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The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
CONCERNING TABLES.

Taken all in all. the square table
with solid centre support and corner
legs that are strong without being
''lumpy" and graceful without orna-
ment, is the best for general use. AS
dining room and library furniture
yields far less to the influence of fash
ion than does that for the drawing
room, it should be selected Tor its rich
woods. its fine construction. its solid
ity and character. All cheap vulgari-
ties of ornament should be eschewed,
and especially that which is glued on.
Rough carving is least Objectionable,
though a handsomely grained wood
with no ornament save its own fine
coloring is far richer. Two favorite
woods for heavy dining room and Ii
brary tables are oak and mahogany.
The former is toned in golden, dark
oak. Flemish brown. or cathedral
green, and is seen either in n high
shellac or n wax finish. The favorite
width for a library table is thirty
four inches; for the dining table, from
forty-five to fifty four inches.-Har-
per's Bazaar. -
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
HYGIENE OF THE HAIR.

In order to give your hair the hy-
gienic care which it demands it is
necessary, ladies. that you should
know:
First, that the scalp dislikes damp
ness, which soaks it, and is hurtful to
its vitality.
Second, that the scalp requires con-
slant airing, to assist the evapora-
ton of persplration and other secre-
tions of the skin. which have as in
furious an effect upon it as dampness.
Third. that both the scalp and the
hair dislike violent twisting and pull
ing, which put their strength and solid
ity to a hard test.
These three fundamental principles
being known, they should be remem-
bered and applied in the best way,
and as frequently as possible.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
THE BEST DRESSED WOMEN.

One of the reasons why the Paris
ienne has been recokened the best
dressed woman in the world is that
she invariably suits her attire to cir
cumstances. Undoubtedly it would be
Il good thing If her example We're more
widely followed; demand for hats
would be increased and the profit like
wise. 1t is more to the advantage of
the milllner to sell two or three hats
than one, and smart hats do not neces-
sarily have wider margin of profit
than more simple ones. Frequently
the opposite is the case; more often
than not what is charged for is the
style and novelty, and it is not always
possible to raise the price in exact pro-
portion to the value of the trimmings
and materials employed. Many mil
liners here have a certain scale of
prices. Their minimum price is high
one and between this and the maxi
mum there is not so great differ
ence as might be supposed.-Th Mil
linery Trade Review.
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Shepherds Ple-Cut enough mutton
in inch pieces to make one cupful;
cut four medium sized boiling potatoes
in half inch squares; put them in
baking dish; add half cup of stock
or water and half tablespoon of but
ter in small pieces; salt and pepper to
season; cover with potato crust.
Baked Bananas-Strip the skin from
the bananas, leaving one strip for
the banana to rest upon; put them in
baking pan and sprinkle heavily with
granulated sugar; put the pan in
hot oven and bake bananas twenty
minutes or until soft; lift them from
the skins to a hot platter and pour
over orange juice.
Peach Dumplings-Peel and cut
peaches in halves. Put them In an
agate stew pan with two cupfuls of
water and half cup of sugar; when
beginning to boil add dumplings made
with one cupful of flour. two level
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, little
salt and water enough to make a soft
dough; drop by spoonfuls into the
peaches; cover the pan and let boil
half an hour.
Rice Omelet-To one cupful OF cold
boiled rice add one cupful of milk,
one tablespoonful of melted butter.
one teaspoonful of salt and n little
pepper; mix these well and add to
the beaten eggs: put little butter in
frying pan and when hot turn in the
omelet mixture; let cook slowly; put
in the oven for few minutes; when
it is cooked through fold in half. turn
out on a hot platter and serve at
once.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
CLEANING LACE CIrRTAINs

Pin a sheet on the carpet. then over
the sheet scatter dry Indian meal and
borax mixed in the proportion of one
cupful of meal to one teaspoonful of
powdered bOrax. Over the sheet pin
curtain. and over the curtain scat
ter the mixture; then another curtain,
then more mixture. until all the cur
tains are pinned down and all strewp
with the meal and borax. Now pull
out all the pins, and roll up in COM
pact roll. so that the sheet shall cover
all. Law this roll away to season for
two or three weeks. then shake out
your Womans Home Com
panion. sa
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
ELABORATE HOSIERY.

