Smart New Color Combinations. Chrysopase.breen and Parma violet te among the smartest of the new lor combinations. In combining the wo shades there la Just touch of the ntrasting color. For example, a sep- rate waist of Parma violet peau do le crepe will be trimmed with chrys- prase buttons. In this way introduc g Just a slight touch of the green. yonian's Home Companion. Rubies for True Love. Rubles are most suited for young vers. They are almost most expen- e. The people of the Burmese em- pVe believe that a ruby Is a human ul Just about to enter the sacred pl-clncts of Buddha, and consequently the last stages of transmigration. ruby is an emblem of the most pas- Btmate and absorbing love. A ruby i4 the old days of chivalry was sup ped to lead a knight to conquest, to cjuse obstacles to melt away and to liplre one with bravery and zeal. It ato kept his honor unstained, his claracter without a blemish. Pearls have always been the partic ular emblem of purity. They are also tdlted with representing modesty. Persia to this Any eople suppose em to be drops o water which, by hie means entered the oyster and wcame crystalized there. Pearls and dkmonds are most popular of gems aliong all classes. An emerald that has no flaw In It Is plcal of the purest love. Some peo ple say that, as few such stones can be flund, purest love is necessarily rare. emerald was always thought to Jissess the power of discovering eacKry In the shape of alleged fiends. The emerald is exceedingly popular i courtship and In marriages. After larrlage it is supposed to brins bar lony into the household and to fur ler domestic Joys in every possible pay. To lose an emerald is said to ring business misfortunes and disas ter. Rochester Post-Express. An Independent Girl. Grips, handbags, satchels and suit- ases are all disdained by a certain progressive young woman, a student (at the Academy of the Fine Arts here. She Is popular, and often invited to 'the week ends. Outwardly this young woman student is as irreproachable and correct as a Parisian fashion plate. Her snug tailor-made smlt does not contain any more than the usual supply of heart and lungs and other necessary organs, and the required strata of dainty lingerie, but that's part of the deception. Her hat comes off first. Inside the crown there is a collection of toilet articles, a hand-glass, nail file and package of hair pins. The shedding of her coat reveals the fact that she wears two waists; one a trig shirt waist, as prescribed by the cult of the tailor-made; the other a soft, flimsy article, such as would grace any occa sion short of a Philadelphia assembly. In the language of the turf, she "wins by a neck," too, for under the severe lines of the Gothic tailor-made stock is concelaed a fixing that is as sheer and as delicate in its traceries as the first frost on the maple trees. But it is the sleeves of her coat that are the especial, particular repository for appurtenances, and they vary in number according to the size of the up-to-date sleeve. The humble but necessary tooth brush comes first, and is followed by the comb, which comes down in the general avalanche on the bed beside the hair-brush, hand chiefs, stockings and the extra belt. Sleeve number two contains the even ing gloves and the light veil. Phila delphia Record. Care of the Hair. Hair generally begins to turn gray first upon the temples. In most peo ple gray hairs show themselves at about forty years of age. But there are wide variations in time. The Im mediate cause of gray hair is In the failure of the cells at the growing point to manufacture the pigment nec essary to give the color to the hair. When this change takes place at mid life it marks a gradual lowering of the vitality of the Skin, and to some extent of course, a decadence of general vi tality. In estimating, however, the immediate cause of baldness and of gray hair, a very important factor must always be taken into account, namely, heredity. The first rule for the care of the hair is to wash it. This should be done about once a week with luke warm water and Castile soap. Another important rule is to comb and brush the hair three or four times a day, thus bringing more blood to the roots of the hair, more nutritive ma terial, and carrying' away the dead waste. Brushing prlngs more blood to the scalp, and to this extent tends to promote the growth and vigor of the hair. Massage of the scalp has the same effect and this must be prac- tised also if one would care properly for the hair. Curling of hair is exceedingly doubtful. The heat kills the hair, and dead hair tends to fall out. If you must curl the hair use soft silk rags with which to do it. Sheet lead and hard paper are almost as bad as the curling tongs. -A word of advice to men. Don't wear the tight-fitting, heavy hats or caps. These Impede the free circulation of blood to the Bcalp, and as a result the hair is not properly nourished, nor is the dead waste carried away. The growing root is suffocated through lack of oxy gen, and in the end the hair dies and falls out. Prof. A. P. Knight in the Queen's Monthly. Morning Callers. "Did you ever have a morning call er?'' asked a woman of her neighbor. "Is there any one so aggravating as that visitor who cannot understand that you have Important duties to per form and insists upon remaining an hour?" "Yes; I had a morning caller." was the answer. "Your mind Is certain to stray away from the conversation to the sewing that you were hurrying to finish or the cake that you