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MORE, SNAPSHOTS The Funny Things One Sees in Smiling Round the World By MARSHALL P. WILDER While at the imperial hotel. Tokfo. w * were permitted to witness a por tion of a Japanese wedding, that is, th>* feast and reov in. Like our He brew friends in America, the Japs now hire the parioi - of a hotel. chiefl> because their little doll houses are so small It a as • nnj; the women ail like embarrass images, done up In their best kin: nos and not saying a word, while the n: i. in stiff, badly tiffing European ' n' ■ rlothes, stood around in little S' rips and talked, looking like animated tailors' dum mies. Out! young man ; irked out a native air on the piano with one finger, white (he children were the only ones who were at all happy, or didn't look if they wished they hadn't come. "Says Mrs. Peace m Miss Sharp, a caller: My husband and 1 never dis pute before the children. When a quarrel seems imminent, we always send them out.” Miss Sharp: Ah, I’ve often won dered why they're so much in the street!” Hateful thing, wasn't she? * * * Japanese trains are small and slow, and seem not to think it necessary ever t.o be on time Smoking is al lowed in every class, even in the sleeping cars. The bedding is clean and sufficient, hui there are no springs in the beds, absolutely no privacy, and one tiny window for the whole compartment, public opinion being usually divided as to whether it shall be opened or closed This reminds me of a story my fiienU. Col. Cody i Buffalo Bill ") used to tell He said that once upon a time an Englishman who had never been iu ihe west before w as his guest. They ONE OCCUPANT WAS t were riding through a Rock Mountain canyon one day, when suddenly a tre mendous gust of wind came swooping d->wn upon them, and actually carried the Knglishman clear off the wagon seat After he hail b-en picked up, he combed the sand and gravel out of his whiskers and said ' 1 say! I think you overdo ventila tion in this bloomin' country!” My berth was over the wheels, and this, together with a roadbed of which a coal railroad in Pennsylvania would be ashamed, produced such jolts and bumps that my brain felt as though it had been through an egg-beater. The compartment was full, one occupant being a German army officer, who, be side being in full uniform, even to enormous fur-iined overcoat, sword and spurs, brought in to choke the little available space a satchel, a large fiat wicker hamper and a pack ing bo*. He also bad a very indus trious and far reaching snore with him The third occupant being a travel lug Catholic, priest and, like the sol Picked Out a Native Air on the Piano <lier a man of huge proportions, I wap rather interested to know which of these was to occupy the berth over in", tor it seemed a flimsy sort of af fair, and I took particular pains to see that it was well propped up. I was rather relieved to find it was to he the soldier, for I consoled tnysell with the old adage that the pen is mightier than the sword and decided it would be a worse calamity to have the church down on me than the army Kven if sleep with all these consider ations had been possible, the frequent slops would have completely put it tc flight, for the moment a train arrives at a station, no matter what the time of night, the sellers of lunch boxes hot milk, tea or tobacco begin to crj their wares, in tones that are like th< wailings of lost souls, and for penetra Uon and volume unequalled by any thing in my experience. I The sellers of tea at the stations will give one a small teapot filled with hot tea, and a tiny cup. all for three sen, or a cent and a half in American money. At the railroad stations during the war with Russia one was sure to see | parties of wounded soldiers returning front the front; or those who were de parting for the seat of war. These latter were always attended by a crowd of men and women, who waved small Japanese Hags and gave a shout as the train moved away. This shout is really more of a screech than a good, round cheer, such as would be heard in America, for it seems as if there is some physical reason why the Japanese people cannot raise their voices without producing the most blood-curdling sounds. The street i cries are all strident and unpleasant; | the commands of officers to their men j tinny and rasping-like, while Japanese I singing, to a foreigner, is conducive to nervous prostration. 