Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I tlM iraiiMl Wiiiiiwa ssSsgag fett?i| soils an* those most easily rec ognlasd are^tbe differences of. their physical properties. Brery soil con sists of a mass of loosely aggregated grains of mineral matter interspersed .with a little organic matter. The mineral grains rary In slse from large bowlders of seteral feet In diameter or flat shale and rounded cobbles through tbe Intermediate grades of gravel and sand down to the finest particles, called silt and clay. , f' Sftiil tk* Muan. ? The method, so customary among a great many farmers, of dumping the* manure on the field In heaps, and leav? ing It there until they are about to plow the field. Is certainly a rsry bad practice and one from which hardly any good can possibly come. The solu ble matter in the manure so handlsd Is washed Into the ground under th<( heaps, and when this happens It cannot be evenly distributed by rain about ths field and it results In fertilised spots. On a great 'many (Srms all this Is the cause of those uneven crops that ife sometimes hear certain farmers com plain so much sbout. Tert Tm Seed#. r 'After going to the expense and trou ble of preparing valuable ground for a crop It i? false economy to plant cheap seed. The best Is none too good. 8end to a reliable seed house and get your garden seeds early and test them. A good -way to test seeds Is to lay a sheet of wadding In a plate. Place the seeds to be tested on it and cover with another sheet of same material, after which sprinkle with tepid water, but not In excess of what the wadding will absorb. Sprinkle often enough to keep the whole moderately dcmp and keep In a light, warm room, and all seeds with any vitality will sprout. In order to make the record valuable count the number of seeds tested and date the time when they were put in and when sprouts appeared. One hundred seeds is o very conven ient number 'to try, as the percent, method may be used to compute re sults. Car* of Bro*d Mirw. "An experienced man lu handling horses and breeding, in the Farmers' Advocate of Canada, says that mares In foal require more food and more careful feeding than other horses, as the coining foal as well as the mare is to be sustained; that the food should he the very best quality. Any food in which there is any danger of must or decay, such as poorly saved hay, straw or hay that has been exposed to dampness, cornstalks, etc., should, not be given on any accouut. Grain that Is musty or In which there may 1>e ergot, as rye or barley, should he avoid ed. In fact, the gralta ration should consist of oats, rolle^ oats being pref erable to whole; the quantity should be regulated by the slse of the mare and the amount of work she Is doing. A few roots, as a carrot or two, or a tufc lilp, daily, and also a feed of bran, either damp or dry, should be given two or three times weekly. To sum up In a few words, give food and water of first class quality, the former In quantities in proportion to the sIsp of the mare and labor performed, the tatter ad lib. Avoid excessive muscu Jar or respiratory exertion; avoid, as far as possible, excitement, foul odors, operations, and the administration of medicines. Give regular and gentle exercise, and keep this up until very near parturition, unless the weather Is such that she can be turned out to grass.? Indiana Farmer. Ko'h From M?*/ Sourer*. "Poultry cnunot be kept healthy If they are flltby. Mud and dirt breed vermin and produce skin diseases In tbe bog. In many cases It will pay to buy hay and stuff to feed to tbe pigs. When you commence to fatten poul try do so rapidly and as systematl* < cally as possible. When there are too many animal* on tbe farm they caAiot be kept 1n a merchantable condition. One meal a day of soft food is suffi cient for the poultry, and It should be given early In the morning warm. The escaping ammonia from the ma nure, unless all stable* are kept clean, often causes sore eyes and lung troubles. Those cracks In the stable floor and tinder the doors cause your cows great suffering during tbe cold weather. Note the shrinkage In the milk pall, as jrel^as the creamery check. The cold penetrating winds are in jurious to young calves. Provldo a clean, dry, warm place for them. Feed them milk at a temperature of ninety to 100 degrees In proper quantities, and ?void tbe calf scours that are usually prevalent during the colder months. i Mineral fertilisers Increased tbe yields of cow-peas and soy beans at a Southern experimental station. Ni trogenous fertilizers did not have much effect, and the Connecticut station claims that It docs not pay to use them (or these crops. n?p*i la Poultry. ? -Thin