R U R A L E N T E R P R IS E
Ccat-Dress Has Strong Appeal;
Smart Party Frocks of Taffeta
H IL E p ra is e o f th e tw o-piece | one w hich w ill give e m in e n t s a tis f a »
d re ss is being sh o u te d from th e tlon from th e s ta n d p o in t o f both u til­
h o u se to p s o f fa sh io n la n d th e a ris to ­ ity and a r re s tin g a p p e a ra n c e . Is o f
c r a tic one-piece ta llle u r, such a s th e c o v ert cloth m ad e In d o u b le-b re aste d
p ic tu r e show s, goes q u ie tly a n d ele­ fashion, fe a tu rin g sle ev e s th a t fu ll
g a n tly on in th e te n o r o f Its w ay. In in to a w rist band.
fa c t, th e c o a t s tr e e t d re ss h a s n o t
In w h a t a c a p ric io u s m ood do w e
E sp e cially
lo st in p re stig e . O f c o u rse a s an e x ­ find fa sh io n th e se days.
p o n e n t o f u ltr a s m a rtn e s s It m u st be In th e m a tte r of p a r ty fro ck s a n d
fa sh io n e d of cloth o f first q u a lity , d is­ form al ev en in g gow ns, th e m ode h a s
p la y in g c o rre c t d e ta ilin g o f collar. gone to e x tre m e s.
J u s t a s tulladv
flush tank , troubles easily repaired
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HeJp That Bad Back!
T oo Often It’s a Warning o f Disordered Kidneys
Y Y /^' drag around feeling old, worn out and miserable ?
’ ’ W h y not make up your mind to be w ell? That
daily backache, those sharp, stabbing pains—dizziness, blad*
der irregularities, nervousness and depression, are signs o f
ludney inactivity. Use D oans Pills. Thousands recommend
Doan's. Asf< your neighbor I
A
Compound Lever Ball Cock in Flush
(P rep a red by th e U n ited Staten D ep a rtm en t
ot A g riculture. I
A m ong th e p a r ts of th e hom e p lu m b ­
ing sy stem m ost fre q u e n tly out o f o r­
d e r and n e ed in g a tte n tio n Is th e flush
tu n k of th e toilet. Very o ften th e
tro u b le m ay be easily lo ca ted by a
m em ber o f th e fam ily a n d c o rre c te d
a t little cost w ith o u t se n d in g fo r a
plum ber, sh . vb th e I 'n ite d S ta te s D e­
p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re In a new
F a rm e rs '
B u lletin .
1469.
''S im p le
P lu m b in g R e p a irs In th e Ilo n te.” T h e
; first illu stra tio n , F ig u re A. show s an
o rd in a ry com pound lever hull cock to
| co n tro l th e w a te r supply in a flush
1 ta n k . T h e float hall a n d th e se a t
w a sh e r on th e bottom of th e p lu n g e r
a re th e only p a r ts likely to need re ­
p a irs . T h e b uoyancy o f th e float Is
un ger
h a s been com pletely won o v e r to th«.
Idea o f d re sse s a s n a rro w , a s stra ig h t-
line a n d a s sh o rt a s can possibly he.
styllR ts suddenly th ro w upon th e
sc ree n billow y full sk irts, w ith bodices
w hich so m ew h at m old to th e figure,
th e e n tire o rn a te w ith luce tlouuclngs
a n d flow er trim m in g s.
A O ne-Piece M odel.
cuffs a n d po ck ets.
E sp e cially th is
Beason does th e inode e x a c t of th e
one-piece ta llle u r th a t It he o f high-
g r a d e m a te ria l a n d e x q u is ite finesse.
T h e one-piece m odel p ic tu re d h e re
a n s w e rs a ll th e re q u is ite s of a p a tr i­
c ia n type. I t Is m a n -ta ilo re d o f h a n d ­
so m e g ra y lu s te r tw ill. T h e fro n t
o p e n in g b u tto n s so a s to a cc en t a
c le v e rly m a n ip u la te d In v e rte d p la it
w hich, w h ile It gives n e c e ssa ry fu l­
n e ss a b o u t th e hem line, In no w ay d e ­
tr a c ts from th e sle n d erize d s tra ig h t-
lin e silh o u e tte . F a sh io n d ic ta te s out-
ln p o c k ets fo r th e m an n ish ta llle u r
a n d h e re you h ave them . A c h arm in g
fe m in in e touch is bespoken In th e
v e ste e o f flesh-colored satin .
