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SIGNS PUZZLE THE
^OQSLBONESAGES
CONVENTION OF FORECAST IN
TERFRETERS BREAKS UP IN
DISGUST AT REPORTS.
DISCUSS WINTER OUTLOOK
Much Conflicting Evidence for Bellev
ers In the Goosebone, the Groundhog,
the Wrinkled Tomato, the
Thick Husk and Other Signs.
Channahon, 111.?The loral nature
prophets can't quite agree on what is
coining off this winter In the way of
weather. There is much conflicting
evidence, for believers In the goosebone,
the groundhog, the wrinkled tomato,
the thick corn husk and other
signs supposed to give a correct forecast
to consider that at a gathering
of the prophets here no final forecast
was risked.
One prophet had the courage to rise
tip and state that he had been in the
habit of basing his prediction for the
winter on what the weather was each
September 29, but that last year all
signs failed, due, he thinks, to the disconcerting
advent of Halley'a comet
then approaching tho earth. At the
finish, he had a choice lot of unfulfilled
forecasts on hand.
Following this abject confession o*
prophecies that failed, another member
of the convention announced that
be pinned his faith to the appearance
of tomatoes. Each autumn he digs up
a tomato vine and hangs it in the cellar.
After giving the tomatoes on the
vine two weeks in which to line up
as weather prophets, ho examines
them. If they aro soft and wrinkled
the winter will be mild. This year's
test found them in that condition.
A itv vwiiocuouo ui ui'iiuuii anions
those who have faith in worms as
weather prophets is that tlio winter
will be mild because worms have been
Been everywhere, and If it was to be
n cold winter the worms would bo in
their steam-heated flats or some other
comfortable home by this tiuvj.
Soino new work in crude meteorology
was introduced at the convention
by making the groundhog do a semlI
' n'i' ?".'i
; jj
Some Sure Weather Signs.
annual Instead of an annual stunt.
Heretofore his appearance on Feb. 2
hns been tho only time in the year
when tho little animal had the center
of the stage, but they said at this
meeting the little groundhog is just
as reliable ii the fall as he is in Feb
ruary.
On Candlemas day he is supposed
to come out at noon, look for his
nmw*'? illlU IJIU'H, II IIP Cilll SCO It,
j for six weeks' annex to his winter's
nap. In the full what he thinks about
prospects for t' o winter are based on
the approacht'f to his homo.
Kvery groundhog with any pretensions
to class has two entrances to
Mb domicile. One of these faces the
north and the other the south. As
signs aro observed he closes 0110 entrance,
and Mils year, according to
thoso who had wandered about tho
woods, tho northern entrance was
closed, an Indication that tho mound
hog exported n cold winter.
To offset this, another delegate reported
seeing a turtle and two black
pnakt'S wandering about ns if tliey
thought It wan May Inntead of November.
This, he insisted, was a sure
tsign that the winter Is to be mild.
Squirrels arc depended upon ' by
ninny ioi* a i?i> on tlie winter. Tlti.s
year the squlrreln have laid In a very
Rinall supply of nuts for ttie winter.
According to th0K0 who back the
? squirrel as an authority tliIk nmii!^
that the grotind i? to he bare and the
weather mild.
The moss orfHhe trees was reported
by another delegate to show conclusively
that a hard winter is coining.
uo out in thp woods," said the moss
man, "and look at the trees. On the
north sldo of them you will find a
heavy growth of moss. That's nature's
protection for the tree and a sure sign
of a hard winter.
Among all thq varying signs the
gooschono is \|||11 tho most credited
0110, Where thVlhrcastbono of a young
goose shows lAack spots It Is conceded
that the Winter Is to b? Bovore.
I
WOMAN DESIGNS AND
WEARS TROUSER GARB
SAYS HER SEX SHOULD DRESS
MORt LIKE MEN AND BE
COMFORTABLE.
New York.?Mrs. Alma Webster 1
Powell, a society and suffragette lead-i
er of Brooklyn, has foresworn skirts,)
and thp picture shows her in the trou- i
ser suit she designed and wears.
Mrs. Powell, who some time ago 1
dressed two ICast side girls and her
maid in Paris gowns, fooled a count
and a millionaire, who were among
tho guests' sho had invited to her,
homo. Brooklyn defended her Alge- I
rian costume which startled the mem- I
hers of the American Legislative
union at a meeting in Columbia university.
"I believe I have designed a skirt
which will prove the 'comfort dress'
which women have been praying for.
And I also believe I have designed tho
skirt for which the men havo been
praying?the skirt which will diminish
' j
I *liT^ ' I
Mrs. Powell In Trouser Costurna. j
dressmaking bills GO per cent." slio i
said.
