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The Tendency to Shorten Presidential Campaigns By a Political Smmr. - ( F ft ROBABLY tlw NiUomI dbaratkras of 1908 wfll be held t* ?>H? bsr. The Iwdwqr of the Ubm Is to abbrertste lotf The contests of the present jeer show thsi thsrs Is nothtas to be sained by hoi dins oonrsntlons In Jeae or Jaly, and waiting tor six or etsht whs In which lo notify the snmlame Sooner or later the whole business will be In the fhlL This will slve the politicians time to have their racer tkms and rstarn In better eondltlon to make ap the tickets. PC course the candidates will to hustle a bit to get oat their letter* of iMipfwin All the better. They wW cut them short. The- neHSnelino com ?Htm wfll frobehl j go from the convention halls direct to the homes oC ftsminess sad 'deliver the goods' officially- The csndldstes will set down to Mr letters at once sad the campaign wlU begin In October. ' The coustry will welcome the change. It wont be kept on the political |K for two or three months. And. what Is more to be deolred than anything (Us, the cost of conducting a presidential campaign will be considerably di minished. 1 ' *| ' This arrangement woald not conflict with state conventions. They could ?set the week before national conventions, or the week after, as seemed most leslrable, and the whole political business of the year could be bunched and ?one with.. If yoa will look ap the history of national conventions you will see that Rm tendency to shorter campaigns has been gathering imperceptibly for many years. ?way back la 1624, which was before conventions were known as tbey HO now known, the candidates were before the public for a year and a half, fhe first convention was held la December, and the opposing party held theirs la the May following. Subsequent conventions were held In February, and then May became the popular month. Then one party, the Whigs, fell back Is December, but sfter thst candidates were nominated in the same year as that In which ths election occurred. I believe the Democrats were the first to shorten up the campaign by hold lag a convention In J ana That was the year Pierce was nominated. The Whigs met a few weeks later. . If I am correct there was one national convention that met as late as September. That was the Whig convention In 1856. The celebrated Charles ton convention of 1860 met In April, but the country was more interested In politics that year than It bad ever been before or ever hss been since. The esmpslgn began within a fortnight The Republicans met In 1868 In Msy, and the Democrats met July 4. The campaigns were under hot headway by the middle of August or soon after. The conventions which named Garfield. Blaine. Cleveland. Harrison and Mc Kin ley met In June; Bryan was nominated both times In July, and this year the Republicans did not meet until almost the last of June, while the Demo crats went over again to July. The McKinley-Bryan campaign of 189G was Snder. headway la August The organizations were further along In their arork that month than the organisation of either party is now. But that was M exceptional campaign. The country now sees that It Is possible to have a short presidential cam paign, and everybody Is just as well satisfied. The conventions of the future will be held later thaa ever. Those of 1908 may not be held in the fall, but . those of 1112 will come mighty near it. Make a note of the prediction. Does the Human Family Eat Too Much By thm Editor of What' to 'Eat. A T last there seems to be common agreement among scientific investigators that the human family eats too much. This, of course, docs not apply to every individual, for there is no disputo about ,tl)e fact that thousands of people are poorly fed and improperly nourished; and singularly enough, these do not belong always among the poorer classes As a matter of fact, the middle classes ane tbe well-to-do classes when it M |M' *^%uat? nourishment of the mmlspMy trflPWM tne dafly and mental demaiflb that tra Bade upon It People who are well off in tbe world's goods are not always the onet who adopt the most liberal and most rational policy In the matter of ??lectins a diet that will contribute to their highest physical welfare and their greatest personal enjoyment. The table of the poor is not only the table of Intelligence and the table of plenty, but is quite often the table of hygienic and 4t?tet!c selection; for It is deprived of msny of the vile culinary concoctions whl?h are dangerous and deleterious and which only the well-filled purse sup plies. Moreover, the employments of the poor arc better calculated to bring about perlcct alimentation and assimilation; and the penurlouEness of the rich V-lte often cuilrff .tuoni wpnty providers, depriving thems*elvvT,eI tbe _ more | edibles thai are tot* 'Gdiid in the uik'rketb; but taking tl?