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pi§ •*Y i ^-v>> JT '7?Tv '1 W s;;t" * --; _ . ;^V!;^rv •he mtmssmr PLAiyDEAura, WcTTErmf, nx. ,. . , R . f - hr^.'Wjf^-"'-1, "•' ^';>»••••-' • • • • ; • * - ^-w" ' . \ x7;-.^'r'. -V"-**.-;"W:. if?: => r' v -•• ., •" * K-v °* When a dress authority announces i Mdical Innovation, the always fascinating and usually perplexing subject of fashions becomes a matter of the moment. Long after a standard is accepted its vogue continues. Once it becomes the mode, women of fashion keep to it tenaciously. Anything revolutionary in dress is slow In coming, «pd ordinarily passes quite as slowly. . Among the smartly dressed women today no one seems to recall just • lilien the waistline widened from a mall steel-bound circle to a wider one of ease, or when the belt dropped from Its normal point to one almost out of tight, says a fashion writer in the New York Times. But these two things changed the entire style of costumes a few seasons ago and wiped out centuries of prejudice and convention. It required something of the crusader's Spirit to abolish the rigid lines and . formally that stays, bands and crln- •lines gave to the fashionable figure. We have always the thrill of expec- - fancy and the conspicuously smart Is tlie one who is first to swing the trend In an opposite direction. To Restore Waistline. Jean Patou, who has succeeded In astablishlng a sympathetic sense of American taste In dress, has decided. It is said, to restore the waistline. Just what part he took In Its obliteration, a while ago, no one seems to recall. Bat lately he has presented some Interesting examples in which a woman's waist is charmingly and becomingly indicated Just where It belongs. In several models of one sort and another, usually evening dress, or the positive opposite, such ast tailored costumes, there have been stiown the possibilities of a normal b^lt line, and alnce Patou has declared for it, his master hand may safely be trusted. To this creator is also creditedla lengthening of the skirt J 8uch revulsion of sentftn^nt followed the Introduction of the knee-length aklrt a few seasons ago that little by little hems were dropped, and some of the leading couturiers made their •mart est models with skirts that touched the floor. Quite unaccountably the advance styles from most of the representative houses this spring returned to the extremely short skirt, so short, in fact, that the more exclusive clientele rebelled. So Patou's Indorsement comes at the psychological moment. The response to this suggestion is already evident in all types of dress but sports clothes, and even they, although having a shorter skirt than the more formal gowns, are still only short enough for freedom of action-- several Inches below the knee. On one Innovation designers and their audience are agreed--the enasmble. It is not easy to discover the raison d'etre for the style that immediately becomes the rage. It is possible that the extreme, sometimes discordant motifs, introduced one after another through past seasons, with violent colors that threatened to blunt all color sense, brought a demand for uniformity and symmetry. In the separate garments, skirts and blouses, frocks and wraps. Ingenuity was exhausted and senses were wearied to satiety with the sensatioiutL It was time something suggesting consistency was evolved. Popularity of Ensemble. Ensemble has for many years signified harmony in designs, color and taste in the entire costume of a woman. This season the word is a kind of slogan presenting the popular version of an old idea--the three-piece gown. That was a sort of glorified tailored suit in which broadcloth or some other heavy suiting was combined with finer materials, a rather weighty composition. It did not "go" for Just that reaaoa. With tha Introduction of lightweight, soft materials In a season that is madly, intensely, almost wholly silk, the ensemble has become a compelling idea. The year's first ensemble was built of a frock in some soft fabric--silk, crepe, voile, chiffon--with a wrap lined with the dress material. The result was practical and* unusually charming. It gave one a complete costume, and the coat or cape was a comfortable accessory. The Idea has been developed in countless ways and in as many materials as the season offers. Women and their dressmakers have gone ensemble mad. and everything possible in the changing phases off styles has been translated into an an- L Dress of Printed Silk simulates Effeet of Braid; Tunic Fashion. semble. There is the ensemble for the street, for afternoon and for daytime dress for every occasion. These ran the gamut of new ideas »ln materials and novelty of composition. The most usual ensemble of service value