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VOTED FOR HIM TWICE ON SAME DAY
Representative Michael Donohoe
of Philadelphia, who. his friends boast
and his enemies admit, won his elec
tion less upon political issues than
his attractive personality. takes but a
small part in practical politics.
"I'm very green at the game." he
declares (a good color for a native
born Irishman, by the way). "which
makes me somewhat of a shining
mark In some respects. The morning
after my last election there breezed
into my office a fellow, large and
J/ pleasant He effusively congratulated
me with both hands and every breath
-which was alcoholically over
/ charged-and assured me of the satis
faction it had given him to vote for
me. Thanking him, I asked:
"'What part of the district do you
live in?'
"'Oi'm from over th' bridge.' be
replied in rich County Carlow brogue!
(Mr. I)onohoe doesn't have to make
any effort to get that brogue.)
"This meant nothing to me, ignorant of political metes and bounds, so
I again asked:
"'What ward do you live in?
"'And Ol'm in Kelly's ward, to be sure. y'r honor.' he replied.
"'Kelly's ward?' I queried, for I did know enough to identify a well
known local leader. 'Why Kelly's ward isn't in my district at all!'
"'Sure, an' )t isn't at all, at all,' exclaimed the sly rogue, with delightful
coolness. 'But I voted for yez, Misther Donohoe,' he added with a chuckle
'twice!' "
S "JERRY" DONOVAN'S CHANGE OF HEART
S Representative "Jerry" Donovan.
a Democrat from Connecticut. who
bristles indignantly when he contem
Plates absenteeism in the house, re
eufleed the other day an opportunity
to preside over that body and gave to
S peaker Clark the credit of uninten
tionally preventing a night session.
Under the special rule for the
oansideratlon of the antitrust bills
the house was to hold night sessions
whle general debate continued. When
the hour for the dinner recess arrived
end Satarday Representative Webb i
ked unanimous consent that ad- .. :
uearnment be taken until Monday, set
-1ig aside the night session.
"I object," said Mr Donovan.
"We have nobody to speak." said
SMr. Webb. casting his eye over the
twenty-odd members present
"Then go ahead with the reading
49 the bill,' said Mr. Donovan.
"Where is everybody? Where are the
i tahlgushed gentlemen who ought to
he eo the Republican aide?"
"Where are the Democrats?" interjected a voice from the Republican side.
"Well. I'm tired of all this debate." said Mr. Donovan. "You 'must meet
tnight unless the gentleman in charge of the bill agrees to knock of five
he-rs from the time."
Mr. Webb skid he couldn't think of doing this. Both Republicans and
Saemorats crowded around the Connecticut member to beg him not to force
, Ialght session. He shook his head.
"The chair namnes the gentleman from Connecticut to preside at the night
aesltem," said Speaker Clark.
Mr. Donovan became theoughtful
"Rather than preside over this body," said Mr. Donovan, who is serving
W liret term. "I will withdraw my objection."
The house adjourned until Monday.
WINGO TELLS ONE ON HIMSELF
Representative Otis Wingo of Ar
kansas looks more like the southern
congressman imaged in the popular
mind than any man in the capital's
public life. In Prince Albert coat.
black slouch hat and black string tie
falling over a capaclous expanase of
white shirt front. as he walks sedate
ly down the corridor, be seems to
have stepped bodily from the pags of
asome political novel
And Mr Wingo knows it; also be
is proud o It. Hence. when be told
the following little story on himself
It was only upon the solemn oath of
his auditor that not a word of it
should aDpear in print
It seems that Mr. Wingo, having
he wished to impress with his politi.
cal maslitude, was standing waiting
at the door of an elevator in the
House oce building Mr Wingo
rang the bell; but to his disgust ihe
descending elevator swept airily by
SMitout even hesitating. This hurt.
"Why didn't you atop for me on your way down Just now?" queried Mr.
Wlago sourly as they were descending on the next trip.
"Coaldn't stop for you." replied the elevator boy with lofty finality. "Had
a eoagresman on board."
"And this." ejaculated Mr. Wingo. as he told the story. "before that com.
atituent!"