Is one of the strangest of anl mat disease*. It la canned by a donblc worm, or what may be called a donblc worm, finding a lodgment In the wind pipe of the yonng chick. When we My It Is a double worm, we mean that It Is always found In pairs, the thing Itself seeming to be a single worm divided Into two unequal parts, the ?hotter part being the male and the longer part the female. The female Is always full of very minute eggs. The worm Is provided with a dislike head with which it adheres to the walls of the windpipe on the plan of a sucker, and Is very difficult to dis lodge. The symptoms, the constant gaping of the Infected chick, are too well known to need any reference. Being located In the windpipe, the worm Is very difficult to reach with remedies, and prevention must be the thing aimed at. As we have mid, the female part of the worm Is fnll of eggs. When one of these Is dislodged by the constant gaping and sneesing of the fowl, which sometimes happens, or when ? chick diet and !? permitted to . become-mlxed with the mrftet ground where i be chicks ;rs fed. or adhere to grtM bladee or other vegetation, or ere consumed by earthworms or other Insects, which ere efterwsrde eaten by the chicks? new matter how the eggs And lodgment In another chick* another caee of gapee Is sure. The treetment le to try to dear the premlsee of the Infection. All chicks that die of gapee should be burned, or taken entirely out of reach of the poultry, end the run thoroughly treat* ed with lime. It le well to keep lime scattered about the run throughout the ?ee eon, especlslly rery early before the gapes aiipetr, tM kMt VmI OiItm. The best veal calves always will be those grown In the natural way, or, atW, with additional food given only In cases of extremely large calves or with dams giving insufficient milk or milk of poor quality, tn such cases it often Is best to take the calf away from Its dam and feed by hand. In this way the nutriment given may be made standard In richness and In quan tity sufficient for the cairs needs. JSut It often happens that the milk of the cow Is needed in the house or dairy end the fine calf would also be a desir able addition to the- herd, and it be comes necessary to feed the calf by hand and largely upon some substitute for Its dam's, milk; This Is readily done If sklmmllk can be had. A little Whole milk for a week or ten days is desirable, although It may be dispensed with. The skimmed milk, warmed to the temperature of new drawn milk and enriched with a good ealf meal in liquid form, can be given three or four times daily. I have fed calves twice daily, but find It pays to feed oftener end less at a time. It pays to make the feed as sweet as good whole milk, and when eggs are not too valuable 1 give each calf about two eggs a day beaten up and stirred in the food. I have found that the most trouble In teaching a calf to feed from a bucket is caused by letting colves be with their dams too long. Usually a calf only two or three days old will learn to eat quickly. But calves will Icorn at any age if they are permitted to sot pretty hungry and if one uses n little patience with them. Never beat or knock about the caltt>s even if they do persist In trying to starve themselves to death. They will soon learn to eat and then the trouble will be over. If the calves eat out of ordinary buck ets, drinking down their food quickly, it Is usually a good plan to let them lick the bucket as long as they will ; this not only cleans up the food well and prevents souring, but serves a far better end in having the proper amount of saliva enter their stomachs to aid degestlon. It is needless to say that nothing like sour or poor food should ever enter n young coifs stomach. Much care should be taken that the food mixture should be uniform in quality, of even temperature, and in gradually Increased amount, for the best results. Even the despised little Jerseys have been made Into fair veals at five or six weeks when properly fed. and some of them have weighed fiOO or <>00 ns yearlings, while the beef breeds have been pushed much above these weights. ?- Writer, In Tribune-Farmer. Ten Tramp C?nli. A writer In Journal of Agriculture (Ives ten special Items necessary to successful farming in tills present day of sharp competition. All are import ant and should be carefully studied and kept In mind: In no other catting on earth Is there so much skill and forethought and prudence required to Insure success as In farming. Every resource and avenue of galu must be made to con tribute Its little here, or the whole will fall short of the total required. Tlie former must play his cards well, in order to come off a winner In the game which lie has undertaken, and not one of them can he afford to carelessly throw aside. Here are ten trump plays worth considering: 1. Keep Accounts of everything thnt goes on on tho farm. Know whore you are making and lotting. Cnll your year's labor to account, and make It give a full report of itself. 