A Bright World.
Bone say this world is an old. old world,
But it’s always been new to me.
With Its boundless range of ceaseless
change,
And hope of things to be.
A new friend takes my hand
When the old ones pass away:
The old days die, but the light in the
sky
Is the daw'n of another day.
Some say this world is a cold, cold world,
/ But It’s always been bright to me.
With its hearthstone lires and warm de
sires
For the things that are yet to be.
And if I must labor l wait.
And trust to the fields I have sown.
For I know there is truth in the promise
of youth—
J shall some time come to my own.
Some say this world is a bad. bad world.
But it’s always been good to
With its errors tnere live dear hearts
that forgive.
And hope for the things to be.
This world is not old nor cold.
This world is not sad nor bad.
-If you look to the right, forgetting the
night.
And say to your soul “Be glad.”
—Woman’s Life.
A Prophet on a Pivot.
Have you ever played a game called
Prophet? If not you will find it very
entertaining. To make the prophet,
you first cut a piece of pasteboard
The Prophet.
perfectly round; divide with pencil
marks this circle into about twenty
or more equal parts like the spokes of
a wheel. Place this piece of paste
board on a standard a few inches
high, then either make or buy a small
wooden doll, which must be dressed
like a monk or prophet. Place this
figure in the center of the circle on
a wire or pivot so that it will turn
freely. The prophet must have a
wand in his right hand which points
to the figures on the disk.
Now prepare a lot of cards, upon
each of which you must write some
prophecy bearing the numbers on the
disc, such as: No. 15. "You will be
successful in business”; No. 10. "You
will have a long life and a merry one.”
The person whose fortune is to be
told must start the prophet revolving
on the pivot and wher he stops his
wand will point to on.# ,f ?be num
bers. Then the card bear-ag that
number must be given to the player.
On this he reads his future.
Horace Mann.
It isn't every boy or girl who knows
that they are indebted to Horace
Mann for freedom from the kind of
punishment at school that was once
termed “licking.” Horace Mann did
more to improve the public school sys
tem than any other man. His own
state felt the benefits of his efforts
first, but the system he organized
soon became general throughout this
country, and even in England.
Perhaps his work in this, direction
grew out of the difficulty he experi
enced in obtaining his own education.
His parents were very poor people,
living on a small farm in Massachu
setts, and young Horace was obliged
to work very hard with the rest of the
family. He had to work so hard, in
fact, that until his fifteenth year he
could not go to school more than two
months in any year. In those'days,
too, there were very few subjects
taught, and the few books tha^ Hor
ace needed were not provided free, as
all are now. This was very discourag
ing to little Horace, for he had to
braid straw’ to earn the books his
studies required. Most of his early
education was gained in a small
library in the towTn. where he found
some books on history and theology,
books so dry that no scholar of to-day
could take the slightest interest in
them.
Horace persevered, finally passed
through college and became a great
lawyer. Long before middle age he
devoted his life to the improvement of
educational methods, and our wonder
ful system of schools stands to-day as
the greatest monument a man could
have.
Home-Made Lanterns.
The materials needed for a home
made lantern are a baking powder
can, a nail, a hammer, a candle, two
yards of wire a piece of cardboard
and a piece of rounded wood to fit
into the can.
Insert the round wooden wedge into
the can and with hammer and nail
make as many holes as you wish,
say perhaps three holes in a group all
over the can, which makes a very
pretty pattern. With the wedge in
side the can will not bend.
The stand for the candle is made
from the pasteboard, which should be
thick. Cut this into a circular piece,
a shade smaller than the can, first
making a hole in the center large
enough for the candle. Push this, with
the candle in it, into the bottom of the
can and the lantern itself is finished.
Hammer three boles at equal dis
tances in the cover of the can and
then put three more holes in the lan
tern itself close to the top of the can,
also at equal distances apart.
If you have some old chains use
these to hang the lantern, as in the
picture. If not, use wire.
Some Summer Conundrums.
What does Sweet William carry
when he goes out walking? A sugar
cane.
What does Black-Eyed Susan use to
keep her hair in order? Cockscomb.
