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The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Simple EVENING Frocks.

One of the prettiest ideas that the
season shows in simple evening gowns
is the use of silk bands edging ruff
fies Of m~ousseline de sCie. or the same
idea on other thin material. A girlish
frock is of white mOusseline de sole.
mounted over pink silk. The skirt is
trimmed with flounces of wide valen-
ciennes. with the points falling into
a straight band of blue velvet. The
same idea with narrower lace and
bands makes a fichu arrangement.
and there is a blue sash.
An equally simple frock is of white
crepe. with irregular lines of silver
running through the stuff. The cor
a & is cut in surplice fashion and
crosses with a line of blue velvet
bows. The bottom of the skirt IS
trimmed with a founce made Of a
broad liberty ribbon. edged and
headed with a ruching of narrow vel.
vet.
This use of liberty ribbon as trim.
ming that is shirred and used as ruf.
fies or shirred on both edges and used
as entredeux is an idea just launched.
A beautiful evening coat is made of
panels of Irish lace. with shirred en-.
tredeux of wide liberty ribbon. At the
bottom of the garment is a band Of
ermine.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
DISHES.

Fruit Nectar-Take Concord grapes
or any kind Of berries and put INTO a
stcwpan with a small amount OF
water: boil ten minutes. stirrinS Oc'
casionally. Strain first through a sieve
and then through a cheese cloth. ADD
One-third sugar to tWo-thirds juice and
boil briskly for fifteen minutes. Put
i'm bottles and seal. When used add
either hot or cold water, to suit the
taste.
Macaroni au C~ratin--Rseak enough
macaroni into inch lengths to fill .
cup and cook in n and one hall pfntS
Of boiling water in a double boiler I'M
til tender. When done, drain n sepa-
rate by dashing over It a little cold
water. Mix with the macar0ni ono
cupful of cottage cheese, n table
SPOONFUL of cracker crumbs. rolled
fine, one fourth cup Of cream and N
half teasEoonful of salt. Put in an
oiled graniteware dish and bake until
brown.
Grape Fruit.-ChiH the fruit: then
cut il ~crOsswise. providing a half tor
each person. Loosen the sections
from the skin and remove the center
white membrant. FIJI the cavities
with sugar. and serve with a couple
of white cherries on top of each half.
Vegetable BoulIlon.-TO one and
n half pints of bran Ipressed DOWN.,
add two and one-half quarts OF boiling
wafer. Allow this TO simr0er for "
hours or more: strain, add n pint of
strained tomato. M stalk OF chopped
celery. one large onion and one-half
teasprOnful OF powdered mint in .
muslin bag. Let this simmer toSeth-
er for from half an hour To an hour
Add water TO make two and ie-ha
.narts of soup. Strain. add one tea
spoonful of salt, or more !! Desired.
and reheat for serving
On each breadand-butter plate put
q nat OF ~cOcOanut batter. 'Vo nut
cheese straws, and a couple OF bread
or cream sticks tied together with yeF
low and white ribbon.
Golden Salad.-PrepaTe Eggs by
hard boiling them Cut. when done.
into two parts, remove ire y"iEs
without breaking the whites, mash
them and mix with enough mayon-
naise or boiled salad dressing 10 band
them. Fill the egg-white shells with
the prepared yOlks. and stick the "
half whites together. thu forming
whole eggs. Cut one end Nat, n
stand an egg on a lettuce leaf on each
salad plate. Around each egg put .
circle Of mayOnnaise.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Old STYLES in Sleeves.

Sleeves are the most talked OF fea-
ture Of the new spring designs. They
differ radically from the sleeves OF
last season in having the puff always
at tie upper, rather than the lower,
part. Deep cuffs are also much in
evidence and elbow sleeves. full and
fluffy. are never to be more popular.
The old-fashioned mo~usquetaire
sleeve, made famous by Bernhard, is
to be worn again. Its leg o mutton
is not so pronounced is most Of the
new models and it fits the arm rather
closely its whole length. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this sleeve is
only for the slender woman, with
long. thin arms.
Bolero coats are too becoming to
be discarded. A pretty street model
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Wash Spring Textures.

