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local buyers and the local mill as to what
their cotton was worth.
Soon after the crop was harvested last
fall it was sold. The local cotton mill
bought il, but not at the old price of III
cents. 1t paid the farmers IL cents. Had
they been prepared to hold their cotton
for three months they would have Sc
cured IS cents, for the quotation on
their grade of lint was that pr.ce three
months later. These farmers got 10 per
cent more from their crop by growing
a single variety. and by keeping in touch
with the market than they would have
in the old way. Had their organization
provided a way of advancing money and
holding the crop a short time there
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MT ACCESSORIES OF MEMS DRESS AS VIEWED BY THE
IMPORTANT ACCESSQ

to pay for a shirt. the chances are that
you can be accommodated, for there are
rough camping shirts selling as low as
50 cents each. and there are shirts re-
failing at SO each.
Shirts of this last variety, needless to
heaviest quality. The silk shirt, by the
way, promises to become almost obliga-
tory for the well dressed man this sum-
mer. 1t has been worn for a number of
years, but the demand has been sporadic
and woefully slight. Last summer there
was a noticeable increase in the number
Of sales, and this spring. according to the
leading mems outfitters. the better dress
ed men are laying In supply In short;
what for years has been considered
rather as a luxury. designed for very
rich men, bids fair to become a common
article Of apparel for men of all incomes.
Trust the shopkeepers to look out for the
men of moderate means, too! There are
silk shirts in plenty, and good ones, to be
bought for S. and $3.50. and there are
other shirts of imitation silk to be bought
for still less.
No matter how popular the silk shirt
may become. it can never hope to replace
the linen shirt altogether. Many there
the cooler. "and while its silken rival
may look more rich and expensive, II
cannot look more dressy." Then there IL
the pongee shirt. which is also expected
to come in for a big demand this sum-
mer, and which undoubtedly will IL for
no other reason than the moderateness OF
it's price. All the shirts, of course, will
have soft cuffs, a style obviously based
on common sense. 1t has been found by
sad experience that when Old Doctor
Kiosk gets down to intimate business
transactions with the sun. stin cuffs posi-
lively refuse to stay stin.
Just one more final word about shirt
ings. AS is the case with ones ties.
elaborate designs are to be avoided. Plain
white or cream color is best. although 1t
is quite fashionable to have tiny PIN
stripe running through the material. But
the zigzag designs. wavy lines and what
nots that some manufactures persist In
making up into shirts are to be avoided.
They are not only unfashionable-they
are almost vulgar.
Practically the same thing applies to
shirts Of some other color besides white.
There Is scarcely q shop but than can
sell you yellow shirts, blue shirts, brown
shirts, gray shirts and even dead black
shirts, but these were never intended for
daily wear on the citys promenades.
They are intended rather for the camp
in the woods or a boating trip. For such
purposes as these they are indispensable.
Unhappily for the appearance OF our
feet, there Is to be little or no change IN
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was always his inseparable companion.
Mrs. Fred was there in those sad days
at Mount MacGregor. sustaining her hus-
band and aiding all who needed her min
istrations. Her memories of these things
will be of great value in future days, but
until the poignant grief at losing her hus-
band has been softened by time she pre-
fers not to dwell on these links
But she is fond of recalling how her life
brought her into close touch with men
whom she esteems 1t a privilege to have
known-Mark Twain, for instance, who
was mainly instrumental in inducing Gen.
Grant to undertake the task of putting
his memories of the great struggle be-
tween the states into book form. Mrs.
Grant has taken a cordial interest In all
the publications relating to these times
and especially in the life of Mark Twain,
where the immortal humorist pays such
high tribute to her husband and his de-
votion to his dying father.
