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THE XOKFOLK WEEKLY NEWfi-JOURXAL. PH1DAY , SHI'TKAIBEK 30 , 1010. The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal \ua INOWH , KstabllHlied 1881. _ I no Journal , Established 1877 , " THE"HUSE PU"BLi8HiNQcoMPAjNY , W. N. Huso , N. A. Huso , President. Secretary Bvory Friday. Hy innll pur your. $1.50. Mntoicd ut thu poHtollIco at Norfolk , Neb. . IIH HecondelaHK inattoi. Department No. 2a. Business Office and Job Rooms No. II 22. _ No woiniui who Is afraid of mice Bbould don a hobble skirt. The winning of a f O.OOO prize docs the aviator llttlo good who breaks his nock winning It. In 1810 , Malno went , hell bunt , for Governor Kent ; 1U10 , Maine pasted , the ImllotH for Plalstod. Cbolro , the iialnilst , Is bankrupt. It's to be expected when a man tries to live from hand to mouth. Baltimore loses sixth place among the cltlesof the United States to Cleveland by less than 3,000. The latest victory for Irrigation IH the defeat of the drys by the wets In the Dolowuro democratic convention. For years the Utah democrats have biHMi for Irrigation. Now the drontli Htrnek them and they're after prohlbt tlon. According to the Kansas game ln\v turtledoves cannot bo shot until in October and then there are none tc shoot. Now that the baseball season h about over , the KO.OOO striking south western coal miners go back to theli work. C. W. Morse Is hammering awa > at a typewriter in the Atlanta jail This will ( inallfy him to become n prlzo fighter. Now that the democrats get n senator in Maine , wo next expect U see the Sunday schools sending a dele gate to Monte Carlo. Never since the new school tcacbei was put out at Huckleberry corners have so many slates been broken at at the Malno election. The early elections indicate thai the next crop from the plum trees wll ! be shaken off by some very hung1 ; } men. It seems funny that Jim Sherman , who could not even carry his own county for delegates , Is to become president in case ot a vacancy. When we get woman suffrage , the scheming politicians will arrange big millinery openings on election day tc attract the women from the polls. Many men who arc laughing at Bol Cbanler would find it a money mak Ing proposition to turn over the purse to the real head of their families. It is rumored that the famous Dread naught type of battleship is alreadj as good as obsolete. Let us make wni obsolete r.nd emit building battleships No Insurgent movement In the Ar Icansas vote apparently. When thej insurge out there it is with soroothlm having a longer reacli than the ballot It begins to look doubtful whellw Vnc'e ' Sam will I'.nd out just ho\\ \ many nieces and nephews be lrn li true to prepare Chiistmas gifts fo : tlmu. . If Senator Lorimer has not hod any thing to eat ilnco the Uoosevelt snub the proposed dinner would bo an ac of mercy and it should bo a squan meal. Underweighing frauds probed now The muck-rakers are denounced ai creature of dirt , but as long as Uncle Sam keeps hogs there must bo plf stickers. A dollar bill not only covers fewei of the necessities of life than It usei to , but its own life is shorter. Tin average dollar bill lasts only thirteei months now. Twelve meat packers Indicted , 1m If the courts , chew It over tins waj boarding home beef has to be chewed in tin reduction wo st > e no immediate butcher's bill. Hun vnani'M1 is nothered about tin publicity of his matrimonial affairs with Madam ? Cavalleri , but he's the first man tbnt over tried to keep r Bong bird without having a cage. Three thousand two hundred mer organize to develop aeroplanes foi war. Their chief duties will bo tc find substitutes when It comes tc the real thing in bomb dropping. A newspaper of the windy city says the railroad smoke nuisance has be come a crying issue in Chicago. II 1ms long been a crying Issue wltli the passenger whoso eyes were full of cinders. Attendance at the G. A. R. encamp inont was cut down by high trans , portatlon. The railroads , perhaps , think that an Ananias club member pays just as many dividends as a civil war hero. The way to get things done Is to get out and do them , fown proved this when It got out a force of 10- 000 men with necessary tools and re paired 1)80 ) miles of road In one hour. | The retirement of Senator Halo of ' Maine was attributed to 111 health , j but some of the stock market fellows I would pay a doctor well for that grade 1 of foresight. Wo used to hear about the demo cratic "shorthulrs , . " but after llou.sc- volt and the New York old guard get to work , we expect to know of some republican "no hairs. " The Abruzzl-Elklns marriage was elf at the time this paper went to press , but by the time the postman gets it out to the rural delivery route It would ho safe to call it on again. 