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M IC E A N D A $ i I { P U M P K IN COACH — . • ; l By C R A W FO R D L U T T R E L L uc;. 1920. by M cC lu r* N e w s p a p e r S y n d ic a te .) “W ell, my first day at th e office 18 over, and I can honestly sny th a t I en joyed It.” N an announced to th e a n x iously inquiring tw o who tu rn e d to welcome h er a t th e sound of h er key in the lock. She tossed off h e r sm a rt black sailo r h at and s a t down on a hassock by h er m other. “1 feel so im p o rtan t, and although I d o n 't know much yet, 1 know th a t I will learn. I am giving my en tire tim e and th o u g h t to It. I have no silly sen tim en tal Ideas about my boss falling in love w ith me. F o rtu n ately , lie is bald, fa t an d forty, and his w ife rings up every tw o or th ree hours to tell him som ething about the kids or to rem ind him to go by tlie b a k er’s fo r bread. Why don't women a tte n d to th e ir own business as men do?” " P s h a w !” sighed fifteen-year-old R uth. "I hoped th a t th e re would be a young man In th e office, good-looking and rich, and th n t he would come aro u n d on S undays and ta k e us all out riding to the country." Nan looked up a t h e r an d w inked. "P e rh a p s I can find th a t ngreeable so rt of boss n ex t tim e I look for w ork.” T hen to h e r m o th e r: “1 am glad th a t things a re Just a s th ey are. Personally I d o n 't believe In m ixing business and p leasu re and In d raw ing a weekly pay envelope fo r tim e spent in try in g to get a husband. Do you, m uddle, d e a r? ” “W hen the right man comes along you'll know it, Nan, w h e th e r you a re a t a dance or buying chops a t a b u tch e r's, I believe th n t th ere Is n fa te guarding th ese Issues of life. P e rh ap s it sounds foolish for an old woman like m e to say such things, but It Is o ne of my pet theories, grounded in In num erable cases o f fa c t th a t 1 have observed.” "I don’t ngree w ith you, m other,” snid the sop h isticated fifteen-year-old. "W hen 1 grow up I am going to pick out the best-looking, rich est man in tow n and set abo u t m aking him full in love w ith me. G ettin g m arried is ev ery w om an’s first business in life. Why, alread y 1 am encouraging Billy M cM ahan. H is fn th e r ow ns a plum b ing place, I kuow, but lie Is m aking m oney so fa s t th a t in tw o o r th re e y e a rs from now th e daily p a p e rs will q u o te him about everything, calling him colonel o r general o r som ething. Blood don’t count any m ore. Why, nobody hut the ten-year census man ev er ask s about yo u r g ran d m o th er.” “Oh, w isdom in sh o rt s k ir ts ! ” gasped N an. “I t’s h a rd to sny such tilings to m other, H uthie. You know it shocks her.” “You m ight Just as well kno\^ how I feel about such things. O f course, I expect to go to work Ju st ns soon ns I leave high school and help ch eer fully so th a t you will have m ost of your sa lary to spend on y ourself. Nan. M other lias h er little Income and may- lie by th a t tim e prices will ta k e a tum ble and we can m anage b e tte r th a n w e do now.” Mrs. T ay lo r laughed a b it shakily. T hen -die drew a le tte r from h e r dress pocket. “I have som e astonishing new s, girlies. N an, you can resign tom orrow .” “R e s ig n ! W hy?” “Y our fa th e r bought som e m ining stock m any y ears ago and we ju s t con sidered tlie money Inst, but today w hile you w ere a t th e office and R u th w as a t school a stra n g e law yer called and told me th a t—tliu t we a re to have th ree hundred d o llars a m onth from the investm ent. I w anted to ring both