X
In one of these accounts Mark Twain
describes his last visit to the stricken
warrior and relates that Fred Grant had a
long talk with him and told him to ten
his father how favorably the public had
received his work and how successful it was
bound to prove. This praise, Fred Grant
thought, coming from a man of letters,
would encourage the sick man and light
en- his labor. Mark Twain, in his whim-
steal way, told Fred Grant that he
had always felt such awe of this mighty
man and such reverence for his martial
deeds and personal worth that he was
overcome by the thought. He said:
How do you think the cook Of Column
bus would have felt il Columbus had
hailed up from the hold and asked him
to say whether or not he approved of his
methods of navigation
Mrs. Grant and her sister. Mrs. Potter
vorites of this country and the reputation
of both Is international. Gen. Frederick
Grant was made minister to Austria by
President Harrison, and served there for
five years. There his wife made a pro-
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ham Lincoln. Mrs. Philip Sheridan has
a comfortable home in Washington, and
coming down to later publiciStS, the wild
ow of Mark Hanna is permanent Win
TER resident and Mrs. Carrot Hobart an
occasional one
That Mrs. Fred Grant should select
Washington as her home is logical Sc
quence. She has ties that bind her here
and memories that form the most sacred
part of her life. This past winter she has
not taken up social life at all. With her
pretty little granddaughter Bertha, the
oldest daughter of Princess Cantacuzene,
she has been passing some weeks in
Florida. Just now she and the small
Russian princess are passing few weeks
in Washington hotel while her home
on New Hampshire avenue is being
placed in order.
Mrs. Grant, like her distinguished Sis
ter, Mrs. Potter Palmer, is native of
Louisville, KY. but " ashington figures
in her life more LUMINOSITY than any
other city, even Chicago, where her social
triumphs were so frequently recorded
She is the daughter of Henry Hamilton
Honore. of distinguished Huguenot ances-
try, and of his wife. who was Eliza Dor
sey and whose mother belonged to the
Celtic family of Carr. Beauty and bril-
fancy would well be expected to such an
alilance, historic anu heroic 6dllc anu
ancient Celtic, also a tendency to con-
servatism and the valuation of things ac-
cor1ing to old ideals.
Mrs Grant and her sister were sent to
the Convent of the Visitation In George
town and there they passed many years.
finally graduating with all honors. Both
are among the alumnae Of that seat OF
learning, and have always maintained
deep sympathy for its welfare. Mrs.
Grant among the cogent reasons why
Washington is SO dear names her alma
mater and the opportunity to slip away
from the world and its troubles and talk
to the gentle yelled nuns who pass their
existence behind their barred windows
and know earthly things only by echoes.
Then, of course, there stands out that
first winter she passed in the White
House, going there a bride. Her mar
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they were suffering loss of a miliio!
dollars a year because of the decay oc
their fruit during transportation
Being a large and centralized organiza-
ton. these growers were IN position or
being able to initiate a scientific invests
cation into the causes of this decay. M
individual or small group OF individually
would have been able TO start this ir-
vest cation. The organization was even
able to interest the federal government
In this inquiry.
The result of this inquiry was the dis
covery of the fact that such decay was
due to a fungus which fastened itself
upon the oranges at the time of picking.
That fungus developed as the fruit pro-
crossed toward market, and il suffered
in proportion to the extent that the
growth got into H.
The investigation also showed that this
fungus was unable 10 get hold OF tho
fruit unless the outer skin was scratched
or broken. The slightest abrasion. how
ever let the decay In. To keep IL out
there was but the necessity OF keeping
the skin of the orange whole and unfp-
jured. IL this could be accomplished "a
million dollars a year could be savei
the association.
Organization having made ii possible 20
make this discovery, also made II pos
sible to work toward remedy OF the
fault A close study was made of evesy
step in picking and packing this fruit
Wherever it was shown that any OF the
machinery or the werkmen injured the'
skins OF the oranges the necessary steps
were Immediately taken TO prevent those
injuries. The packing houses were own
ed comparatively, and SO these were un-
der the direction Of the ORGANIZATION and
were thoroughly overhauled. The or
ganization even went into the field and
directed the picking of the fruit. Ger
tain skillful gangs were developed and
much of the crop was picked by these
men, who took every precaution against
injuring the fruit. Thus has this organ
ization gone far toward stopping the de-
cay of fruit between the producer and the
consumer. Such study will the depart
ment put on the marketing of all the na-
tion's products, beginning with an m
vestigation and report upon those matters
that have already been thoroughly
thrashed out by existing organizations.
