Payne County Farmer. (Yale, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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•T»e County Farmer IMPORTANCE OF CATTLE
INDUSTRY IN ARGENTINA
YALE.
OKLAHOMA
CUTTING, CURING AND
HARVESTING OF HAY CROP
KtW STATE NOTES.
Ofl producers in the mid-continent
gold near Tnisa arc up :tt arms aga;n«’
the recent ruling of the department of
Interior requiring that Indian owners
he paid royalty on production on the
basis of 41 cents a barrel.
Great Opportunities Offered for Rnlerp rising Americans
Who Have Sufficient Capital — By
Herbert W. Mum lord.
Has the Greatest Palatableness and Feeding Value Wbsn
It Is Cut Before It Becomes Too Ripe and
Cured Without Dampness.
Drraglas H. Johnston governor of
the Chicks*aw Indian nation, says the
regular eession of the Chickasaw !*r-
ialature will be held at T.sbomiogo
In September and at that time further
action will be taken to oppose the- tax-
ation of the Indians' land by the state
author.ties
Samuel Serier of Guymon !« one of
the eighty heirs to the $300.000 000 es-
tate of General John Serier which is
now in litigation, but which probably
will be settled to the satisfetion of
the heirs in October by the L'nlted
State supreme court.
| Generally speaking but few citizens
' si the I'nited States appreciate the im-
portance of Argentina as a cat tie-rais-
ing country. It is not to be wondered
St that North Americana with rast
areas of fertile noil only partially oc-
I cupied and developed. hare failed to
I study conditions In the southern re-
public, and consequently .iave almost
universally lost sight of the great op-
portunities which have been presented
there for beef production.
The ranches, or cstanciax," as they
i are called, are extensive. Some idea
can be gathered from the fact that In
the province of Santa Fe 64 per cent.
I eeanfnl rearing of weli-bred cattle.
' Toward the west the country Is moun-
tainous and areas suitable for either
, Agriculture or cattle raising are not
in -ge.
The number of beef rattle in Ar-
gentina at the present time is various-
ly estimated at twenty five to thirty
million, while the sheep population is
from seventy to a hundred million.
The entire area of the Argentine re-
public is about one-third of the area of
; the I'nited States, exclusive of Alaska
j The rattle live out of doors through-
; out the year and are strangers to
hams or even open sheds.
Bryan county Is negotiating with a
colony of several hundred Germans
who want to come from Pennsylvania
to Oklahoma Arrangements are being
made to enable them to purchase as
■meh land as they want in contlgu
ous territory.
Members of the corporation commis-
sion were in session again last w.-ek
bnt so far as public announcement is
concerned there was absolutely noth
Inc done in the matter of the removal
of W. L. Chapman, who was actually
■red by Commissioner Lore.
Work began last week on the first
line to be built by the Oklahoma Union
Traction company, which will run to
Eapulpa by way of Orcutt* lake,
aontbeast of Tulsa.
Prof. L L. Hutchison, the assistant
director of geology, connected with the
state university at Kormn, Okla.. has
been Investigating the asphaltum fields
hi tbe vicinity of Atoka during the
past week.
Hay ha* tbe greatest palatableness J
and feeding value when it is cut be-
fore it becomes too ripe- and cured
without becoming wet or dry. It is
nearly always easier to meet the for-'
m<-r than the latter conditions The j
farmer can nearly always 8nd time to :
cut hay in the right stages, but it
is more difficult to bit upou suitable
weather for its proper curing
Much hay has been cut after it ha.-* ,
become too ripe and woody for good
feed. Tbe time to cut It, if the weath- :
er is fit. is a week or two before the |
seeds form, or at alout the middle of j
blossoming of the plants. Clover
should be cut for bay before many of
the blossoms begin to turn brown,
and timothy when Uk- heads are in
tbe first blossom. On the whole, if
the weather is suitable for curing, .
bay is better cut too green than loo
ripe. The cured ripe hay of course
will be heavier and contain more sub- j
stance, but the substances are not so
palatable and digestible. Hay If cut 1
rather green and cured and stored |
so that it will not spoil, retains its t
t .rbeu in the mow in any way till
after it has passed through a sweat.