The shopping gown which Mrs. Powell
wore at the Columbia meeting consists
of three pieces. The outermost
I., ?i iuu? iiiiuiiiry capo wnicu reaches |
to the knee. Beneaih this is a long, j
tight, but eonifortablo fitting coat, |
wl^icli runs to the ankles. In placo of
a skirt, Mrs. Powell's new gown has
what looks like hussar's breches. Tho
footwear consists of a pair of black
riding boots.
"1 feel that I have established a
gown which can bo worn year after
year, until it wears out, because it
cannot bo changed by fashion. Of
course 1 do not intend 'o wear tho
aamu urcss mi year. I am having
gowns made for the different seasons,
to suit tho climate, but next winter I ,
shall wear the same gown 1 am wear- I
lng this year. The money 1 save in |
my dressmaking bills will be used for j
charity.
"It is wonderful how comfortable
this costume is. As a preventive to
the carrying of germs which may lurk
on tho streets or stairs it cannot bo
surpassed. I
"I got my idea from tbo Turkish
women in Algeria. These women, "on
know, are the wives of the higne
cials of the country, and the
thero would not under any ci.
stances permit their wives to die
any way that might appear immo
I spoke to some of these women
learned that their dresses wero extremely
comfortable
"1 huvo been trying for years tc
iiiiiiiv <>i ii Kown wnicn would approach
the comfortable clothing of
men. I think women should regard
It as a boon.
"Of course I realize that it will
attract attention at first, but, llkn
everything else, the novelty will
wear off. I
"Women's styles year after year j
have been roIiik from bad to worse, i
i lie nooiiic skil l of the present is th<!
! most ridiculous thing I have ever
j seen. How any scnslblo woman cau
wear it. is beyond me.
"The style ot my new gown is un '
changeable. I know the Parisian
dressmakers will try their best to !
discourage it. See what it means to
them. ICach year they aro making
nc*.v fashions, even It" it is only tc
cc.arso the cut of sleeves.
"When women dress near to tho
style of nu'ii," saya Mrs. Powellj
"then, and then only, will they dress
comfortably."
Shaving Causes Headache.
Vienna, Austria. I>r. Paul Klager, a
Viennese physician, delivered a Bensa-I
tional lecture befor? th<> inedical so-)
clety of this place. lie says the grow-)
lug fashion of shaving the mustacho
is responsible for the growing number
of patients suffering from headaches
ami diseases of tin? respiratory organs.
Out of live hundred cases of seriomj
headaches and diseases of tho uoa?j
ami throat, lie had counted four hun!
dred and twenty patients who had
their mustaches shaved off. The mustache
Is a natural protection for the
nose against the invasion of cold air,
dust and microbes. Women, lie says,
are not so often in the streets, and
WOlir VPl1? to ?
- !' "!? v. Hiviunri Vf H, <111(1
their nostrils aro narrower than thoso
of men.
Horse Bites Tongue; Dies.
New York. A valuahlo trotting:
horse. OWIIOil liv Krnovf U'flreiit
? " ?>l 1
4 Edge wood park, Now Rochester, N.
Y., foil In Wnshlngton avenue, Mount
Vernon, and bit his tongue in two. ns
a result. The horse bled to death before
a veterinary could be reached. ,
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When It Was Rougher.
Paul Wlthtngton, the Harvard coach,
was praising tlio milder football of
1910.
"Football in the '90a was a terrible
game," said Mr. Wlthington. "Bourget,
you know, devoted a whole chapter
of 'Outre Mer* to its horrors.
Some of the Btorles of the football of
nu or ui are, in ract, almost Incredible.
"A Philadelphia sporting editor returned
one November Saturday from
West Philadelphia with a pale, frlghtenod
face.
"'Many accidents at the game?' a
police roporter nuked hlin.
" "One frightful accident,' replied
the sporting editor. 'A powerful mulo
from a neighboring coal dealer's eu- I
tered the field, blundered Into one of
tho hottest scrimmages and got
killed.' "
Kept Umbrella Thirty Years.
A faithful old umbrella which ban
shielded the family of Dr. Jainea A.
Mulllcan of Greenwood avenue from
the storms of 30 years, waa stolen on
Sunday. During tho rain on that day |
the physician lent tho umbrella to E.
tA- Seek, and wlillo the latter was In a
storo some one stole It.
"The umbrella belonged to my father
and haa been In t!io family for
,more than thirty yearn," said Doctor
'Mulllcan tho othor night. "It has boon
covered several times.
