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GREEN SERVANTS.
Who's at fault?
Women say servants nre terrors.
Servants say mistresses are intol
erable. Both are right to a humiliating de
gree. Too many women actually lie in
w engaging a servant.
Some women hire green emigrants
because they can get them cheap,
then declare them worthless because
they can't do fancy cooking.
The contemptible woman pretends
the is deceived, and that she is the
victim of designing servants, when in
reality she cannot or will not pay for
the sort of service she requires.
As a matter ot fact, green girls are
usually only too anxious to do their
best and be utterly satisfactory, tMt
they may be worth more, if for no
more higher motive. Philadelphia
Record.
FOR A RAINY NIGHT.
Few women know how to dress so
well for a rainy night as a dark
.yed, well-built woman who came in
(to the theatre the other rainy even
ing. She wore a costume of rich wine
colored cloth, made very short, fully
four inches from the pavement. The
skirt was pleated and ran up into a
high close-fitting princess effect,
teeming of one piece with the bodice,
the upper part of which was cut out
in design and filled in with wine
colored net, bordered with velvet.
The short puff sleeves were ot the
net, edged with velvet, and were met
by long gloves.
Over the trim yet elegant one
-piece, short-skirted garment she wore
b siiuri. uuiero oi me wine cioin, ana
the effect was crowned by a small
and very smart turban of wine felt,
with velvet and a bird.
A most luminous contrast she pre
sented to the women who came in
long, bedraggled light gowns, or
those who, more careful, had made
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Dclirato Cabbnge Select firm white cabbage, slice as
for slaw and crisp in ice water. Then drain and drop Into
sufficient salted boiling water to cover well. Cook tender,
then drain colander, pressing out all water, and serve cither
with drawn butter sauce or cream dressing.
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themselves unbeautlful In their old
est, shabbiest clothes. New York
Press.
OLD FASHION REVIVED.
The maid of olden times used to go
singing, "Bayberry candles burnt to
the socket bring luck to the bouse and
gold to the pocket," as she searched
field and hedgerow for the fragrant
berry of the bay, with which to mold
with her own hands two Bayberry
dips, one for herself and one for her
lover -over the Bea. Then on an ap
pointed night, when the dips were
lighted, the incense from the candles
was supposed to drift together, a
symbol of the unity of their love, thus
typifying the blending of their des
tinies.' Another old rhyme from the old
'Country Almanack"- runs: ' .
to learn your luck for the year, they
say.
Burn a Bayberry dip on -New Year
day,
And If the flame burn bright and the
light shines clear,
Good luck will bo your throughout
the year.
As early as 17S4 a Swedish natural
let, traveling in America, wrote the
following' account of Bayberry can
dles: "There is a plant here from the
berries of which they make a kind
of wax or tallow, and for that reason
the Swedes call It the tallow Bhrub.
The English call the same tree the
Csndleberry tree. or Bayberry bustt:
itfcrows abundantly in a wet soil and
wmi to thrive well in the neighbor
hood oMhe Bea.
"The, berries look as If flourhad
been strewn on them. They are
gathered late In the autumn being
ripe about that time, and arV-thrown
Into a kettle of boiling water; by this
jneans their fat melts out, floats off
wp of the water, and may be skip
""ed oft. Into a vessel. The "tallow,
hen congealed, looks like -common
M, but of a dirty green color.
Candles of this dq not easily bend
toor melt in summer, and burn better
and slower, nor do they cause any
' "moke, but yield an agreeable smell
i hm extinguished, insomuch that
Wee people often put them out on
purpose to have; the incense of the
Wring snuff." .
These berries were considered of
lea value to the colonial communi
l'es that laws were made limiting
their gathering, . and at one time a
was levied upon any one caught
lathering them before September 15.
The hint of antiquity that lingers
JMhe smoke of the Bayberry candle
W revived the fashion for them, and
ce more the seacoast villages of
New England are manuTacturing the
fragrant tapers. Indianapolis New.
