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WAY TO KEEP OVERSHOES ON
Pennsylvania Woman Designs Band
to Fit Around Ankle With Hook
Fastened to Button.
Any person who linn over hud an
overshoe conic off while ctoBSlng n
muddy street will appreciate- the last
oner device designed liy n Pcnnsylvn
nla woman to pi event Hits nnnoylng
accident. An clastic band rnatonH
nround the ankle and this supports n
Buspondcr-llko arrangement at tho hocl
of the overshoe. Attarhcd to one side
of the gumshoe Is another elastic sup
porter, with a hook which ongnges a
button on a button shoe, or a hook on
a laco shoe. It takcR only a few sec
onds to fasten the overshoe on with
theso devices, and It is worth tho
trouble. After a rubbor has once come
, Fastened In a Twinkling.
off In tho mud, and it usually does
this when you are going somewhere
you want to look your best, there Is
not much use in putting It on again.
The attachments are made so that
they can bo removed from tho over
Bhoe when not needed and quickly put
on again.
THEORY OF EARTH MOVEMENT
Sir George Darwin, Noted English Scl-
ontlit, Deliver Interesting
Address on Tides.
Sir George Darwin, the noted scien
tist, who was the guest or tho Authors'
club in London recently, delivered an
Interesting address on his theory of
the tides. Everybody knows that the
tides are duo to tho moon's attraction.
In the tidal motion tho movement of
tho water causes friction and a conse
quent slowing down of the motion or
rotation of tho earth, as a brake would
do. The effect, though almost Infin
itesimal, becomes appreciable in time,
although it has not yet been meas
ured. Hut it must exist, and this slow
Ing down being duo principally to tho
moon it mtibt be accompanied by a re
action on it, with tho result that tho
moon will move further and further
away from the earth, owing to tho
yielding of the systom. Tho opinion of
many authorities is that the moon
was shot off from the earth at the por
tion now filled by the Pacific ocean.
As it is still moving further away and
the rate of rotation or the earth dim
inishing the time will come when the
length or the day and that of the lu
nar month will bo the Fame, and tho
earth and moon will again revolre as
a rigid body. When that occurs, the
day will be 55 times ao long as our
present day. But the sun also pro
duces tides and similar effects, though
on a smaller scale. So the year, too,
will be lengthened.
COMPASS FOR THE AVIATORS
Device Invented by Englishman la
Combination Known as "Shadow-
, Plate" Dlrecta Aeroplane.
A device, which Is to direct an
aeroplane in tho same manner as a
compass directs a ship, has been In
vented by an Englishman. It Is an
ingenious combination or tho sundial
and the compass, and Is known as a
An Aviator's Compass.
"shadow-plate." Its dial is or cellu
loid, and In the center Is a small pin
that throws a shadow as the light
passes through, says the Popular Me
chanics. When It Is fixed to the for
ward part of the upper piano of the
aeroplane, the aviator can tell the
course he Is taking by tho variations
of the shadow.
Disinfect Books,
In most public libraries all books
are disinfected when they are re
turned, They go Into all sorts or
places and aro read by sick peoplo in
their homos and In hospitals. Hence
tho precaution.
Opals Expand With Heat.
Opals expand with heat to a greater
degree than any other precious
stones. They are frequently lost bo
causo the expansion forces open the
gold bands In which they are sat.
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DEADLY EXTERIOR OF FRUITS
Made as Qermless as Sterilized Water
by Simple Process of Wash
ing Off Bacteria.
Profcpsor Metchnikoft has had so
much to say in recent years about the
enormous proportion of diseases that
aro acquired by taking bacteria Into
the system on raw fruit that u certain
clnos of peoplo mulcted with tho mod
ern ninnia which niny be culled gcrml
phobia will bo Interested in the Und
ings of IDra. FillnMcr and Sattory, who
assert that a little common w aching
will render the deadly exterior or all
fruits as goimlcss as Btr-rlltred wntcr.
Theso men aio members of tho
French Academy of Sciences, and be
routing Interested In tho charges
brought against taw fruit they recent
ly set about tho experiments of a
simplo character which proved tho
complete clllcney of cold water as a
germ chaser. They placed n few
grapes in n little water and found from
120,000 to several million genus In a
cubic centimeter In the water. A
second washing produced a tew thou
sand of tho Metchntkoff terrors, ntid
at the end or a fourth rinsing. scarce
ly any germs could be found In the
water used.
