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1 iti rrmiMK i ' ....i-i..., ..i... i , .,..,. , j, LET LINEN "REST" i WAY OF PROLONGING USEFUL NES8 OF THE MATERIAL. System Devised by One Housekeeper Is Probably the Best Scheme That Has Been Devised for Economy. I Pew housekeepers realize that all linen In constant use will keep long er If It in allowed to "rest" at times. This name principle holds good with garments and various toilet articles. Take, for example, the plan followed by a woman whose house linen Is lim ited and who likes to make It last She has a family of three and keeps out eight Bheets each week. As soiled ones come in fresh from the laundry she places them always at the bottom of the pile, so In this way the same sheet In not used two weeks in suc cession, but Is sure of a fortnight's, If not three weeks' "rest." In a store closet she keeps two other piles of eight, and every two months the sets of sheets that have been In use are put Into the Btore place, another set I being put Into the cupboard for week yr ly use. The arrangement takes very little time, and It Is more than worth while In the saving to linen. Pillow cases and towels she manages in the same way, only the quantity of the latter is greater. Her table linen Is used for six months and then put away for a year. Luxurious as It may sound to have such a quantity of linen, the gathering of it is Inexpensive, for the woman buys a sheet or table cover occasion ally and puts it away, thus keeping her store In condition. At the same time pieces wear out so slowly that there Is never much loss to be made good at one time, and the pocketbook is saved accordingly. Linen sheets, like others, wear first In the center, and it repays to silt them down the middle to get the edges in the place. This Is done by tearing them In two lengthwise. The selvage's are then overhanded together with very fine cotton, that a big seam shall not be made, and then the raw edges are hemmed. The life of a sheet Is greatly prolonged if this Is done in time. Tooth and nail brushes should al ways be had in sets of twos. If not threes, for brlstloB fall usually because - of having become soft from constant wetting. Therefore If they are thor- U3EFUL IN THE BEDROOM. Medicine Cupboard Inexpensive and Easy to Construct. A very useful article In a bedroom Is some kind of little cupboard In which may be kept medicine-bottles and other things which are better out of sight. It should also be a place from which they may be readily removed and re placed when required, it Ib to meet this want that w give the accompany ing sketches, and a small hanging cup board may be easily and quickly ar ranged with little or no expense. Any strong wooden box of suit able size may be used, and the lid J may be dispensed with. A case that has contained a dozen bottles of wines of spirits will answer the purpose ad mirably. Two boles should be cut In the bot tom of the box, and It rimy then bo suspended from the wall by means Of two strong nulls In the manner shown In the upper sketch. The front and sides can be draped with any pretty odd lomnant of mate- r rial that wo happen to have by us, and an optnlni arranged In the center so thai the "'-leu Inside are easily pro cured when required. The space on the top will form a nice place for per haps a pot with a torn or other orna tnenU. A little cupboard of thlB kind will also make an excellent "smoker's cabinet," in which may be kept a far of tobacco, cigars, etc. In the hit . fer ease It Is not diltloult to fit up .mail rack for the pipes at one side of the cupboard tf oughly dried fairly often their useful ncss Is prolonged. For example, a woman who keeps two tooth brushes in use at the same time, using one every other day, will find that the two will last longer than two others would If one were worn out before beginning on the seccnu. All tooth brushes should hang whan not In use to allow the moisture to run off. DRESSY SILK GOWN. A gown of this type made from silk In a shade pleasing to one's own fan cy Is essential to every woman's ward robe. There are sure to be occasional cool days during the summer when thin washable frocks are mighty un comfortable. Kmbroidered silk panels such as are set In front of bodice and skirt may be brought in sets