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7E L NEWEST DRAPERIY IN VELLS RAPE veils for mourning, either in black or white, are not more than a C yard or a yard and a quarter in length. When a longer veil is desired -which is not often the case-chiffon bordered with crape is used in stead of all crape. The new draperies require a veil almost or quite square and these squares of crape are finished with a three-inch border of the same material, which extends all around the four sides. There are several new drapes, but the two most artistic ideas show the veil falling in a double or triple box plait from the back of the turban, or draped to fall in two points at the back from bonnet shapes. In the latter case the veil provides the trimming for the bonnet. Longer veils or chiffon with crape borders are used on both bonnets and turbans. Among some of the smartest styles these long veils provide the drapery for the shape, enveloping it entirely, and fall in ample folds about the figure. This is for those who desire the extreme in mourning modes. Other novelties to be noted are the use of black and white crape together and of all white crape for any period of mourning. The most striking al I beautiful mourning millinery to be seen on Fifth avenue is in white cra Shapes are covered with this fabric and trimmed with lilies, roses or o P blossoms made of it. The same idea is carried out in black. The pure w' S of white crape and the beauty of the fabric itself make for it a triu m n above all other materials. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. FOR NIGHTGOWN OR N(3LIGEE Exquisitely Pretty Robes Serve Both Purposes-Crepe de Chine and White Lace Chiefly Used. crepe de chine and white lace are list ed as nightgowns, but may quite as properly be worn as negligees, and most women buy them for that pur pose. The back and front, epach cut from a single breadth of doteble-width crepe de chine, are so gradually sloped from the lower edge-finished with an a-Jour-headed hem-to the bust, that nowhere is there an atom too much fullness. At the top the crepe de chine width at back and front are opened at the right side and drawn in a point to that shoulder, while the other side is caught under the left arm. The entire lower section is swung from a deep yoke of white lace whose neck is drawn taut by a rib bon run beading after the robe is on, for there is no other opening and no fastening to bother with The elbow sleeves are simply wide puffs of lace ending in narrow ruffles gathered with ribbon and beading. MISSES' DRESS Misses' dress of royal blue crepe and light blue accordion pleated voile. Broad geisha belt with stiff bow. DAYS OF HIGH HEELS ENDED Sandals Wijh, With Their _ Acces .s,'es, ArtA Remarkably Pretty, re havv.a wnfall of "Stilts." 'eexpendit' board . ig tstilt; ainss' l'wasewr, Fashion! Down to with In qguarter inch of the pavement with your heels! For that Is what san dals are going to bring you to. And then won't you be an insignifican lit. tie person? But as you'll cermy adapt sandals, you may as well ham that they're kept on with rib ns laced about the ankles-a horrid n ls ance, the lacing-and tied there in bows or clasped with tiny buckles. The buckles are certain to be more popular than the bows first, because they're more easily adjusted and, sec ond, because they're so pretty. One of the prettiest pair as yet brought out is in three tones of gold set with Bul garian colored stones. Another set is of an opaque dark blue stone, a third In two tones of silver set with sap' phires and topaz, and a fourth in dull gray finished metal set with sapphires. Then there are the buckles of tor toise shell bearing silver nail heads and of platinum set with rhinestones and of gold set with pearls. New Wrinkle. The fingers and hands of elbow length silk gloves wear out, leaving the uppers comparatively new. Where there is a baby in the house these may be turned to good use. Place one of baby's socks on the gloves, the leg part of the sock and the hemmed end of the glove being together. Then cut socks for -the baby after the pattern. Sew carefully into shape with flat seams. Here you have a good light weight sock only for the cost or trou ble of nmaking. The top should be reinforced to withstand the wear and tear caused by safety pins. Violet Holder. An extremely simple and practical rubber novelty comes in the shape of a bunch of violets, and is designed for the protection of a gown when the natural flowers are worn. It is made of green rubberized silk, the shade of the viole leaves, and is out lined with a green wire. When worn it effectually prevents the penetration of any moisture to the gown. The wire edge permits of shaping the holder tc the bouquet proper, and the latter is then attached to the corsage or wher ever else desired. Quaint Effect The streamer trimming for hats is being favored by both French and English women. Among the novel, quaint effects to be considered is one showing an inch-wide, black moire ribbon draped from the right side of the hat snugly across the throat to the left shoulder, where it falls unrestrain ed to the hem of the gown, says the New York Herald. Only picturesque or youthful women should undertake the steamer trimming. Rose Flavoring. Fill a glass bottle with fresh, fra grant petals, crowding them down to its fullest capacity, then pour in enough pure alcohol to submerge. Corn1erftfJ~ ROPE TRICK IS "EXPLAINED" English Writer Makes Explanation of Cunning Artifice-Does Not Ap pear Conclusive. The Indian rope trick, which no one who has seen it performed has ever satisfactorily explained, is "explain ed" by J. N. Maskelyne, an English writer. Mr. Maskelyne dismisses the trick as follows: Indian conditions of at mosphere are necessary to the suc cess of the trick. The spectators face the setting sun and are sheltered from it by an awning. The rope used is evidently a jointed bamboo with