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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25
A NEW STYLE HAT.
It Is Called ssThe Langtry'' and
Is Revival of Old LeghOrn-
Items Of Interest to Housekeep-
ers and Others.

These bright May days are full Of in
terest to the sweet girl graduate who
is soon to enter upon a new life she
is fun OF worry and furry; she scarcely
has time TO attend to the necessary
every day duties Of life FOR there are 50
many other things to fill every minute
She heaves a sigh Of relief when the
dreaded exams" are over and she comes
out with flying colors. Then when the
important essay or grafton is written and
approved she has more time to think
Of the social side Of commeneement-
There are parties, receptions ana al
fairs galore which keep ner in a whirI
ofsexcitement until the momentous day
dawns-
has Anot yet been mentioned and that
Is the selection of the gown To the
sweet girl graduate, II she be a real,
girly girl, the gown will be equally a.
important as any Of the other attend
ant features
Fresh simplicity should always mark
the graduation dress; it should always
be white There are countless pretty
materials which may be used in its
manufacture. such as batiste. organdys
swiss. muslin or linen Low cut COM
mencement gowns are inappropriate ana
questionable but there are many girls
who do not realize this. The principal
of one Of the New York high schools re-
Quested the graduating class not 10
wear low cut Gowns on lnaL OCCASION
There are many dainty little aces
series 10 go with the graduating gown
there are the shoes and stockings, the
fan she handkerchief and various other
things which it is a joy to the girl TO
select
The commencement is the first real
important event Of a girls life and she
should have all the joy out of il that It
is possible for her family and friends 70
give her.
The Lantry Hat.
Word comes from across the ocean
that Mrs Lillian Langtry has a mar
velous new hat that she wears in The
Royal Necklace with stunning effect
It is nothing but an old-fashioned leg
horn. with the natural shape preserved,
and trimmed simply with heavy
wreath Of delicate May blossoms. To the
INITIATED the effect is simple and, any
one could trim a hat like that. but the
woman who is posted on such matters
knoWs that the simple hats are the most
impossible for an amateur to attempt
with any success whatever. Since Mrs.
Lapgtry has started the style there Will
doubtless be great demand for hats of
this kind though there are few women
teawham they would be really becoming
They are decidedly coquettish and should
only he worn with dainty or organdF
gowns. beruff1ed and betucked. and with
a parasol that is a fun Of chiffon and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

Wonanss proneness to stick a pin
wherever convenient has proved a seri-
Gus matter &C one steamship company
The line decided sometime ago TO place
the most modern air-flled rubber
mattresses in the berths of the best
rooms on two of its biggest ships Re
Gently the stewards were kept busy at
the completion CT each trip with blow
ing up with air dozens of mattresses
that had collapsed from some unknown
cause. says the New York sun It
took the officials Of the line some hours
TO discover the cause of the failure Of
the mattresses to maintain their proper
condition Hat pins. breast pins, safety
pins. stick pins and every known kind
Of pin had done the mischief
One advantage OF these mattresses,
said the n manufacturer, was that they
We're Intended as life-preservers or
small RATS should the emergency arise.
Give me q decent-sfzed hat pin if YOU
want to see me knock the ambition out
the average nfe-preserver that depends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