2. Let economy be the watchword In everything. Treat your farm as though It was your debtor, owing you so much each year, which It is bound to pay. Do not let it "sponge" on you. 3. Increase the extent of your culti vated land each year. Your profits de pend not so much on the amount of land you own or control, as on the ?mount which yields you a profitable return. * 4. Provide a clean water supply for th? stock. This means a dean return in profits, from their better condition ?nd productiveness In consetquenee. 5. Bee to it that the manure Is shel tered from the weather. The best product from many a farm flows down the highway in a constant stream, all the spring. 8omc can afford to throw away their substance, but not the farmer. 0. Keep well posted as to the latest and most Improved methods through tbe agricultural press of the day, and discussion with your fellow associates In the cultivation of the soil. Any thing that Is wor! M knowing about these met'-;. . ? !s as valuable to you as to anyone else. 7. Offer your products for snlo In neat, presentable shnpe. Appearances count for a great deal. The best must look its quality to be recognized. 8. Follow the lead of your own suc cess, and branch out each year in the directions which you find are yielding : you the largest and most satisfactory j returns. > 0. Do not be afraid to attempt new venture*. All that 1ms been aecom plUhed by the race thu* far lin* come j about largely In thla way. The old nit | must bo abandoned when It become* j worn to rook bottom. 10. Keep n brave henrt nnd an In Tlnclble determination. Lnrxe roanM* do not come but with large endeavor. To balk at the flrat discouragement In cowardly. Only those succeed who are determined to win. I Silver money 200 fears old It ellll t? drcatatlon rt imn rw* rt Thm NklhblMMM. T HE people of the whole country and In all avoca tions of life are beginning to realise the importance of a better Improvement of Hie public highways* It is being felt that the future Interest of American agriculture will be retarded in Its frowth unless the construction of bet ter roads are commenced. It Is felt that inohey Spent id the undertaking by the National and 8tate fcorern tnents, if wisely directed, would be re turned to the people profitably. Such an undertaking by our Government would be an enormous one, yet such an aid to the agricultural classes, re sulting id brlhglng about & more uni versal prosperity on the farm, would more than compensate the expendi ture of the public fund. The very ex istence of our nation, and the future prosperity of the American people of all classes and avocations depend not largely but wholly upon the success of the farmer. We are not only feeding Ind clothing 70,000,000 of our own peo pie-, but the World ii annually becom ing mor? dependent upon tbe agricul tural resources of this country. Hun dreds of millions of dollars are annu ally appropriated by tbe National Gov ernment which is expended In tbe In terest of tbe cities of our country. Congressmen and Senators appropriate the people's money with a lavlshness which is growing each year more reck Icsh In the erection or Improvement of public building* or otber things de manded by the larger cities - of the country. Tbe Improvements of water Ways by tbe National Government, If wisely done, is an Indirect aid to the farmer, but of more material assist ance to those who actually enjoy their benefits in a dally intercourse with the commercial traffic of the farmer's pro ducts. What we want to see and which we have a right to demand is that the Na tional Government appreciate the posi tion of tbe farmer and extend to him that direct aid and assignee to which be is entitled. We nre heavily taxed directly and indirectly. We should re ceive such attention and as8istance as the importance of tbe agriculturist is to tbe prosperity and welfaro of bis country. Tbe annual appropriation made to tbe Agricultural Department at Washington Is largely restricted by law to meet the personal wishes of the members of the National Legislature. Tbe most important literature of the Agricultural Department can only be obtained by tbe farmer making request through bis representative In Congress, and even then the number of any par ticular bulletin is restricted. In these counties where the public roads are worked by hired or convict labor,' under a plant of taxation, the