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1 SSB,MDMta WHY THE AVERAGE WOMAN'S HEALTH IS BROKEN. wt T 1 not work that up a duty or task , loose of It when It Is done. . There are women who, when they go to bed at night, review In their minds all the hard, disagreeable work they have done that day and -that they must do the next. Now, Isn't that pleasant and restful? , : i ',; . On the contrary, everything looks so big and so hard when looked ?at In the darkness of the night, when one 18m Is tired and nerves all a-quiver, that one had Just as well do the work bodily, that she is doing mentally ; the latter Is harder on the nerves, and she will, perhaps, finally fall Into a troubled sleep and dream of working all night, and awake In the morning as tired as If she had actually accomplished the task which is yet to be done. , - If a mother would maintain any semblance of dignity, repose of mind and cheerfulness of heart, upon which depends nerve force and bodily health, she must accept upset plans and unexpected Interruptions philosophically and good-naturedly, for they will surely come. If she does not,' she loses all the pleasure of the companionship of her dear ones, which Is her Just due, as well as theirs, and becomes merely; a household drudge. Then, If her family and friends look upon her only as such, she becomes sour and cross and fret ful, because she is not appreciated. 4 , - It was once my privilege to visit in a very happy home, where, after eupper each evening, the daughter asked the mother, "Shall we wash the : dishes or stack 'them?" and the answer was, "Oh, let's stack them; we can wash dishes any time when we can't visit with friends." Happy. Is the woman who, when she is tired and knows she' has done all she ought to do already, can shut the kitchen door and leave the work there and go Into the parlor and enjoy a book or have a good time with her family. The work will keep till another day and will be much easier done when she has rested. Better wash a few more dishes after breakfast, than spoil the whole evening. - - ' But remember the advantage lies in resting the mind as well as the body. If she persists In thinking of those dishes all the time and how much there will be to do In the morning, she had better wash them and be done with It. " ' . . . All housekeepers have the same experiences. The only difference lies In the sensible ones being able to get their minds above unwashed dishes and the like, at least when not engaged In washing them. There Is as much econ omy In saving your strength as In saving money or time. Margaret Fllndt TO PROBE VICE AT ISTHMUS. Chicago Ctrl Goes to Panama to Se cure Fact tor Government. Miss Gertrude Beeks, a Chicago young woman, has gone to Panama un der commission from Secretary of War Taft to Investigate the social condi tions In the Panama canal zone for the United States government Technical ly her commission is secretary of the national committee on welfare of gov ernment employes, i . MIsS Beeks for several years . has been secretary of the welfare depart ment of the National Civic Federation. She formerly worked for the McCor mlck Harvester Company, and through her efforts the company adopted many Improvements for the comfort of wom en employes and other great manufac turing concerns followed the sugges tions. She for several years has de voted herself to the task of alleviating the conditions under which the mem bers of her sex toil in factories. Successful Book Agent. The most successful book canvasser In the United States is a woman. She Is a Russian, and came over here ten years ago, unable to read or write En glish. Now she is earning $50,000 a year selling "special limited editions" for a Philadelphia house. This woman thinks It nothing to sell a set of books Cor $10,000, of which she receives 40 per cent The books, of course, are supposed to be bound in covers of spe cial design the paper,' printing, and Illustrations are of the finest, and the edition is said to be limited. The worn , an sells the books .mostly to wealthy women. She drives up to their homes In a magnificent carriage, attended by a footman In Hyery. She never fails to Impress the prospective customer with her refinement and frequently poses as a Russian countess. There 1 hardly a society woman In the country who has not purchased a set of books from this woman. 