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SENATORIAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES BKl \v : .■ . ■ » and March the legislature* of the various states will be busy electing United States sena •no t - ; .. te the upper bouse of the sixty-second congress. Thirty-three senators are to be elected, and .1 ih-e - »- r:?eeti will be Republicans and sixteen Democrats, representing a gain of nine seats for the Ota, «tv a- l oc« seat for the Republicans The accompanying ntfep shows bow the states will be re pre setted to the- next Senate. LATEST IN SURGERY Lengthening o‘ Bones and Mend ing ot Veins. Mast Interest-ng of Advanced Meth ods Abc ies to Stimulating of Os seous Growth ArtificaMy by I meeting Formalin. \m Tor*. — L'nil "iay fee length •wrf by cumulating the growth of the lames and cut arteries repaired with etal ring- something in the manner adopted so Joniii* water mains, ac • writing lo met. oc* of the n« » surgery IncrilrC it. the current medical Jsanui* One of the most Interesting of the advanced method* applies to the ai.ixiulaikit. of osseous growth arti ficially by Injecting formalin. This is a solution of the gas formaldehyde •usd as a disinfectant and preserva tive. and the liquid has been em ployed not ©niy in it* pure state, but ■a the two per cent, solution. The eapertments which have been • xidacted so far by I>r. K O. Meisen web ate described by him in the •erul of Orthopedic Surgery, and Ox-re la an editorial upon them in the HadirsI Record of this city. Doctor M risen hart eondneied his expert ts -sts on the legs of rabbits, selecting '.vuaily the right tibia* and using the left as a •octroi or means ot com i.*nng results lie also availed himself ot mechan ical nuasi but the most satisfactory results acre obtained with - the formalin Injections It is said the in troduction of thu solution, which also has high antiseptic qualities, stimu lates the lerietiM of lime from tne ubrou* tissue which covers the • arf.Lage and thus buiids up the bone If this method should be applied to human t» irg* it might be of great •atae. and the medical authorities itiralv such an application of the dis covery is far frrm remote. It is heW tnat the formalin sthnu latloa may :*-rvt as a stepping stone 'm a new method of treatment in bone ves whi 1 have hitherto baffled the ^stU of surgeons i one * w hich have .-t :obors lumiiound fractures might tbua be m: ue to reunite, and limbs, which are abnormally ehorteued through the arrest of the growth of hone, as is so frequently the case In • Mldreti after attacks of infantile paralyses. could be lengthened Tba discovery might extend even to thu treatment of tuberculosis of the haw and to various diseases which a0sct the framework of the body. Then* are numerous cases where per se mim who have broken arms or legs ar« crippled permanently even with all the attention which skilled *urgery c»* give, aad were It possible to cre «te sew tone* at the places where it I* required many a limp would t v avoided Fbe oiudc m surgeon, there, ore. by tsaiag thou*. : may yet be able to add ••» the stature of man "be result* have been very encouraging, accord !■€ to the scientific reports, for some of 'he best of them were obtained by only one injection of the formalin. Joining erf the endt of a part i<l artery by the use of rings of the metal magnesium ts described In the umber of the Journal of the Awrrln.n Medical association by ilrs V leqlnu*. C Cart Fisher and J Kbenunlt. tn an article desc-rlp **vu orf thnir work is the department of experimental surfeery in the North western university medical school. They acknowledge the assistance of Lirs. Zeit. Wolfer. Violet. Ueason and Solomon. The vessel had been clamped at either side of the cut. and the ends sewed into holes in the magnesium rings. The tissue is secured firmly, and the two Hat rings are fitted against each other and bound togeth er by passing silk thread through the holes in the rims. This is only a geueral description, for there are vari ations of the success specified The rings thus fitting flush against each other and tightly bound togeth er. form a union The clamps are re moved and the blood stream flows as ever through the accustomed channel. The metal of which the rings are made is only slightly acted upon at flrst by the fluids of the body and the salt. They are thoroughly steril ized before their introduction, either in distilled water or a spring or lake water which is only slightly saline. For 30 days the rings hold their original shape and at the end of that ;e?rlod they begin to break down and in from SO to 100 days they have been completely absorbed Into the system. Conclusions the surgeons reach is that the use of these rings makes 'he operation safe, certain and easy 1 __ and brings it well within the skill of the average surgeon. They declare that the operation is applicable In all wounds of the large vessels and that it is possible to remove a short piece of the injured blood vessel, bring the extremities together and then to re-establish circulation by ma king au end to end union in the sim ple mechanical manner they have employed. TEACH MEALS AND MANNERS Efforts Being Made to Train English Children on Table Etiquette— See Benefits. London.