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Evening star., 1898-06-04

Chiidren's Dresses.
Picturesquencss and vivid color splashes
rule in chiidren's dresses as in that of
their elders The strong preference for
plain muslins over figured and the liking
for rows of lace insertion and lace gimps
together with the abiding necessity for
sasheS, render it almost Inevitable that tiny
tots should be miniature Cclumbias. One
OF the newest ideas is a skirt of fine
French batiste, either pale blue pink or
scarlet. This iscovered with transparent
white muslin profusely ornamented with
Naienciennes lace and narrow ribbons Lit
tie white pongee frockS futter with tri-
color bows. Many pretty and simple over
alls for country wear are made of checked
ginghams and Hollands. and these when
put on fresh and clean, are apt to fly their
ribbons also. One faVorite model of mill
tary-blue Holland is cut with yoke and
short skirt and trimmed with broad red
braid headed by narrow, twisted white
braid. 1t may have a belt of the same at
the waist or not.
Khaki is the Thing.
Khaki is about the sturdest, most wear
resisting fabric among the seasons nove;-
ties. As khaki plain and simple or as
khaki serge it is utilized both for boys and
girls Though it is far enough from hay
ing nautical associations. it is handy stuff
for the making of sailor dresses. These
plain ones of white pique. More elaborate
samples are OF white serge with collars
and sashes of Roman striped silk. Khaki
is almost the best summer material for
bicycle dresses Coat and skirt suits for
girls of ten and over are made of it. The
reefer coats are trimmed with red braid.
Bicycle skirts for girls are usually plain,
but rows of braid may be used for orna-
ment.
At of the weeks weddings the two
bridesmaids were twins of about eight
years. They were dainty little costumes of
pale blue cashmere made with tIckeT yokes
of white China silk, the Jucks alternating
with lnch-Wiie strips of Naiencic2neS inScr-
ton From this yoke the cashmere feii in
close gathers: the sleeves were of white
silk gathered from wrist to shoulder. ~ here
they were finished with soft pull puff At
the throat was turnover frilf of silk and
lace. Each Child carried "A basket tied with
long tr!color ribbons and filled with early
summer daisies. The costumes might have
been improved. | think, by the addition to
flop hats in white straw wound with blue
chiffon. Blue satin strings should tie IN
der the chin.
Summer Silks.
Summer silks are in solid checks. The
broken plaids have had their day. Two
day or two on their way to visit their
grandmother wear, blue and white the one,
red and white the other. The checks are
half inch square and the frooks have
white lawn guinpe ard sleeves.
The coarse white straw hgnwaymen hats
are among the newest and most picturesque
for youngsters. needing no trimming but an
ostrich feather. BonretS for the tinies show
few changes; the Dutch and Grannie shapes
dividing favor very evenly. Most of the
silk bonnets turn we'll off the face.
ELLEN OSBORN.
Evening star., 1898-06-04
What Is n CupfuIf
From the woman,s Home comn,nion

boM tAe W-oHiHn y rome Companion.
enpfui has generally meant a different
quantity to each person. Some use a tea
cup, others a coffee cup, others a me-
dium-sized one, so that no rule was
quite the same, rather the results
were quite different when the same rule
was used, just from this very variation
in measurement 1t has been settled, how
ever, that in cooking a cupfui shall be lust
half pint There are now on the market
measuring cups of this denomination, and
the cups are divided into halves, fourths
and thirds, SO that accurate quantities may
be obtained. A set of these cups are now
considered a necessary part of a kitchen
furnishing.
Evening star., 1898-06-04

I'm very careful not to let my little Ann
Augusta know anything about the present
conflict"
Are you afraid of its effect upon her
nerves?'
mo; but the time may come when she
will find 1t to her advantage not to remem-
ber the war-"-Cleyelaad Plain Dealer.
Evening star., 1898-06-04