M uch m ig h t he sa id In re g ard to th e
new vogue fo r flesh a n d pale p ink col­
ored a cc esso ries to th e ta ilo re d cos­
tu m e. W hereas ouce we chose w hite
So h e re w e a re c o n fro n te d w ith a
stu d y in c o n tr a s ts — sle n d e r sv e lte mod
e rn is tlc fro c k s v e rsu s bo u ffau t p ic ­
tu re s q u e p eriod gow ns.
S ty lis ts in ­
v ite you to ta k e y o u r choice.
f
S o ft Seat
z Brass Hotder
Tank.
screw th e tw o th u m b scre w s w hich
pivot th e float-rod lev er a n d p lu n g er
lever.
P u sh th e tw o lev e rs to th e
left, d ra w in g th e p lu n g er lev er th ro u g h
| th e h e ad of th e p lu n g er. L ift out th e
plu n g er, unscrew th e cap on th e b o t­
tom of th e plunger, In se rt a so ft, new
w ash er, a n d re assem b le th e p a r ts T he
c ap m ay lie so c o rro d e d a n d w eakened
th a t tt b re ak s d u rin g rem oval from
th e plunger. A new cap Is th e n nec­
essa ry , and It Is well to h ave one or
tw o on hand. W hen p u ttin g a w a sh e r
on a hall cock, e x am in e th e s e a t to
see th a t It Is fre e of nicks a n d g rit.
It may need re g rin d in g .
A flush valve, used In a low tank.
Is also e rra tic . P ro b a b ly no o th e r
plum bing in th e hom e n eed s a tte n tio n
so often. It Is u n d e r w a te r a n d su b ­
jec t to fouling a n d neglect. T h e hoi
low ru b b e r hall g e ts o u t o f sh a p e and
fails to d ro p sq u a re ly Into th e hol­
lowed se a t. T h e h a n d le a n d lev e r fall
to w ork sm oothly o r th e lift w ires get
out of plum b, c au sin g th e hall to re ­
m ain u p w hen It should dro p to Its
seat. T o rem o v e th e s e difficulties,
sto p inflow to th e ta n k h.v holding up
th e float o f th e hall cock or s u p p o rt­
ing It w ith a stick. D ra in th e tan k by
ra isin g th e ru b b e r ball. I f th e ball Is
w orn, o u t of sh ap e, o r h a s lost Its
e la stic ity , u n screw th e lo w er lift w ire
from th e ball and re p la c e w ith a new
one. A 2 ’/4-lnch ru b b e r hall c o sts
about 25 c en ts, a n d a new one should
alw ay s he kept lu th e hom e. T h e lift
w ires should he s tra ig h t a n d plum b.
T h e lo w er lift w ire Is re a d ily c en te re d
over th e c e n te r o f th e v alv e by m eans
of th e a d ju s ta b le g uide holder. By
loosening th e th u m b scre w , th e h older
is ra ise d , low ered or ro ta te d a b o u t th e
overflow tube.
W hen th e Im posing robe de style,
w ith its y a rd s and y a rd s o f m a te ria l
in th e s k ir t first m ad e Its a p p e a ra n c e
th is seaso n It w as n o t ta k e n seriously,
b u t now Its a c c e p ta n c e a s a reig n in g
P lu n g e r a n d W a sh e r H older Cap.
m ode fo r ev en in g haR becom e a fa c t
r a th e r th a n a p a ssin g fancy. A n o th er th e fo rce w hich lo w e rs th e plu n g er,
A d ju s t m e n t Im p o r t a n t .
very c h a rm in g in te rp re ta tio n of th e s h u ttin g off th e w a te r a s th e tan k
By loosening th e lock n u t and t u r n ­
fu ll-sk irte d m ode ta k e s on th e q u a in t tills. A leaky, w a terlo g g ed float holds ing th e guide screw , th e horizo n tal
e x p ressio n o f th e 1X30 fro ck s us well I th e p lu n g e r up, p e rm ittin g c o n sta n t position o f th e gu id e Is fixed e x ac tly
a s th o se o f C olonial days.
