, INDEPENDENCE. OREGON.
UOHT
!es and Porpoises Are
'"n Taken for Submarine
the Watchful Gun Crews.
rll In being n whale or R
ho north Atlnnlie Uicmu
..tig to Nelson Collins In
II f E I Ml - JL Id
itlon Are nk.
.rst Cost of Stoct
j la Not Too High
i
,rd by the United SUM Depart'
ment of Aarlcultu'-) v
The deportment of agrcalture In
cludes the following recofl'mendntlons
regarding sheep and wool m us supple
mentary production prt''r"n for 1918.
Effort should be made to Increase
the production of sheep and wool. -In
crease In farm flocks is recommended
wherever conditions are favorable and
the firs cost of stocking-Is not too
high. The wool produced in this coun
try furnishes ouly about 50 per cent
of the amount u&ea in peace times:
the war demands have emphasized the
seriousness of tins domestic shortage,
way be.
. nil your re
set, because It is
ty ""Wtorial. is not being
awen who- wish to be well
. a nl 'comfortable. Such wom-irec-iiite
the fact that it is tin
ole to fcick up a corset from he
uer aim tiy holding it In the hand
.'We that the corset has the corect
es for' her figure.
me time spent in the retail .shop,
"wug- a corset tried on to determine
it is the right one for you, rejays a
jndredfold, and every shop nowadays
onld far rather go to the trofible of
ylng on corsets in order to have the
istoraer content. It is also ja. great
d in overcoming the return goods
3UDie. I
Certain it is that If the start isn't
;tjf the finish can't be what you de
e for no mater how good looking
ur eiotnes may be the foundation
ist be well fitting.
y
iou can't ;
adays. This
warm end
need, yet li Is
use. .
TTRACTIVE RUMMER FROCK
A ...
ifhl w
I ' ill
It K&'Oh, Mi
ttJ fa y '
if f,
f J yl lolo by . , t.j
v.:w::-:.)Veslerri Newnpapcr Unlon'-J
in place with a britfit "band of ribbon
drawn across the forelad bended
through the cap and fastened com
fortably tight in back. One of those
brilliant Japanese or Chinese hankies
is Ideal for the purpose.
How about a new short summer
negligee from a yard and a half of
material? You can do it, too, if you
choose your material "on the square."
You see, it has to be 54 by 54. Begin
by cutting out quite a deep square
back and front for the neck, which
will, of course, be directly in the cen
ter of the square. Now simply pull
the square over the head, being sure
to nave the two sides fall in half
across the extended arms. Then seam
the lower sides to form the sleeve
simulations. The rest of the neelieee
hangs quite loose. If yon would fur
ther (elaborafe it, h cut Out a deep
square on eacn sleeve just below the
shoulder. These are stranned with
three cords, either ribbon or a metal
lie fabric. You mav make liko in.
cisions on the front and back of the
garment, too, and strap them also.
5
! r
k fc tern, stesgMma
Ighv very winter UVf)r.lVUliWvM S
des,. for summer foVW W 141
Sheep Pastured in an Orchard.
Mouth Veil Is Latest.
Just to prove that variety is all
that is needed in the world of fashion
to Interest femininity, gaze on the new
veils which are designed for afternoon
and evening wear and already show
signs of becoming popular. The new
veil swathes the lower half of thp
face, giving the upper half a rest, and
reacnes from the tin of the nose to
far below the chin. Smart women are
probably growing tired of the nose
veil and the veil for the chin and
mouth will doubtless be a welcome
change. The harem veil, which made
its appearance last summer on the
bathing beaches, suggested the new
one and the designers, disregarding
the original purpose of the beach veil
as a protector from the sun, are us
ing the idea for evening wear. It is
never worn with a hat and is tied
about the head like a scarf.
h-colored taffeta is the material
s lovely frock, which is a foun
of cream-embroidered organdie
charming fichu collar of the
!AKE NEGLIGEE AND CAP
Wearables Can Be Made With
II Amount of Material, Fash
Ion Writer States,
e Is something particularly at
3 about a thing that Is simple
e, according to a fashion critic,
vhen it turns out a confection,
. becomes an absolute joy for
Tust such a thing is the boudoir
tele from a perfect square of
tl. It Is one of those fascinat-
abian models with long soft
illing well to the shoulder and
: an attractive though maybe
!vere frame for the face,
ou have to do to achieve it Is
the square of silk or lace or
ir else you are going to use,
iiagonally or cornerwise, place
le center of the head so that
points of the hankie fall equl
from the center. Now eliml-
front point altogether by first
out an oval the shape of the
d continuing the line down
e the head. The cap is kept
Authority for Wide Skirts.
