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When one thinks of all the people one leaves cards on, the ones we nod to, and the ones we shake hands with, and when we realize how little we know about any of them, the absolute banality of a large acquaintance. be- comes apparent. Yet to increase their acquaintance is the aim and object of half .the women who do the London season.—Ladies’ Field. The Return of Foulard. The greatest of all sensations seems to be the return to favor of foulard. French women are possessed by the idea that for morning wear the sim- ple elegance of foulard costume can hardly be improved upon, and the couturiers are almost overwhelmed with orders for costumes of this de- When elaborately trimmed foulard can be made to do almost any duty. Clubs for Deaf Ladies. One of the most curious clubs on record has recently been formed by society ladies in Berlin. The princi- pal condition of membership is that the applicant must be deaf. The club has over a hundred members, who meet regularly once a week in handsomely furnished rooms in the Wilhelmstrasse, where they converse by means of ear-trumpets and sign language and drink tea. Lace Belts and Bows. Lace of all kinds has never been so fashionable as at the present writ- ing. Every day one hears of a new use to make of lace. It seems almost to have taken the place of ribbon as a trimming. Any one who has old laces should have them cleaned and mended and use them to trim her best costume. The use of lace has become a perfect fad among fashionable wom- en. One woman had an evening gown trimmed with seven different kinds of | lace, and another had a theatre waist made of four kinds: of lace, Cluny, Irish point, Valenciennes, and Ren- aissance lace. It is needless to say the effect was very handsome. Lace belts and bows for the hair are among the latest uses to make of lace. The belts are lined with heavy chiffon and boned and are made with a point in front, and bow and long ends in the back.—New Idea. The Mother's “No.” There are few things more condu- cive to disobedience and stubbornness in children than the constant use of the words ‘no’ and “don’t” The mother should hesitate more than once before saying them. Listen pa- tiently to a little one’s request before saying “no,” no matter how trivial it may seem to you. It may mean much to him. If the request is reasonable, even though it may cause you some little inconvenience, try to grant it. If, however, saying “yes” to the child is going to cause a great deal of dis- comfort to some one else, if it Is not for the child’s good, or if after delib- eration what is asked seems wrong in your judgment, give the child a short but intelligent reason for a denial, then let no amount of teasing change your decision. It is not necesary to be stern in this matter, but firm, and the child will soon learn to accept your judgment without fretting, satis- fied in the feeling that you know best. Always think twice before saying “no,” but once said, stick to it; do not retreat.—Marianna Wheeler, in Har- per’s Bazar. For The Up-to-Date Need!ewoman. In making napkins the initial or monogram is still put in the corner, though an occasional housewife pre- fers marking them in the centre. The letters vary from an inch to an inch and a half in height. As a general thing tablecloths are embroidered on one side, the mono- gram so placed that it is” near the edge of the table. The marking on some of the prettiest cloths is often repeated on the other side. The po- sition of the monogram depends largely on individual taste, however, some women preferring the exact cen- tre, and others the corner, to match the napkins, but just at present the fad is for placing it at the side. The little sewing screens now seen fn all of the large shops are a boon to the woman who does only fancy work, as well as to the more practical neediewoman. - They are so complete and they occupy such a small space that as a woman said not long ago, they must be a part of the natural outcome of the question of living in flats. They are pretty, too. The two panels joined by hinges are cov- ered with plain denim, studded with brass nails or with gay eolored cre- tonne. In the small space between them are ingeniously stowed away all the comforts of sewing, while in the centre is a shelf that folds up when not in use. There are pockets in the gides of the screen that will hold fan- cy work and sewing. The screen may be folded and placed out of the way against the wall or in a conven- ient corner. With the handwork so popular on waists and gowns these days almost every woman is tempted to take up needlework as a matter of economy, if nothing else. Fortunately for the amateur much of the ornamentation now used on thin materials does not require great skill; it is quickly done and always looks pretty. Certainly from all indications it looks as thoug the thimble would be more in e ’ dence this summer than it has be for many years. Give Women a Chance. How much longer se THE TAURIDE PALACE, ST. PETERSBURG, Where the Duma held its sessions, was built by the Empress Catherine for her favorite Potemkin, in honor of his Conquest of the Crimea. For Fumigating Plants. At the