GUARDING A RAILR.OAD IN THE
BANDIT
By William MacLeod Rame.
fKor year twin robberv has been a hi 'rative and flourishing industry in the
United State, and of lute "hold-ups" have occurred with alarming frequency. Ht
cenlly, however, the Union Pacifio Rnilroid resolved to exterminate the outlaw
who systematically preyed upon it train, and the plan adopted n likely to have
far-reaching teulu. Mr. Raine describe the wuy in which the Union Pacific
"bandit belt" is now safeguarded.
OT long ugo tralu rubbery
win n lucrative nrofesslon
TtT I Id the Western States of
IV.. I America. To-day It l 011
Its Inst legs. Several fact
ors have contributed to
this desirable result. The extension
of the long distance telephone to the
rnueh lutuis. followed hard Uxn the
heels of the settlement of the cow
country, was. the first set back to the
nourishing industry. Now the Union
Pacific Railroad has put another stum
bling block In the way of the outlaw.
It was not enough that the where
abouts of the escaping desperadoes
could be telephoned from point to
point ahead of them, which necessi
tated their confining operations to
the wilder parts of the country. The
Union Pacific had a plan to put (hem
out of business altogether, and the fiat
has gone forth from headquarters that
the organized bands of train robbers
whieh'have been operating In the "ban
dit belts" are to be exterminated.
The territory of the different "ban
dit belts" throughout the western half
of the United States has for a long time
been clearly defined. One stretches
across Texas to Arizona, along the
Southern Taclflc line; another zigzags
through the Colorado Mountains to
the country about the well-known Bob
bers' Roost. A third and the most dan
gerous of nil belts Wyoming In the
rough cow district, where lies the no
torious Hole-ln-the-Wnll country. Here,
umoug the Teton Mountains, far from
the reach of the long arm of the law,
there lurked for many years a no
madic population composed of cattle
rustlers, highwaymen and fugitives
from justice. The district was a nat
ual fortification, and every settler iu
it had a grudge against the law. Here
desperadoes were safe from n sheriff's
posse; the wings of the wind whis
pered the approach of otilcers, and
long before the emissaries of Justice
had reached the spot their quurrv had
tied.
The Hole-in-the-Wall Is a valley sit
uated In the Western part of Natrona
County, Wyoming. It lies among the
foothills southeast of the Hig Horn
Mountains. The nearest railroad
point Is more than a hundred miles
away. Casper. Cody and Buwlins nre
the nearest towns, and these nre about
one hundred and fifty miles distant.
Circled by inaccessible mountain?. In
habited by desperate cut-throats, and
situate beyond the utmost rim of civ
ilization, for long the Hole-in-the-Wall
was a safe haven for the llotsam and
Jetsam of Western crime.
It was from this place that the fa
mous '-Butch" Cassidy gang sallied
forth at Intervals to hold up trains,
dynamite banks and rob stages. After
each lawless outrage the desperadoes,
hotly pursued by posses of oIHcials,
dashed back toward their mountain
fastnesses. Here, once hidden In the
impenetrable caves, they were secure
from arrest.
This gang formed a veritable trust
in outlawry, but slowly and surely
the forces of the law have exacted
payment from them for their misdeeds.
Out of nil the desperate dozen of fear
less men who made up the band but
two are at liberty. They are "Hutch"
Cassidy himself anil Harry Long
baugh, "The Sun-Dance Kid," and
botii of these have been forced to leave
the country. The others are either
dead or In prison.
The well-known "Rluck .la-'k" ICet
cburu nnd his brother Sam, both .is
desperate ruffians as ever existed;
handsome Ben Kilpatrlck, whose dash
ing ways and beautiful eyes made
him a favorite with women; the Cur
ry brothers, fearless men and lawless,
both of them: Matt WartiT, Tom
O'Day, David Lentz, Kl.a Hay, Bill
Carver and others belonged to this
redoubtable band of robbers. Each
of them was a dead shot and ever
ready to shoot. It naturally followed
that every railroad within reach was
held up by this precious gang.
