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f COST OF APPAREL GIVES EUGENIE SHOCK. Former Empress Never Paid More Than $125 For Gown. Loud complaints are heard because of the huge advance In the prices charged for women's apparel In Lon don. There is no doubt that in the last twenty years there has been an enormous increase In the charges not only for very elaborate toilets, but for sinipla tailor made costumes, and aa for 1and millinery generally they have uow reached a price that verges on the ridiculous. fine hutiflrod dollars to $125 is gen erally asked for a tailor made costume, although It Is a well known fact that a few years ago an ordinary tailor made yachting costume could be ob tained for half that sum at the very best shops. Not loug ago, it Is said, the ex-Em press Eugenie expressed herself as horrified at these present day prices and declared that she herself had never paid more than $125 for her most magnificent toilets. It Is quite certain that this sum would not buy an elaborate toilet that could be worn nowadays at the court or state balls, or even at the Ascot meeting. Five hundred dollars, $750 and even more is not Infreijueutly paid for court dresses, and many of the beautifully draped toilets that created a sensa tion at Ascot this year are known to have cost $250 to $300. THE PACE THAT KILLS. Railroad Heads Under the Strain of Doing "Big Things." Two railrond men of long service, sideut James McCrsa of the Peun vanla Railroad company and M. B. ngalls, chairman of the Big Four, have resigned with the explanation that they must give up work of such rijror and responsibility to conserve their health. I'resident McCrea has been In harness for forty-eight years, and Chairman Ingalls for more than forty. Both began at the foot of the ladder as rodmen. and as they rose their labors made greater and greater demands upon them until the top was reached, and then their hours of work were limited only by their endurance and the responsibility they shouldered was ofteu near breaking them down. Men in ordinary pursuits envy such utive giants the handsome salaries y receive, but they are always earn often at the cost of physical wei ed!^Mn(1 the enjoyments of home life, far^ are no greater bondmen in in Therfo than executive railroad officers. voluntary seftitude. but of a kind that allows them little rest, scant time for change and recreation, and inwat novor a rnffltlnn The general manager do less than the president must; devote himself body and sou It o. his duties, and only sick r -ness excuses him. There mupt, of course be a fascination about such a I calling, and It is the fascination of do "t>1g way, but It f ritallty. The co) omeai when the vie stilt In the prime of IN THEATER. ise Ronted by Vaud* With Ideas. vi & variety Iheatev attached a nursery m dpnnxit thpir off the knowledge tlia' tchlcg the stage tlielr ompetently watched ill. be oue of manj 'erniiud Akoun is to l.oudi>n Opera House .t-blef of u syndicate J a lease of the hous< onmersteln for som? nd Intends to creatt here about It. he' ?'? make provision ;oi Air. Akouu proposes to iuitlate the jpf venture at Christmas.lie says "It ?^~W55~a"purt accident which tea to the selection of the London Opera Ilousf for my purpose. I was lu London t ^ v few days ago on a cjther sad business. fM funeral4>*van old friend famous Id iny? entertalnmfrnj ^orld, and. happen ;v < itfg to pass alon^ Tfingsway, I saw tht . raeater empty. Within forty-eight WHISKY'S FIRE TEST. By It Indiart#?Qetected Dilution Made by readers. When the Elutlso^s Bay Trading tforapuuy began Its trading among the Indians It was found that by selling tbe Indians liquor they could more easily be induced to trade their peltries The first whisky or intoxicant of In ferior quality was distilled In Eug land and brought to America In large but In transporting it overland was found more convenient to divide smull kegs. The traders soon aware of the fact that by di the whisky with water mor> could be obtained. This was prac for some time, but the Indian; that good whisky poured on r would cause It to flame up, but tbe whisky been diluted tbe Art be quenched. - was by this simple experiment the term "firewater" became t hours-the scheme was formulated and syndicute formed ready to support 'It was not long after that that I the lease." word among maians.a cnie: id experienced the bad efTectf among his people said it wai distilled