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Spool Holder.
Dressmakers, tailors and others who
do, a great deal of sewing will be In
terested In the spool holder shown In
the illustration.
A resident of
Honolulu Is re
sponsible for the
invention.- As a
rule, dressmakers
are In the, habit of
continually . losing
their spool of cot
ton. Generally the
spool is placed on
a nearby table,
in east beach. where it can be
readily knocked off and lost This
simple little spool holder wus designed
aents. it is made of wire bent to shape,
the upper edge formed into a pin,
with a co-operating hook, by which it
can be most conveniently reached. The
spool of cotton being used Is slipped
over the lower rod, where it Is firmly
held, the rod being made of spring
wire. As each needleful of thread is
used another Is quickly procured with
out the necessity of reaching to the
table for the spool or hunting it on the
floor. - ,
Women In Proverbs.
In answer to a question as to the
standing of . a woman in the estima
tion of the various peoples of the
earth, a German paper says : "The fair
sex plays an unenviable' part In many
lands, as you may see by the well
known adages. The Spaniard says :
'Women and mules will do bur bid
ding more readily when we stroke than
when we strike them ;' 'Woman's tears
are worth much and cost little;' i!The
ox Is sly, but a woman who loves Is
more so.' The Arab says; 'Man's
beauty Is his soul woman's soul Is her
beauty;' 'Ask your wife's advice and
then follow your own Judgment.' In
India they say : 'The coquette Is like a
shadow; follow It and it flees, fly from
It and It will follow. In China woman
Is looked down upon, and on? of the
oldest adages says: The tongue of a
woman Is a dagger which Is never al
lowed to grow rusty ;' 'The soul of a
woman is like quicksilver and her heart
Is like wax.' To the question, 'What
Is woman?' the Turk answers, 'A pris
oner ;' the Persian 'A slave ;' the Ser
vlan, 'A servant;' the Bulgarian, A
companion ;' the Greek, 'A queen.' It
will surprise most people to know that
even the Frenchman is unkind to wom
an In his adages. Thus, he says : 'Wom
en and fools never forgive;' 'Woman
laughs when she can and weeps when
he pleases ;' 'What the devil cannot
accomplish, woman can;' 'The good
women are in the church yard.'
French Model Hat.
A very picturesque and effective bat
la depicted In the accompanying pic
ture. Pale bine Nen noli tan was lifted
for the model hat, the brim of which
was turned . down all around. The
crown was encircled by a wreath o
pale yellow lilacs and green grapes, the
grapes being arranged to fall about the
.brim. A bow of violet velvet caught
the brim up from the face at the left
f4j a 41ia istmf .
Mother mu a Cham.
I never like the word "chum," but
that la the right word for the mother
who Is companionable with her daugh
ter. The sweetest thing in life Is the
love of a mother, but how many girls
are denied this because of something
which keeps them apart from the
mother love and confidence. It Beems
Impossible that any woman should not
crave the love and affection of a daugh
ter, accepting It as the most gracious
gift ever bestowed In her life; but
there are some mothers really and
truly selfish with their daughters, fre
quently Jealous, and ofttlmes very In
different to all. their Interests. This
Is surely the Irony of fate. Last win
ter a certain young girl left borne be
cause she and her mother could not
agree. The girl actually had to pay
for the fuel burned when she enter
tained friends in the evening. The
mother charged her for washing any
clothing. In fact, she met with a board
ing bouse mistress instead of a mother.
Girls love to be petted, to have the
sympathy of those of broader minds
and experience, and they turn as nat
urally to the mother as a flower does
to the warm sunshine. Deny a girl
these aurroondings and her nature
reaches out for them from some other
source. . The girl who cannot sit down
on a little ottoman at her mother's
knee and tell her her school perplexi
ties, read her her love letters and win
her confidence, is robbed of the sweet
est Joy pf girlhood., . ,
tlng-allant Uncle Sam.
Primping among the women employes
of the government printing office must
cease. An official order has been, is
sued removing all mirrors from the big
building. In times past many of the
floors had forty to fifty mirrors upon
the walls In convenient reach of women
employes when ready to go to lunch
or to leave for the day. , Each mirror
belonged to a particular beauty or to
a congenial group, and the utmost har
mony prevailed. ,
"Now," complain the girls, "there Is
but one large mirror left and that in
the main .dressing room. It Is- Impos
sible for a hundred or more women to
gather around one mirror at one time
and get any satisfaction out of the
proceeding. Consequently, we have to
dash on our hats, guess at where our
faces need washing most and saunter
out on the street perfect frights." -
"The women waste too much time in
fixing their hair and arranging their
hats," is said to. be the reasoning of
the department officials.
