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BEDROOM SLIPPERS.
Various Neither Comforts That May
Also Be Good Looking.


It is possible to have attractive bed
room slippers which match your neg
Hgee, or at least are in accord with it.
There are endless varieties Of "mules"
In gay colored silk or satin, edged with
silk cord and decorated with tiny rose
buds. This is the kind Of work that
the expert needlewoman enjoys, but be-
sides such dainty trifles more sensible
everyday ones can be bought which do
not clash with ones beauty loving
ideas.
Kid slippers, with low. comfortable
heels, may be bought In pinks, blues
and browns. Very similar to them are
the felt styles, whose instep is deco
rated with Il cut out design Of the felt
over a contrasting color.
White kid well covered with Japa-
nese embossed design are shown. Most
luxurious are the slippers Of bright
quilted satin, whose ribbon rosettes
hold q tiny rhinestone.
Made with only a toe covering, but
minus the heels attached to mules"
are other models, some covered with
white flannel. decorated with a satin
bow; others. to be used en- route TO the
bath, are made of checked toweling.
the edges bound with corduroy and the
sole being very woolly.
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A Hygiene Note.

When a child begins with cold iso
hte 1t from the other children m the
house and do lot let it attend school
until 1t is better. Not only Ia q cold
contagious in itself. but In Children
cold is often the beginning OF q con-
tagtous disease, and it Is not fatr b
other children to let them come fn con,
tact with a cold until it is proved to
be nothing serious.
There is no better gargle or nose
douche for a beginning Inflammation
than salt and water. OF course me 30
hutton must be weaker for the nose.
Nose douches should be taken only on
9 doctors advice. as the membrane OF
the nose is very delicate and the treat
ment must necessarily vary with the
child. Never let the child go out OF
doors af'er spraying nose and throat
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A Case Of Identification.

lis that the officer who arrested
your his honor inquired Of Nose Han
fbel, an old negro whitewash artist ar
rested for assault.
II can't rekerlect," answered the prts-
oner.
Sure, l arrested him, judge" put fn
the policeman. with Indignation He
knows 1t too"
Take a good look at him, Moses"
insisted the judge. isn't that face n
miliarr
The darby squinted long and scows-
ingly at his accuser.
Now dat uses mo- keer, jedge," he
said, "'peers like dey Is somethin' IA
milyus erbout dat face, but dis yere
worr is so full OBJ nacherally ugly
folks jes' an ordinary man KANT al
ways tell de diffunce betwix 'em. OATS
him, jedge. OATS him. But be
ez easy ez yo' kin on him. kaze he got
q wife and TO- chillun. and
Comment.
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Roxbury Cakes.

one-fourth cupful Of butter, ons-nali
cupful sour milk, one teaspoonfui en-
namon. two eggs. one-haf cupfu OF
raisins, one-half cupful brown sugar
one-half cupful corn strip. one and one
half cup'uls -four, one teaspoonful OF
soda, ona-half cupful English wamuts'
Cream butter. add sugar and beaten
eeg yolks. Mix and sift dry ingredients
and add To first mixture alternately
with the corn strip and the sour milk.
Add egg whites beaten dry, chopped
raisins a "A nuts. Bake in small pans.
This viii make eighteen to twenty Ut
Ne caket
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RULES-FOR NAVY'S
CIVILIAN CRUISE
BattIsships Will Be Used In
Summer Training,
COURSE TO Be FOUR WEEKS

Those EnIistins For Trip Will Have
TO Pay Travelling Expenses to Sea-
board and Deposit $3o-startins
Points Will Be at Coast cities-En-
rollments Close June I.
Washington. The navy's civilian
cruise, which is expected to do for the
navy what the Plattsburg training
camp did for the army, will begin Aug.
Is and last until Sept II, according to
an announcement made by Secretary
Daniels department
Battleships of the Atlantic reserve
feet will be used for the cruise, IL is
stated, and the starting points will be
Boston, Newport. New York, Philadel-
phia, Norfolk and possibly Charleston.
Civilians enIisting for the cruise will
have to pay their travelling expenses
to the seaboard and return and also a
deposit of $50 to cover the expenses
Of the cruise.
The detailed regulations issued by
the department. which will govern the
cruise, have been tentatively adopted
and In part follows:
Recruits for the cruise to be citi-
zens Of the United States between the
ages of nineteen and forty-f1ve, and
must be able to pass prescribed physi-
cal examination. They must be able
TO demonstrate to the recruiting officer
that they possess some nautical knowl-
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NO PAINTERS collie FOR HIM.
Bill For Tint" Makes Bachelor Issue
Leap Year Declaration.

