HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS IIEALTII HINTS. Don't go too long without tood. Hun 8cr gives a strained look to the face, too. Now and then ir one Is fatigued bite between meals will invigorate the whole system and give relaxation and repose to strained muscles and nerves. Don't worry, but If worry you must keep the forehead smooth don't wrin kle it Worry is, cnlled the American national disease and Amcricanitis is its distinctive name. The women of the Orient are wiser they never worry. PRIVATE LIFE. The private life is an excellent and beautiful thing when it Is founded on affection and tenderness, But to load a private life, and only n private life, Is for most women not beneficial. It narrows the mind and restricts the sympathies. It makes a woman think that because she never ate her bread with tears, bread comes easily to all, and thrro arc no Injustices which she need trouble herself to rectify. In words she may admit that women workers are to lie pitied, but In deeds She will only be effective if she lias nt some time of her life worked, felt and suffered with tliem. And the time Is at band when women of the Indus trial class who do not find that all doors are kept comfortably open for them will ask middle class matrons and maids for something more than philo sophic commiseration nnd the gratify ing assurance that "there Is no place Ike home." Brooklyn Eagle. ' SHIRT WAISTS. Negligee shirt waists for the early fall will be made from light weight wools and flannels In the very simplest styles and in delicate pinks, blues and grays, with fine pin stripes in white er black. The fronts have on either side of a wide box pleated opening two rather small side pleats that commence in the shoulder seam and extend to the bust line, from where the material falls In folds to the waist. The back is fin ished In the same way or Is pulled in at the neck just enough to keep It from looking plain. The sleeves are big, leg-o'-tnutton nnd are gathered In on top of the shoulder and at the waist, where they are joined to a plain square turnover cuff that Is fastened with the regulation cuff but tons. The collar Is a small rolling turnover with pointed or square ends to match the enffs and should be worn with a wide blue, red or white Ascot tie that reaches almost to the belt. TAPER HATS. Some day when you have nothing else to do try making a paper bat to wear In the garden, says an exchange. Yon will have to buy two rolls of crinkled paper and a few yards of thin hat wire. Cut the paper in strips an inch and a half wide. Take three of these strips and plait them closely. When, you come to the end of the paper strip take another nnd slip It Into the folded end of the first strip, crush it loosely together and keep on plaiting. It is better to use uneven lengths. When the plait is quite long you can commence Uie crown. To do this make a little round wad with one end of four plait, turning In the sewed up ends; then sew your plaits round and ronnd on each other. When the crown Is as large as required, sew the plaits in a downward direction and continue In this way, sewing them tightly to gether so that this part may be very firm before starting the brim. Then turn the plaits again and sew and plait away until the brim is the size you want. The hat is finished when you have twisted it into a becoming shape and wired the brim. CONGRESS OP MOTHERS. So commendable ure the alms and purposes of the National Congress of Mothers, it is not surprising the or ganization has the hearty support of hundreds who are not , mothers, but who have the welfare of the country at heart As the chief object is to raise the standard of home life and develop wiser, better trained parent hood, the work of the congress is civic work in Its broadest and high est sense. Juvenile court work and the probation system have been suc cessfully inaugurated In many local ities, and through' the public schools, the homes of the masses are being reached. The preparation of chil dren's school lunches, the hygiene of borne and food supply, and the care of childhood mentally, physically and morally is furthered by the associa tion. The work of the congress, though unique, many-sided, and far reaching in its scope, is practical, ef fectual, and vital, the sole aim being the protection, in its highest possibili ties, of the home the strength of the nation. Only as all children have the very best opportunities for develop ment, will our homes, our schools, onr factories, our laws and our na tional life reach the highest standards. The Pilgrim. t FUSSY MOTHERS. ' Across the aisle from me sat one of the "fussy" kind of mothers with her little girl, evidently about five years old. The mother didn't leave the child in peace for one minute. She took off ktt hat aha smoothed