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* "< f it"' ' New ^ort--LnoITe Wrmly hetfeVes s tiia^ the time has come in American -feishion for women to wear long, flow- ' itag lines of dignity and abandon the half bodices, lack of sleeves and short, z-1 transparent skirts which l^ave rutled |L'; ^.1W for three years. , ~ - She is definitely committed to this ' Idea and is designing all her autumn ' dothes in Paris and London to meet f tlie purpose. ; The reason that her statement has f'f, ;'.«uch force is that no one denies thkt she revolutionized ballroom dressing I • as the Vernon Gastles revolutionized tts dancing and Irving < Berlin revolu- | ionized its music. ^ The Castle-Iierlin-Luclle combination kas been in Europe, the symbol of J^merlca. But with Vernon Castle in the aviation corps, with Mrs. Castle danytng in public, and with Lqcjle ting her far-reaching purpose to & •- * ' t o ? ; Here if the hat with the palette brim. It is built of thin black satin > £. .and get* its- name from the curve of Its brim. Its only ornaments are two '!. large pins of white jade. vvf oust frivolity and bring in seriousness • ffe clothes, Irving Berlin, with his rag- > ^rae 'nusic, is the only one left of the " * nymbollc three. .. if the women of America follow the dignified gowns of Lucile as they fol- lowed her hoop skirts, girdle bodices, : bobbed hair and tango slippers,, we > r. Will see a continent of women who took as serloas as the times. The few models that have been ad­ vanced as forerunners of what is to ... come this autumn, have about them a | #gnity and seriousness that the men I of the community will applaud and in- 4orse. " There is no undue showing of the * > ankles and shoulder; the bodices are ' Itpbdued in the decolletage; the long, Wing-like, medieval draperies cover*the f arms and fall to the knees; the ciing- H; 'log skirts start at a slightly high waist­ line and fail against the figure and cover the feet, in the manner of the eighteenth century. It is not a gown for the type of ' youth that we call flapper, or, as one Of the dashing young editors of the ' flay has termed it, poulet a la Ziegfeld. The Graceful Long Skist. There is nothing startllngly new in . the gowns which will be worn during •*• , the late summer and autumn, if the * prophecies of the experts come true. ' They have < been shown in America ever since January, and in a certain Maze of Oriental splendor they have been worn by smart women at celre- i Bkonial functions. It Is not, however, the gorgeousness of the Byzantine era, that is to be re- .peated in the newer style of dressing for the second half of the year 1917. Soft satins, brocades that have no body, georgettes that look like net, 7 f Chiffon that resembles tulle, and the <p-epes of China that cling to the fig­ ure, are the fabrics thut will go toward the making of the dignified gown, for the serious epoch. ?... • There are inky black gowns *0 be #orn, which are made of georgette that has no sheen. } There are gowns of stiver gray charm euse that swirl and ding to the - figure from shoulder to floor. The \ folds of the skirt are softly pushed ! fteide by the slippered foot, as the ----Nearer moves. ^ About all of these gowns which are to come and which are beginning to = Shake their appearance among women v * Who dress well, there are no ostenta­ tious ornaments, no sensuous girdling •/ air the hips in the Oriental manner, no fhint reflection of the bazaars of 7~»elhl. • The colors do not clash like symbols Of victory. There is nothing triumph­ ant about their procession. These are the clothes of women whose hoars dre given to war char­ ities and war relief, whose leisure time la given to reading literature that keeps them abreast of the tremendous mot^teents on ftlts pteh'et ami wThoser thoughts are turned not to ragging the scale, but to the lines of khaki on the western front * jpind you, the£ are not poverty- stricken clothes. The American peo­ ple are in arms against unnecessary saving and economy that means ruin to others. But they are a revolt,from what we have been wearing. Still the Chinese Touch. Over from Paris, ̂ where those who represent us are watching every twist and turn in fashions, comes the state­ ment that the Chinese touch grows In strength and