Dfffi jBftlta '"Si
THE BEE MOTH EVIIj.
IjAAV OF BROKEN HEARTS.
Curious Breach of Promise I jaws In
Other Countries.
England la the best place from
the plaintiff's point of view for a
breach of promise action. All other
countries seeem to regard with grave
suspicion any attempt to recover
monetary consideration for the loss
of a prospective husband, and unless
the plaintiff has a very strong case
Indeed It is never worth her while to
carry her grief Into the law courts.
In Franco breach of promise cases
are rare for the simple reason that
the law requires tho plaintiff to prove
that she has suffered pecuniary loss.
Now this is not an easy thing to do
on tho part of the lady, especially In
a country whore a girl without a
dot that Is, a marrlago portion
has n poor chance of finding a hus
band. Holland and Austria have
adopted tho French system, and the
result has been about tho same.
Breach actions are rare, tho injured
damsels or their relatives usually
taking tho law into their own hands.
Practical Germany, as might be
expected, has perhaps the best meth
od for solving this problem. When a
young couple havo become engaged
they have to go through a public be
trothal ceremony that ought to knock
mviii.f out of them. In the
local town hall the pair declare their
affections, willingness to marry, etc..
ending by signing a collection of
documents that annarcntlv leavo no
thing elso about tho comb. If pos- oophole for escape,
slblo. sho goes to the combs, or elso n,u lr t,r Imrty to the contract
shu lays her eggs as nenr to them ns WanpH to withdraw, another Jour
slu! can. The eggs batch and If pos- I noy undertaken to the town hall
slblo tho larvae proceed at once to ( Bllli another collection of docments
feed on the pollen or boo bread, tun- i signed, witnessed and scaled. Then
nelllng the combs and fashioning the authorities determine tho quos
thclr silken runways. If tho comb j tlon of compensation should It be
Is not close at hand, guided by a I claimed. In this connection It may
sense which Is In sects Is more dell- j be said that the man can, and often
cato than wo can understand, they does claim a solatium for his wound
pass to tho comb and begin opera- i ed feelings. The usual reward Is
tlons. onc-flfth of tho marriage dowry. It
Tho means for prevention aro very is easy to understand, when all this
simple. Try to keep all colonies Is remembered, how loath tho young
strong. Should you, however, havo ' people of Germany are to break their
some weak ones, tako away the , betrothal oaths.
combs which they aro unable to use. As tho law of Italy offers little or
and glvo them a frame or two of ' no protection whntever to jilted dam-
hatching brood, taken from somo j sels and swains. It Is not surprising
Probably tho Aplast's Worst Enemy
And the Easiest to Eight.
It is more than likely thnt the bco
moth Is one of the worst enemies of
bees and works more destruction
than all tho other enemies combined.
If such be really tho case then
wo can consider ourselves for
tunatc, for thero Is a way to
overcome this destroyer. Whon
you hear a person complaining that
the wax worm has killed his bees
you may set him down 3 under
standing very little about beo cul
ture. The fact of the matter is that
all summer long there are plenty of
moth millers ilying about tho apiary,
seeking a placo to deposit their eggs.
Should they perchance find a colony
that has only half enough bees to
cover its combs, they are ever ready
to avail themselves of their oppor
tunity and begin Immediately to lay
eggs in tho empty combs. In a few
days the wax worm hatches and be
gin to feed upon tho combs and fills
the space full of webs. Tho beo
moth Is doubtless attracted by somo
odor, tho wax, beo bread or some-
ONE OH THE LAWYER.
Milwaukee Crocs-Examiner Besame a
Little Too Inquisitive.
The lawyer who cracks Jokes at
tho expense of the witness often gets
moro than he gives. Tho following
Incident In a divorce trial Is told by a
Milwaukee lawyer:
The witness was an elderly lady
and the lawyer was a confirmed bache
lor. "How old are you?" asked the law
yer. "I am an unmarried woman, sir,
and I do not think It proper to an
swer that question."
"Oh, yes; answer the question."
said the Judge.
"Well, I am fifty."
"Are you not more?" persisted tho
lawyer.
"Well, I am sixty."
Tho Inquisitive lawyer then asked
her if she had any hopes of getting
married, to which she replied:
"Well, I haven't lost hope yet, but
I wouldn't marry you, ror I am sick
and tired of your palaver already. So
you can consider yourself refused."
WHEN.
Roads
PREVENTION OP DUST.