the joints made to lock. Up this "rope" or "pole" a boy climbs to a height of about 30 feet or so, till out of sight of the people. Then he "disappears" as though into space. What really happens, Mr. Maskelyne explains, is that the spectators are blinded by the setting sun and that the boy climbs up the pole or rope and then drops quickly to the ground. Be fore the astonished onlookers know anything about it he is covered up with a sheet. This is the most ingenious attempt at an explanation of the trick yet made, but it will not appear conclusive to all who have witnessed the per formance. The trick has been witness ed at Khandalla-a hill station near Bombay-and again at Delhi at mid day, without any awning being used or any effects but the rope. EDUCATION NOT ALL MENTAL Man Who Could Not Swim is Refused Diploma by Authorities at the Columbia University. The authorities at Columbia univer sity have refused to award a diplima to a senior who has not learned to swim the length of the pool in the gymnasium. A few years ago such action would have been deemed ab surd. There are those who are unable to swim the length of a gymnasium pool and a student's qualifications for a degree of bachelor of arts, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. They are the people who believe that the only bene fit to be derived from attendance at college is obtained from books. The requirements imposed at Columbia is an indication of the more practical turn that is being given to educational effort in recpnt times. While most boys learn to swim with out the aid of college or even common 'eQq inytrucj gon there tae, f ew r ~things acquiired in a uiniversity ~o more practical value.. Every one not physically disqualified should be mod erately proficient in the art of keep ing afloat in the water. It is a simple thing, easily learned and should be part of the education of even grade school children. Columbia is setting a good example in withholding a di ploma from a man who cannot swim. HORSE FROM BROOM HANDLE Simple Toy Is Quite Easily Made and Gives Wonderful Satisfaction to Little People. This is a simple toy easily made which gives wonderful satisfaction to all little folk. Get a broom handle and cut it to the proper length, then procure an old sock either black or brown; cut a slit in the top two or three inches long for the mouth of the horse. Line the sock with card board; make holes above the mouth for nostrils, which should be lined with a piece of red flannel, and add Toy Horse. a small portion to serve as the tongue, which should slightly pro trude. Stuff the head with rags or any similar material, and tie it on to the top of the broomstick. Fix two ears, which should be made stiff with. card; add the eyes, which may be two buttons sewn on in the proper posi tion; adjust the bridle and ornament where necessary. When finished it will appear as in the illustration. Strong. "Father," said little Herbert, "why doesn't mother travel with the cir cus?" "What could she do in a circus?" "She might be the strong woman. I heard her tellin' grandma this morn ing that she could wind you around her little finger."-Judge. During the Crowded Season. Mrs. Gotham-Why, Toimie, how dirty your face is! Where have you been? Tommie Gotham-Oh, I've been swimming down at the public bath,: mamma! MUSIC READING MADE EASY Children Find It an Attractive Task to Learn Their Notes by Use of Electrical Device. By using the electric music teacher, children will find that it is an attrac tive task to learn their notes, instead of a dry lesson as hereofore, so that they will begin to take an interest in music at once, and not consider it a drudgery, says the Popular Elec tricity. M. Pierre Gelis, a Paris inventor, makes the device which we illustrate here. It is based on the principle of using an electric contact plate under the music paper. By pricking each note with a sharp metal point, we make contact for an , electric device carrying a hammer, so that the ham mer strikes a string or preferably a metal piece to give out the sound. Thus each note or line or space gives out its corresponding sound, and it is an easy matter to read a simple piece of music in this way. The device is quite an elaborate one for it is required to take care of the sharps and flats which figure per Electric Music Teacher. manently as the sign of the staff. But this is easily done by using a revolv ing contact device to shift over the several required notes at the start. To bring back to natural during the piece, we press on a button which restores the note for the moment Even professional musicians will find it useful for transposing a piece into another key and this is done by observing the movement of the ham mers and also a transposing chart which lies before them. SWAP CHILDREN IN DENMARK Curious System of Exchanging Little Folk During Summer Months Scheme Works Well. In Denmark there is a curious sya tem of exchanging children during the summer. The country people send their little ones to the city people, and the latter send theirs to the country. The state delivers free tickets, and the school4)end the children accord ing to t ai plications from families. cThe ildren travel alone, each one wearing a ticket of identification pinned on the jacket-or bodice. Should any of them go astray they are lodged at the first station whilst inquiries are made. The young travelers are met at their destination by the peasants and their wives. Treated with affectionate care by these good hearted people, the children often enjoy privileges they have never known at home. There is no severe discipline nor irksome restraint. They return home full of tales about their adventures, and their mothers are de lighted to find them looking rosy cheeked, fat, and healthy. The peas ant women feed them well and often make them fresh clothing. The latter send their children into the towns and volunteer guides show them