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BD CLOUD . . . NEBRASKA
Occasionally tho Itmcllghl appears
to bo a sort of X-ray.
However, tho green postal cards
will not have u little bow behind.
Itemcmbor thnt a tiwat In tlmo may
save nine funerals and then some.
Now Cubist gowns are being worn.
Is life to bo ono long horror after
another?
Speaking of sirens and Lorelcls,
there Is tho seductive voice of the In
dustrious hen.
Our fellow worker Inquires, "What
Is worso than a gloomy day?" Candid
ly,' two of them.
Anyway, beforo woman'a dreBs In
standardized something worth while
should be evolved.
When a man Is not n baseball fan
it Is safe to assumo that he Is either
a poet or a golf player.
What's become of tho old fashioned
woman who lined to coerce her hus
band with a rolling pin?
Tliero Is a bit of n riot going on
among tho Chinese to decide which
one Is father of Ills country.
Philadelphia man slept eleven days
and thought It one. Such a enso could
only develop In the Quaker city.
As potato cars are to bo heated In
winter, tho earnest hobo will proceed
'to dlsgulso himself as a potato.
Bomo people enjoy winter more
than summer, but the vendor of soft
drinks does not belong to this class.
Report says a girl lost two of her
teeth while biting a footpad. Ueyond
question, he must have been a tough
one.
That Colorado doctdr who killed a
grizzly with his automobile showed
himself 'a good surgeon but a bad
port
Not one freak In Paris Salon art
exhibit this year, says a correspond
ent. Shows the Cubist art must be
'tabooed.
Bible, references to "shining rai
ment" are understood by tho man who
thinks to wear his last year's blue
serge 'suit.
' The supreme court says bay rum is
"booie." Might havo gono further and
stated whether or not It is good for
bald heads.
Somebody could make a fortuuo by
inventing a raincoat or an umbrella
that would bo at the right place when
ever It rained.
Ethel Darrymore, In her beauty
hints, says: "Don't let fat accumu
late." No ono would if they know
where to put It.
This new style for women to wear
loops of hair down over their cars
may have tho effect, In somo cases, of
preventing evil gosBlp.
A ten-dollar suit has been appealed
to tho Supreme court of tho United
States. It must look rather lonely
among tho other Bults of tbo milllou
tripe.
This would bo a fair start for a
prize Christmas story: A man who
ought to pawn a revolver for food
was arrested for carrying a concealed
weapon.
Perhaps some of the good women
do not know who tho persons are that
popularize the present outrageous
styles. We refuse to believe that
they do not care.
How can the Now York Athletic
league contend that pie Is bad for ath
letes, when this, the only pto eating
nation in the world, has established bo
many world records?
A dentist in Chicago splnB his pa
tients around by whirling dovlco Into
' Insensibility. His envious brethren
will probably denounce his invention
as tho work of a crank.
The New York board of aldermen
have1 fixed 20 miles per hour as tho
speed limit for motor cars In that city.
To this wo do not see how objection
can be made by any reasonable un
dertaker. Every time It rains In tho city hun
dreds of dollars' worth of benefit
comes to the back yard gardens and
damago to the extent of thousands of
dollars comes to women's hats and
dresses.
Vord from a scientific center says
1913 is going to bo a great bug year.
Seems bug years always havo been
with us, notnbly tho many specie
potato, water, bed. city gardener,
baseball, and others too numrouB to
mention.
'A billboard artist turned his back
on a baseball game between tho Sox
und tho SeuutorB, iu Boston, and calm
ly painted a sign on the centerlleld
fence. Wo havo an Idea that such a
man la capable of great things.
BALL TEAM OF SUFFRAGISTS
Women Organize Nine In Bronx Sec
tion of Gotham, and Call It "N. Y."
Female Giants."
Chlcngo. Suffragettes havo now
organized In an effort to got at the
baseball fan. Up in tho Bronx section
of New York they havo formed a
baseball team of their own, and have
named It tho Now York Femalo "Ql
ants." Their first game, played against
an oposlng female team, was on tho
grounds of tho Westchester Golf links,
Now York, April 27, and was wit
nessed by ovor a thousand funs. In
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No doubt suffragettes In other
parts of tho country, sclng tho suc
cess of the New York, Femalo "Gi
ants," will organize similar baseball
clubs, and wo may look forward to
seeing femalo players matched against
male league players for tho baseball
championship.
FINDS HORNET IS "GENTLE"
English Mayor Tells of Discovering
Cottage Where They Are Kept
In Hive Like Bees.
