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1 SIGNS PUZZLE THE ^OQSLBONESAGES CONVENTION OF FORECAST IN TERFRETERS BREAKS UP IN DISGUST AT REPORTS. DISCUSS WINTER OUTLOOK Much Conflicting Evidence for Bellev ers In the Goosebone, the Groundhog, the Wrinkled Tomato, the Thick Husk and Other Signs. Channahon, 111.?The loral nature prophets can't quite agree on what is coining off this winter In the way of weather. There is much conflicting evidence, for believers In the goosebone, the groundhog, the wrinkled tomato, the thick corn husk and other signs supposed to give a correct forecast to consider that at a gathering of the prophets here no final forecast was risked. One prophet had the courage to rise tip and state that he had been in the habit of basing his prediction for the winter on what the weather was each September 29, but that last year all signs failed, due, he thinks, to the disconcerting advent of Halley'a comet then approaching tho earth. At the finish, he had a choice lot of unfulfilled forecasts on hand. Following this abject confession o* prophecies that failed, another member of the convention announced that be pinned his faith to the appearance of tomatoes. Each autumn he digs up a tomato vine and hangs it in the cellar. After giving the tomatoes on the vine two weeks in which to line up as weather prophets, ho examines them. If they aro soft and wrinkled the winter will be mild. This year's test found them in that condition. A itv vwiiocuouo ui ui'iiuuii anions those who have faith in worms as weather prophets is that tlio winter will be mild because worms have been Been everywhere, and If it was to be n cold winter the worms would bo in their steam-heated flats or some other comfortable home by this tiuvj. Soino new work in crude meteorology was introduced at the convention by making the groundhog do a semlI ' n'i' ?".'i ; jj Some Sure Weather Signs. annual Instead of an annual stunt. Heretofore his appearance on Feb. 2 hns been tho only time in the year when tho little animal had the center of the stage, but they said at this meeting the little groundhog is just as reliable ii the fall as he is in Feb ruary. On Candlemas day he is supposed to come out at noon, look for his nmw*'? illlU IJIU'H, II IIP Cilll SCO It, j for six weeks' annex to his winter's nap. In the full what he thinks about prospects for t' o winter are based on the approacht'f to his homo. Kvery groundhog with any pretensions to class has two entrances to Mb domicile. One of these faces the north and the other the south. As signs aro observed he closes 0110 entrance, and Mils year, according to thoso who had wandered about tho woods, tho northern entrance was closed, an Indication that tho mound hog exported n cold winter. To offset this, another delegate reported seeing a turtle and two black pnakt'S wandering about ns if tliey thought It wan May Inntead of November. This, he insisted, was a sure tsign that the winter Is to be mild. Squirrels arc depended upon ' by ninny ioi* a i?i> on tlie winter. Tlti.s year the squlrreln have laid In a very Rinall supply of nuts for ttie winter. According to th0K0 who back the ? squirrel as an authority tliIk nmii!^ that the grotind i? to he bare and the weather mild. The moss orfHhe trees was reported by another delegate to show conclusively that a hard winter is coining. uo out in thp woods," said the moss man, "and look at the trees. On the north sldo of them you will find a heavy growth of moss. That's nature's protection for the tree and a sure sign of a hard winter. Among all thq varying signs the gooschono is \|||11 tho most credited 0110, Where thVlhrcastbono of a young goose shows lAack spots It Is conceded that the Winter Is to b? Bovore. I WOMAN DESIGNS AND WEARS TROUSER GARB SAYS HER SEX SHOULD DRESS MORt LIKE MEN AND BE COMFORTABLE. New York.?Mrs. Alma Webster 1 Powell, a society and suffragette lead-i er of Brooklyn, has foresworn skirts,) and thp picture shows her in the trou- i ser suit she designed and wears. Mrs. Powell, who some time ago 1 dressed two ICast side girls and her maid in Paris gowns, fooled a count and a millionaire, who were among tho guests' sho had invited to her, homo. Brooklyn defended her Alge- I rian costume which startled the mem- I hers of the American Legislative union at a meeting in Columbia university. "I believe I have designed a skirt which will prove the 'comfort dress' which women have been praying for. And I also believe I have designed tho skirt for which the men havo been praying?the skirt which will diminish ' j I *liT^ ' I Mrs. Powell In Trouser Costurna. j dressmaking bills GO per cent." slio i said. The shopping gown which Mrs. Powell wore at the Columbia meeting consists of three pieces. The outermost I., ?i iuu? iiiiuiiiry capo wnicu reaches | to the knee. Beneaih this is a long, j tight, but eonifortablo fitting coat, | wl^icli runs to the ankles. In placo of a skirt, Mrs. Powell's new gown has what looks like hussar's breches. Tho footwear consists of a pair of black riding boots. "1 feel that I have established a gown which can bo worn year after year, until it wears out, because it cannot bo changed by fashion. Of course 1 do not intend 'o wear tho aamu urcss mi year. I am having gowns made for the different seasons, to suit tho climate, but next winter I , shall wear the same gown 1 am wear- I lng this year. The money 1 save in | my dressmaking bills will be used for j charity. "It is wonderful how comfortable this costume is. As a preventive to the carrying of germs which may lurk on tho streets or stairs it cannot bo surpassed. I "I got my idea from tbo Turkish women in Algeria. These women, "on know, are the wives of the higne cials of the country, and the thero would not under any ci. stances permit their wives to die any way that might appear immo I spoke to