flow and w a ste o f w a ter. A sm all o v e r th e c e n te r o f th e valve. T h ese
T h e lovely ta ffe ta frock show n In the leak In a c o p p e r float can he soldered. a d ju s tm e n ts a re v ery Im p o rta n t. T h e
p ic tu re Is w ith o u t a d oubt a stro n g If a g lass float Is broken or a copper u p p e r lift w ire should loop Into th e
a rg u m e n t In fa v o r o f th e bouffant a n d ■ float is badly corroded, do not try to lev e r a rm hole n e a re s t to a v e rtica l
th e
p ic tu re sq u e .
T he
ta ffe ta
is j re p a ir It. A new flve-lncb Clipper float from th e c e n te r of th e valve. A tan k
c h an g e ab le , its e x q u is ite ro se -lav e n d er c o sts a bout 40 cents.
sh o u ld em pty w ithin ten seconds.
to n e s reflected in th e h a n d m a d e tin te d
Plunger and Washer.
O w ing to len g th e n in g of th e ru b b e r
silk flow ers w hich to g e th e r w ith b e au ­
F ig u re It show s th e p lu n g e r and hall a n d Insufficient rise from Ils se a t,
tifu l I hcp a d o rn th is p ic tu re frock.
w a sh e r-h o ld e r cap w hich sc rew s on th e tim e m ay he lo n g er th a n ten se c ­
By th e w ay, a ta ffe ta silk vogue Is th e bottom of th e plunger. T h e w a sh ­ onds w ith a c o rre sp o n d in g ly w eak
e r should he so ft ru b b e r o r lea th er, flush. T h is tro u b le m ay he overcom e
b e ca u se th e force w hich holds It to Its h.v sh o rte n in g th e loop In th e u p |ie r
se a t Is not heavy. T h e c ap Is th in lift w ire. A dro p or tw o of lu b ric a t­
b rass. T o re p la c e th e w a sh e r, sh u t ing oil on th e lev er m echanism m akes
off th e w a te r a n d d ra in th e tan k . Un- It w ork m ore sm oothly.
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MAKE BUDGET TO
HELP IN SAVING
Here Is Convincing Proof:
A California Case
Mrs. S. A. Harris, 741 Elmira St.. Pasadena, Calif.,
■ayt: “ My back Ached and sharp pa inn were »<» never«
I could hardly get up or down. Dizzy ■pells were fre­
quent when tiny speckt* before nvy evea blurred my
eight. My kidneys acted irregularly. So I used Doan’f
Pilla and they benefited me.”
Doan’s Pills
S tim u la n t D iu re tic to th e K id n e y s
60c all dealers. Foater-Milburn Co.. Mfg. Chemists. Buffalo, N .Y .
to
I f you lire c o n te n t, you hnve enough
li v e c o t n f o r t iih ly .— P la u tu s .
Shave W ith Cuticura Soap
Anil double y our ra z o r efficiency as
well a s pro m o te sk in p u rity , sk lu coin­
fo rt a n d sk in h e alth .
No m ug, no
slim y so n p .n o germ s, no w u s te .n o Irri­
tatio n even w hen sh a v e d tw ice daily.
One so a p fo r all u se s— shaving, b a th ­
ing a n d 8ham iioolug.—A d v e rtisem en t.
K e e p your horses w orking with
" S P O H N ’S .“ S tan dard r em ­
e d y f o r 32 y e a rs f o r D is te m p e r ,
S tran gles, In flu e n z a , C o u g h s an d
C old s. G iv e to sick a nd th o se e x ­
posed. G ive " S P O H N 'S ” fo r D og D is ­
temper. Sold b y your druggist. I l not,
order from ua
Small bottle «0 rant«, laru«
11-20. W r it e fo r fr e e b o o k le t on diaeamta.
SPOHN MLUICAL CO-DspL
O rd e r m ay he h e a v e n 's first law . b u t
It Is e a r th ’s I hsî re a liz a tio n .
