The Athena press., April 10, 1908, Image 2

HAVE BOUGHT ALDEN HOTSB
Bedroom Ventilation.
It goes without saying thnt the bed
room, according to Dr. Woods Hutch
inson In the American Magazine,
should bo well ventilated, especially
la view of the heavy ptorlng of oxygen
In the tlHsues which goes on during
Bleep. All windows should he ojx'ii
from the top, at lenst one, and better
two or three Inches, so that a gentle
current of air can he felt blowing
across the face. It Is just as pure
and as wholesome as (lay air. Night
fogs and rain are only Injurious in
bo far as they frighten you into shut
ting your windows. No air that ever
blew outdoors Is so dangerous or
poisonous as that Inside a bedroom
With closed windows. The clothing
should be as light as consistent with
warnith, the mattress elastic but firm,
the pillows as high as the breadth of
the shoulders, so that It will keep the
neck and head horizontal or slightly
above when lying on the side. The
good, hard common sense of humanity
has solved all these problems, and the
modern hair mattress or its equiva
lent, single pillow and blankets, or
cheesecloth-covered "comforts," which
can be cleaned and a-rated by turning
the hose on it, can hardly be much
Improved on. Reyond these there is no
virtue whatever In hard beds, flat or
no pillows and cold bedrooms. The
boggy feather bed, collector of the per
spiration and diseases of successive
generations; the bolster, the eiderdown
quilt, the hard salleloth-like counter
pane, both airtight, and the latter
heavy as a board, have gone to the
attic or the ash heap, where they be
long, with the four-poster and Its cur
tains, the nightcap and the warmli.g
pan.
Wrap Kanlly Made.
A dainty wrap to wear over a party
Areas is made like this sketch of bril
liant blue cloth with a collar and scarf
of black satin. The collar is decorated
with a tiiuul of white lace and a band
of silver braid. The scarf laces through
silver cord rings and ends in silver tas
sels. The cut of this garment Is sim
ply a long rectangular piece of cloth
"Vita a circular owning for the neck.
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American Girl.
The average American girl Is blaso
almost before the English girl Is ready
to leave her school, says a writer In
the American Word Magazine. The
English girl never leaves her governess
and home before she Is eighteen, while
at the samo ago the American girl has
seen much of the world. Yet the
American girl retains her vivacity and
her interest In everything, and it is
that ono quality, I think, above all oth
ers, that wins for her the admiration
of the English woman. The American
woman never looks to her husband as
master, while the English woman Is
aught to do so from her birth.
Remove Soot from Stove.
In burning soft coal tho soot accu
mulates quickly In the lower part un
der the oven and prevents things from
baking on the bottom. When I find
that my oven Is not hot enough and
baking as It should on the bottom, I
leave the damper up, open tho soot
door, and put in a newspaper or two
and set Are to them. Tho draft caus
ed by the burning of tho paper blows
the soot up tho stove pipe. In n few
minutes I have my oven In good bak
ing order and things are not spoiled
by the operation.
Feaeoek blue, slate gray and a rich
mahogany brown are three favorite
hades of the season.
Much of the ornateness of the new
evening coats Is In the lining, which
usually has gold filet or gay galloons
as a finish to the linings of white or
delicate colors.
Coats and skirts In striped velveteens
are being very much worn. Some of
tho newest tailor coats are being car
ried out In velvets plain or striped and
trimmed with wide strappings of cloth,
to match the cloth of the skirt with
which they are worn.
Cloth and net Is a favorite combina
tion for waists that are to be worn
with the tailor suit. The blouse Is
usually of the net with bands of chif
fon broadcloth.
When the feathers on a hat have lost
their "curl" through dampness or wet
by rain, hold the hat, feathers down,
over a heated radiator or near a stove,
and the "curl" will return quickly.
A dull gown may often be transfer
red by Just a touch of a different color.
Thus bright yellow or dull pink will
often change the whole appearance of
a brown gown, while a little light blue
on purple has a charming effect.
Simplicity Is the keynote of the
hour, and the only trimming permissi
ble on these tailor-mades, besides the
braids and soutaches, which are al
ways In vogue, Is the quaint embroid
ery, some of Egyptian design and col
oring, which Is seen In the waistcoat
or appears in the collar and cuffs.
The prettiest afternoon and evening
dresses seen this Benson are those of
mousse) ine, trimmed with cloth. Band
ed at the bottom and trimmed lightly
at the corsage, the effect Is lovely. If
lace bo used, filet Is the best, and It
should be dyed to match the others.
