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THE DAVIS NEWS
GINGHAHjm STYLE
Fabric Popular for Dresses
Parasols and Millinery
ffeckwear and ' Veatees and Blouse
Trimmed -With the Material
I
Among the 8howlngs
Gingham still persists ' as anyone
yho wintered South or who kept
floated on what smart women wore
finder the palms can attest - It 'was
the material out of which the great
percentage of 'morning gowns ' were
inade Although It may appear in-
consistent ginghams were not aim-
pie In general effect They vyere fre-
!iuently combined "With - organdie
ometifnes veiled with It as In the
case of strong red-and-whlte checked
ginghams with apron panels of organ-
die and they were bound with every-
thing from black clre to net— all of
which leads one naturally to suppose
that gingham gowns are to be In style
for another summer
' The gown sketched Is on rather sim-
ple lines the yoke cut In one with the
Abbreviated sleeves-being one' of Its
iost Interesting features ' Yokes are
ppearing quite frequently this year
nd when a plaid or striped material
is used It Is of course advisable to
liave-the lines of' the material at a
different angle to those appearing In
he rest of the dress
Gingham parasols and gingham mil-
linery gingham neckwear and ging-
ham vestees are all among the spring
Ahowings and one finds gingham in-
produced as trimming on many smart
jtrlcotlne gowns Just now Blouses
The Simple Gingham Gown
ff plain material frilled or banded
(with gingham are among the offerings
iwhlch are Impressive
There Is rather a prejudice against
he gingham hat unless It Is made of
he identical fabric or the dress for
laturally one would hesitate at ap-
pearing In two different plaids at one
tend the same time
Neok -Line
The popular line for the neck Is the
decollete a la Vterge” This Is the
line you've seen in the old paintings
f the virgins at Louvre It Is rather
tigher at the neck and front and falls
iway at the shoulders
' FASHIONJIOTES
Tea and coffee shades are rivaling
gray
Many tallormades worn these days
fiave no belt
I Burnt orange and boneydew are the
leading shades
I Cretonne and gingham parasols are
(offered this summer
I Tailored suits are more popular this
season than they have been since the
war -
v I Sailor hats plainly banded or wound
around the crown with crepe are
much worn
Soft supple silks particularly
frepes have a great place In spring
nd summer fashion affuirs
It Is reported that organdie will be
as much In favor this summer as last
Organdie hats will also be very popu-
lar
Attractive little ruffled aprons with
hats to match are being worn by
bridesmaids as well as at teas this
spring
Several smart hats have a high-back
trimming which simulate Spanish
combs These are often made of lace
or plaited mallnes
I Mushroom brims have been rather
lout of the running but the Bhort back
poke has done a good deal toward
reviving Interest In the drooping brim
Handkerchiefs of linen are colored
all the bright shades of the rainbow
Some In plain shades leave the tiniest
of rolled edges and little white initials
worked In the corners
The campus coat mode of carnal's
hair Is a slip-on V-neck sweater' that
Is new and fast meeting with favor
IThese smart-sweaters come In all the
oonular colors are plain knit and In
-RIBBON HAS PART TO PLAY
Ribbon plays mi Important part in
one's costume this season— and an at-
tractive fashion it to have girdle and
hat band of some gay brocaded or
vividly striped ilk
ORIENTAL DESIGNS IN SILKS
Patterns Representing Sphynx Egyp
tian Heads Vultures Satins
and Taffetaa Attractive
The patterns In the new oriental
silk dress goods are odcf and daring
representing targe designs of the
Sphynx Egyptian heads vultures with'
hieroglyphics! signs In a long shaped
medallion In bright colors on a nat-
ural shantung silk ground the typi-
cal Egyptian vulture wing and other
fantastic designs
The Persian designs are of a com-
plicated variety mostly with a trellis
background In reds with yellow ram-
pant leopards or trelllswork designs
hi blues white and blacks Other de-
signs show green leopards and red
and yellow birds In various color
schemes
A - number of Chinese designs are
seen In shantung silk in natural color
and such shades as old rose These
are mostly - printed with Chinese
script In bright contrasting colors A
few shantung silks In their natural
