' PUT LABELS ON CHILDREN.
In one of the London boroughs an
Interesting experiment will he taken
on outings.
The purcnts of nil young children
have been requested to label the lit
tle ones so that If lost they may be
sent home by the police.
Hundreds of children are lost In
London on every bank holiday, and
it Is hoped that the label scheme will
result in saving the police much
trouble nnd parents much anxiety.
mirrors less deceptive.
One's rellection in a mirror never
does one Justice. Comfortable
thought for the plain and pretty
alike! Complexion, expression and
color are all really better than the
shining glass makes them appear.
Let not her to whom nature has been
sparing of her charms despair.
If Bho would see herself In the de
ceptive mirror as others see her with
the eye, or as nearly as possible, let
her hasten to a diaper's shop and
buy a qunntlty of soft, pure wJilte
material gauze, It possible; If not,
Swiss or India muslin will answer
Tery well.
He sure to linve It pure wVRe, and
nfter polishing the surface of the
mirror gather the material at the
centre of the top and bring It down
softly at either side framing the
glass In. New York Journal..
ANTICIPATING AGE.
Why do people allow themselves
to fret about getting old? There are
those who anticipate It and fear It as
If It were the most melancholy fate
that could befall one, nnd many of
them have never been really young
In spirit.
And youth Is more a matter of
spirit than It is of body. Enthusi
asm, interest In everything, warmth
of heart and breadth of feeling, nre
the qualities that stand for. youth.
Without these youth is a mockery
and the aged possessing them are un
alterably young.
How to have them?
They are not easy to acquire when
not inborn, but the net that Is most
likely to catch them Is that happy
unselfishness that forces self to be
lost in helping others. Indianapolis
News.
FOR YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN.
The young married woman Is very
apt to forget that she has no right
to tell her husband the secrets of
others.
So she goes to him with the stories
of her friends' griefs and Joys, whis
pers them to him, and he is a bit
apt to laugh, and, It is Just possible,
repent them to others.
This may not happen, but Is Is
very apt to.
When a girl Is married she, to a
great extent, loses her Interest, and
sometimes loyalty to her girl friends.
Then, too, what Harry or Tom
says is bound to overshadow Just
what one little woman would con
clude, and so the girl with confi
dences to give is not receiving what
she thinks she is.
The girl who thinks she needs a
confidante would be wise to give a
thought to this side of the question,
before being too liberal with her se
crets. Indianapolis News.
WOMAN A HOUSE PAINTER.
At Forty-fifth avenue and Lexing
ton street a woman, clad In overalls
and Jumper, is painting her own flat
building.
Mrs. Lydla Johnson, a widow, be
lieves in the ability of her sex to do
almost anything a man can do and,
when taking care of flat buildings is
considered, she has proved her be
lief, for Mrs. Johnson does the pa
per hanging, kalsomining-and paint
ing in eight apartments and does not
hesitate to decorate window frames
three stories up.
She is a carpenter also, can hit a
nail with a hammer ten times out of
ten, and in winter puts up the storm
windows. In a few days she will
lit each window with a combined
screen and awning, patented by her
self. She mixes her own paint and goes
about the task with a smile, which
she thinks should enter into every
lean of paint. Wher. the colors are
ready Mrs. Johnson cleans the wood
work with a wire brush, leaving a
fresh surface, and then, to complete
the job, washes the windows. Chi
cago Daily News.
LIVING ALONE.
Are you happy and content only
when yon are in the company of
others? Do you, as soon as you find
yourself alone, "Just run over" to a
friend's to chat awhile, because you
get lonesome? One who finds him
self or herself getting into this atti
tude toward solitude needs tD do a
little serious, wholesome thinking
alone. Such are in danger of learn
ing to live wholly from without, for
getting to live from within.
Friendship is good for us. We all
need it to broaden and round out our
lives. Companionship is wholesome
and helpful for everyone.
But she who can say "I am never
less alone than when I am. atone"
holds the secret of a happy life.
If you can spend a day alone, hap
pily, content and satisfied with your
own company nnd thoughts, it Is a
pretty good indication that your in
ner living Is good; thnt you nre not
dependent upon others for your men
tnl pleasure or profit. Pittsburg
Press.
