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Show Home a.nd Fashion Chic Gown. charming afternoon gown is of deitnut tone of voile, embroidered in tan. The bodice ia slightly m1 rtthed across the front, caught at tt( side with a big gold buckle, which are two long loops of pale ribbon, and with (jb liberty satin cndt depending nearly to the border of filled in with gtt skirt. The neck is On the left side of chiffon. tan ptl tbe bust is a spray of leaf bows ia The eoft shades of cream and brown. flare, each skirt is cut with a frou-froeeam being strapped with Louisine silk At the be same hue as the fabric. border of the skirt are three rows of tie strapping. I h that some of the foremost Paris bouses will accentuate the drooping shoulder effect both In waists and in outdoor garments. Quite a feature in jackets is the long coat collar of taffeta which are variously enhanced with large collars and revers of lacs or of ribbon-ru- n embroidered llnoo, A Decidedly Novel Sleeve. This gown combines all the new features of the current mode. The u New Chain Barette. another improvement has been introduced into the little gold pin which is intended to collect and bold fast at the back of the head the soft, A abort, uneven strands of hair. barette is supposed to be more useful made after the new pattern now being introduced. . The gold bar of the barette is somewhat longer than last years model. From the two ends swing a loop of gold chain, very fine, and it is supposed to support the uneven strands of hair and so keep As a them in stricter confinement. matter of fact, the fine gold chain Is addod as a matter of ornament. section of tubing, with connecting devices at either end to fit the kettle and pail. The collar on one end of the pipe is provided with clamps to engage the edges of the opening in the kettle, and the opposite end has a flat collar, which rest3 on the edge of the receiving vessel. There is also a plug to fit in the spout of the kettle, thus affording but one exit for the steam namely, through the pipe and Into the pail. It is obvious that, in passing through this pipe, the steam will condense and form in drops on the inner surface of the pipe and pail, falling thence to the bottom of the latter. To disengage the condenser from the kettle it is only necessary to turn the clamps and detach the connecting rod, but the inventor states that the connection between the vessels is cities and towns of this country. The rigid enough to permit water to be apparatus is intended for use in con- poured from the kettle without interThe nection with a common tea kettle and fering with the receiver. of this apparatus is Emma Jesttin pail, and is not, therefore, in itself very expensive, comprising only a er, of Pueblo, Colo. Here is the Invention of a Colorado woman for furnishing distilled water a commendable for household use, purpose, owing to the conditions of the water furnished In many of the Charley Tong Sing, who keeps a He then an experienced sailor, restaurant at Los Angeles, Cal., is the ha wasserved aboard American merring only Chinaman who ever received a chant various capacities. He in ships medal from Congress for bravery. He acted the part of a hero during this is very proud of this fact. Charley trip, and when he returned the Navy was a member of the Greely relief expedition of 1894, commanded by Captain (now Rear Admiral) He is a naturalized citizen ofSchley. the United States, and is as thoroughly Americanized as his thirty years residence here can make him. But he has a greater distinction than having been a member of this expedition. He is one of the three Burvivors of the Jeanette expedition. He was steward of the Jeanette when, in 1879, that vessel Bailed on a voyage of exploration in the arctic seas. His splendid physique and natural hardiness were all that brought him safely through the hardships and exposures aud horrors of that terrible experience. When telling about it now he We go looking for north pole. Says: Many go to find pole, but no catch him. None is able to reach pole. Come back dead." Charley joined the Jeanette expedition at San Francisco. FI-fat- Still Cheap Apparatus for Household Distilling A BRAVE CHINAMAN Department, in recognition of his services, presented Charley with a handsome medal. Upon it is inscribed : Charley Tong Sing, Arctic Steamer Jeanette; Fidelity, Zeal, Obedience. On the reverse side is a picture of the old frigate Constitution, and the words, United States Navy. By special act of Congress, Sept. 30, 1890, another medal was presented. It bears the date upon which the act was approved by the President, and around it the words, Jeanette Arctic ExpediOn the reverse side tion, is represented the Jeanette in the ice, with the crew waving her a farewell. The medal depends from a clasp held in the beak of a silver eagle. It was not a great while after this adventure when Charley Tong Sing started with Capt. Schley on the Greely relief expedition. After his return from that voyage he served in the navy on the Tennessee, 1879-188- New Type of Fossil Man. Verneau has lately described a new type of fossil man discovered in a cave near Mentone, Italy. In this same cave M. Riviere discovered in metres the 1874 at a depth of 2 0 skeletons of two young children. The menew find was at a depth of 7 tres an consists of