importance^? It is no longer advocated by the few, but by the many dressmakers. There is no wholesale repetition of Chinese costumery in these modern French gowns. The single garment that is taken in Its original form is the Mandarin coat. It .is used as an eve­ ning wrap. In America there has been a „ superabundance of Chinese .coats worn after candlelight. One extremely good-looking New York woman who has been told that she somewhat resembles the artist's drawings of Chinese faces, constantly appears in the evening with a superb Mandarin coat worn over her frock. Her black hair, brushed hack from the coiffure, completes the picture. She also adds a great fan of peacock feath­ ers set in sticks V>f jade. One has a strong impulse to lift her up and set her on a tiny pedestal of teakwood. Over in Paris the Chinese idea is expressed in the new gowns in lines as well as in embroidery and coloring. The attempt is made to swing afeown freely away from the bod.v in excel­ lent folds, and then gather it in some­ where near the normal waistline by a. girdle. There is a dominant Chinese note In the house gowjis.v One is made of jade green velvet, so thin that it looks like satin. The lining is of Chinese blue crepe. The Mandarin sleeves com­ pletely cover the arms, and the long, straight widths, frdnt and back, drop to the ankles. There is a slip of flesh-colored chif­ fon over satin, which clings closely to the figure from collar* bone to instep, and over this slip, at a lijgh waistline. This evening gown revives the decol­ letage of 1870. It is of black chiffon printed with bouquets of colored roses. The barrel skirt has a deep hem of rose taffeta, and the Empress Eugenie bodice is h${d by a band of same silk. . : _ , •, _ the green velvet material Is eanght with a large, square, Chinese ornament in jade. There is a necklace of jade beads that drops down the front of the flesh-colored bodice and fastens to the ornament at the waistline. There is another Chinese gown for dinner or the theater, made of Chinese yellow brocade, extraordinarily soft Qnd supple. It Is lined with flesh pink Chinese crepe. It hangs in loose panels from waist to instep, showing an un­ derskirt of Chinese blue chiffon edged with a tiny band of gilt at the hem. (Copyright, 1917. by the M< Clure Newspa- •- per Syndicate.) LONGER SKIRT HAS ARRIVED in Has Become an Accepted Fashion Spite of Skepticism of Dressmak­ ers and the Public. ,. * . - .* "V,*. When those who write prophecies Concerning fashions Insisted last spring that skirts would be longer this sum­ mer, neither the dressmakers nor the public paid heed to the prophecy. In - every shop, except a few that have a |png vision, the skirt was cut as short jQg usual, and the head of the estab- Ushment insisted that there would be §0 change in its length as the season advanced. Before the season was far (•dvamed, however, the longer skirt %as an accepted fashion. Serious de- Slgners who modify French models or-dapt them to their own artistic ideas, ••re talking about long, sweeping skirts for the early fall, to be worn whenever , -li woman tu off the street. -They insist I thft< such skirts spell dignity and »:* theV give grace to a woman who la 4 aver twenty years old. T ' "*02 ,^treet, iw^.'.JBhf; pped from the top of the boot Wthe top^of the Instep. As they grow a few inches longer, they also grow a few Inches narrower. The tendency -toward trousered ef­ fects has ceased to be a sensation, and it Is accepted by even the con­ servative women. ft**- Sentiments *|re Intelligence Is ao€. TEST SEED FOR GERMINATION Common Pocket Gophers Cause Great Loss to CrQ§g. WORK INJURY IN MANY WAYS Rodent* Eat, Growing Qrain, Cauae Lots of Hay in Digging ^urro^% Ruin Gardens and Damage 4 ' I ... Tree* in Orcnards. v (Pr«|Mue4 by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture.) Pouched rats, commonly called pocket gophers, are among the most serious of rodent pests in most of the states West of the Mississippi river. They occur at so in parts of Georgia, Alabama and Florida, • in the greater part of Illinois, and la southern Wis­ consin. Pocket gophers do harm in many ways. They eat growing grain and cover much of it with soil. They cause loss of hay In digging burrows, by throwing up mounds which prevent