What form of entertainment is com
mon among the flowers? Hops.
What disease is common to young
flowers? Nettle Rash.
On what does the Wandering Jew
rest when tired? Toadstools.
Which parent made Johnny-jump
up? His poppy.
What tree always uses the second
personal pronoun? Yew.
What tree is formed by two letters
of the alphabet? L. M (elm).
What tree is the most dapper?
Spruce.
What tree is the sweetest? Maple.
What tree is the most melancholy?
WTeeping willow.
What tree is proud of being a par
ent? Pawpaw.
What tree is a sorry invalid? Syca
more.
What tree is used in building mate
rials? Lime.
YACHT WEATHER VANE.
Here is a quite new kind of weather
vane. It is made of yachts. The boats
will tack, go about, go before the wind
and jibe like the big single-stick
yachts when they are racing.
Cut four boards 12 inches long, five
inches wide and seven-eighths inch
thick. Draw on them the outline of a
sailing yacht as shown in the picture.
Curve the deck line slightly upward
to give the impression of tipping to
one side.
Bore a one-quarter-inch hole for the
hull white and the lower part red or
green. Keep the line between the col
ors curved, following the shape of the
deck.
Each boat is fastened with a screw
to the end of a cross-arm, screws
being three inches long with a No. 12
head.
The cross-arm is made of two sticks,
each three feet long, 1^4 inches wide,
seven-eighths inch thick, fitted to
gether at their middle in the shape of
a cross. A board six inches square
The Yachts Will Pursue Each Other on the Vane.
mast on the narrow deck a little ahead
of the middle. Make the mast about
12 Inches long. It may be made of
dowels, which are hardwood sticks
three feet long and kept in most hard
ware stores. Bore another hole in the
bow for the bowsprit and insert a
dowel five inches long.
For the boom and gaff of the main
sail use two dowels, five and nine
inches long.
Jib and mainsail may be made of
sheeting cut to proper size and sewed
In place. Paint the upper part of the
nailed at their center will "strengthen
them.
Bore a hole through the center of
the cross-arm. screw the boats in posi
tion, and, with two washers and a lag
screw, bolt it in place on top of a pol^
standing by itself, or fastened to a
roof.
Adjust the sails of each boat so
that they can stand out about 45 de
grees from the side. In a light breeze
one boat will always be under full
sail and will pu3h the others around
to receive the w-lnd in turn.
The Tricotored Star.
Take a sheet of cardboard—a calen
.dar, for instance—and bend it in the
median line. In one of the wings thus
obtained cut a four-pointed star in
which two points are vertical and two
horizontal. Now bend back this wing
upon the other and take a tracing of
it with a pencil. Strike the center of
the star by the intersection of the
diagonals. This will be the center of
a new star of the same size, but whose
diagonal makes an angle of 45 de
grees with the first one. Having
traced this new star, cut it out care
fully and place your cardboard, as the
illustration directs, on a table bearing
a couple of lighted candles of the
same height, opposite a screen of
white paper affixed to the wall. Regu
late the angle formed by the two
wings in such a way that the luminous
images which the stars cast may fall
on the center of the screen directly
one over the other. You will now
have a bright star of eight corners.
Now, if you cover one of the two aper
tures with a bit of colored glass—say,
green—you will have a tricolored star
whose rays or points are alternately
red and green, while a white octagonal
star will appear in the center.
The colored glass may be replaced,
as in the illustration, by a drinking
glass containing colored liquid.
Cities and Towns.
Cities and towns is an interesting
game. It requires no preparation fur
ther than a large shet of paper and a
pencil for each person.
First choose a letter, then agree to
write for three minutes. Each person
must write the names of all the cities
or towns he or she can think of in that
time, beginning with the given letter.
For instance, the letter chosen is B.
The list may look like this:
Boston.
Brookline.
Brooklyn.
And so on. A rapid writer, with a
ready memory, can write 200 names
tinder some letters. Of course, Y’s
and Z's are not so plentiful.