The seasons importations of hosiery
include very elaborate and handsome
designs. Fifty dollars is the price asked
for some of these richly embroidered
silk stockings An artistic pair in white
silk shows chiffon leaves and flowers
set in the fine mesh. The same design
is in black. In another pair of black
stockings tiny white and shaded blue
beads are closely initiated in embroid-
cry, producing quite Japanese effect.
the design showing tiny birds flying
across the fabric in regular Jap"
style. Another costly stocking is Or
namented with exquisite drawn work
in unique Internationally Eagle.
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THE oLD-r1NIE PELER1NE.

Capes will be worn for the good and
simple reason that woman who have
invested thousand dollars or more in
sable circulars are not likely to throw
them aside, but as far as Ia mode is
concerned. they have given place to
pelerines. the old-fashioned tippet
pointed on the shoulders, such as were
worn hundred years ago. They are
delightfully."- warm, for the sloping
shoulders reach on either side almost
to the elbow, and cover both back
and chest well. They have this merit.
that. unlike coat or jacket, they can
be easily thrown off in n room and
resumed on going out again. 1t has
been for years fruitful source of
colds that we have become too heated
when paying visits by over clothing re-
tained indoors and have felt the effects
when going out into the cold air. There
are many shapes in pelerines, and mar
rover stoles, and many styles. The
sable, mink and stone marten stoles
have tails at each end as well as half
way down and at the back.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
THE WOMEN or ENGLAND.

The fashionable Englishwoman
crimps and fiuffs her hair until it
'pomps" all around her head like n
rather stiff halo, and then she tides
it all down with hair net, both fore
and aft. But the hair is such n pret
~ color and they have the most beau
tiful compilations and brilliant coloring
to be found in the whole world. There
are no middle aged women here; they
are either young and fresh or old and
becapped. When the wrinkles begin
to come they are Immediately and per-
sistently chased away by an electrical
contrivance massage and plenty of ex-
pensive cold cream. One rarely sees
gray haired woman-at least, not
fashionable one-for when the hair
begins to whiten she tints it until it
is a beautiful reddish blonde brown,
and then she goes tripping down the
ladder of life utterly and gayly un-
conscious of the devastating footprints
of Father Time.-Linda Hull Larned,
in Good Housekeeping.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
WOMEN AS BOOKSELLERS.

London curio shops are largely in the
hands of women. but though women
writers of books are legion women
sellers of books are conspicuous by
their absence. Has the trade of the
bookseller no charm for women? 1t
has suggested, and with apparent rea-
son, that charming woman, with
delicacy of feeling and tact, might
establish book shop in any fash
ionable thoroughfare and attract to
it all the most famous and fashion
able people of the day. making it. in
fact. something of salon. OF course,
specially personal qualifications would
be necessary. and probably they are
not often found in the woman possess
ing the requisite capital. Still, that
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
SYSTEMATIZE HOUSEWoRK.

As matter of fact. and sad mat
ter of fact at that. the vast majority
of women have not learned to make
their brains save their heels. They
have not learned that in the home reg
ular methods are as necessary as in
any other occupation. Some thorough
housewives spend half an hour every
morning planning the work of the day.
They contend that by doing so they
gain the half hour twenty times over.
not counting the amount of wear and
tear on the brain and nervous system
that is obviated by this methodical
way of doing their work.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
CARE oF MEMS CLOTHES.

Mems suits, like women's heavy
skirts, look well and retain their shape
for much longer time If, when not
in use, they are always folded in their
original creases and laid away fiat
not hung up in the Ordinary way. 1t
really makes an astonishing difference
in the decent duration of any garment.
Also, find it pays to remove promptly,
with benzine or other agents, any
grease or paint spots on woolens. A
coat collar is quickly cleaned If ben
zine is poured ON it and with cloth
rubbed briskly in, and n man is not
happy looking when his coat has a
soiled collar! Besides. these little at
tentions, by prolonging the usefulness
of one expensive garment, may save
money to buy other things. First 1
brush the garment, then wet the grease
spots with benzine and rub with a
cloth the color of the goods, and mend,
il need be. Then l take it to the iron
ing board and proceed to stay with
is mine. Have hot iron always;
wiring lintless cloth out of cold water
and, laying it on the garment. iron
till dry. CThis ''freshens' and re-
moves dust, as it goes.) Repeat till
every part of the garment has been
ironed. BY this process alone 1 have
made even quite disreputable looking
old pantaloons look new.-B. H., in
Good Housekeeping.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
AN HONORABLE DEsERrER.