close mowing. These mounds also in­ jure much machinery. Their burrows admit surface water and aid it to wash out deep gullies on sloping lands. By piercing dams and embankments the tunnels . cause costly breaks* The ani- Convenient Probes for Locating Pocket- Gopher Runa. mala roln gardens and injure field crops. Besides all this they kill trees in orchards and forest plantings by gnawing off the roots. Two practical methods of killing pocket gophers are always possible-- trapping and poisoning. < The first method is slow, but very effective on small arens or where but few • pocket gophers are present; the other iaf the better plan on large fields and for co­ operative work on adjacent farms. While the ordinary steel trap may be used successfully for pocket gophers, much better results can be obtained with the special traps for these ani­ mals commonly on the market. In irrigated districts, where water Is available, flooding the land will drive out the Rnimnls, and the.v may be killed by men and dogs. Fumigation of the burrows with carbon bisulphide or with sulphur smoke, wh'le often recom­ mended as a means of destroying pock­ et gophers, has been found extremely uncertain and costly. Poison for Pocket Gophers. To i>oison pocket gophers, cut sweet potatoes or parsnips into pieces whose largest diameter is less than an inch. Wash and drain four quarters of cat baits. Place In a metal pan. and from a pepperbox slowly sift over the dam­ pened halts one-eighth ounce of pow­ dered strychnine (alkaloid) and one- tenth as much saccharine (well shaken together or ground together in a mor­ tar), stirring Is to distribute the poison evenly. • ' Tunnels of pocket gophers, which are usually from three to eight Inches below the surface of the ground, may be readily located by means of a probe. Any blacksmith can make one by affixing a metal point to a shovel or spade handle and attaching an Iron foot rest about 15 or 16 inches above the point. By forcing this instrument Into the soil near the pocket-gopher workings or a foot or two back of fresh mounds, one can feed the open tunnel as the point breaks into it. The hole may be enlarged and Its sides made firm by pressing the soil later­ ally with the probe. A halt or two should be dropped Into the tunnel and the probe hole covered. Care should he taken to place the baits in the main tunnels rather than In the short latere als leading to mojjnds. Different forms of probes have been used successfully by the biological survey in its demon­ stration work. Two of the. better klnda are illustrated. . " BEST PRACTICE OF MILKING Where Cows Are Not Stripped Lose of On^-Half Pound or More May Occur at Each Time. Milk each cow dry at every milking. If the cows are not milked dry it not only dries them up. but It is found that a loss of milk from such a prac­ tice may amount to one-half a pound or more, at each milking. By strip­ ping a herd of ten cows after the reg­ ular milkers, the owner may often ob­ tain five pounds of milk at a single milking. Anti-Simplicity. Whatever may be said of jbyter ap­ parel, simplicity Is not the dominant 1A pn note in bathing and beach apparel, for VALUE Of COWS IS DOUBLED certainly never have garments in such gay colorings been seen, and never, never has so great variety been noted in cut and general style trend of bath­ ing apparel. Highland suits with plain-color blouses and short skirts of Tartan plaids are shown, with checked stockings and caps to match, and so many barrel silhouette bathing suits are shown that they are becoming quite ordinary. Hard to Understand iWhy So Many . Farntere Hesitate to Embark In the Dairy Businesa. During the last 15 years even smib cows have doubled in value. Facing these fnets It is hard to understand why so many farmers hesitate to em­ bark in the dairy business. Cows have proved that they are economical food producers, high Interest payers, mai^tainers of soil fertility and an •anst to pepaaaent agriculture v Proper Rate of Seeding Can Be Da* termined by Use of Wet Paper and Two Dinner Plates, Most of the commoner seeds,* In­ cluding the cereals, clover and alfalfa, may be tested for ^Termination easily and quickly on the farm. Take a fair sample of the seed to be plpnted and count 100 seeds. Fold a newspai>er so