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Show differect ways, either with curved seams cr with a flounce, and is sometimes still further Increased with clusters of tucks, or with small Inset timely topics of panels at the hem of contrasting maOUR FEMININE READERS. terial and color. It stands to reason that heavy goods like homespun, Illustratioi't of the Latest Costumes tweed and mixed fabrics in general Worn by Leaders of Society Value will make up much more satisfactorof an Optimistic Temperament-Charm- ing ily in a plain, gored skirt. and Simple Toque. Long Carriage Coat Our illustration shows an exceedAn Optimistic Temperament ingly rich and handsome long coat of If a woman wants to retain her black taffeta cut with jabot vest effect youthful appearance she must mingle with other people, read good books and cultivate an optimistic temperament. Nothing so destroys the youthful contour of the face as taking tha Housecares of life too seriously. wives of the Martha type who are troubled about many things have rigid, set lips that plainly reveal the loss of those qualities that make a woman lovable. When our characters lack cheerfulness and amiability our feathers will unconsciously lose those soft curves which are the outward signs of inward beauty of thought and feeling, says Julia Teresa Butler In the Pittsburg Observer. The best workers, the ones who accomplish the most good, are those whose usefulness Is conductive of much happiness to others as well as themselves. The secret of true success lies in making our lives beautiful In that kindness of spirit which makes us creatures of purer mould. lEOJIE AND FASHIONS. interest to Ptorln Celery. ' Provision should be early made for the storing of celery. When the crop is about to be gathered it Is frequently " too late to make suitable provision, with the result that any expedient Is adopted at the last moment We call attention to a number of the most popular methods of storing. One method that may do for a time is that of banking. The earth is piled quite high around the bases of the plants, and the tops may be covered with straw, in the fall when light frosts are common. If the quantity is small this may prove very serviceable, as the dirt and straw can be removed as the celery Is used. It will not do to leave it In this condition till the ground freezes, as the celery will then be Inaccessible. One method of storing celery in trenches Is shown in the accompanying cut A trench Is dug to a depth of two feet, and is three feet wide. It may be of any length. The soil on the bottom I3 thoroughly loosened, or surface soil is thrown in, and in this the roots of the plants are set. Planks or boards are placed to support the sides of the trench, as shown in the illustration. Of course this trench must be so placed that it will not fill up with soli water. After the celery is placed as shown It should be well watered and the trench left uncovered till the tops of the celery have dried off. The top of the trenches are finally covered with boards or with poles and straw. Corn-stalk- s are sometimes- used for this purpose. Straw may be piled over the top to sufficient depth to keep out the cold, as the season advances. In this way, celery may be kept till late In the winter. It Is especially serviceable to the small farmer. We show here a cross section of a Celery storehouse. The illustration is from a government bulletin; the explanation of the cut is as follows. The - width Is 24 feet, height of side walls two feet; height In center of ridge eleven feet; a, bed of sand on earth floor; "b, division boards through house; "c, posts supporting roof; d, root planks; e, sod, straw or manure for frost proofing on roof; f, ventilator. The dirt floor of the house should have a covering of three Inches of loose sand or fine earth. In which to pack the roots of the celery. i Alfalfa ta Wlwomln. (Condensed from Farmers Review Stenographic Report of Wisconsin Round-u- p Institute.) Alfalfa is the George McKerrow. best rough feed that I know anything about It Is much richer in digestible protein than any other feed that we can grow on Wisconsin farms. The trouble is to get it If you have h subsoil not too heavy and a rich soil above It, well prepared, and have it ready to be put Into alfalfa early, you may get a crop. Sow about 20 pounds of seed per acre, and not 30. From the alfalfa root that gets good and big we get the good alfalfa. When too much seed is sown per acre the plants are close together and the roots are so small that they kill out Sow the alfalfa seed early and sow it alone. That means that you will have to put In the mower pretty early to keep the weeds ' down. Do not buy a ton of seed and sow your whole farm. Sow an acre or two only, till you know what your land will da Mow back the alfalfa the first year so It will grow better. It will have the most trouble the first year. i Q. Is alfalfa hard to cure? A. About the same as clover. Fut it up comparatively green. Q. What does the seed cost? A. This year $6.25 per bushel for the common alfalfa. Turkestan alfalfa seed costs $23.00 per 100 pounds or $15.00 per bushel. Q. Can alfalfa be grown on marsh land that has been tile drained? A. I would not want to say no; but I would say, go slowly. , Q. Do you get a crop the first year? A. I wouldnt expect to do that Q. Is Turkestan alfalfa better than , the common? Professor Henry. 