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cry off, and by the time they are IN
full bloom / don't give them any
at is not at all difficult TO raise orchids
from seeds. The plants are as easily
fertiiized as most others, the capsules
riDen as Quickly as those or roses or
carnations, and many of them can be
flOwered from the seed in as little tlIne'
and in nine cases out of ten give better
results / have always found that seed
do best IN a rot containing plant OF
the same genus. In selecting location
TO sow seed take rot where the compost
is pressed in firmly so that repeated
watering Will not wash the seed in too
deeply to reach the surface after gerrnina-
ton.
tits best to have the sphagnum or short
stubhy growth. so as not TO Osmothertheseed
After the seedlings appear they must be
guarded against insect enemies until they
reach the second or third leaf. Then they
should he pricked off singiy and put into
two-inch pots or baskets, as the genus may
demand
The potting material ought TO consist
of finely chopped sphagnunI-noss or half
and half moss and peat Fill the pot
one-fourth fun of crock or charcoal and
the balance with compost, press in firmly
so as to hold the tiny plant, and also
to prevent the material from soaking
up too much water This done, place it
in a lightly shaded part of the house
Containing plants of the same genus Don't
try to hurry it. and give the same kind CT
treatment as older plants. allowing water
whenever the compost appears dry
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strips OF black velvet that radiate from
the handle to the pink chiffon edge, and
with a large how OF pink satin ribbon
The parasoli is made OF pink chiffon over
silk. Chiffon rnffles, edged with black
velvet, radiate from the end of the parasol
to the outer edges. The handle is black.
The collarette, which, as before stated.
Lillian Russell has actually purchased.
is really sort of toa, composed OF pink
chiffon ruffles edged with back velvet,
and tied with pink ribbon. The whole
combination OF hat, fan, parasol, and boa,
is very fetching and exceedingly becoming
to this beautiful woman, who looks her
best In rose color.
OF them all, however, the haiti without
doubt the most interesting, by reason of its
novelty, and the most useful, because it
suggests a boating hat that is charmingly
simple and easy of manufacture. It is
not necessary 10 use such perishable ma
terial as chiffon TO trim it. Tarlatan, or
even cheese cloth, Will serve the purpose,
and any sort Of narrow ribbon may be used
to form the rays of color on the ribs OF the
palm leaf One can learn to make such
hat after very few experiments, and
as the result is decidedly chic, what
matter IL one should waste q few palm
leaf fans? Another fan to match the
hat will he found extremely useful IN
shading the eyes from the reflection OF
the sun in the water The chief ad
vantage of such boating hat is the fact
that il ties on. and is not likely TO blow
| off on sailing trip. IL Miss Russell
| does not decide to bring out her palm Ieai
| bonnet in her new play in the fail, sflt
| will probably put it to the above use herself
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TRAVELLING CARDS.

There is a great change in the fashion
able woman's visiting card this season.
For those few who viii remain in town
durin the summer the ample, white
parallelogram of bristol board win be
used. But IL the lady goes into the country
or to the seashore, TO Newport or TO the
mountains, anywhere so long as 1t he IN
her own country, her cards must be thln,
scarcely more than milk-white paper, and
an inch and a half long by an inch wide
The owners name and city residence must
be set forth in sternly plain and very
ST all pearl type. These cards, however,
age intended only for country use and
should on no occasion be used in the city
or II their owner goes abroad.
When she goes abroad or on yachting
trip that will take her into foreign waters,
it is necessary as well as convenient that
she carry travelling card. These in point
Of size and thickness are identical with
her country cards, but there the resem-
blance Gods Across the top, quite near
tie top of the card, is given in script or
pearl type, her fun name. Just beneath
her city and country address in America,
10 the right corner the name of her banker
in London or Paris, and in the left hand
corner her cable address. This is lot
OF information To put Oh ones visiting
card, especially when 1T is such small
affair as fashion dictates, but one readily
sees their advantage. They can be left
with ones dressmaker as well as VIXEN
one calls on English, German. French, OF
Russian friends, or with any pleasant and
desirable acquaintance met with on the
trip
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no delay in getting the bulbs potted, as
there is always great danger OF break
ing them. For potting material use
good fibrous turf, shaking out as much
as possible the fine soil; also little
we!l-rotted COW manure. with good
sprinkling of sand. Good drainage is es-
sential, and the best way to insure 1t is
by putting about one-fourth good, clean
charcoal or crooks in the bottom OF each
pot.
After potting I place the bulbs in
temperature of from 65 to 20 degrees,
and they soon begin to grow. Care should
be taken not to water them too freely until
they are fairly started A light spray
with syringe in the morning is about
all that is necessary until the rots are
well filled with roots. Then begin to
give liquid COW manure twice week,
Just enough fertilizer to color the water
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RAISING ORCHIDS FROM SEEDS.