1 have spoken somewhat of the ex ternal attitude of these people. Of their interior attitude of heart and mind much more might be said, espe cially in regard to their late war with Russia, which was going on at the time of my visit. This was some thing they would not talk about. Any mention of the subject was met with an adroit change of the conversation into other channels; but intense patriotism, the most supreme confi dence in their ultimate success reigned in every heart. Examples of the most heroic self-sacrifice were not lacking. A Japanese mother had given her three sons to the war. The first was reported slain. She smiled and said, "It is well. I am happy." The second lay dead upon the field. She smiled again, and said, "I am still happy.” The third gave up his life, and they said to her: "At last you weep!" "Yes!” she said, "but it is because I have no more sons to give to my beloved country!” Now, this is all very beautiful, but as my mission in life is laughter in stead of tears, 1 want to say that it reminds me of a little story of our country and our war—the war of the great rebellion. When, in answer to the call for troops, the blood of our noble volunteers had been poured out upon southern fields for three long years, there arose a class of men called "bounty jumpers" who, acting as substitutes for drafted men and taking a large sum of money for the job. sometimes "jumped the bounty" and disappeared instead of going to the front to serve T'ncle Sam. These men were subjected to a medical ex amination which, in the hands of un GERMAN ARMY OFFICER. scrupulous physicians (who received a large fee if the man “passed"), was not always as rigorous as it should be. A doctor who was seen coming out of the examining room with a very sour face was greeted by a friend with a “Hello, Doc! What’s the matter? Didn't you pass your man?" 'Pass nothin'!" “Why, he looked all right!" “All right! Why he was sound as a nut; but the colonel of the regiment suggested we stand him up on a high table and make him jump to the floor, and, by Jove! if his confounded glass eye didn't fall out and spoil the whole business!" While Japanese men are more and more adopting European dress, the women assume it very slowly, the men not encouraging it, seeming to prefer their womenkiud in the national cos tume. There is reason certainly for this preference, for a Japanese woman is picturesque in her own costume, even though she may not come up to standards of western beauty. While in the borrowed plumes of other coun tries she is like the daw decked out in peacock feathers, that neither be came him, nor made him other than he was. The working class still cling to the ancient costume and methods. To-day ladders are made of bamboo, the rungs lashed fast with rope, as they have been made for generations. The streets are watered with little carts having a row of holes at the back, and pulled by men, who fill them slow ly and laboriously one bucket at a time, while the sidewalks are watered by two perforated buckets, suspended from a bamboo pole laid across the shoulders of a man. who trots in and out between the people, turning and twisting until the walk is thoroughly sprinkled. Everything seems to be done the hardest way, and those who wo’rk. work very hard. The few men who have a horse dray never sit and drive, even when the dray is empty, but al ways walk ahead, dragging the patient brute along. Loads are more frequent ly carried on hand-carts, pulled by men, women or boys. In going up a hill three or four men will pull or push, intoning a sort of droning song as they work. In the country districts life in its most primitive and ancient aspects may be seen. In the rice fields men and women work side by side, their, ankles bleeding from contact with the stubble, wielding tools of a pattern as old as the cultivation of the grain. The evolution of the new Japan from the chrysalis of the old is an in teresting study just now. AH signs point toward the springing up of a new country, full-fledged, ready to spread its bright wings and fly away from the old, that has wrapped it close for so many centuries; but the time is not yet. MATERNITY GOWNS The first illustration shows a useful gown that may be made in almost any firm woolen material such as cashmere, flannel. Viyella, or fine serge. The hack is arranged in a Watteau plait; silk embroidery about three inches wide forms a trimming round the neck, down the right front, round armholes, and tight ruffs. The deep silk waistband forms a point in cen ter front. Materials required: Seven yards 46 inches wide, about four and a lialf yards trimming. The second is a tea gown of fine silver gray cloth. The front of the em pire bodice is of lace, as are the puffed under-sleeves. The over sleeves and the fronts that are carried over the shoulder are trimmed with insertion, holes are worked in the oversleeves, ribbon is threaded