HAT OF CREAM OTRAW
A CHARMING ^GOWN
One of the sign-posts on the autumn |
road points unmistakably to millinery
made of tightly-stretched silk—and
' satin—broadly hemmed and trimmed
at one side with a drooping feather of
the ostrich or paradise persuasion.
The shape of these shows a mush
room tendency, but bears a higher
crown t’-an the mushroom of yester
year; and as a half-season fancy which
shall fill the gap between straw and
fur, I welcome it most cordially.
And another attractive idea, which
serves a like purpose, is the hat made
of cretonne ribbon—a novel manufact
ure; soft of texture and patterned in
subdued and delicate colors, this is to
be found bordered or plainly edged
with silk, and can be contrived into
hows, which cover most elegantly any
small closely-fitting shape. The best
example I have seen was mounted on
grey satin-straw bound with grey
glace, and the cretonne ribbon was
shown with a floral design in grey and
mauve.
All the newest and most attractive
cloche hats show the high “flower-pot”
crowns, and they are almost invari
ably lined with satin taffetas or fine
linen, the iatter for hats of the pure
ly “early morning” order.
Notwithstanding the charms—and
they are many—of the big cloche cov
ered with delicate flowers there is an
other genre of hat which is running it
very close in the race for popular
favor—and this is the moderately
large cloche trimmed with many enor
l
Two Of the Newest Hats.
mous wings, the latter black or white.
Nothing could be smarter or more
suitable for the seaside than these
hats trimmed with large wings. The
hats' themselves are invariably of the
cloche shape, but not so large as the
"flower-garden,” the only frimming
used, besides the immense wings, be
ing a length of black ribbon laid flat
round the rather high crown and cross
ed' on the brim at the back. Burnt
straw lends itself delightfully to do
decorations of this kind, and the wings
on such a hat may be all black with
a black ribbon, or black and white
wings mixed. On burnt straw the trim
mings look more chic if all black, I
think, especially when the hat is worn
with a white embroidered linen or
nmslin dress. The wings in question
are always laid right across the front
of the crown of the hat, and allowed
to jut out at either side. They make
a most imposing trimming, and as
many as six wings may be used—three
on either side.
A very favorite hat of the moment
is the burnt straw chip cloche cover
ed tightly with pure white linen and
trimmed with large white wings. This
is reversing the general order of
things because, this season, every sec
ond straw hat is lined witli taffetas
or some other firm material. The
linen-covered straw hats ara distinct
novelties, and as such they are already
suffering!
A .grievous sin it is to wear the bell
shaped hat high above a mass of hair,
letting it hang down the nape of the
neck, and covering its crown with up
standing flowers: few things are more
hideous than the bell-shaped hat thus
fixed, yet you may meet them by the
dozens, and so popular is this «netbod
of raising the hat that stuffings ot
paper and pads of material are used
to induce a hat to achieve and retain
this totally false position. Last year
the pads were worn under the front
hair to induce it to roll upwards some
four inches above the brow, but this
year the practice is less com
mon; let us hope next year
it will have vanished altogether.
I was ever an optimist, but I suffer
acutely when I meet this coiffure in
special evidence beneath an upraised
“Bob” fringe is amongst the popu
lar trimmings of the hour. It is made
in silk, cotton and worsted, and is
used to decorate silk, linen and cloth
gowns, and seems to lend itself with
special sympathy to the short loose
coats and open sleeves which are just
now our special delight.
As trimming fringe shares with filet
net most of the dressmakers’ atten
tions. The latter Is adorned with
heavy embroideries of floss silk or
lines of silken braid, and it is to be
found doing duty as sleeves, vests and
skirt panels on dresses of voile and
glace. A more inexpensive variety of
the filet net is patterned with dragons
of no species recognized by even the
most enlightened zoological society;
and this is much in evidence hi cream
color inset in dresses of white Hnen.
