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VOL. XXVI. IMTTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, tSMITi. NO. 12.
'Xhnlljiim HrcovJi
H. A. LONDON,
Editor iiimI Proprietor,
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AJJATTER I
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of Millions. A
By Anna k'atkarioe Green,
CHARTER vir.
Continued.
"In ft distaut ulUywoy ljlug on the
ground "
"Dead':"
Dead."
"It Is not she; I know It Is not slip.
I e-innot, will not have It tlie aiguo
rin:i." "I hope you are right; I sincerely
hope you arc right, but ihe bad u pack
et by her side, ami lu Unit packet was
n handkerchief aud on t hut hiindkor
ihiof a name was written, and t Liu t
name is
".fenny-:"
"Jenny Rogers."
"Hut she calls herself Valdl, Selina
Vabll: has lii-iit known as Sollna Yaldi
f ir years. Whatever her original
i:;::ic might lie she would have 'Vuldl'
iu:-l only 'YaMI on her kerchief."
"I do not think it (rood reasoning, but
I-.-) matter about that. It Is a question
easily settled. All you have got to do
Is :n accompany me to a neighboring
ttaii.ia. one glance Ht her face "
"I had rather not do it. I have bad
enough uf such excitement lately. Yet
I v.-i.uM never furtive myself if it were
really she and I shirked the response
biiil.v uf ihe recognition. Let us go,
Ryrd. h i us go."
The deio'tivt: expressed himself lis
reedy an 1 iln-y started. Oiie glimpse
rr-1 --raw became n new man. It
v.as no! -he.
"Singular." muttered Hyrd, "that
1!;ey should I e both named Jenny.''
r.ut on their return he. was tempted
to iiMit'i-r sort thing more emphatic,
for just as they stepped iuto the build
ing, they hear--! a voice speaking out in
hu:d and ;-ltr'Il tone?:
"A girl missing from your school?
A::d what is lo r naiiie. pleate':"
"Ii Is Jt tiny-Jenny Roger."
'Ah! And how does she look? What
Is l ei- complexion and the color of Iter
h ilr':"
"l-'a!r, Ir: very fair. 1 1 eyes tire
hit!-- and lier hair n brixlit yellow."
At thii utu xpecied response Hyrd,
wlni had I ecu intuitu; l.i speak to I le
ft yaw. stated and exclaimed, in his ns
U liNhmeui :
Fair? Tlie woman cannot know
v.-bat she is talking about." And push-In-
forward be dragg 'd Degraw to the
place wlrt" tills colloquy was taking
place.
"She Is nn orphan." the pood woman
was now saying, "or I should not feel
Hi badly about her disappearance, nud
th" Is so pr tty, too, and so "
' I'.itr fair':" Ryrd here put in. witli a
deprecatory glance at the Inspector, to
whom the other wa t peaking.
"nil. ye.-, sir. while as a lily. There
v.as not a 1 bur eyed girl In the
Fch-1-..l."
"Ainl Ier name'.'"
U .lenity Rogers."
"The lb ad girl is no blonde'.- h"
filed. "Her .let-iiy Rioters is not mil'
Jenny Ito-.-i i s: yet how curious. Two
Ti nny R'gorses en our books to-day
itti-1 "
Hole h was tapped till the shoulder
1 y an chb'ily nian. whose eouiitciinuep
fit i.'.n-.i ultra' ted the artist by Its
keenness and goo I nature,
"You're wanted." was I. Is word to
the young detective. "Something has
turned up."
May I bring this gentleman? He
Is ficereey Itself."
'i'lie other, who did not eni to think
It necessary to look nt the person tfctw
eonr.nt-nded. pmlled in nn Indulgent
sort of way, and remarked:
"If he knows of nny one by the
nani'j of Jenny Holers he will be only
too welcome. Rut I hardly think "
"I know a .Jenny," Interposed Ie
praw, wiih n hasty look at Hyrd. "And
ihotijtli her name may or niny not be
Kop'ry. sln has left her lodiiinus under
clrciiiiistanccn so inysleriuus that I
have ennie here lor the express purpose
hi Kainiu int'ot Hint ion in regard to
her."
"Humph' and her Inst name is not
HoyorsV"
"That I cannot say. It is not the
name :j1io is generally known by, which
la "
Hyrd pinched his nrni. "We. won't
ib'laiu Mr. tiryce," said he. Then
lurtilnt; to the oilier: "May I bring hltii
a'.otn!? We have already been together
to Siation . lo see one Jenny Rog
ers, and be has just beard this woman,
M ini has Just come in, tell of the disap
pearance of another, and consequently
we are both profoundly interested lu
nnyihim; which touches upon this es
pecial subject. I can vouch for his
discretion, and "
"t'oine along," interrupted tlie other.
"We have a clue to the mystery, and a
retiii: kabfe one it is. too." And with
rut further parley lie led them into a
prixate iiphi'ritent, -where several men
were already congregated around, a
dim young fellow of a good counte
nance and frank manner, aud as they
oon found of a mellow and confidence
Inspiring voice.
l'ausiug in the background, Mr.