Such a gown Is not perishable, and
may be worn by women of almost any
age. Iu black It Is wonderfully strik
ing. Health and Beauty Hint.
When a cut will not heal, saturate
a piece of absorbent cotton with coal
oil and bind on.
Certain kinds of toothache can be
relieved by painting the gums with a
solution of one-half glycerin and one
of cloves.
A weak solution of salt water snuff
ed up the nostrils will often break a
cold that seems to have taken firm
grip on you.
Sprains should be treated as quickly
as possible with hot water, after which
the part affected should be rubbed
with liniment.
Heat applied locally for neuralgic
pains Is very soothing and effective.
It is best to have a hot-water bag al
ways In the house. ,
If your feet get jrerjr cold - when
you are out, Instead of stamping them,
as Is tlfc usual way, rise on the toes
ns inauy times as you can.
lie extremely enreful when the grip
Is rampant, not to get the feet wet.
More colds are taken through the feet
and ankles than In any other way.
Physicians declare that women are
doing themselves serious Injury In
their efforts to get thin. Exercise Is
all right, but exercise so violent that
It leaves a woman tired out Is not
to be advised, any more than Is too
little food taken In the Interest of
slendeniess.
Twelve women In England can write
M. F. II. after thtlr names, which fif
teen years ago was an unheard of
honor.
The only woman maker of violins In
the world, as far ns known, Is a young
Hungarian girl living In Denver, Colo.
Her Instruments are noted for their
flue tone.
Among those whose private fortunes
are said to exceed $20,000,000 there are
three, women, Bertha Krupp of Ger
many, Mrs. Hetty Green and Mrs. An
na Welghtmau Walker of the Uulted
States.
Miss Mlra L. Dock, who Is one of the
vice presidents of the State Federation
of Pennsylvania Women, has the
unique honor of being the only woman
on the forestry commission of Penn
sylvania. The capped and kerchief grandmoth
er Is a thing of the past and In her
place have come spirited young women
of 81) who can ride to hounds with
sweet 10. Mrs. Annette Wllber, of
Maryvllle, Ohio, In her 80th year, has
become an enthusiastic member of a
recently formed riding club of that
city.
The woman who needs prodding to
keep up physical exercises would per
haps do better If they knew It Is a
fad for queens. Queen Alexandra rides
an automatic horse, the czarina has an
artificial rowing machine, Queen Hel
ene of Greece climbs imaginary moun
tains lu her gymnasium and Marie of
Houinanla has a stationary bicycle on
which she can pedal miles Indoors.
High Stake at Bridge.
It Is a fact that many women In so
ciety have found themselves In seri-
ous difficulties because of their losses
at the gandng table. There Is no more
persistent bridge player than
the women whose ill luck becomes a
Joke to the members of her social
circle.. One of the stories Is that of a
certain young matron who risked a
magnificent set of Itussian sables, a
Christmas gift from her husband, on
a rubber at bridge and won. This
Raine young woman lost In a few
months the Income from her father's
estate for a year, and she still Is play
ing the game with the same feverish
recklessness. But this Is only one In
stance out of many. The few women
who do win, however, are able to In
dulge their tastes for extravagance to
the full, and that is the way the money
goes In the end.
Use your blouse pattern, cut the front
In one piece, cutting a V In the front;
Into this fit a dickey, face the V, put
on a sailor collar, run a drawstring
through, no button to sew on nor but
tonholes to make. The blouse slips on
over the head and Is tied ; will be suit
able for boy or girl, and will look neat.
In making buttonholes. If the goods
Is loose, as serge, broadcloth and for
velvet, place goods. under presser foot.
Commence at the back point, run for
ward carefully to front point, turn,
take two stitches, turn, run along the
other side, turn, two stitches, turn, and
so on, leaving space In the center for
cutting. Then buttonhole stitch as us
ual.
In making underwear for the small
folks out of old underclothes or other
old material It requires a great amount
of time to work the buttonholes, and
the old material does not wear long.
To i avoid this take a, stout pleo-of
muslin four Inches wide Jtor bounds.
This makes bands wide enough when
the buttonholes are worked at the top
to have plenty of cloth below to rip
from an old garment and .place upon
a new one. One pair of bauds will out
wear three pairs of drawers thus made,
Beaotifring the Hall.
In some of the American basement
houses the drawing-room stairway
makes a graceful sweep up from the
first floor reception and dining-room
suites. Being so conspicuously visible
at all functions to the guests invited,
the side wall of this stairway, in one
Instance, has been treated with a se
ries of Venetian mirrors of various
shapes and dimensions, hung on the
wall after the fashion of pictures.