The eagle also spreads itself boldly
upon insertions of filet net, these being
usually some four inches in width, and
putting in their appearance upon
skirts* of linen, where they are bor
dered at the top and the bottom with
a monster tuck; while the bodice of a
fine linen-lawn exhibits a stripe of the i
lace down the center of its pinafore
front, lace again on the hem of the
kimono-sha]>ed sleeves.
Of the making and wearing of white
dresses there is no end. The white
linen skirt, white lawn shirt and
white lace coat form the costume, and
the monster bell-shaped hat accom
panies it covered with masses of flow
ers, or draped with a real lace veil
with huge wings outspreading upon
the crown. The white muslin frocks
are more extravagant than ever; their
embroideries extending alike over bod
ice, sleeves and skims, while their de
tails of stitchery are marvels of exe
cution—satin stitch, hem stitch and
drawn stitch combining with the finest
French knots and the most delicate
veining. Lawn dresses and pique
dresses also show much elaboration
of embroidery, but amongst the suc
cesses of simplicity are the frocks of
spotted or striped cambrics and the
frocks of hair-cord muslin, checked or
striped.
Billy's Retort.
The old gentleman had been wait
ing on the lower floor for several min
utes and was very Irritable. When the
elevator car finally appeared he mop
ped his vermilion brow and shook his
fist at the elevator boy.
‘‘How dare you keep me waiting!"
he roared. “Don’t you know I am the
very deuce when irritated?”
“No sir,” laughed Billy. “But in that
case I don’t think you can go up with
me.”
“W-why not?”
"Because I don’t care about rais
ing the deuce.”
And the car shot upward leaving
the old gentleman dancing with rage.
It is the girl who hak not only high
ideals, but is willing to make sacrifices
to live up to them.
WAGE WAR WITH LOCUSTS.
Filipinos in Finish Fight on Destruc
tive Pests.
How the inhabitants of the Philip
pine Islands are destroying locusts is
' told by the Manila Times: “Tremen
dous swarms of locusts have appeared
in different parts of Panay and the
prospects for a crop of rice or sugar
look decidedly gloomy at the present
writing. As a result the anxiety of the
people has become of noticeable con
cern,* and In the town of Balasan, ac
cording to Eli Tiempo, they have cap
tured and destroyed approximately 2,
000 cavanes (the cavane is a measure
equal to 3.47 cubic feet) of these de
[ structive insects. Miagao also, it is
? stated, has caught about half that num
ber.
‘1 "The only time efforts to catch lo
custs can produce very effective re
sult!* is while they are yet too young
la fry; and the method that has proved
the most successful is that of digging
a bole two or three feet deep in tan
in a V-shape so that the hole is in the
hollow of the V. When this is done
near by where they are, swarms of
young locusts can be driven into the
hole and effectually buried.'
“This method has been in limited
use for several years and has been en
couraged by the government. The
provincial board of iloilo has bought
sheet iron which is to be distributed
in the districts most infested, for the
purpose of destroying, as far as possi
ble, the dreaded pest:.’*
Recognized the Name.
“I shall never forget my excite
ment,” said Mr. Stc-rmington Barnes,
“the first time I played Laertes.
“Dear me,” replied Mrs. Torkins,
“did you play Laertes, too? You
must be almost an unlucky with the
horses as Charlie is.”
Different Term*.
“He isn’t in our social set any
more.”
“So I understand.'
“Yes; he dropped out some time
SOME CORN RECIPES
FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOND OF
DELICIOUS VEGETABLE.
Boiled in Milk la Ona Excellent Way
of Preparing It—In the Form
of an Omelet—Served
aa Pudding.
A nice way to cook tender corn is in
milk. In this case husk the corn end
drop into the boiling milk. Cook just
five minutes from the time it begins
to boil. Keep covered closely while
cooking and serve as soon as done.
Where there is a large family to be
provided with corn, it is wiser to cook
the corn In relays.
