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TOPICS OF
THE TIMES
Several other things besides college
football need reforming.
It begins to look as though before
long Dr. Cook cant belong to anything
except church.
"Cost of living" mar be borne pa
tiently. It Is what It oeets merely to
exist that hurts.
Halter's const has thus far been
overlooked as a eauss of high prices.
Why this oversight?
The digits of 1910 add up 11. This
indicates that the price of toe will
advance ncrt spring.
When times change men and women
should change with them. Living In
the past is a lonesome life.
A centurr hence it mar be possible
to pick up a newspaper without find
ing therein some reference to Rockefeller.
Perhaps that mathematical boy won
der oan help some by reducing 999.
999,999 causes for high prices to 57 un
derstandable varieties.
Dr. Oooks srwa Arctic dufb has
bounced hirn Tt unneara to be a repeti
tion ef the std story of the serpent's
tooth u4 the thankless child.
New Terk playwright became craay
after flaisalag a vaudeville sketch.
His case was remarkable chielr be
cause the insanity developed after.
One of the New Tork managers says
there are toe many theaters In this
country, but ths one-nlght-stand player
will stick the theory that the thea
ters are too far apart
needs a great poet In the past ov
years the leading nations have devel
oped virtually a new civilization, a
new morality, new standards, a new
sociology. What a great field lies be
fore a poet with genius enough to be
to this age what Homer was to the
ancient world; what Virgil was to the
Latins; what Dante was to the me
dieval thought; what Shakespeare was
to the Elizabethans, and what Tenny
son was to the Victorian age. The
poets of the' past, with their wonderful
psyohlc powers, anticipated modem
development along many lines; but
there are Ideas evolved from modern
Inventions and discoveries, from eco
nomic and political development, and
from sociological changes, that they
never could have thought of, and that
are groaning to be delivered in ade
quate poetic expression. There is also
a morality higher and finer than any
thing conceived of In the past, Inas
much as it embraces the whole human
brotherhood. There were beautiful
theories of liberty in ancient and me
dieval times, but the body politic rest
ed upon a system of slavery that gave
oaly the favored few' leisure for In
tellectual development. The univer
sality of human rights Is a conception
whose full poetic meaning could be
embodied In Immortal verse only by a
man of the ag that has seen it act
ually wrought Into human institutions.
But before Congress can do much
about the cost of living most of the
Congressmen will have to deliver some
Impassioned addresses to be read by
the folks back home.
Mr. Morse says he is the victim of
"the most brutal sentence ever pro
nounced against a cltiien of a civilised
country." Mr. Morse, therefore, Is a
martyr. Kindly heave a sigh for him.
France is far from being the child
less country that some writers picture
It The recent oensus shows no fewer
than thirty-five thousand families In
that country which rejoice in ten or
more children each, and over one and
one-fourth million families having at
least five children each.
Both Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Fargo will
have new gowns at once. The stock
hares of the Wells-Fargo company re
cently rose from 519 to 580 in the mar
ket, following the distribution of a
dividend which showed a profit of 300
per cent on $16,000,000 of capital
some of which is actually Invested.
The composite character of the
American people to-day could hardly
be showg In n more striking way than
by the fact that & leaflet jn Jen dif
ferent languages has Just been au
thorized by a clothing-makers' union,
In order to inform its members of
present conditions in the trade and
th advantages of organization.
Leopold II., who died recently at the
age of 74 years, was the second king
of the Belgians. Belgium became in
dependent In 1831. when tt separated
Itself from ths Netherlands and elect
ed the prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
Leopold's father, as its first king.
Since that time the kingdom has
grown and prospered. With one-quarter
the area of the state of New Tork,
It contains about the same population.
There Is an average of one person for
every inhabitable acre. in . the whole
country. The growing density of popu
lation early attracted the attention of
Leopold, and he began to took abroad
for an opportunity for colonial expan
sion. After Stanley had failed to in
terest Gladstone, and through htm
England, in the development of the
Congo basin, Leopold sent for the great
explorer and gave him 25O,000 toward
the expenses of his expedition of com
mercial investigation in the Congo re
gion. The Congo Free State was
formed as a result of the report which
Stanley made, and Leopold became its
protector and practical owner. In 1908
he turned over to Belgium his rights
in the state, and it Is hereafter to be
governed by the Belgian parliament.
