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Glove Saatalner. The prevalence of the short sleeve and long glove fad has made a place for n "new arrival among the fal-lals of femininity, aud that Is a piece of Jewelry, which la nothing more or less than a garter for the glove. In the absence of some such device as this It Is a common .thing to see the fair ones In the mode of the moment engag om)vk buppobteb. ing In a constant struggle to keep their glove tops and sleeves In the same vicinity, but It would not require a very keen observer to note that the two articles seam like anything but harmonious neighbors. The apparatus shown links them to gether perfectly, and at the same time offers a touch of color to the costume. It may be worn on the outside or In slue of the arm. It consists of a pretty buckle, which Is secured to tho sleeve, and a neat flower-like clamp which clasps tho top of the glove. A chain link holds the two parts together. Uanlah All Your Mood. Kindly feeling may be cultivated, and this cultivation begins'when the child Is first taught to bo gentle In Its play with companions, civil to servants, re spectful to the aged and kind to help less animals. As the child grows from girlhood to womanhood this habit of courtesy and thoughtfulness for others has become part of her character a part that will tend to the eternal youthful spirit If the cares and the flatteries of life are met In the right way. Tho spoiled woman Is never youthful. She Is In variably selfish, and selfishness Is glng. . Sometimes we wonder why It Is that bo many old persons become disagree able. Sometimes it Is ill-nature that lias made them old, says Home Chat If you would keep young at heart, and that means young outside, in spite of the years, banish petulant moods, com bat Irritability. Kemember: 'This, too, shall pass away "whatever It may be that troubles you ; and you will look back with wonder at the fact that you allowed such a circumstance to uunoy you. An to "Good Appearance." Neatly kept nails. Gloves neatly mended. Smoothly brushed hair. Absolute cleanliness of the body. Entire absence of the odor of per spiration. The placket fastened firmly and in visibly. All garments carefully brushed and free of dust. Shoes well polished and heels trimly built up. Muttons, hooks and trimming secure ly sewed. The walking skirt to clear the ground by several inchest. Attention to theso details will earn for any woman the description of dain ty and well groomed. Every one can not be beautiful, aud every one cannot drews expensively. When a waist Is too largo or too small In the neck tho alteration should be made In tho shoulder seams. The seam Is taken up equally on the front ami on the back. In making the plain shirtwaist each detail must be perfect for good effect. A great deal of tho comfort of a shirt waist depends on the fit of the neck. The neck measure should be taken, and the neck band on the waist should measure from end to end when finish ed, one and one-half Inches more than the neck measure. In making tho sleeve, the opening to which a link cuff Is attached, when finished, should be half the length of the cuff; that Is, tho opening for a cuff ten Inches wide should be five Inclws. If the material is striped or figured, the piece which Is put on the top of the cuff should exact ly match after It la attached. The cuffs and neck band should have an interlining of butebers'.llnen, which, with all material, should be shrunk be fore using, as two materials do not ghrlnk alike. One thickness Is enough for cuffs, and It should bo attached to the outside half. The cuff Is attached to the sleeve, having the seam come on the wrong side, then the edge of the finder side Is turned iu and neatly bast- cd, to be stitched on machine. Stitch. the cuff around the edge and around the bottom twice. If a stiff collar Is worn with the waist, as is the thing this summer, even with lingerie waists, the neck when fas tened, should measure one-half inch less than the collar. For If they are of the same size, the band pushes down below the collar, and besides looking horribly, it pinches. ROIITTOF- IAdT Don't let your Infants look at bright- colored objects. Never allow them to lie and stare Into the sunshine, at the gas, electric light or Into the flame of a lamp, for It may strain the nerve of sight and make the eyes weak for the remainder of their lives, declares a phy sician of a babies' hospital. "Unfortunately most young children are abnormally attracted by any bright object such as a red feather on a hat, a vivid green or yellow chair, or by artificial or sunlight," he says, "and theywlllexert all their strength to turn their bodies so that the bright thing Is within the range of vision. "Knowing this, mothers should make every effort to protect the eyes of babes and make sure that the rooms where they sleep or stay when awake have no objects that will attract and hold the Interest of the little one and perhaps injure the optic nerves. "Always have the sunlight tempered. Put a shade over t-ny kind of artificial light so that it wll not shine directly into a young child's eyes. Take all gay pictures and hangings from the apart ments where babies are to stay, and in their places put up soft green things that are restful and will have no ex citing effect on the delicate nerves of sight When