Another thing to remember in curing
clover is that the leaves of tbe plants
are the richest part for feeds. Do
not rake or pitch clover when the
leaves are dry and crumbly. It i-
beat to rake in windrows before cur-
ing in the sun is completed and al-
low some curing to take place in
these rows. This will keep the leaves
from doing out completely and from
breaking and shattering off in han-
dling.
The dryness of the ground exerta
an influence on the time for curing
any hay. If the ground is moist the
bay will cure slowly, and if it is dry
the hay will cure fast. With any
hay and the ground fairly dry. It is
well to allow several hours curing in
the windrow so that the sun will not
burn out all of the digestible sub-
stances and to make tbe leaves tough
for handling.
The above design for a hay stacker
is easy of construction. Sixes of tim-
bers used vary from 2 by 4 inches tc
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Heiress to Wed Descendant of a King -f . ^
Champion Shorthorn Bull.
of tbe area is owned in tracts of 12,50(1 t It would be a surprise to many cat
acres or more. ’ tletnen in the United States to see
Twenty to forty thousand acres ! largo numbers of grass fat bullocks
owned by one man is by no means un going to market which are as well bred
Oklahoma railroads bare agreed to
terms suggested by the State Fruit
and Truck Growers' association aud
will ship cantaloupe* in minimum car
lota of 20,000 poumls.
usual. This, of course, means that cat- '
: tie production is carried on on an ex-
tensive scale.
All parta of Argentina are of course,
not equally well adapted to cattle rale
Ing. both on account of temperature
, and products of the land. It may be
' said, however, that there la no grain
feeding of rattle In Argentina, even
among ranchmen who produce well-
bred cattle Intended for tbe export
as any to be found in the L'nlted
States.
The ranchmen, or "egtancieros."
w ho. for the most part, are very
wealtby, have bought the best breed
Ihg cattle which Great liritain has
produced in sufficiently large numbers
during the past few years to have ma
terially raised the standard of the gen-
eral stock of the country. Naturally
in some of the newer and more fron
V
MEW YORK—-Miss Susanne Hen-
Iv ning, one of the beauties of the
younger set, daughter of James W.
Henning, millionaire Standard Oil
broker, has announcer her engagement
to Antoine de Charette, eldest son of
Gen. Karon de Charette, and a direct
descendant of King Charles X. of
France. Formal notice of the engage-
ment has been published in Paris,
where there is a good deal of chatter
about how Miss Henning cut out Miss
Gladys Deacon of ISoslon. who, in
February. 1908. let It be known that
she was the betrothed of the young
Frenchman of royal lineage.
Had it not been 'or the many social
and political revolutions in France,
the family of Antoine de Charette
would still occupy the position of roy-
alty in France. Even as it is they are
on a footing of intimacy with tbe
princely bouses of Europe. ;.nd Miss
Henning's future mother-in-law is a
recognized leader in the social world
of France.
Antoine de Charette. who will wed
Miss Henning, fought In the Boer
ranks against the English. He was
one of a number of young French
nobles w ho engaged in the South Afri-
can campaign, more for experience
and excitement than any pattisan rea-
son. Prince I*ouis of Orleans was
one of this pugnacious group of young
Frenchmen.
Although the Charettes are not
rich, as princely houses and American
multi-millionaires reegon wealth, so
far as the celebrity of the name and
social prestige not only In France, but
in every country in Europe, are con-
cerned, Susanne Henning could not
have made a better match than by
becoming the wife of Antoine de
Charette. She will take precedence
even over tbe duebess of Marlborough,
the duebess of Roxburgbe and all the
other Kritish-American duchesses,
countesses and princesses.