there will be a dozen thicknesses, six by twelve inches; soak it in water, squeeze out so it will not drip and lay on a dinner, plate. Place the seeds on the paper so they will not touch each »other and fold the wet paper over the top to cover them. Turn another din­ ner plate over this and keef) at room temperature for four or five days. Examine the seeds and count out those which have germinated, and if there are still seeds which have neither germinated nor decayed, wet the paper again if necessary and set away for two or three days more, and again count those which have germinated. This shows the proportion of live seed and the proper rate of seeding hi de­ termined accordingly. FEED COWS BEFORE CALVING This Preparation Has Much to Oo With Amount of Milk and Butter- fat Cow Producea. The proper time to begin feeding a dairy cow is six or eight weeks before calving, and practical dairymen agree that this preparation has more to do with the ambtrht of milk and butter- fat which a eow produces during the lactation period than does the feeding during any other period. For cows calving during the sum­ mer or early fall most dairymen like to have a small pasture away from the „herd, but with an abundance of grass, and,' In addition, they like to feed a suitable grain mixture. Corn silage, with flbver or alfalfa hay and a limited gtatn ration of three parts ground oats, two parts of bran and on?e part of oil meal is especially good for cows calving during winter or early spring. After calving the cows should be.brought slowi.v up to full feed and thereby steadily to a higher produc­ tion. KILL GREEN CABBAGE WORMS Excellent Plan to Let Children Catch White Butterflies--Also Spray With Paris Green. Glre children a few cents to <nake nets of niiosqulto bar and catch the white butterflies flitting over your cab­ bage and cauliflower fields, since the female moths deposit the eggs from which the cabbage work comes. Chil­ dren (Might well be paid, also, for pick­ ing off the green worms before they have done much injury. Spraying with parls green Is quite commonly practiced, and cabbage will stand a strong application. A mar ket gardener of our acquaintance use? a spray as strong as five pounds of paris green in a SO-gallon barrel of wa­ ter. Cabbage may be sprayed up to within a week or so of being gathered, when necessary, without any damage whatever, or any danger. FARMER SHOULD KEEP LAMBS Urgent Message From. Department of Agriculture to Save Every Breed­ ing Animal Poasible. Save every ewe lamb possible for breeding, is the urgent message the department of agriculture is sending to sheep owners. Market for slaughter only those being tXsolutely worthless for breeding stock. There Is a strong demand among farmers for breeding stock, and owners of ewe lambs should have no trouble finding a breeding market for them through county agents or the state agricultural colleges. Sheep specialists of the department be­ lieve that, although prices for breed­ ing stock now are high, those who fttart production of wool and mutton on a moderate scale will have no re­ gret purchasing breeding stock at pres­ ent figures. CONTROL APPLE LEAF-SEWER Insects, If Not Checked, May Serioua- ly Affect Foliage--Use Arsenate of Lead Spray. The, apple leaf-sewer, sometimes termed the apple leaf-folder. Is readily controlled by tl>e use of a spray of two pounds nrsenate of lead to r»0 gallons of water. In older orchards spraying with arsenlcals for the codling iuoth will also protect the trees from the leaf-sewer. These Insects, if not controlled, may seriously affect the foliage, as the larva after folding one leaf and exhausting its food supply passes on to other leaves. One larva may damage several leaves In a season. PLAN FOR PRESERVING EGGS Water Glasa Is Recommended as Beat Meana--(Carefully Remove All Im­ purities From Water. OH of the most successful metVods yet devised for preserving eggs is by the use of water glass (soluble sod­ ium silicate). When eggs are to be kept for a f>erlod of eight or nine months, the formula recommended Is one patt water glass to nine parts of water. If eggs are be kept only a short time, a one-to-fifteen solu­ tion will prove satisfactory. The water used should be boiled or dis­ tilled to remove all impurities, and