Copyright. 1918. by W. A. Du PuyJ +,
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CHE Has Recently Pur-
- chased a Home in Wash
ington and Will Become a
Permanent Resident-Is an
Impressive Addition to the
Distinguished Widows Who
Make the National Capital
Socially Brilliant and Inter
esting-Has Removed Her
Famous and Historic Pos
sessions From Governors
Island, and Her Home on
New Hampshire Avenue Will
Be a Radiating Point for
Society.
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tive efforts until recently have been those
which have been born of desperate ne
cessity.
Organization must be effected when an
industry is at low ebb to have the vi
rility to live in the face of the attacks
to which all such efforts are at first sub
jected, but after the growers have learned
the power of cooperation as business
permanent and exert a powerful lnfiu-
ence in the development of a better So
cial life and, through their participation
in the progress and management OF
rural affairs. in the development of a
better citizenship. No other agency is so
powerful in bringing about better farm
ing, better methods of handling the in
dustry. greater prosperity and a better
community than a group of farmers who
are successfully organized to protect and
develop their agricultural interests. The
American farmer is beginning to realize
that the powerful influence of CONSOLE
dated capital has been the source of the
tremendous industrial progress of the
last generation. He is beginning to take
a greater interest in the possibilities of
cooperative action when applied to his
own problems.
X x
But there are the few notably success
full organizations. The department is to
go to these for the lessons that they have
learned. From them it is. to get every
thing available. 1t is to look for an op.
portunity to apply this information more
broadly. 1t is to show the isolated sue.
cess in organization and find new oppor.
tunities to apply its lessonA It's seed OF
success will then be broadcasted.
The second investigation will result in
a compilation of the laws of states that
farmers may be allowed to organize fol
their own protection and help. The laws
of most states grant charters only to or
CARNATIONS having the object of money
making and a body of farmers cannot or
ganize unless they have this end in view
These states will be asked to change all
this.
Another matter of vast Importance that
is to be Immediately investigated is the
possibility of providing and furnishing tc
the producers the market news of the ma
ton. The government is going to deter
mine whether or not it would be advisable
for it to prepare to furnish the whole
country daily Geographic market reports.
1t realizes that the producer usually sells
upon prices quoted by some local buyer or
buyers and that these quotations may not
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be a true reflection of the market Of the
outside.
This market report would also inform
the producer as to the conditions OF the
for making shipments. If Chicago IS
glutted with onions the Texas grower
should know 1t. and If there Is canta-
loupe famine In Baltimore the people VINO
grow that crop should be informed.
The department has no definite idea as
yet whether it would be a proper govern
mental function to furnish this news serv-
ice, nor does 1t know what would be the
best method Of getting this Information to
the producer But it is going to find out,
and IL it seems advisable 1t is going to put
on the service.
Then will come the Investigation Of the
biggest of all the problems-that of dis
tribution. There is general understand
ing Of the fact that most commodities go
through a dozen middlemen between the
producer and the consumer. Each OF
these middlemen takes a profit. 1t is well
known that the SCI total Of these profits
is greater than the price that is paid the
farmer. If the farmer received the pres
ent prices for his produce and 1t were de-
livered to the consumer at an. additional
cost of % per cent, that consumer would
pay just half what he pays at present.
But it is a known fact that the produce
for which the farmer receives one dollar
costs the consumer two dollars and q
half.
There is current idea that the pres
ent method of getting produce from
farm to family is too complicated and
too expensive There is too much
profit taking and too much waste and
deterioration.