1 Girls Graduating Dress. A dainty drees for the graduate is made of white messallne, trimmed with Mechlin lace. The desired Jumper ef fect Is attained 6y crossed ruffles of the lace, which are fastened at the flrdle by rosettes of white baby rib bon. The skirt Is shirred at the hips and two rows of shirring are placed at the top' of the flounce. ' The guimpe is of lace similar to the trimming. Don't Be' Toe Devote. Men In, kve are delighted to be told $a&t they are sever absent from the breaks down the health of the average woman, who Is both housekeeper and homemaker for her family. It Is because she has never learned not to take until she Is ready to do It, and to let thoughts of their sweethearts, but 'the hnsband finds this consciousness a tri fle wearing. - As bad as the clinging vine Is the woman who makes her de votion too Incessant. ""She Is never tactful, never conscious thaf he wants to be alone occasionally,' never capa ble of making herself and her affections a novelty to him, says Woman's Life. Trimming In alternate rows of rib bon and lace Insertion are seen on some of the late summer-silk models. For Indoor gowns or elaborate tea gowns the broken or primitive Greek key pattern is much used as a trimming.'- . ...... .' . Pompadour silks make charming evening gowns under transparent over skirts of point d'esprit, net or span gled tulle. ' Navy blue Is more in favor than It was at the beginning of the season, es pecially mixed with crude green and mandarin. - - .' As a relief from the- ubiquitous brown, there is a medium tint of rath er yellowish green, known as "tilleul," which Is seen In many of the new sum mer silks. ! . i Some of the new hatpins can truly oe regaraea as jewelry. One of the novelties was a large head of tortoise shell, set with rubies and diamonds. Still another was was lncrusteji with turquoises and diamonds. -' Underskirts are growing more and more elaborate, and broad ribbon plays an Important part In them. Many are of peau de suede, with deep silk flounces, while white batiste pet ticoats are much trimmed with Inser tions of lace and minutely plaited batiste and moussellne de sole. The Algerian bolero, which is a fad of recent vintage. Is made of four em broidered squares about the size of handkerchiefs Joined by passementerie. It Is caught together on the shoulders and In the front with passementerie ornaments to match and is sometimes covered with braiding. Beauty Requires Sleep. . Sleep Is a great preserver of youth. Eight hoprs at night and a short nap In the day will do much to keep the face free from wrinkles. Always sleep with the bedroom window open a few Inches at the top, both In summer and winter. A daily morning bath, tepid In winter and cold In summer, with a brisk rub to follow, will keep the skin fresh and clear.' Two hours must be spent in the open air, walking, riding or playing games. N All tight clothing and especially tight lacing must be avoided.-as com pression disturbs the eirculstion and is often the cause of enlarged veins and red noses. : All la Order. Order Is heavens first law, and it ought also to be woman's. The only certain method of keeping sane and sound the complex life of the modern woman1 with Its varying demands from - kitchen, nursery, . school-room, ciub, town, friends, church is by a careful arrangement of Its different oc cupations and treasures, iyv ,. 1 V, The housemother's bureau drawers must be so well ordered that she, need never waste a minute hunting for rib bon or glove. . Her bread-making must not be done at an hour when It is i'xto j ly to be Interrupted by a caller. Club , day and sweeping day will each have its place in the week's program. ' '. The motto of our grandmothers, "Do the first thing that comes to your hand," will no longer serve In this strenuous age. The head must plan the work of hand and foot, If the home to to be well kept and weariness held at bay. i Even the children In an orderly household catch the Infection of sys tematic living. A 5-year-old daughter of an "up-to-date" family announced in a twilight talk with her mother re cently, "Mamma, I have decided not to ask so many questions. It wastes so much time. I'm Just going to keep my ears open and remember all the things I hear, and then after I go to bed, I shall sort them all out." There Is ill promise of an orderly home-maker. Miss Mary Astubbs, of Indianapo lis, was appointed head of the Indiana State bureau of' statistics some time ago. v. The only woman ever elected to of fice In Texas 6y the qualified votes of a geuial election is Miss Zena Dai ryings, who was elected county and district clerk. ' , ..The thirty-two women who were wtd owel by the explosion at Wattstown colliery, Rhondda, in July, 1905, have been awarded by the owners $35,000 In excess of the sum payable under tne British compensation act or $2,500 each. . , ' To have discovered more stars than any one else In the world is the repu tation of Miss Dorothea Klumpke, an American girl astronomer, who won re nown for herself at Paris. Since 1899 Miss Klumpke has devoted herself to taking photographs of the heavens from a balloon. M!s Marianne Farnlngham is prob ably the oldest woman Journalist In England, having already celebrated her Jubilee of work, since she was writing for several magazines in 1855, , The first metal thimble with a top on it was made In Amsterdam, Holland, for