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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
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For extremists in fashionable foibles
are shoes with aluminium heels in
Louis XIV. style,
Ping-pong shirt waist sets have a
small pearl representing a ball, set on
a tiny gilt racquet.
White embroidered batiste gowns,
having an interlining Of chiffon, are
very dainty and soft in effect.
A crown Of bright green, a brim
of white and a binding of green Is the
startling combination of a broad felt
hat.
Pretty inexpensive muslins are woven
in ribbon stripes with floral pattern
In delicate colors scattered over a
white ground.
The swell thing in parasol and UNI
brella handles is the new FURNISHED
or golden copper combined with silver
in artistic designs.
Silver belt buckles, which look like
pieces Of old iron roughly cut, are
charming when made with dark blue
opaque or green translucent stones.
White felt hats, which are pretty IL
not as altogether as attractive as those
with hand-painted white kid bands
have narrow lowered ribbons around
them.
Among the light silk gowns it is no.
ticeable that the skirts are cut in seven
and nine cores. The seams are usually
invisible, being disguised under fagot
stitching or iDsertings Of lace.
A gown of dark blue taffeta had the
entire blouse laid in horizontal tucks,
stitched with white. The sleeves in
bishop style were also tucked, flaring
full above the cuff. The skirt is tucked
to the flOunce.
Maguey belts made by the natives Of
Porto Rico are worn by young girls.
The belts are narrow, and come In the
natural color of the straw-like fibre.
They tie in front with tiny ropes held
firmly by clever adjustment of sail
or's knots. --. ...... ..-.-.--.,--..--
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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
To Mend Lace Curtains.

If your lace curtains are badly torn
when they return from the wash, try
mending them this way, says Home
Chat: Buy some plain curtain net in
about the same sized mesh as the
groundwork of your curtains. Cut
pieces sufficiently large to overlap the
holes, dip each in cold starch; lay the
curtain on an ironing board wrong side
up. Place a piece of the net carefully
over a hole, and iron with a moderately
hot iron till quite dry. Do the other
holes In the same way. If curtains are
sufficiently long, 1t is sometimes pos
si0le to cut a sufficiently large piece
either from the top or bottom to do
the patching.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
An Anecdote of Georgn ElIot.

When George Eliot was still Miss
Evans, and before she had begun to
write snOveb, she used to frequent an
old book shop on the Strand, where
she left very dnfavorable impression
on one young man who was at that
time an assistant in John Chapman's
shop. His description of her is that Of
a remarkably ugly young woman Of
universal knowledge, whose delight it
was to use the Socratic method in con-
versatlOn, but without the Socratic
benevolence Of intention. The result
was that the young men at the dining
table (the shop had n boarding house
for its employees and guests) who heed
lessly hazarded an opinion were very
soon made to feel not only that they
knew nothing Of the subject under dis
cussion, but that they knew very little
indeed of anything. Now young man
does not relish being badgered and
made a fool Of by a pretty woman,
but it Is intolerable to be sat upon by
an ugly one, at least such was the feel
ing or our informant, and one conSe-
quence Of this treatment was that in
after years, when Miss Evans had be-
come George Eliot, one man could
never persuade himself to read Adam
Bede' or to admit that the author was
other than very intolerant person and
an intolerable intellectual prig.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
MOdish JeweIry.

Marqulsc rings are the thing for the
little finger.
The beauty Of pearls is as much op'
preciated as ever.
Our native pearls are called sweet
fresh water pearls.
They must not be paved, however.
One lone, seel-shaped stone (called ma.
vette), surrounded by brllliants. is the
proper thing.
Chrysophrase Digit rich. green ca
bochons) is one of the favorite semi.
precious stones.
Another softer green stone also In
favor is jade. The imperial jade comes
from China, or rather 1t doesn't, be-
cause it all goes to the crown now.
They simply won't hear of ceiling this
pretty green stuff.
A fashionable jeweler offers a sixty.
eight-inch rope, pearl necklace, con.
tanning 10000 pearls, for $1,000.
Such a necklace is finished with tas.
sells and is knotted in variety Of
ways.--Philadelphia Record
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
One womAn's Sewinr-Room.

