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Show k m j PLACING THE FURNITURE Arrange in Reference te Use for Which Pieces Are Designed Point About a Bedroom. UNCLE BV "It is Interesting Jigger. a wise father that knows hi own Bon," according to the adage, lmt Dowie's father insists he recognises the strawberry mark on ' Elijah William lares the um-paig- n in 191'8 will dei ide whether America swallows the ti lists or the trusts swallow A merlin Eat etu nine William. J Bryan dei The most comfortable i One would scarcely expect to hno sandwiches on the picnU hill of fare these days Strawberry pie with ants in it continues to be popular, however. The pure food investigation lias de veloped the fact that some mighty poot machine oil has been sold as olive m for salad dressing oh. well, what matter, so long as it lulu Hates! One inch mote on the shirt tails ol Kansaik, accuidmg to a morning news paper, will make a market tor all Kan eas wool. I tan see no reason why thh should not be done Of iinirse, if the inch wete to be taken oft instead of er i beg your pardon It isn't true that the National Ed itors were taken ill on their ju nketmg trip because of pressed (hicken eatei in Peru. ml In committee assemblec the serines diagnose their inner con 8ciousHe's and de id'ul it was the It is safe to assume that lemonade some of the Kentmky delegates wei on that committee According to Representative Matin'! exposition betore the house of representatives. pepper is made from tapioca. If the pepper makers entirely had depleted the tapioca pudding market in their take manufacture. I might have torch -- a them. As it is, up and at em, fi tends of the pure food bill! The beautiful, abundant golden hall Of his stenographer greatly appealed to a Chicago business man until a day or When the thermometer two ago. reached 92 in the shade, she calmly took off the most of her golden crown and placidly laid it beside her on hej desk. The boss Is wondering how much more of her attiuetiveiiess is detachable. . hairs should near the window-A table where magazines or needlework can be laid down should be placed near a ihatr, not away off m a corner where they have no value Again, tables should be selei ted Lhat will not topple over If anyone passes quit k th vouch the room large room is ninth easier to arrange than a small one. as suitable tan be arranged in sm h a manner that several groups of people can tie entertamel vvphout the olivet nation being ovei heard bv those tie ir them. y have the chairs et in stiff airav aiound he walls, with long solas on either Mile so that a (hair has to be drawn up PH the occupant to converse with the vn to tun on ihe sofa. It is not ne. e- -ai have to drag i hairs around to make t hi room inviting, and these points should he borne tn mtrrd when it is fnxitwlii In furnishing a bedioom we have fewer to coiisidei The bureau must In where t he debt is good m the daytime as well as bv uriithlal light The bed should be pl.K ed In sm h a way ill it tile light will not Strike the eyes in the early morning This is not always ( nsv to at range, as frequently bedrooms have windows on two or more sides In sutfi cases it Is well to have an ex tra shade ol dark green on the window that throws light on the bed. Nowadays nobody that knows anything about furnishing fastens theit rurt. ins with loops They should hang in soft. Mi, light folds, and the woman shortens her curtains if they have been made in the days when was allowed for loophalf a vard ing Chicago Inter Ocean. e i How-man- -- efa A HAT NICE It MusvBe as Religiously Brushed as One's Clothes How to Freshen Trimming. life is lost Carrie Bell McTima in trouble She it is with Bat would double-wh- ile she taught a calf to guule With her fingers In his muszle. He Jest didn't do a thing Swallowed her engagement ring! Bat now wonders which to marry Calfie with the ring, or Carrie? PA. If the cow from the tank Drinks a bucket of water, What part of the tank Feels the drain most, my daughter?" DACOHTER. If the cow from the tank Drinks a bucket of water The top part I'm sure Would sink most er it oughter! Beside the Stream. "Jim! "JIM!" Jim! Jim! Jim! Youv Chorus got a bite! Aw. gwan, 'talnt n tithin' but tlr wind! 