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The Washington times., 1903-11-08
Che Tuon1an
GUbo Hroues

q AID a well-known Philadelphia
club woman recently: "At times il
~ seems to me as though woman's
proverbiaI love Of argument is only
another instance OF the Inevitable long
ing for the unattainable.
Woman has learned many things. but
she has not yet learned how TO argue
properly.
ITO receive courteously from others
opinions which differ from their own is
a point which even the most advanced
OF our sex have not yet reached.
THE woman who would argue should
remembtr that:
Those who do not think exactly as
she does may. after ALL be fairly intel
ligent people.
In order to refute an argument it is
always well to first hear what IL is
not interrupt when It has been but half
TO assert a thing elnphatically is not
necessarily to prove IT,
ITO call an opponent an ass is merely
to prove yourself one,
"A sheer proves nothing against any
the person who is guilty Of
using it
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

but there is a soft finished tafFeta that
is in great demand With the plaid or
check cheviots the dark belts look much
the best. and black is appropriate with
every color. The light col0rs should.
however, be reserved for the more eIab-
crate gowns. such as are intended for
afternoon or evening wear. The velvet
elastic belts. fastened with narrow
fancy buckles. are also worn with the
cheviot gowns, and these are invariably
Of black, no cOlOred narrow belt being
considered permissible.
Black lace gowns. made up over white.
are again TO be fashionable this winter.
and may be either plain or hounceG IN
the skirts. Lace fiOunces and lace
shawls show on to greatest advantage
in these designs. but. oddly enough. thu
much less expensive laces known as all
over design are more fashionable es-
pecially If intended for Cheater gowns.
The favorite model. or rather the favor
tie models, are shown IN the nlustra-
ton. The founced skirt, with each
hounce finished by bias band of fig
ured satin or taffeta, or made entirely
Of plain velvet or satin. embroidered
with pailettes. IS very good style. Lace
founces do not admit of trimming While
to lovers OF conservative dress the
beauty Of the lace is apparent at a
glance. TO the majority the far less cost
~ trimmed lace is infinitely more desir-
able
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
wide Belts Are Modish.

forward against the brim. The bird is
handled in a curious way. Its wings
are drawn through the velvet and
pressed against the sides OF the hat
where they may sweep the hair. They
are caught with buckles of steel and
rhinestones on either side. At the back
of the hat the tail plumage of the bird
again hangs down upon the hair. This
hat follows the decided tendency of the
new winter hats, IN that the back Of
II shaped abruptly to the contour of the
head. This is a most charming little af-
fe If to brighten a sober gray or brown
tailored sGit.
Not entirely new with this season.
though 1t has not been seen for several
previous years, is the draped toque. This
hat is made of shirred taffeta on
framework and then bent into grace
ful swirl at the right side. It has al
most no ornament outside its graceful
shape, only knot of velvet with a
buckle at the side 1t is made in gun
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

as at the wrist. They show long lines
OF braid or embroidery.
Rows of shirring and puffs. bards of
embroidered velvet. or lace, are set
around the foot OF yokes, which are
plain. shirred or corded, from which
fall either narrow or wide plaits. All
these are in decided contrast to last
" rter's styles. yet are very smart. The
skirt with rounded yoke which is ap-
parentiy all one piece is great favor
tie, and is made up in all materials. A
narrow edge Of satin or velvet out
lines it in an exceedingly dainty and
effective way. Narrow bands Of satin
embroidered IN pretty buttonhole silk
are used in this style of trimming
around the yoke, down the sides Of the
front breadth and then 10 outline each
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

metal color. new and popular color OF
the year.
Feathers are to be worn more than
ever, but flowers have not yet appeared
in much favor. though later importa-
lions from Paris may tell different
story Some charming things are done
with dahlias and chrysanthemums.
which properly belong to the conyen-
tional forms OF the cloth hats
Whatever may have been said about
styles OF wearing the hair, the new hats
make the old demand The hair must
be tight to the head behind and worn
bouffant in front to set on the fetching
new styles.
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