*? geiiCial average of the human family, It may be stated as a well-proven proposition - that the cyet of civilized people Is tco ample, too hearty. In other words, we all eat (*> much. Ataerftans aro undoubtedly the great meat eaters of the world, notwith stand lit* the fact that we have the most bountiful supply of all tho most nour ishing foods that are the products of widely diversified climate and many vari eties of soil. The British soldiers in Africa, Instead of being fed on rare roast beef, as we might naturally suppose from our notions of British diet, were giv ?a ? moderate allotment of vegetable and cereal foods with an occasional touch of jam to sweeten their rations and cheer their flagging spirits after the long march. Tbe Japanese soldiers who are fighting in the far east live chiefly ?mm. rice and dried fish, while the Russian Infantry and cavalry have a somewhat hardier dl?% because of the rigors of the climate la which they have to conduct their campaign. It will be remembered that many hundred tons of candy were ?hipped to our own soldiers In th* Philippines during the campaign of occupa tion which followed the raising of our flag In the Archipelago. Since It has teen found, that mixing a moderate amount of sweets with a limited diet of vegetables and other nourishing foods is good for the soldiers, who csn con tend that It is not good for the man In the ordinary walks of life? When Gossip is Harmless By <Agni+ Rmpplier. o OBBIP. after all, la fairly harmless, provided it is sensible find Innocent. The chief thing is that you receive it for what it le worth, and not magnify your friend's prattle or give idle worda a terrible significance. All of us like to talk about our friends; all of us do talk about them, and we will to the end of time; but that doesn't mean that we like them Ichb of have the lesa confidence in them. You munt take Into con sideration the spirit of gossip, not the letter. I tell you in privacy that my Uncle Joseph Is a cranky old gentleman. Ttry pernickety Id Kilt* ways. Are you, then, justified In going to Undo .Joseph and telling him that I said ha was a crank? If you have a bit of senae you tanv vary wall that his crankiness is whst particularly endears him to me, and that ha hat a thousand other virtues which outweigh that fault. 1'ncl^ Joseph, oa the other hand, might Cell you that I am a thoughtless follow, Riven taking the world lightly. Is it just to repeat to me that Uncle Joseph thinks me light-minded and brainless? You forgot that Uncle Joseph would fca the first to combat you if you said aught against me. and thai down in hi* Mart he thinks 1 am one of the most promising lads of his acquaintance. (;?? dp. then. Is farely evil in intention when It deals with friends. We speak o! ftootts, but In our hearts are a thousand reservations and the memory of many j virtues. Knowing our own feelings, we hosltate leas to criticise. Tho grout thing we must learn is that goeslp Is to bo heard in the same kindly spirit, and that It Is not to bo repeated. Whoever hears wrongly, or whoever carries 111 wards wilfully. Is In tho devil's service, Cossip you will If you sre human, hut j fca?above carrying It, and be above misinterpreting a tiling thnt has been sale about yourself. Laugh at. the criticisms of your friends If they ro?'ot. youi ears; smile Indulgently and be n!co to your critics, for you can assure rourseM that If they talk of your faults, they slso appreciate your virtues, (losslp ?c received Is robbed of clianco venom, and the person who receives it cheerfull} la doubly armed against the etlngs of fortune ? Woman'* tfame Companion. | Current Events. The general tendency on Trans-At lantic liners has been to make travel more expensive for the rich and cheap er for the poor. One of the Bremen streamers has a sulto of rooms costing 92.000 a passenger. Dr.