In the sewing-room Of a new house
whose mistress has been able to plan
1t exactly to her liking, is a set of
wooden shelves, separated into COM
partments Of varying sizes, which is
pointed out to visitors as "the piece.
bag" Into these convenient recep-
tacles go all the odds and ends of ma.
terials that are usually made up into
bulky rolls and sorted into bags. or
occasionally packed all together in a
large basket Either of the latter plans
makes the pieces difficult Of access, and
necessitates frequent handling - the
plgeon-hole method being a great i'm.
provement, if 1t is possible to accom-.
plish 1t.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
Observation-Disclosures
: HOUSEHOLD ,
- . . MATTERS
Caring For Palms.


The part of a palm which supplies
the plant with nutriment is found at
the root of the rising stem, where there
are leaves which are attached in an
odd way, reminding one of a bulb.
In order to ascertain IL the plant is in
need of water give q sharp tap on the
pot in which it is growing. If this
gives out hollow ring, water is need
ed. II, on the contrary, dull sound
is the response, it has plenty Of mois-
ture in the soil. The quantity Of mols.
ture in the earth may also be judged
by lifting the pot.
1t is useless to merely moisten the
earth on the top. This will only leave
the deeper roots dry. Always see that
the water runs through the hole in
the bottom of the pot. The water be.
fore being put on should be warmed
to about the temperature Of the room
in which the plant stands.
Once every week the surface Of the
leaves should be sponged. Gloves
should be worn when this operation ia
performed, as contact with the hand
turns the edges Of the leaves yellow.
Palms should not be watered from
above unless they are Immediately af-
terward wiped, as each drop of moIs-
ture allowed to stand on the leaf
causes it to turn yellow. When room
is swept or busted the plants should
be covered, as the dust will otherwise
settle on the leaves and clog the pores,
through which the plant breathes.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
. r + CIPE S

Crab TOast-Put In the chafing dish
one tablespoonful Of butter; when
melted add one tablespoonful Of
chopped celery, one teaspoonful Of
hour, half a cupful Of cream; stir until
thickened; add one can of crab meat;
stir till heated; spread on toast.
Saute Bananas-Remoye the skin
from the bananas; cut them in halves
lengthwise; let them rest in lemon
juice ten minutes; roll them in sugar.
then in melted butter; have some hot
butter In the frying pan; fry the ban
anas a golden brown, remove to a hot
platter and sprinkle with powdered
sugar.
Blackberry Jelly-Put the fruit in a
preserving kettle and place on the fire:
Doll for about ten minutes, stirring
constantly. Strain and press through.
and place the juice thus obtained on
to boil, skim thoroughly and when free
from scum add one pound of granu
lated sugar for every pint of Juice; stir
TILL the syrup jellies when dropped on
a plate, and then pot for use.
Compete Of Pineapple-Peel and
shred with a silver fork one medium
sized pineapple, which should be very
ripe. Soak two tablespoonfuls Of
gelatin In One-thlrd of a cupfuI
OF cold water for twenty minutes.
Peel slice and cut into tiny bits one
large, juicy orange; mix with the pine
apple and add one cupful Of granu-
lated sugar; stir with a silver fork un-
til well mixed and the sugar is dis
solved. Heat the gelatin over hot
water and strain oven the fruit. Turn
the mixture into a wetted mold and
stand on ice for several hours. Serve
with either whipped or plain cream
slightly sweetened.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
FOR SALE.

Several tracts Of land near BrightwOod
and Takoma, also Building Lots ON
Brightwood Ave, and 14th Strcot road.
Louis P. Shoemaker, 920 + st., n. w.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
A Trim Little Watch Fob.

A trim little watch fob is formed OF
soft bands of leather the lower edge
cut in an inverted point, and the other
turned over about 1t and finished with
ping-pong racquet in mother-of-pearl
set in a frame of gold.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
To Hold Up q Coat.

A modiste gave this general directk. .
for raising the long coat Take a big
handful in the very centre of the back
of the skirt and lift it and the skirt all
together. 1t wrinkles the coat inevi.
tably, but there is no other way"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-16
Mime. Humbert's Jewels.