ETIQUETTE OF THE TELEPHONE.
Telephones are now In such com
mon usage, in private life as well as
in business, that It would seem as if
everybody ought to know how to han
dle one and how . not to abuse so
great a convenience.
But many do not seem to.
Women In particular, probably be
cause their voices are, as a rule, thin
ner and higher pitched than the av
erage man's, commonly speak In tones
that reverberate and Bet up a con
fusing sound.
It is a common fault, too, to shout
through the 'phone as If the transi
tion of the message depended on the
noise made.
In using the telephone remember
that your voice does not actually
have to carry to the other end of the
wire. It la simply reproduced there.
Consequently, you needn't scream.
Just speak in a low, distinct voice,
and a low and distinct voice will be
reproduced at the other end.
Here are some rules of telephone
etiquette it might be well to mnster:
Never telephone to a private house
too early in the morning or too late
at night. The hours are governed by
the customs of the household.
Never telephone during menl hours.
Never use the phone of a person
of slender means without at least of
fering to pay for its use.
Employes should never use the
wire in a business office for long and
protracted conversations with per
sonal friends.
Don't forget that even If you nre
no'. Been across the telephone wire
you are probably being overheard by
a third party, and possibly by others.
Don't shout out your private affairs
over a public telephone.
Don't, when some one is Bpeaklng
at the telephone within your hearing,
stop your conversation. Go on talk
ing or get out of hearing distance.
Don't talk for effect. Your con
versation may be amusing to the
friends beside you, but will prove puz-
zllng to the person at the other end
of the wire.
Learn to speak In well-modulated
musical tones.
An invitation delivered over the
telephone is most Informal and is
only possible between close friends.
- Don't act languid or lackadaisical
when "telephoning." Speak up in a
healthy tone of vciee.
Keep the mouthpiece and the tele
phone receiver clean and sterilized
by swabbing both off with a clotb
dipped In alcohol.
Don't be in a hurry.
Don't lose your temper. Not Ha
ven Register.
nrettyr
The crop of buckram hat shapes
would indicate that the covered hat
has come once more.
Hairlines li? black and white are
used by that type fit tailored woman
who demands a close, smooth fit, no
matter what the .style.
The shops are displaying much
birthday jewelry. There aro i3uckles,
brooches, chains and rings, as well as
scarf pins, cuff links and fobs, made
from the different blrthstones. . t
The long-gathered or puffecs'sleeve.1
completed by a- three or four-Inch.
crase-ntting cun, aunosi visaum
with that which had such vogue sev
eral years ago, is now being Inserted
in the newest shirtwaists. ( . ,.,
Sore"; the popular French acfressi
chose a gray-green for a street cos
tpnjeyViEme.Tald, ?'1fen sti.i9"an tic
ceffted shade for' thevevenlng "gown,
apd rough green straw has appeared
aiutwshthe season's millinery: "ri .-
' The scarf cape Is made of a single
piece-of gating yard and. a quarter,
wide and over twice 'as long.' This Is
edged with several rows of marabout.
When, draped gracefully 'over '.4he'r
shoulders it is most lascinaung. ,
The popularity of the auto bonnets
has been so great the past season
that -their. steteri, the real old-fushi
ioned poke bonnets, are being shown.
They are bedecked with, ribbons as
well as with flowers, .and all in all
are quite bewitching.
The return of the belt to the nor
mal walBtline has given a renewed
Impetus to the blouse. It is again In
evidence and distinctive in style
Many of these charming separate
blouses are in colored chiffon, elabor
ately trimmed with gold and silver
embroideries or wUh lace studded.
With "imitation stones 'to match the
tone ot the accompanying skli-U
Modern Farm Methods
As Applied in the South.
Notes of Intel c ot to Planter
Fruit Grower and Stockman
Soy Beans and Cow Pess.
t think that every farmer who has
live Btock to feed should come in
touch with cow pens and soy beans,
as often one or the other can be
used to good advantage. Both plants
are rich in protein, and make excel
lent crops for supplementing carbon
aceous foodstuffs, such its corn.