of you and tell you to run rig h t home, but I saved th e new s fo r a happy su rp rise tonight.” • R uth threw h er books on th e floor and began a so rt of Indian w a r dnnce, c h an tin g w eirdly a s she circled th e two. N an s a t th e re a s If she had been tu rn ed Into stone. “A ren 't you glad, N an, d e a r? ” ask ed h er m other, bending over to touch her. “I ’m ju s t Stnggered, stunned, b u t I am not going to give up my position.” “Why, child, we can live b e a u tifu l ly on w hat I have and th a t th re e h u n dred and send R u th to college, too.” “I know ,” said Nan, seriously. “I t nearly killed me to even think o f go ing into a m an's office to ea rn my own livelihood. All those m onths th a t I studied a t business college w ere like a n ig h tm are to me, b u t I conquered th e feeling and now I w on’t give It up. I feel capable. I like g ettin g up and going out every day. I like th e hum of t h t office, people coming and going, all of it. I t fa sc in a te s m e.” “I ’ll b et th e re Is a man In th a t of fice th a t you like,” exploded R uth suddenly. “Nobody but Mr. H enderson, and he d oesn't look as if he had ev e r been young enough to th in k of rom ance,” explained N an haughtily. “I th o u g h t you snid th e firm w as H enderson & H enderson, d a u g h te r!” "It Is. H e h as a b ro th er o r a nephew or som ebody who does all of th e out- of-town business. I h av en 't even seen him .” T he telephone bell tinkled, then ran g vigorously, insisten tly . " I t’s a m an and he w a n ts you," tersely announced R uth, who alw ays rushed to an sw er calls. In a few m inutes Nan tu rn ed a w ay fro n t th e telephone. “I t’s Mr. H ender son’s nephew . He h as Ju st come In from the E ast. H e w an ts to explain some le tte rs to me, correctio n s to be made. I guess I m ust have bungled them , m uddle, when I th o u g h t th a t 1 w as doing so well. H is voice w as as cu rt as It could be. M aybe I had b et te r resign, a fte r a l l !” “ Look him over first 1” adm onished th e wily R uth. “I th o u g h t his voice w as p erfectly delicious. W hen Is he com ing? L e t’s have su p p er over, then you slip on th a t d ark blue georgette. You look lik e a million d o llars ir th a t.” “R uthle, d o n 't be so s la n g y !’’ said th e m o th er p atien tly . “Silly c h ild !” laughed N an, picking up h e r hut and sta rtin g to w ard h er bedroom . I told you I did not expect to mix bu sin ess and p leasu re. Do you thin k I would ev er fu ss up fo r my em ployer? W hy, they pay me to w rite th e ir le tte rs, not to d re ss up like a ch o ru s girl. I m ust have m ade some aw ful blunders. He said th a t th e let te rs could not be m ailed a s they were. OH) d ea r, and I w as feeling so efficient, to o !” “J u s t resign a t once, d e a r! T h a t will be b e st,” Insisted h e r m other com fortingly. At eight o'clock sh a rp th e buzzer sounded In th e tiny hall. On h er way to a n sw e r N an Instinctively p u t her hand to h e r shining brow n h a ir and sm oothed It. Mrs. T a y lo r and R uth s a t w aiting p a tie n tly fo r N a n ’s em ployer to leave. P re se n tly they h e ard lau g h ter, a m an 's ringing voice an d N an ’s little chuckle. She n ev er laughed th a t w ay except when she w as happy. “H e sounds young and good-looking, too, doesn’t he, m o th er?" dem anded R uth, liste n in g a tte n tiv e ly . “T hey don’t sound bu sin esslik e to me, either, talk in g ab o u t plays and books and ev ery th in g .” T he door opened and N an called them . W hen sh e had p resen ted them sh e tu rn e d to h e r m other. “Mr. H en derson