Cryce laid his linger on his mouth.
They at once etood tit 111 and listened.
"It Is a short Rtory," the young man
was paying, "and of course I don't
mind repeating it. About a mouth ago
I was lying in my bed with my win
dow up. I live lu Sixteenth street, hc
twico Fifth nnd Sixth avenues, anil
ti l- ni.-iM is a from oae overlooking lb"
s' i. 1 !'" awake, nithoimli It w.i.
tu.l)' 1 o'clock, aii'l was thinking, at
I
rioiTMijinioiiioriiiiitiiiilf
IAutbvr f "The Farial.cn I
Idu," ttc. I
wc uil do, of innumerable matters of
no pressing importance, when suddenly
I Inard steps coming down the street
ii ml in !ino;h'r moment cau'it ilie
sound uf two voices, that of a man and
tli.it ef a woman, wbii h. as the couple
passed under my window, resolved
tiu'insch es Into words, and 1 heard
the woman say: 'Rut if some oilier
Jenny Rogers should jtel tlie nian of
mo what then':' At which the man
upoki up har.-hly and wiih great en
ergy. "Pon't let that trouble you. Ina
month from now there will not be an
other young jilrl by the nam,' of Jenny
Rogers reinailiiiiK in town. I will sec
to them, do you see to ' That is all.
t:-Mietiiea; th y l ad pa-"d and 1
heard no more. Rut whai ihey bad
said troulibd inc. ,-iud when I saw by
last nimbi's paper that Mr. Itosers. of
i'll'iy s!ilh st reel, bad l- M his charm-in:,-
child Jemiy by a su-bieti ilim - I
was hi overwhelmed tWit I ib li riuilicd
t anpUiilit the a lit l.oi il ies of the my--tel
lolls threat which I had oierhi-ard
111 tic hopes that, if a conspiracy was
really in progtv.-s axainsi ihe girls of
this l.aine yo'l iv(!lt be able to fatiiclil
it :.inl cut it short."
"Mcfch'ui powers:"'
The c.M'iaina'.lon had con:? from Tie
graw. As for tlie ih tccims siinoiiy.i!
ing lii in Ih.y looked as if they had
sti iick a gold mine. A i oti-pirai y ami
three victims, and pi..-s!hly four, nl
i inly known to ibein: What a i.iy
lay before them: No dnmcs ia the
hive to-day. F.ach a;.d every one
would have li's task.
Ih'o much lvpi'cf id exciteineiit Ilgi
UU'd Iicgrnw. s-'i-lalng Hyrd by the
nrui he drew him in one sid" and asked
liiui what be tl:e,:gbt l.e might reason
ably expect. R.Wil replied that he did
not know what to sjy jtii-t yet. but
that if the siuoi iua's name was Jenny
Ri'gcrt!, and si.e slmiibl tlnis be in
clude.1 in lb" ':;lct.o:y of tin- young
gili (bHiimd by the lioi Ulikliowu eon
bpirator", it would le soon become
maulfc:i in tli- extensive biijulriiM
that were tiboitt if bo made, lie could
do mi better, then, lii in t" return homo,
trust the nullioyllii ai.il await the re
sult in secrecy and patience.
It was a hard task for one of th" art
ist's ardent temperament, but It set-uie.l
to be the only one befiee hint, so trust
ing his friend v. In-Kc in crcsi -was now
thoroughly aioitSi d be b-ft the building
and took bis way l ack to bis studio.
As he went he seemed to he.tr nothing
but those two words ringing in his
t nrs: "Jenny Ric.-p," "Jenny Rogers."
nud when n fiv.nl paced him. us
more than cnee occurred. It seemed as
if the first words trembling from that
friend's lips (iiit lit to be:
"Have you heard of the conspiracy
against girls of the eaine uf Jenny
RivorsV Two alyady have died and
another one is missing, 'i hey say the
Siguorni.t Yaldi Is an American, aud
that her name is Jenny Rogers. I!' so
Kho will soon be found missing also,
and if not missing, th- u dead."
f'H AI'TRR Y1II.
j TIIK .1TNNV llOIIKHS JIVSTFHY.
j I.nte on ties same day the inspector
; sat before bis desk studying the va
, rious rep irn of bis subordinates',
j Those relating to the Jenny Rogers In
I quiry lay In one pile nud those relutlng
; io other matteiB In another. With tlie
; former nltuie me we In'erested. With
' out nttempting to reproduce them liter
j nlly I will trnuscrlbe for you their ub
, stance, ng I take It for granted that
you take enough interest In this affair
to wish to know what discoveries had
been ninde In relation to It.
First, there fire nearly COOO families
of the name of "Rogers" mentioned in
the New York directory. Of these,
forty have been found to contain a
"Jenny," ten of whom are infants nnd
five of advanced years. Ten more are
married, leaving only fifteen of tlie
age and condition necessary to include
them in the category of young girls.