Leap Year Declaration.
Elwood. y. .T.-Robert w. Hunt a 1e-
tired college instructor. received a let
Ter recently from a neighboring town
containing bill for 40 cents for "tint
purchased by Mrs. Hunt" Hunt is a
good looking bachelor with q steady in
come. and the inquisitive element of
EIwood at once interpreted the post
otiic" bulletin i'm terms Of leap yecr
possibilities.
10 quiet the buZzing gossip, Hunt
has issued the following statement:
We have had several offers Of mar
riagr. and one or two ladies have as
sumcd we were engaged without max
lng amy offer. and it is with fear and
tremhlin" we pass each day Of this
year. which is Invisible by four. How
ever. when Mrs. Hunt does arrive she
snail come AZ nature painted her, with
eye I'll" The heavens, with cheeks
HE The rose and with lips like the
DAMP of crushed strawberry. She shall
nave II" need of tint When we want
Kiss Nc don't propose to mess
lhr"u-h two or three coats Of paint to
get IL
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A Country of Earthquakes.

japan Is peculiarly the victim Of ele-
mental forces. The only satisfaction
its people cen derive from living In q
country which contains flfty-one active
volcanoes and has an average Of about
500 earthquake shocks yearly Is that
In all probability Japan would never
have existed but for the seismic and
volcanic agency which has elevated
whole districts above the ocean by
means Of repeated eruptions.
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Docs Tree Insane Man.

or"@mn City. Ore.-Peter Brevio,
aseu i"rINthrrr. an Italian, was freed
Win Ia" aid of bloodhounds arrested
anu brought back to Oregon City and
summarize 10 the State Hospital For
.ne lN>@nr. Brevio lived in q hollow
we. AMI his diet consisted Of roots,
Oe''i'> ana what food he could find
auuhd nriGhhoring farmhouses. he
s'oie an aN from a farmhouse and
s"SS'd much Of his time chopping
az, "n TEES \ number of men Of the
,''' determined TO arrest Brevio
~ -" went 1" his tree home. The Italian
,s. MI away Dogs were then put on his
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SPENT FORTUNE
TO train ORPHANS
Washington Teacher Aided
Those Who Sought Education.
LIVED MODESTLY TO DO ACT

Used Income of High School Instrue.
tor In Moderate Manner, and With
Money He Earned by Writing He
Was Able to Educate Eighteen Stu
dents.
Everett, Wash.-F. D. Mack, teacher
In the Central school. has spent about
$4,000 in educating eighteen students,
seventeen boys and one girl, during the
last sixteen years, according to q story
he reluctantly told a newspaper repre-
sentative.
Living on his school salary In a mod
est way both in Minnesota, his former
home, and in Washington, he has earn
ed the money to send students through
universities by writing short stories
and magazine articles. He has paid
out between $1,000 and $1,000 on each
Of his children
Some of the youngsters were Or
phans. and some had one parent, but
all were eager to learn and were handi-
capped by lack of money.
The thirteen boys who are alive are
all actively engaged in the professions
in which Mr.. Mack has educated them
Two are druggists. one being In st.
Paul and the other in Los Angeles
Two are instructors in the University
Of Minnesota. where they were grad
uated One teaches mathematics, and
the other is an instructor in German.
This latter young man plans to be a
physician and in 1914 married a girl
who wished to go to Germany to get
her masters degree. so he and his
bride sailed for Germany to continue
their studies, only to be turned back by
the beginning of the war.
Mr.. Mack sent him through Normal
school. the University of Minnesota
and Harvard. where he received his
masters degree.
4 young man who chose to be
broker received his education at the
University of Illinois. He started out
to be an architect, but changed his
mind and took a commercial course
He was graduated four years ago and
is now in Minneapolis engaged In the
lumber brokerage business. He is the
best money maker Of the family" In
his four years out of college he has
made $4,000
A mining engineer who was educat-
ed at the University of Minnesota is
now working in mine at Butte, Mont.
The banker received a thorough COM
mercial education, and then Mr.. Mack
set him up in business in a bank in
EIgin, n D. Mr.. Mack says that If
any of his boys wants to start in bust
ness he always gives them enough
money to begin. He recently bought
an eighty acre farm for one Of them.
4 dentist lives in Chicago. He had
four years at the University Of Val
paradise. Mr.. Mack says this boy mar
ried a rich nurse.
One boy who studied to be a lawyer
lost his health after his graduation
from the University Of Minnesota law
school. so could not practice, and is
now employed as chief Of the Mime
sofa stale fish and game commission.
with headquarters at St Paul.
Self educated and quiet, Mr.. Mack
would not he thought responsible for
one of the most unusual philanthro-
pies i'm the world
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Ceres.

