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A GROW VICTORY. Story of indian Battle Told in Old Letter. There has recently come into oir hands ' a letter which possesses so much interest as a reminder of old tines lr. the West that lt seems worth re-printing for present day readers, less perhaps for those resident in the East than for those who live in tie prosperous and growing State of Mon tana. The letter was written to his young er brothers just out of college back in thc East by a young man who was ac companying an exploring expedition as naturalist. While lacking in de tails it yet paints a picture of inci dents that in those days happened in thexWest not very uncommonly. The Charley Reynolds spoken of in the letter is that celebrated scout and gentleman - sometimes known as Lonesome Charley - who for some .years v. r.; chief of scouts at Fort Lin coln, Neb., and who less than a year after the dace of this latter was' killed by Co SiOUZ: ?.ud Cheyennes on the banks of thc'Little Big Horn River when Custer's command was wiped out OL existence and Reno's suffered so severely. At tho time this letter was written Camp Laker and Fort Lewis were military posts, each garrisoned by a single ccnpany of soldiers. They are now tao ene a flourishing town on Big Trout Creek, a fork of the Judith Rivr.\ 6?CL thc other.a military reser vation ahaut forty niles east of Hel ena. Slant. Thc hiter. Cuted at Camp Balser August 1, 1S7?, reads as follows: "Y.'hilo you have been slaying the vroedceck right j?nd left and now while you are loading cartridges for the rr.il ? have rot been idle. I have had :r.y Urst regular grouse shootirg. Thc young sharp-tailed grouse ere about as large as banties, the you ag sage grouse as large as' common ht ns and the young blue or dusky groise about the sise cf partridges. All of thtm aro delicious eating, and X have .donc v/hr.t I could to keep the camp supplied with them. I suppose that in all I hr.vc killed between ?even:y fi've a?d 100 of them, and of thes9 not six heve been shot on the ground. . Of course I have missed a great deal, but on the whole with a properly loaded gun I think I can stop them three cimes out of five. I have not taken many birds as yet owing to lack of time. I have, however, managed to take twp specimens of the rare N?O corys spragueii and two or three of AegiaLtls asiaticus var, montanas, Ccuss. Almost all my grouse hf.ve been kiiled with cartridges loaded 'cr small birds, and I can assure you it seems" somewhat, absurd to see a f all grown sage grouse at twenty-f.ve yards fall io a half ounce of dust, i killed my first du-sky a week or so ago. Us.ve only got three or fe ur skins. "The dey- before we got to Ca np Lewis a SE:>11 party cf Sioux came to that post in the evening before sunset and tried to run off the herd. Now it co happened that there wjre camped near Lewis about 250 lodges pf thc Mountain Crows, a tribe frieid ly to the whites and bitterly hostile to the Sioux. As soon as they saw the hostiles they started after them. .The Sioux ran and at dark the trail was lost and about three-quarters of the Crows-3Q0 innumber-returned to camp. The other 100 camped on a mountain side and sent out scouts on the highest hills to watch for the en emy. Next morning the scouts re ported that the Sioux thinking all the Crows had gone back were returning to make another attempt on the post, and before long the main body of the Crows could see the enemy coming directly toward them. The unlucky Sioux came right up to where the Crows were ambushed and the latter fired and killed five, and 'then charg ing killed two more before they could get into the timber. The Crows lost one man, but he was a great chief; in fact, one of their principal war chiefs. He was named Long Horse. A Sioux shot him in the side just below the ribs, the ball passing just in front, of the spine and coming out at the other side. Long Horse fell, but managed to raise up again and to shoot dead the Indian who had wounded kim. Then he died. "Wc had been about an hour In camp and Charley Reynolds and I rwere taking a hath in Trout Creek near the post, when we heard several shots and whoops, and as three men had been killed a few days before .within a quarter of a mlle where wc were swimming, we crawled up the bank and looked about. We saw four Indians riding down the bluffs sing ing and yelping and occasionally fi ring a shot. Three of them were nicely dressed and had warbonnets trimmed with the tall feathers of the go: den eagle; the fQurth was naked and car ried in one hand a pole, at the end of which dangled a bunch of long black hair. We had heard about the chase after, the Sioux and saw that this must be the Crow party returning. We hurried into our clothes and 30on saw tho women and children coming out to meet the party. Pretty soon the procession came down the hill all dressed out in the finest war costume. They were all In black paint and nome of them had splendid bonnets