At Wllcos, Wyoming, on June 2d.
JS'.HI. a Union Pacific train was stopped
by a half dozen armed men. They
forced the engineer and train crew to
uncouple the engine and express ear
from the train. Then they ran the
locomotive down the line for a mile,
blew up the express car, and looted
it. Their haul was only three thou
sand dollars.
Immediately on hearing of the rob
bery Sheriff Uazeii. of Converse Coun
ty, set out In pursuit. It was believed
that the robbers would be headed off
by the Platte ltiver, which was In the
flood, but they succeeded In swimming
it on stolen horses. Where they went
Sheriff Hazen could z nnd bis posse
took the water as well. It was a
close race, but Hazen won.
The flying robbers were forced to
turn and fight at Elk Mountain. It
.was a rough and broken country, and
the outlaws had Hie advantage of
knowing every Inch of It. From be
hind boulder and brushwood they
held off the posse five men against
two hundred. Hazen exposed himself,
and next moment reeled back with a
bullet through his heart. Darkness
fell, nnd the gang klipped away across
the mountains into the Hole-in-the-Wall.
George Curry, Harvey Logan
ud Bob Lee were all known to be in
this affair.
Then came another daring train rob
bery on tho Union Pacific line. At
Tipton. Wyoming, on August 2!tli,
11XK). Harvey Logan, George Kilpat
rlck and "Bill" Cruzan headed the
masked hold ups who stopped a pass
enger train. Again the mull and ex
press car was uncoupled, run up the
line, and blown up with dynamite.
Fortunately the safe was practically
empty, so that the robbers only got
thirty dollars. Joe La For took the
trail at once with a potse. For day
the trail was followed, but waa Anal
ly lost la the heavy timber near the
BELT."
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Utah line. The bandits had disap
peared somewhere In the notorious
Bobbers' Boost country.
Then came energetic action at the
Union Pacific headquarters. A body
of Bangers were organized to defend
the Hue, tinder the command of Tim
Keliher. From that day to this travel
through the "bandit belt" on the Union
Pacific: line, so far as robbers go, has
been as sate as taking a journey from
London to Liverpool. Every train
carries with It one or more armed
guards. They ride on the engine. In
the baggage car, on the dry coaches,
or In the sleepers, being Instructed
not to stay always at one point of
the train. Any gang of bandits at
tacking a Union Pacific train now
will know It has to reckon on a stiff
fight, for not only is each train guard
ed, but somewhere up or down the line
Is the patrol body of Bangers, ready
to be shipped to the danger zor.e as
fast ns Htcnm can carry them.
Through the Hole-ln-the-Wall runs a
telephone line, which has made It un
tenable for the outlaws, and Bobbers'
Boost will soon be no safer. The organ
ization of Kellher's Bangers is the be
ginning of the end. Other railroads
will foliow the example of the enter
prising "U. P." and take similar pre
cautions for the safety of their ex
press curs and passengers.
At Parachute, Colorado, the "Butch"
Cassidy gang recently gave evidence
of Its continued activity. On June
7th, 11X4, a train was held up, but no
booty secured. An untiring pursuit
was instituted' nnd the robbers were
run down near Bltle, Colorado. In
the fusillade that followed the outlaw
leader was badly wounded.
lie was heard to shout to his com
rades, "Don't wait for me, boys. I'm
all In. Good-bye." Next moment he
sent a bullet through his own brain.
The notorious "Kid" Curry had gone
to his last account. The other men
escaped for the time, but this attempt
marks nearly the close of what was
once a very flourishing Industry.
The personnel of Tim Kellher's Ban
gers practically ensures the efficiency
of the corps.- First there Is Tim Keli
her himself, a big man, weighing two
hundred nnd twenty pounds, who Is
nevertheless ns lithe nnd sinewv ns a
cat. He Is modest to an unusual de
gree, but Is as brave as a lion. Keli
her is the chief of the Wyoming
branch of the Union Pacific secret ser
vice. He Inaugurated his acceptance
of the position by breaking up at once
an organized baud of train employes
who were preying on the company and
robbing It of thousands of dollars.