In Paris the curious are thronging to
gee the Jewels Of Nine. Humbert, which
have been placed on exhibition. and by
their splendor adorn the tale of how a
clever woman fooled nation, il they
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Makes a livino by cjappjno,

There is a blind man in the west
END of London who earns his living
In a very novel manner. An Ameri.
can was passing down a street quite
recently and heard a curious sound,
suggesting rhythmic applause. Half a
dozen people stood between him and
he place whence the sound came, but
ne was curious enough to pass them,
ana he saw an old blind man. with his
hands close to his mouth, producing
some faint suggestion OF a popular air
oy clapping his hands together. Some
little attention was required 10 find
nut the tune he meant to express. but
as everything chosen was very popu-
lar, the effort was easy to follow. The
blind mans companion explained the
work and collected tribute, and from
what could be seen there is q living
in the business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Feeding Alfalfa.

correspondence Los Angeles Times:
Some months ago there appeared in
the Times a paragraph regarding the
beneficial effects Of feeding green al.
falfa to mich cows, speaking particu.
larly OF its %pro,onging the period of
lactation. Permit me to speak Of this
from experience. We have two COWS.
Beauty and Bonita. the former a
grade Guernsey. nine years old, the
other a grade Jersey, four years old.
For a year or 80 past we have had an
alfalfa patch about 80 feet long, from
which NOW a strip about 3 feet wide
across 1t daily. 1t therefore usually
lasts Just about a month. l divide the
cut alfalfa between the COWS at noon.
AFTER getting to the end Of the patch
begin at the other end and 70 over
II again. watering 1t as l cut It. In
the summer II Is generally coming
INTO bloom when cut. 1t has been a
frequent remark in our family for
some time past that Beauty has
never held out on her milk So" and
mat Is the case. l think it also tends
to keep the cows healthy. They have
been outside the corrals for
months. yet 1t is rare that anything
ails them,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
FEARFUL. FATALITY
Seventy.e Eight People Killed and
as Many Injured
FIGHT CAUSES STAMPEDE
Crowd In "a Church Put I'm Frep,v bv
Mistakins Cry Of Plight, for "Fire,
Struggle for the Exits a Fierce
One-Other News of Interest

A Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 10. dis
patch says: In an awful crush of hui
manity. caused by a stampede in the
Shiloh negro Baptist church at Avenue
G and Eighteenth street tonight sew
enty-eight persons were killed and as
many more seriously injured. The
catastrophe occurred at 0 o'clock. Just
az Booker T. Washington had conclud-
Ell his address to the national conven-
ton of colored Baptists. and for three
hours the scenes around the church
were understandable. Dead bodies were
strewn In every direction. and the am
Duiance service of the city was utterly
incapacitated to move them until after
midnight. Dozens of dead bodies were
arranged In rows on the ground out
side OF the house of worship awaiting
removal to the various undertaking
establishments, while more than a
score laid on the benches inside.
The church is the largest house OF
worship for negroes in Birmingham
and the pastor a y there were at least
two thousand persons in the edifce
when the stampede began. Even the
entrance to the church was literally
packed. Ag .sA
Just as Booker T. Washington con-
Guided his address Judge Billou, a
negro lawyer from Baltimore, engaged
in an alteration with the choir leader
concerning an unoccupied seat. and it
Is said a bio was struck. Some one
IN the choir cried, They are fighting"
Mistaking the word fighting" for
nre, the congregation rose en- masse
and started for the door. One of the
ministers quickly mounted the rostrum
and admonished the people to be
seated. Again the excited congrega-
ton mistook the word quiet for fire.
and renewed the struggle to reach the
door. Men and women crawled over
benches. fought their way into the
aisles and those who had fallen were
trampled upon.
The ministers tried again and again
to stop the stampede, but no power on
earth could stay the struggling. fight
ing mass Of humanity. The screams
OF women and children added to the
horror OF the scene and through mere
fright many persons tainted and as
they fell to the floor were crushed to
death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Watery Butter.