taking an Infant out of doors always protect Its eyes from the glare of the sun by a parasol or a broad brim on a hat" . Sayings from the Talmud. If your wife is small, bend down In order to listen to her advice. That which a child says beyond tho house It has learned within the house. It Is easy to lead a man on the way which he desires to go. Devotion with little prayer Is better than- much prayer without devotion. lie who destroys the reputation of his fellow Is a murderer. The act of a foolish man can never be n precedent The soldiers do the fighting and the kings are glorified as heroes. God looks first Into the heart of man aud then Into hlg mind. White In Hot Weather. There Is nothing so cool as a white dress. In the old days when our grand mothers favored white gowns Miey had white stockings, as also wltu their flowered delaine gowns, but these we ignore. We have come back to their white duck skirts, but even with these we wisely prefer the champagne tinted shoes and stockings to the pure white, for there is nothtng so unbecoming to the foot as a wiilfe shoe. Black and white Is cool of aspect and so are the light fashionable blues. Wise people In the hot months of summer Invariably adopt white gowns, realizing they are as cool as anything else. Looking cool makes ouo feel cooler. Comb Support Hat. Now that bandeaux have almost dis appeared from the back of the hat, a new comb has been devised In order to keep the hat properly In place. It Is an ordinary shaped long comb, with wavy teeth In order to better hold with five outstanding pear-shaped knobs, that are quite ornamental as well as useful. ' The crown of the hat, or the bandeau, sets on these and thus prevents slipping. For the Needle Worker. To finish tho edges of dollies or oth er buttonholed edges cut the goods a little distance from the line where the buttonhollug is to go and hem It back to that line. Then buttonhole the fold ed edge. This prevents the frazzled looklng edge so often seen after wash ing and gives It a padded appearance. Woald Hare Girls Sew. The superintendent of the Chicago schools thinks that there should be a change in regard to the commencement J A ymw mm THBEE STYLES FOB TAN ' SHOES, y . r s. X.J' dresses worn, and proposes that the members of the graduating class be re quired to make their 'own dresses, which should be of calico. Even If they were of a more costly material It might be a good advertisement for the domestic science department of the school to require the young ladies to wear dresses made by themselves. In this way the public could decide wbeth- er such a department is really a prac tical one. Light Veils Not Worn. The news comes by way of Chicago that "exclusive" women no longer wear light-colored, pink, blue or mauve veils, The veil must be a sober gray, a tan or brown, and only the darkest blues or greens are permissible, and these only In the hottest weather. All the same,- the light-colored veils are very pretty, and women will give them up with much regret; but of course the dictates of fashion must.be obeyed, and this Is now taken to mean that the motorist must be as little conspicuous In dress as possible. To Clean Ialntlnga" To clean an oil painting that Is cov ered with dirt and fly specks wipe all the dust from the painting with a soft cloth. Put a little linseed oil in a saucer and, dipping a finger in the oil, rub the painting gently. It will require time and patience, but the effect, will repay you. Artists say that In clean ing a painting nothing but the fingers dipped in oil or in water should be used. Traveling; Toilet Apron. A toilet apron Is a pretty Idea for n gift to the friend who Is to make a Journey by sea or by land. The apron Is made of heavy linen, Its turned-up pockets either plainly' bound on the edges or feather-boned, which are to hold all the small toilet necessities al ways slipping away when wanted In the ordinary traveling case or bag. If one has plenty of time and cares to take the trouble, all the edges of this dainty apron can be scalloped with, wash silks or cotton, and a line of em broidery follow the scallops. Rows of feather stitching can separate the pock ets, and there may be several sizes so divided. . One for hairpins, one for back combs, another for the dressing comb; one for the small hat brush and one for the powder puff In its chamois case. Natural Pongee Hero is an Ideal suit for a young matron. The material is natural tone pongee and the little pointed vest and bauds are brown silk, as are the nar row plaited raffles on elbow, sleeves. The skirt Is laid In plaits to corset depth with a deep gathered ruffle at the front. Extra fullness Is given to the overskirt by an added ruffle plaited at the top, which extends around the sides and back of the skirt The full sleeve is almost covered by shaped pieces held together on the outer arm by brown cord and buttons. Helpful Salt Bath. The pale, amende woman will find the salt bath, prepared as follows, somewhat helpful on dragging summer days: Dissolve forty grams of gelatin in a quart of boiling water; add 100 grams of subcarbonate of soda and fifty grams of sulphate of potassium. Mix thoroughly and pour luto a hot bath. Tonle for Thin People. A teaspoonful of olive oil is an ex cellent tonic for thin people. It Is very good for a sallow complexion, as it acts directly on the