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hoops should be arranged. and how
each hoop should be bound with cord
to the adjoining two. When the
hoops have been connected, it is only
necessary to get a clothespole for a
support, TO complete the rack. Drive
a nail into the upper end of the
pole. and come 1T the nail and each
hoop with strdng cord; then place
ground. with the center over a hole
made for the end of the pole support,
and set the support in this hole. Fig.
3 shows how the strings connect the
upper and lower set of hoops, and
how they are spaced. You can tie the
strings to the upper hoops before the
pole is set in position, If you like.
When the rack has been put up, plant
your vines at its base, SO there viii
be one for each string.
A box with board nailed across It,
as shown in Fig. 5. makes a splendid
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through holes punched through the
side of the can. just inside of the
glass Gig. p.
With can opener cut a hole a trifie
smaller than a candle through the
side of the can ID. Figs, 2 and 81 for
the candle to stick through, and an.
other directly opposite it (E) for a
chimney.
Cut a bracket block with it's upper
edge curved to ft the can IF, Fig. A..
nail the can to the curved edge, and
then nail the block to the side Of
the pushmobile Gig. u.
The lamp shown in Fig. is made
out Of pint or half-pint varnish can.
Remove the bottom, and cut away all
but a narrow rim Of one side for the
glass front Gig. g.. Cut a piece of
glass to slip in back of the opening,
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NEAT BONBON BASKETS
NEW IDEA IN TAeLE DECORATION
Is REAL MovElTN.
attended to Hold saIted Almonds o.
confsctlons-ENpensIVe to Buy
sut Not olfHeult to Make
at Home.

One OF the novelties in table decora-
zion this season is the tiny gilt and
ace Individual basket designed to
holo bOnbOns. salted almonds, or 9TH
q dainty CONNECTIONS. They are the
prettiest things imaginable, and
Snough expensive to buy. should not
% dtftlcult to make at home.
One should make trial basket first.
0et ten-cent knot of gilt wire and
fashion into a basket, weaving the
wire Ia and out in a very large mesh,
N any preferred shape. There is the
dainty little French basket, also the
square. shape fashioned on the order
OF the ordinary waste paper basket.
both are popular and also quite easy
to follow. The lining is OF valenciennes
Iaca The first step is to cut a tiny
round Of cardboard to ut the bottom
OF the basket, square, round or oval,
as the case may be, and cover first
with silk In a delicate color and then
with a scrap of the valenciennes lace.
Next cut strip of lace edging a little
wider than the depth OF the basket
1@ACAe3AA
hair as much again. Gather the
straight edge OF the lace and sew to
the piece Of covered cardboard. Put
IN gathering Of the lace, thus Great.
ing little frill to stand up all around
the basket trim the handles with baby
ribbon tied into bows to match the
color Of the bottom, and the basket is
complete.
For a Christmas table the baskets
could be trimmed with red or holly
ribbons. For ordinary use one could
get q very pretty effect by using diff
ferent color for each basket in harIe-
Quin fashion. In this way any scraps
OF silk or ribbon that might be ON
hand could be used up.
Val lace at ten cents a yard or less
will answer for lining. 1t should be
from three to three and one-half inch es
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Cut th Weeds and Grass,

Whether you are a renter or an
owner, you should not permit grass
and weeds to take" the sidewalk.
Flies and mosquitoes bred in the tan.
gled grass bf home owner are Just
as annoying and poisonous as those
that are brought to life on the rented
premises. And the blow to civic beau
ty is as severe in the one instance as
in the other. Don't be a drawback
TO comfort health and civic beauty,
which is I'd say, don't weed and grass
cucumber the sidewalk Of the place
that you call home.-Corsican (Tex.)
Sun.
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WORD ABOUT AUTUMN HATS
Turhans Of Various Design and Sail
ora Of Medium erim Are
FaVoriteS.

