Now Comes Halloween
many preparations art* under way
«<•!• Hailowwn parties that then* is no
doubt that a lot of merry-making is
earning to pass this y, :,r upon the re
turn of tile festival of “all saints' day.”
The big sti.i],s are showing all sorts of
grotesque, funny and pretty decora
tions. made ,,f paper— in the way of
■adornments for house ami table, and
people are buying tlmm freely.
A -Tty party at home is tin* best wav
t" eolehrate and is evhienlly taking the
jdaee of pranks that lure the young
atera into doing dangerous and dam*
agin;, things on the outside.
Avilov. and blin k are the colors for
Halloween decorations and lanterns, 1
candle shades, jack-o'-lanterns, table
5111,1 bouse gnflashings are all done in
these Colors, with yellow in a dark
shade predominating. Plain crepe pn
p< r. In bolts and fringed strips, is used
let it great number of Halloween
figures and titer** arc many printed
palters containing lignin s in black as
witches, ghost*, jack-o'-Itiuterus ami
Innumerable black cats in all sizes, j
I tleae are cur out end pasted against j
thin cardboard for plan* cards, candle
shades, latimcrs and wall decorations.
They are used t«t dress tables instead ,
o! linen, and there are paper napkins
ie keeping.
Instead of the usual genuine pump- j
kin, jaek-o -lanterns are made over :i
big 'tire frame of plain yellow paper
and a face painted on with black and
white water colors, or the fan* may
be cut from printed paper and pasted
on the lantern. This is suspended over
the dialog table and similar lanterns ,
are hung in other rooms or the hall. I
'blip fringed strips of paper are usml
for festoons i.ml these paper decora
tions are improved if autumn leaves
are used with them.
Ill Uk* picture above there are some
clever table fleer,rations. They are
merely suggestions and do not include
cats, bats, ghosts and witches that
may be had In large or small sizes on
the printed holts of paper and used for
lanterns, place cards, candle shades,
etc. The jack-o'-lantern tit the right
of the picture is made of yellow and
black crepe paper. 11»s location in the
scheme of things is in the center of
the table where refreshments are to he
served. Here he is mounted on a low
pasteboard box, either square or round,
covered with crepe paper and contain
ing paper caps or small, mirth-provok
ing souvenirs. These are distributed
to the guests when they are seated.
Tiie lantern at the center is made
of printed crepe paper and is to 1)0
used over electric lights. It is adorned
with short, narrow strips of crepe pa- j
per, eacli ending In a little ball of |
paper stuffed with cotton. I blow the \
lanterns are two place cards cut from 1
printed paper, mounted on thin card
board and fastened to small disks of
cardboard in which the gents’ names
are written. The last figure at the j
left shows a candle hade made of
printed crepe paper mounted over a
ftame of wire or cardboard.
There is nothing formal about the
Halloween party—it is a frolic,
(lames and pastimes for the evening
are to be planned ahead—the merrier
tin- better. Nothing suits the grown
up young people better than dancing
and fortune telling and there are
plenty of thrilling and romping games
for tlie youngsters. It is a paper fes
tival, and paper dishes, paper table
furnishings and paper decorations,
make tilings easy and inexpensive for
die hostess.
Blouses for All Occa^ons
Tin* materials used for blouse this
fall arc the that have made
them so stim'-sfil! 1(1 r several sea
sons. the only new departures being
velvet ttn.l the inereased number »t
models made of erepe-de-ehlne.
In styles the most prominent new
note Is the over-blouse or over-panel.
That is a blouse In one color or ma
terin! serves as a foundation for nn
ovor-bhuise or over panel In a e.intrast
l„» color or material. Tins makes op
portunity for many beautlfu. color
Combinations. Another feature to he
noted lies in Kirdlcs. " 1»>‘)« ai'l" at -a
Isold and silver brocaded ribbons or n
other hrocades. These are used Mth
Manses that are extended into imp
lants. or long panels at the
front. . ,
For trimming. fdpt
roMerv designs. "'I'a
bn rider v fen tured in velvet, small tucks
ami considerable hanti work distin
guish tnc season. Silk and gold 01 sll
v„t. ,breads are combined In em
• | eeplng "'lilt the trend
toward brilliant effects In nll ap u v
For afternoon "car will* saf‘“ 8klrt8
and
head ;itid
vara cm
cropo-de-chine in fashionable colors
Min! adorned with pointed figures is
shown in llic skirted blouses. These
are simply made and usually have gir
dles of heavy silk cord ending in long
tassels. Sleeves are about equally di
vid< d as lo length.