w an ts to ta k e me to see vaude ville over a t th e P alace, m other, th e nine o’clock p erform ance, you know. Is it all rig h t? ” Mrs. T a y lo r looked a t th e young man and nodded sm ilingly. R uth follow ed Nan to h e r bedroom, and sh u ttin g tlie door carefu lly be hind her, asked, “W h erefo re borrow m o th er’s sealsk in co at and pow der your nose an d rouge yo u r cheeks— ju s t fo r your em ployer?” N an had tlie grace to blush ns she lifted a little sw irl of blue tissu e th n t w as. If you please, a sp rin g hat. “S illy !” she said ngnln, and h u rried back into th e living room. “I wus ju s t tellin g Mr. H enderson about o u r m ining stock, d ear, and th a t It m ade us q u ite Independent ngnln," h er m o th er said. “I told him , too, th a t I th o u g h t It would be w ise fo r you to resign. T h e re w as som ething w rong w ith th e le tte rs, w as th e re not? You a re Inexperienced, of course.” “On th e o th e r hand, th e le tte rs w ere p erfect, q u ite p erfe c t,” Mr. H enderson h a sten ed to a ssu re h er. “You w on’t th in k o f leaving us, will you. Miss N an, th n t is, not y et? I am going to be rig h t in tlie office now fo r tw o m onths.” “ No, I like It." N an sm iled up at him from u n d e r the bew ildering sw irl of blue tissu e. “ I am going to work alw ays.” she added em p hatically. At th e door th e good-looking young man p aused. H is b and bad a posses sive touch on th e little fur-clad sleeve beside him . “O f course, Mrs. T aylor, I know th a t som e day I am going to n gree w ith you. I am going to urge Miss Nari to resign.” He laughed boy ishly, flushing a little. “Now, th e only difference betw een sis and me Is th n t I am open nnd above-board, m o th er,” calm ly acknow l edged R uth when tlie door had closed on th e two. “I'll bet my new red hat th n t N an knew n b o u t’hlm all th e time. Mix bu sin ess an d pleasu re? All a girl w a n ts is th e ch ance.” “It ts fate, R uthle. I know ,” said Mrs. T a y lo r when the high-priced p u rr of Mr. H en d erso n ’s sm a rt gray ro ad s te r had proclaim ed th a t Nan had found th e m ice nnd pum pkin conch th a t w a its fo r every C inderella In the w o rld .. HUMIDITY IN AIR CURRENTS O b se rv a tio n s H av e Show n T h a t Ir r i gation H a s L ittle Effect on C on ditio n s of the A ir, “Irrig a tio n hns little to do w ith th e hum id ity read in g s In any section,” It Is d eclared by J . II. Gordon, observer of th e A rizona division of th e w eath e r b ureau. Any rise o f hum idity re a d ings in th e Phoenix sta tio n Is due, he sta te s, sim ply to In crease o f rain fall. D u rin g th e p a st ten y ears th ere has been In crease In rain fall a t different p o in ts ran g in g from 11 to 29 p e r cent. M ost o f th e hum idity comes in a ir c u r re n ts from th e G ulf o f C alifornia. Yet th e d ry e st po in t in A rizona ts AJo, a m ining cam p on th e d esert, n e a re st of all p o in ts to th e gulf. S om ew hat less d ry a re Yuma and Phoenix, w hile th e g re a te st ab so lu te content of m oisture by cubic m easu re Is In Tucson. W hile Phoenix Is in th e m idst of a g re a t Ir rig ated valley, th e Influence of Irrig a tion upon h e r clim ate Is pronounced im m aterial. • S om ew hat th e sam e resu lt w as se cured by th e w e a th e r b u reau In stu d y ing problem s of ev aporation. In con nection w ith th e form ation of th e S alton sea. In so u th ern C alifornia. No hum id ity Influence could be found at sta tio n s estab lish ed around th e sea, w hile a t Mecca, a t th e d a te farm , the seaso n s follow ing th e creatio n