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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1903)
Severn Booster Girl ruacn; ' ONATTiAN C WILSON, a wall-to-do farmer, living east of Rush ville, Ind., has Barren girls, rang- . ins? In asm from R tn 99 tnnr, onrf 9ttULStitJ till BfA fM Mnilffll A Aa.1, Mn farm. It la no uncommon thing In passing: the farm, which contains 170 acres, to see these modern Maud Mullers busy in all of the various departments of farm work. Circumstances have had a great deal to do with their doing the farm work. Their parents are old, and the two brothers are away at school most of the time. All of the girls go to school In the winter, except Uie two older ones, who stay at home and attend to the stock and look after the farm ing Interests. As early In the spring as will permit the ground Is broken, and as the "gee" and "haw" of the ploughman Is heard In the surrounding -fields, the voices of these farmer girls are none the less effective. When the soil Is ready for the harrow they get out to work early. They put In the corn, plow and tend It, usually getting It plowed over three times before the hay harvest and wheat cutting la begun. Putting up hay is one of the features of the girls' work. "Raking the meadows sweet with hay" Is such an un common thing for women to undertake that people will stop along the roadside to watch these girls load the wagons and haul It to the stack. Usually one of the younger girls of the family drives the binder in cutting wheat, while the others do the shocking. Arter the summer's work Is done cider Is made and stores of all kinds put up for the win ter. Wood Is cut and hauled to the wood shed and repairs of fences and buildings are looked after. There Is nothing what ever on the farm that they cannot do. : They are cultured and educated. They look at farm work In a sensible way and are glad to help their parents. They are church workers and stand high in the com munity. The two older girls are skilled musicians and can touch the piano keys as well us they can handle the ptw. Modes la Ijimpi and Clocks. N the selection of lumps and clocks an embarrassment of riches con fronts the purchaser at nresent. "yg Certainly these two Important ac cessoriea to housefurnlshlnir have neei- fulfilled, in so varied a form, the dual requisites of use and beauty. What ever be the color, period or style of a room It may be accurately matched In lamp and clock. Though occasional examples of the bizarre and even grotesque are observable in design, the general trend Is toward grace and beauty. In lamps, dark and rich effects predom inate. Brass in Fompelian green finish is a favorite of the hour. One lamp of this metal is of Pompellan design and has a shade of the same, cut out la conventional design to show shaded opaque glass. The bead fringe an almost Invariable accom paniment of the lamp shade this year Is also of opaque glass. A little boudoir lamp Of Pompellan design is harmoniously com pleted with a metallic glass shade, in hues of Iridescent blue and green. The boudoir lamp is to be found in a multiplicity of charming styles. A popular lamp Is of silver, in French gray finish, the shade frame of the same, enclosing pan els of opaque glass. These simulate a tulip, the Jnncr ones being pink and the outer dull green. A novel and attractive shade Is composed of stained glass panels, each representing a peacock feather, connected with filigree work of bronze. A frjngo of gold gloss beads finishes the edge. Large mother-of-pearl shells set in a fine filigree Of bronze compose a new style shade, which lights up prettily. The bead fringe Is of silver glass beads. Green is a color much In favor for shades, being frequently used mm Hnfnar. as in a shade of openwork metal set with oval pieces of green glass, and another of small pieces of mother-of-pearl held together with leads. Green lus ter bead fringe finishes both of those. Silk shades are, for the most part, dome shaped, and some are shaded from light to dark. The usual bead fringe edge ' them.- A mixture of green, red and gold beads makes a frmge which softens the flame of the lump desirably. The geisha hade strn retains its hold an the popular fancy, and tiny ones are now made for princess lamps. Shades which may be made at home are of grass linen, hand painted In a simple floral design. They are octagon in shape, each panel being bound with gold braid. A bronze dome studded with Jewels Is quite the thing where rich Oriental effects are desired In a shade. One in particular is inset with sapphire blue jewels which match In hue the bead fringe on the edge. It admirably supplements the bronze electrolier in the semblance of a graceful girl's figure upholding the umbrella-like shade. The light Is regulated by a jeweled handle on the top of the shade. Clock novelties are many, among them being those combined with candlesticks and Intended primarily for desk use. There is shown one of these in art nouveau design, the metal having the Pompellan green finish. Evidently designed to foster the patriotic Instincts are the new onyx column clocks, surmounted by a bronze eagle, from whose beak Is suspended a bullseye timepiece. A ' singular contrivance for telling off the hours is a small article enclosed in a glass case. It is of ornate design and gold plated. In place of a face the clock has two sets of flaps, one marking the hours, the other the minutes. These are marked with gold letters. The upper ones turn every hour, the lower every minute. The advantage claimed for this odd novelty is that any child able to read figures can tell time by it. E If Tea Weald Ure a Oatarr. VERT woman, so the story goes). carries with her si una which to