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PROTECT THE BIRDS.
William Dutchor, president of tlio
American Audubon society, ostlmatos
Hint birds savo American farmers n.i
nunlly $200,000,000 In the destruction
or harmful Insocts mid noxious woods.
Ho further computes that the savings
would amount to $38,000,000 moro If
that old harridan of a tyrant, Fashion,
did not decree that milliners shall or
nament women's hats with tlio plum
ago of many of tlio Uiost valuablo of
tlio fcathorod tribe. Scientists hnve
estimated that humnn life on our plan
et long Blnco would havo boon extinct
ns a consoquenco of the destruction of
vcgotablo life If birds had not como to
tho ro8Ciio nnd made porpotunl and r-j-lcntlosB
war on Insoct life, says tho
Cincinnati Enquirer, In this good your
100D tho Joint worm Is playing havoc
with tho wheat crop of contrnl Ohio,
and that could not havo boon If tho
men and boys of Ohio had not lovieJ
constant war on tho farmers' bast
friends, tho birds of tho Hold, tho or
chard nnd tho forost. Every bluoblrd
is annually worth to tho fannor triple
Its weight In sllvor, nnd ovory wron Is
nnnunlly worth to tho gardener lis
weight in gold. Tho sapsuckor is In
valuable to tho fruit growor, and the
woodpecker doos yoomnn sorvlco in
tho cniiBo of n rich harvest.
St. Petersburg reports that tho pres
ence of cholera Is militating seriously
ngninnt summer tourist travol. This
ought to bo reassuring to all Europe
When pcoplo wlsoly Htny nwny from
centers of dlscaso there will bo less
likelihood that tho germs will bo scat
tered nil over tlio continent. If St. Pe
tersburg enros for the tralllc sho has
lost temporarily she should hasten her
sanitation and also Increnso effort to
stamp out the cholorn. Tl.o drinking
water thoro Is contaminated, nnd ovory
tourist who goes to tho Russian capi
tal takes a risk ovory tlmo ho drinks
wnter that has not buon boiled.
Now thoy nro saying that cx-Prcsl-dont
Hoyos of Colombln, who cabled
Ills resignation from Europe, "salted
down" $25,000,000, nnd his countrymen
aro asking whoro ho got It and how
they can obllgo him to glvo It up, Hut
thoso may bo merely malicious mis
representations. Castro, who loft
Vonozuohi for Venezuela's good, In tho
opinion of n great many porsons, was
credited with fabulous riches. Hut ac
cording to later developments his pos
sessions shrank to comparatively
llttlo measure.
As was expected, the cotton crop of.
1908 wub larger than tho speculators
for a rlso protended, nays tho St. Louln
Globo-Donioerat. It amounted to 13,
087,000 bales, so the bureau of tho con
sitd says, or 2,212,000 moro thnn that
of 1007. Only twice In 1001 and In
l'JOG was the ylold greater than that
of 100R. Tho crop of 1001, which broko
nil the records, was n llttlo below tho
1-1,000,000-bulo mark. As, at present
prlceB, cotton Is a highly prclltnblo
crop, tho presumption Is Unit tho aero
ago of 1009 Is up at high llgnres.
The English prime minister, In
speaking on the posslblo invasion of
England, the national bugaboo Just
now, gnvo tho houso of commons the
gloomy Information that It once Bri
tannia coasod to rule the waves, some
body else would boss hor. if this doos
not produco ndequnto appropriations
for national defenses, other appeals
nro useless.
Hnby carriages, along with other vo
hlclcs, must carry red lights at tho
rear, In accordance with tho spood
lawB of Lob Angeles, This Is tho llrst
Intimation given anywhere of the dan
ger to tho public from baby cnrrlagos,
asldo from their painful, though not
perilous, practlco of rolllug over feel
ings nud toos on tho sldownlk.
A man In Hrooklyn, bitten by a dog,
worrlod himself to death, nlthousli
physicians assured htm he -hud 110
signs of tho drondod dlsonso. This In
Btauco shows how dnngorous nro the
seuseloss panics nnd "mad-dog" scares
which como about regularly ovory
summer.
Tho Stniplllled Spelling society has
held Us third annual meeting. As a
reminder to a forgetful public that the
uoeloty Is still In oxlstencu, tho 111 eat
ing nppours to ho n quallllod success.
Othcrwiso the public is still spelling
tho Biuno old way.
Dig ordors for stool, notnbly for tho
kinds used. In structural work, con
tinue to pour in, this being ono of
tho most marked Indications of the
continuous porformanou In Industrial
activity.
Franco doos not ivlnd its cold
weather so much ns it docs the frost
on tho tourist crop.
