Vegetarian Duchess. The Duchess ot Portland and her daughter are strict vegetar'ms. "I always feel so greedy when I dine with her grace," confessed a fend of the duchess to me once; "shtarlnks o wine and eats only vegetables. It makes one appear a perfect cannibal." 8klm milk, biscuits, butter and cheese are the only Items on her grace's menu at lunch, while invariably for breakfast more skim milk, lettuce and a boiled egg, form her daily repast year in and year out. London By- Btander. The "Kits Cure." -What is known as the "kite cure" is the latest prescription for jaded member- of society in England. Accord ing to a correspondent of the London unronicie, mree imea women ana a party of friends recently have been flying kites on the golf links as early as 6.30 o'clock in the morning. Each woman had an ordinary kite, such as schoolboys fly in the parks, held cap tive by a thread reeled out from a ball held in the hand. The atlff breezes carried the kites into the air, going higher and higher as the women raced across the green. Snubbing of a Mother. "I saw an old-fashioned mother in Peacock Alley the other night," said trm emnnnfnnrprl woman "flnrl T She had two young daughters who were Just starting off for the theatre. She approached them timidly to tell them something. They paid not tho slightest attention to her. They went talking to their escorts as if she I'm WllH H MIIIIMI PKIirHKNlllII HIH1I11. uie corners or. ner mourn as sue iook the hint, went way back and sat down. "Undoubtedly she was from the country. I hardly believe a New York mother of these progressive times would allow two-daughters to sit upon her." New York Press. At Cooper's Church. Miss Belle Kearney spoke in Coop frscown, N. Y., the other day, and .-gives the following description of Christ church, where James Fenlmore Cooper used to worship: "On enter ing one sees this notice in large let ters, 'Silence! This is at all times a church. Men and boys enter only with heads uncovered; women and girls enter only with heads covered. 1 Corinthians! xxi., 4-.' Underneath this notice, which is tacked on the door opening into the auditorium, is ginned this clipping: 'Amid modern changes of fashion It has been forgotten that a: woman expresses by keeping her hat on wlrat a man expresses by taking his off. I'omen will not be allowed to enter church with hats off Until men are al lowed to enter with hats on.'" New York Sun.. Stage Gems Hurt Trade. Dealers in hlgh-chss Jewels have raised the cry recently that the traffic in diamonds and other precious stones is not what it used to be, because of the Influence of the opera on their women customers. Because of a pre cedent established on the operatic stage, they say, It appears no longer to be bad form to wear imitations of the most valuable stones in public. In fact, it is said, the desire of many weuiiny women 10 inmate tne display of the opera stage, the wearing of im itation diamonds along with genuine stones for greater effect, is growing .year by year. If a few of the princl- uiiv cuuuku iui many wuumu. uiiu they therefore permit the rest of the stones in such adornments to be Imi tations, the effect of which is aug mented bv the nresence of the real stones. iNew iurn iress. A False System of Education. My department In the Woman's Home Companion 'For the Girl Who Earns Her Own Living' " says Anna teese Richardson, "brings to my desk if letters every month. Less than five large cities. About fifty percent come from small cities, towns and hamlets, and contain inquiries about business colleges, training schools for various trades, and avenues of wage earning in larger cities. The remaining forty five percent come from farms, and burden is: "I cttnnot stand the monot ony of farm life, and in this small community there is absolutely no way yn which l can earn enough money to i i "'Escape!' That is the war cry of he inexperienced, restles$ intractable Irl of today. She has vague ideas of at she is trying to escape, but gen . illy speaking it is what she terms ilie monotony of a domestic existence, wwhich is in reality her apprenticeship (in the art of home making. "This article is not intended as a reproach upon the girl herself, but rather upon the false sytem of educa tion, the abnormal economic condi- Itlnna fir'O Via Infn aniti n nstol. tion and such beliefs. "Stidy the average household in cities, large and small, in county seats Tor in towns which can boast of unim portant industries giving employment to women. To what end is the girl sjir- en ig education? .Almost invariably to fill some position in the commercial or professional world. Statistics prove that comparatively few girls go be yond the grammar grades. At sixteen they graduate into a