of th e sea w ere th e d ry e st ever registered. T h e d ry e st a ir uniform ly h as been found in th e foothill region som ew hat »hove th e valleys. E n o u gh N u ts to Feed W orld. T h e n u t tre e s of th e w orld, It is cal cu lated , could p rovide food all th e y e a r ro u nd fo r th e population of th e globe. B razil n u ts grow In such p ro fusion th a t th o u san d s of to n s o f them a re w asted ev ery y ear. N o velty Models in Spring Hats L ib era l c o ats o f la c q u e r a re ap plied to ev ery so rt o f fa b ric fo r m illinery use, fra y e d o u t h o rse h a ir cloth and violently th ru stin g fe u th e rs vie w ith guyly dyed raffia a n d sp u n glass. T h ere a re not so m any m onkey h u ir scalp locks a s d u rin g th e w in te r seu- son, no tes a p ro m in en t fash io n w riter, b u t th e ir pluce Is ta k e n by tu rb a n s of liz a rd skin. C h in ese h a ts have im ita tio n q u eu es d an g lin g fro m th e ir crow ns an d E g y p tian h a ts h a v e colos sal e a rrin g s d an g lin g from each side, w hile n aiv e fru its , flow ers nnd vege ta b le s d ec o ra te h a ts of every d escrip tion. T h e first, if n o t th e la st, w ord of any tnlk a b o u t e a rly sp rin g h u ts Is new s of th e w ax ed an d v a rn ish e d fa b ric s w hich a re so pronouncedly In evidence. B eginning w ith th a t cu rio u s su b stan ce Cellophane, w hich Is c o n ju red into so m any fo rm s, ev e ry th in g g litte rs, rib bon, satin , fe a th e rs an d stra w . Cello phane, a s a b ra id In ra th e r w ide strip s, resem bles a flat, shiny stra w , b u t th e re a re m any gen u in e stra w h ra h ls w hich a re tre a te d to a highly polish ed fin ish. Raffia, w hich Is used so e x tenslvejy in a d e co rativ e w ay. Is also finely sh red d ed nnd v a rn ish e d u n til it a p p e a rs lik e a delicate, silky floss, of w hich d ra p e d tu rb a n s a re m ade an d veiled w ith tu lle. A n o th e r stra n g e fab ric, sp u n glass, tw iste d a n d as tough a s w ire. Is m ade u se of In a sim ila r m nnner. g re a te r num bers la te r tn th e season. At th e sam e tim e th e re a re m any s a tin h a ts an d h a ts o f fa ille an d ta f fe ta com bined w ith straw . R ibbon h a ts a re having a g re a t suc cess, an d th e ribbon is used in m any in terestin g an d am using w ays, am ong them th e fashioning of It into w ings. B oth silk and v elv et rib bon a re woven into a plulded fa b ric w ith strip s of cellophane, and a clever little h a t w ith a narrow u p tu rn ed brim Is concocted of a lte rn a te strip s of rib bon nnd straw , w hich a re tw isted slightly on th e crow n and te rm in a te a t th e top in a crisply tied ribbon ^bow. T h e E g y p tia n Influence. T h e only new note in line is p ro vided by th e E gyptian Influence, so m uch tulked of. In so fa r us h u ts a re concerned, th e E gyptian Inspiration h a s ra th e r a ttra c tiv e resu lts, w hich a re only possible w ith th e h a ir bunched out over th e e a rs according to th e p revailing fashion. T h is b al ances the th ru stin g out of th e h at brim over th e e a rs an d Its c h a ra c te ristically flattened fro n t. T h e line Is accen tu ated by sp re a d ing wings, by clum ps of flow ers nnd In a ra th e r sp e c ta c u la r m an n er by larg e p en d an t g litte rin g o rn am en ts resem bling earrin g s. In a g en eral w ay an y h a t w hich p o in ts o u t over the e a rs confesses E g y p tian in sp iratio n , a hut w hich is d rap ed w ith a grace fully flung back veil in h e rits from th e Spanish and a hut w ith a peaked N o E n d to the Unique. acknow