"We waste no time belonging to the
government and should certainly have
the right to look decent," is the way
the women see It .
Health ' and Beauty- Hints. "
If the nose Is shiny use borax water
or wash It with cornmeal Instead of
soap.
For hoarseness beat up the white of
an egg, flavor with lemon and sugar
and take some occasionally. . ,. ,
: Hay, sprinkled with a little chloride
of lime and left for an hoyr in a closed
room will remove the smell of new
paint :
There can be no health without ex
ercise and a system of exercise should
be practiced that will bring in play
all the muscles of the body.
For feet that perspire too freely put
a tablespoonful of vinegar In the foot
bath ; the soles of the feet may also be
rubbed with spirits of camphor.
For a corn or bunion paint over every
day with the following solution: Collo
dion, one-half ounce; sodium borate,
one-half dram; extract cannabis, one
half scruple.
An air cushion or hot water bag,
partly filled with air, placed under pil
lows In the go-cart, will prevent the
Jarring of the baby's spine, of which
the doctors complain of In the use of
go-carts.
Warlike Englishwomen.
Saddening is the picture of the
Twentieth Century woman that a
magistrate in a London police court has
Just drawn. As he sees the women of
to-day they are almost as warlike as
a peace congress. "Woman' nature is
undergoing considerable modifications,"
he says. "The gentleness, the spirit of
dependence and the 'sweet unreason
ableness' that used to distinguish the
sex are giving place to a love of ad
vertisement and a taste for unseemly
scenes of rowdyism and violence. The
doves are changing into eagles. Even
the hatpin designed for innocent pur
poses Is becoming in the hands of
women as much a weapon of damage
as the stiletto. These changes in the
nature of women are forced upon my
attention in court" But remember,
that Is In England. Perish the thought
that Uncle Sam's daughters are travel
ing the same path!
Abont Moving; Books.
One of the most Irksome tasks of
moving Is the .packing of books. They
are heavy, hard to pack, and the bind
ings are easily marred. The best way,
in case there is a number to be removed,
Is to provide the requisite number of
soap or shoe boxes, line them with
newspapers and pack the books in
tbem, filling crevices with crumpled
paper. Spread papers on top, and box
covers need "not be put on. Label each
box in case there are several bookcases,
and they will be the more easily re
stored to their proper positions. For
part of the Joy of having books is to
be able to put one's hand on the wanted
one at will.
Filet lace rules this season as Irish
lace did two seasons ago. The square
mesh is the thing.
Collar and cuff facings are the ex
clusive point In motor coat modes and
the demand for hand embroidery la
found even here.
Some sandals, like slippers, are fas
tened with as many as five strips across
the ankle. The buttons for these are
very large. '
The capelike bolero la one of the
a ran it
Hi
popular fancies for spring. Many ol
these pelerine effects are seen, some of
them detachable.
The long drooping shoulder and the
kimono sleeve are seen -in most of the
new models. When combined with the
pinafore waist they are quite charm
ing. ' ;- -
Plaid broadcloths are growing more
popular even than when they first ap
peared In the autumn, and are very
effective In lighter combinations for
summer wear. ..
Crochet buttons of silk and linen are
extremely smart and are to be had in
all colorings. - Buttons of tortoise and
other shells, enriched with gold or mock
Jewels, are fetching.
Directoire coats are much seen, both
in plain and striped effects. In cloth
suits .seen recently the linos of the
jacket ran perpendicularly, while those
on the skirt were diagonal. :
The expression of the figure is car
ried to a fashionable perfection when
the waist is small and the shoulders
wideband to obtain that, result all
smart gowns are fashioned.:
Plain voiles and those in Pekin or
striped patterns constitute a majority
of the more pretentious costumes seen,
and narrow black and white stripes axe
most favored. These are made up over
white linings, as are almost all voiles
of whatever color, and are elaborated
in many ways. , . .
A Surplice Corset Cover.
Pretty lingerie will tempt the most
economical woman Into extravagances
that she has not really intended, If she
Is riot fortified with a good supply of
dainty pieces already on hand. These
can be made up at odd moments. If
she will take care to pick up pieces of
cambric and bits of lace and embroi
dery whenever they are found at entic
ing prices. In this way, one does not
feel the tfcne or money spent. This sur
plice style Is a pretty variation of the
blouse corset covers for wearing with
thin waists. A' set of narrow tucks
trims the back, but the fronts are plain
gathered at the bottom to a basque
portion which Is set on. The neck,
sdes of the fronts, and the arms-eyes
are flnishd with an edge of embroidery
or lace. It Is an unusually pretty de
sign. A Fresh Air Queen.
