Nebraska Newspapers

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HARRISON
NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
Senator Dietrich made a flying viU
to the state last wk.
A new brick glove factory 25x100 feel
has been completed for the new glove
factory at Hardy.
Clyde Olmsted of Emerson wu fa
trJly Injured as the result of stealing
a ride on a freight train.
Willis Buckner waV sentenced "to one
year in the penitentiary for the murder
of Will McGowan at Lincoln.
Mrs. Catherine Sohl was caught -while
diiving over a Union Pacific crossing
at Pa pill ion by a freight train and
instantly killed.
A series of holdups and burglaries
was committed in Lincoln one night
last week, netting the perpetrators
about 140 iu cash. ;
The rainstorm of last Tuesday night
was general all over the state, and
has put the ground in excellent condi
tion for spring work.
The first chapter of the tts.OO dam
age case of Albert J. Donahoo against
Louis and Sarah Figg Is being tried
in district court at Paplllion. -
Sheriff Taylor arrested two men, giv
ing their names as Hendrickson and
Saper, at Grand Island, charging them
with stealing two carloads of horses.
Mayor Norcross of Beatrice and the
firemen of that city are at the outs be
cause the mayor refuses to confirm
the nomination of the chief unan
imously elected by the department.
Edgar Smith, aged 15, living near
Ehelton, was struck in the eye by a
piece of an exploding shell in a repeat
ing shotgun, and as a result will lose
his eyesight,
Alexander Martin, Janitor of the Bap
tist church at Blair, was found lyins
In the basement, unconscious from apo
plexy. He Is an old and respected ctti
sen and it Is feared will not recover.
S. Q. Bicknell of Elk Creek tried to
commit suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. A doctor was summoned
In time to stop the flow of blood. He J When one guesses the amount the re
was taken to a Kansas City hospital. ult is not always satisfactory. One
. I rounding tablespoonful of each sail
Lieutenant Hull has mustered into
the Nebraska National Guard the new
engineering an signal corps recently
organised at Nebraska City. The com
pany will be equipped with Krag-Jor-gensen
rifles. . .
State Superintendent Fowler is ad
vocating the organization of high school t
districts and the consolidation of ru
ral schools. He says there are twenty
counties in Nebraska without a fcish
school district.
Sheriff West of David City has ar
rested William Sieffe of Bell wood on
the charge of living with Nellie En
yeart while not married to her. Sieffe
is freir. Omaha, where it is said he has
a wife and three children.
A patent medicine show fakir at Ris
ing City cast reflections on some of the
young men of the town. They thump
ed nlm soundly after the show, and the
fakir then preferred charges of rob
bery, nut the county Judge dismissed
the case.
The Beatrice city council has paused
s remrfutior, pledging itself t
12,600 annually by taxation of all tax
able property In the city for the sup-,
port of a free public library here, pro
vided Andrew Carnegie makes good
his offer to donate 120,000 for a new
building.
George Hercox, aged 1, shot and
Instantly killed Anton Kucera, aged 79,
nedr Wilbur. Hercox and a younger
brother were herding cattle near their
home, when Kucera suddenly appear
ed, and without a word of warning
II red at the boys. George returned the
Are, the shot entering Kucera's bra I a.
Mrs. Emma Grace Little of Lincoln
has entered suit for tld.Oee against
Fred Schule, Otto Glaaer, Louis Orlof
sky and the American bonding A
Trust company. She asserts that, by
reason of his drinking, at the defend
ants' saloons, her husband lost consid
erable sums of money and has been lo
- lured, both in body and In mind.
New Tork Sun: Father Tell me why
yon want to get married? Daughter
I expect It's one of the traits I Inher
ited from my mother.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "His name
to Dawaee, Isn't lir Yes." "It's funny
that Ma wife persists In calling him
swa," ; .
Beaten Olobe: Gussie I say, I hope
jmm a ad I woa't quarrel when we are
srrl like your tether and mother
da. ybO Oh. dear, no! Tea' 11 be se
easy to manage than poor.
Husband What
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what eert of hat I want
O, dear, it's a regular ee-
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: X THE HOME DEPARTMENT. X I
KITCHEN HELPS.