When the three mihutes have ex
plred one person reads his list, while
the others cross off their own lists the
duplicates, leaving in the end the
names which they alone wrote.
The one having the largest list un
duplicated by the rest keeps that
score, and at the end of the alphabet
or the game adds his partial scores to
gether. The one having the best total
wins. This is a jolly way to spend an
hour at home or with company. Foi
a prize a little globe filled with bon
bons is appropriate.
This Boy Had Right Idea.
William Hymlie, a New York news
boy, is 13 years old. He heard a kit
ten crying for help, and discovered the
animal perched on the ledge of a third
story window. The building wag
locked and it was after business hours.
Somebody had carelessly shut the
window and left the kitten outside.
Willy climbed up the awning post
to a signboard which runs up the side
of the building. Then he carefully
“shinned” his way up till he was
abreast, of the kitten. He was just
able to reach it. The animal jumped
on his arm, and from there to his
shoulder. Willy slid down the sign
board to the awning, and then Jumped
into the arms of a policeman, who
scolded him for risking his life, and
tnen told him he was a fine fellow for
rescuing a dumb brute.
Now, don’t get the idea that it is
necessary to climb flagpoles or jump
in front of street cars in order to be
humane.
But you can be kind to dumb brutes.
You can see that they are fed and
watered, and that they are not tor
tured. You can realize that it is no
more fun for a dog to have a can tied
to its tail than it would be for you to
wear a ball and chain.
5
Cane Trick.
Measure the length of your forearm
along a cane by placing your elbow
even with its head and marking the
point to which the tip of your middld
finger reaches.
Take hold of your cane with your
middle finger covering the mark and
your little finger nearest to the head.
The cane must be at right angles to
the hand and be grasped- firmly, so
[ that the tips of all the fingers are
pressed tightly against the palm of the
hand. It is not ‘‘fair’' to hold the cane
obliquely.
Now try to put the head of the cane
to your lips. If you succeed you are
an exception to the general rule, and
even you will probably fail if you hold
the cane, in the same manner, at a
point a little farther from the head.
But hny /one caa do the trick easily
by holding the cane at a less distance
from its head than the length of his
• forearm.
A NEW KIND OF MISTAKE.
Contributor to Funds of Church Fur*
nished a Surprise.
“Possibly most men who handle
church collections have had experi
ence with the man who has mistaken
a flve-dollar gold piece for a penny,”
said the assistant treasurer of a
Broadway church. “I have met the
gentleman frequently myself. Some
times he has given me trouble mixed
with surprise, but the last time I had
dealings with him he simply furnished
the surprise minus the trouble. He
?ame to see me early on Monday
morning.
“ ‘I attended service yesterday,’ he
said. “I made a mistake when you
took up the collection. I had a penny
and a flve-dollar gold piece in my
pocket. I think-”
“The old gentleman stopped to take
breath. Before he could go on I cut
in impatiently. I had heard the same
complaint before and thought it just
as well to shut down on him before
he had a chance to commit himself.
“ ‘I think you are mistaken,’ I said.
‘We had no flve-dollar gold pieces in
Sunday’s collection.’
“ ‘That is just wnat 1 am trying to
get at,’ said the old gentleman. ‘You
should have had one. I meant to put
mine in the basket, but I made a mis
take and dropped in the penny in
stead. I came back this morning on
purpose to give you the five.’ ”
ON LOOKOUT FOR AUTOGRAPH.
Clever Woman Had Purpose in Not
Resenting Remark.
Adolf Von Menzel, the Grand Old
Man of Germany, worid famous as
both scholar and artist, loves music
and hates women—“dislikes” may be
a more accurate word. Every year
he goes to Kissingen for the “cure”
and to enjoy the musie. and as both
of these bring the old gentleman
rather more closely into touch with
feminine society than is to his own
pleasing there are many good stories
told of what he has said and done
“under provocation.”
One afternoon he was seated with a
friend in the Kur Garten, listening to
a favorite march, when a couple ol
ladies seated themselves at the next
table and at once started conversing
in an extra loud tone. Menzel stood
it for less than a minute.