Being plants of rnnld growth they
fit easily Into a variety of rotation
and can be used verv often as emer
gency orons where few other thlnitB
would fit in. Both crops nre excellent
soli improvers, having escerlal bene
ficial effects upon the physical con
dition of the soils that are heavy,
thus making them loose and mellow.
They draw unon th? free nitrogen
of the atmosphere for their own re
quirements, and store un considerable
quantities In their roots, and when
these decay this stored up nitrn-ren
becomes valuable to succeeding
crops.
They are fine to prceeilp such crons
as corn, which requires plenty of ni
trogen for Its develonment. Heine
such strong and rnnld growers, and
having such beneficial effects upon
sol), they can be used to nood advan
tage as cover crops sown In .Tuly,
after small grain crops nre har
vested. With sufficient moisture they may
be used in this way ns lata as July
2 5. and make a good growth for
plowing linder as manure In the fall
or the following spring. The soy
bean and cow pea are excellent for
stock feeding purnores. Any variety
of cow pea and the ranker growing
soy bean, such ns medium early yel
low and medium green, nre excellent
crops for green feeding, or when
made Into hay. Some prefer tho
cow pea for this purpose on account
of Its finer stems.
When sown before July 1 on good
soil, two or three tonB of cured hay
may be expected. When the cow pea
is well cured It possesses a food
value one-half higher than red clover
hay. The beans nre rich In nroteli)
and fat, and are fine mixed in a
ration of corn, especially for hog
feeding.
The soy bean and cow pea may be
successfully grown on almost any
soli of reasonable fertility. They re
quire good drainage, nnd suffer
greatly from excessive wet. They
will do best during periods of dry
weather.
Prepare the soil just as is the best
suited for corn. Plow deeply, and
make the seed-bed fine and mellow.
This Ib essential. Do not cow too
early. The best time to sow Is after
corn planting, when the soil has be
come thoroughly warm. Cover the
seed deeply. Sow in drills and cul
tivate like corn until the soy beans
bloom and the cow peas begin to
vine. Sow broadcast for hay. For
hay production the cow pea will give
best results, and should be cut when
the pods begin to ripen; cure Just
like clover. Most any variety, such
as whippoorwill, clay, etc., Is good.
For grain producing the soy bean
ts the most profitable. Harvesting
should be done when the leaves have
all fallen, and most of the pods arc
ripe. You can use an old-fashioned
self-rake reaper or a mower with
side delivery attachment. Cow peas
are best orchard cover crops. Sow
peas after July 1 and let the vines
die on the ground in the orchard,
and In the spring plow the rotted
vines under, and that will not only
help to prefent the soil from wash
ing, bit will also improve the con
dition of-.the soll.T-. A. Uraoselle.
Lime in Agricultural Prnctice.
It has, of course, been long known
J.hat.the. application .of lime to most
soils leads to Increased productive
ness,;, but the value, of lime in this
icfmnectlon is not: fully appreciated,
even at the present time. Its action
!ontih soil ( both physical and chem
ical,' arid, in addition, it undoubtedly
exerts an Important direct influence
(tfn'lhe grgwth of the lower organ
isms; 'as ' wefl ns of the agricultural
crops. ; It Is not necessary to state
"ifC detail1 ber the Important action
bf"lime on the physical properties of
the soil, as these have been pretty
wU recognized tor some years. One
if the most Important effects' ot lime
Is the neutralization of organic acids
as rapidly as these are formed in the
boII, by the decomposition of vege
table matter.
Lime, In this connection, has no
-substitute, and it is particularly effi
cient for tho reason that, although It
promptly neutralizes any acids which
are formed, It has no decided alkaline
reaction.
