BUILDING A CEMENT WATERING
TANK FOR THE LIVESTOCK
TALK OF NEW YORK
Gossip of People and Events Told
in Interesting Manner.
The Mound Tunk Is Much Easier Uullt Than One Which Is
Square -By Joseph E. Vln;j.
Tho illustrated dollies represent the two different designs of a sot of six
They may bo used under Individual butter plates, olive dishes, sninll vases, etc
The forgot monot design may be embroidered In white or In light blue.
The edges are builonholed with embroidery silk.
To transfer pattern on to linen, lay tin? linen on a tlal surface, then on
top of linen place u sheet of emboli paper with the shiny Bide down, so that It
rests on the linen. The dull side only Is then to be seen. On top of carbon
paper place design and pin very firmly ou the four cornets, no that neither
linen, carbon nor design will movi- while you are tracing. Then, with n flue
pointed pencil go over design. When you have finished tracing design remove
carbon und design and you will nnI design well imprinted on linen. You can buy
carbon paper at any art or riodical store. U there Is no periodical store
In your town ask your newsdealer to get carbon for you. ,
FALLACY OF DYEING THE HAIR.
Mistake That It All Too Frequently
Made by Women.,
One of the greatest mistakes of
Ipinlnlnlty Is dyeing the lnOr-s .1 All
Ij'8 containing lead or mercury are
dangerous, and it Is s"afe to say that
almost every halV dye does contain
either one of these. Why women 'Will
dye their hair Is doomed to ever re
main a mystery, for while brown hair
does make one look younger than
white hair, gray hair and while lialr
always are prettier than any artificial
ly colored, und prettiness Is what
most women strive for. There is noth
ing prettier than soft white hair nice
ly arranged and combined with a line
complexlnn, which every one may pos
sess if they are willing to work for it,
and a pair of animated brown or soft
blue eyes, you will have ns picturesque
:and charming a combination as over
:any woman of good taste could wish
for.
Nevertheless, women wail and moan
rwer every stray gray hair and they
.-sum go downtown and cart home a
i!lot of mysterious bundles. The re
mull of the experience are only loo
ell known, rnknown washes, as
woM as dyes, do great mischief. Good
health, wholesome food and proper
care of the scalp are the most im
port ant f-gscntlals toward beautiful
.and luxuriant hair.
A New Material.
.Half the people who buy and. sell
IU't know the names of the remark
.able materials on the counters. Pos
sibly they haven't any names. They
;are turned out for beauty and comfort,
.and they certainly till these cmfr. ;
One of the attractive evening fah
lies invented to make (llrociolio gowns
worn without petticoats is of coided
isatln crepe on the outside, aiid' eas!i
.mere on the int-lde In a supple' wU
It is extra wide, and when cnt Into
empire gown falls in lovely lines.
TV cashmere gives it body and keeps
It from becoming string-like. It sells
ot a moderate price, and promises to
be vcrj popular.
Piping the Brims.
One of the new touches In millinery
I .the tiny piping of color put at the
edge of the brim of a black hat. This
Is run In between the over mid under
sides and given a mere line of color
around the face. The hatpins match
it. 1'sunlly It Is chosen t0 curry out
.vome color scheme In the coxtunie.
Long Gloves Preferred.
IjoiilT gloves. In spite or xlicviv, i
vln-tchlMK beyond the' wrist Cue, in it.!
prefrrej by smart women. Thoio is.
something run!? ani unfinished abe.u
the short wrist glove, that women ot i
iiitu avoid. Vogue. i
PRETTY DOWS FOR THE NECK
Give to Costume Just the Touch That
Is Required.
While dresses are being worn al
most entirely this season, the liusl
ness woman still wears the tailored
waists that are so smart and that give
one a fresh, trim appearance. There
is nothing that adds so much to the
appearance of a waist as a rhnrminu
little how tie or 11 dainty jabot. There
Is nothing that could prove a more
acceptable gift for a business woman
than a dainty collar or jabot. These
little hows are easy to make and take
for their manufacture odds and ends?
of Insertion lace ami lawn.
For I he most part the.se bows are
Mulshed around the edge with the
popular button hole stitch done in
mercerized cotton thread. They art
trimmed almost exclusively with eye
lets and blind dots, unless, of course
they are trimmed in any way with
lace. The bows and Jabots can be
made out of tiny scraps of linen
lawn and nainsook, Not many poo
pie know that nainsook can bo usee
for such things, but It embroider
beautifully and will always look nice
because it launders so well.
