pfeFR. -.THE. vfMl
QUEEN9 USE TYPEWRITERS.
It la reported thnt Queen Alexnn
dra' of England, Queen Maud of Nor
way, the Czarina and the Queen of
Portugal are all fond of using the
typewriter In corresponding with
their Intimates. It la prohable that
ell of them put together do not use
the machine as much as Carmen
Bylva, the Queen of Roumanla, who
rattles off her poems and stories oa a
typewriter.
r SNAKE OPAL LUCKY.
' A "snake opal" must be an Inval
uable possession. It Is the "lucky
stone" of the Mojave Indians, who
say it frightens away bad luck. The
stone Is not beautiful, but might ap
peal to those who like "gems" that
are "different." It Is said that the
Indians never allow these stones to
leave the tribe If they can help It,
and will not part with one for any
consideration. Tradition has made
the stone one of good omen, but that
counts for little, as tradition Is gen
erally hooted at In the present day,
and wherever It raises Its head other
stones than snake opals are shied at
It Perhaps some superstitious
bridge player( however, will try to get
hold of a snake opal and try Its efll
cacy. Pittsburg Dispatch.
REBUKES FOR ItUDE WOMEN.
1 Men often confess to deliberate
plans for checking feminine rudeness.
,When women tread upon their heels
and do not take the trouble to apol
ogize, they pay them back In a Mm
llar coin, adding a polite word o.' re
gret meant to teach them a lesson.
.When women refuse to lift trailing
skirts men walk upon them regard
less of damage, but with apologies
which cannot be overlooked by any
.women with the least pretense of
, good breeding. A woman who at-
'" tempts to crowd into seating space
that will not nearly accommodate her
. fares well enough with the women
who are rendered miserable, but Is
likely to remember the conduct of the
j men on either side of her. Nobody
has the least sympathy for her; on
the contrary there is considerable de-
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six eggs and to the yolks add bI.x tnblespoonfuls of cold water.
Beat, season with salt and pepper; whip" whites to a stiff
froth and fold in the yolks; beat for five minutes, then beat In
a cup of turkey meat minced as finely as possible and mixed
with two tablespoonfuls of flour. Have pan moderately hot,
pour lu two tablespoonfuls of butter, then turn In the egg
mixture and cook until a light brown. Without turning, set
In the oven to dry..
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" light in the spectacle of deserved
punishment. Women have much to
gain by being pleasant and well-bred,
but they cannot all be brought to .the
point of believing it. Pittsburg Dis
patch, CONVENTS NOW HOTELS.
The French are nothing if not
practical, and the French Church ap
pears to have the genius of the na
tion. In Brittany the nuns have cir
cumvented the religious association
act, and at the same time have met
the economic problems resulting from
disestablishment In the neatest man
ner possible. They have turned their
convents into hotels. The great re-
fectorles and Innumerable cells, the
ponds and gardens and orchards make
the convents Ideal for this nurnose.
The Mother Superior makes a most
capable, businesslike hostess, and the
slaters In civil dress are a imnt im
provement on the ordinary hotel em
ploye, mus the good nuns keep to
gether, and if they keep up their
ritual in private and hear their
In an adjacent chapel they consider
it nobody's business but their own.
They have no prejudice against
worldly distractions for the pension
nalres, and not only permit but en
courage dancing, bridge and theatrl-
cais.-wew york Tribune,
GIRLS SHOULD REPAY MOTHERS
WITH KINDNESS.
What does a girl "owe" her
mother?
To manifest an interest in what
ever affects or amuses her.
To sees the mother's comfort and
pleasure in all things, before one's
own, says the New York Sun.
Not to forget, though she may be
old and wrinkled, she still loves pret
ty things.
Frequently to make her simple
gifts, and be sure that they a-e ap
propriate and tasteful.
To remember she is still a girl at
heart, so far as delicate little atten
tions are concerned.
To give her full confidence and
avoid meriting her disapproval. '
To lift the many burdens from
shoulders that have grown stooped,
perhaps, in waiting upon her girls
and working for them.
Never by word or deed to signify
that the daughter's world and hers
differ, or that one feels the mother is
out of date.
To study her tastes and habits, her
likes and dislikes, and cater to them
In an unobtrusive way.