One of these died yesterday, the
daughter of Abr.ini Hog s, living in
Fifty-sixth street. Her disease ns
scarlet fever, and her death was a le
gitimate one. There K however, one
fact connected with It that we ba . .
thought it wrll enough to record.
Some three weeks before any signs of
disease had developed In this girl she
came to her niotlirr and told her that
die was haunted by a strange man.
We should have said shadowed, for
when her mother forced her to explain
slip told how a certain man whom she
dlil not know, but who had every ap
pearance of being a gentleman of
means ar.d culture, was continually
being met by her in the street, at
church and on the rehnol steps. How
he had looked nt her. urn disrespect
fully, but too intently for her to doubt
that bis Interest was ihe result oi sonic
j stronc inntivp, nnd though lie never
l addressed her. he always bad the ap
pearance of being on the verge of
doing fo. She was not afraid of him.
but she would rather not walk out
nlone. nnd after this confession her
parents took good mtasures that sin
should not be called upon to do so.
Two weeks later sh was taken ill. anil
on the morning of her death, which
was yesterday, a strange gentlcii,.in
i ailed at the lioii'-p and ii-ked for her.
Tie was oM the ti news nnd siviih i!
.nuch rlii'. 1 ed. lii" iiu i.e.l iniini diati !j
away. ArclaffYe whocatight a glimpse
of him at the door b" i:i res him to be
ihe Mime person who had so d liyclllly
hauntid tile yuung giri's utcps.
M;ss liaiMdi's s. Iiool baling been
visited c nail! f:o U ba'. c come to light
in reference i i the young girl who was
report il ih's morning as mi-sing. Mir
is ti.p lat represcu'.Hiivi? of an old De
troit family. Her fonitne is consider
:i 'ill', and she has for ii guardian a
icglily rcs;i-cialil,' gt :i i tit :t ii in De
Holt. She is profy and generous, but
li"adstroug. To her ehool!ii:ite. she
Is all openni ss and a.'i'cction. but to In-r
t' aele rs n served, If not sly and will
ful. She, too. has been haunted by an
unknown gentleman, and was so a fleet
ed by what she chose lo consider his
honorable attentions iliHt sli seemed
to lose her judgment and fancy he wa
n lover whoso passion It was her duty
to return. Influenced by these imprt-s-sions
her manner had grown languish
ing, and s6e bad been feu ml more than
once scribbling notes Hud verses to
the handsome unknown. Her disap
pearance, which was not unaccompan
ied by tokens of premeditation, l :il
by her schoolmates to the arts of this
secret suitor, and they expect to lear
very soon of a private marriage be
tween this foolish girl and the gentle
man above me ii t ii ' iiimI .
So much for current gossip. More
private lliililies elicited further and
less well known facts. A teacher, who
had watched the girl narrowly, says
that she (bus not look for any such
termination of the affair; that the gen.
tleinan, who was one of many vl-itors
on a certain exhibition day. had
si eined more interested in her name
than in herself, for bp had asked If
there was nvy girl In the school by the
nnnie of Jenny Rogers, and when told
yes had looked with d- ei) intei i st ar
Ihe person designated. Hut It was not
with a lovr's interest, or so th" de
mure teacher jiersi-ted in declaring.
Hut whether this b- true or not n
large nward has been offered tn tin
man who shall flirt discover her pres
ent when aboats.
The identity of the girl found dead hi
Wind Alley this morning has been set
tled. Several persons, among them
her employer and the woman with
whom she lived, have testified to her
features as those of an orphan girl by
the name of Jenny Rogers, who
worked In the large shirt factory In
WonsliT street, near Hroome. Impiiry
into her character proves her t" have
been both virtuous and industrious,
but she was sickly, and In r death,
which seems to have been sudden,
was, aeciuil'iig to present appearances,
solely the result of a fright given by
the following anonymous letier. which
was found in her rem:
"New York, May L'.", 1SS7.
"Miss Jenny Rogers Will you let a
true friend warn you': Though yo-.i
seem nt present unconscious of tho
fact you have a desperate enemy, who
1ms sworn to be the ruin of you. lie is
not a common man. and will certainly
accomplish whatever he desires.
Whether his determination springs
from too much love or too much hate
I cannot tell, but he has siugled you
nut as his victim, and before long you
may expect to see yourself visited by u
line looking and uncommonly pleasing
gentleman, who will talk fairly to you,
but who at heart mean you nothing
but wrong and suffering. I.cst you
should not know him when you i-oo
him I will describe him in advance.
He is tall, with dark hair and mus
tache, gray eyes and a polite manner.
At sight of such a man flee; it is your
otdv -aft-tv. With best wishes.
"A FR1KND."
