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FALL GARDENING IN SOUTHERN STATES
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CITY PLANNING FOR FRANCE
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The lted Cross Christmas seal stands
for one of the greatest undertakings
of our day, and a work that everyone
can help along. Miss Boardraan says
In "Under the Red Cross Flag :"
"The charter of the American lied
Cross places the duty upon It of miti
gating the sufferings caused by pesti
lence and the devising of measures to
prevent the same. No more dangerous
and Insidious pestilence exists than
that which Is called the great white
plague no country or nation Is free
from its ravages. It requires not only
the skill of the specialists to combat
It, but the earnest co-operation of the
entire nation, rich and poor, old and
young."
During the fast seven years over
53,800,000 have been raised by the sale
of the Christmas seal for active work
In comoating tuberculosis. Ninety per
cent of the profits on the sale of
seals belongs to the community in
which they are sold. The remaining
ten per cent goes to the Red Cross and
to used to defray the expenses of print
ing seals, posters, and other advertis
ing matter. If any money remains
after these things are paid for, it is
divided between the Red Cross and
Che National Society for the Study and
Conservative
The frame of mind in which the
world of fashion finds itself just now
does not encourage the unusual or
conspicuous in styles, and new suits
and coats reflect this mood. There is
no lack of variety, however, In suits.
Colors are quiet and. rich, lines grace
ful and designing leans toward sim
plicity. In other words, styles are
conservative, and for that reason the
new suits presented for fall have
about reached the apex of excellence.
In colors what are called the glove
shades are favored. They include
brown, taupe, mouse, castor, gray and
tan. There is a shade of brown with
a hint of wine In It and a platinum
gray that are especially effective in
Fatin or other high-luster goods. The
liveliest colors appear in shades of
amethyst and dark wine color. There
Is a considerable range In amethyst
Fhiides and they are most beautiful.
Dark blue; it goes without saying, is
Untrimmed Chiffon Frock.
! There is a kind of deml-tollette
which shares honors with black satin
and is far easier to wear, and that
is the untrimmed chiffon frock. A chif
fon frock may be had in flower shades,
ench as hydrangea blues, orchid
shades, cool, clear greens and odd blue
tolets. These single colors may be
Buppleinonted by a contrasting touch
of color. A lovely chiffon frock is of
hydrangea blue with an odd dash of
mulberry lyet Vanity Fair.
To Brighten Gold.
Goto Jewelry may be cleansed by
being placed for half an hour in a
bowl of warm water to which a gen
erous quantity of ammonia has been
' added. Stir the Jewelry round in the
water for a moment, then cover the
bowl and let It etaud.
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Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The seal was launched in this coun
try by Mr. Jacob Rlls, who lost one
after another of six brothers with tu
berculosis. One day near Christmas,
190G, Mr. Rlls received a letter from
his old home in Denmark which car
ried besides regular postage many new
strange stamps. lie discovered . that
these stamps were sold to help the
Danish people battle against tubercu
losis. ITe wrote about this stamp in
the Outlook a forceful article which
fell into the hands of Miss Bfssell, and
she took the idea up in order to
raise funds for antituberculosis work
needed in Delaware, and this set of
circumstances the Danish stamp, Mr.
Rils' letter, the need of money in Dela
ware, and Miss Blssell's insight and
Initiative, led to the Red Cross Christ
mas seal.
When we come to realize that the
white plague kills an army of a hun
dred and fifty thousand people every
year, we also realize that It is a calam
ity to rank with war. Tuberculosis
is a preventable disease, and the Red
Cross has entered the battle against
it. The Christmas seals have had an
immense educational value and are
witnesses to its benevolent strength.
Styles in Suits.
well represented in suits, as it is every
season.
The suit of taupe broadcloth shown
above is typical of fall styles. Its
shirt is plain and correct as to length
and width. The coal is long, with
plaits laid in at each side furnishing
sufficient fullness, and flat pockets of
the material. The collar and cuffs are
made of a fur fabric the. cuffs pointed
and set on to plain sleeves. Bands of
broadcloth are applied at the edge of
the collar and fastened down with but
tons sewed to them.
In view of the certainty in the sup
ply of wool and the certainty that
prices of woolen goods will go up
rather than down, suits shown early
probably represent the best value"
that the season will have to offer.
Lawn and Gingham Useful.
Gingham has been revived after s
long absence, and very welcome it is,
Jumper coats or shirt blouses of ging
ham beat all records in the way oJ
wear.