Lime Is known to be an essential
plant food, and, the average soli Is
more'llkely to be deficient in this
element than tas been formerly be
lieved. It also exerts a very impor-
tant action In rendering available
the potash, phosphoric acid and ni
trogen, which would otherwise be
beyond the reach of the growing
plant. It also forms an ImportaTit
food material for the lower organ
isms In the soil, and thereby favors
the processes of nitrification and
other bacterial changes which are ex
tremely beneficial to the growing
cron.
In rerent years the Importance of
maintaining a proper balance between
the various elements of plant fooi
Including those elements which are
eenerally considered as less essential,
Is being more extensively recognized,
nnd lime is one of the principal
nrcencles In maintaining thin balance
between the different elements. Its
efficiency in this connection depends
both upon lis capacity of ntitrBllJ!-
Ing ncld radicles with which some of
the other elements of plant food nre
combined, nnd. also, In preventing
an Injurious action of some of the
other basic elements when present
In excess, particularly potash and
mnenesla.
This statement will perhaps fur
nish a brief outline cf the ways In
which lime may be beneficial when
nnplled to agricultural soils. W. W.
Garner, Physiologist, Department U.
S. Agriculture.
Don't Neglect I lie Yard and Home
Grounds,
P.y all means have a crass-covered
yard about the house and keep It neat
and clenn. Flowers nro useful in
character-building In the home, but
do not make the front yard a neg
lected flower gai'den. Bank or set
the flowers together near the house,
or against the fence or grow them
In a separate plot outside the front
yard. The proper growth for the
front yard are grass nnd trees, and
not too many of the latter, vhich
shovld be planted some distnnce from
the house.
It Is beyond the understanding
of the writer why so many, especially
in the rural sections of the South,
rossess such a mortal fear nnd bitter
hatred of grass. If it by chance
attempts to grow near the house, It
Is at once attacked, dug un, exter
minated, and a bare yard of sand or
clay left, to bo swept when conveni
ent a barren, desolate, ugly sight,
where nature would put a beautiful
green sward, If permitted to do so.
The grass can be cut with less labor
tbnn the bare earth can be kept
cleanly swept. We hope no country
doctor is responsible for the ridic
ulous and false idea that the grass is
unhealthful. Grass Is nature's pro
tection for the bare, ugly soil and a
yard covered with growing grass that
Is regularly cut is a better condition
from the standpoint of beauty or
health. Of course, the grass should
be kept cut short, but as stated this
can be done with less labor than the
bare clay or sand can be kept clean.
It is also a mistaken idea that mos
quitoes and files bred in tall grass.
Mosquitoes breed only In stagnant
water and house files in horse stable
manure. Remove these and Co away
with both, but by all means let the
grass grow over the front yard and
add at least one touch of Nature's
beauty to th place.
When boys and girls go away from
home and find other homes more
beautiful and attractive than their
own, there will be less desire to re
tup. To prevent the boys and girls
leaving the farms we must remove
the causes. Progressive Farmer,
Palry Hints.
Y'ar on germs! Hot water and
soap t "cold water and sunshine, light
and air keep . It-up forever. Wash
the. udder, wash the milk vessel, wash
oru and keep a-washlng, and rinsing,
aiij drying.
. And especially- the churn. Scald'
out with strong soda and water oc
casfonally to keep It sweet.
Rub out your wire strainers often
with lump salt to clean out the dried
particles ot milk; then wash and dry
to, prevent rust.
.The nicest receptacle for milk. Is
stone or glass jars with lids to fit
snug. Never keep milk in tins or
wooden palls.
In dressing butter be careful to
thoroughly work out all the milk or
water before salting away. This pre
vents butter from souring,, moulding,
or turning pink-spotted. When you
have real stale butter put it into a
two-gallon churning ot strong salty,
clean water and churn, Just as you
wpuld for fresh butter. Then take It
uffcdnd dress it, and you will be sur
prised to find it almost freshened.
Sincere.
Even if you stand on your dignity,
it will not enable you to see over the
heads of the crowd.