To bear patiently with all her lit
tle peculiarities and infirmities, which
after all may be the result of a life
Df care and toll.
To defer to her opinions, even If
they do seem antiquated, and not ob
trusively to possess the wisdom of
ne s college education. . i
To do one's best in keeping the
mother youthful in appearance as
tell as in spirit by overseeing her !
costume and tlio little details of her
toilet.
Not to shock hor by turning Into
ridicule her religious prejudices If
they happen to be at variance with
one's own advanced ideas.
To Introduce to her one's .friend
and enlist her sympathies in one
projects, hopes and plans, that once
again she may revive her own youth.
If she be no longer able to take her
accustomed parts In the household
duties, never allow her to feel that
she is superfluous or has lost her lm
portnnce as the central factor of the
home.
To remember her life Is monoto
nous as compared with one's own
and to take her to places of amuse
ment or for an outing In the country
as frequently as convenient.
The girl who endeavors to repay In
a slight measure what she owes her
mother will be most popular with
those who are worth consideration
and, ton to one, hor life will be a suc
cessful one.
SHALL WOMEN SMOKE?
Is it wise for women to try and
force a public acknowledgement of
equality with men In such an Insig
nificant thing as public smoking? Of
course, It Is right for women who
own property to be able to protect
themselves as do men in the same po
sition and to have a voice In the gov
eminent undor which they live if
they want It. Those are big and serl
ous affairs worthy .the attention of
dignified women. Dut to fight for
the privilege of smoking In public or
eating at restaurants where the man
agement has seen fit to draw a line
with good reason, probably Is not
consistent with dignity, or, as one
man put it, with self-respect.
If women want to smoke they
Rhould have the privilege, but not In
public, because It Is conspicuous and
defies convention. On the same prin
ciple thnt a drunken woman Is a thou.
sand times more repulsive than a
man In the some condition a woman
who files In the fnce of convention Is
a noxious spectacle to delicately bred
women and fastidious men. They
cannot understand the desire of un
escorted women to break down a rule
which was probably made to keep
out an objectionable feminine ele
menc Tney know that-there are
many places, very many where women
alone or in crowds are warmly wel
corned. Boston Traveler.
DrctX
Sntfn buttons are popular.
Silk will be much worn, not only
for linings, but In dresses.
Miniature fans, more playthings,
are made of peacock feathers.
The long sleeves on the dainty lace
and net waists are calling for short
gloves.
Have you noticed that satin rathef
than taffeta is nsed as strapping on
the finer voile skirts?
It is noticeable that the Jumper ef
fects are being continued even on the
choicest of costumes.
So fashionable are capes for even
ing that many models that are In
reality cloaks are styled capes.
A pretty style is to carry a scarf of
filmy material to be Bwung loosely
across the hack and over the hands.
Hatpins were never more elabor
ate than now. Long spiral heads, in
amber, tortoise, silver and gold, are
shown.
Round-pointed wings characterize
the new linen collar of the well
dressed man if a standing collar Is
becoming to him.
A Buit of dull green broadcloth has
a coat opening over a chamois skin
vest. Though suggestive of a lung
protector, it Is pretty.
A turban of black fox is trimmed
with orange leaves and blossoms and
unripe fruit presumably unripe, for
it is small and green. .
The Immense hat will not be worn
by the American woman to the thea
tre, as Carller invented the hood to
take the place of a hat for Paris
women.
Afternoon blouses will be fancier by
way of finish, and many evening
frocks will have mousquetalre sleeves
of chiffon, closely following the lines
of the arms.
Again, long, close-fitting mitten
cuffs of lace will be a favored mode,
so that these added to quite short
sleeves will bring that necessary part
of the gown up to date.
There Is a rage among fashionable
folk for fancy dinner coats of old bro
cades, heavy with metallic threads
and rich In texture and patterns.
Popular runabout hats, to be worn
with autumn suits, are of satin In
some shade of brown, chaudron, blue
or gray, trimmed with bands of satin,
velvet piped andlongqullla or plumes,
but to be ultra smart these should bit
in one tone.
Cure For Cnkcd Udder.