some of these women learned that their dresses wero extremely comfortable "1 huvo been trying for years tc iiiiiiiv <>i ii Kown wnicn would approach the comfortable clothing of men. I think women should regard It as a boon. "Of course I realize that it will attract attention at first, but, llkn everything else, the novelty will wear off. I "Women's styles year after year j have been roIiik from bad to worse, i i lie nooiiic skil l of the present is th<! ! most ridiculous thing I have ever j seen. How any scnslblo woman cau wear it. is beyond me. "The style ot my new gown is un ' changeable. I know the Parisian dressmakers will try their best to ! discourage it. See what it means to them. ICach year they aro making nc*.v fashions, even It" it is only tc cc.arso the cut of sleeves. "When women dress near to tho style of nu'ii," saya Mrs. Powellj "then, and then only, will they dress comfortably." Shaving Causes Headache. Vienna, Austria. I>r. Paul Klager, a Viennese physician, delivered a Bensa-I tional lecture befor? th<> inedical so-) clety of this place. lie says the grow-) lug fashion of shaving the mustacho is responsible for the growing number of patients suffering from headaches ami diseases of tin? respiratory organs. Out of live hundred cases of seriomj headaches and diseases of tho uoa?j ami throat, lie had counted four hun! dred and twenty patients who had their mustaches shaved off. The mustache Is a natural protection for the nose against the invasion of cold air, dust and microbes. Women, lie says, are not so often in the streets, and WOlir VPl1? to ? - !' "!? v. Hiviunri Vf H, <111(1 their nostrils aro narrower than thoso of men. Horse Bites Tongue; Dies. New York. A valuahlo trotting: horse. OWIIOil liv Krnovf U'flreiit ? 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"Bourget, you know, devoted a whole chapter of 'Outre Mer* to its horrors. Some of the Btorles of the football of nu or ui are, in ract, almost Incredible. "A Philadelphia sporting editor returned one November Saturday from West Philadelphia with a pale, frlghtenod face. "'Many accidents at the game?' a police roporter nuked hlin. " "One frightful accident,' replied the sporting editor. 'A powerful mulo from a neighboring coal dealer's eu- I tered the field, blundered Into one of tho hottest scrimmages and got killed.' " Kept Umbrella Thirty Years. A faithful old umbrella which ban shielded the family of Dr. Jainea A. Mulllcan of Greenwood avenue from the storms of 30 years, waa stolen on Sunday. During tho rain on that day | the physician lent tho umbrella to E. tA- Seek, and wlillo the latter was In a storo some one stole It. "The umbrella belonged to my father and haa been In t!io family for ,more than thirty yearn," said Doctor 'Mulllcan tho othor night. "It has boon covered several times. "To persons who are unable to keep the same umbrella for more than thirty days this mav seem incrtviihin imt It 13 true," concluded Doctor Mulllcan with a smile.?Chicago Tribune. Tho Modern Way. J A couplo of young men on tho Mar- ; ket street viaduct tho other evening \ offered a new version of fin old saw. After they had passed a couplo of auburn-hulred damsels ono of tho young men took his stand at tho curb and gazed up and down tho brldgo. "Whsif. nrn von lorvlHuar v *>** I ? . ? 1 *11" quired Ills companion. Pointing to tho red headed girls, the young man answered: "I'm trying to Beo a white automobilo."?Youngstown Telegram. A BOOK FOR SPORTSMEN. Every one interested in hunting should write for copy of 1910 Game Laws which contains 120 pages telling nuwio iuo various kiiius or gamo abound, when tho Reasons open and close, and what laws govern tho hunting and gamo In each, state. Thla hook can bo had freo by writing to M. II. Hartley Co., 290 Broadway, New York, merely by mentioning tho name of thla paper. Ho Knew. A certain Jurist was an enthusiastic golfer. Onco ho had occasion to interrogate, In a criminal suit, a boy witness from Ilala. "Now, my lad," ho said, "are vou I acquainted with tho nature and significance of an oath?" Tho boy, raising h!a brows In surprise, answered: "Of course I am, sir. Don't I caddy for j ou at tho Country club?"?Success. It Worked Well. "How la tin; new llling system? Hue-cess?" asked tho agent <>f tho merchant to whom ho had sold a "system" !a few days before. "Great!" said (ho merchant. uoou:" said mo agent, rubbing his hands. "And how is business?" "Business?" echoed tho merchant. "Oh, wo havo stopped business to attend to tho filing system." Important to Mothers Examino carefully every bottlo of CASTOR1A, a safo and euro remedy for j Infants and children, and see that it j In Uso For Over i{() Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. How Ho Lost Out. 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"I?I should say, ma'am, that tho fisheries commission won't allow tripe to be caught now." "Are you crazy, man? I don't want fish! I want tripe." "Well, what In thunder is tripe, ma'am ?" "Why?why, I don't know just, what it la, but If you haven't got any I'll try somo other place." The Way of Life. It la br ing said of an elderly man In business In Atchison: "Ho can't stand punishment as ho formerly could." And thoro Is punishment to bo endured In making a living; don't forget It. Look over your own experience, and you will detect punishment every hour of the day. If it Isn't at home. It la on tho street car or on the road. How many ways thero are to punish a man who tries his best to get along and behavo himself. And after a man gets old It Is more evident every year that tho poor fellow can't stand nun lshment as ho could when ho was younger.?Atchison Globe. Would Avoid Him. Blopay?Hero comes a man I don't caro to meet. Let's cross over. DoLong?Why don't you caro to meet him? 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