is accomplished with a printed crepe for the frock, a three-quarter or seven-eighth length coat of plain goods lined with the figured crepe to match the dress. With the great variety of new patterns brought out by leading manufacturers the possible variants In this type of outfit are almost without limit. The coat Is nearly always made of satin, of silk poplin or of the wide-wale bengallne. This is a year of soft fabrics, which have so completely captivated the fashionable world that heavier materials are eclipsed, and nothing is too sheer or fragile to build an ensemble. In a unique model from a prominent French house the usual order is reversed, and a coat of flat crepe, of which the frock is made, is lined wltl) kasha, for warmth. In another engaging model, the crepe de chine wrap matching the dress is lined with velvet. The quintessence of grace and elegance Is expressed In an afternoon ensemble of an Indestructible voile, the predominating novelty of the season. This voile In a floral pattern of several beautiful colors on a black ground is made ofter a softly draped, rather simple mode. New Materials Introduced Again Worth scores In some ensembles of distinction in which he Intro* duces delicate fabrics combined with heavier silks, and sometimes with two materials of the same weight, one figured, the other plain. Drecoll, too, has done some beautiful ensembles for the early season, and some afternoon costumes of this type have come from the ateliers of Molyneux and Goupy. The number of new materials introduced in the ensembles i% particularly interesting, for they illustrate also the latest fancies In color. Silk alpaca Is much liked and is shown In lovely shades of beige, gray and In aeveral greens. This material In emerald green Is made Into a simple atralght-line frock with a coat of the same shade lined with lighter green crepe chine. Chanel, who creates flit a smart, refreshing ensemble for afternoon, has done some strikingly original things in combining plain materials of pleasantly harmonizing colors. Some of the best Paris designers are oslng much lace, all of the novelty all- Overs In beige and ecru, and a great deal of chantilly, combining it with the crepes and voiles for afternoon ensembles suitable for warmer months. An indestructible voile in rose beige with softly tinted floral design is made into a charming afternoon gown after a rather "dressy" moilelfcand with this Is a long, straight, loose coat of beige lace, lined with the voile, with subtle artistic effect. Unlettered Men Beet at Coinage of Words The best of all word makers are the unlettered. Professor Glldersleeve said that the masses own the language. Malherbe, the exquisite Parisian poet and connoisseur of words, frankly owned that his masters of speech were the porters In the Haymarket. When Roosevelt wea a ranch owner and had been felling trees with his men, he happened to overhear one of them say, 4<Blli cut down fifty-three, I cut forty-nine, and tl& boos ha beavered down seventeen." Roosevelt, who always enjoyed a good joke on himself, went on, "Those who have ever seen the stump of a tree gnawed down by a beaver will understand the exact force of the comparison." We have always needed a word for mistake as applied to action, and the Maine guide has coined it. When he runs his canoe upon a rock or chooses a channel with Insufficient water, he makes a "mlsRo." A homespun New England philosopher in southern California coined an excellent verb. He was arguing that sterling qualities of heart are rarer than those of head. "Oh, h--1," he exclaimed, "why, you can Just go out and huckleberry for brains, but a heart of gold Is as rare as a UlogmagLV • Freedom From Duty Essence of Leisure Leisure means real freedom. It means freedom not only from technical "working hours," but also from anything like compulsory social demands. It should spell a time sacred to the Initiative, the bent, the mood, even, of the individual; a time wherein he gets elbow room to search and find himself renewed! y, a Boston Transcript writer says. Even If, by way of a silent declaration of Independence, the Individual shall loaf a little during these hallowed hours of relaxation, the loafing may have Its uses. Family duties excepted, these hours belong to oneself, not necessarily for fostering selfishness, but as a chance to get one's bearings and to "invite one's soul." It Is the freedom to use this time as one lists that la the very essence of leisure. Freedom of any kind entails corresponding responsibilities, no doubt, but due freedom Itself must not be questioned. Yet moral or social coercion is always powerful enough to coerce action, and If a community be bent on coercion of that kind, the individual either becomes