* W. A. Kellermnn. head professor of botany In the Ohio State ITnlveisity. will spend January, February and March In Guatemala, ?studying and col lecting the parasitic species of fungi of the native and cultivated plants of Ibat couatrv. Newt of the Day. Field Mnrfthnl Oyama Is not nui h of a beauty. but lie Ih a Rood deil of a mnn. (hue ho wan tho Judge Advocato oi the Japanese army and well known for 1 1 1 h justice. He attended u ball at Toklo one nl*ht and wan standinK near the door when a Kuropcan \toman of unusual beauty pasaed him. He watched her for an Imitant. and turning to a friend aald. "What a lovely woman." The woman heard him. turned, recog nised him and n.ild, "What an ex. el lent Judge.'' K)X-FARMING IN ALASKA f "0*t West.** Pvofaamr Edmond 8. Mcar. ot tto Cnlmiltj of Waabingtoa, flvw an Intemtlog ac count of the farming of toxm ou tbe Islands In Prince Wllllsm Bonnd in the sooth of Alaska. The fox thus protected Is the blue variety of the Arctic fox, commonly called the blue fox. The summer coloring of the Arctic fox Is a vftiable brown a bore ?ad a yellowish white below, while near the skin the fur is a dull blue. In extreme Arctic climstes the winter col oring becomes snow whites the color ing we usually think of in connection with the Arctic fox, but In less ex treme places the fur becomes wholly of the blue color of the under fur of Rummer. Hence this variety has re ceived its name. The fur, although not so valuable as that of the sliver fox Is much sought after, and thus a con siderable industry has originated In the Inlands off thp coast, the animals being protected and only those afford ing the best pelts being slaughtered. Professor Meany says: The enterprise is rather unique, and has been in operation only about ten years. It Is an effort to preserve the harvest of furs, which Is made possi ble by the numerous Alaskan islands unpeopled by either natives or whites. At the same time these islands are free from the natural enemies of the fox. Little or no effort Is therefore needed to protect thu young foxes from other animals. ? The word "farming," though in com mon use to describe this work. Is ha.d-' ly appropriate, unless the accompany ing word "fox" is made to carry enough atmosphere of wilderness to rob the "farming" or all iden of cul ture. A fox-farm is simply a wild Isl and seized upon by some enterprising white mun, who proceeds to make an undisturbed home for families of foxes. He feeds these foxes with consider able care, and at the proper time he selects the best ones to be killed for their furs. Feeding the foxes prevents their mi gration to other islands, or to the main kind, in seareh of frecli hunting fields. 1 he foxes huve shown that they nre good swimmers by leaving islands where they have been disturbed, or poorly fed, and migrating to larger isl. ands or to neighlwring points ?n the mainland. Feeding the foxes also seems to encourage the rearing of large litters of young ones. The foxes become accustomed to the man who feeds them, and readily famllarlze themselves with the specially con structed feeding houses. These houses are sometimes provided with floors swung on pivots, which nre clamped tight during the whole year until the date selected for trapping, when, by pulling out a few plugs, the feed house J* ,ra informed into a fine trap. This scheme Is .not universally followed. Nome or the farmers set out numerous small Ik>x traps,' so as to catch as many as possible before thq alarm is spread fioni lyirrow to burrow. The hdm* rap is not i?s successf* as would ap pear. for another reason. The blue fox Is a mating creature, and the pairs i ear their separate families. It often happens that a strong family will take possession of the feed house and drive ^"ker ones away. Paddling about one of these islands at night, f heard on., Pr?babIy 11,0 arguments in of th*sc <*?es of ejectment. There w* cRitieh h?atc<! fox talk, and finally, hearing a no ic i.f triumph iu'iiie bark ? T*.1 I could almost see In the distant liaze of night the van jjulshed fox sneaking off with his ood to a new feeding place. These unmlghboHy qualities make it neces sary for the men to multiply the feed famUtaT^ "" 118 ,1,pl1' ?,'?i) of fox families Increases. This knowledge lie must gain by constant watchfulness. one farmer, more methodical than the other?. fca Id that he caught all of his ycar to 1ak<> ?ccount tock. The others laugh at this To .h i?' ZylUK <bat 11 is 1,181 way to drive the foxes away; for no aui iH ,nor<' "positive over such famil ari les, mid they also become more dlf tw cnlcl> after each new exneri y dictionary de. inckj. it is beat not to trv to fondle maUv^'v creature? while they are .vet ali> e. Every effort to tame or do ntni<ate V108'' b,ne foxo? failed, 'ittle ones have been caught and taken to cabins where they ate food greed snarl thoy wou,rt "??l> and the ir \ T17 aUcn,Pt to l?et <hem. At the first chance, they would escape to the secluded burrows of their mates wi,?, ti,c f,.n " ox ,s "I the trap, he Is in S T- T; I' f0""" "c '? nir, be is taken out with sneeinllv contrived wooden tongs and killed in Xr rr'r"" wu5- * "?