GOSHEN. IND.
W . N. U., San Francisco, No. 6-1926.
TAnexa/r </ w e n t
«rwi/y u t b rmz* y
O il Iro n Ikoir owe oor-
/fr itta .
“But constipation is serious, Grace”
“ N ot so long ago I was like
you—headaches a good deal
o f the time, sleeping badly,
and the least bit o f house­
work tired me out. M y com ­
plexion too, was bad.
“ Finally, I went to see Dr.
Farman. H e showed me that
it was constipation that was
back of my troubles. H e said
that it was a very serious
thing because poisons from
clogged waste m atter were
picked up by the blood and
carried to every body organ.
And if I didn't correct it in
tim e I m ig h t b e c o m e a
victim o f one o f those ter­
rible organic diseases.
improvement there is in my
skin. Nujol has done won­
ders for m e.”
N u jo l (F orks L ike N a tu re
Constipation it dangerous tor any.
body. Nujol it safe for everyhody.
I t i t neither a food nor a medicine.
I l does not gripe. I t it gentle and
n a t u r a l in i t s a c t i o n a n d is
prescribed by le a d in g m edical
authorities.
h e a lth . You w ant to sa v e som ething.
Nujol simply makes up for a de­
P ut It all down. Include every little
ficiency — temporary or chronic —
Item a n d w h a t .von th in k each will
in the aupply of natural lubricant
cost. A tltl up y o u r list. How does It
in the intestines. I t softens the
c o m p a re w ith y o u r e stim a te d Incom e?
waste matter and thus permit*
I f It Is sm a lle r, you a re happy. If not.
thorough and regular elimination
go o ver y o u r list. I 's e y o u r Im ag in a ­
without overtaxing the intestinal
tion. T h e re a re leaks, a n d you r a n
muscles.
IP rep a red by th e U nited S ta te s D ep a rtm en t
find th em . Hut you c a n 't sp en d m ore
o f S e r ic u ltu r e I
Nujol can he taken for any length
th
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R eso lv e to sa v e m ore In 1026 th a n
o f time without ill effects. To i n ­
Y our bud g et is m ade. You h a v e a
you did la s t y e ar.
T h e b u re a u of
sure internal cleanliness, it should
hom e econom ics of th e U n ited S ta te s s,ten d in g a n d sa v in g plan for ,9211.
be taken regularly, in accordance
“ He made me drop laxatives
D e p a rtm e n t
of
A g ric u ltu re
says, G et tile w hole fam ily to co -o p erate In
with the directions on each bottle.
altogether, changed my diet,
"M ake a b u d g e t,” a n d te lls you how u sin g It. No doubt b efo re file y e a r I-
As Nujol is not a laxative, it doe*
and p u tm eo n Nujol. I don't
to do It.
o v e r h.v all w orking to g e th e r you will
not form a habit and can be ilia-
continued at any tune.
think I ’ve ever felt better.
F irst, e s tim a te th e s ite o f y our In­ Im prove It. T h e re Is no law a g ain st
com e fo r tlie coining y ear, w ith o u t be­ ch an g in g a budget once m ade if you
I sle e p w e ll, m y
Ask your druggist lor
in g too o p tim istic .
P u t dow n w hat c h an g e It for th e b e lte r.
N u jo l today and begin
head ach es h ave
you a re fa irly su re you will have. It
The budget will he easy to live up
the perfect health that
disappeared, and
Is a lw a y s e a s ie r to sp e n d a hit of to If you g et an account hook any
is possible only when
T M I I N F I N N A L L U B R IC A N T
you
ca
n
se
e
for
blank book will do—a n d w rite down
intestinal elimination
yourself what an
For Constipation
■ In It each <la.v w h at you h ave spent.
is normal and regular.
' D on’t Jum ble up all th e Item s to g eth er.
' P u t all th e food Item s on one page.
| all th e c lo th e s on a n o th e r, all the
Th«- town w ho initkes ii fo rtu n e In
A lim n n e v e r fu lly re a liz e s how
i sav in g s on a th ird , and so on.
