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“There never would be a pick or
shove! in my regiment, if I had my
way.“ declares Major General Bell,
and from this speech one may read
the character of the man. "A soldier’s
weapons should be rifles, not intrench
ing tools. The minute an army stands
•till and begins to dig intrenchments
the enemy takes courage and begins
to attack. The only way to fight them
la to keep them on the run."
General Bell was recently assigned
to the command of the Second divi
sion at Texas City, Tex.
Jam-^s Franklin Bell was born in
ShelbyviHe. Ky.. January 9. 1856. He
graduated In 1878 from West Point,
but didn't reach the rank of first lieu
tenant until 1890. In 1881 he married
Miss Sarah Buford of Rock Island. 111.,
who had attended finishing school in
Chicago
Bell served on the plains with
the "Fighting Seventh” cavalry during
the Indian wars of 1878 to 1894. and
- » l Dam* of v\ots£d*d k.\«*e the iufct yreat fi^ht of the red men.
Ha became a captain In the regular army in March. ISM, and seven years
SMar reached tba txattloc of chief of the staff of the army. On January 3,
t**7. be egg appstated a major general He rose with exceptional rapidity,
b*' * «' Jumped ■ • rr the heads of 1.0J6 officers at the time he was appointed
brigadier general
is a Ut* g*r.i»l, whole-souled man Asked if it were true he had
Mai a let at am nrttb his sword, he replied: That is a fantastic lie. All
wa> to ! it a poor devil in the arm 1m tired of being described as
a batrbsr ~ Major General Hell's recreation is that of a soldier.
A'bai do yon do for recreation?" he was asked.
”1 sleep.' was tbCTacoale answer
WIFE OF FRENCH MILITARY ATTACHE
Though some of the largest em
baeaies are presided over by American
ho*esses who are wives of foreign
minuter* and ambassadors, the great
er number of women in the diplomatic
corps are foreigner*. One of these
»b« doe* nog as yet speak the Eng
-'-*h tonga* ssd who lias been in
America only a short time is the
Coer.!*** de Rertier de Sauvlgny. wife
of the t: tap attache of the French
embassy at Washington
Count and Countess de Rertier
came to America last November,
bringing with them their little son
Armacd. a lad not five year* old. aDd
hi* Indispensable English nurse, who.
when toe countess Is simply coin
t—tled to converse with some person
who doe* not steak French, acts as
Interpreter It 1* not often, however,
that Countess de Rertier needs the
service* of an interpreter. Ask her
how the keep* house In Washington
wit hoot >[•*»»!:.{ the English tongue
.....
- - ' . p' * . r .a norrur, as §ne says in rrencn:
* ' '1 ' f,*’!Jse Why should 1 do what Is so stupid to
st* I let others do th* housekeeping*’
" 4'*— h" « like? Is she interested in the question
" * *' ” ” interviewer asks Here the expressive hands of the
* ' * rji^ed In a gesture that bespeaks protest The vote for
- *' * »’.crest her. Indeed, she is convinced of one fact with
regi--; ■ • Ti. i# that it would bore her to extinction.
* 4**r ' e fountesi de liertier likes very, very much. That
* a ’■pit • h t* Hiding, she explains, is her favorite recreation. "
MRS. POINDEXTER’S BREADTH OF VISION
Mrs Poindexter, wife of Senator
Poindexter of Spokane, Wash., is one
of the women in the congressional set
at Washington who has voted and in
tends to vote again for a president
of the United States. In politics, she
agrees with her husband.
All Mrs Poindexter's friends will
tell you that her most characteristic
qualities are an abiding sense of hu
tnor and that especial brand of moral
courage known as "backbone." She
watches life at the capital with a
twinkle of the eye, and Is not one bit
afraid to give you her impressions of
it. Her viewpoint and her frankness
In stating It are typical of the un
conventionally and the freshness of
vision of the western woman
Perhaps the constant reading of
the newspapers of the country con
tributes to this breadth of vision.
Senator Poindexter's wife is an invet
erate reader, not only of the news
papers published in Washington and
ii. -*r »tair I Wa lston, but througnout the entire nation. She
pr-jt»ik!) keeps as close tab on the pulse of public sentiment as does any
suit. n national p< iiura She likes political debate, and Is always an Inter
«r-tr ; :-!«-n.-r in tin- senate gallery when a big issue Is under discussion on
?!.*■ r r All of afaiih sounds like the most advanced type of new woman.