Four of these employes went to pris
on, ten of them were confined in the
county gaol and fined, twenty of them
lost their positions. Keliiicr was a
much bated man, but ho went on quiet
ly with his work.
The rest of the Banger company are
ns noteworthy as their chief. Joe La
I'ors is a deputy United States marshal
and cat Me detective known all over
the West. He It was who brought to
justice the lutorious Tom Horn, who
was hanged at Cheyenne for killing
settler at so much per head for the
big cattle companies. La I'ors. Tom
Ucggeson and Pat Lawsou are among
the best trailers In the country. In
deed. Keliher says that La For can
follow a trail at a hand gallop. Fink
was sheriff of Buffalo County, Nevada.
George Iilatt Is an ex-deputy sheriff,
and Jeff Carr has been a law oilicer
at Chejenne ever since the town was
a frontier cuttle camp. All of them
are dead shots and "as ynmc as wild
cats." At Cheyenne may be found the head
quarters of the Bang.-rs. At this place
their specially fitted ear is kept when
it is not on the road. In point of fact,
it is nothing more than a baggage car
prepared to accommodate them. In
one end of It stand the horses, while
at the other Is accommodation Tor the
men. A number of folding cots, a
score of blankets, half a dozen cow
punchers' saddles.' a pack fuddle, a
rack for arms, some canteens, a tin
siove, and a pantry are all packed into
this narrow compass. This pantry
contains such necessaries coffee, ba
con, Mo;:r. canned goods and salt. Some-
times, while on the trail, the Bangers
kill a cow and cook It on th'dr cnnip
tires. Of course, theso cots and other
impedimenta are not carried while ac
tually following outlaws. Then the
men travel as light as possible, their
heaviest baggage being the arsenal of
weapons which each one has with
him.
Chief Keliher keeps In close touch
with all his men, and can, within thir
ty minutes of the time of receiving a
wire, get his car under way for the
scene of the hold-up. A special engine
stands ready In the yards ut Cheyenne.
The men are summoned, the horses
are hurrhsl from their stable by tho
gang-plank, and Into the night goes
steaming the Bangers' special, with a
clear right of wuy over every train 011
the track. Within six hours they can
be at any point of attack within the
"bandit belt." Suppose a train to be
attacked ut midnight. By daybreuk
Joe La Fors und Mcggesou will be fol
lowing the troll with eagle eyes.
The horses also are picked out of a
hundred candidates. They are native
Westerner like their riders, and each
of them la as tireless as his muster.
Strong legged and wiry, they never
look for the end of the road.
The district ivhich la patrolled lies
between Medicine Bow, one hundred
miles west of Cheyenne and Green
It Ivor, Wyoming. It covers about one
hundred and fifty miles of broken
rock country, which Is very little
known and sparsely settled. Here the
line swings through the bad lands
about Point of Bocks, Wumsutter, Fort
Steele and Bed Desert. If the day is
clear enough the mountains surround
ing the liole-ln-tbe-Wall may be seen
In the distance. The worst parts of
the line are, of course, patrolled most.
BihI Desert Is a sheep grazing coun
try, nnd Is not used by the herders In
summer. Biding swiftly across tills
desert, n bund of train robbers could
reach the railroad with being detect
ed. It is to forestall this that the
Bangers ride the line.
Both men and horses are kept In
constant requisition to patrol tho lino
ami wnteh for suspicious characters.
Occasionally the car Is sent out to
Medicine Bow or Point of Bocks ns
the case may be. Here the Rangers
and their horses nre unloaded. They
ride along the line, watching for sus
picious cUuniclers of whom they may
have heard. Meanwhile thslr special
follows n parallel course, keeping in
touch with the men nnd picking them
up at any point agreed upon. At 110
time do the men get more than a mile
or two from their wheeled base of
supplies, unless they nre on an actual
chase. The Wide World Magazine
CROWS FOLLOWING A HAWK.
