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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24

Col. Bryan is said to be ambitious to
become United States senator from
Nebraska and join the alleged million
aires club. With an incident or two
more like that in which Senator Die
trich was involved the free silver mans
chances of landing the plum should be
eXcellent.-Fargo Forum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
New Lingerie.

The very Hghtest pink and blue
batiste is in favor for undercloth1ng.
1t washes well and is not by any
means so ruinously expensive as SILK
French women stow these delicate
articles in what is called lingerie
basket, covered with cretonne and
trimmed with ruchings and lace, inter
lined with plain color in harmony
with it's contents. This forms quite
pretty adjunct to my lady's chamber,
and the cover is generally wadded,
large, fiat bow on the top. Ribbons
form the hinges, but there are pockets
inside for holding sachet bags, which
give the different articles delightful
aroma. In these baskets these dainty
garments are not in any way crushed,
and sometimes they are divided In
four and have a series of trays for
each kind Of lingerie. 1t should be
large enough to hold a petticoat at
the base, and the corset covers are
slowed away under straps of ribbon
in the lid. These baskets are mostly
of wicker, and are rather a pretty
present to give a bride, or, indeed.
to any friend.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
New Fads for Summer Girl.

That bewitching creature known as
the Summer Girl, who comes each
year to charm us anew, plans to intro
duce this season many new fashion
fads. She is studying more than ever
every little Getail of her dress, and
her aim is always to look a finished
picture. She orders her hat to match
her frock, and then-not content with
this-she selects her parasol, her veil
and her gloves to carry out perfectly
the color harmony of her costume
The majority of her gowns for sum-
mer time wear will be in delicate
tints. Already she is showing a pref
erence for faint gray, ivory tints and
the palest of greens. The fabrics she
selects are soft and silky, and the
greater number of them are transpar
ent- In place of serge and cheviot
she will wear the new silky, supple
mohafr or Siciliene, and she specially
favors the voiles and the soft, pliable
taffetas. Her gowns will be elaborate.
but never will their elaboration inter-
fere with their artistic effect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Told in Her
p OudOiT

Velvet ribbon tabs are used with
good effect
Tucks of all widths are noted on
new dresses.
The wheat pattern is conspicuous in
the new laceS.
Coarse laces trim the canvas fab
RIGS to perfection
Wrinkled ribbon festoons have an
old-time flavor.
A fob of contrasting velvet edges
the neck of a smart eton-
Double skirt effects are seen in both
plain and elaborate rirs.
Shirrings about the hips are liked
for light weight fabrics.
Gaugings are recognized rivals of
the much favored shirringS.
Waterproof parasols available for
rain or shine are the latest novelty.
Marabout stoles will serve as scarfs
for evening wear this summer.
Shaped lace f1ounces form a part Of
some of the fetching examples.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Grain for the Calves.

1t will pay to give the calves some
grain as soon as they get to the point
where they care for it. They will
take an interest in it very early in
life, If it is daily placed before them.
Calves can use corn and other grains
to better advantage than cows, as
they digest it more fully up to several
months of age. This is because their
stomachs are at first more fitted to
digest concentrated feeds than bulky
feeds. From the age of six months
to a year old their digestive systems
gradually undergo a change and then
are adapted best for the handling of
bulky foods, some of which are re-
tained in the process Of digestion 1or
from three days to a week. Therefore
little grain during calfhood will be
used to advantage, and the little ami
mails will be thriftier for it. The
writer has frequently fed whole corn
to calves daily and found that they
made the best possible1use of it. Prob
ably there is no better grain than
oats for calves, as it is better suited
to make muscle than is corn. In the
feeding of grain to calves it is prefer
able to feed it dry, as it is then more
thoroughly masticated. 1t is doubtful
If it is a good practice to grind it and
mix it with milk or other slop, as is
sometimes done One advantage in
feeding oats ia that they are q produ-
Ger of muscle rather than OF fat, as it
is not desirable to induce the young
and growing animals to lay on fat. The
calf that is two months old may be
fed as much as a pint of grain a day
and the grain ration can be increased
with the growth of the calf and the
conditions in the grain market and
pasture. If the pasture is short, of
course more grain should be fed than
if the pasturage is abundant. Also a
calf on blue grass pasture would
need less grain to keep it thrifty than
would the calf on wild pasture.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
sfzltka6I1