When n milch cow has cakod uddor
It very often arises from lying upon
something hard cornstalks or a cob
and may cause trouble and annoy'
ance to the dairyman. A cure, easy.
simple aud effective, is to take o
poke root, freshly dug and chopped
one pint, boiling it In one quart o
water until It is a well done mulch
Applv as hot as possible thoroughly
all over the swollen part after milk
ing, as that Is the surest and best
time, when there Is no haste. Week
ly Witness.
To Pn vent Lnmb Colic.
After losing lambs for a number of
years from colic, says a breeder, and
not being able to find nny cause by
careful examination of the entrails I
concluded the trouble was caused by
the lamb getting too much milk, as
It is always the largest and fattest
that die. So I remove the flock at
ouce to the poorest pasturage possi
ble, and the trouble ceases at once
I also find by experience that It the
flock Is kept on the newly sown fields
the lambs are not so apt to be affect
ed. VVeekly Witness.
Ruining the Colt by If mid.
It not infrequently happens that
colts are left motherless while yet
young. Such colts are not an entire
failure. They can be reared by hand
and thrive quite well where the pro
per rare is given, them. If the colt
has had even one or two feeds of its
mother's milk It la well started, but
where It has had none tt Is In a worse
shape. In such case the bowels should
first be openoM with a dose of castor
oil, and a short while after thnt It
Ian get its first feed. To make a sub
stltute of Its mother's milk take fresh
cow's milk, add to It one-fourth water
and sweeten somewhat with sugar.
This should be fed to the colt at blood
temperature four or five times a day
After the colt is a few, weeks to a
month old it can be fed a little oat
meal or other soft food. Even before
this time it will begin nibbling soft
grasses. Although the colt mimt be
started In very slowly on these feeds
It will be found that they help won
derfully. Gregor H. Glitzka.
Feeding Milch Cows, .
Milch cows require different feed
than beef cattle. You should not
feed much fat forming foods, as your
cows would lay on fat Instead of pro
ducing milk. Feed more silage or
roots In the winter.
Dally feed for a 1000-pound cow,
forty pounds of silage, soven pounds
clover hoy, eight pounds of grain.
The cows that are soon to freshen
should be fed on succulent feed, such
as sllnge or roots, bran, linseed meal
with a little oats. Keep the bowels
open and do ot feed very heavy on
grain Just before or after calving.
After calving, give bran mashes
and warm the drinking water for a
tew days. Allow the calf to suck for
about two days and then feed the
mother's milk from a pall for about
two weeks, about three quarts twice
a day; after that reduce it with skim
milk or warm water, so that at the
end of the fourth week the calf will
be getting all Bklm milk or hnlf whole
mflk and half warm water, With somo
reliable stock tonic fo aid digestion.
Keep a supply of good clover or alf
alfa hny within reach, nnd also some
ground oats, with a little liuseed meal
mited with it.
After the calf ents the ground feed
gradually get him used to eating
whole cats, as this Is the best food for
him up to alt months old. The heif
ers should not be bred until fifteen or
eighteen months old. Dr. David Rob
erts, In the American Cultivator.
Buying a Horse.
Never have a horse brought out, or
up or down, to you, but go to his stalH
and investigate for yourself certain,
details, which, once you know them,'
require no special acumen to decide
upon, or to be aware of, writes F. M.
Ware, In the Outing Magazine. For
Instance, Is there grain in the manger
and the hour for feeding some time
past? He may be a bad feeder, ner
vous, delicate well to call the veter-
narlan's attention to this point. Is
the straw under his fore feet unusu
ally trampled or broken? May be
one of those Irritable, nervous "weav
ers" (horses which constantly sway
from side to side) who are generally
also bad feeders and poor property.
Are the stall posts or sides battered
or kicked? He may be a kicker (by
Tlay or night, spoiling his own rest
and that of other horses). Does he
tear or eat his blankets7 Is he tied
in any special way or simply and -as
other horses are?
Is he gentle to approach and to
handle no nipping, kicking or pull
ing back on the halter? Does he
stand square on both fore feet or rest
one or both alternately? Does he
back quietly from the stall, picking
up each hind leg without sudden spas
modic Jerking? And when he turns
1)1 the gangway does be do so smooth
ly, or does he flinch (In front) as If
the boards were not even, or his feet
hurt him more or less? Are his eyes
staring and expressionless, his ears
always forward? Indications of de
fective vision.