1'rlnccton graduates arc booming President Wilson of that college for governor of New Jersey , but It is doubtful If the state Is yet ready to become a freshman class under his Instruction. Girls who operate the typowiltor can claim kindred employment witli the young Princess Mary , the only daughter of King George V , who as sists her father with his private cor respondence. fc'i veral of our maga..ines and other 1 limitations will In grievously disap pointed If the [ Mniiinn canal is finish- eil on tlmr and proves a paying Invest menl in spite of all their pessimistic prophesies. The "Pilgrim fathers" who fell upon their knees and then upon the Abor- Iginees have worthy successors in the lawyer cult of Oklahoma , save that the latter do their praying different ly. Tearful parents who fear lest their sons entering college this fall should never get on the < ootball or baseball teams , may be consoled by the pos slblllty of picking up come consola tion prize like the class valedictory. President Taft has had a long va cation at Beverly but It has been an exceedingly busy one. The politicians have given him no more rest at his summer home than they did in Wash ington. Boston , the most conservative old city In the country , is going to try a partyless administration. January 11 th , it will elect a mayor who must be chosen without any party tag what ever. The experiment will bo watched with interest by the rest of the coun try. No one can account for the mysteri ous disappearance of the 100 million or so pennies turned out by the Phila delphia mint each year. They do not accumulate , are always In demand and we rarely lind one more than a quart er of a century old. What becomes of them ? A London shopkeeper distributes printed instructions to his clerks , Among the requirements is the wear Ing of a "commercial smile , " while waiting on customers. Is that the same variety known In America as "a patent leather smile ? " Dr. Watson L. Savage of Caneglc Institute has invented a machine foi measuring the capabilities of a man It must be capable of a wide range of adjustment to measure both the in finitely small and the magnificently large capacity of mankind. Some well known educators were iccently debating which was the bet tor for a boy , the boarding school 01 the public school. They decided , as any one must , that It depends on the boy in cither place. A boy who want ed an education could get one In elth' or environment. Florence Nightingale .mitl "Nurses are born , not made. " This Is prob ably true as to a natural aptitude or talent which no amount of training can create , but conscientious training will develop ordinary ability.to the point where It can do great good tc suffering humanity. It Is proposed by Boston's finance committee that a public school be built In Washington park. The locu , tlon Is ideal and it Is Impossible to se cure another suitable site In the dis trict. It is a unique experiment , the outcome of which will bo watched with Interest. Congressmen who are accused of extravagance make the answer that congress spends only a small fraction of what the people nsk of It. It is often the highest duty of a public man to do what he knows to bo right even If It Is contrary to the wishes of his constituents nt the time. The strong probability Is that they will applaud his act when they have given the matter their sober second thought. The law against children smoking clgarots in Great Britain Is so well enforced that smoking by boys or girls under 1C is almost unkown. It oven fines the parents who allow their children to smoke. Lot the United States bo equally rigid In law onfotee- meiil ( iloj.rt UiU line and the health and mental keenness of the next generation oration will be lilghcr than that o ! the present one. Congtesfrinnn , Donby of the "First Michigan district , who Is a member of the Halllnger committee , admits the liability of his attitude vn the Hal- Ungfi rase , but says he will go down with his flag flying rather than voti to coin let Mr. Halllnger , when the evidence "does not convince him that the secretary Is guilty of corruption or bieach of trust. The Asiatic cholera has crossed the Urals and Caucasus from Russia Into Europe for the first time since 18ti. ! ! and is causing widespread alarm. The I'nlted States has not suffered from an epidemic since 1S7H when New Orleans and the lower Mississippi val ley stilTeied severely. A better knowl edge 01 sanitation makes serious trou ble with these diseases Improbable In this