'Tis too. You never saw th' wind Lookee! Lookee! See 'ei make Jerk!" from Jim. cautiously "Shet up! kneeling in the wet sand beside the pole set In a crotehed stick. "I tell you It ain't nuthin' but th wind 'er maybe a rainnie! doggedly from James, putting his hand cautiously on the pole to connect wlfSi the' bite current! Sustaining no shock, he gently pulls the string an inch or two to "feel" the bite. Don't! Aw, don't!" Chorus Whajerwant t scare Jim 5 Brother lm away fer anyway!" angrily throwing a stone at the sand bank. "Gosh darn it, don't you suppose I know how to fish fer Splash! the There Is a violent bending-- f pole, a leap into the air by something gleaming pearl and gold and the line hags from a waving rod! With a mighty sweep Jim throws the sinker over his head! Too late! The hook is bare! The sucker has escaped! "Darn you (sob, sob) fellers (sob, sob) anyhow! Can't you let (sob) me alone (sob) when Im (sob) agoln t ketch a fish! Boo boo hoo!" Ah, th tragedy of boy life! v- - a. The WmTEffousEr lrs oTitTnLLippijyE-- K,l s SOIL BACTERIA. , The agricultural department at Washington Issues the following In Mructions to farmers who desire We teria for Inoculating soils for leguns "The organisms for the commonh guuieN. such as alfalfa, peas, beis clover and vetches will be dlstrlbtted to those applicants who desire Ao aid in testing the efficacy of these orgn Isms In different parts of the Unte.i States. As a general rule, the quanity sent to each applicant will be S'lfi dent to Inoculate a little more Lau one bushel of the seed for which h In sped a itiot illation Is desired. cases however, when large quantlle.-o-f st ed are to be inoculated, directin' for prt paring the culture liquid t..i tie forwarded, and as much as desk-can lie made up at a cost of a tw In writing Stic rents per gallon what It gunie you expect to sow h i aive approxiiuaudy the date of planing so that we nmy send the organl-Vi-ithe lieM possible condition. Thhin nep-satas our methods require he hum u at (ui to he made either befirc or at the time of planting the sod Full directions, fer use are inclus-in each package sent out. The are lemA-daonly In couth e tion with Ictrumts and are not to otter farm or garden er., Evi n w it li lee times these bacteria tu decided benefit except when primer nodule-formin- g organisms are link me in the soil, but a crop of logine-wit- h in bacteria Tfffckwbrfwming proves the form of succeeding crqs When applying for inoculating mse-rido not neglect to state the pitiable time of planting, kind of and amount to be tr ated. i the fence strongly built at the flr-- t. to Some claim that it is neie-sar- y have a barbed wire -- lning along the! posts near the grmin.l no matter what the character of the b nee above It We do not enttrelv indorse this vbw. We think thete are some kinds of be would woven wire fi nee whhh confine swine found strong enough-twithout the barbed wire referred to. With reference to cooking food fot swine, those who write upon the question generally advise against It. They do so on the ground tl.n' It has been found by experiment that It does not pay to cook food for w ine. The fact, however is too fr.spient'v lost sight of that In the winter stason It Is wise to steam food for swine for the reason that it may lie fed to 'in m in a warm state. When thus fed it warms the Ixidy and kteps tin animals more omfortabl than Im othetwixp would It he Uecau e ot ihis. thin fore. doubtless do s pay to .'mm food for vs j o -- -- wine, Ill'll lilt- w attar is q I it e cold, although it does not pav to steam It or cook It whin the weatler Is cotu-fo- t table. THROW IT TO THE HENS. l .i A M a i landlord In M. ins tn icit ITom without it is true that ti it flue of our hading ponltiv papers t hi' following quetv in I'm the luiiMliig looks sadly put of place tn the lie-- . ins house an' it wa.-- hual of San Wuiiel t.i tti the ociiti-- r of the beautiful grounds, What Is the !"t way ail lo(t the t nher was Minin; up a homers lit d, net but within it is the finest residence, M feed gn-chone? The editor Thi-rIt II t know in the entire arrhtpelago, .lie pc ip'e ill no doii.