through them and tied in a bow, then the ends are carried across the bust under the trimmed fronts, and are knotted in the center, falling in long ends on the skirt. Materials required; Eight yards 46 inches wide, two yards lace IS inches wide, seven yards ribbon, about seven yards insertion. The third is a loose gown of white cashmere, the front breadth being richly embroidered witli silk. The empire bodice curves up in the center, the skirt part being gathered to it: pale turquoise blue taffetas forms a trimming which simulates a double skirt; it edges the frills of the sleeves and outlines the bodice; a large bow of white taffetas is placed in center front. Materials required: Seven and half yards cashmere, three yards taf fetas 22 inches wide. OLD LACES THE BEST With a Little Renovating They Can Be Used to Good Advantage. Among the odds and ends that ac cumulate in the garret there is noth ing so convenient as the lace box. Every family has one. and it is al ways advisable never to buy any new trimming before first looking over what there is hoarded away among the relics of the past. Some think because lace has been used once it is only fit for the rag bag. but the materials of the last generations were much finer than any that can be purchased nowadays, and after a little renovating they can be used to great advantage. Old point lace must be handled most carefully. The only way to clean it is by rubbing it gently with cornnteal. This removes the dirt without tear ing the fine threads. Irish lace, whicli is so fashionable just now that no toilette is considered complete without it, is very easy to wash. All that is needed is soap and warm water, but he sure and iron it when wet. else it will lose the stiff ness which is its chief charm. Yellow and tan lace after being kept for any time fades, but that can easily he remedied liv making a strong pot of tea. Drain off the leaves. While hot dip the lace in and let it remain there until it has become the desired shade. Press while still damp, with a hot iron. No matter how small the remnants of lace hidden away in some forgotten corner, there is always a use for them. The lace jabot, for instance, that has so successfully taken the place of the stiff mannish collar and tie, can be made up of al! little pieces, for, being so full and fluffy, it never shows where the lace is joined. o o o NET WAIST EASY TO MAKE. Can Be Copied by Anyone at All Fa miliar with Embroidery. A net waist was seen the other day that could be easily copied by any girl who can embroider at all. It was made of ecru net. in groups >f half-inch lengthwise tucks. Be tween eacli group were strips of the plain net covered with hand-embroid ered coin dots in a color. These dots were set about a half-inch apart and were made of mercerized cotton that with care could easily be laundered. Two strips of the dots were used in the back and four in the front. Start ing at the neck a strip ran the length of the shoulder aud to the continued bottom of the sleeve. Horizontal bands of embroidered net were used on the collars and cuffs. This idea could be applied to any arrangement of tucking and the dots could be of any desired color. A pret ty combination would be of ecru cot ton net with the dots in a warm brown, or in one of the vivid greens that are so fashionable this season combined with tan or ecru. A gray net embroidered in white or in old pink dots would be dainty to wear with a gray suit. Pad the dots in darning cotton, using chain stitch, and work over and over in the embroidery cotton, put ting each stitch close to the preceding one. o o o BLOUSE FOR GIRL. The blouse is in the same materia! as the skirt; it is gathered to a round yoke of lace under a fold of velvet. The kimono over-bodice is of lace like the yoke, and the edges bound with velvet The sleeves have a puff of the material, and the lower part of lace is tight-fitting. Waistband of velvet. Materials required: 1% yards 46 inches wide, 1% yards lace and three fourths yard velvet on the cross. Dotted Nets. Dotted nets are more than ever worn; in fact, there is a craze for this always fetching fabric, and the wide spread call for it has put the manufac turer on his mettle so that it comes to us better and more substantially made than ever before. One of the foremost New York shops is importing l special Brussels net for gowns, that is recommended as superior in every way. It is rather closely dotted, the lots a. quarter of an inch across. This is to be had for $2.10. width 40 inches. Filet net, with a little larger and not so frequent figure, costs $2.75. Its square mesh is highly effective. o o o Who Can Use It? There are diversified