Qreat abuses marked Leopold's admin
istration of the Congo State, and his
reign will be notorious for them; but
the fact remains that he was the only
European monarch willing to assume
responsibility for the attempt to civil
ise that part of Africa. At home the
king was a constitutional ruler In the
most democratic kingdom In Europe.
He was active, in co-operation with
Belgian capitalists, in developing the
foreign and domestic trade of the coun
try, and was long regarded as a type
of the modern man of affairs in public
life. In his private life the dead king
seemed to be devoid of moral sense,
and outraged all the decencies. He is
succeeded by his nephew, Albert, who
Is loved by the Belgians because he
possesses those moral qualities which
his uncle lacked.
Not even the strenuous attainments
of "advanced" and "emancipated"
woraanboo( can smother the blessed
InitTncU of sympathy and pity in the
feminine heart. When an athletic
Chicago girl caught a burglar in her
home the other night, she first over
powered him ingle-handed, and then,
listening to his pitiful plea that he
was driven to crime by hunger, gave
him a square meal and set him free.
Cleveland school children bid fair
to become the champion spellers of
the country. They are required to
learn only two new words a day, or
ten words a week. At the end of
very eight weeks they are tested in
a spelling bee, and almost every child
spells all the words correctly. This
system Is based on the truth enunci
ated In the chorus of the song, "Every
little bit added to what you've got
makes a little bit more."
DOING AWAY WITH STAINS
In the Cass of Colored Fabrics It la
Beat to Leave K to Pro
fessionals, While there ire simple home reme
dies for stains that are apt to be suc
cessful it la the wisest asd most eco
nomical piaa in the end to take the
soiled garment at oaoe to a profes
sional. Is some cases the experiment
ln at home reauKs to the rata of the
entire gsrraeuC This la especially
true in regard to ootorod fabrV-s.
White ede aw be safety treated
at boeae. be ta the ease at colored
matertaJa eae ha not omty ta consid
er the stature of the etata. bat also
the eotor ef the goods- The stain msry
be oMHcfatef by eertaJa applications.,
bat freqaentty the eeder somas tway
teo or changes to another tea. The
original eotor may be restored by an
ppMcatiea of a sotottoa of on part
of ammonia ta twenty parte of water.
SbonM this fail try ether or chloro
torm, heeptag away tram Che Are
during the process. If the stain re
fuses to respond there Is nothing to
but to consult a profeeetooal. but
he win cfaatge more than he would
had the fresh stain been brought to
him.
hew idea m bakwg bread
Way Be Better fhen the Otd Methods,
and Aaywcy l VreU Worth
trying.
aha rw eattes of eoanpaaseed yeaet
t eaafal ef Meed warn water, w tt h
Let k aaaafl aaeat Mawa mSSmi
Ham stft a howl fan at tea, about
r fas, nashe aefevv center.
w4 panes tshtiapsiafal of
aK, bbs saavtai eapAd at nmmm, aad
ha. Wait the ha
a tabieepeoaMl at
Tea Mha. Hew twa saaraaj ef wtttk
d eae at wwca. heal antra to water
satft Moed warn, aad yaa aae Wee
"k yaet add ere warn water;
Place tats ta the bowl wtth the yeast
added aad satx eredWly wtth the
Soar fl ase a weed paddle Par tfebv
A paint paddle which eetnea wtth
fresh can of paint with botes ta K ta
excellent for this aad costs nothing, as
you can get one for Ue asking at any
department store) anttl It oaa be
handled. Pteoe back ta the bowl,
cover wtth the bread board, aad let K
stand 16 minutes. This ta necessary,
as this does the work of kneading.
Now butter raising bowl, phvee dough
in aad torn orer to batter too; let
raise again and bake. This recipe
makes four medtunvewad loavea. Chl
tao Tribune,
Feathers in Style
Apple Kvefcen.
