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The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
Green Lamp. Ta,k to Car Men.

The street car lines Of New York
nave their lantern signals the same as
steam railways. Different barns
they are still called barns, although
horseless-haye different signals with
red and green lanterns. On an Eighth
avenue car the other night two green
lanterns were swinging from the rear
A passenger asked why.
"Them's the go home lamps" eX-
planned the conductor. "On our down
trip the transfer men along the run
see the green lights. Then they know
that theiM relief will appear within a
certain time, differing according to the
length of the run, and that they can
go home. Men who hand out trans
fers on the corners cannot think oil
going home until they see them green
signals in the rear. A green signal
ahead notifies them to stay on untll
further orders" New York Press.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
One On Grosvernor.

Senator Foraker tells of an anus
ing incident that occurred during po-
lltical meeting in Kentucky to which
Representative Grosvenor. the Repub-
lican war horse Of Ohio. had been In
vited for the purpose Of making a
speech
The suave chairman Of the meeting
arose and said:
Ladies and gentlemen. 1t Is need
less to observe that We are fortunate,
most fortunate. in having with us to-
night the most eminent of Republi-
cans from the imperial state of Ohio.
We shall have the great pleasure OF
listening tonight to man whose
name is n household word throughout
this great country--a man who In
probably as well known in this state
as he is in his own. You all know him.
THIS man is our friend; his name In
every on our lips. Ladies' and gentle
men, | have the very great pleasure OF
introducing to you that staunch patri.
OF, that sterling Republican, that un.
surpassed statesman, General, Gen.
eral"-7
Here the chairman became very red.
stammered, turned pale and then rod
again. Finally, the suspense OF the
thing becoming too intense for him,
General Gossamer Of Ohio"
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
NAVAJO sLANkgr wgAvERs.
Tribe Has rs 600 People, and Most Of
Them are Polygamlsts.

Navajo blanket weaving was
studied at close range by p. d. TulI
on his recent six months tour to
Arizona for mis- health, says the
Spokane Spokesman.Review. Mr.
Tull. who Is much improved in
health, Is back to Spokane with
some fine specimens of blankets
which he personally picked up while
In the south. He said:
These Navajos are one OF the
largest tribes in the country, num-
ber.ng over $4,000 Indians. Their
reservation is equally large, and Is
situated in northwestern New Mex
leo and northeastern Arizona, Out
side OF the reservation proper the
government has granted them an ad'
ditional strip OF forty miles wide.
known as grazing strip The tribe
is self-supportlng, and while they
know little of agriculture, they own
immense herds OF cattle. horses and
sheep. 1t is from the latter that the
women spin the wool and weave the
blankets and rugs
THE Navajos are rowing tribe
when they settle for any time at one
place they live in a dome.shaped
building called hogan This Is a
form Of adobe construction, made
with poles and sticks and covered
with mud. When on the move they
live in the regulation tepees. Their
nearest neighbors are the Apaches,
with whom, in the cd days, they
were often engaged In war. The
Navajos are polygamists, sometimes
having four or flve wives. These
they buy, or trade, as they would
any other piece of property. The
squaws do most of the work. They
wash, spin and dye the wool, and
weave It on primitive looms into
quellnt and artistic designs. They
never use figures Of people, animals
or birds, as do the basket weavers
but their designs are largely geomet
rical. Red. black, orange, white and
gray are the predomlnating colors.
while some squaws may use and
repeat some characteristic design, II
Is a noteworthy fact that 70 two rug;
are ever alike This Is almost In
credible, when we consider the hun
dreds of rugs that have been made
by them
TO say nothing of the time II
takes to wash, dye and spin thelI
wool, 1t requires about n month OF
steady work to weave a rug four by
six feet. These ar eeasily recognize 4
by the smaller patterns and smooth
close weave. While the Navajos
have never been Christianlzed, 1t is
fact of interest that the design ol
the cross is seen in much of their
work. AS types they are fine look
ing lndans-strong, tall and well
featured, largely due to their life in
the saddle"
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
A NEW DOLL.

