anSS THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JUIiY 0, 1000. LADIES1G0LUMN A YELLOW LAMP SHADE. A mellow color to use for tho lamp shade to place in a bedroom is yellow. THE AMERICAN HALF SHOE. The low cut shoe, with or without straps, is a thing of beauty this sea son designed to wear with colored hose that match the gown. The bhoes, undoubtedly, show a pretty instep and ankle, for the shoe is quite low, and, sorry to say, a tri fle hard to wear. The high heel Is very much In evidence, one of the I-ouls XVI styles, though the heel is not badly built at all, and can be worn with a surprising amount of real comfort. The patent leather styles are found everywhere, and so medicinal, a stomach corrective, and flesh builder. FRECKLES AND RED HAIR. Most persons with red hair have freckles, If not, the skin is a beau tiful white which Is the envy of nine-tenths of the women. Unfor tunately most women with this shade of hair wish it another color, though this tint, when clean, glossy and beautifully arranged, Is to be envied. It Is only to be deplored when a shock head of dead-looking hair is seen and the owner has too many freckles. Salts of lemon or soda in the water will brighten dead looking hair. Tne "hundred brushes' at night will gloss the hair. Sulphur In milk, tho milk ap plied to the face (not near the eyes) will whiten tho skin, llut- tcrmllk will bleach freckles. Cu cumber cream is very useful Freckles are due to iron In the long as they do not break over the toes, they are very trim with some ( Li00cl and they make their appear costumes. They are exceedingly hot In summer, and far less com fortably than vhi kid. Suede is gradually losing favor, for the shoo is hot for summer wear. It Is worn, however, In a great many instances, especially with chic one piece linen suits. There is nothing Huffy this season in big bows and the like. Even the lace shoe, when tied, has a demure little silken bow. Buckles are not worn, but many too slippers are embroidered or jetted on the toes. .Many leather shoes have suede ties. The low bronze shoe Is quite the rage at present. One of tho fads this sea son is pink hose and black patent leather slippers with straps over the ankles. They create a sensation, to say the least. Green Is just as popular. Drown suede boots are liked better than brown suede slippers. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Before putting on a pair of silk gloves, cover tho hands well with talcum and you will not tear the gloves. Petticoats that fit straight around the hems can be turned over a quarter of an inch at the top and headed with a ribbon beading through which a one-inch ribbon can be run to tie at the back or front. Those who like the taste of ber ries, yet fear to eat them, can en joy the fresh juice from crushed berries if it is strained through n'.uslin. It is either the fruit acid or the little hairs, such as we see on strawberries that injure the stomach, but it is probable those who are made ill after Indulging in berries are alilicted with an acid stomach, and they must avoid even the juice. HAD TASTE. In a very neatly arranged room, filled with bric-a-brac, good drap eries and furniture, the entire ef fect was ruined with a glaring white eyelet doily on a mission table. White linen does not be- long to the best room. Such pieces are used in the dining room. TO HAHDKX CAKE ICING. If the icing fails to harden on your cake, put It in the oven for a lew minutes. It forms a thin crust which in no way destroys the de licate icing. CLASS DOILY FOIt THAl'OT. Get one of the round, thick glasses that come on baskets of candled fruits and clean .tho glass until it is bright and shining and paste back of it a red polnsettia blossom which will about cover the glass. Attach it with clear glue to a mat of asbestos and cut the edges clean with a sharp knife. Should the rim of glue show through the glass, stipple the beaded edge with putty and when dry, apply gilt paint. STORY OF FINDING OF GREAT DIAMOND the EDISON READY TO mice on the skin when the face perspires and is exposed to tho sun. It Is about the next thing to iron rust marks and must bo treated al most tho same, though not so harshly. Wear a veil or large hat and curry n parasol. If It Is nec essary to be out of doors much, protect the face as much as possi ble. Wear gloves. Many think freckles more difficult to fade than tan, though a heavy coat of tan will last for months. Healthy look ing it may be, but it Is anything but pretty. lMUKJKKSS. if the reader will subtract 7G, 052,800 from 174,750,053, she will obtain two results, 1. e., !8,703,853, and the number of cubic yards of material that, on June 1, remained to be excavated before the comple tion of the Panama canal. Up to and including May 31, 7G million cubic yards of material