Those who are wearing wide skirts
get their authority from Jeanne Lan
vin, one of the first designers of the
world. She Is the only dressmaker
who Insisted upon the five-yard skirt,
aim sne ncicl to her conviction by
turning out dozens of gathered or
plaited skirts that hang limply to the
ngure, but are not in keeping with
tne narrow silhouette of the day. She
is not unpatriotic. She did not use an
undue amount of wool in these skirts.
bhe had a few dozen other materials
to handle, and she is quite right in in
sisting that all her orsrandie skirts
should be five yards at the hem. Noth
ing is more ungainly than a hobble
skirt of muslin or transnarent fnhrie.
Dut it is believed that the Americans
in mass will not accept Lanvln's
skirts, as they prefer the redingote
over a slira foundation when thev
wish fullness.
To equip 2,000,000 soldiers and clothe
them for one year would require the
entire quantity of wool grown annual
ly In this country.
During recent years we have shorn
about thirty-five mlllior fleeces annual
ly, and the pulled wool taken from
eheep and lambs slaughtered for meat
brings the total clip up to the equjva
lent or about forty million fleeces. If
all this wool were suitable for mllfc
tary use, it would supply only 2,000,-
uw men. The production of wool in
the United States has remained prac
tically stationary from 1914 to 1917,
while Imports Increased 48 per cent,
and; the estimated net supply Increased
onij about 21 per cent1.
That mutton and wool production in
this country can .be increased greatly
admits of no doubt. This can be ac
complished by developing sheep hus
bandry on farms, especially in the
Eastern and Southern states. Steps
should be taken in the East and South
to do away with the sheep-killing dog
menace by state or local action. Large
results can be secured by Improving
iiieuious oi Dreecung and management
on the range; by securing the restock
ing of improved farm lands with
sneep; by the larger use of forage
crops and pastures: by encouraelnir
sheep and lamb clubs: by the elimina
tion of parasites ; by protection against
losses from predatory animals : nnrl hv
having lambs ready for market at from
70 to 80 pounds weight thereby re
quiring a minimum of grain to finish
them and making possible the main
tenance of larger breeding flocks.
.-. If you are a whale, par
a spouting whale, you are
ie mistaken fur a submarine;
If you are a porpoise, you are apt
ib taken for a torpedo. There Is
k -ny'a shattered carcass and abashed
gun crow. In the phosphorescence of
even winter nights a porpolso Just tin
uer tho surrnco can inaKe an cxperi'
enced lookout have a moment's sus
pense. The line of white is a little
narrow and a little high for a torpedo,
but In the first moment a lookout Isn't
ctven to exact measurements. The
white at bow and stern on a phos
phorescent night Is conspicuous evi
dence of a ship, though It Is a ques
tion how plain it would be through a
periscope at about Its own level. From
the decks of the ship Itself or from tho
deck of an emerged submarine It flash
es plain. If It could only be camou
flaged along with the smoke. And on
such a night in tho r.one there Is the
eerie sense of more than one subma
rine that has worked her way along
in the white wake of a slow ship, keep
ing tab so through the night and wait
ing for dawn to sheer off and strike.
That is why, as dark comes on, a de
stroyer Is apt to drop back from the
side of the ship and lurk .along tho
wake, seeking Its prey also. I remem
ber one velvety black night. Sudden
ly a great white trail shot across our
how from port to starboard and Just a
few yards ahead. If a porpoise Is too
narrow to make a torpedo trail, this
seemed too broad, but deep enough. It
was the wake of a destroyer that had
cut across In a hurry.
