SUSIE STUFFED
Roosevelt's Trophies Are Being
Prepared In Washington.
Taxidermists An at Work vWlth the
, Specimens and Carpenters Are
Erecting the Mounts In the
V National Museum.
Washington. In an obscure corner
of the national museum, on the mall,
In Washington, half a dozen men are
preparing the skins of the animals
killed by Theodore Roosevelt and his
party in Africa. Carpenters are bulla
lng the framework on which the hides
of the mammals will be mounted and
taxidermists are working with the
skins under the supervision of govern'
ment naturalists. ,
e In the dennrtinont fi-lvnn rrer to the
study of comparative anatomy, where'
the skeletons of the largest animals
are suspended from the celling, are
two glass cases. In these are the
trophies of the 250,000 Roosevelt
hunt The collection consists of the
skins of a Hon, cheetah, reed buck,
mongoose, r leopard, zebra, hyena,
horse-tailed monkey, rhinoceros,
Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle
and field mice. In another case are
. the skulls of a rhinoceros, giraffe, hip
popotamus; wart hog, African buffalo
and an antelope.
Few of the hundreds of tourists that
visit the national museum each day
pay much attention to the Roosevelt
collection as it stands, the guards on
duty say, and seldom does a sightseer
ask wbeae the Roosevelt collection
inajtfe found.
"If! a funny thing to me," re
marked one of the curators of the
museum, "why those skins and skulls
don't make more of a hit with the
public. The exhibit Is labeled, as you
see, and the word 'Roosevelt' in big
letters on that placard yonder ought
to be an attraction alone. But it Is
not" .
A number of the skins, those of
hartbeests, elephants and hippos are
still packed in hogsheads in . which
they were shipped from Africa. Brine
Is tbnhclpal preservative used and
thenlns are In such good condition,
taxidermists say, that they may be
kept Indefinitely. As rapidly as the
skin of (one animal Is stuffed It is set
aside, in the rough, and work Is begun
on another, 'n finishing touches are
left to the naturtkSt and his work is
Important
"Perhaps you neve thought much
about It," said an employe at the
museum,1 who Is a student of natural
history, ' "but animals have a wonder
ful lot of expression facial exDresi
slon, I mean. They have their moods
Just as we do, and it is a knack
coupled with a certain artlstlo sense,
to 'build' up a skeleton, clothe It with
a pelt and make it appear as it did
In life. Particularly is this true of our
larger wild animals, the very kind we
are working with now in getting to
gether the Roosevelt collection.
"Lower classes of animal life are
not so difficult to handle, birds and
reptiles being comparatively easy to
stuff and mount It is In- posing the
subjects that the real difficulty is en
countered. There are many details to
be looked after. For example, it Is a
good day's work to select and fit the
right kind of glass eyes for Just such
specimens are we are now working
with, It's not hard to pick out ele
phant eyeB from those of a Hon or an
antelope, but it is a Job to select the
right shade and size and it Is not al
together practicable to follow models
too closely. Of course, the general
contour of the specimen is the princi
pal thing to pay attention to, but
there are any number of little details
to be looked after that makes the
work tedious.
"Tha AninHn nlonhnnf nnri tha ktr.
ean elephant, while they are first cou
sins and In a general way look a good
deal , alike, have distinguishing fea
tures, Almost everyone knows that
their ears vary in size and shape and
that their eyes differ in shape and
often In color. It rests with the natur
alist to put the finishing touches to a
specimen after the taxidermist has
done the rough work."
The larger animals that go to make
up the Roosevelt collection will have
ribs of wood. By the first of the year,
specimens will be on display In the na
tional museum.
as to the number of persons who will
be brought Into tv- competitive classi
fied service until a further analysis of
the effect of the order has been made.
There were on July 1, 1909, 2,105 as
sistant postmasters In first and second
class post offices, and on the date
named there were 614 second class
post offices in which city free delivery
had not been established. In which
there were employed 1,746 clerks who
were unclassified. A considerable
number of these second class offices
have since been classified by the es
tablishment of city free delivery, thus
reducing the number of clerks who
are classified and who win tin affected
by the present order. It Is probable,
nowever, that the total number of per
sons affected will be In the neighbor-
nood of 3.600.