superintendent of the road construc tion should be supplied with n good level, and his work made to conform to t|>c instrument rather than to the naked eye. Bo grade the roadbed and arrange tbe ditches on either side that tbe rainwater will be carried ofT rap idly and have no time to settle on the bed, and start up a system of surface cutting by our nargw tired wheels. It Is estimated that on every mile of our country roads of standard width there falls each year 27,000 tons of water. On our characters of soil generally this water will stick and work the dirt up Into soft mud. We cannot, therefore, have good roads unless we arrange to get rid of this surplus water. Tills can only be done on dirt roads by so ele vating the centre of the lied and put ting in whlo deep ditches that will cause the rain to run rapidly oft. Every piece of roadbed graded properly should be followed by a heavy steam Rtcrl Rnadnityi, Tho broad steel track* for vehicles fn I<1 govern I years ago in Murray street, New York City, linve been removed, mid the street* Is to be pnved with wooden blocks.' The steel trucks were not regarded as n success, principally because of the crowded condition o1 the street, which prevented their regu Inr use. The Scientific American con tends that this test was not conclusive and that such tracks should be tried or, long country hill# and In district* where smooth, ,hard roadbeds cannot readily be maintained. I>nit to II ml RomIi, The only reason why every one '? not always pleased with tho country li due to bad roads. Kindly t?ke nolle* of this, you who have tiie repairing and maintaining of same In charge If you can't do It, let some one do b for you. Itanana skins are lit demand In K'ig land, particularly at Hotel*, fw ?*!?? cmuln$ o I tKtft#. or horse power roller. The dirt Is ce mented together, tire rain as It falls strikes a hard, slick surface and washes off. Besides all the little Ine qualities In the road surface are tilled or flattened down, which nothing lose than the roller can accomplish. The thing most important now to do Is to grade, surface up and drain the dltt roadbed so as to render travel over them Inviting and economical. When these things shall have been Accomplished perhaps the way may be made clear to advance further along the line of progress In the desirable direction of securing first-class perma nent roads. To undertake a detailed statement In figures of the annual loss In dollars to the farmers of the coun try by reason of had roads would be a voluminous piece of work. This is un necessary, because every farmer real izes the extra cost which bad roads Im pose upon him. The thing to do is to get out of the old ruts, build up a solid, level and substantial foundation bj which the future travel in the country may be Just what It should be. We must arouse ourselves to action and let every effort of our energies be ex pended in an endeavor to make the fu ture of our life work more prosperous, contented and happy. The more rapid establishment of good roiMs will large* ly aid us in obtaining the desired end. ? C. II. Jordan, in Birmingham Age llerald. ttlA* HtAKTSi Hate frslts fa AhA <1? Ml? llssdad as mm iiii ***** tfc?M Af* M usually ?ty tweUefS, whd AM WtbM frith * more or ins ptrsllj? t ftOi?sck?i>uC*? Of hav luff a heart. - ftey cannot do anything out of the ordinary without being ?harply reminded that they are doing too much. ? Thanksgiving or Christ mas dinner, a sudden flight, the hear ing of bad news, anxiety concerning a business transaction, or the health of t friend, miming to catch a train, walk' tng In the teeth of -a winter atorm? these and many other thine* which do not affect A healthy body cause A weak heart to thtittip Ahd potind A terrifying tattoo agaifttt the Hbi; This, unless It has occurred id often is to breed the |ont?mpt of familiarity, aiarms the suf ferer, and iilS mental distress resets in turn upon the heart; which palplf tatea the more through the Incitement of fright. All this distress is needless, for It csn be prevented by s little csre and the exectlse of common sense. It Is simply a condition of weak heart? not diseased heart, and the organ can be toned pp by ekeTcise Jflst as a weak biceps can be strengthened by the same means. The possessor of the weak heart is usually one all of whose muscles are flabby; a desk worker wbo goes to his office In a street car, sits all day at his books, and rides heme In a car nt hightt Wbo does not Walk the Cqulva* lent Of A mile in A dajr; br perhaps it IS a woman whose iifg 14 pa ft set! indoors; who^e heart Is irritated by tight stays; whose digestion is poor, and whose nerves are strained by strong and over much tea or