One quart of bread flow, 1 cap of
sugar, 1 teaspooa salt; sift into a
large bowl aad rub m H cup of but
teh; add cap raisins washed and
cut tn halves, grated rind and half
the Juice of 1 lemon; beat 1 eggs and
add to a oup of warn milk and 1 yeast
cake dissolved In warm water; mix all
together and over and raise over
night; in the morning turn oat onto
shape each piece and roll out with
rolling pin to fit either an oblong or
round" tin ; brush the tops wtth melted
butter and cover with sliced apples,
with cinnamon and sugar sprinkled
on top; let rise light and bake a nice
brown; when done sprinkle top with
oowdered sugar ....,
OvVn ?otif OvTn Mind.
Have you ever considered the possi
bility of doing this? Remember that
living in a rented mind, furnished
with opinions bought on the install
ment plan, never offers any Induce
ment with it for the future. Not only
this, but you are not saving up any
thing. The advantages of owning your own
mind will be apparent at a moment's
thought.
In the first place, you come to take
a personal Interest, which you do not
feel when it is owned by some one
else. Then again the natural Increase
In value redounds to your own profit.
You have no one to dictate to you as
to the Inside furnishings and decora
tions. Besides, It makes you more
particular with regard to what you
put Into It. If you live in a rented
mind you don't care much. Yoii will
drive nails In the walls and get gener
ally careless about it. But when you
own your own mind you are constant
ly going about picking It up. You
take real pride in it.
Be it ever so humble, there is no
place like a mind that you owa your
self Life.
Peas In Cases.
The peas are Bret reheated, after
which enough of the liquor is removed
to about half Mil an ordinary cup. To
this is added a tablespoonful of flour
and two tablespoonfuls of butter, al
ready rubbed to a paste, and when
this has been added to the Deas the
mixture is allowed to cook slowly for
a few minutes, after which Jt is sea
soned to taste wltn sail ana pepper;
the beaten yolk o one egg and three
tablespoonfuls o' cream are aaaea, ana
the result, when hot, Is served In small
china, or paper cases, appropriately
garni, .ed with parsley, or, in tne prop
er season, with small sprigs of mint
If Swinburne used a rhyming dic
tionary and there v; became a great
poet, as has been recently alleged, it
Is a pity that many of the embryo
poets of the present day could not be
supplied with the same brand of rhym
ing dictionary. For, whatever the rea
son may be, there is at the present
day a dearth of genuine poetry. There
ta much rhyming, much bright dog
gerel, and occasionally ambitious at
tempts at blank verse, but the results
of the latter are usually dreary. Few
modern poets, but Walt' Whitman, ap
pear to have possessed strength
enough to make unrhymed metrical
Appropriate Tendency.
"How does Jobbing expect to do this
year?"
His business outlook is a grave
one."
"WhyT Is he In trouble?"
"No; he's an undertaker." Balti
more American.
One trouble with the men and chil
dren Is that they are always saying
to any one who comes In, "Are you
going to stay to supper?"
The man who gives bis business
proper attention has bu little time for
lines a vehicle ot expression. The age ; side issue
IV , jp5$&ji 4 V.-
HERB ta a growing eeaU- ; la fact, a world of airy and attraotiva
meat agalaet wearing the j iMaratlnna sea cleverly fashioned
peumace of birds, la varte- front the leathers of the turkey, chica
nes where eraetty must be ea. piceon. peaooek aad pheasant.
practised to seevre it
Women are learning to discriminate
in this matter aad to forego the wear
ing of plumage that promises to bring
about the extinction of a species of
beautiful wild birds or to inflict tor
ture. A proud crest of dainty feath
ers torn from the back of a mother
bird and the death of a nest full of
fledglings by slow starvation, are not
pleasant suggestions to flaunt with
the group of sweeping aigrettes upon
the head of beauty. For the wearer
must be either uninformed, or Indif
ferent, or unmindful of cruelty. None
of the excuses will paas muster with
Intelligent peopla
Aside from a very few aorta, the
feathers we hare worn recently and
thoee we will wear, are made from
the plumage of domestic or other edi
ble birds. No oruelty Is practised in
securing them and thousands of peo
ple make a living by manufacturing
the millinery trimmings made of them.