The mystery which for long time
shroudeG the cultivation of orchids viii
be dissipated by the following information
given by one of the most successful growers
OF this beautiful plant in New York city:
1.-The most easily grown orchids, that
is, for the amateur said this gentleman,
s"are the cypripediums, laelias, calanthes
aud dendrobiums. The conditions OF our
northern latitude make some cultural
changes necessary, and we should try to
have the plants, after the Towering season,
rest as long as possible, which can only be
done by keeping them very cool, dry and
airy.
After resting. the bulbs should be set
on sand in seed pans or cutting toxes, In
temperature of from 60 to 65 degrees,
the sand being kept moist, so as To en-
courage new growth. After the young
roots are fairly started, there should be
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the tinted pearl trimming is so contrived
that these fringe figures display lovely pat
terms and shading in well-arranged color.
A bow ana rose. the rose natural onc'
Is what every weil-com5ad i dheadshould show
for the evening For this the hair should be
built high and rather far forward, and all
women who walk the straight and narrow
path that betokens careful dressing are
studying the science of cultivatins Victo-
rian curis on their forehead The Victorian
curl s u linglet about an inch or n inch
and quarter long, and four or five ought
to bot daintIiy on the brow. 1t is no secret
at all that the hair dressers are selling
wreaths of wIinglets made up especially for
any woman who wishes OF her own hair.
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Greatest woman Pianist.

The greatest living woman pianist is
Nine. Theresa Carreno. She ranks with
Paderewski and Eugene d'Albert and has
been called the Calye of the pianoforte.
Born in Venezuela, she came TO New
York while yet very young. so that she
can he regarded as native OF this
country and certainly as an American
in the broader sense of the word She
studied in Europe where she attracted the
attention of Liszt, Rubenstein and other
great musicians. she has not visited this
country for several years but is a great
fayorite in Europe.
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must necessarily have new cape, pro-
vided the one bought four years ago is
still in fine repair. Simply sheer OH
about a half a foot of the cape's skirt,
go that tie garment hangs just rev
inches below the hips, and possibly the
hood will need trifle cut from IL. The
very new capes are full, short and lined
with plaid silk beside having facing
or reyers OF silk turned back, for six or
eight inches, all the way down the front
Heavily carved, smoked, or white pearl
buttons, three on a side, hold down this
outside facing, and women who can
afford il fasten their capes only at the
throat with silver and cairugoru clasps
These exceedingly vivid wraps go by
the name of cawdor, satisfying to the
golf-loying heart.
THIS is no rumor any longer, but fact
established that fringes are again among
the well-patroniZed trimmings. Count
less elegant evening and reception toilets,
early in the spring, were made up
with bits OF pearl, and false jewel fringe
appearing here and there, and now cos
TUNES are seen with skirts fringed with
panels. or clear up to the waist line ali
around with silk, jet and bead fringe.
So far this decoration has only when ap-
pearing in silk measured an inch at most
| in width, but as with all reincarnations of
| old fashions the fringes have come back to
| US very greatly improved.
On toilets of great cost and beauty 1t is
| employed in all widths and made of bits
Of carved ivory. japanese fringe they call
that, while another sort, manufacturedfron
the delicately tintedlinings of certain shells,
| goes under the name of wampuln, and is
| beautiful beyond description, the tiny cyl
| inder-shaped selections being strung on gold
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Cool Courage.