from the hearts o id the tongues of womei t? It produced. Days Corr.lng. tenth time you hav< said the Cleve gly. "Is it possible ied the prisoner It "wonderful ho-* office nnder the promise It won'' it we get th< titer wit! wanti its Um ?vcn the Ciinntislear. Clarence v. as leaving tally th.it night. The cuckoo hua jusl sounded the eleventh hour. In tho back yard the family rooster uttered a maudlin crow. "Clarence," called her father from an upper window, "will It trouble ' you to step around back of the house and throttle that rooster? He heard the door close and he thinks it'? day light." indexing Extraordinary. Indexers nave been responsible for many errors, but possibly the strang est example 'of curious Indexing oc curs in a law book. Turning over Its index, a correspondent of the London Chronicle noted the entry: "Best, Mr. Justice, His Great Mind," and refer ence to the page brought this: "Mr. Justice Best said he had a great mind to commit the witness for oontempt of court." Hadn't Done So Badly. "I might have married a million aire," declared Everywoman. "One of my old schoolmates is now one." "And several of your schoolmates are working right in this town for $10 a week," retorted Everyman, "while one of them is in jail. I guess in marry ing a chap getting $1,500 a year your average is fairly good." And then Everybaby set up a howl and they had to stop quarreling to attend to him.?Pittsburg Post. Office Hours. ! Living in a very friendly neighbor^ hood, I found that often during the week I was delayed in my work by a "back-door" visit or a lengthy tele phone call. Accordingly I proposed to several that we adopt "office hours" for our work and permit no lnterrup tion during those hours, writes a con tributor to Harper's Bazar. The neighbors saw the wisdom of this plap and we have followed it with verj gratifying economy of strength and time. To Exterminate Vcmln. Mix and let stand for several hours nn a-b n 1 f jrnllnn nf erasnllflP. and tfin cents' worth of corrosive sublimate. Pnt the miy*ure into a pint oil can, with a long spout, and spray into ev ery place where there are bugs. Air ' the room thoroughly. After a few ap | plications the vermin will have entire ' ly disappeared. Lucrative Find In South Africa. South Africa's possibilities as a pro ducer of vegetable oils are wide in deed if the results of recent experi ments under the auspices of the Mo zambique authorities are translated into commercial realities. For in stance, tho fruit of * the "macua macua" was shown to yield no less than 60 per cent of fine edible oil, and of the "pombula" 52 per cent Housa BuMt of Porcelain. An English inventor 1? building a Souse of sheets of porcelain, paneled Mid welded on a steel framework. Vhe walls, being non-porous, would not retain dirt or disease germs. No matter how careless or dirty the pre vious tenant had been, a bucketful of "valer and pome soap would make it is sweet and clean as a polished din ner plate. Wh^re Caraway Seed Abounds. Caraway seed Is extensively grown In Hol:and. Groningen, in the north east ccrner, produces more than any other province, next being north Hol land, in which Amsterdam is situated. In thepe two provinces more than half t'tn caraway plant acreage is found. In the whole country the num ber cf acres devoted to caraway growing was, in 1911, 20,337. Love of Books. Book love, my friends, i3 your pass to the greatest, the purest and the mo3t perfect pleasure that God has prepared for his creatures. It lasts when all other pleasure fade. It will support ycu when all other recrea tions are gone. It wiU last you until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live.? Anthony Trollope. Ancient Use of Cork. Cork was known to the Greetns and Romans, and was put to almost as many uses as at present, although there Is no mention In Rome of lino leum, notwithstanding Its Roman sound. Glass bottles, with cork stop pers, for wine and beer, did not come Into use unt; the middle of the four teenth century. t Happiest Home. But the happiest home is built when the twain togethei meet the trials aud cat istrophes that come from the outside world with the good health, the ootnmon sense, the humor, the patlfnco and courage that will rout them. It should not be necessary for these qualities to be used by the one to combat the faults of the other. ?Barbara Boyd. , Plaint of Old Age. Washington Irving didn't enjoy old nva mnrs