Queen Victoria, of Spain, must be
congratulated upon her persistence In
the English belief in the virtues of
fresh air, and condoled with upon the
difficulties she finds in putting the
sound principle into practice. No few
er than sixteen of her ladies were In
capable of attending upon her the oth
er day, In consequence of chills caught
from windows opened by her majesty's
orders. Imagination may have assist
ed ; the case of a short-sighted old
gentleman who caught cold from a
shut window, simply because the ex
panse of clean glass, looked more like
no window at all than the diamond
paned affairs be had been used to, is
historic. In time the continent may
be educated up to this elementary
point In hygiene, but, as every one
knows who has taken part in one of
those perennial quarrels about the open
window in an European train or hotel,
it will be a long, stern fight
Don't They Marry f
The cry that girls of the present
day do not marry is, of course, only
partially founded on fact Still, If It
were strictly true, no one ought to be
surprised or Indignant Whatever a
girl's own views may be on the sub
ject she is met in every direction by
skillfully organized opposition. Every
one Is In league to destroy ber beliefs,
and at length she. herself becomes a
practiced scoffer, then when the man
who ought to marry her comes along
be simply joins in the joke.
- New Aid to Dressmaking-.
Dressmakers will be glad to know
that some one has invented a spool
holder which may be attached to the
dress and keeps the spool from being
always Just where it cannot be found.
The trouble will probably be that when
one wants to sew the spool holder will
be Invisible.
Gloves for the Gardes. -
Gloves that will take the place of
rubber gloves when working In the
garden or washing dishes are made by
dipping old gloves Into hot linseed oil, '
which renders them waterproof.
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Possibilities of Bee-Keepiair.
Fifty years have witnessed wonder
ful changes In most Industries, but
none greater than have been made in
modern bee culture. In our grandfath
ers' days bees were kept In straw
steps." log "gums," and box hives. Af:
ter toiling through the long summer to
lay up a store of sweets, the Cold davs
.of autumn saw the bees consigned to
me suipbur pit, while their combs of
honey were mashed up and hung in a
muslin bag before the fire to drip,
"strained" honey was the- result and
sometimes there was a decided flavor
of bee-bread and brimstone.
'.. The interior of a beehive was a seal
ed, book until 1S52. when the een!us
of Langstroth, by the Invention of the
movable comb-hive, broke the seal and
allowed man to scan the wonderful
pages. This was the first, the revolu
tionary step of modern bee-culture
the foundation of all subsequent Im
provements. To-day bee culture Is almost an ex
act science. There is money In the
business and the question Is often ask
ed : "What are the profits of beekeep
ing?" . They vary from less than noth
ing (when the bees must be fed, .be
cause the weather is such that no crop
has been gathered) to amounts that are
fabulous. One colony, and Its Increase,
In Texas, stored 1,000 pounds of horse-
Italian Queen Bee. , Italian Drone.
mint honey In one season. But this Is
decidedly exceptional. Fifty pounds of
comb honey or 100 of extracted would
be considered a good average yield.
The latter sells, at wholesale, from 4
to 7 cents a pound, and retails at about
10 cents. Comb honey wholesales from
10 to 13 cents a pound, and retails at
about 16 cents a pound.
i But apiculture does not live to Itself
atone. It has been proved, beyond the
shadow of a doubt, that many crops of
fruits, vegetables and grain are greatly
improved, both in quantity and qual
ity, by the agency of the bees In bring
ing about' perfect fertilization of the
blousoms. Some flowers remain abso
lutely sterile unless pollen Is conveyed
to them by some meGhanlcal means
from some other blossoms. In the sw-et
springtime when the wide-spreading
branches of the apple trees are almost
hidden by masses of pink and white
promises of future fruitfulness, many
of us do not realize that ail of this
beauty, this sweet perfume, the tiny
drops of nectar nestling amoug the
petals, are a part of nature's plan for
securing the attendance of those mar
riage-priests the bees. Indianapolis
News.
The Tobacco Crop.
That the United States has become
the largest producer of tobacco in the
world Is shown by an official bulletin
containing an estimate of the extent
and value of the crop raised last year.
In all about 796,099 acres of tobacco
were grown, producing an average
yield of 857.2 pounds to the acre, or a
total of 682,428,530 pounds. The av
erage value of the crop was 10 cents
per pound, or a total of about $68,232,
647. While It is almost Impossible to
comprehend the magnitude of the val
ue of the manufactured products of
tobacco, a glance at the total figures
may convey some Idea of the develop
ment of this great and distinctive
American industry.