This letter, according to the landlady
with whom she lived, was given her
yesterday evening upon her return
'rom tlie factory, and, though she did
not tell anybody about it, she mani
fested to much uneasiness all night
that the people in the next room com
plained ef being tl sturbed. But In the
morning she wan so quiet that the
landlady became alarmed and went
Into her room, when sin- found that
ihe young girl had not only gone away,
out had carried off most of her few ef
ects. This was a great surprise, as
'eimy had always seemed both honest
and considerate. Hut It we followed
oy n still greater surprise. For, a few
minutes biter, before the landlady had
left the room, in fact, a strange gentle
man called upon this girl, with a large
nacket of extra w.uk in his arms, aud
upon hearing she had gmi" out without
leaving any word, expressed himself
much asloni-hed. since she had prom
soil to be at home to s,-e him. He did
not give his name, but he was tall,
:ood looking, with a black nius ache
unl gray eyes. He lefi the work nud
vent nway. loekit g n.iich put oat ami
'i-'jippoiuti'd.
Meanwhile, poor Jenny Rogers who,
T she had expected hliu as he had said,
had taken most certain means of is
aping him. was lying in an alley u ar
-y dead. She had run. as several les
i by, for two long blocks down North
Moore street, aud if. as tome think,
-he was troubled wi,h heart disease,
ier death is explained. Hut this cannot
.e settled till the autopsy takes place.
The original name of Ihe Signorina
Yaldi lias been found to have breu
this same f.nal one of Jenny Rogers.
Signed by different names, these va
rious leports interested the inspector
greatly. IVmdeiiug up. on tLcai he de
cided 1 hif the evidencs of a conspiracy
against girls of this name we"c gno.l,
and that the strauge geiuieaian who
appeared in all these reports taxing
he last was ouo and the same man. A
teelive was, therefore, called and
von such clues to ibis mysterious in
'ividual as could be gathered from
.In so various reports, with an in.iuuc
ion to hale him forthcoming In time
or the inquest soon to be held oer
ii,- icinains of the poor fciil found ia
lie alley way.
To Le continued.
DECORATIVE DRESS.
rirtniT-inii- Aimn-1 Wora ly Mii'ti-rn
Wiiiiipii.
Time was. says Hit- I.adies' l'ict'H'hil,
when F.uglish people, and especially
lin n, had a marked aversion to any
thing like display, or, as the children
would express it, to "dressing up." It
Is to this dislike of appearing conspic
uous that we owe the hideous uniform
garb of men both by day and night.
Rut there is now a very decided ten
dency lu the other direction, anil
though It is useless lo hope that we
shall ever return to anything like pic
turesque nt'.ire for mini's ordinary
wear. It Is gratifying to notice that
he Is displaying more willingness to
disport himself on occasions In apparel
which better matches the very pic
turesque dress of modern women.
Without reaching lo any extremes,
women's dress has been by slow, but
very sure degrees, attaining lo as high
a level of attractiveness as it bus ever
reached. For though wc now adopt
no such marked styles as obtained, for
example, lu the Tudor or Jacobean
periods, yet we have learned nowa
days to adapt all modes to our use.
with a happy bb-ud In many cases of
the oldest wiih ihe newest, and with
regard, moreover, to our individuality.
Nothing better makes for picturesque
i .Tect. after all, than a style of costume
or co'lTiir" which specially suits its
wearer. The woman who makes an
absolute Roinney study lu a simple vel
vet gown, with a loose fichu of lace
and carelessly dressed hair thrown
had; from her brow, would be passed
without a seeond glance were she
g.'irb 'd in what in ordinary terms might
be described a th" latest fa-hi'.ii:
while, on tin- other hand, a thoroughly
well-niii'ie tailor dross, us we n nv un
derstand it, will itive distinction to an
other voni'.m who would be nothing
belter than a bundle if rags iu l In
most faithfully copied gown of the Km
pire period.
Looking back, in two or three bun
d'.'"i! years' time, to the women's dross
of th" twentieth century, those who
succeed us will probably arrive at the
conclusion that In this matter i-t least
we did show taste, and il I pica iog
to find, lis we say. that both men and
women alike are .lust now tli sphiv ing a
very decided willingness to noil:" their
dress more picturesque on certain oc
casions. Weddings have always given
women at b-asl some scope ill this di
rection, although we can most of us
remember the time when b'-idesmai.!-;
would no more have ventured to have
appeared In what would most certainly
have been desc''b".l as "fancy" tiros
than they would have thought of danc
ing hand in hand io the aisle. Rut
now her attendant maidens are. from
a picturesque point of view, always
more noticeable than the bride, nnd day
after day there are seen, in our fashion
able churches, processions of brides
maids nnd pages, who. judging from
their fanciful and generally most taste
ful costumes, plight have stepped from
the canvases of the old musters. And
tin- same laudable desb'o to make
pretty pictures seems to be increasing
ly growing upon the givers of smart entertainments.
j The Modern Fremti Ctrl.
! How astonished woul 1 the modem
j French girl be were she told not to
take the leading part in conversation.
