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When Lots Has Gone. ,, .
The wife whose husband has grown
weary of her has a difficult problem,
ays Dorothy Dix, In the Philadelphia
Bulletin. She can not ruthlessly cut
the marriage tie and give the man
bis liberty. Still, her best policy also
Is to let her husband have a free rein
and a long rein. Nothing Is to be
gained by tears and reproaches, and
always throwing up to the recreant
spouse his sacred duty.
Doubtless It Is our duty to love the
tne to whom we are married and whom
we swore so glibly at the altar always
to love and cherish, but love Is not a
matter of duty or volition, or even of
determination. Love Is slain of a
thousand things beyond our control by
growth, for one thing; by a man de
veloping away from his wife; by en
forced absence; by simple boredom; by
things that the man cannot help In
his taste and feelings, and that the
woman cannot remedy. In herself.
It Is one of the terrible experiences
of life when J wo people find them
selves Involved In a marriage that Is
nothing but bondage on tbe man's side,
while the woman still loves, but there
Is no overt act that she can perform
that will bring back the love that is
dead. She can only watt, and so
etrange Is the curious bond of wed
lock, so mystic Is the tie, that the very
fetters at which the man frets are
etlll powerful enough to draw him back
almost In spite of himself. The very
fact that a woman Is his wife, whether
he loves her or not, gives her a pres
tige in his eyes, a certain power and
Influence over him that no other wo
man possesses.
So the woman who has the patience
to simply wait for hef own to return
to her nearly always gets It back in
the end. And sometimes it Is worth
waiting and praying for, and sometimes
not But all that she can do is Just to
.wait.
Value of Grooming.
Nothing so accentuates fading love
liness as carelessness of dress. It is
wonderful what a Uttle careful groom
ing will do for a woman. Let her
touch her eyebrows with vaseline to
bring out the luster, let her bathe her
Hps with aromatic toilet water, dust
her wan cheeks with a bit of pink pow
der, have her hair dressed in a girlish,
dainty way, and lo ! there is the light
of inspiration and sweetness that is
most delightful and bewitching. There
are good and bad cosmetics, sane and
Insane ways of beautifying. Choose
the right road, then go ahead, and you
will be amazed to find how you will
chop off a year of your life every
twelve months, instead of hitching one
on. Try It.
l'olut fur the Traveler.
An excellent suggestion is that made
by a woman to take down the number
of a railroad ticket when traveling. If
It is lost or the conductor on a certain
division takes it up by mistake there Is
good proof that the ticket was bought.
An incident occurred which proves the
value of the suggestion. The conduc
tor on one division took up a woman's
ticket, and on the next division the
ticket was demanded. She explained
the situation and was able to give the
number of the ticket The conductor
telegraphed back and verified the
claim, thus sparing the traveler much
trouble and Inconvenience.
To Clean Furniture.
Go over the furniture with a cloth
dipped in paraffin oil and allow it to
tand for an hour, which will loosen
the dirt Next wash the furniture with
a suds made of pure sonp and rain
water. Rub very dry with a soft
cloth and polish with a piece of white
flannel dipped in turpentine. This will
not injure a piano, but restore the
brllllnnt polish. Furniture gets dull
because it Is dirty and need3 to be
cleaned with soap and water.
Before sending linen or pique suits
to the laundry remove the buttons if
they are the tailored variety and clean
them at home with gasoline. If left on
the coat teu chances to one the tin or
teel mold will rust and discolor not
only the button covering but the coat
Itself. Much anxiety and work may be
caved by substituting pearl buttons.
Their effect Is quite as good as that of
,he cloth buttons.
The woman that hag a faded summer
'sjress or a good white dress of which
cbe la tired need not despair. She can
asll.v have practically a new dress and
small cost by having it dyed ton
one of the many tans or eenis or
browns or one of the Copenhagen or
the nattier blue shades. Such a dress
will give a world of satisfaction, for
It can be worn a dozen times before it
needs laundering and can be worn on
cloudy days when a light gown could
not be, , A fancy collar made of the
same goods may be worn time and time
again without cleaning, for the only
perishable part about it Is the tiny
white ruche which Is renewed frequent;
ly. The wearer of such a gown Is
cool and comfortable and makes a
smart appearance.
To Shrink Waah Goods.
