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Work of Congress
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Shortly after the Senate met Thurs
day it agreed to a resolution of the
House of Representatives asking that
the tariff bill be returned to that body
so it might be amended to place upon
the free list the products of , as well as
crude and refined petroleum. The bill
was soon returned to the Senate with
this amendment inserted. The Presi
dent's message for a revision of thq
Philippine tariff so that the principle
of protection might be applied to the
Industries of those islands , and at thq
same time in view of practical frea
trade with the United States , sufficient
revenue might be provided , was laid
( before the Senate and referred to the
committee on the Philippines. Senator
Bailey introduced an amendment plac
ing a tax of 3 per cent on incomes of
over $ o,000 annually , which , he said ,
would provide- revenue of from $ ( JO-
OOO.OCOO to $80,000,000 annually. The
House was in session but ten minutes.
The principal business transacted was
the reception and reference to commit-
lee of a message from the President
II ' transmitting the proposed tariff revis
1 ion law of the Philippine Islands. At
12:10 p. m. , adjournment was taken
until Monday.
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The tariff debate was opened in the
Senate Monday when Senator Aldrich
reviewed at length the pending meas
ure which had been reported from the
committee on finance. He received
practically no interruption throughout
Iiis remarks , which were listened to ,
not only by every Senator , but by
Speaker Cannon and members of the
House of Representatives , who visited
the chamber for that purpose. Senator
I Daniel , the senior minority member of
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the committee on finance , followed Sen
ator Aldrich and laid down the general
line of opposition that will be made to
the pending measure by the Democrats.
He also received careful attention. The
House received the report of the con
ference committee on the census bill ,
but on account of the absence of a
quorum failed to act upon it. After
being in session for only five minutes ,
the House adjourned until Thursday.
The census bill was Tuesday sent
back to conference by the Senate in
-order that its amendments relating to
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the civil service law and requiring the
construction of a building for the work
of the census in Washington might be
further considered and insisted upon.
The conferees had agreed to strike out
the Senate amendment requiring domi-
, ile in a State for one year as a pre
requisite for the establishment of resi
dence as a basis for apportionment of
appointments among the several States ,
tout th03' were instructed to insist upon
this provision. Senator Stone spoke at
length in favor of free trade with the
Philippine Islands and for independ
ence of the islands within a time to be
agreed upon. The House was not in
cession.
Substantial progress was made by
'the Senate in the consideration of the
"tariff bill Wednesday. Xo Senator
being prepared to speak on the bill as
a whole , the reading of the measure
f > y paragraphs was begun. The various
items in the chemical schedule were
passed over for future consideration.
The reading was frequently interrupt-
'ed by the discussion of amendments ,
.and only eighteen pages of the bill
-were disposed of. Senator Cummins
presented his income tax provision and
i discussed it at length. At 5 p. in. the
Senate -went into executive session.
The nomination of Thomas C. Dawson
to be minister to Chile was confirmed.
The House was not in session.
Child Man Grovrinjj at Last.
Harry Xeedleman , the 27-year-old man
who for lack of a thyroid gland had not
developed in body or mind beyond the
state of a small boy. and who was oper
ated on in a Xew York hospital in Feb
ruary , has just been returned to his
Lome , well started on the road to man-
Loci at last. In the one month since the
operation he has gained 2 inches in
height and has shown many signs of a
mental awakening also. The treatment
consisted of a dos-e three times a day of
a powder made of the thyroid glands of
sheep. It is supposed to be slowly but
surely supplying the missing organ at the
top ' of the boy's windpipe. A peculiarity
of'the treatment is that he must contin
ue lo take the thyroid as long as he lives
or he will again stop growing.
1 INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.
Arrangements have been perfected foi
the establishment of wireless telegrapli
stations at Gulf port. Miss.
Methuselah , a toad in the Bronx zoo
in Xew York , believed by zoologists to be
1,000 years old , died the other day.
A single steam shovel on the Panama
' canal recently removcii 3,011 cubic yards
of rock and earth in a working day of
eight hours. This breaks all records
for a single day.
