma
chine, leaving Mr. Bennett to take care
of his nephew. '
"I didn't know yon knew the little
Westell girl. She's great favorite
with us," Bennett said as they settled
themselves on the front seat of the
car.
"Sure! We've known each other for
ages. Haven't we, Edith?" he called
daringly over his shoulder.
"I should say so, Jack," she smiled,
with a gurgle of Ill-suppressed laugh
ter. "In fact, we're" the man went on,
his heart thumping.
"Jack, how dare you!" the girl ex
claimed. "All right dear, we'll keep It till
later if you'd rather."
"This is too wonderful! I'm simply
knocked off my feet," said LouIks
breathlessly.
"I am. too," said Edith.
"I am, too," said Jack, blissfully.
TOOK PHOTOGRAPH OF SOUL
French Scientist Declares Plates
Showed Indications of the Spirit
Leaving the Body,
Some years ago Dr. Baraduc of
Paris attempted to photograph the
soul at the moment of Its departure
from the body, at death. His wife
was lying upon a bed, and from ber
body issued, at the very moment of
dissolution, three white, misty balls,
which gradually condensed and con
solidated Into one being bound to
gether, apparently by white threads,
Hereward Carrington writes In Les
lie's. Dr". Baraduc took photographs,
on specially prepared plates, every
fifteen minutes for three hours after
death, and on all these plates obtained
these markings showing the gradual
process of the withdrawal of the soul
from the body, and its final detach
ment therefrom some hours later.
These photographs represent so far
as we can see, the first successful ac
tual photographs which have been
taken of the departure of the soul
from the body at the moment of death.
They are not however, the first
"psychic" photographs which have
been made, since Dr. Durvllle, In
France, and others, have obtained suc
cessful markings upon photographic
plates, of radiations Issuing from the
human body. Dr. McDougall of Hav
erhill, Mass., also, some years ago,
succeeded (apparently) In weighing
the soul at the moment of dcuth. He
found that It weighed about two and
a quarter ounces. He placed the pa
tient bed and all, upon a delicate
balance, and, at the very moment of
death, the balance showed a sudden
and unaccountable loss of between two
and two and a half ounces.
Geographical Sisters.
Miss Rose asked her eighth grade:
"What are the sister stutes?" '
Mabel answered: "I am not sure,
but I should think they were Mlse
Ourl, Ida Ho, Mary Land, Callie For
nla, Louisa Anno, Delia Ware, Mlnne
Sota, and Mrs. SIppI." The St Cloud
(Minn.) High School Mascot
Its Fault
"Did you think that Joke about the
antipodes was a good one?"
"I thought It was too far
fetched." . .
G(X)D
ROADS
ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Thirty Thousand Miles Will Be Needed
In Next Ten Years for Proper
Development
Thirty thousand miles of road, esti
mated to cost not less than ItoO.iXX),.
01)0, will be needed for the proper pro
tection and development of the na
tional forests, and the near-by commu
nities during the next ten years, ac
cording to comprehensive roail plans
which have been prepared. The sec
retary of agriculture has already ap
proved the construction of (MM miles,
estimated to cost I'JIMiM.ouo, contin
gent upon finlenil and co-oieratlve
funds becoming available. Govern-
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On the Floyd Hill Road, Near Denver,
Colo.
ment expenditures of $13,7-11,000 hare
been authorized for this purpose.
The roads comprised In the compre
hensive road plans form the busis of
the ultimate national forest road sys
tem. They are used as main high
ways, either In connection with
through routes or to serve Important
local needs. The construction of
feeder roads Is being largely post
poned until the primary road system
of the national forests Is completed.
It Is expected that the present esti
mate cost will be largely exceeded
when surveys are made of the projects
now on the list, since In many cases
the only available estimates are based
upon incomplete data.
FARMER AND GOOD HIGHWAYS
Has Become Hard Working and Vot
ing Enthuolast for Improvsd Roads
Because of Many Benefits.
The biggest booster for good roads
In the country today Is the farmer. A
few years ago he felt that the portion
of his taxes used in the construction
of permanent highways represented a
benefit only to the motoring tourist
and the city automobile owner, writes
II. W. Slauson In Leslie's. The farm
er argued that he was paying for
their pleasures, and the result was a
superstition against the good roads
movement .
Now, however, when the fnrmer
finds that his land has trebled In val
ue: when the merchandise for which
he has telephoned In the morning can
be delivered by noon of the same day;
when the market for his own produce
Is brought hours nearer; when the
winter and Its following spring thaw
possess no terrors for him all this
because of the Improved highway
which makes his farm only a suburb,
as It were, of the nearest city he
naturally becomes a hardworking and
hard-voting enthusiast for good roads.
GRAVEL GOOD FOR HIGHWAYS
When Properly Handled It Can Be
Traveled Over All Year Dirt
Road la Different
While gravel, as a rule, does not
make the best type of road, that Is
not so much the fault of the gravel
as of the way It Is put on. It is usu
ally not evenly spread or leveled
down, nor are the holes kept filled. If
properly handled a gravel road can
ut least be traveled on any time of
the year, which cannot be suld of a
dirt road.
FARM ROADS MADE OF EARTH
No Good Reason Why They Should
Not Be Graded Up and Main
tained In Good Condition.