MAN WHO CAPTURED SANTA ANNA
"And so Gea Santa Anna surren
d egd to me." said Sergt. Peter Daly.
'h "td I Introduced him to the line
agnnt. and off we all went to Gen
Wlnfeld scott And." Sergeant Daly
added. Impreasively. "that ended the
war." ....
On the porch of. his daughter'
comfortable frame cottage in the
Broam, New York city, on these warm
days sits Peter Daly. and smokes hbls
pip. and tells what be remembers
et "the war" There is only one war
far Peter Daly. and although he is
inety-one years old, and 1o one
thlks of calling him "Sergeant"
nowadays. the salient episodes of his
eareer as a fighter stand out as clear
ly, and as slgnificantly, as if they had
happeed yesterday. Sergt. Peter
Daly has almost forgotten that the
Civil war was ever fought. or that we
hbd battles in 1398 In the West lndles
and Manila bay. The Mexiean war
ws bhis war. and Winfield Scott was
Ia general. And he, Peter Daly. was the man to whom the Mexican com
Inrder surrendered.
"It wasn't any of my doing," he explains, lest pride in his good fortune
be aistaken for a false self-esteem "I just happened to be on the ead of
the ioe. That was how it was I took charge of him.
"I was a cavalryman in the Seventh New York. and i was on guard duty
at the eest eand of the division line. It was a long front, about a mile, and
I wa on then very end of it. And I saw a man comingtoward the line, all
ealg, with a white hadhkerohlef
"Weln, I dSBt know who it was at first. And then I saw It was Snta
A., a Yes, sI. 8 wM Sats Ame hm slIf, comint to sarrmnder. A,4 he
Sinteydmg4b t a1g I moas lmhet hm e ea en o ineek him in cha r
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HATS WIDER OF BRIM
PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE
SUMMER MILLINERY.
Foundations of Lace or Maline Are
Favored-Artificial Flowers Will
Play an Important Part in the
Trimmings.
fly MAI:Y TF.\N.
Among the new models in summer
millinery most in evidence are those
with medium brims; and there are
midsummer models which are ratherl
t wide of brim-at least by comparison
with the hats to which we have b.
come accustomed for the past few
a seasons; and some of these wide
.brimmed models are exceedingly
ie charming.
- There is something about the wide.
shady brim that seems appropriate to
summer days, and harmonizes with
g summer toilettes. Many of these
d -models are made
d of lace or maline,
d or lace covering
h t h e foundation.
The foundation of
one hat seen is of
flesh-colored ma
line, which shows
faintly thr ough
Y fine but open
e mesh black shad
ow lace. The hat
is trimmed above
the crown with
o small red roses
Straw, Velvet Rib- and black wheat.
bon Bands. A good deal of
lace is used by
I- milliners, as by dressmakers, this
sumnier, hats being wholly or partial
1 ly made of it and straw hats being
smartly trimmed with big lace bows
or scarfs. Maline Is a popular trim
ming. and is as charming as it is
perishable.
Flowers play an important part
upon the summer hat, and surely
never were artifical flowers so lovely
as they are now. Roses of all kinds
are imitated so wonderfully that ex- 4
cept where the size is exaggerated.
or unnatural, one could almost believe
them to be fresh flowers, and there
are other artificial roses that do not I
hold the mirror up to nature but are
charming in their own unnatural way
-flowers of taffeta for instance, in
white or pink or other tint, quite au
shaded of texture, and altogether un
like flower petals, but soft and dainty
and effective, when cleverly used.
Black velvet ribbon is usually asso
ciated with flower trimmings of leg
horn hats. and
this season any
quantity of black
velvet ribbon is
required by the
milliners. Broad
velvet ribbon ties
are in evidence
on some of the
most attractive
. summer hats, and
t one also ees nat.
s row black ribbon
forming the trim
Sminag across the
abrown of the hat,
extending o ver r
i the brim at each o'r
side and passing
underneath th e
I chin. One such
model is shown.
The hat is a nar- Leghorn Model,
row brimmed sail- Ross Trimming.
or of white straw,
and is trimmed with black velvet rib
bon.
Colored velvet rlbbon 's also much
in evidence, especially In the different
tones of blue. One model was of sul
phur yellow, trimmed with dull blue
ribbon and small flowers.