a slave or is made pretty miserable by the assertion of his inalienable right to due leisure. How much does each of us really get? Pretty Rebuke sir James Barrie In his younger days was much Interested In amateur theatricals. On the stage he usually took the part of a woman. In a recent address he said: "On one occasion when the curtain rose on my husband and me about to partake of breakfast, my husband. In his stage fright, pulled the table cover and Its contents to the floor. How would a superb actress have risen to that emergency? I have asked some of them, and none of them conceived anything equal to what Adele did--Adele was my name. I went behind him, and, putting my arm around his neck, I said: 'You clumsy darling'1"--Youth's Companion. Famous Spot in India The Vale of Kashmir is an elevated valley in the Himalayas, north of the Punjab, through which flows the river Jhelum. It is about 120 miles long, with a mean breadth of 75 miles, and is famed for the beauty of its scenery and the charm of its climate. Its altitude varies from five thousand to seven thousand feet, and owing to its altitude and consequent coolness, It is visited during the hot months of summer. It Is said that the natives of the Vale of Kashmir derive the peculiar pattern that marks all India shawls from the graceful curves of the River Jhelum as It meanders through the valley--Kansas City Timet: Popular Trimmings The general lines of evening frocks are similar to those for daytime. Metal trimmings and embroideries are much used. Crystal and colored beads and bead fringes often give a tunic effect.' Yokes cut at empire waistline are accentuated by more embroidery or other fabric. They come also In lace and chiffon with normal waistline and bouffant skirts. For Sports Frocks Leather applique and colorful yarn embroidery make gay touches of interest on sports frocks of white crepe. Should Use Care When Buying Figured OtmkIi Almost every woman has at one time or another gone through the Utter experience of buying a figured material that looked most attractive In the piece but was hopelessly dowdy when fashioned into a frock. This In most cases was due to a lack of harmony between the type of dress and the type of material. Some materials are best adapted to frocks fashioned on long, slim lines, others to those whose effect Is that of bouffancy; some may be combined with trimmings, while others should be left severely alone. These are facts which every professional designer knows but which are apt to bfc ignored by the amateur dressmaker. Once the relation of materials to silhouette has been recognized the fay of the girl who wants to make her own clothes becomes Infinitely easier. Only the simplest fashions should be attempted and the pattern closely followed, with no attempt to add or to take away any of the original details. . This season among the silks are shown those that measure M '--hm in width, with the design so arranged that only a yard and a half of the material Is needed for a frock. They are strikingly attractive and are ensemble frocks and for tunics. Shawls as Lining Fragile and delicate as they am In appearance, there Is considerable warmth in hand-knitted shawls of the open lace stitch. One ,clever designer lias utilized two shawls or scarfs as a lining for a delicate pink negligee of chiffon. The filmy texture permits a faint suggestion of the knitted lining to show through the chiffon. Narrow bands of marabou, which match the tone of the chiffon,' outline the edges. Envelope Bag Features Pocket Made of lizard, calf or mocha la ,smart color combinations, envelope bags have convenient little pockets to hold all the necessary accessories. Cattle in London Streets The custom of driving pigs, sheep and cattle through the streets, a practice begun centuries ago when London was a village, is still being carried on. However, it Is seldom that the public generally witnesses the sight, as the work is done during the early hours of the morning. A herd of cattle, delayed on Its way to the market, got into a traffic Jam recently In Holborn, one of the city's main thoroughfares, and extra policemen had to be called to assist the drivers in their task of getting the animals started again. The present-day city regulations provide that live stock can be driven through the streets only between the hours of midnight and five In the morning. Cost Was High A «e*«ain gentleman of good position, but rather Irascible temperament, was repairing his motor car on the road after a breakdown, and using language during the procesp scarcely becoming a Christian. A lady acquaintance, who was passing, stopped to exchange greetings with the irate motorist's wife, and during the conversation that ensued took occasion