had been removed from the canal site. The total to be removed at the time the American occupation began was 174 million cubic yards. Four months' work at the present rate of pro gress will more than one-half com plete all of the canal digging that the Americans will have to do. Actually, however, the canal is al ready more than one-half complet ed for at the time the French aban doned possession of the canal zone they had excavated more than million cubic yards of material. The total required excavation at the outset, before any work had been done, was more than 255 cubic yards. Americans and French to gether have removed more than 157 million cubic yards of this total. By far the greatest part of the work remaining to be done is Cule bra cut, where the work is all dry excavation. On the Atlantic and Pacific ends of tho canal, most of the remaining excavation will be accomplished by dredges. How un iformly the work has been carried ou Is Indicated by the figures for tho two coast divisions. On the Atlantic side, 19 million cubic yards of material have been excavated, and on tho Pacific side the total has been 17 million cubic yards. The amount still to be removed is 24, 011,070 cubic yards on the Atlantic side and 24,303,010 cubic yards on the Pacific side. But it should be kept In mind that these figures are almost a month in reaching the states and that even as this com ment is being written the work Is going steadily forward. At the present moment, the total excava tion for the year 1909 is probably very close to 20 million cubic yards. And as the digging pro gresses, so does the concrete laying and dam making. There are com paratively few people living to-day who will not live to read of the completion of this greatest of all the world's engineering undertakings. Something Interesting About Greatest of Diamonds. For twelve years the Excelsior diamond enjoyed its primacy, but on January 25, 1905, tho greatest dia mond known to the world was found In open-working No. 2 of the Pre mier mine, In the Transvaal Colony, South Africa, and from tho finding to the cutting of this magnificent stone and its final disposal, Its his tory Is a most romantic one. I The dny'swork at the mine was over and Frederick Wells, the sur face manager, was malting his usual rounds. Glancing along one side of the deep excavation, his eye sud denly caught the gleam of a bril liant object far up on the bank. He lost no time In climbing up to the spot where lie had noted the glint of light. He had not been mistak en; It was really a brilliant crystal. Ho tried to pull It out wltti his ling ers, and as this proved impossible ho sought to pry It out with the blade of a penknife. To his sur prise the kulfo blade broke without causing the stone to yield. Confi dent now that the crystal must be a very large one, he dug out tho earth about It, thinking for a mo ment that, contrary to all experi ence In the mine, tho stone might be attached to a piece of the primi tive rock. When ho discovered that this was not the case, he began to doubt that the object was really a diamond. He said afterward: "When I took a good look nt the stone stuck there In the side of the pit It suddenly Unshed across me that I had gone insane that the whole thing was Imaginary. I knew it could not be a diamond. AH at once another solution dawned upon me. The boys often play jokes on one another. Some prac tical joker, thought I, has planted this huge chunk of glass here for me to find it. He thinks I will make a fool of myself by bringing It Into the office In a great state of excitement, and the story will be told far and wide in South Africa." Determined to test the stone on the spot, before proceeding furth er, wells rubbcu on tne uirt irom one of its faces witli his finger, and soon convinced himself that it was not n lump of glass, but a diamond crystal, apparently of exceptional whiteness and purity. With the aid of a large blade of his knife he finally succeeded in prying out tho stone, and bore It away with him to the olllce of the mine. Here it was cleaned and, to the astonish ment of all, was found to have a weight of 3024 3-4 carats, more than three times that of any other diamond that has been discovered. Before many hours had passed the telegraph carried tidings to all parts of the world that the greatest diamond of this or any other age had been brought to light. .Mr. Wells is said to have received a re ward of ?10,000 from the company for his discovery. T. M. CuIlliKin, founder and chair man of the Premier company and one of the great prize winners in the lottery of South Africa .specu lation, named the diamond after himself; others have called it the Premier, and several different names have been proposed. Dr. George Frederick Kuiiz's in the June Century. MOLD HOUSES Great