A good many enstlcm In
for rent.
Spain aro
Congress Pages
WASHINGTON.- Being much largor
than tho sonata, with many more
members to look out for and moro
ground to cover, tho house- Is allowed
M pngo boys, and in ago they are tho
seniors of tlio sonato pagos, while
tbolr pay Is just tho same. Houso
pages must bo between the ngos of
fourteen nnd 18 years. They go on
duty at ulna o'clock each day and
stny until' tho houso adjourns. They
place the copies of tho Kocord on tho
dosks of mombors, keep tho desks in
order and aro ut tho bock and cnll of
members whenever wanted. Thoy aro
undor tho Immediate supervision of n
chief page on each sldo of the house.
Some of them aro assigned to duty as
telegraph pages and others ns tele
phone pngos, but most of them are on
duty on tho floor.
Tho houso pages nro appointed on
tho recommendation of members by
tho head doorkeeper, who has general
supervision of tho boys. Generally,
tho member who has secured the
boy'R appointment will look nttor bin
physical and moral wolfaro while ho
Is bore, nnd it has happened Hint a
Washington Women
THE loyul legion' of congress wom
en, who hung on In Washington
during the dog days, encouraging
their husbands, found surcenso for
sultry solltudo In auctions. Tho Wash
ington femnlo is auction mad. Thero's
a greater glamour hero over tho snlo
of othor people's old rubbish than any
whoro elao in tho country, Power is
nhvnys changing hnnds. Nobody
stnyB put In his high estate, and when
tho dignitaries got their walking pa
porB thoy soli out all tholr household
goods, as a rule. Hence tho avid fom
Inlno scramblo for foreign and his
torlo rollcs. Tho smartest society Is
nlwnyn to bo found in the fnshlonnblo
auction rooms In Washington.
"Tho retiring forolgn minister"
dodge is worked to a lino financial
finish by foxy auctioneers. Thoro aro
usually moro auctions to celobrato
National Capital
HIGH tribute to the cleanliness of
tho streets of tho national capital
was paid recently by .losoph A. Glen
son, goneral superintendent of tho de
partment of public works of Now Or
leans. Ho called at tho district building
to 11 ml out how It was done, and
ohnttod with CommlBtilonor West and
Superintendent .lauius M. Wood of the
Btreot-elonnliiB department.
"Washington Is the cleanest and
the best city 1 hnvo boon In," ho told
Commissioner West, nftor relating
oxporloncoa In visiting many Tit tho
loading eltlos of the custom nnd cen
tral statos. "I want to find out l,'w
you do It."
During his conference with Su
perintendent Wood of tho street-
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Craze For Presidential "Relics"
THE presidential peoplo never coiibo
to be, objects of tho most poignant
interest. They nover pall on the pub
lie curiosity, oven horo In Washing
ton, wlmro prosldouts nro human na
ture's dally food.
Shortly before Mrs. Taft'B departuro
fur her summering uho attendod a
concert at a fashlonablo theater, Her
"disenrdod program di'jppod to tho
floor as sho got up to loavu. Instant
ly those near by who wcro watching
ovory motion of tho notable Indy mado
a Btumpude for tho worthless piece of
paper, uaoh anxious to secure it as
a relle.
On ono of hor Intoat shopping ex
pcdltions. Mrs. Tnft, bolug a careful
Need Supervision
number has s-nt homo a boy who
fell Into bad ways and could not bo
brought under discipline. Thcro Is
not such n largo proportion of tho din
trlct boys In the houso as In tho son
ato. Thoy como from many states,
but gome of the moro distant statoe
are not represented.
It is doubtless a fact that tho boys
In both houses of congress aro under
cloBor 'supervision thnn was tho cnBo
at one tlmo. A few oxamplos opened
tho eyes of tho authorities to what
dangers might confront boys far from
home without tho refining Inlliiuneoa
that aro inseparable from n mother's
lovo and enro. While tho rostralnt
Is not Irksome, it is designed to bo at
lonst wholesomo nnd for tho ontlro
good of the youths who may very
likely grow up to bo themselves mak
ers of laws and rulors of tho land.
Without doubt It has boon nVoat
trial to most of tho youngsters to bo
deprived of their vacations for such
a long time. The call of tho woods
and Holds Is strangely Insistent to
youth. Every normal, healthy, man
ly boy yearns to get out In tho open
to swim, rldo, shoot, sail or disport
himself In tho water. To bo conilnod
within oven marblo walls cannot com
pensate for tho freedom of tho fields,
and so tho pago boys aro happy at
last In tho prospect" of unlimited en
joyment for n tlmo and n rest from
the cares which sit but 111 nt best on
young shoulders.