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Representative Ran dell of Louisiana
has introduced in Congress a bill author
izing the Secretary of the Treasury to
borrow ? .100.JO.OOO. ( ) { but not to exceed
$50.000,000 in any fiscal year , for water
; way improvements.
The' tobacco factory of C. C. Bell &
'Son of Springfield , Tenn. , filled with to-
'bacco belonging to the Imperial Tobacco
Company , was burned. Loss $100,000.
The furniture warehouses in San Francisco -
cisco of the Harry Johnson Company
.and the John Brenner Company , togeth
er with their contents , were burned. Loss
-$100,000.
Reynolds' Arcade at the Four Corners ,
-one of the landmarks of Rochester , X.
It- ( ' lY. . was burned , causing a loss of $170-
p ' OOO. The flames threatened for a time
that business section of the city bound
l ! ed by .Main street. Kast and State street
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Ilnlr Roll Will Comb.
Naturally it was a Xew York man
cvho was so impressed by the amaz
ing coiffures he saw about him that
he invented the com
bined hair roll and
comb. Realizing the
importance of a pom
padour as an orna
ment , this man con
structed a roll on
which it can be built
securely and on
which it will weath-
i : COMIJ. er windy days and
uphold the weight of Merry Widow
hats. This superstructure consists of
a roll of fine wire netting , inside of
which are affixed three combs , curved
so that thej' .conform to the curve of
the roll. These combs , of course , pass
through the hair and hold both the
roll and the pompadour in place. The
advantage of the wire roll over the
old-fashioned hair "rat" are many and
obvious. It is much lighter and clean
er and cooler in summer and it holds
the hair up much better than the soft
hair "rat" With the old style a
woman never knew but that the pom
padour might be mashed as flat as a
flounder when she took her hat off.
\Vith the wire roll she knows it won't.
The Too-Clever "Woman.
Man unjustly accuses woman of en
joying a monopoly of vanity , when , as
a matter of fact , no woman is any
more vain than most men , and in some
respects mere man is so much more
vain than woman that comparison is
ridiculous. A good many men spend
as much time as any belle over their
attire and the manner of its assump
tion on state occasions , but the real
vanity of man concerns his brains. He
likes a clever woman , but the very in
stant he suspects she is cleverer than
he. he takes fright. His vanity is
hurt.
Inasmuch as awe and love are not
given to rambling leafy lanes hand in
hand , and man in his superiority likes
to believe woman dependent upon him
mentally as well as for creature needs ,
the woman who is really clever will
never allow her cleverness to obtrude
itself too strongly upon men. Wit is a
good servant , but a bad master. The
girl who acquires a reputation for put
ting on airs , or being "smart , " is never
popular among men. The too-clever
woman is handicapped by her clever
ness. It sometimes pays to pamper
foolish , egotistic man , and use wit
with discretion.
Stimulus' CIolli Costume.
Wood brown chiffon broadcloth was
nscd in the construction of a stunning
gown pictured in above illustration.
The front panel is trimmed on each
side from shoulder to foot with brown
velvet covered buttons , as are the
pointed pieces on each side. The round
collar and stock are white lace , the
former trimmed with a band and bow
of narrow velvet ribbon in a lovely
shade of maroon , matching that used
for the turban , "whose only decoration
is a full white aigrette. A handsome
* able pelerine completes the costunie.
One Woman's Scheme.
The thrifty wife of an officer in our
army saw no reason why the big
sheets of linen paper covered with fig
ures and calculations should be thrown
away. She begged all she could get ,
soaked them , and for her reward had
enough fine linen to make frocks and
blouses for the family. The ink does
not go through the surface finish , and
BO a perfect treasure lies undeaiieath
to be had for a bit of hot water and
the asking.
To Make Cloth Waterproof.