to ask: "Can you tell me how much It costs your husband to run his car?" "Indeed, I can," said the wife; "It Is going to cost him his Immortal soul If he doesn't improve his lanmiua." --Victorian. Acute Shortage Seems Certain Within Five Years, Says Department kr tha Catted Statu riimlnfI of Agriculture.) A marked decrease in the number of horses and mules of working age that may amount to an jicute shortage seems certain within five years, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Unless more horse and mule colts are raised during each of the next five years than were raised in 1924, the number of horsea od farms five years from now will be only 03 per cent of present numbers and of mules 74 per cent. Larger Crops Expected. While present replacements of colts and of young horses and mules are entirely Inadequate to cover decreases in the present numbers of work animals, reports coming to the department from various sources Indicate' that Increased breeding and larger colt .crons am to be expected. Reports from state stallion registration boards especially emphasize this improved confidence of breeders. A rather marked advance in horse and mule prices during the last few months indicates that the shortage may already be making itself felt. This may be expected to increase further the Interest in horse breeding. In order to get a picture of the present situation the qrop reporters of the department were asked to report the ages of all horses and mules on their own farms. Nearly 26,000 reports were tabulated. From these tabulations the percentages of animals of different age groups were computed for the United States by states and regions. The above is the situation If the conditions on the farms of these reporters are typical of all farms. The study shows that the largest age group of horses is now the eight and nine-year-old group, this making up nearly one-fifth of the total; on the other hand colts under one year make up only 3 pgr cent and colts one year old only 23 per cent. If horse production were on a replacement basis colts uitdef one year would be the largest group. Of all horses only 11.4 per cent are under four years, 45.6 per cent are from four to nine years and 43 per cent are over ten years with the average age 9.8 years; of all mules 16.5 per cent are under four years, 51.9 per cent are from four to nine years and 31.6 per cent are over ten years with the average age of 8.4 years. Five years from now, for animals of the most useful age, four to nine years, there will be only 191 head3of horses for every 450 head now on farms and only 278 mules for every 619 st present. Pure Brads Increase. While the reports of the stallion registration boards show fewer stallions registered in 1924 than in 1923, the percentage of pure breds In the total shows an increase. Registrations for 1925 are coming in earlier than In recent years, and these are accompanied by comments that Show that owners are much more hopeful and that there Is Increased Inquiry for good quality breeding animals. While for some years the numbers of horses and mules have been more than adequate and prices last year were the lowest In over 20 years, such a reduction as here Indicated seems much too great Even with a substitution of other forms of power for work animals on farms, the prospective numbers are probably below future minimum requirements. In planning breeding operations, the department says, farmers should study the present situation to determine regions where the shortage will probably be felt the soonest and where substi* tutlon of other forms of power will be the least practicable. Types of animals suited to these areas probably will be In greatest demand. Brood mares should be carefully selected and should be mated with good stallions and Jacks of the types best suited to produce high quality colts of the kind desired. Horse-Radish Thrives on Soil of Medium Texturfe Horse-radish, like other root crops, will thrive on a soil of medium texture. Either a loam or a sllty clay loam containing a good supply of organic matter and plant-food will give good yields. On a moist, but not wet, soil, the roots will develop to a good slse and be of fine quality, while on a dry location they will be small and woody, and will lack to a large degree the characteristic sharpness. An ideal soil is one which is free from large stones, which can be easily cultivated, and which reaches to a depth of 10 to 15 Inches, underlaid by a clay subsoil. These conditions make possible a check In the growth of the roots when they reach the subsoil, while on lighter soils the roots often grow to a depth of four to five feet, which is vary undesirable. Brown Rot of Peaches Investigators who have been experimenting