Indian Corn Pudding.—Select firm,
fresh ears of corn, medium size, and
with a keen-bladed knife score each
row of kernels, then scrape out the
pulp, leaving the hulls on the cob. To
the pulp taken from a dozen ears allow
a pint and a half rich milk, four beat
en eggs, a teaspoonful salt, a half tea
spoonful pepper, and if the corn lacks
sweetness two or three tablespoonfuls
sugar. Bake in a well-buttered deep
earthen dish for two hours, In a slow,
steady oven.
Corn Fritters.—Cut the kernels from
four gocd-slzed ears young corn. Add
two beaten eggs, half a "teaspoonful
salt, a saltspocnful pepper, a cup of
Hour pressed down and heaped a little,
and a cup of cold milk. Have ready a
hot frying pan well greased and drop
in the batter by spoonfuls. There
should be enough tor a dozens. Do
not let the fritters touch. Cook in re
lays, frying on one side four minutes,
then turn and fry the other. These
are delicious as an accompaniment for
chicken or to serve for breakfast.
Green Corn Omelet.—Score the rows
of four large ears of corn and scrape
out the pulp. Mix with five Well-beat
en eggs, whites and yolks together,
one tablespoonful cream, half a tea
spoonful' salt and pepper to season.
Heat a frying pan, drop in a table
spoonful butter and grease every por
tion of the sides and bottom. Pour in
the omelet and tilt the pan, sliding a
thin-bladed knife under the omelet to
prevent its sticking. When nearly
cooked on top the stove, set in the
oven to finish. Then fold over and
turn on to a hot platter.
Broiled Sweet Corn.—Boil the ears
of corn two minutes, then drain ami
dry on a towel. Place on a broiler and
toast over glowing coals or \mder the
gas flame until a good brown. Season
with salt and send to the table in a
napkin. *
Baked Corn.—Take off the coarse
outer husks from young corn, turn
back the inner and remove the silk.
Bring the inner husks back over the
end, tie in place and lay in the oven.
Bake about 20 minutes.
What to Do with Left-Over Corn.—
Cut from the cob, then chop very fine.
Put over the fire in a shallow basin,
adding milk to moisten slightly. Let
tt just come to a boil, no more, or it
will be hopelessly toughened; season
with salt, pepper and butter, and serve
at once.
Corn, Tomatoes and Rice.
For a Sunday night tea corn cooked
in the following way en casserole Is
always a favorite dish. Tire corn is
cut off the cob and enough put in the
casserole to almost fill it. Salt, but
ter, a tablespoonful of paprika supply
the seasoning. This is an excellent
dish to serve with cold meats.
Tomatoes with rice is one of the
main combinations of the casserole
cook. The rice is cooked first to
soften it and then the tomatoes are
added with the proper seasoning and
enough of the chopped green peppers
to impart a very delicate flavor. It is
very essential to the making of any
casserole dish to have all the in
gredients well cooked and well blend
ed. One should not be cooked more
than the other as this will impair the
deliciousness and flavor of the whole.
And, usually, high seasoning is liked
by those who are fond of casserole
dishes.
To Wash Greasy Flannels.
The best way to wash greasy flan
nels is to soak them for half nn hour
in soapy water. The water should
cover the garment and should not be
allowed to get cold while the flannels
are soaking. Add a good quantity of
ammonia to the soapy water and place
a cover over the tub or receptacle
where the flannels are soaking. Wash
in a second fresh lather and then rinse
thoroughly.
Clean with Gaeoline.
Boleros and blouses of velvet, and.
In fact, any small articles fashioned
of this material, may be easily cleaned
at home by means of gasoline. The
greatest care should always be exer
cised, however, in handling gasoline,
owing to its highly inflammable nature
and the receptacle containing It should
be stored outside if possible, and must
be kept tightly corked, while the clean
ing operations should be carried on out
of doors.
Bacon Rarebit.
Take one pound of good American
cheese, wet it with a cupful of ale,
put it in the pan over the fire, melt
and work smooth and creamy by con
stant stirring. Add a generous dash
of cayenne and pour over hot toast
and on the top of each piece lay a
thin crisp slice of bacon.