The bows can be made In any
shape and any sl.e, although It Is best
not to get them too l;ge. Whatevci
shape they are. they ate made In one
piece and pinched together in the mid
tile. When the embroidery ends arc
finished a piece of plain linen 01
whatever material has been used in
the making can be folded Into a tiny
bow and used as a backing for tlx
embroidered ends.
PRETTY WAIST.
Simple v,i;i.-t ( f white motor el th,
with pale blue tcallois, cmbrolil ',.
ni ihw loll tl.'v.
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Fig. 1 shows a (toss section of .the'
r.quare tank. The walls will penetrate
the earth only till they reach. a firm
foundation .and the bottom -will rest
right' on the earth; there Is ..nothlns
.bet.fer. ' 'the' walls wjll be inches
1ifgn!"and six' inches thick at the top
and ft. inches thick at the base. The
Tiotfo'm jieed, iK no tnore than H'H
Inches Oilck,"tliough )l may well be
1hTckeV'fie'ie' tl joins the walls, hu, us
to strenfttlreii'"i'heni somewhat. ,.W
wiff reinforce tills tank well with steel
roils fcpuce1 1 inches ,apc.rt about the
wall, placed as shown. In the illustra
tion thesu ruda lit! inches long and
one-fourth inch in diameter. At the
top we will Imbed close to the outer
edge rods 24 feet long, bent around
each corner and their ends lapping.
This reinforcing Is imperatively need
ed in so large a tank, especially when
built In square foini. The bottom has
no especial need of reinforcing, though
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INLET PIPE
Fig. 1. Square Concrete Watering Tank.
s frw rods through it will tend to pre
vent its ever cracking. They should
bend up at the cuds and reach nearly
to the top or the wall.
To build this tank is an extremely
simple matter. One makes a box for
tho outer form, levelling It at top, digs
his trench for the foundation; It need
be no more than eight Inches wide
and perhaps Iti inches deep, then puis
in his concrete floor and on it. the
box for inner form, then (he walls,
and all of it ought to be put In on
the same duy. Make a rich mixture,
rather wet, so 'that It will pour, and
keep It agitated well with sticks as it
Is poured in so as to work all air and
bubbles to the surface. Take off the
Inner form In 24 hours and paint the
Inside with a wash of cement and
water, thick as gravy.
Tho inlet and outlet pipes must be
put in before the tank is bulli, the la
Fig. 2. Circular Tank
let pipe reaching Just above the water
line and If it Is a curving piece or
"return" put on It all the better, since
then no boys will drop pebbles Into it.
The outlet pipe should be al least two
inches in diameter and have a thimble
set in the concrete bottom. Grease the
threads well so that it will be easy
to screw in and out. Water overflows
over the top edge of this pipe and
runs down Into the tile provided, or It
Is screwed out and the whole tank is
emptied.
Fig. 2 shows a much better tank
that Is much more easily and more
cheaply made If yon. have sand In your
neighborhood to use for a form. To
make this form one sets up a piece of
stiff pipe, or an iron bar, I', in the
center of where he to build his
tank. In lino with It and
Care of Pot Plants
Plants in pots may be compared to
caged birds, both being Irr unnatural
conditions. Their requirements must
bo filled, or results will be unsatisfac
tory. A free bird, or a free plant, hav
ing the uir or mother earth around
them, can resist winds and dust, and
dryness and many other things that
interfere with growth; but when in
cages or pots, they are entirely at the
mercy of those who own them, ltirds
generally fare better than plains, for
It is not uncommon to boo plants sit
ting in windows and on railings of
verandas, day after day, exposed to
sun, winds ami dryness; the pots are
porous and the roots of the plants are
close against tho side, they soon be
come hard and dry and Incapable of
transmitting supplies to the leaves
and stems. The plant itself exposed
to winds and dryness, reaches a piti
able condition, and life soon becomes
a matter of simple endurance, depend
ing entirely upon, its power of resist
ance. The supply of water is often
deficient, the dry pot absorbing a
great deal, and most of the water run
ning down on the outside of the b.ill,
the center of the ball being dry.