Once out of the stall, notice that
he submits quietly to being wiped
over, and betrays no resentment while
hai'nnsslng, at accepting the bit, .bri
dle, crupper, etc., and decorouHly per
mitting all necessary alterations and
attentions. Accept no departure from
absolute docility of deportment, for
be sine that it the animal betrays
either excitability, nervousness or
vice In the dealer's hands, be will be
far worse with you, for you know
you don't know, and he wljl know
you don't know and those combina
tions spell troublo. td ,the same way1
see that, be Is led out and put' to the
vehicle to which' he Is to be driven,
noting each stage of the process,
viewing him always with the icily
critical eye of the Individual who
does not (yet) own him. Excuse
nothing and make no allowance for
less. If he makes a move you don't
fancy say so frankly and look further
there are plenty of horses.
When Arc Hens Too Old.
The following from a writer In the
Southwestern Stockman may help to
decide this question:
In a recent issue of the Reliable
Poultry Journal appears a half-tone
of a twsnty-two-year-old hen that 'is
still laying enough eggs to pay for
her keeping. The cut Is accompanied
by a sworn affidavit as to' her agd and
ability to still perform the duty of
the hen, lay eggs and plenty of them.
This hen hns knocked the top oft
some of the theories 'yRood shape,
lor Just a few years back r read an
article in the same Journal, written
by a big one who made the statement
thnt a hen would not lay more than
000 eggs during a lifetime. The gent
Bet forth the theory in a very flourish
ing article that took a lot of space,
and would have thedear people dis
pose of everything at the age of two
years, as they had laid about all the
eggs they would.
Somehow this calls out the state
ment made by a doctor a few years
ago, who said that a man at the age
of slity was of no more use, and had
better be put out of the way. But,
strange to say, this same doctor
passed the sixty mark a short time
ago, and has neither committed sui
cide or Invited any one to stop his
clock.
The doctor smashed his own the
ory and the twenty-two-year-old hen
smashed the other one. Theory is
somewhat like sympathy very shal
low. Yet we must contend with all
sorts of Ideas, but moat every one
who has raised poultry knows that
there are quite a few henB that will
continue to lay to good advantage as
ong as they stay In a healthful con
dition, regardless of age.
Feeding- For Health,
It Is time dairymen took a more
rational view of their business and
fed their cows In a manner that would
promote their health Instead of forc-
ng them to their very limits, as Is
the case In many sections where dai
ry' Is the exclusive branch of agri
culture. They are feeding too nar
row rations for the good of the cows.
Agricultural colleges and dairy In
structors are constantly advising the
purchase of these abnormal nltroge-
neous foods. Their whole line of
dairy wisdom Is one sided. They'
think nothing of increasing the cow's
production at the pall, without regard
to the kind of calf she will drop. Cows
that are raised and developed upon
clover hay, ensilage, wheat bran and
oats, with good luxuriant pasture
grass during the summer, will make
better sows than those that are over
fed on a ration or rich protein feeds.
will stake my reputation on this
fact. We may not make as much
mtllr. Tlllt VB will hava hoftHMoi rn-ara '
and what wo do make will be made
cheaper, and our calves will be bet
ter than they would if we fed narrow
rations. I don't care, one particle
whether a ration is one to four or one
to seven as long as it does the busN
ness. .
The average dairyman does not
employ methods best calculated to
give the best results In breeding.
Some dairymen will raise every helfH
er calf born on his farm, while anoth
er dairyman will not raise any. I
wish we could Induce dairymen to
make some exchange of calves where
by only the best calves from high pro
ducing cows would be raised.
In this way the dairyman who had
the facilities for raising and 'develop
ing the heifers could go out and get
the very best calves and raise them
and sell for a good price Instead of
growing the weedy calves that were
born on bis place.
This would dp more than any one
thing to improve the quality of our
dairy herds and the growers could
realize greatly Increased profits upon
the cows that they raised. In connec
tion with this calf exchange there
would need to be a system of selec
tion, for the laws of heredity control
the dairy function as fully as they do
the other characteristics. W. Milton
Kelley, in The Epltomist,
Stockings made from human hair
are worn by Chinese fishermen as the
best preventive of wet feet. They are
rawn over ordinary cotton stockings,
being too rough for putting near the
skin.