> i 1* then destroyed or buried, for. what ilio'Vox h '?""W'Wo to ;? !t n,So 'lalmed that he will | lot eat the il,.?|, 0f birds of prey, i * natiYe slate lie apparently delights ??"sl to eat birds and birds' eggs 8ol ??ntists have observed that he eats ?rge quantities ,.r mil !/!' 'n,<1 ,,M> fubl'- rtf ,h<' fox ? Hi Me ?rapcs is legendary evidence Li rL 7,7 vin"Jp??"-t knows Uiat a to\ will eat fruit o/forT,! '??v ftinn vho ?vo "took ,-0,?|.t, " """ "r Kvoty .mnincr ll?. u on n ,V'* " ?"h ?nl '"'"I. ||,e hump-back and the .log. err- i i v'Ji?r nl,;,,,l,g' the.v are Z N tlwitsnn.,. for f?x f,?sl. The | si 1 1 .i lis are removed, and the tldi are hung it), for ? couple of ? i,, j?t M|(, water dry out. Thru they are pack I '? way In tanks or barrel* as ti?|,t as1 "?.v i.e. with oil poure.1 in nil up m;viccs, a,,,, to "float" the top "r 1 iii' V "T ? ns0,i to preserve I < ? is foo, is ti,0 diffl, Milt part to "T1!1; ^ ,,n,r one of Z Piincip.il sources of supplv. I|?t the most steady and MlnlilV supply ?r comes rom ?l0 ,iV(.r of ^ M ese tislies are caught In large mini 'imo In ii"K K?f "nOM- fop ? "hwt Ime H In- summer, the fox farmer . ,MI"> preparing oil nnd ::XTLT ltd H?t I "There's juat tft? to It," said young Bourlaud to tlto^tork. next to him. "I've cot to get ?' raise, if I'tu worth $12 to the coMCBf, I'm worth 118. I?'ve been here MB Months, too" The moment tbe warm were oat, aaja the Chicago Nciri,;2)vn( Bourlaud real heed his mlstaftjfc He should have done his deed ua^old of It Ister. Now his brave inteitijQl was spreAd all over the office, and, Montr or later, waa bound to reach "old man's" ears. "Tbe boss Is there alene," replied the nearest clcrl^. with a grin. "I dare yon," Aid tbe nearest sten ographer. ?? ' ' There was ndthlng to do but "to take tbe dare." Your Bourlnud laid down his pen, and with the concentrat ed gate of his associates upon hliu, walked boldly into the sacred pre cincts of the "boss.** The head of the Arm was sitting by his desk, tapping heavily on It with a ruler. "Well, young man?" he Inquired. Young Bouriand suddeuly realized that he had no earthly business there; that instead of being worth $15 to the firm, he was in reality not worth more than $10, and ^}iat there were better men than he to be had for that small sum. IIo realised that he could no; coiue crashing down with his extraor dinary demand* He must ask some thing else, and that very quickly. "Do ? do? you want to get all tho bills out to-night?*' he asked, weakly. "Hasn't Rnnaome enough tnen to do it?" inquired Qie great man. "Don't you get your orders from him? You're a new man, aren't you? 1 don't both er over such details. Go to blm." Young Bouriand left, abusiug him self for an idiot. The yellow-haired stenographer asked him if he got his "raise." The nearest clerk asked him the same question. Everybody about asked him, and as Bouriand took his seat he wondered how Jong he would stand their horseplay. He needed the money in all verity, but he grew to dread payday like torment. His per secutors asked to seo his enormous cheek; they assured him his ease was beiug considered at directors' meet ings, and that just as soon as the "old man" had a spare day he would take it up. For si.v months young Bouriand en dured it. Asking for a "raise" be came his nightmare. Then, one day, he made up his mind. lie put on a new business suit because he thought it was better to look prosperous thun shabby. He felt strangely calm, even in the face of a possible dismissal. But he walked straight to the "boss's" of fice. "Well, sir?" "I've come to see about my prospects Tor getting a raise, sir. I've been with the firm sixteen. months, at $12, and I believe thai with Ay knowledge of the business I a in worth more now." The great man smiled genially. "Well, I think you are probably right," h'e said. "I will spoak to Mr. Ran somc about it to-day. Anything else?" The Box Not In Hli Class. "I went into a largo clothing storo the other day,*' said Swelliiian, "to And out something about men's fashions for the Horse Show. Naturally I sought the. head of the department. " 'Bless you.' ho said, *1 don't knovr. I don't dross in that class myself. But X have a clerk who can tell you all about it. Boy. ask Mr. Blank to please step this way.