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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
A ROYAL NURSERY.

The little heir to the Spanish
throne has begun his babyhood in a
suite of rooms arranged entirely after
the fancy of his royal mother. Span
ish etiquette requires her to conform
to ideas other than her own on most
points, but in the fitting Of the nur-
sery her word is law. The furnish
ing, decorating and entire arrange
ment are English, and offer every
thing that could possibly conduce to
baby's health and happiness.
The suite, directly over the queens
apartments, on the sunny side of the
palace, consists Of living-room, din
ing-room, bedrooms for the baby and
head nurse, bath and sewing-room.
The livlng-room is decorated in
green and white, with showers of
little pink rosettes. The vaulted
ceiling is enameled in white, and
round the walls runs frieze of ami
mails in Noah's-ark-like procession.
Light green shades temper the sum
shine.
The angles of furniture and walls
are all softly rounded; so the ap-
proved method of standing a naughty
child in the corner face to the wall
could hardly be adopted in this case.
With the exception of the .rose-col-
ored English carpets, everything in
the suite is washable.
The wide window-sills are cozily
cushioned; an iron lattice, light and
lace-like, but very strong, secures
the windows from without.
In the bedroom three large paint
ings represent Morning" Noon" and
Might" The first is a sunshiny pic
ture of baby awakening in his little
bed. Moon" shows him busy with
porringer and spoon; and in Might"
he has folded his chubby hands in
prayer before going to sleep.
The woodwork is white enameled,
and round the ceiling a frieze of
dancing children charms the eye, as
does the exquisite tint and design of
the blue and white tiling of the fire.
place.
L hc iiltic pi ihSC oiSCpo III thC
cradle that rocked father and grand
father before him. 1t is a stately
affair, resting on four Corinthian
supports. 1t was formerly cur
tanned in the richest lace, flowing
from beneath a Spanish crown; but
the young queen mother had the
crown removed, lest 1t fall and in
jure the royal sleeper below; and the
lace curtains were suppressed to allow
freer access of air.
The cradle linen shows embroidery
of fairy-like fineness, the outer COW
erlets sown with butterflies and roses
in white silk.
The dining-room furniture is white
mahogany, with the royal arms of
Spain skilfully inlaid in each piece.
Throughout, simplicity and good
taste distinguish this ideal dwelling
for young child.
The rooms are considered the best
ventilated in all Madrid, for the
young queen inherits her love of
fresh air from her illustrious grand
mother, the late Queen Victoria of
England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
New British Cattle Regulation.

Consul Edward B. Walker, of Bur-
slem, England, writes that under an
order of the Board Of Agriculture
and Fisheries, which came into force
January 1, 1908, no horse, ass or
mule brought to Great Britain, from
any other country, except Ireland,
the Channel Islands or the Isle of
Man, is to be landed In Great Britain
unless accompanied by certificate
of veterinary surgeon to the effect
that he examined the animal imme-
diately before it was embarked, or
while 1t was on board the vessel, and
that he found the animal did not
show symptoms of glanders or farcy.
American Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
KISSING HANDS.

News comes from France that the
time honored custom of kissing hands
is threatened with extinction. With
in recent years, it is said, the salute
has become too common, and leadt
ing couturier has added to its disre-
pute by making it practice to kiss
the hands of his clients. The grande
dame does not care for a salute given
with so little discrimination, and this
feeling is crystallizing into an objec-
tion to this particular salute in any
form.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

yoke portion can be of silk or of vel
vet or any fabric that may be liked.
In this instance, however, brown chif
fon is made over a lining of white
India silk, and this lining is faced
| with net to form the chemisette. The
| chemisette is banded with narrow
soutache braid and trimmed with lit
tie gold buttons, while the yoke Is
made of taffeta edged with stitched
bands that are trimmed with tiny but
tons like those upon the chemisette.
and the effect is altogether a chic and
charming one.
The waist is made with the guimpe
lining, full front and backs. These
| last are shirred at the shoulders and
gathered at their upper edges and
arranged over the lining, which is
faced to form the chemisette and the
yoke is arranged over the whole.
The prettily full sleeves are shirred
at their lower edges and the Innings
are faced to form either the narrow
O: the deep cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and a
quarter yards twenty-one, two and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven or
| one and five-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide, with three-quarter yard
eighteen inches wide for chemisette
and cuffs for three-quarter sleeves,
one-half yard of silk for trimming,
one yard eighteen inches wide if deep
cuffs are used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
Lime For a Disinfectant.

