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BUYING TREES.
A varietv of reasons make it very
unwise to niirclias? "lar abroad" nur
sery stock of any kind. One 01 u.
1 tfie difference in the condition un
der which the stock was grown as
compared with those under which it
is to be planted. A perfect reliable
tree under the one set of conditions
is likely to become wholly unreliable
under the other. The trials of a pro
traded freight journey are. moreover,
more than the stock is likely to be
able to endure and a larger percent
age will fail to grow, while that por
tion of it which does not fail utterly
will make but a poor start in its now
lire and this will be likely to follow
it until it dies. The distant nursery
man, too. is beyond the reach of the
buyer, and therefore regards himself.
in many cases, as under less obliga
tion to be fair and to make good the
errors, mistakes and losses which the
contract provided should be done.
Taking everything into consideration.
the place to go lor nursery stock is to
a reputable grower as near to the
place where the stock is to be used
as can be found.
This is not the buying season and
what has been said, may. therefore be
regarded as a little untimely. The
spring of the year, when trees are
largely purchased, is not far distant,
however, and prospective buyers
should look nhead early and settle the
linos along which they expect to pro
teed. The planting of trees is a work
requiring special thoughtfulness. A
'farmer may buy poor seed and the
crop that comes from it may not be
lost, even though it be not as large as
he should have, and the mistake he
has made in the selection of poor seed
.is one that can be remedied at the end
of the year. The error reveals itself
carlr. and constitutes one more les
son of experience that will be a pro
tection against future mistakes of a
similar kind. It is not so, however.
with the planting of trees. If varie
ties unsuited with the location are
chosen, if itoor stock is purchased, if
it arrives in bad condition, or. in
short, if any of the many mistakes
possible in tree planting occur the ex
tant of the error is not discovered for
a numltvr of years, and the planter
may find that he had lott the u of
his ground an.! all the care and ex
pense he has been to and that he is
no nearer securing the fruits be de
sires to undertake to procure them.
It is. therefore, of the highest im
portance that the planter select care
fully, calling in the aid of better judg
ment of those with more experience
ou that particular subject than his
own. if he distrust his own. and this
the local nurseryman is always ready
to give. In offering a caution of this
Kind we do not address the commer
cial planter who has. or should have,
given the subject sutlicient study to
already realize the importance of what
lias been said. We rather speak for
the small planter who wants a home
supply of fruit, with perhaps, some
surplus, and to whom planting is rela
tively fo small a portion of his busi
ness that he has not given it the at
tention necessary to learn how im
portant it is to buy nursery stock
close at home and from a reliable
nurseryman with whom he can have
Influence for the correction of mis
takes, should they occur. So much of
the nursery stock sold by the distant
nurseries passes through the hands of
agents intent upon making sales that
it is often haul for the farmer not
well informed about nursery matters
to resist the glowing stories of yield,
hardiness and other good qualities that
are urged uion him. These siories
are not told by the nearby nursery.
it for no other reason than because
their detection if untrue, as they usu
ally are, would follow too soon and
the responsibility for them would be
too easily brought home.
He is foolish who exchanges liberty
'and independence for greed and dis
content. That's what the farm boy
.does who leaves his free and inde
pendent life In thecouutry for the
city.
WHITEWASHING FRUIT TREES.
Th old-time method of whitewash
tag the trunks of trees, says Melian's
llastbly. is net usually credited with
its full value. Farmers follow it con
siderably, though perhaps mere from a
aountry habit than with a definite rea
son before them. Prof. M. T. Macoun.
aorticulturist for the Canadian Depart
ment of Agriculture, adds that it is
asost- efficient composed of sixty
pounds of lime, twenty-four gallons of
crater and six gallons of skim milk, or
those proportions. The milk makes
the wash stick better, giving the lime
aaore opportunity to exercise its caus
tlc properties. A, little glue is some
times substituted for milk with the
same result- Try it and report.
Some farmers put their machinery
away in an old leaky shed and pro-
Bounce it cared lor. The roof leaks
aad'the sides being open in the snows
and rains and fowls roost on them
, aad sometimes such men question the
1 ropriety of sheltering farm tools. It
always makes an implement dealer
smile when he sees machinery poorly
-..cared for.
WARM WEATHER FOR COWS.
; 'It has long been known that the
. sstfe ' water a cow drinks, the more
milk she will give, but it is not gen
erally Tfrnrwa that the cow will give
roach more milk if she drinks water
at 75 degrees than at 32 to 33 degrees.
.This IS tJie onjy legitimate way to
ivater "milk, and milk sellers should
nmeinber it. . Jt pays to warm water
" for milt cow's in winter.