with brown rot of peaches In Qeorgia have reached the conclusion that the control of curculio means practically the control of brown rot also. Dr. H. W. Anderson, who has been working on brown rot In Illinois, has come to the same conclusion. It appears that the principal method of Infection by the brown rot fungus Is through wounds made by curcullos. Loss of Fertilizer The loss of manure or of the tertfttlzer t value of manure In graln-bdf barn lots mounts up to a very large sum every year. It is not an easy matter to ascertain Just how much of the value of manure is lost when exposed to the elements for three or four months. True, chemical analyses can be made and from these a fairly accurate measure of the losses can be estimated, but figures of that sort do not appeal very strongly to farmers. AIRPLANE DUSTING METHOD TO BE TRIED ON LARGE ORCHARDS Peach Is Latest Crop to Receive Attention. bjr the United Rtmt«a of Agriculture.) The commercial i>each orchard Is the tlatest crop to receive treatment by the airplane dusting method for controlling Insect pests. According to a report received by the bureau of entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture from its field station at Fort Valley, Ga., this process was tried for the first time in March of this year. Airplane dusting for cotton fields has been a demonstrated success, and the outcome of this type of control for Insects affecting peach trees will be awaited with interest. It took an hour and fifty-five minutes to dust 10,000 peach trees with a mixture of arsenate of lead and hydrated lime. The time recorded Included all trips to the landing field to refill the hopper. For several months the bureau representatives at the Fort Valley laboratory have been giving attention to the perfection of the technique for using airplanes in this way, with the co-operation of those who have had previous experience in the work at the boll weevil laboratory st Tallulah, La. It has been necessary to make adjustments of the feeding mechanism of the planes so that the heavy dust used for peach Insect control work would be evenly distributed. A thousand acres of peach trees in Georgia will be treated by airplane during the season, under the supervision of the Fort Valley laboratory. It Is expected that this work will yield valuable data on the results, cost of operation, and other points. The activity of the Golden State In this means of live stock Improvement Is due chiefly to the Interest and energy of county extension agents in the counties mentioned. The work is of an educational nature and Involves no expense aside froin that incident to the purchase or use of pure bred sires, which the department urges In the interest of improved domestic live stock. Experience shows that good breeding results in numerous benefits ""d greatly increased financial returns. A Winner Joe--I came out about 180 to flit good today. BUI--That's good. What horses did you bet on? Joe--None; I had that much with me, but 1 didn't bet. Wouldn't Be Alive Mrs. Chatters--What would you do, dearest. If I should suddenly i^im deaf and dumbt Husband--Why, I'd send far tbm iSftaker, of coursa. Activity in Live Stock Improvement Operations /prepared br the UnlUd Statee Dep«rtine»t of Agriculture.) In s report on live stock Improvement under the better-sires plan. Just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, California receives mention among the states noticeably active in such work. The principal .-.other states, mostly in the central ^st and east, are: Kentucky, Ohio Nebraska, Vermont, South Carolina. ' Oklahoma, New York and Pennsylvania. Live stock owners who place their ireedlng operations on a basis which Includes the exclusive use of pure bred sires receive a suitable sign for their premises and helpful literature on animal breeding. _ During the early part of the year live stock owners In the following California counties qualified for participation in the work: Los Angeles. Orange, Sonoma and Ventura. Stop Crows Pulling Up Corn Coal tar Is the best preventive against crows pulling up corn, a tablespoonful being enough to treat half a bushel of the seed. The corn Is placed In a pall or tub and covered with warm water at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. As soon as the corn is warm, drain the water and add the tar, stirring the corn until each kernel is covered with a aim of the tar. No Protection for Farmer It wss found In a recent survey of dairy plants that many are making no effort to protect the farmer. Part of the Infection of tuberculosis In hogs is caused by feeding skim milk, buttermilk or whey from dairy plants that do not pasteurize. Most of the hogs going to central markets from Wisconsin are raised In the southern half of the state, In counties that have not been area tested. Rpm Knsfc 'BAIT CONVICT * « REFORMSI NOW ' "" MODEL CITIZEN Conscience Hurts After £•» cape so He Returns and Finishes Sentence. Houston, Texas.