Inventor Says $1,200 Will Build Homes Ordinar ily Costing $30,000 HE USES REINFORCED CONCRETE PICKLES. . Hickles should be kept in glass bottles, or earthen jars, and be closely corked. They must be kept in a dry place. It is important that pickles should be covered at least two inches above the surface with pure cider vinegar. All vinegar left after making pickles can be spiced and bottled to put in sauces. Remember boiled vinegar decreases in strength. Alum will harden home-made pickles. A small lump of alum and a root of horseradish are often put among them. In making small pickles, select cucum bers of uniform sizes. Any fruit can be pickled. Plums and cher ries arc very nice when made into pickles. If cherries are chosen, they should be firm, whole and the sour variety. Few remove the stems. They should not be over ripe when used. Put them into a jar and cover with cold vinegar. Leave three weeks in vinegar. Then pour off two-thirds tho vine gar, sweeten and add a bag of spices. Add more fresh vinegar to the cherries. After draining off the vinegar boil it and make a syrup to pour over tho pickles. Seal the bottles. SIMPLE SLEKP PRODUCEKS. Both sage and hop tea will pro duce sleep in a restless child. It is not palatable, but It can be taken. ARE YOU THIN? This is the time of year to build up tissues. Leave fat meats alone, but -eat plentifully of meat once a day if you desire it. Spread but ter on liberally, and indulge in new potatoes in cream gravy, stewed peas, cream soups, chocolate and sweets. Avoid acid drinks, cnt ripe fruit and cooked fruit, but avoid pickles and highly seasoned salads. Onions, radishes, and let tuce may be eaten, but tomatoes, unless cooked with butter and cream, are too tart. Buttermilk is FINALE OF OUTING COMPANY. The Blnghamton Republican says that a meeting of the receivers of the Outing Publishing Company of Deposit was held at the office of Receiver Archibald Howard in Blng hamton, when arrangements were made for the appearance of the re ceivers before United States Judge Kay at Norwich recently. At that time the receivers will ask for per mission to sell the Bohemian Mag azine to Theodore Dresser, of New York, after the August number has been issued. Mr. Dresser has made an offer of ?1,000. Judge Ray will also be asked to Issue an order, returnable at a fut ure date, according to the present plans, to show cause why the Out ing Publishing Company's plant shall not bo closed down after the August number of the Bohemian Magazine has been issued, and the plant be sold by the receivers. The plant has been inventoried by the appraisers at about ?75,000. Since the sale of the Outing Mag azine the roll of employes has been steadily lessening, until now only 25 or 30 are employed there. SCFXT JAPANESE PLOT PHILIPPINES. IN Till Man Writes That Tunnels are He iiiK Diif? Under U. S. Forts There. This message was received In New York and transmitted to the War Department: "Dear Sir: Have just returned form the Philippine Islands and have some information of the most startling nature that I wish you would publish in the paper. Tho Japanese spies now in the is land are working night and day digging tunnels under our fort and ammunition vaults so that when war breaks out they can blow them all up. "Now when I told one of the officers of the United States Army about it he laughed, even though I told him I could prove my charges. I'm going to go to Washington and see the Secretary of War 'and ask him to investigate. The Russian used to laugh at the Japanese but alas they woke up too! So it will be with this country." nOOK COMPANY UNDER HAN. According to a decision handed down by tho appellate court the In ternational Text-Book company of Scranton, Pa., is a foreign corpora tion, which is doing business illegal ly in Illinois, never having taken out a permit. The decision means that tho book company cannot collect debts. It sued W. A. Muller of Decatur for 145.80 and the court ruled that he did not need to pay the bill. DINING CAR SPEAKEASIES. Wo clip from the Pittston Ga zette the following: District Attor ney Abram Salsburg Is determined to stop the sale of intoxicants on all Lehigh Valley dining cars, and with this end in view, the initial step was taken on Thursday morning when Charles Norrls, the new coun ty detective, and Detective Michael Mulvey, with the necessary papers, held up train No. 8 from Buffalo, which arrived in Wilkes-Barre at 11:32, to secure information against the man in charge of the dining car. The specific charge is the selling of intoxicants in Luzerne county without a license. The district at torney declares, that the dining cars on the Lehigh Valley road are noth ing more than speakeasies on wheels, and some interesting devel opments are expected. Ho says the railroad company makes