The Hawk Rata the Sporrow nnd the
Crow Come to the Itescur
In Bennington, Vt., the severe and
long continued cold has driven a num
ber of hawks from the surrounding
country into the city, where they prey
upon English sparrows. . The hawks
have been seen to take sparrows from
the piazzas of dwelling houses, nnd In
one or two instances even In business
thoroughfares.
Hawks do not, however, completely
rule the sky. A week or two ago some
of the residents of Dorchester, In the
vicinity of Columbia road, witnessed
a terrific battle between a lare hawk
and a number of crows. The crows
followed the hawk continually, diving
down at his back aud evidently strik
ing him with their bills. When their
attack became unbearable, the hawk
would turn ami try to bring them
within reach of his talons.
The crows, doubtless, had a good Idea
of the power which he thus possessed,
and they would dodge away from him,
only ti return for n fresh attack as
soon ns he started flying, or rather
sailing, ou a straight course. At least
a score of crows were engaged In this
attack on n single hawk, and they fol
lowed him for more than n mile, mak
ing his life so miserable that he took
shelter In a thick evergreen, where his
enemies with such sharp beaks could
not reach him.
For over an hour afterward the crows
circled round this tree, waiting for the
hawk to again take wing. He knew
enough to wait until dnrkness would
cover his movements nnd permit his
escape. Therefore, even If the hawk
does find an easy prey In the English
sparrow, he has reasons to fear the
concerted attack of a flock of crows,
while they, in turn, are sometimes put
to rout, we believe, by their far smaller
enemy, tho kingbird. Boston Herald.
ConnnliWInns.
Now It happened that the philoso
pher, taking his walks abroad, was
confronted by a young man of a morose
and sullen aspect.
"It would seem," said the philoso
pher, "that something, has occurred to
annoy you."
"Yes," said tho young man: "the
season of the year annoys me. I hate
cold, I loathe the winter, and the
weather we are having now is particu
larly filthy. Therefore, I do well to
be angry."
"Not so, my dear young friend." said
the philosopher gently. "Far from It.
For nil depends upon the way In which
It Is regarded. Live In the future. All
during the winter count each day as
bringing you nearer to summer, nnd so
winter itself shall have its charm for
you."
"Good idea," said the young man.
"Always look forward. But what am
I to do in the aumpier?"
"Sorry I can't slop," said the philoso
pher. Harper's Magazine.
l.ntt III Ihe Cupitol.
Senator McLaurin. while walking
through the long basement corridor,
en"oit:ite -ed n frenzied woman.
"I am lost. I am lost," she cried.
"Please show me the way out of this
horrid building."
The S 'iiator very courteously pointed
the way, after Inquiring where sha
wished to go.
"It reminds me." said he to his com
panion, "of 11:1 Incident down in the
Mississippi woods. A negro lumber
man became fost In the Immense forest
nnd could not find his way back to
camp. A searching party finally lo
cated him wandering nbout.
"'Are you lost?' asked one of the
rescuers.
"'Lost, boss; no, 'deed, sab.' was his
reply, 'but dat camp am lost.' "
Washington Post.
II11I111 stickler for rrei-Hf! i:iiellih.
One of the oldest contributors of tho
Pioneer now In Indiu Is disturbed at
the Increasing license of language that
h Is constrained to observe in Its ad
vertisement columns. It Is painful to
his sense of llterury propriety to en
counter Mich expressions ns a "re
versed hide gentleman's saddle" or a
"second-hand gentleman's overalls,"
but when It comes to an "old but ser
viceable lady's wardrobe," or (how
shall we print It?) "11 fast lady's Arab
pony," he believes It Is time for a word
of protest. Even though uppllcants are
not likely to be misled, it is well that
things should be put as they are meant.
Lahore Tribune.
Dliteinper Has Microbe, Too
"Distemper" In dogs Is now believed
to lie caused by a microbe, but the
microbes found in the blood of distem
pered dogs are, according to M. Rour,
In a paper to the Acadeiny of Sciences.