cooled before making up the mixtures, UTILIZING ALL FARM WASfE Chief Profit in Hogs la in Conaumption of Producta That Otherwlae Would Be Waated. . - Hie chief profit la pigs on a farm of any size lies In the consumption of products" that would otherwise be wasted. The number of pigs on the farm must therefore be adjusted to the amount of waste products avail­ able, supplemented In all cases, how< avfr, .with m Hi**** M WET ROPE SAVES jUFE IV INDIAN Dampness Causes Noose Plaeef ĵtfgound Neck by Banditf̂ v ̂ to Stretch. BEARS CHARMEft LIFE SOCIETY CANNIBAL, SHE CALLS HUBBY Miss Raymond, Actress, Discov­ ers the Latest Thing in Ud» desirable Husbands. ffi ¥• • k Haa Slain Many a Wild Beast With No Other Weapon Than a Tom a- r . hawk, Which He Prefers^ - to a Rifle. - Antlers, Okla.--Bear Claw, Indian ranch owner, recently escaped hanging near his home here, when a timely rain dampened the rope which bandits had put around his neck. The downpour apd the resultant stretching of the rope made It possible for hiui to reach ground with his toes and free him self. "Bear Claw is the terror of horse and cattle thieves in the region of Jack Pork mountains. It was while he was pursuing' some "rustlers" who had made off with his cattle that darkness settled and made the Indian easy prey for the bandits. They waylaid him ahd strung him up to a tree, expecting that he would soon be dead. The rain that started to fall Immediately saved his life. v ^ Fought Bear With Tomahawk. The stoic old Indian has hpd many other narrow escapes from death. A few months ago a bear cornered him in the mountains, when the red man's only weapon was the tomahawk which he invariably carries. After a fierce encounter the bear's head wus split open and the Indian escaped without a scratch. Last summer a ten-year-old boy be­ came lost from his parents, who were camping near Bear Claw's v ranch., The lad had wandered into the woods when a panther knocked the boy to the ground with his paw. The animal was about to carry its victim away when Bear Claw appeared and killed the beast with one shot from a rifle. The Chicago.--A "society cannibal" Ml the latest thing in undesirable hus­ bands. Helen Raymond, actress, says thut she dii^cOvered the variety when she became Mrs. R. J. Perry at Buffalo in November, 1914, and she has begun suit to divorce herself from an "os­ tensible millionaire" whose chief a»- Don*ttakedtftfice» tkbyearl £/•* RED RUBBERS Thy Fit All Standard Jam Eland feachns "coU Jfcck" canning ate GOOD LUCK nibket* became rf*T won't "blow-out" dating itmlizatMS net hanlea, *h.rafc or cmck aha* the iu j* wlni. Send 2c «lamp for new brofc OB praervint or I Gc in iUmpt for I doz. nags 2 you# dsefer cs^sc'S ssuss!;' vss. .-4ddrsss flto#. £4 BOSTOX VOVKN HOSE & HUBBEB CO, Cambridge, Maw, #3®!m m irv U® SIKLT FKYHTO uLAUl sis Mb tellable; j p refe»redbr wis Urn stock* men, bcfiuse t mint urfier* i _ . . vaeeliM fall. Write lor booklet tndtestfmoaUla. lO-duepkf. Blacking pms. $1.00 80-dm pkf. Macktac Ms, §4.00 V se any Injector, but Cuttrr's thnpleA md ntnMgMt. The superiority ot Cutter products is due to ora 1% years ot specializing in VACCINAS AND SEBl"M3' CKLY.^_ Insist OK CCTXBR'6. II oaobuiaahk, l>» fcttw^Ubwitar, Isrtsfty, W, m Ofest* E. WT-ir\ fC Women as well aa ism _ llj ere made miserably by T(j kidney and bladder trou- We. Thousands recom- BLAME mend Br Kilmer's . Swamp-Root, the great Kidney medicine. At dragnets in flfty- cent ana dollar stee?. You may receive & sample size bottle by Parcel Post, also pamphlet telling About It Address Dr. Kllmor A Co.. B'.nghamtors. N. Y„ and MieJose ten cents, also mention this p^per* . Barker'S j hair balsam A toilet preparation of nerifc Helps to eradicate dandruff. For Rerteartng Color and • 0«>aty to Or ay or Faded Hajr< 60c. amd $1.00 a& Druggist*, /< Dampness Made the Rope Strsteh. Indian firmly refused to accept any money from the grateful parent^ Kho later gave him a gold medal. - Bear Claw No Man for Drat*. Bear €law is a fine type of In­ dian. being wealthy and educated. But he has an utter disdain for "swell" clothes. He always wears a necklace of hears' claws, but this habit did not give him his name. He had the name before he knew what a bear's claw looked like. His tomahawk has seen him