NOT VANITY AFTER ALL.
It Is usunlly pure vanity that
causes a man to gnze nt himself In
every mirror he happens to pass, but
with women the case Is different, ac
cording to one observer. A man has
really very little use for a mirror. He
could dress In the dark, nnd part his
hair successfully even if he were
blind. But there is hardly an nrtlcle
that a womnn can put on .without the
Rid of a mirror nnd without a whole
armory of looking glasses. She can
not be sure when the various ar
ticles of her toll(t have been well
nnd truly adjusted tfiat the ensemble
is satisfactory. And even when the
work Is complete she has no assur
ance that a pin may not surrepti
tiously slide from its place or a lock
of hair escape from Its moorings,
thereby mailing totally the effect
which she has labored bo painfully
to produce. What wonder, there
fore, that she glances anxiously Into
every nvnllable mirror to assure her
self that nil Is well? And why
should mnn, who peers Into those
same mirrors merely to gratify his
vanity, presume to Jeer at her? New
York Tribune.
WHY SHE IS TRIM.
"Please tell me," said the man,
"why young ladles are looking so
trim this year. I can't Just etplaln
it, but I notice that all the girls I
meet hnve an unusually compact,
neat-looking effect, quite different
from other years."
"The reasonf" explained the wom
an, "Is tnat this spring it is fashion
able for coats to fit, nnd not hang
loosely, after the potato-sack fash
Ion of other years. Also said coats
are plain, without the dingle-dangles
and fripperies that erstwhile be
dizened our helpless persons. More
over, skirts are short and close-fitting
around the hips no bunchy gnthers
and things. In addition, hats nre
little and fit close to the head. In
stead of rearing off of It In the top
lofty manner they affected last year.
What Is more, shirtwaists are tnllory
nnd severe nnd nlr-holed, cobweb,
frilly lingerie blouse being reserved
for high days and holidays. Further
more "
"Thanks," said the man, "that
certainly accounts for It. I shouldn't
think they would ever go back to the
dingle-dangles and potato sacks
again, after looking so fit In these
tight tailory things, Bhonld you?"
But the woman, being a woman,
smiled quizzically and observed, in
the language of Mr. Shaw, that you
never can toll. PIttBburg Press.
This year's lingerie hats are more
elaborately trimmed than ever be
fore. Cut-leather collars and cuffs and
belt of leather trim the motor coat
of frieze.
The trimming of the Bklrt of ths
sheer gowns about the foot Is a prac
tical" Idea.
So large are some of the new hats
of Paris origin that they are likened
to parasols. '
Silver in braids or fancy trim
mings is much used on the pale gray
fabrics now bo much In vogue.
A novelty In high shoes is of mor
dore leather, fastened with little
tabs instead of buttons or laces.
If. you want a pretty traveling suit
and one that Is highly fashionable in
every way, get a handsome brown
mohair.
Navy blue is more in favor than
it was at the beginning of the sea
son, especially mixed with crude
green and mandarin.
Velvet ribbon is being used for
trimming skirts of voile and taffeta.
Some combine satin ribbon with the
velvet, alternating the two.
Evidently every one is wearing
what she likes best, but there is no
question about the finer tailored
waists with long sleeves having a
very strong vogue.
Pipings of gold tissue about lace
yoke edges and cuffs of a black re
ception gown are an acceptable mode
of introducing the still beloved hint
of gold now and then.
Brown Is a color that we are gen
erally chary of wearing except in
complete costumes, yet the fluffy
bows of brown mallne that are worn
at the throat on cool days and even
ings harmonize surprisingly well
with most of the light toilettes.
Many of the, new motor hats make
charming walking hats when re
lieved of their heavy veils. Thejr are
close and round, tilted a bit at the
back with a band, and befoce the
protection or automobile vell is put
on a regular face veil is. adjusted
JuBt as. one would do If she were go
ing out on the street instead of touring.