"@IPTOE with expectation, women
await the first word from the
shops as to what the winter
headR ar shall be- Only an oc-
casional him has been given thus far
10 the feminine public. but the fashion
writer. proving behind the scenes, has
received the condolences Of phe importer
and beheld some of the delicious confec-
lions as they were lifted from their
nests in swathings OF tissue fresh from
the packing case.
The PariB milliners have formulated
two distinct ideas for the coming season.
The dress hats are TO be very large and
walking hats quite small. All the ele b
gance will not be absorbed by the car
rage and reception hats. though many
OF these fmpOrtauons are superb; the
tailor made hats are many Of them
things 10 dream about with their ex-
ouisite tones and severe lines. The new
color IS eminence purple, the pinky pur-
pie which nearly approaches magenta.
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
WHAT IS TOLOvE

To grapple fate and fearlessly
Defy its stubborn. stern decree
Until, disarmed, the terror lies
Beneath our feet. recons and dies.
To look beyond, content to wait
And dignity our low estate
By bending lower e'er to seek
To help the fallen, lift the weak.
To take no backward step-to wit:
Be sure that each ascends a bit
To love the best, the best to give:
That is the meaning solved. to live.
Boston Transcript
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
Handsome ano practical ADooes for ooen Housewives

. HE modern outfit. whether for
summer or winter, must needs
include such a number Of diff
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

piait On a mixed cheviot this mode OF
trimming can be IN black. or if a touch
of color is desired either red or q
bright blue may be used. OF course. the
buttonhole finish must be worked by
hand; the machine work, even If the
best. is not thought correct in this fad.
Checked and plain effects in cheyiOt
are for the moment more fashionable
than stripes, although the hairiine OF
white or a lighter color is always in
style Most useful and extremely smart
are the cheviot costumes made up on
simple lines as shown in the illustration,
and there is great variety of colorings
to choose from. The tans and browns \
the gray with black or white, and the
old favorite - blue and green furnish
enough difference in coloring to insure
the selection of a becoming effect II care
be taken in the choice With such ma
terials it is always a mistake to use
| elaborate trimmings The narrow seal
/ Hoped hand Of satin already described.
rows OF braid or velvet ribbon, or rows
Of machine stitching are the only suit
/ able oruamentations. Now there are so
many clever ways of arranging the ma
terial itself to obtain bias and straight
/ effects and combinations OF these that
/ il looks as though there were two or
/ three different IaorlcS are utHizeu-
Wide Belts Are Modish-
The broad belts OF satin or velvet Sc
/ fashionable this autumn are in keeping
/ with this style of gown, and look par
| ticularIy well with the short jackets
! These belts require careful fitting and
| shaping to the figure; they are rounded
! at the top and finished below with
/ decided point. At the back the belt has
/ narrow ends Of the material turned
under and fastened with steel or rhine
stone buttons Liberty satin or velvet
make the best belts OF this description,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
THE KANSAS INVADERS.
Queer Army from the East, and
What 1t Did There.

This year every one has heard of the high rate
Of wages offered and Of the humorous and some=
times pathetic experiences Of dapper brokers clerks
and adventurous college men who came out OF the
East rejoicing and returned with lame backs and
blistered hands" says Richard Washburn Child,
writing about Kansas in THE Independent" Re
ports Of the harvest have been romantic. startling
and imaginative: in Kansas there is great longing
to have the truth told.
The crop the largest raised in
Kansas. So far back years before the flood
the Missouri food of last June-they harvested
more wheat than this year. But this spring the
waterways in Kansas expanded. the house that
was not founded upon rock went journeying tow
ard ew-Orleans. the In the tree was scream
ing for rowbOat and the iron and stone bridges
went out with rhythmic crashes. When the water
had gone upon its natural way. leaving a few feet
of caking mud the face of the land. a large
part of the population were helping themselves or
some one else to Danish the wilderness Of bed
springs. pianos, barn floors and all things which
float. and to restore runaway houses to their
proper owners. This diverted many hundreds from
their usual Summer employment in the wheat fields
and created a lively demand for willing workers
among the farmers Of middle Kansas. To make
matters worse. the director of the Free Employ
ment Bureau found that the visitation of the food
having benefited the wheat crop Unexpectedly would
make II necessary to import from other States at
least % 600 lsborers. This Is large army; probably
even more came
They came from all places and nationaIites
leaving behind them all kinds Of vocations. eager
for the largest pay and reluctant TO take the hard
kind OF work. Some came for a vacation. some
for their health. some for their pocketbooks and
some for the sake OF adventure: many took advan-
tage Of the 'colonst rate offered by the railroads
at the request OF the State. and many were ar
rested for stealing rides on trains; few went
here and a few went there. some went back the
next day. end some who have fallen under the spell
OF Kansas are never going back. From fTst to last
they suffered from ignorance of the country and
it's conditions. from inexperience in harvesting
thrashing and from lack OF stamina 30 stand the
physical rizor Of the Western fields. The Kansas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
THE NEW C0NEY ISLAND.
How It Has Been Transformed in a Single
Season