Since her girlhood Miss Henning
has been a chum of Mrs. Elsie French
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt
and other notable society leaders who
move in what is known as the younger
set. She has a handsome figure, come
ly features and a wealth of chestnut
hair.
Shortest and Richest Railroad Suspends
A Western Hay Stacker.
Tbe county commissioners in Tulsa
county have let the contract for a
bridge across the Arkansas river at
leaks. It will cost $45,000 and will
he entirely of steel. It will be 1,620
feet to length.
Governor Haskell has Issued his
proclamation for an election Septem-
ber 7 at Falrvlow. Majors county, for
a vote on tbe question of becoming a
city of tbe first class.
The board of education has award-
ed to A. D. Patterson of purcell the
conlrgct for a $3,084 addition to tbe
Hawthorn*.- school building In that
city
A geography of Oklahoma, written
By Professor Could, has just Tome
from tbe press. Tbe book is intended
for a school text, but at the same
time It eontalns a good lot of general
information which will Interest the
ordinary reader whose school days are
long past.
A Champion 9horthorn Cow.
trade. The native grasses, together | tier locations the old "criollo" stock
The Katy rallrod began work last
week on Its new freight depot in .Mus-
kogee. designed to he the best In the
state, with a storage capacity lor 150
cars
Will Whaley of Muskogee, deputy
slate organizer for the Owls was In
Ardmore last week getting a big class
ready for organization.
Tiie stale board of equalization line
raised the assessed valuation of farnf
lands in Nowata county from $11 to
$15 and acre. This In the only count)
return that has been altered by the
state board this year.
Attorney Stevens has found Law-
ton's $125,000 issue of waterworks
bonds Invalidated because of two or
three glaring legal errors.
with alfalfa, arc the mainstay of the
beef producer.
The best rattle country Is located on
tiie best arable land in the part of
Argentina located In the temperate
zone. Tills includes the province of
Buenos Ayres, the southern half of
Bantu Ke and Cordoba and nil of the
provinces of Corrlcntes and Entre
ltios.
The southern part of the republic,
more frequently spoken of ns Kata-
! gonlH, is for the most part a dry, cold
I couutry, in many parts of which the
soil is far from fertile, while thenorth-
I ern end of Argentina lies In the tropics
, and the climate Is too hot for the suc-
Assistant State Superintendent
John W. Wilkinson announces that
Governor Haskell has gone after the
book companies which, it Is alleged,
are refusing to give exchanges on
text books at Blackwell. Mr. Wilkin-
son stated that all companies under
their contract with the Blatc are re-
quired to give exchange on text books
regardless of grade up until Septem-
ber 14, 1909.
Printed copies of the law* enacted
by the last legislature will bo ready
for the public in about three weeks,
is the announcement of the state
board of affairs.
Keeping Away Flies.
To keep flies from tormenting horses j
J It Is recommended to take two < r
| three small handfuls of green walnut
leaves upon which pour two or three
! quarts of soft, cold water, and allow
It to stand over night The next morn-
| ing pour the whole in a kettle and
boll for 15 minutes. When cold it
will be tit for use. No more Is re-
quired than to wet a sponge, and oe-
fore a horse goes out of tiie stable
let those parts which are most Irritat-
ed he smeared over with the liquid.
Feed the Corn on the Farm.
"Keep tin- farm crops on tiie farm
ami ship tiie meat and tile butter ami
, milk and the cheese," is the advlco
! of Secretary Wilson. This Insures
soil fertility. Every ton of corn
shipped to the market loses the farm
: Hit pound of nitrogen, 12 pounds of
1 phosphoric acid and 7 pounds of pot-
! ash. Figure this out on the basis of
| the printed analyses on tlit* fertilizer
still predominates.
There are in Argentina approximate
ly 240.000,000 acres of arable land,
three-fourths of which Is a vast plain,
a very large part of which is very
fertile. There are ten or eleven mil-
lion acres In the Argentine republic
which nre capable of Irrigation. Some
very extensive Irrigation plants arc al
ready in operation.