Dainty Bedspreads.
To make dainty bedspreads, cut
sprays of flowers from cretonne and
sew raw edge on cotton cloth of any
preferred color for background. An
old white sheet may be used as a back
ground. Over this throw a plain net
spread, with a deep flounce, hemmed
or edged with lace.
Panned Baked Apples.
Wash, quarter and core and put is
baking dish. Sprinkle over them one
half cup sugar to each four apples, add
one-half cup water, cover the dish and
bake till tender. If cooked slowly
and longer will be prettier color.
Dessert for Children.
A wholesome dessert for children
and one easily prepared is made of
fairly thick slices of bread buttered
and covered with molasses or maple
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Upcle Sam Is philanthropic as well
as aggressive and enterprising. His
hospitality is only exceeded by his
commercial and industrial instinct. He
is glad to welcome the multitudes
from other lands to his vast domain,
but he is of too practical a turn of
mind and too thrifty a manager to rest
content if his newly-adopted children
do not speedily get busy to their per
sonal profit and the good of the coun
try. Year after year as the flood of
immigration has flowed into the coun
try in ever increasing volume the
task of properly providing homes and
work for the multitudes has grown
more and more complex, until at last
the necessity of a more thorough and
systematic method of handling them
has forced itself upon his attention.
As a result of this increasing responsi
bility he has been led to open what
is undoubtedly the greatest employ
ment office in the world. In other
words, your Uncle Sam is now an em
ployment agent, with something like
1,000,000 people to find jobs for each
year. In so doing his ambition will be
to distribute the incoming thousands
to parts of the country most needing
the Immigrant so that the interests
of the individual as well as that of the
country will be best served.
Foreigners come to the United
States, settle down in masses In the
cities, form wretched slum quarters,
live in much the same conditions of
poverty and misery as they were ac
customed to at home, and toil in
sweatshops and factories for pitiful
wages. Much crime and no little vice
inevitably result. If these people
could be judiciously scattered over ag
ricultural regions, they would have an
excellent chance for prosperity and
happiness, and their industry would be
vastly beneficial to the community at
large.
This is exactly the purpose for
which the federal employment office
has been organized. It is a new sec
tion of the Bureau of Immigration at
Washington, and is officially known
as the Division of Information. At the
head of it is Terence V. Powderly. Its
business will be to give all possible
encouragement to the distribution of
newly arrived aliens, sending them
where they are wanted, and to en
able farming or other communities
which need work people to secure
them. With this end in view all obtain
able information will be gathered and
placed, in printed form, in the hands
of immigrants.
There is practically no demand for
more work-people in our cities. But
everywhere in agricultural regions
they are badly wanted. The southern
states are desperately anxious to get
them, at good wages. Texas is so
eager for them that she is willing to
defray the traveling expenses of any
aliens willing to work who will come
her way. Not only this, but she will
build homes for them of the kind they
want; and such advances of money
may be repaid on the easiest possible
terms.
Tbe employment office has sent
formal inquiries to all of the states
and territories, asking about the local
demand for labor, the opportunity for
settlers, the price of land and other
duch details. Of the replies thus far
received some have come from the
governors, others from boards of agri
culture, and yet others from the state
Immigration commissioners. They ap
pear to indicate that nearly every
| where, outside of the cities, there is a
lack of workers.
In Georgia there is an “unlimited de
mand.” There is "great demand” in
Massachusetts at $18 a month and
board, and in Virginia 10,000 agricult
ural laborers are wanted at $20 a
month, with "keep.” The Old Domin
ion can supply 20,000 settlers with
land. Wyoming, too, needs settlers,
and especially desires 2,000 coal min
ers at $50 to $100 a month. In Minne
sota the demand is “unlimited” at $20
a month and board, and Utah offers,
with board, $25 a month. North Da
kota calls for miners, carpenters,
bricklayers and stonemasons at $3 to
$5 a day.