The interesting part of this work
was that with each washing a con
stant decrease of germs was noted
00 per cent, being eliminated each
time the process was repeated. In ad
dition to demonstrating how simple It
Is to ward off all danger from germs
on fruit the Frenchman asserts that
not half the specimens which do ttttd
a habitation on fruit are harmful.
IMPROVEMENT ON AEROPLANE
Object of Recent Invention la to Pro
vide Propellers to Drive and
, Also Steer Machine.
In describing nn aeroplane, tho In
vention of O. W. Thompson of King
ston, Ukla., tho Scientific American
says:
This Invention relates to ttytng ma-
chinos of the heavler-than-alr type,
nnd the object Is to provldo a machine
of this class which has its propeller
so arranged that they not only drive
the machine but steer It also. Hy
such a construction the Inventor mini
mizes the necessity of using movable
Aeroplane.
rudders heretofore used to control
the machine's course of travel. Bal
ancing is accomplished by locating
the power plant directly below the
center of gravity of the supporting
planes, and by the manner In which
the planes are tilted with refcrenco to
the lino of travel. Tho Improved aero
plane Is shown In perspective In the
accompanying view.
First Sewing Machine.
The earliest patent for any kind of
a sewing contrlvanco was granted In
England, June 24, 1755. The first com
plete sewing machino designed for
general purposes was patented In the
United States, September 10, 184G.
Effect of Drainage.
Recent experiments in Germany In
dicate that drainage waters do not
take any more plant food away from
fertilized soils than from unfertilized.
NOTES OF
SCIENCE
A1JE
INVENTION
The first typewriter was produced
In England 200 years ago.
The only gem In the world which
cannot be counterfeited Is the opal.
Tho controversy regarding Mara be
ing an Inhabited planet began In
1877.
At the height of 3,000 feet a man
In nn aeroplane can see a submarine
gliding along 30 feet under water.
It has been estimated that the eye
of a Hy can discern an object one-tlvc-milllonth
of an Inch In diameter.
Aerial propellers, driven by gasolLne
engines, aro being tried In Franco as
means of propulsion for canal boats.
An Inventor has placed a email
horseshoe magnet on the side of a
thimble to help tailors pick up needles.
A pocket comb, penknife nnd cigar
clipper have been combined in a sin
glo Implement by an Ingenious In
ventor. An attachment for converting eye
glasses or spectacles Into automobile
goggles has been Invented by a i'hll
adelphlan. Oil lamps can be prevented from
smoking If a little liqnor distilled from
onions be placed In the bottom or
their reservoirs.
A rubber cap to hold cracked Ice
upon a fever patient's head that will
not slip from place has been Invented
by a Maryland man.
A double-barreled telescope, to per
mit two persons to view the same ob
ject at the same time, has been in
vented by a Swiss optician.
Pearls are Increasing1 In value. A
trade paper tells of a necklace or
pearls that originally cost 128,000 re
cently being sold for 190,000.
Dy research, prevention and cure,
every epidemic disease can be abol
ished within the next fifty years, ac
cording to Professor Ray Lankester. '
Designs in
TO the astonishment of some
of us nnd tho delight of
nil, American women nro de
veloping a liking for soft caps,
most of them for indoor wear.
The day now begins with the break
fast cap of sheer Bilk, over-draped
with net or laco und trimmed with rib
bons and little flowers, and ends with
tho theater cap of cloth-of-gold or sil
ver, jeweled nnd feathered. There aro
all sorts of gradations In material and
design.
For tho stj-eet, mado caps of beavor
clotb, velvet satin, plush, many of
them fur-trimmed, nro fascinating
from tho standpoint of bccoinlngncsH
and most comfortable for winter wear.
At present, at least four caps aro re
quired for wear during each 24 hours.
Tho fresh, dainty breakfast cap, tho
cap for out-of-doors, the sparkling
avcnlng cap and the simple and use
ful sleeping cap. Hesldcs these, there
are sweeping caps, plain and easily
laundered, which aro necessities and
not luxuries, nnd occasion comes for
their use
Most breakfast or morning caps are
made with a coft crown of liberty silk
over which Is draped either net or
lace, and a ruffle of lace which makes
the frill about the face and neck. All
the support such a cap needs Is a cir
cle of fine shirring or ribbon wire.