color are ornamented with large con-
ventional flowers with black petals
and green white and orange or deep
red white and blue 'combinations A
large sunflower design appears among
this collection
A variety of medallion designs Is
seen arvuig the black taffetas and
brightly colored landscapes together
with pagodas with bright red roofs
and elephants embroidered in maroon
with red trappings :
- Amopg the black and dark blue
satins some large conventional fruit
and flower designs In medallions are
shown In softer toned colors A bright
embroidered dragonfly design on black
Roft satin Is very effective On a
silk crepe there Is a striking design
representing a wide-spreading tree In
black Inserted in a medallion on a
ground of light tango
Among the taffetas are broad plaids
and stripes In graduated shades of
orange on black blue on black and
other striking combinations
Ruches Back
Wraps are topped quite often with
ruches very similar to those you wore
some years ago — only very much more
fluffy r And In some Instances the
ruches leave the wraps and become
a garment In themselves
Monogram Slippers
Some of the “fanciest’ Parisian e
ning slippers are trimmed with tl
rhinestone monogram
waistline length that makes them par-
tlcularly desirable fur wear under the
sport suit
It Is not unlikely that the soft felt
hat untrlmmed except for a single
large flower that Paris Introduced for
early spring wenr will be utilized all
summer for these soft felts are most
comfortable for sport wear
The knitted scarf dnily gains In
favor for It Is the logical neckpiece
to wear with the sport or general util-
ity spring suit Scarfs of striped
knitted silk give a delightful color
rote to the practical suit as do
scarfs of brushed wool designed in
two-color block effect -
Pin-check gingham Is a favored ma-
terial for little girls' summer play
time frocks Many of these practical
little frocks are made exceedingly
smart by a good-taste placement of
embroidery- done in black others are
made very dainty yet more or less
tailored In effect by collar and cyffs
belt and pocket flaps of white pique
Mnny novelty effects In veils are be-
ing used aud the long-made veil
seems to be enjoying more favor than
the square-shaped veil Chantilly Ipce
veils are being accepted to a greater
degree than enriier In the season and
the veil with chenille and silk border
done In contrasting color is exceed-
ingly popular with smart women Veils
as part of the hnt trimming were an
early spring fashion Introduced hy
French milliners Now separate veils
are bejng worn In similar manner on
ready-to-wear lints drnped to suit the
wearer's Iden " individual require-
ments Consider! oly more color than
usual Is seen lu veils anil veiling gen-
erally which nakes for a pleasing
change"
CONTAINERS FOR
FARM PRODUCTS
Public Sometimes Defrauded Be
cause of Many Types and
Sizes Now in Use
STANDARD WILL REDUCE COST
Relatively Few Styleeand Size Would
Satiefy All Demands of Trade—
Hamper le Especially Pop
' ular in the East
(Prepared by the-Unlted States Depart-
ment of Agriculture) - v
To eliminate fraud in the marketing
of fruits and vegetables by the sub
stltution of short measure packages
at full-measure prices Is one of the
principal objects of specialists of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture now making a study of the hun-
dreds of different types of contain-
ers in use For example baskets
which contain seven-eighths of a
bushel are frequently used as bushel
baskets It being difficult to detect the
short measure In Farmers’ Bulletin
1100 from the 'bureau of markets
just published by the department the
specialists discuss the need for stand-
ard containers for fruits and vige-t
tables and describe how the public Is
sometimes defrauded because of the
many types and sizes of containers
now In use
Multitude of 8izes Increasee Cost --The
serious lack of uniformity of
containers Increases the cost of mar-
keting say the specialists because of
the greater expense of manufacturing
a large number of unnecessary styles
and sizes and by breakage In transit
which Is sometimes directly attribut-
able to the difficulty of loading odd-
slzed containers There are In com-
mon use at present about 40 sizes of
cabbage crates 20 styles of celery
crates 80 lettuce crates or boxes 60
styles and sizes of hampers 15 styles
and sizes of round-stave baskets and