Paris, not the real cause of the dis
ease. The true microbe of distemper
Is, he thinks, invisible, for after filter
ing out the larger visible microbes
found In the blood It still produces tho
disease by inoculutlon. London Globe.
The Ilallilog-'s Note,
Froude told Dr. Boyd on Interesting
little anecdote of an Oxford undergrad
uate who was asked in an examination
In Puley's "Evidences" if he could
mention a solitary Instance of the
divine goodness which he had discov
ered for himself. "Yes," he replied,
"the conformation of the nose of the
bulldog. Its nose Is so retracted that
it can hang on to the bull' and yet
breathe freely. But for thlk) it would
soon bate to let go." T. P.'aj Weekly.
eras5
nation for Army Horen.
Experimental feeding In the United
States Army has resulted In establish
ing tho following ration of forage for
horses: Twelve pounds of oats nnd
fourteen pounds of hoy every day, with
salted bran mash twice a week. This
may be the best way to feed an army
horse, but a shipper who wants to put
a high stepper In condition for the
market usually feeds him all be will
eat of a steam-cooked mixture made
tip of one pnrt cracked corn, one part
oats, two parts bran nnd one-bnlf pnrt
whole flaxseed. An experienced feeder
says this ration, with hny, will trans
form a thin horse into a fat, sleek,
hlgh-llfed one, quicker than anything
ho ever saw.
Time ami Butter.
A Chicago dairy paper has something
of Interest to butter makers, In which
it snys that it doesn't always pay to
send butter too fresh from the churn,
ns n butter maker who exhibited at the
recent Illinois convention found out.
His butter was made two days before
being scored, and the Judge found in it
a very decided barn flavor. Otherwise
the butter was well made nnd wns
scored perfect on other points than
flavor, but that fault carried it below
ninety. The next daj, at the solicita
tion of the exhibitor, the Judge again
looked nt the butter and found It
showed considerable Improvement. As
the Judge explained, the acid In the
butter had developed so that the barn
flnvor wns almost entirely overcome.
Had the Judge been scoring the butter
that day, he stated, he would mark It
up on flavor three points, bringing the
butter Into the ninety class nnd close
to the market score of an extra.
Weekly Witness.
Ont Mewing Notes.
Early seeding as a rule Is preferable.
The advantage of an early start of two
or three or even one week Is evidenced
nearly every year for the. crop Is 'mak
ing itself under most favorable condi
tionsthose existing In June. If the
weather permits nnd the soil is In good
condition, seeding from the tenth to
fifteenth of March is best. Sometimes
we were not able to finish sowing then
on account of rain and not until a
month later were able to finish. As a
result there were yields of from one
third to one-half more In favor of the
early seeding. Late sowings usually
make short crops. A good seed bed Is
essential. Turning the ground is prefer
able, and need not be over four Inches,
but often pressure nt other work pre
vents this, ns It tukes considerable
time. The next best thing to do is to
use the disc hnrrow liberally nnd sow
with a disc drill crosswise of the disc
ing. Usually the drill (out of gear) In
lieu of a disc harrow works well. If
gross and clover Is to be sown It should
be done nt one operation If me has
such nn attachment on his drill. Some
times n drill enn not be had, when one
has to sow by hand and plow or disc
In the oats, which usually leaves the
ground rough nnd corrugated. This
can and should be remedied by running
a harrow, light drag or roller over
after sowing. Good seed oats are ns
essential ns good seed corn. . Sowing
common white or black oats bought on
the market Is n bad practice. There
nre much heavier sorts, heavier In
grain nnd yield, within your reach. E.
W. Jones, in The Epltomlst.
Silver-Laced Wyantlnties.
While giving a sketch of Barred and
Buff Plymouth Hocks, ns ideal all
purpose fowls, we cannot refrain from
giving a short history of Wyandottes,
which, by test, have shown themselves
the equal of all other breeds, when con
sidered from the standpoint of money
makers nt all seasons of the yenr.
The Wyandottes, though hardly ns
large ns the Barred Plymouth Bocks,
meet the demands of the market man
and nre equally sought after by those
who endeavor to supply fowls of su
perior quality.