left In the pantry only half mixed. I wonder whether there is a woman who has the courage to step to the door and ex cuse herself from a morning caller? Why should not one be excused? Surely her time is as valuable as that of a business man. But then one knows that the caller would put a strong construction upon such an act and feel Injured. ' "A man engaged at his work would not be expected to drop it at any time to chat with a friend, though It might be a more enjoyable way to pass the time; neither would a woman who Is employed outside her home, but the long-Biiffarlng housewife must neglect her work. It devolves upon her to solve this vexing question. "Of course, if the caller is on terms of more or less Intimacy with the family, the housekeeper may go on with her duties while she chats and trusts that her friend has good sense not to bo offended. Even that is In convenient, however, for the morning duties rarely keep the housekeeper in one particular spot long enough to carry on a Jointed conversation. It Is not very pleasant to call out your an swer to a question from the pantry, while you are measuring flour, or while you are backing down the cellar stairs to your storeroom. Few women can successfully work when Inquisitive eyes are following every movement, counting the number of eggs that are put into the cake, or whether the lin en is of the best quality. "Why doesn't the housekeeper gent ly or firmly tell her friends that she Is very busy mornings, and then if they are offended she will bear the consequences bravely and live through It? Woman's time has always been treated too lightly, and the one who sets the least value upon It Is herself. We are not apt to be taken at a great er value than we put upon ourselves. "It Is not the mere caller that caus es so much annoyance, but the pro longed caller, who Is always going, but never goes." Farhion Notes. Serge Is pronounced all right for walking gown. From tip to toe the summer girl will be embroidered. Narrow Irish lace vies with Valen ciennes for smartness. A white linen parasol bordered with colored batiste is good. Peacock designs flaunt themselves In the face' of superstition. New are the belts of open eyelet em broidery over colored linings. The new hats are lovely enough to tempt a woman rushlns the season a little. Numbers of hats are made of trans parent Neapolitan In black, white and colors. Spats of white linen and pique are threatened to succeed the cloth ones so much worn. Embroidered batistes, linens, coarse linens of the canvas order, and thin etamines are in great vogue. The prettiest lingerie waist Is the "baby" style, buttoned in back, with little round yoke of lace and high cuffs to match. The woman who can't wear all white fastens a big red bow to her bodice front and wears a twinkling little pair of red slippers. - - "Glove handkerchiefs" are batiste handkerchiefs so small as to be worn Inside the gloves on the palm of the hand, or in the little bags used for toi let necessities. Hats generally dip down far 'over the eyes, but the brims are much wider in back than in front, and all the trim ming is at the back or at the left side toward the back. FlELRARPEN Swampy Land, We had a six acre piece of low, swampy land, about two-thirds of which was under water half the time. All the return we used to get from it was from five to ten tons of slough hay. So we finally cut a large open ditch to drain it. Broke it up and seeded to flax. Thrashed 18 bushels of flax seed per acre from It. Sold flax for $1.2.1 per bushel. Total gross return, $132.84. L. 0., in The Eplto mist. Using a Curry Comb. The practice of using a curry comb has been nbandoned In many stables and some authorities say that It should never be used on the skin of a horse. The question may be asked, How Is the dust, dirt and dandruff to be got rid of If the hair is not first stirred up and the refuse matter be brought where a brush can take hold of It? A stout bristle brush will do the busi ness. For long, rough coats nothing is better than what the English hostler terms a dandy-brush. The use of this brush may be Judiciously supplement ed by the wisp of straw and then tiie rub rag. Conserving Soil Moisture, When it Is considered that most crops require enormous quantities of water to produce a small quantity of dry matter, It Is remarkable that so few soil workers appreciate the neces sity of conserving the moisture In the soil. It Is estimated by experts that to produce one pound of dry matter in oats, over 500 pounds of water is required, and over 300 pounds of wa ter to produce one pound of dry mat ter In corn. Other crops along the same lines vay more or less, but re quire large quantities of water. If this is the caRe, it Is at once plain that as surface .soil cultivation does much to conserve the moisture In the soil, the man who will not keep his cultivator going as long as he can during the summer Is injuring his own pocketbook, and that seriously. In dianapolis News. Raising the Bacon Hog. Outside of what Is known as the corn belt farmers will make more money In hog raising by putting ani mals on the market of moderate weight than by the heavy weights which have long been so popular. The streak of lean and streak of fat hog Is the most profitable one today, but to raise such an animal requires a radi cal departure from the old methods of close pens and an almost exclusive corn diet. Oats, barley, skim milk and plenty of good pasture during the sum mer enter very largely Into the make