MISS SUMNER, STATISTICAL EXPERT
“Eei-nomy trust and will become
the watchword of our national life."
ear* Ulw Helen Sumaar. statistical
eipert for the children’* bureau, su
perintendent of agents for the United
Slate t commission of Industrial rela
tions at Washington. and a woman
who is Internationally known as an
authority an labor conditions as they
affect women and children
"Thrift, as a national Ideal." con
tinued Miss Sumner, "will need to
have Ms Inception In the home It
win have to be taught at the mother’s
hnee before It can become a principle
of American living The American
woman baa never learned It. The
European woman knows and practises
M instinctively, for It bss become In
herent Is her after generations of
thrifty people that have gone before
her In due country, ss was perfectly
natural for aay nation of tremendous
resources, and at first of sparse popu
lation. our people have lived with
extravagance Now it is different. w« are coming to realize that conserva
tion la not only aa expedient but a necessary thing.
"This roc •erratic* applies not only to the physical and material aspects
of 1st-, not oaly to forests and rivers. It applies In ever Increasing degree
to human U?e and to things of the spirit. We are alive and sensitive as
ne'er before to conserving chlldlife and tc providing opportunity for the
ebLUiren eorserved We are coming to believe tn conserving the health and
strength of our mother, and our potential mother workers. Hence our in
our industrial commissions, our children’s bureau and welfare
e<ir«i of various sorts We are beginning to economize with human life and
with turner resources ”
Min Pun.ner. who holds an A B. degree from Wellesley and the degree
of l-u I> f-om the t'nlvers*ty of Wisconsin, became Interested In a study
•f tabor condition* while still in college. *
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| Green Serge and Taffeta for Afternoon
ON'E of the prettiest models for an j
afternoon gown has been devel
oped by Green of Paris. It is unusually
plain and it is unusually shapely. Yet |
it is strictly in the mode, and the
mode started out to be very fussy. But
Americans would not have too much
fussiness. Hence it is a quieted and
much-chastened mode exemplified in
the model shown in the picture.
The skirt Is draped in plaits folded
over toward the left side, with a short
split at the hem. It hangs in at the
ankles and out a little at the hips.
The underbodice is a separate gar
ment of silk and lace.
The little coat is cut with kimono
sleeves and shaped to the figure at
the front by folding it in from the
swell of the bust downward. A short
basque is shaped into a semi-fitting
hack and short rounded end. A dou
ble ruffle, widening toward the back, is
sewed to the edge of the coat and
gives the effect of a shaped overskirt.
There is a smart. finish of military
cord and silk tassels across the
front.
The sleeves are three-quarter length,
terminating in a ruffle trimmed to a
point. There is an underruffle of silk
and a cord finish.
There is no coat collar, but a tie of
plaid silk makes a pretty finish at the
neck. But in the matter of the neck
finish there is latitude here for the use
of any of the modish collars of lace
or net which the makers of neckwear
have provided for the prevalent styles
Taking it altogether, this is a cos
tume which is far more satisfactory
to the possessor of a good figure than
most of those furbelowed and full,
hanging or bunchy effects to which
fashion gives countenance, but her
devotees give a rather wide berth.
Designed for Youthful Wearers
HATS for misses and little girls do
not noticeably reflect the modes
that are In the ascendant for their
grown-up sisters. The sailor shape for
misses, like that shown in the pic
ture, the poke-bonnet shapes and wider
brimmed droopy hats, almost cover
the field of choice for the miss. But
these few dominant ideas have been
so variously developed that there is no
monotonous sameness.
For little girls the bonnet shapes,
the sombrero and some small replicas
of the simplest shape worn by their
elders, provide a wide enough choice.
For the copyist who finds it worth
while to trim the children's millinery
at home, the four hats pictured here
are excellent models to follow. It is
no more difficult to trim these shapes
at home than to make dresses for the
same young wearers.