During the Peninsular war two English
soldiers were standing together when their
attention was suddenly arrested by bomb
shell thrown near them from the enemy's
camp This was a moment To show "cool
courage" One, therefore, knocked the
ashes from his pipe, refiIIed it, and ex-
claimed: Jack. l bet thee ration that 1
light my pipe at that fuse pointing at
the same time 10 the shell. the fuse OF
which was evidently far spent. !
Done cried the other; Il bet thee"
The challenger, accordingly, walkedup to
the shell lighted his pipe, and then delioer-
ately stamped his foot upon the fuse TO ex-
tinguish it His comrade, who was close at
his elbow burst into an amazing fit of pas
sion, blaming him by all the saints in the
calendar-no for winning the wager, busfor
putting out the fuse before he had ligoted
his own pipe,-London Telegraph
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lady has perversely bought only the couaf-
cite, but she has tried the hat on, and TALKS
of buying 1t.
The hat is really made Of two fans-one
for the brim, and one for the crown IL
is poke shaped, and all around the cage is
a putting of pink chiffon strips OF
quarter-inch black velvet ribbon eXtend
down the ribs Of the brim from crown 10
chiffon edge, where they are knotted INTO
the pink material in pretty fashion. Ihe
crown is made of q slightly smaller ian
trimmed off and bent into shape, the
top being made of flat piece OF shirred
and wired chiffon. The hack Of the hat
is finished at the edge with the four-ineh
pink ribbon that forms the ties. Rosettes
chiffon are set here and there on crown and
brim just as any straw hat might be
trimmed. The fan to match it is also
palm leaf, trimmed, as the hat is, with
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Dorothy's Penitence.

She was bright little maiden Of six
years, with an irrrepressible vitality.
One day her mamma was more than
usually tried, and exclaimed:
Dorothy, ycu ought to go to your
room and ask God TO forgive you for being
so naughty"
Dorothy disappeared for little while,
then returned with most important air.
Mrs Rymple, noticing this, said:
Dorothy did you ask God to forgive
you?'
"Yes, I did mamma said Dorothy
with a toss of her head, land God said:
Great Scott, Dorothy, l know lots of
little girls ten times W worser than you are. y
New York Herald.
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yeranda screens.

Those who make practice OF using the
verauda for a sitting room IL summer Will
find a screen very useful for many reasons
It shuts off the hammock or couch from the
public gaze, or incloses corner for the
children's piaythings, and has the advan-
tage of being movable. Cheap ones can be
purchased for a dollar and half, or a
clever boy can make one of light wood ana
fancy paper. The uncovered frames can De
bought and trimmed afterward with paper.
fancy creton or some pretty kind of dra-
nary
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in water with little borax. Wiring the
shirt dry out of the rinsing water and hold
it by the back of the neck Gather up col
lar, cuffs and front hem and work in the
starch, after which, wiring these parts in
a towel and rub them thoroughly, roll up
tightly and leave them for half an hour, at
the end of which they are ready for IRON
ing Iron first the yoke, then the collar,
inside aGd outside, then the back, front
and last of al the sleeves and cuffs.
shirt board and sleeve board are very
helpful, aud, indeed, the latter is a ne
ceSSity
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ToI.aunder shirt waists.

IF there are any unwashable buttons
or trimmings, remove them. brush the
shirt into clear cold water for an hour.
If you are afraid of the color running,
add a handful of salt. After washing
in warm suds and drying it make your
starch by dissolving tablespoonful or
dry starch in quart OF water. Thick
cambric blouses should be starched cnly
at the collar and cuffs and down the front
hem To the starch should be added half
a tcaspoonful of gum arabic dissolved
The times., 1897-06-20
Faith and Works.

A little girl was greatly disturbed by
the discovery that her brothers had set
traps to catch birds. Questioned as to
what she had done in the matter, she re
piled: 81 prayed that the. traps might not
catch the birds'' s'Anythi ng else?'
Yes she said II then prayed that Goi
would prevent the birds getting into the
traps. and,'' as if to Illustrate the doc
trine Of faith and works, II went and
kicked the traps all to pieces. Buffalo
Commercial.
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LILLIAN RUSSELllS
PALM LEAF SET.

Something New in Dress-Nice for
Boating CoIlarette, &C., TO Match.
The newest use for a palm leaf fanis to
make a hat of it, Certainly one ought to
appear cool at least with a fan for a hat
Thei dea comes from Paris, and this is the
story of its discovery: One day "a very hot
can on the Champs Elysee or some other
Champs Of equal celebrity The American,
as usual, was putting along, tanning him
self with Ills hat as he went. "Ahi very
The times., 1897-06-20
Bed In summer.

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candlelight.
In summer quite the other way
/ have to go to bed by d2y.
1 have to go to bed and see
The birds tillhopping on the tree.
Or hear the grown-up peoples feet
Still going past me On the street.
And flcesit not seem hard to you,
When allthe skyis clear and blue
Ard should like SO much to play,
To have to go TO bed by day?
-RobertLouisStev tevenson' sChildren' s Poems
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good, said the Frenchman. "a hat for
8 fan-good IDEAL But why not fan for
a hat? Aha, anew thingi in dressi THmake
it, and Linian-the airy, fairy Lillian, who
is never happy without something new-she
shall introduce it, and my fortune WI. be
made
So he made the hat, and as the famous
actressis great lover Of harmony in COS
tumery, he invented also parasol, fan
and collarette to go with it. Thus far the
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brown, blue, what you prefer, and either
three or five bands, finishing off every one
with a neat, small bow.
To go with the sailor hats, gingham
dresses. j II fact, with everything that
sBacks OF fresh air, the golf cape is
still the mode. But do not believe you
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Comparatively Unimportant.