liver. Taken for cos- tlveuess, it is very good, as it acts on the bowels without producing any grip ing pains. For Vegetable Stalna on Hands. Rub stain on hands made from vege tables with tomato. If out of season. use a "tittle canned tomato. This is bet- tc han lemon. Excellent Sagar Beeta. Those who have raised beets for su gar know the value of the two vari ties shown In the illustration. The one on the right is the famous Klein Waenzelben sugar beet; the other the Imperial. The first named Is largely planted for sugar making, and they are rich In sugar. The Imperial is also a good sugar beet for sugar mak ing. In this item, however, attention Is called to these two sorts as being especially valuable to raise for the win ter feeding of stock and especially of the cow. Being rich in sugar, they will sup ply much food matter, and at the same time give the needed amount of green or succulent food so much needed by cows during the winter. Neither va riety is especially new, but they have GOOD BEET VABITIES. not been so freely planted as they should be. The seed Is low in price, and It will pay any one with stock ,to plant a small field. Both varieties are exceedingly productive, and they will grow In any good soil. Hot? to Find Scale Inaecte. Prof. Troop of the Indiana Experi mental Station gives the following di rections in a recent bulletin: In look ing for the scae insect most persons will pass It by unnoticed on account cf its very small size. The female scale Is only one-twenty-flfth of an inch In diameter, while the male Is only about half that size. The shape of the fe male Is nearly circular, while the male Is more elongated. The female Is sharp ly convex or conical in the center. This last characteristic will help to distin guish it from many of the other more common species. Its color is nearly like the bark on which It is found. An other distinguishing character Is found in tire reddish discoloration of the bark Immediately surrounding the scale, ex tending through both the outer and in ner bark. These characters will enable one with an ordinary pocket magnify ing glass to readily detect the presence of the Insect J ' .. - - - ; - Cowpeaa aa Orchard Cover. Growers of peaches are using cow- peas as cover crops In the orchard. The vines shade the land, and may be turn ed under when the pods are nearly ripe, or may remain as a mulch in winter. Jt is more prontaoie to use the vines for food for cattle, but, at the same ,tlm If a mulch Is required, it Is well grow tne mulcn, especially when leguminous plant answers so well. Oi advantage In growing the cowpea that it is almost a sure crop, and lln or wood ashes may be used as a fci tilizer with it The peach orchard w in no manner be injured by growing t' cowpea as long as the land is glv the benefit of the crop by plowing t plants under. - i Handy Fencing Device. A very handy device to be used handling barbed wire is shown her with." Take two strips 2 inches wl and SO inches long and bore hoi- through each end. Through these, sa; iarm and Home, put old broom ha dies or any round stick, and fasten t drlvlmr a nail thrnneh tha ber. Leave one loose so that It can I f put through the reel of wire as show f in the cut The spool of wire may b enrolled by drawing it over the grounc with this simple device. ,x" A Cora Cultivation. When cultivating young corn it must be done In a manner to destroy all weeds; hence shallow cultivation may not answer, as the weeds must be de stroyed by any method possible, rather than to permit them in the cornfield. But after the corn Is well advanced it may prove detrimental to run the cul tivator deep, as It then cuts many roots. Root cutting has been tested and found Injurious. After the weeds are killed the only work required is to keep about an inch or two of the surface soil loose, in order to conserve moisture, as well as to put an end to any young weeds that may be ready to start Two Gallons la One Egg. Worth ?3O0, an egg of a tall, flight less bird, the aepyornis maxltuus, is on exhibition in Liverpool. This gigantic bird made Its home in Madagascar, and only twenty of its mammoth eggs are known to exist Each Is a foot long and nearly a yard In circumference. One will hold two gallons of water. BARBED WIRE REEL. Effect of the Ifir Meat law. One highly Important result of the new laws regulating the meat packing Dusiness may already oe seen in tne tendency to keen mor Stock. "I am t ii.ii. i going iu lucrease my nerus a nine, a iL-aujug laiuici BttJ O , O.UU IUO nifeu- ments he uses are these: More pork, beef and mutton will be eaten here after. Folks are satisfied now that the packers -will send out only good, pure lAH( n r.. ... n . .1 1,A n.m... meat, and they will use it freely. Some one must grow the cattle to make this meat We might as well all have a hand to It Not that all should drop everything else and put the eggs all Into the meat-growing basket ; If we did that there would be a big crash, but we can keep more stock and make it pay. And this is a sensible view to take of the matter, it- will mean better times for farmers all over tne country. Better Cultivation. The farmer should endeavor to In crease his proportion of Wheat by bet ter cultivation rather than by planting more acres. The latter method Is be ing adopted In other countries that have the available area. Our