Always keep your celery roots and
dry them. They are good for season
ing soups and sauces.
When tomatoes and milk are to be
put together, as in cream soup, have
the tomato juice and milk Of the same
temperature, then beat vigorously as
the tomato is added, little by little.
When weighing molasses sprinkle
the scale well with flour and then it
will slip off again quite easily without
sticking.
A good general rule always to re-
member in the use Of gelatine is to
soften the gelatine in cold water, then
to dissolve in boiling water. Neglect
of either part of the process will
cause trouble in making jellies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18

singular success and the lovely tone
is greatly enhanced by the touches of
brown chiffon velvet and the trimming
of ecru lace. The blouse is a most be-
coming one and includes shoulder ex-
tensions that give breadth without ex-
aggeration while it is closed invisibIy
at the frcnt and left shoulder seam
The skirt is both new and graceful
and is cut in twelve cores with extern
sions on each that form the fan plaits.
To make the gown for a woman of
medium size will be required, for waist
4 yards of material 21, 80 yards 27 or
2 yards A inches wide, with q yards
of velvet for belt and trimming; for
skirt 1858 yards 81 or 81 yards A
inches wide when material has figure
or nap; IL yards 81 OF 6A yards "A
inches wide when material has neither
figure nor nap.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Brown Tail Moth Hairs.

1t is somewhat surprising to hear
that a caterpillar can become a men
ace to health. A press bulletin of the
New Hampshire station says:
One of the most serious effects of
the presence of the Brown-tail Moth
in a community is that of the peculiar
skin disease it may produce. Some of
the hairs of the full-grown caterpillars
are furnished with minute barbs.
When the caterpillars molt these
barbed hairs are shed with the skin,
and as the skins become dry and are
blown about by the wind the hairs
may be quite generally disseminated.
When the hairs alight upon the hu.
man skin they cause an irritation,
which upon rubbing may develop into
Inflammation. In New Hampshire this
phase of the insects presence has al
ready become evident. At Ports
mouth a clothes-reel was near tree
infested by the caterpillars. The fam
lily were greatly troubled through the
summer by extraordinary irritations
of the skin for which they were un-
able to account, but which were doubt
less due to caterpillar hairs blown
from the pear tree to the clothes up
on the reel. In the same city a gen
which had landed upon his neck scat
tered some of the hairs, which pro-
duced an eruption similar to, but con-
siderably worse than that produced
by poison ivy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Summer Shoes.

Shoes in a, light champagne shade
will be much seen this summer,
adorned with chiffon or embroidered
in the prevailing tones of the cos
tune. Distinctly novel are the
tongueless shoes, the stockings show
ing through the lacing, although
lacing is rather a mjsnomer, for they
are fastened by the most lovely RIB
bons imaginable, terminating in a
large bow near the toe. The smart
est tongueless shoes have a perfor-
ated pattern. Naturally, with the
hose so much in evidence. only the
very prettiest designs are worn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Preparing for Alfalfa.

As a drouth resisting plant alfalfa
is one of the best, and it sometimes
does exceedingly well in a year when
the season is too dry for any other
clover to do well. This was shown
in 1902, when alfalfa in Wisconsin,
Illinois and other neighboring states
did exceptionally well and re-estab-
lished itself in the confidence of the
farming population. The field for the
growing of alfalfa should be carefully
selected, especially in states where
the conditions are not naturally those
chosen by this plant The ground
should be porous and the elevation
should be such that water will not
stand upon it at any time. The land
will be the better suited for the grow
ing of alfalfa If it slopes so much that
it will be impossible for the water to
stand on it at any time Of year. AL
falfa likes water, but 1t likes it at the
end OF its tap root and not around its
shoulders. Growers OF alfalfa say
that water standing on an alfalfa field
only few hours will often kill the
plants. In this part OF the country
the ground for the alfalfa seed should
be very perfectly prepared, as it is
difficult for the seed to get a start.
field, If successful, will not be re-
plowed for a long term of years and
the first preparation should therefore
be very perfect. We can hardly hope
to have our alfalfa fields last as long
as do those in South America, under
conditions of eternal sunshine. Some
of the alfalfa meadows in Peru are
said to be 200 years old. At least
their existence runs back so far that
the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary
Selection of the field for alfalfa
growing should be made this summer
and plowed early in the fall to a
depth of about nine inches. In the
spring it should be disked as early as
it is possible to get onto the ground
Then should begin a series of cultiva
lions that should last till the soil is
pulverized to a fneness suitable fol
the growing of onions. At the Wis
| consin station it has been found best
to grow nurse crop with it and three
| pecks of barley or one bushel of oats
are sown with the 20 pounds of alfalfa
| seed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Lace MedaIIions for Hosiery Trim
MINI

Lace MedaIIions for Hosiery Trim
ming.
A pair of lace medallions, left over
from the summer frock, can be put
to excellent use in trimming stock
ings to match the gown. For instance.
with pongee gown piped with
brown and trimmed with lace medal
lions, plain pair of tan Isle stock.
ings were made very smart by the use
of lace medallions, one just above each
instep- They were first appliqued or
the stockings with silk thread, in very
fine stitches, then the Isle beneath
was cut away, and the edges of the
stocking buttonhole stitched closely
and finely to the wrong side of the
medallion. Worn with brown suede
shoes, they gave a dainty finishing
touch to the costume.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18