Feather bands, sewed wings, pom
pons, breasts and mounted sprays
MAKES A DAINTY COSTUME
White Floating Soap.
Four quarts of fat, any kind will
do; two ten cent cans of lye, and ten
quarts of water, Put water In an old
boiler, next the fat, then the lye. Let
this come to a boil and boll three
hours slowly. When the soap be
comes flaky and the liquid looks clear
and bolls over the soap. It ta ready to
wklm. Line a - wooden box with
piece of wet muslin, skim out soap
and put In the box to drain about
twelve hours, and cut In bars. This
will make twelve large bars of hard
white soap
Baked Cauliflower Caper Sauce.
After boiling the cauliflower until
tender In salted water, drain well
and mash Into a smooth pasta. Add
one cup of thick white sauce Ave
eggs well beaten, salt, pepper and
nutmeg. Mix well and poua into a
well buttered baking dish, and baks
ten minutes. Just before serving take
out of the oven and let stand a few
minutes before turning out on a plat
ter, when it should be covered with
a thick white sauce to which capers
have been added, and sprinkle with
paprika
These are bi cashed, dyed, eaten with,
adds, pieoed aad pasted until their
origin ta lost sight of. Other bird
of bright pluDMspa, such as the parrot,
and birds like the blackbird and spar
row, of which there are myriads, are
used, but they are not cruelly treated,
unless sudden death Is cruel.
The wearing of a bird upon the hat
may be In questionable taste and at
present one sees almost no birds, but
any amount of plumage. Gradually
ths wearing of feathers may die out,
but the signs of the times do not point
that way. More plumage Is shown
now than ever before. Women should
learn to discriminate In choosing It,
and select those feathers which they
may wear with an easy conscience.
They are obliged to inform themselves
in some states of the Union or run
the risk of forfeiting their forbidden
property. For laws have been passed
and are enforced to protect certain
birds, and one may not own their
plumage.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
PLEA FOR THE GROWING GIRL
Problem of Maternal Management
That Is Worth Some 8erlous
Consideration.
8o many older women seem to
think that because a girl of from four
teen to twenty or so Is likely to be
callow and sometimes forward and
rather ridiculous in her pretentions of
age and dignity she must be contin
ually snubbed and "put down." They
keep calling her "child" and laugh
ing at her opinions and criticisms,
and leaving her out of discussion and
conversation, until some day they
awake with a start to realize that the
child is a woman, and a pert and em
bittered woman at that.
Of course, American girls are no
torious for their unpleasant presump
tion, and there are many, many things
which a girl in her teens Is not com
petent to decide for herself, let alone
for others; but there is no reason
why a girl who really is growing up'
should be made to feel that she Is al
ways in the way and must be pat
ronized when she Is noticed at all.
Give her at least a chance to feel
that she Is one of the family and that
she is a step above the children In
the nursery, whom she is likely so to
despise.
Here, as elsewhere, "you will go
most safely In the middle," and this
rather delicate problem of maternal
management will settle Itself If con
sideration and common sense are
learned on one side and taught on the
other. Exchange.
Gray eephyr spotted with blue would
look pretty carried out in our design.
The skirt has a panel front, which is
continued in a deep band at the toot,
and has the upper part gathered; it Is
also gathered at the waist A panel
tn match Is taken down back and
front the sleeves being cut In with
the aides. Lawn olaudlne cuffs and
collar add a dainty finish.
Hat of blue straw, trimmed with
gray net and rosea
Material required: Seven and one
half yards sephyr 80 inches wide.
Garters for Short 8ocks.
Garters for short socks for the kid
dles are being made of hat rubber In
stead ot the wider and more conspic
uous garter rubber or the untidy noth
ing at all. Usually It is white, though
for pink or blue socks It can easil;
be painted the color desired.
Esay Way to Clean Laos Yokes.
It Instead of taking lace yokes and
cuffs out of dresses to wash when
soiled they are rubbed with dry
staroh, then brushed thoroughly, the
lace will look like new.