country. Chill is doubly afflicted and her people mourn two executives. PI : S ! dent Pedro Montt , who was jurt completing ploting a visit to the United Stat.o- a'ld stood with Mayor Gaynor who > lie was shot , died August 1G. In Bre men , Or-iinnny. The vice president. Ellhs Fernandez Mbano succeeded , bin September C , he. 100 , was cblm f by death. In thi-j f-aso minister ot justice , Emllio FU-eroa become act ing president. In A'ur.ka Mie fos.i'U'si'rt ' , remains of tlie mammoth nmsiottui- and other an imals of prehistoric ages are BO fre quently found directly above gold be'iring gravels that prospectors feel sure they are on a lead when they unearth these bones and many mill ets' cabins are decorated with huge tusks and antlers which they have found while digging for gold. It is ai giied that both the gold and the bodies of animals deposited In the vfilleys in ancient times by the action of the rivers and streams and li lain' together for ages. A memorial tower lf > 0 feet high and forty feet square is to be erected on \\hnt is known as the old golf links , In Princeton , N. J. , in memory of G rover Cleveland. 'It will be a me morial of rare beauty and distinction. It will form the principal architectur al feature of the building for the new Princeton university graduate school. Inside the tower objects of personal and national Interest with which Mr. Cleveland was associated will be pre served. The cost will be one hundred thousand dollars. Canada Is really in very little need of a fleet of Dreadnaughts for defense. Great Britain would , of course , defend with all her available resources her most Important colony , while the Unit ed States would regard any alien at tack upon the neighbor at the north as unfavorably as It did the French attack upon Mexico and to much the same effect. If Canada can have all her growing revenues in internal im provements without the vast sum be ing deducted for army and navy ex penses , which so deplte our national treasury they ought to forge ahead vltli wonderful developments and un doubtedly will. Nebraska should send nothing but republicans to congress from this , tate this fall. To do otherwise , in the unsettled condition of politics , would prove a misfortune to the state and for which wo would pay abundantly. To send a United State ? senator who Is a republican to Wash , Ingtnn , we of Madison county must elect George N. Beels to the house of representatives at Lincoln , ant ] Charles McLeod as state senator , be cause it Is only through the votes of these two representatives that Madi son county can possibly record her desire to have Senator Burkett suc ceed himself. No republican should forget this feature of the ballot when lie comes to vote. COLLKGB FRATERNITIES. The action of the authorities of the University of Missouri to abolish the Greek letter societies , will probably be unsuccessful and do more harm than good. It will likely result of sub-rosa organizations , which will give an un wholesome tone because of their Il legal standing. Greek letter fraternities have their place in the modern university. They provide a pleasant home for the stu dent who otherwise would have to knock about In n lonesome way. They give a circle of warm friendships that last a lifetime. There are youths who are injured because of the Idleness which the so ciability of the fraternity may breed. There are students who are benofltted by having a restraining Influence over them In the shape of their fratern ity. On the whole they work for good , and the modern university can't very well keep them out. FRIENDSHIP IN POLITICS. Nothing stirs the public like an Is sue involving personal relations be tween men. The consumer will grunt and then grin as ho reads about the grafters getting away with the mil lions , and turn with more Interest to the sporting page. But when he coiner to read about Teddy and Tuft , and who ought to do what to which , be begins to glow red and saw the air and pound the desk , even though It does not affect his business by a red cent. The strong contrast between Mr. Roosevelt's enthusiasm for Taft In lliOS. and his protent partial silence , places the ex-president in a rather awkward position. Of course , If ho and the president have parted com pany In their political views. Mr. Roosevelt is under no obligation to back Mr. Taft up. But the people at huge do not easily adjust themselves to sudden changes. On the large questions of the day , the two think about alike , and the closer they get together the easier it will be to cut abuses out of the paity. THE NUW OIL ROAD. The county commissioners of Madi son county are to be commended for