ana boil them until very tender; press
them through sieve with wooden
spoon, aslag en45o4gn q the eLaleee2 p.o.lf
oil IN your skillet and wnen very hot
two tomatoes and two green peppers
sliced thin Stir these over the fire for
when tender and the pulp of the red pep
pers. Moisten two level tabiespo0nfuis
Of flour in a little of the broth and add TO
the mixture. with enough broth to keep
from burning. Cover closely and simmer
Tor quarter OF an hour. Now mix the same
chicken broth instead of water for mixing.
Put three tablespoonfuls of lime into two
quarts of water. and when it boitS add
four pounds of white Indian corn. Set
several hours until the skin loosens from
the kernels. Wash several times in clear.
cold water Then mash or grind the corn
me ana add half a pound OF lard; beat IN
one direction, with the hand. moistening
with the chicken broth until you have
thick batter It must be stirred until light
and foamy. Now prepare nice. clean corn
huslxs by washing and sleeping them in
middle OF each husk- Have the chicken
seasoned with salt and pepper and then
put some of the chicken in the center OF
the batter with a little of the gravy an
olive and two or three raisins. fold the
husk over as you would wrap a candy
motto paper: now put over this another
husk filed with paste, turn the tamala
ends should be turned in opposite diree-
tons. Tie tightly one and one-half inches
shears Place in a steamer and cook for
an hour Do not allow the water to touch
MEXICAN HOT TA1ALES
Add handful of lime to two pounds of
white Indian corn and pour on water
enough to cover; heat until the skin
loOsens from the corn Wash the corn
thoroughly in cold water until ali the lime
Is removed. then grind the corn fine Boil
a large fowl (about four poundsl or three
pounds of beef until tender Take a pound
of lard. not melted. and mix with the corn
meal. mOisten with little of the broth,
bat do not get it too soft, remove the
seed from a pound OF dried red peppers.
cook them until tender and then mash
through sieve; chop three pieces of gar
lie fine. add a few slices of tomato and a
half pound Of ground chillis, mix the
meat with these. fry in little oil for
few minutes, then season and boil down.
Prepare your husks and spread them
with the meal. then the meat mixture,
and, if you wish hard boiled eggs olives.
raisins and cucumbers then put on an
other husk spread with meal and tie up
tightly; boil in a gallon Of water for an
llalf done.
LADY FINGERS.
Beat to a cream the yolks of six eggs
and half a pound of confectioners' sugar;
beat the whites to a stiff frotn and mix
in lightly a quarter of a pound of sifted
-four: then quickly and lightly fold the
two mixtures together Lay white paper
in a baking pan. If you have no lady fin
ger mOldS and put the batter through a
pastry tube making them smaller in the
center than at the ends, dust with DOW
dered sugar and bake in a moderate oven
until a light brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

When the fruit salad is served with
game use either a mayonnaise or French
dressing. the sweet dressing is served
with the salad served as a. last course at
a luncheon or for a dessert salad at din
may be used. according to what is to be
served with the salad. If the salad takes
the place of fruit and cereals 1t may be
served with sweet dressing. If II takes
the place of a meat dish. mayonnafse may
be served with it and also whipped cream.
but # eaten with meat serve only with
fruit dishes or French dressing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

John says he'll have his graduation
papers purity soon"
whats he been a-larnin' Off"
Greek. an Latin. an French. an Ger
man, an so forth"
An what's he goin' to do after ne
comes clear2'
well. ef he don't go to splittin' rails,
or farmin' I reckon hen spend The rest
Of his days a-writin' Of diaieet- --At-
lanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

When it is announced that DOCTORS
win operate. the old-fashioned women
wonder if the patient has tried a mus
tard plaster.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
HeATHEN HAVE POPULAR CULT
Christian Science Practiced by Inhab
itants of South Sea Islands,

Christian Science Practical by Inhab-
itants of South Sea Islands.
Those who believe in "Christian Sci
ence" are recommended to study the
beliefs of the South Sea Islanders.
Even in those archipelagoes of "far-off
isles of Eden, lying in dark purple
spheres of sea-" the fundamental prin-
ciples of the scientists" seem to be
known, according 10 the Medical Rec
ord, for among the South Sea-lslanders
no man falls sick OIL. dies from natural
causes. They would argue, If called
upon to analyze their belief, that health
is the natural condition, and that every
departure from ii must be caused by
supernatural agency, and since disease
is an evils you must look for its agents
among those. who wish you evil.
Thus far they are at one with many
good people in Europe, who take com
fort in the thought that every vista
ton of sickness, is divine Judgment
for their sins, but savages push their
logic further Their gods do no mis-
chief for mischief's sake, and since all
men have enemies, and are all free TO
invoke the unseen powers for either
good or evil, the sick man has only to
make his choice among the number of
his ill-wishers and charge his heirs to
avenge him.
Every skilled craft tends 10 speciali-
zation. A few successes in causing Ill
ness by spells gave a man reputation
as an expert. The unsuccessful found
him ready to remove their enemies for
u consideration. he took to the business
as d profession, haadlng ala secret
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