—Efforts to train the poorer children of London to be “well-man nered and well-behaved" are being made by the London common council education committee in the course ol the arrangements for feeding the necessary children. The general appearance of the av crag*- necessities child has been Im proved. the report declares. Some children, however, remain Ill-nour ished. mainly through unsuitable food or lack of digestive power, or other causes, such as bad teeth, hurried meals, drinking strong tea. insufficient sleep and chronic fatigue and over work. Judge Finds Meanest Man. New York.—John Lloyd was char aeterized as “the meanest man in New York” by Magistrate Krotel the other day. Lloyd was accused by his wife of selling her only pair of shoes to buy a bucket of beer. BIG COST AS DIVORCE CURE Sir Edward Carson, Noted English Lawyer, Would Make Errirg Peo ple Pay Dearly. London.—Sir Edward Carson. K. C.. who practiced in Ireland for many j years before coming to England, and j "as an expert witness before the . divorce commission here the other expressed the belief that every obstacle should he thrown in the way of hose who sought divorce to make I it difficult to obtain decrees. He said ft would be a fatal mistake to make the obtaining of divorces ; easier. He believed a judge should exhaust every effort to induce those -• < k ng divorces to settle their diffi cult), s out of court and to become united. When Sir Edward was told that working people had not the facilities of the wealthier to obtain divorces, he invariably replied that he would equal j matters if he could by cutting | '.'own the facilities of the wealthy. In Sir Edward s opinion, the damages given in divorce cases are as a rule en i tirely adequate. He thought it would be a salutary thing if the dam ages were much heavier. In the case of a man with £20,000 to £30.000 a j year who coveted another man's wife and took her away from him the dam ages should not be £5,000 but £100, 000 This certafniy increases the worth of a wife. W hen asked if he would not be in favor of leaving the matter of dam ; ag *» to the judge. Sir Edward replied that he thought judges were inclined ! to be even more parsimonious in such | cases than juries. In reply to a question from a mem i ber of the commission the law yer said I he would put the sexes on terms of equality and advanced the startling ! theory that a woman should not be able to divorce her husband for infl delily, because men, on account of the customs of the age, looked upon this matter in a different way from wom ankind. YOUNG SPINSTERS MAKE VOW Six San Francisco Maidens. Fearing Divorce, Agree Never to Enter Matrimony. San Francisco.—Society was sur prised the other day by the announce ment that six debutantes of last sea son—Miss Agnes Tillman, Miss Dor othy Van Sicklen, Miss Lillian Van Worst, Miss Anna Olney, Miss Marion Davis and Miss Josephine Johnson— had lowed with solemnity, ceremonv and seeming sincerity that 1ft ver would they consent to be shackled with the bonds of marriage. In a season's whirl they say they have observed that glamor fades and romance passes away; that the prince cuts a sorry figure in a divorce court. The days of chivalry are no more, they sadly assert. It was on the eve of her debut that I c,,e of the social favorites learned of j 'he ways of the matrimonial mart. I She chanced to read an attack on the marriage market of society. In which I 11 set forth that girls were pre sented like w ares to be disposed of as soon as possible, at high figures at first, then at reduced rates that be come lower each year until the pre mlum of a dowry may be offered. Alfonso Sends $100 to Widow. Paris.—King Alfonso, learning of the death of a Paris policeman named Vieil. who was wounded on the occa slon of the anarchist outrage against ! the king in the Rue d<? Rohau. Paris, has sent a check for $100 to the man s widow. “Cold Feet” Saves His Job — - - * Practical Jt'tf Foregoes Chance to La-age When Bess Has Attack of Ill-Temper. • bn a<«< ik-cuue a practical joker Lad "esk Ik. “ occupants ol a cer tain fane Side U«ved railroad car w-.taaed a grod laugh recently, and a <!■— nnm cut! In a large business • xmrerw went to his heme. bis com taam- unruffled and himself non* the wins r This man bad dartng the day par- i cLsand a Lotting new alarm clock, of which be »as proud. He exhibited it ' t« s few at his subordinates about the office and remarked how he liked hi rise- will, the early bird and watch M apt an- that traditional worm The alarm clock would enable him to get j *»p atari/ daily, be insisted. tvhO* the chief was out at luncheon <V srsttltal joker conceited the Idea at MdUag the alarm clock, which the owner had neatly wrapped in the box in watch It cane, for 0:15 p m.. the * exact time of day the prospective vic tim stepped into the elevated train to go to his home. Accordingly the tiny hand upon the dial was set and the springs wound as tightly as they would go. The Joker and fellow workers whom he had apprised of the joke snickered among themselves. Just then the department head, wildeyed and furious, burst into the room with his hands full of papers. "This bill of sale is all balled up.” he cried. "Trouble.” one worker whispered to another. "Trouble.” said the oface boy to the stenographer. At this Juncture he whc had pre pared the dock thought of what might happen when the tired man. riding home on the ‘•L.” was put to the dls- j ••■omfiture of the hidden buzzing and i ringing In the box within his over coat pocket. The moment his "boss” left the room the alleged joker, fear ing for the permanency of his own position, crept cautiously to the desk, unwrapped the clock and slipped the “silent” lever Into place. The joker, thanks to his foresight, is still in the employ of the firm. Cooking Savos Domestic. Pittsburg, Pa.