.'welL then." said the doctor, las un-
derstand your arguments, you think IL we
didn't have any microbes we wouldn't have
any sicknessT'
Il didn't say exactly that, DOCTOR" re-
piled the caller; you know we would sttli
have the doctors. rs."-Yonkers Statesman.
Evening star., 1898-06-04

: S OIL d | h r O F
4 three years or there
\ aboats, who does a
large share of his
drilling under my
window, has appear
ed within the last
; few days in regi-
mentals of khaki, of
: the orthodox brown
ish tan color adopted
! for the army in
Cuba. With more
tricolor decorations
on his manly hocnp,
Evening star., 1898-06-04

pendent garment. Outing and tailor cos
TUNES have very short cutaway jacket,
the waistline, and shows the vest of bright
crlored silk embeilished with pleated ruff
tes. lace jabot and finished with very
hign standing collar.
CapeS useful when much desired
zephyrs will suddenly spring up to cool per-
spring humanity during the summer
months have taken most elaborate forms
The serpentine prevails even in this field,
and tan or gray cloth stitched or strapped
is the favored material. The pointed form
is inevitable and capes are worn quite long.
OF Dove Gray Cloth.
Our beautiful model of dove gray cloth
has a yoke elaborately embroidered with
white silk and incrustations of heavy
guipuro lace A deep serpentine founce
falls into points in front and back.
Another model for an elderly lady is of
black moire lined with nasturtium colored
satin. The round circular yoke is very
long, extending to below the waist line
The serpentine fiounce is eighteen inches
wide and extends along both sides of the
Closing OF the cape in front, forming a rip
pie which discloses the rich lining The
fGring collar as We'll the ruffle is edged
with 4 small full ruching of black mousse
line de sole. The seam which attaches the
nounce to the cape yoke is also hidden un-
der q ruche of black mousseline de sole A
small bonnet of shirred black mousseline
and trimmed with full black velvet bows
ana spray of shaded nasturtiums is worn
with this elegant cape.
The skirt of our model promenade Cos
tune OF tan cloth may serve as Il proto-
type OF the coming OverSkirt.
ne underSkirt of tan cloth is lined with
blue taffeta and is covered with an a Jour
mbrOldCry which shows the CLINT of the
SILK lining. The tunic-shaped overskirt is
edged with a fine embroidery of tan silk
and falls in two long points in front and
becomes gradually shorter at the sides and
back.
Bodice and Sleeves
The bodice has the tan cloth stretched
tight and seamless across the back over
the lining of blue taffeta while the front
IS folded into the girdie of blue-corded silk
The same embroidery which trims the tunic
also edges the yoke and the guimpe of blue
niOusseline de sole shirred over blue taf-
feta.
The tight sleeves of blue-cordcd silk are
surmouEted by Il puff and three small ruff
fIeS, and the pointed wrists are finished
with 4 shirrtng of blue mousselne
our second model is a fine gray cash
mere The drop skirt, with its deep point
ed tiounce edged on both sides with "A ruch-
ing of gray mousseline de sole is made up
over an uaderskirt of a darker gray satin
satin underneath.
The blouse Dodice, though tight at the
back. shows a considerable fuilness in
front. where it opens over vest of rose
cO!ored mousseline de sole shocked Deep
reVerS of dark gray velvet embroidered
jabot of lace further adorn the bodice
which is slashed both sides like the
skirt The high collar and pointed belt are
of dark gray velvet.
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Is Reflected in the Designs for Stylish
Summer Gowns.
PATRIOTIC FAIR GIRL GRADUATES
Small Children Are Decked Out in
the National CoIors.
KHAKI IS VERY POPULAR

Copyright 1885, by the International Literary and
News Service
Special Correspondence ef The ETening Star.
NEW YORK, June 3, 1885,
Evening star., 1898-06-04

In examining house for renting look
carefully to make sure there is no damp
ness. Examine the woodwork, see if there
are signs of rust on the metal and insist
on opensg the doors of closets and cubby-
holes to see if there are signs of mildew
Don't take the word of the people who
have lived there before; they may have
become accimated.
Evening star., 1898-06-04