When lime is used as a disinfect-
ing whitewash, be sure that it is
"live," as good results cannot be
secured with that which has been
air-slacked. Whitewash made with
good lime will kill all vermin that
It touches, while air-slaked lime
whitewash is about as effective as
that much clear water. Care should
be exercised to keep the whitewash
from the legs of the fowls, as it will
cause the skin to become inflamed
and sore. The eyes, combs and wat
ties will also suffer.-N. w. Agri-
culturist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
, A New Breed Of Horses.

A breed of horses that is being de-
teloped at the Colorado Agricultural
College, at Ft. Collins, in co-opera-
tion with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, appears to have
some promising characteristics. The
object in view has been to develop a
first-class carriage horse that has
plenty Of "go" combined with great
powers of endurance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
Improving the Dairy Herd.

There are a great many dairymen
who do not know the possibilities of
their own cows: they seek to i'm
prove their value as milk producers
by buying new cows instead of i'm
proving the status of the old ones.
New bloc,; is to be desired, Il it
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
Tints i'm Trimmings.

Wide bands of black filet mesh
richly embroidered in peacock colors,
with touches of bronze, gold or sill
yer, are fast replacing the Japanese
and Oriental trimmings which have
held sway for so long. Some of the
designs shown in tints of orange and
burnt leather strike particularly
happy note in combination with the
warm brown material so popular this
season.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
The Carria ge Horse.

1t appears that the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, operated under the
direction of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, desires the
cooperation of the American Asso-
citation of Trotting Horse Breeders
in its effort to improve the American
carriage horse. The managers of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

Despite constant heavy rains Pres
ton, England, is threatened with
water famine, a species of fine moss
having found its way into the water
mains and blocked the supplies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

did not mature corn at all-that Is,
corn planted at end of May was still
immature when freezing weather
came.-Indiana Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
GirdIc of Satin.

One of the. most attractive girdles
is made OF softest liberty satin rib
bon, six inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

The quantity of material required
for the medium size is nine and a
half yards twenty-seven, five and a
quarter yards forty-four or fifty-two
inches wide If material has figure or
nap; eight and half yards twenty
seven, four and three-quarter yards
forty-four or four yards fifty-two
inches wide If material has neither
figure nor nap.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
THE SELECTION OF A HUSBAND.

THE SELECTION OF A HUSBAND.
Because it is the duty of every
woman to marry some man, it by no
means follows that she is deprived
of the privilege Of making acute dis
elimination; on the contrary, to full
fill her mission as completely as pos
sible she should exercise the greatest
care in selecting mate. Time was
when she had no say in the matter,
and in some countries she has little
or none to-day, but in this happy
civilized land she still possesses, and
will undoubtedly hold for all time,
the right first to choose and then en-
snare. 1t Is a noble prerogative-
one, In our judgment, that should be
appreciated and cherished above all
others. And yet, as we have OBJ
served, 1t should be exercised with
caution. Let nothing be left to
chance, as Plato would have had it
when he decreed that pairing should
-be done by lot; while not over-nice,
be at least particular, in order that
the one chosen may feel honored by
the distinction conferred upon him,
and SO be the more readily induced
to show his undying gratefulness.
Much that was thought and writ
ten years ago on how to choose a
wife was good enough for the time,
but the recent reversal of the rela-
tive attitudes of seeker and sought
a1
despite the fact that, in considering
the points to be needed and the pre-
cautions to be observed by woman
kind, we find ourselves in fallow
he1q, certain general principles may
be regarded as established. 1t is best,
for example, to capture a husband
while he is still young. docile and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

poetic. Preferably also he should be
in love. He may then be trained after
the manner best calculated to serve
the convenience of her for whom
thenceforth he must and should toll.
North American Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
Colored FlanneIs.