marketing baskets varying In size from
1 to 24 quarts whereas relatively
few standard sizes would satisfy all
demands of the trade In many cases
the (Vquart market basket the 14-
quart peach basket the -bushel bean
hamper and the 5-peck lettuce hamp-
er are confused with peck half-
bushel and 1-bushel baskets
- No Standard Hamper
The federal standard barrel law and
the United States container act which
establish standard containers have
done away with a large number of un-
necessary sizes of barrels berry boxes
and grape baskets and have awak-
ened a widespread demand for the ap-
plication of the same - principle to
other containers says the bulletin At
present there Is no standard hamper
Which is one of the most widely used
types of containers especially popu-
lar In the eastern and central states
Almost 80000000 of these baskets are
Baskets Which Contain Seven-Eighths
of a Bushel Are Frequently Used
used annually The sizes of hampers
which are recommended by the bureau
of markets of the Department of Ag-
riculture ns being sufficient In num-
ber to satisfy ail legitimate require-
ments of the trade are as follows:
8-qtmrt or 1 peck 10-quurt or one-
half bushel 82-qunrt or 1 bushel
48-quart or 1 bushels It is sug-
gested that the Intter be made in two
styles to meet the preference in va-
rious parts of tile country
The round-stnve basket for which
there Is no standard Is popular In all
regions except the southern and Mid-
dle Atluntic states and on the Pacific
const About 20000000 such baskets
are manufactured annually The sizes
which ore recommended as standards
by the bureau of markets are the
same as those recommended for the
hamper except for the elimination of
the 8-qunrt size The splint or
veneer baskets for which there are
also no standards are well known to
the public as market baskets The
sizes which are proposed by the bu-
reau of markets are five In number
—4 8 12 J8 and 24 quart
WORK DONE BY SPECULATORS
Shippers Overlook Fact That Middle-
men Are Doing Things Producer
Fall to Do
Many persons opposing the opera-
tions of speculative shippers overlook
the fact that this type of middle-
men Is dplng— however Inefficiently
and extravagantly— the things that
producers have fulled to do for them-
selves Cartully organized efficiently
managed loyally supported co-opera-tlvd
organizations can perform the
servicea rendered by theae men In a
more satisfactory mnnner and In ao
doing ahorten the distance between the
farm and the cousumer
SIDE LINES INSURE
AGAINST BAD CROPS
Many Stories of Achievements
Reported From South
Case Cited of Arkansas Woman With
Co-operation of Husband Sold $V
200 Worth of Milk Butter
and Egga In Year -
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture)
Numerous little stories of big
achievement are encountered in go-
ing through' the reports to the United
States Department' of Agriculture
from home demonstration agents in
the South In 'estimating the money
value of the returns reported in the
various activities of the clubs It Is
necessary of course to remember that
account seldom Is taken of the land
value Interest on Investment board
and lodging and such things although
credit for labor at the current rate
of pay is set down in most cases
However the value of the achieve-
ments rests upon something more Im-
portant than money — the flue commu-
Farm Woman Feeding - Her Fleck
nlty effect the leadership developed
the general all-round rise in agricul-
tural morale It Is Impossible not to
be deeply Impressed by the work re-
ports of some of these southern wom-
en and girls results accomplished
very often under conditions of un-
usual difficulty and discouragement
An example of what may be accom-
plished under the stimulus of the
home demonstration work and with
encouragement and co-operation in
the home Is afforded by the case of
Mrs Jim Dorris of Bear Ark who
enjoys the hearty co-operation of her
husband lu the work she Is doiug
With from three to six cows this cou-
ple sold from January I to December
last year $45885 worth of milk and
$49575 of butter and from 69 hens
$24980 worth of eggs This $1200
from side lines coming in through the
years Is Important on any farm and
in many cases is a form of insurance
against crop failures
WINDBREAKS SAVE MOISTURE
Farming and Living Conditions More
Favorable In Regiona Where Treea
Are Planted