Wash spring textures. which are al
ready in, display the daintiest pat
terms in French lawn, dimity and ba-
tiste for house gowns. The made-up
models in these materials emphasize
the delicate elegance of the textures
with perfect hand sewing and trim
mings chastely simple. Hamburg en-
brOideries. fine in quality but incOn-
spicuous in pattern. trim many of
these gowns, along with plain and Dor
dered wash ribbons, insertions and
frilled edges of plain and point
d'esprit fOotings, are see on others.
as we'll as many pretty imitation laces,
and SO e~xacting are present tastes in
point of making that all the scanning
OF many a little gown is done with
open beading.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Frequency of tuberculosis.

From the Massachusetts Medical
Journal we abstract the following: At
the second annual American Congress
on tuberculosis held in New York in
1902. DIR. Pryor stated hat $4,000 per
sons die annually in the State OF New
York of this disease. One-sixth Of all
the deaths in the world are due to this
one disease. Statistics show that in
France 10000 die every year Of this
disease: in Germany. 10000; In the
United States. 10000. in Paris. H..
goo; in London, $4,000; New York
City. 5000.
OF deaths between the ages OF nj
teen and forty. tuberculosis claims one
third: between fifteen and thirty-1ve.
one-half. The mortality from tubereu-
lOsis alone exceeds that OF war. plague.
cholera. famine, yellow fever and
smallpox.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Horro-s of the Cocaine Habit.

The following illustration of bad ad-
vice i'm the lecture room is probably
not an exceptional case. 4 professor
of materia medica featuring on cocaine
called it enc of the greatest OF all
stimulants and perfectly harmless.
He cited his own experience OF its
good effects. and advised the class TO
test it personally in debility and en-
haustiOn. OF a class of t~hirty-twO who
listened to this advice, five became
cocaine takers within two years Ten
years later thirteen of this class
drug and spirit takers. In all prob
ability. the use of cocaine was the
starting point of their addictiOns.
Four died from the direct use of this
drug. Evidently more than half the
class had followed the advice of the
teacher and were wrecked. A few
years after. the professor became an
invalid and retired from the profess
sion, a victim of his own counsel and
confidence in cocaine.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01

Mr.. Frank Sloan OF WOODWARD, Id,
writes us As follows: Where could l
get some reliable information regard
ing South Dakota, and especially that
rart where land can be got cheap? Is
there any land left in the Rosebud res
eryation that was opened for settle
n.ent last summer? What railroad Is
best TO take one into that part where
land is cheap? an a renter with
less than $1,000, and want to go into
a country where can grow stock, and
do not want to get where fruit cannot
be grown. I would appreciate a re-
ply"
In reply to the above inquiry will
say that you can get Information re-
garding any land not taken in the
Rosebud Reservation. South Dakota.
by addressing a letter to the Commits
| sioners Of the U. S. Land Office. at
| Washington, ID. C.. You would get all
information possible regarding this or
n other land opened for sale or set
tlement. As to the best railroad to
take one into South Dakota. where
such land is to be had. or as to wheth-
er it is a good stock country, we
quote from an article by NJ. J. Wragg
which appeared not long ago in one
| of our exchanges. He says: This Is
certainly a great country for the stock
farmer and especially the man with
little means. There is just as good
land in South Dakota as can be found
anywhere in Iowa. but one must be a
Judge of soil, for there are small areas
Of land. and especially in the part
visited. that are only good for range.
Taking the country as a whole, pre-
diet for il a great future.
In going up over the c., NJ. & st.
p. leaving Sioux City. Iowa. in the
morning and arriving at Yankton in
the early afternoon. | had a splendid
chance to note the ripened FIELDS OF
grain and the magnificent corn fields.
which at this time were just ripeninS.
| never saw better crops anywhere
than along the line Of the railway.
Wheat was fine. going Is to % ushe
per acre, oats 80 to 20. and corn gave
promise of a bumper crop"
In regard to fruit he says: Il was
surprised to find so much fine fruit in
this section at points along the C.. NJ.
& st. p. have chances to visit
orchards at Elk Point, YanktOn n
other localities and was not prepared
for the surrrise-plum orchards just
breaking with fruit. And. by the way.
they can grow many varieties of he
Japan plum that are not strictly hardy
here at DeS MoineS. Such varieties OF
ample as Duchess. Wealthy. Haas. Ut
tiers Red. n. W. Greening, etc. were
laIened with as fine apples as ever
fIuit do well in this section. Wild
strawberries must be plentiful judS-
ing by the luXuriant growth of vines
found in every draw and creek bot
tom"
In regard to railroad facilities he
saws: The Milwaukee system has al
ready many fine lines well equipped
in every particular that reach many OF
the " sections of the state. They
have splendid facilities for shipping
stock. grain and other farm products
direct to our best malnetS-SlouN
City. Chicago. Milwaukee and Others
equally as good. We have the infor-
nation that before fall this company
expects to cross the Missouri river at
several points north of Iankton and
push its new lines into this splendid
.EldOradO' for the farmer and general
stock-raiser."
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Cost Of tuberculosis.