Both male nnd female will usually
average about one pound less than the
Plymouth Bocks, but the bodies nre so
plump nnd fleshy that the difference
Is not noticeable. Like the Plymouth
. 01 kf-'
Bocks, they have clean yellow shanks,
yellow beaks, und, best of all, a scarce
ly perceptible rose comb, which In
cold climates never becomes frosted, as
will always be the case with fowls
that have large combs.
They are very docile and easily, con
fined, nnd will do well In a very small
yard, though like all other breeds of
poultry they prefer a good range.
The young chicks are hardy and grow
rnpldly, and are ready for market at
from eight to ten weeks old.
We have now In the Wyandotte fa ra
lly the Silver Laced, the Buff, the
White and the Partridge, nil of which
nre pretty popular, und all will unques
tionably hold first place in the ranks
of good and profitable all-purpose
fowls. Indianapolis News.
What Fotaeh Will Do For Corn.
At tho Illinois station the need of
potash on some soils by corn was
made very clear as the result of sev
eral experiments. The stalks required
to grow a crop of 100 bushels of corn
contain fifty-two pounds of potash,
while the grain contains nineteen
pounds, or seventy-one In all. As tb
stalks grow before the ears are formed,
they will exhaust thu potash In the
soil, If It Is deficient, so that when the
ears are made there is little potash left
for them. Tho result will be small and
Imperfect cars aud poor grain. One
Illinois farmer gave a good illustration
of this. Ills soil was a black peat, six
teen Inches deep. The experiment sta
tion used It for growing corn, and
among other chemicals used potash
JW LX 11 1
at the rate of 200 pounds muriate per
acre. The result wns that no ear corn
was produced where no potash was
used, while In very case where potash
wns added, alone or with other chem
icals, from thirty-six to sixty bushels of
corn per acre were grown. The owner
of this farm saw how potash produced
corn, and he wns so Impressed with the
results that ho decided to use potash
agnln. Tho following year he used
fifty pounds of muriate of potash per
acre. The result wns a good crop of
stalks, but no ear corn. We can read
ily see the reason for this. There was
little or no available potash In the
soli. The corn crop was obliged to de
pend upon -what wns added in the
muriate of potash. The stalks alone
required fifty-two pounds of potash
to make a full growth. The fifty
pounds of muriate containing twenty
five pounds of pure potash added less
than enough to grow the stalks, nnd
there was absolutely none left to pro
vide for the ears. This shows the
necessity of using at least 200 pounds
of muriate per acre on such soils.
Weekly Witness.
Gardening.
Every farmer should plnn to have a
good garden, ns It affords a large shure
of the living for a family. Our garden
spot Is not large, but it provides many
luxuries for the table. Tomnto and
early cabbage seeds should be started
In the house, but the rest may bu
planted in the ground. Some make
the mistake of planting their garden
seeds before the ground Is warm
enough for them to start well. This
does not pay, as one will not have the
garden stuff to use any earlier and
it Is never so good. Lettuce, radish
and onion seeds are always the first
that I try to put in the ground, then
comes the beets, peas, parsnips, car
rots nnd later the late cabbage, cucum
bers, melons, etc. If the season' Is
favorable, May IS the time for plant
ing sweet corn and pop corn. Our
garden last season furnished from seventy-five
to a hundred cabbage heads;
the most of them would fill a large
pall, and I doubt If some of them would
go in a half bushel measure. One of
my neighbors said that she never saw
such large cabbages. They were cul
tivated several times nnd hoed, the
morning generally being the time for
this purpose. When the worms came
they were sprinkled with dry, air
slaked lime. I never saw anything In
the cabbage line grow so fust after this
treatment, nnd the most of them wero
solid ns cnbbnge heads could be. There
were also many fine heads of cauli
flower and of as fine flavor as one could
wish In the eating line. Tomatoes
well, I had thought that we could
never get sick of them, but we had
more than a plenty nnd lots to spare.