Plaited Skirt in Parls.
In Paris it is a case of the plaited
skirt and yet again the plaited skirt.
Those who have been taking so much
trouble over the imartltic "slit up"
dresse might Just uas well have saut I
still and waited. For Paris herself I
hashu settled this vexed question.
Finely plaited underskirts are now
worn with all aorta of draped dresses, i
and it matters very little whether the
latter are "slit up" or merely draped
"up." This new outline is entirely
satisfactory. It will satisfy persons
of artistic tastes who delight in things '
Spurely feminine. It will also please
those who demand that women's
I clothes shall be thoroughly practical. C
The plaited skirt - accordioa or
otherwise-is easily made and inuez
pensive, and the same underskirt can a
be made to accompany several draped
over dresses.
Lacy Underekirts.
The new long-draped ovesrlskirts re- I
qauire long, tight petticoats beneath.
For summer wear theme are often
gathered lace or fine muslin, or per
hap consislt of a tight skirt of all
over lame or embroidery sheer enough
to display silken-clad ankles beneath.
Some of the new bolero costumesI
have circular basques terminating in
arrow points beneath the arms.
TAKE UP FRENCH SLIPPER
American Women Recognie Good
Qualities of Foot Covering and
Have Adopted It.
The tables have been turned this
spring, for Instead of American slip
pers being sent for by fair Parts
lennes, who admit the superiority of
American footwear, a French slipper
-as frivolous and extreme uas only a C
hench footeovering can be-has ars
rived to play its part in this American t
summer.
The new slipper has an enormously I
high Louis heel and the thinnest of
thin toed soles. It is ideal for danc
ing, not only because of the high heel
and paper thin sole, but also because
the broad strap at the front holds
It asu firmly on the foot uas a well fit
ting buttoned boot The strap and
its cut steel bu'ckle are of exag
gerated size and the huge buckle is
absurdly in contrast with the speck
of a cut steel ornament on the slipper
tee; but all the same this is a very
smart and a very popular a j upe
TO WEAR IN EARLY MORNING
Breakfast Jackets That Are Simple
Yet Have a Distinctive and
Pretty Effect.
Two seasonable breakfast jackets,
one of net, the other crepe de chine,
are shown just above. These are not
complicated in design, yet are pretty
enough to appeal to the daintiest
taste. The upper one was of fine
cream net figured in clusters of pink
flowers and trimmed with plaltings of
plain net. It was caught at each side
by rosettes and ends of black velvet
ribbon4 A the neck was a rose of
crepe id loops of pink baby ribbon.
The lober model was in rose crepe
de chite cut in one piece, the edges
finishea by shirred satin baby ribbon
and russ of net.
COLOR.WAR WAGES MERRILY
Two 8cicIs Fight for the Adoption
of WI&t They Consider the Most
Appropriate.
The ;1.eient "war of color" has
nothing it do with Mexico.
It has do with pastel tints versus
futurist lashes.
In Parl we have with us the tender
color sbchoes of Watteau and Lan
crett and -e most pronounced futur
ist splas of the ultra-moders
school
Several Ws 'ting dresesmakers are
makiLg a ",,termined stand against
violent I or-splashes, especially
where evetl `. gowns are concerned.
They ar , and rightly, that wom
an is at h vellest in pastel-anted
robes, cro ,d b discreetly pow
dered hair a cleverty introduced
patch or t ..
They argb that futurist gowns de
mand futur surrodndings; that for
ordinary ev isE wear-at theater or
opera-the, . re unsuitable.
And so w r hearing a determined
revival of .ate tints, especially
the exquis': range of pastel pinks
which glide along a scale which in
cludes cyclamen, begonia, shell, rose
petal. Japonica and many exquisite
shades.
The range of blue tints is quite as
varied. Blue pastels include a sore
Desert blue is the invention of an
artist He says that he first real
Ized it when watching the sun re
over the 8phinx. The same artist has
created an extraordinary shade of
sapphire blue, shot with rose and pale
gold. He recently made an evening
gown of taffeta in this color. The
clinging skirt was draped with fine
black lace with garlands of gold roses,
framed in black leaves, catching Up
the filmy folds.