-t"Throw it to the hens. Manila who oh ci t (o San Mvuei I e hence, when the position of he who It Is suppos d that the person tnak-ithe lmpiity win In Ignorance as ing tern ed the distent ef t ic t"o lues then- - is taken Into considers-t.o- n. the name of palace. ' the amount to foil, how ofren. and Intil this time few peopl evt knew Maiacanan has some little history, that Ma .'licttnr H should lie fed in mash or ami u majiuiiy rated le-ast a reaMv arlsloi ratic t'ntil Ml.! the Spanish governor gen ppnratoly "Throw it to the hens" Is min enihl Those who did weie probaial had their official residence in (ireen hone is a section misleading advice, bly of the American colony living in a palace situated in the walled city, t. ululating ami forcing food for lav-t'1 here the cream, So to near the present rebuilt Catholic caIt cannot be Emilia liens and (hicks t'e-eto the hens as grain is, and fed speak, of the A met loan contingent thedral, but in connection with this that is the eoniiuan ling general they had a summer residence (If ft ad libitum WITH THE FLOWERS. Roth green and dry hone hoiiM he feil In small proportion tc ol the Philippines division and those country house in a tropical clhnataf In taking cuttings be sure to usva ration. If led in the mash It Is of the big government salaries, and can be called such) in the suburb of i." sharp knife. the palace of Ban Miguel, where there Is less It has always imagined Itself the "Kill evenly distributed, For vines to train upon the tn tU A ter-all of located. the more is Maiacanan of birds the ?iow city, perhaps taking greedy 'anger in the window garden, we would the meal If It Is fed separately and Through a penchant it lias fur paying rlble earthquake occurred in Manila the M.ideria vine and the cobea. about 50 per cent, greater rent than In 18H3, which destroyed about two fowls are not i k V to over-llants that have a rather tough bsk teglilatly would he required elsewhere. of It. Green cut lone in fair quanthirds of the buildings of thft city, like the English Ivy and oleamkr, tity Insures htalth and eggs; in Ermita the are bouses among them the governor general' huddled growth root bitter In water than In sand. when fel too freely It brings on dilike stampeded steera in a palace and the cathedral and Don together When plants are not growing mutt, gestive troubles and diarrhoea. Not but the nearness of the sea Rafael Ecbague, then governor genbut little water is needed. If tto more than a teaspoonful three times a roundup, and the I.uncta, Manilas Rots eral ot the island, had the summer shore much water is given, there ia dangr week should be given to the laying de Boulogne, the cleanliness of the residence properly fitted up for a perof the soil souring. hens. Throw It to the hens' If It district and, Incidentally, the high manent home. From that time forth Among the plants best adapted to seems best, but see to it that each hen rents, are what attract the American it was the official residence of all .the. cultivation in window boxes are geraij ets her share. to this select western center of ' the Spanish governors general, no less' turns, fuchsias, heliotropes, plumbago metropolis. But the landlord was than 33 of them having resided there, begonias, pansies and tea rosea. SKINNING. LAND quite .correct in saying id his rent ad some of whom served biit six days In aunny windows almost any sunthat his property was located in the in office, and among whom were such be gross nier blooming flower can The land skinning process ia under aristocratic neighborhood of San Mi- famous men as Weyler, Blanco and successfully. Let the children start! full headway through much of the guel, the literal translation of which Augustin. Francisco Rizzo served ft window box early this month. TY1 fertile territory of the great Missisia Saint Michael, for here true east- few days in 1898 after the capitulathe box with ordinary gardeli seek. sippi valley, a soll whlch It has long ern aristocracy, what little there ia tion, and waa the last 8panish governDo not plant the seeds too thick. been customary to say was practically or general to live there. The Spanish In the capital, quietly resides. . .,tk Flowvrson during tnexhawst (hlo- - ln-- Us naturat.lextUity. - The - iandlovds - of-- Eradia - arc atlll grace the arch over Jasi winter months are greatly apprfcria, rains are eroding the surface ot rich enough on the average to own the entrocr-iut big' America-IJeem- nn Aim to combine freshness and the hillsides, the weeds are commitas a guard over the sits daily It is not the number but the qtsllty ting a continued round of grand lar- expensive houses, but poor enough one of latter day place,' to to rent reminding Americans when need them and arrangement. r renter can be found ' ceny, and (he tenant that will pay double conquest. A good way to start cuttings indoors systematic highway robbery