' not to giggle loudly, nor to set her
' arms akimbo, and never to talk pri-
vately with a young gentleman! She
would think such recommendations
perfecily ridiculous as prevent iiiK all
possible flirtations, for the art of flirta
tion Is never at Its best unless prnc
' tlced in private. Hut forty years ago.
when parents deemed that marriage
1 was not a proper subject for the
i thoughts of their daughters, flirtation
even n a word was unknown in
: France. At that time simplicity in
; dress was the order of ihe day for
young mr.ltlens, ana even eonierreu u
certain distinction, being carried as
far as possible among the aristocracy.
There were special light silks nnd in
expensive trinkets for jeunes lilliea. set
with corals, enamel and pearls, iimong
which the tiniest of diamonds would
never have been tolerated any more
than costly laces, furs or claVi'y.uo
trimming.
At a glance it was easy to ascertain
by the style of dress whether a young
woman was married or not, whereas ii
is by no means so easy now. the sa'iie
satins, velvets, feathers aud jewels be
ing worn alike in both eases. And it
Is not any easier to guess from the be
havior in society, for it may happen
that the coiiversatio.i is taken up nnd
carried on by the girls in their desire
to shine and to attract ntie'itiou the
married women being silenced and ig
nored In the tnidst of the excitement
and amusement artfully created by
free sallies, ituivsi rained lauubter anil
much attittiiliui.ing.
No doubt the cunvcntioiin! rctrie
lions rif forty yea'- ago were .soiuewlsa!
excessive, end k-it French girls til
after marriage in a state oi prolonged
childhood; nevoi'llialess it remains to
be seen whether the rapid chn litre
which has supervened is a reel rein,
for if it has remedied somp evils of iie
eld system it has also engendered tiew
ones, nnd en thft account marv
thoughtful French parent arc seri ".is
ly disquieted i;h..i: the future of ihelt
daughters. Scribuer'a Magazine.
Krlei'lliilt Hervi-tBl.v.
I once beard a business man say that
the best secretary he ever had he so
'ecled wholly from her appearance.
Thirty women cm u- in one rainy day
il answer to an advertisement. Tweti
i.v looked 'io.'i.t- I and lepp. . .'id t-u
" ihe iweii i li.. .1 lortooitv".i wnir urn
hrellas or overshoes. Five were over-iln-sei
and bad come in cabs. Four
wore silly, gig-ling little girls of fifteen
or so. and one came freshly groomed,
tailor made, with crisp linen, stout
boots, mat umbrella, and her hair
ili'esse.l for windy, rainy weather. He
selected the last without recommenda
tion, and found her just whet he bad
Judged from her appearance a good
worker ainl a wise associate.
Of course, some one of the dejected,
wot and tired girls might by chance
have "panned out" an ideal worker
with a few dajs' rest and a few weeks'
salary for fresh clothes. Ability and
real merit are often lost in the mUory
that come from exhaustion and fail
ure and f"ar. Hut the business man
does not know these things. He is not
blessed with Second sight. He gets
at his decision from experience, not
from prophetic visions, nnd be does
not know that more than half the time
the girl who looks careless is careless.
And so, in a competitive examination
of workers, men as well as women, the
swift eye of the trained employer is
pleased with external charm. His
judgment becomes esthetic rather than
profound - and really it is the best he
can do. Woman's Homo Companion.
I.lrls With Silky lluir.
Hair that is line and silky is never
so Ha fry and bushy as hair that is
coarser. It eiing closer to the head,
and one's coiffure is likely to flatten
down at almost any time, like a balloon
w illi tin- air some place else, (iirls
who are endowed with these line sort
crowns should shampoo the hair very
thoroughly. Merely wetting It will not
el so the delicate strands; use plenty
of eggs and hot water, making a good
suds (egg-: make a suds jtc-t like soup,
you kuowi and do not be skimpy with
tie- rinsing water. If you haven't a
bath spray hold your thought dome
tiniler the faucets ill the bath tub.
V'iih.T must you be afraid of en
t.Migling the hair. Hy using a brush of
lit-iii iiiisiies set iii a rubber cushion
you are able to brush the snarls away
ve.y quickly. Never comb or brush
until the hair is dry. Have the split
cn'is of your tres-es siiigd, and every
night apply this tonic to the scalp:
Forty grains of resorein. one half
mince o water, one ounce witch hazel
and on- mil of u lcoli"!. Chicago
i;.-eo:d Herald.
T.nmtofl Women's Cfllll.
The biggest women's social organiza
tion hi the world, probably, is the
Radio..' Army and Navy Club of Lon
don, which, although started only a
iittl- over a year ago. has a member
ship of :;.""Hi. Those eligible to Uiein
borship are the near relations of men
who hold or have held commissions in
the British Army or Navy.