Are Auction Mad
their retiring than thoro aro ministors
to retire, nut who's going to keop
tab? Diplomatic dobrla is always nt
n promium. Discards from legations
whether genuine or npocryphnl, are
gobbled gluttonously. Most congres
sional wives go back homo laden with
sacred relics from nuctlon houses,
more or less authenticated.
One of thoso nrdont ladles picked up
recently, nt a raro bargain, In primo
condition npparontly, ail orlcntnl rug,
warranted to havo boon highly prized
by a prominent diplomat, who parted
with It reluctantly upon his recall to
his own country. Tho rug, which had
never known a forolgn footfall, woro
beautifully for a mouth or two, then
fell nil to pieces at ono foil Bwoop,
llko tho "wondorful ono-horso shay."
Tho fabric, which was literally worn
In holos, had boon strengthened nnd
renewed by a preparation of gluo on
tho back, tho threadbare spots filled
up to a firm consistency by tho uso
of rod egg dyo paint. Tho disen
chanted lady had only a shoddy rug
to show for her $75 expenditure. Still
tho thrall of tho auction room nover
diminishes.
Is a
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City
ean
cleaning department. It was dlscov
ored that thcro is about ten times
ns much stroot area in tho district to
bo cared for as in Now Orlouns; but
tho visiting ofllelnl told tho local
heads that tlio streets of Washington
nro cloaner than those in New Or
leans.
Tho Now Orleans otllclal went care
fully Into nil tho details of tho sys
tem of street cleaning In tho nntlonnl
capital, and dcclnred Hint ho found
many now Ideas which could bo used
In tho southern city.
Ono of tho advanced steps tnkon In
Now Orleans looking to clounllnoss,
Superintendent Glenson oxplnlncd,
was along the line of making tho
Btroet railway companies sprlnklo
tholr trucks. While the old linos of
tho city cannot bo mado to carry out
that course, the now linos nro given
chnrtors containing n compulsory
clause. Tho results aro excellont, It
was reported, and tho system Is to
bo extended In the future. Nothing
llko this has been tried In tho dis
trict.
nnd economical buyer, deliberated
for a coiiBldornblo whllo over tho
choice of a pleco of laco at the lace
counter. After sho had finally, made
her selection nnd dopnrted, a fellow
customer of tho shop, much more
showily nud handsomely drossed than'
tho prosldent'B wife, who, from a llt
tlo dlstanco had boon watching tho
proceedings llko a hawk, pounced
down upon Uv saleswoman that Mrs.
Tnft had Just released, who was busy
folding up her stock. "Which piece
dtd Mrs. Tnft buy?" asked tho eager
onlooker with avidity. Sho was
shown. "I'll take alt tho r kit of that
pleco of lnco," tho woman feverishly
declared. Tho Taftlan touch and tho
Taftlan tasto had given thfc lry fab-
ris a fictitious vnluo In tin. jnirclms
er's oyos, truly ludicrous.
A local paper rocoutly reninri.od In
an sonou8noss uini airs. Tim was
Been not long ago walking democrat
ically down V stroet, "carrying hor
pooketbuok in her hand." An eccen
tric proceeding not to carry It In hor
teeth!
Tho tfown on the right Is of cornflower blue marquisette, unllned. It la
trimmed with bands of Egyptlnn embroidery In tones of green and blue. Tho 1
hat Is of golcL . yellow, trimmed In hydrangeas nud velvet ribbon.
The frock in the middle is of whlto
white embroidery. Tho vest is of tucked silk mull, and a cravat of blacl.
jatln. Tho hat Is of black Milnn straw, with black velvet ribbon and n whltb
aigrette.
Tho sown on the loft is of amethyst
and n chemisette of white mull. The
plaiting of lnco.
ELBOWS RE0UIRE MUCH CARE
Effects of Season of Net and Lace
Sleeves Must Be Carefully
Removed.
Elbows which have been scarified by
a senson of not and lace sleoves will
need very enreful cuddling before they
may appear with grace in tho bnll
dresses of winter. Ono nuthorlty ad
vises rubbing tho Joint every night
with olive or almond oil, giving It a
good scrub with n stiff brush and soap
and wnter beforehand. A careful dry
ing with n soft old cloth is an Im
portant point, but it is while tho flesh
Is still warm and tho pores opon that
tho oil Ib supplied. In extrome cases
of roughness the operation is helped
by an oil-soaked pad which should bo
bound on nt night.