coffee. A person with such a heart should hpve an examination, to make sure that there Is no lurking disease back of the Irritability. If there Is no en largement and no valve disorder or ac tual disease of any kind, he must cure himself. His heart needs toning up, that is all. Walking in the open air, at first ft short distance and rather slowly, but Increasing gradually both speed and distance; deep breathing, cold Sponging In the morning, moderate eating at regular hours, the avoidance of tobacco and alcoholic beverages and very mod erate indulgence In tea and coffee ? these are the main points In the regi men needed to stimulate to effective work a lazy and feeble heart.? Youth's Companion. Aef Talus. J. Stanley Todd, the portrait painted was talking about feminine beauty. "All blind men," he sal/1, "are keen students of feminine beauty. Let tliem be as blind as possible In other tiling, in this matter of women's looks every woman is mentally Judged and her value reckoned by them. "But men set a value on each woman In their own minds only. They don't blurt out these values as a certain Persian once did at a reception in New Tork. The Persian was of royal blood, and his hostess wa^ rather amused than horrified when, as various women were presented to him, he would ray: " 'This lady is easily worth $10,000. That dark woman would fetch nbout $1100 In the open market. I would give $800 for the blond young girl in white cheerfully. The one beside her should sell for $.r?00 anywhere.* "The hostess was so amused that she said to the Persian, with a coquettish laugh: " 'And what value, sir, would you set on mcV "The Persian sneered a little. *' 'I am not acquainted with the smaii coin of your country,' he said."? Salt Lake City Tribune. Gallant OklMfn Alderman** Mlntfortaar Pollteness caused Alderman To trick Moynllian, of the Eighth Ward, South Chicago, to freeze his ears. As he was leaving his home after a noonday meal he spied m neighbor, a very pretty 9*>ung matron, stretching a clothes line preparatory to hanging out her weekly washing. The Alder man's manly instincts arose to the oc casion. Leaning over the fence, he hailed her. "It Is too cold for yon to do that." he cried. "You will freeze your nose." The young woman replied that it must be done. This staggered the Alderman, who had not thought of that. But only for a moment. "If It must be done," he cried, "let me do it." Without a mo ment's hesitation, "All right," she an swered, and running into the house, left the polite Alderman to his task. Before he had finished both his Alder manic ear* were frozen.? Chicago In* ter-Ocean. A Large Toons Man. . It is one thing to see a giant on ex hibition In a circus, and quite another to meet him socially outside of the tent. Captain George Auger was one of the dally patrons of the dog show, and carried his ninety-seven inches In ^military style. He looks like a com posite pihotograph of Captain Jack Qnltable and Oom Paul Kruger, minus the Krugerlan whiskers. HI* weight. 328 pounds. Is not embarrassing. You would call him well proportioned. As yet, at twenty-two, he is merely an overgrown kid, wearing No. 15 boots. No. 14 gloves and a No. ft hat. His handwriting Is classic. His conversa tion la replete with common sense and wit. They call him Titan, Goliath, British giant, Cardiff ilant, tallest man on earth. There Is another, how ever, that overtops him, *tlie recent discovery In Transcaspla, said to be nine feet eleven Inches.? New York Presa. ? Horn* R?>1 Qlntl. Brewer tells uf that no "recorded height of any giant known has reached ten feet." If a cubit Is twen ty-one Inches, Goliath of Gath was eleven feet nine Inches In height. If It is eighteen inches, he was Just the size of the Arabian giant. Gabara, who was nine feet nine Inches. Josepbus mention* a Jew who stood ten feet two. Klntolochtis Hex was fifteen feet alx Inches high, five feet through the chest to the spine; and ten feet acroaa the shoulders. John Mlddleton waa nine feet three Inches. His hand wae seventeen Inches long and eight and a half broad. Patrick O'Brien was elgtit feet seven. Turner, the nat uraliat, says he saw in Brazil a giant lw#lr? feet in height,? NfW York tt?r La** Mum. The signing of the marriage register tn the case of ft prospective English bride Will be something of ft task ordi narily, ii Miss Lyonelie Tollemache la tho possessor of no fewer thad nine Christian names. She belongs to a family noted for the number and qualntness of Its Christian names, and la heraelf burdened with the following appellation: Lyonella Fredegundit Cuthberga Ethelswytbft Ideth Ysabei Grace llonlca de Orellana Plantagenet ToUemachc-Tollemache. ? Washington