ttinn thfi Other fellow. He 3lghed one day: "What a pity it is that when we have grown old we can't turn around and grow young again, and die of cutting our teethl" Softening Granite Slabs, ( ' It has been observe^ that, under , certain conditions which have not l been explained, granite will warp like ( wood. A Blab set in a wall has been under observation in Switzerland, and a perceptible distortion has made it self apparent.?Harper's Weekly. j Hadn't Missed It. LicAle Virgil, aged five, traveled In , California with his parents just prior , to the earthquake and felt there was r nothing in the state that he hadn't j seen. Upon his return home a neigh t bor sa^d: "Well. Virgil, you just miss > ed the earthquake." To which he re plied: "Oh. no! We saw it, but it hadn't gene off yet" i Getting the Best of It. , The wisest man would make a good ) bargain if he .could trade off what he knows for what he doean't know. ! 5n-at the fly. Apply manure while fres!i. { Be regular In milking cows. Fine salt for the butter ohvayB. Overfeeding chickens is harmful, j Any disk tool is a great pulverizer, j Steer clear of dry cows and indif ferent producers. Good, pure food gives eggs all the flavor they ought to have. Dust the hens and little chicks fre quently and save a great loss. If the chicken flock is not culled every year it will deteriorate rap idly. Don't let your supply of insect POW ilor nin nhnrt TTro It reeulaxlv 8Jld liberally. Teach the colts to walk well and you will lay the foundation for all the ' faster gaits. If cows are pastured there should be shade trees for them during the 1 hot weather. Ducklings are better off for not hav ing water to swim in until they get their feathers. The exercise of good Judgment is most necessary in handling the dairy herd profitably. Early morning Is the best time to have "good luck" in churning, if the weather is hot. In its last analysis, silage is noth ing hnt onnneil f>nrn fnrirtar and la the very beBt of feed. If the little colts are Blow to shed i their coats, feed a little oil meal or use the horse clippers. Allow chickens of all sizes a good i dust bath. They enjoy it, from the ' smallest to the largest. As soon as the early chicks reach a weight of a pound and a half, get the broilers started for (market. It is well to plant peas where the garden is a little moist. A spell of. rirv wpAthfir tAntH them severely. Regular, careful, quiet milking will permanently Improve an animal as a I milk producer and will increase her flow. A good poultryman Is Industrious, not easily discouraged, filled with . pluck and grit, and full of ambl- ; tlon. Instead of rushing things on churn- j Ing day, take It steady and give the cream a chance to chug as It re- ' volves. Soft-shelled eggs are often caused by fowls being confined, becoming J * uvei'itti, auu nuui mun. ui mmoi cn matter. It Is safe to say that once a calf gets the scours, no matter from what cause, It will never do as well as it should. i ? Beware of the agent who sells a preparation which, he claims, will pre vent milk from souring when used to rinse cans. ' I It is a fine thing for a girl on the farm to know how to milk a cow these days when men folks are busy and work presses. As soon as the cockerels reach the crowing stage they should be put in a separate run and fed all they will eagerly eat up clean. If the cows are carefully fed and art? ureu 115111, it is uui uuuuuiuivu c\j make a net profit of $50 per cow per year above cost of feed. Land plaster and acid phosphate are excellent absorbents to use in the gut ters and their use Increases the value of the manure to a large extent. Mutton can be rafted ch< aper than any other meat, because the wool can be made to almost, If not altogether, pay the expense of Its production. The dirt and hair should be re moved from the horse collar pads each night. This will help cure sore, swollen shoulders on your work ani mals. The successful fanner has two things to keep In mind?the amount and the quantity of his products, that they may realize him the most cash In market. If any cows that are large milkers are about to calve, keep them in from the pasture and feed hay for a time, so that the udders will not become too much distended. The finer ensilage is cut the better, for it packs more firmly, and is more 1 easily chewed by the animals than If cut coarse. Maize chaffed into one i half inch lengths will not injure an ! onlmol'o mnnth 5 Eggs should be sold by weight rath er than by the dozen. They *ary so widely aa to Bize and weight that the , seller or the buyer Is sure to lose ' when sold by count. If sold by the ( ' pound, both get justice, because if Hi eggs are small It requires more i welch a pound. Wise Precaution. Shopper?I want to buy a necktie suitable for my husband. Salesman? Sorry, madam, but we are not per mitted to sell neckties to women who are unaccompanied by men.?Puck. Ah! "A woman has to be steadier than & man and more self-sacrificing than a man, because when she plunges she 0oeB more harm than a man."