"Do you think you passed your ex-
aminations, Mabel?"
Mercy, l haven't had time to think
aboutit I've been sobusy with my dress. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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and silver threads The more commonplace
materials used in fringe making, such as
jet, pearls, coIored beads, ETC., are 50 strung
to a silk edging that every long or short
thread of beads goes to aid in forming fig
ures, as, for example, han nging shields, cres-
cents, hearts, arrowheads, and, moreover,
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to begin with This should be increased
in strength and applied oftener as the
growth advances As soon as tie flowers
begin to oren il Is not necessary to apply
so much water; at this stage tegin to
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ton and unless steps are taken soon TO
rid the river OF them the progress az vss-
e. Is will be almos, brought TO etandst'N
One steamer tried 10 80 out from here sat
urday night, but the hyacnths were 50
think that u turned back after ioilins
through them for two or three miles. The
government has recently made an appru-
prlation of SO, 900 with which TO eSpegir- NJ
AZ 10 the best means Of riddnr the streams
OF these pests. placing it IN the hands OF
q committee. Of which Major james u.
Quinn OF New Orleans IS member.
Apropos OF this subject, the following
from recent issue o. the Marine Journal
will be OF interest.
The pest Of water hyacintbs IN the s..
Johns river. in Florida. which was So grea,
as TO interfere VITA navigation. Is said to
be disappearing because Of the Development
Of little red spider. which rots the weed
wherever II erswls over H. and In SOME
places has already cleared The river Of Il.
Tho spiders will he encouraged ana set 10
work on tho masses q hyacinihs at Pa
latks."
Thee hyacinths are Of very rsp,d
growth and uAlose checked by some means
will quickly spread into all the streams OF
Southeast Texas.
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A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
A DISTINGUISHED PARRY ON A
PLEASURE CRUISE.
Young Lady BicNciista Narrow Es-
cape From Dcath-Ncrdict for
Railrond Compans-Nutcs.

Beaumont. Texas, July 19.-At 7:i0
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Marguerite
a beautiful naptha launch owned by Mr.
l. II. Fleming of Port Arthur, arrived at
the Beaumont wharvcs with the following
party aboard j. w. Bornoy. secretary Of
the United States Trust company; W. n.
Murff, comptroller OF the city OF Shrevc-
port; j. X. Gleason, local manager OF the
Port Arthur Land company; All. W. Chees-
man, commercial agent OF the Kansas
City. Plttsburg and Gul: railroad with
headquarters at Lake Charles La. Capt
Saxon of Orange; Mr. Chas. Jockey Of
Helena. Ark and Mr. l. H. Fleming
owner OF the launch These gentlemen
were out on pleasure trip and the Mar
guerite made the run from Port Arthur 10
beaumont at the rate Of ten miles an
hour They spent the night in beaumont
and left for Port Arthur this morning.
| Miss Florence Stcvall, one of the PROM
nent young society ladies' of Beaumont.
had narrow escape from ID horrible death
this afternoon. The young lady was BIZ
cycle riding and in attempting TO turn
on TO Main at the intersection OF Washing
ton her wheel was struck b. a switch en-
ginc The young lady saw Cie danger in
| time to jump and save her life. but one
wheel of the bicycle was demolished. The
accident was one of ihoe, happenings for
which neither the train crew nor the
young lady are directly blamcablc.
| Albert Reed. the negro who flied sui; in
tho county court against the Texas and
New Orleans railroad for damages in the
sum OF 1890. gets nothing The case went
10 trial in the county court this morning
and this afternoon the jury returned
verdict for the defendants. Reeds cause
| or action was based on the fact that he
had been put off southern Pacific train
though he was in possession OF a ticket
| for transportation. The defense proved
that Reed had an excursion ticket and
that he had failed to comply with the
contract on the face OF the ticket.
| Tho new home OF Mr.. H. Hrsch was
chrlstcnod Wallahalla last night by the
/ Wnllahalln lodge. Sons OF Herman MIR.
Hirsch entertained members OF the lodge
ana the dedication ceremonies were ac-
oompaned with refreshments and music.
| Sheriff Eulve OF Tyler county arrived
! IN the city this afternoon with Martha
workman, white, who he was taking 10
the insane asylum at Austin, He left for
| Austin tonight
Capt. Geo W O'Brlen today bought in
the plant OF Boyds Ready Made House
! company, n concern which was placed in
the hands Of receiver few months ago.
II is understood that n stock comp1ny IL
to be ORGANIZED for the purposa OF oprrat-
lng the plant
County Clerk Lee Blanchctto left to take
in the drill AT San Antonio. from who-o
he will go TO Fort Worth to attend tn
county clerks convention.
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too conflicting to give the various names
connected with IT,
Master Howard Gardner, while perform
ing on a horizontal bar at the residence OF
Hon. II. G. Giddings. Jr., fell and broke his
arm lrat evening.
County court convened this morning and
the docket was called, number of civil
cases being set
The meeting at Union Grove closed With
a s mon by Rev. William Wood of lndc-
pondence sunday, after an interesting
meeting Of one week.
The residence OF MIR Fritz Lukrmoyor
OF william Penn has been completed and
- quits an addition to that thriving VII
lagc.
\ large number of "srorts' from here
went OH, to Industry. Austin county, to-
day to see the race between Industry Alice
and rilly Boy. a Williamson cJluty horse
matched to run for $500 n eidc. The In
dustry mare has beat everything she has
ran against and n good deal II mcnoy VIII
change hands on the result, OF the racs to-
day, perhaps not less than 1000 people be-
ing In attendance.
mr. Abraham Weaver has lust c'osed a
nee ing al Good lIore Baptist church near
William Penn.
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wnrrcnton'- New Postmaster.