Duster check lawn is another use
ful medium. This makes Into the most
delightful shirts, especially when these
fasten down the front with mammotl;
crochet buttons. A checked materia
can be the most hideous as well as the
most charming fabric, but some now
seen are nothing short of fascinating
in rose and white, blue and white, sul
phur and white. Rather a pretty notion
is a shirt of cherry-red and white
j checked lawn worn with a cerise-col-j
ored linen skirt cut on the plain, slm
; ;le straight lines as the best-madt
skirts still are, and bound round th
! hem with a narrow check border.
' Some Good to Result From Destruction
of Towns by Bombardment of
the German Armies.
There Is no great loss, according to
homely philosophy, without some
slight gain. Great disasters often lead
to better conditions. The old fable
of the phoenix rising from Its ashes Is
essentially true.
France Is to profit by the ruin of so
many of her cities. So her people have
decreed. When the German armies are
driven from her soil, her maimed towns
are to be rebuilt But they will
not be reconstructed along former
lines. The narrow streets will not be
restored. The buildings centuries old,
picturesque, perhaps, but scarcely san
itary, will not be restored. Reims and
other bombarded cities are to be re
built according to the latest plans of
experts in city planning. They are to
be models on which cities untouched
by German cannonades will look with
envy.
But that is not all. France has de
cided that she cannot afford in future
to allow towns and cities to, grow up
In the old haphazard way. A law has
been adopted which compels every mu
nicipality to organize a planning com
mission, which will decide on its fu
ture growth. Every improvement will
have to conform to the city plan,
whether it is made in newly developed
territory, or replaces a construction of
long standing, Paris, having outgrown
the Haussmann plans, has organized a
bureau which will care not only for the
city, but for the whole metropolitan
area.
INDIVIDUAL CUPS FOR HORSES.
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This is one of a number of drinking
fountains for horses, with individual
cups, erected by the Pennsylvania So- !
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to 1
animals. !
TRACTORS ARE USED BY CITY
Buffalo Declared to Have Best Gar
bage Collection System by Boston
Investigating Committee.
Buffalo has the best new garbage col
lection plan according to three engi
neers that Mayor Curley of Boston
sent to other cities to find out which
had the best one in operation. The en
gineer's report describes the Buffalo
system briefly as follows:
'The city is divided Into districts of
such size that four horse-drawn ve
hicles will handle theigarbage, ashes or
refuse, picking it up from the houses.
These four vehicles after filling are
pulled to a central point from which
a tractor takes them on the long haul
to the reduction plant, or dump, as
the case may be. In this way the short
haul with frequent stops is taken care
of by horses, while for the long haul
the tractor is used taking several trail
ers. Care in routing vehicles would
be necessary to get full advantage of
the tractors and keep them constantly
working. These tractors cost about
?T),0(K) apiece and the trailers about
$1,500. For a city of the size of Bos
ton the first expense for this scheme
might be $250,000, and considerably
study would be required to assure
its economy."
Garbage Dumps Unsanitary.
Not a few cities dump their garbage
upon plots of land located usually in
outskirts of the citw-. This is not dis
posal at all, but simply the placing or
removal of filth from one locality to
another. One health authority has
this to say in regard to dumping gar
bage on the outskirts:
"Whole groups of zymotic diseases
are traceable , to ground conditions.
When, as In some parts, soils are com
posed of an accumulation of decaying
matters from the city, the building oi
houses over It may conceal but cannot
destroy the contamination. More oi
less of the foul air must find its way
out of the soil and endanger the health
of the people living upon it."
A Hint for Gardeners.
In city and town gardens, where tht
space Is restricted, it is best to have
the rows run the long way of the gar
den north to south if possible to pre
vent the growing plants from shading
each other and planting several kinds
' f similarly growing vegetables. lik
'jjeen onions, carrots, radishes, etc.
u the same row.
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VEGETABLES FROM
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Because of the South's long sum
mers and falls and short winters, a va
riety of vegetable seeds may be plant
ed In many parts of that section un
til October or November, and should
produce satisfactory crops of fall, win
ter and spring truck. If planting loca
tions are chosen with some care, say
plant specialists of the United States
department of agriculture, the fall
garden is a possibility with nearly all
vegetables grown In spring and sum
mer in practically all parts of the
South except in areas of high altitude
and in the more northerly portions of
the region.