This largest and wealthiest of wom
en's clubs has an annual revenue from
dues alone of L".i . deriving also a
yearly income of .Ji."H from the
rental of hedi ins to members and
.si i i.i nn) from profits on its foods nnd
wines. It is said that It bus a surplus
over nil mining expenses of 1","am) a
year.
Just recently the club has taken over
the property formerly occupied by a
large and famous hotel in tlie very
heart of tin- shopping district. It oc
cupies a whole block in Burlington
Cardeli. just off I'iccaililly. The hotel
niei'tionod. by the way. was Hi" Bris
tol, which many times sheltered royal
guests.- 1'hiludolphhi Ledger.
Fmu.
or
The waist and skirt of one materia)
are to continue ill favor.
Rarely does the new large plateau
hat for nuiumii preserve R perfectly
lhit form.
Teneriffe designs rule supreme in the
lace world for adorning handsome au
tumn gowns.
Old-fasiilonc.l flowered aud figured
silks are to be very popular for winter
evening house gowns.
Belts of black patent leather, cut
out over a contrasting silk lining are
among the novelties.
Scotch iweods ami neat suitings are
to have a v. ry prominent place among
I'l'.sbii.nal'l" walkinic suits.
Ycry narrow jet fringe is a fashion
able trimming for the bottoms of
sit eves of elaborate gow ns.
!1 kinds of thrown up. knotted ef
feois, olieii io two color tones, ure
among the .smart auiuum dress fabrics.
Luce robes and spangled and tlit-t.-'.'e.i
I'.ei liii -so.-- arc to be the fashion-i-.b!-.
owhitq: co..:ii:i;es the coming sea
son. Arabian rbsgs :ir seen ns a new
t'- i. lining feature upon some of the
now autumn shirt waists in the neater
tailored styb's.
ilMien:c novelties among the new
i.i'iio:oi'i;:s are in brilliantly colored
Servian. I'.ulgar'i.ii and Oriental cro
cheted pas--;'iiieo;.-i'ies.
Forty live ita lics will be the b-ngtll
most fai.'ivd ly foin iiiniiy for their
.-.paraie . -; ..:icots. whether of a
-nti lined 'a' a !. -so itr:- M'.
I. on.; line ot l.ra.d or embroidered
i ois i!c.--. liic-ig troni tlie wniSi two
,.' y.ir; tile ;oi;..ii ff ill" suit"., and Un
filing iu a droit o":.: 'n -nt or fringe are
;,i bo j fa ere.! s,:: i ;;ai".iituie.
Wil". nuacir.l i'. i-.iiiecs of plain
, I i . vi.h inree oi four rows of
.i.. :.- .it ibo oot.oiu. tc::n louftaut aud
altracliio iihbhcs for the skirts of
cvc'iit g gov, n of silk, crepe de chine
oy siii'dar sllil't's.
Resides the I !"- as and purples nil
l.omiceil il'- t !u- seai-oii's lasltiol.able
o!ors, an odd .-bad" of fawn or ip:
..id' is iii.-o lo be leii'ii worn, us it
; s vt el Alii! I; in. u fur for
., iueil a VI ile , I'llVIt ic i.
mi
AGRICULTURAL 1
ClitckH and Cjartli-ntf.
That the hen is tin enemy to the gar
den Is true to u certain extent. The
fact that she scratches iu the garden is
proof that she Is seeking insects in
stead of destroying tlie plants. It is
not advisable, however, to alluw the
old hens in the garden, as they will do
damage to the rows and scratch out
the seed. It is, however, advisable
to allow the little chicks In the ganieli,
as it is the best place for them. Confine
the hen in a coop ami let the chicks
have the liberty of the garden. They
will find a large number of small in
sects, be better protected from the
hawks, nnd can do no damage. Mirror
nud Farmer.
Raving KeptlB,
Always In saving lettuce seed choose
the plots which have the most leaves
ami which have grown without inter
ruption from the seed. The practice
in many families is to duck the leaves
two or three times, and when at last
the leaves begin to be tough then let
the plant send up its seed stalks. Fsu
ally the largest crop of seeds will come
from the plant that lias the fewest
leaves, but it will not be worth plant
ing. Crown as lettuce for seed should
be done, without disturbing a leaf, and
each plant will produce very few seed,
but seed from this nearly seedless let
tuce Is worth any amount of seed
which Is produced in the usual way.
A fur fit I Hint.
To feed a pig or a calf in a basement
do not pour the milk down a spout, for
the inside of the latter will soon be
come very lilthy nud hard to clean.
Make a chute like thai shown in the
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11
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-ji MUX
turn
5 1.
A ie.;l:iU-T:
ii ?illi,rfe,.S-:tii
cut. and lower n pall down in.-ido.
lie-i Ihe pail is iu place raise the
front by a cord running up io the tirst
iiool'. A slide, to be operated by a
cord, would answer a:- well. WithntU
the slide or raised froui tlie allium!
would hoar the pail d'-'-iiuhix and
would stick It h-ad into the chute.