A round. bowl-shaped turban of
black velvet, with thick frill Of black
malines from front to back over the
crown, is broken by a bunch of pink
velvet roses near the front A round
turban with one high point on the left
has a crown of Ottoman and a brim
Of velvet A small round plush tur-
ban fitting low on the face is trimmed
with a rosette near the left 'front.'.
Small turbans Of silk or velvet finish
with a twist like a large wing worn
upright and In front. Taifeta sailors
have a round crown and medium brtm
with slight roll all around. The
large sailor Is covered with heavy
GeOrgette crepe and a scarf of the
times. and sometimes the crown ia
covered with silk fringe.
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pany has designed an inexpensive out.
door housing for itB meters. This con-
sists OF a wooden box divided into two
parts, the upper of which incloses the
switchboard and fuses, and the lower,
the meter. A door gives immediate
access to the switches and fuses, while
a cover plate securely screwed in place
over the second compartment protects
the meter, which, however, is visible
for reading. The box is supported on
substantial fra amework several feet
from the ground Popular Mechanics.
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and fasten it in place by means of two
pieces of wire run around it and the
outside of the can as shown at A
Gig. 81.
Cut the block Orig. y enough
smaller than the can so the can will
set down over it, bore a q inch hole
through its center. and nail to a block
a trife larger &c. Fig. u. The candle
sets in the hole in block B. The can
sets down over block B on to block
G, and is pinned to B by two short
nails D slipped through holes made in
opposite sides of the can and block B
figs. and y.
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A New SILK.

There is new silk out in deep dark
blue on which is printed border in
deep red and bright tone of blue.
This aids the dressmaker in a most
gratifying way to solve the problem Of
trimming II we are to wear simple
lines. and to depend on our original
material for our effects. then we may
often be in despair as to how to get in
our color.
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be just the thing for the front of the
lamp. Use a measurement that will
make the glass fit fairly snug in the
end Of the can. To get the glass in
side of the can, it is necessary to re-
move the rim on the top, which can be
done by holding the can over a flame
for few seconds, and then knocking
on the rim (B, ig. 81. When the glass
has been slipped into the can, replace
rim B. Cover C, fitting inside of rim
B, will be left removable for the pur.
pose of lighting the lamp. Fasten the
glass close against the front of the
can by means Of short nails driven
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Quick rhinLIno.

The chief of police of Cincinnati
tells this one:
"A German shoemaker left the gas
turned on in his shop one night, and
upon arriving in the morning. struck q
match to light it. There was a ter.
rifle explosion and the shoemaker was
blown out through the door, almost to
the middle of the street.
"A policeman rushed to his assist
ance, and after helping him to arise
inquired If he was injured. The Teu.
ton gazed INTO his place Of business
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Buying BREEDING Stock.

1t is not a good plan to wait until
spring to buy your breeding stock
II you want a well-bred rooster, for
Instance, look around among the
breeders and pick out one that is I'll
to show at the poultry exhibition. II
you wait until he goes to the show
and wins a prize. you will pay twice
or three times as much.
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cIeanIne WhIte EeIt Hat..

The white felt hat is much in evi.
dence this summer, but its beauty is
gone when 1t becomes soiled. To clean
1t brush it thoroughly with a soft
clean brush: then take some -four
which has been dried in a slow oven,
mix 1t with bread crumbs and rub
this into the felt with your hands
When all marks have disappeared
brush the hat briskly.
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HOMEMADE LAMPS FOR THz
PuSHMo5lLE.

There should be two headlights and
two sidelights (F1g. y; also a tail
light.
The headlight shown in Fig. 2 is
made from a syrup can, the kind hav-
ing hanged cover that fits inside of
the rim. The bottom will be the front
Of the lamp; therefore 1t must have all
but rim of the tin removed "a. Fig.
81. Cut the tin with a can opener
If you can find an old alarm clock Of
the right size, the glass from 1t will
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GARDEN HANpicRAFT.

Probably every one OF you girls
has had experience in growing vines,
but wonder II any Of you have used
the simple method shown in Fig.
for putting up the strings. Place the
stakes from three to four feet apart.
instead Of using one for each vine,
then drive a double-pointed tack
Gig. 2), or nail. into the top of each.
connect the tacks or nails with wire
or heavy cord, and tie the strings to
1t at the required distances apart.
These strings will fasten to a row
of nails overhead, possibly in the top
OF a fence Zig. u. You will need no
ladder once the nails have been put
up, If you use the unique scheme
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v aIue Of Street Trees,

New York would be far different
CITY," says the Evening Mail, 'if a mil.
lion trees were growing along it's $500
miles of streets and roads. Manhat.
tan highways also would afford room
for 100000 trees, which would greatly
improve property values and the pub.
lie health"
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Water Ia AIwav. N.o..,,.,,

Some people imagine that II they
give their chickens skim milk, water
Is not necessary. This is a mistake,
as milk turns into solid food almost
as soon as 1t reaches birds digestive
apparatus. and water must always be
given.
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ATheorv.