These must be busy times for you officer" was
the remark made to a bronzed Coney Island police
man one night, recently. when the crush TO get
back 20 town greatest
Nav, there's nothin' dom. I've been here 'steen
years an this Is de .oftest snap I've struck yet
Why. there were ony seven arrests last night \
couple OF summers ago the station house wasn't
big enough 20 hold those we'd pick up
We'll, how do you account for this great change ?"
Il s'pose those feers that got up Luna Park had
most 10 do wild it. They runs clean shows-you
understand. with the song an dance gals and the
skin games cut dead out. Then they brought tony
people down here. who never set eyes on Conev
before. An they get much free show for a
dime that when the bunch gets through with Luna
they gives the fake shows the go-by Crooks an
fakirs won't feel to home here no more Luna has
got them skinned See?"
This explanation from the policeman accounts
for the marvellous change which has taken place
In the number and character Of the visitors to
Coney Island in the just closed. EVERYBODY
acquainted with old Coney has marvelled at the
wonderful transformation that has taken place
and the remarkable thing about Il is that this
change was predicted by one OF the ouetest and
most unassuning OF young men tust year ago
To-day the curtain will be rung down on Copev
Island The last chute will have been shot The
wonderful airship that has taken nearly million
persons safely 70 the moon will cease its flights
The submarine boat and its daring will go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
RUNNING A LAWN MOWER.

Running lawn mower is like playing tennis.
II looks mighty easy but It is not II the speaker
had expected any one TO disagree with him he was
disappointed. for his profound observation was re-
ceived in entire silence by the group Of men who
sat on the porch OF a country house
If lawn mowers were recent inventions re-
marked one Of the group in a sort OF dreamy,
speculative fashion. you might expect to hear a
variety Of opinions the statement just made.
for naturally at such period in the history OF the
introduction OF invention but few persons have
had opportunity to gain any practical expert
Their ideas would be based pictures they
had Of the pleasing episode in the life OF the
happy suburbanite. There he Is shown Dy the
gifted artist having returned home after an
arduous day in the hot city He Is greeted AT the
porch by his wife. wearing the latest thing In
summer gowns and looking II she had not a care
in the world. About her are the children, also In
stylish summer apparel
They waiting 10 the husband and father
run the lawn mower. the one excitement in their
day, and not to disappoint their fond anticipauOns
he seizes the handle and starts gayly on. cheered
by the smiles OF mis- adoring family. That IL the
made with human hands The handle does
not seek penetrate the contented abdomen of the
prosperous citizen nor do its knives skip over
patches Of grass without scarcely leaving a trace
behind. In fact. there is quite a catalogue OF
virtues OF the ideal machine which the one the
average man has does not have"
Then II is your opinion. said the nrst speaker.
that the real character OF the lawn mower Is
generally known"
There is no doubt about that" was the reply
The fact Is that the machine IL so thoroughly
those who know enough TO handle II without re-
ducng II TO such condition that II has to be sent
the shop for repairs before IL can be operated
again However. IL Is useful and innocent form
OF taking exercise. and, Ike everything OF the
sort. has its brief day q form Of recreation or
even of work OF smateurs"-lws Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
GUM CHEWING AND LUNACY