Add
I up each p age a t th e end o f ev ery the coal b u sin e ss Is lik e ly to give It golden sile n c e Is u n til he trie s to buy
ill a w eigh.
It.
m onth. C om pare th e to ta ls w ith your
budget.
Get Whole Family to Co-op­
erate in Plan.
N u jo l
Spoon Cornbread With
Bacon Is Hard to Resist
Spoon c o rn b re a d w ith bacon Is a
I b re a k fa st com bination th a t Is h a rd to
re sist. T h e spoon b re a d Is usu ally
bak ed In an Iron sk ille t, a lth o u g h a
I bak in g dish m ay lie used. B ecau se ot
| Its sm ooth, r a th e r m oist te x lu re , It is
' e aten w ith a spoon o r fork.
The
! U nited S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t o f A grlcul
t u re gives th e follow ing d ire c tio n s for
m nklng spoon b r e a d :
Show ing the F u ll-S k irte d Mode.
c re p e or sa tin c o lla rs, cuffs a n d o 'e rsp re a d in g th e realm of fashion.
pes, th e la s t w ord from P a r ts fa- Q u a in t strip e d anil p lald e d border-
Ings. lik e g ra n d m o th e r's silk s so ele­
fa s c in a tin g d e lic a te p in k tin ts,
‘tu rn in g to th e su b je c t of th e c o at g a n tly flaunted, a r e very sm a rt. P e r
k, fa v o re d m a te ria ls fo r Its in te r- exam ple, th e slim m aiden of to d ay is
itlo n in clu d e first of all hard-fin- d a n cin g In a d o rab le fro c k s m ade of
1 lu s te r tw ills, th e s o rt th a t al- p a ste l colored taffe ta , such a s nil«
t look spick a n d sp a n a n d seem g reen , rose, lav e n d e r o r p e riw in k le
•rvious to effects o f d u st and lint, blue. T h ese h ave full s k ir ts w hich a re
fa v o r fo r g ra y In v a rio u s d eg rees J g n th e re d Into alm ost a norm al w a ist­
line, w ith ra in b o w b o rd e rln g s e n c ir­
m ou n tin g alm o st to a fad. ft Is
th a t g ra y fur n e ck p iec e s will be c lin g th e hem line. A d ra p e d collar,
i w ith th e s e han d so m ely tailo re d su g g e stin g a fichu Is m ad e o f the
jle c e s tr e e t d re sse s. B eige also stripe s,
JU L IA BOTTOM LEY.
Its a d h e re n ts .
very patrician-looking coatdreaa, ‘
(£» 1*1*. S u n n
Caiont
Spoon Bread.
Farm Woman
Records and
Keeping H e r Farm
Household Budget.
e x tr a Incom e th a n It Is to m ake a
sm a lle r Incom e go a little fa rth e r.
Now m ake a list o f all th e th in g s
y o u r fam ily w ill h a v e to h a v e for the
year. R en t. fuel, lig h t, a n d all th e
th in g s fo r ru n n in g th e house, food,
c lo th e s fo r each p erso n , tax e s. In su r­
ance.
Fou o u g h t to h a v e som e fun.
buy som e books, give so m e th in g to a
good cau se You m ust look a f te r yonr
■upful c o r n m e a l
te a s p o o n fu l s a lt
ta b le sp o o n fu l fat
2 c a p fu ls w a t e r
2 e«s
1 c u p fu l m ilk
P la ce th e m eal, s a lt, sh o rte n in g and
1 w id e r In a double holler a n d cook for
j ten m in u te s, s tir r in g until th ic k and
| sm ooth. Allow th is to cool, th en a d d
, th e w ell-heaten eggs and finally th in
down to a h a tte r w ith th e m ilk. B eat
Well, p o u r Into a g re ase d pan n r hak-
j Ing dish, h ak e In a r a th e r hot oven
I for a b o u t th ir ty m inutes, a n d serve
! d irec tly from th e p a n In w hich It w ui
cooked.
d a ily prepared for In fa n ts in arm s and C hildren all ages.
To avoid imitations, always look fo r tl.e signature of w C x r r / z 7-CCicJCtAt
Proven d iretti-ma on each package
Physicians everywhere recommend "L