What causes the scarcity of money
In this section?" asked the investiga-
tor.
Well" replied Farmer Corntossel.
my guess is that it's partly due to
standin' around an discussin' tho
nigh cost o. livin instid o. hustlin fur
coin"
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Pretty BonbOn Basket.

wide and the scallop not too deep for
obvious reasons.
As one becomes more skilled in bas.
ket making larger pieces coulC be at
tempted, as a catch-all basket for the
Bedroom or as a centerpiece for a
luncheon to hold the favors.
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start Wlth Eurehred.

While 1t is desirable, IT is not always
necessary to start in the chicken bust
ness with a flock Of purebreds Buv
the best hens you can afford and then
spend as much as you can aTorJ tor
a purebred cock
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hatch well. 1t has been found that
eggs laid by hens that have been fed
peer scrap not only hatch better than
tnose laid by hens that have not been
red any animal food, but they also
produce stronger chicks.
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Barred.

Love your enemy and embrace
him." advises a Louisville pastor. 1t
must be remembered. however. that
in embracing an enemy you love. the
StrangIe hold is barred.-Houston
Post
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smocklnn for sLl-..

Smocks have taken the popular
fancy this summer. and shocking is
employed on many of the thinner ma
terials. The skirt that is shirred,
sometimes shocked, into a slim sill
houette at the waist line and hips is
very becoming to the slender woman.
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selllnn Enna .sn. u....,-

II you are selling eggs for hatchinp
visit to the best breeding farm Won
can easily reach. will pay you well
Observe closely the methods followed
there and then improve on them ali
you can.
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pamp Quarters caua. no,,a

Houp' one of the most troublesome
diseases among chickens, is almost al
ways caused by damp quarters Keen
the quarters dry and warm. and the
yards clean and roup will not trou.
BILE you.
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TuIle on strau,

A charming hat shows an accordion
plated tulle rufie around the arim OF
a straw hat-the straw in coral mink
the tulle in turquoise blue. The re-
suit is truly delightful.
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HOUSING AN oUTDoO DR. METER
Unique Device for Use In Districts
Where Electricity 10 Used
for Pumping

For use in the irrigatllg districts Of
Oregon, where many Of The agricultur-
lists employ electric energy for pump
ing purposes, light and power com.
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which was now burning quite briskly,
and said:
mo, amt hurt. But l got out
shust in time, eh?'"
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Ordinary Advles

zone reason" said uncle Eben.
why more advice doesn't git took, is
dat de man givin' 1t don't seem SO
anxious to help as be is to pat his own
self on lie back an show of how much
he knows"
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Two FInurea for Fail.

II 10 said that this autumn will
show the two extremes Of the straight
end the rounded figure.
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the other set of hoops upon the
wedding stool and weed receptacle.
And two boxes like it, one enough
smaller SO when stood on end (Fig. 81
1t win fit inside of the other box, be-
tween the end aOd the seat board
Gig. y, will make a handy set Of
garden steps.
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ity; and here she was. finding fault
like any ordinary tourist.
nvVhere Ia Mr. Warrinofou

ity; and here she was. finding fault
like any ordinary tourist.
Where is Mr.. Warrington"
II don't know. l haven't seen him
since yesterday" Elsa dropped her
book petulantly. II am weary Of these
namby-pamby stories"
Martha's eyes had a hopeless look
In them as she asked: ELSA, what is
the matter?"
II don't know, Martha. I believe !
should like to lose my temper utterly.
I'm irritable because do not know my
own mind. hate the stuffy stateroom;
the, food, the captain. Nothing seems
to disturb his conceit.. Tonight we
sleep on deck, the starboard side. At
five o'clock we have to get up and go
inside again so they can holy-stone
the deck. And am always soundest
asleep at that time. Doubtless, shall
be irritable all day tomorrow"
"Sleep up here on deck? But the
men?" Mortified.
"They sleep on the port side" Elsa
laughed maliciously. Don't worry.
Nobody minds"
Il hate the East" declared Martha
vindictively. Everything is so slack.
1t just brings out the shiftlessness in
everybody"
Perhaps that is what ails me; 1 am
growing shiftless. When | came on
board l decided to marry Arthur, and
have done with the pother. Now am
at the same place as when left home.
l don't want to marry anybody. Have
you noticed that fellow Craig?"
What will you do if he speaks?"
Il have half dozen good hatpins
left" dryly.
Il hate to hear you talk like that"
Its the East. There goes
that hateful gong again. Soup, chick
en-, curry. rice and piccalilli. am go
ing to live on plantains and mango
steens. I'm glad we had sense enough
to order that distilled water. Come;
we'll go down as we are to dinner, and
watch the ridiculous captain and his
fan-bearer The punka will at least
give us breath of fresh air. There
doesn't seem to be any on deck. One
regrets Darjeeling."
Martha followed her young mistress
into the dining-saloon; she was anx.
ious and upset. Where would this
mood end? With a glance of relief she
found Warrington's chair still vacant
TO BE CONTINUED
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have asked the purser to pick out such