opinions about the use of glycerin on the skin. As it disagrees with some people excesive iy, about the only thing to do is to test it well before deciding it is in lurious. As a rule glycerin, mixed either with bay rum or rose water, may he used by women with moist, oily skins, while It is exceedingly uncomfortable to the Jry-skinned w^man. Of Panama Cloth. A nice sensible shirtwaist suit for a schoolgirl is made of Panama cloth. No lining is required in the waist un less it is needed for warmth, though it is advisable to use a yoke lining of lawn across the shoulders to protect the material. The sleeves, belt and cuffs as well as the bottom of the skirt #re trimmed with braid. o o o Guimpes and Yokes. Guimpes and yokes will be very much used through the spring and summer, but the jumpers of last year, which were so overdone, will not be worn by the better-dressed people The material in these would prove use ful in making either a separate waist or one to be worn with a cloth skirt. o o o Chinese Treatment for the Hair. The hair can be made to shine by rubbing it with a cloth. This is tfie Chinese polishing process. A soft; clean woolen cloth is sprayed with oil, and the coils of hair are rubbed until they shine. The hair will be glossy for a week or more. THE GOOD HORSE AND HOW TO PICK HIM OUT j He Is Built for Travel and for Work and Must Have Gocd Muscles and Feet—By Prof. F. R. Marshall, Department of Animal Husbandry, Ohio Agricultural College. It is almost impossible to imagine that people could live without horses. Certainly living in a horseless world would be a sorry experience in con trast to our present enjoyment of comforts and conveniences. In the United States there are about one-quarter as many horses as people. Three-fourths of these horses are on farms although, of course, there are in the country a great many colts that are to be sold to go into the cities. To the horses that do the work on the farms we are indebted for the produc tion of most of what we eat. If we live in the city, even though we do not keep horses of our own, we are de pendent upon those of the grocery man and the coal dealer to bring to us the necessities of life. Who has not noticed the butcher boy, jerking and whipping his poor, thin horse in or der to avoid the scolding he knows he will receive if the housekeeper does not receive the meat at the prop er time? Different kinds of work require dif strong enough for his load the mus cles above, pulling on the tendon fas tened to the back and upi»er point of the hock, will close to the joint, or in other words, straighten the leg and cause the body to move forward. It is by the performance of this act at every step that the horse moves, al though, of course, the strain on all parts is much greater when pulling very hard. This will also show the necessity for having large, broad, straight joints and legs that give the horse the most secure footing Then there are some other things that are desired on all kinds of horses. One of these is a short back, that is, short from the hips down to the top of the shoulders (the withers). From what we have learned of the hind parts we see that the horse is really pushing the rest of his body along. If the back is short and strong instead of long and weak, the whole body will move more easily and rapidly in obedience to the force pro duced in the hind parts. THE AMERICAN CARRIAGE HORSE. The Figures on the Lines Are the Ideal Measurements in Inches. ferent kinds of horses. A horse is of I no particular value except for what ! lie can do. To fulfill his mission he must travel. If he can draw a buggy i containing one or two persons at the , rate of ten miles an hour he is valu able as a roadster. Another horse, that can draw his share of a load weighing upwards of a ton. even though he moves slowly, performs an equal amount of actual work and is just as useful to his owner as is the roadster. Since all horses are valu able because they travel, although at various rates and under widely vary ing conditions, it will be interesting to make a study of those parts of the horse's body directly connected with his locomotion. It is not difficult to understand that, with the horse as with ourselves, all motion is the result of the action of the muscles. About 40 per cent, of the weight of an ordinary horse is Although the hind parts have most to do with the horse's traveling, we must not forget that the front parts are also very important. No matter how much muscle a horse has or how strong his hocks are, if there is any thing seriously wrong with his front legs he cannot travel, and so derives no benefit from his good parts. Some horses may