business college, shop, factory or office." Oldest Woman Voter. Mrs. Eliza M. Goode is the oldest merchant and also the oldest woman voter in Cincinnati. She was born in England in 1819, and her father was a millionaire ship owner. He lost his fortune, and dying immediately after ward, left his daughter penniless at the age of 15. By hard work she gained a remarkable education, and became a teacher in the national schools at 17. It was during her teach ing In these schools that she attract ed the attention of Queen Victoria, who showed her marked favor on more than one occasion. After her marriage, her husband, an English army officer, decided to come, to Amer ica. They settled in Cincinnati, and Mrs. Goode opened a school in Col lege Hill, walking the eight miles be tween the school and her home twice daily. When the civil war came she followed her husband to the front as a nurse, where she remained until the end of hostilities. On her return to Cincinnati she fitted up her present store. She has acquired a comforta ble fortune and in spite of her great age takes an active interest in all that goes on about her. When asked if she would take part in the approach ing school election she replied: "I have registered and shall vote for the man who will do the most good." New York Sun. She Described Her. A few nights ago a Denver young man, who lives downtown, went out to Sixteenth avenue to call on a girl. He had seen the girl but once before. The call was arranged by a mutual acqaint ance. When he reached the neighbor hood he discovered that he had forgot ten her number. He knew about where she lived, however, and went to a hous near Sixteenth and Downing to make some inquiries. After he had rung the bell he found to his dismay that he could not remember her name. A lady came to the door. The young man took a long chance. "Would you kindly tell me who lives in that house across the street?" he asked. She told him. It was not the name. He asked about another house, and failed again. Then he smiled and explained. "I am to call on a girl out this way," he said, "and I have forgotten both her number and her name. She's a medium-sized girl." The woman was amused. "How does she look?" she asked. "She has blonde hair." "Oh, has she blondined hair, and does she wear a brown dress, a sailor hat with a light blue band and a brown sidecomb on one side, and one sllghUy darker on the other?" asked the woman. "I I think so," said the youth. "And does she like to tell you how many times she has been to California and New York?" "Perhaps. I I think she does." "And has she a small mole one you'd hardly notice on her right cheek?" "Let me see. I'm uot sure about " "Well, does her dress always hang badly in tho back?" "Possibly it does. I" "I think I know the girl you mean. It's Miss So-and-So. She lives right over there next to the corner," said the woman. "Thank you," said the bewildered youth. It was the girl. Fashion Notes. The heavy silk embroidered net bands were new this season. One bodice, with the present voeue for fichu draperies, can be made to do duty for several. Weary of the eternal strines. soma of the great dressmakers are employ ing dotted fabrics. The peacock colorings are . very much thought of this season for strik ing evening get-ups. The newest color that is now fash ionable in Paris is a shade "acaiou." or mahogany, that is also known as saiome. . After the long reign of pale blues, pinks and mauves for evening use, the new greeny yellows are a relief to the eye. The latest manifestation Is the full length wrinkled sleeve . transparent net which extends below the wide armhole finish. Never was lace more used. It Is rarely put on plain, being Incrusted with feBtoons of flowers cut from pom padour taffetas or mousselines. A blue chiffon silk voile seen late ly veils green chiffon and is elaborate with embroidery done in glass beads in all the shades of peacock blues and greens. The rage over the seas for old tap estry dress and hat trimmings, parasol covers, belts and even full gowns and coats has led to the introduction of materials for such purposes. Some are mazes of gold embroidery over filet net, in which case, notwithstand ing the work lavished upon them, they are soft, limp litUs affairs. New York City. Fancy waists make an Important feature of the ward robe, and at this season when so many coat suits are worn, are especially In demand. This one includes a very dainty and attractive chemisette ef fect, and is adapted both to silk and to all the wool materials that are lilted for the purpose. Again, it suits the entire gown and the separate blouse equally well, so that its use fulness is extensive. As Illustrated one of the pretty plaid silks showing lines