The small population of Argentina,
being oulv 5,500,000, and the very large
production of beef and mutton, make
it necessary to give considerable at-
tention to the export trade. The inut
ton Is all exported in a frozen state,
while the beef goes as either chilled
or frozen beef.
bags and see how much the farm los*-s
with each corn sale. If fed, SO to 90
per cent, of these constituents r.c
1 into the manure. Hv the way, Uncle
Jim says to be sure and haul out anil
a
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j spread your manure as fast as mad--.
j
The Cabbage Worm.
Method Mr. F
The common cabbage worm is
among the best known of all garden
' pests, both as a larva and in the adult
stage, when it becomes the common
black spotted, white cabbage butter-
fly. The young plunts should be
sprayed with arsenate of load, one
ounce to a gallon of water, and the
follagi kept well covered until they
begin to head well up. Water heated
to 130 degrees F. will destroy all
worms which it hits, without injury j
to tbe plants.
green color and nature in the mow
and makes a near substitute for green
grass, and It is full of rich and easily
digestible vegetable foods. We like
to cut and put up hay so that it will
come out of the mow in winter with
a light green tinge of color and an
aroma similar to that of the first
load of the crop. Hay without good
color and aroma is never of the high-
est feeding value. Simply because
hay is bright Is not a positive indica-
tion that it possesses high feeding
qualities.
The first crop of clover is the most
difficult of all hay to cure, except in
very dry seasons. Clover is easily
damaged by rain after it is cut and it
Is usually better to store it a little
green rather than take the chances
of its being wet by rain. Clover can
be stored tolerably green providing it
contains no outside moisture and is
not disturbed after being put In the
mow. Many growers choose a bright
day for cutting clover and rake and
store the hay within an hour or two
after it has been cut. Clover stored
thus green must eonta'n no outside
moisture and it muBt not be dis-
4 by 6 inches. The bottom pieces
marked 1 are 12 feet long and 4 bj
5 Inches, the side uprights are 14
feet long; the cross piece 5 is 13 feel
of 3 by 5-Inch stuff; No. 6 is 2 by i
inches, and Is bevelled on the front
edge to allow the hay to slide ovei
it easily, when being shoved on b>
the sweep No. 13 is 8 feet by 2 by
4 inches, with the higher end 8 feet
above the ground, so that when the
stacker Is on the ground the weight
box No. 14 will be about 2 inches
from the two pulleys on the upper end
of No. 13. The rope for raising the
stacker should be either Inch or inch
and a quarter.
The teeth on the stacker can be
made of 2 by 4-inch pine scantling 10
feet long and bevelled on the upper
side to allow the hay to slide easily.
The short upriglu teeth on the stack-
er head should be about 4 feet loug.
They are bolted to the long teeth
about 2 Inches from the stacker head
No. 5 and rest against the stacker
head No. 6 The stacker arms No.
4 should be bolted to No. 2 with a
large holt about 12 inches from tho
ground.
ONE HORSE IN SCALES VALUABLE
THE FURROW TO ALL FARMERS
Practical Plan for Hitching Four Implement la Becoming More and
Horses to Plow with One More an Essential to Prac-
Animal in the Trench. tical Agriculturist.
HEARKEN! Also listen! Wall
11 street has a new secret and a
brand new problem. Thus far neither
has obtained wide currency in the
financial world. Here is the problem:
If a railroad has behind it resources
aggregating $1,600,000,000 a foot for
every foot of its trackage, and has a
constant tonnage of the most valuable
freight the civilized commercial world
knows, would you expect such a line
to be put out of business?
No; it doesn’t require an E. II. Har-
riman or a James J. Hill to take just
one answering whack at that question.