?"Mar gage," by H. Q. Wells. MISERERI MEI DOMINI By CHARLES W. CUNO. In the province the River La Plaz of San Diego, near l, grew at one time the prettieat flow er nature had ever fashioned in to womanhood. A rustic picture was ehe, indeed, di vine, Mercedes. Don Palo, dark, handsome, stood beneath a festoon (id palmetto and yared enraptured at this pitcure. In the distance could be heard the silvery peal of a convent bell Palo approached and touched the listening girl upon the arm. and, when the wind quieted, the faint echo of the Mlsererl floated on the air. "Oh, Palo! Is It you?" she cried. He took her hands In his and print ed a fervent kiss upon her lips. "Yes, Mercedes," he answered, "I have come back to see you once again." "But?' but?" she began. "No, Chlqulta, there Is little dan ger. No one knows that I am here." Out of the convent window Sister Sorice looked listlessly. As she looked the two parted, and Mercedes was left standing alone. She was the daughter of a miller, he the son of the governor of the province of San Diego. Sister Sorice shook her head sadly. Three months before she had witnessed their first meeting. When Palo went to his father and nnfooooH hio lnvn fop Mercedes. he flew into an awful rage. "Son," he said sternly, "you will never go near the miller's daughter again. I shall give orders. If you are caught there, you will be put in prison. Remember, I mean what I say." But Palo came again to see his Mercedes and Sister Sorice was watch ing from her high convent window. Alas, he came to tell his sweetheart that he Is going away on a trip to far off Spain, but he will be back again in a year, perhaps sooner. Will she wait for him till then? "In the morning," he said, "I may see you again, 'tis for the last time by the bridge that goes over the Plaza, is it not so? Mia Carrissima!" Tears came to the girl's eyes as she nodded her head. He kissed her and went down the path. In the morning she was waiting for him at the bridge ?QKft u'qd ohnnf wueu x aiu ainrou. ****%/ ??? to fly Into his arms, when, out from the shrubbery stepped a Boldier. "I arrest you* Senor," he said. The ofllcer's back was turned toward her. An impulse, a flash, and it was done. She had drawn the dagger from her girdle and plunged it into his back. He fell like a log. Palo shrank back aghaBt. ">If I am caught now," he cried. "But you will not Go! - Go! she cried, in frenzy pushing him toward the bridge. At the bridge she stop ped. "Kiss me once," she cried. He stooped and kissed her passionate ly. They parted and Mercedes began to run quickly through the woods. She saw people standing around the body. She fancied she heard her name spoken. Fleet as a deer, she sped away, but before she had gone a hundred yards, she was discovered. There was a shout and a dozen start ed after her. The sliver bell of the convent was again ringing and she ran instinctively towards the sombre sheltering walls. She stumbled up the steps and fell into the arms of Sister Sorice. Snatching the silver crucifix from her girdle Sorice held it defiantly into the faces of the oncoming mob. They recoiled from it as from a great re pellant force. "Stop," she cried, "she has taken refuge with God. Would you defile the sanctuary of the Lord?" They looked into the calm, de termined face of Sister Sorice, and one by one, slunk shamefacedly away. Trembling, Mercedes wept out her story to the sister, who, when she heard it, wept with her. , "My child," said Sister Sorice, gent iv rmtHnc h?r arm ahout Mercedes. "I will tell you a story. Twenty years ago a maiden bid her lover good-bye by that little bridge down there. 'Wait for me,' he said. 