present time the scientific study of the propagatio~ of {dowers is receiving the attention of the fore- most citizens of the world. One of the greatest problems to be solved is the extermination cf the many in- will the slron small | trust. He has been conaeifie. plants, ure to appreciate the Christian £8 evinced in the maintenance of the V© bath, he has been weakened by th( 2 tacks that have been made upon iS a | for accepting rebates from the ~ roads, while proclaiming to the 5 his unalterable opposition to the 2 comparison last of woman and x No. o to the ivy and the oak? Does mean that the woman is naturall parasite, that it is graceful. and p own feet and cope with the won, Will the kind father always live o. protect her? And should she mar Are there no widows left without vision for their future who must eat bread in the sweat of their bi and earn bread for their children, tf for It is a normal fact that there are this country and sanctity of work. In women 1 30ea) cold blood and writes a letter work .we find a greater resource, onl man, in which he puts the churcl ness, self-reliance, strength of cha ter, a keener intelligence and a detyate appreciation of values and a hei ened practicality. The educated an should be trained for ence, potential independence, actual. tim is led to the altar froma mis tf en sense of duty! How tbg- shar the work of the world by » »rmen at the tually or potentially, would eiectavelers invigorate and give life a new impor- tance, interest and compelling charm! Not indeed that our scheme of culture is to be simply for bread-winning. Education does not really mean ‘“Get- rich-quick.” It is better to be an in- strument of ten strings than of one string. It is better to be orchestral than instrumental. So education is not simply for pay work, for bread work; it reaches out far beyond them to ultimate ends, approached through beauty in art,” music and. literature, through the fruitful truths in history, through pure thoughts in science, eth- ics, economics. A human being is thus more of a man, in touch with life at a thousand points, with sym- pathies everywhere. The poor man with culture is inexpressibly rich. His are the treasures of drtistic beauty, the stores of precious learning; his are Orion and the Pleiades, the mar- vels of the world opening countless windows into the infinite! And the rich man without culture of mind or soul is a beggar—within.—Rabbi Har- rison in St. Louis Republic. Fashion Notes. It pays to buy good laces. They can be used over and over again and always look nice. Several styles for fall show corsage skirts, and all girdles seem to be wide, giving high-busted effects. It seems as if there had never been ¢ 9 large a sale of parasols in any one season as there has been this season. Have you seen the wool dusters that look like huge chrysanthemums of bright color on the end of a wire handle wound with green to look like a stem? \ Diamonds are always a la mode, but the jewellers have arrangements by which they place other stones in such positions that they seem to enhance the ensemble. The very short sleeves are re- sponsible for the number of bracelet designs now appearing. Odd bracelets are in vogue, generally the kind that is made in sections. The woman who has a perfectly clear complexion will do well to in- clude in her wardrobe the coming sea- son one of the black-and-white com- binations which are to have a strong vague. Light blue figures largely in mil- linery and there is no more attractive and appropriate shade for the gauzy creations of the season. Velvet rib- bon in light blue is an especially fa- vored trimming. If you are observing you have seen that the colored-linen gowns are not very elaborately trimmed, but they are very, very fashionable, neotwithstand- ing the fact that white has been worn more than on any previous season. Full bloomers are very serviceable for children of both sexes for every day. wear... For little girls they are made of material like the dress and worn in the place of petticoats, sav- ing the laundress much labor and al- lowing free play of the young «limbs. land, will ical to be a parasite, to be helple ern to be untrained, unfit to stand on id at and | Homer L. Castle, 10-11 3,000,000 women’ ‘odern must work for their daily bread. Geated the girls a chance, then, to staidd wa- their own feet and learn the jv: Other indep!h, de- if dwell- How it would solve ih matrimonial anxieties where the nistra- tem which has been denounce every Republican orator that has’ peared upon the platform during present campaign, and he has shoy personal weakness in meeting issues, that have, in the opinioj many, practically put him out 0} race for the governorship. the Prohib eandidate for governor, accentuate issue of “the Church vs. the Brew in his speech delivered recently in risburg, when he said: “I must insist that Mr. Emery i fit to be the governor of this stats cause his mental ideals are low ani mendously warped. He sits dow the school house and the hospital parity with a brewery. vr Just of it! ; / As ta the Church. f “The church, which, aside fro home, is the only institution { has Divine sanction and ordinatio} “The church, which has stool these ages as the sign present o with man. ho “The church, into whose life h: Lt Progess 4 5 0 15.00 the, beg ve- land florist seems to contain more ed steam is formed by means of the coiled superheater, under which is the gas burner, the supply being fur- nished from a generator (not shown). In the centre of the illustration is shown a tank containing vaporizable liquid insecticide, such as a solution of nicotine. In the enlarged section of pipe directly below the tank is placed a crumpled-up mass of fine wire gauze, which will cause’ the liquid insecticide which drops to spread out in thin layers, coating the wire. It is then picked up by the su- perheated eam and carried through the pipes to the greenhouses.