taking the progressive step which they did take the other day when they determined to build an oil toad In this county. While the road will be but four miles long , to start with , the experiment will unquestionably result in multiplying that stretch many times In the course of n few years and be fore so very much longer Madison county's highways will bo a joy to the travelers and a source of econo my to the farmers. The automobile has become a great source of good road agitation , because the auto Is worthless in a country of bad roads. And now that the farm ers have become great purchasers of the auto , we may expect a still great er demand for bettor highways , al though as a matter of fact , the need of roads for the sake of cutting down the expense of hauling the farm pro duce to market is still the greatest factor to be considered. Madison county , by action of Its commissioners , has been placed In the , forefront of Nebraska progressiveness - ness and here's hoping the movement will spread like the measles. NORFOLK'S OPPORTUNITY. If the business men of Norfolk could be induced to drop their every day affairs for a few days and take a trip through the country to the northwest of us , and see for them selves what lias been done in the way > ' development during the past live years , it would convince them of the r -"o-jsity of making Norfolk a jobbing i-i.tcr , and that right now. Norfolk Is the natural gateway to h vast empire which has developed so rapidly that not half a dozen men in ( be .ity lealiyo what lies at our very doors. We know of Pierce and Knox counties , because they have been set tled a long time and we know that they are rich and good. Boyd coun ty was not long in settling , but It is one of the richest counties in the state today , and its farms and towns show wonderful progress In the few- years they have been settled. But after the South Dakota line is crossed is where the marvel of the age be gins to make itself manifest. Gregory county , which was only opened lor settlement five years ago , Is now as well developed and as thickly settled as Madison county , Its towns and farms are well devel oped and up to date in every particu lar , making them Invaluable trade ter ritory. And then there is Tripp coun ty , the latest wonder of the world In agricultural development. A farm on every quarter section , a progres sive , ambitious class of people whose wants are numerous and who are will ing and able to pay for what they get , makes an opportunity for Nor folk as a wholesale center that was never before offered to any town. And the opportunity is now , and must be taken advantage of now , not next year or the year after , because we are speaking of a country whose people ple do things fast and have no time for the indoler.t to wake up. These same remarks have frequent ly been made by The News , and It Is not expected there will bo any more results than before , but It does seem a crying shame to allow as val uable a trade territory as now lies at our door , fairly begging us to get Into position to supply their Wants , to be wasted in the slovenly manner In which it is being done. AROUND TOWN. Notice that new cartoon service ? Did you nave your money on T. R. ? It's Kratke's turn to take n llttlo of his own medicine. With nil Its hazards , Norfolk ave nue ought to make a good golf course Just now. Every time you swat a fly you les sen the danger of getting cholera. There are too many files in Naples. Billy Ferguson is still smoking the cigarettes that Ralph Rlggs spilled around In "Miss Nobody From Star- land. " , It's about time to begin telling us that the turkeys will bo high for Thanksgiving , because it's been so wet this summer. After a while fair managers will come to the conclusion that equinox- , inl week wasn't created for ball games and borso races. Why say that the necessaries of HTo have all advanced In. price ? The subscription rate to The News used to be 15 teats n week. By and by wo'ie going to have a/ flood that'll eat Its way through the old dyke and do a good many thou sand dollars' damage to Norfolk busi ness pioporty. Then we'll get a new dyke. But lor the present , "Dam the dyke" moms to bo about the Idea. Why Is It that human beings al ways want ro be what they aren't , and want what they can't have ? Never lived an Indian that didn't try bin , baldest to inlsc a moustache or a" beaid ; never lived a boavlly whisker ed man that didn't keep shaving 'em off. Always the fat man wants to get thinner and the thin man to get fat ter. Why can't people bo contented ? Chavez wasn't afraid of death. Ho delled death when he flew across the Alps at the height of a mile and a ball' . But to got safely over and down lo within thlity leot of terra lirma ! without a mishap , then to be cap sized by a gust of wind and fatally injured , gave a sting to dcatli that was hard for e\on so nervy a man as Chavez to endure. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. I Some Idle people are not annoying ; ' but there isn't one In a thousand. A steady man doesn't have to sp nd much of liiu time looking for a sto-idy job. I'robably the most disagreeable thing in this world Is being caught. Money pursues some men so re- leiitlr-ssly that they have to die to i ii culate their Income. Down at the bottom of their in- , sui-gent hearts. Suffragettes greatly admiie womenly women. ! Fortunately , a fool trick doesn't al ways kill , as happened/In the case that Kansas City girl. Because there isn't any way of toll ing wljat they will say , children should be seen and not heard. ! Boy ball players say of a profes sional : "Of course he can hit the ball , with that gcod bat. " If you are a stronger man than others , do not boast of It ; demonstrate It modestly and effectively. There are people who only listen to prosecution , and others who arc able to bear only the defense. Speaking of supply and demand , the furniture dealers are a little slow In Increasing the dimensions of dressers in order to make room for the supply of jute hair. A new lodge was organized in Coolidge - idge lately , to take in those who had not boon accommodated in ether lodges , and a politician was advised to join. "I would , " he replied , "but I'm afraid I might die , and the mem bers of the new lodge would turn out to my funeral. " An Atchlson man has such a repu tation that when men approach him for a trade , or to borrow money , they always expect the worst of it , and accept the worst of It. But when a man tries to trade with you , doesn't he always expect the best of it ? We are particularly fond of the wild plums. Every time we see a cultivated plum , we think of a tired man spraying trees ; of drugs and chemicals. But a wild plum Is na ture's gift ; it hides away In secret , and when you find It , something good is yours , without price or protest. The Saturday Evening Post minds- its own business , and is edited by modest If very Intelligent gentlemen. You see It everywhere. Did you over see a copy of Collier's Weekly at the news-stands ? Ever see a man buying one ? Collier's is a noisy and offend ing busy body. Every time a bully whips a sliorir1 and gets away with it , other bullies are encouraged. The whip was sent from heaven ; order Is necessary. The best interest of all demand rules ; to whip a sheriff Is a violation of one of the necessary rules. Everytlmo an Insurgent of any kind makes a con spicuous success , Idleness and disor der are encouraged : the necessary rules of society are broken. The expression is often heard that "business is sordid. " As a matter of fact , business Is the most Important thing In the world. Your business means your living. The men who say "business Is sordid. " are selfish and mischievous. Unless you pay COBO ! attention to your business , you can not do anything for yourself or for your country. Close attention to busi ness , on the part of different worthy men. lias made thjs wonderful coun try what It Is. The world Is full of foolish rofonn notions. One of them is the notion that cigarettes are more dangerous than cigars. The fact Is , the cigarette Is the least harmful method of using tobacco. A man once wont to a noted physician about his health. "Quit smoking cigars , " the doctor said , "and smoke cigarettes. " The doctor added : "When I wont to college - logo , I was one day smoking a cigar on the campus. A professor took the cigar out oj my mouth , and throw It nwny. 'If you must smoke , ' the pro fessor said , 'smoke cigarettes. Gentle men do not smoke cigars. ' " Home Course In Domestic Science XV.- Use of Color In House Decoration. By EDITH G. CUARLTON , In Charge of Domestic Economy. Iowa Stntc College. Copyright. 