Dampen crushed-looking chiffon
lightly with gin, then iron it while
damp.
Kitchen towels should be washed
out every day after the dinner things
are washed and boiled at least once
a week.
An egg whisk made of wire set in
a wooden handle is a necessity in
every kitchen. 1t is required for
clearing soup, beating whites of eggs,
cream and tn make chocolate froth.
To clean bamboo furniture rub with
a small brush dipped in warm water
and salt. The salt prevents the bam-
boo becoming yellow. Clean wicker
chairs and japanese and Indian mat
ting in the same way.
Directly a saucepan is empty and
taken from the fire, I'LL 1t with cold
water. When time allows. add a piece
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
A Fish Net Photograph Holder.

A college girl has solved the prob
lem of disposing of her growing col
lection of pictures and photographs
in this manner:
She bought a coarse mesh fish net
and tackled it taut on a wall. Then
the four corners of the photographs
were tucked into the mesh of the net
and held tight. While the net affords
no protection from dust, flies and in
quisitive fingers, in this day Of inex-
pensive photography pictures come
and go with amazing frequency, and
one often lays aside a photograph
which has grown out of date for .
new one of the same person.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
~seaIdins with Cold Water"

In visit to a creamery recently the
writer noted that the combined churns
and butter workers were in perfect
condition and that no smell could be
detected. These churns had been in
use for a year. The buttermaker
laughed when the condition of the
churns were mentioned to him and
said that he never had trouble in keep
ing his churns perfectly sweet and
clean, though he knew of factories
where the combined utensils were al
ways in q condition that was not sat
isfactory. Some of them wouldn't
bear looking into, unless the nose
were kept out He declared the trou-
BILE to be that too many buttermakers
ascald out their churns with cold wa
ter"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
For Morninu Near.

House coats that are loose and en-
tirely comfortable without being il
the least careless are always in de
mand and make most delightful gar
ments for morning wear. This one
fulfills all the requirements and is boz
plated below a smoothly fitted yoks
over which the big collar is arranged
The sleeves are plain and in bell style
but finished with the frills which are
always becoming and the entire gar
ment is one quite certain to give am
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
The pairies and the poctors.

One man that has the handling of
good deal of milk for Chicago tells
the writer that he has an arrangement
with the doctors in several towns
from which he buys milk, by which
the doctors report to him the presence
of any contagious disease on any farm
in the locality, whether that farm is
producing milk or not. In this way it
is possible for him to know about the
conditions under which milk is being
made for his trade. This he finds to
be very good plan- In the case of
the contagious disease being on the
farm of a man that is selling him
milk, he can take measures to prevent
the sending out of that milk. On the
other hand, if the disease is on the
farm of man that is not selling him
milk, he can serve a notice ON the
men that are selling him milk that
they are not to receive the milk from
such a farm. If this practice were
made general it would greatly i'm
prove the situation as to the spread
of contagious diseases by means of
milk Cases are constantly coming to
the attention of the public where some
man that is supplying perhaps only
very small amount of milk to the
trade is the means of scattering dis
ease3 that ravage communities using
the milk Every man should have too
much conscience to sell milk when he
has deadly disease in his family, but
actual experience demonstrates that
that is just the time he will sell his
product, as a general thing. for the
reason that his needs are greatest at
that time. This phase of human ma
ture must be taken into consideration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Home and Reception Wear.

Limerick lace is lavishly used in
this Partisan model gown exhibited at
the spring Salon de Style of the In
ternational Society of Dressmakers, to
whom courtesy for this reproduction
is due. The lace, backed with chiffon.
appears between bouillonnes of rose
red pink taffetas. These fashion the
yoke to which the blouse is shirred. a
band of shirred tucks ornamented with
olive buttons passing across the bust
and confining the fulness of the
sleeves on the inner seam.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
HOpT1CUlJP
Checking Cutworms.

In all gardening operations more OF
less trouble is experienced from the
attacks of cutworms. Sometimes
good many plants are cut on in
single night. This trouble is made
worse by the use of barnyard manure,
which is later found to have con-
tanned the eggs that Matched into cut
worms. The use of this manure can
not be avoided very well. At least it
is easier to fight the cutworms than
to diSarrange the methods of doing
the garden work. The worms gener-
ally feed near the top of the ground
and near the moisture line. In wet
weather they crawl about from one
plant to the other, but during ordinary
weather their attacks are usually de-
Ivered under the surface of the soil.
One way of protecting the plants
against the attacks of these worms is
to wrap paper loosely about them at
setting time, having the paper reach
at least an inch below the ground
and two inches above. The worms do
not seem to know how to get under
or over such an obstruction. In dry
time the wrapper should extend below
the moisture line in the soil, but be-
low that line the worms will not go.
Care should be taken to have it loose
enough about the stem to leave the
plant free to develop naturally. In
some cases gardeners that have many
plants to protect use tin protectors.
Strips of tin about eight inches long
and three inches wide are used. Be
fore the tin is bent into a circle the
ends for about one inch are folded
back to form two hooks that clasp in.
to each other and make the joint that
holds the cylinder together. When
the danger from worms is past these
cylinders are taken off and stored
away to be used in subsequent years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
CaIfskin Belts Now.