reach ing from their head aWay down to, their horses' flanks. Some of i:hem had only shirts on and their naked legs looked raiher absurd. "Every now and then a warrior -would pass holding a scalp on a pole and around him would be ten or a dozen others shouting ancl singing and firing shots in .the air. The same demonstrations of triumph were in dulged in when ope of the captured ponies was driven by or when one of? the captured guns was held vp to rlew. One old fellow had saved the .whole head of his Sioux and had spread it out and dried it so that lt was as big as a dinnor plate. As he rode along he slowly twirled his polo so that the long black waving hair and tho bright red fleshy side alter nately appealed and disappeared. "After all the warriors had passed and quiet had settled down on the camp we heard from up the valley sounds of mourning, and soon saw a hoy abcut fifteen years old leading a mule on which was the body of Long Horse wrapped in a green blanket. Behind him rode a squaw ar d beh.'nd her a buck, and they alternately sang dirges as they moved slowly along. When tney reached the trading post both dismounted, and walking up to a wagon standing near each laid one finger on the wheel, and drawing out their butcher knives chopped them off and then remounting rode off. As they want off the squaw gashed her head with her knife again and again. Later in the day another relative chopped off two fingers at the trading post."-Forest and Stream. AMERICAN MEN, Their Fury For Work Called a Dis ease-Yoting Mea Uninteresting? ? "The American masculino claim ot absorption in his work do?s not in the .least justify such a condition," says a writer in the Atlantic Month ly. "Frenchmen support their wives and still find time to go shopping( with them, too! Englishmen do like-1 wise and find energy left to place their sons in school, energy to watch keenly the love affairs of their daugh ters, unhesitatingly bidding this or that man be gone; moral courage and physical vitality left after the day's work to be in fact, as well ar in fancy, 'the head of the house.' "They have the wisdom to leave hours for play, for pure boyishness of living. And all this may be observed in the same middle class -.hat with us turns the whole issue o' er to the wife, expecting of her all wisdom, though knowing her sheltered youth; and all vitality, to run unceasingly a'nd unaided the whole machinery of the family. "No wonder our wonen have 'nerves!' No wonder they are becom ing more and more restlesj (one of the first evidences of strain), more and moi'e discontented as time passes. Masculine kindness to our women is sometimes so tangled up wiih selfish ness that there need be no surprise that there is some confusion regard ing them. "Not that our men want the money after which they are striving .for themselves! They are almost no toriously generous. Our rich men give, give, give; to their w;ves, their children, to colleges, to hospitals, to churches, until the whole world is amazed ai their generosity. "The habit and fury of work, un reasoning, illogical, quite unrelated to any need, is a masculine disease in this country, and the whole social system has for years paid the inevita ble penalty. Here and thc-re a man tries to stop in time, but finds him self obsessed by work so ttat he can no longer think of anything else. He is as much a slave to it as is any opium taker to his drug a id drunk ard to his potion. It is a grave dan ger not only to the individual, but to the whole American civilization. "If the truth were told, most young American men are not especially in teresting. They do not kee? up their reading. They have a national ob tundity when it comes to music, to art, to literature; nor do many of them take any of these things at all seriously. "The young among them are not good conversationalists. Our clever-* est cen are monologists pure and simple. They lecture admirably. They are born orators along modified lines. They are inevitable story tell ers. None bf\ this is conversation: and women like conversation, like its courtesies, which at least pretend a little interest when their turn cornea ' in the game." Time to Celebrate. . Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of central Pennsylvania, is a good story teller, and most of his yarns ari on him self. One of his latest te has re counted at length in his lew book, "My People of the Plains." It seems that the Bishop went into a certain town in his diocese and was seated at dinner at the "hotel." A man in the far corner of the room called out, "Bishop, come here and eat with a feller!" As the Bishop did not see it exactly in that light and -as the man had apparently been imbibing over freely he refused, whereupon his neighbor came over to him and said: "Well, then, Bishop, if you won't eat with me I'll eat with you." During, the course of the meal he said: "Bishop, are you going to talk to the boys here to-night?" Dr. Talbot told him that that was th? object of his coming. "Well," he added, "I am very glad, for God knows, these fel lers here need it You s?e, Bishop, the trouble with the boys here is that they drink too much." He was obviously . the ?ast person to complain of that weakness on the part of his brethren, so the Bishop suggested: "Well, my friend, I am sorry-to hear that, but, if, you will pardon me, it set ms to nee that you are suffering from that same trouble yourself now." "iou i?re right, Bishop, you are right, but when the Bishop comes to town a ft lier has to celebrate," was the reply.