1910. by American Preu AitocUliun. AVE you ever considered how much environment lias to do with the gooc or bad health of the Individual or family ? If you have thought about It at all you know that cheerful , pleasant and suit able surroundings In the homo loud their aid in maintaining good health. These also assist In character building. The Inlluenco of such things niuy bo unconscious to persons who have giv en llttlo or no thought to the subject , but without doubt the Influence exists lo some degree. The choice of color , the style and ar rangement of furniture , even the pk- turoH which ndorn the walls , all have their part In developing the men and women who Inhabit the homo. Com paratively few persons have given much thought to the study of color , and as a result Its selection for house or furnishings lias been more the re sult of chance or mischance than of good judgment. Color gives atmos phere to our homes , and rightly chosen It brings a sense of comfort and satis faction with one's abode. If those are lacking the house has failed to be a homo In the fullest sense of the word. For one who has never studied color the best advice Is to choose quiet tones and copy nature as far as possible. If one has a favorite color It should sur round one in either house furnishing < ir personal adornment whenever suit able Why not choose , colors accord- In ; ; to personal tastes ? We select our friends from sympa thy in thought and feeling. We do not always philosophize about It or stop to analyze why we find greater pleas ure In the society of some people than in others. But we recognize certain principles In our liking and know that w are happier and enjoy our friends better when wo find those principles and charms Imvo n place in their ten ) AUTISTIC DINING ItOOM. perameius. .lust so It is with color. We cannot always give 'a reason for our preferences , but we are sure they exist , and most people are sensitive to color to a greater or less degree. One's favorite color brings repose and enjoyment , is conducive to health and exorcises an actual influence on our life and moods. But even In gratify ing this preference wisdom must be shown , for there are many colors of which a little is enjoyable when a mass would be unendurable. Constant ly surrounded by a glow of vivid scar let would bo like close companionship with a brass band , but a touch of scarlet amid dull surroundings is a pleasing sensation. As far as effect Is concerned , the color of a room makes its atmosphere. It may be cheerful or sad , cozy or dis turbing , according to Its quality and force. Without color a room Is much like a bare canvas , which might , but does not , give ti vivid picture of some liliuso of life. The colorless room has nothing to tell of the character of Its occupants. Color In n house includes much that Is classed as furniture. It applies to carpets , draperies and ornaments , but it Is llrst and pre-eminently applied to wall treatment. In selecting color for a single room or for an entire bouse certain points must be borne in mind. The first Is that one person docs not make n home. It takes the combined Intlueiice and personality of every per son living under the roof to give its true character. Every book , every pic ture , every carefully selected piece of furniture , brought Into the house makes It a part of u beautiful whole , and no house can be absolutely perfect without all these evidences of fumlly life. life.Good Good rules to follow In selecting colors - ors for any room are to make the choice on this basis : With leforence to the light In the room. With reference to other colors in adjoining - joining rooms. With reference to the general char acter of the furnishing. Interiors with a southern exposure should be treated with cool , light col ors , such as blues and greens In various tones , water green , emerald green and blue grecu ; nlno the " ' ! very tones of pray. Rooms In which little sunlight Is admitted must be brightened and be given the effect of sunlight. This may be imparted by using warm colors In Its decorations. Theme are yellow , red browu , reds , i yellow with n hint of red. ollvo and gold green. It Is well to bear In mind that al most every color has a cold and n warm tone. Tin' llrst Is produced b.x combining blue or green wlih tbeorlg Intil color , while the warm tone Is made by combining red or yellow with it. Thus brown with a him of blue Is cold , while brown with a hint of red U warm , and the effect of the two Is entirely d I Herein. The number , size and placing of the windows also greatly affect the Inten sity of the color It must always be remembered that any Interior Is dark compared with out of doors , and In the lightest room there will be dark corners or spaces where the color will M'om much darker than It really Is This explains why wall paper which appeared perfectly satisfactory In I he dealer's store Is often a disappoint ment on the wall of the room for which It was bought. The sample In the store was displayed In a different light from that In the room. Three prin ciples will always govern the proper use of color In bous-e decoration llrst. that of color In relation to light : second end , color In gradation , and. I bird , col or In nmsscs. These