two skeletons of adults an old woman and a young man. Their stature was small 1.57 and 1.55 meters respectively; that is about 52 inches. The type is one not so far found in the Quaternary, namely the negroid. At a depth of 7 metres, that is somewhat higher than the present find, Vllleneuve found a skeleton of large size, 1.9-1meters, of the type. At the greatest depth of the cave M. Verneau found rude implements of limestone, rarely of flint, belonging to the age of reindeer. M. Green Hats in Favor. The liking for green is steadily increasing, especially for hats, and the latest model of these shows a fine Tuscan straw of the old pork-pie- " turban shape, trimmed with two emerald-gree- n 0 n The bat of a vest embroidered with beige and pale blue Corticelll Filo silk, similar embroidery adorning the deep pelerine collar. The sleeve is decidedly novel and deserves special mention. broidered In fanciful colored straws It is cut with a point edged with a on the back of band of stitched voile and is comand arranged to rest Black hats pleted with a kind of under sleeve of the hair with long ends. are also in favor, and when worn with cream liberty silk formed into puffs gowns are supremely be- with straps of beige velvet. Beige coming. velvet ribbon in a darker shade adorns both the jacket and skirt The Jacket of Black Taffeta. latter shows the fashionable sheath This charming little jacket is of effect and in addition to the velvet a black taffeta tucked in clusters and trimming of straps In inverted scolin a small, neat design lops stitched with CorticelU silk. perforated showing the white satin lining. ' It Is The new skirts are fitted closely at lashioned with a novel basque or skirt the hips but flare very much indeed which appears only at the side and below the knees. A great many skirts back, and the large collar 13 of em-- with hip yokes are shown, either of shirring, tucking or tiny bands, joined with a fancy open stitch. Some very attravtive skirt models in sheer mates rials are laid in narrow from the waist to the knees and below that there is a prettily shaped flounce with insertions of cream lace and a garniture of narrow gathered ribbon. ostrich feathers. blue and green straw is going out ot favor, but all green Is greatly to the fore. Lace and tulle hats are appear lng again In full force, the lace em- wide-brimme- d lar of embroidered taffeta. The sleeves are very wide and flaring at the wrist and have double turned back cuffs of taffeta and batiste. A belt of folded taffeta completes the Jacket, which is a model for spring wear. All the tucks are stitched with CorticelU sewing silk. A novel feature for blouse Jackets as well as for Eton skirt jackets and dressy garments in general Is the Jabot vest effect It has been stated Book, Tracy or Embroidery NEW WAR AUTOMOBILE A. N. Milner, a former captain of the First Infantry, U. S. A., and a graduate of West Point, class of 75, has been in Chicago talking to General MacArthur, commander of the Department of the Lakes, and other officers at army headquarters regarding an armored automobile. He has succeeded in interesting the government in his invention, likewise army officers. The War Department lnay decide to build several experimental machines on the lines laid down by Capt. Milner. If it does not, the inventor, who is a former St Louis Street Commissioner, will organize a stock company, build several automobiles of the armored type and turn them over to the United States for trial. The military attaches of the different governments represented at Washington are exhibiting the keenest In terest in the idea, and are anxious to secure the device for their own armies, if it proves a success. The sketches accompanying tbe application for patents show a machine built in the shape of a cigar, having turrets of the revolving type fore and aft These are pierced for the use of Gatling guns in the smaller automorapid-firbiles and for guns in the heavier machines. Each turret is equipped with a searchlight for use at night and armored with half-inc.. plates. It is an easy matter to picture one of these machines in the crisis of battle belching forth shot and shell and fire and death with no living thing In its wake. It would be more potent in deciding the fortunes of the day than Blucher, Sheridan, the Tenth Legion, or all of the famous men or corps who turned the tide of battle. one-poun- d The invention shown in the accompanying drawing has other uses besides that for which it is being utilized by the young lady, being provided, in addition to the embroidery hoops, with a tray bookholder and writing outfit The object is to produce a device which can be attached to a chair, table or bed rail, with an adjusting clamp to support the frame in a convenient position for embroidering, reading, writing or for any work for which a tray may be used. In the picture, the embroidery frame, consisting of the two usual interlocking hoops, may be tilted at any desired angle or rotated to bring any portion of the pattern nearer the operator. The tray provided has a flange on one edge to support a book, which can be elevated until in a convenient position for the eyes, and is attached to the fixed ring by three spring clips triFor angularly mounted on the tray. kitchen use this Invention can he made to support a strainer or