Now York City. No Btyle ever
suited young girls hotter than that of
the ovorblouae, and It not only retntns
Its voguo, but Ib constantly Increasing
In favor. This one Is charmingly
girlish and attractive and can be
treated lu a number of ways. In the
Illustration It la made from a bor
dered voile and the border has been
cut off and utilized for the trimming,
but cashmere is being much worn this
eenson, and mnkes lovely blouses and
dresses for young girls; the simple
silks are much in vogua, wool taffeta
and a wholo host of other materials
might be suggested with the trim
ming anything in contrast. Band
ings are exceedingly beautiful, and
are always easy to apply, braiding
With soutache Is handsome and sim
pler effects can be obtained by the
use of straight rows of braid or other
trimming. In this Instance the
guimpe Is separate, and Is mado of
all-over lace, but the blouse can be
made all in one if liked, and the long
sleeves can be of the same material as
the over blouse, or they can be of
thin material In matching color, while
the yoke Is of white. Again they al
low a choice of full or three-quarter
length.
The over blouse is made with front
and back portions that are tucked
over the shoulders and Is finished
with the fancy collar and the narrow
sleeves. The guimpe consists of the
front and back with the mousquetalre
sleeves, which form the foundation.
The quantity of material required
for the sixteen-year size Is two and
an eighth yards twenty-one or twenty
four, one and five-eighth yards thirty-two
or one and three-eighth yards
forty-four Inches wide, with two and
three-eighth yards eighteen Inches
wide for the yoke and sleeves, two
and a quarter yards of banding three
Inches wide for the trimming.
Taope and Amethyst.
There Is no abatement of the rago
for taupe color and amathyst shades.
Embroidery.
Embroideries are among the fav
ored millinery specialties this fall.
They are in high relief and i dorn the
wlde-brlmmed hats when no drapery
and few- feathers are used.
Olive Green Hols.
The olive green hats have been
taken up with enthusiasm by young
girls. Some of these have the pheas
ant's wing in the front Just" as it is
worn 'n the 4Ips.
Illnk Bridesmaids' Hnls.
The largo picture hats of brides
maids are In stretched black satin
encircled with wreaths of shell pink
and white cnmolllns, and they wear
hnndsome chains with Jeweled pen
dants. Sheath Skirts of Satin.
Sheath skirts In dahlia satin, fash
ioned on long lines reaching above
the waist lino, with a train in the
back- are exceedingly handsome, and
the short blouse of lace worn wHh
them echoes tlio color of the skirt In
Its embroideries or similar decoration.
Fasten In Front.
It looks as though a'll the garments
of this senson will fasten In front In
stead of the back. From shirt waists
to ball gowns one sees the same
method of fastening. This Is espe
cially true of ono-plece suits, of elab
orate blouses and of classlo party
gowns.
Black Dress.
This year the mqBt elegant of ell
dresses are the black ones, made la
fine silky broadcloth which has the
richness of silk. A gown of this char
acter, made In the modified long dl
rectolre lines, will prove one of the
best Investments the woman of small
means can mnko.
Infant's Wrapper.
Such a little garment as this one
belongs In every layette. It can be
slipped on at a moment's notice, and
mornings are exceedingly apt to be
cool and to require such a comfort
able wrapper, while it can be made
from almost any soft, warm material.
French and Scotch flannels are favor
ites, but many of the flannelettes are
pretty and satisfactory. In the illus
tration the gown Is shown In the
front view made of dotted flannel,
while In the back view It Is made of
plain blue flannel, with the edges
scalloped with heavy embroidery silk.
The wrapper Is made with fronts
and back which are tucked at the cen
tres, and Is finished with a flat rolled
over collar, while It is held by ribbon
ties. There are comtoYtabje sleeves
finished with rolled 6Ve Cuffs.
The quantity of material required
Is two and five-eighth yards twenty
four or twenty-seven, one and three
quarter yards thirty-two or forty-four
inches wide.
Two-Inch Raching.
The neat Utthj edge of ruchine
made of crepe Ifsse or lace which
girls have been wearing Jn their
stocks looks old fashioned Just now.
The new ruchlng Is two Inches wide,
Is triple and very full.
Challls For Indoor Wear.
Silk and wool challis has taken on
a new lustre this week. It Is offered
for Indoor frocks in dull and Uzht
tones, In stripes and In plaid..