her hair; she repinned her collar; slit- wiped her face with her pocket-handkerchief; she took her from her seut and stood her on the floor to straighten her frock; then she set her back again. She took off her hair ribbon nnd retied it; she looked In her eye to see If there was a cinder in it; then she began at the beginning and did all these things over again. The child grimly endured. Evident ly she had been accustomed to It all her short life. The world to her was a queer, tiresome place In which moth ers exhausted their energies ami got their nerves on edge by paying useless attentions to little girls. A physician who sat behind me watched the scene. "Has the woman no sense?" he said to nio in an undertone. "Every touch pushes that child nearer the sanitar ium that will one day open Its doors to take her in as sure as fate." "Poor little one!" I said. "Is there no hope for her?" "Not with tlmt mother." grimly re plied the doctor. Boston Herald. WOMEN NATTItAT, POLITICIANS. Women cannot be. or at least have never lireii great musicians; I mean, composers of original music. Very few of tliem can be artists; hardly any have reached nally first rank as painters, sculptors, or poets, though they lirn-e had plenty of opportunity ;f stuuy.nir and practicing nil these arts. But they can be politicians. Political ability, a capacity for the science of government, call It what you will, seems to be al most more common among women than it is among men. Compare their op portunities and achievements In this Held of activity with their opportuni ties nnd achievements In those other directions. Very few women have been queens or regents. They have never been se lected for any special fitness. The acci dental failure of male heirs, the death or absence of a husband, has suddenly placed the reins of power In their hands. In all nges, In all states of civilization, what a large measure of success has attended their rule! The reign of a queen is almost always n period of progress olid prosperity; and many nations, notably our own among them, have made their most conspicu ous advances when under the govern ment of a woman. Have queens been exceptionally emo tional in their public acts? Have they sacrificed the welfare of their people to their private affections? Have they been lacking In courage to defend the national honor when necessary? I think no fair minded man can deny that history would answer nil these questions in the negative. Is it not probable that as the sample is so will the bulk be that the humble voter will not be influenced by very different mo tives from those which have ruled the conduct of her more brilliant sisters? I commend this line of thought to all those, both men and women, who regard the proposed innovation wom an suffrage 1 as dangerous. Since com mon sense is a quality not more rare among women than among men, and tiint Is after all the quality that is most valuable In political majors. The Countess of Sclborue, lu the Nineteenth Century. A bit of old crape Is the very best thing for dusting one's gowns. The fiat French sailor hat with a ruchlng of lace is worn abroad. Many of the lawn negligees are worn over a colored lining of china silk. Colored kid gloves are quite a success and are worn by many modish women. The most popular style of balrdress tng for the moment is the colonial pleat. With the linen coats and skirts ure worn the most elaborate of lingerie waists. Those pretty petticoats of pale col ored lawn have their uses with gowns that match. The handsomest . woman often dis guises her loveliness with nn unbecom ing headdress". A little fuchsia-colored crim hat Is trimmed with fuchsia and knols of shaded fuchsia taffeta. The very coarse laces, such ns gui pures, are most in fashion for adoruing linens, c'amines and clothes. High Napoleon collars and revers, with attractive and dainty lace cravats, are in evidence nowadays, on all note worthy toilettes. The paddock coat, similar to that now in style for men, will be greatly affected by women who prefer mannish fashions in the autumn. There is profuse use of narrow rib bons on everything appearing in every sort of a way ruchlng, cockades, boull lonnees, or sewed on in plain rows. Lobster-red and fibre-red are the fa vorite colors in Paris just now, dividing honors with light tan, smoke gray, blue "shades, nnd almond green brown be ing considered passe. Tullo Is enjoying a distinct revival, for day and evening wear, in gowns as well as in millinery, and the tulle boa Is more popular than those of ostrich feathers er shaded chiffon. TO IMPROVE THE FISn. Salt water fish are much improved, says Good Housekeeping, if they are soaked lu salted water for half an hour before cooking. FOR CLEANING VASES. It will be found that vinegar nnd tea leaves are excellent