dish, and will be especially useful when e h box-plaite- d TWO GOWNS FROM PARIS. Liquid Fuel. The oil regions discovered in Borneo furnished during the last year more than 100,000 tons of petroleum for ' export The Dutch steamship company .uses this combustible on Its line vessels; the Hamburg-Americahas lately built four steamers using liquid fuel; the North German Lloyd has two steamers of the kind; the East Asiatic company of Copenhagen has two; the China Mutual company has three. The advantages of liquid fuel are: Economy of work; there are no ashes to be got rid of, no fires to be raked, no considerable labor of any kind, no dirt caused by Boot and cinders; no smoke, if the cumbustlon is properly regulated; no ash; economy of storage, aa the fuel can, be the double bottom of the knpt ship safe . other spaces now useless; no rust to be feared In these spaces; weight for weight oil Is more effective than coal. n Simple Key-Se- at The method of laying a key seat In ashatt was to do it by a tool called, in t expressive vernacular of the shop, a hog trough." This was a little piece of steel, shaped off box-plajts- .' pink silk, the former ornamented la front with a gold buckle. The other gown Is of very pale blue silk. The skirt Is finished at the bottom with a narrow flounce, headed by a rich embroidery In which dark red velvet ribbon is run. From this embroidery, bands of the same extend upward to the girdle, forming panels. The bodice is trimmed at the top and qn each side of the front with the embroidery. In that on the fronts is run with velvet ribbon, the ends finished with gold tips. The collar and plastron are of ecru guipure and the draped girdle Is of the silk. The sleeves, made with a large puff at the bottom, are trimmed at the top and bottom with the embroidery. yoke-fashio- n Kept 8ilent Forty Year. Near the town of Shelbyville, In my tate, said R. L. Turner of Kentucky, lives an old colored woman who has never spoken since her husband was put upon the block and sold to a slave dealer, over forty years ago. The vow old Aunt Susan made at the time that she would never utter a word until her husband was returned to her she has religiously kept. She is now almost 70 years old and in good health, and there Is not a particle of doubt that she will keep her vow of ailencs for the remainder of her days. Another Purchase by Morgan. Pierpont Morgan has just bought the Gutman collection of silver art objects, said to be the finest In all Europe. There are in all about 60 pieces, among them antique cups, hunting goblets and other plates, dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 'The collection was recently valued at $650,000, and this is perhaps about the price paid for It The entire collection is to he sent to London and placed on exhibition for charity. When will all these treasures reach America? New Material for Paper. An Invention has just been completed by Prof. C. E. Anthony, San Diego, Cal., by wnlch the Immense kelp beds of the ocean are to be utilized in the manufacture of paper. The invention consists In taking the seaweed and forming It Into a pulp, from which paper of the finest quality can be manufactured, equal even to the finest linen paper, which, though a product of the chemists laboratory, it greatly resembles. Prof. Anthony declares that the pulp can be produced at 50 per cent of the cost of other What Russia Deems Education. The orthodox church of Russia has in Its elementary schools 1,600,000 children, about forty pupils in each school, and the average sum for a school is about $105 a year. Of the teachers, 94 per cent are uneducated and they are paid next to nothing. are huts and there The school-house- s are no books, pens or Ink furnished. This Is the education of Russians. Bachelors in Congress. e - one-thir- of the whole membership. Instrument. is the representative instrument of Japan. It resembles nothing more closely than a board with bridges at the ends, to which the strings are fastened. There are thirteen silken strings passing over movable bridges at intervals along the length of the instrument. Japanese The aono-kot- o Musical From Fanners' Review: Thera are many good breeds of chicks, several not very good, and as many good and as many poor handlers of these breeds. Why is it one person will succeed with the chicken work while another equally as well situated and started will fail? The reason why some succeed where others fall would better be reasons why, for there are . Lack of business methods is many. one main reason. All know, or should know, what is meant by business methods. If you are in doubt, look up the methods of some who have been. successful?"" visit some of your neighbors who are successful; then remember and profit by the points you learn; if you can discover no points I would advise you to go out of the poultry business lnstanter. Lack of regularity In feeds, In time of feeding and in general care. The poultry keeper who keeps his flock oni the tenter hooks of expectation all the time will themselves be on the expectation of profit from their flocks. Great expectations," but unlikely to be realized. Changes, either in the feeds, the housings or In the flocks themselves.1 Now dont explode; variety of feeds Is necessary; sudden change In feed sudden detrimental the only Is to change allowed