Pot plants growing In exposed
places should have double pots or pot
covers, pinch Injury being done by the
exposure of the porous c'ay of the
pots to drying Influences. There are
certain plants that can bear exposure
to adverse Influences, belter than oth
ers. Among them are vikcis, ahvs.
fourcroyas, palms, dra:ieenas, aspar
agus sprengerl and a f-w ether plants
with thick, leathery leaves. Plants In
pots should never bo allowed tJ be
come dry. Neglect of this kind once
may cause more damage to the roots
of a plant than It can repair In a
month. The c;nls of 11 root are sup
plied with mouths or duds, through 1
:SANDVA 1 I (
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outside the1 proposed tank'' he
cts two posts, across them a strong
plank; this stiffens up the pivot. Now
bo. needs a frame for sweeping arotind
am making. his mold. Four hoards
nailed together, one ot. tluin. a-wide
one hollowed a little to make a neat
curve aa. shown 011 the left hand side
juf Fig. 2, makes ihls fiune. Nowvplly
uiMiinii unoiu your circle una wot 11
ami pack it with the shovel, then
sw lag, your . tranie - uljout-oral let Jt
scrape, off. the.; sand till yoir have a'
complete circle moulded in' your nauil'
pile. Tin 11 you are ready to put In
your concrete. No inner form is need
ed; as I lie concrete is put In, sand is
thrown against it to hold it. in place,
after 'it has been fairly well placed
with the trowel. Use moist concrete
but not too wet to be held in place.
After the sand mold Is ready then
clean out your trench (it had belter
be dug at the beginning) and fill it
with concrete. If you wish to make
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the outer surface of this tank abso
lutely smooth and fine do it In this
manner: Screen some coarse sand
and mix with cement. 1 to 2; do not
wet it. Spread It over the sand In its
dry state about one Inch thick, press
ing It down hard (of course not hard
enough to disturb the packed sunli.
You may use your frame and swoeji
this if you wish by shortening the
frame one Inch. ' When this dry ce
ment and sand is in place you may
moisten it with a fine sprinkler, ti
the wet sand may give It enough mo .
ture to make It set. Then put In i!k
bottom, reinforcing it somewhat, s.tv
a quarter inch rod each 1'! Inches la
two directions, and then the walls,
about ix Inches thick and for each
12 inches of vertical height lay in a
big wire or one-fourth inch rod bent
to fit. Aa the concrete is placed and
smoothed in the inside, pressing it
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Built of Concrete.
hard against the forn), throw up a lit
tle Kami against it to hold it up. At
the top edge place a rod one-half Inch
in diameter bent to shape; It need not
be continuous, short rods hooked to
gether will serve.
This sand mold Is built In less time
than the square mold and requires
no lumber, h makes a stronger and
more beautiful tank. With good
gravel mix one and one-fourth
barrels of cement with each yard of
gravel, or if stone Is used and sum!
mix one cement, two sand, live stone.
For the hogs make near by, but not too
near, a smaller tank, connecting the two
with an underground pipe. Li not
have the hogs near enough (o the
large tank so that tliey will get hurt
by cattle and horses. Itreeders' Ga
zelle. which they bhsorb moisture or nutri
ment. If these are destroyed by dry
ing or decayed by over-watering, the
source of supply is cut off from tlie
plant. It has to put out new roots be
fore It can regain its vigor. Hence
the importance of care in watering.
New or dry pots should h; soaked
in water before potting plants, so as
to fill the pores, or they will absorb
moisture from the boll and dry out
the roots. It Is a good plan to pro
tect potted plants with rovera or sot
them Inside of u second pot to keep
plant from drying out. The roots near
the sides of the pots are easily dried
In sun or draught. Covers or double
pots shade them. Covers cimi be made
rf rice mattings, and various other
materials, or pot covers can he pur
chased ready made.
Plant rooted cuttings In 2 and 2U
Inch pots, and repot Into larger sizes
as the pots till up with roots. Small
plants should r,e.r be put. Into lars
pots, but advanced as they gain sUe
and strength. If over-potted, the soil
becomes sodden before the plant
grows large enough to require room. It
grows slowly mid otien makes a com
plete failure. In repotting, turn tho
pot over, face down, placing the fin
gers across the tcp (, h0!, the plant
and gently tap the ede of tho pot on
the edge or the lub'.e or potting
bench. The phint will slip out easily
and their roots can be examine. I and
plant slipped back In the pot, or potted
on, as desiiisl.