Automobiles Make Problem Assumo
Urgent Form.
In recent years perhaps tho most
Important and certainly the most dif
ficult problem which has engaged tho
attention of highway engineers is tho
prevention of dust. Until the gen
eral Introduction of motor vehlclea
dust was considered as neither more
nor less than a nuisance. Tho prob
lem has now, however, assumed a I
moro serious aspect. The existence
ot our macadam roads depends upon
the retention of the rock dust form
ed by tho wearing of tho surface.
Under ordinary traffic conditions this
dust remains on the road and con
solidates to form a fresh wearing
surface. But a heavy rubber-tired
automobile moving at a high rate of
speed produces a partial vacuum be
hind each wheel which sucks up the
dirt from tho road surface and
throws It into the air to bo carried
off by tho wind. This action soon
strips tho macadam road of all fine
material, tho result being that it
soon disintegrates, ,
France, both by reason of her
largo mileage of inncadam roads and
tho general uso of automobiles, has
given this subject tho earliest and
most thorough consideration. In
vestigations and experiments havo
also been conducted In England, and
to somo extent In this country. Dur.
lng tho past year a thorough investi
gation was made of tho systems In
uso both In Franco and England. Ex
periments with tar and oil were con
ducted during the past summer in
Kentucky and Massachusetts with a
number of materials and prepara
tion designed to preserve macadam
road surfaces.
This Is a subject which should en
Worn over the skirt 1b a long, ra
ttier close fitting coat, bound with
soft silk fibre braid and lined with
light silk. They are going to use
light mountings a great deal be
cause they are less injurious to deli
cate white blouses. The coat has
rcvors and a turn-over collar bound
with braid also.
The sleeves are long, for long,
close-fitting sleeves are about all we
HOME DRESSMAKING
By Charlotte Martla.
A NEAT APRON.
A JAUNTY SUIT FOR MORNING
WEAR.
shall undoubtedly be wearing ns
soon as tho next seuson's modes
Eettle down.
For ordinary wear tho slmplo
turn-back ruff trimmed with silk
braid Is the usual llulsh, dnd thero
are also a number of other charming
effects obtained without the uso of
the cufT, braid and braid medallions
being employed Instead.
strong colony, which is able to spare
them, and give the strong colony tho
empty combs. They will quickly
make use of them.
Avoid Tjato Swiirins. .
Late swarms are both unwelcome
and unprofitable to tho beekeeper.
They cannot always be avoided, es
pecially In tho localities whore tho
autumn honey flowers aro abundant
from such flowers as goldon-rod,
heartsease and boneset. We have a
number of such swarms each year
during the month of August. They
are from young colonies which havo
built up fast during the summer from
young, prolific queens, which wero
reared during May or early June.
When theso swarms aro hived into
new hives, the prospect of any sur
plus honey from them is gone. Some
times they will build up strong to
winter well, but often both tho
swarms and tho parent colony will
be so diminished in bees as to suc
cumb during winter weather. Proba
bly the best thing to do with such
swarms is to hive them into a com
mon box inverted and placed near
the parent hive. In the course of
three or four-days the queen-cells can
bo removed from tho parent hive,
and a super of empty sections placed
on top of It. Toward evening the
swarm can be shaken out of the box!
in front of the hive from which it
Issued. They will no doubt be cured
of the : warming fevor and go right
to work In the sections and probably!
fill the super or two with honey be
fore frost kills the flowers. Tho old
box will probably have a few combs
in it, and n little honey which can ba
used in some other way. If tho hiv
ing is done in the ovenlng tha
swarms will feel pretty well at home
by the next day.
whatever, that tho stiletto should be
the favorite mode of deciding breach
of promise cases. The Italian law
demands that the person suing for
"broach" shall produce a written
promise to marry him from tho de
fendant; otherwise the action cannot
proceed. This difficulty Is almost in
surmountable, and tho Italian judges
aro seldom troubled to adjudicate
between old-time lovers.
To bring an action of breach of
promise of marriage against a reign
ing monarch Is an achievement, but
! Madge When did I give Cholly
any encouragement?
! Marjorlo When you said a girl
was foolish In these clays to marry
I brains when she could get money.
A False Prohphet.
Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture tells a story of a
Connecticut farmhand's methods of
weather prophecy.