Sweaters for the Wee babies are among
the sensible garments that should accom-
pany them whenever they take their rides
abroad. In case Of sudden lowering of
TEN perature. the sweaters be readily
Slipped on over baby's Clothes. They come
IN delicate colOrs-white, blue or pink-and
with little care may be laundered when
necessary.
III putting out lamp oil stove, turn
the wick down until ii shows only blue
flame. This will flicker short time and
then go out, avoiding the unpleasant odor
which accompanies the blowing out of a.
lamp.
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Lump Jaw,

c. N. Jordan. Swofford, Wash.-I send
you a clipping from your paper Of August
cd. | have a three-year-old steer that has
the same disease that you describe. but has
only had it two three weeks. You rallied
to give any remedy for the disease. Now
If you can give Il remedy for the disease,
you will oblige me.
Answer-We were by no means confident
that the disease affecting the COW OF ~
+. *. ITaycsvilc n. c.. was lump jaw;
nor are we any more confident that yours
has the same disease 1t requires a careful
detail of the symptoms to recognize lhe
disease without seeing it. AS we stated IN
reply to ID. i. *. the disease can ne cured
in a majority of cases if treated IN the
early stages, az follows: Give the animal
one dram Of iodide of potassium morning
and evening in a bran mash Tor three
weeks If the animals eyes should get
watery and considerable saliva run from
the mouth, stop for Il few days and peSlh
again. Rub the lump once q week with one
dram Of bniOdide of mercury ana one
ounce of lard. Continue this for several
months.
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J. A. Younts. Pnevlle, n. C.-Can YOU
give me a sure death and destruction rem
edy for 1leas on dog? | have a beautiful
pug that is nearly worried to death by
feas. We have used various remedies for
the last two years. such as insect pow
ders. Kerosene oil. etc, and think we have
them all killed out but two days after
Our best work the dog will be covered
VIII appreciate a sure remedy through
farmers column.
Answer-The difficulty probably Hes in
the fact that you simply kill the feas that
may be on the dog at the time of treat
ment, while the breeding of young feas
and their rapid development is constantly
going on in the rugs doormats, crevices
of the floor. sWeepngs. etc. The ticas do
not breed on the dog. The eggs are drop
ped at random, but mostly while the dog is
lying quietly Gas may be- on the mat, or
rug, floor. or i'll his kennel. The eggs
hatch in few days into little white worms
and these soon develop into feas and get
onto any dog that may pass near. or lie
down in their reach Persian insect pow
der (fresh and good is excellent to dust
over the dog well as over carpets. rugs.
etc. in which he has lain. or you may
wash the dog with Il mixture of yolll of
eggs and one teasoOnfUi of spirits of tur-
pcntne TO each yolk or a mixture of one
ounce of oil of anise-seed and ten ounces of
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J. c. G.. Prospect Tenn, to Mrs.
/, w e., CoIumbUs Miss.-Eour COW has
what we term pinkeye. The cows in my
netghborhood had this same Cssease last
year Their eyes run water all the time
The eye is perfectly white, like milk. Al
ter a week or ten days, II you VIII examine
you can see the pink spot in her eyes. II
usually takes about three weeks for them
to get well. / knew of two COWS that
were perfectly blind for two months. You
will see no more of pinkeye after the
weather gets cool We found no remedy
fo, the disease. Those that did nothing
for them found that their cows eyes got
wen quicker than those that doctored.
Auswer-Pinkeyc is a common name ap-
piled to epizootic influenza C'epizooty'D,
which is disease that does not attack
cloven-footcd animals. We have studied
Mrs l., w. E's. case since writing a reply
to her inquiry and are now satisfied that
the disease Is enzOotic ophthalmia mot
epizootic) The following is the treatment:
Separate the sound from the diseased and
from the pastures or buildings where the
malady appeared, Give the affected a
strong purgative (salts, one to one and one
half pounds at one dose, followed by one
ounce OF saltpetcr twice a day. Place in
a dark, quiet, dry building and keep a
cloth over the eye saturated with solu-
ton of one dram each Of nitrate of silver
and carbolic acid, and ten grains of NOR
phia to a quart of distilled water. Blisters
of cantharidcs may be applied 10 the checks
or behind the ears.
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Sowing w heat.