On the other hand, you need not con-
tend that the framer of that problem
should be lodged forthwith in a padded
cell until the breezes of autumn cool
off the ambient atmosphere. For such
a railroad has suspended—temporar-
ily. Lack of operating resources? No,
sir-ee. It's true that the line in ques-
tion is only about 10ft feet in length,
is a single track road and has no
branches or other rail connections.
But it lias behind it resources aggre-
Big Subway Built
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My plan for hitching four horses to
plow is to so arrange that three horses
walk on the laud and the fourth one
in the furrow, writes George M.
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Flenilug. In Missouri Valley Farmer.
Take four pieces of strap iron (old
wagon tire will do), have two pieces
made 12 inches long and two 20
inches long and attach to the plow-
clevis instead of a regular plow clevis,
as shown In the Bketcli. This throws
the four-horse ovener over far enough
so that the fourth horse can waik in
the furrow.
Better burn all the old berry crates,
j Fruit In nice, clean boxes will bring a
; price enough better to pay for the loss
of the old crates.
Confidence In Farming.
Believe In your occupation. Do not
let the boys hear you grumble aboM
farming and its hard work or pool
pay, but praise its dignity, independ-
ence snd healthfulness and Its value
for training for any other occupation
A few years ago only the well-to-do
or rich farmer could afford farm
scales, says the Farm anil Home. On
these he weighed the grain or hay or
other farm produce sent to market
and all of his farm stock before it
was turend over to the shipper. Scales
were then rather expensive, and the
average farmer could not afford to
put one up. As lime passed, it be-
came more and more evident that the
farmer should know exactly how much
produce and stock were raised. Land
increased Id price, and it was abso-
lutely essential that the best and most
economical methods be employed to
make the farm pay a reasonable rato
of interest on Its high valuation.
So it has come about that the farm
scale is becoming more and more pop-
ular and more and more of them aro
put in each year. The cost Is now
reasonable and most users claim that
they more than pay for themselves in
one year. Particularly true is this -
where a large amount of grain Is sent
to market, or where much stock is
sold. While most elevator men and '
stock buyers are honest, they fre- i
quently make mistakes, and ft is very :
satisfactory to be able to check up
each sale
117 HILE the opening of the McAdoo
*v tunnels under the Hudson river,
practically connecting New Jersey to
New York, has been generally noticed
throughout tiie country, few persons
realize that this project was begun
more than forty years ago. Like the
Panama canal, two failures preceded
Its successful completion.
The man in whose brain the plan of
the Hudson tunnels was born was
named Haskins. Away back in the
'60s he came to this city with the
purpose of building a tunnel to con-
nect New York with the great trunk
line railway terminals in New Jersey.
Haskins had only $300,000, and the
Wall street interests to which he ap-
plied for backing accepted the reports
of engineers that the project was not
feasible, and refused their support.
Haskins, however, was so enthusi-
gating just $116,000,000,000, according
to the statistical sharps who wrestle
with such high-geared figures, for all
the resources of the United States
government and of Uncle Sam's entire
country are back of It
This peculiar road lies just east of
the sub-treasury, at Nassau and Broad
street. New York city, : nd one of Its
terminals is opposite the offices of Mr.
J. Pierpont Morgan. It Is connected
with the aforesaid governmental es
tablishment and its cars, operated by
the application of husky human
muscle, carry back and forth between
waiting trucks and the government
vaults those kegs of gold coin and
bars of gold and silver which go tc
uplift the commerce and credit of the
United States and the world. It
handles many tons of such valuable
freight every year over its narrow
gauged track. Wherefore it holds the
record as the shorted road in the
world, while backed by the greatest
resources and hauling the richest bur
dens.
Why, in the light of all these fac-
tors of magnitude, has the road sus-
pended? Well, the nssay office is be-
ing rebuilt and the consequent activ-
ity of workmen required th: . the line
be temporarily discontinued. How-
ever, there are plenty of husky em-
ployes about the sub-treasury who
now carry the 'gold and sliver bur-
dens by hand and truck.
