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Show A man may know no more of music, technically, than a dog does of a cologne-tincturebath, but his soul yearns for it and his heart is touched The farmers by sweet harmonies. hired man has his mouth-orgaand, fiddle. his Almost occasionally, every home in the land has some musical instrument in it, from a jewsharp to a grand piano. We are told the man who has no music in him, who is not stirred by the concord of sweet sounds, is fit for strategies and things of evil. In the city, the Italian with his music box Is the chief delight of the children who dance upon the pavement to his air. There is music everywhere, good, bad and indifferent, from e fhe masters down to the pi ducers that thump lively In emporiums and beer saloons But not all the worshipers of Apollo love made music best. This is especially true of the country folks, who, happily, are better situated to appreciate the music of nature. They hear greater rhapsodies than ever Wagner, or Chopin, or Liszt have produced. Theirs is the vast music hall of strains akin to God. They list the harmonies of sublime wings, the heart music of the spheres. They hear the murmur of the babbling brook crooning to the daisies, the rustle of the lpaves, the crescendoes of the wind, the sighing of the reed, the gushing of a rill, the shell that murmurs of the eternal sea, birds that sing of matin joys, trees that sigh for monarch brothers razed, the waving whirring of the grain, the silken rustle of the corn, the grand roaring of the ocean all these are beautiful to one who understands. It is only the musician who hears best the troubadour touching his guitar, realizes keenest the strains from Antonio Stradivarlus violin, enthuses oversoft Lydian airs the and applauds most understanding master handling of the harp "that once through Taras halls the soul of music shed. It is but the musician who can best enjoy the made music, but who cannot with Shakespeare say: How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon the bank! Here will we sit and let the sounds of d FLAGS OF FOUR NATIONS. f The flag of Greece la blue and white, into disuse for other purposes. The war flag of Turkey is red, with tebowing alternating stripes, the top 'stripes being blue. The cross in the the crescent and star white, corner is white upon a blue ground. Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, The crescent moon and star are has adopted the rising sun as its emsigns of Turkey, They were adopted blem. The very striking flag of that i I rag-tim- Mans best friend is his dog," says the one who makes saws and axioms. He should have observed further and noted it is only between a boy and a dog that the ideal friendship exists. It (JAPAN ) (CHINA) by the Turks on the capture of Con- country shows a red sun, with rays stantinople by Mahomet II. in 1453. extended to the border of the flag. They were originally the symbol of The background is white. The imperial standard of China is Diana, who was the goddess of the ancient name for Con- yellow with a blue dragon, the dragon stantinople. Though the orescent was being a faVorite symbol with the originally a , pagan emblem, it came to be used as a symbol' of the, ChrisIn tian church ip' .Constantinople: later years hpweVer, it was the special deviceof the Mahometans and fell Chinese. v The flag here shown is the merchant ensign of Chfna, showing a red background, in tire center of which is a Paint the pictures. yellow circle. Carfiera to. Aid In Drawing. This instrument, a camera for drawing, calls for an outlay of from 50 cents to L50 for a lens, unless the reader is fortunate enough to already possess a double convex lens, or what Is known among boys as a burning A small mirror or piece of glass. looking glass, a small pane of common window glass and an old soap or candle box, or some pine lumber of which to make a box, is all the material required. Let the box bq about 18 inches long, 9 inches deep and 12 inches wide; fasten the lens In a hole cut for that purpose at one end of the box. A piece of looking glass must be fixed at an angle of 45 degrees at the opposite end of the box. If from where the top of ithe glass rests against the end board (it measures nine inches to the bottom of the box, then the bottom of the glass should be nine Inches from the end of the box. Grind one side of the surface of the window pane glass by rubbing It upon a flat stone or sandpaper. Make a lid to the top of the box, as shown in the illustration, and under the lid fasten the ground glass. Paint or blacken the inside of the box and adjust the paits by experiment, so that when the lens is turned toward any object that object will be immediately reflected upon the piece of ground glass. This . Is very easily done. If a piece