The crown is a plaque of silk, overlaid
with lace, cut in a circle 18 IncheB la
diameter. This is gathered about tho
edge and sewed to tho wire, or laid in
a narrow hem, through which the wire
Is thrust. The frill of lace Is sewed
to the wlro and tho cap finished with
a collar and hows of ribbon. Some
times tho frill is turned bock acroBS
the front, hanging over the ears and
neck. Again, the frill nt tho front Is
omitted, and the cap finished with n
flat band of ribbon extending across
tho forehead to the ears. Narrow rib
bons from No. IVj to No. 5 are used
in rosettes and finished with long
hanging loops.
EXERCISE ADDS TO CHARM
Thing for Women to Keep In Mind Is
the Necessity for Proper
Selection.
It Is curious to find that, with all the
modern athleticism of girls and their
fervid devotion to outdoor sports, they
still cannot compete (except nt ten
nis) with the more stolid and muscu
lar male.
At dancing, to be sure, which is
nowadays a high form of athleticism,
the premiere danseuse not only com
petes with but outvies tho particular
youth with whom she gyrates and
bounds, but dancing, after all, Is
more an affair of long practice than
of actual muscular strength. Tho most
exqulsito dancer of tho present tlmo
declares that athletics need not make
women ungraceful, as so many people
fear they do. She protests that the
more she dances tho more graceful
she can make hersolf, which is easy
to believe.
All hor 'movements, however, are
on strictly esthetic lines, which
tend to make the body supple and
beautiful.
The danger to feminine attractions
lies In games like hockey and golf, In
which tho most odd postures must bo
assumed in order to succeed nt all.
On a horse a woman can look per
fectly graceful and yet perform
much the same deeds of prowess as a
man.
Tho prudent girl should chooEe
carefully tho kind of oxerclso which
will not rob hor of her femlnlno
charm, though it is probable that tho
woman of the futuro will bo built on
robust lines, and that the young man
of her period will not fall to find her
adorable.
Hat Ornaments.
One of the practical and universally
becoming trimmings being put on to
straw hats for the boutb are tho wing,
plume or nigrettellko ornaments mado
of shadow lace, tulle or other gauze.
Whllo these hat trimmings aro usually
simplo In number, a single ornament
such as tho ones mentioned being as
much as 1b necdod, the size of tho
ornaments Is often very large. These
made feather arrangements admit or
a great variety of shapes and effects.
Soft Caps
Not all the caps hnve full crowns,
although all (so far) are soft. A
straight length of goods Is gathered at
each end, edged with lace and adjust
ed Hat to tho hair. Tho lace Is often
wired with n very fine sllk-covcicd
wire, which holds It out about tho
face Such a cap 1b shown In the pic
ture given here. Such tdmplc head
wear la easily made nt homo nnd
never uns anything tnoro worth whllo.
The dainty caps for morning wenr,
with gay ribbons and little flowers, am
alluring and pretty enough to ereato
cheerfulness, even If one waken with
a "morning after" sensation. They
roer the hair completely, bo thnt It
need not be drchsod before breakfast.
With a pretty morning Jacket und
cap, i, day Is well begun.
Neat: all raps for evening are
made of gold or silver net and lace
with or without a silk lining. Pearls
and mock Jewels, little hand-made
roses and specially designed feathers
are used, with ribbon In their decora
tion. They are exquisite examples ol
hcadwear, wonderfully becoming to
their wenrers nnd In no one's wny.
Oriental turbnns of whlto tulle, ap
parently wound about tho head, are
decorated at the front with a small
upstanding cochado nnd Jeweled
cabochon. All In pure white nnd fin
I shed with sparkling rhincstones they
are the most impressive of tho In
numerable soft caps which nro made
for evening wear.
Sweeping caps are mado of mull oi
of printed handkerchiefs and are gath
ered about the head with a drawing
string, so thnt they are easily flatten
ed out for lnunderlng. Night caps nre
simple, but of sheer mull nnd lingerie
laces. The hair is Improved by keep
ing it covered with such light head
coverings. Hut it Is not tho practical
side of these soft enps which makes
the strongest appeal to women. It Is
their prettlnccs nnd bccomlngncss.