Some resrret is helna- exnreRHed bv
civil service reformers that the presi
dent did not accompany this new or
der with, one covering all the fourth
class postmasters in the country into
tne classified service. At nresent the
fourth class postmasters of 14 states
tne territory east of the Mlsisssippi
river and north of the Ohio river are
in the classified service. The number
of fourth class postmasters in these
12 states is about 24,000. The total
number of fourth class nostmastera in
the country is 62,942, so as will be
seen, not quite half the postmasters In
this class ar.e in the classified serv
ice. , It was said at the civil service com
mission recently that the nollcr will
undoubtedly be to fill the places of as
sistant postmasters by the promotion
of postofflce emDloves already in thl
classified service. Postmaster General
Hitchcock desires that , this policy
shall be pursued rather than a policy
under which men unfamiliar with the
duties of the office would be brought
in through competitive examinations,
and the civil service commission sun-
ports the postmaster general's views.
WANT U.S. TO BOOST GOOD ROAD&
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture has received a petition
signed by eight American delegates
who attended the recent International
road congress at Brussels requesting
that his department consider the ad
visability of the United States govern
ment becoming a member of the Per
manent International Association of
Road Congresses. The office of pub
lic roads Is a part' of the department
of agriculture, and for this reason the
matter was put up to the secretary tor
his consideration.
The special significance of the peti
tion is that it discloses the fact that
the United States, which has the most
extensive system of roads of any
country in the world, has been one of
the three slowest nations to join the
International Road association now
formally adhered to by 26 govern
ments. Italy and England are the
only other large countries which have
not joined.
The nations of Europe have gone a
long way ahead of the United States
in road work, particularly in the mat
ter of administration and road mainte
nance, and experts say that for this
reason this country will benefit im
mensely in the advantage of collabora
tion made possible by membership in
the international congress. France,
for instance, with its almost perfect
system of roads, sends one and one
third times as much freight over her
public highways as is carried by the
railroads. The' freight traffic on the
roads of other European countries is
almost as heavy. In this country con
ditions are reversed and it is estima
ted that the railroads carry nearly
four times as much freight as the put
11c roads. Yet railroad development
depends, engineers say, on the good
roads which open up and make acces
sible the country adjacent to the
lines. ,
The department of agriculture now
has the petition under consideration
and, if approval is given, congress will
be asked this coming winter for the
small appropriation necessary for this
country's membership dues.
WOMAN BOTH TRUANT
AND HUMANE OFFICER
Cruelty to
animals may
serve as an In
spiration to the
painter's brush
In Paris, but It
never can In
Sapulpa, ' Okla,
not at lecst,
so long as Mrs,
Mabel Bassett
Is on the Job as
humane officer
of : the new
state city. She la the only woman
humane officer In the state of Okla
homa.
Time was, not many months ago,
when Sapulpa's teamster's mistreated
their horses at will, left them In the
hot streets for hours without food or
water and inflicted all sorts of cruelty,
thoughtless or otherwise, upon the
dumb brutes of the vicinity. But last
March the women of Sapulpa, aided
by a few of the men, organized a hu
mane society, and determined , to
stamp out these abuses. So limited
vere the finances of the new society
that it could not afford to employ 'an
officer to look after the work. ,
Then into the breach stepped Mrs
Bassett who volunteered to fill the
office until a regular officer could be
employed. So well did she accomplish
her task that the city council agreed
to pay a salary and appoint as hu
mane officer anyone the society might
select Mrs. Bassett was urged to take
place, and when her name was placed
before the councilmen they were de
lighted to make the appointment And
they went even further. They named
her city truant officer as well
Before she entered upon her duties
it was a frequent occurrence for team'
sters to work horses with sore shoul
ders day in and day out Mrs. Baa-
sett has rapidly remedied that condi
tion, and the practise has been almost
wholly discontinued. Most of the
horses in Sapulpa have been provided
with hats this summer and have been
fed and watered with greater regu
larity, while drinking fountains have
been erected In many places over the
city.