-Detroit Free i?ress. Cow Changed Her Tune. '"Why are all, those people flock ing down to Hiram Hardapple's barn?" asked the old farmer on the hay wagon; "Hi's got a curiosity c own thar," chuckled the village constable. "That so? What kind of a curios ity is it?" "Why, Hi's old red-and-white Jer sey cow. The other ni^ht the old critter had the colic and Hi went down with his lantern to give her a dose of cow medicine. Blamed If he didn't make a mistake and give her p pint pf gasoline." "Do tell! Didn't kill Uer, did it?" . "No, but by heck, it had a funny effect. Now, instead of going 'Moo, moo!' like any other sensible cow, she goe3 'Honk, honk!' like one of them that blamed automobiles." Chicago News. One Solution, A Pennsylvania man has solved the relative-in-law prob'em. When his wile's family visit h's home and stay over time he charges board and has them arrested if th-iy refuse to pay. In this way reiitlves-In-law can do much toward making happy homes.-Baltimore American. Immense Saving to Farm The office of public roads, um t tho direction of Mr. Logan Waller Page, has assembled some significant facts. Only about 150,000 of the 2,10 3,000 miles of roads in the United States have been in any degree improved. Almost 53 per cent, of our public roads may be said to be in a state of nature. This statement in itsolf is not necessarily startling. A man, even a Congressman, might make the laconic rejoinder: "Well, whs.t of it?" Just this-if our public high ways were as good as those of France the gain to American producers would exceed a quarter of a billion dollars annually. The average cost of hauling prod uce in this country is 25 cents a mile per ton. In France it is 12 cents a j^miie per ton. Were our roads, then equal to those of France, there would be a gain to our farmers of 13 cents a mile per ton. During the crop year 1905-06 our more important farm products, which were hauled from the places, where they originated to shipping points, weighed in the ag gregate S5.4S7.000 pounds. The average length of haul of farm prod ucts in the United States is 9.4 miles. Hence, a savins of 14 cents a mile per' ton would have meant to our farmers a gain of $5S,900,000 on their more important crops curing the single crop year 1905-06. Ac cording to tho freight figures of the interstate Commerce Commission about 250,000,000 tons are now an nually hauled to points of shir ment. Were our roads equal to those of France the annual gain in hauling based on these figures, would be $305,000,000.-Outlook. Concrete For Country Highways. Macadam has served well tereto fore as a surfacing material for the so-called "permanent" roads In the country districts, the traffic on such roads, even with the marketing of crops at certain times of year, being neither heavy nor congested "n the sense in wh'ich those terms; are ap plied to city trucking. It has been, too, a comparatively constant traffic that does not vary widely during cor responding seasons' year after year, for the reason that population and producs do not increase rapidly in the farming localities. It is on such roads, built for moderate, horse drawn traffic, that thc automobile is doing its greatest damage and com pelling an entire change of construc tion. Automobiles, though owned largely in the towns, have a great "radius" of action and are traveling roads which were- seldom invaded by the city horse owner; their highest speed, too, is usually attained after leaving the city limits. To meet this new condition, some localities are laying the centre of the roadway with brick or other hard ma terial and flanking it with macadam. If this plan shall prove to be the economical method for combining th? two kinds of traffic the same advan tages that concrete affords as a pave ment will suggest it as the best , ma terial for surfacing country roads. The present has been called the "age of cernen;:." The statement is full of. significance and should not be. Ignored by progressive road builders, Good Roads Magazine. Testing Materials. In preparing to construct a road of Portland cement concrete, the char acter of the materials which enter into the composition is a matter for careful consideration. Portland ce ment is defined as "the finely pul verized product resulting from the calcination to incipient fusion of aa intimate mixture of properly propor tioned argillaceous and calcareous materials." La less (technical lan guage, it can be said to be composed of lime and a particular kind of clay, carefully proportioned and burned to a clinker which is ground into a fine powder. The proportion of the ma terials, the absence of foreign sub stances, the perfect calcination, and the fineness of grinding are all im portant points in the manufacture of a good cement.