the monuments and sights. Last year the principal restaurant keepers at Copenhagen gave them a series of feats and organized little dancing par ties for their amusement. Both cate gories of children benefit by this mode of exchange, which, it may be noted, is conducted on inexpensive lines. RIDDLES. What is the difference between a tunnel andan ear trumpet? One is hollowed out and the other in holloaed in. Why didn't the last dove return to the ark? Because she had sufficient ground for remaining. * *"* When is an author lilke spirit? When he's at proof. s + e Why are authors who treat of physi' ognomy like soldiers? Because they write about face. *"* * What is the difference between the czar and a beggar? One issues manifestoes; the other manifests toes without 'is shoes. * * * Why is a child with a cold in its head like a winter night? Because it blows, it snows (its nose). * "** What's the most difficult thing to be cooked for a Christmas dinner? A tailor's goose. * "** Why are poets like children's toys? Because they are given to a muse and indulge in fancy (infancy). Why Is an absconding bank cashier like an air gun? Because he goes off loaded and makes no report. ** * When is a window like a star? When it is a skylight. " * " What part of their infant tuition have old bachelors and old maids most 'rofited by? Learning to go alone. Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America Matters t' Especial Moment to the Progressive Agriculturist. Good care cannot be administeredjin bulk. We are what we think, not what we think we are. The first steps in prosperity should not be too tottering. City people, got reinforced from the farms, would soon run out. Regulating the hours of labor can not be accomplished by legislation. The most difficult things we have to deal with are not always the larg est. Reading other people's opinions often shows us how far off we are in our own. In doing something well worth do ing, every man ought to find his high est satisfaction. The people who complain of too much rain forget that it may mean an increased crop later on. Those who spend much time trying to hatch up unpleasant things are al ways too busy to enjoy lifa Farming would indeed be a profit able business if the producer received the greater portion of what the con sumer pays. Farmers produce more wealth than the town and city people, yet in the matter of schools they are still In the pioneer stage. To revive the memories of a mis take for the purpose of doing harm to one who is struggling to do better, is a crime greater than the mistake. Co-operation is alternative on the one hand against the future monopoly of land, and on the other against nar rowed-down opportunity and slum con ditions in country life. Self-made men are rare. Back of all these so-called self-made men-back of their prosperity and position, is a wife and mother-the real force that raises them from obscurity. Our every-day life brings so many troubles and disappointments that we are foolish to look on the dark side of things and court many a rap that might otherwise be avoided. CO-OPERATION THAT COUNTS Among Other Things iiiins Assem blage Urge Better Understanding Between All Classes. Six hundred representative citizens of Illinois held a joint meechg o: cently with the members of the Ill' nais legislature at Springfield to dis cuss proposed legislation. They rep resented the banks, the manufactur ers, commercial associations, im provement associations, roads organizations, farmers' stitutions, the Illinois Federation of Labor, the state grange and the automobile manufacturers and owners. That the meeting bore good fruits Is indicated by the following program for united work in the legislature agreed upon: 1. State and federal aid in good roads building in Illinois, with an ultimate expenditure of $1,000,000. 2. Eventual improvement of 20 per cent. of Illinois, 95,000 miles of mud roads, accommodatng 80 per cent. of traffic and saving $30,000,000 annual ly to Illinois farmers. 3. Utilization of the inmates of penal institutions of the state in preparing paving material for per manent roads. 4. Co-operation between bankers, manufacturers, farmers, educators, transportation agencies and workers to the end that a better understand ing may be fostered among all classes. 5. Vocational education for youths of the state, along the lines laid down by Edwin G. Cooley, former su perintendent of the Chicago schools, who spent a year in studying the vocational school system of Europe. 6. A state-wide and unified effort on the part of reform associations to adapt the education of the young, both in the crowded city and the farming districts, to the changed con ditions in this country, particularly with the idea of eliminating present temptations that confront the youths in the city and lead to lives of crime. CO-OPERATION PROPER THING Farmers Can, in Most Cases, Double Profits by Working Together in Selling Their Produce. If you are growing fruit on even a medium scale and have neighbors who are doing the same thing you can, in most cases, 'double your profits by working together and looking up a market before selling time comes. In some states the agricultural colleges are hunting a market for the fruit growers. In Kansas last fall the col lege brought together buyers and sell ers for 400 cars of apples. This has taught the fruit grower he does not have to depend on the local buyer with his 50 or 100 per cent. profit, but that he can sell his own crop this way more easily than he raised it and with resulting profits almost as great. The commission man who would not hesitate to beat a single fruit grower will thing twice before he defrauds a whojl organization who can report him from one end of the state to the other. The state motto of Kentucky is one all. fruit growers should adopt: "United we stand, divided we fall." FARMERS MUST CO-OPERATE Business Men Take Crops and Handle