The employment office will maintain
at every big seaport a representative,
who will be provided .with an office,
and whose duty it will be to distribute
printed information in all languages
among the immigrants. The govern
ment inspectors will warn them in ad
vance that they will receive &uch in
formation. and advise them to read it
carefully—since otherwise they might j
throw it away.
Up to the present time the govern
ment authorities have received arriv
ing aliens with an obvious reluctance.
Henceforward it is proposed to re
verse this policy and to extend to
them a cordial welcome.
After a while permanent exhibits
will be established at the various sea
ports, showing the products of the va- 1
rious states, and each new
comer will have an opportunity to
learn about the climate, the soil, the
crops, etc., peculiar to each state, so
that he may choose the conditions
which seem to him to be most suit
able to his requirements. In addition,
maps will be placed before him, indi
cating the exact location of his con
templated destination, the lands in the
neighborhood (if any) which are open
to settlement or purchase, and the ac !
cessibillty of markets and transporta
tion facilities.
In every big city will be maintained ;
a branch of the employment office;
which will make a business of look
ing up recently arrived aliens and giv
ing them information and advice. It
often happens that an immigrant who
has been a month or two in the coun
try is more in need of such help than
when he arrived, because by this time
his money is likely to be gone. Being
penniless, he is helpless, and, if he is
to be saved from misery or even
crime, he must be put in the way of
obtaining employment, if possible,
away from the great town. »
When once it is known that our au
thorities take a kindly and useful in
terest in the welfare of Immigrants im
portant results will be obtained. The
chief trouble with strangers who come
to our shores is that they are liable to
find themselves In a wrong environ
ment.
“No man in this country who is
willing to work has any excuse for
Idleness,” says Mr. Powderly. “There
is a demand from practically every
state for labor, outside of the cities.
The immigrants who are flocking into
the country can supply this demand
and every means in our power should
be utilized to distribute them where
they are wanted. Thus, Instead of aug
menting the volume of crime and de
moralizing labor conditions in the con
gested centers of population, they will
be made to contribute to our pros
perity, while obtaining for themselves
a proper chance in the world.”
THE SLAVES WHO STAYED.
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Description of Southern “Mammy" in
American Magazine.
The American Magazine has got
hold of a series of character sketches
of “The Slaves Who Stayed.” The
first one, which appears in the Sep
tember number, is about “Mammy,”
and is very interesting. The author
is Miss Lucine Finch. Of her old
mammy Miss Finch writes in part:
“As she grew old there were many
quaint little eccentricities that devel
oped and made her quite a character.
The wool about her fine dark face was
soft and white, yet she insisted upon
wearing a heavy, black braid, coiled
about her head to her ears. When we
urged her tentatively and fearfully to
have a few white hairs put Into the
braid, she indignantly exclaimed,
‘Gawd put de white hairs in de front
and I ain’t gwine have nothin* to do
with puttin’ 'em in de back!’ She re
fuaed to wear glasses, saying it would
make km look old. She was then
ahpnt M. She would never all In my
. grmrfmotlmrV Whence, to* clung
with quaint persistency to the customs
of her young days, when there was
time for respect and courtesy. She
could, seemingly, by holding a sick
baby in her arms, cure It of whatever
ailment it had. After we had grown
too big to be her babies, she seemed
to pine, and, as she said, she ‘honed
for a baby.’ And so she became the
head nurse of the neighborhood, and
always had some baby in her arms,
usually a sick one. Then it was that
her eyes shone with that soft fire that
alone seemed to burn away the tra
gedy back of her.”
Slightly Twisted.
The Observer, in an article on the
Pekin-to-Paris race, asked: "Can any
body conscientiously say that the suc
cessful competitors have driven from
Paris to Pekin by motor car?”
Mr. Punch, for one, cannot honestly
lay his hand on his heart and say any
thing of the kind. For, deep down in
his conscience, he knows that the race
was run in the opposite direction.—
London Punch.