ledges C hinese in B ut th e re is no end to th e unique crow n an d in te re stin g su b stu n ces w hich fluence. T he h a t brim tu rn e d back from the F re n c h m illin ers h av e been ex p eri m en tin g w ith in th e se e a rly h a ts, face hds found so m uch fa v o r w ith w h eth er to eke o u t a sc a rc ity of straw , women of all so rts an d conditions th a t to d is tra c t a tte n tio n from a lack of it Is still a fe a tu re of th e v a st m a o rig in ality in design, o r m erely from jo rity of th e new h ats, w h e th e r th e ir caprice, it ts Im possible to say. H ow brim s a re broad or only an inch wide. Sw allow s Fight for Farmers T hey A re the Light Cavalry of the Bird Army “T h e arm y o f th e b ird s” is a fa m ilia r phrase, y et th e p ic tu re it p u iu ts In m ost m inds is, p erh ap s, an urm y on th e m arch ra ttie r th a n a n arm y tn c o m b a t; th e b ird s in a n n u a l m igration from zone to zone ra th e r th a n th e birds on d ally d u ty from field to field. T h e la tte r and m ore a c c u ra te Idea com es only w hen sp ecial b ran ch es of th e serv ice a re pointed out— w hen, fo r Instance, a b ird e x p e rts says, “Tlie sw allow s a re th e lig h t cuvalry of th e arm y o f birds, e v e r on th e move, alw ay s on th e skirm ish line, fo rag in g th e fields o f air, c o n sta n tly on th e a le rt to c u t off stra g g le rs from in se c t cam ps a n d m issing no o p p o rtu n ity to d estro y th ese enem ies o f th e farm er." T h e p h ra s e s q u o ted a re used in th e opening p a ra g ra p h o f a b u lletin Issued by th e U n ited S ta te s d e p a rtm e n t o f ag ricu ltu re. It is en titled , “Food H a b its of th e Sw allow s, a F am ily of V aluable N ative B irds.” I t Is th e la s t w ork done by one o f th e g re a te st econom ic orn ith o lo g ists th e w orld h as pro duced, Prof. F. E. L. B eal, f o r 25 y ears an a s s is ta n t in th e b u re a u o f biological survey, and w hose d e a th occurred O ctober 1, 1016. T h e b u lletin d eals w ith the seven species o f sw allow th a t a re o f w ide d istrib u tio n tn th e U nited S tates, the P u rp le M artin, th e Cliff sw allow , th e B arn sw allow , th e T re e sw allow , th e V iolet-G reen sw allow , th e B ank sw allow an d th e R ough W inged sw allow . T he food h a b its o f ull th e species are, of course, sim ilar, b u t th ey v ary In c e rta in m ore o r less Im p o rtan t detnils. I t is show n, fo r in stan ce, th a t w hile th e other- six species e a t p ractically no vegetable food ex cep t such ns is in cid en tally ta k e n w ith in s e c t food, th e T ree sw allow occasionally m akes a fu ll m eal of b e rrie s o r seeds. I t Is definitely show n, how ever, th n t no sw allow consum es any vegetable food th a t Is o f use to m an, only w o rth less fo rm s of w ild b e rrie s nnd seed s being tak en . A nd even th is fo rm s su ch a sm all p a rt o f th e to ta l d ie t a s to be negligible. E x c ep t fo r th e T re e sw allow , th e vegetable elem ent w ill n o t av e ra g e one-half of 1 p e r cen t o f th e to tn l diet. W ith few exceptions, th e Insects ea te n by sw allow s a re Injurious, ^ ln c o sw allow s ta k e th e ir food on th e w ing. It follow s th a t th ey m u st feed upon flying insects, and, fo r th e m ost p a rt, predacious b eetles an d o th e r beneficial g ro u n d -freq u en tin g fo rm s escape. T h e biggest single Item In th e sw allow d ie t Is D lp tera, th e o rd e r of in sects to w hich belong flies, g n a ts a n d m osquitoes. T his Item c o n stitu te s n early 27 p e r cen t o f th