A quaint, easily-trimmed poke bon
net of bemp, shown in the picture, is
trimmed with a wreath of forget-me
nots and a plain sash of No. 60 satin
ribbon. The underbrim is faced with
the ribbon, shirred on. A ruffle is
sewed to the underbrim about a half
inch in from the edge. It is turned
over the edge and tacked down in a
cascade on the upper brim.
Satin messaline is the ribbon cho
sen, in any light color. It is tied in
a four-looped bow at each side. Finally
the wreath of forget-me-nots is ad
justed. It extends about the base of
the crown at the front and along the
edge'of the ruffle at the back.
The small and wonderfully artistic
"sombrero” in the next picture is
trimmed with a cord, very appropri
ately,^ and finished with a ribbon
ruffle*about the brim, headed with the
cord. Loops and ends of this cord
make the finish.
One of the hats, for an older girl, is
a sailor shape with oblong crown.
There is a collar of fancy silk braid
in rich colorings and a fan of satin
ribbon in the color which predomi
nates in the braid, at the front.
The remaining hat is a sailor with
a round crown covered with overlap
ping rows of narrow ribbon over the
top. There is a wide band of braid
about the side-crown and six small
fane of satin ribbon, doubled, set about
the base of the crown at intervals.
By following the copy one runs no
risk of turning out an amateurish-look
ing hat as the result of painstaking ef
forts in home trimming.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
NEW CROSS-STITCH PATTERN!
Treatment of Rosea Embroidered on
the Usual White Linen
Background.
Among the fashions in needlework
for spring and summer is a new style \
cross-stitch idea.
The popularity of cross-stitch pat- |
terns 1b so decided and long-lived that
it has resulted in producing new ideas
about the treatment of it, which are
most interesting.
Among these a design for a rose pat
tern is embroidered on the usual shade
of oyster white linen. But contrary
to the accepted method, the pattern iB
not worked. The background is Ailed
in with the cross-stitch, leaving the
flower and its leaf formations in re
lief.
The effect is charming and the labor
much less tedious than the old way.
For towel and pillow case borders, or
even for table scarf runner bordes,
this method of woking cross-stitch
patterns is especially commended.
RILL OF ODDITIES
Channel Islands Queerest Part ol
the British Isles.
Owing to Its Remarkable Climate
Flowers and Plants Indigenous to
Southern California Will Be
Found There in Winter.
London.—The Channel islands are
fuller of oddities and anachronisms
than any other part of the British
Isles, which Is saying a good deal. The
yery climate is an anomaly. You fiqd
there In winter the flowers and plants
that you see In Florida or Southern
California—pampas grass, palms, euca
lyptus, magnolias. You may see three
story houses hidden beneath blossom
ing vines. When London and New
York are deep in snow or slush, you
may see acres and fields of jonquils
and narcissus, tossing their golden
locks in the breeze. This remarkable
climate arises partly from the Gull
stream, and, in the case of Jersey
partly from the configuration of th«
island, which slopes from high cliffs
on the North down to sea level on tht
South, shutting off cold winds and
making of this little territory a kind
of forcing bed.
Jersey is famous for five products—
cattle, fruit, flowers, potatoes and cab
bages. The Jersey cattle need no one
to speak their praise. The fruits and
flowers you may buy, if rich enough,
and if not you may admire through
the windows of the exclusive shops oi
Regent street and Bond street. Most
of the "bashful young potatoes" of W
S. Gilbert's "Patience," that arrive in
time to go with the spring lamb and
green peas to the dinner tables ol
Britons have filled out their jackets
In the warm Jersey soil. 6ut like most
other things, the Jersey potato is de
generating, if I must believe the old !
Jerseyman whose cozy parlor behind
the Pomme d'Or was my usual evening
house of call. "They'm not what they
used to be, sir, not since they use the
vralc on 'em. Why, they did use to
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The Devil’s Hole, Guernsey.
One of many caves in this rock-bound
coast.
be that rich they'd eat like chestnuts.
Cheap they was, too, tenpence or a
shilling, may be, the cabot. But the
rich Lunnon folks do get 'em all now,
and it ain’t for the likes of us to put
fork to ’em.”