This had a wonderful effect In widen
ing the first floor space and in re
peating all the details of furniture
placed In the lower suite of rooms,
from front door to dining-room In the
rear.
Biting- the Nails.
This Is a habit that should be lmme
dlately corrected In children, because
It permanently deforms the nails. Dip
ping the finger ends In some bitter tinc
ture will generally prevent children
from putting them In their mouth. If
this falls, each finger should be en
cased In a stall until the propensity la
eradicated.
Morning: Drea.
This morning dress of striped blu
and white silk Is made with shirt
waist The Jabot and skirt flounces of
coarse white net are edaed with silk.
Aa to Engagements.
Wheu an engagement takes place the
relations of the happy man should 1m-
mediately express a wish to be Intro -
duced to his .fiancee, If they are Strang -
era to her, In order that they may wel-
come her as a future member of their
family. If they live In the Immediate
neighborhood, they call upon her and
her parents: if at a distance, thev In-
vlte her to pay them a visit, when her
lover accompanies her and introduces
hw to big famllv.
Defendant f John and Prlsellla
Are Owners of Old Homitud. t
The Alden kindred of America, which '
comprise descendants of John and Prls-
cilia Mulllns Alden of Duxbury, who
are scattered from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean, from Canada to the Gulf
of Mexico, have at last obtained pos
session of the old Alden homestead
here, says a Duxbury (Mass.) dispatch
In the Philadelphia Record. The house
has nine rooms and a number of acres
of land about it It Is near the railroad I
station. During the 254 years of exist- I
ence of this nronertv It has alwavs been
occupied, with one exception, by a per-
son named Alden. plans for dwellings, barns, lanes ana
The old homestead, according to the d tree planting. Unlike the town resident
story generally told to visitors In Dux- who Is here to-day and away to-mor-bury,
was not built by John the Pll- j row the owner of a farm becomes at
grlm. A site east of the present house tached to his home and can look for
ts pointed out as having been the place ' ward confidently to leaving It to his
where John and Prlsellla dwelt, and it t sons and grandsons after him. The
la-commonly stated that the house built ' site for the house having been fixed the
by John's own hand was destroyed by other buildings will group themselves
fire, and the exact spot is pointed out. to the side or In the rear.. It Is not to
John W. Alden, the tenth In a direct
line of Johns from the pilgrim fore
father, and now occupant of the old
homestead, says this story Is not cor
rect He declares that John and Prls
ellla occupied a house of which the ell
on the present house was a part, and
that timbers from the first house are
now In existence In the present house.
The ell, which Is a story and a half
high, Is undoubtedly older than the
main house, which Is two and a half
stories, and has all . the marks which
distinguished the old-time Plymouth
houses. There are the small dlamond-
paned windows; there are the beams,
running across the low celling and
throughout the house; there are the
old-fashioned latches on the doors, tho
step-up or step-down between connect
ing rooms, the large square chimney,
and many other old-fashioned and
quaint characteristics.
The tiny "set-in" cupboards, In all
the rooms, are things to make the mod
ern dweller full of envy 1 the low ceil
ings make even a short person reach
to see if It is possible to touch them.
A tiny bedroom on the ground floor Is
shown to visitors as the room In which
Prlsellla died, and It Is commonly be-
lieved that John, too, died in the pres-
ent house. The Alden story Is that the
house was built by Jonathan, the son
of John and Prlsellla.
"NEFARIOUS SCOUNDRELS."
Lawbreakers are frequently de
nounced, and rewards are offered for
the apprehension of especially trouble
some or dangerous offenders. In the
lewspapers of to-day ; but it la not tho
ustom to mix denunciation with adver-
iseinent after'the fashion of our an-
estors. "With them, righteous wrath
(would not be denied the comfort of epi
thets, even a purely business com
munication. No modern advertising column Is
likely to contain an advertisement as
vigorous In Its language as one pub
lished In an old Newburyport Herald
of just a century ago, threatening with
"public exposure" no mention is made
of prosecution If he should repeat his
raids, the "Nefarious Scoundrel, void
of either manners or breeding," who
had stolen apples from a certain or
chard. Whether or not the remainder of the
crop was spared, It is impossible not to
feel that the satisfaction of seeing "Ne
farious Scoundrel" In good black print
must have proved eminently soothing to
the spirit of the peppery old gentleman
who penned the advertisement.