Stray dogs without friends to pro
long their lives by means of the
brass tax tag are no longer killed by
the bullet of a policeman, In its stead
gas is used, as Mrs. Bassett believes
it to be practically painless.
Due to this woman's efforts a roping
contest at Sapulpa was declared off
last summer. She not only realizes
that the day of the "wild west" is long
since past in Oklahoma, but it is her
desire to put a stop to a form of
amusement that results in broken
horns and legs and frequently broken
necks for the steers that are used.
In addition, horses and men also ore
frequently Injured. ' -
As truant officer, Mrs. Bassett has
almost stamped out truancy in the
public schools of her home city. With
the compulsory school law behind her
she is able to enforce her demands
EFFICIENCY 13 REQUIRED.
The order signed by President Taft
placing in the classified service assist
ant postmasters and such clerks In
certain classes of post offices as are
not now within the civil service, does
not take effect until December 1. An
Important feature of the order ta that
assistant postmasters who cannot pre
sent an efficiency record will not have
the advantage of the order. The offi
cial text of the order Is as follows:
"It is hereby ordered that the posi
tion of assistant postmaster In post
offices of the first and second classes
and also the position of clerk, of what
ever grade, in post offloes of the first
auu mcuuu cluavi, uui uiuierio ciassl-
nu, Burnt i' uiviuueu u uie ciaasmea
service, provided that no assistant
postmaster or clerk appointed without
examination prior to this examination
sunn uu vmoBiuvu nuu uiu 10 esi&D-
11s h to the satisfaction of the not
office department his capacity for effi
cient service In the position held, and
Schedule A of the civil service rules
Is hereby amended accordingly. This
order shall take effect December 1,
1910."' 11 V "'
The civil service commission U not
MHutriMl make a definite statement
RENOVATING THE CAPITOL.
The capltol has recently undergone
a thorough house cleaning and reno
vating. Over 200 workmen have been
laboring with paint brush, mallet and
Ailsel tor months to improve the
building. Among the numerous big
changes is that of using the power
plant of southeast Washington, which
will transmit heat and light through,
more than a mile of tunnel to the
capitol, the . office building and the
congressional library.
All the rooms, stairways, etc., have
been painted and varnished. For
year after year paint and varnish
have been put on the walls and stair
ways until It will no longer stick, but
peels off, leaving unsightly spots.
Thjs year, the cleaning went so deep
that all of the old paint was sandpa
pered off and the new coats put di
rectly on the walls. The painting of
the dome and capltol combined has
been an enormous task. It has been
estimated that If one man only were
to tackle the job it would take him
about five years to complete it
MOONSHINERS IN THE CAPITAL.
An illicit whisky still almost In the
heart of the national capital! Now,
what do you think of that? The
revenue officers made tl discovery a
few days ago that in the southwest
section of the city is an illicit still
with a capacity of 100 gallons of
whisky a day, and it has been there
for nearly a year. 8ome Important
arrests have been made, and It has
been discovered that several of the
wholesale liquor houses 1 this
city were getting their supply of
whisky from this still.
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY
GOAL SET BY BRITISHER
Philanthropy
has gone for
ward a step in
the act of , Sir
Ernest Cassel.
Though many
have been gen
erous in their
home towns,
dispensing of
their surplus
for the general
good, and nu
merous Carne
gles have bestowed handsome gifts
for the . use of their countrymen
at large, Sir Ernest, has gone
them all one better by his interna
tional philanthropy. An Anglicized
Teuton, his gift takes cognizance of
the fact, and the million dollars do
nated In the name of the late King
Edward, as , a memorial to "The
Peacemaker," includes In its benefit
his compatriots in the land of his
adoption equally with his erstwhile
countrymen in the fatherland. .
A gift to International charity in
memory of King Edward; a million
dollar fund established for the aid of
the English poor in Germany and the
German poor in England, plainly the
gift seems designed to relieve the ten
sion between these two nations whose
"war scares" at the expense of each
other are so numerous. However,
Sir Ernest says that was not his idea,
although if that were the effect of
the fund he would be greatly delight
ed. The son of a Cologne banker. Sir
Ernest was born in 1852 and at an
early age went to England, where he
made a splendid fortune. About eight
years ago, on the eve of his departure
to India, he placed at the disposal of
King Edward 11,000.000 to be used
for charitable or utilitarian purposes.