I did not get them started In boxes
until In April and set them in the
ground in the latter pnrt of May and
they never stopped growing. When
they began to set tomatoes I pruned
nwny about ono-hnlf of tho vines, so
they were large nud nice. The garden
should not be neglected, ns the land
that Is used for this purpose pays rela
tively more profit than the rest of the
farm. Mrs. Bona A. Osboru, Iu The
Epltomlst.
Improving Horse.
The high-grade horse, bringing the
best price, is n scarce article on the
farm. If the buyer wants a Eulable
drafter, a fancy roadster or a stylish
saddler, he is compelled to look over a
lnrge territory to find one. The vast
majority of horses grown on the farms
go Into the Inferior grades when sent
to market. The supply in their class Is
greater than the demand, hence the
farmer gets medium or low prices for
his horses.
Farmers do not give enough consid
eration to the breeding of horses. The
additional spring work of cropping
compels many farmers to keep extra
teams to assist In this rushing work.
These teams that work only through
the crop season might Just ns well be
brood mares. They could raise a colt
and do the work required of thorn dur
ing the summer months.
A definite plan of straight-line breed
ing Is necessary to develop a soluble
horse, one that has the murks of a
well-bred animal. No stylish trotter
can be the offspring of the mongrels
of the farm. Just because a small
horse litis the gait of a large, heavy
drafter, It Is no Indication that he will
bring the high prices commanded by
the heavy draft horses. He has noue
of their high-priced qualities. Tho
breeding must bo along definite Hues.
If It Is to the farmer's fancy to breed
draft horses, let him select, as nearly
as possible, mares having the charac
teristics of tho particular draft breed
that he fancies.
In the process of breeding up to get
high-grade animals, the changing of
breeds Is, as rule, detrimental. All
breeds live because they have desirable
qualities peculiarly their own. To
cross them with other breeds la to lose
these desirable qualities. To chunge
the breed of the sire In producing high
grade animals Is a backward step. A
horse having In htm the blood of a
Kentucky trotter, a high-stepping coach
or Percheron, does not entitle him to
a high class in the city markets. The
good blood In him uiUHt count for some
thing, and only by stralghtllne breed
ing can It be made to count.
Stock companies organized for the
improvement of live stock are not only
commendable, but are of great value to
a locality if their business la properly
conducted. If they organize with a
definite aim in view, It they know
what they want and will get it at the
market price, all sharing alike, they
wlll.be doing a noble work. But they
must not wait for an agent to come
and organize them to buy a horse the
agent bus to sell. One time they may
buy a coach and follow him with a
Percheron. Stock companies should
be leaders in the breeding business
men who are familiar with tho princi
ples of breeding and who know the evil
effects of violating the underlying prin
ciples. Let the farmers select the
breed they, like, stick to it from genera
tion to generation, and tbey will sure
ly get a borso the market demands.
W. B. Anderson, in Indianapolis Mews,
Berlin has about 300 tulles of pav4
street.
Hirttsi
New Vork City. There Is n peculiar
charm and daintiness nbout the waist
utilized for the finer cotton and linen
materials which are In no sense wnsbn
that ullows of wearing with a chem
isette that Is apparent nt a glance nnd
that is largely accountable for Its
marked popularity. No model of the
spring Is better liked nnd none Is better
suited to the fashionable soft materials.
The one Illustrated Is most graceful and
attractive, and Is adapted to many com
binations. As shown, the material Is
chiffon veiling, hydrangea blue In color,
combined with cream lace over chiffon,
but it would be equally effective nrnde
of any other soft wool, or from the
many fashionable thin silks, either
with lnce or contrasting silk for the
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chemisette and cuffh. Also It enn be
ble, embroidery or lace, us preferred,
being used for chemisette und culfs.
The lining Is smoothly fitted and
closes at the Centre front. The chemi
sette is arranged over it, and can be
rendered transparent by cutting away
beneath when that effect Is desired.
The wnlst Itself Is full, shirred to give
the bund effect. The sleeves ore pe
culiarly graceful and shirred to form
three puffs, but can be varied by being
left without the shlrrliigs, forming sin
gle pud's. At the waist Is a shaped
belt.