used together for cleaning vases that have becdrae discolored by flowers. GARNISHING THE BEEF. A fillet of beef or a veal roast Is ef fectively garnished with artichoke hearts, brimming with new peas, each choke placed in a nest of green. Deli cately grilled, they are even more in viting surrounded with asparagus tips or little hearts of blanched lettuce. TOTATOES AS DECORATIVES. Mashed potatoes are pressed in the form of tiny pyramids with flat tops, These nre dipped In the white of nn egg, then In flue minced parsley, giv ing the effect of small green pyramids, through which the white of the potato gleams temptingly. Those may be used with small pyramids cut from stale bread nnd fried a delicate brown in hot bulter. They are arranged about a dish alternately with stars or cubes of lemon between. NICE SANDWICHES. Cream cheese In combination with chopped olives or with chopped nuts Is recommended for sandwiches. Moist en the cheese with a little thick cream and add n little salt. About ten olives, stoned nnd chopped, to one cheese is the proper proportion. Mix the two nnd spread between thin slices of bread and butter. Trim the crusts and, If desired, cut the slices into rounds or triangles, reanuts. English walnuts, or pecans, or a mixture of these nuts, combines well with the cheese, rrepnre exactly as with the olives. fpqsf recipes: Delicious Salad A novel salad is made of grape fruit and tomatoes. Fill a ring mold with water, and set nway on ice to freeze; or set a small mold heavily weighted Inside. Sweetbreads In.Cases Cut the sweet breads, after being boiled, In very smnll pieces. Season with Bnlt and pepper, and moisten well with crenm snuce. Fill the paper cases and cover with bread crumbs. Brown and serve. Peppermint Drops Boil one nnd one fourth pounds of Biigar with a pint of water; add three drops of oil of pep permint, and nfter live minutes remove the mixture fro mtlie fire and stir until It turns white, when It must be quickly poured out on buttered tins. Broiled Sweetbreads Split the sweet bread after being boiled. Season with salt nnd popper, rub thickly with but ter, nnd sprinkle with flour. Broil over a rather quick fire, turning constantly. Cook about ten minutes, and serve with cream sauce. Plum Sherbet Cover plums with hot water. Simmer until thoroughly cooked. Then press through a wire strainer. Add water and sugar to suit the taste, and other fruit Juices If de sired. Then freeze. They also make a nice pudding if used with tapioca In place of apples. Toast For Invalids Cut the crust from siloes of stale bread and toast to a light brown. As each is done, dip into well salted boiling water. Ar range in a baking pan, salting and buttering each layer, nnd cover with boiling milk, adding crenm if you havo it. Covet and bake for fifteen min utes. A Cake Without an Egg-Bent half a cup of butter to a cream. Add grad ually one cup of sugar, then half a pound of seeded dates, chopped fine, and, alternately, one cup of thick, sour milk and two cups of flour sifted with one scant teaspoon of soda and half a teaspoonful each of cinnamon and clove. Crenm of Squash Soup Put one quart of milk with two stocks of celery and a small onion In a double boiler. Allow it to cook for one hour. Mix one tablespoon of flour with half a cup of sifted, cooked squash, and stir with tht hot milk. Let cook about fifteen minutes. Have half a cup of whipped cream or a well beaten egg, and strain the mixture on to it. French Beefsteak Dip the steak into melted butter and broil on a gridiron over fresh coals. When nearly done, sprinkle with salt and pepper; hnve ready some finely chopped parsley, mix with softened butter nnd beaten to a cream and pour Into the middle of a platter. Dip the pieces of steak in this, turning Hem nronnd the platter. Serve hot. A little lemon juice improves them for some. Russian Salad Have ready cooked peas, string beans cut In pieces, beets cut In slices, tomatoes cut in slices and shaped to resemble a flower. Let all these vegetables become chilled by standing on ice for some time. Dis pose crisp, well cleaned lettuce leaves in nests on a large dish. In the. cen tral nest place slices of hard-boiled eggs with the other vegetables in nests around them, and a radish flower here and there between the nests. Serve either French or mayonnaise dressing In a bowl apart. Offer a choice of veg etables ts each one served. i New York City. By fur the greater number of fancy waists are closed ut the back and some very attractive and charming effects are the result. Here Is one thnt includes a dainty Utile chemisette and Is quite simple at the same time that It is dressy enough for Informal dinner, the theatre and nil occasions of the sort. As shown the material Is chiffon taffeta combined with lace, but the season Is prolific