A FEW SMILES :
wmmu
UTILITY OF VARIOUS BREEDS
Wyandotte It Early Maturing, and Be
ing Well Meated la Not Diffi
cult to Fatten.
(Prepared by the United Btalea Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho common classification of breeds
according to their places in the gen
eral scheme of poultry production di
vides them Into three principal classes,
laying breeds, meat breed ami goner-nl-purposo
breeds that Is, breeds thnt
aro not as ready nnd persistent egg
LA
OUTS
4 by National CW,. VJ
Hoy Boouf of Atimrll-" 0f tf
SCOUT W0RKNQT PARADING
It Isn't strange with tim i.
.t wr nnd -.l...,!
at Kuii-drlllM that , , " " "''!
tho Ktin-drlli fever. N I. 11
" unit, ,.
think thoy can help thelr e ,"'7
that way. Let' nb(iut ,r J
B aCOUt OfllcllU In HniWerhi-
who wnnta to drill with iiuim
Uncle Sam has asked UI )0,
to nerve In tho first, the soe,',S
the third Liberty ! camp,s"nV
has enlisted them ns bin ills,,teh ,',.
U..H r.ve iiKalnst U,m rol,
ndn In America; be h Klv,. Zi
...... ,i j(m , b() .
Wise Mabel.
Louise, nine years old, asked her
mother : "Where is pan eolne?"
"To a stag-party." she renlied.
"What is a stag party, mamma?"
Sister Mabel, seven years old, who
had been listening With dignified at
titude of superior wisdom, answered
Instantly: "It's where they stagger.
Didn't you know?"
V J
"ft-.43-v
Splendid White Wyandotte.
producers as the luylng breeds, and
not as raenty and as easy to fatten
as the meat breeds, yet combine In
one Individual fowl very good laying ooys t do other and more helpful and
capacity with very good table quality, pructlcai things.
the nalo of Thrift and wnP ,SuX!
stumps! but as far as 1 have h'-nrd hi
hasn't nuked a ulnglo boy ,.,,. tll "?
a gun to his nhouldcr and drill
Why hasn't Tuole Sam Klv,'n m,
to hU boy? lloc.ilise lt) (n,m V
can bo a thoiiNiuid tlm,. ,, ,., '
in winning the war In other ways' Tim
youngster parading around win, 0" rlfla
no doubt Is a splendid f,.w ,m(,
t-ager to help; but In this jmrtlculur
case he is on the wrong track.
,Tho boy st'otit movement Is now, a.
way tin mi been nnd always will je t"
iiomiiilitnrlHtic organization, and gUB
drills tlo not have a place In Iih pro
gram of activities. The best military
fXpertH in the country do not h.llrve
in gnu drill, for boys of smut fl,.
And thnt Is only one of the nuny rPa.
Hons why military gun drill utid "tin
soldiering" activities are not imuk a
pnrt of scouting. There's plenty of
other mnro necessary things to do for
'teeiwigo boys. When yon tire older
I'ticlo Sum will give you the real thltif
in drill, under competent olll.ers, and
you will be taught the uso of the rifle
an a technical weapon the purpose of
which la to kill. For the present, In
preparation, the government wonui
Preferred Richard.
It was the first
time that Rich
ard's father had
seen "her," and
they were talk
ing things over.
"So my son has
proposed to you,"
he said, "and you
have accepted
him? I think you
might have seen
me first."
She blushed
sweetly as she replied :
'1 did, but I think I prefer Rich
ard."
No Danger.
"I understand, Mrs. Orumpy, there
was a great deal of vacillation In vour
family."
"Yes'm, but none of it ever took."
Use of Jet.
The use of jet is so widespread that
it has spilled over serce and enhpr-
dine. This combination was intro
duced almost simultaneously In New
York and Paris, but it was not until
recently that the fashion received a
strong impetus toward popularity.
Black and dark blue serge gowns are
covered with leaves and embroidered
designs In glistening jet.
Waistcoats Match Bags.