New York City, The Eton is Hiich
a firmly established favorite of fash
ion that It Is constantly appearing
In new designs with the certainty of
finding a welcome. Here Is one of
the very latest that can be made
either with or without the kimono
sleeves nnd thnt is really attrnctlve
In both styles. The additional sleeves
are exceedingly smart and greatly
trorn Just now, and are much to be
oinmended for the women to whom
they are becoming, but they do not
suit all figures and the Jacket made
without them is quite complete nnd
equally in style. In the Illustration
the material is tussore silk with
trimming of banding while the trim
ming straps and pleats are stitched
with belding silk. The model Is ap
propriate for all suitings, however,
and also makes a very charming
little separate wrap, which at this
season is appropriate in pongee or
in taffeta. A little later the same
Eton will be charming for the suit
ings of slightly heavier weight, as it
includes all the latest features. Tho
tie ends of soft Bilk are smart and
pretty, but are not obligatory and
can be used or not as liked.
The Jacket Is made with fronts
and back which are cut in sections
and joined beneath the tucks and the
trimming bands. These trimming
bands are applied to give a box pleat
ed effect and terminate In points at
back and front. There Is a flat, odd
ly shaped collar that finishes the neck
and there are the two sets of sleeves,
the ones of elbow length that are
finished with box pleats at their
lower edges, and the additional ki
mono sleeves which are optional.
- The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is three and one
half yards twenty-seven, two yards
forty-four or one seven-eighth yards
fifty-two inches wide with seven yards
of banding.
Novelties in Sunshades.
Sunshades of taffeta in every con
ceivable shade are to be had this
season. The frames of the new para
sols are much more bowed than
heretofore. Some of the prettiest
styles shown are deeply scalloped in
a fanciful manner, the edge being
finished with bands of taffeta. In
many instances the enameled handle
Is tinted just a little to suggest the
color of the silk ot the shade itself.
Tucked Illou.w or Hlilrt Walsf.
Here Is one of the very latest de-
volopnientB of the simple Bhlrt waist
that Is dnlnty nnd charming and al
together to be desired. In the Illus
tration It Is made of handkerchief
linen and Is trlmmod with little frills
of the Bnme whilo the slneves extend
to tho wrists, but elbow sleeves can
be tised If preferred and almost every
material thnt Is used for shirt waists
Is appropriate for this one, madras,
the soft flnlHhed cotton rep and the
like for the heavier ones, lawn,
elthor linen or cotton, for those of
lighter weight, while for the non
wnsbable sort taffeta and light weight
flannel nro admirable so treated.
Again, there nre somo new washable
messallnes this Reason that are much
to be commended for travel and oc
casions of the sort nnd which make
up charmingly nfter this design. The
long sleeves mnke a special feature
nnd nre tucked to give the effect
of long deep cuffs and to fit the arms
rather snugly below the elborws, con
sequently being exceptionally becoming-
nnd grateful. With tho wnist
ran be worn any Bo;ura'xj ciiijr that
may be liked.
The waist cnnnl.its of the fronts
and back. Tho tucks are laid In most
becoming lines and ther is a regu
lation box pleat nt the front edge.
The neck U flnhihod with a neck
band to which any collar ran be at
tached. The sleeves are of fashion
able fulness and when made long are
tucked below the elbows and when
Bhort are simply gathered at their
lower edges, but in both cases are
finished with pretty roll-over flaring
cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards . twenty-seven,
three and one-half yards thirty-two,
or two and one-eighth yards forty
four Inches wide, with two and one-
quarter yards of pleating.
Ivory Suede Gloves.
Suede gloves in an ivory shade,
dark champagne and pretty tones
of gray seem to have caught the
popular fancy.
Boots to Match.
Colored boots matching the color
of the belt are much worn with
summer gowns. Mordova shades are
In great favor, also royal blue.
The Music of Wagner.
By WILLIAM J. LAMPTOX.
The curtain had gone down on th(
first act of a strenuousdpera by Wag
ner, and the mnn In the aisle seat
looked around to see what sort ot 1
neighbor he had. It was a man, and
a sad-eyed one, with Indications of
the rural rooster In his plans and
specifications. He was disposed to
talk, too, and with an introductory
cough or two he begnn.
"Wngnor," he snld, pronouncing It
the wny it looks In print, nnd speak
ing In the key of "Hark from the
Tombs," "kinder makes me feel like
sheddln' tears. 'Tnln't a snlflly style
of music, neither," he added.