Recently in Chicago a car OF butter
from a Kansas creamery company
was examined by government experts
and found to contain "a per cent OF
water. 1t consisted Of ladle goods,
and this explains how the water got
into 1t. 1t was probably worked in
Intentionally in the process of work.
ing over the butter. This is a trick
that is worked with variations. Some.
times chemicals are used to help In.
corporate the water with the butter,
and at other times heat alone is de.
pended upon. This butter was evi.
IDENTIFY reworked at a high tempera.
ture. At the present time the ruling
or the government is that butter must
not contain yer 16 per cent of water.
In the past, as there has been no Law
on b point. no investigation has
been made. and it has been assumed
that the trick was not being worked as
extensively In this country as in Eu.
rope. 1t may turn out, however, that
we have been constantly victimized In
this respect, and that the imposition
mas been going on all the time. The
government inspection will now bring
1t to light and will at least prove .
heck upon II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
SUDDEN JUMP
wheat Makes u Gain Of 10 Cents I'm u
few Hours at Chicago

wheat Makes u Gain 81 10 Cents In u
few Hour at Chicago
September wheat Tuesday gave
strong evidence of a Congested con-
dition. advancing from 1919 cents, the
bottom price at the opening. to 80
cents, a gain of nearly 10 cents over
Mondays bottom price.
Tuesdays sharpness Of advance was
due to covering of short contracts, al
though operations in that line were
said to have been on a smaller scale.
Monday the buying was chiefly by an
influential house, but the demand came
chiefly from outside shorts, represent
ing numerous but generally small lines.
The running OF corners on the
board of trade has been enjoined by
the courts, but it is stated that the
available supply of contract wheat is
nearly all in the hands of a prominent
elevator company. Representatives Of
this company did not sell openly, but
were credited with letting out some
September through other houses. This
relief became effective shortly before
noon, when the price had reacted to
slb cents. The short interest is be-
lieved to represent between 1000, 900
and 5000, 900 bushels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Horrors in Haiti.

F. j. Raskin, who recently visited
Haiti, says in the Washington Post:
Haiti is the degenerate of the West
Indies. 1t has had independence for
nearly 80 years, and yet Is 1t still crop
ing in the darkness OF barbaric night.
African savagery is as rife as If 1t,
were on the Congo. Everything bends
to the power of brute force. The
lives OF men are taken as coolly as if
they were so many flies. When the
voodoo drum beats Haiti bends the
knee. Noodooism lifts its hideous
head and there is none powerful
enough to strike it down. There are
occurrences in Haiti which are hor.
rible enough to disgust the devil. In
the sacrifice of the goat without,
horns a voodoo priest, surrounded.
by worshipers, dances to the low
t%hrobbing of a drum and a grooming
chant. until, in the height OF fanatic
frenzy, with eyes upturned and lips
frothing, a child is seized and stabbed,
It's blood sucked, and its body after
wards boiled and eaten. The govern.
ment is powerless to prevent"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
TRIP |SABANDONfD
President Roosevelt Obliged &c
Give up Tour
UNDERooes AN OPERATION


an Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. %, dis
patch says: President Roosevelt's
western trip came TO an untimely end
In this city today. He was found to
be suffering from a swelling in the
left leg between the knee and ankle
hat required immediate surgical at
tention. and. instead of being taken
to the train to continue his journey
to Fort Wayne and Milwaukee, he was
conveyed to st. Vincent's hospital,
where he vas operated on. The opera
ton occurred at 3:45 o'clock. and last
ed only a short time. when he was
taken to a private room I'm the hos
pital To rest.
After taking a light luncheon at $50
p. m, he was conveyed on a stretcher
TO his train. which had been backed up
on the "Y" lear the hospital. and at
ten minutes to eight o'clock the train
left for Washington. The first intima-
ton that anything a wrong came in
the form of rumor to the great crowd
that was patiently waiting around the
Columbia club and the soldiers and
sailors monument for the president to
appear.
At 5:45 p. m. the following official
statement was issued:
At 1916 p. m. the president went from
the Columbia club to 81. Vincent's hos
pital In his own carriage. and shortly
after he was in the hospital. The
operation required was performed by
DR.. George n. Oliver. of indianapolis.
in consultation with the presidents
physician. DR.. George A. Lung and DIR.
George J. Cook. DR.. Henry Jameson
and DR.. J. J. Richardson.
At the conclusion of the operation
the physicians authorized the follow
ing statement:
las a result of the traumalism
tbruise) received in the trolley acct
dent at Pittstield, Mass. there was
found to be n circumscribed collection
of perfectly pure serum in the middle
third OF the left anterior tibial region,
the sac containing about two ounces,
which was removed.
The indications are that the presi-
dent should make speedy recovery. 1t
is absolutely imperative. however, that
he should remain quiet and refrain
from using the leg. The trOuble IL nOt
serious. but temporarily disabling.
tSigned.)
GEORGE CORTELYOU,
Secretary to the President.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
Colored hoy Admits killing