of drawing paper is placed over the ground glass, and the lens tle an automatic fountain and, if the directions have been strictly adhered to, you will perceive it break into a thousand drops of liquid crystal. A Blindfolded Feeding Match. Here is a little party pastime that will make everybody roar with laughter. Spread a sheet on the floor and seat two closely blindfolded boys on It, facing each other. Give each boy a saucer of cracker crumbs, to be held , turned toward some object, that object the glass and vll be reflected the-upon Bhown through paper in all its natural colors strong enough to be accurately traced and reproduced. Our litte artists can draw some wonderful 1 tot ares m this way. If one of these instruments be taken Into a darkened room and the lens allowed to point out through the window everything that passes the house will be reflected upon the ground glass, makiflg a sort ci moving colored pup-- - pet show'. Water Jet in a Vacuum. Fill an empty bottle about full of wate'r. The cork must be pierced with a bit of sound straw or hollow grass or a few inches of glass In any case piping of three-quarte- rs small-diamete- is as natural for a boy to own a dog as to have a sore toe and a stone-bruisHe is a real boy who has all three at on time. What man among you never owned a uog? We had a dog when we were in the age, and we tv ill wager our prospective raise in salary that President Roosevelt owned a dog when he was a boy. So did J. Pierjiont Morgan, John W. Gates and Capn Streeter of Chicago and the Deestrict of Lake Michigan. Our dog was not of Blenheim birth, but a mangy cur with, yellow eyebrows. He had scraggly hair and was a cross between a whelp and a wire fence. We would not have admitted it in the olden flays, but time has dulled our pride and made us more susceptible to truth. He was a lonely dog and had fleas but, gee whllli-kens- ! he was a fighter! His hair was so long the offending dog could not set fangs through It into his flesh. Hence it was merely a matter of time until our canine had the other fellow's dog Many Is the time we (and the dog) have cleaned up the neighborhood dogs and left for new dogs to conquer, in a state of bloated pompousness at our victory. During the cleaning up process we remember distinctly that we had most o the work to do sicking Yip onto the enemy. All Yip had to do was to pay attention to us and do the fighting We assure you he had much the lesser task, and no responsibility whatever. To own the best fighting dog in the town Is a responsibility which all prominent men who have owned good fighting dogs, will at once appreciate. But there came a sad and tearful day for us, a period between sunlight and shadow when woe entered the enchanted circle of boyish, happiness and left us weeping like NioDe, all tears, for the loss of our faithful flog. In an evil moment, when not busily engaged in maintaining his position of supremacy In the village, Yip ate a new wifes first or some other deadly matter of refuse, and died with a pain in his midst as big as a feather bed. Mother, God bless her, covered his body with a rug and broke the news gently but there were lamentations and mourning In sincerity and in truth, for that dog, despite her carefully worded preparation. Out in a favorite playground among the hazel brush we dug a grave and planted Yip.-fo- r weeks we visited his grave and wished him back again to fight new battles. Other dogs came and went, held the championship and departed but the way of the eternal never a dog entered our hearts affection as that one. He was a scrapper from the bone-yar- d district, and If there are dog fights In heaven, we rest happy in full faith that he stjll holds the belt. t. apple-dumplin- dessert spoon, to be held In his rjght. a signal and tell them to feed each other, and you will have fun enough to make all the chairs In the room laugh. Hunters Escape from a Bear. A queer story Is told of a hunter and a bear out West. It seem3 that the hunter, who was merely an amateur, by the way, had disregarded the advice of the more experienced men in the camp, and wandered off for a stroll by himself. He took his gun with him, intending to use it if he came across any game, but things turned out very differently from what he expected, and he did not use his gun as you will see. He had not gone very far from camp when he came unexpectedly on a grizzly bear. That being his first encounter with this monarch of the West, he forgot all about his gun, and looked quickly about him for some way to escape. There was no tree near, but there was a tall, smooth rock, a sort of boulder, for which he made without stopping to order his time. He reached it in safety and succeeded In scrambling up to the top, where he turned to see what the b,ear was doing. What he saw