In the classic mythology Ceres Il
the goddess Of the harvest, or, to b
more specific, Of the cereals. Accord
ing to Ovid. Meta. book 8, Ceres first
taught men to plow the fields and also
to have fixed laws, the meaning or
which Is that laws originated with the
settled state known as agriculture.
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spring gown may be easily copied The
seven ruffles are edged with narrow
lace, and the peplum Of the waist
folds into an elongated drape forming
q front panel. \ bertha collar finishes
the surplice. which takes a GuAhed
g1rdle of cornfiower blue taffeta.
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A Hard Question.

Modern Maiden-I wish advice. Old
Lady-Certainly, my dear. What h It?
Modern Maiden-Shall marry q man
whose tastes are the opposite Of mine
and quarrel with him, or shall marry
O man whose tastes are the same as
mine and tire Of him?
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TABLE LINEN.
Hints About the Keeping of Your Pa
vorite Fad.

Hints About the Keeping of Your Pa
vorite Fad.
liable linen must be properly han
died in the laundry If you would have
It retain its freshness" says Marie.
Strong bleaches must never be used On
ffne table linens. OF course the linen
n often badly spotted and needs to be
cleaned in some way. but boiling water
removes coffee spots, cold water re-
moves cocoa stains and sunshine re-
moves many more spots. When strong
er agents must be used they should be
applied and removed by intelligent
hands.
They should be allowed to remain on
the spots just long enough to eradicate
them and then rinsed thoroughly out
with clear water. for if they remain
on too long they remove not only spots.
but pieces of the linen.
For fruit stains pour boiling water
through them while the stains are
damp, if possible. If they dry on rub
them with lard and put through the
usual washing process. Some old fash
toned housewives have their table lin
en- dipped i'm buttermilk to whiten it.
The linen is allowed to remain In the
buttermilk for day or two. If neces-
sary, and is then thoroughly rinsed I'm
cool. clear water and later in warm
water.
Always dry linen out of doors In
the sunshine! If possible have a little
bleaching green Of grass. Table linen
must be quite damp when it is ironed,
and it must be ironed until it Is per
fectly dry Napkins should be ironed
on both sides and n tablecloth. too. to
give it the hest appearance.
Physical Fitness Woman's Big Asset.
No woman nowadays can afford not
to be we'll
Ill health-even mere "delicacy," with
no positive manifestation of disease
costs too much. There is the obvious,
direct expense of doctors bills and
medicines. But indirectly you pay
much higher price for not being well.
If you are Il wage Garner your lost
time and energy. due TO lack of phys
ical strength. must also be computed
In lost dollars.
Poor health will interfere constantly
with your so ial good times. 1t will
mar whatever beauty you may possess
sooner than any other cause. If you
are a wife and mother illness and
weakness will interfere with your du-
ties and the comfort of those dear to
you. Whatever your station In Life
you will find that the role Of invalid
and weakling is no longer fashionable
or popular For awhile you Will have
the sympathy of your friends, but the
best of them will be bored with you
sooner or later They can't help 1t. A
worship of physical fitness is in the
air, and instead of whining and plying
yourself you must bend all your ener-
giles to the task of becoming we'll
Cinnamon Rolls.
When it Is desired to mold bread
for baking take one loaf on a molding
board. roll out TO nearly a quarter Of
an inch thick. spread quickly with but
ter. brown sugar. white sugar and Gin
namon. Roll up and cut of one and a
half inch pieces Have considerable
melted fat i'm a dripping pan and dip
the top Of each piece into the fat Al
low them to rise until after the rest Of
the bread Is baked. so that the rolls
may be very light. They should be
baked from twenty minutes to half
an hour
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Laws.