7e think it is, from our experiments with it during ' ' ' one season. Do not sow oats, Mr. McKerrow. timothy or anything else along with it : Some men say, oh, the alfalfa may fail anyway, so I will sow something with do that for it helps to bring it Dont the failure you fear. Agalnat Bard Ballad Etc for Review; In reply, From Farmers to tho query concerning feeding hard- -' boiled eggs to young chickens, I would d say: My experience in feeding eggs chopped fine, or in any other way, has not been satisfactory. The chicks soon took the scours, weak and died. I quit the plan of feeding eggs in any form to young chicks. I feed altogether cooked food Instead, corn meal cooked and soaked in water or milk, bread crumbs, potatoes, and in this way meet with better ' success. I would not advise the feeding of eggs. It is my opinion that the majority of poultry raisers, especially those who do not read farm Journals on the question, overfeed their young chicks and in this way cause the death of many of them. I breed the White Rocks. Richard Plymouth Sparks, Tazewell County, Illinois, , hard-boile- be-ca- Cultivate th TrM The director of the Oklahoma sta tion says: Many of the trees that were planted for shade and fruit this spring are already dead. Many more will die before the summer is past The chief cause for this loss has been and will be neglect Assuming that the trees have been planted properly and that they were of sorts adapted to Oklahoma conditions, at least 95 per cent of those planted should live and thrive. Orchardists as a rule give their trees every needed attention and lose but few trees. The most notable example of intermittent enthusiasm may be seen along the streets of towns and cities. When spring comes, nearly every one plants trees as a matter of course or to get rid of some tree agent Too often when the planting is done, no further attention is given. After planting, the dirt Is often piled up In a pice mound about the base of the trees, possibly with the notion that this will hold the tree in place. The result is that what rain falls Is drained away from the roots of the trees Instead of toward them. Instead there should be a slight depression about the trees so as to get a little excess of water if possible and let It soak In. Cultivation the summer throughout should be given if trees are wanted. The growth cf the trees will be better if all the space between them Is cultivated after every rain. This Is hardly desirable about the house and the next best thing Is to cultivate a space about the trees. The soil should be hoed and kept loose for a space of from three to five feet about the trees, the larger the cultivated space, the better. It Isnt a hard matter to grow trees If one will give them a little attention right along and will think of them a3 a crop that should be cultivated if good growth is expected. A treeless town Is always cheerless to the stranger, while streets bordered with thrifty trees are attractive and are appreciated by all. Cultivate the trees every time it rains and sometimes between times. t ; Cucumber. Every farmers garden contains or should contain a cucumber patch. There is no product that is grown more easily or that gives better returns for the work put upon It. The soil that the cucumber likes best Is a warm, sandy, light soil. Any soli, however, will do, if not exceedingly heavy. The ground should be well prepared, which- is the requisite for almost any crop. The- old way of pre paring the ground was to burn over a piece of ground, dig a hole and put in a wheelbarrow load of manure. This mode is still with us. The method does not commend Itself, especially the part that requires a large pile of manure In the hill. It is far better to mix the manure with the soil. When the manure is placed in the soil in a mass the roots that penetrate It dry out more quickly than do the same roots if penetrating a firmer bed. It Is of no use to plant cucumber seed before the weather has settled down and the ground has become warm. Cucumbers need a good deal of room, and the usual mistake Is to get the hills so close together that the vines are numerous and picking is done with difficulty. Hills should be not closer to each other than fonr feet, and when the plants are up they should be thinned out to not more than two or three In a hill. If the ground has been worked deeply and the manure well mixed with the soil, no watering should he necessary In an ordinarily dry time. Gather the cucumbers as fast as they get large enough to use, so that the vines will continue to bear freely. i Costume of Lace. Handsome lace costumes will be donned for garden affairs and as party dresses during summer. They are made over white or delicate-tintesilks. Either black lace over white or white over black is fine. Some gowns are made with lace boleros over white satin. It has a large tuckand etons, the waist usually of some ed taffeta collar supplemented with filmy, transparent material like chif- - another of embroidered linen and a d MISTAKE GUEST OF KING EDWARD. r speech at In an Harriet Lane Johnson, who other day York the New in quet spethe will attend the coronation at this story related lawyer cial Invitation of King Edward, Is the late Recorder Smyth, who was long a time a terror to the of the metropolis. after-dinne- Mrs. Dories of Porto Rico, The Porto Rico horse, strictly speakof uping, is the