"This farmhand believed ho could
foretell the weather Infallibly," said
Secretary Wilson. "On a walk wlt'.i
me one afternoon a frog croaked, and
he said:
' 'We will have clear weather for
The Bloodthirsty Woman.
Whon an English princess bocamo j
the bride of Klug Alfonso it was pre
dicted that tho tide of popular favor i
gage the earnest attention of tho Na. j Would turn against bull fighting in
tional Government at once. No mat- Spain. But Queen Victoria has nb-
ter how important wo may deem the j nn,i0nod her moral campaign aga' ist ,
building of good roads, wo can not ' tno i,rl,tal sport because of the active I
Pattern No. 451. Tho bib of this
apron Is made of embroidered edging
and the other parts of plain white
matorial, bound with tinted lawn. Tho
shoulder straps may be seamed to
gether or closed with a button. Tho
tics are straight strips added to tho
ends of tho binding. The skirt is cir
cular and the bib slightly gathered at
the waist.
Cut In 3 sizes, 32, 36 and 40 bust
measure. Size 36 requires 3 1-4 yds.
of 30 incn material.
LITTLE GIRL'S COAT DRESS.
but consider it even moro Important
to preserve those which have already
been constructed.
it has been done, and by an English twenty.f0UP nours. Wnen a frog croaU
iuu. ii is iiuav iiui-un yuiirs biuiu
Miss
Jennie Mlghell sued the Sul
tan of Jehore, and as there was a
doubt whether the dusky one was
actually a reigning monarch, tho
case was allowed to come Into court.
But tho Judge quickly disposed of
the action by ruling It inadmissible
in tho afternoon you may be siwo of
twenty-four hours of sunshine.' We
walked on, and In twenty minutes or
so a heavy shower came up, and we
were both drenched to tho skin.
" 'You aro a fine weather p"rophet,"
said I, as wo hurried homeward
through tho downpour. 'You ought
for the reason referred to, and Miss ! t0 be aBnamed of yourself,
nugneu was non-suited. .. .oh weU. saId tno farmhand, 'the
It is remarkable that one of the i frn(, iiPfi t,'s t hlnme. not me. Am
opposition of the Spanish women. It
has now become apparent that wom
en are the chief support of bull fight
ing in Spain, as t,hey are of the
theatre In this country. At all the
recent lights in Madrid and Barcelo
na women havo been In the great
majority In the audience, and not
satisfied with their scats in the boxes
these bloodthirsty Castilian women
Roads an Index.
Roads aro so closely related to tho
life of a community that they may
be taken as an inuex of its ethical,
financial and industrial condition.
Good roads encourage immigration
of tho right sort. They attract cap- I have organized and forced the build
ital and increase production and ! ing of special seats for their oxelus
cheapen iho cost of living. Tho j jVc use on a level with tho bull ring,
prosperity of a commun.iy is in dl- From theso seats they are enabled
rect proportion to tho condition of ( almost to reach' out and touch the
its roads. In a community with bad j tortured bulls, while mere man lias
roads you .111 find dilapidated j to De content to sit by his loneliness
two actions which have brought ver
dicts of 10,000 each to the plain
tiffs should havo had for its defend
ant the editor of a matrimonial pa
per. The second case was between
a well known actress and the second
son of an earl.
I responsible for the morals of that
particular frog?' "
Don't Separate Swarms.
If a prime swarm and an after
Bwarm with their queens unite, the
young queen will usually be found
balled, and it is seldom worth while
to separate them. A great trouble
with after-swarms is tholr unstabil
lty. Sometimes they contain several
queens and will alight In two or
threo clusters, and after you have
hived ono of those and congratulated
yourself upon having secured the
queen, you aro very much astonish
ed to Bee tho other clustorB leave
for the woods. Sometimes they will
not even settle when first issuing. If
we havo been unable to prevent tho
use of an after-swarm, and do not
wish to keep it, wo hlvo it as we
would any other swarm, and return
it to tho parent hive after forty-eight
hours, say on tho evening of the sec
ond day.
Tested.
The proprietor of a tanyard was
anxious to fix a suitable sign to his
premises. Finally a happy thought
struck him.
He bored a hole through the door
post and stuck a calf's tail into it,
with the tufted end outsldo.
After a while he saw a solemn
faced man standing near the door,
looking at the sign. The tanner
watched him a minute, and stepped
out and addressed him.
"Good morning, sir!" ho said.
"Good morning!" said the other,
without taking his eyes off the sign.