who would have thought that doctors Woulo
cOuntenance the practice OF gum chewing ~
here is the news from 81. Paul that ire MlnnesotS
State Board OF Control includes chewing gum n
the list Of supplies fer insane asylums as It's use ~
often found have excellent effect upon pa
TENTS soothing them during violent spells. and en-
abling them 70 concentrate their minds upon VAR
Gus forms OF work Doubtless Il Is the unuscuhar'
the secretOry. activity that produces the oens
fetal result. The secretOry activity may depis'
the salivary glands and thus prove preJudicisl -
digestion Insane people nervous ana ainlosss
every one inclined 20 nervousness has dlscVVvl,es
that there forms Of hdgcting which enable IN
relieve the tension upon his nerves and help hn
to concentrate hts attention -
Many a lawyer and many an orator WOuld Dc =
a loss In speaking IL he could twidde his W9lcn
chain twirl his eyeglasses. Many a traveIilhs
and many a politician would zoe hls IcSe--4
ton for OF manner In conversation II ceprvce
the cigar which he gracefully puffS IN the nue.
walls OF his talk. And the fan! What mistress "
COQuetry would be willing 70 surrender hcr ram A.
But while gum chewing may relieve the ndssts =,
the OF those who do the chewing the ssnt -
10 Is likely 20 give the hdgets TO other peo2s
oblixed to look on-tMllwaukss Evening Wlscons"s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

out OF commission. The EsqCimaus will return to
Greenland to cool off and the Arabs will go back
to the Orient to get warm So there is no adver-
Using In telling of ths fulflment of prophecy
made
IL was a serious faced trough boyish looking
young man that was talking, while he whitfield
stick. and this is about what he said: The Trtb.
une has been exposing fOr years the iniqu1ty OF
this cosmopolitan resort. 1t has encouraged every
movement that promised for the betterment OF con-
ditiOns here. II has been suggested to buy up the
land and thus crush out the vile shows; but
have idea / clean up Corey Island. by sim
ply giving the people who come here amusement
that will interest them without even n suggestion
of the vulgar. I have just secured seven acres or
swampand. and have in mind some attractions 10
be placed there that will bring better class OF
peoTI, down here and raise the whole tone and
character Of the amusements of CCney Island
1t was Frederick Thompson who said this q year
ago, and il must be admitted he has reVOluuonlzed
the show business. He has crowded out the indie
cert shows at COney Island. for vulgarity dies out
when il ceases to be profitable. The attendance AT
Luna Park up to last night numbered 4SZS.bJO per-
sons proving that people will patrcnize amusement
that is decent and assuring for the future a clean
and healthful sumner resort within the city limits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
NEW MONSTER FOUND.
Egfinct 1ranOitherium of africa
Vas Queer Beast.

The great western desert OF Egypt the rain
less. sandy region which extends for hundreds OF
miles beyond the Fayum. consists OF deposits Of
Sand raised in places 20 form ridges ci rs some
hundreds % feet thick " says The sphere" These
sands are OF marine and estusrine origin They
belong TO the earlier Tertiary period-the Eocene
End Lower Mioccne. when the sands OF the desert
o. the Fayum were deposited there was Afri-
can continent south o. Egypt tof very different
shape from that which know today and a
great estuary corresponding more or less to the
Upper Nile Valley. on this land lived creatures
extraordinarily unlike anything At present living.
The animals living IN the Africa OF Eocene
times Included the ancestors OF all elephants.
creatures with long shouts and lower jaws also 50
long that the snout upheld and could not hang
down as the trunk. 1t came 90 later in the
mastodons and elephants OF Mocene and Piocene
times. There were also huge beasts like the man
atee and ougong in the shallow waters. a coney or
hyraN as big donkey. and great carnivOrOus
animals unlike our modern lions. and even more
powerful Than they. The remains Of huge
python twice large the biggest now alive. and
many tortoises Of large size have also been found
These and the wonderful arsin6itheriun have
s been discovered in the last two years Travellers
had reported that fragments OF bone were occa-
sionally 10 be seen sticking out OF the wind swept.
dry sands Of the Fayum desert but Il not
until the officers Of the Geological Survey OF
Egypt under Captain Lyons made special expedi-
tion TO this region 1901 that any specimens in
good condition obtained and their nature
nsoertained by expert PSYCHOLOGISTS. Fortunately.
Dr. Andrews. Of the department ~ geology OF the
British Museum. IN Egypt at the time and
accompanied the party sent by the Egyptian Sur
vey into the Fayum desert al the invitation Of
Captain Lyons Even thu short stay OF a couple
~ weeks enabled The survey party 10 collect
number 81 bones and skulls which were recognized
by Dr. Andrews being absolutely unlike any
previously known fossils and Of the greatest in
fercst
lOgiCa. Survey. discovered what Us perhaps the
moss astonishing 81 al the monsters uuearthed
the Fasum. ID IS big a large ThnOcerOs
and rst sight the skull suggests an affinity with
that animal Ia has two enormous horns growing
from the nasal bone. but these are not. as IN the
rhinoccros. horns OF a horny, hbrOus material;
they are actual bOny OutgrOwths covered in life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
BISON IN MONTANA.
Success in Building Up Herd from Small
Beginnings.