DIR. Harmon Biggs Of New York
(American Medicine), after a careful
estimation. places the annual expense
of tuberculosis to the people of the
United States at $500. 00O. 100000. He
first calculates the loss to New York
city by putting a value of 81 500 upon
each life at the average at which
deaths from tuberculosis occur This
gives a total value of the lives lost
annually of 1890. 000.C0.
But this is not all. For at least nine
months prior to death these patients
cannot work. and the loss OF service
at n dollar a day, together with food.
nursing. medicines. attendance. etc,
at one and One-half dollars a day. re-
suits in a further less OF $4,000. Ooo.0 o
making a yearly loss TO the nunici-
pality of $23. 900. 10000. Fer the whole
country the 10000 deaths from tuber-
culOsis represent in the same way a
loss Of 1890. OOO! 600. 90.
DR.. Biggs also states that the total
expenditure in the city of New York
for the rare of tuberculOus patients Is
not at present over $500. 100000 a year:
that Is. it does nOt exceed two per cent
Of the actual loss by death. etc. If
this annual expenditure were doubled
or trebled it would mean a saving Of
several thousand lives annually. to say
nothing Of the enormous saving in suf-
fering." Further evidence of this is
afforded by the fact that in the last
twenty years the total number OF
deaths from tuberculosis in New York
has decreased instead of increasing.
although there has been an increase
of 20 per cen in the general pOpula
tiOn.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
WHAT TREES NEED.

No one needs to be told that trees
and shrubs require forest conditions
to give US best results. There We
always find the ground shaded. well
mulched with leaves from the past
years growth. which helps to con-
serve moisture and keep the surface
Of the ground in a ripe. mellow condi-
ton. While you cannot give these
conditions to the orchard tree. or the
shrubs on the lawn. yet they car be
mulched heavily during the winter.
which will be the next best thing. 1t
will be surprising what visor and
life his will add to the tree.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
vETcH. coWPEA AND soYBEAN
HAY AS SUBSTITUTES FOR
WHEAT BRAN.

The following is a summary of Bull.
letin No. 123 of the Alabama Expert
ment Station:
The object of the feeding expert.
mentS herein described was to ascer.
tain whether hay made from hairy
vetch. cowpeas and sOybeans could
be advantageOusly substituted for
most of the wheat bran in the ration
of dairy COWS.
The following values to the ton
were used in calculating the cost Of
food: Wheat bran. twenty dollars:
vetch hay, ten dollars; cowpea hay.
ten dollars; cottOnseed, twelve dol
lars: ~cottonseed meal. twenty dollars;
cOttOnseed bulls. five dollars.
Eetch hay proved fully equal in
feeding value to a similar weight of
wheat bran. BY this substitution the
cost of the food required to make a
pound of butter was reduced twenty
five per cent, which is equivalent to a
monthly saving of twenty-five dollars
and twenty cents in a herd of twenty
cows.
With the vetch ratiOns the cost OF
food for n pound of butter averaged
ten cents in contrast with thirteen
n f~Our-tenths cents when wheat
bran was fed.
The waste in feeding vetch hay was
with most COWS about six per cent OF
the amount offered. and with cowpea
hay about sixteen per cent: the latter
residue being useless, is charged as a
part of the ration.
That portion of the cowpea hay
actually eaten proved fully equal in
feeding value to a similar weight OF
wheat bran. Charging the COWS with
all the cowpea hay offered them, We
find that cOwpea hay had eighty-six
per cent of the feeding value of wheat
bran. one ton of this hay being equal
to one thousand seven hundred and
twenty pounds of bran.
When wheat bran was worth twenty
dollars a ton. cowpea hay was worth
seventeen dollars and twenty cents
and vetch hay twenty dollars.
The monthly profits on a COW were
four dollars and sixty-five cents on the
vetch ration. and four dollars and
~thirty-five cents on the cOwpea ration
One of the Jersey COWS used in thi.
test produced butter at a cost for fooG
of only eight and Onethird cents 8
pound when fed on the vetch ration.
Running cOwpea hay through a feet
cutter did not decrease the waste in
feeding this food.
-Four and one-half per cent more
butter was produced with soybean ha,
than with cowpea hay if we take &C
count OF the portion of each actual,
eaten: however, a large proportion o
the course stems of the soybean hay
was uneaten.
When corn hearts were substituted
for wheat bran. the yield of butter
was Increased by eight percent.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
OYerskirtS.