Calling the Moose. ,
We draw the canoe to the shelter
of some bushes. e ashore, and haul
It softly up. Then the caller Ukei
the horn which is used to aid' the
voice. It Is about two feet long,
shaped much like the receiver of a
gramophone, and Is fashioned of
birch bark bounl with a string ot
sinew, He places the small end tt
bts lips, pointing the large open end
straight upward, and twinging his
body In rhythm with his voice, elves
out a moaning bellow, as wild and
ad a eound as can well be Imag
ined. That Is the first call; the sec
ond is precisely similar, but the
third is more drawn out longer,
wilder, more abandoned, and It
wakes the echoes in earnest. Then,
replacing the birch bark horn in the
canoe, he squats down. He will not
call again for half an hour, and it
is unlikely that ha will get an an
swer under half that time. Nor Is
this much to be wondered at when
one considers that a good caller can
throw his voice some four miles;
and the farther away the moono Is
the more chance there is of his an
swering, for distance Is all In the
caller's fsvor, covering, as it does
sny faultlneas of Imitation. World
Wide Magazine.
Employment of the so-called "third
degree" in extracting Information
from persons accused of serious
crime, was defended by police of
ficials at the meeting of the Ameri
can Academy of Political and Social
Science In Philadelphia, reports the
Hartford Times. Police Superintend
ent Baker, of New York City, and
Maj. Sylvester, of Washington, D. C,
pronounced the "third degree" a
myth, and strongly defended the sharp
questioning of a person charged with
a serious offense. They insist that
there is no punishment or torture,
either mental or physical, in the pro
cess as generally applied. If !t hadV
been for the series of loaded Interro.
gation points burled at Bertram C
Spencer, the Spr'ngfleld murderer. I'
might have beeu a long time beforo
he contested to having committed -job
lot of fel6nlcs.
District Attorney Wayman of Chi
cago, will urso the pasungo of a law
providing for tho simplification of
the form of indictments. "More pow
er to his elbow," says the Chicago
Tribune, which aWs: "The ease with
which Indictments are shot full ot
holes by acute counsel Is n publlo
scandal to Justice and a chlf cause
of the delay in punishing criminals
who have money enough to hlro acute
counsel and pay for appeals to the
review courts. The hall thief may
not profit by this. But the big crim
inal finds it altogether too easy to
escape the pursuit of justice In the
jungle of legal verbiage. One charg
ed with a crime should be Informed
In plain and unequivocal terms what
the charge is."
The Ignorant Unbeliever.
The late Nell Burgess used t
clinch, with an anecdote, his claim
that atheists were always Ignorant,
"A coarse, swaggrerlng fellow," he
would begin, "declared In a barber
shop:
"I don't believe In do hereafter.
You live and die, and that's the end
of ye.'
"Why, you must be a Unitarian,
George,' the fcarber said.
"'Huh, not reel' was the reply. I'm
too fond o' meat for that." " Mlnne
spoils Journal. ,
HARD ON CIIILI'KKN
When Teacher Has Coffee Hublt.
"Best Is best, and bent will ever
live." Wben a penon toels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit of others.
. A school teacher down In Miss,
saye: "I had been a coffee drinker
since my childhood, and the last few
years It had Injured me serlouslr"
"One cup of coffee taken at break
fast' would cause "me to become so
nervous that I -could scarcely go
through with the dayii duties, and
this nervousness was often accom
panied by deep' depression of spirits
and heart palpitation,
"I am a teacher by profession, and
when under the lnnuenre ot coffee
had to' struggle against crossness
when In the school room.
"When talking ,t.hls over with my
physician, he suggested that I try
PoUum, so I purchased a package and
made It oarefully according to direc
tions; found It excellent of flavour,
and nourishing.
"In a short tlmo I noticed very
gratifying effects. My nervousness
disappeared, I was not irritated by
my pupils, life seemed full of sun
shine, and my heart troubled me bo
longer.
"I attribute my change In health
and spirits to Postum alone."
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellyllle," In pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever rend the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, nnd full of
human Interest.