The University Of Montana. Missouls. maintains
a biological station near Flatnead Lake. in tho
northwestern part of the State. Professor Morton
J. ElrOd. director Of the station. describes IN "A
Biological Reconnaissance" published last year By
the university. the herd OF I'D buIaloes on tho
F1athead Indian Reservation. The herd. derived
from thirtysiX animals purchased in 1884 by Charles
Allard and Michael Pablo has in twenty years IN
creased to more than three hundred and fifty. or
ten times the original number. Many OF the AMI
mails have been sold 70 show enterprises and to
Eastern cities for parks and geological gardena
The conditions here are more favorable for buffalo
than in Yellowstone Park The animals con-
stantly attended by herder, and therefore ars noe
afraid Of man. while the Yellowstone Park herd 10
rarely seen.
The park herd also ranges at q high altftuds
over seven thousand feet where deso
and winters are long and severe. but the Flathsaa
herd ranges at altitude below three Thousand
feet where deep SHOWS do not occur and hay or
grain may be taken to the animals in a few houra
Their range does not exceed seventy TO one hun
bred square miles and the animals might be main
tanned on much smaller range. The cows DO not
bear calves until they four five years Old,
and about half of them produce every year Tbs
fertility Of the herd is not decreasing The herdsr
keeps note Of tire inCrsass. looks after the calves
and, In fact the animals much more carefully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

horses driven tandem Later. the weight Of the
.Is Increased, he had four and then six horses
ne Ie4Ny efaoeS were overcome By a series OF In
c-.Ieu p-sies ne railroad stations IN those davs
49, 49,, pioblosa Win bells which were rung on the
"a al etIaitlte OF trains At the ringing the
Nt,oie toMA generally turned out to meet the train
ne .e,'ttne a fireman on the Andrew jackson
cne OF ne early locomotives Of the Baltimore and
yi5lo fNaiIioacs and later the John Quincy
AoaIfls- with these 'graEshopper" engines he was
sOfeosed 70 make twelve miles hour NJ
smith declared that he sometimes got thirty miles
on OF Them. tie claims credit for the Invention
o. several things which to-day cons ldereS gr-
olspensahie on a railroad such As the sandbox ana
TIE INK coupling. which was preceded nv re- -,
satisfactory bar coupling
Entering the service Of the railroad almost AZ IT'S
inception he remained with n through All ,hs
grades 81 teamster, fireman. engineer rlechan mic,
conductor. supervisor. train master dfsraf~her
ticket agent and passenger agent. well up into The
days OF the modern railroad He had the ex-
perience Of having the engine he driving turn
completely upside down. with him underneath and
he escaped without scratch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

drove the horse trains Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad before steam became the motive power Of
the road He is Christian Smith and he is now
ninety-one years old. Recently he went to Balti-
more and visited the general offices Of the com
pany He amazed TO learn that the Baltimore
and Ohio alone had eighteen hundred locomotives.
and he took look at the big electric motor en-
CINE. weighing hundred and fifty tons which
has just been put into service. Nj Smith made
some interesting comparisons between this engine
the most powerful in the world and the twelve and
one-haf ton locomotives Of the 'grasshopper' tyne
which he ran after horse power was dispensed
with.
II was IN 1872 at the age OF twenty. that he first
engaged in the service OF the company according
20 the book Of the ROYAL Blue. he owe trains
between Plane No. 4 and Frederick Nd a dis
tance OF fifteen miles. His team consisted of three