All washable fabrics should always
undergo a thorough shrinking before
they are cut This is absolutely nec
essary, as a first laundering would be
likely to reduce the dress of which the
material was not shrunk beforehand to
such dimensions that it would be un
fit for further use'. T6 shrink wash
fabrics, they should be' immersed In
hot water and hun'gV'qp'to.'' dry with
out wringing them. 'j' When ,'the, mate
rials are paruy ary, uiey are pareruiiy
pressed under a cloth,' to-.'prevent, their
becoming glossy on one side, , ,jn .pt
Preserving Youth'. " u,rt j
Sleep is a great preserver of youtn.
Eight hours at night and 'a short tap
during 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 sum-
QUARTET OF ( PRETTY
The accessories, to woman's dress nowadays is quite as important and
equally as extravagant as the dress itself. Our illustratign shows a quartet
of attractive articles,, really necessary In the fnshiouable wardrobe. A belt
of white silk elastic, is studded with cut steel beads In design; an embroidered
stock and Jabot are handmade; the beaded bag has a gold top and chain
and the parasol In natural tone pongee is trimmed with little ruffles of brown
taffeta and embroidered with brown silk.
mer and winter.' A dally morning
bath, tepid in winter and cold in sum
mer, with a brisk' rub to follow, will
keep the skin fresh' and clear. Two
hours must be passed in the open air,
walking, riding or playing games, ah
tight clothing must be avoided, as com
pression disturbs the circulation and Is
often the cause of enlarged veins and
red noses.
Now the New Girl.
The new girl has quite eclipsed the
new woman. She is almost as real as
nature herself, and she leaves not the
slightest doubt that she Intends to be
permanent. The new girl Is taking
command of almost everything and ev
erybody. It Is some years -since she
subjugated her parents, and, having
taken that decisive step, there are
really no obstacles in her path. In
days past women used to gain In force
of will as they advanced in years, and
their life was an exquisite crescendo.
The new girl, on the other hand, has
begun life fortissimo, both fists on the
piano, and so she must beat It out or
be vanquished In the attempt
Uinta for Young Married People.
Try to be satisfied to commence on
a small scale.
Try r not to make the mistake that
so many do, of trying to begin where
the parents loft off.
Try being perfectly Independent from
debts from the first. They are a great
drawback to the newly wedded.
Try buying nil that is necessary to
work with skillfully.
IiOt ornamentation follow slowly If
needs be.
Husbands, try to remember that sim
ply because she Is yours you must not
treat her as though you owned her
Boul, too.
To Aid Farmer Wire.
Mrs. T. J. Fletcher, who la the chair
man of the outlook committee of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
has taken a great luterest In the prob
lem of oaring for the farmers"- wives
who come to town on market day. In
the town In Iowa In which she lives
they evidently do not have department
stores where the wives may lounge and
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write letters on store stationery free of
charge, or otherwise amuse themselves.
So Mrs. Fletcher has prevailed upon
the county board to turn over to the
City Federation of Women's Clubs a
large room In the courthouse. This
will be put in order and made a "rest
room" for the wives, who will no doubt
enjoy it as much as city women do the
department store rest room.
Lacing Defeats Ita Object,
The wasp waist supplies a topic of
conversation every spring. An author
ity on dress says American girls who,
though far from being on the high
road to obesity, insist on nipping their
waist In, achieve exactly the opposite
effect from that they seek. It is not
only fostering a dangerous practice,
but it actually detracts from a wo
man's appearance, and, strange as it
may sound, even increases the aspect
of embonpoint, she .asserts.
It will please the fair ones to hear
that their efforts to wear the new
French corsets as Parls says they
should be worn should meet with such
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How Women Purify Politic.
Victoria, the capital of British Co
lumbia, has a peculiar municipal fran
chise. Every person who pays a 'i
dog tax is entitled to vote in elections
for Mayor and Alderman. The system
has led to abuses. It has been discov
ered that six enterprising women voted
on the strength of a single dog. Worse
DRESS ACCESSORIES.
still, "one ingenious woman, unable to
get a real dog In 'time to qualify, took
opt a license for a china dog on her
mantlepiece. Municipal franchise re
form is now regarded as a question of
urgency in Victoria, and the unkind
association of dogs with mayors and
aldermen is doomed.
Straw Hat with Plumes.