They are utterly feminine.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
PRETTY THEATER WAIST.
This attractive wnlst Is of light green
marquisette of chiffon cloth with ki
mono sleeves. It is trimmed with
bands or ecru lace or embroidery and
ornnmentcd In front with olives and
cord to match this embroidery.
Tho under sleeves or cuffs are of
white lace.
Gliding Laces.
One clever woman who appreciates
artistic touches on her gowns and
hats discovered whllo gliding llttlo
fancy things for Christmas thnt laces
are made very beautiful by applying
to them a coat of gilt paint.
She experimented at first with old
bits or lace, and round tho result so
satisfactory that somo yards of coarso
Imitation Irish lace were gilded and
used as trimming on nn evening
gown.
To do gilding, Iny tho laco perfectly
fiat over a cleun piece of blotting pa
per and apply the guilt with a brush.
Let one sldo dry, turn and repeat
the process on the other side.
If necessary, apply two coats of
paint.
Silver and copper can bo applied In
the same way. Lace treated thus is
lovely for all sorts of fancy work, be
sides trimming for gowns and bats.
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WHEELING, W. VA -A bundle of
blood stained butchers' aprons, an
electric washing machine, ti "bridge"
patty and a bucket of water have stint
ed a domestic and Industtlal warfare
hero In which are Involved Thomas
Ylugllng, millionaire wholesale meat
dealer, and his wife, would-be social
llctator.
It In because of I hem that Mrs. Ylttg
ling has resigned her efforts to dic
tate to Wheeling society and haB an
nounced her Intention of spending n
million which she possesses in her
own right to put her husband "out of
business,"
.Monutluie both wife and husband
contlnuo to reside in the mansion
which vvnu tho scene of tho affair
which led ut to their separation. Itoth
say they will remain there and that
the campaign they will wage against
each other will be conducted front tho
jiune headquarters,
Tho story of the split between the
Ylngllngs will bo told hero for years.
Police Chief Escapes
ALIIANY. Tucked away among thoi
hills In thii northern part of West
chester county, tho little town of Hill
side, with its 100 voters, the smallest
Incorporated village in the stato, Is cx
elded with a criminal and polltlral
sensation that would delight the soul
of the lato Sir William S. Gilbert, of
comic opera fame.
Political activity in Hillsldo goes
by Inverso ratio to the tmvu'H size.
Leaders of tho opposing factious nro
Hcwson Stephenson, chief of police
when ho Is not doing odd jobs of paint
ing, and the police justice, William
Stage.
Stephenson was making his usual
tour of duty tho other night when ho
spied a shaft of light through the
closed shutters of tho room abovo
Henry Fry'B saloon.
"Ha! A poker game," ho muttered,
as ho stolo silently up tho rear stairs.
He could hear volcop In lively argu
ment behind tho door. Ho braced his
shoulder to forco it, but when ho
turned the handlo it yielded and ho
found himself confronting 20 familiar
but not friendly faces. Also ho en
countered a heavy silence.
Thcro wore no cards or chips, but,
and this was tho bitterest disappoint
ment, thcro sal tho village constable,
tho chief's right hand of office, Bitting
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KANSAS CITY. It wouldn't bo true,
perhaps, to say that James llaugh
man capered with delight when the
Judge of Wyandotte county common
pleas court gave him a llttlo package
that was coming to him the, other aft
ernoon, nut ho took tho bundle, un
wrapped it and examined the contents
ten to twenty yenrs In the peniten
tiary for highway robbery. And then
ho smiled.
It was not a (sneer. There was no
bravado In It. A man who suspected
that learned his mistake when ho ask
ed tho prisoner about It afterward.
"I'll toll you why I don't mind It so
much," tho convicted man said.
"Charley's up thcro my btothcr
Charley. And it's my fault ho Is. lie
took a chanco for mo and lost. I'm go
ing to nsk 'em If they won't let mo
work alongside of him. I don't care
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Meanest Man Is Found by a Minister
NEW YOnK. When It comes to de
priving tho minister of his wed
ding fee, the "meanest man" may be
plural, but when It comes to not only
"doing" the minister, but to soliciting
a job rrom him afterward, tho Itev.