The disproportion between the lan
guage and the offense reminds one of
that trial, In another old colonial town,
at which a pompous Judge hnd dis
coursed so eloquently on the offended
majesty of the law and the wicked
ness of lawbreakers in general, that the
plaintiff, who was simple-minded, be
gan to fear the special larceny in ques
tion would be lost sight of.
"Don't ye hang him, Judge!" he
broke in. "No, don't ye hang him I
Mebbe he desarves It, for goin' agin
the Law and tha Prophets, but I don't
want he should forget he stole my three
biggest pumpkins I I want he should
set sorrowin' In jail, and remember
what brung him there. Try and for
give him his other villainies, Judge, and
Jest you jail him for them pumpkins I"
The Moslem Faith.
Myths of the most bewildering kind
anrtna 1111 and flourish and often bear a
ripe harvest In the minds of ignorant
Mohammedan txinulatlons durlnir times
of crisis. A saint or two can work
wonders among them at the psycho
logical moment, and saints of the most
truculent tvne are as common in Mo
rocco as blackberries are In England,
These people have no Ideas of evidence
or of probability. Though they lie
freely themselves, their credulity In the
word of a holy man is boundless. Lon -
Times. ,
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The dark horse was inclined to be
noncommittal.
nt asking anything of any-
body," he said, "but only a fool horse
would kick a bucket f oats over."
1 Thereupon hla followers announced
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V The Australian mound bird builds
tn biggest nest in the world. It some-
times makes mounds 150 feet In clr
comference, in which it buries its eggs
Ave feet deep.
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Planning the Homegrronmds,
Because of the permanency of habl
tatlon on a farm the greatest care
needs to be taken In deciding upon
be expected that In the first few years
after taking up a homestead that the
A SHELTERED HOME.
gardens, driveways, lawns and shrub
bery should be completed In all their
details. Indeed for best results It Is
well that most of this work be done
gradually though having Till the time
I a fixed plan in view. Land is not so
valuable that an acre or two cannot be
devoted to artificial adornment.
It Is the rule of life to provide first
for necessities, then for comforts and
j finally for pleasures. Most of our coun-
' try Is too new to permit of much atten
tion being given to landscape garden-
; Ing. The efforts of the people have
j been directed to the acquiring of lands
and buildings. The illustrations given
herewith are Intended to offer. sugges
tions for Improving the appearance of
the farm home without any consider
able expense. The first shows a farm
home well sheltered by surrounding
trees. The space Immediately around
the house Is clear to allow of circula
tion of the air. The view from the
front of the house Is unobstructed. The
second Is an example of what may be
done In planning the home grounds
WELL PLANNED GROUNDS.
not a model to be followed In detail,
but embodying some general principles
that may be adopted.
Straight lines and square plots so
desirable In the laying out of fields are
not the most desirable for the home
grounds. Curved lines especially for
the driveways take away the stiffness
and add naturalness to the scene. In
the Illustration the double driveway in
front makes too complicated a plan for
the ordinary farm. A variety of trees
'and shrubs should be used around the
house without having them too close
to allow free circulation of the air and
a view of the roadway In front Mon
"real Star.
Hibernation of Boll Weevil.
It nas been often noticed that In a
wooded country Doll weevils appear
! first In spring along the borders of
fields next to the woods and gradually
' work inward from the edges, so that It
seems probable that In a wooded coun
try most of them hibernate In wood
land. Around outbuildings and barns
' also are found favorable places, ns
there are always more or less rubbish
and protection in such situations. In
1903 more than five times as many wee
vils were found In a piece of cotton
near the Texas State College barn,
where cotton bad been grown the pre
vious year," than were found In any
other locality in that neighborhood. It
Is also noticeable that weevils are al
! waTS more numerous near gins than at
' a distance from them. Unfortunately,
where much rubbish ana grass are
present and where, the soli remains
loose and Is not packed by rains, large
numbers of the weevils winter in the
tton fields. -
i Farmer' Bath.
! All farmers do not feel able to af-
ford a bathroom and furnishings. But
1 wnat class of people need an evening
bath more than a farmer after a busy
dav In the dusty fields? A srood bath
n, ht Bhoud a necessity that
nnirht not to be neelected. and h.ia-
band and hands should have a
every night during hot months.
bath
But
how? Well, get some empty oil bar
rels, knock out one end and let oil
evaporate, and your bath barrel Is
ready. Fill barrels at noon (half or
j more) with water, let set in sun; at
j night put a gallon of hot water in each
barrel and when darkness has fallen
then take a bath, and with thin gauze
undershirt and drawers they are ready
for bed. Their sleep will be sweeter
and the work lighter on the poor washerwoman.