safely through many combats with beasts or men as savage as beasts. He Followed Me to Buffalo. set, she says, consists in his ability to "live on his friends." Men and women are alike to the "society cannibal," Miss Raymond says. Mrs. Perry, or Miss Raymond, as she is knowti in stageland, recites in her bill for di­ vorce that her married life lasted six weeks, and then she went back to work. "The Jewels, the lltnonslnes and the society l»fe he promised me wefe Il­ lusions," said Miss Raymon-1. "A 'so­ ciety cannibal' is a lovable c&ap until you find him out. I thought mine was the nicest boy In the worlfl until his father opened my eyes. I met Perry In St. Louis and he followed me to Buffalo. After I had known him six weeks, he proposed and I accepted. He said he would go right out and get the ring. He returned with a beautiful diamond. Lafrer I discovered he had borrowed a diamond stickpin from a friend and had the stone reset into a ring. "In about six weeks I found out that a married woman in Si. Louis was one of the victims of my 'society cannibal* and that she was paying our bills. Back to the stage-I went." DEER EATS FAMILY WASHING COP BALKS AT NURSE'S JOB Court In New York State Deals Leni­ ently With Man Who Shot It. - i Highland Fall#,' N. Y.--Edwin Adolph, a farmer of Fort Montgeuiery, near Highland Falls, was dealt with leniently In court there when he showed that he shot a big buck be­ cause in browsing on his piemises it ate part of the family washing, which was hung out to dry. Deer, according to Mr. Adolph, who faced a possible $500 fine, have pestered him for sev­ eral months. They destroyed part of his crops, he declared, aud recently began to chew the tops of young trees he had just set out. When this one chewed part of a bed sheet and a ta­ blecloth that hung on the clothesline In the orchard, Adolph lost his pa­ tience and shot It. The game warden told the magistrate a light fine would satisfy him and Adolph paid j _ OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED BV par |2 U> |1& per set for old false iwth l>oetlBl matter if broken. Send by parcel post and recelr# ctaetck by return trail. Bank reference. Maser'a Specialty, S. Fifth St.. Philadelphia, Fa. BITCUTC W»ta«a I.Colcmki, g Mm I r n j P a t s n t L a w y e r . W a - s b i n i r u m , • m m ™ •••• • J>, c Advice and hooks fiMb Bate* reasonable, illgheat references. BestserviMt W. N. U., CHICAGOTNO. 28--19l7r~ Deceptive but Effective. Tobias Knowal peeped through the window of his office, then tiptoeing to his desk, put a flannel bandage around his neck, put his arm in a sling, ran his hands through hls.hatr, and limped to the door. "Mr. Knowal?" inquired the caller. "Yes," groaned Knowal. "What ONI I do for ^ou?'^0 ' "You appear t6 be tai from welt" said the caller. 1 "Appear to bet" exclaimed Knowal. "Do you think I'm doing this for But what can I do for you?" * » "Oh--er--I won't trouble you now," said the caller, hurriedly. "Any tlina will do." And he departed. It's •' some trouble, murmnred Knowal, pulling off his bandages. "But it's really the quickest way to get rid of these life Insurance agents. That one won't trouble me again, anyhow!** An All-around Surpri#e. When thfc first shipment of froieHi eggs had arrived, their extreme hard­ ness astonished the brokers, and a gen­ tleman calling at a broker's office waa amazed to see him taking aim at wall with an egg. "What the dickens are you doingT* he asked. ?lut the man let drive, the only Nh t being a slight dent In the waif. The thing being explained to hta, he took a couple of eggs and put them in his trousers pocket, Intending to startle his wife with them. Arriving home, he waited till the family wera seated at dinner and then banged ana of the eggs at the new wallpaper. *' But the smile quickly faded from fit# face. The egg had thawed. * * Reaches Limit of Patience When Called by Woman to Mind the Baby. Detroit.