prevails what- - they are worth. Hon. William H. Taft was the first But in San bot of over much of this once fertile tract is to place the cuttings In a the condition are somewhat American official to occupy (he palsharp sand, giving plenty of mohtnre These lands are better than those ot Miguel are ace, being succeeded by Governors There the citizen different f the on back box the the and placing Delaware and Virginia, but they are General Luke E. Wright and Henry of state the becoming beyond wealthy furstove where bottom heat can be being needlessly forced to that point landlords, regardless of the lone own- Clay Ide. Mr. Taft vW!j mistress nished. where the question of the use of comout and who of Maiacanan Inaugurated a system Plant food is best supplied to plants mercial fertilizers will have to be con- er who wanted to hire advertise7 an of publlo receptions held monthly, and was to,, enough crafty when they are making active gfowth. sidered. It Is only a question of time which are still In vogue. To' these a a aristocratic atmosphere drawing killed been have by jiving Continuous taking from the soil and Many plants receptions all the prominent people Here to the the card susceptible. stomachs them rich food when their returning nothing will wear out the Roxases, the brewing magnates, and go to pay their respects and enjoy were unable to digest it best soil the Lord ever made. other families of great wealth live the hospitality of the chief executive, when not touring continental Europe, and such personages as the duke of A TYPE OF HOG CH0LE1A FERTILIZERS FOR In general. Their Abruzzi, the prince of Savoy and or FARMS. The department of agricultun revast wealth quite counterbalances countless other notables of th world the high rents paid by the aristoc- and of the orient are numbered among ports the discovery of a type of hog The majority of farmers on the new racy of Ermita, and then they have those who have been entertained cholera which is not caused by bacteria but which is none the less exceeding- and fertile lands of the west and one other claim upon the title which there, It falling to the lot of Mias have thought but little southwest ly contagious. Hogs coming it conhandicaps the aspiring denlaens of the Marjorie Ide, as first lady of the land, tact with the sick almost invariably about the use of commercial fertilizers sea shore barrio. This other .claim to entertain the prince of Savoy becontract the disease, which, fortunate- Recent changes in crop systems ic lies in the fact that the governor fore she had spent a fortnight In her many sections have led farmers to in general has his home there the new home. ly cannot be communicated to any othR. U. WOOLLEY. er animal than the hog. The symp- quire if there should not be a re White House of the Philippines and toms noticed are largely the aame as placing of the elements taken from tht baa had since long before American . in the ordinary swine plague and hog soil. The practice has been to lgnor6 occupation. SMIRCH LOVELY CITY. chdlera. The first day there is a loss the principle of returning to the soil But so much for Manila's aristocso as thera long of appetite and listlessness; the aeeond any- plant .food, and the hombre who brought up People of Maple Unworthy of th was a amount of naturally racy day the hag becomes very siek, bellow rich or large land. the subject through a desire to rent, Beauty with fhicb They , out the Leaving virgin in the flanks, with a staggering gait, of the Insular to the and subject Are Surrounded. ' of virgin lands, we hav j t White House, which Is locally known maybe diarrhoea and again maybe not. question a a where reached majorgreat point lids The eyes become sorp and the as the Maiacanan palace, located on God made the site of Naples Say! could be benefited farms our of b) In the heart the finest In the world. Death usually takes ity glued together. The bay and a careful preservation and utilization the banks of the Pasig Maiacanan la a na- its surroundings are grand beyond San of place within seven days, and appro- of Miguel. food. plant ximately within two weeks after the tive name and means In terse English conception. But Naples is particufirst exposure. The "hang-out,or rendezvous of the the vilest city I have ever iaeen. the No at Trick All. i ron It , larly affects the kidneyDunn Ik you take any stock fishes, but the exalted official who re- There are