Colored hanneis are said to be the
coming thing in shirts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04

New York City.-Such pretty,
soft, full blouse as this one makes up
charmingly in chiffon, in net, in all
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-03-04
COURAGE IN VARIETY.

Miss Elizabeth Jordan was talking,
and Miss Jordan talks well. 1t was
at one of her Sunday afternoons in
her apartment overlooking Gram
mercy Park.
Courage" said Miss Jordan, "is
of different varieties.
''Not long ago l spent few days
visiting Mrs. Bacon Josephine
Dodge Daskam Bacon. She took me
out for a drive. The horse was a
most spirited animal-one that an
expert horseman might hesitate to
drive-but Mrs. Bacon is good whip
and has not the slightest fear.
"As we went along rather quiet
country road Mrs. Bacon suddenly
screamed, dropped the reins, flung
her arms convulsively around my
neck, buried her face on my shoul-
der and continued to scream.
81 have not been in the habit of
driving much lately, and l was to-
tally unacquainted with the horse,
but was compelled to seize the lines,
control the animal the best 1 could
and hold Mrs. Bacon at the same
time to keep her from-I knew not
what at first, but glanclng around to
discover the cause of her fright, l
saw the tail Of snake disappearing
beneath some bushes at the side of
the road.
Was it the snake?' asked Mrs
Bacon, as I struggled with the horse.
"'Oh, yes!' she moaned, shudder-
ingly. If only they wouldn't slither!
think If they had feet and could
walk or even run l could endure
them, but to see them go slithering
along SO horribly is more than I can
Pbear!' and it was not until we were
a mile or so down the road that she
could regain her courage. New
York Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