he seen whose knees are not straight, others when looked at from the front show that their feet are not in line with their legs. Such animals are more likely to slip or strike one leg with the opposite foot, thus making themselves lame and un able to do an\ work. There are a great many interesting things about a horse which cannot he told here, but which you may learn at home or front some neighbor who keeps good horses. We will, however, say something about horses’ feet. In side a horse's hoof there are some Percheron Mares and Foals at Pasture. muscle. All muscles concerned with I locomotion are attached to bones, and 1 when they contract they cause the j bones to which they are fastened to | move. The lower part, of a horse's legs are nearly all bone, but the mus cles In the body and upper part of the limbs are attached to various parts of the bony construction by tendons and can thus produce a motion of the parts located some distance away. The muscles we are discussing, when con tracted, are about three-quarters as long as when at rest. The amount of motion produced by the action of the muscles of say one of the horse’s hind legs, will depend upon the length of the muscles and the length and the re lation of the bones to which they are attached. The common idea among students of this subject is expressed in these words: "Long muscles for speed, short muscles for power.” We have already seen that a long muscle enables a horse to get over the ground rapidly. A short muscle, however, is not powerful because it is short, but because in horses constructed on that plan the muscles are thicker, contain more fibers, all of which pulling to gether when contracted exert a much greater pulling force than a long, more slender muscle. It is because of this that in buying horses to draw heavy loads we look for large and heavy muscles; while in roadsters we must attach importance to the length of the muscles. t The most of a horse's muscle is in the hind quarters. This may be a surprise to you, but. the next time you have an opportunity to see a horse pulling a very heavy load, study him carefully. You will be impressed with the idea that most of the work is being done with the hind legs. When the hind foot is moved forward the toe rests on the ground and the leg is bent at the hock joint; if the toe does not slip and the horse is very sensitive parts resembling the attachment of the finger-nail and the finger. When anything gets wrong with the foot, these parts cause a great deal of pain and. even though the horse is otherwise perfect, the pain in his feet makes him too lame to travel. Horses with large, wide feet, that are wide across where they touch the ground when you look at them from behind (or in the heels) are not likely to havte this trouble. A Good Rule.—Here is a good rule to estimate when you can afford to pay for a good ram. Figure the dif ference between the price of the poor lamb and the good Iamb and multiply it by the number of lambs you expect to raise. This equals the amount over the price of an ordinary ram which you can afford to pay. Thus $100 is not an extravagant price for the ram if you expect to raise 100 lambs. Farmers and Automobiles.—Farm ers are becoming liberal purchasers of automobiles. One Illinois farmer writes us that he has a two-cylinder automobile that he has run 3,000 miles and has not been to one cent expense for repairs. He says that his horses can do more work on the farm because they do not have to go on the roads. He thinks life on the farm is worth living when the farmer has an automobile. Against Gnawing Horses.—If the horses gnaw the woodwork in the stalls, protect it with tin or smooth wire. Be sure there are no ragged ends to tear your clothes and scratch your hands. For the Bolter.—If the horses eat their grain so fast that it does them no good try putting some smooth stones about the size of a hen's egg in the feed box. CROP IR WESTERS CMiOIL ANOTHER FARMER REALIZES $22.50 PER ACRE FROM HIS WHEAT CROP LAST YEAR. Charles McCormick of Kenville. Manitoba, writes: •'During the season of 1907, I had 100 acres in crop on the S. W. quarler of section 1$. township 35, range 27 west of the Principal Meridian. Wes tern Canada, yielded as follows: ‘ 80 acres at 22 bushels per acre, which l sold for 90 cents per bushel; and 20 acres oats yielding f.O bushels per acre I sold for .15 cents per bu.