Waistcoats and reticules to match
are the latest whim of Madame Mode.i
Ana anotner whim is to have both
waistcoat and reticule made of very
wide, fancy ribbon, the rlbbotf bae
mounted on a metal frame, or gath
ered on bracelet hoops.
HIGH-PRODUCING GARDEN
(Prepared by tho United States
Department of Agriculture.)
, Are you sure that your garden
is producing as much as it is
capable of doing? A half-acre
garden, if properly cared for,
will produce sufficient vegetables
for the average family's use. It
will produce far greater returns
per acre than can be realized
from an equal area devoted to
general farm crops. But it Is
necessary to give the garden
proper care and attention if you
expect maximum crops. Farm
ers' Bulletin 937, recently pub
lished by the United States de
partment of agriculture, which
will be sent free to any who ap
ply for it, so long as the supply
lasts, gives specific directions i
for the planting, care and cultl- J
vutlon of the various vegetables.
Make sure that you are not wast- !
Ing time and energy by falling
to give your garden the care J
that Insures highest yields.
A Rational Conclusion.
"The Binkses
must buy every
thing on the in
stallment plan."
"What makes
you think so?"
"I heard Jimmy
P-inks ask his fa
ther whether the
new baby would
be taken away if
they couldn't keep
up the payments."
Easy.
Wife-Tour Aunt Marin Is coming
to visit us, but, really, I don't see how
I can find time to entertain her.
Hub-Invite your Aunt Eliza and
th-y will entertain each other telling
about their diseases.
Fine.
"Is this machine automatic?"
"Absolutely. Needs no attention
whatever. The agent says it will even
Pay for itself."
CARING FOR CONFINED HENS
Provide Good Straw Litter In Which
w scatter Grain Also Supply
Green Feed.
(Prepared by the United States Denart-
-
If the chickens must be confined on
account or bad weather, provide a good
straw litter in which their grain feed
may be scattered. This will give them
exercise and keep them interested and
healthy. When chickens that have
been accustomed to free range are
closely confined this frequently checks
their development for the time being
unless they are mode contented in the
new quarters. Provide green feed for
them also.
War Develops There Are
Many Illiterates in U. S.
if , haa' as Secretary Lane puts
t In his letter to President Wilson nnfl
. Limirman or the congress commit
tees on education, "brought facts to
our attention that are almost unbe
lievable" with resnert tn
I " me ui evil
anon n inn . i
VL ooteracy m this country, ob-
""'c "ie ivew xork World.
Nearly 700,000 men of draft age
cannot read or write in any language.
There are over 4,000,000 illiterates
above twenty years old or more. II
literates above ten years of nBP
5(05ToraiG3.baSlS f reck0Dlne-"ber
Of an army so vast that, marching
Jn Pairs 25 miles a day, it would be
two months passing the White House
as Mr. Lane figures, over 58 per cent
are white and 1,500,000 are native
born whites. Immigration Is by no I
me soie ractor in a condition
that saps the economic 6s well as the
mental resources of the country.
"An uninformed democracy Is not
a democracy." Secrptn t ...
tho ..i, i. J uis nans
ne attention of mn,rra .
forming a bnrean f . "
the eradication of adult illiteracy.
The Leghorn, Minorca, AmlalUHlan,
Ancona and Camplne are well-known
breeds of the laying class ; the lirahinn,
uorklng nnd Cornish of the meat
class; thel'lymouth Rock, Wyandotte,
icnocie Island Red and Orpington of
me general-purpose class.
The breeds mentioned as of the lav.
Ing class, with the exception of the
Minorca, are relatively small. Verv
energetic and lively, mature early, and
ure easily Kept In good laying condi
tion. The Minorca Is of larger size
and modified somewhat in the other
particulars mentioned, yet him more
the character of tho laylucr cliixs ti,.,n
of any other.
In the meat breeds, there Is not the
same uniformity of type that Is found
In the laying breeds. Tho
uom-u uiner decidedly. The I'.ruhma
is most popular because it Is at the
same time the largest and the most
listen in constitution. The Dorking
in qimury or meat, but Is gen.
j vuuo.ueieu Mouiewnnt lacking in
hardiness. The Cornish Is rather.