of brown and tan on a white ground and the chemisette and sleeve trimmings are of tucked taffeta. Darker colorings could be used, how ever, if something more serviceable Is liked or the chemisette and cuffs could be made of the muslin that is always dainty and charming and va rious other changes might easily be made. If the chemisette is made of muslin or of chiffon and the lining beneath cut away it will give the transparent effect that always is so pretty and so dressy. The waist Is made with the fitted lin ing, and consists of front and backs with the chemisette. The front is laid in tucks, but the backs are plain and the closing is made invisibly. The sleeves are distinctly novel and are arranged over fitted foundations. The quantity of material required for the medium size is three yards twenty-one, two and three-eighth yards twenty-seven or one and five eighth yards forty-four inches wide, with five-eighth yard, of silk for the vest and five-eighth' yard eighteen Inches wide for the chemisette and cuffs. Rich Trimmings. Plain, inch-wide bindings, of vel vet and of braid, one following tho other, make the richest Imaginable trimming for a suit of dark cloth. Fashion Names. It Is not the high girt gown of the eighteenth century that is figuring in dressmaking triumphs, but a modi fication as far from its prototype as the aleged kimono sleeve of the fnsh lonabie wrap is from the original Or iental arm covering which gives It its name. But there is an upward lift to the girdle or shortening of the waist line In many of the best coats and wraps and a large number of the handsomest gowns. White Kid Gloves. Heavy white kid gloves faced with color are the smart kind for mourning. Ruffles on Shirts. Last season we had a fashion ot arranging ruffles on the bottom of skirts that were raised on the two sides; now we are setting them on high in the front. In a point, some reaching as far as the knee, where they gradually descend to the hem, covering it in the back. Large drop ornaments or handsome bows of rib bon hold down the point in a pretty way. The arrangement Is a graceful one, but should only be attempted by a slight and tall, girlish figure. Girl's Bloomers. Bloomers such as these are ex ceedingly desirable garments, not for the exercise suit alone, but to be worn in place of petticoats during the winter months. They are much warmer, much snugger and altogeth er more .satisfactory, while they do away with a great deal of unneces sary bulk. The ones Illustrated are made from dark blue serge, simply stitched with beldlng silk, but they could be made from mohair or from light weight cloth or from silk, flan nel lined, indeed, from almost any thing that is warm and comfortable. A great many girls like them made from soft silk with removable lin ings of flannel or cashmere, which can be washed and replaced, but such elaboration is by no means nec essary, for light weight serge or flan nel are the materials most generally used. The bloomers are made with leg portions that are Joined and gathered at their upper edges while they are finished with bands and are closed at the sides. They are drawn up be- j neath the knees by means of elastic , Inserted in the hems. The quantity of material required for the medium size (ten years) is three yards twenty-seven, one and a half yards forty-four or fifty-two Inches wide. Oriental Shapes Adapted. Parisian designers cleverly adapt Oriental shapes and colors to their own purposes, and without detract ing from the picturesque aspect of the Chinese garments they have pro duced coats that are as graceful and practical as they are picturesque. Guinea Wings Dyed. Guinea fowls' wings dyed browa and petunia shade are in great request. GREATEST PORT IN WORLD. New York Has Four Hundred and Four Miles of Docks. More than twice as many vessels clear the port of London, to be sure, one every fourteen minutes as against one every half hoar for New York hut the average cargo value is only $47,242, whereas that of New York is $92,307. In point of tonnage, New York exceeds London by one million. This is due to a difference in the character of the ports that must bo borne in mind in comparing them. London is England's one commercial center and, aside from Liverpool, its only great place of export and im port. On the other hand, New York is not the commercial center of America. When the manufacturer of shoes in Boston sends his goods to Baltimore, ihe either sends them by rail or by vessel direct, without entering New York. If he wants to send his goods to France or Germany, he Bends them from the port of Boston. That Is, the chief ports of the Atlantic sea coast, New Orleans, Charleston, Mo bile, Norfolk, Philadelphia and' Bos ton, engage a