For the Oval Face.
The new veils have two or more
weaves of mesh in their toundations,
and often elaborate "embroidered" de
iagns thereon. The wider, or mre
open mesh, is around the eyes and it
often continues in a V to the chin.
the lower portions of the jaw and
cheek being covered by angles of finer
mesh on each side. Possibly the
creators of this style veil believed it
might give the imtpression of an oval
shapheto the face. but it does not, and
it is becoming to only a few types of
beauty.
White Stockings.
When washing white stockings,
whether of slk or thread, add a few
drops of oxali acid to the water. The
acid will remove the stain caused by
the boots and shoes, which are only
set when washed with ordinary soap
and water.
Fancy cut hems continue to be sees
in handkerchiefs.
Steel shoe buckles are in small siess
and novel designs.
Little or no metal is seen nowadays
on umbrella handles.
The present fashions fairly compel
the use of rich fabrices.
Tunics now reach to within a few
inches of the skirt edge.
Little boys five yearn old are now
wearing norfolk Jacketsl
Brassieres can now te had with
shields already sewn in.
The new seml.fitted dresses are
straight at the waist line.
Dressing sacks are shirred at the
waist line as they uead to be.
Dainty neckwear of thin white
stuffs with ribbon ends adds rce to
any woman.
Meusele primesslips aare a de
mand Ones mee to uer adimr ll
wls s.
MANY USES FOR INDIAN CORN
I For One Thing it is Classified as, Next
to Rice, Most important of
World's Foods.
S Next to rice, this grass is the most
Important food plant in the world, be
sides serving in a thousand other im
portant ways the needs of man. It is
native to America. having been culti
vated in the western hemisphere since
prehistoric times. The name maize we
use for it is derived from the word
Mahiz. the name the old Ilaitiens em
t ployed and which Columbus adopted
when he discovered America. When
the white settlers came to the U'nited
States they found the Indians culti
vating it, and quickly learned from
them its great value. Several of the
old Indian names for certain prepara
tions still remain and are incorpor
ated in the language of the American
people, such as samp, hominy and
succotash. Strangely, as human food,
the Indian corn is practically unknown
outside of America.
Among its manifold uses, outside of
food value, are the following: The oil
extracted from the kernel is used for
surfacing and polishing oilcloth and
linoleum, and the cake left after the
oil has been extracted is fed to sheep
Glucose from this plant, a sugary
white liquid. is used by confectioners
in great quantities. Cornstarch, when
not used for chocolate puddings, is
licked by us when we put a stamp to
the envelope. Maize is also a growing
source for denatured alcohol used for
heating and lighting. Corn stalks wov
en into strong belts are used on all
large vessels at the b::lkheads for pro
tection. Our most dangerous explo
sive, gun cotton and smokeless pow
der. rely for their manufacture on the
Indian corn. A poor quality of mo
lasses Is furnished by the stems, paper
by the stalks, and stalks and stems
are used as fodder for farm stock.
LITTLE BUT ACTIVE BRAIN
Small Margaret's Scheme to Secure
Liberty Would Have Done Credit
to Much Older Person.
With the following story Margar
et's father supports his opinion that
adroitness is congenital In women:
On Saturday Margaret, aged four,
was in deep disgrace. Four times
since two o'clock she had run away
to visit Mrs. Gilbert, her favorite
neighbor, and was now paying for her
crime by detention in the house.
At five her father rourned and sat
on the porch reading his evening pa.
per. To him, in a few minutes, Mar
garet sauntered out, her mind nlatent
on carrying out her plans, and short
ly suggested:
"Daddy, let's play you are the baby,
and I am the mother."
Daddy agreed on condition that it
must be a very little baby and one
that would not be expected to move.
Thereupon Margaret, after a silence
in which one could hear her brain
currents crackle, said: "Now, Honey,
you are to be a good littte baby and
don't ran away, while Mother's for a
little while going over to Mrs. Gil
bert's."-The Sunday Magazine.
Name Was a Mistake.