and come In all the popular shades. The nifties on Bktrt and over the shoulders on bodice are headed with narrow Chi nese embroidery In shades matching the material and the girdle and flat collar are velvet a shade darker. Chemisette and stock are tucked cream mousseline. WsslSslssM SBBBSBBBBBBBSBBMMMsalOssl -----, i---mrinnn WOMAN SAVES MUCH WORK. Good System Put In Effect by Clever Housekeeper. In the home of one woman where single beds are in general use the spreads are made of honeycomb ma terial bought by the yard and hemmed. They are easy to wash and require no ironing. In the snme home cream white madias is used for bedroom window draperies because of IU good wearing qualities, it comes out of the wash with flying colors. She trims them with ball fringe and docs not have them wrung very dry, and wrung by hand, of course, as the wringer would flatten the little balls She uses small rugs all through her house save the dining room, becauso they can be talUM outdoors every week by the one maid of the establishment. Another woman saves work !y having her luncheon brought to her sitting room on a tray, and another, belonging to a family that seems doomed to perpetual mourning attire, supplies her maid with very light cotton dresses In white ami black because there is already too much gloom In the house. Cheerful Dining-Room. The once prevalent Idea that the dluiim room should be heavy and mas sive, In the expression of whatever style was chosen for Its Interior, has fortunately been outgrown. There Is no reason why the room In which takes place the most cheerful event of the day should be other than cheer ful Itself. On the other hand, frivolity must be avoided, for dining is with most of us an affair of sufficient im portance to require for Its environ ment a dignified atmosphere. The furniture for the dining-room re quires a greater degree of uniformity than that of uny other room of the house. The living room and library may be furnished with pieces repre senting several distinct periods with out harm to the general effect. In fact, "set3" are to b avoided. But In the dining-room the chairs at least should be alike, and tho tables and sideboard follow their type as closely a, possible. Something Brand New. Now that the very nicest boy hat haud-mnde ties In red. blue, green, yel low, gray, tan, and thai pietty big sis ter Is wondering what she run make him next, let me whisper that crochet" ed or knitted hatliauds hid fair to be us popular as the lie has been. These made in college colors are most attrac tive, and are really very much liked by boys who often resent apparel made by (he fair lingers of fond sisters ami cousins 1 Qood Jokes j MRS JONES' ECONOMY. "Maria," said Mr. Jones, upon one of lis worrying days, "it seems to me you might be more economical. Now, there's my old clothes. Why can't you make them over for the children Instead of giving them away?" "Because they're worn out when you've done with them," answered Mrs. Jones. "It's no ubc making over things for the children that won't hold together; you could not do It yourself, smart as you are." "Well," grumbled Jones, "I wouldn't have closets full of things mildewing for want of wear, if I was a woman, that's an. A penny saved Is a penny earned." That was In April. One warm day in May Mr. Jones went prancing through the closets looking for some thing he couldn't And, and turning things generally Inside out. "Maria." he screamed, "where is my gray alpaca dust-coat?" "Made It over for Johnny." "Ahem? Well, Where's the brown linen one I bought last summer?" "Clothes-bag!" mumbled Mrs. JoneB, who Heemed to have a difficulty In her speech at that moment. "Just made It Into a nice one." "Maria," asked the astonished man in a subdued voice, "would you mind telling me what you have done with my silk hat; you haven't made that over for the baby, have you?" "Oh, no, dear," answered the wife, cheerfully; "I've used that for a hanging-basket. It la full of plants and looks lovely." Mr. Jones never mentions the word economy, or suggests making over he has had enough of it. WOES OF THE CULTIVATED. Mrs. Wigs Your daughter seema to be suffering from the heat. Mrs. DlgB No; she's Just home from college, and she's prostrated by the family grammar. The Mean Thing. 