A flesh briiBh may also bo employed
to advantngo on tho small eruptions
which somotlmos nppear on the upper
arm and upon tho back botwoon tho
Bhouldors. As lack of circulation is
generally tho cause of these, tho fric
tion will cnuso tholr ontlro disappear
auco In tlmo and keop tlio skin im-
muno from n second crop. Tlio flesh
brush is llkcwlso necessary for remov
ing tho dead skin from tho body, for
It thoso dry particles aro loft to
smother tho pores tho skin can never
prosont n healthy or clean look. Uao
tho brush with a flvo-mlnutos' dry rub,
and- then nftor the bath wiold It cour
ageously lor a good flvo minutes more.
PRETTY TAFFETA WAIST.
Blouse of blncultcolored taffeta
trimmed with narrow brown velvot
ribbon, the onds of which nro fnstened
with gold buttons.
Tho tucked chemisette Is of chiffon,
with yoko of guipure, of which tho
cuffs are also mado.
Suits for tho Autumn'.
Thoro has been much conjecture
concerning tho tailored suit of the fu
ture should tho tmuier become popu
lar. Hut nt last an Inkling has been
glvun of what we may expect.
One of the suits for earliest autumn
is of cheviot, with n vory Ions coat.
The gown undornenth Is trimmed
around the hlua witlura Bhort tunic
of tho cloth Itself. This, whllo It
flto the ilguro, is cut on panler Hue
or circular, nnd it U only evident
when tho cont is removed.
linen, with a trimming of bluo and
batiste, with insertions of filet lnco
hat Is of violet straw, with n doublo '
CARRY ALL THE IMPEDIMENTA
Useful Dressing Pouches Have
talned the Popularity That
They Deserve.
At-
Autoinobllo dressing pouches aro
rapidly superseding nil kindred recep
tacles, as thoy not only hold an nmnz- 1
lug ninount of luggage, but may bo
crowded Into a surprisingly small '
space. They aro mado of tan or stone ,
gray waterproof moire, leather lined 1
nnd strap handled, of khaki rubber- ,
proof material, English pigskin, patent
leather, russot or black, alligator and
genuine walrus skin. 1
Grain leathers of various kinds of
finish nro employed for comblnntlon
bags, which hnvo a lower portion
ndnpted for holding" skirts nnd an up
per section supplied with cold cream,
boracic acid and soap receptacles, as
well 03 compartments for brushes nnd
manicure topis.
Whllo club, kit, Oxford and Glad
stone bngs in real walrus skin nro
iteemcd exceedingly smart, thoy aro
rather difficult to hnndle, whereas the
oblong shaped leather lined waiter
dret-sing bags are. wonderfully light of
weight, capacious nnd the vorv Intent
devJco for holding motoring luggage.
FIXES THE DANCING SLIPPER
Small Piece of Waxed Tape All That
Is Necessary for Comfort
and Safety.
Many girls find tho low-cut shoes
nnd pumps dllllcult to keop on nt the
heel, but since this stylo of. boot is
fnshlonnblo they persist in wearing
them on nil occasions. A nloco of
.waxed tape, tho narrowest width pro
curable, run through tho binding at
the top of tho shoo and tied beneath
the bow or rosotto In front, will help
considerably to keep the boot from
"pumping" up nud down at tho heel.
Tho same schonio may bo tried with
satin ovonlng Bllppers.
Ear suodo pumps, black or whlto,
bows mado of tlio samo leather nro
now moro fashionable than cither fell
ribbon pump bows or fancy buckles,
In purchasing suedo pumps it Is hot
tor to buy thoso with woodon heels,
ns 1110 leatnor Heel runs off so quick
ly and tuna ruins tho whole effect of
the shoo. In whlto shoos especially
It Is advisable not to havo tho lonthor
covered hoels, which becomo Btalnod
so quickly with grass or mud, nnd
which stains it Is often impossible to
oradlcato.
Fashions In Trimmings.
In trimmings Damo Fashion h
stamped her cpprovnl on pipings,
wees, ouuons or tlio largo nnd small
sizes, embroidery and braids on tho
lato sununor gowns. Prlncoss, baby
Irish, duchess lnco aro nil used. Tho
nets, which havo answorod tho pur
pose of collar 1 ml vest for so long,
ure relegated to second position.
Slips or Frocks.
Tho shops now offer nt small prices
slips of muslin, white or colored, to
go undor transparent frocks. Thes,o
have a luce-edged rufflo, aro cut low
In tho neck, and havo straps on the
shoulders edged Tylth laco.
Silk or Ciepo do Chine.
When cleaning small plocos of allk
or cropo do chln.i or any fanoy pleco,
first wash in cistlle soap nnd hot
water, then dip in bonzlne, which
lends color nnd Militancy to It.