Mrs. Kilean, van Renssalaer, wife cf the patron who founded Albany. In 1SS4 the bicentenary of the invention of the thimble was celebrated In Am sterdam. .Dominie Nicholas van Renns salaer, who came to New Tork in 1G74, owned the first watch ever brought to Amer'ca. Lingerie Blouse. . A very attractive blouse, shown in the cut was of India mull, with a yoke of crosswise tucks overlaid with braids of filet lace In an unusual design. The tucks, of course, were cut away from underneath them. The lace bands are Inserted In a design to match upon the lower part of the waist, fullness being given by tucks between them. The sleeves were in elbow length with In sertions and bands of lace, and small cuff pieces, and the collar being deco rated to match. Expensive Things. The wines used by the milliners are only a shade less lovely than the won- -' derful ostrich plumes of enormous length and exquisite shading. Twenty five dollars a pair is asked for some of the handsome big wings In beautiful color combinations and the wide-brimmed sailor trimmed in such wings and worn far enough back on the head to show the front hair Is one of the most successful models of the season. Would Hyphenate Names. There Is a movement on foot In Eng land to have the wife adopt her hus band's name, but at the same time keep her own. Miss Mary Cotton then would become Mrs. Cotton-Sparks, and so on. This would give her friends an Idea of her Identity as her father's daugh ter, which Is often lost after marriage. Bow to Repair Trees. It Is the part of wisdom to be able to administer first aid to the injured tree, as well as the more permanent aids. One of the most common of these Is the splitting down o. a limb, as sug gested in accompanying Illustration, Fig. 1.. ...... ; If the limb Is not broken wholly off; If there is still left a connecting link of sound wood and of, sound bark the limb can with care be saved. This will .; BROKEN LIMB SAVED. (Fig. 1, split limb; Fig. 2, in position.) often save the beauty of the tree. With as little delay , as possible shorten all the small branches of the limb to make their weight as little as. possible, then carefully lift the broken limb back Into position and lash It firmly with ropes or straps. Now with a bit or auger bore a hole through the limb and tree trunk as suggested by the dotted line in Fig. 2. Through this Insert a bolt of iron hav ing a head on one end and a nut on the other. Turn the nut on the end, with a big washer beneath It until the crack In the break has been made as small as possible, then cover the orack neatly over with grafting wax. Many a tree has such a gaping wound as that shown In A, Fig. 2. It is caused by sawing off a big limb and neglecting to protect the wound until nature could extend a new growth of bark over It The new bark has begun to grow about the edges, but the wood has decayed within, and nature can carry growth of bark no further. Cut out all the decayed wood and fill the cavity completely with portland ce ment mixed with water. Do not add GAPING WOUND BKPAIBED. sand. Fill the cavity and press the cement close to the new bark (B, Fig. 3) that there may be left no little opening for air and water to enter. The life o a tree can be prolonged for many years by such aid as this. Orange Judd Farmer. Times Are Different. , Not long ago a farmer in Iowa went to a harness dealer to buy a team of harness. He found one that suited him and the price was $45. The farmer happened to remember that about a dozen years ago he had bought a har ness just like It from the same dealer for $35, and he mentioned the fact The dealer went to bis book and found this to be true. "But," said the dealer, "my books show that you did not pay cash for it because, you did not have the money. You hauled in 300 bushels of corn and gave it to me for the $35 harness. Now, I'll tell you what I'll do. If you will bring me 300 bushels of corn I will give you the $45 harness, also a double buggy harness worth $35, a single buggy harness worth $13, a $7 plush robe, a boy's riding saddle worth $5, one whip and riding bridle worth $1.50, two leather halters worth $2.50, brush and currycomb worth $1 and a rawhide buggy whip worth $1." Mound City Enterprise. Growing Strawberries. When growing strawberries for mar ket the solidity of the berry is an Im portant desideratum, as a market berry should possess good shipping qualities. Then should follow size, brilliancy of color and flavor." For family use the keeping qualities are not Important the flavor deserving more notice. It Is not difficult to find a superior berry, pos sessing size and flavor, for home use. The attention of growers Is devoted mostly to securing varieties that are firm In texture and of large size so as to stand shipment well and show at tractively In market Oats as Green Fees! Oats can be made to provide an abun dance