Dear Editor I send an article for
publication in the Household depart
ment. Cover your kitchen shelves with
clean papers and change them fre
quently. The kitchen table should be
covered with line or tin. It Is easy to
clean, wears for years and Is not in
jured by setting hot kettles or cutting
bread on it. It costs more than oil
cloth but Is so much better In every
way that It to more economical.
USE FOR LARD CANS.
The empty lard cans that sell at the
store from 15 to 20 cents may be used
for meal and graham or buckwheat
flour. They are nice for keeping bread
and cake in and as they have closely
fitting lids their contents are kept
clean. An earthen jar with a cover !a
good to keep salt in. Tin canisters
should be used for tea and coffee.
WASHING MILK VESSELS.
If you have a number of tin cans or
other milk vessels to wash, rinse them
with cold water first to remove the
particles of milk that adhere to them,
then wash them In hot water contain
ing enough pearline to make a good
suds. It thoroughly cleanses and
sweetens them without Injuring the
tin as lye or salsoda are sure to do
Wipe them dry and keep them on a
shelf where there is no dampness to
cause them to rust.
PLAN TO SAVE STEPS.
When you have kettles In which oat
neal or other cereals have been cooked,
it is not necessary to All them full of
water to soak. Wet the Inside of the
kettle with water and turn it upside
town on the table until you are ready
to wash it. This plan saves carrying
the water to fill it and having to throw
it out again. Have a place for every
thing and have everything in its place,
an old rule, but a good and a strict
adherance to it will save a great mauy
steps. E. J. C.
(Tour useful hints and suggestions
are very welcome. Come again. Ed.)
TO SEASON SAUSAGE.
The farmer's wife is always puz
iled in butchering time to know just
how much seasoning to put In sausage.
and pepper and one teaspoonful of
tags to each gallon of meat makes 11
just right for us. If the weather is
warm after butchering, the sausage
may be kept fresh longer If pressed
down tightly in crocks and jars and
the top covered with fresh lard. This
excludes the air and prevents the sau
sage getting strong for several weeks.
TO CAN SAUSAGE.
After the meat is ground and sea
soned fry the cakes and pack in tin
cans and run over lard. Some seal the
can afterward, but I never have any
trouble In keeping it, as above. I
think the trouble was they did not cook
It thoroughly. We have sliced fresh
hams and beef and kept theta in the
same way, when too late in the spring
to cure. Sausage in this way is per
fection and a luxury in July and Au-gust.-M.
J. M.
CREAM COOKIES.
These cookies are very crisp and
delicate. 1 cup of sour cream. 1 cup
granulated sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls of
butter or lard. teaspoonful soda,
flour to roll out Bake In quick oven.
L. B.
HOME MADE TAFFY-.
One cupful of syrup we use corn
syrup 1 cupful sugar, one teaspoonful
butter, a pinch of soda. Let It cook
until it hardens in cold water, then
pour Into a buttered platter and place
where It will cool quickly, stirring as
it cools. When cold pull till white,
then cut In squares with the shears,
t will be found fine. Mary.
TO SMOKE HAMS.
Smoke a barrel In which tbe hams
are to be qickled by inverting It over
a kettle containing a slow fire of hard
wood for eight days, keeping water on
the bead to prevent shrinking. In this
barrel pack the hams and pour over
them after it has cooled a brine maae
In the proportion of 4 gallons of water,
I pounds of salt, i pints 'of molasses
and 4 ounces of saltpeter, boiled and
skimmed in the usual manner. In ten
days they will be cured nicely and may
be kepi in tins picxte lor a. year of. se
sired. A. B. A.
HEAD CHEESE.
I will send you my way of making
head cheese and mince meat. I like
the home made mince meat so much
better than the condensed. Split the
head in two down the face, remove
akin, ears, eyes and brain. Cut off the
snout. Wash aad put in cold salt
water for twelve hours, change the
water aad soak twelve hours longer.
Then put aver In eoM water to cook,
skim, aad when sufficiently cooked to
eoeae aC the bones, remove to a pan,
take oat every Mt af hose and gristle
aad chop Spa.. Far pound meat al
low t tah Hep confute of powdered sage,
tar this well lata the meat, put lata a
perforated mould, pat a heavy weight
tt aad let etaad tra eotd.