At the National Capital
Gossip of People and Events
Gathered in Washington
CONGRESSMEN PLANNING
TRIP TO THE ISTHMUS
WASHINGTON.—A sub-committee
of the committee on appropria
tions of the next congress will go to
the isthmus in November to investi
gate Secretary Taft’s canal estimates
for 1909, if present plans are carried
out.
The proposed visit Is the outcome
of a suggestion from Representative
James A. Tawney of Minnesota, chair
man of the appropriations committee
in the last congress, who was at the
isthmus following the adjournment
last March. He believes it will be to
the best interests of the service, as
well as to those directly and indirect
ly in charge of the administration of
the forces at work there. If the mem
bers of the appropriations committee
having in charge the preparation of
the sundry civil bill go to the isthmus
with the estimates for the next fiscal
year and consider them carefully with
the officials having supervision of ex
penditures for all kinds of work being
done.
The suggestion has met with a
hearty response from those identified
with the commission’s work, who be
lieve that a great deal of good will
result from a heart to heart talk be
tween the congressmen who prepare
the appropriation and the officials
who spend it, and that it will clear
away in advance any misapprehen
sions or misunderstandings that may
exist as to the justness and propriety
of alloting the money estimated to be
necessary for the year’s work. Of
particular importance is the proposed
visit regarded at the present time
when the question is now before the
president whether the commission
can lawfully expend during the pres
ent fiscal year any more money than
was specifically appropriated,
Officials here think congress may.
r.s a result of the observations of the
members of the appropriations com
mittee who go to the isthmus, see fit
to provide legislation under which
work may proceed, regardless of the
appropriations, if this authority does
not already exist. The committee
will return to Washington in time for
the opening of congress in December.
CRUSADE ON GAMBLERS
IS LED BY ROOSEVELT
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is inter
ested deeply in the crusade against
gambling in the District of Columbia
He is more than cooperating with the
local authorities. The campaign is
made under his direction. He has
thoroughly Impressed upon the dis
trict commissioners his determination,
announced in one of his speeches, to
make Washington a clean city. As
the commissioners are his appointees,
and can be removed at his pleasure,
it is not surprising that the incum
bents show zeal in the work cut out
for them.
In a raid on alleged bucket-shops re
cently secret service officers were con
spicuous. The explanation of the
presence of federal officers is that the
president is determined that the local
laws shall be enforced and that gam
bling shall be suppressed. The metro
politan police and detective forces
are sufficiently strong, numerically, to
do the work, but to see that it was
performed thoroughly secret service
men were detailed. "Whether they
have been assigned to keep tab on
local police is not known. It is known,
however, that much of the evidence
upon which the raids were made was
gathered by the federal detectives.
No cry will be raised by the district
commissioners of federal interference.
The prosecutions which are to follow
in the courts will be directed by a
presidential appointee, the district at
torney, who in the District of Colum
bia has charge of all cases before the
criminal courts.
The president also is giving hearty
federal cooperation in the efforts to
make Washington a clean city from
a sanitary point of view. The health
officers of the government are assist
ing the district health office and from
the marine hospital service work is
being done in this direction.
ARMY COURTS-MARTIAL
FEWER THAN LAST YEAR
[fttiULATED £TL- 'M6VLATCD \
THERE was a decrease of 683 trials
of officers and men of the army by
courts-martial for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 last, as compared with the
previous year, according to the report
of Maj. Porter, the acting judge advo
cate of the army.
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Thirty-four officers were tried by
court martial and nine were acquitted.
Last year four officers were dismissed
f'om the service as compared with 14
during the previous year. The num
ber of enlisted men tried was 3,879
and 305 were acquitted. The total
number of officers and men tried was
3,913.
Among the enlisted men 1,101 were
tried for desertion, 732 on the charge
of absence without leave, 223 for
drunkenness, 258 for larceny, 241 for
disobedience to non-commi3sioned of
ficers, and 211 for disobeying superior
officers.