King Edward devoted the money to
providing additional sanatoria for the
open air treatment of tuberculosis,
which were greatly needed at that
time. Sir Ernest early became profi
cient In financial affairs. In recogni
tion of successful - services rendered
to the Egyptian govenmen in 1899
hs received the K. C M. Q. "And in
addition he has the first-class Soya!
Order of Wars (Norway and Sweden),
to which countries he wta,or great
assistance in railway enterprise, and
the Order of the Crown of Prussia, of
the first class, one of the highest Ger
man decorations. Of late years Sir
Ernest had been closely associated
with King Edward and was one of
the last allowed to call on him before
his death.
CATALPA TREES FROM SEED
Good Wind-Breaks Easily Obtained In
Short Time and at Practically
No Cost
For a number of years we have
grown this valuable species of decidu
ous tree" from the seed gathered from
our matured trees and we do It easily.
After thd leaves have dropped we
gather the long splke-llke pods from
our catalpas and separate the seeds
which are dried out and stored away
with our other farm seeds.; In early
spring when we plant our dwarf peas
in the garden we scatter the catalpa
seeds Into the trenches with the seed
peas.
About the time the peas are gone
the little catalpa plants come up nice
ly and by cultivation we can grow
them a foot to 18 inches the first year
and we then can set them out the fol
lowing year In a permanent location
We have a hedge or windbreak
about the west and north sides of our
orchard grown in this manner, and
besides have many growing alongside
the border fences and roadways, and
upon our home grounds, where they
bloom and are very pretty and orna
mental the whole year with their
broad, attractive leaves and drooping
seed pods a foot or more in length.
Some of our friends have tried the
method of scattering the seed In the
woodland or planting it along the
fence rows where trees are wanted,
but field mice rob the seed and a fail
ure results. " i '
The catalpa speciosa, or tall-grow
ing catalpa is what we grow, and It Is
easily grown from seed after "--our
method. If we desire a few trees of
this species for planting no easier
method can be employed than to grow
them ourselves from seed gathered
from the true specosia variety. We
are Intending next season to grow a
large quantity for planting into a
grove for post timber, as they are val
uable and have out-lasting qualities
above many other varieties of timber
for this purpose.
FEED AND WATER FOR HORSE
If Given Grain First Liquid Will Push
It Out of Stomach Before Prop
erly Digested. t
An important fact to know in the
feeding of the horse is that its stom
ach is quite small and that it will
hold about two gallons. If tn horse
is fed his grain first, then hay and
then water, the grain will be pushed
out of the stomach before it is digest
ed. The best way is to water first
then feed some hay, and then the
grain. In ease the horse Is warm it
would not do to give all the water it
would take, but it should be given a
little even ' then. During warm
weather It would be well If the horse
was watered in the field at least once
djirlng the forenoon and In the after
noon. A horse will eat too much hay
if given all at once. Feed a smaller
amount of hay at noon. - During warm
weather it pays to take. at least an
hour and a half rest at noon and often
timfcs even longer, and" then working a
little later In the evening. In cool
weather the rest hour need not be
quite as long.
. " '
LIVESTOCK NOTES.
The Iamb that cashes In the most
trioney for its owner is not a product
of poverty.
Circumvent the large feed bills by
producing better roughage and grain
on your own farms. j
To allow feeders to eat all the corn
they can stow away after reaching
the farm is disastrous.
A little flock well tended on the
small farm well tilled will rarely dis
appoint the good shepherd. ,
Give ewes good pasture and extra
feed just before the breeding season.
Give them extra feed during pregnancy.
Tar in sheep troughs Is said to be
generally beneficial for sheep at all
seasons, and especially for grubs In
hot weather.
To get the best financial results
from a flock of mutton sheep it Is es
sential that they combine a good
fleece with a good "leg of mutton."
.Dairying and Soil Fertility.