:.s Rosin-and XaJlow for a coating and
en.fo'f a lubricant sliould be liberally
. applied .to. every tool laid by now.
cad youf -Inventory and see if every-
-thtog is in from the -fields where usd
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Mr. Frank Sloan of Woodward, la., r
v ritc us as follows: "Where coulc. l
get some reliable information regard
ing South Dakota, and especially that
part where land can be got cheap? Is
there any land left in the Rosebud res
ervation that was opened for settle
ment last summer? What railroad is
best to take one into that part where
land is cheap? I am a renter with
less than $1,000, and want to go into
a country where 1 can grow stock, and
do not want to get where fruit cannot
be grown. I would appreciate a re
ply." In reply to the above inquiry will
sav that you can get information re
garding any land not taken in the
Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota,
by addressing a letter to the Commis
sioners of the U. S. Land Office, at
Washington, D. C. You would get all
information rossible regarding this or
any other land opened for sale or set
tlement. As to the best railroad to
take one into South Dakota, where
such land is to be had. or as to wheth
ei it is a good stock country, we
quote from an article by M. J. Wragg
which appeared not long ago in one
of our exchanges. He says: "This is
certainly a great country for the stock
tarmer and especially the man with
little means. There is just as good
land in South Dakota as can be found
anywhere in Iowa, but one must be a
judge of soil, for there are small areas
of land, and especially in the part I
vhitcd. that are only good for range.
Taking the country as a whole, 1 pre
dict for it a great future.
"In going up over the C, M. & St.
P.. leaving Sioux City. Iowa, in the
morning and arriving at Yankton in
the early afternoon. I had a splendid
chance to note the ripened fields of
giain and the magnificent corn fields,
which at this time were just ripening.
I never saw better crops anywhere
than along the line of the railway.
Wheat was fine, going 18 to 2o bushels
per acre, oats 30 to 70. and corn gave
promise of a 'bumper' crop."
In regard to fruit he says: "I was
surprised to find so much fine fruit in
this section at points along the C, M.
& St. P. I have chances to visit
orchards at Elk Point, Yankton and
other localities and was not prepared
for the surprise plum orchards just
breaking with fruit. And. by the way.
they can grow many arieties of the
Japan plum that are not strictly hardy
here at Des .Moines. Such varieties of
apple as Duchess. Wealthy, Haas, Ut
tcr's Red. X. W. Greening, etc.. were
ladened with as fine apples as ever
grew out doors. AH kinds of small
fiuit do well in this section. Wild
strawberries must be plentiful judg
ing by the luxuriant growth of vines
lound in eery draw and creek bot
tom." In regard to railroad facilities he
says: "The .Milwaukee system has al
teady many line lines well equipped
in every particular that reach many of
the newer sections of the state. They
have splendid facilities for shipping
stock, grain and other farm products
direct to our best maxTTets Sioux
City. Chicago. Milwaukee and others
equally as good. We have the infor
mation that before fall this company
expects to cross the Missouri river at
several points north of Yankton and
push its new lines into this splendid
Eldorado for the farmer and goneral
stock-raiser."
THE HONEST MILKMAN.
Our milkman is a wonder;
Though strange the fact may seem.
Tli tin id that lu sells is pure
An.I yields up "'ill cream.
You wonder how lie does it.
And I will tell vou how;
lie h:s no "Ialoi:!toiy." Ho
Jusl set IV lio.n tlie cow.
When Mn ; ut out vtiur ticket
Vnu'i" not afraid you'll get
A lot of ehalk and water that
Will lill oti with lemet;
No' You aie sure- of richness.
H.eause 1 tell yoi: now.
He 1ms no "laboratory." He
Ju-.t ets it lioni the cow.
1 don't Know why he does it;
It s-eems .1 fool Mi thins
T Ik m- honest nowadays
When boodle reigns as king;
Yet he goes on his journey
With calm, unclouded brow;
He has no "laboratory. ' He
Just sets it Horn the cow.
Charles H. Foxworth of Nebraska,
asks: 'l have on my new farm a
grove of about two acres which I
would like to use as a hog pasture. 1
have thinned out the trees (cotton
wood and boxelder) until no part of
the ground will be in the shade all
day. Most of the ground will be in
shade part of the day. Now I would
like to know what will be the best
grass to sow?"
In reply to our correspondent will
say that in the northern part of Ne
braska brome grass will make a very
quick and good pasture. Blue grass
nakes one of the best pastures that
we know of where the ground is par
tially shaded. We would suggest
sowing, early in the spring, brome
grass, and then during the month of
June say. half a bushel per acre of
blue grass. This will make a splendid
mixture and in the densest shade the
latter will grow and give good pas
ture. A few pounds per acre of com
mon red clover would increase the
supply of pasturage ve-y much. There
is nothing better than red clover for
the situation named, especially in lo
calities where it will not freeze much.