w r., Assurance. n. CT have p!t2t
of land which want to sow IN wheat: VIZ VIZ
you please tell me through your PAGE ane Ne
prOner time to SOW it, and how 10 prepare
the land? The land is black sandy SOL,
and will produce from eight to ten bushe4S
of corn per acre. -
Auswcr-You do not state the condition IN
which the land now is but we presume III
corn. Turn over the land four or fVe
inches deep as soon as practicable. About
the usual time for first killing FROST SOW
over the surface 200 pounds OF acld phoS-
ph,te 80 pounds of cotton seed meal 'or
l25 pounds of high-grade dried Eiood) ana ~
pounds of muriate of potash Cor 100 pounuS
of l,oinin nor mere Harrow in well with
. cntawav harrow Then sow the wheat
one bushpl to the acre, and narrow III,
Next March top-dress with % pounds Oh
nitrate of soda to the acre.
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Wheat and Glover and Cowpeas.

W. ,l,nD1lnr ('-HIp4SO lUSWUT
-. 1nI,.srions; want to i'm
6 5re soul Door land and take wheat as the
Growing crop. with a liberal u'e OF irr7
tiIizers, which Of the three processes M ,'i
be best to pursue; or IN o,'ltr ""I'''' ,,,,
would trap the largest amount ot i!lJ,4o
in soil? SOW req rioN ,i 'ge~ "sal1sf OF,
e 81 t'l' and annually, or SOY cowpeas
after harvest my wheat, ploW under, SOW
again, and So on: or SOW. clean seed in
with wheat in the fan iei sl%n" , "In
two years pi"" u''"'i anu
ana so on o,,,.or sood remain in roots
,,. r. - $40 sernnd growth? If SO, viii 1t
come from roots if plowcd under and so"ed
in wheat?
3. WIN it pay to top dress wheat Wltn IN III T' >
trate Of SODA at le PatS[.'I oppn1mo0iv used
w nay Of about All standard fer
tilizcrs contains the largest amount OF nj
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Worm in Horse, Skin Disease, Eating
Too Fast.

Subscriber Iatta ) CT have horse
suffering with INDIGESTION. He eats hear
tily but Will not tatteh; nave seen - aeW
worms pass ron nun nn'a0 ~ trn',hio
49,. ] ~, Irnc br would swell in
I,,Ir,,s tatyyear, forelngs the size of an egg
and larger in a short time ana disappear
the same way and leave scar as II u
had been burnt IitI9 9'a'' "ooul w w
"tIue c'"Ie, w i''ll i;' I Xxx nioc,s
II. H., t,n(. ,,,n. eralIrl The skin was
not Lrnjxon until ne would RIB or bite il.
It sD,c,ds all over him but not solid. He
keeps the 1air wore of Of nj tan by FND--
hlnE u. Ihefe seems |" ID" no aoIr ~ -
tunot' OK p'ytSn e',lt os - tl,I,,I:r Eow-
W. eointirr If arsenic, but they did no
GOOD He will get well in cool weather. but
viii return next summer think or at
ielSt nave oeGt' icI4 SO gnu WA H. we,
49, ~ ~, ,, ,,n,, can dacida
ro,,, no 1000, 1.e,ri,,ti,n I have Given you
,Ieasa give me n quick and sure remedy
for the last. if not the first trouble. Cam
It be permanently cured? Naa' IS tn9
remedy lof " 4'ol99 e"t''E Wv, 49,, .u
answer IL - N't'e oN'.'N-'t t"s'' o .3'a
morse mas ii''c9'i'i'n Inns
probably, Of Indigestion. FIRST. get RIO OF
the worms rs fellows: Give the following
40 ono dose nirnt ana morning for q
D lr -,b r cor,,ar,. and
"o'N' 'l'c "'"''l ,'''' -
tartar emctlc ana TWO Grams Oh Hi7c'"
meal. At tn, end of the week give pur-
gatfve. rs follows: One ounce spirits Of
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olive oil may be rubbed over the body and
washed off with soap and water in six
hours. Sprinkle the soil where the dogs
roll with quick lime carholic acid or kerr
osene: deluge kennels with boiling water
and afterwards brush over them win
spirits Of turppntnc or gasoline; dip mats
or rugs in boiling water ana litter the IN
tested buildings with fresh pine shaNlnG9'
or with green bouGhs and leaves of black
walnut All dogs and cats on th" prem
ises must be brought under the treatment
You have given the dog all the attention.
but have neglected the nurseries OF the
pests,
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Knuckling of Colts Feet.