was anything but reassuring, for bruin was at the foot of the rock, just in the act of smashing his gun, which he had dropped in his haste and excitement Having done that bit of work pretty thoroughly, the bear turned his attention to the rock and the hunter, hut the rock was too smooth for him to climb, and the hunter was, therefore, out of his reach. But he had no notion, apparently, of going away, for he seated himself as if he determined to make a long siege of it, and the hunters soul quaked with all sorts of dreadful apprehensions. He was too far from camp for his cries to be hear, and his companions were not likely to come in his direction for hours, if at all. Suddenly it occurred to him that he might make some use of a bottle of brandy that he had in his pocket; perhaps If he poured some of it over the bear it might have the effect of frightening him off. So he aimed carefully and poured a gill or so of the fiery liquid right into the bears face. Strange to say, the bear seemed to like it; so the poor man had to devise some other scheme. A box of matches in his pocket gave him the coveted Idea why not pour some of the brandy over the beasts bak and then drop a lighted match on It? The brandy would take fire, the bear would make tracks for the woods and his life would be saved! Ho would not set Are, even to a bear, under ordinary circumstances, but this was a case of life or death to him, and he must do something. Watching his chance, he poured some of the brandy down on to the bears hairy coat, and then dropped a lighted match. The effect was instant and remarkable, for the bear shot off for the distant woods, leaving a smell of burning hair behind him, and the hunter shot off just as fast In the direction of camp. Now give bow-wow- 3 The onlooker who sees nine children calling for ma at one time, may wonder if the romance of wedded life has not many false halos. One writer says when a woman has that many children she begins to have suspicions about some of the beautiful passages In love stories! But, bless you, why should she? From babyhood that mother has loved children. Her first waj a nigger-babwhich she loved none the less because she mauled It. Her second was a beautiful china creation with golden hair, eyes that opened and closed, dainty silken garments, soft and shiny shoes, and withal a veritable fairy of a dolly. Even when she had grown to girlhood she had a big doll In her snuggery, daintily arrayed in a cozy corner of the room on a mantel. Then came her love, her marriage and its first fruit a real baby. And she loved it and lived for it! And did she love either the less for the second baby? One by one as they came, flowers from heaven, her heart broadened and widened and her horizon grew. Her vision took in leagues of understanding and she was the ideal woman at last a mother! With her children she lived, happy in their joys, sympathetic in their sorrows, but gladsome always In maternity. Ask the mother of nine children if the passages in the love stories are true and she will answer promptly: Yes, indeed! Every one of them! y , this tube must descend near the bot- tom of the bottle.- - Hermetically seal the cork with varnish or sealing wax. Now cover jour fla3k with a large pickle bottle upside down, which must first be warmed over a lamb or candle flame. In order to prevent the air from getting in, it must be placed on a few sheets of wet blotting paper, smoothly laid on a plate. Press the blotpickle bottle firmly down on the ting paper so as to exclude all air. conNow in a minute or two, the traction of the Inner air from the cooling of the bottle will cause a jet 6t water to issue from the medicine bot J 3 5 5 5 , The mistakes of the grocer are but hidden mysteries in the sands of time. The errors of the doctor, the shortcomings of the baker, the brewer and the candlestick maker are mere incidents of .worry, but Uie mistakes of the editor woe is the editor! The calcium light of publicity is ever turned upon the rip in his overalls, the rip in his paper, and the rip in his disposition. Not long since the editor wrote that the farmers out Pogwash way were suffering with the hog cholera. The paragraph caused consternation and three lickings. As a result the editor is in bed and the doctor says it is an case of hog cholera that put him there. ,3 5 3 ' A Jersey City butcher, while cleaning a goose, found a diamond ring in Its gizzard Some people prefer e fence-last- , the piece - that but the for us has always been the part where the fowl wears its diamond rings. And we shall simply always insist on that part of the banquet, hereafter! went-over-th- rose-lippe- FROCKS Fi&.TraE fmm. I d A sss HdFRDILLS PM Es c The Care for Clothes. It is a very old truth, and one that hears many repetitions, that fy is not so much wear