Farm Jotirui:!.
Wnt-ltlng the EtitU'v.
It 1 unite common now to iind bntu r
that is no! worked much. I have seen
n good lui.ny samples on the market of
late that It It had been worked more
would have been belter. One reason of
so many lots being defective in this re
spect is because there has been so
notch raid by public lntructors nt
dairy conventions nnd dairy schools
about ovt r-w orbing butter, and the re
sult is many makers have i:ne to ex
tremes and do not work enough. In
my opinion butter that Is not worked
enough i unite as faulty as that which
Is over-worked. Surely too much work
ing is injurious, just tie- same as too
lltil" i defective. In niai:,g good lat
ter there are three conditio:)'' which de
pend largely upon the making, and lo
gel nil of these jilst right 1'o.nplo- the
constant application of skilled Judg
ment. The tir-t po'nt In b" ob-erved
i adhesiveness. This should be until
clout to cause the butler to stick to
gether as one mass. In other words It
should bp "waxy" and compact with
out being sticky or greasy, A", old its
being loo porous or criitnb'y. Tie- next
thing to be considered Is i';; aiKo'.int of
water the butter contain. To this
point there Is much attention being
given nt present. Many times when
the butter Is taken from the churn
more liquid adheres to the pariich s or
granules than I d-slrrMo: thl undue
share rendering It ib f. .'live. It do-s
not mutter whether ilii moisture 1 In
the shape of buttermilk, pure waier or
brine, an excess of It is not wauled,
nnd this surplus moisture is taken n-it
by working, hence too Utile working is
si I it to result iu leaving too i'hi.Ii water
in the product. Then comes str-nks
It i known that slt intensifies or
brings out color iu butter. n"d when
the salt is not thor.i'igbiy mi-.i-d vvph
all particles of the binier alike the pro
duet will, after being made up show
llL'ht colored streak, and will have a
mottled appearance when cut down
with a knife. When such goods hp
placed mi the market tl.ls del' --of will
be found a serious one. ainl will result
in a cut in th- se'iuig pr:-'e wh-rever
found. To some cunonneis mottb-d
butter gives the impresMoii of unclean
lluess and tiltby lia'-its in making, and
is very objectionable on this account
Oilier conditions may have tnore or
less to tin with the butler being mot
tied, but the tnnib'e is best overcome
by working and n in..."iiig the lighter
parts with tl- small till 11." salt i
evenly il if I ri I -I I ! "i I and all become- of
one shade. People who .-no giving in
striiciio!ii on working bii'ie'' should
rot be too strong in their tlenuiu i.n aei
of over-working, for while wc .ire well
aware that ovi-r-workeil butter l apt
to be salvy and defective in other ways
that which in many ways is not worl;--.i
ei'.o.vii is i'ls,i defective in many weys.
nnd whc'i the two aro pbo'cd on th
market side by side the chiuiee of r
fair price is generally in favor of the
over worked product. Y. M. Coll. h, 11'
Agrit nil to a! Ilpitomist.
A ronllrv ffnlini.
At tlie ",isoii when (he poultry an
fin Ihe range, and le.p.oe in -ely :i
roosting place at night, is a goud lime
to plan improving the poultry houses
that have been found faulty during
the winter. One should boar in mlml
that it is not the expensive and line
looking bouse thill is the most tlesir
able, but the bouse that contains tin
best features at a small cost. Comfort
and utility are the points to combine.
The illustration shows a house of thfa
character, nud one that may be built
for a small sum in any section. If
built iu localities where the winter
lire not severe loss expensive lumber
may be used, and the house will not re
quire sheathing. As built the structure
provides for n sleeping room and a
scratching shed, the latter particularly
desirable when the flock must be con
fined more or less. As will be seen the
house is ten feet deep and sixteen feet
8X 10
8 X 10
lie
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AS I EXIENKPE 101LTBY n0C.E.
long, divided equally. In the plan the
portion on the right Is the scratching
shed. F indicates the open front, cov
ered with wire iiotting, and, from tho
inside :i curtain of heavy sheeting or
burlap Is bung, to bo lot down at night
and during stormy days. A represents
a dust box of considerable size, and n
window is placed above this, so that It
will be us light and sunny as possible
while the fowls are dusting. 1) is tho
box containing grit ami V. is the trough
for water, so pi:i"'-d Hint it may be
used from the sleeping room as well as
from the scratching shed. On the left
of the drawing is shown the sleeping
room. I! indicating the roosts, which
are placed low, and C the nest boxes.
Of lliese post boxes cither the row ill
front or that .".t the side may be used
for sitting b"ns. The whole arrange
men! is compact and inexpensive, and
will till the bill in any section and for
any brood. Indianapolis News.
lii'ontiev.it ion of Sollft.