“I wish those geese would stop
cackling!” he exclaimed to his vis-a
vis.
But one of the geese evidently knew
him at least by sight, for rising and
crossing to the great man she said, in
tones that showed she was not in the
least offended: “May I ask you to
give me that in writing?”—New York
Times.
Americans at Oxford.
And as I wandered I marveled that
all the strangers who accosted me I
(and Oxford was full of strangers
yesterday) were Americans. In the
quad at Balliol a solitary and beau
tiful damsel addressed me in the lan
guage of the United States.
“Can you tell me where the profes
sor lectures?” She meant the Master
of Balliol.
“I’ve just got to hear him,” she j
pleaded.
It did not take long te discover that
Dr. Caird was lecturing in the hall at
noon—in ten minutes.
“Now, do you think I can speak to
him?”
“I am quite sure you can,” I replied
And, having indicated the steps by
which the Master would ascend, I left
her firmly planted thereon, awaiting
him. Why didn’t I say I was the pro
fessor at once?”—London Chronicle.
We Now Have Radiumitis.
Not since the early eighties, wher
the word “electric” leaped into fame
with the arc light, the telephone and
the trolley car, has a newly discov
ered term been so popular as radiuir
and its derivatives. Already we have
radio cigars, radite soap, radiumite
tooth paste, and so on, just as there
ased to be electric soap, electric pol
Ish, electric tooth powder, electrie
cleaning material and even electrie
silk. The properties of the mysteri
ous radium, of course, no more entei
into the articles which bear that
name, or names allied to it, than soar
or silk, polish or powder was electri
fled. Yet the new term, applied even
to old and well-known articles, ap
peals to many people who don’t both
er to think what it may or may not
mean.
Under the Sun.
The men who have gone before us
Have sung the songs we sing:
The words of our clamorous chorus.
They were heard of the ancient king.
The chords of the lyre that thrill us.
They were struck in the years gone by.
And the arrows of death that kill us
Are found where our fathers lie.
The vanity sung of the Preacher
Is vanity still to-day:
The moan of the stricken creature
Has rung in the woods alway.
But the songs are worth resinging.
With the change of no single note,
And the spoken words are ringing
As they rang in the years remote.
There is no new road to follow. Love!
Nor need there ever be.
For the old, with its hill and hollow.
Love.
Ia enough for you and me.
—Charles Roswell Baton, in the Century.
A Plain American.
O. C. Lawson, one of our old sol
diers, who has been a pensioner for
many years, tells us that he never had
but one overcoat in his life, and that
was the one Uncle Sam gave him
white in the service. He never had a
vest on in his life, hasn’t owned a
horse for twenty years, and thinks
nothing of taking a twenty-mile walk,
never owned a wagon in his life, and
hasn’t shated since the civil war. He
owns a good farm and has plenty of
money, but never cared to own any ot
the above things mentioned.—Mt. Oli
vet Tribune.
Took Squire’s Advice.
A squire in a certain town had just
finished marrying a young couple, and
proceeded in a paternal way to give
them good, solid advice. Turning to
the bridegroom, he said: “Never
spend your money extravagantly, and
be saving in every way possible.” The
bridegroom listened respectfully and
then remarked: “Well, Judge, we
might as well begin on you,” and he
proceeded to give the squire 50 cent*
Cor tying the knot.
Blouse Waist With Bolero.
Boleros are among the few accesso
ries of dress that are almost universal
ly becoming and are among the most
fashionable of all garments at the
present time. This very attractive
waist includes one that shows plaits
over the shoulders, which give the
broad line, and wide sleeves of elbow
length that are most effective over
the full puffed ones of the waist. As
illustrated the bolero and belt are
made of antique green taffeta, trimmed
with ecru lace and ball fringe, while
the waist is of white mull and matches
the eklrt; but bolero and skirt oftei
are made of the same material, with
the waist of some thinner fabric. Silk,
wool, linen and cotton are all so used
and all can be rendered charming, but
nothing is lovelier than the linen and
mercerized materials, which are very
nearly legion.