Them Through Organization Until Consumer Is Reached. Practically every business interest in the commersial world co-operates to a greater or less extent except the farming interests. It is true that in isolated instances farmers do co-oper ate in certain directions but as a whole the farmer faces the business world as an individual. In addressing the Tri-State meeting, Mr. R. A. Wilk inson brought out many good points on the subject of co-operation among farmers. In part he said: "In olden times everything was pro duced on the farm, but the change in conditions when machinery was intro duced, made it possible to produce more food than was needed on the farms. To make a market for this manufacturing was encouraged. This manufacturing became organized and demanded protection, which it received through the tariff, which it received self for the purpose of protecting the profits. In considering the selling price the cost of production was con sidered and to this a sum was added sufficient to make a good return on the investment. The farmer has been selling his products for what these organizations and interests were will ing to pay as modified by supply and demand. There has been no considera tion of the cost of production and profits in setting the price on farm products, and why not? Why should not the farm products bring enough to cover cost of production, plus a fair margin of profit? Wheat, for in stance, in the last five years varied as much as 50c a bushel, while the bread which is made from it has commanded the same price regardless of the farm er's return. The cost of production on the farm has not varied to this ex tent. - "The way to bring about this better condition is for the farmer to con sider his farm as a business proposi tion, that he consider the cost of pro duction, which will bring him to a study of farm management-consider ation of details. It would also mean that marketing will be given as much attention as producing. At present what the farmer receives bears but lit tle relation to what the consumer pays. The businessmen who take the crop from the farmer and handle it until it reaches the hands of the con sumer are organized to pay as little as possible and to charge as much as traffic will bear. "For the farmer to go up against this organization single handed shqws a most colossal self conceit. Te only way to meet this combin on is through com)ination; that is for the farmers to bine, or in other words co-operat "The- ca. othe steel trust is 6 railroads is railroa lUtics of the farmer should b)e farming. To do this,Jhey must' oiganize. In North Dakota the farmer pays seventh-ninths of the tax es and exerts less than se n-hun dredthg of the power in gove ent. In the kgislative policy of the country the fainer is never considered. No matter :how much the legislation af fects t16 interests of the farmer, he is not cared into the council. When any measur" is brought up that affects the manufacturer or the transportation agency-or the commercial interests they are consulted-their interests are considered. "The president of Cornell university In a relent address contended 'the day of the ordinary farmer is passing,' that tite tendency is for the larger corporations to take up land and that these will be running the farms in large estates and under acientiflc man agemeit, much as their large corpor ations, and that the farmer of today will be the hired man of these big conceras. The farmers are about the only au-round men that we have in the Uaited States. The men who are engaged in industry are each working in a vary narrow sphere. We need this all-round man, his home his childre~i who are furnishing the new blood, that furnishes the brains that is takiag the leadership in our com merce and Industry. "The~ only way for the farmer, as we know him today, to maintain his positiota is for him to co-operate in the producing and the marketing- the producis of the farm and In demand ing legislation for his interests." FARMERS UNITE FOR CREDIT Idea Has Been Adopted by Settlers In South Africa-May Extend to Other Parta of Country. An experiment that will be followed with much interest has recently been started in Umtali, declares a writer in the Rhodesia (South Africa) Her ald. A number of farmers have clubbed together to form a credit so ciety and, I am told, the scheme is being well supported by the banks. This particular society has for its immediate object the purchase of dairy stock with the idea of setting going a local dairy industry. The cows are to be purchased with money advanced by the banks on the joint and several credit of the members of the society. A maximum limit is to be Axed beyond which no member will be allowed to go. This and var-, ous other details would vary in differ ent districts and according to the precise purpose of any credit so ciety. It is evident that the idea may be extended in several other directions, and if successful in Umtall it will certainly be adopted in other parts of the country. REAL MERIT HAS MADE BOND'S LIVgp a household word through We have spared neither ' money in perfecting BOND'8 for the cure of Headacheh, ness, Constipation, Malaria!: liarills. MERIT was our Not how "cheap" but how - could make them. The extraordinary Lue=g BOND'S PILLS is due solely to MERIT, not to loud and claims of CURING EVER Adv. When a man can travel as his nerve as others can on an sion ticket the railroads are lose money. No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX This is a prescription prepsret pecially for Malaria or Chill. Fever. Five or six doses wi1 any case, and if taken then as the fever will not return. 2 Won't Last Long. "Is Rantz a finished traged i "Almost." Misunderstood. "He married a woman with lee." "Yes-and now he lives on terest." Its Nature. "Did your play have a ra nii trip?" "Yes-from the sheriff." Tongue-Tied. 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