e to ta l w hen av erag ed fo r th e seven species. T h e n ex t la rg e st Item Is H em lp tera, th e o rd e r o f in sects includ ing th e chinch bug, p la n t lice and th e like. I t is 3 how n th a t, o f th e b eetles eaten , a larg e p a r t is m ade up o f w eevils. Including th e co tto n boll w eevil, tlie clover w eevil, th e stra w b e rry w eevil, th e a lfa lfa w eevil, w hich Is a re cently Im ported p est, an d o th e r highly d e stru c tiv e w eevils. On th e w hole, th e sw allow s a re show n to be a highly beneficial b ird fam ily an d d eserv in g of all th e encouragem ent an d p ro tectio n th a t can be Pitcher Jack Coombs Is to Retire This Year— To Look After Business Interests. .Tack Coom bs ann o u n ces th n t th is w ill be h is la s t y e a r in b aseball. At le a s t he d ecla res It to be h is la s t y e a r ns an activ e p lu y er and p e rh a p s n o th ing sh o rt o f a m a n ag e rial job w ill tem p t him to rem ain. Colby J a c k ’s c o n tra c t w ith th e B rooklyn club ex p ires th is year, w hich is th e re aso n he is m aking th e a n nouncem ent. l i e feels th a t h e h as J a c k Coom bs. No. 1— Beret C overed W it h P ainted K id F ru it. No. 2— S tr a w H a t T rim m e d W it h G lycerin e d Feathers. No. 3 — C h in e se H a t of R ib b on and S tr a w No. 4— H a irc lo th H a t W it h a W reath of H a n d so m e F lo w e rs and Fruit. m an y o f them w ill find p erm an en t fa v o r nnd la s t o v er in to th e norm al sp rin g h a t seaso n w ill develop later. G rass cloth o f v ario u s w eaves and u n d e r su ch su g g estiv ely b n rb arie n am es ns B a ta v ia a n d Congo cloth is m uch used a n d its se m i-tra n sp a ren t a n d ex trem ely p liab le te x tu re m nkes It d esira b le fo r th e so m ew h at b izarre and in fo rm al h a ts w hich w ere once d eleg a ted to th e sp o rts w ardrobe. H indu tu rb a n s, p la ite d an d em broi d e red toques, a s w ell a s la rg e r shapes, a re produced fro m th e se p rim itive fa b ric s an d a re o fte n em b ro id ered w ith colored w ools a n d gayly dyed raffia. H n irlik e H in d u cloth, w hich m ay be cru sh ed to look lik e sk ein s o f silk or pulled a p a rt to th e fra g ility of n sp id e r's web, Is a n o th e r o f these d rn p ah le fa b ric s, nnd a re a lly beau tifu l F re n c h h a ir cloth h a s been pro duced w hich m ay be so ftly d ra p ed or blocked Into stiff, high crow ns. T hese h a ir clo th s a r e lovely In color, for even such gorgeous tin ts a s b u rn t o range, to p az a n d m in t g reen a re con sid erab ly so fte n e d by th e tra n sp a re n c y o f th e fab ric . T h ese b rim s a re freq u en tly em broid ered o r trim m ed w ith flow er p e ta ls or sp ra y s of flowers. U se F r u it and Vegetables. served h is tim e a s a p itch er, h u t he hns also b u ilt up a num ber of business In te re sts w hich a re p aying him good dividends, an d th is is probably th e real reaso n w hy h e Intends to re tire from th e gam e. Coombs m ak es h is hom e a t P a le s tine, T exas, w h ere he h a s n general m erchandise sto re In addition to being In terested In tw o hanks. H is business hns been grow ing w ith th e boom tim es and h e feels th n t th e re will no lo n g e r be any n ecessity o f playing b aseball fo r a living. L a rg e tu rb a n s a re n o t unusunl, and all m a n n e r of little to q u es nnd b e re ts have m ad e th e ir ap p e a ra n c e in th e ir accustom ed m anner. Among th ese a re e x tra o rd in a ry em broideries In brightly dyed s tra w s and ap plied silken figures, th e la t te r o u tlin ed w ith n