If thi roots have reached the out
side of the kali and formed n net
work r.round it, it require a larger
pot.
Growir.g Wcol in Winter. Sheep
giow wool mine rapidly in cold than
in warm we;:ili -. in well ei
tilated. but not draughty b:'rn v.ii:
help, thetefoi", lu liHiciae. tlili
trov.th.
Old Methods of Amusement Returning
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KY . VOiiK.-7-Ilioad;;iy's swagger
Si" lias beein IJUlv none h:mk lii tlw
oid bnt surest way of letting off steam.
Its members are running oa (.a(:h oth
er's heels to see who can 'give
Hie smartest, the most expensive, elab
mate and freakiest dinner or supper
imaginable.
Scarcely a night has passed for some
time when at one of the restaurants
or hotels there has not been an af
fair at which the guests have been
principally actresses from the mu
sical comedy stage and rich men
whose days are spent In battles for
the thousands they throw away at
night. One of the latest was a pa
jama parly, at another an actress pres
ent did a sword dance In costume,
with her boot stuck full of table knives'.
So far the honors appear to be even
between .Mr. and .Mrs. Jackson Gou
rand and SI. Hobert Haques. Mrs.
Gcuraud was the enormously wealthy
Amy Crocker of California, and she
and her husband are among the most
persistent "first nightors" and "late
suppererii" in town.
The guest list at the Haques' dinner
touched Fifth avenmi Frank Gould
was there, and so was some of New
York's wealthiest and venturesome
Fish Hospital in
CAT and dog hospitals, and even doll
hospitals have been familiar to
New Yorkers, but. It will be news to
most of them that there is n sanitarium
for fishes In the city and that pa
tients aro eeni from as far away as
Fiance to seek the advice and care of
the specialist who heads the institu
tion. Guslav A. Kubler, the lirotix, is the
i'ish doctor. His well equipped hos
pital for unfortunate fishes which have
met with accident, and sporty fishes
that have lived not wisely but too well.
Is in the basement of his house. There
are accommodations for .100 patients.
At present there are 110 ailing fishes
under his care.
Although .Mr. Kubler works without
pay, impelled merely by his desire to
learn all that may b; learned of tho
inner workings, of fishes, his advice as
nn expert Is sought by the director of
the local aquarium and by the depart
ment of agriculture. His reputation as
a specialist has reached as far as
France and al present he has under
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Playhouse Exclusively for Children
r CHILDREN b Ml,; -)
PI.AN have bu n completed for a
children's theater, ihe-lirsi of Its
kind in the world, to be erected on
West Fifty-Seventh stivt, near Car
negie hail The repo.ted backers, in
cluding Mrs. Carter Harrison of Chi
cago. Frances Hodgson Uurnett and
Mrs. Sage, have the title to the prop
erty and work will be begun at one.
The parent of the scheme' la I..
Frank llauni, author of "The Wizard
ot Oz." Mr. Itautn, who boasts of be
ing a grandfather and who has fo.tr
grown up sons, said that his first idea
of writing fairy tab s n stilted from
Bloiies lie used to tell his children, lie
recently approached prominent men
and women with his scheme for build
ing a theater i'or children, and won
their instant support.
Enormous Daily Waste in New York City
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NI'.W YORK Is the most wasteful city
In the world, according to tho fig
ures of a noted economist. From these
figures It appeal's thai this city throws
tnlfl ifn l'lirl.Miri. r-!IIW fi'll-- .III,'
enough food to feed the whole city of J
Paris
This surprising waste Is of two
kinds, according to the economist. The
first is Ignoiunt wast)1, which includes
the throwing awav every day of vari
ous valuable articles. In llie ashen
for which the city-has no fur. her use
more than $lo,outi a day Is wi sled, as
In the fio.nno tons or this matter which
It dally turns out there is more titan
5,000 tons of rue!. Could aaC!ie col
brokers. Charles Sands was among
these latter, who. helped to. raise the
social tone. 'Miss' Anne Held and her
husband, and Mine. Florence Zelgfeld.
Jr.; Valseka Surratt, Klla Lynch, Hon-1
nie( Hunker, J.lllian , Carleton,- liessio
vyiiitney. Lulu''Haifnr,j William' Gdi'lld
iiii l liertfe Hollander aldo were tlie're.