of food by being grown uud cut while the heads are In a milky stage. The straw la then In palatable condi tion, containing portions of the nutri tion which nave been arrested on their way to fill out the heads. When cut In this green condition the straw and beads are cured like bay, can be bundled and then stacked on the ground for winter use. The proper way to feed oats cored In that manner Is to pass them through a fodder cotter, and they will b eaten readily by horses, cattle and beeSL "A .... ; , . n" Growing Radiates. No vegetable grows quicker than ta radish, and a few rows' only are neces sary to supply quite a large family. Radishes are unfit, unless grown quick ly and pulled at the proper time. As they are ordinarily grown the family Is kept supplied from the same bed until the radishes are hard and woody. Instead of so doing sow only part of a row at a time. The way to have them as they should be, until late In the season. Is to procure quite a num ber of packages, putting in the Beed from a package every week until too late to sow them. By pursuing this method they may be had In a crisp, ten der state long after the usual first crop Is hard or gone to seed. ' . Growing Celery. , i Transplant celery to permanent beds In May or June, placing a large quan tity of manure in the, trench. This crop Is one that cannot be surfeited by too much manure, as It Is one of the f.wvif.ra imrtnm Tha tilnntst should be frequently watered, soapsuds being better for such purpose than any-J thing else, and the beds should be kept as clean and nice as possible. It re- quires care to have celery that Is large, crisp and white, but It is a valuable crop when grown and pays well for the attention bestowed. If you neglect to sow the seed you can procure the plants from seedsmen and should not fall to have a supply. - Southern Creameries. With Bermuda grass for summer and oats, wheat, or barley for winter pas turage, together with the various hay and silage crops which may be grown, the dairy herd may be maintained with small outlay for grain or concentrated foods. There Is need of a large num ber of creameries and wellmalntalned dairy herds in .the populous sections of Texas and Louisiana. At present the people of Texas alone, probably pay out $10,000,000 annually for butter which could be produced at home. With the wide range of forage crops and corn, cattle feeding may . prove profitable both to farmers and to mill owners. Weeds and Grass. The earth Is seemingly able to pro duce weeds or grass, whether fertile or poor, and they always appear at the same time, when the crops need the most care. Weeds are beneficial to a certain extent, although Injurious, for the gardener is often compelled to era dicate them when he would otherwise give the garden his attention. By so doing be keeps the soil In a fine, friable condition for the desired crop. Weeds, however, should be removed as soon as they appear; by so doing the work can be more easily done, and the stir ring of the soil will then be required only to a moderate depth. Ways of th Green Bus;. Those who have been watching the green bugs say that they fly only on winds blowing from the south, and the minute the wind changes from the south and gets In the north the bugs alight This was demonstrated one evening last week, according to a Law rence i(Kan.) paper. After eight hours of nagging, blustery south wind the air was filled with these bugs. At 7 o'clock In the same evening the wind switched to the north and the bugs disappeared. The bugs have been coming from Texas for two months, and on every south wind they move northward. Platte City Landmark. . j Clover Hay, It Is claimed that clover hay may be baled In the" field, but ' experiments made are not sufficient to show1 the benefits derived, compared wlfh storing clover in tne mow. The clover Is cut In the morning, after It Is free from dew or rain, and when well wilted the bay tedder is used, so as to give It ev ery chance to cure. In the afternoon the hay It oaled and hauled to the barn. If this method Is practiced, care must be exercised in having the hay prop erly cured and In Just the proper con dition for baling, as baled cl6ver Is more' liable to beat than timothy or other kinds. Surface Preparation. , The new settler In an Irrigated dls- of nrenarin the surface of M. .n that they may be cheaply, easily and properly watered. Crops In an arIA climate are, as a rule, good or bad, ac cording as tbey have received the prop er amount of water at the right time, and when the ground Is left so rough and uneven that water cannot be even ly applied the effect Is shown In the reduced yield, The preparation of the land Is a first cost and If done thor oughly during the first or second year little expense need be Incurred after ward. S. Fostier. Garden Seeds. Where several varieties of plants of the same kind are