"To persons who are unable to keep
the same umbrella for more than thirty
days this mav seem incrtviihin imt
It 13 true," concluded Doctor Mulllcan
with a smile.?Chicago Tribune.
Tho Modern Way. J
A couplo of young men on tho Mar- ;
ket street viaduct tho other evening \
offered a new version of fin old saw.
After they had passed a couplo of auburn-hulred
damsels ono of tho young
men took his stand at tho curb and
gazed up and down tho brldgo.
"Whsif. nrn von lorvlHuar v *>** I ?
. ? 1 *11"
quired Ills companion.
Pointing to tho red headed girls, the
young man answered: "I'm trying to
Beo a white automobilo."?Youngstown
Telegram.
A BOOK FOR SPORTSMEN.
Every one interested in hunting
should write for copy of 1910 Game
Laws which contains 120 pages telling
nuwio iuo various kiiius or gamo
abound, when tho Reasons open and
close, and what laws govern tho hunting
and gamo In each, state. Thla hook
can bo had freo by writing to M. II.
Hartley Co., 290 Broadway, New York,
merely by mentioning tho name of thla
paper.
Ho Knew.
A certain Jurist was an enthusiastic
golfer. Onco ho had occasion to interrogate,
In a criminal suit, a boy
witness from Ilala.
"Now, my lad," ho said, "are vou I
acquainted with tho nature and significance
of an oath?"
Tho boy, raising h!a brows In surprise,
answered:
"Of course I am, sir. Don't I caddy
for j ou at tho Country club?"?Success.
It Worked Well.
"How la tin; new llling system? Hue-cess?"
asked tho agent <>f tho merchant
to whom ho had sold a "system"
!a few days before.
"Great!" said (ho merchant.
uoou:" said mo agent, rubbing his
hands. "And how is business?"
"Business?" echoed tho merchant.
"Oh, wo havo stopped business to attend
to tho filing system."
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Miss Oldgold?Well, 1 don't know.
DeShort?Of course you can. One
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Miss Oldcold Sir!
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"He's ft poet of passion, Isn't ho?"
"Yes; I'vo soon lnm fly Into on?
whon his verses were returned."
Beoaueo of thoa
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iliH?
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"Tho globo Is a Bpherical body,
undo. Therefore it has no corners!"
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A -T I r
/-? i ifjo rdrnine.
"I want to get two pounds of tripe,"
said the lady, entering tho shop.
"Sorry, ma'am," replied the keeper,
"but wo haven't any tripo today."
"No tripe? Why, It's In season."
"No, ma'am, thero's no tripe being
shot Just now."
"No (ripe being shot! Why, what
are you talking about?"
"I?I should say, ma'am, that tho
fisheries commission won't allow tripe
to be caught now."
"Are you crazy, man? I don't want
fish! I want tripe."
"Well, what In thunder is tripe,
ma'am ?"
"Why?why, I don't know just, what
it la, but If you haven't got any I'll try
somo other place."
The Way of Life.
It la br ing said of an elderly man In
business In Atchison: "Ho can't stand
punishment as ho formerly could."
And thoro Is punishment to bo endured
In making a living; don't forget
It. Look over your own experience,
and you will detect punishment every
hour of the day. If it Isn't at home. It
la on tho street car or on the road.
How many ways thero are to punish
a man who tries his best to get along
and behavo himself. And after a man
gets old It Is more evident every year
that tho poor fellow can't stand nun
lshment as ho could when ho was
younger.?Atchison Globe.
Would Avoid Him.
Blopay?Hero comes a man I don't
caro to meet. Let's cross over.
DoLong?Why don't you caro to
meet him?
Slopay -He has a mania for collecting
bills.
119 Offics.
"This cork {s very tight In your
brandy bottle. 1 can't budge It."
"Yes. that's the nature of cork. It
was put there to keep the bottle's
spirits from going down."
For IIF.AIIAOIIP. Hick*' ( AIM ni\H
Wlioltier from Colds. Hral, Htoauich or
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It's 1 i j111 1 plcatiint to tnkr uots linmrdl- <
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The General Opinion.
"I hour you luivo a lino wife, old
chap."
"1 have; everybody thinks It's a
great pity she married me."
Tn r-t'-o of pain "n tlio lim^s Hnmlins
Wi/nrd <>;1 ni;- liko n mustard plaster,
c\' >-i>t that it -< liioro effective and bo
mill'h nicer and cleaner to use.
A girl who la truly modest doesn't
feci called upon to blush when thcro
la no occasion for it.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets rojtuln to
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Su^ar coated, linv, grannies, easy to tyke.
I)o not gripe.
It's as easy to pick up expcrienco
as it i:j to drop money.
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