'I will return soon!' But he did not, and soon the maid took refuge in this convent to hide her shame. A little girl was born and a good man took pity on it and adopt ed it as his own, That maid, Mercedes, was myself. For twenty years I have looked down that road, watching for the return of my lover." She paused and looked at Mercedes with infinite yearning. "And you," she continued at last, "Has the miller never told you." Mercedes looked at the sister in surprise. "Told me what?" "You?you are?my?child." Many years have passed since then. One weary watcher has been laid to rest, but there is a sister still, with snowy white hair and kind, wistful face, who stands by the high little window and looks out upon the road. Perhaps she fancies she hears a voice. It is only the humming of the old bell and the echo of the quavering voices as they sing: "MtaeroH tnel Tinmlni " (Copyright, by Dally Story Pub Co.) His Best "He's a brute." "How so?" "When she promised to be his wife he said he would do everything in his power to make her happy." "Well?" "He spends all of his time at the club!" "Well, if he 1b really a brute that ought to help some." More Likely. The girl who thinks no man is good enough for her may be right, but it is more likely that she is merely spoiled. 5 15th s Haddi t $ * t $ t J t * * t % Consisting White C j ubt ^rri $ ^ We have t. i tha t i ? ? 1 g tlJ\UU ! Automobile Transfer. B. M. Jones. Ford Garage Calls answered anywhere, any time. et all train?. The Bauker's Approval. Puzzling to many appears tlio general endorsement by bankers of the new cur rency law, and it certainly dors seem a little strange when one recalls the vigo denunciation by these same bankers of the measure when first proposed. This change of front has given rise to a sus picion that the ?position was not sincere, but carried on in furtherance of a shewen game t'.at has proven successful. But that seems improbable. What is appar ently a more correct explanation is the prevalence of the fallacy that prosperity may be induced to come by a pretense of confidence in its existence, or may be kept away by lack of such confidence. rru:? nvnrqilc cr> lnm>lv amontr I -Lilt? lailCfcO/ j;?v?uuo J ? bankers and business men the it seems reasonably to attribute to it their suddon change of front. As soon as they realized that enactment of the bill into law could not be prevented, belief in the ' confidence" theory must natuarly have forced the con viction upon them that it became their duty to join in the chorus of "all's well." Such conduct is ridiculous, of course, and almost too silly to selieve of otherwise intelligent men. Yet it is no more silly ! than the theory on which it is based. End of a Noted Folly. The monocle has long since been out of fashion in England, and Is soon : to disappear from Paris, which haa j been its last stronghold. It was In rented by a Dutch dandy, and its evil effects upon the eye were at onco ! noted by oculists. The monocle first appeared at the congress of Vienna j in 1814, when it was worn by its itt ' ventor. One folly, at least, has had j only about a century cl life. Cultivate Sense of Humor. A sense of humor is certainly the salt of life, either of the married va riety or the plain, single exiiMenco. : It certa?nly helps a wife to lauj'.h off many a little bruise that otherwise would grow into a festering sor*. To eeo tho funny side of many o? the trivial fiinoyances of life at ths time they happen certainly eases the situa tion. Took First Position. Mr. William Milligan Sloane, "Seth Low" professor of history at Colum bia university, in an interview with the London Daily Mail correspondent, said: "I understand that a vicsrtain j Berlin correspondent of a New York , ; newspaper received a cablegram from i i his edr.or which read, 'Don't send i much v>ar news; world's basell'ill so j rles ntfw on!"' ' I Some Encouragement. i ? "That girl has rejected me three ! | times," co;*;aea me uisuuusuimc ! youth. "Well," replied Miss Cayenne, I "you should feci encouraged. A girl who 'will listen to three proposals from the same man must think some thing of him." i on-Wilso ite Go r* 1 o ale of all the newest roods. These good new and fresh. ved?Ratines Cott LACES he biggest line oi t we have ever 1 ONWILSC Increase of Dope Fiends. Drug taking is greatly en . 'he In* rpp.