-Good Roads Maga? cine. Weakens the Snrfacc. Water seeping under a road, if it finds esfcape, carries with it particles of earth, and the'removal of these "tiny grains of sand" eventually pro duces holes In.the subgrade and weak places in the ?urfacc. If tho water remains in the earth and is affected by frost, there restults an expansive force that rends in upheavals the more or less rigid metaling. Efficient drainage - keeping the water away from' the foundation of a road-thus becomes a matter of prime Import ance, whatever kind of metal or pave ment is to be used for the bearing surface.-Good Road3 Magazine. He Had thc Idea. A Chinaman who had been robbed by a woman on the Bowery was try ing to describe her at thc polico sta tion. "Can't you remember how she was dressed?" asked the lieutenant at the desk. What sort of a hat did she wear?" For a moment John seemed puz? zled. Then his face brigtcmsd. "He dead-she glad," he confi dently announced. And now the police are locking for a woman with a Merry Widow tat. Everybody's Magazine. A Slight Mistake. A clergyman geing into the coun try to preach was accompanied to the station by his wife. The train was just about to start as he reached the platform and the good man got very flurried. Springing into the carriage as the train moved off, he pressed two-pense into his wife's hand and affectionate ly kissed the porter who had seen to his luggage.-Home Chat. Syria and Palestine havo an. inordi nate appetite for imported drugs. In. Beirut, a city where soft drinks are ' in great demand, there is not a single soda fountain. I ?S?LD wm. f Spinach Souffle. 'Boll a measure of spinach in enough water to cover It, with a pinch of salt and another of uoda. In ten minutes press the spinach through a strainer, then rub through a wire sieve. Add two well beaten eggs and a cup of milk, a dash of nutmeg and pepper and salt Mix thorough ly and bake in buttered souffle dishes, -New York World. Waldorf Salad. Cut. into bits enough celery to make one cupful. Soak it in ice water. Also cut into small dice four medium sized apples which have been previously peeled. Lay-the apples in ice water for a while. Then drain both apples and celery, mix them, adding half a cupful of English wal nuts. Cover with mayonnaise dress ing and serve on crisp lettuce.-New York World. Strawberry Source. Steam and wash a quart or more of strawberries and put into a sauce pan with the grated peel of half a lemon and a cupful of sugar . Let simmer on the back of the stove or In a double boiler until the sugar is entirely dissolved. Beat the yolks of four eggs in a pint of milk. Sv/eeten to taste and cook, in a double boiler until thick. Line the sides of a glass dish with the strawberries, making a high wall of the fruit but leaving the centre hollow. When the custard is cold pour it Into the centre and cover with a meringue made of the whites of the four eggs.-New York World, Clear Soup. Clear soup is made from a shin of beef or from beef and veal. Crack the bones and cut the meat into fine pieces, cover with cold water In the proportion of one quart water to one half pound meat and bone. Bring to the simmering point and keep at that temperature for several hours. For to have good soup it must be kept even. Do not skim off the scum wjjile cooking, because this is a need ful' part of the meat. Cool and skim off the fat. Reheat, adding flavor ings, an onion, a small carrot cut fine, one teaspoonful celery seeds, one teaspoon pepper, two tablespoons salt, then serve.-Boston Post. English Chow Chow. For English chow chow take two large heads of cabbage, shaved very fine, three cauliflower broken in small sections, thirty cucumbers sliced, one quarter peck of small white onions, one pint grated horseradish, one-half pound of white mustard seed, one ounce celery seed, one-half cup ground pepper and the same amount of cinnamon and tumeric powder. . Pack all In a. large stone jar over j night, sprinkling a large cup of salt between the ?ay?rs. In the morning pour off the brine and soak in vinegar and water for a day or two. Strain again and mix the spices with three pounds of sugar and six quarts of vinegar. Scald, then pour over the pickle while very hot. Repeat this operation two more mornings, then when quite cold add two boxes of French mustard mixed v/ith one pint of pure olive oil.