WHAT TREES NEED.
No one needs to be told that trees
and shnibs require forest conditions
to give us best results. There we
always find the ground shaded, well
mulched with leaves from the past
year's growth, which helps to con-
serve moisture and keep the surface
. V. j-k. rAiinl in 4 vino vnallmr Annii.
of the ground in a ripe, mellow condi
tion. While you cannot give these
conditions to the orchard tree, or the
shrubs on the lawn, yet they can be
mulched heavily during the winter,
which will be the next best thing. It
will be surprising what vigor and
life this will add to the tree.
Dairy cows should not be obliged to
travel a long distance for water. If
they do, they will go without until
they get very thirsty and feverish, and
will then drink until they are uncom
fortable. This condition is very un
favorable la the production of milk
and should be avoided.
If some farmers were as good wood
choppers as whlttlers, they might suc
ceed better.
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VETCH, COWPEA AND SOYBEAN
HAY AS SUBSTITUTES FOR
WHEAT BRAN.
The following is a summary of Bul
letin No. 123 of the Alabama Experi
ment Station:
The object of the feeding experi
ments herein described was to ascer
tain whether hay made from hairy
vetch, cowpeas and soybeans could
be advantageously substituted for
most of the wheat bran in the ration
of dairy cows.
The following values to the ton
were used in calculating the cost of
food: Wheat bran, twenty dollars;
vetch hay, ten dollars; cowpea hay,
ten dollars; cottonseed, twelve dol
lars; cottonseed meal, twenty dollars;
cottonseed hulls, five dollars.
Vetch hay proved fully equal In
feeding value to a similar weight of
wheat bran. By this substitution the
cost of the food required to make a
pound of butter was reduced twenty
five per cent, which is equivalent to a
monthly saving of twenty-two dollars
and twenty cents in a herd of twenty
cows.
With the vetch rations the cost of
food for one pound of butter averaged
ten cents in contrast with thirteen
and four-tenths cents when wheat
bran was fed.
The waste in feeding vetch hay was
with most cows about six per cent of
the amount offered, and with cowpea
hay about sixteen per cent; the latter
residue being useless, is charged as a
part of the ration.
That portion of the cowpea hay
actually eaten proved fully equal in
feeding value to a similar weight of
wheat bran. Charging the cows with
all the cowpea hay offered them, we
find that cowpea hay had eighty-six
per cent of the feeding value of wheat
bran, one ton of this hay being equal
to one thousand seven hundred and
twenty pounds of bran.
When wheat bran was worth twenty
dollars a ton, cowpea hay was woith
seventeen dollars and twenty cents,
and vetch hay twenty dollars.
The monthly profits on a cow were
four dollars and sixty-five cents on the
vetch ration, and four dollars and
thirty-five cents on the covpea ration.
One of the Jersey cows used in this
test produced butter at a cost for food
of only eight and one-third cents a
pound when fed on the vetch ration.
Running cowpea hay through a feed
cutter did not decrease the waste in
feeding this food.
Four and one-half per cent more
butter was produced with soybean hay
tlmn with cowpea hay if we take ac
count of the portion of each actually
eaten; however, a large proportion of
the course stems of the soybean hay
was uneaten.
When corn hearts were substituted
for wheat bran, the yield of butter
was increased by eight percent.
According to Prof. Taft, of the
.Michigan Agricultural College, it is a
gcod plan to whitewash peach trees
with a sprayer to protect them from
the sudden changes of temperature in
winter. He says that when the trunks
and branches of peach trees are white
washed the danger of the starting ol
buds during warm spells in the winter
is lessened, but to be entirely effec
tual the work must be thoroughly
done and the wash must be renewed
if necessary. Several applications
will he necessary in order to maintain
a covering throughout the winter and
the cost of labor and material would
probably not be repaid by the increase
that would be secured in the crop.
From the fact that the starting oi
the buds generally occur during the
warm periods in January and Febru
ary and that the spraying at this time
will prevent the attack of curl leaf
Professor Taft advises that if a Janu
ary thaw should continue more thar
three days and the conditions are such
that there is danger of the buds swell
ing. the trees should be sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture, using eight pounds
of lime and four pounds of copper tc
30 gallons of water. The applications
should be very thorough, especially on
the south side of the trees, as the
treatment will not be sufficient unless
the bark is covered. Durng February
and March it will be well to take ad
vantage of any warm days for spray
iug if the treatment has not already
been made. Ordinarily one thorough
application, spraying the trees from
opposite sides, is all that will be nee
ossary. but if the trees have been
sprayed in January, and the weather
in Februay or March is such as to
threaten the premature starting of the
buds, a second application will often
several times repay the expense.