gay C hinese cord. A cu rio u s d ecoration m akes a th in g o f w onder o f a so ft full b e re t In Importance of a Tan Coat gray b lue ra tin e . T h e color Is pro Depends on How Acquired. duced by sp rin k lin g th e su rfa c e w ith p ears, peaches, plum s nnd c h e rrie s in T a n Is th e re s u lt o f th e action of so ft yellow le ath er, p ain ted In the m ost re a listic m an n er by h and. T he chem ical ra y s o r of th e u ltra-v io let vines nnd leavps w hich connect these ray s of th e so la r lig h t on th e pigm ent p ro d u cts o f th e o rch ard a re w orked In o f th e skin. Ic proves nothing, says an a u th o rity , h u t th n t th e skin hns colored raffia. C o n tra ry to th e usunl practice, th e been exposed to photographic ray s of e arly sp rin g m odels a re freq u en tly one kind o r a n o th er. T h e skin Is also flower trim m ed, an d e x tra o rd in a ry tnnncd by ex posure to th e ray s o f n fru its and even v egetables a re to find m ercu ry lam p, h u t such ta n h as n o th favor, th e la tte r o f course on sport ing to do w ith hcnlth. T a n Is Im p o rtan t nnd of m eaning h ats. L arg e flat flow ers a re applied to th e e n tire su rfa c e of n h a t o r flower according to th e circu m stan ces u n d e r p e ta ls m ay d e c o rate th e u p tu rn ed w hich It Is acq u ired . A cquired a t sen brim . L itu rosebuds b o rd er a close o r by th e sea ns a resu lt of life and B u ilt O v e r L in in g of Taffeta, T h ey a re fre q u e n tly b u ilt over n fitting toqn • o f blue stra w and tw o exercise In th e open nlr. It Is n sign of lin in g o f ta ffe ta In a d ifferen t color, discs a re solidly packed w ith roses hcnlth, heenuse It accom panies general esp ecially in th e ca se o f th e sm all over th e ears, th u s proclaim ing Itself effects w hich a re lacking In th e condi tio n s o f elec tric tan . d ia p e d tu rb a n s o r toq u es. O ne of an E g y p tian hat. E le c tric ta n Is accom panied by no T h e rem a rk a b le flow ers and fru its th ese tu rb a n s In high fa v o r Is a tw ist o f ch e rry co lored h a ir clo th tied w hich trim th e sp rin g h a ts a re m ade m u ltip licatio n o f red corpuscles In th e aro u n d th e crow n lin in g In gypsy fa s h by h an d o f b its of silk and velvet. blood, such ns exercise produces, In ion an d w ith o u t o th e r trim m in g th an W h eat and g rap es a re m ade o f shot su rin g u renew al of physleal stre n g th . a single fra y e d o n t end, w hich fulls ta ffe ta and velvet p lu m * of n a tu ra l o v er one e a r. T h e h a ir cloth h a ts size a n d coloring a re arra n g e d w ith Eggless Breakfast Soon. w ith m ushroom b rim s and high crow ns sp ray s o f w h eat and sm all velvet flow a re m o re o fte n th a n n o t decorated ers to p ro d u ce a su b tle nnd lovely hit P en n sy lv an ia, w hich h a s been ta k in g w ith th in o stric h p lu m es In th e sam e of color. A huge pink silk rose w ith n census o f Its fowl |>opiilntlon, finds color a * th e h a ir cloth, o r th e re m ay be foliage an d a long so ft stem Is fre th n t It h as 4,000.000 less chickens th a n a stra g g lin g sp ra y o f w axed flowers q u en tly th e only deco ratio n of w hich a a y e a r ago. T h ree-fo u rth s o f th e de h a t can bonsf. stre tc h e d a c ro ss th e crow n. crease Is In lay in g hens. M ilan s tra w s a n d colored leghorn U se o f P laid Effect«. A bout 90 p e r cen t of N orw ay's d e n t a re still to be h ad In th is w e lter of I ’lald effects a re used not only fo r ists a re g ra d u a te s of A m erican d e n ta l fa b ric s stra n g e an d unaccu