grown together, It will not be proper to save seed there from. The different kinds of melons, peas, sweet com or other crops have their pollen distributed by the winds or bv Insects, and seed saved under such circumstances will prevent uni formity next 'je&t. The greatest care should be observed to avoid mixing when saving seed Is the object They Lira to Bat. Agricultural laborers In Lucerne, Switzerland, eat eight meals a day the first at 4 o'clock la the morning, ... nfnHAai1 hv nr"fh KarVoaha...! - . ,TXU""1" "2 .raUIueul e, o, ju, x a, o sua i. come or these meals are but luncheons of cider and bread, but the dally bill of fare in. chides a substantial breakfast, dinner and sapper. THXYJEEKIY :tM'ffi'i, 2 KM s-r a i ' . i '1434 Hussites defeated at Llimau. 1453 Turks tinder Mahomet H. to Constantinople. k , 4 . ; 1498 Columbus sailed on his third voy age to the New World. ...... .J ' 1593 Christopher - Marlowe, celebrated ) dramatist, killed in a quarrel, 1000 Charles II. returned to England j as King. . 1763 The Wyandottes defeated lilcut Cuyler at Point Pelee. 1776 British fleet arrived In Charles ton harbor to begin the campaign In the South. 1794 Lord Howe defeated the French In the Bay of Biscay. 1802 Charles Emmanuel II. of Sardinia abdicated. 1813 Americans defeated at battle of Sackett's Harbor. 1810 Mrs. Gewson, original of Dickens' character o( Miss. Ilaviland In "Great Expectations," died. 1833 William J. Duane of Pennsylvania , became Secretary of the Treasury. 1838 New' charter granted the Hudson Bay Company. ' 1845 Mexico declared war against tha v United States. 1857 Chinese fleet destroyed by Sir Wt. Seymour and Commodore Keppel. 1858 Marc Klaw, theatrical manager, born. 1859 French and ' Sardinians defeated the Austrlans at Magenta. .. 1801 Ship Canadian sunk in Straits of Belle Isle; 33 lives lost. 1805 National fast -day proclaimed for the death of President Lincoln, 1871 Canada issued its first post card .... Fall of the Paris Commune. 1875--ranl Boyton crossed the English channel In his life-saving dress la 23 hours. - 1879 Badge of St Katherlne, fo nnrses, Instituted by Queen Vic toria. .. ;Prlnee Louis Napoleon kill ed during the Zulu war in South . . Africa. ; I 18S9 JobnRtown flood; 2,295 lives lost ...Texas Spring Palace opened at Fort Worth. 1890 Statue , of Gen. Lee unveiled at Richmond, Va. .. .Garfield Memorial dedicated at Cleveland, Ohio.....1 President Carnot pardoned the Duke of Orleans, who was escorted out of ,' France. , , . , 1891 Trial of the Tranby Croft case begun. .. .Chilean Insurgent steamer Itata surrendered to American naval vessels. 1893 Body of Jefferson Davis re-lni terred at Richmond, Va. 1894 Six hundred men slain In the do-" feat of the government troops la Salvador, . 1895 Gen. Prlmo-Rivera, captain geni eral of Madrid, assassinated. 1890 The Prince of Wales' horse Per slmmon won the Epsom Derby,,.. Disaster at Moscow during corona tion festivities cost 2,000 lives. 1897 Severe earthquake shock felt ,ln the Central States. .. .Mob of lynch ers at Urbana, Ohio, fired upon by militia and four persons killed. 1808 Public funeral of Mr. Gladstone in Westminster Abbey, .. .Commer cial treaty between United States and Francs signed. 1900 Paul Kruger fled from Pretoria. 1002 Peace of Pretoria. 1903 Many lives lost In floods at To . peka, Kan. .. .Presbyterian general assembly enacted amendments to tha Confession of Faith. 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial expo- sltion opened at Portland, Ore. i 100-Kin. Alfonso XIII. of Spain and Princess Ena of Battenberg married. Wooden Water Mains. f Somewhat like returning to first prin ciples and methods which had apparent ly been outgrown and discarded seems the Import of an article by Andrevr Swickard which recently appeared In ths California Journal of Technology, regard ing the use of wooden pipes for convey ing water. He says that the use of wood in pipes has been greatly extended ' In recent years, a number of long lines hav ing been built In the East, where It has !ound favor with the engineers, and that In America It Is in use from Alaska to Peru, Its employment is, of course, sub ject to some limitations, especially where t Is necessary to withstand a very high pressure. The pipe now used Is not mada Ike that of long ago, from bored logs, lie modern wooden pips being built from itaves fastened together with metal clips. In favor of wood it is urged that the In terior of the pipe does not deteriorate' aa here iron Is used, and that It is from 80 30 10 per cent cheaper than riveted steel. The Wis Kind. Little Willie Say, pa, what Is rtatesman? Pa A statesman, my son, Is a poll tlclan who knows a band wagon when be sees It Different Row. The Tarson-It must be some conSo lation to know that you made your lata bnsband happy. J Young Widow Oh, yes. Toor Corg j was la heaven till he died. A