In the plain tailored blouses high
necks with turn-over collars fasten
up the front, including tlu> collar with
small buttons. Hound necks and those
with “V” shaped openings continue to
lx* better liked than others, but In
some of the ne.v models are higher
than in the past season. The blouse
of georgette crepe shown in the pic
ture represents the most popular type.
It is embroidered In silk matching It
in color, with outlined grape leaves and
clusters of small grapes. The sleeves
arc long, but the designer appears to
have been of two minds In finishing
them, and has added a flaring portlou
that might be omitted.
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“Day’s Work for Day’s Pay/’ Is Simple
Panacea for Spirit of Labor Unrest
By CHARLES M. SCHWAB
When we get back to the practice of giving an
honest day’s work for ;;n honest day’s pay, all such
theoretical questions as the high cost of living will
automatically disappear.
The engineers of this country have placed this
great country of ours in a pre-eminent position with
everything pertaining to manufacture, matallurgy, and
kindred arts. We are second to none in the work. We
have a great country, which God has endowed with such
riches in coal and natural resources as no other country
in the world; but rich as these are viewed by you, the
engineers in the country, there is one tiling greater than these resources,
and that is the sturdy character, energy, and integrity of its people, which
will make these great resources of influence in the world's development.
Great as these resources and the energy and integrity of our people,
there is one problem of our engineering that I term today human en
gineering that is of far more importance than the creation of machines
and methods with which you have been so successful in the past. Of what
value is the skillfully devised machinery, the complex process, unless
manned and operated by people whose heart and soul is in sympathy with
the work which they are doing and who have before them the giving of
a complete day's work for a day’s pay ?
I am not all in favor of artificial methods to reduce the high cost of
living. There is but one way to do it and that is by economy and secondly
by industry and efficiency, and when we got this throughout our establish
ments. the high cost of living will by the natural laws of industry adjust
itself to its proper place.
We have won the greatest war, and we must not lose advantage of the
lesson that we have learned by reason of the war; and that lesson is,
broadly, one that the president proclaimed as the lesson of democracy in
the ordinary sense of the term, but a democracy that will teach us all that
men are men for what thev are.
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“Hostel” Plan Is Being Urged to Solve
Vexing United States Maid Problem
By Mis« Mary McDowell, Head Resident of University
of Chicago Settlement
“Housekeeping on a business anti industrial basis”—this is the slo
gan of household economists who are striving to solve the “mrfitl problem.”
The solution, it is the consensus of feminine opinion, is to come from
abroad, in the form of the “hostel.”
An interesting experiment is being carried on in England by Lady
Londonderry, who organized the Women’s Legion during the war. She
has now undertaken to organize a Legion of Domestic Workers.
Members of the legion will wear the uniform of the order and an
official badge. Each will be qualified and trained for a certain position
and sent out as a specialist who will work by the day—an eight-hour day
—or the hour.
There will be a probation period of three months and then work at u
minimum salary. As efficiency increases and the worker becomes expert
in her profession, her salary will be increased.
For each year of service she will receive a service stripe.
The legionaries will live in hostels and may pay for their own
lunches. Accordingly, they will be quite as independent in the kitchen
of a private home as in a factory.
The British Y. W. C. A. lias instituted a similar experiment in Lon
don. A central hotel has been erected as a sort of a club house, and the
maids are distinguished by wearing the blue triangle.
Frenchman Must Pay More Attention
to Physical Development in War
By Frof. Robert Emmett Monroe
I am going back to France to he!p the French in the devastate.]
regions, and this is whv: The French, with whom I have practically live !
for six months, have repeatedly teld me that they expect another war.