From Paris have just been received
beautiful dolls that are more wonder
full than the famous talking dolls that
lisp out when wound up with a key
papa" and mama" The new dolls
walk as we'll as talk All that Is nee
essary to make the lovely little ladies'
walk In a most dignined manner Is
merely to touch spring.
These dolls are almost as large as
their small mothers and are dressed
In real chlldren's clothes, Their,limbs
are perfectly formed, and there is no
totterlng along like ordinary dolls on
tiny feet.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28

"Are you up on music?" NO. down
on It. A man In our fat is learnlng 10
play n ornet."-Cleveland PlaiuiDeai.
er. EA
"T was knocked senseess when a
small boy.p We'll, doesn't The doc.
tor think you'll ever get over. iti'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
And now in dreams the urchin secs
In country and in town,
A vision which doth highly please.
A schoolhouse burning down
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Fuddy--"Benson claims that he once
rode a thunderbolt bareback" Duddy-.
mot bad for Benson, but my freml
Titcum rides a motor cycle every Sun.
day."
Barber tell me Noodle is
great man in the halls Of Congress"
Shooman-"And who are they, Mr..
BarberY Barber--"Why, Noodle and
his wife, of course"
His autographs not worth cent,
IT'S treasured not, you know,
Though I've promissory note
He signed some years ago.
Fort Worth Record.
Dolly-"Nell says that her engage
ment ring cost $3.50" Polly--"Per.
haps she meant that she spent as
much us that entertaining the young
man before she got it."-Somervhle
Journal.
| Nfie, va,i,ioa HI eau, Iana ct,nIos
last evening. She was with man,
and I'll bet anything he was married
man." Miss Creamlelgh-"He is; he's
James husband. l supposed you knew
she was married"
what kind of sail are you going 10
use OH your yacht next yearT asked
the enthusiast. "Sheriff's, | guess"
replied the owner, who had just looked
over the stewards accounts. .-Cnoin.
natl CONGRATULATIONS.
"If there's anything l hate it's con.
celted person, and that Bloyley is Ger.
tainly the limit" "What makes you
think him concelted?" HE told some
one he knew as much rs | know
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
You'll take couple of tickets, Of
course. We're getting up n rattle for
q poor cripple in our nelghborhood.
None for me, thank you. wouldn't
know what to do with n poor cripple
II had him" Philadelphia Press.
Il certainly was gratifled at Mr., Crit.
ticks comment" said D'Auber. "What
did he say?' asked Knox. "Yhy, you
heard him. He said was unques'
tionably q deft colorist." II under
stood him to say daft '"-phiiadclphia
Press.
Brown Staying at farm house for
his summer holidaysl-"I like your
eggs, Mrs, Cherlton, but fish in the
country often has such a strong fla
vor." Farmers Wife-"Yes, sir. But
in London what you lose on the fish
you gain in the eggs."-Punch.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
I,randinr shalIands.

1T is wonder to me-" said M. ].
W. Moulton, of New Orleans, La, az
the Shorehdm, 'that the opportunity
of making money by breeding Shetland
ponies is SO greatly overlooked. Here
is business that is light, pleasant ana
profitable. Good specimens OF these
ponies are always in demand by peo-
pie Of means, who buy them for the
pleasure of their children. It's COM
mon thing for. a Shetland to sell for
500, and they often bring more. They
are easy to raise, and, being small ear
ers, their keep is not expensive,
have friend down South that makes
a comfortable living out of q lltue
herd of these ronles. and It is py 10
means his principal occupation :
Washington Post. se ,'
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
FASHION HINTS.

Among, novel weaves is the chiffon
taffeta quadrille.
An armure weave has now been in.
troduced In panne velvets; one can
have II in both street and in evening
shades.
A very smart velvet for tailor gowns
is in small check shepherds plaid in
black and white. This has always an
especially neat effect, and costs only
from one and half to two dollars.
Coin spots in white or black are
seen on black and colored ve!vets.
Some show spots in three graduating
sizes.
Oriental velvets show rich patterns
In Persian coloring, with a preponder.
ance of copper colored and other me.
tallic effects, or with iridescent sur.
face.
Pushes have returned in two-tone
effect, and are intended for cloaks
quite as much as for gowns. The
zebra plush is, of course, decorated
with stripping OF black. Metallic and
changeable plushes are seen, some In
dainty evening shades.
Besides the rows of bebe ribbon
used through beading to draw up the
neck of corset covers. the tops OF the
armholes and the fronts are now fur.
ther embellished by goodly-sized bows
OF wide ribbon.
Rows of small embroidered friIls
edge the dust ruffies of high-priced pet
| ticoats.
One of those deep shoulder collars OF
batiste and lace is capable of accom-
plishing wonders for last years
frock. r
inexpensive llnen.colored lawn:
make up prettily in simple tucked de
signs, to be worn with white stock and
belt.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28