principles are not difficult lo master , hut ( hey are as Im portant and as Impossible to escape as climate. The shades of color used on walls or colling govern ever.thlnir else. The color of the walls proscribes the color that must be used hi Hoop coverings , curtains and draperies After the relation of color lo light has been established and personal prefer ences have been taken Into account the next principle Is that of gradation. The strongest and purest tones of the color are naturally and almost by in stinct put at the base that Is. the floor covering should carry the darkest col or or Its strongest tone. It Is not often advisable to use what Is known as a one color decora tlon that Is , confining the entire decoration to a single color. Such a plan Is much like trying to make a melody on one note of the scale. The best effects In botli sounds and color are produced by the skillful variation of tones. The grada tion and combination of oven opposing tints give the greatest satisfaction to the eye. Bui. whatever the color or col ors used , they must be darkest on the lloor. The walls will give the second grade In color and the celling the last. These gradations , too , should be dis tinct and separate enough In tone to he perfectly apparent. The connecting grades may appear In furniture cover ing and draperies. Then the third principle , using color In masses , means that whatever color Is used should ho ghen space enough to establish Itself freely. In other words. It should not be broken into patches and neutralized by divisions. Nature does not put a single red leaf on a tree and then change the color to yellow or green. Kathor the whole forest will have Its various colors so arranged that one is perfectly conscious of every one of : them. The brilliant red Is In quantity sufficient to make Itself felt , yet It does not interfere with the glow of the yellow or the restfillness of the green. The general tone ot the room may be what you will-green or blue or a division of each but to be per fect every detail In the room must be related to one or both of these colors. If this rule Is disregarded every piece of furniture unrelated to the whole becomes a spot which lias no real con nection with and puts the entire room out of harmony. Where to Use Different Colors. Some colors are much better suited to one room than another. If one's favorite color is pink it should not he used In the dining room or hull. Light blues , pinks , lavender and other dainty shades are more suitable for sleeping rooms occupied by young people , though for the average person there is no better color than a soft , unob trusive green for a bedroom. Ited has for years been the favorite color for dining room , and yet there are certain reasons why li is entirely out of place thenFor one reason , the color soon becomes monotonous and has an Irritating effect upon nerv ous or highly strung persons. Al though n warm color. It is Inclined to absorb light. It is very rich and warm In sunlight or artificial light , but iu ordinary daylight It makes a room seem dark and gloomy. If red Is to be used at all in wall covering- it should be confined to a hall or den. some room which is not In constant use. Wli/ii yellow happens to be a favorite color It Is a good one to use In the dining room , particularly when , as is often tlie case , that room has a northern exposure. Colden browns and tans are satisfactory in living rooms when conditions are right for them that Is , when I here is not too much sunlight In the room. Living rooms should be decorated not only with restful colors , but those which suggest cheeriness as well. Sleeping rooms should bo soothing , and the colors which produce this effect are supposed to be quiet greens , soft grays and dull blues. The paneled wall and beamed ceil ing of dark wood with color showing between make a splendid finish for living and dining rooms and ball , es pecially in a country house. One par ticularly attractive country home had the dining room celled with birch logs on which the white bark bad boon re tained to gleam In the firelight. A tint ing of soft green on rough plaster gave the room a delightful woodsy pf- feet quite In keeping with the rural surroundings. How much more appro priate a decoration like that In a conn , try house than some artificial arrange ment copied from u city house : First Aid. "Now , " said the professor , you had been called to see a patient with hysterics-some one , for Instance , \ who had started laughing nud found it Impossible to stop-whut is the first thing you would do ? " "Amputate his funny bone , " prompt ly relied the new .student. Houston Post.