—Charged with steal ing jewelry and silk dresses. Clara El exander was released after h%r employ er, Nathan Jones, had testified against her. When it daw ned upon James that his cook must go to jail he said: 1 can't prosecute the girl Help is scarce, and It would take months to find a cook like Clara.” She was released and went back to the Jones' domicile. Wolsey Relic at Auction. London.—Part of a panel of arras tapestry, which originally belonged to Cardinal Wolsey, was sold the other day at auction for $33,000. The buyer was Captain Lindsay, who often acts as the agent of an American resident in London. His bid overtopped that of the representative of the Victoria and Albert museum, who tried to buy the tapestry for the nation. DIRECTIONS FOR ERECTING PRACTICAL SHEEP BUILDING First Floor Arranged With Posts for Attaching Wire Fencing for Partitions—Lambing Pens Are In Warmest Part. The accompanying drawings, shown by Farm, Stock and Home, embody an excellent plan for a large sheep barn, which F. I*. Marsh describes in detail as follows: Foundation and post footings are of stone or grout. The posts strongly support the upper floor, and furnish points of attachment for wire fencing partitions. The lambing pens are in the warmest part. The remaining space may have the dimensions changed as occasion requires. Feed ing racks are movable, and may form part of the partitions. Part of the space may be used for young stock, in pens. Windows are fitted with open sash, covered with two thicknesses of mus lin. This will furnish ventilation, but may be supplemented by roof ventila tors. In case there is not sufficient light, some of the windows can be glazed, but usually doors will be open, using gates when necessary. The second story holds much more roughage than will feed the sheep. The barn is thus suited to the frequent conditions of plenty of stable room and lack of storage for roughage, or where part of the hay is sold. Also for storing roughage to be fed out of doors. The main part has gable doors and track for hay. The "ell” has sev eral doors, and may have hay track, It is for oat hay in bundles, shredded or bundle fodder and straw. By using the blower It Is easily filled. Grain may be placed in second story, drawing it down to feed. Roof has prepared roofing; sides : have the same in light weight over cheap boards, or it may have a drop siding. WINTER CARE FOR ANIMALS Sudden Change From Pasture to Grain and Hay Feed Has Often Been Cause of Sickness Among Stock. (By R. B. RUSHING.) 1 find from experience that it is most profitable and will cause as lit tle shrinkage as possible in the milk flow' or loss of weight in the animals, interchanging from grass to grain and hay, that such changes should be gradual. I think at least ten days or two weeks should be taken to shift the animals from their fall quarters of grass to winter quarters of grain and hay. I too often see animals out in the pasture until very late in the fall and receive very little attention if any till some stormy time comes and then they are hustled into the barn and fed lots of feed which is pitched to them any way and usually the conse quence is some sick, and perhaps dead stock. This is not profitable. Very often during the season when the animals are to be changed the pasture is rather short and sometimes tough, while if the fall rains have been plentiful, the grass may be in fairly good condition but if the ani mals are allowed access to a rack full of good sweet hay they will begin eat ing the hay even while the pasture is quite good. In this way the animals will become accustomed to the change gradually and there will be no danger when put on dry feed. 1 think one of the best feeds to be given immediately after removing from pasture is some kind of roots, turnips or beets which may be fed at this season of the year to the best ' advantage and will assist the animals in getting to the corn and hay. In feeding forage at this season of the year it should be of the very best quality as the animals must be tempted with rations of the very best kind. When there is some old hay in the barn do not feed it now. It will come better during the cold weather when the Rnimals naturally have a good ap petite and are well accustomed to dry food. Animals should be kept out of doors as much as possible and should be stabled only when the weather is bad. In fair weather never stable stock j unless it is very cold as they like to be out in the ci>en air and it is better ! for them than being shut up in the stables. But. when they are in the stables and the weather is not too severe see to it that the windows are , open so as to have an abundance of Ventilation. In the early winter the animals will suffer more from close confinement than from too much ventilation. When changing from grass to dry i food allow the animals as much liber ty as possible in the yards about the barn, only putting them in the barn at milking time and during the bad weather, until they become thorough- 1 !y accustomed to the new conditions. Animals on pasture naturally take exercise. In grazing they will walk miles. The change from this condi tion to a narrow stall is rather severe j and due consideration should be given in allowing them at this time as much freedom and open air while changing ! the feed as possible. ANTIDOTE FOR STING OF BEE First Lightly Brash Sting Away and Then Lav Slice of Onion Over Puncture—Ammonia Is Another Remedy. (By BESSIE PUTNAM.) A looker-on. attacked by a mad bee. can usually escape by sliding among the branches of a tree or sinking down into the grass. The bee soon gets confused by the surrounding leaves and seems to lose trace of Its game. If stung, lay a slice of onion over the puncture, first brushing the sting lightly away. Renew this every few minutes until pain ceases. Ammonia Is another effective antidote. But neither of these should be used while working with the bees, as the odor en rages them still more. Never pull the sting out, but brush it lightly away. It is a tiny poison tube, and if pressed, sends the con tents deeper into the flesh. Above all, in handling bee3, learn to keep cool, and never make a quick mo- ! tloa with them. Itching Skin. It Is said that in case of Itching , skin the horse should be clipped and j the grain ration cut down one-half. \ No con: should be fed. The animal j will do best on oats, bran and hay. j Green grass often leads to itchiness of the skin. After clipping apply to the itching parts, as required, a mix ture of one dram each of diluted sul phuric acid and carbolic acid in a pint of water. A little menthol added Is effective where itching is excessive. Wash the affected parts before first application of medicine is made. Should the trouble continue, give a tablespoonful twice daily of a mix ture of equal parts of powdered wood charcoal and granulated hyposulpbate of soda. Cattle in Argentina. The Argentine Republic is a great cattle producing country. In 1909, no fewer than 130,000 head were export ed. A great amount of frozen meat and chilled meat is shipped. Fancy Feathers and Wings I rHOSE who make up feathers into forms that are to decorate milli nery. look with interest upon each wearer of plumage and each separate feather. Many thousands of persons spend their working hours sewing pasting, wiring, branding and other wise manipulating the plumage of birds (mostly domestic fowls) into new forms. Each feather is regarded with au eye to its possibilities in the evolution of something new by the manufacturers. Even the tiny feath ers from the neck of the pigeon or peacock are handled separately, in making up the most expensive pieces. Jnst lately, large butterflies made of these, pasted to a foundation, covered on the outside and inside of the wings with the tiny feathers have made us marvel at the work of the designers. You can imagine the sheen of the wings and the splendor of color. The bodies are of velvet and the antennae of wired chenille or gold cord. In Fig. 1 a fancy feather piece is shown, in which the form is purely artificial, that is. not made to copy any particular natural object, but an arrangement of plumage from differ ent sources into an ornamental piece. The designer must consider whether his work is to be worn at the front, back or sides of a hat. The piece shown is made for the front. Beau tiful and wonderful color studies and graceful lines are brought out in many of these decorations now al most universal. To use them effectively, where they are large or elaborate, one must, choose a proper shape and color, and remember that the hat and other trim ming stuffs are to be considered as a background for the feather. In the ex ample shown the velvet shape and rib bon bows all in one color and shade, frame in the handsome piece mounted at the front. A small feather piece Is not used In this way. The other trimming select ed for the hat. leads up to it. and the fancy feather is to be used as the fin ishing touch, simply part of a whole. But milliners, and therefore tnanufac turers, are regarding with ever in-, creasing favor, those feather pieces that are almost if not quite a com I plete trimming in themselves. Nearly all the wings worn on hats are "made” w-ings. which term distin guishes them from “natural" wings They are made so cleverly that it is difficult to believe they are put to gether by the hand of man. A pair of such wings springing from a band of feathers, is shown in Fig. 2. The baud and wings form a single piece for which the velvet-draped turban makes an effective background. Such feather pieces make the work of the home milliner easy. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. PRETTY DRESS FOR A GIRL Simple Model That Calls for Either Serge, Fine Cloth or Cash mere. Serge, fine cloth or cashmere might be used for our simple model, which is made with a panel front laid on sides in a wrapped seam, and trimmed with buttons sewn on in sets of three. One tuck is made on each shoulder. For Smail Girl. stitched to waist back and front; the skirt is gathered to waistband, which connects it to the bodice. Materials required: Four yards 48 inches wide, one dozen buttons. New Winter Perfume. During the winter season perfumes suggesting the oriental rather than the fragrance of the flowers are pre ferred and much time and skill is ex pended every year by the maker of perfumes before a new aroma is per fected. A new and delightful odor is called Mi Xena. and those who like the ori ental scents will certainly make this popular, for it is delicious. It is rath er an expensive perfume, but then it is lasting and little is required. Lace Flower Pins. The latest in dainty and charming pins for wear on collars and cuffs Is a lace flower crocheted around an or dinary small safety pin. The flower Is usually in violet form, though in white and stands out stiffly from the pin. When crocheted to a violet pin it may be used to fasten jabots of flow ers. and it is just as pretty, though not quite so new. as applied to the hatpin A set of these lovely white lacepins— three for collar, two for cuffs—two hatpins and two stickpins would be the prettiest present a bride or a trav eler to Europe ever r^feived. The bar of the 'safety Pin i8 crocheted over and over to hide the steel. In black, with black pins, they solve the question of what to use in mourning. Gloves. The gloves of tan dog-skin or of gray undressed kid are the correct things to wear with the tailored suit, but the white glove is permissible on many occasions and the prettiest fancy In a white glove is the thick kid which may be bought for $1.50 a pair. They are soft in texture and wear well NEW DRESS TIP FROM PARIS White or Cream Colored Voile, Em broidered Heavily, Approved Thing in Lingerie Dress. The very latest news from Paris tells us that white or cream-colored voile, embroidered heavily, will be the approved thing in lingerie dresses for early spring. That seems to be looking a good ways ahead, but if you do your own embroidery you will want this time to get ready in. Really the possibilities are endless and fascinating. Either heavy em broidery (wallachian. for instance) will be used, or beadwork with rub her beads, or a combination of the two. Can't you just see a wall-of-troy design, worked solid in white and out lined beads? Or, perhaps, the beads would be black, and a black hat would be worn with the dress, or Alice blue, or old rose, or some other becoming and striking shade. How pretty this would be in a three-piece suit, with the embroidery consisting of a skirtband. side plaits on the waist and collars and revers on the coat! Then there are other ideas—a Persian design worked out in vari-colored beads, for instance, or a spray of heavy flowers, morning glories or passion flowers, with cen ters and veins accentuated by means of beads in the proper colors. In this case, the embroidery itself would be equally attractive In life colors or in white, or even in black. Then there are all the metal effects How lovely bronze would be on cream voile, or silver on pure white! Voile has the advantage of raveling easily, and so it would be quite possible to draw a thread all the way along th materials and work from that. Ever irawnwork could be combined with these other effects. Doesn t it make you want to start 1 right away? Do have a dress like thU for next season. I'm going to! Velvet Bags. When you gather up the scraps of >our velvet afternoon dress, don’t throw them away. Make them up into a soft bag that should be carried with the dress. It can be square or round, and whatever other material you wish can be combined with it. A long silk cord, or silver or gold if you wish the metallic note, must be attached. This is thrown over the arm. Beads, embroidery, little patches of tapestry or brocades and braid or lace, are easy ways of decorating the flat upper surface. Just as a personal touch, embroider your monogram In a circle or diamond down m one corner. A Square Train New The latest curiosity tn feminine at tire is the square train, a geometrical arrangement which has a strange pcarance. To make it slightly more potesque there is a piled-up mass of trimming upon It. Its origin is a con tinuation of the long back panel It has a certain vogue already but only on evening gowns. Dressmakers have not ventured to Introduce it on nouse or street frocks. The fact that Queen °f ** s<l^re train and has had it on several of her mourning dresses will give it prestige m England that its mere appearance could not obtain for It. English worn en have learned to cling to the short skirt and would have resented th» square train except for royal approval. Tapestry Hats. Tapestry-covered hats, the tapestry in bold patterns of soft and old tints on a light ground stretched tightly over the frame, come in wide picture shapes and close mushroom models They are untrimmed.