up of the bacon hog. Some corn Is fed, but mainly at the finishing off period, the main dependence being placed on the other grains with the pasture, In the ca.se of the latter good pasture must be supplied. It will not do to turn the hogs on any worn-out strip of grass land. The pasture of mixed grasses must be good and the results will be better if a range of rape Is used by way of vari ety. . Then let the hogs follow the har vest In the fall, particularly In the corn field, and they will pick up near ly all the corn they should have dur ing the period of growth. Indianapo lis News. Bees, The bee and honey Industry of this country Is one that deserves to be en couraged. It Ib held as an outcome of careful Investigation that the flowers on hand could give employment to ten times as many honey bees as we possess; though even as the matter stands, the value of the products of the apiarists of the United States is put at between twenty and thirty million dollars. All this is done with but little labor on the part of man, and no lessening of value to the soil. We but direct the force, taking care that it is guarded from harm, and our reward Is a large part of the returns. These wonderful little beings of fine ly directed Industry confer benefits not only as indicated, but it is further the fact that without them the amount of some of our best fruit would be seri ously reduced. It thus appears that In proportion as farmers and gardeners learn to make every edge cut the number of people engaged In the honey-bee Industry will Increase. We should not meraly lead every other nation in this respect, as is now our distinction, but the pur pose ought to be to make full use of tills particular good that la ours al most for the taking. A reliable statement which we find made on the subject Is that the great er part of our supply of extracted honey is from Arizona and California, and that New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont are In the foreground in look ing after the comb article. More Silage and Less Grain, The following is a summary of a valuable experiment recently conclud ed at the Ohio Experimental Station: "The prevailing high prices of grain feeds in the face of very moderate prices for dairy products have re duced the dairyman's' profits to a point where it is a question with him whether he can make the cow pay for the large grain ration he has been accustomed to feed. If he can dis pense with half the grain he has been feeding; without materially reducing his production of milk and butter fal his chances for profit have Increased. ''The object of this experiment was to determine whether silage might not be substituted for a considerable por tion of the grain usually fed to dairy cows. Two rations were fed carrying practically the same amount of dry matter. In one ration over 50 percent of this dry matter was derived from silage and less than 18 percent was derived from grain. In the other ra tion over 67 percent of the dry mat ter was derived from grain, no silage being fed. "Ten cows, representing five differ ent breeds, were fed these rations from two to four months, fire cowt taking the test the full four months. The cows fed the silage ration pro duced 90.7 pounds of milk and 5.08 pounds of butter fat per 100 pounds of dry matter. The cows fed the grain ration produced 81.3 pounds of milk and 3.9 pounds of butter fat per 100 pounds of dry matter. "The cost of feed per 100 pounds of milk was $0,687 with the silage ration and $1,055 with the grain ration. The cost of feed per pound of butter fat was 13.1 cents with the silage ration, and 22.1 cents with the grain ration The average net profit per cow per month (over cost of feed) was $5.8C4 with the silage ration and $2,405 with the grain ration. "Comparing the average daily prod uct of each cow for the entire test with her average daily product for the month previous to the change In ra tion (or the first month of their test In the case of two cows), the cows fed the silage ration shrank 2.84 pen- cent in milk and gained 1.89 percent In butter-fat production. The cows fed on the grain ration shrank 9.11 percent In milk and 14.18 percent In butter-fat production. "Upon the conclusion of the experl ment each lot of cows was found to have gained In live weight; The si lage-fed cows an average of 47 pounds per head, the grain-fed cows an aver age of 57 pounds per head. "The facts herein reported seem to Justify the conclusion that silage can be made to take the place of a con siderahle portion of the grain ration It Is believed that by growing more of the feeds rich In protein clover, alfalfa, soy beans, cow peas, field peas, vetches, and ensllolng them, or feeding them as hay. It will be possi ble to further reduce the amount at grain fed. "It Is the expectation of the station to continue the experiment the follow ing winter." American Cultivator. Poultry Notes. Special care must be taken In hand ling the eggs the first five days of In culiatlon, when life Is not firmly es tablished. The cause of fowls taking cold is al lowing them to sleep where they are exposed to drafts and feeding them soft and sloppy foods. It requires capital to go Into the poultry business on anything but a very small scale, and economizing on some things is the wrong thing to do. Wyandottes have for the last few years taken a commanding position among the fanciers of this country, be ing of American origin and a great egg producer. A great number of beginners who are Just becoming