have asked the purser to pick out such
tramp as was? For was a tramp"
I thought explained that"
"Not clearly"
We'll, then, / shall make myself
clear. The sight of you upon th"t
bank, the lights in your face, struck
me as the strangest mystery that
could possibly confront me. l thought
you were ghost"
"A ghost?"
Yes. So asked the purser to In
troduce you to prove to my satisfac-
tion that you weren't a ghost. Line
for line, height for height, color for
color, you are the exact counterpart
Of the man am going home to marry"
She saw the shiver that ran over
him; she saw his eyes widen; she saw
his hands knot in pressure over the
rail.
THE man you are going to mar7y!"
he whispered.
Abruptly, without explanation, he
walked away. his shoulders settled, his
head bent. 1t was her turn to be
amazed. What could this attitude
mean?
"Mr. Warrington" she called.
But he disappeared down tie com.
panionway.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Woman's Reason.

Elsa stared at the vacant doorway.
She recognized only a sense of bewil.
derment. This was not one of those
childish flashes of rudeness that had
amused, annoyed and mystified her.
She had hurt him. And how? They
had been together three days on the
boat, and once he had taken tea with
her In Rangoon. She could find moth
ing save that she had been kind to him
when he most needed kindness, and
that she had not been stupidity curious,
only sympathetically so. He interested
her and held that interest because he
was type unlike anything she had
met outside the covers of book. He
was so big and strong. and yet SO boy
ish. He had given her visions of the
character which had carried his man.
hood through all these years of strife
and bitterness and temptation. And
because of this she had shown him
that she had taken it for granted that
whatever he had done In the past had
not put him beyond the pale of her
friendship. There had been no de-
grading entanglements, and women
forgive or condone all other trans
gressions
And what had she Just said or done
to put that look of dumb agony in his
face? She swung impatiently from
the rail and began to promenade the
deck, still cluttered with luggage over
which the Lascar stewards were moil-
ing. Many glance followed the sup
pie pleasing figure Of the girl as she
passed round and round the deck.
Other promenaders stepped aside or
permitted her to pass between. The
resolute uplift Of the chin, and the
staring dark eyes which saw but inner
visions, impressed them with the fact
that 1t would be wiser to step aside
voluntarily. There were some, how
ever, who considered that they had as
much right to the deck as she. Before
them she would stop shortly, and as q
current breaks and passes each side Of
an immovable object. they. too, gave
way.
The colonel fused and fumed, and
his three spinster charges drew their
pale lips into thinner paler lips.
These Americans are impossiblei"
And 1t is scandalous the way the
young women travel alone. One can
never tell what they are"
"Humph! Brag and assertiveness.
And there's that rufian who came
down the river. What's he doing on
the same boat? What?"
Elsa became aware Of their presence
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fruit LAXATIVE FOR mamma. DAD.
BABY, CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS

system When you awaken all head
ache, Indigestion, sourness, foul taste,
bad breath, fever and dizziness is gone;
your stomach is sweet, liver and bowels
clean, and You feel grand,
california Syrup of Figs" is fam
lily laxative. Everyone from grandpa to
baby can. safely take it and no one is
ever disappointed in its pleasant action.
Millions of mothers know that it is the
ideal laxative to give cross, sick, fever
ish children. But get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups on each bottle.
Refuse with contempt the cheaper Fig
Syrups and counterfeits. See that it
bears the California Fig Syrup
Company. ADV.
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way to prevent onions from leaving an
odor on the hands!"
Reply.-Wear rubber gloves. They
may be bought at any druggists.
:
Kindly tell me how to make lemon
cream pie so the filing will not curdle
when the lemon is added7
Reply.-Make the filing with milk
and cornstarch and do not add the lem.
on until the custard is cooked, then stir
it in and it will not curdle. Bake the
pastry shells and turn the filing into
them.
when making suet puddings do you
melt the suet!"
Reply.-Do not met the suet but
keep in cold and chop it in a wooden
bowl removing the fibres as they sep
arate. 1t can be chopped as fine as
cornmeal and should be fine for all
cookery.
"Please tell me where to secure fruit
juices for salads. and sauces. I did not
can anything last year and miss these
good fiavors?'
Reply.-These syrups may be had
from soda fountains or from confection-
ers: They are very rich and not so very
expensive.
PLEASE suggest menu for birth
day luncheon to be served at one
o'clock. No elaborate dishes, please!''
Reply.-Have pink and white dee
orations, fancy favors and heart shaped
cakes and ices. Velvet cream soup, eel
cry, gherkins, olives, timbales of salmon
with white sauce, Parisienne potatoes,
peas, baked sweetbreads, printaniere
salad, waters, Charlotte Russo, fancy
cakes, fancy ices, assorted bon-bons,
fruit punch
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KIRKPATRICK TO COACH

E. A. Kirkpatrick, star sprinter for
the Central High school in 1909 and
1910, holder Of the 1OO-yard record
for State High schools in the Island
Park grounds, was yesterday elected
coach of the Central High school track
team. He will Immediately begin train
ing the team for the Penn relays and
the Pennsylvania scholastic meet on
Island Park.
During the spring Central High will
also engage in dual meets with Con-
way Hall and Tech and the High school
meet at State College.
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HOUSEHOLD
TALKS
Henrietta D. Grauel
Handy Ways About the House

Victor Hugo wrote: "He who every
morning plans the transactions of the
day and follows out that plan, carries
a thread that will guide him through
the labyrinth of the most busy life.
''The orderly arrangement of his
through all his duties. Where no plan
is made chaos will soon reign
Caring for highly polished furniture
is no light task. The so-called polishes
that are sold often leave a clouded sur
face behind them that no amount of at
tention will remove. A silk duster or
a square of soft, old velvet will prove
the best dust-cloth and an oiled
chamois will give enough polish. These
chamos are to be had from dealers
and they last year or longer.
Scratches and bruises on piano or other
highly polished furniture cannot be re-
moved but if you put little vaseline
or any pure oil on the marred place it
will disappear, then the oil may be
removed.
To remove paint from glass or from
metal rub with hot vinegar. When
washing brushes with ebony or polished
backs, rub the wood with oil or vase
line. This prevents it becoming dull.
A teaspoonful of glycerine added to
the soapy water you wash cut glass in
will give a marvellous luster
Alcohol cleans piano keys and it also
removes white spots from dining tables
Do not let it remain on the varnish or
it will remove that, too.
Auseful mending hint is found in
to-day's mail; the writer says she pro-
longs the life of linen centerpieces in
which the drawn work is worn out by
stitching insertion over the worn rows.
She says, too, that she finds that old
wool yarn that seems lifeless and fiat
can be made fluffy and new-like by
being placed in steamer, with cloth
under it, And steamed hard for ten
minutes. Shake well and hang up to
dry and then knit with it as usual. If
this is practical it is good suggestion
that we will all appreciate.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Bury Man Hit by Train

The burial of the unidentified man
who was killed when struck by train
on the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road near Nineteenth street Monday
took place yesterday afternoon in the
potter's field. The body was ordered
inferred yesterday after Coroner Eek
niger made every possible effort to
identify the maa and locate his rela-
tives.
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Better Than Calomel.
Oil or Salt for Liver.
Bowels and Stomach

Mother, daddy and the children can
always keep feeling fine by taking this
delicious fruit laxative as occasion de-
mands. Nothing else cleanses the
stomach, liver and bowels so thoroughly
without gripping.
You take little at night and in the
morning all the foul, eonstipated waste,
sour bile and fermenting food, DELAYED
in the bowels gently moves out of the