The laws Of a country must be IKE
q large river and not Ike a small
ditch. Men do not fall in a river be-
cause It Is remarkably wide and deep.
while they often fall into a ditch be-
cause It Is so narrow and shallow
Kyuso.
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Bad Arguments.

The best way Of answering q bad Ar
gument Is not to stop It, but let It 90
On its course until It overlaps the
boundaries Of common sense.-Sydney
Smith.
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AN UNUSUAL MODEL.

A Black Satin Hat TO Go With Your
Spring Suit.
This smart hat with a close fitting
brim has a fiat crown topped with a
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NEW SILVERWARE.

Two Pieces Any Housewife VIII Wei
come In Her Dining Room.
This cake basket, which Is starring.
has q new feature In its graceful han
die. The pattern is one easily kept
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Not Eternal.

Soulful Youth tat the piano)-Do you
sing "Fofeve- nd Forever Matter
Of Fact Maiden-No; ! stop for msalA
SExchan9sL
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THE DRESSY FR0cK.
How Fussiness May Be Subdusd
60 Good Silhouette After All.

Fashioned Of white net ruff1es and q
scant piece Of figured crepe de chine,
esfnfower blue and white, this pretty
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bright and clean, matching the cas-
serole, which Is Of pretty blue ware.
For her who enjoys serving meats In
the dishes they are cooked In this cas-
serols WIN make an attractive wedding
diff.
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Mathis.

Rub every two or three months with
salt water, fukswarm, and DRY Qu3ckly
with q clean cloth.
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biackbird. The lines are good, and the
tam effect is becoming to many types
Of women. The veil is a he1agonal
mesh with a floral scroll pattern.
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Used Income of High School Instrue.
tor In Moderate Manner, and With
Money He Earned by Writing He
Was Able to Educate Eighteen Stu
dents.
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Spring House Cleaning Hints

~ pRING is the season that is usu-
ally the despair Of the neat sub
~ urban housekeeper. The sun In
its unusual brightness seems to pick
out all the shabby places in carpets
and rugs, soiled or broken places in
the wall paper. and faded parts in
the upholstery, while the curtains, re-
fuse to drape in their customary soft
folds and just hang Imply and raggy
In the searching light.
The linen closet is an excellent place
10 begin. Mend and have freshly
iaundered all that is available. Thus
you may see Just what is lacking
and what may be supplied ut the least
possible cost from the spring white
sales.
Summer draperies may be. sorted
and cleaned or washed SO as to be
ready to put up when the house clean
ing is done. Linen slip covers for
the furniture may be gotten ready
to place on when the time comes.
Cellars and all outbuildings may be
cleaned. lined and whitewashed. for
help is easier to get now than after
people get busy with their gardens.
Gardens and lawns may be raked
over and freed from the winters
trash. and burned over before things
begin to grow. then the small amount
of trash that collects from week to
week may be easily disposed Of.
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severity of line. A veil can always
be well-adjusted over hat OF this
type. and many fashionables never
consider themselves the pink Of per.
lection" unless yelled.
The wells that are enjoying the
popularity of the moment are rip.
ping affairs which are drawn about
the crown OF the hat and hang un.
confined to the shoulders. They are
OF filet or honeycomb mesh with
sprawling, hand-run designs. The
all-over lace veil is also favored and
the handsomest are Of Chantilly lace.
Wells Of plain mesh with borders Of
ribbon velvet or narrow frills of net
or lace promise to be much worn
with the straight-brimmed sailor.
Plumage Is Widely Used.
1t has been long time since plum.
age has been used to such wide ex.
tent as a trimming for straw hats.
There are tricornes with waving os.
trich plumes curling over the rolled
ND brims; sailor shapes Of Milan or
hemp whose brims are fringed with
soura and innumerable other shapes
ornamented with fan.shaped fanta'
sizes fashioned Of goura. paradise
heron. ostrich or peacock plumage.
This seasons wardrobe must in
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Tho attic, also a spring problem.
may be attacked and once weeded
and cleaned. 1t will be ready to re-
ceive the winter clothes in trunks
and boxes. The winter book shelve.
may claim their share of attention.
Magazines and books can be looked
over and sent on to some charity
where they can continue their useful.
ness; borrowed books hunted up and
returned; music mended; pictures
framed or reframed. Window shade,
and kitchen utensils may be replen-
ished better now than at the busy
season. tNsT
Just word or two may be helpful
regarding the putting away Of the
winter clothes. especially to those
who are doing 1t. perhaps. for the
first time. Do not hang furs out in
the sun; but. Immediately after their
usefulness for the season is over.
shake and brush them; carefully do
them up in newspaper and lay them
away in trunk or cedar chest. For II
they are hung in the sun insects sting
them. which fact is a forerunnar es
the moths ffaf
Other winter clothing should be
thoroughly brushed, pockets Of all
coats emptied; spots wiped OF with
ammonia water. and then the gar.
ments should be carefully. packed
away. = i ...7..5,
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Back View of Dress Shown
In Drawing Above.