In the accompanying illustration Is
shown one of the smartest ways to
use plumes on a large hat, a great
many of the newest models showing
the trimming massed in this way at
the back. Soft wide moire ribbon Is
folded about the crown of the model
Illustrated, two very large ball hat
pins being thrust through the folds of
ribbon.
Pure Sonp a a Tonle.
Don't be afraid of being too clean
or washing away your skin with too
frequent use of soap. Pure soap Is a
tonic and. If need be, It can be used
twice a day on the entire body with
no other than beneficial effects. The
cold bnth In stimulating and pleasant,
but It is not a cleansing bath.
Wearing Proper Shoe.
Never think that the feet will grow
larger from wearing proper shoes,
lynching and distorting make them
grow not only large, but unsightly.
A proper use of all muscles makes
them compact and attractive.
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A I r L U ' U Ci 1 Ul X
Farmer Not to Blame.
Of all men, our farmers are most in
terested in the enactment and enforce
ment of pure food laws.' Not thst tJcy
are particularly affected by food adul
teration, for they take almost every
thing they eat right from the hand of
nature. But they are concerned that
the stuff they produce shall reach the
city neighbor who uses It as fresh, pure
and wholesome as possible.
It is in a way a reflection upon the
farmer that milk, butter, fruits and
other things which come from the
farms of the country are Impure and
so calculated to work Injury to the
life and health of the nation. So they
are doing all in their power to bring
about tht best legislation on this sub
ject They also desire that the laws
already enacted shall be put Into elf vf.
Therefore they welcome -the sugges
tion of Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau
of chemistry of the department of agri
culture at Washington, that the na
tional government shall set the "stand
ard for pure milk at 3.25 per cent of
butter fat
Our farmers are now producing milk
that averages very closely to 4 per cent.
Few of them are satisfied with any
thing below that point And they do
nftf lilrA in ta tnlri act tViav llnvra haan
many times, that the average for milk
sold In the markets of the country is
far below that standard. It Is not
their fault that it Is so, and they want '
the crime, for it is little less than a
crime to thus debase the milk supply
of the country, placed where it belongs,
and punishment Inflicted accordingly.
The same thing Is true touching all
other farm products. The farmers
want it Just as good as nature gave
it to them when it reaches the table
of the man who uses it
Ltuie-Salphur-Salt Wash..
From experiments carried on with
chemically- pure lime and sulphur, it
appears to the author of a government
bulletin that solid sulphur Is not dis
solved by boiling fifteen minutes, but
that the best results are obtained by
boiling from forty-five to sixty min
utes. A boiling period of one hour
is sufficient to . dissolve nearly all of
the sulphur, but the thiosulphates are
somewhat Increased by a longer period.
, Salt apparently has , no influence
upon .the composition pf tbe: wash In
so far as the sulphur compounds are
concerned. The slight differences in
the composition of the wash, as used
by different investigators, have little or
no influence upon the time required
for boiling. When lime and sulphur
are used In equal quantities there is
more than enough lime to dissolve the
sulphur. These substances may be
used In the proportion of one pound of
lime to one and one-quarter pounds of
sulphur. About twenty-five pounds of
sulphur to fifty gallons Is a maximum
quantity.
It appears that the use of air-slaked
lime has no Influence on the compo
sition of the wash, and that there is
likewise practicnlly i no difference In
composition whether flowers of sul
phur or flour of sulphur Is used. . De-
tailed notes are also given on the com
position of lime-sulphur wash with
particular reference to the different
kinds of sulphur compounds. It Is
found that not all of the sulphur is
dissolved by. the heat generated by
caustic soda, but the suggestion Is
made that' n wash containing ten
pounds of caustic soda and nineteen
pounds of sulphur per fifty gallons of
water without lime may give satisfac
tory results.
Gardening Suggestions.
The malnabbage crop may be trans
planted during June or July, and a
crop of millet or Hungarian grass may
be put In if desired. In some sec
tions the sweet potato crop does not
get fully transplanted before June.
Carrots, beets and parsnips should
always be put in the ground early4 yet
It la not too late to make good crops
of them in June, provided rain falls
during the time the seed Is !n, The
turnip crop Is one of the most import
ant and the putting in of the seed may
be deferred until any time after a
good rain, but farmers must prepare
their lands well for latecrops, espe
cially if the seeds are tine or of a
kind that does not germinate quickly.