1t was from this queer style that the high heel
developed, only in those days the heel was sever
al inches higher than those now worm
OF course, the smallest shoes of all are worn by
Chinese women. Some of these are only two
inches long. The present empress is trying to
break up the cruel custom OF misshapenlng the
feet. Probably in another generation these d.
minutive shoes will be a curiosity, but up to
few years ago, Chinese girl whose feet were
four inches long found it difficult proposition to
get married, while the parents of the girl with the
two-inch foot overrun with applicants. AS
a compensation to these Chinese for the
tortures they underwent during the time their
feet being matreated they took great pride
in embroidering beautiful designs upon their
Shoes Very few shoes for are sale
in China, as nearly all women make their own.
In the northern countries, coarse leather boots
are the customary footwear, partly account of
the cold, but principally because low shoe is of
too shallow draft to navigate the poor roads. A
large percentage of these boots are of home man.
ufacture, roughly stitched and crude in appear
ance.
Just why shoes for poor persons came into
vogue is a question that remains unanswered.
They originated in the Grecian sandal and have
developed with the increasing tenderness of feet to
the heavy leather affair we all know Yet an
Irish lasse who goes about barefooted all her
days has natural sole upon her foot from
quarter to half inch thick. And she does not
have corns, either.
stitution. We made 24211O,O35 pairs of shoes
in 1905, pair for every inhabant of America,
France, Germany, Austria, and few of the small
countries. The value of the industry was $780,
17O,45S. All that for years output, or
more money than there in the world when
the first sandal was made. The American shoe
is walking the streets of every capital of
the world; it is in the shops in every center of
trade; and even on the thresholds of far eastern
temples the American shoe lies beside the crude
wooden sandals, and late corners stop moment
to examine it and try it on, if no one is looking
One of the greatest problems which modern
civilization has had to face is the clothing of it's
feet. In the days centuries upon centuries ago.
when man was only wild beast of the jungle,
he wore no shoes and therefore not bothered
with But to-day when every part of the
body is covered except the hands and head mans
wearing of shoes has become necessity.
Thus of the functions of modern cviliza-
tons "pedes' disappearing Toenas, no
longer being an actual need among tribes which
shoes, disappearing and scientist
few years ago declared that within 100 years
there will be no toenails
Even the American Indian who, hundred years
ago, wore moccasirs today clothes his feet in
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brogans and he would laugh at his brother red.
skin who took to wearing animals skins on his
feet. There are few tribes in the world today ex-
cept in the darkest portions of Africa, who still
spurn the wearing of shoes in some form or other.
OF course every nation has it's own special kind
of shoes, some of which consist of nothing more
than flat piece of board and strap. That
sort are classed under the general caption OF
Sandals
Hundreds of years ago. when people wore no
shoes they never complained of rheumatism; they
never had ingrowing toenas, neither did they
cultivate corns and seldom could they boast of an
attack of govt. They called it "evil spirit" then.
But the advance of civilization had its drawbacks.
The feet clothed, but at the same time the
wearing of the shoes brought on disease of these
supports and some authorities doubt whether
civilizations feet any better off to-day than
they thousand years ago when they were
filled with slivers, brambles and the like, but
were not nearly wide topic for discussion as
they to-day for then people didn't mind the
little inconvenience. To-day, great progress hav
ing been made in that line smaller ailments Of
the feet source of complaint.
The most civilized portions of the world have
developed tenderness of the feet which has be-
come a tradition in the circles which have made
the greatest progress. People who wear pointed
shoes are compelled to suffer the agonies
that would come if their toes were bound together
with adhesive tape and they were compelled to
walk about thus conditioned. Others who wear
shoes too small have swelling of the feet when
they take off their shoes. Shoes too large produce
corns, just do small shoes.
Young ladies and some older ones who follow
the fashions with good intent, equip themselves
with French-heeled shoes, which raise the heels
into the air from three to six inches. This of
course gives them beautiful instep, they claim
and it also keeps them walking their toes 1t
twists the spine and eXerts pressure upon the
base of the brain which brings on fearful head
aches if the practice is kept up for any length of
time each day. Skeptical persons with set ideas
on shoes talking of asking the next session
of congress to put a tariff on French heels which
will effectively bar them from this country But
there so many wives of congressman and SEN
ators who declare that French heels are far more
comfortable than halfnch heels, that the bill has
about much show the traditional SNOWFALL
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
LAMENT FOR CHANGED TIMES.
Adanlram Corntop Discourses on Pres.
ent.Day Extravaganza.

Eyes, stree, Bill, times is changed
since you an me was doin' our court
in" said Adoniram Corntop, with q
note of sadness In his voice, to old
Andy Glover, who had come over to
"set SPELL"
When we was dom our courtin',
Andy, gal thought she was bein'
treated right harnsom If Teller
bought her ten cents with O. pepmints
once in awhile, an if he TUX her to
any doin's in town she didn't expect
him to go down into his jeans to the
tune Of a dollar or two fer ice cream
an soda water an candy at fo'ty cents
a paound. My son ST TUX his duckey-
doodle to the band concert in town
yistiday an there want quarter left
of dollar bill he struck me fer time
he got home. Beats all the way young
folks throw the money away nova
days. 1 tell ye times is changed
nightly since we was boys, an the
Lawd only knows what the end will
be with Teller layin' out Is cents on
o gal in one day."-Puck.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