"Not exactly," ventured the man
on the aisle. "Probably It is because
you are of nn emotional tempera
ment," he ventured still further and
rashly.
"Mebbe that's got something to do
with It," admitted the sad one, "but I
guess it's more from recollections."
"Madame de Stael once said thnt
music revives the recollections it
would appease," ventured the man
again.
"Kind of a case of the hair of the
dog beln' good for the bite?"respond
ed the sad one, not quite certnln.
"lint that ain't It. 1 know what docs
It."
"All?" In a distinct tone of invita
tion I 1 go on with the story.
"Yea. You see it was this way:
When I wns a young mnn I whs lend
er of n brass band In an Indiana town
an' there was an opposition band in
the town ncross the river. Well, nat
urally It was up to us to blow it off,
so to speak, In a band contest, an
nfter a good deal of seesawln' an'
sparrln' for points, we challenged the
other band to a blow-out, as you
might say. They took ub up, ot
course, nn' for three months we prac
ticed so hard that the White Caps
threatened ub, but we armed our
selves, an' kept on blowln' to beat
the band, as you mlfcht say, every
night In the week in town, an' went
out In the country on Sunday. Then
the match came off, an' It was the
biggest time in music circles you ever
see. The opposition had been puttln'
In as much hard labor as we had, an'
It was a battle of giants, so to speak.
We was nip an' tuck right through
tho progrnme, nn' the last piece was
to decido which was to win. That
piece was one of Wagner's best, nn'
I give my boys notice to blow for all
they was worth, If It took a lung.
You can't do justice to Wagner with
the soft pedal on, an' he calls for
something besides bammy breezes
through a horn. The other side
played first, an' then our turn come
We started right In on the jump, like
a Kansas cyclone broke loose, an'
shoved the wind In till It bulged the
horns, but it didn't do no good." And
the former leadersighed like a hoarse
note from an oboe.
"What was the matter?" asked the
man on the aisle. "Had your oppo
nents bought up the Judges?"
"No, no; that wasn't It." And the
leader sighed agnln. "You see, my
musicians wns tryln' to do full justice
to Wagner while they was knockin'
the waddln' out of the opposition, an'
dorn rpy gizzard! Jf they didn't blow
their horns so full of pieces of lung
that the wind couldn't- get through
them at all, an' we lost out right on
the last turn. We busted our bass
drum besides. Sic of the boys died
of tuberculosis of the remains before
the yesr wns out, nn' I give up the
bnnd an' left tho State. I jest
couldn't stand It. Now, when I hear
Wag "
But the curtain went up, and the
ex-leader was too much of a musician
to continue the conversation. From
Judge.
The . Home Paper.
The local paper should be found in
every home, sa'-s an exchange. No
children should grow up Ignorant
who can be taught to appreciate the
home paper. It Is said to be the
stepping stone of Intelligence In all
those matters not to be learned in
books. Give your children a foreign
paper which contains not a word
about any person, place or thing
which they ever saw or perhaps ever
heard of, and how could you expect
them to be interested? But let them
have the home paper and read of the
people whom they meet and of places
with which they are familiar, and
soon an interest is awakened which
Increases with every arrival of the
local paper. Thus a habit of read
ing is formed, and those children will
read the papers all their lives and
become Intelligent men and women,
a credit to their ancestors, strong
in the knowledge of the world as it
is to-day. M
Hunter and Hawk After Rabbit.
The other day as George E. Crook
er was rabbit hunting with his dog
In North Bath woods and was about
to shot a rabbit that his dog was
chasing, a big hawk, which had been
soaring overhead in search of dinner,
swooped down and struck its talons
Into the hare and was flying off with
it, when Crooker fired at the hawk,
bringing down both rabbit and bird.
The hawk was a goshawk, a rare bird
InUhese parts. Kennebec Journal.
The Real Telephone.
The underground telephone wires
of the American (Bell) Telephone
Company, at the close of 1908
measured 3,285,742 miles, or fifty
four per cent, of the total mileage.
The company on the same date had
a total of 11,373 miles ot submarine
wires. Engineer.
Grain elevators, coal bins and
other storage receptacles ot concrete
ire becoming quite numerous.
What to Do When
Struck by an Anto
ny P. P. riTZEIt.