-New York" Times. French Peas. If you have a fancy for the tiny French peas, canned, you may save money by doing them at home. They shouid be very fresh and young. If you buy them in the market you will have to take them "as they come." By getting a quantity you will be sure to find enough that are too large to pass for the French dainty morsel, and these may be cooked for rimme diate use. Shell the peas and sift them through a colander with coarse or large holes. Use the small peas that will go througn, for canning. Fill pint, or even half pint jars with the peas and stand In a cooker or j steamer for forty minutes. Then put into each pint jar a half teaspoonful of salt, same of sugar and fill up with fresh boiled water. Steam again for twenty minutes, then seal up.-In? dlanapolls News. To cut warm bread or cake always heat the knife. A tablespoonful of coal oil in a o.uart of warm water ls excellent to remove fly specks from brass. If you want to keep coffee from boiling over add a lump of butter about the size of a small marble. To prevent the contents of a juicy pie running over, wet the edges of the lower crust with white of egg or iced water. In canning time remember to hold n jar under hot water before filling with the hot syrup. If the jar is set on a folded wet cloth while being lilied, lt will be less apt to br?ak. Olives, salted nuts, glace and crys talized fruit3 in small silver or cut glass dishes placed at regular inter vals around the centrepiece add greatly to the decorative effect of tho table. Always keep a jar of bread crumbs on hand. They will come in so nicely for croquettes or pudding should company arrive unexpectedly. It is well, too, to have a supply of browned flour for gravy. Prunes, to be eaten with meat, should not be sweetened. Soak a pound of carefully washed prunes in cold water over night. Put them into a stew-pan with a quart of fresh water, and two lemons that have been cut into thin slices, from which the seeds have been removed. Let them simmer gently for three hours. Serve cold. They are to be eaten with pork, veal or duck, in place ot the sour apple sauce usually served? - People Are Queer. The people people work with best are often very queer, The people people own by blood quite shock your first idea, The people people choose for friends your common sense appall, But the people people marry are the queer est folks of all. Playwright-"Yes, but the real dif ficulty about getting an audience comes later."-Boston Transcript. Where the Rub Comes. Friend-"I suppose it's difficult to get an audience with a manager 2or ones' first play." ' A Parting in High Life. "What were the terms of the di vorce?" "She keeps the poodle."-Binn* Ingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. One of the Rare Ones. Scott-"Is Jones married?" Mott-"I guess not. I never heard him blame his wife for any? thing."-Boston Transcript. At the Library.' "Good morning, Miss Readwell; what is the best book for an old man about to get married?" "A bank book."-Illustrated Bits. Not an Urban Dish. Uncle Zeb (looking over the bill of fare)-"Henry, how do you order hog and hominy at a fust-class rest' rant?" City Nephew-"You don't, uncle." v-Chicago Tribune. On a Train. "Hey, there!" yelled the conduc tor. "Why are you taking that ax and saw out of the case?" "I want to open a window," replied the passsnger.-Louisville Courier? Journal. A Ead Marksman. Teacher-"When that boy threw stones at jrou. why didn't you come and tell me, instead of throwing them back?" Small Boy-"Tell you? Why, you couldn't hit the side of a barn."-' New York Mail. Thc Personal Consideration. "Father," said little Rollo, "what ls a plutocrat?" "A plutocrat, my son, is a man who ls vastly wealthy, but declines to en dow any project in which you are immediately interested."-Washing? ton Star. Kept Him cn a String. "I kept my husband on a string five years before I consented to marry him?" "Why so long?" "Well, you see, I waited until I could see his way clear financially!" -Lippincott's. On the Contrary. "The apparel does not make the man," said the ready-made philos opher. "No," answered the man who was signing checks for five-hundred-dol lar gowns; "but it may go a long way toward breaking him."-Washington Star. Intuition. "The worst has happened, John!" j panted Mrs. Jipc3, sinking feebly into a chair. "Well, we'll have to advertise for another one; that's all," moodily an swered Mr. Jipes. For he knew, without being told, that the cook had left.-Chicago Tri. bune. What Reduction? "That price includes stateroom and meals, I suppose?" said the prospec tive ocean tourist to tho steamship agent. "Yes, sir." "Then what reduction do you make to a man who is seasick all the way across?"-New York Journal. Getting Back. "Captain, what time does that boat start?" "It starts, madam, when I give the word." "Then I've alway? hnd the wrong idea. I thought it started when the engineer pulled a lever, or did some thing. Thank you ever so much." Chicago Tribune. A Cruel Test. "Mike," said Plodding Pete, "dere> wuss t'ings dan gold bricks." "What's happened?" "De lady up de road said dat if I'd chop an armful of wood she'd gimme a cake." "Didn't she keep *ier word?" "Yep. She handed me a cake o' ?oap."