In 1900 the total value of the manu
factured products of tobacco was
$283,076,546. In the manufacture 142,
177 people were employed, who earned
a 'total wage of $49,852,484.
Hasslaa Farmers Coming;.
A crowd of Russian farmers, the first
of this class of immigrants to arrive
at Philadelphia in any considerable
numbers, reached there recently on the
American liner Fries! and, from Liver
pool. There were many who had
fought for their country against Japan
and who still wore the military re
forms In which they had been dis
charged. There were In all 850 of these much-sought-after
farmhands, nearly all of
whom are members of the Greek orth
odex church. Most of the Immigrants
left last night for Illinois, Minnesota,
Nebraska and the Dakotas. Though
illiterate, they are Industrious an!
thrifty. The leader of the party stated
that owing to the political and eco
nomic crisis, 800,000 farmhands will
leave Russia this year for the United
States, coming principally from the
Dnelper and Don districts, the richest
farming districts of the country.
Weeds la Paatare.
Weeds in the pastures should not be
allowed. Cattle consume certain kinds
when the young plants are appearing,
and assist In destroying them, but eth
er kinds will be rejected and go to
seed. Sheep destroy man weeds, but
where weeds are uneaten by animals
they should be removed by hand.
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Ferttllslnn- for Frait.
The growing of fruit demands labor
at the proper time, and considerable
work is done before spring opens.
Where growers have combined to keep
insects and parasites In check the re
sult nas been beneficial. If the labor
and cost of fertilizers must be consid
ered It is safe to assert that fruit
growers derive larger profits from rasp
berries and blackberries than many of
them deserve, as it Is only when pick
ing and harvesting the crop that tne
real labor is performed. After such
crops are harvested some fields receive
but little care and cultivation, add it is
seldom that manures or fertilizers are
applied, though the strawberry Is treat
ed differently. Euterprislng fruit grow
ers maintain that It pays to give black
berry and raspberry can good culti
vation, and to apply fertilizers liberal
ly, as the Increased crop of berries and
vigorous vines more than pay the ex
pense. During periods of drought tne
grassy rows of canes must compete fir
moisture with intruders, and it often
happens that a dry period sets In Just
at the time the berries are ripening,
and when moisture Is greatly needed.
When the soil Is clear-of grass an!
weeds, and the surface of the ground
loose, the loss from lack of moisture Is
greatly' reduced.
Poultry in Pennsylvania. -
On the. basis of personal experience
the author of a Pennsylvania bulletin
discusses the feeding and care of poul
try, artificial Incubation, the raising of
ducks, turkeys and geese on the farm,
poultry diseases, and related questions.
A. combination of fruit growing and
poultry raising Is especially recom
mended. "Locate your, poultry-houses
If possible so that the runs will be In
an orchard. The fowls will dest- y
thousands of harmful Insects, thus
Sttngless Worker. Italian Worker.
greatly benefiting the trees and increas
ing the prospects for fruit and the
fowls will gain great comfort and bene
fit by the protecting shade of the trees.
Plum-trees and cherry tr?es are espe
cially benefited by the presence of the
fowls about their roots. Peach trees
will grow most rapidly and soonest give
an abundant shade."
When to Hani Manure.
Several of the State experiment sta
tions have shown by their tests loss of
fertility in barn and stable manure by
the old methods of handling it which
suggest the Importance of daily or
weekly hauling and spreading on the
fields. The latest experiments made by
the Ohio station prove that when ma
nure was thrown Into the open barn
yard and permitted to He there for
five nipnths before being hauled to the
field It had a value of $2.40 per ton.
When drawn directly to the field as
fast as It was made the value was
$3.25 sper ton. When the manure was
sprinkled with ground phosphate rock
as fast as It was made in the stable,
thus preventing some loss of ammonia,
the value was $5.18 per ton.
The claim Is made that at least one
third of the value of the manure Is lost
as It is usually put on the land with a
fork and that ten loads put on with a
manure spreader go as far and do as
much good as fifteen loads put on In the
old-fashioned, careless way.
Wash Tank and Table.
A vegetable gardenr t.ho prepares
a good many vegetables for market
by first washing and then drying has
devised the plan Illustrated for remov
ing the soil and then draining. The
tank Is little more than a water-tight
box with a plug In the bottom for
drainage. The shelf Is attached to the
box with a hinge, likewise the legs, so
that folding In smaller space la possi
ble. Prairie Farmer.