"Take 8 ounes of sugar of lead , 8
ounces of powdered alum and 2y2 gallons
lens of lukewarm water , " says Wom
an's Home Companion for April. " .Mix
In a tub and let stand for twenty-four
hours. Stir thoroughly when first mixed
and occasionally for the first hour , to
dissolve the ingredients. Take the gar-
ment ( overcoat , suitor dress.'anything
of woolen or cotton material ) , brush
thoroughly , and let soak for twenty-
four hours. Take out , let drip until
almost dry ( don't wring ) , hang in the
air until dry , then press as usual.
Water * will fall off as from the pro
verbial 'duck's back. ' One can use a
suit treated in this way on hunting
trips and in a driving rain , and come
home dry. It does not destroy or in
terfere with the ventilation or injure
the fabric in the slightest degree. The
quantities as given here cost about 20
cents , and will successfully waterproof
an overcoat and suit , or in proportion. "
and $ 7i
Foliage colorings abound.
Enormous black cherries are used on
some of the hats.
Coats for girls' suits are plain and
almost straight.
The latest Parisian novelty is the
hand-tucked waist.
Some of the standing collars are
hemstitched around the top.
Belts will match the skirts instead
of the waists this season.
Most of the new crepe blouses are
iuset with Irish crochet lace.
Pretty little neck bows are made of
colored open work embroidery.
The new bats , almost without excep
tion , show exaggerated crowns.
Swiss embroidery , whether hand done
or machine , gives excellent effects.
Some of the colored linens for suits
have a pin stripe of white through
thorn.
Sloevcs are longer and flatter and
they closely follow the lines of the
arm.
Hair ornaments arc large , the new
est barrettes being from two to three
inchc's wide.
A charming finish to the waist is the
tie known as the directoire , made of
crochet lace.
Dainty hand-painted lace blouses are
being worn with the Jrcssy tailored
suits.
Tulle is to be much worn for sashes
and to veil and tone down an other
wise garish gown.
Overdresses of one sort or another
are seen everywhere on the more elab
orate gowns.
Frilled frocks not as frilly as of
old , but more flufiily charming have
been seen on which little ruflles of lace
and gauze trim both skirt and bodice.
Some effective cloth gowns , simple
enough for walking costumes , yet smart
enough for paying calls , are being
made in close , but not tight-fitting
robes.
Beauty Tip.
The carriage of the figure is even
more important than the lines of the
figure itself. A beautiful figure poorly
carried shows none of its beauty , while
a poor figure well carried with grace
and dignity gives a distinction which
is in itself beautiful. To acquire a
good carriage it is necessary to study
the required pose carefully in the mir
ror , to then remember to take that pose
whenever rising from a chair , and to
hold it steadfastly , says Harper's Ba
zar. It requires a constant watchful
ness which makes one self-conscious at
first , but in time becomes a habit
shoulders back and down , abdomen in ,
head up and chin in.
igr Stockings.
The foot of now stockings sometimes
shrink so that they are too small for
the wearer. They may bo remodeled
in this way : Cut out the heels , ope'i
the leg so that from the toe to the
end of the opening is the desired length
of foot. Make , or cut from some other
pair the heels and as much of tly
foot as is needed to lengthen out the
first pair and insert in the opening.
Be sure to cut the heel and portion of
the foot deep enough so thnt the stock
ing will not be too small across the
instep. This is much better than put
ting in entirely new feet , as there will
be no seams near the toes , and the feet
usually shrink only in length.
A mustard plaster for a young child
should be half flour.
A couple of soda mints , or a teaspoonful -
spoonful of cooking soda in water , will
often stave off a sicl ; headache.
For sudden attacks of rheumatism ,
pains in the joints , etc. , a liniment
made of mustard and water -will often
prove an effective temporary remedy.
Don't neglect the value of sunlight ,
fresh air and a good digestion as
beauty makers. Live out of doors and
eat sparingly , and the measure of
beauty that is yours will be sensible
enhanced.
The flat effect on the top of the head ,
so much in vogue at present , should not
be adopted by the girl or woman of
round , full-faced type. She should be
faithful to the pompadour raised well
above the forehead , and the hair puffed
slightly at the sides , no matter what
fashion demands.