of charming things and any light weight material is entirely suited to the de sign. As shown the waist matches the Iklrt, but it will also be found available for the separate one which Is sure to be In demand for wear with coat suits. For this latter purpose white or color that matches the costume is preferred to anything else. The waist is made over a fitted lining on which Uie little chemisette Is ar ranged and itself consists of front and backs. These last are tucked In groups at the shoulders and nre gathered at the waist line, the closing being made Invisibly at the back. There Is a nove! trimming strap which finishes the neck and which is turned as It approaches the front, and beneath its ends are ar ranged the Jabots of lace thnt give nn exceptionnlly graceful touch. The sleeves make notable features and are laid in fine tucks which give abundant and graceful fulness at the outer por tions, while they nre plain above the wrists. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four and one-half yards twenty-one, four yards twenty seven, or two nnd one-fourth yards forty-four Inches wide, with five-eighth yard of all over lace and two and five eighth yards of lace edging. The Threatened IteTlval of Crinoline. Times are not dull; there Is abund ance of news, nnd yet there creeps Into the papers a rumor of Impending crin oline. It comes from London, from Paris, from Chicago, from Pittsburg tint is, the rumor comes, but crinoline doesn't, and won't. The evildoers who invent fashions would be glad to dis tribute any new fashion that made a mark riaiu. A charming dress of red and black plaid was made 'with a full pleated skirt on a very small hip yoke. The waist hnd two deep pleats rumdng from the shoulders on either side lor fulness. The neck was cut in a large square with a little V-shaped piece cut out of the lower edge. Tha Child's Gown. , Somehow one does not fancy silk on a child. Neither should a young girl appear in decollete. A very small child A LATS PSSISK BY WAY WAKTOK. :: women's clothes cost more und require1 more material, and that made all gowns now In use or lu stock look hopelessly out of date. Fashions nre changed in order to sell goods. They nre changed Just as much nnd Just as often ns the trtitlic will beur. The fashlonmongers would doubtless be glad to Impose crinoline on the Chris tlun nations (the other nations don't bother much with fashions), but it ennnot be done. It could not exist here. McAdoo would not tolerate it No fashion that will not do for New York can pervade the United States; so the country Is safe. Harper's Weekly. Shirred Flnnnce Skirt. The shirred skirt is one of the well deserved favorites of fashion, and Is exceedingly attractive made from al most any of the pretty soft ninterlals thnt are so generally In vogue. This one Is among the best of the kind and can be worn with any waist that may be liked, but is especially well adapted to the one that Is shirred to form a girdle, the two together giving the favorite princesse effect The skirt Is exceedingly graceful and Is quite sim ple, It being made In sections, which are joined beneath the sliirrliigs. The slight train illustrated is always pretty nnd desirable for formal occasions, but skirts that just escape the floor are much liked tills season and the model allows of that length also, so becom ing adapted to all hours of the day. In this Instance t lie material Is pearl gray chiffon voile with banding of lace of the same color, but the list of avail able ones Is ninny, chiffon nnd nil the "chiffon" silks and wools being emi nently desirable, while mull, both silk and cotton, net and the like are a Is, suitable. The skirt Is made with two section and the flounce. The lower section anil the flounce both are shirred to foruj headings, and beneath these heading! the joinings are made. The shirring nt the upper edge give a yoke effect nnd nre arranged over a plain founda tlon. The quantity of material required fas; the medium size Is twelve yards twen ty-one, nine and one-half yards twenty-seven, or six ynrds forty-four Inches wide, with twelve and one-half yards of banding to trim as illustrated. Is often cherubic in a low-necked frock, but the older girl may hnve only het gown slightly cut out nt the neck. The collnrless gown Is allowable, nud elbow sleeves nre in perfectly good form. Feather III Use. Feathers will be used a great deal more than they were last winter. The craze for wings has not subsided, but ostrich feathers have the greatest vogue. The plumes are used to cover bandeaug and cachepelgues, and are allowed to droop veil-like on the bair. The Rambling Doc. Dogs are, no doubt, excellent things In their plnce. "A place for everything and everything In its place," Is put to scorn when a community that are in the sheep