An article by Charles Frederick
Stansbury, in the Illustrated American,
shows that the Maine was not the first
UnltedsStatcs ship of war to meet de.
struction by explosion in time of peace.
On June 4, 1929, the Demalogos, which
was also known as Fulton IT, was de-
stroyed by an explosion in the, liarbor
of New York. Twenty-four persons
were killed and nineteen wounded. The
mystery of the explosion was never
cleared up. The Demalogos was inter-
esting as being the first steam war
vessel ever constructed. She was 70
have been used In the war of 1872, but
was not completed in time. Somewhat
later in the century the United States
warship Wasp put to sea and was never
heard of. Her fate can only be con-
siecttlred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17


The illustration shows an improved
spraying apparatus for dlscharging
liquids OIL the foliage of fruit trees, the
machine being designed especially fol.
large orchards. where time is more
valuable. With the apparatus provided
1t is possible to drive team between
the rows at a fairly rapid pace, and
as two streams are provided the ada
cent sides of two rows of trees may be
sprayed mt the same time. There is
also-a storage tank for the aaccumula-
lion OF pressure, in order that if n tree
is discovered to be unusually infested
with insects the wagon may be stopped
long. enough to treat them to an extra
large dose of the destroyer. The pipes
are arranged in such a manner that a
number of barrels of the liquid may be
carried at once, emptying themselves
automatically in rotation, without the
opening or closing of any valves when
the sprayer is once in motion. Thus a
large quantity of the liquid may be
carried and discharged with the least
attention to detail, allowing the oper.
ntor to devote his entire thought to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
A BOYS INVENTION.
Iudoicucc Lei to the Contrivancc of
Very UsefulI mproyemcat.

Iudolcucc Lei to the Contrivancc of n
Very UsefulImproSemc
One of the most Interesting exhibits
in tile lnodel-room of the Patent Office
is its collection of miniature steam-en-.
gines. Models of the engines of Hero
of Alexandria, of Newcomer and of
Watt Illustrate the successive steps in
the development of what has become
the giant of our model. industry.
An attendant shows the visitor a
model of the early engine upon which
boys We're employed to turn the cocks
that, alternating, let the steam on and
shut 1t off. One of these boys, Hum
phrey Potter by name, instead of set
thing down like a machine to the mo-
notonous work, kept his eyes open. BE
discovered that certain beam, above
his head worked in Unison with the
cocks which he opened and closed. He
accordingly connected the two, and
after seeing that the device worked
properly, ran off to play. At
His employers began to notice |; much
greater regularity III tne movement VI
the engine than before; this led to the
discovery of his secret, and to the sub
sequent adoption of his device every
where.
AS one looks at the model of the en-
CINE to which the scoggali was applied,
the wonder is not that tile boy thought
of it, but that anybody before him
should have failed to do so. This is
the after thought" of a great many
notable inventions. Opponents of the
patent system often raise the point
that all great inventions are 'inSthe
air." that the same suggestion sooner
or later will come to a great many diff
ferent men, and hence that the patent
rs simply a reward to the one who hap
pens to arrive first.
Patent experts acknowledge consid'
cradle basis for this contention. They
say, also, that the lament often seen
in the newspapers, Ills invention died
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

ed with d good Aorse than a good col
ored one? Gray is the fayorite color
among the buyers of draft horses In
market. 1t Is not, however, the favor
lite among breeders. At least 1t does
not seem to be, when Importers are
forced to bring over more blacks than.
grays to please their customers.
Getting Ready for Potato Planting.
Go at the early potato field "hammer
and longs" Put on the disk, spring
tooth, acme, smoothing harrow and
plank drag OF anything else that you
have that will chop 1t up and help to
mike 1t MS fine as an ash leap. Then
do it again. Set the disk to cut deep
and fairly plow 1t up. crossing the piece
once or twice, allowing the disk to lap
one-half. DO not stop at pulverizing
the surface for this or any other crop,
but cut and mellow and make your soil
fine right down to the. bottom of the
furrow If possible, which will give the
millions of tiny, hair-like rootlets that
will later penetrate to this depth every
opportunity to reach and feed on all of
the available plant food contained in
every small particle of the soil. When
satisfied that your soil cannot be better
prepared, you are then ready to make
the first application of fertilizers, in
which you can afford to be very liberal
since any surplus left from the rank
feeding potato plant will be available
for the following or second" crop, sc
that no part of it will be lost.-Ohic
FARMER
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
PORTO RICAN WEALTH
INDUCEMENTS I'M AGRICULTURE
AND CATTLE RAISING.
Government Reports Facts lacotraE-
ing to Investors Cultivation Of Sugar
Cane ,tt,d Tobacco lnsnrcs Handsome
c Prof 1t Railways and Roads Needed.