to many little ones. For infants who
must be bottled" milk diluted with
barley-water, a grain Of sat and
pinch OF sugar added given lukewarm
from an absolutely clean bottle and
nipple every two hours (never oftener,
is. consider, perfect food. and a
fat, jolly baby will result. But COM
mon sense must be used. A mother
can soon tell whether her baby cries
from hunger or from overlooking.
Don't ask any one; Judge for yourself.
For children the simpler the meals,
the fewer sweets, candies and unnec-
essaries. the better. For breakfast in
the summer give them bread and but
ter, milk. sliced tomatoes or any fresh
fruit but oranges, which would not
agree with milk Pineapple is indi-
gestible. though the Juice Is good.
In winter give porridge. and be sure
ii is well boiled and that too much
sugar Is not added. The porridge may
be made from oatmeal rolled wheat,
cracked wheat, hominy, corn-meal,
bread and milk or sliced bananas (no
purgative medicine is ever needed II
fruit be given in mornings when neces-
sary). On Sunday an egg, poached or
boiled.
For dinner give any meat but pork,
soup or Ash, all vegetables Except
corn), plain pudding, no pie or boiled
| paste,
For tea give bread and butter, milk
or cocoa, occasionally preserve, maple
syrup, rhubarb or honey.
The more moderation is exercised in
eating, the better. The food should be
plain, good and appetizing, and the
children should be given all they want.
II children's appetites are not
spoiled by sweets they will enjoy
everything put before them Woman's
Home Companion.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
A Mild Question That Scothed.

In one of the parlor cars of a train
vending its way to this city a man
who looked the typical sport was
making himself obnoxious, and all
the tSJpsS passengers uncomfortable
by the coptinuity and senselassness
Of his "kicks% He had the porter in
every few minutes to complain about
something. That was Bat '>enough,
but at length he grew profane. X,
seemed as If any attempt to check
the flow of his evil language must
lead to a fight. A benevelent-look'
| Ing old man who sat next to him
proved, however. that q mild ques-
tion as we'll as a mild answer will
turn away wrath. Just after the
sport" had INDUCED himself IN an
other violent outburst of profanity
the cid man bestowed upon him q
gentle glance through his gold
trimmed spectacles, and with the ut
most gravity drawled out the limo
cent query
Say, my brother. where do you
preach tomorrow"
A roar of laughter went up from
the car, the sport" himself had Il
grin, and the rest Of the journey Il
the city was made in peace ant
) quiet-New York Press.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
BESSIE WAS THE BARBER
Little Girl Played Havoc With INA.
mas DarIlna,s CurLs.

LtttIe Girl PIayeo naVoc WIN wa
mas Darlins's curIs.
Bessie is the six-year.old daughter
of Chubbs, who owns fine house on
the eastern side OF Central Park, just
off Millionaire's Row. Robby Is the
four.year.old darling Of Blubbs. VINO
lives block away. Harry Is the cur
lyhaired gem of Hubbs. The three fa-
miles are mutual friends, The chif
dren are sent to the park under the
charge OF one nursemaid. This esti'
mable person takes her sewing with
her and sits on a bench while the
three children wander off to play. One
afternoon last week the nurse espied
friend and hurried off to see her. sue
was gone ten minutes, according 10
her own account. Meanwhile Bessie
had discovered the scissors.
Lets play barber" she said, and
I'm the barber"
SO far as Bobby and Harry are con-
cerned Bessie is usually anything she
wants to be. When the nurse return
ed she almost tainted. The six long
golden curls that had adorned Harrys
head when he entered the park were
hanging gracefully over the back OF
the bench. Bobby's brown "clubbcd'
haircut straight across the back,
with bang in front-looked like q
well worn feather duster.
What shall | do?' shrieked the
nurse to a policeman who responded
to her screams. =.
He was a deliberate policeman. He
calmly surveyed the wreck and then
observed:
do? Why, take the kids home, and
be thankful ye didn't bring a razor.
New York Press.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
PINEAPPLE BASKETS.