business allow a lot of useless curs to run about nt random. Get rid of the curs, for If you don't they will get rid of your sheep. Feeders For Beet, For heavy feeedlng some kind of feeder should be used. Little wooden troughs are best, and may be made any size desired. The best kind is a two Inch block guttered out by cutter heads or wabble saws, cutting slots bnlf an Inch wide, and having stationary cen tres of an eighth of an inch thick to give the bees a foothold, which 'keeps them from drowning in the syrup. When open troughs are used, some floating material should be placed on the syrup to answer this purpose. Soil For Heeds, Sowing seeds in the fall Is the sur est and easiest way for the amateur to have an nbundance of enrly flowers, says J. T. Scott In the Garden Magn sine. There nre, however, certain simple precautions to be taken. The seedlings must bo sheltered from lwt sunshine nnd the soil must be loose and moist. Frcpare the seedbed well (not necessnrily making it rich) by forking It over nnd over to tho depth of nt lenst one foot. Itnko off nnd level thoroughly; add one and one-half Inches of finely sifted soil on top. Light Brahma A notable breed, which others have displnced in public fnvor. There certainly Is no more beautiful fowl than the Light Brnhmn, yet they have been gradually relegated . to the bnckground, until we scarcely ever bear of them. They are the largest of all the pure breeds, the males of them weighing fifteen pounds, and the females ten nnd twelve. Their plumnge is beautiful and they are exceedingly hardy. They are fairly good layers, yet they are proving less popular each yeur. Why this should be is hard to under stand, as it is a pity that so meritorious a breed Bhould be neglected or forgot ten. Home and Farm. Co-Operation In Cattle Hreedlnr. A good many farmers who have but small herds nre using grade bulls be cause they say they cannot afford pure bred ones. AVhy not do ns neighbor hoods do in draft horsebreeding, where a good pure bred stallion is bought by Several farmers joining In the pur chase. By this kind of co-operation among farmers in purchase of a prime pure bred bull, a neighborhood could soon grade up their common cattle till they are worth nearly double what they nre now. In r few years by such neighborly co-operation the cattle could be put finished on the market more per head, and grade bef cattle would be grown and fatted for the market with a large saving of grain and food stuffs when it is remembered that such cattle conld bo put finished on the market weighing more at two to two and a half years old than common cat tle can be made to weigh at three years old. Such a neighborhood bull would really be a money maker for those who are now using a grade sire. Such co operation partakes of the farm and purposes of stock corporations In man ufacturing, whero several persons Join their cnpltnl because no one of them bas enough for the business. It is not a new feature of industry, but can be extended to cattle nud other live stock breeding nnd growing ns successfully as It is in manufacturing. Indiana Fanner. Sound Clover nay I prefer to cut in the afternoons, for the reason that the clover has but very little chance to cure before the dew falls and will not be affected by It us if it were party cured. The next day, after the dew Is off, go- over your clover, giving it a good turning, either by hand or by a tedder, and If the clover is heavy it will be well to give two turnings or teddlngs. By this time the clover will begin to show signs of being partly cured, and still it isn't dry enough to break off the leaves, beads und smaller stems, which are the best parts of the hay. Then start the rake and rake it into medium sized windrows. I profer to do my raking In the middle of' the afternoon and avoid rakiug in the evenings. Next day, if you are not sure the day is going to be such as to finish curing the clover in the windrow, take your fork and slightly tear the windrows npart, letting the sun have a better chance to shine on the clover and the breezes to pass through, which is a great aid in curing hay. After the dew is off, lift the clover off the ground and invert It. Then after dinner, if it Is well cured, begin to draw in and mow away. A good way to test this matter is to take some stalks and twist them to gether, and if they show no signs of moisture generally your clover is all right. If the day has been a bad bay day I would prefer to leave it day longer by bunching it up. Last yenr I spoiled whnt would have been choice buy simply by drawing it in when it was too full of moisture. The weather was very threatening, and I did not enre to leave it in the field over Sunday, so drew It In; but next time when I have hay under similar circumstances I shall bunch it together and