Gray hair requires more care than
brown , blonde or black , in order to
bring out the delicate shade. If not
carefully washed and not immaculate
ly clean it will be streaky and inclined
to show yellowish tones , which are far
from pretty and not nearly so becom
ing and dignified as pure white or
gray.
The best way to overcome scrawny
arms is to practice tensing exercises
many limes daily. Stretch the arm ! tt
right angles to the body , holding them
selves very taut ; clench the hand and
draw up to the shoulder , using as inucii
force as if lifting a heavy weight. Re
peat until the arm begins to get stiff.
Massaging the arms with hot olive oil
for fifteen minutes night and morn
ing will- also help to make them plump ,
A Draped Costume.
This gown is of empire design , made
of dull pink mcssaline. The yoke and
sleeves are of tucked chiffon in a pale
pink that is almost white. The trim
ming is of gold lace applique. The
hat is of pink corded silk , adorned with
black , uncurled ostrich feathers. The
long ermine scarf is finished with heavy
gold tassels.
What About Short Sleeves'
They seem to be creeping up again ,
and may possibly reappear unblushingly -
ingly when the warm daj s come , after
having been pronounced completely out
of fashion. They are certainly con
venient for summer wear , and all the
active exercises girls engage in out of
doors. They also have the further
advantage of keeping clean , as long
sleeves never can. The long-sleeved
blouse has to go to the cleaner twice
as often as the short. But the latter
should be worn with discretion. When
arms are thin and red it is just as
well to afford them a friendly veil by
means of sleeves.
Hat Fruits.
Cherries and plums , in all statei
of greenness , ripeness and decay , have
again become popular. They are pret
ty , and when bunched in tight , round
groups are attractive. Many of the
black straws employ this garniture. We
see all fruits , as well as all flowers , on
hats. Roses are worn in all sizes ,
and garlands of small ones prettily
trim some of the new hats. Spring
hats , however , no matter what the
garniture , are hailed with delight and
admiration , since they look bright and
new and herald the fact that warm
sunshine is not far off.
Tip , IS'ot Down.
When -washing painted walls or var
uished woodwork most people begin at
the top and wash down , the water run
ning down over the dirt , causing
streaks to appear , which are hard to
rub out. You can avoid this by start
ing at the bottom and washing up. A
good cleanser for this purpose is castile -
tile soap , and a half pound to one and
a half gallons of water. Boil until dia
solved. . _ _
Simple Suggestion. 7
Looking to please the women ,
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The tailor new designs , /
Another change in gowiicraft (
He leaves out all the lines. , w
Now , if he really wanted , , j /
In men he could joy brew . 'J
By the determination , , /
To drop the figures , too. , )
New York Sun. ' - *
There have been no strikes in Port
land , Ore. , for the last four years.
The Persian rug weaver takes about
twenty days to weave a square foot.
A new union of boot and shoe work
ers was recently formed at Arecibo , Porto
to Rico.
Civil servants from all over the Do
minion will meet in Ottawa and form a
federation.
During a recent year the German la
bor exchanges found situations for 1,250-
000 persons.
A committee is devising ways and
means for building a labor temple in Ft.
Worth , Texas.
Carpenters at Hot Springs. Ark. , have
formed a club for the purpose of study
ing craft problems.
The building laborers' international
union is said to be assuming a controll
ing influence in the West.
A trades assembly at Greenville , Tex
as , was organized recently with twenty-
one unions of fanners afliliftted.
Winnipeg ( Canada ) street car men
have presented their demand for a nine-
hour day without reduction of pay.
Special organizing efforts by the en
gineers are now under way in Brockton
and Salem , Mass. , and their vicinities.
Freight handlers at Chicago , affiliated
with the Freight Handlers' International
Union , arc seeking a nine-hour day with
the pay now received for ten hours.
A local union of the women employes
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing at Washington. D. C. , lias been or
ganized with a charter membership of
200.
Boston C. L. U. . metal trade section ,
has decided to take steps to see if the
laws regarding blowers in metal shops
and the foundry sanitary law can not te
enforced.
The bill prohibiting any one not enti
tled to do so from wearing a button of
a labor union or carrying a union card
has passed both houses of the California
Legislature.