Is from nothing sudden change this and good feed, should be gradual. The Introduction of new blood la necessary once per; introyear, but one should not be ducing new ones into the flock at any and all times. The probabilitiesare they will take so much time get- , be ting acquainted that there wont time for them to return any profit The greatest harm is in changing from one breed to another. This is of course necessary when one finds the breed he has is boarding," hut when one has a fairly profitable breed that he is acquainted with, then a changes to a new sort, more for whim than anything else; he Is working havoc in the profit for several months at least. Some of us nervous, chanageahle Americans need to be more like some ot our conservative neighbors over the eea; more averse to changes than we are. If you are getting good returns from your breed and from your way of managing and feeding, make changes slowly; If you must experiment yard a few of your fowls to themselves to experiment with; you may happen upon a valua ble discovery. Emma Clearwater. POULTRY POINTS PICKED UP BY EXPERIENCE. The man that is about to build a large poultry establishment should own his land. If not that, then he should have a long lease. To own Is better. The writer Knows of a woman that Jmilt $700 worth of poultry cleaned fruit. The inventor is N. G. houses on a rented place. In a little Vosler of Fort Collins, Colo. over a year she concluded to move and sold her buildings at a sacrifice, the to be moved from the place. Had same Rotation Time of Planet Venus. she might at least Several attempts have been made she owned the place the place or them sold .with have to determine the period of rotation of the place. rented she if them rented the planet Venus by means of spectroAs it was she threw most of her monobservations. The observascopic One advantage In poultry tions are very delicate.- - The results ey away.is the constant improving of culture obtained by Belopolsky with the The owner gets the refractor at Pulkova (Astrono-mlsch- the land.of this not theusually renter. By all benefit Nachrichten 3641) are still the means build expensive houses only on best The equatorial speed of Venus, your own land. on the assumption that her rotation , period is about that of the earth, is Builders of poultry houses should less than a kilometer a second, so consult many plans before building. that the resulting relative displaceBy this means the thoughts of many ment of a spectrum line in the spec- persona will be brought Into service. trum of her approaching and receding If the bouse is built without such Inborder le very small. vestigation, the owner will he conBelopolskys observations confirm stantly finding errors In the orlgtnal the idea that the rotation period of plan, but too late to correct them exthe planet does not differ much from cept at great expense. At the present twenty-fou- r hours, and totally dis- time there are many sources from agree with the theory of Schiaparelli which to obtain plans for such at that the periods of rotation and revo- house. The novice Is likely to get; lution of the planet are essentially too much or too little glass. Hs will; put the windows in the wrong posl-- i the same. tlon, perhaps In the roof, where they, will be covered in the winter by ice and snow and will In the summer pour a hot stream of sunshine onto the fowls shut up in the house. Many things have to be learned )y others, that should save us from disastrous' two blocks and held In place by experiences. . ; thumb screws. It can readily be seen that if the little blocks are of uniform YARDING SPACE NEEDED . FOR PRODUCTIVE HENS.! dimensions, and if the distance from the bottom of the block to the top of the little slot into which the inch From Farmers Review: When we scale or rule fits to be the same that first began yarding fowls we found the rule will perforce be parallel with that with a balanced ration of a vathe axis of the shaft, and a line riety of foods they invariably proscribed off from it will be a correct duced more eggs than on unlimited line for a key way. range. But we soon found that the eggs were less fertile and our loss of chicks Improved Flywheels. was greater. These yards were so small' The importance of designing flythat we had to supply a part of the wheels so as to offer the least to the air has been lately green food. We Increased the size of our yards and provided plenty of' shown. In tests at a Nuernhurg eleccorrected the trouble with a tric station, flywheel driven at ninety-- shade. This loss of chicks. We beand fertility five revolutions per minute by enideal way would he to have the lieve was found gines of 450 horse-powe- r two yards for one pen of fowls and to require about fifteen horse-powe- r Miller Bros., to keep it in motion, and this was re- change occasionally. Indiana. Brown County, duced about 5.7 horse-powe- r by covering the channeled arms with sheet THE BEST SOIL FOR iron. The saving of 1.2 per cent of FORCING OF LETTUCE. the power of the engines was equivaM lent to about $270 a year. In another lettuce under glass at the In forcing test the result was even more sur- Geneva Station it was found that the prising, and a 630 horse-powe- r engine best crops were grown where the soil showed a saving of thirty horse-powe- r was fertilized with stable