Attention is called to the fact that
one drawback to the winter spraying
of trees is that the snowdrifts make
ii uiincuu 10 get around in the orchard
but if the weather is warm enough to
make spraying necessary, there will
ordinarily be little trouble from the
snow except in the northern part of
the state.
Jars make excellent packages for
the farmer to pack his butter in.
Where he is supplying a regular trade
he should employ jars of uniform size.
COLD STORAGE.
Modern cold storage has, of late
years, proved a great help to the far
mer in marketing perishable products.
It has been found that the period dur
ing which fruit can be kept In cold
storage, depends upon the condition in
which it arrives at the cold storage
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plant. The dryer the fruit Is when it
goes into cold storage, the better, and
only sound fruit should be stored.
The Tennessee experiment station
has demonstrated that a gallon of milk
can be made in the summer at a coat
of 5 cents a gallon for feed, and in the
winter for 7 cents a gallon. This
would bring the food cost price of but
ter at 10 cents and 14 cents, respec
tively, for the tv.o periods.
The Jerseys have a long start id
numbers over other dairy breeds. The
number of registered Jerseys is now
more than 240,000. It beats all how
persistently the friends of the breec
keep sounding their merits and thej
are not small, for a special purpose
cow.
Vogue of Parasols.
The coming summer girl will be a
study in parasols. Never were these
charming accessories of a woman's ' inverted pleats. Darker brown chif
toilet gotten out in such artistic j fon velvet is used for the collar, which
shapes and such infinite variety. They forms scollops, and is outlined with
are embroidered ruffled, appliqued, I brown sill; braid. The sleeve is full
dotted, banded aiJ covered with lace.
Wiiite silk parasols are made gay
with black lace butterflies appliqued
upon their silken surface and fluffy
chiffon frills falling from their edges
Parasols of yellow silk are complete
ly covered with infinitesimal ruffles of
ecrue val. Golden butterflies, chiffon
roses and lace rosettes are set upon
the most expensive of these summer
luxuries, which come in every shape
and every material for the delecta
tion of the summer man.
Belts.
Deep belts have taken an upward
turn in the back, where in some ex
aggerated instances they reach in two
sharp points almost to the shoulders.
The Jownward droop at the front Is
no less exaggerated. The Victorian
corslet is the newest effect. It is
made of soft finished taffeta or other
soft silk and is verv wide. In front
.h wn noint ,s stiffened, and at the .
back, there is a deep shaped buckle.
The front is 7 or 8 inches deep and is
rounded at the top where it is bor
dered with niching and otherwise dec
orated. Pompadour silk is used for
these belts. Many of the high girdles
when of plain velvet or silk, are often
elaborated with jewelled buttons or
tiny bows.
Card Party Waist.
A very lovely separate bodice which
was called a card party waist was
made of the softest of golden brown
panne velvet. Its yoke and vest were
laid in folds, while across the bust
there was draped a fichu of white lace
in which there were embroidered
brown velvet dots. At one side there
was a chou of brown velvet ribbon.
The sleeves were shirred above the j
elbow, and at the wrist there was a j
fall of white lace with brown dots em-
broidered again. The neck was a Wil
helmina neck, cut round and filled in
with a white lace embroidered stock
Stylish Redingote.
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For the Lingerie Blouse.
The lingerie blouse bids fair to be
'he feature of the year in point of
Miltiplicity of design and lavishness
.f handiwork. They are shown in all
trades of materials, ranging from the
uarser thread linens to the most cob-
.ebbv. The hand work on them may
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vliots, OI course, uusiiiva mr cuuou
velet work, the Swiss embroidery,
eather stitching, and any and all of
he many sorts of fine sewing and em-
roidery.
One beautiful model is shown in a
"no quality of linen, with hemstitched
ticks and tiny fleur-de-lis embroidered
iver it. The design is simple, but is
vorked solidly with linen floss. Two
,Ups of light colored silk are fur-
lished with this model and afford a
leasing change. The rose silk slip is
'specially effective when the blouse
s worn over it.
There have been marked changes in
11 blouses recently. The pouch is
onspicuous by its absence and the
sleeves have very deep cuffs, with
ntich fullness between the shoulder
tnd the elbow.
Simple Evening Frocks.
One of the prettiest ideas that the
season shows in simple evening gowns
is the use of silk bands edging ruf
fles of niousseline do soie. or the same
idea on other thin material. A girlish
frock is of white niousseline de soie,
mounted over pink silk. The skirt is
trimmed with flounces of wide Valen
ciennes, with the points falling into
a straight band of blue velvet. The
same idea with narrower lace and
bands makes a fichu arrangement,
and there is a blue sash.