8he (eyeing the refreshment booth) Dearest, while we are waiting for the train, don't you think It would be a good Idea to take something? He Yes, darling; and since It Is such a beautiful moonlight night, let's take a walk Baltimore American. The Philosopher of Folly.. "Habit is a wonderful thing," ob serves the Philosopher of Folly. "I suppose the irason some of these Wull street men are trying to own the earth is that Bomebody has told them It is three-fourths water." Cleveland Leader. A ioyn. The honeymoon Is about over when the husband begins to kick about the meals. Washington Star. NOT VERY POPULAR. "Does your daughter play popular music?" "Guess not. All the neighbors close their windows when she starts to practice." Opposites Cause and Effect. "They say that there Is more crime committed In hot weather." "Yes; heat seems to conduce to wickedness." "Now that's strange, that a close atmosphere should cause loose pi in el pies." Baltimore American Indefinite. Expectant Heir Oh, doctor, 1b there any hope for us? Cynical Doctor Which? Of your un cle's recovery or his money? Balti more American. It's Nature to Do It Somehow. "The Ananias club seems to have been lying low of lute." Well, It must lie somehow " Bal ! timore American. LOVE'S LOGIC. I know from looking In your eyes Why Adam lost his paradise. I know, from listening to your song. Why Troy was fought for, ten years long; I know, whene'er I touch your hand Why Antony betrayed hli land. Tou frown, and I perceive full well Why Dante took the path of hell And why he climbed to heaven 1 see When you have deigned to smile on me! Yet Eve wa foolish all her life. And Helen was a faithless wife; And Cleopatra as for her. We know what sort her morals were. Yea. Beatrice's love would seem The figment of a poet's dream. So you, more wise, more pure and more Divine than all these dames of yore Is It so strange you've made me. then, A bigger fool than all thoso men? Cleveland Ljeader. KIND. saBsssesSssae Artist I shall not mind If I live till I become famous. Friend I shouldn't mind living a couple of centuries myself. Bugs and Kisses. Patience We were sitting on the front stoop, and Jack said every time he saw a lightning bug he was going to kiss me. Patrice Oood for Jack! "Rut I told him every time I saw a lightning bug I was going to make him stop." "I know tiie rest of the story. You kept your eyes closed the whole even ing." Yonkers Statesman. On the Honeymoon. The Brldgroom Ah. darling, I can see the lovelights In your eyes. The Bride Don't be silly, George. There Is nothing In my eyes but cin ders. Chicago Daily News. MORTIFICATION SET IN. Umpire It's no fun to have the fans call you rotten! Rooter No, I should think It would make you feel mortified! Getting Even. "Excuse me, sir," remonstrated the bad barber, "but there are several deep scratches In this coin." "Well, we are even, old sport," laughed the revengeful patron. "There are also several deep scratches In my chin." Chicago Dally News. Reversed. "That was a strange fish story Brown told." "What was It?" "He said that the fish that got away was the smallest one of the lot." Detroit Free Press. In Doubt. "He knows all the stars." "Astronomical or operatic?" De troit Free Press. IN THE FASHION. i .lottos Do you dine late? Brown Oh, yes, often! Our cook's rarely punctual. HORTICULTURE HOME-MADE HAND CULTIVATOR. How One Farmer Made the Garden Work an Easy Task. I made a hand cultivator which does good work In the garden, writes a correspondent of the Farm nnd Home. Old plow handles, a, may be used, but they will need splicing, as shown at b, to five feet long. The hoe, or Bcraper, Is shown at c. This Handy Garden Tool. should be made of a piece of tem pered steel and brought to a sharp edge. I used a plow wheel, but one can he made of two-Inch boards fas tened together, then cut on a circle, nnd a piece of band Iron put on for a tire. CHERRY TREE SLUG. How It Can Be Easily Killed by Poison Sprays. The Colorado station gives this ad vice for treating the cherry and pear tree slug: "The slugs feed so freely upon the surface of the leaves that they are very easily killed by any of the arsenical poisons, such as arsenate of lead, arsenlte of lime, or parts green applied In moderate strength. One pound of the arsenate of