* 4*In a moment I was approached by one of tho greatest swells I ever saw in my life. He wore one of the new English long, loose morning coats of a light brown color, a white waistcoat and trousers the tint of a robin's egjr. To my surprise he was not at all af fected in his manner. Clothes were his hobby, that's all. He talked of fash ions as enthusiastically as a man fa miliar with racing would talk of horses. He Lnew all about the styles in London and Paris. He understood precisely what was wanted for the Horse Sliow. As I came away I said to the head of the department: " 'That young man seems to be well up in his business.' " 'He's a wonder.* was the reply. 'When he isn't waiting on customers he is reading fashion magazines and looking at tailors' plates. Last sum mer he h".d a khaki suit brought over from Er .land by one of our buyers that for shade and texture could not be duplicated in New York. I couldn't afford to dress as he does, if I wunted to.' N? v York Press. -? '? >?? Kulier to Hla Heir. While >'!e Crown Prince of Germany was a nudent at tho Gymnasium at Heldelb rg ho lost heavily one evening at can <. and on applying to his royal father >r reimbursement he received the repaired number of bank notes l>ouud igether like a l>ook. Later, af ter an<>. her disastrous game, be wrote the En >eror: "I b; e finished the Interesting bonk sent h . and nin impatiently awaiting the sc.' -.id volume." In answer to tills the Emperor sent ' I another book of bank notes, similar lo ?!;?< first except that on the cover he ; h?d inscribed "Volume Hecond and i I .as. . ' T, ? Crown Vrlnce took the hint and !mli :ed in no more games of chance. ? N? .* York Presf. Noisy Doe* i*n?l Noisy p?op1?, ' .sy dogs Invariably belong to Vi people. Noisy people will, of i < .hu m*, deny this, but listen to them | some day when they scold n dog for I burking. Whose voice is loudest? I whose fiercest? whose harshest? I have heard p.ople disciplining dog* for growling, mid I have been more 1 frightened of the people than of tho I dogs. When from a front door I can bear a dog Inside, m house begin to howl I and bark the iivunont tlint the bell Is j sounded. I know very well Hint lie hits euuglit Iho trl' lx from someone in tho | house."? The l i-.-l Inert lor. To I'lTlmiir Sprinkle sotne blotting paper with perfume, and when dry place the notiv paper between the leaves. The blot ting paper should l?e kept shut up or the perfume will evaporal* HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS FRIED BOLOGNA. SAUSAGE. This I* moch Improved bj bdng dipped first in cracker crumbs. All the hM srs to be cooked In "deep fat" and then lifted oat. Next put them Into a shallow frying pan and scram ble ap beaten eggs with them. BANANA SANDWICHES. 'Among fruit sandwiches, banana takes the lead, and to this a slight variety can be given by rpres'Mngeach lengthwise slice with whipped cream rather sparingly. Upon this sprinkle, shredded cocoa nut, pressing the latter well down with a silver knife. Boston brown bread thus treated will be ex cellent. ' CANNED GRAPES. Wash and pulp the grape*, dropping the pulp in one dish and the sklus in another. Stew the pulp until soft, then sift through u colander, which will re tain the seeds. Put the pulp and skins together, nnd allow one pound of sugar to each four pounds of the fruit. Put over the Are in a preserving kettle, 'briug to a boil, can and seal. Cuuned In this way. grape* will be found g<>od for either sauce or pies. KIDNEY OMELET. Chop cold cooked kidney very tine; inake an omelet mixture with three Cahlcspooniuls of milk, three egg*, salt and pepper to season; put ope tea spoonfnl of butter in a frying pan; when it is melted turn in the mixture; cook slowly until a crust Ik formed on the bottom; in the meantime, sprinkle over the omelet the chopped kidney and chopped parsley; fold the omelet in half, lift it to a liot platter and serve at once. SOUR CREAM NUT CAKE. Two egg*. oue cup granulated sugar, half cup rich, sour cream, two cups flour measured before lifting, half teuspoonful soda, one level tenspoou ful baking jiowdcr. pinch salt. Reat the