A pleasing variation from the regu'a'
tlon methods OF serving fruit Is 10
utilize basket fashioned from pine
apple or melon for this purpose
The inside part Of the fruit is carefully
cut away, leaving a hollow case. the
contents, free from core and SEEDS
are then returned to the shells. sweet
ened or favored with liquid II desired.
A sprinking of sugar and liquor ada
to the flavor OF the, melon. other
fruits may be mingled in the basket,
and. when the blend permits, served
witfl whipped cream. Carefully pre-
pared, these fruit baskets impart q
decorative touch to the table, and are
especially appropriate for luncheon.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
N A pRlAZlNc OFFICE

Through dingy labyrS hths that lead
When Dragon presst clank and ro,r
And HDeyilsS moil tina men NAV read eo'
She trips along the trembling iloor,
A CLEAN Of Joy, goldd den ray
In Giant Labor's griIfn domain--
The Princess of the ol4en lay
Whom naught coa!d \harm and naunhh
could stain.
80 deftly every hazel haii{
Is bent to form her shiAing crown!
No fiecls nor spot is any, fhere
To mar the trim and dainty gown.
The grimy pressmen, laugh and nod; y
Her laugh resounds ACROSS the ais,c.
The stonemen turn from TYPE and pad
To catch the sunbeam bf her smile.
And he-the youth WHOSE dark eyes diGco
And sparkle at the sight of her?Z-
Ohoi She meets his eager glance,
And roses flush where lilies were
Romance? Who knows? The Fowler talcs
In wond'rou ways his gentle spoil. ~
An blessings on the lass who wakes
The tender thought that brightens 4oiIl
Arthur Guiterman. in the New SYork
Times.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
sALT FOR THE BATHS.

A cupful OF ordinary rock salt Is an
invaluable addition to the bath. II Is
especially soothing to person with
jaded nerves. and Will often ensure a
restful sleep to an invalid or little
child. The salt should be dissolved
and thoroughly mixed with the water,
which should be moderately warm
Baths of this kind will. in a measure
take the place Of sea bathing.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
soldiers Butt Brldae Of cottin.

One of the most curious bridges
ever built was that made by the Brit.
ish troops in 1860.
They were marching on Pekin, but
found their progress barred by a
fooded river of considerable width
and depth. A timber party was form
ed, but found nothing to cut down or
borrow suitable for a bridge. At last
q huge store of collins was discovered
in the village, and with these the sol.
diers built their bridge and crossed
alive over the receptacles for the dead.
London World
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
hinw-knta sIeer.

During sleep the ants body Is
quite still Occasionally may be
noted regular lifting up and setting
down of the fore feet. one leg after
another, with almost rhythmic mo-
tfcn. The antenae also have a gen.
tie quivering, apparently involun-
tary movement. almost like breath
ing. The soundness of slumber was
frequently proved by applying the
feather end of a quill. The feather
tip is lightly drawn along the hack.
stroking with the fur" There is
no motion. Again and again this
action is repeated the stroke being
made gradually heavier Still there
is no change. The strokes are direct
ed upon the head, with the same re-
suit. .Then the feather is applied to
the neck with a waving nation in.
tended to tickle ii. The ant remains
motionless.
Finally the sleeper is aroused by a
sharEs touch of, the quill She
stretches, out her .Shead then her
legs, which she, shakes also; steps
nearer to the light, .yawns, and be-
gins no oonb her, antennae and brush
her head and. mouth. Then she
Chambers over her sleeping Comrades,
divess into, an open gangway and
soonA has ~said Good morning" to
i another tour of duty, BE II well
noteSs however. that she has gone
to work, as she and all her fellows
do, not only rested, but with hei
person perfectly clean,-Harper's
| Magazine, a e,is
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
sarcastic.uike.

American society continues to am.
use itself with a reckless abandon
which, while it electrifies the more
sober Briton, arouses his envy. Mr..
Reginald Vanderbilt, is giving ball
at which -all the male guests are
obliged to wear straw hats. This in.
lensely humorous notion has kept New
York laughing for days. 1t is $50
dashlug, London Globe
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
HOW TO CURL PLUMEs.


II you have been wearing ostrich
plumes at tine shore II is likely that
they will come back in state Of unfit
bedraggledness. You can curl them
just as well as the professional II you
will take the pains, says the Philadel.
phia Press.
First of all, water will not injure
good plume. Wash It in tepld bath
of slightly soapy water. A small basin
is the best utensil to use, as you can
swish It around the edge without
spreading the feathers too much. The
soap should be in such quantity as to
just make light suds. Run the feather
through your hands gently three or
four times to remove the dirt; when
1t appears clean, ripe II IL two baths
of clear tepld water and drain.
Great sare must be exercised In dry
~rng"a feather and 1t is not to be laid
down from the moment 1t leaves the
basin until all the moisture has been
driven out. To hasten matters It may
be partially dried over stove, but the
sun is better. Fan it, but not too
much, while the drying is going on.
When the plume is still trifie moist
hold 1t for about half minute over a
spout Of steaming kettle. This curls
the feather. after which 1t Is to be
dried rapidly over a stove plate, in
order not to lose the curl.
Never brush feather to get 1t tc
fall into place shake It instead If the
ends of the feather prove refractory
they may be given an extra curl with Q
curling iron, though you must be care
ful that the instrument is neither dirty
with SCOT nor too hot. The hottest
temperature the finger can stand is q
good test
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
RICH WoMEN's COSTLY RIGS,