After Two Failures
] astic, for his plan that he had started
! ahead on his own resources. Using
the crude engineering devices of that
day. he tunneled as long as his money
held out. No more funds being forth-
coming, he bricked up the end of his
tunnel and quit.
At that time the tubes extended
about 2,000 feet from the Jersey shore
and 200 feet from tho New York
shore. They soon filled with water and
remained unused until 1888, when an
English company took up the plan.
Engineering methods had been
greatly improved, but in spite of this,
lack of funds forced another halt after
2,000 feet had been added to the ear-
lier work.
It was only after these attempts,
corresponding to the two attempts on
the part of the French to dig the Pan
ama canal, that Mr. McAdoo, a prac-
ticing lawyer, then took hold of the
matter successfully, just as the United
States has taken hold at Panama.
In these new tunnels, however,
which have brought New Jersey with-
in three minutes of New York, Is the
work of no less than three Interests,
since the completed tubes have util-
ized all the earlier work.
Fat Women Win in Fashion Contest
The school of actual farming Is
sometimes a dear teacher, but it is
the only way to learn everything
right.
Forty acres of un Indian allotment
adjoining the townsito of Clinton sold
at Washington, D. 0.. last week for
$33'000. The Indian girl is well edu-
cated and handsome and has asked
a Mcnonite missionary to look after
her money for her.
After a lively contest, Ewers White
of MeLoud, M. F. lkard of Chlckashu
and O. A. Brower of Helena were re-
elected members of the stale board of
agriculture from the third, fourth and
fifth districts, respectively.
The state board of health, following
the recent action in Kansas and other
near-by states, has set upon a cam-
paign against public drinking cups.
ADVENT OF THE
SPINELESS CACTUS
Twenty-Five Varieties Collected
and Introduced, Some of Which
Are Quite Promising;.
Sulphurs water and electric light
scrvico was put out of commission
one day last week by the breaking ol
the water main.
W. D. Bentley, stole agent for the
United Stans department of agrlcul
ture, has moved his headquarters from
Tishomingo to Yukon.
Those who have been eagerly
awaiting the udvent of the spineless
1 cactus will be Interested to know that
: It Is already here, and that, too, with
| out breeding or selection. The I'nited
j states bureau of plant Industry, re-
ports David Griffiths in a recent bulle-
tin of the department of agriculture,
has been studying the matter since
1907, and has collected and lutroduced
about twenty-five spineless species or
varieties, ten or twelve of which are
promising. It Is preparing to send out
free for experiment 7,000 to 9,000 cut
tings, but only to growers who dwell
hi the area where the plant will live.
It must be borne in mind also that a
spineless cactus will not necessarily
remain spineless. Unfavorable condi-
tions, such u alkaline soil, heat or
drought, may be expected to develop
the tiny spines that most of them pos
sess. Further:
"It Is essential to remember that
these plants cannot be put out to shift
for themselves; they must be farmed
like* any other crop, though, owing to
their resistance, they permit more
latitude In their treatment than most
other plants. . . . The prlekly pear
plants as they now- exist nre adapted
to a region huvlr ; considerable rain-
fall. but too Irregularly distributed for
ordinary crops. . . . They are the
camels of the vegetable world. They
must have water, but they can get
along for long periods without It.
What Is most needed in the spineless
prickly pears to-ilay is greater hard-
iness, but this quality cannot be bred
into them in two or three years, it
might bo possible by careful breeding
and selection, in a decade or more tc
Increase the hardiness of tho rapid
grow ing prickly pears so as to
push the limit of their cultivation to
the northward materially. But this
will take much patient toll md many
years of experimentation.''
DAIRY NOTES.
It is claimed that when symptoms
of milk fever develop It is not best
to milk out all of the milk from the
uilder at freshening time. Just
enough is removed to relieve the
pressure which causes the bag to
cake. After a few days all of the
milk may be removed from the udder
at one time. As a preventive give
laxative feeds for u week or two be-
fore calving time.