lead to each 25 gallons of water, or one pound of the parts green to 100 gallons of water, will make a preparation of suf ficient strength to promptly destroy this Insect. Sometimes It is necessary to make an application when cherries or plums are nearly grown when It is not advisable to cover the fruit with an arsenical poison. In this case one can use white hellebore In wnter In the proportion of one ounce to three gallons If the hellebore Is used, It is a little better to apply towards eve ning. Try to distribute the spray as evenly and thoroughly as possible to all the leaves of the tree without using enough to cause It to run off to any great extent. Where only a few trees are to be treated, one may use air slacked lime or fine road dust, throw ing the duBt very freely over the sur face of the leaves. Tills remedy Is not quite so effectual as the preceding, but can often be used with entire satisfaction." TRAINING TOMATOE8. Method by Which the Fruit Can Be Kept from Rotting. The best method I ever tried Is to train them to a stake. This Is a safe guard against rot, as it keeps the fruit oft the ground. 1 cut stakes from sap i lings li'a Inches in diameter and Ave to six feet long, choosing those with small branches all the way up. The branches are left about four Inches long. Slake the plants as you have time after they are set out. When they are one loot tall tie tin in to the stakes with good, Btrong twine, and with Borne assistance later on they will find support and cling to the branches. Oc casionally, continues the writer In Farm and Home, some will not take hold, and you will have to tie them higher on the stake. This plan could not be followed In field cultivation, but In n biiihII family garden It works like a charm. They should be given continuous cultivation all through the season If you want plenty of fruit. IMPROVING A GARDEN HOE. It Is Made by Cutting Out Part of the Center. The accompanying Illustrates a western farmer's Idea of what he ro- Kurds as a very .jssJ hand) garden jCTnjejfSjfcr'"''""" 'ool. As is quite flDI .' lie states l vLwM ,nal tl 8 Bomf'" e f TJslss times necessary VTeffl ln CU" ' v a l' n K V- small plants to loosen the ground on each side of the row For ilns work, says the Home stead, the hoe above, In which Is cut out a circular piece of blade, Ib a first class tool. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. The grape vine that Ib permitted to develop too much vine and leaf will hear little fruit. Cabbage worms are easily con trolled if taken in hand promptly Mix one ounce fresh IV slim Insect powder with four gallons water and spray or Bprlnkle tho plants I find It n good plan to sow cowpens or a mixture of equal parts red and crimson clover In the garden at lust Cultivation Of coin, potatoes, melons and such crops They make a great gTOWttl and add much humus to lie soil. Plant Trees. If you would make your home gl tractive liae an orchard or fruit gat Jen. The man who plants tie. s get his pay dav by day and at the sins time builds a monument which will stand long after he Is deud. NORTHWEST NOTES I Mlaa Evelyn Tanner was thrown H from a horse near Cokevllle, Wo. H and almost Instantly killed. M The citizens of Butte will send H carload of provisions to the Are suf- 1 ferers at Fernle, B. ('., or, If the suf- M ferers wish, money. t Mrs R. F Soule. wife of a proml- H nent Anaconda business man, was H burned to death In her home by the H explosion of an alcohol stove. H The town of Clayton, Wash., ran H been practically wiped out as the re- H suit of forest flreB. Clayton had R H population of about 500 people. H A forest fire of alarming propor- H tlons did considerable damage In the H Coeur d'Alene national forest. In M Idaho. Just across the Montana state- H The postmasters of Montana met H at Helena on August :! in the first an- H mini meeting of the Montana Post- H masters' association. The organize- M tlon was organized one year ago. M The state hoard of equalization of M Montana has received returns from H all counties ns to property valuation;'. M which show the following: Real es- H tate, $124,117,938: personal, $81.78,- H e87: railroads. 