people have an immense area of wheat culture In for eign lands to compete with, lands where labor Is cheap. Europe, except perhaps in Russia and Roumanla and India, have dense populations and are less dangerous competitors. European and Asiatic Russia, Argentine and perhaps before many years large areas of Af rica will be In the market against us. We must diminish the cost of produc tion by improved methods. Texas Stock and Farm Journal. The Dlao Harrow. Too much reliance is placed on the disc harrow as a substitute for the plow. There is no Implement more use ful than the disc harrow in some lines, but its place is to cut up the sod and render the soil fine after the land has been plowed though farmers frequent ly use the disc harrow for preparing stubble land, leaving out plowing al together. There is something more in plowing than simply loosening the ground for seed. When land is proper ly plowed It holds more moistures, ab sorbs warmth rapidly and permits of greater feeding capacity for plants. Thinning Apples. The effort to produce the seeds of apples exhausts the tree more than to produce the much larger quantity of meat because seeds contain a much larger proportion of the mineral ele ments. As much meat (or pulp) can be grown on 500 fine, large apple trees as upon 1,000 small, inferior ones, but the production of seeds will only be on- half as great This "thinning" not only adds to the value of the present crop, but economizes the energies of the tree for future use. . ' Draw-Knife Bench. Make a bench of some heavy timber (2-Inch oak), 6 feet long and 12 or 14 Inches wide. Next take a piece of some 20 or 24 Inches long and 3 ir 4 Inches containing witnin u ay apparatus en abling It at the cost of nervous and muscular effort, to be used at short range." , The general need of glasses arises from the necessity In modern life of the use of the eyes at short distances. If the eye were naturally focused upon near objects the advantage, as Dr. Saleeby admits, would bo great How ever, he continues, "If one started to make 'a list of the bodily characters of man which the amazing develop ment of his Intelligence has rendered more or less appropriate to his needs than originally one would require a volume." Breeding Salty Ontoaa. Joseph Zuch, an enterprising garden er of Marietta, Pa., succeeded In rais ing a variety of onions which have salt flavor, so that no seasoning at all is necessary, whether eaten raw , or stewed. Insult and Repartee. The difference between repartee and Insult depends on whether you or the other man makes the remark. Life. THC7EB0.Y ,jte. A ,i if1!' t L :.,!fi iii 3 I !F,f "tK ". ll! 1 -t UP-, 1174 Henry II. paid penance -at the " tomb of the murdered Archbishop a Becket. 1191 Acre taken by Richard I. and other Crusaders after two years' siege. v - , 1302 Flemings defeated the Count of Artois at Courtray. 1450 Jack Cade, who raised an insur rection in Kent, killed. 14C0 Henry VI. taken at Northampton. (War of the Roses). 1537 Almagro defeated Alvarado at Abancay. 1584 William, Prince of Orange, assas sinated. .. .Sir Walter Raleigh land ed on the island of Wocokon and named the country Virginia. ' 1C00 Samuel Champlain discovered, the lake which bears his name. 1G19 First legislative body of English men in America met at Jamestown,. Virginia. 1075 Lord Culpeper appointed Governor of Virginia for life. 1G85 Duke of Monmouth beheaded. 1709 Swedish army under Charles XI. defeated the Russians under Peter the Great at battle of Pultowa. 1758 French- victorious at battle of TI conderoga. 1776 British soldiers under Sir William. ' Howe landed on Staten Island.... Pennsylvania adopted a State con stitution. . " 1778 Articles of confederation signed by the delegates from eight States. 1780 Count de Rochambeau and 6,000V French soldiers .arrived at Newport to aid Americans. "-" .' 1781 Congress ratified the Articles 'ot Confederation. . ., . , 1782 Savannah evacuated by the Brit ish. ' : 1787 Slavery abolished in the territory - north of the Ohio river. 1790 Congress decided to meet at Phlla- 1 delphia for ten years, and thereafter-. on the Potomac. 1808 Murat made King of Naples. 1812 Gov. Hull of Michigan made un successful attempt to capture Fort Maiden. ' " 1814 A British fleet captured Eastport Maine. 1815 Napoleon I. surrendered to th 1S90 The President signed the Wyom ing admission bill.... The new Cro ton aqueduct opened in New York . . . .Idaho admitted to tha Union. . . .' Many lives lost by tornado in Min nesota. - ' 1891 Attempted assassination of Presi- . dent Carnot of France. ' ; - 1892 Stewart Free Silver Coinage bill defeated In the -House of Represent atives.... Rarachol, anarchist and .dynamiter, guillotined in Paris.... St. John's, Newfoundland, nearly destroyed by fire.... An avalanche from Mouat Blanc destroyed villages and 200 lives. : ! . 1894 Constantinople shaken by earth quake; over 1,000 persons killed.... American Railway Union strike de ' dared off. 1S95 Remains of the Pitezel children, supposed to have been murdered by H. IL Holmes, discovered at To ronto. . 1898 The Anglo-American League was organized in London. 1900 Gen. Forfirlo Dial re-elected Pres ident of Mexico. 1902 Gen. Kitchener received an ova tion on his return to England frara South Africa, - - i ) J I f fa 7 ' V m J . f - . vma&lf&-2&;!&M?! ..-''"'"''V-t- - .....