The overskirt, real or simulated. is
making a strenuous effort for favor.
and will be welcomed. If only it goes
no further. Triple skirts are charm.
ing on tall figures, but a short woman
looks still more diminutive in skirts
cut around in parts. The threatened
invasion by the old-time panier and
polonaise is confidently predicted. but.
then. it's a comfort to know that the
great designers are not agreed on this
and several other items of fashion for
the coming season. and experience has
proved that the designers may offer
this or that. but popular fancy decides
the question. So We must wait and
see what good taste shall decide.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
1HE HONEST

Our milkman is a wonder:
Though strange the fact may seem
The fluid that he sells is pure
And yields up real cream.
You wonder how he does il,
And l will tell YOU how:
He has no Laboratory He
Just gets il from the COW.
When You ;:ut out vour ticket
Your. not afraid you'll get
a lot of chalk and water that
Will ill - with regret:
No. You are sure OF richness,
Because 1 tell you now.
He has no .laboratory.' He
Just gets ii from the COW.
don't know why he does il;
Ii seems a foolish thing
To be So honest nowadays
When doodle rcISnS as king:
Yet he goes on his journey
With calm. unciOuded brow;
Ill. has no "laboratory- He
Just gets il from the cow.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Milk SOUP.

Peel and slice one pound of pota-
toes, a Spanish onion, and a few
blades of celery, using the white parts
only.
Put two IN of butter in a stew
pan: when dissolved add the vege-
tables. the pan and let them
cook for ten minutes. shaking fire.
quently to prevent the vegetables
sticking to it. Add a quart of boiling
water and let the whole cool to a
mash. pass ell through a fine sieve.
and rcturn to the saucepan with a
pint of milk.
When the SOUP bOils. sprinkle in a
tablespoonful of finely crushed tapioca
while you quickly stir the soup. Cook
till the taDioca is perfectly clear, and
serve with fried dice of bread.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Black Gown Popular.

oS0CN oO"U VOpOJ1Ts
A black gown a come to be q
necessity in every well-appOinted out
fit. There are always occasions when
brightly tinted clothes are inappropri-
ate. and there is. besides. always q
certain elegance about q well-made
and properly fitted black gown which
recommends it to the fastidiOus dress
er. With these desirable features
may be included the lact that black
is almost universally becoming to
women: some of the art critics in
dress. on the contrary. declare that it
ages a woman. brings into prominence
every line and wrinkle. deadens the
complexion and is w~oefully unbecor.
ing.
The majority Of women have found
these views decidedly fallaciOus. since
the black gown grows in popularity
from year to year and has come to be
considered the n dress which is
always proper. 1t is true that there
are some women to whom black is not
suited. but it is always possible to OBJ
viate the i'll effects by the liberal use
of white in the form of lace or chiffon
about the throat and wrists.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
New Spring TaiIor-M aCe.

One of the new spring tailOr-mades
is in mO.iair OF the shade known as
p%runeau-a plum laveIGer-the skirt
laid in double b~oX-pleats. stitched
down eighteen inches with plain pan
els between. The coat is of the etc
variety. Silk sOutache forms the trim
ming. arranged in straight lines over
the shoulders. and in fancy design fol-
lowing the irregular outline Of the bot
tom of the little coat The sleeve of
this coat shows the latest method of
attaining fullness by lengthwise gath
ers rather than by greater breadth.
An embroidered linen blouse is worn.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Drained Bodice Is Useful.

The draped bodice is undoubtedly
1.-THE thing" 1t is as becoming to the
too full as we'll as to the too thin
figure. 1t brings out the waist line.
and its folds across the bust may
easily be arranged so as to greatly
increase the apparent size of the fiat
figure. while by using little material
and drawing it close the e%xuberant
figure can be held down firmly and
ppear of the perfect middle size.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
COLD STORAGE.

Modern cold storage has, of late
years. proved a great help to the far
mer in marketing perishable products.
1t has been found that the period dur.
ing which fruit can be kept in cold
storage. depends upon the condition in
which it arrives at the cold storage
plant. The dryer the fruit is when it
goes into cold storage. the better, and
only sound fruit should be stored.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
The Quiet Way Best.