—Phil- adelphia Record. Telegraph Lines For Europe. Among the European States Rus- sia has the longest telegraph lines, a total of 175,000 kilometers (109,375 miles). Next is France, with 150,- 000 kilometers (93,750 miles); Ger- many, with 134,000 kilometers (83,- 750 miles); Great Britain, with 79,- 000 kilometers (49,375 miles). More than twice as many telegrams are sent in Great Britain as in Germany, and nearly double the number sent in France. Flaw in Casting. The “collapse of the roof of the Charing Cross railway station, Lon- don, was caused by a ‘‘pocket” formed in the casing of one of the iron tie rods. The weight of a stag- ing on which carpenters were work- ing broke it. There was ro way of detecting the fault, experts said at the inquest. THE FOUNDER OF THE SMITH- SONIAN INSTITUTION. (By Gutzon Borglum.) A characteristic portrait of the eccentric Englishman who bequeathed to the United States his entire for- tune, to be used for the ‘‘’ncrease and diffusion of knowledge among men.” An Echo Alarm Clock. President Murphy, of the Chicago National League Club, told at a base- ball dinner a remarkable echo story. “There was a man,” he began, “who had a country house in the Catskills. He was showing a visitor over his grounds one day, and, com- ing to a hilly place, he said: ‘“ ‘There’s a remarkable echo here. If you stand under that rock and shout, the echo answers four distinct times, with an interval of several minutes between each answer.’ “But the visitor was not at all im- pressed. He said, with a loud laugh: ‘“ ‘You ought to hear the echo at my place at Sunapee. Before getting into bed at night I stick my head out of the window and shout, “Time to get up, William!” and the echo wakes me at 7 o'clock sharp the next morning.’ ”’ Vacuum Preserving Jar. A vacuum preserving jar is a re- cent invention of an Illinois man. The invention relates primarily to jars or other vessels for hermetically sealing ond preserving fruits, food- stuffs, beverages and so on. The cover is held on by atmospheric pres- sure and readily released without in- juring the cap,:co that the vessel can be refilled and used an indefinite number of times, thus adapting it for household .as other purposes. In the illustration it is shown in con- nection with a jar, the upper end of which is formed with a flange, upon which rests o cap so shaped as to form a tight connection. Around the edge of the cap is a rubber gas- ket. The centre of the cap is formed with a small vent, closed by means of a rubber valve. A vacuum or partial = —=- _— = = = = —= oa = ROA For rreserving Fruits, Etec. vacuum can be created by bringing the contens to a boiling temperature, which will cause the outside atmos- pheric pressure to tightly close the rubber valve in the cap; or the air at the top of the vessel can be ex- hausted by means of a simple pump. In the latter event the invention can be used for preserving materials without cooking. This invention is adapted to the use of any other ma- terial than glass for jars, and the form is not necessarily limited to that indicated in the drawing. Both the jar and the cover are made en- tirely of glass, making it non-poison- ous, with the advantage that it can be used again and again. What Noon Means in Law. When is it legally noon? Fire in- surance policies expire at noon, and the word is admitted to mean exactly at 12 o'clock midday. But standard time has not been adopted in all com- munities. Many small towns cling to the sun time, which may be from a few minutes to nearly an hour earlier than standard. In one State a fire occurred at two minutes past noon, sun time, and the insurance company held that the policy had expired be- fore the fire. Sun time is used in that town, but the insured sued the company, holding that local customs did not run the policy, and that he was entitled to his insurance. ~The State courts sustained him. In an- other State a similar contention was taken to the courts and just the op- posite decision given. Several con- flicting precedents have been estab- lished in State courts, and it is said | the question can only be decided for good and all when a case has been carried into the United States courts and passed upon by the Supreme Court.