as lack of care that spoils household furnishings and clothing alike. With the same amount of wear the gown that is carefully brushed and hung when taken off will retain its good looks twice as long as will the gown that is shaobily treated. It is a truth that applies to every kind of household furnishing as well. Even the commonplace oilcloth is susceptible to It should never be washed with hot water or with strong soap, as these things take off the paint Washed with tepid water to which a little skimmed milk has been added It remains at Its best. White spots, the result of any Lot dish placed on the oilcloth, may be rubbed off with a little alcohol or spirits of camphor. Linoleum, like oilcloth, may be kept looking fresh and new by washing with tepid water and milk. Kerosene oil applied with a flannel cloth Is favorable to oilcloth, cleaning It and helping to preserve its care-takin- and sprays of flowers in their natural tints, made of chiffon and shaded silk, are much worn. the rest when it Is needed rather after ail the work bustle are over. 'and t I ,? hurry jii fexa rf New Evening Mantle. The evening mantle most ately popular is one presenting th, double qualification of warmths lightness, to which end are the fijaw silks, laces and erepe de chines alita to thick quilted linings and soft, The really smart tailor walking trimmings. Unfortunately, the hirt skirt has never a circular flounce as a cozy Medici collar is a thing of tb foot finish. past, but there are some most aiw Fine white net is an innovation for bridal gowns that promises to be very popular with brides. An exceedingly pale pearl gray has appeared lately In satin coat linings as a rival to the universal white. A little handwork gives an Individuality to a gown which lifts it immediately from the ranks of the ready made. As a revulsion from the very heavy line nkinds, popular lately, the correct collar and cuff sets grow sheerer and sheerer. Rows of narrow black velvet ribbon adorned with tiny gilt spangles is a favorite garniture for winter afterEvening Wrap of Panne Velvet Many of the evening wraps this sea-o- n noon gowns. are of panne velvet. The one English friezes or Light gray are the correct Scotch homespuns style for the Norfolk jacket walking suits at present. The proper angle for the hat aigrette Is lying on the top of the crown from the back toward the front, not standing in military fashion, as formerly. A gold tissue belt, collar and cuffs studded with jet beads was the incongruous, yet very exclusive finish upon the mink coats worn recently by a very swagger woman. ' jfr, long tgf thud n mg fancies m pelerine disposals a feathers and fur, one lovely cloak cob, ing in the torn of a loose sack costa gauffre silk In a soft blue tone, cape of kilted chiffon, hemmed bout feathers, the chinois sleeves front and base carrying the con; had difi fifte w adornment pall Gown for Young GirL This ball gown, worn by a girl, is of light pink satin, tribal with cream lace, with tiny drojl fringing the lace flounces. Under tkt lace are full ruffles of a much deepa Hai thei j sSe Pr?, I hi onl; It jt0 re I hi or joe nl dot -- I 1 H rw vt I ci! to Hat Worth Copying. The hat illustrated is of maroon velvet, faced with music Creep In our ears: soft stillness, and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. 01 iul tes m I Dr, George F. Hall of Chicago, deprecates gum chewing. He says if he bad the gum money of the city of Chicago for one year, he eould build and dedicate free, a magnificent auditorium with a seating capacity of IV of mi m so ar 10,000. th This reminds us: If we had the mazuma spent annually In Chicago for face powder, we could buy fireworks for all the newsboys next Fourth of July and have money enough left to endow a foundling society. If we had the tin spent annually in Chicago for playing cards, we could take all the worn out women and children in the city on a vacation once a month and show them how to bo happy, though living!. If we had the filthy lucre spent annually in Chicago for curl papers and the damage they do In the roseate light districts, we could double the size of the loop and make It possible to get down town during the forenoon in time for luncheon. further: If we had all the cash equivalents And spent annually in Chicago for gum, face powder, playing cards, vice and liquor, we could keep Chicago CLEAN enough so a fellow could wear one collar a whole day without totally blackening it and we would, too, by guinea! if we bad to quit writing and look after It personally. .Returning to Dr. Hall and his figures, we side with the doctor and believe he speaks the truth. What a sad commentary in the words: . Mans Inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. shade of pink chiffon. ed with satin of the same shade. The big