, .ssit-.? - -
Ho was a balmy-headed Johnny,
with llttlo cash. Sho was both protty
nnd port. Ho said! "Do you know,
Dolly, I am something of a mimic? I
can take almost anybody ort"
Sho said: "Then tnko yourself off,
old boy. I'm expecting somo one. to
take me to supper."
All In Fight Against Tuberculosis.
Prevention of tuberculosis vorsus
dividends Is tho proposition which
somo of our largest Insuranco com
panies aro now trying to 03tabll3h.
The Metropolitan Llfo recently ap
plied for permission to erect a sana
torium for Its policy holdors and em
ployes afflicted with tuberculosis, but
tho application waB refused on grounds
of llicgnlity by New York Stato Super
intendent of Insuranco Hotchklss. Tho
compnuy Is, howovor, conducting an
actlvo educntlonnl campaign by dis
tributing 3,500,000 pamphlots among
Its policy holders. Tho Provident
Savings Llfo Assuranco society has
also established a health bureau,
whore Its policy holders mny rocolvo
free medical advice. Several frntornnl
orders, notably the Modern Woodmen,
Knights of Pythlns, lloynl Lcaguo,
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cir
clo, havo already established or aro
contemplating tho erection of sana
toria for their tuberculous members.
A Noble Love.
"Is tho contract of dower properly
drawn up, signed nnd witnessed?'
nsked tho count of Castlo-on-tho-Duui.
"Yes," sighed Gladys Golden.
"There nro no loopholes -through
which your wiso lawyers of Philadel
phia might creep?"
"Not a loophole," said tho fair
Gladys.
"And your father's holdings In Amal
gamated Whalebone, American Chocso
and Macaroni and Tin Soup-Plato Gs
havo not been affected by tho recent
depression?"
"No, dearest," answered Miss Gold
en, firmly.
"Then I lovo you," said tho noblo
count; and two fond hearts beat as
one. Puck.
Sit Up.
Much rot has recently been writ,
and wags have rent their brains asun
der, in trying to mako food for wit
this drcadnnught lid tho girls hldo un
der. What need have men to lcnoclt It
so? Thoy do not havo to sweat be
neath it. Is it bocauso tho follows
know tho landscapo has been robbed
to wreathe it? Wo aro no judgo of
ladles' lids, and caro not what your
choico or voto Is; it's not what's on
but in girls' heads that makes us sit
up and lake notice. Bard of Benzlo.
About Time.
Dorothy Can I havo some water to
christen my doll, mamma?
Mother Oh! no. 1 don't llko you
to play with water.
Dorothy Well, can I hnvo somo
wax to waxlnnto her? I'm suro sho
ought to hnvo somothlng dono by now.
1'vo had hor threo months. Windsor
Magazine
An Escape.
"Aro you suro that indicator regis
tered tho correct fare?"
"Yes," answered the taxtcabinan.
"You aren't kicking, nro you?"
"No, I'm congratulating myself. If
wo went that far in bo short n time wo.
were mighty lucky not to got arrested
for scorching." Washington Stnr.
Willing to Try.
She Do you think it would tnko
you long to love a girl?
Ho I don't know. How long havo
you got? Yonkers Statesman.
IT WORKS
Tho Laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.
Men who aro actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes ent food
that would wreck a man who Is more
closely conilnod.
This is illustrated in the following
story:
"1 was for 12 years clerk In a storo
working actively and drank coffeo nil
tho tlmo without much troublo until
after I entered tho telegraph service
"Thoro I got vory llttlo oxorcJso and
drinking Btrong coffee, my nerves
were unsteady nnd my stomach got
weak and I wns soon a very sick man.
I quit meat nnd tobacco and in fact I
stopped eating everything which I
thought might affect mo excopt coffoo,
but still my condition grow worse, and
I was nil but a wreck.
"I flnnlly quit coffeo nnd com
menced to uso Postum a fow years
ago, and I am speaking the truth
w'hen I say, my condition commonced
to improvo immediately anJ today I
am well and can eat anything I want
without any bad effects, nil duo to
shifting from coffeo to Postum.
"I told my wlfo today I bolloved I
could digest a brick If I had a cup of
postum to go with it.
"Wo mako it according to directions
boiling it full 20 mluuteB and uso good
rich cream nud It is certainly doll
clous." Look in pkgs. for n copy of tho fa
mous little book, "The Itoad to Well
vlllo." J "There's h lteason."
mor reai (lie itliuvo letlorf A netr
1 ono nppcnrn from tlmo tu llini-. They
are trriiulnr, true, it ml full ol liumnu
I latere d