manure, or 4.8 per cent of the total, when a only small quantities were though suitable flywheel covering was used to needed. More than ten per cent was , lessen the friction. usually valueless. If not really harmful to the crops. Clay loam proved a betDeaths by Lightning. From 1890 to 1900 the United States ter medium for growth than sandy Weather Bureau printed statistics of loam, especially when much manure losses of life by lightning. The work was used. Chemical fertilizer alone is now discontinued. During the year did not force the crops rapidly enough for profit, but supplemented the sta1900, 713 persons were killed by lightning; of this number 291 persons were ble manure admirably. Of the nitrogkilled in the open, 158 In houses, 57 enous commercial fertilizers, dried blood gave somewhat better results under trees and 50 in barns. The circumstances of 151 death are not than nitrate of soda or sulphate of amknown. During the same year 973 monia." persons were more or less injured by In revolutions there are two kinds lightning strokes. On the average, it is probable that from 700 to 800 lives of men those who make them and are annually lost through injuries those who profit by them. from lightning in the United States. . Tierra del Fuego Is full of minerals, The greatest number of Injuries ocwhich is no small proportion among cur in the Middle Atlantic States, the of gold. fewest in the Pacific states. 30-in- e Valuable Invention posbI-rsslatan- There are 356 sitting members of it is true. Just like a hog trough, withthe national House of Representaout ends. One can readily eee that all number twenty-threbut Of tives. this ' pulpare, or have been married. In thle sort of a tool, laid upside down other words, the bachelors in the on a shaft, would touch the shaft only State Consumption Sanitarium. State sanitariums for the treatment popular branch of congress consti- on its four outer edges, and that if with a steel of consumption are well advanced in tute hut slightly more than 6 per cent these were marked has Massachusetts several states. one In operation. New York has appropriated 1150,000 for one in the Adirondack, and Pennsylvania has appropriated $100,000 and New Jersey 50,000 for a similar purpose. Vermont is considering a project of the same kind. The Massachusetts institution claims that its percentage d in of cures has increased three years looking over berries to hold an extra receptacle adjacent for receiving the RAISERS. Rule Is a. The first gown is of white nuns veiling made up over pale green silk and trimmed with a beautiful embroidery spangled with gold paillettes. This embroidery trims the bottom of the skirt and outlines a sort of hip yoke below, while at the sides and back the skirt is slightly plaited or gathered. The front and back of the bodice are made with groups of fine plaits The yoke alternating with is trimmed with rows of fagoting, giving the effect of a square yoke bordered with the embroidery. The full sleeves are alsiy trimmed with the embroidery and gathered into deep cuffs ornamented with fagoting. The crushed collar and gird1 ar rose y Convenient Holder for box-plait- Little Hints. Parisiennes will not desert the becoming Eton jacket. Small tassels are a novel notion, either in gilt or black, and many as pendants from medallions, quite popular. Blouses are prettier and daintier than ever and invariably they are made so by means of the fine handiwork put upon them. The hat drooping in front and at the back, with loops and ends for a finish, will be worn in midsummer with the muslin gowns. Dark, rich brown and crimson cloth gowns, with a very deep border, like that of a cashmere shawl, set on the skirt or overskirt, are in high favor with exclusive Frenchwomen. Lozenges of lace, basques of lace, and lace collars are all the rage. Doubacks are seen on some ble of the new skirts. Many of the new tulle bows are spotted with chenille or velvet spots. Yoke effects, made of filet, point de Paris and all the favorite summer laces, are very smart, as also are those formed of tiny bias folds In fancy scroll patterns, held together with fagoting in white or colors. The Earths Available Coal. The available coal yet stored in the earth in Germany is estimated by Professor Ferdinand Mscher of Gottingen, at 160,000,000.000 tons; In only 81,500,000,000 tons; England, Austria-Hungarand In Belgium, 17,000,000,000 tons France, about each. The store of Russia is but imperfectly known. North America can tons and 684,000,000,000 produce Baron von Richthofen has stated that China has a supply nearly as great Japan, Borneo and New South Wales have considerable coal; Africa an unknown quantity. Germanys coal should last another thousand years, but Englands supply will begin to show signs of exhaustion within fifty years. In the United States the production has Increased from about 6,200,000 tons and in 1891 to nearly 45,000,000 tons in 1901. SOME GOOD POINTERS FOR CHICKEN needle, or scriber, to quote the shop language again, that the lines so marked would be parallel to the axis of the shaft; also that if a key way were cut to those lines that it would be theoretically correct, as will appear from the accompanying line cut. Figure L The simpler tool now in the market is shown in Figue 2. Here the ordinary inch scale Is used, but Is set in r |