take my chances with the rain, and last year it didn't rain after all. The stock ent it and seem to like It as a change, but It is not choice hay. C. F. B., in Massachusetts Ploughman. Laying Away Corn S apply. It Is a common practice among corn growers to "lay corn by." When the season is an exceptionally good one and when the soil is free from weeds seed corn may be laid by with no evil results. In a dry season or a wet season or where weeds nnd vines grow rapidly and in untold numbers, laying corn by is entirely out of the question. To lay corn by too often means to let the weeds alone, or It inny mean to let the surface crust cake, crack open and through the maturing season Allow the much needed moisture to leave through surface evaporation. If 'possible get the cornfield free of woods and vines, and after the hard rains of June and early July nre over nnd the summer drought sets In run through the corn once or twice with n shallow working tool. It leaves the surface level, pre vents surface washing and conserves the moisture. Weeds require moisture. When they grow in corn they feed npon the same plant food, take the same moisture that the corn plant feeds upon. Should there be a shortage of either plant food or moisture, the weed gets its part and lets the corn plant go hungry nnd thirsty. This Is a very critical period in the life of the corn plant. If it is tended well, if it is to niakeits largest yields, the work must be done at once. Delay, means loss. Be ready for the rush when the rains cease. W. B. Anderson, In the Indianapolis News. Save Seeds or Buy Them T One of the most prominent seedsmen In this country recently told the writer that the demand for cheap seeds was alarming. He snid he knew, as every trained seedsman knew, that cheap seeds could only bring unsatisfactory, results, but as a merchaut, he could do nothing but supply the demand. Of course, there nre farmers and garden ers who still buy the best seeds, but they nre in the minority when the num ber of seed buyers Is considered. The unfortunate part of this condition is that the demand for cheap seeds comes from farmers. The man with the small garden wants the best seed and pays the price; the man whose entire income depends upon his crop buys the cheap seed. Some of the smaller seedsmen havs given up handling anything but the cheap seeds and our friend was afraid) that after a time nil seedsmen would be forced to a similar situation. Many of our correspondents complain that" the seeds they buy are poorer each year, which bears out the statements of our seedsman friend. Farmers caa control tho seed situation for them selves If they will learn how to savS good seed and In view of the impression that seeds as a commodity are becom ing poorer, certainly farmers should be gin to look Into the question of obtain ing the best aud then selecting tint best from each crop until they are in dependent of the commercial ceed sit uation, at least so far as the seeds tot the main crop are concerned. Economizing I astures. Farm pastures are never large1 enough, and some way of economizing them is very desirable. One way is to divide them into plots so that one pari may be used while the other parts ar recovering from the use of them. By this device it is possible to double th value of the grass so that more shee( may be fed on the same space of laud, says American Sheep Breeder. This 11 most easily done by the use of portable fences, which may be easily moved and set up again where they are de- sired. Such a fence is made in this way: The panels may be made ten feet long and of pickets set upright; at equal distances apart there are three posts in each panel which project one foot below the bottom, and these ara pointed. Each panel is ten feet long. In the sotting up of this fence each panel Is set somewhat out of the straight line and a worm is made of tbree feet out of the straight Each1 panel when set up is put on a slight worm so as to support tho fence against winds, and the corners so made are fastened togetheryby short ropes fastened to the end polls of the . fence panels. When setting up this fence two men, are to work together. One has a steel hn, n, l.nn 1. 1 . il. i .. t- With, this the boles are made in the. row for each post to be set in. The, posts are set with sufficient worm lu it to support itself for tho fence and one post goes in the middle of each panel Th posts are well set down in t ground by means of a mallet and the corners are well tied together by the shore rope and as well by a loop made of the right size to pass over the top of the each two end posts. The Populous Chinese Rmnlrs. United States Consul Anderson, at Pekin, reports the latest estimate of the population of Chin as 432,000,00a
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