London. Wasps occasionally have
been heard of as pets, but it haB been
reserved for Maior Hurlstono Hardy
'to discover that the hornet Is "a gen
tle, Inoffensive creature very suitable
for a pet" Writing in Knowledge, ho
states that, when walking down Chls
wick lane many years ago, he discov
ered hornets busy around four straw
hives In the front garden of a cot
tago. "I entered," he says, "and asked tho
proprietor to let mo observe them. 1
found that he kept the hornets for
pets and that he had no bees. He
lifted up a hlvo and let me observe the
queen at work. Ho Bald that bo felt
no danger whatever."
Major Hardy adds that ho personal
ly has "no fear whatever of theso in
nooent and useful creatures, who seem
qulto willing to sharo our dwellings
with us if encouraged to do bo."
It may be recalled that Mr. Bates in
his account of his experience on the
Amazon states that at drat he killed
hornets which flow near his face. But
having observed them closely and not
ed that thoy killed stinging files,
pouncing upon them as the files at
tempted to bit him, he let them alone,
und was rather glad of their company.
It Is suggested that the tlmo may
come when' every well-regulated
household will keep its hornet to deal
with files, as It now keeps Kb big
dog to guard against burglars.
STARVES IN DESERTED TOWN
Woman, 8ote Survivor, Is Rescued
With Faithful Dog, After Long
Illness.
RawlinB, Wyo. Mrs. Mary West, for
tho last year the only dweller In the
deserted town of Carbon, once a pros
perous coal camp of 1,500 population,
was brought to the County hospital
here.
Sho waa found in a critical condi
tion from Btaravatton, having been
helpless from illness since May 3. Bo
Bide tho woman when she was found
was an aged dog, which she said had
not left the room since she fell HI.
Big Eagle Electrocuted.
Seattle A magnificent golden eagle,
measuring seven feet from tip to tip
of wings, was electrocuted on the
power transmission lines near Whlto
Bluffs. Lineman H. J. Allard, In lo
cating tho difficulty with tho grounded
wires, found a dead rabbit hanging
limply to tho network of tho powor
lines. On tho ground beneath ho
found tho dead eagle. The big bird
had captured tho rabbit out on tho
desert and had tlown to tho 6G,000-volt
wires to enjoy his feast, when tfio
great spread of his body formed tho
deadly circuit which caused his death,
loaving his prey hanging where ho had
placed it in his tllght.
Dog Steal Purse and Runs.
Wheeling, W. Vn.A dog ran into
tho olllco of Howard Wilkinson here,
picked up a purso containing $75 In
bills and $40 in silver, and dashed
away. Tho purso was open when
found and the silver had disappeared
Tho bills were chewed beyond recognition.
Two Dresses That Are
Suitable for Young Girls
Left Model of Ecru Printed Crepe.
TWO CLEVER FRENCH TRICKS
How Parisian Woman Makes Her
Home-Made Gown Look Like '
Hlgh-Prlced Model.
Here are ono or two clever little
tricks by means of which a French
woman accomplishes tho "chic" of the
famous artist and makes her home
made gown look like tho work of tho
world-famous house instead of her own
nlmblo Angers.-"' In looking at. a Pa
quln, Doucet or Poiret model, a French
woman does not try to copy the en
tiro gown. In fact, she steers clear of
Intricate draperies and folds, She no
tices .the sleeve, the cut of tho neck,
whether high or low, V-neck or square;
whether the waist blouses at tho
glrdlo or is drawn in snugly; whether
the fullness is gathered in the center
'of tho front or back, or whether It is
pushed to the sidcB, leaving tho cen
ter plain. Then sho remembers if tho
skirt bo gathered or gored into the
belt, if It appears narrower at tho foot
than tho knees, and if this effect bo
accomplished by inverted plaits held
In at the foot by buttons or stitches,
er If it bo cut and gored narrower. All
theso details are easily observed If
ono has them in mind, and they are
tho Important Items that mako or mar
the style of a gown.
Tho bead work that Is being used bo
DAINTY SUMMEfl DRESS .
Model of flowered silk cropo and old
blue silk, showing new idea in combin
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much on the important gowns may bo
copied by tho homo dressmaker If sho
will just study the kinds of beads that
aro used on these gowns and buy that
kind. String the beads on a double
thread and sew them onto tho gown by
taking a stitch between each two
beads with another thread. Do not
try to string and sew the beads wltb
the same needle and thread, or the
work will look very amateurish.
A very clever French trick is, to fora
a design on chiffon and outline it lr
embroidery silk in one or two colors;
then, Instead of embroidering the cen
ters, paint it with very thin gold paint
very carefully. The effect is charming
and only close Inspection will detect
the ruse.
BEFORE BUYING YOUR TRUNK
Some Things Which Require Carefu
Consideration Before Selecting
Your Traveling Box.