-Washington Star. Miss Addams President. Miss Jane Addams, o' Hull House, Chicago, has been elected president of the national conference of charities and correction for 1910. This is the first time in the thirty-six years of the organization that a woman has been elected to fill its highest office. Miss Addams' election was unani mous.-New York Sun. Tent Woman Saves Lives. But for the presence of mind of .Mrs. Jennie Llewellyn, an aged wom an, who flagged a west-bound Wabash passenger train near Missouri City, Mo., a head-on collision with a freight train which occurred at that point at night doubtless would have resulted in many fatalities. As it was one man was killed, one woman badly injured and ten persons slightly injured. Through the warn ing given by the woman, who lives in a tent near the railroad, the engineer was able to lessen the speed of his train before the crash came. Probation Officer. . Mrs. Jesse L. Pickering has been appointed head probation officer in Philadelphia at a salary of $85 a month. Under a law passed by the last Pennsylvania Legislature proba tion officers are included as part of the juvenile court system. The city of Philadelphia is divided into fifteen districts with one special probation officer for each, while five other pro bation officers will work in the city at large. These officers are to be In no way connected with any charity or ganization and are to receive their salaries from the city. Two woman physicians, Dr. Anna L. Bacon and Dr. Mary J. Rochell, are on the list.- ' New York Sun. Must Prosecute Her Chum. Miss Delpha Robinson, of Loogoo tee, Ind., has been appointed Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Martin County, and her first case is the pros ecution of an old school chum for al leged bigamy. Miss Robinson has as serted she will not be swayed in her work by ties of friendship or by any personal feeling of hostility. She has entered office with an open mind, and so will press the charge against her old-time friend. Miss Robinson was graduated from the Law School of Indiana University, and she has been <?) ? Corn Dumplings.-M ?2. s chopped fine with half a 'rjj ? t' fuis of butter; two eggs <^5 J j one-half teaspoonful of C?? A j necessary to make a don timi ? j teaspoonful of baking p ?3 w I drain before adding an; O I ? pieces of the dough abou ^1. > < tween the palms of the 1 ?3 - \ to cook until nicely bro-* -S ) stock to cook until the; serve them with meat, c sauce, and in the latter the soup. practicing lav; for four year3. In that time she has gained a reputation as a clever pleader. It was because of her success in defending criminal cases that she was appointed Prosecutor. New York Press. Would Stop Mining. Mrs. Nellie C. Upham has been su perintendent of a coal mine in Color ado for five years, and now she is ready to resign. The reason is an odd one and also truly feminine. Mrs. Upham is losing her nerve. She has become possessed of the dread of a mine explosion. For four years and sir months she was without fear, but six months ago she began to think an explosion might occur at any time. Few coal mines, she remembered, went without an explosion, and it seemed as if it might be time for one in the mine of which she is superin tendent. No explosion has come yet, but Mrs. Upham rises every morning in anxiety. There is not the slightest reason why the mine should not go on another five years, or twenty years or forty, without an explosion, but Mrs. Upham must go her woman's way. New York Press. Summer Scuool For Working Girls. Miss E. Doheny presided recently at the opening of the summer school conducted by the Young Women's Christian Association of New York. The object of the school is to make the summer pleasanter for the shop girl, .the factory girl and other work ing- girls who are forced to remain in the city during the hot weather. Last year 12 00 girls attended the school, and this year it is hoped to double the number. There are a good many entertainments connected with the school, as the management real izes that girls do not feel like giving all their time to study during the hot weather. Monday evenings are set apart for musicals, dramatic recitations, mov ing picture shows, flower parties and other similar entertainments; Tues days for song service and Eible read ings; Wednesdays for physical cul ture and parlor and kindergarten games; Thursdays there will be classes in fancy v/ork, millinery, shirt waist making and wool work, while on Fridays teachers in singing, elocu tion and gymnasium will take charge. ?