An equally simple frock is of white
crepe, with irregular lines of silver
running through the stuff. The cor
sage is cut in surplice fashion and
crosses with a line of blue velvet
bows. The bottom of the skirt is
trimmed with a flounce made of a
broad liberty ribbon, edged and
headed with a ruching of narrow vel
vet. This use of liberty ribbon as trim
ming that is shirred and used as ruf
fles or shirred on both edges and used
as entredeux is an idea just launched.
A beautiful evening coat is made of
panels of Irish lace, with shirred en
tredeux of wide liberty ribbon. At the
bottom of the garment is a band of
ermine.
Old Styles in Sleeves.
Sleeves are the most talked of fea
ture of the new spring designs. They
differ radically from the sleeves of
last season in having the puff always
at the upper, rather than the lower,
part. Deep cuffs are also much in
evidence and elbow sleeves, full and
fluffy, are never to be more popular.
The old-fashioned mousquetairc
sleeve, made famous by Bernhardt, is
to be worn again. Its leg o' mutton
Is not so pronounced as most of the
new models and it fits the arm rather
closely its whole length. It is hardly
necessary to say that this sleeve is
only for the slender woman, with
long, thin arms.
Bolero coats are too becoming to
be discarded. A pretty street model'
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after this style is developed in chest
nut brown Panama cloth, with a bo
lero fitted to the figure by means of
lg o mutton, with a long cuff effect.
The girdle is of brown velvet, caught
with a long buckle.
Some housekeepers always make a
point of buying their soap in large
quantities, as they say it improves
with age.
A cup of cocoa will be greatly im
proved if just before you take it from
the stove you beat the cocoa well
with an egg beater and add a few
drops of vanilla.
If a shovel containing hot coals be
held over white spots in varnished
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tne woo1 '". while still warm, with
a soft flannel cloth.
Lavender combined with green
makes a most effective as well as un
usual bedroom. Many madras ma
terials blending these two shades are
to he found in the shops, as well as
thin silk stuffs of similar coloring
that make exceedingly pretty curtains
for such a room.
The Bell Cuff.
The bell cuff for card parties is
pretty, and it shows the hand and
gives one a chance to wear bracelets.
This cuff is shaped precisely like a
bell. It flares full around the
knuckles and is stiffened and trim
med. It is tight at the top and sets
very snug to the wrist. It is a typical
bell cuff.
Milk Soup.
Peel and slice one pound of pota
toes, a Spanish onion, and a few
blades of celery, using the white parts
only.
Put two ounces of butter in a stew
pan; when dissolved add the vege
tables, cover the pan and let them
cook for ten minutes, shaking fre
quently to prevent the vegetables
sticking to it. Add a quart of boiling
water and let the whole cool to a
mash, pass all through a fine sieve,
and return to the saucepan with a
1 pint of milk.
, When the soup boils, sprinkle in a
tiblespoonful of finely crushed tapioca
, while ou quickly stir the soup. Cook
till the tapioca is perfectly dear, and
1 serve with fried dice of bread.
i New Spring Tailor-Made.
j One of the new spring tailor-mades
i is in moliair of the shade known as
pruneau a plum lavender the skirt
laid in double box-pleats, stitched
down eighteen inches with plain pan
els between. The coat is of the eton
variety. Silk soutache forms the trim
' ming. arranged in sti night lines over
j the shoulders, and in fancy design fol
' lowing the irregular outline of the bot
j torn of the little coat. The sleeve of
j this coat shows the latest method of
attaining fullness by lengthwise gath
ers rather than by gritor '"-rndth.
1 An embroidered linen blouse is worn.
Overskirts.
The overskirt, real or simulated, is
making a strenuous effort for favor.
and will be welcomed, if only it goes
no further. Triple skirts are charm-
! ing on tall figures, but a short woman
! looks still more diminutive in skirts
I cut around in parts.
The threatened
invasion by the old-time panier and
polonaise Is confidently predicted, but.
then, it's a comfort to know that the
great designers are not agreed on this
and several other items of fashion for
the coming season, and experience has
proved that the designers may offer
this or that, but popular fancy decides
the question. So we must wait and
see what good taste shall decide.
While- ths
There's a revival of serge.
The newest shirtwaist stocks have
no bows.
A good deal of green shows in the
spring finery.
Very pretty shirtwaist gowns of
taffet.i are shown.
White merino is a favorite material
for plain blouses.
Soft girdles of lace will be worn
on the summer frocks.
A black net gown sprinkled with
buttercups is good.
TOILETTES
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VffairaO
Tne correct separate blouse is eith
er very plain or extravagantly elabor
ate. A popular spring ideal is the skirt
of three flounces of allover embroid
ery. An ecru net niching comes for the
neck when ecru sleeve ruffles are
used.