Mayor Ilibbard. of Boston , will ask
the Legislature to pass a bill providing
for the pensioning of all employes who
have worked for the city twenty-five
years or more.
There are no trade unions in Germany
composed exclusively of women. Xei-
ther are there separate locals for women
members , as is sometimes the case in the
United States.
By unanimous vote the Chicago Fed
eration of Labor has indorsed a bill
drawn by a special committee for the
punishment of bribe-givers and bribe-tak
ers in labor affairs.
The International Bakers' Union has
asked all subordinate unions to vote on
a proposition to establish an internation
al printing ofiico in Chicago , where all
work for the affiliated unions will be
done.
Labor has fared well at the hands of
the Kansas Legislature. Eleven laws
asked by organized labor wore enacted ,
and a number of bills containing provis
ions detrimental to labor and opposed
by the State Federation's legislative com
mittee were defeated.
An effort is to be made in Boston ,
Mass. , to organize the school teachers
of the United States and Canada into a
union. The object is to extend the scope
of the league , obtain higher salaries , pen
sions for the teachers and national &nd
State aid to education.
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For the second time Dakota Wesleyan -
an young women debaters won from the
girls of llaron College , when they debat
ed at Mitchell.
The Minnesota House of Representa
tives passed the Allen bill increasing the
permanent university tax from .23 mill
to one-half mill.
A new impetus has been given to the
crusade against secret societies by a re
cent occurrence in Dunkirk. X. Y. , where
complaints Lave been filed with the Board
of Education alleging cruelties inflicted
on three high school boys by fellow mem
bers of a secret organization. The ini
tials of the society were burned into the
cheeks of the boys with acid and one at
least , it is said , will be disfigured for
In suspending nine students of Brown t (
University for cribbing , President Faunce t (
said : "The great source of untruth in C : (
American life is not deliberate resolve to >
lie. Xo man consciously chooses falsehood ti
tit
hood as his mode of success. The real t (
source of the evil is intellectual slovenli t (
ness , unwillingness to buckle down to
hard work and willingness to take shel
ter in the first and easiest shelter that
offers. "
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Through a memorial presented to the $ :
president of the Carnegie Foundation for $ : :
the Advancement of Teaching , Andrew Oi
Carnegie , its founder , has been asked by
fifteen representative college presidents
to revise the list of colleges eligible to the w
foundation so that sdmu thirty colleges
excluded because of denominational con
trol may be included. It is explained
that many colleges which are called sec
tarian are no longer so in spirit , accept
ing , as they do , students of any or of no
:
denomination.
To eliminate the danger of children
being kidnaped , the St. Paul school
board has ordered principals to investi
gate every request that the pupil be al to
lowed to leave the building.
During the recent convention of the $1
American Physical Education Associa
tion at Philadelphia , Director Anderson
of the Yale gymnasium advanced the be
lief from numerous tests that the ob
server of athletic contests or of strength
tests is affected unconsciously but with >
similarly beneficial results. The mus
cles" and nerves of the observer work io
unison with those he is looking ak oa
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CHICAGO.
In the sustained high volume of pay
ments through the banks and Improve
ment in credits the business conditions
are encouraging. High prices for breadstuffs -
stuffs and labor disputes are temporary
and leading retail
ary cross-currents ,
weather
lines require more seasonable
for an ample reduction of merchandise ,
but manufacturing makes some prog
ress , freight transportation increases
and agriculture has started with an ex
cellent outlook.
Metal and woodworking gather
wider demands for
strength from the
supplies , and iron producers have less
difficulty in negotiating contracts for
future deliveries , although no specially
appear in the
arge individual tonnages
Bookings.
Increasing inquiries impart a better
equipment , forge and
: one to railway
; oundryoperatious. Rail mills in this
listrict have accumulated much for
ward work , while the orders have more
breadth for plates , pipe and merchant
ihapcs.
Some gain is noted in new demands
'or furniture , including export orders
ind the outputs extend in boxinaking
and planing mill materials-
Earnings of the Chicago steam
oads exhibit further gains while
'reight offerings increase in heavy ma-
erials factory products grain and gen-
iral merchandise.