MTMCBMBAT. '
Twe onsets af tart appeav chapped
1 poand af aeef kidney swot.
freed Crows strings aad rumbled, half
pound af raiaaaa, atoned, half a pound
af ettraa shredded, one cap of motaseea
1 panel of Mgar, I tablespoon
ram each af aan. riaaewnw and mace
i isnspiiipfia af Myil fPtMMwpt,
armtaeL i ttaw aflat I i aad
atrial trie . wrjr Mat
and let stand a week before using.
F.ffle Knapp.
(Many housekeepers prefer the home
made mincemeat.- We appreciate yaur
recipes. Ed.)
HOW TO CARE FOR CARPETS.
Dear Bisters Sweeping carpets on
the floor and not taking them up so
often is best. Yo say it tires you to
sweep? Having learned a new method
from a friend, I will tell you her way.
It saves strength and keeps dust out
of the lungs. Se sweeps her bedroom
carpet once a week this way, and Jt
looks like a new one, is bright, clean
and sweet smelling. Fill a pall nearly
full of warm water, dissolve two heap
ing spoonfuls of pearline in it, stir,
and dip your broom in It; have the
broom perfectly clean and sweep one
width at a time until it seems per
fectly clean. It freshens the colors and
they look new and the carpet will not
fade a particle. All the dust is taken
out and the next time you sweep there
will be very Utile dust. If the broom
looks black throw the water out and
prepare fresh exactly as the first. This
way of sweeping does away with the
necessity of taking up your carpets la
the spring. S. H. H.
PROTECTING APPLES.
Spraying is expensive and Its ben
efits have never been proven. I am
convinced of the advantage of tbe
method of catching the parent insect
by means of what Is called the Ha
zeltine moth catcher. It is superior to
the old method of spraying by use of
poisons, I tried this method last sea
son and It destroyed thousands of the
parent moths which lay eggs to pro
duce the worms which destroy our ap
ples and I am well satisfied with the
results of my experience. My apple
crop this year where I had used the
Hazeltine Moth Catcher was very su
perior to the crop my neighbor had
In the adjoining orchard which was
sprayed twice. Where the moth catch
ers are In use, I would recommend two
to the acre in bearing orchards, and
the expense Is very little compared
with the old method of spraying and
the advantage over the old method of
spraying is very apparent and I take
this means of telling practical horti
culturist through the columns of your
valuable paper the results of my ex
perience with pests. W. Lonegau,
Florence, Neb.
TO PREVENT ODOR FROM LAMPS
To prevent a lamp from smelling of
fensively and from leaking, over, trim
the wick and clean the burner thor
oughly each day. Do not have the
reservoir quite full. Always turn down
the wick into the wick tube before
blowing out. After tbe lamp Is trim
med in the morning, turn the wick well
down Into the tube. Wash the burners
in soap and water once a week. The
offensive odor comes from the charred
wick which remain in the burners and
the leakage comes from having the
lamp loo full or from having the wick
come to the top of the tube. If these
directions are followed with all kinds
of lamps there need be no trouble as
to odor or leakage. I duplex lamps,
with extinguishers, open the extin
guisher after putting out the lamp. .
This Is the best practical method we
know of where only ordinary means
are' available. Cu t into four or six
parts a moderately sized loaf of bread
that is two days old It must neither
be new or stale. With one of these
pieces after having blow off all the
dust from the paper to be cleaned with
a good pair of 'bellows. ' begins at the
top of the room, holding the crust in
the hand and wisping lightly down
ward with the crumb, and half a yard
at each stroke, till the upper part of
the hangings are completely cleaned
all around. Then go around again with
light sweeping strokes downward and
always commencing each successive
course a little higher than the upper
stroke had extended, until the bottom
is finished.
'" HOW TO PAPER CEILING.
WU! someone tell roe bow to paper
a celling which has been calsomln-d?
Mrs. Andrews.
UHEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
A teaspoon of salt seasons one quart
of soup, sauce, vegetables, meat, etc.