..u-.oeuioa, but, being very short-
xcuieieu. nas us special place as a
larco men t-'ir-iuiii..!.... , ,.
... ,-...u....,l,K juwi in souther-
y Bucuons where the more heavily
feathered liralmm does not stand the
summer won.
inu popular breeds of the
general-purpose class there are also
r 1 . 8 tyr,' u,1I't'ng breeds to
em uses. The Plymouth Rock
is general v rm..,r,t,.,i .... ....
, .. " a inn type meet
ing the widest rnntro ,,f ..o,
. me seuerai-nurrjose clnsa
The Wyandotte Is II litfln emlln. I
arwl - . """" I
maturing, but still verv
w-ell meated nnrl M t J
u iuiien.
The Rhode Island lt0,i ua ,
the same standards of weight as the who
Wyando te, but Is a more active bird'
inn mini n r s.n e .. a. ...
,;;; 1" lM1 1,11 HO "'lily. Conse-
-luc-uuy u approaches the. laying tvne
Th A Ul wont 'BK" most,
-the Ornlncton to ,.f
treme In u,u oul;r ex-
Inn- n h J , bUUl-iil'-lurpose class be-
Hymom no er I0W1 t,mn the
a raUn1eaofSt,0f(bree1Sa,rorlssvide
a range of choice that poultry keen
ers can k.n.i... '",Lry Keep-
better " ".IT, a.snlard breed
OVER THE TOP
a r
f -
.,jt'
si'
Boy scouts are provlna highly uc-
cessful assistants to aarleulturlst
are experiencing labor shortage.
A SCOUT JOHN PAUL JONES.
better adnntoi . 1
. . -" -".ll 1 1 1 1 I I I T T nnrl
tneir purpose than n r" "u" ,
stock thev can uu"lan',a ",(:nR ie coast, during which we got
The; following letter wns received
b.v Scoutmaster O. K. IfcXieans of
1nop No. 17 of Indianapolis, nnd la
from 0110 of his former scouts now in
l''i'nuce :
"I'm linvlng n tnste of renl sailor
11 f'- My first taste wits rather dis
agreeable Ulllul,lW.iuc. ,wivf
taste was exceedingly salty. This
was when I wns dolnir ronvov duty
the
true
can nrornro "7 ""-
further advnnfD,o . uvlng or tvvo- nn(l "n"y one morn-
to type adVUntage of Producing ing just before daylight a certain sub
- BUItK ts periscope above the water,
DRY I ITTCD ran , nR nm th,"K 1 k"ew I was fly
uni li I lER FOR SCRATCHING J toward the brl"y oeP with most
w V, ne SUD Bot us tImt tlme
v ell, We got out of that, most of us,
but we left a mle-htr
shipmate of mine, who was lying In his
bunk nenr where the torpedo got us.
We Were nicked lin no n,a hnrl nlplf-
ed up many a crew who got the same
as we did.
'trj3' IV PJca..y Use.
" "ox and Renew It
at Frequent Intervals.
(Prepared by the UnlW ki(
. ment of ASrlcultu'i J" Dopart
Straw and similar material gathers
moisture and when th i..K lners
flamp enough to be ,
useless for t I L " " 1 IUC'
for their grain feed,
frequently.
In the poultry house r " i,B, "ep Z , '"merence to danger as' did the
It should be ! cleaned I t lZ' but E Amer'n oa fighter of his name.
"J. PAUL JONES,
"TT. S H rionlo TV
i.oui John-Tnul Jones shows the
Best Pullet, to Keep.
A-eep the pullets whi, ......
Quickly and start laying tot Th
which start laving Th?se
en"; J 8 " ttey have ha the best
Necessary for Large Flocks,
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.
Scouts
ine chamber nf
ftomes i for families and friends of the
ew York Guard stationed at Camp
uiiswortn.
While scouts in Freeland, Pa., were
L?mp n Mount Yener they learned
tnnt a young lady had become lost
irom a farm about three rhiles away.
After a week of search she was found
on JLPILrty f scouts an hod t0 b0
ZTUTe She wna nerly starved
and had lived on berries.