--Success as an engineer, social position, ease, a big salary-- all these deserted for the life Inside a Texas prison because ft trusty could not run away from his conscience. This is the story of the "worst" convict In the penitentiary who came to be a trusty through the faith of a friend, who became a competent engineer with encouragement, and who broke his promise and escaped, only to give up an enviable position in life to satisfy the demands Of an awakened Conscience. Bill Jones, a poor mechanic, was given a life sentence for the murder of a rich man who attacked him because he wanted to marry the rich man's daughter. Bill entered the penitentiary bitter and resentful. Once, In a fight with guards resulting from an effort to bomb his way through the prison walls, he Injured a guard seriously. He was tried and given an additional sentence. A few months later he and another prisoner seized another opportunity to escape. They flung the engineer and fireman out of the cab of a penitentiary locomotive which worked in and out of the walls. They opened wide the throttle in a dash for liberty. " Liberty Is Costly; 7*he sentries fired at them, and-ofllcers Immediately gave chase. BUI was found with s bullet through his : f Evergreen* jtbuuld be moved Just bofore the buds start e 0 m Most cream separators wiil do much better Job of skimming the milk when it is warm. e e * As a soli provider sweet clover Is excellent both on dry land and Irrigated lands. ' e • • Curing of clover hay is more dim* cult at the full-bloom stage because of the higher natural moisture it then contains. • • • The production of good dean cream is the most Important step In the manufacture- Of high-class country butter. • • • Sprsy the current bushes early for plant lice. They are nurseries ftor them and the lettuce will be the list and theg tip gr--a pesa. With a Bullet Through His Chest chest and taken back to the prison where he lay for a long time hanging In the balance between life and death. At length he began to mend, physically but not morally. The prison superintendent, then Col. L. A. Whatley, decided he would try his hand with the man, after all the others had failed. "Bill," he said, "If you'll give me your word that you'll behave yourself and try to reform, ril make you a trusty." Make him a trusty--Bill Jones, the worst man In the pen! The superintendent's sincere faith touched Bill's heart. The hard, bad man broke down and cried like a baby. Til try, colonel," he sobbed. That was the beginning of Bill's creation. The first step he took toward reforming was to take up correspondence courses in engineering. By studying spare hours In the penitentiary he graduated and received degrees in civil and electrical engineering from the University of Chicago within a remarkably short time. Bill changed from the worst to one of the most trusted and useful prisoners In the system. But circumstances again thrust him under the hard-boiled sergeant under whom he had first served, and then trouble began. Finally Bill ran away, because, as he afterward declared, he knew he would be Impelled to WH tha sergeant if he remained. Fortune Favors Bill. Bill went to San Francisco, then down the West coast to South America, where he built railroads In the Andes. From there he drifted to Africa, and there became superintendent of a railroad company at a handsome salary. He was free and safe from prison, but not from conscience. Flee to the ends of the earth as he may, he could not escape the accusing finger of selfreproach for having broken his promise to the kindly superintendent who had faith In him. Voluntarily, he returned to the Texas penitentiary. He made good again as a convict and after a few years was granted a full pardon. Today he is a respected •nil honored citizen, and again holds an Important engineering position In one of the large concerns of the cooatry. Woman's Stem Eye Tames Wild Man 8sn Antonio, Tex.--"Como," the wild man. captured lb the depths of Africa, is a wild man no longer. Some time ago he was chained to a post In one of the carnival tents at the Fiesta de 8an Jacinto in this city. Perspiration streamed down his almost nude brown body and be shook his mane in beastly defiance at the crowds. Mrs. Keeton had been taking in the carnival when she was attracted by groans from the "wild man's" tent She went In to see and was warned not to get too close to "Como." And then "Como" turned a pair of blue eyes at her and exclaimed: "Why, mamma, what are you doing here?" Mrs. Keeton took her son, James, sixteen, home to soap and water. t BACK TO NATURE #1 MOVE MEANS JAIL]:A Thought He Was ri imniMirf ihg South Sea I Bland* ~ Chicago.