The island of Luson, the principal
one of the Philippine group, owes its
name to a mistake of interpretation
on the part of the early Spanish dis
coverers, according to Mr. Kaloa, see.
retary of the Philippine commissioner
at Washington. There seems to have
been no name applied to the whole
Island, as such, by the natives; each
tribe, such as the Tagalog, the loka
nos and others, designated only their
own particular territory.
"Luson" is a word in the Tagalog
dialect, and means a mortar, such as
was used by the nativee to pound up
their rice. The Spanish discoverers
of the island, who sailed, not from
Spain, but Mexico, first encountered
the natives squatting before their mor
tars, pounding out their dinners. By
signs the 8psaniards attempted to ask
them' the name of the country. The
natives, however, mistook their ges
tures for inquiries as to the name of
the utensil they were busied with,
and answered "Luzon." a name that
has clung to the island ever since.
Using Peat In Germany.
Peat coke in Germany is proving
serviceable in many ways. It is not
only vahiable for generating elea.
tricity at moorland stations, but is
much used by blacksmiths and for va
I rious metallurjjlal purposes, espe
claly as a substitute for charcoal
in producing high-grade iron. A new
turf-cooking plant at Elisabeth-Feha,
Oldenburg, converts 30 tons of peat
into nine of coke, with gas and tar
as by-products. Specially-designed
ovens are used and the gas generated
is made to heat the retorts and to
generate electric current to drive
the peat dredging machines The
tar yields creosote oil, gas oil, par
afln, sulphuric acid and ammont.
Chineseu As Engineers.
It was for years supposed that
when China wuas once opened to rail
way construction many opportunities
for profitable employment would o
cur there for European and American
engineers. But these opportnitles
are fast dwindling away. China has
followed the example of Japan, and
in carrying out the works of western
civilization which it is so rapidly
adopting, it is as far as possible put
ting the work in charge of Chinese
engineers, many of whom have been
educated in the best schools of Europe
and the United States-Engineering
News.
The Greatest Oegree.
Science assues us that there is a
definite limit to the lowest conceiv
able temperature, and that this may
be placed with considerable accuracy
at 459 degrees below sero on the Pah
renheit scale.
It is held that at all temperatures
Sabove this "absolute zero" particles
of matter, either solid of gaseous, are
Sin a state of vibration, the more rap
Sid vibrations corresponding to the
greater degree of heat.
All amh vibratilas would eae s
tirely at abtte ar, 4 all se
wemid ima.
S GOOD SUCCULENT FOOD FOR LIVE STO
it
i- '4
d
Best Turnipe Are Grown Late in the Season.
The best turntps are grown late in hould be workdrl into the sýL
, the season. I have seen turnips sown care should b, taken to gt
August 20 make a good crop, but I distribution of the seed, and
prefer sowing them about the first of care should be used not t
August seed too thick
I They can be sown after tLe early The s'isi dhonld be coved
r potatoes are harvested. The soil by means of a brubh or very
should be made very mellow by plow- rowing.
Ing, and harrowing, then it should be Turnips furnish a good
smoothed with a drag and harrowed food for cattle, hogs and ,
lightly again. Good cultivation is an winter. The feed value they
important factor. taer is easily digested and
Three or four hundred pounds of a a good appetizer when s ala
good grade superphosphate per acre confined to dry feed. L.i
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Turnips-Easy to Raise and a Firm Vegetable.
BIRDS DESTROY BOLL WEEVIL
Many of the Little Songsters Aid
Southern Farmer in Eradication
of Injurious Insects.
Of all the birds known as natural
enemies of the cotton boil weevil, ori
oles, swallows and nighthawks are
the most important, according to the
Biological Survey, of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. Insect spe
cialists of the bureau have made ex
tensive investigations of the subject,
which have developed that there are
60 kinds of the birds that eat the
weevil.
The nighthawk, or bullbat, catches
the weevils on the wing in considera
ble numbers, especially during their
migration. Unfortunately the night
hawk is shot for sport or eaten for
food in some sections of the South,'
but its value for food is infinitesimal
as compared with the services it ren
ders the cotton grower and other ag
riculturists, and every effort should
be made to spread broadcast a knowl
edge of its useflnese as a wnevil de
stroyer, with a view to its complete
protection. The orioles, barn swal
low, roughwing swallow, bank swal
low, cliff swallow, and the martin are
all persistent enemies of the boll wee
vil.