AS a part of this study Of the cost Of
distribution will be the matter Of the
methods The farmer himself plays a
large part in the question Of the
methods Of distribution. His is the
initial step in the preparation of his
produce for market. This is vastly i'm
portant. The farmer wastes vast
wealth every year that might be his
if he would properly prepare his prod
uce for market.
There are eggs. for instance. The
average farmer gathers his eggs ir-
regularly, pays little attention to keep
ing them properly and takes them to
market only at his convenience. The
result is that his eggs are discredited
and that he gets a second-grade price.
The proper handling Of eggs, it is esti-
mated, would net every farmer in the
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ed West Point in the early part Of 1898
and finished his course there with credit.
He was assigned to the Engineer Corps
of the army and for time was stationed
in Boston. President Roosevelt appointed
young Grant as one of the social aids
at the White House. In the same list OF
young officers chosen for this pleasant
duty appeared the names of Philip Sheri-
dan, son of Little Phil, and of Robert T..
Lee. son Of Gen. F1tzhugh Lee and grand
nephew Of the gallant leader of the lost
cause.
It was while at the White House that
Lieut.. Grant first met Miss Edith, only
daughter Of Senator Elihu Root, then
Secretary of State. That the fine old
home of the Presidents figured largely in
this romance was delicately limited by the
gift which Mrs. Roosevelt sent the dis
tinguished lovers, namely, q lovely little
water color done by a local artist. repre-
senting the old stone stairway leading
from the southern balcony to the garden.
The flowers are all in bloom In the pic
ture, and at the foot Of the steps is big
vine-covered bench, with the whole scene
suggestive OF lovers tryst while the
gay world was feting in the salons be-
yond. This wedding was one of the
epochal nuptial events at the capital and
occurred In November, 1907. Gen. and
Mrs. Fred Grant and Mrs. Potter Palmer
and her sons, together with number of
Kentucky and Chicago cousins. were all
in attendance. not to speak of the assem-
blage of national dignitaries who wished
to honor both bride and bridegroom.
Mrs. Grant will bring to Washington
the fine library. part of which her hus-
band collected, and part of which he in
herited from his mothers estate. There
are also many letters OF exceeding value
and some Of the bits of paper on which
Gen. Grant wrote the last of his memoirs,
that splendid effort done in hours of
agony and weakness that the temporal
welfare Of his wife and dear ones might
be secure. There is scarcely a page in
the life OF the hero where his son Fred
does not figure lovingly, and his wife
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found impression and firmly established
the reputation of Ameri an women for
grace and social accomplishments. 1t
was here, too, that Julia Dent Grant. her
daughter caught her first glimpse of for
eign life and became a linguist as well as
a hostess worthy of the traditions set by
her mother and her aunt. Young Ulysses
went to a private academy during the
viennese days and had as classmates sons
of dukes and archdukes and the most
exalted youngsters of the Roman empire.
Miss Julia Grant never entirely forgot the
courtly ways of the Austrian court and
she spent much time abroad with her
cousin Mrs. Sartoris. and afterward with
Mrs. Palmer.
*
1t was during a summer at Cannes.
France, that she met Prince Cantacuzene.
and the marriage, which occurred the fol-
lowing summer at her mothers home in
Newport, has been ideally happy. Miss
Grant had no fortune and though her
aunt. Mrs. Palmer, gave her q .generous
dover, monetary considerations did not
enter into this contract.
Gen. and Mrs. Fred Grant made fire.
quent visits to their daughter, and Gen.
Grant had a sincere regard for his SON
in-law. Mrs. Grant spent all of last
spring and summer with the princess and
her little ones and, feeling a fear OF
loneliness i'm her bereavement she
brought little Princess Bertha home with
her. This little girl is dainty and ex-
quisitely fair. showing already the grace
and tact of her grandmother and her IL
lustrious kindred i'm general. She has
been an interested observer OF all that
transpires in their hotel. and is particu-
larry impressed by the wife OF the Vice
President, Mrs. Marshall who often asks
her to her apartment.