The lnaii.'igeiiii'lil of the soil is nt the
presold day a subject as important as
the m.ioi'goioi nl of stock, and as tho
-oil e.ni gain or lose in l'"l'tility aecord
ing to its irontii,. nt ih" value of a farm
ileti -i ds upon the manner iu which the
-oil !:i; hec'.i cultivated. And not only
tloc cultivation affect Ihe soil, bill the
kind of i-rop crown thereon influences
it. and ohaiiMs iptall'.y ainl texture
to a icnaiM eM.-tit. Many soils have
hocli br-'iigbi io a hi.tii degree of fertil
ity wiih the i'ld of bur a limited iiiuonnt
of manure, by growing b-gmuiiinua
crops, which '!"t rll'y cover Ih" soil
and protect il. but which also derive
nitrogen from the air nnd add it to the
plant fool olroady existing In the soil.
It Is not o'.dy in the gain of fertility
thiU the farm is em ! -bed, but also in
ho prove:: Hon of loss by ro managing
the soil that oven ;if io;- the crop I re
moved a protection Is given against
rales, heat and. frost. While theso
agents tire at time b.ieflcinl ar.d lm
pur ant, utider so. ic conditions of the
soil It is iK".'s;:iry to guard against
losing that which is gained earlier in
Ihe season of growth.
It is mi advantage to plow some soils
late Iii ihe fail, but scientists are not
iiiianineitts pi their opltiacs regarding
ibis f i'.'.i. el. Ii is advocated that there
Is too ii '.n il exposure of the soil by
which kiri'.' portions of -oluble matter
are losi. Nature covers ihe soli always
and never leaves it expo-cd. Fnder
the f.'llow system, practiced In former
years, when "resting" the latnl a year
or two. by ombti'ig crops, the s iii
gained in ferlili'v. yet the plow was
not il'iring the resting period. The
gain lu fcnilby was uitrihtiicd to tho
s.-.anty growth of herbage, which cov.
ored .le almost barren fieb's, but tho
real vain was In the i ov.-riiig of tho
soil and the additional plant food
brought down by the ndns. which vna
transformed lr.io oiher su't'-tat ces by
the In llg-!::! herbage t overing RiO
soil ns a raaieli. ,".tei t;:'.is proi'.ioting tho
formation of i;;i!i'.'.:s. Learning from
experler.cp it has occurred to many pro.
gi't's'-'lve farmers that mulching the soil
Is to prnicet it ng'i l-t loss as well IIS
to add to 't f"rM!:;.i'.
Wee-Is are i l:i ;i:o-1 to br n'Ui't'e's re-cu-icfiiiivc
crop, which fpair tho
loss -s t'lti'tp by matt. Wood compel
til" Itn'ob-nt farmer 1o cultivate tho
soil i.t save his cr ips. ixlu u-y at ouco
cover ihe soil wiih heavy growth .'18
so..ii as lie, I'ariiiei' c. :;.. ; to h-iv.- crops
on '.he .i:,.. if th" crops of the farmer
d i l.oi i ii.-, - lb,, -oil ; o as to form com
plete pi "t"ci!'i:i the woods make an at.
t !!; I to gi;i:i lite piasl'iv. but when
l lie crop is heavj and dense the weed
arc k :, down. 1 lif.'erctit sails ni.ty ba
owl-el by I'.ilTVtv-il weed i. oven the
per soils having weds that will
thrive o:i tli'ti'.. though not suitable
eisow lu re. If the weed-! arc allowed
'i pr . bice see ! they b"i "tile ,-i crop.
b,!i if p!,,.-ed under t!,- y add to ibe
s.'ii. The qil -.loa lien ari-cs as to
. -ovt ring li e soil in il. e - io;tr. If the
land is plowed and lion icd-'d to a
cl'"P ill the fall the soil is p'oi eetetl,
bet if Ibis is imi done nature still
t-e- s a fo ;!' r eVori, wbii weeds that
s'.-'tfv. ci. I. i er ia ibo sea oi. to cover
i he c " ;i!i a 1 1 :"-! i . -i'i..' -e. is
oeo tb-it e .i;'ii---t.i'. i;. -If to lii" consid
er:; Com i." f '"I . acd. lb"iiglt it is
fidinii lo.l 'leu ti ry b a. nt Pi
the as l'i" 'V ; ': is beli'". , 1 tint
I r;i -'!- ::! !(.- r'b" . - v. id future;
b ad to : ' ot--'- t i 'I'ttl.-ti ill ill'-
tr-y '-.' : '' -r : :! regular
; ey.c . i ,iv. 1 .1' ' ' ' , !. ; Ii;' liir; top
j soil prou c os i' . .i:';y. . r.d 1 115 giiin
o". i!''s n;o;!y in : 'fiitue-'. I ut b must
I be cos I ', e l ;.'!' " in wilder for
lie f ill., i Ii.;; year Philadelphia
Rte,.:-,.
I Londici look ."bout t wciily-nine per
iv I. of !i- v i I'Miiilu-r of loiters do
: , e"e I io :b l imed Kingdom in the
' last fiscal ; . t...