the experienced tell whether she will live long. Bere are some of the supposed signs of longevity: The eyes must be round and wide rather than long and narrow, and If they are brown or hazel life will be longer than if they were black or violet. The neck must be full and plllarlike, rather than slender. The brow must be ample and slope back slightly from an absolute pu joOlcular. .The head must be wide behind and over the ears. The mouth must be full and well set, and the chin square and firm. The nose must be wide and full through its whole length, and have open, easily dilating nostrils. This indicates a good heart and good lungs. If the orifice of the ear Is low, denoting a deeply seated brain, there Is a better chance of long life. The woman who appears taller in propor tion when sitting down than when standing has a good chance to live long. If the body is long In proportion to the limbs, the heart, lungs and digestive organs are large. The pulse should beat with full and nor mal stroke. Limbs and Jolrfts should be ' large and well formed, the flesh neither too bard nor too soft. Those who resemble their mothers may expect to live longest, and the first born la longer lived than other children. For ex ample, a sister born ten years before an other sister Is supposed to have six years' greater duration of life. It is well known that women live longer than men, but so far there is no satisfac tory explanation of why this is so. Out of a million people, 235 women and only eighty two men reach the age of 100 years. Maybe It Is because a woman gets more sleep than a man, for the longer a person sleeps the longer will life last. Nearly all long-lived people have been great sleepers. When M. de Lesseps was on the ocean ho would sleep twenty hours at a stretch. Gladstone averaged twelve hours' sleep a day. A man or woman who would learn to sleep eight een hours a day might live 200 years. One of the secrets of longevity, there fore. Is to take planty of sleep. Other rules which the seeker after length of days biiuuUI ousGtVu ire thcrs: Sleep on the right side. Keep the bedroom window open all night Don't take a cold tub In the morning, but a bath the temperature of the body. Don't allow any pets in the living room. They may carry disease germs. Take daily exercise la the open air, and live In the country; If not all the year, at leant for live or six months. Occasionally change your oocnpatlosk Take frequent and short holidays. Watch Uie three D's drinking water, dampness and drains. Limit your ambitions. Keep your temper. Worry less, work more; ride less, walk more; drink less, breathe more; eat les. chew more; preach less, practice more. Far aad Altoat Wiara. Henry Wattcroon has come to the con elusion that the 400 cannot throw this country off the track as long as the 4,000,000 are on hand to keep it going straight. Miss Surnn Fowler, a native of Massa chusetts, a well read and brilliant conver sationalist, now living on her farm in Cumberland county. New Jersey, adopted dress reform as introduced by Dr. Mary Walker many yearn ago, sad is still an ad vocate of that sort of dress for women. She is 80 years of age. ' Miss Edna Hall of Guthrie. Okla., and until recently a resident of Richmond. Ind., has entered the Quaker ministry and has accepted a call to the church at Liberty, In Woods county, her state. For some time she has been under the tutelage uX Mrs. William M. Jenkins, wife of Oklahoma's ex-governor, and heraelf a Quaker minister. Mrs. Clara Bock of New York City has obtained a verdict of JHO damage for In Jury done to a dress thrmiRh rare lessnras of a waiter in a swell reMaurant. She and her hunlmnd were dining at Sherry's and the waiter dropped a glass of water on the white crepe de chine princess gown. The manager made profune apnloaleM and so did the waiter, but Mrs. Mock refused to be mollified by fine words. Next day she sent the dress to the hotel people, with a demand for its value. This was re fused, so she sued and got a verdict, as stated above. Through the efforts of the club women of Grand Forks, N. D.. that city has a handsome new public library building just completed. Several years ago the nucleus of the library was formed by the club women who collected books enough to make a small beginning, hired rooms and a librarian and soon hid a flourishing little library under way. In tile course of time a site was donated by the business men of the city and nrn.iiRements were made to comply with the conditions required by Andrew Carnegie and the new building was bacrun. The outlay for the property was nhout J30.0C0, of which Mr. Carnegie guvs l-OOO. b 1 m V it:. j The "clean looking" man is a favorite in spite of himself. Daily use of OFsLcisLi produces a clear, smooth, healthy skin the oasis 01 a gooa appearance. Trade nmrlr old Everywhere. iatM fata) Uet it for the face. c The Andrew Jeraena Co.. Sole Owners, Cincinnati, O. WffitWww A skin tf bmvfy It a Joy forever. ' Da. T. FELIX G0UIAUDS ORIENTAL CIF1M Alt Mn.tr il nr.iitncrra moras Tin, yimplaa. Frocki., atotB Pitch., a" mM ana uui uia- -.1 s Mmi an smutr. WAS TP V. af ( I e I It 1 4 IVJA. 'yy. ana O.Ua ArtocUuu! J It Ui atooa to Uat a snr-BT raars. la M harmlaa a Uau It U ba U la pro pari aouBtarf.lt at alml Ut ajuaa. Dr. L. A. Bara sai4 ta a 1a4v -f tti. . . tua (a aatl.ani "As mra Ualas m w win aaa naa 1 raeoumaaa "tmJL AiL'II CKKAM" u t laaat fcanfirul of all tha all la sraBanttaaa." for sala fey a.l tnisctaU aad faacy zooOa Aaaian la taa UalU4 Aulas au4 Euroaa. V CRD. T. HOPKINS, tror. tf 9im Jaaas fJk. Jl, 5v latarts Part. Soft. White 5tLlA r " 'i?' aBd ' Bcantifal Complex, fjm " eons Xosasia aad Tatter. 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