"a good many soldiers" said the
doctor. deserted to keep out of n
fight. never knew but one man who
deserted to get into fight. and his
story is worth telling. Peter Mayvllle
enlisted in the Ninth Vermont Regl-
ment. which. with 1900 other Union
soldiers, surrendered to the Confeder-
ntes under jackson. September 10.
1862. at Harper's FERRY. Under the
terms of surrender all the enlisted men
were at once paroled and the Ninth
Vermont was sent to Camp Douglas,
Chicago. 10 guard Confederate pris-
oners. until exchanged
This WAS a great disappointment
TO Peter Mnyville, and as exchange
was delayed. the Vermonter becaWe
restive. and theu rcbellious. One dark
night he slipped out Of emp and
never returned. He was reported Il
deserter. and was so regarded by the
men who knew him bef.. AIayvillo
made his way TO Pennsylvania. and
enlisted. under the name OF Peter
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is no matter, for the opening is for
one, noe for The many, and that orr
would probably be that rara avis. ;ls
business woman who finds her work
entirely to her mind and real pleas
ure. An establishment something on
this order is fourishins in Sewickley.
having grown from modest little
shop for the sale and exchange of
books to a widely known place where
one may revel in rare volumes and an
tique Pittsburg Dispatch.
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ONE KIND OF JUDGMENT.

'How did he gain his success?"
"Oh. his Judgment of people was
good"
knew whom to trust. did hep"
"Well, not exactly that. He made it
point to cultivate those who seemed
likely to be able to help him and to
ignore those whom he might help. and
he made few mistakes in selecting his
friends on this basis."-Chlcago Post.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
WE'LL TRAINED.

I'm anxious to get the names of all
present" said the reporter. "Will you
oblige me-
"Ohr' said the meek little man. you
may put down Mrs. Henry Peck and
husband -
You mean MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Peck don't you?"
Il would prefer If that" he replied.
with furtive glance over his shoul-
der. 'but. for goodness sake. don't
say 1 gave it to you that way
Philadelphia Pr SIS.
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LIKE REGETS LIKE.

Miss Inez Sent-"Its an opal ring
Mr.. Cheepley gave me-"
Miss sharpe (examinaing iD-"H'm.
Do you-er-like it?"
Miss Inez Seat-"Oh, yes; but you
know the old superstition. I'm afraid
1t will bring me bad luck
Miss Sharpe-"I wouldn't worry.
This can't bring you anything worse
than an imitation OF bad luck. Phil
adelphia Press.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15

Barry. in Il regiment on it's way to the
| front. He saw hard service at once.
and ut Gettysburg lost both arms aud
received other wounds. Not believing
that he could recover. he told his story
to the surgeon. and in the end was
sent home 10 Vermont in as good CON
dition as was possible under the cir
cumstances.
. "Mayyille had been something of n
character in his home neighborhood,
and was very generally known as Pc
ter Newcome. This name was given
to him because his young wife, in the
year they came from Quebec to Yer
mont. was constantly complaining to
the neighbors when her husband was
off carousing. Pete no come Pete was
so persistent an offender that the
neighbcrs came TO call him Peter No
come, or Newcome and this clung to
him after he reformed. and he was
better known as Peter Newcome than
as Peter Mayville. So when he re-
turned, and. as Peter Barry, was given
n pension of ST2 a month, there was
less comment than there would have
been under other circumstances.
Barry did not deny that he had
deserted from the Ninth Vermont. but
he made it clear that he deserted be-
cause. with fighting going ON in front,
he could not bear the thought of idling
away his time at Camp Douglas. AS
he could not be exchanged. and as he
could not get into 4 fight as Peter
Mayvillc. because Mayville was n pa
rolled prisoner. he took the bull by the
horns. and deserted into II fighting reg
iment. The pension officials conceded
that Mayville's notions as to oath and
parole were Il little loose. but there
was no doubt about the success of his
plan to get into fight. l saw him
only few years ago. well-preserved.
prosperous Vermont farmer. an arm
les hero to n people who didn't care
under what name he drew pension"
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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KEPT HIM THINKING.