-hel so that my total crop realized $2 out 00. From this I deducted for ex; u, of threshing, hired help, etc . Jt i, leaving me a net profit on this year's crop ot over $1,000.” Thomas Sawatzky of Herbert, Sa katcbewan, says: “The value of my crop per acre < wheat is $22.50. I threshed 1* < bushels of wheat from 70 acres. . I was offered 90 cents a bushel for Oats, 15 acres, 500 bushels; n:.d barley, 5 acres, 80 bushels. I do not know if ! have been doing the best in this district, but I know if all the farmers were doing as wi Western Canada would have no ki< coming as far as grain growing is concerned: and 1 further say that if you want, to put this in one of your a ! vertisements, this is true and I can put iny name to it.” CLASSIFIED. Printer—Where shall I put the an nouncement of Alderman Dodger's • tirement? Editor — Under “Public Improve dents.“ PRESCRIBED CUTICURA After Other Treatment Failed—Raw Eczema on Baby’s Face Had Lasted Three Months—At Last Doctor Found Cure. “Our baby boy broke out with ec zema on his face when one month old One place on the side of his face the size of a nickel was raw like beefsteak for three months, and he would . ■ out when I bathed the parts that wt -e sore and broken out. I gave him three months’ treatment from a good doctor, but at the end of that time the child was no better. Then my do or recommended Cuticura. After using a cake of Cuticura Soap, a third i r a box of Cuticura Ointment, and half a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent he was well and his face was as smooth as any baby's. He is now two years and a half old and no eczema has reappeared. Mrs. M. L. Harris. Alton, Kan , May 14 and June 12, 1&07." How to Raise Boys. “Thar ain’t much of a problem in raisin' boys ef you’ll have a little com mon sense about it,” said Mr Billy Sanders. "Don’t let 'em run wild like pigs in the woods, an' don't keep the lines too tight, an' when things g > wrong don't be afear'd of usin' a raw hide. But don't fergit that the mam mies an' daddies of the land arc twice responsible when one of the'r boys goes wrong. Ef the Iegislatur' wants to do a good work, an’ make better citizens out'n the risin' generation let it put a heavy penalty on the dear parents of the boys that go wrong ”— Joel Chandler Harris, in Uncle Remus Magazine. How Hep Life Was Saved When Bit ten By a Large Snake. How few jieople there are who are not afraid of snakes. Not long ago a harmless little garter snake fell on the wheel of an automobile which was being driven by a woman. The woman promptly fainted and the car. left to its own resources, ran into a stone wall and caused a serious acciden The bite of a poisonous snake needs prompt attention. Mrs. K. M. Fisbel. Route No. 1, Box 40. "DUlsburg, Pa . tells how she saved her life when bit ten by a large snake. “On August 29. 1906, I was bitten on the hand twice by a large copper head snake. Being a distance from any medical aid. as a last resort I used Sloan’s Liniment, and to my as tonishment found it killed all pain and was the means of saving my life. I am the mother of four children and am never without your Liniment.” A Popular Game. “Where liav yez been this evenin’?" asked O'Riley of O’Toole. “Sure, I hav been playing ’Bridget whist,’ ” said O'Toole. “Bridget whist? an’ how do yez play thot?” "I sit in the kitchen wid Bridget, an' ate pie an’ cake an’ chicken, an' whin Bridget hears the missus coinin' she says ‘whist.’ ” Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local application*, a* they cann-'t roach tlie di* eaeed portion of the ear. There U only «»ue wa> to cure deafness, and that la by constitutional rente.lie Deafness 19 caused by an inflamed condfti >n ->! ;Le mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When thi-* tube la inflamed you have a rumbling wound or In. perfect nearing, and when It la •utlrejy c! *aed. I»ea. ness la the result.aud unless the inflammation can b • taken out and this tube restored to li» norma, condi tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cum-i mu of ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is not Mug but an inflamed condition of the mucous surface* We will give One Hundred Hollars for any ca-e f Deafuess (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall'a Catarrh Cure. Seud fv.r circulars, free. K J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Fold br Druggists. 75c. Take Haifa Family Fills for constipation. Cultivate the habit of always seeing the best in people, and more than that of drawing forth whatever is the best in them.—Theodore Cuyler. There is need for Garfield Tea when the skin is sallow, the tongue coated, and when headaches are frequent. An easy-going man Is apt to make it hard going for his wife. Lewis’ Single Binder straight Sc cigar is good quality all the time tour dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, III. Time Is precious, but truth is more precious than time.—Beacoasfleld.