1T many cobblers of the
present day know that they
have a patron saint, but
they have. Saint Crispin
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shoemaker. Hans Sachs, the most eminent poet
OF Germany, a cobbler,, So was William Gift
ford, the famous editor of the Quarterly.
Shoes, as we know them, purely a western
institution But there is and incidentally
a queer juxtapositon. Christian takes his hat
Off when he enters church a house; Asiatic
shows his reverence by taking his shoes off OBJ
viously it would be quite nuisance to stoop down
and unlace your shoes every time you called
friend or went to church. So the Asatics
shoes that be kicked off as easily as can
remove hats.
Some made with straw soes and sell for
about ten cents a pair; others are made of wood ;
while still others made of leather of various
kinds. When shoes reduced to such simple
proportions, it is but natural to expect rather
crude effects. Peasants often cut strips of wood,
fasten thong about the big toe and the board
and trudge along as comfortably as the man who
buys the ready-made shoes Of America and in some
cases Another scheme is to use a
block of wood and stick knob in it so it will rise
between the big toe and its neighbor and by a
deXterous and practiced of the toe muscles, it
answers very we'll indeed
In Brittany the making of shoes is village oc-
cupation, The whole family chips in on the work,
from the six year old child to the great grand
father, and between them they make the most
of the wooden shoes that are on the market. An
American boy would probably fall down and skin
his knees if he to try TO play in wooden shoes
but the little Dutch and Belgian boys romp about
the streets to their hearts content in them and
even drop them off.
We have been wearing practically the kind
of shoes for so many years that are liable to
forget that they varied in styles radically as
women's hats do now. During the time of Edward
" in England, the parliament had to pass law
regulating the length of shoes. Some OF them
were made so long as to be dangerous. Princes
sometimes wore them two feet in length
with the ends stuffed out with straw. One worthy
Scotch king doubled his back and attached the
points to his belt But of course that style was in
vogue before the days of trolley cars.
Then in the next generation when the law pre-
vented long pointed shoes, they began to broaden
and this continued until they had to pass another
law to stop the broadening 1t was at about this
time and later that choppnes came in These
were high supports under the soles, lifting the
.,earers some six eight inches nearer the clouds.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Unusually Severe Drought.

The water In Lake Champlain during
the recent drought reached the lowest
point recorded in local history, nine
feet below high water mark. Steam.
ers were obliged to abandon many Of
their trips on account of the impossi-
bility of making landings at the docks.
The mountain brooks became almost
dry, and the beds of some of the larg-
est rivers were mere threads of wa
ter. The drought and forest fires were
ruinous to agricultural interests. -
New York Sun.
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Morninq Tonic.

The duty of the young man toward his future
self is the greatest duty that he has 1t is greater
than his duty to parents, friends society, for
it includes all these. We should SC live that our
for. Keep clean, keep the body clean from vice,
from drink. from drugs. Keep the mind clean.
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The Hiuhest Character.

The highest of characters, in my
estimation, is his who is as ready to
pardon the moral errors of mankind
as if he were every day guilty of some
himself; and at the same time as
cautious of committing fault as II
he never forgave one.-Pliny the
Younger.
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Revelations Of the Breakfast Tabi

Revelations Of the Breakfast Table
To girls about to marry one would
tender the advice that they study
their intended victim at breakfast. II
he is feeding like forty, reject him as
the direct descendant of Circe's herd
of swine. If he is melancholy, be
ware of the abrupt curves of his tenn
permanent. If he be boisterous and
facetious, remember that an empty
drum gives the greatest reverbration
and a chatterbox at a. m. is as tire
some as Chanticleer at o'clock in the
morning. BY their breakfasts you
shall know them.-Saturday Review.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Nsnmation allays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

The wind frequently turns an UNI.
brella, but borrower seldom returns
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

A good firm to ship your cream t.
MILTON DAIRY CO.. ST. PAUL.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of whiskey for
lame back rheumatism is causing con-
siderable discussion among the medi-
cal fraternity. It is an almost infal.
lible cure when mixed with certain
other ingredients and taken properly.
The following formula is effective:
ITO one-half pint of good whiskey add
one ounce of Toris Compound and one
ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound.
Take in tablespoonful doses before
each meal and before retiring"
Toris compound is product of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceu-
tical Co., Chicago, but it as we'll as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11

You don't have to go to . rink to
zee a lot Of cheap skates.