The vast majority of the farm roads
must necesHiirlly be of earth, How
ever, there Is no reason why they can
not be graded up somewhat after the
fashion of a public highway and main
tained In that condition.
Planting- Soy Beans.
Soy beans should be cultivated, and
drilling Is the best method of planting.
The distance of planting varies with
the purpose of the crop.
All Good Clovers.
English or Mammoth clover, com
mon red clover, as well as alslke are
all good clovers.
Crops to 6ow Early.
Sow onion, parsnip and oyster plant
as early as possible. They thrive best
In cool weather.
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SCOUTS
(Cuntluctnt by Ntlonl Council ot M
Hoy Meouta of Amrloa )
DOINGS OF THE SEASCOUTS
Do sea scouts know what work Is?
Ask the crew of the "Seagull" of Tot
tcuvlllu, N. Y, When their navy-loaned
bout arrived recently, cradled on a
flat car, the bluo and tan sailors rigged
hoist, got the boat on Iron pipe skids,
and "luiiuched her sldewaye" from the
car. A quarter-mile Journey on rollers,
In sandy going, was (ho next stunt
Arriving nt a dock, a hoist was rigged,
the boat swung nut and lowered Into
the water. Hair a day's Journey to
the ship hcuttqiiartors then followed,
and not content with that, the "Sea
gulls" rowed seven miles more "Just
to celebrate," as Skipper Juck Muyvr
wrotut
Kenscouts 0f the Sloop "Monitor,"
Borough of yueeioi, were Invited
ahourd a launch for a trip through the
Atlantic fleet while recently anchored
lu the North river. The si-nmmits
were delighted with their trip, and the
blue iiiid tun uniform cuiiNcd soma live
ly dlHctiHiilun In several foksles ot
Uncle Sum's big ships. All ngr that
the "tunjucket" Is smart and hundy.
Bridgeport Conn., sen scout of the
sloop "Francis Drake" have been given
new ship headquarters by the city.
The site Is on KtccptcchuNo Island In
the harbor of Bridgeport The build
ing has three largo rooms, 8 feet of
water at low tldu off the dock, and a
sandy bench near by an excellent
combination for practicing the seascout
program. Boys, tlio country over, are
becoming more and more Interested
In this new and fascliiutlng giuiie of
scout scumunshlp.
SCOUTS BUILD A FIREBREAK.
Following the recent announcement
that a giant firebreak was to be con
structed to protect the Pasadena wa
tershed, Thomas Sloan, chief forest
ranger, conferred upon the Boy Scouts
the honor of doing the first work on
what he terms "the master firebreak
of the Angeles forest"
It Is an unusual opportunity for the
Boy Scouts to he of service to their
government by assisting the United
States forestry service and to their
city by starting this great firebreak
which Is to protect (he watershed for
Pasndena and vicinity.
A ramp was established for the Boy
Scouts ly the United States forestry
service In the Arroyo Seco.
PAY FOR SCOUTS' HARD WORK.
A leading Cincinnati newspaper di
rected an editorial to the public of
that city on the abuse of the Boy
Scouts' good turn by the public.
Such an appraisal of the situation
by a powerful newspaper Is Intelligent
co-operation with the principles and
purpose of scouting.
It Is most acceptable help to a scout
master who wishes his boys to And
and do chivalrous good turns to the
needy, end who Joins his boys In a
hearty scorn for the petty grafter who
happens to be a neighbor, and who
Imposes upon the too well advertised
Intention of the scout to be useful.
THE BOY SCOUT OF AMERICA.
H's a manly little fellow.
With freckles on his nou;
Not an Inch of him Is "yellow,"
From bis head down to his toeal
Ills eyes are bright, his head erect.
His heart Is pure and clean;
For elder ones he has respect,
As all of ua have seen.
He's a patriotic little chap, !
And loyal to Old Glory
Balutes It at the bugle tap
That rings through song snd etory.
God bless htm keep hlm-save him
For he does the beet he ran,
And the thine; that leads him onward
Is the slogan, "tie a man."
-Daniel W. Hlcky, Atlanta. Oa.
CA.MP FIRE MEN IN SCOUTING.
Mnrshnll McLean, president of the
Camp Klro Club of America, that great
organization of outdoors men and big
gntne hunters, Is scout commissioner
at Bronxvllle, N. I. This first-class
council has a fine scout cabin." Mr.
McLean Is the fourth president of the !
Camp Fire club to take an active pnrt
In scouting. The others are Daniel
Carter Heard, national scout commis
sioner, deorge D. Pratt, treasurer of
the national scout counc."l and George
Hubhell, troop committeeman In Car
den City, N. Y.
SCOUTS AID SEAMEN ASHORE.
When the American steamed Into
tho harbor of Kingston, Jamaica, the
navy boys found tho hoy scouts wait
ing at the dock'to show them around.
The seamen were nil loud In their
praise for the assistance and courte
ous attention which they received from
tho boy scouts.
Cows Coming Fresh. '
Cows coining fresh must linve extra
care. Give them roomy, loose boxes
for some days before calving, with
a good bed of straw or leaves.
Water for Sheep,
One of the Important things In sheep
management Is water, according to Dr.
McMahan, extension veterinarian of
the North Dakota Agricultural college.
Care of Brood Mare..
Let the brood mare live as near t
normal life as possible.