Times. Pnltj Bottelr SUppcra. Charming Indeed are the uewest sup pers designed for mademoiselle's wear In the boudoir. They are Operft shape, of the softest kid and having a modi fied Louis Quinfte heel. The particular pair which attracted the admiring at-' tention of tho writer were of a soft, dull purple color. The top of each slip per was finished with a turn-over about an IncH and ft half deep, of quilted heliotrope Silk; (1 very pale shade, bordereu with embroidered pink rosebuds. A flat bow 6f hello trope ribbon supplied finish in front; A Ilandy I. It t to DloaM. Do you happen to have seen the ?'town and country blouse, " that chaste and delightfully simple ideal in blouse evolution? It is a sevcro tailored af fair as trim and simple ns n man's neg ligee shirt, fret dainty and girlish in the soft colors hi Which it is exploited. It Is made perfectly plaid, With ft very shallow yoke across the back niid shoulders. The sleeve lias 110 more fullness than n man's shirt sleeve and closes with a plait! little Wristband. There Is a soft, lay-down collar, it box pleat down the front, and a generous patch pocket on the left front, making it temptingly boyish and becoming for country walks aud sports. Those seen were in white, tan and delectable shades of blue, made of pon gee, fine flannel nnd silk-striped alba tross.? 'Washington Times, Knell or the 1'oinpSilotti'. The knell of the pompadour is sound ed in the tale of hat shapes for spring and summer wear. Most of the new shapes set well over the forehead, and this means a new style of liairdresslng for the present Huffy pompadours could not well be. adjusted to these shapes. In fact, the most extreme of them demand a fringe to lunke them becoming, so a reign for the bang Is propliesledi III the latest published photographs of English beauties there appears u thick curl hanging ovei4 the forehead. It's a pity the tlptiltcd hat comes for warm weather wear. It In an uncomfortable style, and the cov ered forehead Is apt to perspire and with this the "curl down the middle of the forehead" when not noticed is apt to stranghten out. However, there will be without doubt some hat shapes which will show woman's noble brow. Every one will not have to wear a bang. ? Ilocliester (N. Y.) Post-Express. A Hint Is Enough. Paris has sent out not n hint, but the merest suspicion of a hint, that long skirts are sweeping hack, ever so slow ly, but Inevitably, Into favor. But it takes about five years to exhaust a radical change such ns the marked change was to short skirts, and "hot ting skirts" have a year and a half to go. All of the newest modi-Is show short skirts, and most of thenr show Increased fullness about the hips, al though that Is one point on which there Is the greatest imaginable latitude, the conservatism of one city revealing it self In fullness soberly held down by pleats, the swing and dash or another shown In an accentuation of the full ness. After all, the very full skirt belongs to a type, not a general style, and the woman who looks well in it is stun ning. But you of the large hips? let them alone. As long as fashion per mits adaptation of this point, suit your style rigorously. Sleeves are impossible to describe, for all sorts of picture sleeves or? be ing worn. Sleeve styles refuse to re solve themselves Into general rules. There's a marked tendency, though, to shorter sleeves. ? Rochester (N. Y.) Post-Express. Physical Caltnre. Above all things the Anit-i'ican girl wants to keep up" with the procession. And she has fo many processions to keep up with that her health needs special attention. Physical culture if, therefore, one of her favorite ideas, and the- latest addition to physical cul ture that Is now offered to her conies from Japan. Jiu Jitsu, or the science of the resistance of one muscle by an other, has been practiced In Japan for 2500 years. It has produced the wrest lers of Japan, a clnss standing alone In the whole world for maguldcent physical development. But it has pro duced more than this, Its Importers from the land of the Mikado assert. It has made the class of Japanese women trained In the schools the equal of men In health and vigor. With the jiu Jltsu In full swing there will be no "weaker sex." it is alleged. To those women who have equipped themselves with the new dagger hat pin it will Indeed be good news to hear that they need 110 future weapon against a burglar or highwayman but Jiu Jltsu. It is not, however, as the art of wrestling that It Is introduced to America by its apostles, but as the most perfect system of physical cul ture yet devised by man. moderate, hy gienic and complete. With it go varied rules of life, such as regular atyl long