Archibald thinks of none but me" +"
said ClaribeI. with much conceit.
Mabel shifted daintily.
"Oh. pshawr' she exclaimed. 81
have Chawley thinking of the ice
cream man. the candy man, the jew
eler. the florist and the box Office man,
all the time New York Sun.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
MAN HIT BY LEAPING TARPoN

Albert Lefert, while hunting in Tim
balier Bay. Louisiana. was knocked
senseless from his pirogue into the
water by monster tarpon. Some of
his friends were near and reached him
in time to save him from drowning.
The fish struck him IL fearful blow on
the breast. indictlug severe wound.
He is still laid up. but will recover.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
A4AIaI
BRAINS For BABY.

"Of course" said Mrs. Extragood,
''you are fond of bright precoclous
babies?"
"oh, yes. certainly" replied Old
Bach. but draw the line on the sup
posed smart sayings made up by the
parents and loaded off on the poor
infants. Baltimore American.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
ART IN ENTERTAINING.

"Oh. the refreshments needn't cost
much"
''No?"
mo, If one manages, nobody will be
able to decide which are refreshments
and which are decorations, and in that
way most everybody goes away with
out eating Detroit Free Press.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
Ice Heavier rhnn Water.

By experiments of greater accuracy
Professor Babcock. of the Wisconsin
University, shows that half ton of ice
weighs more than the water obtained
from melting that quantity OF ice.
Therefore the weight of body in
creases as its temperature falls.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
NOT APPRECIATED.

Don't you get dreadfully tired of
Smithkins' jokes?"
II have never heard one"
"Why, l thought you knew Smith
kins"
Il do."-Chicago Record Herald.
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DUST.

After the tenth consecutive defeat
the baseball manag ger withheld salaries.
"Youse KANT have dust an bite it,
too" quoth he.-Detroit Free Press.
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Nv, cd aIa.4oo a,I,...

In th,stv-nine years service rs rural
postman between Loughton ANA High
Beech Epping Forest. Charles Hunt,
who has just retired. walked some 314,-
46O miles, and only once went on sick
leave.-Tit Bits.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
FASHION OUTLOOK FOR 1904.

FASHION OUTLOOK FOR 1904.
The fashion outlook for the winter
promises great diversity in color
ing, material and design. AS has been
the case for several seasons, individ-
uality of taste is allowed full sway,
yet anything crude or too striking will
not meet with approval. All crudities
must be toned down and modified to
insure artistic results.
AS yet it is impossible TO say that
any type of dress is to be the one for
the coming winter. There is evident
a desire to return to the old-fashioned
styles that prevailed a generation ago.
a desire to do away with the exagger-
ated long wasted effect. and to bring
in the flounced wide skirts in place
of the close fitting and almost too
clinging ones that have found such ia
vor for the last two or three years.
to accentuate slenderness, and have
tight fitting waists rather than the
loose. graceful ones. and to bring
sharply into prominence the lines of
the bust. But that this has already
been proved impossible is seen in the
great diversity of gowns, and also in
the combinations of the diverse ideas.
There are very few waists made with
the exaggerated straight front and
disproportionately long waist. and yet
there are evening gowns with very
long narrow points in from. and quite
high on the hips. There are wide
bodices and glrdles in the place of the
narrow belts. made of the same mate
rial as the gown. and yet there are
any number of exquisite creations Of
the models favored where the narrow
est possible belt is used. so that there
shall be no dividing line at the waist.
But on the whole the wide, draped.
pointed belt promises to be one of the
marked features of the seasons gowns.
These belts are draped over the fitted
and boned waist, and as n rule little
pad of sachet is tackled inside the lin
ing just above the waist to improve the
line of the figure.-A. T. Ashmore, in
Harper's Bazaar &,
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
KILLED A pEAR wIrH Az AXE

\ farmer at Cedar River. Mich, wit
messed combat recently between one
of his bulls and huge bear. Bruin
entered the pasture and Il battle took
place. Tie farmer got an axe and
killed the bear.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
THE UNLuCKY NuMRER.