ing to Observation-Disclosures Of Sugar
Cane letid Tobacco lnsurcs Handsome
Prof 1t Railways and Roads Needed.
People in search of reliable informa-
ton about Porto Rico will find a lot of
valuable statistics in the official report
of the census of the island, issued by
the United States War Department.
The census was taken under the direc-
ton of Lieutenant Colonel j. Z. Sanger,
who has -made his report document
of unusual interest.
While agriculture is now the prin-
cipal source of wealth TO Porto Rico,
says Colonel Sanger, the early settlers
We're for many years engaged in cattle
raising, and this is still an important
Industry, the rich and luxuriant pas
lures and many streams providing all
that is necessary for this purpose. 1t
may be said that all fruits and vegeta-
bles adapted to a tropical climate will
yield abundantly in Porto Rico, and
this is especially true of the coffee tree,
the sugar cane, and the tobacco plant,
the three staples of most Importance in
the order named, and grown widely
over the island.
In Porto Rico the select and re-
nowned coffee is produced between
200 and 800 meters above the sea level
AT this elevation are found the towns
of Yauco, Lares, Maricao, Utuado,
Cayey, ETC., which form the produc-
tive region of the renowned coffee of
Porto Rico. This region, which in
cludes something more than the south
west quadrant of the island, is charac-
terized by a climate of perpetual
spring. The constant breeze refreshes
the atmosphere and the frequent rains
equalize the seasons so that not even
in times of drought does the vegetation
suffer as occurs on the southern coast
of the island. nor during the rainy sea-
son are the rains so heavy as on the
north coast. Owing to these favorable
climatic conditions and to the fact that
the coffee groves are situated in valleys
sheltered from the strong winds, and
the soil, of which we will presently
speak IN detail, is due the enviable rep
utation of the coffee of the country.
Altitude Affects Coffee Growth.
"In the central range of Porto Rico
is the Sierra Luquilla. which has an
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

oohiS souSSesIOhs SNEEZEWEED.
for improvement. 1t urges that not
only should growths Of noxious weeds
be destroyed as a sanitary measure.
but that vacant lots should be put to
the best possible use while they femain
unoccupied. They should be made TO
yield their highest value to the people.
In crowded cities 1t is suggested TINT
they be used MS Fairgrounds for the
neighboring children. Most city chill
dren IRE accustomed to seeing either.
vacant lots overrun with weeds and
not available MS Fairgrounds on that
account, If no other, or carefully kept
parks, where the turf and flowers are
labeled Hands off," What they should
have is a chance to play untrammeled
by rules which forbid them TO w,flk ON;
the grass.
The work Of destroying the weeds
and improving vacant lots can, in the.
opinion of the department, be best done
by municipal direction under the i'm
mediate supervision. of the park or
street departments. If 1t Is done gem
orally 1t will not only improve the pub
lie health and furnish Fairgrounds for
thousands of city children but will
avert millions of dollars OF damage to
the farmers of the surrounding coun-
fry '15s'sts ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

~ 49," 's.s.,' 2TdllfOduS CdETy tu6
seeds of these and other noxious weeds
to different parts of the country.
The Department of Agriculture points
out that 1t is not only us a protection
to the farmer that city residents should
prevent weeds from growing up. Al.
most all the common weeds have bad
effect on the health of Sthe community,
while weeds that are deadly p6is0ns
are found in a lnrge number Of cities
and villages throughout the country.
Henbane, or deadly nightshade, is.
found in a few localities. Unison weed
and purple thorn-apple are common in
most cities east of the Mississippi Riv-
er. Their seeds, which are somewhat
attractive In appearance. are extreme
ly poisonous, and children are killed
every year by eating them. Nine cases
of fatal spoisoning from this source were
reported TO the Department OF Agricul-
ture in n single year, while there were
doubtless many less serious cases
which We're not reported. Weeds also
harbor injurious insects and fungo,ls
and bacterial diseases of cultivated
plants.
State weed laws" says the report,
"are rendered ineffective by the un.l
checked production OF weeds in cities,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