In many sections of the South, to
mato plants have succumbed to the
strain of high temperatures and dry
ness. In some localities they will live
and continue to bear until fall, but
in others they will not survive. A
new crop should be planted now, and
It may be profitable to try the experi
ment of planting both in the open
ground, where the plants are to rem
maln, and in frames for transplanting.
The frames or beds should be lo
cated in a relatively cool, shady
place. The .same plan of field and
frame planting may be used for cab
bage seedings. With this crop prom
ising results have already been ob
tained by planting several seeds in a
hill and thinning to one plant. If the
field planting should not survive, how
er, in some Instances, the grower,
It is pointed out, is protected by hav
ing on hand the frame-grown plants.
Ordinarily the seed planted direct to
the field will produce an earlier crop
than sted planted in a frame and trans
planted. Among the vegetables which may be
planted at practically any time dur
ing the summer, with fair assurance
of success, are beans. Bush squash
may also be planted even in the hot
test weather if they have not been
made a part of the garden at an ear
lier season. With the beginning of
August practically the entire list of
ordinary vegetables is open to the fall
gardener for choice. Beets, parsnips,
carrots, celery, sweet corn, radishes,
lettuce and peas may be- planted at
this time, many of them In succession
?rops at frequent Intervals. Later in
the month and during the early part of
September, kale, spinach, mustard,
turnips, collards and parsley may also
oe planted. During September onion
sets should be put out and In October,
and even later, onion seeds may be
planted' for a spring crop.
Crops for Winter.
Among the crops of these late plant
ings which the Southern gardener will
find available for winter use, are beets
and the other root crops, such as
parsnips and carrots, and kale, col
lards, spinach and mustard. Many, of
the plants, he will find, may be car
ried by slight protection even into
quite cold weather without suffering
damage. To the crops which will be
carried over for development In the
early spring should be added salsify
or oyster plant, which may be plant
ed practically any time during the late
summer or early fall.
The following specific directions for
fall planting of certain seeds in the
South have been prepared by the de
partment's plant specialists:
Beets.
Beets planted in the South in Au
gust and early September will produce
a crop for late fall and early winter
use. Where hand cultivation is to be
given,' sow the seed In drills 14 to 18
Inches apart and cover to the depth
of about 1 Inch.' For horse cultiva
tion the rows should be 2lz feet apart.
As soon as the plants are well estab
lished, thin them to a stand 2 to 3
Inches apart. Give frequent shallow
cultivation. The beets may be left in
the ground through the winter to be
pulled when wanted.
Varieties recommended : Crosby's
Egyptian, Bassano, Early Eclipse and
Blood Turnip.
Turnips.
Turnip seed may be sown during
the latter part of August and through
out September and the first half of
October.. Sow turnip seed thickly in
rows 15 to 18 inches apart, and when
the plants reach a height of 4 to 5
inches begin thinning, using the young
plants for greens. For good roots
r'lln the plants to about three Inches
MijiTt In the row. Keep the land well
'ilM rated to keep down the weeds and
WELL-KEPT GARDEN.
to leave the surface loose and friable.
In a small garden, cultivation with a
hand cultivator is the most practlc
able. Turnips may be left In the
ground until needed for the table, or
may be pulled as soon as they are ma
ture, and stored in a cellar or burled
in banks or pits. The varieties of
turnips commonly grown in the South
are Purple Top Globe, White Globe,
Seven Top, White Milan, and Yellow
Aberdeen.
Collards.
Collards can be grown In the same
way as outlined for turnips. :
Kale.
Kale can be grown in the open
throughout the winter in practically
all sections of the South. Sow the
seed in September and October in
drills 18 inches apart for hand cultl- ,
vation, and 30 Inches for horse culti
vation. As soon as- the plants reach a ,
height of 4 or 5 inches they should ,
be thinned. The plants pulled may be j
used for greens. The cultivation for
kale should be the same as for turnips. J
Varieties recommended : Dwarf
Curled. Tall Scotch and Siberian. j
Spinach.
Spinach is one of the best crops
grown for greens and should be found
in every home garden. It can be grown
In the open during the autumn and :
winter In all sections south of Norfolk, j
Va. Sow the seed in the latter part
of August, In September, or October,
in drills 15 to 18 Inches apart at the
rate of one ounce to 100 feet of row
When the plants begin to crowd In the
row they should be thinned. The
larger plants are selected first, and the
smaller or later ones are thus given
room to develop.
HOG PASTURE IS ESSENTIAL
To Make Gains Economically Porkert
Need Forage" Crop to Graze
Sorghum Is Favored.