hours of sleep, abundance of fresh air day and night, simple and carefully chosen diet, out door exercise In abundance, the dis carding of corsets and much Inward and outward application of cold water. Jiu Jitsu has established Itself in West Point, l? recommended by President Koosevelt, and bids fair to be a bene ficial craM In many circles. It certain if will not hurt ?ry AiMfttu XKOW to learn the secret of the smiling grace and suppleness of her Japanese sjsters. | ?Philadelphia Inquirer. Tlx ttell Dnwtd Wmum. The newest tailor gowns are less se vere than formerly, this being accom plished by means of a display of folds and pleats. The long redingote BO much Vorn Is so close fitting and so elabor ately trimmed that It appears less like a coat ttlaii ft gown. Skirts are becom ing so full that they invite crinoline into their folds. In materials for gowns we hare a large assortment the most becoming being broadcloth, chiffon velvet, velveteen, taffeta, crepes, cashmere, chlffou and tulle. Chiffon broadcloth and drap d* etc are enjoy ing especial favor for dressy afternoon goWits. In general, we may say that har mony is the point to be studied in one's attire? not only In color but in lines, harmony from hat io shoes. Among the handsome novelties in cotton weaves must be counted the chlffori voiles. This Is a soft dainty voile,- Smooth to the touch and pleas ing to the eye. The rolors run all the shades of the spectrum and their Inter mediary tones.- A few of them are white, cream, sky-pink, ft chango front sky-blue, but it Is that indescribably beautiful pink which one catches occa? siounlly on the clouds at sunset, or bet ter still at sunrise; cadet blite, dark blue, navy blue, champagne, linen, onion brown, gray, sage green, goll gi'cen and black. The princess voiles, too. are among the season's novelties. They show an indistinct cheek made In the weave by introducing an eta mine weave Into a heavier body. Linens, champagnes and golf blue are khown, though one may get other hues, . Illege voile is simply an extremely sheer voile that comes in steel, linen, brown, navy, pink, Nile green and ca det, with lines of another shade of the same general color shot through. Kinked voiles show small checks, in red. pink chnmpague. green nnd navy. As the first half of the name indicates they are fleeked with splotches of White, so for once a name in fashion's realm really tells you something. Voile nouveatcs are simply our old friends, nub voiles, come back to us with a high-sounding foreign title.? Elizabeth Sleadmau, in the Pilgrim. Mohntr For ItuilneH flult. Judging from the few advance mod els tlie late spring and summer skirt will be fuller tlmu over about the hips. So far they have kept within the limit of the figure and the fullness Jias oc curred just below the hips. Shlrrlugs and pleats are Inevitable and are laid more deeply than ever. From Paris comes the announcement that figures are not consumed at all and that as long as a gown displays a quantity of shirr* it is in dircct keeping with the latest fashions. Skirts have even reached the stage of being ten yards around the hern. This has become quite a feature In the Parisian capital, nnd there ore very few gonws which do not employ many yards of material for the making. There is going to be n wide divergence between the tailor made gown nnd the walking suit. The former will be plainer, shorter of skirt and. generally speaking, more mannish than one has been accustomed to of late. For young women the simple short skirt nnd bo lero Jacket seems to be the best kind of a spring suit. These skirts clear the ground by several inches nnd are not trimmed excepting for a row of braid, perhaps. Nothing makes so satisfactory an un lined skirt ?s mohair. It is one of the most difficult materials to handle, and it must be skillfully dealt with. Never theless It is Indeed worth the trouble. They wear splendidly nnd always carry their freshness ond neatness. The new importati-ms of mohair show blues, browns, blacks ond grays galore, and for a business woman's suit nothing moie suitable could possibly be select ed. If made with the long tlght-fittlDg coat and short untrlmmcd skirt one would feel the greatest satisfu'.tlon.? Newark Advertiser. New leather wrist bags have corao over the sens? new In shape and In col ors. Handkerchief linen, embroidered by hand, makes the newest and best of the new blouses. For practical morning wear, cotton poplin and cheviot blouses, smartly tailor made, are much in vogue tills < season. ltlch colorings have supplanted the modest browns and decorous blues used for so many seasons past In evolv ing street costumes. A long pongee eont. severely plain, was