The rod as an educational and cor
receive agency in the public schools Has
been sustained by two Chicago judges.
A few days ago Prof. G. Stanley Hall,
in addressing mothers club, declared
that DR.. Spank is still rs indispensable
in a well-ordered home where children
are being reared MS ht was in the days
of Ben Franklin. rhj new education
1t is true, is relegat}ng the rod to the
limbo of obsolete things. The idea of
restraint or correction has no place in
the real up-to-da1e theory of child
training. From {he schools this new
education is spreading to the homes.
1t is based on ting notion that the nature
of child mustnot be curbed. He must
be permitted to follow the tendencies
of the child nature, unhnmpered by
rules or chastisement. A generation of
young hoodlums and rowdies is the
inevitable result of this theory when
carried to an extreme in the home and
In the school. Its baneful consequences
are already perceptible in towns where
1t has been Systematically followed out
in the public schools. 1t breeds disre-
spect for authority, contempt for law,
and general disregard for the peace
and good order of community and for
the rights and feelings of others. Its
fruits are seen in wanton destruction
of property in the suburban towns,
where the police are few and far be.
tween, and where boys are not sup.
posed to need police surveillance. In
these towns they enjoy all the advan-
tages of the new education" Recogni-
ton of authority lies at the basis of all
rational training, whether in the home
or the school. 1t is elemental In any
proper scheme of preparation for citi-
Zenship. Behind this recognition of
authority is the fear of punishment.
Without punitory law there would be
no civilization. This does not mean that
children should be punished with UNI
reasonableness or brutality. The. rod ia
not always the best form of punish.
ment. Neither should the natural eX.
pressions of the child nature be ruth.
lessly crushed. But the punitive factor
in child training must not be abolished
IL all disciplinary measures are to be
abandoned in the rearing and educa-
ton of children, government will soon
become a farce-for behind all govern.
ment is respect for authority.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17

$40 United States currency. (This is
about what Rio coffee sells for on the
wharf at New York; The produce is
shipped in bags, containing each from
SO TO 100 Kilograms.
The quality of the Porto Rlcan coffee
is excellent, and the principal markets
have been Cuba and Spain, but very
little having been imported into the
United States, where it is not we'll
known. Under favorable conditions
the coffee crop of Porto Rico is easily
worth from S6,Ooo,oo0 to S10,000,00O.
Being protected by the good climate
the Porto Rican sugar cane industry
is an important one. Coast lands,
cleared, which receive rains or irriga-
ton and retain humidity some time
without becoming swamped, are good
for the sugar plant; these lands not sit
uated high above the level of the sea,
near the coasts, which are flooded by
large rivers in extraordinary freshets,
but which on account of their natural
location and great depth are quickly
drained, receive the name of tierras de
vega, and are those used for the cult
walton of sugar cane everywhere.
These lands in general are alluvial
lands. and are very rich In fertilizing
elements.
Cultivation of sugar Cane.
| Sugar cane may be produced in Porto
Rico, where the soil is sandy and loose,
Inf 4 A,,1nr ri
| Cutting the cane will cost 2.40 an acre
more. 10 manufacture 1,2O0-pound
hogshead of sugar from the cane costs
So. Besides these there are various
other items of expense, such as terminal
charges, transportation, and shrinkage
This latter is an important item, rang
ing from 6 per cent on steam vessels I'd
10 or Il per cent oil sailing craft. III
1897 Porto Rico produced 126,S27 Al.
pounds of sugar, for which the planters
received $3,IS2,4G5, or a fraction less
| than 8 cents pound.
AS in Cuba. the tendency is toward
large plantations, with central mills fol
grinding Comparatively few of the
/ sugar estates are provided with steam
vacuum machinery for making sugar
andnearly one-halr of the grinding
machines are worked by oxen. Tht
hurricane of Aug. $, 1899, damaged TIL,
sugar mills considerably, and the tinan
clal straits of the planters have made
it impossible to restore the plants
Larger plantations or colonies, i'm
1 proved methods of cultivation. and cen
trail mills with improved machinery vii
in time no doubt add enormously to tn,
output of sugar.
Several varieties of the tobacco plan
are cultivated in the country-tha
called Guacharo. which is believed to bt