One cup of sugar seasons one quart
of anything to be served icy cold or
f rosen.
Three tablespoonfuls of oil, a salt
spoon of salt and from two three table
spoons of vinegar to one pint of solid
materials.
One teaspoon of extract flavor one
quart of custard, pudding, etc., served
unfrosen.
On tables poonful of extract flavor
one quart if served froxen.
Oh tablespoon- elreM Is allowed
far each egg la making aa omelet.
Four eggs ta ewe ejaart of milk are
uaed for aa ordinary costard. Mi or
seven egg arc required far aa quart
Ik If the ousts rd la to be turned
from a mould Into a solid shape.
Rice absorbs three timed Its bulk In
water aad mare af milk or stock.
One ounce of batter (twe tablespoons)
and half an oaace of flour (two table,
spoons) are used to thickea one cup of
lloaid or sauce.
One teaspoon of baking powder ta a
cap of '. '
In making bread, two and oae-aaii
ta three mease res of flour to one meas
ure of UqutdJ "'
It ft M that If a amaU sack of halt
la kept aaar 'lab awl ftther fraar
rtiotea af toe theer
)wi3 Mt peaetrata Um
IW ntlNK MOOa-M.
ear They Ciet tbe rnee ef a ftrlab
: frean a BreefclyatV.
"Good ovenin' to ye, boss," I :
"Good evening," surveying the wesl
Itnit figure and wondering what his
chance would be in a rough and tum
ble fight
"I think you see uie and my pard
Manilla in that there doorway back
there when you . was paaain' along,
didn't yer?"
"Ye; I noticed aomebody standing
there."
"And yer took notice that we was
Iiavin' our little snack together, didn't
yer?"
"Yes, I saw you were eating a loaf
cf bread between you. What of it?"
"Thata jesi ftrVVeTTTFirTeTr yerT
I Kays to n:y pan) when 1 net you
I'aHttin' by, I say: 'Now there goes it
tent what's got the price of a drink
in his clothes fer you and. me,' I says,
'and he won't be no ways mean about
givin' it up if he's touched right,' 1
says. And pard says: 'I gnesss yer
right alniut that, pard,' he says, 'an'
yon jest go and hit 'im, an' 1 be along
presently, he Kays.
This was decidedly something new,
and our friend removed his cigar and
surveyed "pard" , interestedly, aa be
continued:
"I want ter have yer meet pard,
boss. Say! There's the lirighles' fel
ler in all Noo Yawk. there is! Hut
lie's a bit lame, is pard, and no I come
along ahead. But lie's comiu' now
The . huh Hit of I lie two figures,
somewhat bent to one side and lean
ing IieuNily on a cane, approached, and
was duly presented:
"Gent, this is pard; pard, gent."
"i'urd" touched his battered bat re
spectfully, said "Good evenin', gent,"
very pleasantly, and then relapsed in
to silence.
"As I was saying, I said to pard that
you was a gent what had tbe price of
a drink, didn't I, pard'.'".
"That's about right, gent." -
"An' so we concluded to ura4-e yer
fer (he price of a couple of beers, an'
an' I guess that's about ali there is
in it." . i
- "Well," said the "gent," you're an
jiigvniotiK pair of lirggarg, and 1 don't
see very well how 1 can refuse you.
1 siipoe yon haven't change for a
bill, have you?"
"What's the ligger?" very gravely.
"A fner." . j.
"Xo-o-o Iciistwise not in these
rlose,".. wilh just the suspicion of a
smile.
"Very well, you just come along
with me and I'll get the bill broken in
this cafe on Ihe corner and fix you
out."
"i'hanks, gent." And the two fol
lowed at a respectful distance and
camiMHl down in front of the saloon
while the "gent" went in and bought
s cigar. When he cunie out be hand
ed a 'quarter to the principal speaker, J
with the remark: "There's the price
of sevenir drinks for yoir-uml 'pard' j
for your combined honesty.
"Thanks, gent, thanks. We didn't
expect much; that's straight, did
we pard? An' we're much obleeged
to yer, ain't we, pard?"
"We are," said "purd."
"Good eveoin' and good luck to yer,
gent. .,..