interested In raising poultry, etc., do not know what breed to select. Try Barred Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. The most necessary requirements In preparing fowls for the showrooms are the best possible shape, size and plum age that can be obtained, Including clean and well-colored feet and legs. An old picture In the Dresden gallery represents a Dutch housewife "testing eggs," and shows that the method In use today was In vogue more than a hundred years ago, except for the sub stitution of a strong electric light for the ancient oil lamp. On some farms all kinds of poultry are fed together, old and young, and geese, ducks, turkeys and chickens. There are always domineering Indi viduals in barnyards, hence It will be an advantage to separate the older from the younger stock when feeding. Whore did our turkeys, ducks and chickens come from originally? The truth Is that they were all at one time wild birds. They have all been cap tured, domesticated and by breeding have been changed to the various breeds now found In every part of the country. Many fowls stand around, don't eat, have full crops, are lazy and have rough plumage. What Is the trouble? A diseased crop. The crop becomes filled with water. The bird, can be re lieved from this by holding it up by its legs with Its head down, and squeezing the crop with fingers. This causes the water to run out of the mouth. Biggest Bear. The American Museum of Natural History, New York, claims to have the finest series of large game specimens In the world. During the last few years three expeditions Into Alaska and British Columbia have been made, and among the emaller mammals sev eral entirely new species were discov ered and others comparatively little known were found. But the prin cipal trophy was the bringing down of the record-breaking bear of the world so Tar as Is known. It measured eight feet long, four feet four Inches high at the shoulders and weighed approxi mately 1600 pounds. This giant has been mounted in the museum. At Wellington, a little town In the west of England of only 7000 inhabit ants, no fewer than 5245 tramps hai to be accommodated Ia3t year. New York City. Nothing that the season lias developed 1ms met with greater piithiisliisin t!i:!!i Just such fancy waists us this one nmde lu skrle- ton style. In she illustration It com bines a hlnnso or guimpe of bice with lawn sleeves iind a skeleton waist of pale green crepe messallne- which A Late Design matches the skirt and is trimmed with ruches of the material held by velvet ribbon, but Its possibilities are many. For the fancy waist and half sleeves all the "chiffon" silks and wools are de sirable, while for summer wear there are many lovely cotton materials, and the under blouse can correctly be made from all-over embroidery in lingerie stylo or from muslin embroidered by hand as well ns of lace. The blouse Is made In guimpe stylo with sleeves that consist of deep cuffs with full portions above and which can be made over fitted foundations or left unllned ns liked. The fancy or skeleton waist is made with front nnd back portions, which are pleated at the shoulder, and the half sleeves, and Is held at front and back by ornamental straps. As illustrated the two are sep arate, the gulinpc being easily cleansed, but they can be Joined and made to form one waist if preferred. The quantity of material required for the medium sIzp Is four yards twenty one, three yards twenty-seven or two yards forty-four Inches wide with two and a half yards thirty-six inches wide nnd one and three-quarter yards of all over lace for guimpe and two and a Better Than It Name. One of the exceedingly rich and nov el dresses is very much in the Louis Philippe style. To begin with this cleverly voluminous dress of chiffon taffeta Is of that charming color once called pou de sole, or pou de la reine, inconceivable as 'that may seem; silk louse is bad enough, but Queen's louse is not to be mentioned in polite circles these days, however It may have flour ished of yore in la belle France. Even onion, to which it is quite similar, less MAk half yards of velvet ribbon to make at) I L'Vv'n - mmnwL i EM Prarunt Wnlat mid Skirt. Similar to the bretelle gown Is the pen aii nt waist and skirt. The skirt Is made simply and Is always wide and full. The waist Is a low necked round bodice, with strups over the shoulders. This Is a very pretty model for a young girl. Turple and white foulnrd combined with purple velvet made a charming gown worn by an extremely blond young womnn. The skirt was box pleated and shirred alternately all rtrouml, and bung quite full from the waist. Shirt Wnlt Moctch. There Is no feature of a waist that so murks Its date as its sleeve and none which Is so Important. Here are two very excellent models, which will serve to ninke any wnlst of lust season up- to-date and which also can be utilized for new material, being among the latest and best that are shown. No. 1 is laid In Inverted tucks which are stitched to give a box pleated ef fect, -while No. 2 Is tucked and stitched flat. Botli are gathered at the upper edges, supplying the generous fulness at the shoulder, which is so essential to present styles. Linen and nil wash- by May Manton. able materials, silks and wools, and In fact every known fabric that Is used for waists are suited to the design. The quantity of material required for the medium size for either model Is two and three-eight yards twenty-one, one and three-quarter twenty-seven or seven-eighth