First, decide what is to be packed ir
it, and whether It is to bo used foi
journeys over land, or for sailing ovei
the sea. If a trunk is used for what it
is intended, clothes alone, and the)
are packed with intelligence, thoy wlL
arrivo at their destination unwrinkled
It is the simplest necessity to put
rolls of tissue paper under a skin
which may havo to be folded over, tr
puff tho sleeves of a gown with tissue
and to stuff a littlo paper into the
waists of dresses. An important pro
caution in tho art of packing is to put
tho heaviest clothes at tho bottom
Tissue paper should also bo folded bo
tween dark and light clothes if fresh
ness is to bo expected. ,Very perish
able evening dresses, especially span'
gled or beaded ones, should be packed
in thin bags. Tho most desirable
trunks are made In wardrobe style, ox
amples of modorn wizardry with thclt
various compartments constructed tc
hold every article of wearing apparel
and keop In perfect condition to the
end of the journey.
Uses of Mallne.
Maltno Is shown used in varloui
ways; heather buds developed of mal
lno as well as the Imitation aigrette
have been favorably accepted. Mallne
In its present degree of perfection of
fers many inducements to the milliner
who is desirous of combining materi
als to the beat advantage, Buys Milli
nery lado Rcvlow. Chantllly lace
used as drapes and to form the brim ot
tho largo picture hat for mldsummet
is also nn interesting feature. Ostrich
has come into its own, and tho hand
Bomo ostrich fancy effects In tho new
shades aro unusually attractive.
To Darn Table Linen.
Stretch the artlclo smooth und tight
In embroidery hoops. Remove ths
pressor foot from tho sewing machlno
loosen the tension, slip the hoops un
der tho ncedlo and, without turning
the hoop3, sew back and forth until the
hole is neatly filled. Then turn the
hoops and proceed in the same roannei
acrosB tho stitching, already put In
Tho result is gratifying.
To Mend Lace Curtains.
Take strips of 'not the right size, oi
good parts of old curtains, and dip
them Into hot starch. Apply these
pieces to tho worn pjacca while th
starch is hot, and thoy will adhere ane
will not show as much as darns would
ARABIAN NIGHTS CiTf
Ancient Town of Bagdad Now an
Historical Relic.
Once, the Center of the Mored's Artt,
Literature and 8clence, With
2,000,000 Population, Is Today
Shorn of Her Glories.
Bagdad. Bagdad, City of Glory!
How Its brllllanco has shone
throughout the history of the world!
Orice a city which is Bald to have
housed 2,000,000 souls and to have led
tho world In art, litoraturo and sci
ence, Bagdad today is shorn of all her
glories.
To the approaching traveler the
city appears to be rising out of the
midst of trees, and towering above all
aro tho glittering domes of the tomb
mosques, overlaid with gold. A great
portion of tho ground within the city's
walls Is occupied by gardens in which
figs, oranges and p'alms grow in great
abundance.
In most places tho streetB are un
paved and so uarow It is difficult for
two horsemen to pass each other.
There is no sewerage system in the
city, the surface of the streets answer
ing the purpose; the refuse is wash
ed into the river and ns the city draws
Its only supply of water from the Tig
ris the death rate is high and epi
demics frequent.
The Tigris at this point is a little
more than 800 feet wide, but very
deep, t Its banks are of mud. Thero
aro 'no retaining walls other than
those formed by the foundations of
tho houses along tho banks.
Double decked horse cars, a relic of
tho reforms of Mldhat Pasha, connect
Knzeman, tho euburg, with western
Bagdad. Tho two parts of the city aro
connected with pontoon bridges. Al
though these are very old and in con
stant danger of collapsing, thousands
of persons cross them dally. On Fri
day, the Mohammedan day of rest,
hordes of Arabs can be seen entering
tho city over theso bridges to buy and
sell. During tho summer months, aft
er tho heat of the day, many walk up
and down these bridges in an attempt
to each tho cool breezes which may
come from the river.
The native breakfasts In Bagdad
consists of a piece of bread and a
glass of tea and may be had from in
numerable street venders, equipped
with thier Russian samovar or self
boiler. Picturesque dwellings are built
right out In the Tigris to get the bene
fit of the refreshing evening breeze
In the hot season. This entire suburb,
north of Bagdad, is Inhabited -by
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wealthy Jewish families. Each house
has itB own garden of semi-tropical
fruit trees of which the 'date palms
are the most conspicuous. Ab shown
In the picture the people row up and
down and across the river in the pe
culiar shaped round skin boats built
on tho style of an Immense dqughnut.
The tomb mosques of the city, the Im
portant ot which Is Kazamln, form
one of the great shrines of the villa
yet of Bagdad. The native is a fana
tic in his reverence for theso tombs
and it is extremely dangerous for a
Christian to attempt to approach tho
mosques.