William Paul Caldwell. colored. aged
seventeen. son of John Caldwell of
Clinton. H.. was arrested at Spring
field. H.. OH a charge of numbering
Eugene Mitchell. who was found lying
in an alley in Springfield in a dying
condition. Caldwell went to the home
of Mrs. Kate Williams and returned a
bicycle which he had borrowed of
Mitchell. Mrs. Williams saw a ring on
Caldwell's finger which she recognized
as the property of Mitchell. and she
notified the police. and an officer ar
rested Caldwell at the house of Justice
Connolly. where he was employed. Cald-
well admitted killing Mitchell. but
said the revolver went off accidentally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
SlASHED WITH KNIFE
Warren Smelling Cut Up by an Angry
Horsetrader

Warren Smelling Cut Up by an Angry
Horsetrader
Walter Sheldon, a horse trader who
has before demonstrated his Partially
for the knife as a serviceable close
quarters weapon, is a fugitive pursued
by the Lincoln police, and young War
rem Smelling is laid up with a series
OF deep slashes that promise to have no
more serious effect than to give him
time to reflect upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF
keeping better company.
IL as all due to a quarrel In Rosen-
stocks saloon al 9r5 u street. Smelling
was In the company OF a party Of
friends at the bar when Sheldon. who
was In the real end of the saloon. ad-
dressed some insulting remarks to the
coterie that a making good at the
mahogany. Smelling resented the in
trusion and approached Sheldon to
demonstrate 1t. There was a collision
and when Sheldon broke away and ran
1t was ascertained that he had inflicted
several painful fish wounds upon young
Smelling.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
HERE AND THERE

A dispatch from Montpelier. depart
ment of Herault, says that Coun de
Vaulx's balloon has been driven ashore
safely and descended yesterday after
noon at Capite, between Villeroi and
Les Salines.
A dispatch dated Mammoth Hot
Springs. Wyo.. and signed II. G. Young,
says that S. Osgood Pell. of New York,
sustained severe injuries to his left arm
in a fight with a grizzly bear, which
he finally killed.
The Union Pacific depot at Agnew.
between Lincoln and Valley, burned
about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
station records were burned with some
other company property. The total
damage will not exceed $500. There is
nothing to show how the fire started.
A drizzling rain has prevailed in
Nebraska most of the time for the
past four days. A great amount of
moisture has been Afforded. Many OF
the roads are in bad condition and
business Is considerably interfered
with.
II Is again stated that the Burling-
ton will remove the brass foundry from
the Plattsmouth shops to Havelock,.
This has been rumored occasionally
for two years, but II is believed the
company intends making this move
now as soon as practicable.
w. C. Walden Of Boone. Ia. died in
the hospital at Des Moines, the result
of injuries received in the collapse of
a one-story brick business block on the
principal business street of Des
Moines. AS he was passing the build
ing the front suddenly fell outward,
burying him in the debris.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-09-26
SAFE FOR HIM TO APPEAR.
Mark Twain Escaped the Bible Read.
ing and Family Prayers.

Mark Twain Escaped the Bible Read.
ing and Family Prayers.
When Mark Twain vas in the West
many years ago his humor was as
droll as It is today. While there he
made the acquaintance of Senator
Stewart Of Nevada, VIII tells this
story of the humorist, Fouching for
its truth:
The incident occurred in Carson
City: AT that time" said Senator
Stewart, the humorist had not at
tanned to the philosophic calm which
comes with college degrees. He was
a journalist and an unterrified one. In
Carson City he boarded at the home
of his brother. who was a model citi.
zen and a Christian.
"One morning ] was a guest Of this
brother at breakfast. We had Just
seated ourselves at the table when a
voice drawled from the stairway
above:
Have you read the scripture les
son this morning.
Yes was the reply.
Had family prayers?' continued
the voice from above.
Ives, SAM said the host, smiling
at me-.
There was a pause, and then in the
now well.known drawl came the fur.
Their question:
"'Said grace?'
YES responded the patient head
of the household.
"'All right, then came the cheer.
full comment from the stairway, III
reverent youth who in a few years
was to promote the gayety of nations
Joined us at the breakfast table"