"Do you want to buy leather?"
asked the tanner.
"No."
"Perhaps you've got some hides to
sell?"
"No."
"Are you a farmer?"
"No."
"What aro you, then?"
"I am a philosopher. I've been
standing hero for nearly an hour,
trying to find out how that calf got
through that hole."
The Sting of the Tall.
Vu Koo the brilliant young Chin
ese editor of the Daily Spectator of
Columbia University, said the other
I day of a criticism:
I "When I began to read, I thought
tho article was laudatory. 1 soon
discovered my mistake however. That
article recalled to me a motor ride
that I took with a junior last month.
"The junior's car was not a re
markable one and out In the coun
try after luncheon the young man
was rather pleased when a farmer
said to him:
" 'I guess that thar automobile of
yourn is a hundred hosspower Isn't
It?'
" 'Oh, no, said the junior, with a
pleasant smile. 'Oh no, my friend.
It Is only a five horso-powcr. A hun
dred horsepower would be ever so
much larger.
'"I wa'n't jedgin' by the size, but
by the noise,' said the farmer."
schools, broken-down vehicles and
worn-out animals, and a people who,
although they may toll from sun-up
to sun-down, have but few of tho
comforts, luxuries and conveniences
to which their labors entitle them.
On the other hanu, in a community
whero good roads abound, you will
find, as a rule, a happy, prosperous
and contented peoplo, beautiful
homes, with all modern conven
iences, good schools, fine churches,
blooded stock, rural free delivery,
telephone and, best of all, money in
the bank.
In the boxes. Queen victoria mis j
Introduced English fashions in dress i
Into Spain but she has been powerless I
to check tho national sport. After I
her first taste of bull fighting, when
a bride of two weeks, she vowed that
sue wouia noi ruium ub"'" lu
arena, but political expediency has
forced her to appear at frequent in
tervals In tho royal box.
Remove tho Hive.
Another method to prevent after
swarming consists in removing the
hive from Its stand at the issue of
the first swarm, and place tho swarm
in Its stead. This removes all tho old
bees, and throws the ontlro working
force on the first swarm, which then
h.,nmMi ihn main rnlrtnv. nnd TYlflV
be looked to for tho largest yiold oi
honey.
Ants An Enemy.
Ants are considered an enemy ta
the honey bee. They have been
known to destroy many colonies, es
pecially In the South, whero In soma
localities it la necessary to mount the
hives on legs smeared with soft tar
Might Havo nurt the itallroad.
Will Irwin, the writer, tells this
one on himself:
Riding recently in a parlor car I
fell asleep and dreamed that I was
being attacked by a band of train
robbers. Springing to my feet, I
leaped upon the nearest robbor,
grasped him around tho neck and
proceeded to pommel him. Sudden
ly awakening I was covored with
confusion, realizing that I was at
tacking an inoffensive passenger of
Hebrew extraction. I wns attempt
ing to stammer out ray apologies,
when ho interrupted mo with a cun
ning grin.
" 'That's all right, ho responded,
'it didn't hurt mo. But, ho added, In
a confidential whisper, 'If you had
hurt me, do you think I could havo
got damages from the railroad com
pany?' "
A Jurist.
"Did you ever have a cold?" Inquired
the plain citizen, "that you couldn't
get rid of?"
"No," answered the purist, "If I
had had I would have it now."
Novel Operation.
A youti. slunk Into tho dentist's of
fice with a pained expression on his
face. His hat was gone and his smart
attire showed evlaence of a struggle.
The dentist stepped forward with a
professional air. "What can I do
for you?"
Tho youth glanced aprehenslvely at
the door. "I I wish to have a tooth
removed."
"Very well; please be seated."
Shuffling over to the chair the youth
crawled into it on his hands and
knees. The dentist looked on In
amazement.
"Great heavens!" he cried, "what's
the matter with you? Aro you crazy?"
"Well, you see, I went to call on
Miss Neverhonio, nd and "
"And what?"
"Fido bit me."
Increase Values.
Good roads build up tho value of
real estate. Since $1S6,000 in bonds
has been spent in Bradley county,
Tenn., land has advanced In valuo
from $8 to $10 per aero to from $15
to $30 per acre. Jackson county,
Ala., land valued from $6 to $15 per
acre before 125 miles of macadam
road wero built, is now selling from
$15 to $25 per acre, but in Mississip
pi, where less than one per cent, of
the roads are improved, tho average
price is $15 per acre.