Wide belts made of calfskin show.
ing mottled red and white hairy
surface are one of the many novel
ties to be found in this line. They
are about four inches wide and faster
with a very simple brass buckle, with
a flap of the leather running through
it. Coltskin, too, comes under the
head of Parsifal dress accessories
because belts of this material have
rather an uncouth appearance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Alum in Rinsing Water.

Alum used in the rinsing water will
prevent green from fading. A handful
of salt will set blue. Oxgall is used
for gray or brown. Haywater, made
by pouring boiling water over hay, is
excellent for washing tan or brown
linen; when this is not used the gar
ments will soon look faded and
bleached.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Ponoee With Velvet and Lace.

Pongee in all colors is a Iotable ia
vorite of fashion, but is never more
attractive than in the undyed shade,
that is neither yellow nor tan. which
was the one chosen for this smart
gown. The soft silk lends itself to
the plaits in both waist and skirt with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Appreciates the skim Milk.

The farmers of the corn belt are
coming more and more to appreciate
the value of their skim milk for feed
ing on their farms to their calves,
hogs and poultry. Talking with the
manager of creamery in Northern
Illinois, representative of the Farm
ers' Review was told that he could
buy no skim milk for making up into
cottage cheese; for the reason that
the farmers in his vicinity would not
sell it. They declared that it was
worth at least 20 cents per 100 pounds
for feeding to their farm animals, and
that they preferred to keep it, even if
they could get that for it. One man
lived not far from a bottling establish
ment where he could get good price
for his whole milk, but he preferred
to haul it to a whole milk creamery
that he might get the skim milk to use
on his farm. In this same locality
one year the farmers quite generally
sold their milk for shipping to the
city, but when fall came found that
their hogs were in poor condition on
account of having been deprived of
the skim milk in the early periods OF
their lives. The next year they made
a change and held back the skim
milk for their own USE We doubt
very much if 20 cents per 100 pounds
represents the true value of the skim
milk for feeding purposes. That may
be indicated by the actual chemical
content of the milk, but it has value
beyond that, which is the value that
it has in combination with corn. 1t
has been shown that corn is worth
very much more when fed with skim
milk than when fed alone. AS bal
ancer for corn it has a value that the
chemist will never be able to deter
mine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
To Clean Brass Beds.

To clean a badly tarnished brass or
iron bedstead. wash well with sal-soda
and rub with lemon juice or strong
vinegar After this has been thor
oughly washed on with rlejn water,
apply a paste of pulverized rotten
stone and sweet oil. Rub this on
wher it is wei dried and polish with
whiting and a chAnanis skin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18

pie satisfaction. AS illustrated the
material is f1owered dimity with col
lar of tucking and frills of embroidery,
but various combinations can be made.
The quantity OF material required for
the medium size is AZ yards 21, 4A
yards 81. 31k yards 80 or PA yards A
inches wide.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18

may be used to aid in the process, SO
that the delicate globules may be
broken as little as possible. Sprinkle
with sugar and stand the glasses on
ice for ten minutes. Pineapple syrup
may be added to give zest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Demand for Sweet Cream Butter.


Sweet cream butter is butter that
has not been salted and not butter
made from unripened cream. That
the demand for this kind of butter is
increasing is a remarkable fact. The
creamery at Ringwood, Illinois, is ma
king about 10000 pounds of butter a
month and all, except that used by
the patrons, is being taken by a large
dairy company of Chicago. Gradually
there has been an increase in the de-
mand for unsalted butter, till now
two-thirds of all the butter supplied
by that creamery is of this kind. That
is, about 10000 pounds of unsalted
butter is being supplied by this one
creamery every month and there are
numerous other creameries making
some sweet cream butter. At first the
demand was from the foreigners al
most wholly, and especially from the
Jews. Indeed, the Jews were such
great users of this unsalted butter
that the factory men dubbed it Jew
butter" But it is Eow losing that
characterization, for the reason that
many native Americans are using it
instead of the salted article. We have
supposed that the demand for the
European countries like France, but
we are evidently mistaken. The but
ter is making great headway in Eng
land, where the demand has always
previously been for salted butter This
in our country at least marks a new
phase of creamery development.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-18
Cool Drink for InvaIide

deliciously cool and refreshing
drink for an invalid is orange pulp
served in a glass To prepare it you
cut the fruit in halves crosswise and
scoop out the pulp. rejecting all the
seeds and white fiber. A sharp knife