As for the cabbages, what does the
reader say to cabbages on stalks eight
or ten feet high? He will probably
say that they cannot be the ordinary
rotund vegetables that go by that
name; yet they are. I suppose it is
the climate and soil that make them
go to such lengths, or perhaps the
vraic. Whatever It is, I should like to
bring them to the notice of Luther
Burbank, and he might evolve a cab
bage tree say 50 feet high and with a
head In proportion. It would be mag
niiicent for shade purposes, too.
BEAUTY HEIR TO $10,000,00c
Mrs. Frances Skinner of Boston, For
mer Shop Girl, Receives Hus
band’s Estate.
Boston.—By the death of her hus
band, Francis Skinner, on the 6teamei
Caronia en route from England tc
New York, his widow, formerly Miss
Sadie Carr, a Boston shopgirl, becomes
heir to an estate valued at $10,000,000
Mr. Skinner was a prominent Boston
clubman and yachtsman, and a nephew
of Mrs. “Jack” Gardner.
Mrs. Skinner, who was a very^beau
tiful girl, was one day at Marblehead
with several fair friends, and with i
them was admiring the yacht Constella
tion as she lay at anchor in the har
bor. Mr. Skinner invited the then
Mise Carr and her party aboard, and
the- acquaintance began that resulted
in marriage. t For several years Mr.
Skinr.ar's matrimonial alliance was
frowned on by members of his family,
but a reconciliation came about in due
time.
CHILD MUTILATED BY A HOG
Baby Sister Runs and Tells Mother,
Who Is in Time to Save
Her Son’s Life.
Fallon, Cal.—Climbing into a hog
pen to play, the three-year-old son of
L. C. Ayers of the Harmon district
was attacked by a sow guarding a lit.
ter of pigs and cut and torn almost
beyond recognition. Unless blood
poisoning sets in the boy wrtll recover,
but will probably be scarred for life.
Most of his injuries were Inflicted
about the face and head, one scalp
wound that extended to the skull be
ing four inches in length. His face
and mouth were also badly torn and
bitten.
A baby sister informed the lad's
mother of his plight and his immedi
ate rescue saved him from a horrible
death.
Alleged Footbath Causes Trouble.
SL Louis.—Alleging that her bus
band took a joint footbath with a
widow and that he gave her engage
ment and wedding rings to the woman,
Mrs. Walter E. Barth sued for divorce
.
Why the Haynes
develops more
than its rated
horsepower
The Haynes motor is built in the Haynes factory.
Elwood Haynes, President of the Company—inventor,
metallurgist—passes on all metals used in its construction.
The crankshaft, camshaft, cylinders, and, in fact, all
vital parts are made by Haynes experts; each part is sub
jected to the most rigid test and inspection before being
built into the car.
All moving parts on the
Amtrita V First Car
including the pistons, connecting rods, crankshafts and
flywheel, are accurately balanced.
The scleroscope is used to test all parts that have been
heat-treated, to insure the proper degree of hardness and
to detect defective material.
Every magneto, every carburetor, every starting motor
and lighting generator—every unit of the car—receives a
careful, scrupulous test.
The transmission shafts are mounted on Timken
bearing#, which give a sturdy construction and reduce
friction to the minimum. The axles likewise are designed ^
to overcome friction without sacrificing strength.
The design is so well balanced that the car weighs
practically the same at each wheel.
That’s why the Haynes develops more than its rated
horsepower.
That's why it has unusual hill-climbing ability.
That’s why the Haynes has enjoyed uninterrupted
piccess for twenty-one years.
Tk Barits "Fur," 48 foanMMttr bcrstpoKi, 118 i,ch vrhetllas*...$l78SandS19S5
Tk Hants ‘'Six,” 65 4yBlIna■)eia, boreqa.tr, 130 inch wkelbree...$2500ud$2700
Tk Harare "Six,” 65 dyuaoaein konqw.tr, 136 inch wbttl but...$2585aid $2785
"The Complete Motorist” bj- Elwood Haynes, Father of
the American Automobile Industry, fully describing the
Vulcan Electric Gear Shift, will be mailed upon receipt
of ten cents in stamps. Write to
THE HAYNES AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
36 Main Street, Kokomo, Indiana
Builders of America’s First Car
The Haynes ear is handled by the Haynes Motor Sales Co..