—New York Press. Big Demand For Alligator Hides. Shoe and Leather Reporter says that, the consumption of alligator leather. is greater now than ever be- fore, the output of tanneries in America being approximately 280,- 000 . hides . annually, worth about $450,000. {/in their snow shelters until the storm WHERE TH’ BROOK IS DEEP. I like t’ git away from town These muggy summer days. T’ break away from business cares, Fergettin’ city ways, An’ wander out among th’ trees T’ where th’ brook is deep, . When th’ day is dyin’ in th’ West, An’ th’ birds are goin’ t’ sleep. When th’ cricket chips t’ th’ katydid. An’ th’ turkle joins its voice, T’ th’ choir that makes a fellow feel ’S if he alwus would rejoice, Becus he’s had a chance t’ be Where God has done His best T’ cheer th’ heart, an’ mind an’ soul, An’ give th’ weary rest. ’ I like t’ git down in th’ brook, ~ Where th’ water's runnin’ deep, An’ stretch myself as a freeman should, An’ dive, an’ duck an’ leap, Jest as I did in boyhood days, When all th’ world wus gay; When there wa’n’t no cloudy days an’ 1 Had nothjn’ t’ do but play, I can hear th’ brook a laughin’ In th’ shadow of th’ trees; I can see th’ grasses noddin’ An’ a dancin’ in th’ breeze, An’ somewhere up above me, Between th’ trees an’ sky, I hear th’ restless nighthawk’s Sharp an’ raspin’ cry. ¥ hug th’ water to me, An’ I kick it into foam. I turn upon my back an’ float, With not a thought o’ home. I dive down t’ th’ bottom, An’ feel ‘round fer a stun. Next I’m treadin’ water, An’ t’ help along th’ fun I try my hand at "dos p27, An’ th’ long an’ steady stroke Which years ago in th’ millpond Many a swimming record broke. My hair hain’t whut it used t’ be; hut’s left is streaked with gray. I’m gettin’ old, but I have a hope That I'll never see th’ day That I can’t go out among th’ trees, T’ where the brook is deep, When th’ day is dyin’ in th’ west, An’ th’ birds are goin’ t’ sleep, An’ take .a good old-fashioned swim, Ag I did when th’ world was gay, When there wa’n’t no cloudy days an’ I Had nothin’ to do but play. —Thomas Holmes, in the Trenton State Gazette. ’ ’” “Grafter has made enough money to end his days with.” ‘Jail or Sen- ate?”’—Life. i The desire to get somebody else to do our work is the mainspring of civ- {lization.—Life. The other side of Jordan Is mighty hard to win, But we'll all be mighty thankful If we just creep in! : —Atlanta Constitution. “Mrs. Brown says her baby can say all sorts of things.” But I trust she teaches it not to do so.”—Puck. “The Senate has some interesting features.” “What features?” ‘Cheek, lip, ayes and noes.” — Cleveland Leader. She — “He married her for her money. Wasn't that awful?” He— “Did he get it?” She—‘ No.” He— “It was.”’—Judge. The way to show up a man who thinks he knows it all is to get an eight-year-old boy to ask him ques- tions.—Somerville Journal. ‘““A man should not be proud be- cause he is rich.” ‘Of course not,” answered Mr. Dustin Stax. ‘“Nowa- days we're looking for sympathy.” — Washington Star. When a man is in love He loses his head. *Tis his hair he loses After he’s wed. —Boston Transcript. Judging from the number of “Lov- er’'s Leaps” at the various mountain resorts the favorite amusement of the aboriginal maiden must have been jumping over precipices.—Phil- adelphia Record. ’ Assistant ‘““This poet says that the last two verses of his poem may be omitted if you think it is desir- able.”” Editor—‘I'll do better than that. I’ll omit the whole poem.” — Somerville Journal. “Really, you know, I don’t think Miss Summergal looks at all ath- letic.”? “Well?” ‘Well, you told me she was always engaged in some col- lege sport.” ‘‘Stupid!: I said °‘en- gaged to.” ”’—Philadelphia Press. The Arctic For Climate. In the far North, when winter set- tles down in earnest, the very air seems frozen, and is filled with tiny little frost crystals. Tempered steel and seasoned oak and hickory be- come brittle, soft iron becomes hard as steel, molasses and lard are cut with a hatchet, petroleum turns white and grows thick like ice cream, and one's breath turns instantly to, jce. Yet my readers should under- stand that the cold alone is not the greatest hardship of the Arctic re- gions, nor is it a thing which alone should interfere with Arctic work. Heat and cold, as you know, are relative, and the climate of New Eng- land may seem as unendurable and as great a terror to a native of the tropics as does the winter cold of the Arctic regions to the native of New England. A well, sound man, woman or child, if properly fed and properly clothed, can live and endure the se- verest cold of the Arctic regions just as comfortably as we live and endure the cold of our Northern winters here at home. It is only when the cold joins with an Arctic blizzard, the drifting snow and the wind, the winter demons of the North, that all attempts to work or travel must be given up, and men and animals are compelled to burrow is over. Commander Peary, in Youth’s Companion. For some reason known to them- selves officials of the California Na- tional Guard are going to find how long it would take the troops. in the’ interior of the State to mobilize and , assemble on San Francisco's water front. hie CEYSTONE STATE COLLINS WOMAN SLAIN WITH HATCHET Farmer Returns Home to Find Wife Butchered—Posse Took Colored Boy on Suspicion. Mrs. E. H. Pavitt, wife of a farmer, was beaten to death at her home in Springfield township, near Media, with a hatchet in the