The waist consists of a fitted lining,
which can be used or omitted as pre
ferred, front and back of blouse, with
the full sleeves, and the bolero, which
la quite separate and Is made with
fronts, back and bell sleeves. The
waist is full and blouses over the
draped belt, the closing being made in
visibly at the center, and is finished
with a regulation stock. The bolero is
exceedingly simple and is laid in out
ward-turning plaits that fall over the
arms-eye seams.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is: For blouse,
4% yards 21 inches wide, 4 yards 27
inches wide or 2% yards 44 inches
wide, with one-half yard of all-over
lace and one-half yard of silk for belt;
for bolero, 2Vi yards 21 inches wide, 2
yard 27 inches wide or 1% yards 44
inches wide, with 5 yards of banding
and 3% yards of fringe, to make as
illustrated.
The pattern 4753 is cut in sizes for
a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust
measure.
I
kitchen
Raisins for fruit cake are much im
proved by cooking. Let them soak
slowly and then simmer until the skin
is tender.
If silver is washed every week in
warm suda containing a tablespoonful
of ammonia the polish can be pre
served for a long time.
If unable to secure the indented and
perforated round enameled ware to
fit in the bottom of saucepans to pre
vent food sticking to the pans or burn
ing, keep a wire discloth to set in the
bottom of the kettle.
For washing tan, brown or linen
color hay water is good. You make it
by pouring boiling water over hay.
When bread is baked the loaves
should never be set flat on the table or
shelf, but should be set on end, one
loaf against another, and wrapper’
closely round with a clean cloth. Thi:
makes the crusts tender by keeping
in the steam.
Fop Openwork Medallions.
A band of some eight or ten inchef
of linen is a foundation upon which
the loveliest of openwork medallions
are woven, and this may be inserted
as it is, or it can be cut into sections
to fit the place for which it is in
tended. The linen frock carrying
such trimming is a work of art .suited
to the most elaborate functions. And
again there are very pretty frocks of
linen modestly trimmed in lace and
embroidered that make a charming
afternoon dress for almost any occa
sion. The llsen blouse which slips
over the head similar to the ones
worn by little boys and girls is quite
an addition to the wardrobe of the
larger miss; in fact, many well grown
women have taken to wearing this
simple form of dress for many out
door sports—golf, tennis and the
yacht, which call for such apparel.
Lace on Hats.
Point d’esprit and the old-fash
ioned blonde lace is fashioned into
Marie Antoinette hats, a fall of lace
coming well over the edge of the
brim and a garland of small flowers
encircling the crown, with a deep fall
of lace in the back. A dainty hat
of line white chip has a brim of tuck
ed lawn and a frill of fine embroid
ery hanging down from the brim in
the back, and it has two pink satin
ribbons running in and out of the
embroidery and forming rosettes.
Old Fashioned Pot Pourrl.
A genuine old-fashioned pot pound
Is made as follows: Pack half a peck
of fragrant rose leaves in a bowl in
layers with salt, using a small hand
ful of fine salt to three of rose leaves.
Let them stand In this way for five
days, turning ihem twice dtily. This
shomd be don* thoroughly. At the
end of this time add three ounces of
The Latest Styles In Costumes—How
to Make an Old-Fashioned Pot
Pourrl—Suggestions of Value to
Housewife.
powdered allspice and one ounce of
stick slmmamon.
Let them rest again for about a
week longer, stirring as before once
each day. Now put them into the
permanent pot pourri jar, mixing
them first with half a pound of dried
lavender blossoms, one ounce of
bruised cloves, one more ounce of
stick cinnamon, another of allspice,
one nutmeg coarsely grated, a cupful
of ginger root thinly sliced, half an
ounce of anise seed, ten grains of
Canton musk (finest quality) and fin
ally two ounces of orris root. Mix
them well together and place the Jar
in any suitable corner of the parlor
or living room. A few drops of attar
of rose or any desired extract of Cow
ers can be added at any time.
The New Handkerchief Kimonas.
Kiraonas made from large, square
handkerchiefs have taken a new twist
this season. Instead of brilliant ban
danas and the old-fashioned combina
tions of dark blue and white, or vivid
red and white, the most delicate col
orings are seen.