Sleeves ending at the elbow with
turned-up gantlet cuffs and frills will
be the thing.
The very choicest designs In thin
summer fabrics are in the shops for
choosing now.
Black Gown Popular.
A black gown has come to be a
necessity in every well-appointed out
fit. There are always occasions when
brightly tinted clothes are inappropri
ate, and there is. besides, always a
certain elegance about a well-made
and properly fitted black gown which
recommends it to the fastidious dress
er. With these desirable features
may be included the lact that black
is almost universally becoming to
women; some of the art critics In
dress, on the contrary, declare that It
ages a woman, brings into prominence
every line and wrinkle, deadens the
complexion and is woefully unbecom
ing. The majority of women have found
these views decidedly fallacious, since
tne black gown grows in popularity
from year to year and lias come to be
considered the one dress which is
always proper. It is true that there
are some women to whom black Is not
suited, but it is always possible to ob
viate the ill effects by the liberal use
of white in the form of lace or chiffon
about the throat and wrists.
Draped Bodice Is Useful.
The draped bodice is undoubtedly
"the thing." It is as becoming to the
tco full as well as to the too thin
figure. It brings out the waist line,
and its folds across the bust may
easily be arranged so as to greatly
increase the apparent size of the flat
figure, while by using little material
and drawing it close the exuberant
figure can be held down firmly and
appear of the perfect middle size.
Velvet Street Costume.
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Proper Thing in Sleeves.
A word as to details. The sleeve of
the moment is either one of two styles
a large bishop to the elbow, set into
a long, easily fitted sleeve over the
under arm; in separate blouses or
shirt waists this is buttoned close to
wrist, but in the walking suit blouse
it is sufficiently easy to admit of an
other sleeve beneath, if the weather
or occasion makes this desirable. The
still more popular leg o' mutton sleeve
is now rarely plain fitting; it is ful
in us lengwi. an.i. inuugu i-m. . ...
. .. . ,. 1 ., v. ... . ..
arm uuiuw me uiuuw, is quiiu cii,
often gathered or plaited along the
inner seam above and wide enough to
need no buttons. In both these pat
terns of sleeves the cuff extends well
over the hand.
Wash Spring Textures.
Wash spring textures, which are al
ready in, display the daintiest pat
terns in French lawn, dimity and ba-
I tiste for house gowns. The made-up
i models in these materials emphasize
the delicate elegance of the textures
with perfect hand sewing and trim
mings chastely simple. Hamburg em
broideries, fine in quality but incon
spicuous in pattern, trim many of
these gowns, along with plain and bor
dered wash ribbons, insertions and
frilled edges of plain and point
d'esprit footings, are seen on others,
as well as many pretty imitation laces,
and so exacting are present tastes in
point of making that all the seaming
of many a little gown in done with
open beading.
DE VISITE.
Cost of Tuberculosis.
Dr. Harmon Biggs of New York
(American Medicine), after a careful
estimation, places the annual expense
of tuberculosis to the people of the
United States at 3;?0.000.000.00. He
first calculates the loss to New York
city by putting a value of $1,300 upon
each life at the average at which
deaths from tuberculosis occur. This
gives a total value of the lives lost
annually of $1,300,000.00.
But this is not all. For at least nine
months prior to death these patients
cannot work, and the loss of service
at on'e dollar a day. together with food,
nursing, medicines, attendance. efc.
at one and one-half dollars a day. re
sults in a further loss of $s.000.000.00.
making a yearly loss to the munici
pality of $23,000,000.00. For the whole
country the 150.000 deaths from tuber
culosis represent in the same way a
loss of $330,000,000.00.
Dr. Biggs also states that the total
expenditure in tho city of New York
for the care of tuberculous patients Is
not at present over $500,000.00 a year;
that is, it does not exceed two per cent
f the actual loss by death, etc. "If
this annual expenditure were doubled
or trebled it would mean a saving of
several thousand lives annually, to say
nothing of the enormous saving in suf
fering." Further evidence of this is
afforded by the fact that in the last
twenty years the total number of
deaths from tuberculosis in New York
has decreased instead of increasing,
although thre has been an increase
of 70 per cent in the general popula
tion.
Oil Rubbing.
Clothing exposes us to great dan
gers. We wear too many clothes.
We dress too warmly, so the skin be
comes relaxed, and loses the power to
take care of itself, and this is the rea
son oil rubbing is necessary. The
simple removal of a thin layer of oil
by a hot bath may be sufficient to
cause a man to take cold, so this must
be replaced by a special ciling. or
some other treatment, in cold weath
er. People who are very susceptible to
cold, should be rubbed with oil after
each bath. Oil rubbing is especially
needed in cases in which the skin is
dry, through deficient activity cf the
oil glands of the skin. Great care,
however, should be taken to avoid tco
vigorous rubbing in the application of
the oil. as sweating is very easily pro
duced, to the disadvantage of the pa
tient. In the treatment of infants and
children, a marked and most favor
able effect upon nutrition is produced
by oil rubbing. Application of oil
after cold baths encourages reaction.