Miss Surratt did a sword dance, and
Pert lc Hollander, a young Englishman,
did a burlesque Russian dance, wear
ing Miss Whitney's seal coat and her
muff tied on for a hat.
The Gourauds were at this dinner,
andi that night they extended - invita
tions to a souper buffet to be given the
following Monday night at Martin's.
Air. Reggie de Veulle, the young
Englishman who does the naughty wig
gly dance in "The Queen of the
Moulin Rouge," and who recently was
"pinched" for so doing, was guest of
honor at this supper. He showed how
the "kicking" polka is done In its
home, Paris.
Miss Anna Held sang a few songs
and Miss Valeska Surratt, in order to
go a step or two further than she had
in her sword dance at the liaques din
ner, gave her "Three Weeks" dance as
she never had given it on the stage,
and exhibited with her dozen or so pet
snakes.
The chief performer, however, was
Giulia Cole, an amateur, and a "discov
ery" of Mrs. Gouraud's. This young
woman was garbed as an Oriental
nymph and she performed an Oriental
dance. Airs. Gouraud also danced the
"hoola," a Hawaiian dance, which she
learned from ile natives.
Gotham the Latest
his care a fringe tail from Paris. This
gilded gentleman Is suffering from a
fungus growth which Is eating away
the long fringing fins from wh!ch he
takes his name and which are his chief
beauty. This patient is about ready to
be discharged as cured.
The patient from Paris is only one
of many that have got back into the
swim through the good offices of Mr.
Kubler.
To-day he has probably the best
equipped fish hospital in ibis country,
if not in the world., There are tanks
for each sort of disease and us soon as
the patient yields to treatment he is
put in a large compartment which Is
reserved for convalescents only.
Among the pntients at present under
treatment are white and yellow perch,
American goldfish, Japanese goldfish
from Tokyo, sutilish, catfish, mirror
carp, pearl roach, American roach and
a sucker.
The most prevalent disease is a fun
gus growth which attacks (ins and tails
of all species. This yields readily to
skillful operation.
The sending of a lish across the At
lantic for expert treatment may seem
a bit of foolish extravagance, but the
owners of these pets apparently form
for them the same affection that is fre
quently exhibited by the owners of
dogs ami cats.
The comnanv. which P MM 1wrm in.
corporated, has already subscribed
$1,150,000. Names of prominent so
ciety persons are in the list of in
corporators. .Mr. H.min lefuses to
give the exact location of the theater
site until the corporation shall have
actually taken title.
The theater will be octagonal. In
stead of the ordinary orchestra chairs,
pew-like boxes will im installed, vary
ing In capacity from fom- 0 PK IH,r.
sons. This will enabi,; a parent or
maid to handle in many children as
she may have under her care. From
Monday to Saturday it Is planned to
give dally matinees, beginning ut four
o'clock in the nl'tivncon and ending
at r.:::o. Performances will also be
'iven on Friday and Saturday even
ings and on Sundays and holidays.
It Is planned to have the plavs'of a
fairyland nature, to be passed on by
a board of managers. Already plays
for the opening performance havo
been prepared by Mrs. Uurnett, Airs.
Harrison and Air. Pauni. The prices
of the seats will range from no n..t.id
to l. .....
n il 1 ne e"s nci s w 1 ft, ti... -1...
puts in its garbage cans each day he
would make a fortune .as they contain
mere than $1,0110 wort h of Hmo Tne
value or old clothe.i and shoes thrown
away every 2t hunts Is , e that
J..G.M1 while th,. Wilsl(. n
city figured at the lowest p,co totala
more than $1 0.000 a dav. ovel- $1000
worth of bottle are thrown uway
;!; '-v- "' nrly S.-...HMI in real money,
bills ami coins, , imiosslv thrown
out each .lay and the value' of worn
out linen and hum . ...
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ward of j.t.nno, could all bo mller.n i
1 a 1 j ii
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I he seei lid class nr u-,.u... .
., , ""nil-, uiougti
...I ho Htnklim. Is far greater, consist
ing of partly consumed rood, wines
and cigars at hotels and cafes, more
than $.-,0.0,10 Ik Ing ,,.WM nway
day .r the year in this wav. accord
ing to the figures. Altogether It looks
as ir Father Knickerbocker might
make a large amount or inoiiev by es
labllshlng a municipal waste cnmmls-sion.
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