(By IRA W. CARPENTER, Mississippi
Experiment Station.)
It behooves every farmer not only
during the food crisis but in normal
times to keep up a good breeding of
hogs, and see that the porkers be made
to attain a weight of 150 pounds, at
least, before marketing. To make these
gains most economically the hogs need
a forage crop to graze. Patches of
oats, wheat, barley or any of the covei
crops now growing on the farm can be
utilized until a feed crop can be ralaed
Next in order is a good permaneni
pasture.
In case no cover crop is availahlt
the crop that will furnish grazing ear
liest is sorghum, planted broadcast on
fertile land. The hogs may be turced
on this when the sorghum is six to
eight inches high. While the hogs ate
on pasture or grazing crops thej
should be fed from one to two pounds
of concentrate per 100 pounds live
weight. Corn and soy beans planted
together will give, the earliest fatten
ing crop. For succession crops, pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, corn and velvet ;
beans, or a later crop of corn and sos
beans might be planted.
WEEDS KEEP DOWN PASTURES
Noxious Plants Choke Out Grass
Needed for Food Supply for Stock
Destroy Them.
It is none too early to begin think
ing about the weeds which will soon be
choking out the grass in the pasturea !
If there ever was a time -when all the
grass possible should be furnished oui
live stock it is this good year of 1917.
With cattle selling for double what wt
thought a fair price only a few years
ago, we surely must not allow th
weeds to reduce the pasturage, if it is
at all possible to run a mower over th(
pastures.
TEXAS FEVER HURTS CATTLE
Ticks Can Remain on Other Anlmalt
Without Producing Disease
Not Susceptihle.
The reason that Texas-fever tlcki
can remain on animals other than cat
tie without producing the disease ii
because these animals are not suscep
tlble to Texas fever. Numerous ex
perlments have shown that only bo
vines (cattle) contract the Texas fe
ver, so It Is not difficult to understand
why other hosts can be infected wit
impunity.
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We also do highest class of finishing.
Prices and Catalogue upon request.
S. Gtleiki Optical Co., Ricknood, V.
Proof.
"That fellow wouldn't lend money to
his best friend. He refused to buy one
of Uncle Sam's Liberty bonds."
NEVER HAD A CHILL
After Taking ELIXIR BABEK
"My little daughter, 10 years old, suffered
nearly a year with chills and fever, most of the
time under the doctor's care. I was discour
aged and a friend adrised me to try Kllxlr
ISabek. I gave it to her and she has never had
a chill since. It completely cured her." Mrs.
Cyrus Helms, 302 B St., N. E., Washington, D. O.
Kllxlr Unbelt 50 cents, all drugglHts or by
Parcel Post prepaid from Kloczewski & Co.,
Washington, D. C.
Too Slow.
Railway Manager Another farmer
Is suing us on account of his cows.
Lawyer Killed by our trains?
Hallway Manager No ; he com
plains that our passengers are leaning
out of the windows and milking them
as the trains go by."
YOU MAY TRY CUTICURA FREE
That's the Rule Free Samples to Any.
one Anywhere.
We have so much confidence In the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
The Big Exception.
"I don't understand this 'peace with
out annexation' idea," complained the
man on the car.
"Why, that's perfectly simple," ex
plained his fellow straphanger. "It
means that It isn't right to annex any
other country as spoils of victory."
"Mean to say that if we licked some
country we wouldn't have the right to
take some of their possessions?"
"Not the moral' right. We couldn't
annex an island, for instance, whose
Inhabitants do not speak our language,
sympathize with our civilization or
comprehend our Institutions. Such an
island would never become an integral
part of America, no matter what the
geography said."
"Nonsense look at Manhattan."
Cleveland Tlain Dealer.
Liberty Still Lives.
"Vhat's meant by dis here food con
trol?" asked Mr. Samuel Jackson.
"Nigger," answered Mr. George
Washington Jones, "dat means dat de
man whut tries ter git more'n his share
of victuals is goin' ter run right slap
bang Inter de gov-ment."
"Dey ain't nothln in dera rules an
regulations ter keep a cullid man Tom
stelin' a watermelon an a chicken
sometimes, is dey?"
"Course dey ain't ! DIs Is still a free
country."
Spots are reported on the sun. Due,
it Is presumed, to the war.
Coffee Drinkers
who rc
usually
after they
change to the
delicious, pure food-,
drink
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"There's a Reason'