In most cases ' of chronic dyt-i.opsia
when accompanied by emaciation, in
diabetes, and in most cases in which
malnutrition with dryness of the skin
is a prominent feature, oil rubbing is
a valuable curative agency.
Horrors of the Cocaine Habit.
The following illustration of bad ad
vice in the lecture room is probably
not an exceptional case. A professor
j of materia niedica lecturing on cocaine
called it one of the greatest of all
stimulants and perfectly harmless.
He cited his own experience of its
good effects, and advised the class to
test it personally in debility and ex
haustion. Of a class of thirty-two who
listened- to this advice, five became
cocaine takers within two years. Ten
years later thirteen of this class were
drug and spirit takers. In all prob
ability, the use of cocaine was the
starting point of their addictions.
Four died from the direct use of this
drug. Evidently more than half the
class had followed the advice of the
te?icher and were wrecked. A few
years after, the professor became an
invalid and retired from the profes
sion, a victim of his own counsel and
confidence in cocaine.
When anything is growing, one
-
, formatory js Worth more than a thou-
sand reformatories. Horace Mann.
Tuberculosis Rightly Classed.
The Health department of the city of
Philadelphia has decided that in future
tuberculosis shall be classed with
other diseases that are dangerous to
the public health, such as smallpox,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, and other
contagious maladies. The law in
Pennsylvania and most othf-r States of
the Union requires that every case of
contagious disease shall be reported
to the Health department. Hereafter
all cases of tuberculosis must be so
reported by the attending physician.
The purpose of Miis law is to enable
thy Health department to take neces
sary steps to prevent the extension of
this disease by disinfection of the
apartments which have been occupied
by the patient, and by instruction of
the patient and the patient's friends
how infection fiom the disease may be
avoided.
This law is a good one. and ousht
to be enforced in every civilized com
munity.
Body and mind are. both' gifts, and
for the proper use of them our Maker
will hold us resjwnsible.
Simple Living and Longevity of the
Brazilians.
According to a writer in a contem
porary magazine, "the Brazilians. wnn
first discovered, lived the natural, orig
inal life lived by all mankind, as fre
quently described in ancient histories.
A Literary Confidence.
(Cot long ago the Toastmaster. ac
cording to the Atlantic, happened to
overhear a worthy nursemaid ex
changing literary confidences with the
cook, apropos of a historical novel
which was then the best-selling book
of the minute. "Sure it's a fine
book," testified Maggie heartily, and
tnen soon, as if puzzled by her own
inaptitude, "but somehow I ain't very
far with it." Exactly. Neither was
the Toastmaster ery far with it. Be-
tween a book written to be sold by i
the hundred thousand and a hook
written to be put away in a drawer,
like "Pride and Prejudice" and the
.i r. .f "H'QWirlv" ir ic tnlr-
i nrst uian. jl ..-...-. ... - -
I ably easy to say which is the more
-ikely to prove permanently readable.
Sure to Flease.
When the stage manager told the
heavy man he was to play a certain
part the actor said:
"I have never seen the play. Do
you think I shall please the audi
ence?"
"Sure," said the manager,
di ia the first act."
"You
before laws, or property, or arts made
entrance among men. The Brazilians
lived without business or labor, fur
ther than for their necessary food, by
gathering fruits, herbs and plants;
they knew no drink but water; were
not tempted to drink or eat beyond
common thirst cr 'appetite; were not
troubled with either public or domes
tic care, and know no pleasures but
those simple and natural in character.
"Many of these were said, at tho
time the country was discovered by
the Europeans, to have lived as long
a& two bundled years."
This was without doubt an exagger
ation, but that they were very long
lived is evidenced by the fact that
within the last quarter of a century
there was an old woman living in Kio
Janeiro at the remarkable age of one
hundred and forty-one years.
Beauty of form and face are the nat
ural results of right living, and to try
to get them in idleness by the aid of
massage, drugs, or physical culture, is
to undermine the foundation for all
charm. Nature Intended that wo
should be of use. whether we are
genius or common clay, and nature
rules. We can't cheat her.
The Quiet Way Best.
What's the use of worrit:g.
Of hurryitiir.
Aik! M'urryini;.
Evrt;.ily Uurryinp
Ami t):'akiiiK t Ida rest.
WIhti ewryttiiiiK i" t'-netiiiiK if.
I'reuchinK. ami lics.cohiiiii u-"5
To si-ttl- down ami entl the fuss.
