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.