When the prairie regions of the Mid-
dle West were first developed the luck
of trees was severely felt The clear
sweep of the winds across the ptalns
was a great hindrance to agricultive
for the soli was dried out quickly by
evaporation grain was lodged and or-
chards Injured by the force of the
wind Windbreaks were the only rem-
edy and thousands of miles of them
were pinnted along roads and farm di-
vision lines The effect of this plant-
ing although felt only gradually was
very distinct farming and living con-
ditions beennie more favorable through-
out the whole region
CUT LETTUCE FOR SHIPMENT
Far Less Decay Developed in Transit
When Two or Three Lower
Leaves Are Removed
Carefully cut lettuce with the two
or three lower leaves and nil diseased
leaves removed develops fur less de-
cay In transit than the commercially
cut lettuce In experimental shipments
from Florida to northern markets
says the United Stntes Department of
Agriculture
POTATOES IN ROTATION PLAN
Specialist Advise interval of Two or
More Years Between Crops for
Beit Results
Specialists state that it 1s best to
grow field potatoes In a regular rota-
tion keeping an interval of two or
more years between the potato crops
because of the liability of disease car-
rying over from one crop to the' other
QUALITY AND HONESTY COUNT
— —
Farmer Can’t Make No 1 Hog Out of
of No 2 Animal by Selling It
Through Cooperative Market
You can't tnnke a No 1 hog out of a
No 2 merely by selling It through co-
operative marketing Quality and all-
round honesty will continue to be the
most compelling vlrute of all right-
thinking men and women
FARM
POULTRY
AIM FOR HEALTH AND VIGOR
Appearance and Action Taken Togeth
or Are Fairly Reliable Guide '
' for Selection
Only by continuous qolectlon fo
health and vigor is it possible to
build up a flock that will produce
fertile eggs strong chicks capable of
making quick growth and’ pullets
with sufficient stamina to withstand
the strain of heavy egg production
The appearance of a - bird Is not al-
ways a sure indication of Its vigor
but appearance and action taken to-
gether are a fairly reliable guide for
picking out vigorous birds say
poultry specialists of ’ the United
States Department of Agriculture
The comb face and wattles should
have a good bright color the eyes
should be bright and fairly prominent
and the head should be comparatively
broad and short having a fairly
short well-curved beak and showing
no tendency to be long "snaky” or
"crow-headed”
The bird should be alert and have a
strong vigorous carriage the legs
Single Comb Whit Leghorn Cockerel
—One of Foundation Bird lieed at
Government Poultry Farm Belta-
vllle Md
should be set well apart and strongly
support the body giving no Indica-
tion of weakness or a knock-kneed
condition The bone as seen In the
shank should be strong and not too
fine for the breed while the toes
should be strong straight and - not
too long The plumage should be
clean and smooth as a lack of con-
dition often accompanies soiled
roughened plumage The condition of
flesh should be good as a very thin
bird Is usually In poor health Sick
fowls or fowls that have apparently
recovered from sickness Should never
be used for breeding If It can be
avoided
FEEDS FOR GROWING CHICKS
In Addition to Grains Growth of
Young Fowl Can Be Hastened by
Supplying Milk
As soon as chickens will eat whole
wheat cracked corn and othel grains
the small-sized chick feed can be elimi-
nated In addition to the above feeds
the chickens' growth- can be hastened
If they are given sour milk skim
milk or buttermilk to drink
Growing chickens kept on a good
range may be given all their feed In'
a hopper mixing two parts by weight
of cracked corn with one part of
wheat or equal parts of cracked corn
wheat and oats In one hopper and
the dry mash In another The beef
scrap may be left out of the dry
mash and fed In a separate hopper
so that the chickens can ent all of
this feed they desire If the beef scrap
is to be fed separately It Is advisable
to wait until tlie chicks are 10 days
eld the poultry division of the Uni-
ted States Department of Agriculture
advises although mnny poultrymen
put the beef scrup before the young
chickens at the start without bad re-
sults Chickens confined to small yards
should always he supplied with green
feed Fine charcoal grit and oyster
shell should be kept before the chick-