"Good evening, lioys." And 1be two
disappeared through - the swinging
doors. I'rooklyrt Kagle,
Ha A veld Ihe Boa arbar.
"You're next sir," said the boc
barber, iitdicHiing u fat man who was
buried behind a ueunpuper. "I'll wait
for a while," replied the fat man.
"('in in no hurry." As another man
climbed into the vacant chair the fat i
nan leaned over to another customer i
wliii was waiting his turn, and con- j
tided that he was in a hurry, a deuced
hurry, but he would rather lose his !
turn- limn hr sinned by the jti'opi'it-ior .
of the shop. "It isn't that I have any
grievance against this particular bar
tier," he went on, "but 1 shun all boss
barln-rs as 1 would a plague. In the
first place, he patronizes you, and in
the second place he is invariably the
worst barber in the shop. Then, too,
It takes him aitout twice as long. He
will hilher one side of your face, and
then gu over to the desk to make
change for a customer who is going
oit, for lie is generally his own cash
ier. He considras it his duty to ex
change airy perisflagr with each cus
tomer as be leaves the shop, and by
the time he gets back to you- your
face is caked iu cold lather. This usu
ally Itappt-nt four or Ave times while
on are getting, shaved, and you may
c!!idr yourself lucky if pieman
for a perfumery or souphouse doesn't
come in to talk up his wares. In that
event ou are bound to be kept wait
ing for ten or lifteen minutes, and
when you are tiiiiilly shaved . your
w:ice of utiiiil is destroyed for tbe
rest mi toe nt. . ' !a
mine. 1 know 'em too well, aud I
wait every time." Philadelphia Ke
ord. ' '
A Levlag rap.
Naturally some of the ancient city
customs are connected with the art of
dining. (.astronomy and the GtiiH
hull ere inseparably associffted. One
bl the most curious of these is the
ossiug of Ihe loving cup. which lakes
puce at all the gi.Hld dinners a wet)
c at the banquets of the corporation.
The i'up is a two bsndled oar. with a
I'd. A bile one guest is holding tbe
lid the urtt sips tbe spiced wine. A
ti ird. on the other side of tbe drink
er, stands up. The, the brim bsvra
been wiped by a eleaa napkin, tbe cup
is passed to be guest holding tbe lid.
He drinks in his turn, while hi next
neighbor tskes charge of the lid. la
this way the cup makes tbe round of
the Uble.
This custom dates from Anglo
Saxon limes. The holding of the IM
v.aa not then aa act merely of oowrtev
y, for tbe guest who held it was
prevented from drawing his dagger
end stabbing the drinker; a playful
after diaaer practice not raeommon
in those times. Meanwhile the fnou
who was standing guarded the drink
vt Irowj aa mmtoH (raw brkfaX-a
Osod Words. t -. .,..,,( t j,
NEBRASKA CORN IMPROVERS'
J U U ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED.
A meeting was held on March IS at
the Lindell Hotel, Lincoln, Neb., to or
ganise a Corn Improvers' Association.
There were , thirty-flve persons from
various parte of the state Who were
Instrumental in bringing about this
meeting and who wished to become
members of an organisation having for
its object Improved methods of corn
culture. A temporary organization be
ing effected, with Lee Smltn, the well
known seed corn raised of Desoto,
Washington county, in the chair, and
Lyon, profesaoiof agriculturcjn
the State University as secretary, steps
were taken to frame a suitable consti
tution and by-laws for the association,
which resulted as follows: "
CONSTITUTION.
" Article 1. This organization shall be
known as The Nebraska Corn Improv
ers' Association.
. Art. 2. The object of this association
shall be to promote the growing of
corn In Nebraska, by improvement In
seed, methods of tillage, and by such
other means as the association shall
adopt from time to time.
Art. . The membership In this as
sociation shall be open to all persons
engaged In growing corn and who may
desire to contribute to or co-operate
In the Improvement of this cereal.
Article 4. The officers of this asso
ciation shall be a president, six vice
presidents, one of whom shall be from
each congressional district; a secretary
and treasurer, both of which offices
may be held by the same person, and
an executive committee, which shall
consist of the president, vice presidents
and secretary and treasurer. The offi
cers shall perform, respectively, the
duties attaching to their oflices.