lined with gray ami white squirrel fur, the lining being entirely concealed when the coat was closed. A new toy for babies is a "menagerie ring," a small hoop wound with a rib- I bon, with half a dozen rubber animals ? t'le kind that whistle? hanging on. Evening hats are growing prettier, especially those with two-toned brims, trim* led with the fluff of marabout feathers, or with pink roses and plumes. In the outer wraps this season coats are worn loose aud' baggy, with dol- 1 man-shaped sleeves, and capes of the regulation coachman cut cover the gown almost entirely. The duller tints of the season Just passed are now brightened by touches of vivid shades, and whole costumes J of reds, purples and new and striking blue* are taking their places In tha wardrobe of the iroartly fowncrt I - * I Humors Tbdtav a ?r tmu. "Absence make* the heart grow fonder." "Out of eight is out of mind." Don't know which one is the better? Pick whichever you're inclined. - ? ? ? Detroit Tribune. In Ik* lad. "A man may get riches and still be unhappy In the end." ''Yes; there's always the chance he'IE have gout In the feet."? New Orleans Time-Democrat. y, A ur? m; Carter? "Well, old man, I've found my life work at last!" Smith? "What is it?" Carter? "I have begun to study Rus sian."? Somervllle Journal. Precocity. Clara? "You don't moan to say that at fifty be I* making love to you. Isn't that rather young for an old man?" Maud? "Yes. But lie Is the most pr*? coclous old man I have ever met." Tli* Plan For Illm. ?While I was In the town." said the bore. "I beard there whs a great insane asylum there, eo I went there, too ** "What! Voluntarily?" interrupted th? weary listener.? Philadelphia Press. J act After the IVitke. Mrs. Cassldy? " 'Twas very natural he looked." Mre. Casey? "Aye! Sliure he looked for all the wurld lolke a lolve man layin' there dead."? Illustrated Pits. Bleklnjr Church Attractive. Patience? "I see they are compelling: tvoinen to remove their hats in ehurcli."" Patrice? "Yes. ami they ought to compel the mau with squeaking shoe* to remove them."? Yonkers Statesman. When the 11 low Fell. The New Maid? "Madam, your bus band is lying unconscious in the library with a large box beside him and crush ing a paper-in his hand.** Madam? "Ah, my new hat has come-* -Life. Facts In the Case." "How." asked Lady Blisslngtou, "dhT your son ever come to marry that American girl?" "He didn't." replied the dowager duchess; "she came to marry him Chicago Tribune. Didn't Auk Her. Kate? "Did Fred ask you for a klss?'r Nrtncy? "Xo, indeed! He's too bash ful for that." Kate? "Too bad. wasn't It?" Nancy? "Oh. no. You see, lie kissed me without asking." An Example. The Author's Wife? "How can yo? write an up-to-date sea story when you haven't been oil the water for years?" The Author? "Well. I've been mar? ricd for twenty years, and yet I can write a lovo story."? Life, Out of Bight. Bertie? "If I thought no ono wat looking, by Jove, I'd kiss you." Gertie ? "Shall I? shut my cycs."-? pick-Me-Up. Snllifltdi Ef telle? "You don't seem to worry at nil nhout the wrinkles In your face." Jack? "No; n person enn't have every thliiK the way he'd like it in this world, and I'm satisfied that the kinks in my conscience don't show!"? Detroit Frcv press. Striking ?n Average. "The pay is shockingly small for Home of our public officials," said the broad-minded man. "Yes," answered the cynic; "but It averages up. Home of the public of ficial* nre shockingly small for their pay."? Washington Star. The Queerness of Poets. "Poets are queer people, aren't they?" "No doubt they are." "That poetlcdl Mr. Flowery was talk ing yesterday about the purity of old winter's snowy gnrb and 1 noticed that bis own linen was dreadfully In need iof laundering."? Cleveland Plain Deal* er. Dear Friend*. Nellie? "What did you say when lio proposed last evening?" Bertha? "How do you know he pro* po*ed?" Nellie? "You were so glad to sec me. you know. You felt so good you wanted me to feel bad."? Boston Trail" script. Home Consolation* Mr?. Browne? "Vour husband sny* you are the most changeable woman he ever knew." Mrs. Towno? "Oh. I don't care! The doctor snys I'll never go crazy, because I couldn't stick to one Idea Iflng enough to lose my mind over It!"? Detroit I''re<r Press. Proving an Alibi. Mr. Bacon ? "There was a report around that Gay has been seen taking his typewriter to the theatres and tc dinner a good deal lately." Mrs. Bacon? "Yes; isn't It scanda lous?" Mr. Bacon? "But (Jay fays It is not a fact; that lie has douc nothing of the kind." Mrs. Bacon? "Of course, that's Just like a man, to deny It. Who is Mr. Gay's typewriter?" Mr. Baeon-"jIis wife." ? Yonker* ItlttUBtQt