2032 I arram St.. Omaha, Neb., The Missouri Haynes Motor Car Co.,
1 *08 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo., and by dealers throughout Ne
braska, Missouri Kansas and Iona.
Hpalm* Haynes sells readily because of Its mechanical
l/eaiers. features. Yen may be in open territory — send for cat
alog and four pages of detailed specifications, giving over 600
items which comprise the Haynes. Write as right cowl
THE HAYNES AUTOMOBILE CO.. 36 Main St.. Kokomo. Ind.
Enclosed find 10 cents In stamps. Please send me Elwood Haynes* Book,
“Tbe Complete Motorist.”
Name.. ■■■■■—...*.....
Address...
I expect to buy a car abcut.
This Man
made a free offer to
Farmers, wives a few
weeks ago and still has
a few of those valu
able articles for your
kitchen to send for the
asking. This proposi
tion is furnished and
guaranteed by
Byers Bros. & Company Commission
151 L. S. Ex. Bldg., So. Omaha, Neb.
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fornia Redwood tanks. They neither
shrink nor swell and cannot rot. Our
tanks are held in perfect shape by a
patented appliance, not found in any
other tank made. Redwood tanks
have been known to stand 68 years
without decay. Cost no more thaa
others. Send for price list and men
tion size of tank wanted.
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Embarrassing for Rector.
A reetor of a certain English church
*s a somewhat portly gentleman, and
a little inclined to be pompous. He
Owns a small terrier called Rags.
On one occasion last summer Rags
escaped from his guardian and wan
dered Into the church just as his mas
ter was facing the congregation, hold
ing up the alms basin in both hands.
That was Rags' opportunity. He made
a bee line for the chancel, and pausing
before his master, whose eyes were
piously elevated to the ceiling, he sat |
up and begged!
Delight of the wicked and horror of
the pious!
Justice Is the Word.
Church—I see the New York Le
gal Aid bureau for a fee of ten cents
furnishes a lawyer to assist immi
grants and poor persons in obtaining
justice.
Gotham—Now, just look at that!
And I know men who have spent
thousands of dollars to get Justice—
and they’re still out of jail
The Weapon.
"This letter plainly envenomed my
father’s mind against me. How do
you suppose the writer did it?”
"1 suppose, to be In the fashion, he
used a poisoned pen.”
its Place.
“This is a rasping sort of letter
Where shall I put it?"
“On the file, of course.”
Maw Has the Last Word.
Willie—Paw, is there a man in the
moon?
Paw—No, my son. ^t is a woman.
Willie—But maw says there is a
man in the moon.
Paw—Your maw Is wrong. If it
was a man It wouldn’t change so
often.
Maw—You go to bed, Willie.
Attractive.
"What's that crowd of men after?"
"You mean the tough mob over
there?”
“Yes.”
"They’re trying to get Into our new
uplift jail.”
Linus CAN WEAR SILOES
One site smaller after using Allen's Foot-Hare, the
Antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoe:*. 1%
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Just the thing
for dancing. 7leftist 8ub*titutr». For FREB trial
package, address Allen S.Olmsied, Le Uoy. N. Y. Adr.
A Necessity.
"Do you think this cat show will
be a success?”
"It must come up to the scratch.”
Those Foolish Questions.
Blx—Hallo, old man, shaving?
Dtx —(lathering his face)—No; just
doing a little job of whitewashing.
Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Ball Blue; have beautiful clear whits
clothes. Adv.
Dor the man with a chip on his
shoulder—get an ax.
COLT DISTEMPER
hCkn b« hudted Terr Tb« rtck fje eared, and .11 otKm ta
Kbe tongue, or In feed. Acte on the blood and expel* germs ad
all ton ns or distemper. Beet remedy ever known for mares la foaL
, One bo ttle guaranteed to cure one case. COoandWa bottle; 16 and
WO doam of druggist* and harness dealers, or sent expreee pa Id by
' jnenufticturere. Cut shows how to poultice throats. Oar fie*
Booklet givesewerything. Local agents wanted. Largest soiling
horse remedy in ex 1 ■tones-- twelre ream.
'W SPOHN MEDICAL CO., (W*iuiM*M«km Oostian, tnd* U.ILA*