sto m ed, and they, a s w ell a s stra w s o f ro ugher e n tire fro c k s b u t fo r lacings an d trim colleges o r hav e tak en p o st-g rad u ate courses In th e U nited S tates. b raid s, w ill u n d o u b ted ly a p p e a r In m ings. : POULTRY DON’TS j • • D o n 't allow y o n r h en s to e a t de cayed flesh o f any kind unless you w a n t them to get dow n w ith lim ber- neck nnd hav e m any o f them die from th e effect of It. D o n 't allow filth nnd dnm pness to abound in and nronnd y o u r p o u ltry ro o stin g h o u s e ; It will cau se ro u p nnd Its v arious a tte n d in g ills. D on’t le t th e m ites an d Uee get th e u p p e r h and ab o u t y o u r p lace and c a u se you u n to ld tro u b le an d loss of both old and young stock. D on’t be a fra id to give y o u r fow ls an nhundnnee of green stu ff a t all seasons nnd all tim e s ; It Is th e ir s a l vation, w h e th e r thpy a re old o r young. D on’t b e a fra id to Invest a few dol la rs In good stock an y m ore th a n yon w ould in im proved seed s and g rain to In su re success. D on’t keep nny m nlos w ith th e fe m ales unless you Intend h a tch in g th e eggs. E ggs fo r m a rk e t w ill keep m uch longer If th ey a re not fertile. D on’t p u t all Sizes, sh ap es nnd colors o f eggs In one lo t fo r m a r k e t; le a rn to g rad e them so th e y will look ns m uch like one h en laid them nil a s possible. D on’t nllow a d irty , sta le egg to go Into JS'our m a rk e t b ask et, no m a tte r how high they n re o r how b adly you need th e money. D on’t he a fra id to w ork w ith y o u r p o u ltry th e y en r round, ns It Is th e only rond to success, nnd one m u st stick to th e rig h t tra c k . K eep up In te r e s t In y o u r p o u ltry both w in te r an d sum m er. No m a tte r w h a t o th e r d u ties you have, th ey should n o t be neg lected. D on’t expect every egg to h nteh w hen you buy eggs fo r th n t purpose from som e good breed er. .Y our ow n eggs ns a ru le w ill not do th n t w ell. 9 Scientific Facts. T h e S iam ese governm ent h a s consolidated n civil serv ice col- lege nnd n m edlcnl school Into 9 a u n iv ersity to provide in stru c- 0 tlon in all th e h ig h er b ra n c h e s 1 of education. A m ethod fo r reb u ild in g w orn- 9 out nutom obile tire s und m aking O them p u n c tu re p ro o f w ith fab ric A woven from th ren d nnd a vege- T tab le fiber h n s been Invented by T a C alifornian. p O ils ohtnlned from A n ta rc tic 0 sea leopards, seals an d penguins T have been te ste d by sc ie n tists In 9 London nnd fo u n d useful fo r p soap nnd le a th e r m aking nnd A fo r h ea tin g purposes. q I Y 9 q I j <5 A I Y Y Q Jj 1 T p A T T 0 q O O O O 0 0 -0 0 0 0 ^ 0 0 o o Ants in the Kitchen. In reg ard to th e q u estio n n s to how to get rid of sm all a n ts In a kitchen, th e In d ian a s tn te entom ologist s n y s : "O ne of th e b e st rem edies Is to m ake n siru p of fo u r ounces o f sn g n r to one* h a lf p in t o f w ater, n r d a fte r th is siru p hns boiled add one ounce o f sodium fluoride. M oisten a sponge w ith th is am i p u t It In n can th a t hns som e holes p unched In I t ; th en p lace th is w here th e a n ts n re m ost num erous. T h e ld"n Is to get th e a n ts feeding on th is nnd In th n t wny en rry som e hack to th e ir n est. If th ey stop feeding, move th e can h a rk n sh o rt d istan ce nnd th ey w ill again s ta r t entlng. T he can should be k ep t m oist w ith th is siru p nnd th e a n ts will soon disap p ear.” J a p a n h a s superseded C hina as th e ch ief source of snpply fo r te a used In th e U nited S tates.