Good preparation Is' one of the essen
tials to good growth and capacity to
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Taking Power from a Windmill.
If you have a windmill It can easily
be arranged to run the grindstone, bone
cutter, feed grinder, etc The cut shows
a good device to convert the
perpendicular motion of the
windmill into a horizontal
one. The bar, ,b, is connect
ed to the windmill pitman,
a, so that it may be attached
at will. The wheel, c, and
1 U shaft e, should be of Iron
If or steel. -The short pitman,
0r b, m&Sf be of Iron or hard
wood. The axle bar, d.
which holds shaft e, rigid, permitting
the pitman, b, to revolve wheel, c, should
be of heavy Iron, firmly secured, and
braced to pump ! at platform. Farm
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Haadj: Barn Device.
The Illustration" show a device for
a hay box; which 6hould Be In every
stable. . This box may be made of any
dimensions desired and reaches from
the loft to Just above the manger in
the stall below, placing it at a height
so that the horse can get at the hay
readily." As shown In the cut the box
should be wider at the bottom than
at the, top to prevent the hay from
lodging. The open space below should
be fitted with two or more light Iron
bars to prevent the animal from pulling
out too much 'of the hay at a time
R"d wasting It ,
In the lower part of the drawing is
shown the slatted bottom, which is
used in this box so that the chaff and
dust may sift through. The top of the
box, in the loft should be covered
with a heavy slatted arrangement for
the purpose of ventilation. It should
, ECONOMICAL HAY BOX. ;
be made of slats sufficiently heavy to
bear the weight of a man if he should
step on it accidentally, and he hinged
at one end for easy' handling. These
hay boxes may be made of Inch ma
terial, and will cost but a trifle, com
pared with the saving of hay and their
convenience.
The Meat We Eat.
The per capita consumption of meat
In the United States Is estimated at
179 pounds. The Australians alone
surpass us as meat eaters, and the
average in their country is abnor
mally high because of the large num
ber of animals as compared with the
sparse population, meat In consequence
being abundant and cheap. Following
the United States are Argentina, Great
Britain, Germany and France, ranging
from 140 to 81 pounds, and Italy
brings up the rear of the procession
with 27 pounds. In Germany there are
slaughtered for' food each year under
official inspection numbers of horses
and dogs In addition to the usual food
animals. In Paris there were slaugh
tered for food during ten years an
annual average of more than 20,000
horses, mules and asses.
Fall Beauty Apple. '
One naturally expects a Kentucky
product to be handsome. So it is no
surprise that the name Fall Beauty
has been selected
as appropriate for
a new apple which
has originated la
the Blue Grass
country. The ap
ple, according , to
the description by
NEW APPLE.
the State experiment station, is not
only a beanty, but has other good quali
ties. The apples are sometimes deeper
on one side than the other, but' gen
erally, quite symmetrical. .The weight
seems to average a fraction above half
a pound. Other points are; f .
; Color, defep purplish red1 sometimes
completely so, again only or largely on
the exposed side; striped, with deeper
purple and pale waxen yellow ; when
fully ripe, with ocher yellow, the stripes
contracting and extending into the cav
ity at the calyx end ; marked with evi
dent ocher yellow dots, these becoming
especially conspicuous where the pur
plish red Is deepest; region about the
calyx end sometimes extensively waxen
yellow.
: Flesh white at first becoming creamy
when thoroughly ripe ; flavor not strik
ing, but pleasant; subacid; skin rafher
tough, thus calculated to protect it
from Insect and fungous Injury and to
render It a good shipper. Ripe Sept
22. While it Is adapted onlyfor fall
use, It ripens at a tlnjewhen few ap
ples as good are In a condition for
the table, the early ones being long
gone and the late ones- not yet suffi
ciently ripe. ; It keeps very well, be
coming finally in October mellow and
agreeable as an eating apple. It cooks
well before this final change, making
good sauce, but proving especially ac
ceptable when baked. Unfortunately
the cut cannot show the richness of the
coloring of the Fall Beauty. In bear
ing It Is as regular as Rome Beauty
or Ben Davis. ' ,
Selecting Milch Cows.