fine people, there-- but they fined so far to southwestern Iowa, and in Canby is far from being a fish in are a small minority, and are powthere sides a the man the that engraved farmers in that section hould be par-- entire story the sense that the American term im- erless to correct the evils. Some of alphabet on th head of a pip? atrange allow to not careful tieularly plies. Why this. name was given the the streets are only four feet wide. Y. Knott He could have Certainly. te perIs not known, unless it was Everywhere there ia macaroni for hogs to come on thpir forms of Piace Ten Commandments on! engraved the mit their hogs in any way to eome in It. It was a because of its proximity to the river. sale. Men. women and children of pin. Ring off. coupling oontact with other her! The executive mansion at Maiacathe slums drift lazily along, and if Chicago Tribune IsoThe department recommends the nan. although popularly known as they have a cent or two help themdisthe lation of all sick animus and People who' intend to buy fancy, the palace, would hardly be dignified selves out of the common bowl of the infection of aR In foot e lota bred poultry should buy In the with the name In any other country, paste. Just as some folks eat slaw pure The details of fall or thorough disinfectant winter, as they get th m cheap- - unless in some of the toy republics in In a barroom here. It is very diswhl be special methods, ol treatment er . and, .besides, can gft better stock' the Caribbean. The new command- gusting to see them hold It two feet recently-erectegiven to the public lo the department than in the spring, when most pouRry ing general's' residence above their heads and let It run down-- , in due time. In Ermita at government exI have seen burly breeders are sold out. their gullets. In exterior raagni- - Italians buy two cents worth of the It excels far statepense In an exchange we notice There is nothing more Impor'ant fleenre, but the interior and the stuff, suck it down and go to sleep ment to the effect that it is hopeless than to keep feeding hogs on full grounds almut the military mansion on the neighbor's doorstep, where to man Prop.o depend i$pon a hlr'M feed. This, however, must not lx- over- - can baldly favorably compare with they will lie for a day and a half. the np boar feed stork the erly done, for it is possible to Injure the the domicile of the governor general, N. Y. Press. farm. We take exception to th stateBut the name of palace generally sig digestion of the hog. sweeptoo as ment We look upon nifies a grand and, Imposing structure. One Good Thing About Autos. !arda ing. There .are.sotmSugar beet molasses is being . f d Tilt far kings an,l their Ilk, yet this re SHcntlats haYe always contended will do this work well although Be saIdof that the odor of gasoline is fatal to do with success in many sections of the cannot conscientiously are men who cannot be trusted to cattle that are being fin- Maiacanan. The buildings proper are country th class Jersey's chief product, the mosquito. farmer to It. It is not fair ished for market long and low. squatty and flat, but This Is something the i011 with the latter. Men in a vast amount of ground as legislature should keep In mind when in life should be given full er11 r Feed troughs should be large enough covering if to make up in area what they lack doing their best to drive the car off to give all the fowls opportunity to in their work. height. All the roofs are of or- New Jersey roads and make an Imfeed. dinary. nnpainted galvanized Iron or penetrable barrier to visiting motor-meIn building fences for ,la walls are either Pigs Motor World. should b strongly built So Meal should be mixed dry and of red tile, while the r w hard woods, or native stone of adobe others are much quieter than cause Illness when too erumblyTtr -the place ihus giving, with its well wet much more easily fenced la- Scriptures Widely Distributed. becooM and drive are swine that The British and Foreign Bible socikept lawns, shrubbery, j It Is essential that confined fowls more the appearance of a shooting ety now distributes the Scriptures !n V gin to learn that they b be supplied with plenty of gravel. soon It a fence. society through lodge or some sporting prince than 400 languages. Last year th 18 easy matter to confine tbr- w else to which It wa be com--. Iqsued a few volumes short of (.OOOjOOik anything feeder. The a ben is