Lincoln Holllstcr Caswell is con
vinced tho meanest inun lives In flat
bush. Tho Ilev. Mr. Caswell also lives in
Flathush, where he Is pastor of the
Fenlmoro Street Methodist EpUcopal
church. A fow weeks ago tho Ilev.
Mr. Caswell was approached by a
young man who confided ho wished to
be married and wished tho minister to
tie tho knot.
About 200 guests were present at
the church on tho day appointed,
and tho bridegroom wns a sight more
gorgeous than Solomon in nil his
glory, for ho appeared in brilliant
tan shoes and yellow gloves, colorful
scurf and clothes to match, Tho
bride was nttircd In a plain traveling
costume of tan.
They stood at the altar whllo the
minister read the marriage service
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Mrs, Ylugllng has long nsplred to no
dal leadership, and was partly sue
cessful. Sin- had planned a scries o
receptions and dances for this winter
nnd Informed her husband he must
don bis ocniug clothes and help hot
entertain.
Ho did not nppiove, and Mm
Ylngling started to do the entertaining
hcihoir.
Tho llrst affair she planned was a
party for tho Euterpe club. An elab
oralo musical program was given, at
tended by most of Wheeling's elect.
This over, tho guests tint down to
bridge.
Then Mr. Ylnllng nppcared In his
shirt sleeves. Ho carried a washing
machine in otto hand and In tho oth
er n basket of dlity clothes, among
them a number of blood stained butch
ers' aprons. That was n shock. Tho
guests thought that perhaps somo nov
el feature had been provided for their
entertainment.
Hut they were mistaken.
.Mr. Ylugllng calmly attached tho
washing machino to tin electric chan
delier, carried In h bucketful of wa
ter, and began to wash tho dirty
clothes. The guests screamed and do
parted. Tho result wan her announcement
that she Intended to become a busi
ness rival of her husband.
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as n secretary of what he knew at a
glance was a caucus of his political
enemies.
"Havo you n warrant to servo?"
coldly inquired Mr. Stage, tho Justlcn
of tho pcaco, who snt at tho head of
tho table. Stephenson shook his head.
"Then I order your at rest for unlaw
ful entry," continued tho justice.
"Conutablo, do your duty."
Tho constable stood up and placed
his hand on tho police chief's shoul
der, i
"Now, I'll commit you to jail under
$2,000 ball," tho justlco wont on. The
caucus adjourned to escort the vic
tim to the town lock up. Tho constablo
saw that his chief wob tucked safely
In n cell. Ho locked the jail door and
went back to tho meeting.
"Flvo minutes later tho chief took
n key out of his pocket, unlocked his
cell, calmly "broko Jail," and went
homo to bed,
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what kind of work It Is, so as they
let us servo our tlmo together.
"When I got pinched for sticking up
those two guys 1 sent for Charley and
ho came.
" 'Get mo out or this,' I says.
" 'I can't do It, Jim, ho told me. 'The
bond Is too much. I don't know where
I can get that pllo or money."
"It was my first time in Jail, and it
was a terror to me. I couldn't stand it.
I cried and begged and pleaded with
him for God's soke to do something
to get me out. It made him feel pretty,
bad, I guess, to hear me act the kid,
that way. He looked at me hard and
then he put his hand on my shoulder,
and
" 'Jim, I will,' ho says.
"Three days after that they pinched
him as ho was getting oft a train in
Argentine He had his pockets full of
stuff that ho had stolen from several
stores In Olatbo tho night before. He
was bringing It hero to sell it so he
could raise tho prlco of my bond.
"They took Charley back to Olathe.
They had tho goods on hlra. He
couldn't do anything but plead guilty,
and they sent him up again.
"Say, do you think they'll let us
work together up there?"
and until the time for tho presenta
tion of tho ring arrived. Then the
bride, thinking that tho marriage was
concluded, Insisted on clasping her
husband around the neck and show
ering him with kisses, to his con
fusion and to the dismay of tho mln
later. However, tho latter managed to
convey to hor a dcllcato hint that the
services wero not yet concluded, and
tho marrlago was finally porformed.
At tho conclusion tho bridegroom led
tho minister aside, and, In a confi
dential manner, apprised him he
would bo short of money until after
tho honeymoon trip, and requested
hlra to wait until that tlmo for bis
fees. To this the mlnlrtcr consentod.
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