' That one cow can be made to do the
work oX two has been found to be
easily accomplished, by the selection of
the best individuals. A Vermont dairy
man, whose cows produced 100 pounds
of butter each per year, has succeed
ed in getting 200 pounds per year from
each cow in the herd. Dairymen In
other sections have done fully as welt
It Is claimed that if one cow gives
as much as formerly did two, there
Is a saving in stable room, labor and
care. This cannot be accomplished,
however, unless the cows are reared
on the farm, or purchased from Im
proved breeds. Feed, of course, is
an Important matter, also, but a good
cow will give more product from the
food eaten than will an Inferior cow
that la fed in the same manner.
Prerentiom ' of Consumption.
Although the new method of treat
tag consumption by open air and full .
feeding, which has become of late so -general,
has accomplished wonders la
the way of curing, or at least of ar
resting the progress of the disease,
it Is destined to be productive of still
greater good to the race in preventing
this terrible scourge. The belief that
tuberculosis can be inherited has been
generally abandoned, but the fact-remains
that the child of tuberculous
parents is In danger. He may not ac-.
quire the disease by direct heredity,
but he' often has a legacy of weakened
resisting power which predisposes him
to the attacks of any infectious dis
ease ; and as he is peculiarly exposed
to tuberculosis In the home where the
malady prevails, it is no wonder that
he sooner or later acquires it
That he may be saved from this fate
demands the co-operation of two per
sonshimself and the person who Is
already a sufferer. The sick person
must use the greatest care to destroy
the expectorated matter, and also to
prevent contaminating the air by a
bacillus-laden spray when he 'coughs.
The sputum should be deposited in a
special receptacle a paper napkin
which can be Immediately burned, or a
cardboard box which can bemused a
number of times and then thrown into
the fire.
When coughing he should hold a
handkerchief before the face, and In
speaking he should never stand very
close to the person addressed. The
sufferer should never kiss any one, and
In receiving a kiss should offer the
cheek or the forehead.
Napkins and handkerchiefs used by
him should not go into the common
wash, and for additional safety they
had better be of paper and be burned
after use.
. The person who has not yet the dis
ease, but who Is predisposed thereto
should follow the same rules as one
who is being treated for the actual dis
ease, although perhaps less rigorously
He should sleep in the open air, or at.
least by an open window, and should
be outdoors as much.as possible during;
the day.,., The hours of study should b
short never at night and the time
spent in school cut down as far as pos
sible. : The food should be very nourishing,
with plenty of butter, salad oil and
other digestible fats, and a glass of
milk should be taken In the middle of
the morning and of the afternoon and
shortly before bedtime. The source of
the milk should be known, for that
from a diseased cow may be Itself the
carrier of tuberculous germs. Fatigue
should be avoided and the hours of
sleep long.
If a child has adenoid growths they
should be removed, and deep breathing:
taught until it becomes a habit. Bath
ing or sponging with cool or cold water
should be a dally morning habit In
short, everything should be done to
strengthen the natural powers of resist
ance, and to build up a good constitu
tion. Youth's Companion. s
Doubtful Authority.
A Scotch minister and his friend:
coming home from a wedding began to
consider the state in which their pota
tions at the feast had left them. .
"Sandy," said the minister, "Just stop
a minute till I go ahead. Perhaps I
don't walk steady and the guld wife?
might remark something ' not Just
right"
He walked ahead for a short distance
and then called out:
"How is it? Am I walking;
straight?"
"O, aye," answered Sandy, thickly
"yere a' recht but who's that wlths
ye?" - '-
New Railroads Need 60,000 Men.
It Is estimated that 60,000 laborer
will be needeF during this season in dif
ferent sections of Canada la construct
ing new railroads. New steamers are?
going into commission and all avail
able ones will be chartered for the new
immigrants that are booked in Great
Britain for the Dominion. As an In
ducement laborers have only to pay
$4.84 on their pausage, the balance to
be deducted from their wages. They
are guaranteed $2 a day.
Damage. ' '
"Do you believe that water in stock
does any great harm?"
"Well," answered Mr. Dustln Stax
"water In stocks, combined with tha
sunshine of publicity, Is responsible for
a great many faded reputations."
i Washington Star.
, The Ten Commandments,
"If people paid as strict attention to
de ten commandments," said Uncle
Eben, "as dey pays to de rules of a
j card game, de piety of dls world would
be Bumpln surprising Washington
Star. I,..
The aggressive man is usually only
; a polite way of referring to your quar
relsome friend. -.
, Every little while you hear a maa
J another man.
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