Tiie cow Is said to be a machine for
producing milk. The efficiency of her
working as a machine depends upon
her good general health, vigor of
constitution, purity of blood nnd the
richness and vnrlety of food given her.
Since the milk is directly manufac-
tured from the blood. it is Imperative
that the cow’s blood shall bo in the
best of condition. It is very likely
‘hat regular suiting of dairy cows has
mr»li to do with tho purity of their
Yood :tnd tho power of securing milk.
Our Pcnltry Crop.
T D. Corbin, secretary of the Kan-
sas utc bo; d of Agriculture, in aj
rerent address, says: "Wool Is looked
upon as a most important commodity,
but tho United States census showed
Its value less than one-third that ol
the poultry anil eggs produced on out
American farms. Oats is a crop ap
predated by stockmen, and the po-
tatoes are everywhere staples, but the
combined value of these two crops in
1907 was not greater than tbe income
from the fowls."
Extra Tillage.
Probably no operation on the farm
pays as well on the Investment as
the extra tillage requisite to secure
ideal renditions. Clods repel the tiny
roots and vacancies between carry
neither ready moisture nor food.
Sometimes, especially in dry seasons
the difference between u cloddy soil
and one open, mellow, with available
food easy to reach and moisture at
will approaches 100 per cent.
Heavy Drain on Country.
More than 30.000 workmen are
killed In the course of a year In this
country hv accidents incident to their
occupations.
n AREWELL to the dlrectoire gown.
I* Welcome the gown of the fat.
Those mystic beings who preside
over the destinies of our ladies of
fashion have decreed the death of the
startling, skin-tight costumes that for
ao many months hare made women
look thinner and men longer. In its
place is to come a voluminous, flow-
ing robe well calculated to bring out
the fine points of embonpoint and to
make the fragile, red bird woman re-
semble a Harlem clothes line on a
windy Monday.
This decree of the arbiters of fash-
ion in Paris and London has Just
reached the costumers and modistes
of New York and lias occasioned a
complete reversal in the daily habits
of fashionable women.
It has brought happiness to the
many, for the women who can pry
themselves into a directoire gown
and look like the pictures in the maga-
zines are few.
To the great majority of women the
advent of tbe directoire and Us suc-
ceeding variations has meant a heart
rending system to diet. Every weight
reducing device known to the fertile
minds of the beauty doctors has had
Its legions of fair champions for
months past.
Tho dally "How d'ye do. dearie?"
between women has b.en supplement-
ed by “I lost two pounds this week,"
and the general topic of conversation
at social gatherings for months has
been "how to get rid of it.”
And now all is changed. Instead of
limiting herself to lemons, fish, green
vegetables and anti-avoirdupols pow-
ders the woman inclined to take on
weight for age now dives deep Into
a patter of the richest, most nutritious
and fattening of foods. The thinnest
woman will have to do so if she wants
to prepare her frame to support the
new gown.
The produce merchants and restau-
rant keepers are the happiest of all.
For the era of three square meals a
day has returned.
Monoplane and Biplan*.
In aviation the monoplane contin-
ues to make more rapid progress than
the biplane, and an effort is now be-
ing made by many designers to reduce
the area of the planes and thus to
make the machine more compact. In
a new American biplane, the Curtis,
the area of the planes has been re-
duced so much that the machine has
only about half the total spread of the
Wright biplane. The Curtis, ol
course, has not the same carrying
capacity as the Wright, but already It
has made several satisfactory flights.
Higher speed will be required to lift
these small machines, but undoubted-
ly as designs are improved and great-
er efficiency is derived from engines,
they will be far more serviceable and
compact machines than those at pres-
ent in vogue.
The recent development In mono-
planes is traceable in no small degree
to engine improvement, and the
French nre working at this point with
great energy. Enter on, biplanes will
get improved engines better adapted
for their peculiar requirements, and
then there will be a new development
in Mils class of machine.
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