Mrs. Stafford Barstow, the New York
woman who spends her entire time
simply designing on paper new crea.
tions In the garb of American woman
hood, was asked If the statement made
in the dressmakers' convention that
some women spend as much as $25, 900
on their clothes in a year was an OK.
aggeration. THAT Is merely a fair
average" she said. Far from being
distorted, the figure named is very con-
servative. Mrs. John Jacob Astor,
think, is admitted to be the best.
dressed woman in New York. | am
certain that she spends all of $50 900
year on her dresses. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt is close second. Har
dressmaking bill certainly runs over
$4,000, while Mrs Stuyvesant Fish
and Mrs. Joseph Widener, for in
stance, are In big c'ass that easily
part their husbands from upward Of
$4,000 each year for the benefit of
the dressmakers, shoemakers, glow
ers, etc"
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
WOMEN AS wHAI.ERs

The London Field describes. whale
hunt in Shetland when several nun.
dred of the animals appeared in the
bay While all of the men and most of
the women were away herring fishing
Several boats, however, went out,
one of them being that of the school
mistress, who was accompanied by
some of her pupils. The boats sue
ceeded in driving large number of
whales ashore. Il had nothing but an
old bayonet," says the writer. "and
getting 1t, the work of spearing was
entered upon till no fewer thal eighty
six whales were secured. lady with
a pitchfork also helped for a time. but
her strength was soon used up, and |
had to desist from sheer exhaustion,
else a few more might easily have
been added to the brand total.
"The whales realized 2s. a mead and
IS. Cd. hundred9eight for the blub-
ber This is the largest hunt for
many years, and the unique feature Is
that the majority Of the captors were
women
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
A Freak Iocomo,Ive

A special to the Times from Chey.
enne. Wyo., tells of one of the most
extraordinary accidents ever report.
ed on the Unicn Pacific. The engine
attached to the Overland Limite.d
jumped the track and ran along on
the ties fer almcst a mile, owing 10
the momentum of the train, which
was going down grade at terrific
rate. At the foot of the hill the en-
gine leaped back on to the track
without damage to the locomotive CIR
the train. The train is the fastest
of the Union Pacific, and was loaded
with human freight-Pueblo Chief.
tain.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
be pldnr wand N ueh.

I've seen Il good, many different
sorts of trampsp recently remIi ked u
woman who lives in the suburbs, @5,M
the prize article stopped ut my bad
the other day. Happened to be- iknis
kitchen when he knocked at the -
< Lady iiessaid to the cook. v 4
seu be so kind as to give poo
4 drink OF water:' III
THE cook picked UP q. gls
held 1t out, pointing to the pun
Thank syon very much, la
the tramp, without moving
md now II you'll please
glass and the other lady
the pump handle, We shan
philadelphia Press.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
youno old people.

To retain the spirit OF youth while
age weakens the body is splendid
thing. There are those of whom we
say, "He never grows old Their
hair may be whitsned, their faces
wrinkled and their shoulders bent, but
in heart they are young. If their
strength is labor and sorrow" their
lively interest in the things that con-
Germ those of younger generations
gives no indication of it. Their ten
dsrest and inmost thoughts may bc
OF the past but they live In the pres.
en,,-springheld Union.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
Her instructions to the Dentist.

A Kansas woman wanted a set of
false teeth and wrote to "A Topeka
dentists thus: My mouth is three
inches .acrost, five.eighths thru the
iowl. Some hummocky on the aige.
shaped somethin' like boss shoe.
toe fcrard. If you want me to be
more particular I'll have to come up
thar Topeka Capital.
The sea coast echo., 1905-01-28
Three Famous Smokers.

Fabulous things have been said
about Grants smoking propensities.
My word of homer that Grants ci-
gars, ever which he meditated. and
about. which so much has been sense
lessly published, we're cast aside but
never relighted, while Sherman and
Meade would make the air blue like
valcanoes,--NatEonM Magazins.