To Root Shippers,
Authorities say In order to comply
with the pure drug and food law, roots
can be bought sold or handled only
when the package In which they are
placed Is branded with Its exact con
tents; in other words, contents of the
package must be strictly what Is named
by the brand. Roots of all kinds (ex
cepting ginseng, perhaps) must be
cleansed and washed of all dirt before
ilrvlncr. and all tnna stoma I
jr r 1 wvf t v
moved.
Fallow Crops.
Fallow crops do not pay. Naked soils
are more exhausting of the nitrogen of
the soil than a summer crop. A croo
of ragweed on a stubble soil may be a
nuisance In one respect, bat it protects
the soli from the beating rays of the
sun in summer, at a time when the
process of nitrification la at the great
est activity. A green crop, to be plow
ed under. Is an excellent protection to
the sou at all times.
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VEGETABLE WASHES. j ? J f VT
pf, WEEKLY
r:': I1IST0RIA!
IV to S? ililflfli.
1420 Siege of. Orleans relieved.
1547 Charles V. defeated the Protest
ants at Muhlberg. .
1620 Wallenstcin defeated Mansfield. at
Dessau. ...... . ,. .-
1029 Peace treaty Rigncd at Susa, end
ing war between France and Eng
land. " ' . - ' '
16G2 Connecticut's famous charter
granted. '
1605 Great plngue of London began.
1704 First issue' of the Boston News
Letter, first American newspaper.
1707 French and Spanish defeated the
English, Dutch and Portuguese
forces at the battle of Almanza,
Spain.
1716 British Parliament passed the
Septennial act.
1763 Wilkes committed to the Tower ol
London.
1792 Pelletier, a highway robber, first
executed by the guillotine.
1849 Political riots in Toronto and
Montreal over the rebellion losses
bill. ....
1851 Postage stamps first Issued In
. Canada.
1854 Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria, married to Princess Elizabeth
of Bavaria. '
1802 Confederate forces withdrew from
New Orleans. '
187 War began between Russia , and
"Turkey.
1879 Prince Alexander Joseph of Bat
tenberg elected Prince of Bulgaria!'
1884 Fire destroyed the great mercan
tile establishment of Messrs. White
ley in London.
1889 New York City began a three days
celebration of the centennial of
President Washington's inauguration.
1891 Dr. Talmage's new tabernacle In
Brooklyn formally opened.
1892 Hurricane at Mauritius destroyed
1,000 lives.
1894 Coxey's army arrived at Washing
ton, D. 0. .Earthquake hear Athens,
Greece; 227 lives lost.
1895 Russian, German and French gov
ernments protested against the ac
quisition of Chinese territory by
Japan. .. .The Alliance affair with
Spain settled by the latter giving
ample satisfaction.
1897 Princess Victoria, dnughter of the
Prince and Princess of Wales, born
....Log of the Mayflower transfer
red from British possession to 'the
American ambassador at London.
1899 Miners' "riots at Coeur d'AIene,
Iduho.
1900 United States Senate denied ad
mission to Matthew Quay, who had
been appointed by the Governor of
Pennsylvania. .. .Hull and a part of
Ottawa, Canada, destroyed by fire.
1901 President Mclnley received the
Cuban commissioners.
1903 Andrew Carnegie donated $600,000
to Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. .
1904 Labor party came into power In
Australia.
1906 International exhibition opened at
Milan, Italy. ,
The Real Rooter.
As a Little Child.
Bellevae hospital, New York City, has
a most interesting patient In the person
of Timothy Kane, whose trouble began
three years ago, when a blow on the head
produced a lesion of the brain. Since
that time he has suffered Intensely from
epilepsy, paralysis, motor aphasia and loss
of speech, with progressive impairment
of the Intellectual perceptions. Several
delicate and unusual operations were per
formed, consisting of a removal of sec
tions of the skull and portions of the
brain. He Is now on the road to recov
ery, but while retaining some knowledge
of things has absolutely lost the power
to transmute his power into words, and
the educative process has commenced pre
cisely the same as with a child, the train
ing being similar to that employed In a
kindergarten, with alphabetical blocks,
picture books, etc.
Measuring Railroad Water,
The Sundberg committee has reported
. to the Minnesota Senate that railway
property in that State has a real value
'
01 iio,uw,uw, or aooui jzi.uw a mile.
But this property Is capitalised at $400,
000,000, or an average of $50,000 a mile.
( The net earnings last year on the com
tnittee's valuation averaged 18 per cent.
, In making their estimate, the committee
.considered the original cost of constrao
tion, cost of equipment and ail Improve
ments, expense of operating under exist
, leg rates, eto. t