No other branch of agriculture pre
sents more advantages than dairying
disposing of these products of the
farm as milk a id butterfat When
the latter may be sold to creamery
stations and the skim milk fed to
calves and pigs along with alfalfa the
profits are greater than from almost
any other form of, agriculture.
No other business tends so rapidly
to build up the fertility of the farm,
and, when Judiciously conducted, no
other branch of farming yields more
satisfactory financial returns. Raising
and feeding alfalfa will add from 15
to 20 per cent to the profits of dairy
ing over the use of any other feedstuff
that may be raised or bought The
profit problem for the dairyman is con
stantly to find the feed that will de
crease the cost of bis production.
Sheep-Raising Pays.
Farms where sheep are depended
upon tor the big end of the Income
are quite scarce this side of the Mis
sissippi- But farms where sheep show
net profits that they are never given
credit for are numerous. The man
who has kept a flock of 40 or 50 ewes
ail his life seldom realises how much
they contribute to his bank account
and to the looks of his farm until he
get! "sore on the wool trust" and gets
out He'! generally found getting
right back m.
For the Hostess
Chat on Interesting Topics of Many Kinds, by.
a Recognized Authority ;
A Chrysanthemum Luncheon.''
Judging from the numerous letters
from brides-elect, Cupid must have
been unusually busy with his Vllttle
bow and arrow. There are so many
requests for pre-nuptlal functions, I
am sure the description of this chry
santhemum luncheon will be very ac
ceptable. '
It was gorgeously brilliant the color
scheme being yellow; especially fitting
for this month as November claims
the topaz and the chrysanthemum; in
this instance it was also the bride's
birthday month as well as her wed
ding day season. For a centerpiece
there was a mound of yellow "mums,"
kept In place by embedding the stems
In sand. At each place there was a
little yellow jardiniere containing one
stiff, straight little yellow "mum" to
which the name card was attached
with a yellow ribbon. The grape fruit
cock-tail had a wee "mum" In the cen
ter of the fruit; around the stem of
the glass there was a fluffy bow of
white tulle. The plates on which the
frappe glasses stood had a wreath of
yellow "mums" around them and the
ice-cream was in boxes concealed by
petals of yellow crepe paper "mums."
The,, candle sticks were of silver and
had yellow,. shades. - At each place
were yellow slippers filled with salted
nuts. Just the bridal "Tpnrty, were In
cluded in the guests, I mean the girls
In the party and two matrons of honor.
A Box Shower.
A Jolly crowd wishing to "shower"
one of their number who was about
to leave the state of single blessed
ness, conceived the bright idea of giv
ing a box shower. The boys were in
on it too, and they had loads of fun.
All the gifts were in boxes, which in
turn were put in a huge dry goods box
covered with white paper cambric on
which hearts of red, large and small
were pasted. When all had arrived,
the bell rang and the village express
man appeared and said he had a small
parcel for Miss B - and Imagine the
surprise when he entered with the as
sistance of several of the masculine
guests bearing the immense box. The
honored couple were told they could
unpack, but each package was to be
shown, the card read and speech made
before the next box was opened.
Among the articles were boxes of
paper, box of matches, box of tacks,
box of soap, of thread, of pins, work
box, glove and handkerchief - box,
stamp box, tool box vand a nest of
boxes ending with a wee pill box
which contained a collar button; box
of tin kitchen utensils, box of paper
napkins, box-of lafls, etc. When It
came to serving renfehments the hos
tess had a dainty luncheon put up in
pasteboard boxes covered with rose
wall paper, a box for each couple, cof
fee and ice cream completed the re
past There were salted almonds and
bon-bons in pretty heart shaped boxes
bearing the monogram of the bride - :
and groom elect, which the guests re '
talned as souvenirs. J
A Neck-Tie and Aprott Party.
Tnis reany is an oiu uiue biuui, uut
like many other old thliigs has been
reluvenated. The hostess prepares as
many cheese cloth aprons as there are
men and as many pieces of silk or rib- v
bon as there are girls; When all arrive
the men are given spools of thread ,
and told to find the girl who has an
aDron to match It. In this way part
ners are chosen and the girls put on
the aprons after the men have sewed
the hems and sewed on the strings.