Farm reports testify to rapid ad-
ance in spring work , more acreage be-
ng prepared and the winter wheat and
ye do well with higher temperatures
and moisture.
Bank clearings $201,270.701 , erceed
ihose of coresponding week in 100S by
11.1 per cent and compare with $23-1-
209.724 in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 21 , against 21 last week ,
21 in 190S and 17 in 1907. Those with
liabilities over $ o,000 number 5. against
i last week , G in 190S , and 9 in 1907.
-Dun's Weekly Review of Trade.
NEW YORK.
Weather , crop and industrial reports
ire still very irregular , rendering gen-
sral characterization difficult. Taken
is a whole , there is , however , a slight
ly larger business doing , this being par-
ricularly true of retail trade in sec
tions where weather permits and in
Bookings for fall and winter delivery
it wholesale. '
In portions of the South and in the
Sast generally there is more confident
purchasing , higher prices for cotton
aiding in the former instance , while
the advance of the season helps trade
ilong the Atlantic seaboard. Business
on the Pacific coast has expanded
slightly , particularly in California. In
the central West trade at retail is ex
panding slowly and a rather better
business is reported with country mer
chants , but jobbing activity is not as
pronounced as it was some weeks ago ,
Industry is in a rather spotted con
dition. There is more doing in iron
and steel , but largely , it is claimed , at
the expense of prices. The improve
ment noted in the cotton goods industry
is maintained. Prices of staple goods
are firm. There is more doing in silk
manufacturing. Women's wear woolen
goods are in good request and worsted
goods and yarns are strong , reflecting
the continued firmness lc raw wool.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with April
15 were 201 , against 227 last week , 2G1
In the like week of 190S , 107 in 1907 ,
107 in 1900 and 183 in 1905. The week's
failures in Canada number 27 , which
compares with 38 last week and 25 in
the like week of 1908. Bradstreet's
Commercial Report.
common to
. ; hogs prime heavy , .50
o $ < .40 ; sheep , fair to choice S3 on
o $0.40 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , $1.3C to' $1 4 ? ?
om o. 2 , 09c to 7lc ; oats , standard
3c to ooe : rye , Xo. 2. S4c to SGchav
imothy , $8.00 to $14.50 ; prairie800
'
o $12.50 ; butter choice'
o 2Sc ; eggs , fresh , 17c to 22Cpotato
potato
P ° e
,
icr bushel , $1.00 to $1.10. *
Indianapolis Cattle , shippin- note
o-f-f ; ° SS' S ° ° d to choice
3.yO to $7.75 ; sheep , good to
2.50 to $0.15
; wheat Xo , o I
i.42 ; corn , Xo. 2 white (
ats , Xo. 2 white , 51c tof52c to 6'C ;
4.heat
Be to 74c ; oats. Xo. 2 , 54C'to C0rn 5"i
Co. 2. 79c to SOc. ° °
Cincinnati Cattle. $4.00
- to -
o SP o-
ogs. $4.00 to $7.25 : sheep V
5.75 ; wheat , Xo. 2 'l 00
, $1 43 to i-
o. 2 mixed , 09c to 7ic. * \ ; C0rn-
mod * * ° 2
, to : VS o.
Buffalo-Cattle , choice
4.00 to 5735 ; hogs , fair
- ' ° ; -sheop' c °
, ! ' mmon to -
4.00 to $4.75 ; lambs fair
5.00 to $8.35. ch ° i'e. i .
Xew York Cattle. S4 nn
ogs $3.50 to $7.00 ,
j.uO ; wheat , Xo. 2 red s tot
3rn , Xo. 2 , 7Sc to 79c
bite. 58c to die ; butter' natnral
2Sc ; eggs , wcste . I7
t ° 2
Toledo Wheat , Xo >
1.40 ; corn. No. 2 to
ats , Xo. 2 mixed , 55o to , 7 ° C ;
'
5c to S7c ; clover sccd , & $ * '