-e in London. Somebody recent / introduced "hasheesh" into that r^"t city, and so popular has it be 4:r>9 that two hasheesh chambers are : - r..ii - i. ^ r.v m ian swiug nut a uuuuicu /tuuo om Piccadilly. Couldn't See His Third. During the cotton-picking season In Texas a colored brother who had gone Into the country to work returned very much disgusted. "Don't yo' git no offahs ter pick no cotton?" asked a friend. "Sech ez dey was. White man done offered me one-third o' wat Ah could pick. Ah done tuk a look at de field an' saw dat when It wall all picked it wouldn't amount ter one third. So Ah done lit out fer home IM The Value of Trying. If a man constantly aspires, Is he not elevated? Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, slncer- i ity, and find that there was no advan tage In them? That it was a vain en deavor??Thoreau. Cave Dwellers Abroad. Southern Tunis boasts of a bouse less town having a population of 6.0G* people. They are troglodytes, whose fathers before them lived in similar oavea. Passing Worry Along. The man who doesn't borrow tron? ble borrows money from his friends and lets them do it.?Washington Post Developing Great Industry. The steel entering into the manu facture of automobile wheels during last year amounted to 15,000 toss in this country alone. Sometimes It's Himself. When a man wears a flower in his buttonhole it indicates some woman Is proud of him.?AtchisoD Globe. The Real Problem. "Well, dear," said the young hus band to his bride, "I'll make out the deposit slip in your name, and all you have to do is to take it to the bank." "Yes," she responded, "but suppose I want to draw out some money some day, how will they know which is my money?"?Harper's Bazar. t Classified. "My precious lamb," said the new parson to the little girl, "I fear me your father is one of those wayward cheep, long strayed from the fold." "Dad's not a sheep," smiled the little girl. "He's a Bull Boose!"?Judge. Just the Trouble. "Opportunity really knocks at many a door." "Then why don't more of us succeci better?" "The trouble is that opportunity \vr*ts us to go to work." ?Pittsburg Post. U0J3DUIJJ?'QTJtC qsiiSUH uu Gj jsbi sqSnui oqa. en 'jotunj-j q8|]6u3 A ..>?#s. 15th D CO. ods * t ; things in s are all ;on Crepe. t new Laces tad. To Freshen Air. To freshen the air of a aictooocj* ground coffee should be sprinkltd on % shovel or coal-ecoop previously hbatpd in the fire. A match should then bo held to a small piece of camphor<as^ and when this Is alight It should bd placed in the center of the The burning coffee gives an aromstfc) aroma to the room, which la YWf {1* freshing "Who Eats?Pays!" No. ladoor worker can continue to eat meat thrice, Or even twloe daily, after middle life?and middle lifat mark you, begins with the thlrtjMkftll year?without paying the penalty In ?i? 1- ....4 uu aiujcu. ui Buut, ruwuuw ?"n Blight's or an allied disease, a fsw years later. This "few yean" may, la special cases, stretch itself to a soon ?but, inevitably, "who eats, payall* Dietetic and Hygienic Gaxette. T Where Foliage Come# Prom. A teacher was explaining to a lit* tie girl how ths trees developed thdr foliage in the springtime. "Ah, ysa," said the little miss, "I understand I they keep their summer clothea to their trunks."?Christian Pag*g$tft Impossible. "A person should think twto# bft* fore speaking." "Perhaps so, hot tf some people were to think twloe be? fore speaking they would be so ex hausted they couldnt epeak.^?JBhf mlnghflm Age-Herald. > Courage. < Afi courage Is pre-eminently the tue of men, so It Is the virtue which most powerfully challenges the re spect and emulation of men. And If deserves this pre-eminence, for It If also the virtue which gives security to all the other virtues.?Lo^reg). ^ Connecting Link. 1 Soliloquy of a discontented wttet! "The connecting link between the an imal and the human is man. It needs no biological research work to fln4 him?he is a ready too much In wf dence.?Judge. Coming Eventti. Bank President?"What's the mat" ter?" Bank Vice-President-?'"I WM ttitnlrlnrv T cat TlAXt tO OUf Caflh* ier in church yesterday, and I dont quite like the way he sings 'Will miss me when I'm gone.'" Insatiable Ambition. "I hope our ambitious friend If Mt* isfied," said the philosophic observer. "He has prospered so that he can do as he pleases." "Yes. But. that doeanl content him. While he is doing as he pleases he wants everybody to quit work and applaud him for dolof It IQ nicely."?Washington Star. Changed by Marriage. "Father, did mother accept yoa the first time you proposed to herf* my dear, but since then any propoeal that I have ever made she has Booro tuUy rejeoted."