faced with Georgette crepe. Flowers
and foliage are arranged artistically
against the brim or a double ruche
OF ribbon stands up crisply about the
crown.
II the mushroom does not appeal
to your taste, the coquettish wat.
teau" hat will be more to your lik.
ing. It Is such ravishing creation
Of straw. Georgette crepe, tulle, tat
fetA or velvet with trimmings OF rib.
bon, flowers. feathers or ribbon vel.
vet that few women will be able to
resist its charm. These almost
crownless hats. turned:up at the back
and tip-tilted far over the nose In
front. are to be had in all the deli
cate pastel colorings or in the more
sedate tones. The old fashioned gar.
den has been robbed Of Its blooms
to ornament the daintier models.
The "Thatehed" Hat.
Wreaths or bouquets of moss rose
buds. pinks. mignonette, forsetme-
nots. wall flowers. heliotrope, lilacs,
sweet alyssum and phlox adorn love.
ly bits OF ieadgear. So realistic are
these blooms that even the bees
could be deceived. for they are sweet
with the scents with which nature
has, endowed her blossoms.
There Is q wealth Of quaint beauty
in the "thatched" hats of Japanese
straw. They will harmonic with the
lovely garden;party frocks Of POWERED
silks or wolfe. In the trimming
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flowers and ribbon are effectively in
termingled.
The Leghorn hat, with its graceful
ly dropping brim and not too high
crown, is a rival to the thatched hat.
It is reminiscent Of the millinery
worn in the picturesque days OF 1910.
streamers of ribbon or velvet hang
from the back or are tied beneath
the chin: flowers are banked against
the crown or spreading bows OF RIB
bon lend their inimitable charm to
the back or side.
The "woffington" hat, which has
a slightly mushroom brim and low
crown, will also reign favorite Tor
afternoon wear, when frocks OF sheer
materials are donned. 1t to be had
in Milan. hemp. Leghorn or Neapoii'
tan straw with trimmings OF ribbon,
flowers. lace. tulle or velvet.
Perhaps the most interesting bits
Of dress.up millinery are the modern
interpretations Of the poke bonnet.
They are sure to win the Immediate
approval Of the petite woman whose
miniature-like features are best set
off by a hat Of this type. The inner
brims are faced with Georgette crepe,
taffeta or tulle. The material is fine
ly pleated. shirred or fitted perfect
Iy plain over the straw and some
times a softening frill is stitched to
the extreme edge Of the brim. The
crowns are banded with ribobn,
wreathed with flowers or ornamented
with Prince of Wales feathers which
nod graciously with every motion Of
the wearer. These hats are, of course.
In the delicate pastel tints 80 dear
70 the heart Of femininlty.
Spanish Influence Is Seen.
Since the neadgear OF the fashion
able woman must correspond with
her frocks the Spanish influence is
much in evidence where hats are
concerned. There are stunning crea-
lions in turban and larger forms that
were inspired by the hat of the
toreador. Other attractive models
are plumed replicas of the fascinat'
ing hats worn py the Spanish cava
lier. The Philip II. hat is smaller
niece Of headgear with full crown
and a cluster Of ostrich tips at one
While the brimless turban posses.
SEES a chic that is most appealing, It
Is gradually losing Its popularity. II
appears well with the tailored suit,
but is totally out of place when
crowning the frock Of the summer
girl. Now and then one finds stun
ming design with its appliqued trim
ming Of straw braid, cording OF
soutache braid. The towering turbar
J with It's crown Of exaggerated height
trimmed with outstanding wings OF
bows Of ribbon has wide following
among those who admire a certain