collar is trimmed with several rows of very narrow white lace insertion, above which Is run a piece of White fox bands pearl trimming. edge the sleeves at the wrist and the big turn up collar that flares around the neck. Mauve Is a safe color to go with many other shades, and is on that account very appropriate for an evening wrap, which is made to outlive several evening gowns and seasons. Extravagant Fashions. All fashions of to-da- y point to ex- If we have inexpensive travagance. materials they are so loaded with trimmings, or are so minutely and expensively handworked that they are dear in the end. Beautiful velvets and the costliest embroideries are part of the modes of the moment, and never has luxury been carried to such a pitch in jewelry. The neck, arms and head are covered with gems, so are the fronts of the bodices, and introduce beautiful many women jewels On to the skirts real, not imitation. Rows of pearls are festooned over many of the draperies on low Embroideries of wreaths bodices. The bodice ol j with the chiffon is draped with lace, crescents of pink satin fringed cut is of that material of a delicate mauve color. It is quiltBhown in the pearl drops. The girdle is panne velvet. with of Jink j fc gr maroon and trimmed with maroon asters on the brim The plumes of the underbrim are of dark and light maroon. Advice to Tired Women. If the busy woman will take advantage of the following advice she will find that youth and beauty will linger with her past their, allotted time. Every day after luncheon, no matter how her time Is occupied, she will bathe face and neck in warm water, and in case of unusual fatigue, especially warm applications will be placed oi the back of the neck for a few moments. The tired lines should next be smoothed out deftly, skin food should be applied, and then away to a darkened room for twenty minutes of complete rest This simple procedure is so inexpensive and so easily managed that it will never be popular; but facts show that many women have been wonderfully benefited by n Several kinds of dish washers that do everything but get the hot wster needed, and wipe the articles after their cleansing. An automatic kettle holder that t4 justs itself to any handle, whether d a sad iron, cooking utensil or blown, and is impervious to heat. An adjustable dust pan that will grip on to a door sill or mantel allowing the dust or sweepings to h brushed into it conveniently. An ingenious baking pan for preventing cakes and delicate sugary o coctions from burning. Also a perfect steam cooker in which the housewife can put. on beans, stews or viands Out demand long cooking, and turn to other tasks assured that the pot win sot boil over, or stop boiling or Ml too fast, as is the case with ordinary bail ing kettles. A denial of the harmful things of life would make those countless thousands happier and better. We are yet some leagues from being perfect! 5?? Some plebeian out in Denver has referred to woman, lovely Two young woman, as a repeater. people bet on a church fair election. The wager was a pair of opera glasses against 300 kissls. The woman just knew she would win the bet, or, of course, she wouldnt have wagered!" Of course! But, horrors! there were more pumpkin seeds in the pumpkin than she had dreamed of and she lost. The young man went; up to the house the very next night to claim his wager. The young woman was in a paroxysm of shame and frizzes but she always kept her word. The ordeal began at 8:30, with lights turned low, the girls little brother behind the sofa. When only half through the youngster went to sleep and breathed so hard he frightened the osculation all out of the kissers and bow they have to begin all over again! A woman has to pay her debts, doesnt she, even if she Is a "repeater? d 555 When you write love letters beIf there is any ware of the recoil! doubt whatever as to the reception accorded the letter, be your own messenger boy. read it to your inamorata, and burn the epistle as soon afterHad a night ward as convenient, watchman in Brooklyn observed this very good rule, he would still be a watchman at comfortable pay. Instead he penned an epistle to the scrubwoman and mailed it. He addressed her as My Dear Sweet Lady and called her his queen. She resented chalk his amorous letter and the hearts he drew on the tile floor. While the sudsy swish of her mop was Cupids music to his attentive ear, his chirography warped her temper and pricked her feelings. When he said her mop was a scepter and her pail a vessel of incense, she told her husband, As the watchman was also married, complications set in at once. My dear sweet lady, the queen of the mop, Is still scrubbing, but the watchman has taken a vacation and gone to Cripple Creek for his health. It pays to be careful In love matters. ) |