143,816.000. H Fourteen railways of Colorado have M nsked the federal court for an lnjunc- H tlon restraining the- members of the M Colorado jatjmad commlsslogi from M enforcing the law as to rates and rail- M way regulation against them. M Mrs. Steve Adams, wife of the man H who was tried for the murder of i M thur Collins at Grand Junction, and M who was acquitted of the charge, Is In M Denver, and has left her husband, ac- M cording to a dispatch from Denver. H It is reported by railroad offlclnla M that work on the new freight ter H mlnal at Imlay. Nevada, has been re- Hfl sitmed and that before the work is M finished, which will be some time this M year, $150,000 will have been spent in M the improvement M The fire that has been burning ln H the St. Lawrence mine at Butte tor H nearly a quarter of a century, claimed H Its first victim last week. Peter Cal- H laghan. aged 25, who went into the H mine In a new gas helmet, was over- M come and asphyxiated. M Ontario, Oregon, Is In the throes of H an oil boom. Every oil expert that M ha.-, inspected this field has made a M favorablo report on the formation. M nnd that where so much natural gas M is found the Indications are flrst-clais. M for an oil field In the vicinity. H John KoBsuf. who had been drink M Ing, ran amuck at Kallspell. Mont., M and shot three men. Alderman Schu M man received a flesh wound, while Kd- M ward Dupont was wounded in the M temple. Henry Miller, a lumberman, M was struck, but the course of the bill- M let was changed by papers ln bis M pocket. M K F. Bushnell of Washington, chief M clerk ln the postal service, Malcolm M (Hills, postmaster at Butte; Dr. Koff. H postmaster at Missoula, and Judge M Che. idle of the district bench at Lew- H Istowu, Mont., were all slightly In- M jured In an automobile accident near M Helena. Malheur county, Oregon, of whlc!; M Vale la the county seat, Is one of the H very large counties of the state, tie- H lug sixty miles wide and 180 mil- fl long, with n population numberlt . M about 8.500 people. The taxable prop M i rty aggregates something over Ji.- M 000,000. H .lames Iverson, aged 30, of Sparks, M Nevada, a prominent member of the M Tlrotherhood of locomotive l'liui IfH ueers, was accidentally shot In Blue M canyon, near Truckee, Cal., by his M companion, Harry Criss, while hunt- M Ir g for deer. Criss mistook Iverson H for a deer. M George F. Demurs was shot and In- H lanily killed by Jackson Held, u;;t d H 11, on Coveriiment Island in the Lewls H ii. Clark fair grounds. Demart, with M his father and brother, were fishing H on the Island, and were ordered oft by M several children, among whom was H young Held. H Convicted on a charge of violating H the anti-pass law, S. ('. Watts was H lined $8iio and Qertat Williams $iuo BfJ in the federal court at Helena, Mont. H Watts, who Is a Croat Northern brake H man, secured n pass for his wife ami HH guve It to the Williams woman. Both Ml were Indicted. 9H M. St oit.. a freight conductor hand- nffi ling his last train as such, was killed ?; '.' near Grand Junction, Colo., by being '"" tun over by a train. Orders relieving ' BiolU of his position as Ireight con & doctor and promoting him to a pus- ' ' ranger run were awaiting him ut t Gtund Junction. One hundred sheep were struck and Killed by lightning while taking shel i' r from a storm at Bridgeport, Cal., ' 1 at the head of the Caison nver When the atorn came up the sheep rushed undo! a tamarack tree while i'ie her- ', dor and his dogs sought the protec- i i.i :t of aaotbar, B The Batik of Austin, Nevuda, one of . j the oldest bunks of that place, fail, d ! Inst week. According to the cashier, 'M- J. A. Miller, Jr., however, It Is a tern- 1 poraty ssiipension. us he says the ft oi tik has $181,000 In outstanding . 1 loans and $20,0(iii cash and owes about J the same amount J Japanese section men captured a robber In the act of titling their 1 1 unks In their bunk car at Boaeiogn, Mont., anil un examination or the man's effects disclosed $05 In battered pioney. the exact amount secured by i craektnan at Park city, Mont., sev ( al days previous, An unknown man was struck by an iJl i nglne on (lie Southern I'aclfia about j99 one mile from llolconda, Nevuda. The H body was Immediately picked up and j found to be (old. leading the crew tit I elleve the mall wus ulready dead Msi when hit by the cuulue, and that la WM had bein nuntarei WM