yards forty-four inches wide. vw to be shunned. There's a shaped flounce on the tremendous skirt, and it is set onto the skirt by means of three upstanding empieceruents, which re semble stitched tucks. The Guimpe Important. There, never was a time when the gulmpe played such an Important part In the fashions, although in old fash ion plates of the fifties one sees in numerable examples practically iden tical with the present styles. COMPLETELY RESTORED. Mrs. P. Brunxel, wife of P. Brunzet, stock dealer, residence 8111 Grand Ave., Everett, Wash., says: "For fif teen years I suffered with terrible pain 1 my back. I did not know what It wus t enjoy a night's rest and arose In the morn ing feeling tired and unrcfreshed. My suf fering sometimes was simply indescribable. When I finished the tlrstbox of Donn's Kid ney Pills I felt like a different womnn. I continued until I bad taken five boxes. Donn's Kidney Pills act very effective ly, very promptly, relieve the aching pains and all other annoying difficul ties." Foster -Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Trice 50 cents per box. Mr. Edison's Watch. To Mr. Edison, time is so valuable that he does not waste it even by taking account of It. Ho buys a stem-winder costing a dollar and a half, breaks the chain ring off, squirts oil under the cap of the stem, thrusts It Into his trousers pocket and never looks at it. When It gets too clog ged with dirt to run, he lays it on a laboratory table, hits It with a ham mer and buys another. World's Work. What Corporations Hold. It has been estimated by Judge Grosscup that one-third of the wealth of the United States is represented by corporations.- It is renalu that the par value of all the stock and bonds admitted to trading in the New York stock exchange equals one fifth of the nation's wealth. PopnUr Car. The Pope-Hartford and Pope-Tribune gasoline cars and runaboiite meet the ape cifie demands of a large clean of automobile users. They are simple in contraction, free from complication ni efficient. Prieea from $300 to $1000. Kor finely illustrated cataloimes and dMcrinHve matter, ad dren Dept. A. Pope Manufacturing Co., Hartford. Conn. To Observe a Peace Day. Secretary Martin of the Mwsa chusetts state board of education has sent to the superintendents of schools through his state a circular letter set ting forth the recommendation of the board that appropriate exercises be held In the schools of the state on May 18, the anniversary of the open ing of The Hague conference In 1S9. Chicago Journal. Alcohol from Sawdust. Prof. Classen, of the Technical High school, Alx-la-Chapelle, has cohol from sawdust, of which great things are expected. The cellulose is treated with gaseous sulphuric acid, and glucose formed, which Is convert ed into alcohol by fermentation. A ton of sawdust yields about 50 gal lons of crude alcohol, or 25 gallons of absolute alcohol. It Is expected, how ever, that In time 30 gallons or more will be obtained. Taking into ac count the cost of sawdust and grain, it seems that the new process will supersede the old. The cellulose re moved from the sawdust is the only component having a fuel value, and the residual sawdust can be utilized as fuel in the process of manufacture. To this end it can be pressed into the form of briquettes. London Qlobe. Pleasure for Children. Thousands of children were the guests recently of United States Senator W. A. Clark at the Senator's mountain home, three miles south east of Butte, Mont Every child in the county was invited to enjoy the day at the Senators expense, who turned over the street car system of Butte to the youngsters. Giant for French Army. Several Instances are on record of the army draft having drawn a dwarr to the ranks of the French arm. . This year the calling out of the class has recruited a veritable giant The individual in question halls from the Rodez district and his name it Cot This young Goliath towers to the height of 7 feet 4 Inches. Chicago Journal. FEED YOU MONEY Fd Toar Brain, and It Wilt Feed Ton Money and Fauna. - "Ever since boyhood I have been especially fond of meats, and I am con vinced I ate too rapidly, and failed to masticate my food properly. "The result was that I found myself, a few yean ago, afflicted with ailments of the stomach and kidneys, which In terfered seriously with my business. "At last I took the advice of friends and began to eat Grape-Nats Instead of the heavy meats, etc., that had consti tuted my former diet "I found that I was at once benefited by the change, that X was soon relieved from the heart-burn and the indigestion that nied to follow mj meals, that the pains in my back from my kidney af fection had ceased, showing that those organs had been healed, and that my nerves, which used to be unsteady, and my brain, which was slow and lethargic from a heavy diet of meats and greasy; foods, had, not In a moment, but grad ually, and none the less surely, been restored to normal efficiency. Now every nerve is steady and my brain and thinking faculties are quicker and more acute than for years past "After my old style breakfasts I used to suffer during the forenoon from a feeling of weakness which hindered me seriously In my work, bnt since I have begun to nse Grape-Nuts food 1 can work till dinner time with all ease and comfort" Name given by Postura Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. ' Read the little book, "The Road t Wellvtus, in each fkg. j
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