They believe that they will be oppressed again by the same enemy. They
feel that they must fit themselves for siu-h an emergency. How? Well,
they have said to me, these French soldiers: “You Americans were the
better fighters—wc were the better soldiers. You were the better fighters
because you Americans were more physically fit. And you Americans have j
caught us Frenchmen that we must pay more attention to physical devel- ;
opment.”
They arc* in need of our sympathy. Sometimes I find that our own
Americans do not understand them fully until they are taught to realize
the depth of their sacrifice. The Frenchman does not flaunt it. In fact,
he belittles his troubles and his achievements. He says: “It does one good
to make fun of oneself.”
Nation Should Rehabilitate 80,000 Men
Ruined Annually by Their Work
By COL. FRANK BILLINGS
Wo removed from civil life an army of millions. We clothed and
fed them and amused them. We took care of them when they wore ill
and when they were disabled through accident or disease v/o developed
new and remarkably successful methods of rehabilitating them physically i
and mentally. We made life hopeful and kindly even for the blind— j
if they were soldiers. Why not extend this idea to civil life? Why not j
recognize the importance of rehabilitating our fallen soldiers of the army j
of industry?
The success of the methods of rehabilitating disabled soldiers under
the supervision of the war department has been so great that I suggest j
the initiation of a similar move in industry. The great corporations, the '
heads of great railroads and factories should interest themselves in these
things.
GOOD INCOME FROM FARM WOODLAND IS
ASSURED TO FARMER BY PROPER CARE
A Farm "Crop” Too Many Farmers Overlook. With the Present Excellent
Prices for Its Products the Farm Woodland Can Be Made a Valuable Asset.
(Prepared by the United States Dc-part
ment of Agriculture.)
A source of regular income lying at
the door of many a farmer, but too
often neglected, is the farm woodland.
With increasing scarcity of lumber,
and with excellent prices now being
offered for forest products, proper care
of the wooded area on the farm will
amply repay the farmer.
To secure a fair price for this tim
ber the owner should know bow much
material he has and for what purposes
It is best adapted. The first thing for
him to do, according to the forest serv
ice of the United States department
of agriculture, is to find out how much
timber of each kind the woodland con
tains, what products it will yield, and
what is its general condition and qual
ity.
If the wooded area is small, it will
be best to measure each tree separate
ly. The diameter should be measured
at about 4% feet above ground with
calipers made for the purpose.
Heights should be carefully estimated,
or measured with some sort of height
instrument to the first large limbs.
Knowing the diameter and height, the
amount of timber in board feet in each
tree can lie found by the use of volume
tables. Such tables are included in
Farmers’ Bulletin 715, Measuring and
Marketing Wood-lot Products, which
will bo sent free on application to the
department of agriculture. The quan
tity of cordwood a tract will yield can
hardly be estimated by an inexperi
enced person. Sales of such material
will usually have to lie made on the
basis of actual cut.
Measuring on a Large Tract.
If the woodland is large it will, of
course, seldom be possible to measure
each tree separately. In such cases
every tree may be measured on paral
lel strips 60 feet wide running through
the tract. Every 660 feet in length of
such strips comprises an acre. Aver
aging ail the acres comprised in the
strips and multiplying by the total
acreage of the tract gives the total
stand. The strips should Include at ;
least 10 per cent of the woodland.
Proper allowance must also he made
for defective Timber. Dead trees, ex
cept those killed by tire or other out
side agencies, are apt to be very de
fective and should be culled. When the
tract is exceptionally large, it may
pay to employ a professional “cruiser”
I to estimate the timber.
If the owner depends altogether up
on local industries to buy his product,
i he is likely to find his market oxtreme
,y limited. Some products, such as
crossties and fuel wood, have to be sold
locally; it would no1 pay 1o transport
them far. P.ut other products, among
them t.ui bark, can be shipped 1S>0
miles, and still others, like walnut
timber for gunstocks, can be shipped
I almost any distance.
Railroads Large Purchasers.