result of wards of two hundred years and the result obtained has been an animal of great endurance and hardiness. It has been stated that the Porto Rico horse can claim origin from Arabian stock; this might have been the case had the question of size alone been taken into consideration, but with very few exceptions the quality of the Arabian is lacking in the present horse of tho island. Endurance certainly la shown in a marked degree, as well as a well defined conformation. A crossing o the Morgan with the native horse of Porto Rico should produce very satisfactory results. The two marked characteristics of the Morgan blood quality and endurance added to the wonderful endurance of the island horse, should make a perfect, medium sized animal and one admirably suited for park and lightweight harness work. There Is no reason why the native horse could not be most successfully bred also for purposes of polo. The essential features always sought for in the making of polo ponies are agil' ity, endurance and size; the former two qualities the Porto Rico horse already strongly possesses, the question of size is one to be easily overcome. Porto Rico Agricultural Journal. The word pullet is derived from the French word pouiet, a chicken. IN SOUTH AFRICA a bana of the for so well-know- n Is to Be in British Forces Gen. Neville Gerald Lytui will remain in charge of the forces in South Africa penfc evil-doer- s A young man came before him upon a grave charge and was accompanied reby a lawyer in whose judgment themocorder had little confidence. The ment the accused was called upon to said: plead he jumped up hastily and The recorder Guilty, your honor. knew he had a fair defense and, callsaid to him ing him close to the bar, tell me manner: Now, In a friendly Me who told you to plead guilty? he did honor. Why lawyer, your Because he said If tell you that? me case ever came up before that ould hatchet face with the big nose Id be sent up for life Bure, and the best I could do was to fall on the mercy of the court Judge Smyth enteredcasea the plea of not guilty, ordered to be heard and at its conclusion the man was discharged. niece of the late President Buchanan, young temporary adjustment of the has been in command of the and was the mistress of the white CORPS. dean of diplomatic division for the past two yeui house when King Edward, then the youthful Prince of Wales, visited this Dr. Von Holleben, German Ambassa- entered the army in 1865, serving for a time In Canada J country in 1860. Mrs. Lane was marNow Holds That Position. dor, Johncame an aid of Lord Spencer, Elliott 1866 to ried in Henry Dr. Theodore von Holleben, who has viceroy of Ireland. In the son of Baltimore, and for a time lived at Wheatland, but now makes her become dean of the diplomatic corps. Egyptian campaigns he won guished honor on the field, and home In Washington. The invitation ways been regarded as a sent her by the king Is in memory of able officer. Just before hie J the hospitalities the then Miss Lane ure for South Africa In 1900 I extended to the then Prince of Wales in command of the Second Infua in the White House. Aldershot BELLE VISITS LONDON. Miss Elinor Wilson Accompanies Her Father Across the Water. An army belle who will be a prominent figure at the coronation of King Edward is Miss Elinor Wilson, the younger daughter of Gen. J. H. Wil-- 1 son. The general will cross as the official representative of Uncle Sams warriors, and his handsome daughter, who, since her mothers death, has shared with her sister Katharine the duties of hostess in his home, and dispensed them with Infinite sweetness and grace, will bear him company. Miss Elinors charm and tact have heretofore been of no little aid to her Peculiar Currency. The currency of Abyssinia is what varied, to judge by an given of it by Count Glelchea I1 story of the mission to Menelit 1 For standard money the peof Abyssinia use the Maria Thereai dollars, but for small change ij different coin is resorted to. N no other than a bar of hard cryst j? salt, about ten inches long asL and a half broad and thick, sii tapering toward the end. Fiw these bars go for a dollar at the f arrived in Washington Nov. 29, 1897, I as the plenipotentiary from Germany, tal. ahocf are particular very who People once at and captured everybody can met him. The new dean is a hand- standard of fineness of the like metal some man, somewhat over 50, who has If it does not ring or all the dignity of the scholar, and struck with the finger nail, will or cracked they chipped, the grace of the elegant man of the of affection world. He studied the arts and the it. It is a token each other i to meet friends give and sciences at Bonn and Heidelberg, of their respective amolis, and hi nearly thirty years ago he began his way the value of the bar Is deer has He Tokio. career at diplomatic served in numerous important posts, NEW SOUTH AFRICAN i! no! - little consensus of opinion. All kinds of advice are given. The list of distances apart of planting one year is denied by its makers the next The reason for this lies in the great diversity of conditions. One man said to the writer that he bad planted his plum trees nine feet apart Another said that fifteen was necessary. But there are many varieties of plum trees and they have different habits of growth. There are also many kinds of soils, and each kind varies as to the amount of plant food