--Clothes make the man, sure enough, but then again there are times when the lack of clothes makes a man's undoing. At least so It was early In the morning when William Rosnow, thirty-four, of 648 West Madison street, believing he was promenading the shores of a South Sea Island, took a little walk, minus a few of his clothes, and finally landed in a restaurant at 10 South Canal street with nothing on but n very attractive mustache and a shirt that had shrunk Just a little bit la the wash. "I knew I shouldn't have had that last drink," groaned one of the night owls, as he fell off a quick lunch stool. "Where did you get that shirt T" chanted away a song composer who started stirring mustard Into his coffee in his excitement. And Policeman William Granger reached fbr his gun. As he did Rosnow, who, rumor has It, was just a little bit under the influence of liquor, a strip poker game and jealousy of women's abbreviated styles, reached for his shirt. Officer Granger, realising the seriousness of the situation and fearing that a shot might strip Rosnow of still more of his shirt, brought a little football into play and made a flying tackle. A few minutes later Rosnow and Granger arrived In the Desplalnes street police station, the policeman leading his prisoner by the mustache. "Couldn't even keep his shirt oa him," groaned the officer. Dying, Wants Pets Killed to Join Her in Heaven . New York.--Mme. Kitty Berger, harpist, who died of heart disease in the Presbyterian hospital, left word m that her four cats should be killed at < once so they might go to heaven with her, her friend, Mrs. Adolph Schmlnke, said. Mrs. Schmlnke said she gave the cats to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to % be killed. Mrs. Schmlnke added that whea Mademoiselle Berger was told, two V "years ago, to go to the hospital for treatment, she refused to do so, saying no one else could care for her cats, > and that before her death flowers were brought to her from the grave of her favorite cat Mademoiselle Berger, In private life Mrs. Paul Pancritius, was born in Austria, where her parents were members - of the household of Emperor Francis ' Joseph. She played before the em- X peror. Queen Victoria. Queen AlexaSr v dra and President Roosevelt Fire Truck Kills Girl Philadelphia.--Miss Louise Callahap. twenty-seven, was killed and five other occupies of an automobile, driven by Albert Callahan, brother of the dead woman, were Injured when a flre engine crashed into their car. The injured include two women. Leaves $50 to Burglars, Gets Note of Thmhs New Tork.--Arthur Bohm. who lives from mid-April to mid-October st Grand View, N. Y„ near Nyack, where his daughter has a real estate business, has on his return to his Brooklyn home every fall for seven years left a $50 bill on the middle of the living-room table with this note: "I have taken all the valuables from this house. Only the furniture remains. Please accept this bank note for your trouble In breaking In. Please depart without doin? any damage. Thank you. ARTHUR BOHM." Mr. Bohm started the practice after a number of his neighbors' homes at Grand View had been pretty well wrecked by thieves looking far plunder during the winter montha. Every sprlhg until now he has gone back to Grand View to find his note with the SAO attached still on the table. But when he arrived In Qrand^ View from Brooklyn with his wife sad daughter the $30 was gone. Across the face of the note was scrawled In lead pencil the word* "Thanks." N Bird Breaks Window <, Oregon City, Ore.--A full-grown" Chinese pheasant rooster recently crashed through a window of a southbound Portland electric street car just north of Park Place station. The bird fell on the floor of the car badly Injured. It was brought to Oregon City and turned over to the county health office here. Fall Is Fetal Chicago.--Louis Plumes, flfty-slx. of 657 W. Eighteenth street, fell down the stairs In his home and was killed. His body was found by his wife, Julia, who summoned the Maxwell street police. Hypocrisy Doesn't Pay No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to hlm:»«lf and another to the multitude, witiMat finally getting bewildered as to wkla amy ba tra*--Nathaniel Hawttwaa- Daring Robbery Brookfleld. Mo.--Four masked bandits, covering the lone woman cashier of the First National bank of Stewartsvllle with eight guns, scooped vp $4,000 in cash sad escaped la aa ante- -- 0ottle Traveled Far A French seaman picked up a floating bottle which had traveled in days 1.500 miles from the point It was throws Ma tfce as • I'iftSitiT'. i •» ii H rffiii