Mrs. Grant will spend part of the COM
ing summer in Newport with friends, and
1t may be that the Prince and Princess
Cantacuzene will come over for their
daughter. If this proves impossible Mo.
Grant will sail in the early autumn. re-
turning here some time before Christmas.
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CONGRESS Has Given

CONGRESS Has Given
0Him the Money to Car
ry on His Investigations.
Department of Agriculture
Takes Up the Task-Secre-
tary Houston Will Follow
Produce From Farmer to
Consumer, and Then Closely
Examine Every Step-What
Changes May Be Made When
Investigations Are Completed.
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ACH year the capi-
tai attracts the
bearers of honOred
names in large
numbers. History
is written in the
mere roster OF
those who are
guests at the func-
tons of the older
and more sedate
members of So
ciety. Mrs. John
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a more direct route between these men.
and that they may share a good part Of
the remaining GO per cent which now goes
to various middlemen.
x X
The law providing for this work was
but three days old when the new Secre-
tary of Agriculture came into Office. The
necessity of study of markets was a
conviction that had long been strong with
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HERE is a brand
new government ac-
tivity just now be-
ing organized. the
object of which is
to determine why
farmers receive so
little for what
they raise and
consumers at the
same time pay so
much. Having as
certained the facts,
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Hay maintains her home here unchanged
so far as the eye can detect, from the
days when John Hay was the dean Of
letters as well as foremost diplomatist
and patriot. Recently Robert Lincoln es-
tablished a home, and he and his wife
mingle Familiarity with those who bear
names nearly allied to the fame of Abra-
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rived with the beginning of hot weather,
probably is largely responsible for this
new tie. And that new collar Is skill
full piece Of work. 1t is primarily design
ed for comfort, and SO. 1t Is low; rising
not more than an inch above the neck
band of ones shirt.
Yet. despite its actual lowness. it seems
high and ultra dressy. 1t accOmpiishes
the paradox quite simply. too. Although
II rises only a little above the neckDand.
it may extend two or three inches down
below it in the front. The result Is that
one sees a collar which really is long:
and one naturally gets the impression OF
height. Altogether the new collar ana
in a small inverted ''v'' In front-not too
large. but quite large enough for the dis
play OF a fairish-siZed fOur-in-hano KNOT.
And the long wings OF the collar mug the
tie just below the knot and hold 1t In
place. Cnquestionably the new style is
going 10 be extremely popular. 1t oners
chance to be ultra fashionable and
ultra comfortable at the same time, and
such chance comes all too rarely to De
overlooked
r.
As TO the ties themselves. the varie-
gated patterns and Persian effects that
have been the rage throughout the winter
seem destined to give way before vogue
color relieved by some very tiny, very
delicate and most unobtrusive figure.
howing tie of intricate and fancfful de-
sign somehow gives the impression OF
being too much tie.' IL the expression
may be used. The more solid colors,
on the other hand. present an appearance
OF simple richness. And so the call this
spring Will be, in the main, for blues.
dark greens and browns, with an occa-
sional maroon and perhaps a semt-occa-
slonal more vivid red. The effect. with
neat tie clasp, and a soft shirt OF linen
or silk, will be decidedly smart.
one last word about the flowing tie
ought TO be said, too. When IL was In
vogue three years ago 1t was rather an
expensive article. Then IL was practically
Impossible to get any sort of tie Tor
less than 81 Today q splendid tie may
De bought for just half that amount. Of
course one can spend more. There Ii q
certain establishment with ties In stock
AT 20 and 50 each. But 50 cents, or 20
cents at the most. will buy a tie quite
good enough for the average man-and In
the end. after a certain standard of quail
ity has been reached, no one can tell the
cost OF tie but connoisseur.
From collars and scarfs one comes In
natural sequence to shirtings There =
no other article OF mans attire in which
the field from which to select ID %
large 1t doesn't make a particle of dill
ference how little or how much you want