Art. 5. The officers shall be electel
at the annual meeting and shall as
sume their offices at the close of the
meeting at which they are elected.
They shall hold office for one year, or
until their successors are elected and
installed. ,
Art. 4. In connection with the an
nual meeting of this association th.-re
shall be held a corn exhibit. Judging
school and Institute, for which suitable
rules and arrangements shall be pro
vided by the executive committee.
Art. 7. Special meetings of the ex
ecutive committee of the association
may be called by the president, the oc
casion of the meeting being stated In
the call; and upon request of six mein-
bers of the association, made in writ
ing to tbe president, he shall call a
meeting for a speclnc purpose.
Art. . Five members of this asso
ciation shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
Art. i. A majority vote shall govern
in all transactions of the association.
BY-LAWS.
Sectlort 1." The meeting of tbe Ne
braska Corn Improvers' Association
shall be held in Lincoln at the time of
the annual meeting of the Slate Board
of Agriculture.
Sec. t. A membership fee of 11.00
shall be charged each member on his
admission to the association, and an
nual dues of 1100 each year thereafter.
The fund so .raised shall bo used In
defraying expenses of the annual meet
ing of the association; but no member
of the association shall receive com
pensation for services or personal ex
pense in connection with the annual
meeting.
Sec. J. , In Judging all exhibits ma le
by the association, the score card sys
tem shall be adopted, and the exec
utive committee shall provide cards
adapted to th? various corn growing
districts of the Stale.
Sec. 4. Each officer of the associa
tion, upon being superseded In office,
shall turn over to his successor all
books, paper and properties of the as
sociation which may be In his posses
sion. Sec. S. The executive committee shall
have power, to All vacancies occurring
In any of the offices, and shall con
duct all the business affairs of the as
sociation not taken cognisance of at
the annual meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President, Lee Smith, Desoto, Wash
ington county. Vice presidents First
district. Win. Krnst, Oraf, Johnson
county; Sneond district. D. F. SMouffer,
Sellsvue, Sarpy C9'y; Third district.
Jos. Hall, -Tekamah. Burt county;
Fourth district, H. J. McLaughlin.
Doniphan. HaJl county; Fifth district,
Y. 8. Cobeldlrk, Alma. Harlan county ,
Sixth dlstiot, T. W. De Long, Alns
worth. Brown county. Secretary-treasurer,.
T. L. Lyon, Lincoln, Lancaster
county.
The president and secretary were
authorised to plan a set of experi
ments ot be carried out by members of
the association In co-operation with the
Experiment Station. It is probable that
this will consist in tests by various
members of the association in different
ports of tbe state of a number of va
rieties of corn, the purpose being to
"(Ind the type of corn best adapted to
each part of tbe state. Persons lausr- j
eeted in the association and Its work
are Invited to communicate with the
secretary and treasuier. Prof. T. I i
Lfon, University of Nebrsska, Lincoln.
Wwtfdinc Dtcorationt.
Winter brides cling to yellow and
White eryssnthemumf , ' as ' summer
brides always decide on rosea, for
their wedding decoration. The crys
aatbemum are showy and decorative
and give the occasion an air of snowy
elegance. Clusters of crysantbemums
now mark off the pews for the rela
tive at the church, instead of the
time-honored white ribbons.
-' At on pretty home wedding the wed
'diag ring was placed la the heart of a
.aalla Illy, and we carried In by a three
rear ad ring bearer. When children
carry the ring It Is best to tie It with
tiny white ribbon and pin it by a small
loop to the cushion or flower, as little
hands grow nerious and may drop it.
A pretty background Is secured by
covering the surface of a pir-gla
with strands of line smilax dotted with,
pink roses, making a curtain.
A new Idea In staircase decoration
Is a series of green wreaths outside
the balustrade with white satin bows
and loops in a green and white gar-"
land.