-New York Sun. The Pump Bow. The bow of the moment is .the one called the pump bow because lt is copied from the one put on low shoes. It is made with three loops at one end and three at the other of equal width but not equal length. There are no ends. The centre is covered with a one inch strip of the ribbon, laid in two or three pleats down the centre. Everything about the bow must be stiff, precise and well measured. It is customary to make these bows of Bilk velvet ribbon, as velvet is having such a remarkable popularity as trim ming. As a rule this bow is sufficient ad dition to the usual hat. It is quite enough trimming for the every day hours. It is no t against millinery ideals, however, to offset the bow with an immense bunch of flowers on the other side, or a wide blown rose on the brim at the bapk. One must be careful to place the trimming on a gocd line with the bow, otherwise the balance is lost, and the lines of the hat are bad. While the loose bow copied from a child's hat is always placed at the back, the pump bow is across the front or the side. It is a new fashion to place it on the brim instead of the crown, or run it half and half in a bias line. The conventional method, to which many adhere is to place lt directly on the crown across the front, -Philadelphia Ledger. Pretty Hair Ribbons. There is no detail of the small girl's toilet over which mothers lin ger as lovingly as the arrangement of the soft, silky hair. The little girl's hair should be fcept In scrupulously dainty condition, the fortnightly shampoo with pure, soapy water .be ing supplemented by nightly brush iags to make the locks fluffy and lus trous. The color of the little girl's hair ribbons should bs carefully selected. Not every color is becoming. Tho pure white hair ribbons which many mothers like for formal wear, are of ten distinctly trying to their young wearers. Ciel blue and rose pink are usually pleasing with rosy cheeks and bright eyes, and vivid scarlet is de lightful with either dark curls or blond hair. The art tones-Dutch blues, burnt yellows and more delicate greens are often very smart when worn with cotton frocks showing the same color tones, but fashion's caprices in color, like peacock, mustard, citron and such shades, should never be put near childish faces. j Satin taffeta ribbons are the most desirable for tying the hair. They, are soft and pliable, yet crisp in char acter, and are beautifully lustrous.' The filet of ribbon, outlining the shape of the head, with a loose bow at one side, is charming on a very, pretty child. Less trying is the don ble row arrangement, with the lock? ix the contents of one can of corn . i pint of milk, six level tablespoon i, one-fourth teaspoonful of pepper, salt, half-pint of flour, or more if igh that can be easily handled; one lowder. If the corn is very juicy, j of the contents. Tear off small , t the size of a butternut and roll be Lands and drop into smoking hot fat vned; or drop into boiling hot soup y easily float. -Jn the former case ir for supper with tomato or brown case place in the soup dishes with :?' VJ* caught back at each side of the face under a big, soft bow. The young girl of thirteen or four teen wears her hair in a thick -pleat ended by a curl. Tha fad is to allow the hair to hang quite loosely from the head, the pleat not being started for several inches below the collar. At this point a wide, soft bow of black ribbon is tied about the hair and be low it the thick braid hangs down* ward.-Washington Star. Some of the best tailored blouses come with adjustable collars. Many of the lingerie gowns for summer wear are in empire style. Tassels are again in great favor upon evening dresses and wraps. . The cuirass effect is seen on many of the handsome imported gowns. New things include cut glass hat pins with a beautiful iridescence. Cool, dainty little matinees or dressing sacks increase in popularity. The net or chiffon blouse, the exact tone of the .costume, is still modish in Paris. Scarfs of black tulle, draped around the shoulders, are very smart for eve ning wear. Linen 4)ags, braided with linen sou tache, are very smart, as are also the linen pocketbooks. White dotted net over satin of a soft pastel shade makes an exceeding ly beautiful gown. Paris costumers are trying to es cape from the popular demand for soutache decoration. Bands of crosswise or diagonal tucking are used as a trimming on a tailored blouse of sheer material. A tailored suit of linen or light weight serge or panama cloth seems to be necessary in every wardrobe. The Dutch collar vogue allows the neck to be more comfortably dressed this season than for a long time. Very chic are skirts made with long, large yokes all around, from which hang a pleating of the goods. Cashmere de soie is the latest of expensive materials for mourning. It comes in pure silk and in a mixture cf wool and silk. Many children's dresses are being made frojfc the striped and figured dimities, dotted lawns and Swisses and flowered organdies. Lion Shooting Record. Three fine :.Ions, shot by Captain Geoffrey Buxton In East Africa, have just been placed in the Castle Mu seum. All three beasts were shot within fifteen minutes and when Mrs. Buxton arrived at the spot twenty minutes after her husband's setting out she found him regarding th? three bodies.-London Daily Mail. r \