'Take the Cathedral, Too."
London. Tho bishop of Salisbury,
speaking at a meeting of church peo
ple held at Marlborough to discuss tho
financial needs ot tho diocese, said:
"I had a lettor recently from a firm
of ugents offering to purchase tho
bishop palace at Salisbury for a
wealthy American client. My reply
was obviouB. It was if ho was pre
pared to Include tho cathedral as a lit
tlo oxtra I might possibly consider
it."
Rats Make Nest of Stamps.
Yonkers, N. Y. Workmen building
on an addition to the, postofllco hero
discovered a rats' nest made of post
age stamps. Fifty dollars worth of
tamps disappeared recently -and the
clerks bad to make good to the government
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TOOLS FOR A GARDEN
Implements Are Demanded
Proper Cultivation.
for
Old-Fashioned Hoe and Rake Will Not
8upply All the Needs of the Up-to-Date
Gardener Some Good
Ones Are Illustrated.
, (By C. S. Mll.M:n.)
The growing of vegetables and fruit
has becomo so Important that im
proved tools are now demanded for
proper cultivation. In order to get
the very best results cultivation must
be carried to the limit and tho oldt
fashioned boo and rake will not sup
ply all tho needs of the up-to-date-gardener.
Those shown In tho accompanying
picture are all extremely useful, and
as they cost but a trlllo nobody who
expects to do tho best work In a gar
den can afford to bo without them.
No. 1 is the hoe, and is remarkable
for tho great number of uses to which
It can be put in both field and garden.
No. 2 Is especially useful for cover
ing seeds and for heavy weeding.
No. 3 Is n combined hoe and rake
and enables tho operntor to do either
hoeing or raking without laying aside
ono tool and taking up the other.
No. 4 Is a hand wecder to scratch
weeds out of flower beds and pots.
No. G Is ono of the most useful tools
that can be used. It 1b extremely
Improved Garden Toole.
useful, not only in spading, but in
cutting out weeds close to largo plants
and trimming walks and beds.
No. 6 is a handy litttle tool about
the flower bed. You can transplant,
pulverize and mix earth preparatory
to planting, loosen the earth about
plants and do numerous other things
with it.
LESS WORK FOR HOUSEWIFE
Introduction of Modern Engine
Thresher Takes Many Burdens
Prom 8houlders of Women.
The work of the farm housewife
has been greatly lessened by the use
of engine threshers. Formerly when
farmers went about from one farm to
another, helping each other to thresh
the grain, tho farm-wife was com
pelled to cook for gangs of men, often
for dayB at a time, and with seldom
sufficient help, her lot was Indeed a
bard one. Now, tho owner of an en
gine thresher rides about the country
during tho summer dayB making his
threshing contracts. In the fall he or
ganizes his force and starts on his
rounds he provides all the men neo
essary, takes along u tent, employs a
cook and relieves tho farmer and hia
family of all work in connection with
threshing. A counting machine regis
ters the number of bushels turned
out, and when his work is ended he
receives tho farmer's check for his
services, hooks up his teams to the
traction engines and goes on to the
next field.
Clover Bloat.
Bloat In cattle generally comes as)
the result of pasturing clover, though
It Is a fact that in some cases ordi
nary grass pasture will produce the
samo results If it is rank when cattle
that have not been used to it are turn
ed in. Tho importance of getting cat
tle used to clover while it is dry can
not be overemphasized.
It may be necessary in some in
stances to turn them in for an hour
or two only during the middle of the
day, and continue this for two or
three days, so that the ravenous edge
for the new clover is taken off their
appetites. Under no circumstances
should they be turned from a dry lot
when they are hungry Into a clover
field.
Looking to the Pedigree.
Look at the pedigree of the stallion
you patronize, and it It is not lsiued
by one ot the recognized registry as
sociations don't use that horse. Many
farmers will contend that a grade
borse that 1b a. good looker is just as
good for a sire as a pure-bred, and
expense is much lighter.
Some of the handsomest, soundest
and moat perfect horaes are grades,
and, while they are splendid animals
for use, thoy are unsuitable to breed
to. Every grade has a yellow streak
In him, and this is just as likely to
show as his good qualities.
Good Bedding for Horses.
A good way to keep a borse clean
In the stable is to clean out all dirt,
etc., and then cover the floor about
three or four inches thick with dry
awduat, bb far back in stall as tho
horse usually stands, then covet the
sawdust with straw, or bedding that
you may use. Tho sawdust will ab
sorb tbo moisture, and therefore
make the other bedding last longer,
In case it is scarce. The sawdust
should be replaced by fresh occasion
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