it contains. It is safe to say that no rule can be laid down. It is equally safe to advise that the distances between trees be as large as practicable. It is better to have too much room than too little. When trees are very close together, the crossing roots make all Close planting cultivation difficult also increases the amount of pruning necessary to get good results. Whatever the tree be, give it enough feeding ground. CHIEF LAWYER MADE. Not the Unjust Judge Gen. Lyttelton Mr. Harriet Lane Johnson Invited, RecorderHe Smyth of the Was Reported to Be. to Attend the Coronation. ARMY NEW SUMMER GOWNS. X Distance Apart to Plant Trees On this question there seems to be A and Washington people hope he will remain there Indefinitely. Territory Which the Gallant I Have Yielded to the Transvaal and Orange NEW HEAD OF PRINCETON. British River f Woodrow Wilson Chosen Presi dent of Famous University. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, who has just been chosen president of Princeton University, in the place of Dr. Francis L. Patton, is a jurist, historian and man of letters, and at present professor of Jurisprudence He was and politics in Princeton. born at Staunton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856, His father, Joseph R. Wilson, was a prominent divine of the Southern Presbyterian church, and was himself a native of Ohio. Woodrow Wilson studied in the primary schools of Atlanta, Ga., and was later a student in Princeton, from which he was graduated in 1879. In 1888 he became a Dr. well-know- n The first gown te of lavender foulard,. figured with little black rings, ind trimmed with applications and bands of yellow lace. The blouse bodice is shirred aud puffed at the top and trimmed with bands of the lace, in which black velvet ribbon is run. The elbow sleeves, finished with a frill of the silk, are trimmed to correspond. The girdle is of black velvet The' coat of the second gown is of black silk, embroidered in watteau style in delicate colors. The collar is of yellow lace, the revues and odd cuffs of fon, mousseline or organdie. Handsome black, net gowns beautifully with chiffon, flowens and foli- tasteful garniture in whits appears on the ruffles around the bottom. All the stitching is done with Corticelli age are made up beautifully... The lining usually matches some shade in flower or foliage. Gown of. Dark Drue Zihellne. For early spring wear tne taHor-mad- e ideal still prevails, the gowns on the whole showing a far greater simplicity than has been the case- for the last few seasons. Our illustration shows a gown of dark blue zibciine, the Eton showing a very novel effect in the way of stitching. The jacket is cut without a collar and the revers may be either of striped silk or trimmed with straps. The skirt is cut with a yoke below which are wide tucks stitched down with white Corti-cel- ll stitching silk. Quite a new material is the double-face- d linen which will undoubtedly arrive at the height of popularity dur- - white taffeta are' sill covered! with straps of lilac taffeta. The era vat ends on each side of the front are of lace, finely plaited, fastened at the top with strass buttons. The elbow sleeves are finished with a frill of this lace. This coat opens over a chemisette of white silk, and the draped girdle la of the same. The skirt is of cream tulle, over cream taffeta, all embroidered with orange blossoms and myrtle, and shepherds crooks, bow knots and baskets of flowers. Chic Parisian. stitching silk in black and in white and the garment is lined throughout with white satin. Some yokes are made of lace and Tather a pretty effect Is gained by adding a row of lace insertion an inch or so below the yoke and joining it with a lattice of narrow velvet ribbon. The fancy for black and white effects is evidenced in the number of white lawn, organdy and mull gowns trimmed with black lace, both edging and insertion, and the quantity of black and white effects, running from lawns and mulls through the various mercerized fabrics to foulards and silks. A Stylish Toque. A charming toque could be a crisp to evolve some very fetching gowns. Very little trimming is required on them as the reverse side of the linen will answer admirably for this purpose. A wide latitude is given the skirts, although the fundamental principle flaring at the hem is still adhered to. This effect is gained in which she is preparing for her campaign at the court of St. James would prove an able weapon In the hands of a lesser diplomat Devil Dancers wi has. Indiana Man's Rise to Weal Daniel G. Reid, the Wall street 1 nate, who is said to be worth tf, $25,000,000, is building a splendid aence at his old ' home, Richm Ind., in which place he was some forty-fou- r years ago. Hetf life as a grocery boy in the tork a man whose son, W. B. Leeds, his partner In numerous vast prise'?. About 1892 they wentj the manufacture of tin plats. ( years later the tin plate indffis were consolidated into a trust, Reid as president. Later thnt poration was absorbed by the trust, of which Reid and Leeds Mask. made of Timely Tlpe, Tinware can be cleaned readily by rubbing it with a damp cloth dipped In soda; rub briskly and wipe dry. According to a housewife who has made the experiment, a thin coating of varnish applied to ordinary straw matting will keep it looking fresh and new and add to Its durability. A vegetable strainer of enamel