hands of an un- known assailant during the absence of her husband. Her body, with the head crushed almost into a pulp, was found by her husband upon his return from Chester, where he had gone to dispose of a load of farm products. Pavitt notified his nearest neighbors. In a short time a posse of farmers was organized, and a few hours later William Kelson, colored, aged 19 years, wos taken into custody on sus- picion. He denies all knowledge of the crime. A negro answering Kel- son’s description was seen loitering near the Pavitt farm that morning. The jury in the trial of Henry Rose, for the murder of James B. Miller of Rainsburg, after being out all night, handed in a verdict of murder in the first degree. On May 22, 1905, Henry Rose, who carried the mail from Bed- ford to Rainsburg, stopped at the blacksmith shop of James Miller, in Rainsburg, to have his horse shod. Several persons saw some one. open the door and let the horse out, then voices were heard in the shop and later Rose was seen leaving. At dusk a huckster saw a man carry the Hmp form of Miller outside the door of the shop into the lumber room, but thinking Miller was drunk paid no at- tention to it. The next morning the blacksmith and wagon shops were burned and the trunk of Miller's body was found in the ruins. That morning Rose entered two notes against Mil- ler for $2,100. Later he was arrested charged with forgery, and then with murder. Two freight engines running light collided on the Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston railroad between West Brownsville and California. Four men were injured. They are: J. W. Break- iron, engineer, legs scalded, neck and face cut; F. M. Johnson, fireman, in- ternal injuries; H. L. McCauley, con- ductor, jaw fractured; William Gray, fireman, back sprained. ! Engine No. 1189, with Breakiron, Johnson and McCauley as crew was running north on the southbound track and engine No. 1852 went south ana the two collided in a heavy fog. Both engines were demolished. All investigation of the shooting on the mountain near Sugar Notch shows that Adam Ruscas, the man found dead, had been shot by Game Warden Frank Rowe. The latter claims while passing through the woods he came upon Ruscas and a companion. Rus- cas carried a gun and had a bag well filled with game. The warden de- manded that both men surrender, but they refused. Warden Rowe claims Rascas opened fire on him and that he returned the fire, shooting Rascas through the heart. The game warden received a number of buckshot in the legs and is in the Wilkesbarre City hospital. At the annual meeting of the trus- tees of the State Asylum for the Chronic Insane of Pennsylvania at South Mountain these officers were elected: President, Henry M. Dech- ert, Philadelphia; treasurer, Jacob N. Shenk, Lebanon; secretary, Joseph L. Lemberger. Lebanon; superintendent, Dr. Samuel S. Hill, South Mountain. The other trustees are: Thomas P. Merritt and Thomas C. Zimmerman, Reading; Horace Brock, Lebanon; Savery Bradley, Walter T. Bradley and J. B. Kremer, Philadelphia. Richard Caddick of West Waynes- burg was arrested by Sheriff Johm Koebert upon the charge of horse stealing. It is alleged that Caddick and a pal stole a horse and buggy from Deputy Sheriff McClure of Mor- gantown, and also a horse and buggy from Milton Rinehart of Cassville, W. Va. The horses and vehicles were recovered at Mingo Junction. Alfred Bauer, of Reading, agent for the Spang heirs, is now on the road to Bremen, Germany, where he will meet John C. Kalbach, also of Read- ing, who has been in Bremen for some time. They are members of a commit- tee to fight for the Spang millions, and represent about 250 heirs. The es- tate is said to be worth $34,000,000. At a mass meeting held in the Academy of Music, at Philadelphia, the Citizens Gibbony Committee re- solved itself into an independent party and nominated D. Clarence Gibbony, secretary of the Law and Order So- ciety, and long identified with the city reform interests, for the office of Dis- trict Attorney. The engine room and dynamo house of the Ocean Coal Company, at Her- mine, were burned at a loss of $15,~ 000. The mine is owned by the Ber- wind-White company. About 400 men will be thrown out of employment un- til repairs are made. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The case of Mike Stracchi, charged with the killing of John Vrabee at Shamrock, Fayette county, came to a close by the defendant offering to plead guilty to manslaughter, which plea was accepted by the Common- wealth. Reading councils propose to enact an ordinance prohibiting the building of spite fences. Murder in the first degree was the verdict returned in the case against Alfred F. Jones, charged with Killing his wife, Rachel S. Jones at Bridge- port, Fayette county. Jones met her on the street and shot her five times. Frani Chenger pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree in ki''- ing John Mancha, at West Browns- ville, on May 26, and was sentenced to the Western penitentiary for 14 years. An unknown man stepped in front of a Baltimore & Ohio accommodation train between Rockwood and Cassel- man, deliberately laid his head on the rail and was decapitated.