The center of the handkerchief
shows delicate pink, blue, green, yel
low or lavender, with a dainty border
in pale Persian colors or Dresden ef
fects, with the color of the center pre
dominating in the conventional or
floral design. Another difference in
the style lies in the fact that the
points of the handkerchiefs are
brought to the neck line and then
turned over to form a small, shawl
shaped collar.
Plug for Pneumatic Tires.
A recent invention, which has at
least the merit of novelty, is that of
a metal plug for repairing pneumatic
tires. The device consists of two cir
cular brass disks, through the center
of which passes a threaded brass rod.
One of the disks is introduced
through the hole in the tire, after
which the top disk is screwed down
tightly against it and the brass rod
cut off flush with the tire. The re
sult is said to be a perfectly tight
repair which is both more durable
and more effective than the present
system of repairing with rubber plugs.
Told in Her
Boudoir
Ashes of rose, butter color and pal
est blues and pinks are seen in pro
fusion.
Big green gooseberries and little
white roses combine on some modish
millinery.
A silver cross succeeds the jeweled
heart so long worn at the end of a
frail chain.
Petticoats of wash mohair in pon
gee color are attractive and service
able novelties.
Those small brocaded eighteenth
century “mules” are attractive foot
wear for around the house.
All discord in dress is to be avoided,
and a costume all in one shade gains
immeasurably in style.
Ecru lawns and India linens are sub
stitutes for natural linen bastiste and
grass cloth, and mercerized cham
pagne are substitutes for Shantung
pongees and the other natural-colored
silks now so much in vogue.
Shawls a Fad of Fashion.
Shawls are Seen in rather unusual
numbers. There are enough of them to
suggest a revival of the 1830 and 1850
fashion. The silk shawls are special
ly attractive, embroidered in self or a
contrasting color. Fale salmon pin
is embroidered in white; dull rich ma
genta has a pattern worked in re 1 of
a deeper tone. Of course all the usual
pinks, pale blues and creams are a
strongly in evidence. Pongee color,
with stitchery in white or yellow, is
pretty and more unusual.
Paris Muslin and Lace.
Every woman of taste likes to be
the possessor of dainty underwear,
well made and carefully fitted. This
very simple little corset cover is
shaped on admirable lines and com
bines perfect smoothness at the ba^ k
Design by May Vtata.
with becoming fullness over the bast
and can be made so readily and easily
as to commend it to every seeker after
desirable garments. As shown the
material is Paris muslin with trim
ming of lace, but any of ths materials
in use for underwear can be substi
tuted and trimming can be either lace
or embroidery. To make the corset
cover for a woman of medium size will
be required lVk yards of material 35
inches wide.
A Becoming Headdress.
Much depends upon the expression
of the face, in which there must be a
sentimental note to produce harmony, j
Otherwise do not attempt the rose *
decoration with the low coiffure, but
gather the hair so as to produce a
triangular efTect on the top of the
head, taking the width from ear to
ear at the base, or twist up your soft
fluffy puffs with or without some short
curved ends, or roll a pompadour so
that there shall be no other line above
it, the front hair alone being visible
in an unbroken line.
Silken Card Cases Fashionable.
The summer card case will not so
much as suggest leather. It comes in
silk, plain, striped and moire, and in
silk covered with lace. Bits of point
or duchess lace may be taken to the
leather shop, and they will be made
up to order over silk to match the call
ing costume.
PONGEE AND LACE.
Coats of pongee with collars and
trimming of lace are eminently smart
for young girls and are both charming
and serviceable, inasmuch as they pro
vide just the warmth needed on a
summer day. This one is exceeding
ly simple but includes an inverted
plait at the back which gives addi
tional fulness and provides becoming
folds. The sleeves are full and amp!®
and the coat cau be worn open or
closed, made witfc or without the col
lar. The quantity of material inquired
for the medium size (10 years) is 5 >4
yards 21, 2^ yards 44 or 2U yards
52 Inches wide.
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