An immense cornucopia fastened
high up and filled wilh loose crysan
themums or roses makes a pretty cor'
ner decoration for a wedding party re
ception. When floor space Is limited a beau
tiful decorative effect may be scurei
by French baskets tied with pink or
white ribbons, filled with flowers of
corresponding colors, and hung in the
doorways and arches, and flat wall
pockets filled wth flowers suspended
fiom the frieze of the rooms.
Orchids and lillies of the valley are
the most popular flowers for the bride's
bouquet, which is smaller than that
of last year, the shower bouquet baing
entirely out. .Most brides prefer car
rying a white kid or satin-bound prayer
book instead of a bouquet.
At the wedding supper a weddlr.g
bell of Ice cream lst brought In on a
salver for the bride' to cut, or small
wedding-bells and brides' roses ate
served at the bride's table. Ices served,
from hats and baskets of spun sugar
Is a popular style for weddings.
A matron of honor gives dignity to
a bridal procession, and Is very pop
ular, and married friends of the groom
serve us ushers.
The Capitol is Moving.
A series or scientific experiments,
made In the capltol In Washington for
the purpose of showing the physical
properties of the pendulum, have
brought out some queer facts in regard
to the actual movement of the capitol
ItsclC. The big dome moves about six
Inches daily in an elliptical track.
This movement Is due to the influ
ence of heat and cold, producing ex
pansion and contraction. A wire bong
from the top of the dome to the floor
below and on the end of it was a spe
cially prepared plumb-bob with a lead,
pencil Inserted In lis lowest point. Th
point of the pencil Just touched the
floor on which there was a paper. The
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exact movement of the top of the
dome during a period of twenty-four
houis, and showed It to be an elliptical
track averaging six Inches in length.
The, dome starts moving . la , the .
morning Just as son as the sun's rays
strike It, and the pencil draws Its cur
ved track until sundown, when a reac
tion takes place,, and It moves back to
Us starting place, but not over the
same track, for the cool air of the
night makes the dome contract, so
that the pencil draws the other half
of the ellipse.
The Washington Monument, like the
Capitol, is Influenced to move daily
by the heat from the sun. Guveiii
ment engineers at Washington have
rigged up a permanent device Ihie
to show just how much It my Ue out
of plumb at any time.
The Statute of Liberty, In New York
Harbor, literally waves a welcome an't
farewell to the vessels that ply up aiiit
down the bay, the tall office buildiuKW
bend their heads and the lirooklyu
Bridge rises and falls every day. hav
ing s special devlve to eo,nlMansjte its
motion.
Pretty Things To Wear.
Satin straw is now made in such)
wide bands and glossy finish that laige
hats of It have the appearance of being
formed of the finest satin ribbon. ,
Iarge oval plecj-s of polished mother
of pearl from the center of many de
signs worked In peurl on fancy gold
tare and si raw crowns.
The lightest effects in hair d'ora-
tlons are tne ouuerny dowb, apriiiKiPiF
with finely cut I Milestone or the
smallest spangles.
"Veiled" roses are among the softest
effects In millinery. The blossoms are
of the "crushed" variety, and over eacht
colored petal rests another petal of
mousseline de sole in while or a lighter
shade of the color of rose,
The lutesl thing In white evening
shoulder wraps is made of fancy chif
fon or crepe, half a yard wide and
nearly two yards long, and bordered
all the way round with a puffy edgr
of white marlbou.
A new tiiuff chain and ouvnlr in
one Is made of ten-cent piece. Each
bears on one smoothly polished side
the Initial of the giver, and a con
tinuous chain of ten-cent piece
'ormed by Joining each coin to the next
with stiver links.
A Toreador turban has a crown of
violets, snd high brim covered with
violet-tulle, over which aood late ls
draped. The left front has a aaboction
of white pears and white eigrettea.
Among the floral novelties In the line
of hair ornaments is a large, delicately
tinted orchid, sprinkled with cut rhlne
stone to represent ilewdropa. .
Sal dthe old armchair: "I may cna
to have It easy, hut I feel rocky."
Sometime the leading lady can beat
the scene painter making a scene. .
The dispenser of "smiles" la not al
ways a man with a cheerful disposi
tion. .
The National Association of Manu
facturer will hold It nest convention
In Indiana pel Is, Ind., beginning April
It and lasting three day.
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