eggs till whiles and yolks are well blended, add sugar; dissolve soda in crcum, stirring it then into the eggs and sugar: sift, into the mixture the flour, baking powder aud salt, and beat well. Hake in throe-layer rake tins. Filling?One cup pecan or wal nut meats. APPLE AND ORANGE JELLY. Vse an equal number of apples aud oranges. Wash the apples, slice aud core them: put them over the lire in the preserving kettle with enough cold water to cover them and simmer them uutil they are reduced to a pulp. Pour the apple pulp Into a jelly bag to strain out the juice. Measure the juice, atul to each pint of apple Juice add one of boiled orange juice and a pound of sugar, aud boii them togeth er, removing the scum thai rises, until ?. little, cooled upon a saucer, forms a jolly. Theu take the kettle oft' the stove, let tho jelly partly cool, nnd pour into glasses. When cold, seal up like any other preserve. STCFFKI) TOM AT( ?i:S. Twelve large. smooth. sound toma toes, one coffee cupful of lincly chopped cold cooked meat, two cup fuls of timr '.ncad crumb*, one-half cup ful of water, one tablcMtoonful of minced onion, one large tra^poonful of salt, onc-lialf teaspoqnful of pepper, one-half teaspoouful of powdered sum mer savory. Cut a thi.'i slice from tlie Htem ctul of each tomato; with a tea spoon scoop out the inside Juice ami pulp. I'ut a tablcspooaful of butter in a saucepan, and place it over the five: when it melt* add the ciiopped onion, cook until it turns yellow, then aild the tomato pulp and water; cook live min utes, then add the meat and half the crumbs. Season with salt, pepper end summer savory; remove from the lire, and when cool till the tomutocs full. Sprinkle the top of each with the other cupful of crumbs and dot with butter. Arrange them in a baking pan and brown in a hot. oven for l'ovt. 9 minnles. Nerve as soon as baked. Uarni'h wiih parsley. ? HOVSEH6LD NINTSi 'Alcohol will lake out candle grease. l.amb chops nro delicious if dipped Iu lomon juice just before broil In jr. A weak solution of nlitin ami soda will revive ibe colors in :i dusty car pet. Soak lamp wicks iiV vinegar iiiul then dry them thoroughly to keep Hie lump from Kinokhi^'. Brooms should be occasionally ripp?d inlo boillii;; si:* . a: id iheu they will keep longer. Clean planter ornaments by drop ping i i cohl starch, brmhhig tin- pow der up lightly v/hen dry. P.<l nn I part* of skimmed mill; nnil wnter. warmed. will remove H.v >peck* Trom varnished woodwork or fnrni lure. .Tunt before a heavy frost conies gather the leave* of the rest- geranium and scatter I hem In the linen shelve* and drawer*. Pon't forget to have your ma Irenes turned dally for at lea*l one Imnr be fore milking the beds. The ma tires* will la*t much longer. Keep a bag In the kit<-h< n in whieSi i all piece* of string may In* pia?,?,d n s liny are removed from ihe par. -i-l ; They may come in bandy. They Are ftrtglifr. At n meeting of the phi'cimlogii'i* in j tendon l?r. Hollander wild that p '.?? pp< suffering from slight lutlammrt i??n I of the brain were sometimes far bet- j teir, brighter and in ore clever with dis eased brains than under normal con 1 ditionjf. As trade now stands, there 1* not enough gold out of the earth, if it were nil coined, to trai^a'it the bind > ncss of a day. or r?klm Silk. A lovely dress by this master is a l'ekln Milk In shot iridescent tints rang ing from brown to orange tones. Around the bottom of the slightly gathered skirt are trlaugular pieces of plain brotrn silk covered vritli em broidered appliques recalling soft mi* anecs of shot silk. About Loom Coat*. The trouble with these loose coats is that the lines of the figure are apt to be lyeglected. In other words, the ?wearer is sWainped in her own clothe*. Redfcrn, says: "My specialty, is the line of the garment. I do not want to disguise a woman's figure, hut always to fe_*e it through her dress." lUblw' Bootee*. The variety oi bootees seems inci huustible. One cunning pair show a sandal effect. They are knitted iu white with two rows of blue at the top and blue baby ribbon at the ankle. The aandal effect is accentuated by a knitted roll of blue applied at the *an dul liue. l?ng carriage bootees are very useful, as they cover a part of baby's anatomy quite frequently over looked* The feet and legs are knitted in the usual way, but a shaped knee is added, and tbe leg extendt-d several ' Inches above the knee. , A ribbon run i through near tbe top