For tiiiet ii are ln-st?
Th' Riin that triel:t-s down in showers
A liKs-miK to the thirsty flowers
Ami Ki'iitlo zejltp Kattier up
Sweet tniKmtice from ach liilmmlni; cui
There's ruin in the tejupet's path.
There's ruin in a oiee of wiath.
Anil ilu-y alone aie 1 lest
Wlm early Karn to ilonunate
Tllem.el"es. theii iolenee al'.-lte.
Ami prove ly their seiene estate
That iiulet ai are best.
Exercise gradually increases the
physical powers, and gives mora
strength to resist sickness.
Frequency of Tuberculosis.
From the Massachusetts Medical
Journal we abstract the following: At
the second annual American Congress
on Tuberculosis held in New York in
1902. Dr. Pryor stated that 1 1.000 per
sons die annually in the State of New
York of this disease. One-sixth of all
the deaths in the world are due to this
one disenso. Statistics show that in
France 150.000 die every year of this
disease; in Germany. 170.000; In the
United States. 1CO.000; in Paris. 11.
000; in London. i::.000; New York
City. 9.000.
Of deaths between the ages of fif
teen and forty, tuberculosis claims one
third; between fifteen and thirty-live,
one-half. The mortality from tubercu
losis alone exceeds that of Avar, plague,
cholera, famine, yellow fever and
smallpox.
Plato called a man l-une because ho
exercised the mind while the body was
allowed to suffer.
HEALTHFUL DISHES.
Fruit Nectar Take Concord grapes
or any kind of berri'.s and put ir.to a
sti wp.-tn with a J-mall amount of
water; boil ten minutes, stirring oc
casionally. Strain tirt throuuh a sieve
and then through a cheese cloth. Add
one-third sugar to two-thirds juice and
boil briskly for fifteen minutes. Put
in bottles and seal. When used add
either hot or cold water, to suit tho
taste.
Macaroni au Gratin lireak enough
macaroni into inch lengths to fill a
cup and cook in one and one half pints
cf boiling water in a double boiler un
til tender. When done, drain and sepa
rate by dashing over It a little cold
water. Mix with the macaroni m
cupful of cottage cheese, one table
spoonful of cracker crumbs, rolled
fine, one fourth cup of cream and one
half teas'poonful of salt. Put in an
idled graniteware dish and hake until
brown.
Grape Fruit. Chill the fruit; then
cut it crosswise, providing a half for
each person. Loosen the sections
from the skin and remove the center
white membrant. Fill the cavities
with sugar, and serve with a couple
of white cherries on top of each half.
Vegetable Bouillon. To one and
one-half pints of bran (pressed down),
add two and one-half quarts of loilini
water. Allow tins to simmer for two
hours or more; strain, add one pint of
strained tomato, one stalk of chopped
celerv. one large onion and one-half
toasptxiiifnl of powdered mint In a
muslin has. Let this simmer togeth
er for from half an hour to an hour.
Add water to make two and one-half
qnarts of soup. Strain, add one tea
spoonful of salt, or more if desired.
and relunt for serving
On each bread-and-buttf-r plate put
a pat of cocoanul butter, two nut
-he-se straws, and a ct'itplo of bread
I :..! .. ii.i.1 tfi.rlnr wfti vel-
l"r(f,ai" bl'vn- "
low anil wmif iiuuuii.
Gslden Salad. Prepare
eggs by
hard boiling thorn. Cut, when none,
into two parts, remove the yolks
without breaking the whites, inasli
them and mix with enough mayon
naise or boiled salad drssin? to hind
them. Fill the egg-white shells with
the prepared yolks, and stick the two
half whites together, thus forming
whole eggs. Cut one end flat, and
stand an egg on a lettuce leaf on each
salad plate. Around each egg put a
circle of mayonnaise.
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What They Were There For.
Admiral Dewey tells of certain cere
monies once held In connection with
the erection of a tablet to the memory
of a naval hero, during which a well
known clergyman of Baltimore, a rela
tive of the deceased, was invited to
deliver the dedicatory sermon.
Among tho interested spectators
present on the occasion In question
was an old colored woman, a servant
in the employ of a friend of the admir
al's, who was much put out by what
he deemed the excessive length of
the imported preacher's discourse.
"I declare to goodness," stiid she.
in speaking to some one on the sub
ject, "dat Baltimore preach-r ceri'n'y
did carry on like he thought I.e was
de whole thing! Don't you s'pos.- dat
man could s- evr r' one corner to hear
de Marine- Band?"
More Than Hs Ordered.
pjner I say. waiter, there's a
chit-Ken in this egg. Hello, what ara
you (loins?
Waiter Changing your, check, sir.
Chicken ts 50 cents. Boston. Transcript.
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