When struck by an auto and your
anatomical make-up is badly pled,
you can pull yourself together again
by the following simple method:
To do so, however, you must carry
a coll of strong wire in your back
pocket. Then, when a wild machine
comes along and pleasantly separates
you from your legs, don't look as
If your trunk has been mutilated by
a porter, but take the wire from your
back pocket provided that part of
your trousers Is still with you walk
over to the legs, or, If more conven
ient, have the legs walk over to you,
and then wire them together se
curely.'"' Then rest for a few days until you
get on to a new footing. You can
tell If the breach Is entirely healed
In the following manner: Kick at
any dog. If-the wound still hurts
you, you are not entirely healed; It
It docs not hurt you, kick the dog
agalti. '
In case your head Is knocked off
you can adjust It with the wire In
the same manner; and if you are a
woman, after you have your head on,
you can ask, "Is my head on
straight?" The last man who ad
justed his head In this way got very
angry, because before his head was
knocked off he had a piece of gum
In his mouth, and after his head was
put on again he commenced chewing
and the gum was missing. This
angered him. From Judge.
WISE WORDS.
Many an Innocent picture has been
irarneu in gut.
It's always the under dog that
yells for fair play.
The man who nurses a grievance
must expect It to grow.
The man who wins always feels
that the right will triumph.
Every man Is entitled to his opin
ion, even the weather man.
It Is almost Impossible to match a
sample in buying experience.
The minute a man begins to feel
that be-Is popular, he becomes a bore.
Don't try to convince the mother
of a first baby that we are all born
equal.
Don't tease a red-headed girl about
her hair. She might get even by
marrying you.
It isn't polite to ask the cost of
anything you admire, especially a
woman's complexion.
The woman who believes that all
men are alike Is apt to be fooled with
"something Just as good."
Some women have such a passion -
1111 uoiu rt in lucn nuiuca uiai. .
ticil iut.ll UU3IIOIIUB a I (3 uiuLAUcaua.
The reason the average man is of
ten funnier than the professional hu
morist is because he doesn't have In
be.
The man that mixes In another's
family quarrels is like the one that
gets unur me inp nammer 10 sym
pathize with it. From "Musings of
a Gentle Cynic," in the Now York
limes. n
The Xrlmlar Hypothesis.
The Nebular Hypothesis Is the
theory that all the members of our
solar system once existed in the state
of highly heated gaseous matter,
which ettended far beyond the or
bit of our most distant planet, Nep
tune. This matter was supposed to
have received a motion of relation,
and, as It cooled, became more and
o luuucuaeu, me central puruoa
leaving a ring of protuberant mat
ter in the equatorial region, which,
after becoming detached, would con
tinue to revolve In the same direc
tion as the parent mass, something
after the fashion of Saturn's ring.
This detached ring, it was presumed,
would break up, and collecting Into
a globular mass, retain its motion ot
rotation and take up an additional
motion of revolution around its pri
mary. The detached planets formed
in this way would by a similar pro
cess throw off their satellites, which,
after long ages-of cooling, have as
sumed their present state. Thi9 the
ory seems to be supported by the
best science of the day.
Accuracy, Terseness, Accuracy.
The editor of the Independence
(Kan.) Star found it necessary to
warn a careless reporter to write
nothing unless he absolutely knew
It to be corect. Later in the day the
reporter handed In a society item as
follows: It is rumored that Mrs.
Smith, who claims to reside on South
Chestnut street, gave a so-called din
ner party to a number of her alleged
friends. Mrs. Smith asserts that
they all had a good time. In the
progressive euchre feature which fol
lowed the dinner, Mrs. Brown, who
claims to be the wife of Postmaster
Brown, was successful."
Country Papers as Educators.
The weekly papers of the country,
says the New York Argus, are hon
est, generally. They are educators
because they tell the truth. There
is no gold pouring into their coffers.
The editors of these papers live near
the people. They know their readers
and their readers know them. They
are in touch with the community for
which they write. Consequently
they are better campaign promoters
ot what is just and right politically
than any amount ot city newspapers,
whose opinions and principles are of
ten the result ot purchase.
Orange growers In California are
In favor ot a national orange day, and
In fact, they are very much In ear
nest la the matter.