holds theni in . j place.? Harper's Bazar. A Trltoin* Toqnc. Any. woman of striking color Who lias come to the bonnet age (very few do these days) can find a most stun ning bit of headgear in tbo tritoma toque. It Is iu coloring that it com pels admiration. The crown la shirred and the mlroir velvet is of the ombre variety, tbe shading going from light ! to dark in the vivid tritoma colorings. The shirring springs into a loose puff toward the front, and this puff forms ' the prettiest frame for the face. At the left front is an ostrich pompon in one of the lighter shades, and from it spring a paradise plume in the tritoma shadings. The strings are of velvet I riblton iu the deeper shade a j^ood Inch iu width. , The Only Woman Admiral. i Queen Olga of Greece is tbe only wo mau admiral in tho world, having beei; appointed to that honor in the Russian navy by the late czar. She Is devoted to life on the sea. On a recent inspec tion she made such a thorough exam ination of the battleship as to amaze ?the naval experts of her country and win their admiration. She is the eldest daughter of a Russian grand duke, the niece of the late czar, and since her marriage to King George she has done j much to unite tbe Interests of Russia I and Greece. She is the founder, friend ; and patroness of the Seamen's home, and on certain days -of each month visits the old jailors and talks to-tliem of life at sea. Moil.er*? "Don'U." ITcro art* a few practical "Don'ts" from u paper on "Mother's Mistakes" read before tlic Itavenswood Woman's Club. 1 Kin*! tell the children what you do r.ot mean. Don't v.ait on the children; make thorn wait on you. JJon't break a promise to your chil dren. I>on't talk about your neighbors. Don't scold at the table. Don't hurt their self-respect by cen suring them before others. Don't overdress little children. Don't give them too many presents before they are ten years old; they -a re liable to an attack of < nmii before they are twenty. TIia New Dinner flnnni The fashionable dinner gown for the season is quite different in general ap pearance from last season's style. The skirt is wider, there is a decided ten dency towards crinoline, the waist is more elaborately trimmed, and the sleeves are much larger. I'laln silk a ad crepc de Chine, velvet Jn many different weaves and crepc meteor (a kind of crepc de Chine), nre the favorite materials, although satin, flowered nilks, lace and fancy nets of ull kinds, and chiffon are also to be in cluded among the popular weaves. Black dinner gowns are always most useful, and are never quite out of fanhion, although this Reason, like-last winter, the light <>olors are considered smartest. Plain black gowns are, how ever, rut Iter In the background. -Har per's Bazar. About l.nvr, Wo simply cannot live without it. and yet we expect to do so little to keep it. We treat lov? very much as though we were running to cat eh a street car; after we catch it we don't run any more. Well, love, yon see, is not a street car. so wo must keep on running if we want to keep it. Love won't stand the tinost Mernp of neglect. And let pie loll you this, | when owe it goes, not all the tears ou I earth <;;n tiring it back again. l?o not spend so much affection on your friends that you have none left for the home circle. lb-member thai the friends may be onl\ for t!i" time being. Iuu the dear I one:* ;it home are tli ? ones who give you ii lifotiine'of love. s.? don't neglect lliat love, but give it back .'ull measure and overflowing. Don't be a' tunned to *s;y l<? one and j all. "I love you." i For every time you sa.\ it now you ; will be glad in the year.; e? come. f'otululr Clint.' A woman hates to see a man act i foolishly unless It i? over her. It is next to impossible for a mridon to l?e very thankful in last year's hat. A woman has to lose just 1000 hand kerchiefs in a lifetime. The lady who wears a bird on her hat oughtn't to slobber over man's cruel (j- to clay pigeons. Tliere isn't enough frilling on fact# (or womeit In a love affair. When a man squeezes a girl's hand under the table re should careful it is not Koine other girl's. The meauest thing a rotative can do to a woman is to die and put her in mourning right after sin has bought a lot of new clothes. Iiow many wives remember that words of love and eucouragciueul will l>c of great cheer to the hard-working provider for the family. Women have been doing some of tin* scene painting at the iiuporial