The quantity of mnterlul required for
the medium size Is five nniV three
fourth yards twenty-one, five yards
twenty-seven, or three nnd one-fourth
yards forty-four Inches wide, with one
and three-eighth yards of all-over luce,
and five-eighth yard of silk for belt.
"Allre III ue."
nllss Roosevelt Is credited with hav
ing fine tuste in dress aud an unerring
eye for color, und It Is now given out
that It was she who selected the color
und quality of the much-tulked-of Inau
guration gowu worn by Mrs. Boosevelt.
The story Is this, says the Springfield
Republican: During the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition Miss Boosevelt vis
ited the American silk exhibit, and
among the fabrics whlclr allowed tho
best America could do she noted a pe
culiar shade of blue, which pleased her
so much that she begged n sample. To
give sample was, of course, a thing
not heard of, but the agents would not
deny the daughter of the President,
Mrs, Boosevelt . wns equolly well
pleased and chose It a tho color of her
Inauguration gowu, combining It with
gold. Across the silk at regular Inter
vals Is a (light of birds done In one of
the greut Palerson mills, New Jersey,
and the color has been uumed, In com
pliment to Miss Boosevelt. "Alice blue,"
aud la to be the fashionable color of
the season. It somewhat resemble
gobelin blue, but Is much softer, In
clining rather toward tb gray blues.
Lace Gnwu.
Among the very lutest creation are
JPhtjt-.
lnca gowns trimmed with velvet. A
model of heavy Irish lnce has a skirt
trimmed with three rows of cords cot
rrcd with emerald green velvet, head
ing the lace flounce. On the bodice the
velvet faces little fevers that frame a
chemisette of tucked white mull, and
the cording Is used again to trim the
big sleeves.
The Kimono ta-1nte.
Now. before the more Important de
cisions are to be made, many a fair one
Is considering that humble garment,
the wrapper. Very wonderful Is tho
room gown attained by one fashiona
ble. It is of pastel violet Oriental silk,
embroidered nil over with cnmella
sprays, nnd bordered with n plain band
of deep violet silk. In cut It Is a glori
fied kimono. The elongated pocket
sleeves are shirred on tho shoulders
quite up to the neck. There nre clus
ters of rucks buck and front and the
garment trails. It Is so ample as to lap
over well at the front.
With Stitched Plnats.
Most of the shirt waists are fur
nished with stitched pleats running far
out over the shoulders, to give the
figure breadth. There Is hardly n sug
gestion of a blouse effect nt the waist.
Sleeves nre usually full, with narrow
cuff bnnds nnd often high, fitted cuffs.
These nre lovely in tho thin lingerie
blouses, as they furnish n surface for
exquisite embroideries and needlework.
Iltnnae or Milrt Wnlil.
No matter how many fancy shirt
waists a woman may have, she always
finds n place for an additional plain
one, nnd this model Is so exceptionally
nttractlve ns to be sure of being Includ
ed In the list. As Illustrated, the ma-
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terlul is white dotted vadras, but the
wnlst Is one well ndnpted to almost all
wnlstlngs, nnd can be made up effect
ively iu any of 'ie cotton nnd linen
materials ot the present season, In the
wash flannels that are so popular for
cooler days, and iu tho simpler silk
walstlngs.
The model Is an eminently simple
one, and can bo made either with or
without the applied yoke at tho back.
The back Is pluiu, simply drawn down
In gathers at tho waist line, but the
fronts nre laid In three narrow pleats
nt tho top of each four at the waist
Hue, but If preferred they can be left
free nt the waist line nnd adjusted to
suit tho Individual. The sleeves are
the favorite ones of the season that
ure In shirt waist style, but full ut the
shoulders, und finished with straight
cuffs.
The quantity of mnterlul required for
the medium size Is four yards twenty
one, three und ivo-eighth yard twenty
seveu, cr two aud one-vlghtb yards for
ty-four iuches wide.