Mrf healthy hearty very much better, bereft' apji-rabl- i l,il de-tre- e- ar-io- d i "' i 1 al 1 d HOW TO KEEP . in the Fall is all killed by - rrT s A good hat should be well cared for, to keep it looking fresh. Not only mast the hat itself be brushed carefully, but the trimming must be gone over; bows pulled up into shape, loose petals glued into flowers, and loose and Flowers threads tightened leaves should be carefully wiped with a soft cloth; when colored flowers A New York woman lost a $50,000 fade they can often lie touched up was in she the grass. (No, diamond water-colo- r with paints and a camels not an actress j She offered a reward now have trimof $l,uoo and four boys with dark lan- hair brush. Most hats the brim, and under arranged ming terns successfully hunted for, the lost should always be raised up on gem. When the rays of the light they put away, to struck the stone, it sparkled and dis- a block or stand when la especially necesIt avQld crushing. closed its hiding place. The boys got the money. Gee this was Just like find- sary to- observe this care with a hat haring- a fnaltee ruche under the .brim ing It! at the back,- says the Rural New Yorker. This material ia quite per Farm Ballads. ishable, and ia likely to become very Step softly, be quiet. Speak gently. I pray "mussy" after a short period of wear "Old Speck i We clean unless handled carefully. ! An egg In the hay soiled white straw hats with oxalic Little chickens Chase the bugs acid, scrubbing with a toothbrush Md hen is the teacher and sopping up the moisture with f Exercising yellow legs soft cloth, to avoid staining the straw For the pious preacher. The acid burns colored straw, turnThe crow is at work In the great field of ing it in ugly red, so care must be corn if cleaning a hat in which The cross farmer sights him at break of exercised white and colored straw are comthe morn. The crow's bined. He gets a big gun "Boom! But the corn the frost. -- be placed where there will lie a good light for reading, by artificial light. If the room is to le used mostly in the evening, and if It is to be used as a morning room, center the attractions A deviled-ha- r- NCirtsW'V . s I Copper Waste Basket. The newest waste basket is a most artistic thing. It is of copper, burnished and polished to a high degree of luster, and showing in the front an inset of jade in large irregular form The combination of the green tone ol the ornament and the ruddy hue ol the copper is most effective. One par ticular waste paper receptacle on this order was originally Intended aav a glorified coal hod, but a woman whose sense of fitness protested against the introduction of a willow basket In a apartment where richly furnished copper found the proper background turned tpe coal hod to new use, and her example has been Imitated by other women, who declare that there Is an informal aspect about a willow basket that is not la keeping with the furnishings of certain rooms. In these copper receptacles there is an inner box of sheet iron, which is lifted out when the papers are to be disposed of Furniture Polish. From Scotland comes this recipe for furniture polish, which might well bt pasted in the scrapbook of every American housewife. All that polish can do to restore oid, weatherbeaten household goods this will do, and much more than most put-uprepara tions can. Here is the formula; One cake beeswax i a cup- - of- turpentine. Put beeswax in turpentine, let melt slowly. Remember that turpentine is highly inflammable, making it better to melt the mixture over a teakettle spout. If a flame is used this must be very low. When cold rub hard on the piece you wish to restore. Than rub with a piece of soft rag to polish - j Sommer Squash, A very pleasing way to serve sum mer squash is as follows; Wash twe of them, pare and cut in pteres about an inch square. Cook them in boiling salted water until tender. Drain in a colander, pressing hard to extract all the water, turn into a bowl, and mash perfectly smooth. Beat two egga llghl and whip into them a small cupful of rich rveet milk and a tablespoon of melted butter. Beat this mixture into the squash, season with salt and pepper, and turn into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bits of butter and bake until firm. p - e. f KuesaswwRa - aris-toewr- e the--table coat-of-ar- -- one-yea- globe-trottin- g. rf" mmm to-da- y " 1 I ! ; i . - anti-mobil- n. ' r . |