The report dwells upon the evil re
sults following the passage of the anti
canteen act, which, it is said, "has
undoubtedly caused the location near
military reservations of resorts for
the sale of intoxicating liquors."
These places are considered highly
detrimental to military discipline.
It is suggested that the limit of
punishment should be increased for
selling clothing issued to enlisted men,
and that provision be made for taking
up the uniform of a discharged sol
dier at an aupraised value. *
BIG GROWTH IS SHOWN
IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
EVER since that day, nearly three
centuries ago, when a spotted calf
went for a walk through the fields of
a Massachusetts Biy colony, and so
laid out the first street in New Eng
land, old Brindle and her family have
been of much importance in the do;
mestic and commercial life of Amer
ica. This is the cow’s only recorded
use a3 street-makers, but as producers
of the great milk, butter and cheese
supply of the nation they have a
series of long and successful years
back of them.
The dairy industry of the United
States is a congenial study for those
who like statistics. The growth has
been, tremendous. There are more
than 21,000.000 cows milked in the
United States every day, each gives
3.500 pounds of milk a year, making
the annual output of this country
about 70,000,000,000 pounds of milk.
It is disposed of in various ways. A
little over half of it is required for
the making of butter, 1,000,000,000
pounds of it goes into condensed
milk, 3,000,000,000 into cheese, and the
rest is sold as cream, fed to the
calves, or divided among the people of
the country, each of whom should re
ceive seven-tenths of a pound of milk
a day—a good-sized tumbler full.
If the cows were all told off and as
signed to specifier’ duty in this dairy
products business. 6,400,000 of them
would be required to furnish the milk,
condensed milk and cream; 10,900,000
would confine their attention solely
to butter, and would each be expected
to furnish 151^ pounds a year; 840,
000 would be assigned to the cheese
industry, and the remaining number
would have the raising of all the
calves.
As each individual in the United
States is supposed to eat 20 pounds
of butter each year, the Brindle fam
ily cannot quite supply it, so we still
import something like 45,000 pounds
to make up the deficiency. One-third
of the nation's output of butter comes
from the farms where 3,500,000 farm
ers and their families, still churn it.
pack it in firkins or tubs and deliver
it to the nearest shipping point. Over
6,000 factories make the rest of the
1,500,000,000 pounds that we use an
nually.
Chicago, New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and St. Louis are the great
butter distributing centers of the
country. Shipped by express, or
freight, by boat or rail, the butter
reaches these points at all seasons
of the year and is Immediately put in
cold storage to await the demand, a
continual temperature of from 20 de
grees Fahrenheit to below zero being;
maintained.
Humorous Chinese Graft.
A certain Chinese Taotai (magis k
trate) having told his men to have two
ingots of gold sent to his treasury, for
purchase, the shopmen brought them
in, and in answer to the query of the
Taotai, told him that the price was so
much in taels, but added: “This is the
ordinary price, but for your honor we
will knock off one-half of the price.’
Then the Taotai said to his under
lings: “Seeing that they are to sell to
me at only half-price, just give them
back one ingot of gold, and put the
other in my treasury, and thus their
account is settled. Good-bye.” So the
underlings of the yamen did so, but:
still the shopmen hung around wait
ing. The Taotai asked them why they
were waiting, when their account had.
been already settled. Said the shop
men: “When did your honor pay
your humble servants?” Then the
magistrate answered with a very
fierce air: “Tiao Nu Ts’ai!” (imperti
nent slaves), “Did you not say that
these two gold ingots were half-price
to me? Then did I not give you back
one ingot and keep the other, and
thus settle your account without the
least injustice according to your own
proposition? So be off with you, or my
lictors will give you a taste of the
scourge!”—Harper's Weekly,
Making a Bold Stab at It.
“We enjoyed our little vacation ever f
so much,” said Mrs. Lapsling. “Wo
came back on one of those elegant
parlor trains with the vegetabulo
cars."
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