large sums from the sale of liquors on Its trains, and tho county is not bene fited one cent. A I New York Plumbers are Doubtful Wizard of Menlo Park May Have Overlooked Wage Scales in Estimat ing on Concrete Structures. i New York City. Thomas A. Edison has announced that he has completed his scheme for building a concrete house for $1,200, wliich, if constructed of stone in tho same design, would cost between $20,000 and $30,000. The fact that Edison includes in his $1,200 estimate the heating and plumbing for the house Is construed by practical men here to mean ho has fixed his figures without previously having consulted plumbers and steam fit ters and without taking into con sideration the eight-hour day and the prevailing rate of wages. The price he cites could not prevail If only a single house was to be built. That he wants to be understood clear ly. What ho means Is that If the re inforced concrete houses were built in blocks, by his design and through the uso of his molds, tho cost of each house In a block would not bo greater than about $1,200. He also says that figure is depend ent upon the houses being built on soli which yield sand and gravel from tho excavations. Even after making duo allowance for those conditions, practical builders here in Now York said they felt sure Edison would find himself in a losing game If be con tracted to put up those blocks of de tached one-family houses for $1,200 each, with the plumbing and steam heating apparatus included. Opinion was expressed that a mistake had been made in tho estimates, and be fore contracts were entered into for building such houses the estimates would bo revised and changed materi ally. Tho Edison housebuilding plan calls for a one-family house, on a lot 40x00 feet. The floor plan of the house is 25x30 feet. Tho front porch extends eight feet nnd the back stoop three feet. Each house will contain six rooms and a bath, and the cellar will extend beneath the entire house and will contain the boiler, washtubs and coal bunker. The main living rooms and also the outside of the house will be richly decorated. The decorations will be cast with tho house and there' fore will come from the molds as part of the structure and not merely be stuck on. The entire house will be of rein forced concrete. That includes the walls, roof, floors, porches, bathtub and the laundry tubs. The only wood In the building will be the doors, door frames, windows and window frames. The Inside walls also will be of con crete and there will bo no plaster fin ish. The surface will be smooth and may be tinted or painted, as the owner may desire. Edison seems to think that with his plan in working shape it will do much toward relieving the congestion wliich now exists in cities and practically enable every working man to own his home or to be a ten ant in a detached house at an expense that is, for rent and carfare of not more than $9 a month. Cast-iron molds will be used In building the houses, and they will vary in design. After the concrete foundation has been laid and has hard ened the molds will be set up upon it. The term foundation is not to be construed as meaning the cellar walls, but merely a base of concrete upon which the molds will rest. Edison es timates that the molds needed to be gin the work of building such houses on wholesale lines will cost $25,000, nnd that the necessary plant will cost $15,000 more. At least six sets of molds must be used to keep the men and the plant busy. Edison says it will take four days to set up the molds. The liquid con crete can be poured into them in six hours. The molds will bo kept in use for four days until the concrete hard ens and then it will require four days to remove them. That means the house will be finished in a fortnight. With the six sets of molds, if that schedule is adhered to, about 150 houses can be built In a year. The initial cost of the cast iron molds will be comparatively great, but they may be used indefinitely, Edison says, and in the long run will be much cheaper than tho wooden molds now used and which, because of their destructlblllty, Increase greatly tho expense of con crete construction. Edison has George E. Small nnd Henry J. Harms, Jr., engineers, work ing with him now. They designed the house and molds and made the experi ments. The first house will bo pour ed In sections for experimental pur poses and to discover and remedy de fects. Then an entire house will be molded with one pouring. In other words, a lot of liquid concrete wilt be run into the molds and when they are removed that muddy-looking mixture will havo been turned into a hand some home whore a worklngman can live and rear hie family cheaply and in comfort that is, if the Edison esti mates ore right. 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