The visitor-"Why are you here, my
misguided friend?"
The Prisoner-"Im the victim of the
unlucky number thirteen"
Indeed; how's that?"
''Twelve jurors and one judge
Sporting Times.
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THE FORCE oF HABIT.

stranger-"Would it be possible, sir,
for you to let me have hundred
thousand dollars?"
Great Philanthropist-"W nerve.
Who are you. anyway"
Stranger-"I am college president"
-Harper's Bazaar
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
HIGH DIVING is DANGEROUS.

Except for those who have an espe-
cial aptitude for it-and there are few
high diving is n dangerous pastime
to indulge in said New York diving
expert to n Times reporter the other
day. "A good diver may occasionally
lose his balance, but, being generally
coolheaded. he can regain it, or at any
rate sufficient so to prevent injury to
himself Many of our young men and
women who 90 to the seaside in the
summer for the bathing TO be had come
away permanently injured for life by
having recklessly induled in high div
ing, and few of them, as n rule, are
able to explain how they received their
injuries In the ma njority of cases
deafness is tie most frequent injury
inflicted by diving. The cause of this
is that few find it easy TO drop the
head sufficiently TO get it well between
the arms. The result is they receive
some tremendous blows on the head,
and If the water Is struck bit side
ways the ear gets most OF the con-
cussion, and the result will frequent
ly he rupture of the membrane of the
tympanum \ good preventive for such
an accident Is to place in the ears n
little medicated wool or cotton dipped
in oil. Another injury TO health caused
frequently by diving arises from get
ting large quantities of water Into the
lungs. The extent of the harm done in
cases of this sort depends on the con-
lition of the water ms to its cleanli-
ness. I have often seen boys Mt Coney
Island, for instance, dive into the water
mt places where it was absolutely filthy
from the excavation of drainage into
ii. The danger to health. especially
to those with not overstrong constitu-
tions. can readily be seen. But l am
DEPRESSING. The higher the dive the
longer, of course, will be the dura-
tion under water, Now. an ineXperi-
enced diver is rarely able 10 hold his
breath under water for more than
second or two at time, and IL the
dive is an unusually high one he Will,
in nine cases out of ten, give up the
struggle to retain his breath. and inva-
riably. too. Just before his head reaches
the surface The result not infrequent-
ly is that the water that has escaped
into his lungs and stomach is far more
than is good for him. and to many it
Is positively injurious.
''The best thing l know of to bring
one quickly to the surface in high div
ing is to have piece of cork fastened
under each armit. Corks weighing four
ounces each are sufficiently strong in
buoyancy for n man of 80 pounds in
weight There are many devices by
which the corks can be kept secured
under the armpits. Perhaps the sim
plest Is to sew each cork into n tight
fitting canvas or cotton bag. and then.
again. sew each bag on to the bathing
suit by couple of strands. allowing
the strands to run over the shoulders.
"Those with weak hearts" the eX-
pert added, cannot be too strongly ad-
vised against high diving. The spring.
the rush through space the break, and
the entering and cleaving of the water
are altogether too exciting for weak
hearts. and especially so in cold
veotherH -
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BIOLOGICAL.

"What is Biology asked the Seeker
after knowledge.
I'm not quite sure" replied the
Cautious Member, but have been
told that it's the theory that a man
has two legs."-New York Sun.
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THE AUTOMOBILE FRIGHT.

Sidney-"Why don't you talk as we
ride:'
Rodney-"Graciousl 1 can't think
with my hair standing on end. -
Detroit Free Press.
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A MIsUNDER STANDING.

"But didn't 1 hear you say he had an
explosive nature:"
Not at all. 1 simply said he was
fond of shooting off his mouth. New
York sun.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-15
6be Fanny
- fde Of
Life.
THl SINGLE EXCEPTION.

Where some unlueky man falls down
II seems like Jolly fun,
Unless land then there comes a frown)
You're the unlucky one.
, Washington Star.