A Contrast.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio
and Indiana have each over one-third
of their roads Improved in accord
ance with tho best methods of high
way construction in vogue in the
United States. Tennessee has only
about eight per cent, of Improved
highways, and most of this is in the
middle and western divisions of the
State.
Blueing.
This is especially done to improve
the appearance of White clothes and
bring back some of the clear cjlor
which they lose through wear and
age.
Blue, which dissolves most readily
and leaves least sediment after 'he
water has stood some time, is tho
beBt.
It is impossible to lay down rules
as to quantity, as it depends both
upon the kind of blue used and the
texture of the articles undergoing
operation.
As a rule, body linen requires
more blue than other articles, and
table linen less. To prepare the
blue water, half fill a tub with olean,
cold water.
Dip tho blue bag into the water
and squeeze it tightly, repeating tho
prooess until the water becomes a
pale blue color.
Tho blue water must not be too
deep in color, as It spoils the ap
pearance of tho clothes. Stir the
water well before Immersing the
clothes.
4 lip
Pattern No. 440 The coat dress,
opening all the way down the front
under the center box pleat, gains fav
or every day. The design shown hero
Is very pretty and can be made of any
material, although it is especially suit
able for wash goods as it is very easy
to launder.
Cut in is sizes, 4, 6 and 8 yrs. Sizo
6 requires 3 1-2 yds. of 27 inch material.
LADIES' TUCKED NIGHT DRESS.
In Case of Emernency.
Bridget O'Flynn I'm llvln' out with
Mrs. Greene, wan o' the folnest la
dles In the town, and nawthln would
induce mo to l'avo her.
Mrs. Perry Mrs. Gillet is looking
for a cook, and has only two in the
family.
Bridget O'Flynn Yo don't say. Will
ye be after glvln' me her address?
Exempt.
Johnny Going to school?
Tommy Naw, I don't have to; the
candidate Bald he never seen a more
Intelligent nud'enr.6 ard I was one of
em.
A Unified System.
Tho roads of a county should be
built according to a predetermined
and unified system, based upon a
most careful investigation of mate
rials, amount of traffic, revenue
available, methods of construction
adaptod to local noedB, organization
and administration, and all factors
entering directly or indirectly into
the road work.
Uso of Burnt Clay.
Experiments in tho uso of burnt
clay aa a road materia) at various
points In Mississippi glvo most fav
orablo indications of success, and it
oeomB qulto probable that a long
Btep forward has been taken In solv
ing the road problem In tho Missis
sippi Delta.
An Effective Method.
Tho mixing of sand and clay has
long been recognized as an effective
method of road construction. The
burning of clay for railroad ballast
was begun some years ago, hut Its
adaptability to road building has on
ly been made known by this office In
recent years.
"Cabbage Day."
I have heard of a village in New
York whore a certain day of the
week is set apart as "cabbage day,"
and upon that day nobody Is at home
to anybody elso. This seems a good
plan, but all villages are not so sys
tematic, and so, despite the assevera
tions of the cooking teachers that
there is no need for cabbages to
smell at all, the dwellers in small
city houses are aften mortified at
fooling that a caller can guess from
the front door what tho family din
ner Is to bo. I have lately learned
a groat scheme to set beside the
cabbage cup a small cup of vinegar
whero It will gently simmer. This
done, the lady at tho front door will
not preaervo a delicate reticence,
but will ask, In the very moment of
greeting, "Oh, what good things you
are cooking!" For the aroma of
cabbage and boiling vinegar mingles
Into a fine counterfeit of the smell
of pickles cooking. Farm Journal.
Serviceable Tray Cloths.
Tako some oilcloth (white prefer
red), and-eat the size you wish; bind
tho edges, with suitable braid or but-ton-bole-stttch
all of them. Either
looks Tory wen, and If you spill It
does not go through onto the table
cloth, and can easily be cleaned.
Pattern No. 426. The sleeves and
yoke of this gown are cut together
and the curving line of the yoke doe
away with unnecessary fullness at tha
front and back of the shoulders. This
is the most comfortable gown Imagln.
able.
Cut in 8 sizes, 32, 36 and 40 bust
measure. Size 36 requires 4 1-4 yds.
of 36 Inch material.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Send ten cents for each pattern de
sired to Charlotte Martin, 402 W. 23d
Street, New York. CHre No, of Jat
tern and size wanted.