Theater, Ixmdon, lately. When a girl :*ets too o!d for you to kiss she Is the right age ?'or some other fellow. A woman always suspect* her hus band thinks she is more beautiful than she is. but won't admit for fear of making her vain. / Never Imagine your good looks will .stand without fitting adornment. Kvery girl is dlssatblled with either her we'ght or the coin.' o" her hair. OecopMloo For The return from college of the *<>n is a most important atYair that is, when he has completed his coll-ge ed ueation nr.d more especially when he ? has curried off honors. The first thing which is thought of H what he will take up as a profession, and mother and father hold dally cu>.M?ltat;.on? ubout their son's future. Not so with the daughter who ar rives at home after four or live year* of hard and diligent study. She ha* become proficient in mus.e, language* and all of the higher branches, but. it really must be said, her judgment and common sense have been overlooked and neglected, ./by Is It that mother* and fathers do not sc' that ;lui? daughters have som ? profession to rely] upon in case It should be needed?. That is the thing furthest from iln-.r thoughts. Many, many cases have been brought to notice where a young girl has -e eeived the advantage of a liberal cdu tion, where she has been denied noth ing in the way of handsome eloth-s. money and position and where she ha* also been reared in a hixurions at mosphere and has probably never known want of the grutilUalion or tin smallest wish. Many times she has married wealthy and has been the idolized :i:?.! ehcr Islied wife with everything which mon ey and position could give her. And then there is the other side. More times than otto would care to Know one of these well-bred girls has ntai* lied neither for money not position, but simply for love. She has no con ception of what poverty means: should one try and explain, ii would mean so much time lost. Aery often her husband has had money or has claimed to have some, but the awaken ing comes too soon. The couple litid themselves with absolutely nothing. The girl is a married woman with lew. chances of securing a position to '.each the branches in whl?h she excelled. Should fortune favor her and send her a position, iti nine cases out of ie.i it would he impossible for her to keep it. When one is unaccustomed I" being treated as the employe instead oi' the employer it is indeed a strong willed and practical person who could stand the humiliation of the situation. One would think that as often a< these e,%scs happen mothers of daughter* who are private schools or college* would lo??k to their future a? they no their son's. . ?' A profession would never go anus!*, and It would probably only bo a mat ter of a year or two, or the girls for that, matter could take up some study while still at school. Nowadays there are so many brilliant occupations for women with education, so many gon tel ways of earning a livelihood, that It does seem rather too bad that such opportunities should be neglected. (Jive your girls an occupation well ?,is your son?. _ Last call for tlio dropped st i !?*lio*l kind. It is now the open season for weath er Htripis. Pique has fallen l>ol)in?l lite proee? >:ioii 111 is year. Flowers will have a lar.se pavt in the garniture of dainty headgear. The very lightest pink and I ? i ? m? batiste ix in favor for uudcrelothiux. In beltdom the latest '-ry js a wide girdle of rich mandarin yellow Ira. her. Sets of fllic gold buttona 1" ?? ? pccially well on the shcr white blouses. In ribbons, melon ve-riu bling the interior of a muskim-ion, are much favored. Anions the latest import. it-'*: ?= am piece goods in Inch wide stripes. alter nately of velvet and satin. Dlrcetolre blouses have case.ie?d .in hots of ]dcated muslin and life tied at tin? throat with a velvet bow. Small taffeta have*. ;i ppll'i > ?<* 11 lands, form thr only trimming t?'.- an imported blouse of dyed f'hentlfly laco, A floral Inscrlion, c^jc-ialiy ?>r r straggling pattern, applied to ibiil'on as an edge, N very preity, ev,? c'.illy in tllmy black upon a white ground. The felt produced for t)<?> # Mining season are of the snionll'. m>!'| I'n 'u li finish. 'J'he beaver or fur is hImi popu lar and the M.abh finish will i>? largely worn. A traveling dre.su o'" brown niolmir wn# made with romewhat wider strap# with shoulder cap'. The waist whb natural pongee, with collar and cuff* of brown cross stitch embroidery, * f