.Froien Milk.
Whenever milk is scarce In the cities
somebody comes forward and suggests
that it be shipped from distant points
in a frozen condition.
This Idea has been frequently sug
gested during the past years, but it does
not seem to be coming Into practical
use. - The latest suggestion is that the
fresh milk should be frozen by sub
merging the sealed cans In brine chilled
far below the melting point of ice. The
milk would not only be frozen, but
would be cooled still further to a hard,-
dry lee, which, it Is claimed, would re
main In the solid form after removal
for a day or two before the entire
mass would rise to a melting point.
the keeping qualities being mucn su
perior to that of milk which Is merely
frozen at common temperature.
The operating plan would be to es
tablish a freezing plant at the cream
eries and milk stations, the frozen,
product to be shipped in ordinary cans,;
thus doing away with the present high
cost of refrigerating cars. "
It is claimed that frozen milk kept
over a month In a refrigerator room
showed no change In taste on thawing,
and that the cream remained evenly
mixed throughout the solid mass, not
rising, as it would when milk Is merely
kept liquid at low temperature. Milk
for freezing would heed to be in fresh,
clean condition when frozen, else Its
keeping period would be very short
after melting. If this plan evervcomes
into favor, it would greatly increase"1
the competition in the business of sup
plying milk In the great cities.
Shipping Coopa.
For shipping live poultry to market
the following sizes of coops are most
generally used In the West: Coops
should be 48 inches long, 30 Inches
wide, 12 Inches high for chickens
and ducks, and 15 Inches high
for turkeys and geese. Use lumber
as follows : Two by two for cor
ner posts, or 1x2 will answer. - If you
cannot get them, get 1x4 and rip them
In two. Cut six pieces 30 Inches long
and nine pieces 12 or 15 inches long for
each coop. Nail the short pieces one at
each end and one In the center of the
long ones, using ten-penny wrought
nails. Make three of these frames, one
for each end and center. For the bot
tom use half-inch boards or lath, make
the bottom tight, using six-penny nails.
Use x2-inch strips of lath for sides,
ends and top, put them 1 Inches
apart ; the width of lath is about right
Leave two laths loose on top in center,
or make a door of them to open, In
order to put poultry in and take it out
Now nail a lath around the coops, each
end and the center, outside, the three
frames made first This will keep the
lath from coming off and make the
coops stronger. For broilers the coops
can be made 10 Inches high and 24 Inch
es wide. This will make a good, strong,
light coop. P. II. Sprague.
Winter Forage.
The question of winter forage and
pasturage Is one of the greatest Im
portance in the Southern States, and
Carleton B. Ball, of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, was sent by the De
partment of Agriculture early In the
year to make an Investigation In sev
eral of the Gulf States. In his report
Mr. Ball says, amongst other things:
"The production of Southern hay has
been a question long under discussion.
The amount produced and the yield per
acre have both Increased steadily and
encouragingly during the last few
years. On every hand it is admitted
that it Is both possible and necessary
to raise all that Is needed for home
consumption. Alfalfa, Bermuda grass,
Johnson grass, crabgrass and cowpeas
furnish an abundance of hay of the
very best quality. This hay can be pro
duced much more cheaply than an
equal quality can be shipped In from
Northern and Western States. With
better transportation facilities and an
Increasing demand, the production will
become more and more profitable. At
the same time, with hay raised on the
home plantations, and hence cheaply
and readily available, larger quantities
are being used in feeding the planta
tlon stock.
- Regular Feeding; and Variety.
- Two things are essential to the thrift
of animals a variety In their food and
regularity In its receipt One article
of food cannot supply all the necessary
sustenance, because it may lack some
of the essential elements, and is almost
sure to have some Insufficient quanti
ties. Animals do not thrive as well
when fed Irregularly as when they get
their food at certain seasons. The
more regular the food Is supplied the
better the results.
Repairing; Leaky Roofs.
Take coal tar and sift coal lisbes l
until thejthlckness of stiff mortar. Plas
ter It around leaks. If used 'on slate
roofs the snow and rain cannot blow
in. This cement will harden like a
stone and Is apparently as Indestructi
ble. It answers admirably for paper
rooms and If properly put on It seems
to be there forever.
Farm Notes.
The crusade against tuberculosis In
cattle may ultimately lead to colder
srahlp and h'inl,-pft on tha Mtln
Feed floors for hogs save feed, keep
the animals healthier and make If, poa.
aihu to keep the Quarters de&nea.