Ilallroads are the largest purchasers
of crossties. Any station agent will
furnish information concerning sped- j
fications and prices. Electric railways I
in cities and towns also use ties, but I
unless the distance to town Is short
it will not pay to ship them. Electric
interurban lines offer the same op
portunity for disposing of tics as do
the steam roads. Telegraph.and tel
ephone companies are always on the
market for poles. Electric power and
electric railway companies also use
poles.
The market for piling is not very
extensive, but railroads, large construc
tion firms, and docking companies pur
chase considerable quantities. Piling
timbers, which must be straight and
long, bring good prices. Mines are
largo users of timber.
Sawmills, veneer mills, and fruit and
vegetable package factories offer a
market for the particular kinds and
qualities of the woods they handle.
These industries buy their material in
log form, and all the farmer needs to
do is cut and deliver his timber in the
rough to the mill. Veneer logs must
be of good quality and usually 16
Inches and over in diameter. Selected
stock brings a high price.
The forest service has prepared bul
letins on the wood-using industries of
a number of slates which tell the uses
to which various woods are nut and
the quantity used annually for each
purpose.
The forest service has prepared
bulletins on the wood-using industries
of n number of states which tell the
uses to which various woods are put
and the quantity used annually for
each purpose. A list of these bulie
♦ ins and information How to Dro- »
cure them may be had upon applica
tion to the forest service, Washing
ton, D. C.
Ways of Selling Products.
The way in which farm forest prod
ucts are sold may have a good deal to
do with the protit an owner gets from
his tract. There are four ways of
selling: (1) By scale measurement of
rough products; (2) hy the piece, for
such products as ties and poles; (3)
by the boundary, for a lump sura;
aud (4) by lumber scale of sawed
products.
Selling by the log or piece is the
simplest method. Ties, poles, piling,
etc., are always sold by the piece. The
important things to know are the dif
ferent grades of each product and
their relative value. Fire wood, pulp
wood and excelsior wood are sold
either by the cord or rick. This, too,
is a comparatively simple method of
marketing. To be sure of selling prof
itably by boundary for a lump sum,
the owner must make a very careful
estimate of the amount and value of
his timber.
When to Cut Timber.
Tn the majority of cases the best
time to cut timber is in the winter
months. Winter-cut timber seasons
slowly and evenly, and by the time the
warm weather conies is air-dried.
Products which must be peeled, how
ever, such as ties, poles, and tan bark,
should be out in spring, when the bark
peels most easily. Veneer logs can
be cut in any season of the year, pro
vided they are delivered without long
delay after being cut, and the ends
are painted to avoid rapid drying and
checking of the wood. Pulp wood an'’
tannin-extract wood may be cut an>
shipped at any season of the year.
UNCLE SAM AS HORSE OWNER
New Stallion Farm Established at
Buffalo, Wyo., to Produce High
Class Animals.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A new stallion farm, the only one
of its kind lu the country, was estab
lished by the United States depart
ment of agriculture in co-operation
with the Wyoming Agricultural col
lege, at Buffalo, Wyo., the 1st of July.
It is to be known as the United States*
Wyoming Ilorse Breeding station,
where the work that lias been done
for the past 15 years by the depart
ment. in co-operatioa with the Colorado
Agricultural college will be continued.
The object of t lie work at this station
wiil be to produce high-class stallions
suitable for the production of utility
horses adapted to western range and
farm conditions. Stallions at this sta
! tlon are available for use by mare
j owners in the community, and from
j time to tinje they will be sent for ser
| vice to different parts of Wyoming
1 and Colorado. Stallions developed for
the range weigh from 1,200 to 1,400
pounds.
CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES
Most Varieties Are Able to Withstand
Severe Conditions if Given Some
Protection.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Currants and gooseberries are very
hardy and withstand extremely low
temperatures; in fact, if windbreaks
are provided, most varieties are able
to withstand the severe conditions in
most parts of the upper Mississippi
valley and the northern great plains
area.
Good horses are not cheap.
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The silo Is an absolute necessity.
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Don't tie wool with binder twine.
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The silo’s the thing—more so than
ever.
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If farmers were good salesmen they
w ould be richer.
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Draw the cauliflower heads together
to prevent sunburn.
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Celery that is to be stored in the
cellar does not need to be blanched be
fore going in.