that may easily be clamped to the Bide of the sink Is one of the genuine conveniences for the housewife now on the market To clean varnished paint, take the tea leaves which are left in the teapot, pour some hot water over them, and let them stand ten minutes. Then pour the tea into a basin. Wash the paint with a clean flannel, and dry with a clean eloth. nies, which yield to the sway of S Edward by accepting peace te, shown by heavy lines. They hatH area of 170,000 square miles, ft, the terms granted the burghers, S, Africa will have practically the ure of Independence that New Yorks Danger. Gomes now Prof. Hamilton of the New York Museum of Natural History and deposes that in his opinion Gotham will be destroyed by volcanic The trouble may not areruption. rive for ages, and then again it may make Its appearance The professor says that Manhattan island. Long Island, Staten Island and pretty much all of New Jersey are of vol- canlc 'origin, and he says: They will all be totally destroyed by the same forces. The old lava streams, now solidified rock like the Palisades, are liable to break out again to permit on outlet for the fires now imprisoned by nature. white gauze, shirred and threaded witn narrow black chenille. A scarf effect of black Chantilly lace, faces the front of the toque, the ends falling well down on the hair; black velvet loops on top, and jet ornaments trimmed with white to imitate daisies. Returning to the droop in the back, rare is the hat this season that 'does not have it Bits of Daintiness. With the embroidered shirt waist and the embroidered waist is now the smart wear in this garment goes the embroidered linen Btock, says the Philadelphia Telegraph. It is all in one piece, with the embroidery extending around the stiff, upright neck band. The ends are finished with a little bit of embroidery also to match the stock. t fathers popularity, and the wardrobe member of the faculty of Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn., and both directors. twelve years ago was called to the Making a Chain. Dr. chair of jurisprudence here. Wilson has published The State Elements of Historical and Practical An Old Master and Other Politics, Political Essays, Mere Literature, I and George Washington, a historical and biographical study of the first American president. The new In making a chain short bvU head of Princeton Is a fine scholar curved, then, the links W and eminently qualified for the posi- while soft, and the whole welded tion he is about to assume. a solid chain. & The devil dancers of Ceylon vtu these peculiar masks in their religious rites. Home of Senator Hoar. Senator Hoar has gone to his home In Massachusetts and will not return this session unless something import- ant demands his presence In Wash-- 1 ington. His house in Worcester was purchased by him some forty years ago, when property was cheap, and is, therefore, a very large plot of ground almost In the center of the city, It used to belong to John Hancock of revolutionary fame. The house is a roomy but unpretentious building, and is chiefly remarkable for its enor-- 1 mous library. Thousands of volumes are piled ceiling high in this great room, and Mr. Hoar spends hours and hours among his books. Daughters of King Edward. the English princesses favor Victoria's side of the house and show uniform lack of good looks, though Queen Alexandra was a remarkably attractive woman in her youth, and is even now quite good looking. Princess Victoria, the only unmarried daughter of King Edward, is understood to love where she may not wed and therefore will probably end her days in All Millionaire In a Quarrel. Henry J. Crocker, the San Francisco millionaire, accusses his cousin, William H. Crocker, millionaire, of Joining with Prince Andre Poniatowskl in swindling him out ot $89,475. Wil liam H. Crocker is head of the Crock eWool worth National Bank. He and Prince Poniatowskl married sisters and are very chummy. Discovery of Ancient Poems. Dr. Schubert of Berlin thinks that he has discovered several unknown poems of Sappho in a sixth or seventh century manuscript among the Egyptian papyri in the Berlin museum. The manuscript is much damaged, but two of the poems, showing new metrical combinations, have been deciphered already. Library of Congress. The library of congress ranks sixth among the libraries of the world In its present contents. France has the largest, England next, then comes Russia, and Germany follows with her libraries in Munich, Berlin and Stras-burthe holding almost equal rank with ours in Washington, last-name- d Suspicious Longevity. 1 A curious discovery has bees in connection with the veterans f Italian War of Independence. If of dying off gradually, as might $ pected, they are actually increaf Forty-tw- o years ago Garibaldi I with 1,000 men from Querto. Of L? . gallant band there are y ' vlvors. r Again, Italy is paying $30,000 to 18,421 pensioners of the 18 paign. According to the average s of mortality of them to be dead. four-fifth- To Honor Edgar Allan P , It baa been discovered that building in Richmond, Va., Poe edited the Southern Literal senger la still In existence an proposed to place a suitable c orative tablet on its walls. Ambassadors Nlcknam Michael Herbert, who is con this country as British ambassf known to all his friends here as go Herbert No one can expin-th- e nickname was given to H-- but be baa |