Warrenton. Texas, July 19.-Mr Chas.
f'ranetz assumed the duties of postmaster
at this place today vice L. A. Froelch. re-
moved. Mr.. Franez was postmaster un-
der the Harrison administration and gave
general satisfaction, and no doubt VIII
continue to do So This place Will have
new daily mail route between here and
Ledbetter, which will 70 by way of Wal
hala. Neshanitz and Waldeck. Ii will he
put In operation September l3. Air adv
there are three daily mails and one tri-
weekly, and as this is the distributing Of
nee az well as a money order office, it
gives this postoffice considerable impor-
lance.
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ICE TRUST AT DALLAS.
JUDGE CAN'T ORDERS GRAND jury
TO INNESTIGAr
Alsp Mentioned several Sensational
uomicidcs Witch the Holly Is 4"
Inquire Int" Fully.

Dallas. Texas. July l9.-The Dallas
county grand jury today met In special
session. in pursuance to call issued on
Monday last by Judge Clint of the Grim
inal district court In his charge 10 the
body today Judge Clint laid special Stress
on his desire that thorough investigation
he made into the recent numerous homi-
cides in Dallas county, mentioning several
OF them particularly.
Judge Clint also ordered a full inNes-
tgaiion of the trust recently formed by
the Dallas ice companies in violation Of the
State antitrust law Al the opening Of
the season ice was selling in DALLAS at -
cents yer loo pounds. About Three weeks
AGO combine was made and me Price
increased to 30 cents per 100 20 local
consumers. while the companies ship TO
surrounding towns and sell Tor % cents
per 100. Much complaint has been tae te-
suit among local consumers. y arce rum
Der Of witnesses have been before the
grand jury during the day and some i'm
uortant indictments are sure TO he re-
turned into court tomorrow or he dfy
following
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Drauth the Sevcrcst Since Weather
Bureau Nls Established.
COL. GRESHAM AND Mr.. IluNTlNG10N
The Closing of the La Porte Deal
ENpcrtcd-Cnptnin worth, boyd
SanEuinc Of the Scnlys.

Galveston. Texas. July 10 Weather
Observer l. NJ. Cline. after going over the
records since the establishment Of the
weather bureau in Galveston, declared this
afternoon that tho present drouth is a
record breaker,
III 1t were not for the Alta Iona water
supply" said the doctor. Galveston
would today be in serious plight. All
the cisterns in the city would be dry II
we had only the rainfall to depend upon.
An ordinary family uses from 500 TO 1900
gallons of water month. and you can
imagine what the situation would be
when tell YOU that the rainfall of MAJ,
June and july is far below that on sim
liar period since the bureau was opened
in ISL"
Here are the figures of the present year.