coastwise and foreign trade in entire independence of New York. Less than 28 percent of New York's tonnage is represented in coastwise trade, whereas fully 60 per cent, of London's Is coastwise. In other words, of London's commerce, amounting to $1,370,000,000 annually, only $085,000,000 represents foreign trade, whereas of New York's $1,200, 000,000 annual commerce $804,000,000 represents foreign trade, or an actual excess over London of $179,000,000. To accommodate this enormous trade, New York has 404 miles of im proved water frontage; that is, 404 miles of docks. This is half the dis tance between New York and Chica go. London has less than two hun dred miles of similar water frontage; Liverpool has less than one hundred miles, while Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot terdam or Havre has each less than Liverpool. Practically all the avail able water frontage of these foreign ports has been absorbed by their docks, while New York has improved only a little over one-half of its avail able shore. When all the available coast line is improved, as it must be rapidly, it will measure nearly as many miles as He between the Atlan He seaboard and the Mississippi riv- New Broadway Magazine. Her Consolation. Louis James, the veteran player, re lates a story of the early days of his career, when he was a member of a "fly by night" combination doing melo drama in the small towns of the West. The soubrette of this company pos sessed, in addition to her histrionic talents, considerable skill as a pianist. For a long time the young woman had been desirous of affording the audi ences some example of her musical genius, a desire that was finally grati fied in an Ingenious manner. Ono evening in Dubuque the audi ence was somewhat surprised, at the rise of the curtain to behold a splen did grand piano placed at the foot of a huge mountain, the scene being the Rockies. From the flies and down the steep path of the mountain the sou.retto sped, with all the haste of one pur sued. At the base of the mountain she paused for breath. Then, wlta a start, observing the Instrument, she stopped, as If enraptured. Clasping her hands in ecstasy, the soubrette delivered herself of the following lines: "The fiendish savages have killed my parents and my only brother; they have burned our cottage and Btolen our cattle; but, Heaven be praised, they have spared my piano. Music shall bo my consolation. And, now, ladles and gentlemen, with your kind permlslon I shall render that beautiful selection entitled, "The Maluen's Trayer.' " Harper's Weekly. At the Turn of the Tide. It was asserted by Aristotle that no animal dies near the sea except at the ebbing of the tide. This idea in some form or another has been popu lar for centuries. Such a notion, I find, still exists at Gravesend. An old salt who used to sit by a dying man in an ale house on the shore of the Thames told me he noticed my patient was always worse at the turn of the tide, and then got better after the tide had turned. Read ers of Dickers cannot forget the ac count in "David Copperfleld" of Mr. Barkis "going out with the tide." According to Aristotle and Mr. Peg gotty, it is at the ebbing of the tide that' death always occurs.. But at Gravesend, I am told, it does not mat ter whether the tide is at tho ebb or flow; it is Just at the turn of the tide that death occurs. "I have often seen it happen, sir," an old shrimper Bald to me quite recently. Practitioner in the Hospital. "Me," "My," and "Mine." The king has lately added to his cap itals, says the London Chronicle. The first person pronoun takes the capital letter for the humblest of his majesty's- subjects; but in "the king's speech," the other day. Me, My and Mine took the glorified M. This is a mere matter of sentiment, of course; and there is no room for reasoning about It. The pope's documents al ways make the larger use of capitals for all the pronouns, but the less Im personal "We" nd "Our" are there used. But when a great Anglican pre late began to squander his capitals similarly, nobody liked it, though the man who said, "It I had my way, I would put him In an asylum," himself gave two signs of Insanity in his cap ital L BUSINESS CARDS. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Pension Attorney and Real'.Estate Agent. RAYMOND E. BROWN, , attorney at law, Drookvillh, Pa. q7 m. Mcdonald, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Heal estate agent, patent secured, col- f'ctkina made promptly, office In Syndicate ulldlng, Ueynoldsvllle, Pa. SMITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary public and real estate agent. Col lections will rece've prompt attention. Ottos In the ReynoldsTllle Hardware Do. building, Ualn street ReynoldsTllle, Pa. t)R. a E. HOQVER, DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover building Main street. Gentleness In operating. QR. h. Im MEANS, DENTIST, Olrlce on second floor ot the First National bank building, Main street. DR. U. DeVERE KING, DENTIST, office on second floor ot the Syndicate build Ing, Mutn street, Kuynoldsvllle, Pa. HENRY PRIESTER UNDERTAKER. Black and white funeral cars. Main street, Ueynoldsvllle, Pa. HUGHES & FLEMING. UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING, The 0. S. Burial League has been teste! and found all right. Cheapest form ot In lurance. Secure a contract. Near Publls fountain, ReynoldsTllle Pa. D. H. YOUNG, ARCHITECT - Corner Grant and Flftn its.. Reynolds" Tille, Pa. M ASTER AND EXAMINER'S NOTICE. The School District of Sykesvllle Bor ough. In the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County, (Equity.) No. 2. January Term, 1909. vs. The School District of Wlnslow Town ship. Baring been, on Nov. 29, 1907, appointed Master and Kxanitner In tho above entitled case, to equitably adjust and apportion the Indebtedness between the School Dlstrlctof Sykesvtlle borough and the School District of Wlnslow township, all persons Interested are hereby notified that I will sit for the performance of my duties at my office in the borough of Ueynoldsvllle Pa., on Monday, the (II h day of April A. D., 1908, at nine o'clock, a. m. All persons having claims against the said School District of Wlnslow township are hereby notified .to present thorn on or before the date above mentioned, or they will be forever barred. Dec. aist, 1B07. clement W. Kltnh, Master and Examiner. M ASTER AND EXAMINER'S NOTICE. The Borough of Syltesvllle vs. Wlnslow Township. In the Court of Common Pleas of JetVe rson Cou nty January Term, 1908. Having been, on Nov. 59th, 1007. appointed Masterand Examiner In the above entitled ce, to equitably adjust and apportion the Indebtedness between tho borough of Sykos vllleanrl tho tnwnslllp n' Wins'ow, nil per sons Interested art hereby notified that I will perform tho tint c-t of my appointment at my office In tho luivuuu of Keyuoldsvllle, Ph., on Monday, tho 0th tiny of April, A. D. 1903, at nine o'clock a. m. All persons having claims against the said township are hereby notllled lo present them on or belore the dato above mentioned, or they will be forever barred. Dec. 31st, 1907. Ci.kmsmt W. Fi.yns, Muster and Examiner. SrOBTIXQ BREVT1IES. George Sutton and Jacob Schaefer divided tho world's billiard honors for the year 1907. Roger Bresnahan signed a contract to catch for the New York National Leaguo baseball team. Mountain, the jockey, has been in definitely suspended by the stewards of tho Crescent City Jockey Club. Harvard defeated Columbia in an Intercollegiate championship hockey, match by a scoro ot fourteen to onu. Owen. Moran and "Abe" Attell, featherweight boxing champions of England and America, tought a twen-ty-flve-round draw. "Danny" Maher, the Jockey, Is spending the winter hunting and the English papers say he is out after the bounds four days a week. Arabo, the well-known horse, which ran the last season under the colors of Larry Mulligan, has been donated to the New York State Breed ing Bureau. Athletes all over the country are Baying, "If there is anything rotten In Denmark, why not let us all know about It?" After all, publicity is the best safeguard. "Miller's followers are all broke," says a critic at Oakland, Cat. The star jockey has gone so far back in riding form that his' most loyal backers have begun to pass him up. Jim Drlscoll tnrns out to be the recognized featherweight champion ot England, for the reason that t'aree years ago Owen Moran was beaten . by Joe Bowker, who was afterward put to sleep by Drlscoll. Howard H. Jones, end of last year's Yale football team, has been appointed coach for 1908 of the Syra cuse University football team. Jones graduates this year from the Shef field Scientific School at Yale. - Six schooners have been entered tor the race to Bermuda next season. Dlesslng the Animals. The ancient custom of blessing anl mals cn the feast of St. Anthony by the abbot In Guadalajara, MexlcS, was observed at La Merced Church, In that city, where the observance, is more general than In any other Mexican city. Within a period of twq ' hours hundreds of animals, includ ing horses, oxen, cows, mules, don keys, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, parrots, and singing birds, were sprinkled with holy water. St. Anthony, the ab bot, is the protector ot dumb ani mals, and is credited with power to guard them from disease and to brltlg increase In ' numbers. Washington Herald. .
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