ens at all times and' cracked or ground
bone nmy be fed where tho chickens
nre kept In sniull bare yards but the
latter feed Is not necessary for chick-
ens that have a good runge
LOSSES FROM FERTILE EGGS
Table Given by Department of Agri
culture Show Infertile Product
It Superior
The following table compiled by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture shows that the losses of fertile
eggs are computed to be nearly twice
ns greut as of infertile eggs:
Fertile Infertile
Eggs Egga
Far cent Per cent
On the farm 290 156
At country store 71 44
Transportation to peck-
ing house 64 4T
Total TTji TTl
LOCATION FOR BROOD COOPS
8hould Bo Placed cn Spot Whero
Grass la Green and Tender and
Removed Frequently
Brood coops with runs should be
placed on ground where the grass Is
green and tender and as fast as It Is
eaten off the coop and run should be
moved to a place where the grass Is
plentiful say specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculturp
USE DF CALOMEL
Says' Drug Is Mercury and Acts
Like Dynamite on YoUr
r Liver
Dodson Is making a hard fight
against calomel In the South Every
druggist has noticed a great falling off
In thq sale of calomel They all give
the same reason Dodson's Liver Tone
la taking Its place
‘'"Calomel is dangerous and people
know It while Dodson's Liver Tone le
perfectly safe and gives better results”'
said a prominent' local druggist Dod
son’s Liver Tone Is personally guaran-
teed by every druggist A large bottle
costs but a few cents and If It falls to
give easy relief In every case of lives
sluggishness and constipation yoa
nave only to ask for your money back
Dodson’s Liver Tone Is a pleasant
tasting purely vegetable remedy
harmless to both children and adults
Take a spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine no biliousness sick head-'
ache acid stomach or constipated
bowels It doesn’t gripe or cause Incon-
venience all the next day like violent
calomel Take a dose of calomel to-
day and tomorrow you will feel weak
sick and nauseated Don't lose a day’s
work I Take Dodson’s Liver Tone In-
stead and feel fine full of vigor and-
ambition— Adv
New Cure for Spring Fever
Lassoing mountain lions Is a better
cure for spring-fever than sassafras
tea according to a mighty Chicago
hunter who has Just returned from a
first-class dose of bis favorite spring
tonic We may be pardoned If ws
still persist In the belief that the dis-
ease Is much to be preferred to either
of the remedies prescribed
“ASPIRIN
Name “Bayer” on Genuine
Warning I Unless you see the name
“Bayer” on package or on tablets yoa
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians ' for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions
Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds Headache Neural-
gia Rheumatism Earache Toothache
Lumbago and for Pain Handy tia
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As-
pirin cost few cents Druggists also
sell larger packages Aspirin Is tho
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Mouoacetlcacldester of Sallcycacld—
Adv
Helen's Version
A teacher in the Irvington school
was carefully leading her pupils
through - a lesson In the first grade
reader
"Now Helen" said she "will you
please read the' next sentence Be
sure and do not forget the little mark
at the end of the sentence”
Helen studied the sentence It was
this: “Can you run?”
Then Helen reud It thus : “Can you
run little button hook?” — Indianapolis
News
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT
For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root
the great kidney liver and bladder medi-
cine It is a physician’s prescription
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine It helps the kidneys liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you No other kidney
medicine has so many friends
Be sure to got Swamp-Iioot and start
treatment at once
However if you wish first to test thia
great preparation send ten cents to Dr
Kilmer A Co Binghamton N Y for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper— Adv
Falsely Accused
A little girl In tlie Irvington school
received an unwarranted rebuke from
her teacher
"Mary you musn’t chew gum in
school" said tlie teacher
"I’m not chewing gum” said Mary
"I’ve got n hollow tooth and I can’t
keep my tongue out of It" — Indlnnnp-
apolis News
Sure
Relief