T. W. c., Leverett, Ga.-What should
do for my colt? Stands on toe of right
forefoot all right in balance of feet. mean
by standing on toe that it pitches forward
or that his hoof does not come down as 1t
should. fiat on the ground. Colt is about
six weeks cid and is u very fine one.
Answer-Knuckling is a not uncommon
defect of young foals and usually requires
no treatment. Trim the toe of the foot
short and put on a shoe with high heels,
is about all that can be done for it. The
defect is a partial dislocation of the fet-
lock joint. 1t has sometimes been relieved
by putting the ankle and foot in splints,
but 1t IS not a reliable method of treat
ment
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SDorobolcus IndicuS.

G. w. Cook, Miston Miss.--Fnd inclosed
grass. Some say it is blue grass, some say
it is nimblewill If 1t is blue glass, please
give name of some seed firm of whom seed
may be procured.
Answer-It is sporobolus indicus, of smut
grass" Blue grass heads out in early
spring. Any dealer in seeds can supply you
with blue grass seed.
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my yard, it grows only on poor hills here.
Will you please give name through farm
department?
Answer-The specimen sent Is too scant
(of hcads) to enable US TO name 1t with
any confidence 1t seems to be IL species or
SporoboluS, and of no value.
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OPIUM MORPHINE and WHISKY

Habits cured in ten to twenty days. No pay
till cured. Book of particulars Free. Address
DIR. j. l.. Stephens, Dept. l., Lebanon, Ohio.
Mention The Atlanta Constitution. -
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Blue Stoning Wheat.

4. J. Wilson, Clarksvills, Tenn.-Any
soaking or wheat in strong solution OF
blurstOne will prevent smut. But the "aS!-
est way Is worth knowing. Make Solu-
ton of or pounds of pulVerlzed pIuo
stone in a common water bucket 1llIed WIN
water Now put 2 or 8 bushels of wheat
into = box that VIII hold 10 TO 10 buSh"IS.
SDrinEle or pour over it about one galioh
of the solution Of bluestone and stir with
a paddle till it feels damp Co the hand.
Then put in . or 3 more bushels OF wheat
and ada the same quantity of the blue
stone solution and again stir IT deep
enough to mix the last addition OF wheat
until it feels damp to the fingers when
plunged in TO the depth of the last addl-
ton. Continue adding the wheat and to the
wheat the said solution until the box or
hopsbead. or bin is filed, and the wheat
So bIuesioncd will be ready for the drlIl
i'm fer, o. twelve hours, the small quantity
of water used being absorbed without SOIL
enina the grain. In more imam twenty
crops averaging over hundred acres,
Two crons not questioned We're SO injured
bI, smut rs, to be Of but small value. Where
the seed are soaked in blucstone 1t Is 4
worry t. dry it out so thal the gran" WIZ
NOT mash in the drilling. With three hands
one tn stand up in the tobacco ho6Shcad'
snrinllIe over the solution and stir Ii, ana
two TO throw in a sack Of wheat as needed
I have questioned over loJ buSH'IS III
three or four hours and 1t was ready loi
drllIna, in Il few hours.
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Blue Milk.