---The bell*In the police sta­ tion rang and the girl's voice informed the sergeant that she/ needed a cop mighty quick at her home, out on Char­ lotte avenue. So with romance in his mind, Patrol­ man William Cable hurried out. "He's right in there and he's awfully well-behaved." Patrolman Cable entered. The "he" was a two-year-old hoy. "What's the point?" asked the cop. "The baby belongs to one of our tenants," replied the worn<in. "She went to the country add left the baby with us. My husband and I are going to a party tonight and we couldn't take the baby along. So we thought you'd take care of it." "Madam." replied Patrulman Cable. "I rescue dogs; climb trees for pet cats; teach pet canaries, and answer more questions than a kindergarten teacher. All these have I done--but I'll ,be darned if I'm going to sit on the floor playing horse or Indian with somebody's kid. Good-night." Exit romance. USE NO ETHER IN OPERATION Pennsylvania Man Hfcs Appendix Cut Out Without Submitting to ** " . Anesthetic. 3b$i|HE'!'WU t Wilkes-Barre, Pa.--Joseph Johnson, sixty-five years old of Larksville, sub­ mitted to an operation for appendicitis at the Nesbit West Side hospital recent­ ly without the use of an anesthetic. Johnson' was so weak that doctors feared to give him. ether. His condi­ tion was such that an operation waa the only hope of saving his life. Throughout the entire ordeal he nev­ er flinched, and when the appendix had been removed lie said, "I feel some better. I'll get along all right." D<*»> ONLY WIFE AS ESCORT KEEPS HIM FROM JAIL Emporia, Kan. -- If Hnrvey William, an Emporia black­ smith, Is seen on Emporia streets, except in the company of his wife, he must serve out a three months' jail sentence, Imposed npon him here. / Williams, convicted on a dis­ orderly charge, was given three months In Jail hy Ae Rev. J. H-. J. Rice, the Emporia police judge, and. paroled. He will be allowed to,travel from his shop to his home unmolested, but oth­ erwise he may leave home only in the company of his wife. Williams accepted the condi- | tions of his parole. J SLITS TONGUE Of ROOSTER Portland Man Is Fined $25 as Reault of Humane Society^ . Prosecution. ' Portland, Ore.--It cost John Wilcox, sixty-eight years old, of this city, ex­ actly $25 to experiment/with the crow­ ing machinery of a neighbor's rooster. John couldn't sleep o' mornings be­ cause of the persistent exercising of the rooster's vocal organs. So John caught-the crowing cock and slit its tongue in the hope that peace would relsfti thereafter in the neighborhood. The Portland Haunane society succeed­ ed & getting a $23 fine assessed on the amateur throat specialist. Live and Learn. j. In Precinct 3, Muncie, the registrar asked of a youth: "Do you claim e** emption and, If so, on what grounds?* "I have a wife and child, ami ae« no way In which I could support th*m in the army," was the reply, which was noted, and the youth left. A few mhiutes later the young man came rushing back, all oat of breath, waving his card: "Hey, change thia card!" he shouted. Tve just been home, and find I now have two chlW dren instead of one."--IodisnapaifcB News. * Considerate. "Have yon a calendar* for asked the.gentleman. "1 .don't know, sir." replied the sales­ person. "We might have such a thlo* among the odds and ends In the twiac' ment. But if you wish to niake a gift to someone, surely a calendar for 1917--"' * • "This Is for a lady who" cr- a bit sensitive about her age, yon Na And I thought--wen, it would be mm delicate, In a manner of speaking.*--- Judge. J J : . ^'iwL Geta Hia Boyhood wi#.* When a boy in New York John Ot. Rockefeller, Jr., used to drive his pony to a knoll near Dyckman street and enjoy the view. Often he spoke Ot a desire to own a large stretch of the scenery. Not so long ago he becatae owner of 50 acres of it. and he Itaa donated it to the city as a park. TJie land te valued at about f " • --'-- • ; . Changeable. Eva--"Marlon is a decided blonds^ Isn't she?" Flo--"Yes, but she didnt decide until last week." iww - tinl . , J h Vet Hope. "Walter.,have you forgotte* H«tr < ^ p "No, sir"; not yet, sir." „ ^ • £ • . • 1L • s, •* * j$f» j%j. a 5 Cold storage e«gx .usaaJ^' tftMl V*i a warm storage flavor. ^ Good flannels and food soldiers not shrink. ' ̂ 18 - • * Barred Women From Jail. St. OairsviHe, O--Women have been barred from evangelistic work In the Belmont county jail, by Sheriff J. Wesley Osborne. The sheriff say*s un­ married woman "evangelists" have been flirting with the prisoners, whfta Suuday, services. mm™ Ahvav'5 fresh and m*p Post Toasties are real corn flakes S-\ _) .1&:, * /..I .*^.,4 ^ ii * A**