From the standpoint of the farmer
and the cotton grower, these swallows
are among the most useful birds. Es
peclally designed by nature to cap
tare insects in midair, their powers
of flight and endurance are unexcelled,
and in their own field they have no
competitors. Their peculiar value to
the cotton grower consists in the fact
that, like the nighthawk, they cap
ture boll weevils when flying over the
fields, which no other birds do. Fly
catchers snap up the weevils near
trees and shrubbery. Wrens hunt
them out when concealed under bark
or rubbish. Blackbirds catch them on
the ground, as do the kildeer, titlark.
meadowlark, and others; while ori
oles hunt for them on the boils. But
it is the peculiar function of swallows
to catch the weevils as they are mak
ing long flights, leaving the cotton
fields in search of hiding places in
which to winter or entering them to
continue their work of devastation.
Martins are not at all fastidious
about the outward appearance of their
dwellings, and a large gourd suspend
ed from the top of a dead tree or a
pole, or any kind of a weather-tight
box or barrel, however rude, when di
vided into compartments answers their
needs as well as the most costly and
ornamental house. The rooms should
be about four and a half inches wide.
seven inches high, and eight inches
deep, with entrances about three
inches in diameter. They will not
build close to the ground, having a
wholesome fear of cats and other in
vaders: hence tht houses should be
elevated from the ground not less that:
15 feet. Drinking water is essential
for martins and all other swallowb.
and the presence of a small pond, lake.
or river greatly increases the chances
for colonization.
Gates for the Garden.
The garden should have two gates
one small one and one large one. The
small gate should be convenient to
the house and the large one con
venient to the barn, for hauling ma
nure and entering with team and
tools.
Setting Strawberies.
In setting strawberries do Do'
neglect to pinch off all the larg*
leaves, leaving only the little fresh
half-developed ones in the center o
the plant
Cover Up Tree Wounds.
In pruning, when large branehe
are cut off, cover the wound wit'
some protective compound, such as
good lead paint or coal tar, to pre
vent decay. Two or three application
may be needed, but it pays to do :
good job.
Reviving Orchards.
The sprayer, pruner and cultive
tor, used faithfully and inteligentli
will lift anprofitable orchards whicl
are healthy from their present level o
an enames to that at preL
Feed abundance with varisq.
Growing chicks need plh
range.
Quarantine all newly pareked
male for three weeks.
Young pigs must have a &
and plenty of sunshine.
The more milk a sow wE
faster her pigs will grow.
Pure air, pure food ,as
are three great hog
Exercise produces warme
pleasure and promotes hes,
Hope springs eternal is
breast and keeps the
The dairy cow's stable
ble warmth, ventilatis
age.
Do not allow the
crowd the smaller ans
time.
The chick's coastitsU4
before the eg that is
A cow will sever ds
less she has pereist
you.
Always keep pleaty of
water where the hog ma
time.
To make pork cheae a
pasture and forage eeps
used.
Dairy products remove .
food from the farm thea Ni
crop.
It is a mistake to feSd
stuff as if you were Sttul I ir
market.
Hardwood ashes are hW to
the fruit plants and may als M
In the garden.
Painting adds greatly M i-h
anee and service of all farm
and appliances.
Soiled and coatamltstel
a frequent source of dl4M5
the young chicks.
Begin feeding the 1id a
he will eat, and kap hia
until he is mature.
If we are to make a 6l0o
dairy business we must 9t
behind and into our wer.
We believe that onehai ,+d
who feed hogs waste at Ial
:ent of all the food they M
Is the plow point sher
one adds greatly to the
,auses the horses to WIr
To produce a maxlms
oots require warmth.
mount of air and
'ure.
Feeding sheep in low,
ure is about the most
(Odition under which thu r
tept.
Can a farmer produce tMhe
st quality of pork witf
,aeture, cowpeas or\Jt
'>ubt It.
A considerable number
armers who do little bat
nilk. haul the manure t
very day.
The.South can never be -
ucer of live stock while
seds for live stock, 0
-,im other aectioes "
frelhL"