Allow half "or three-quarters of an '
hour for this. Next the girls are giv
en the necktie pieces and they are
gathered together and put through a
door,; each girl having hold of an end,
the door is closed and the men are
to come in and take hold of an end.'
When each man has an end, the door ;
is opened and the girl who has hold r
of the other end must fashion a neck-,
HO IUr UGl Bwaiu. A uu miwt yuuo
on and the girl puts on her apr5n", and
thus partners are selected for supper
or refreshments. This Is a very jolly .
party, adapted to private parties or '
for a church social. '
MADAME MERRL
To Clean a Black Skirt, i
To clean's-Mark skirt lay the) skirt
as flatly as possible on a clean jtable.
Remove all grease spots wtthhro wn
paper and a hot Iron, then with'" a
sponge dipped in strong coffe rub
over the whole of the dress, paying
special attention to the front and sdge
of the skirt. When the whole of the
skirt has been sponged and Is still
damp, Iron on the wrong side until
perfectly dry. .
All-black hats are seen In satin, vel
vets, brocade hatter's plush, velours,
beaver, beaver cloth. , f
; More dress hats are in all-black or
black-and-white with a touch of metal r
Qr color man in any ouier Bunuorr-,. .
Ostrich feathers, willow plumes es
pecially, are mucn in demand, unaaea
and two-tone effects lead in lavor.
Brimmed turbans are seen, with ud- 'i!
right brims almost as high as the ha
itself and close to It except at the
back. ;. :.";) ..
' Hat shapes are of three sorts thel f
lare, wide-brimmed hat (the most
popufcr, tLe clotche, or Charlotte Co:
dajajS- the turban. y '
''As a variation on these4here lthe
large hat with the mushroom brim la
a wide variety of shapes, all gamjrally
following the mushroom type.
For Thanksgiving
EVERY housekeeper does herself
proud In getting up the Thanks
giving dinner. Besides the snowy
linen, sparkling silver and glass,
and savory dishes, Borne decoration is
needed to make the festive occasion
quite complete. f
These decorations are no small Item
of expense If purchased In the' art
sheps where hand work brings its
price. Any woman or 'girl may, how
ever, make her own decorations at
very small expense and in a short time.
We are giving today several designs
which work out attractively In color.
The candle shade, representing the
horn of plenty, always in evidence in
Thanksgiving decorations. Is to be
traced on thin water-color paper by
means of carbon paper, and tinted in
water-color. The horn Is to be purple
Tnot too dark the ribbons green, and
the fruit oi the gay richness of the
natural color. The inside of the horn
may be tinted dark green.
To add to the effect when lighted.
put a bright bit of color on the wrong
side of the shade under any gay col
ored fruit such as orange or apples.
Leave a little seam on each end of
the shade and fasten with brass brods.
Tbvs edge is cut out irregularly around
the fruit When the painting Is done
go over all Unas with waterproof black
in, ana ao tne work jG&refully.
rour piace cardsare given, one a
demure Puritan maiden to be colored
In light gray ga darker gray cape
with bright refi uningf to match
the cape wljg a White facing and tie
and kerchljco Just ehowe a Ufc
tie in Wont. Pa
Paft the face and hands In the ntie
ural color. Red knd yellow, 41 iprof
erfymlx3d, . jslve, jatlafcWorr
flea co'or beginners. "
The lffies in all the cards should,
be gone over with a pen and ink out
line. The turkey Is to be painted brown,
light and dark shades, with a hit of
red on the head, and outlined.
The pumpkin Is a brilliant orange
color with dark green leaves, and ''
the apples shaded in light and dark
red and green leaves, with brown
stems.
The water-color cards may be bought
by the dozen, or very stiff and heavy
water-color paper may be used.
Those who do not already possess a
box of water-color paints may secure a
very excellent Uttle box of a new make
with all the necessary colors, for &0
cents. A five-cent Japanese brush,
which eomea to a very fine point wiU
answer all purposes (or doins fhJa
work. ,