What's the use of worrying.
OF hurrying.
And Scurrying.
Everybody t!urrying
And breaking up his rest.
When everything Is teaching ia,
Preaching. and beSseChing us
To settle down and end the fuss.
For quiet Ways are best?
The rain that trickles down i'm showers
\ blessing to the thirsty flowers
And gentle ZephyrS gather up
Sweet fragrance from each Drumming cup
There's rUin in the temptStS path.
There's ruin in a Voice of wrath.
And they alone are best
Who early learn to dominate
Themselves. their violence ahate.
And prove by their serene estate
That quiet WAYS are best.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
White the
TEA DRENU
a revival IF coroo

There's a revival of serge.
The newest shirtwaist stocks have
no bows.
\ good deal of green shows in the
spring finery.
Very pretty shirtwaist gowns of
taffeta are shown.
White merinO is a favorite material
for plain blOuses.
Soft girdles of lace will be worn
on the summer frOcks.
A black net gown s%prinkled with
buttercups is good.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01

Some farmers put their machinery
away in an old leaky shed and pro-
Dounce it cared for. The roof leaks
and the sides being open in the SHOWS
and rains and fowls rOost on them
and sometimes such men question the
Propriety of sheltering farm tools. 1t
always makes al implement dealer
smile when he sees machinery poorly
cared for.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01

According to Prof. Taft, of the
Michigan Agricultural College. it is a
good plan to whitewash peach trees
with a sprayer to protect them from
the sudden changes of temperature in
winter. He says that when the trunks
and branches of peach trees are white.
washed the danger of the starting of
buds during warm spells in the winter
is lessened. but to be entirely effec.
tual the work must be thoroughly
lone and the wash must be renewed
If necessary. Several applications
Will be necessary in order to maintain
a covering throughout the winter n
the cost OF labor and material would
probably not be repaid by the increase
h a would be secured in the crop.
From the fact hat the starting of
the buds generally occur during the
warm periods in January and Febru.
airy n that the spraying at this time
will prevent the attack of curl leaf
Professor Taft advises that if a jam
airy thaw should continue more thar
three days and the conditions are such
that there is danger of the buds swell
ing. the trees should be a with
Bordeaux mixture. using eight pounds
OF m and four pounds of opper &c
30 gallons of water. The a%pplications
should be very thorough, especially on
the south side of the trees. as the
treatment will not be sufficient unless
the bark is covered. During February
and March it will he well to take ad
vantage of any warm days for spray
ing If the treatment has not ALREADY
been made. Ordinarily one thorough
application. spraying the trees from
opposite sides. is all that will he nee.
eSsary. but if the trees have been
Sprayed in January. and the weather
In Februay or March is such as IN
threaten the premature starting of the
buds. a second application will often
several times repay the expense.
is called to the fact that
one drawback to the winter spravino
OF trees is that the snowdrifts make
II dlfflcult to get around in the orchard
u II the weather is warm enough IN
make spraying necessary. there will
ordinarily be little trouble from the
snow except in the northern part of
the state.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Belts.

Deep belts have taken an upward
turn In the back. where in some ex-
aggerated instances they reach in two
sharp points almost to the shoulders.
The downward droop at the front is
no less exaggerated. The Victorian
corslet is the newest effect. 1t is
made of soft finished taffeta or other
soft silk and is very wide. In front
the deep point is stiffened. and at the
back, there is a deep shaped buckle
The front is Z or 8 inches deep and is
rounded at the top where it is Dor
dered with ruching and otherwise dec
Grated. Pompadour silk is used TO:
these belts. Many of the high girdies
when Of plain velvet or silk. are often
elaborated with jewelled buttons or
tiny bows.
The Columbus journal., 1905-03-01
Aliterary Confidence.

Not long ago the POSTMASTER. a
cording to the Atlantic. happened to
oyerhear a worthy nursemaid ex-
changing literary condolences with the
cook. apropos of a historical novel
which was then the beSt-selling book
of the minute. Sure it's a
book" testified Maggie heartily. n
then soon. as il puzzled by her W
inapritude. but somehow I amt very
far with il" Exactly. Neither was
the POSTMASTER very far with il. Be
tween a book written to be sold by
the hundred thousand and a book
written to be put away in a drawer.
like Pride and Prejudice and the
Arst draft of "Waverly." it is toler-
ably easy to say which is the more
10 prove permanently readable