R L. VanLandingham, Cairo. Cal have
a COW that gives milk which appears to be
all right when first MIXED but after
standing until the cream rises, it looks blue
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Grasses for Name,

II. s. Blackman. BIackmln, Tcnn.-Here-
in is inclosed a sample of grass growing in
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hndparts-they staggering first one way
and then the other He is four years Old;
has been in this condition about eight
months: is hearty and seems perfectly
Would be very glad for information con-
corning the trouble and a remedy for same
Answer-Your horse has paraplega. or
palsy of the hind limbs. 1t may be due to
Il blow on the back or from disordered
digestion, or from tumorS or parasites in
the spinal cord from eating some pois-
onouS plant, etc. Remove any possible
cause that may be removable. 1t is very
likely that the cause - beyond reach of
remedy. GIVE l dram OF fluid extract of nux
vomica, or l dram of the powdered nux
Vomlca twice day for week. Then stop
three days and then give as before for u
week. and so on.
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EARNS ANDFARMERSO
= Short Talks With the Men Who Guide the PoW

open. Who does Mr.. NELL get his reports
from; IS Ii not often from some little cross
roads storek.eper, who don't Know good
crop when they see 1t? l have IL way OF
my own OF estimating a cotton crop that
seldom fails me- l have been at 1t for
forty years. When cotton Just begins to
open, say first week in September, / so
over my crop, select place by eye VIII n
seems to be about an average place, step
off ten steps and count the bolls-all that
are safe from frost. after counting dozen
places add up the bolls in all places count
ed ana divide by the number of places
counted and | have the average for each
square yard Of my iand IN cultivation.
Having counted so often | find as my
standard to so by tWenty-one boIS to the
square yard Is an average crop and over
or under this estimate by per cent. rms
amount Will pan out 100 pounds of seed cot
ton per acre. If bolls are very small or
extra large | allow for this and guess
accordingly. have now growing what AT
my neighbors say by looking at the Weed
to be the finest crop of cotton they ever
in this section, and yet [ know BY
actual count | small gather one-hfth less
than last season on same land. | have
stalks eight feet high with only two or
three bolls and in some cases mot a single
one to the sta!k-toO wet in July before
any fruit formed. Now | want you to
establish bureau of your own to get
weekly reports from all the cotton belt by
postals to be mailed a certain day in each
week, and from these postals you compile
a report of your own ana put in the
space now occupied by R!ordan & COS
cotton letter: have your corresponds
ainners and trv 70 give us as near facts
as possible. 1t need not cost YOU cent,
for there are thousands of farmers like
nASSl VINO WalI 10 Know o IN lne ,ru IN
IN f,tHmns eitb ,bo ro ~" a,ds1d far
ed upon rs and the United states treas
urv bursting with It's surplus. we are be
ing ground between the upper and lower
mlIStone almost to powder; ana with th'
moullI Il" crops nature haS pitSanl us WIN
acco'rt or bo,, ~ ~ ,.oTl,nd TOO hard and
produccd foo murb cron for the fmDovor;sh-
ed masses to consume. 7 can make cotton
as cheap as any men can. I believe, vet
! have not been able to pay expenses for
W. c.,,c. 70 ,ro oor,, for e+oya wool
nv r.,ntnr IN th,s se,'tiop '''
Answnr-yyo nave let orr CORRESPONDENT
hovo l,ie cav ana bo has said II vol The
entire ln+ter was referred TO the odito~-in-
chief for e9scirnnont ana the SUGGESTION
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FOR SALE aa @ " 1an state town. of s eas,'s
and school For particulars write
to y. ". X. Wnlhaia, 81. c.