Teaches the Blind.
Mrs. Agnes J. Rossler is the per-
son who is notified when a blind vis-
itor appears at the Museum of Natur-
al History. Mrs. Rossler has thought
out classifications and arrangements
which are labeled in Braille or New
York point for the use of the blind
and as each article is passed Irom
hand to hand and studied by the
blind visitors an informal lecture is
given.—New York Sun.
Second-Hand Opinions.
Leading physicians and eminent
specialists might be greatly edified
if they could hear the opinions at-
tributed to them at luncheons and
bridge parties or other purely femi-
nine gatherings. Women’s tongues
run riot on such occasions, and the
woman -who has not the courage to
advance an opinion of her own falls
‘back upon her doctor or her husband,
repeating over and over again, like
a parrot: “But Dr. So-and-So said
just this,” etc. And as no one else
heard the doctor’s remarks her state-
ments cannot be refuted.—New York
Tribune.
Work of Police Woman.
The Berlin police woman, Fraulein
Margaret Dittmer, appointed just a
year and a half ago, has found the
position no sinecure thus far. During
her first year of service she had 604
cases to deal with. Much of Fraulein
Dittmer’s work corresponds to that
‘of the woman probation officer in
‘American cities. Youthful delin-
is one of the
are popular in
Cornflower
yellow
evening shades that
all fabrics. .
Many turbans are trimmed simply
with huge bows of changeable ribbon
at the back. ;
Crochet lace is decidedly smart
this season, whether or gowns, aprons
or lingerie. :
The docted veils are enjoying a re-
vival of favor; the very small dots are
the smartest.
Challis comes in very pretty pat-
terns and makes dainty little frocks
for small girls.
With the afternoon dresses there
are carried parasols of black chin-
chilla lace over white.
Many of the negligees have a hint
of the Directoire with crossed vests of
brocade or beaded net.
For street wear the correct stock-
ings are the plain, heavy black silk,
with an embroidered clock. :
A bewildering number of changes
will be rung upon the way in which
the new smart coat is fastened.
Belts of every description are
found; even on evening gowns we are
astonished by a belt of leather.
Wrist bands which are a revival of
the early Victorian beaded bracelet
‘have been introduced, and there is a
threat of quite a revival of these
trifles.
The costume is now considered in-
complete without a wrap of some sort,
no matter how slight it may be, and
this has caused a renewed vogue for
the scars.
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quents, waifs and deserted children)
are placed in her charge. She deals
with them as she thinks. fit, some-
times placing them in institutions,
sometimes—in the case of delin-
quents—restoring them to their par-
ents and afterward visiting them fre-
quently. Among Fraulein Dittmer’s
charges last year were 165 boys and
girls who had run away from their
homes in the provinces to Berlin.
The majority had come because they
“swanted to see the Kaiser’s palace.”
—New York Tribune.
They Do It Better in Greece?
Views of divorce which an English
clergyman has just expressed have
drawn high encomiums from sundry
divorced women in town who have
grown reticent about their ages and.
have given up having birthday par-
ties. “We ought to have the divorce
law that was enforced in ancient’
Greece,’ the preacher said. “If a
certain old Greek clause were tacked
to every separation, I am persuaded
that divorces wovid fall off sixty to
seventy per cent, This law was that
when a man got a divorce he could
mot, under any circumstances, marry
another woman younger than his for-
mer wife. An innocent law, a brief
law, not much to look at—but how
many divorce suits would be nipped
in the bud if all husbands knew that
after the ‘separation they could not
marry younger women than the wives
they had cast off?”—New York
Press.
Women Intend to Vote.
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont has written
an article entitled, “How Can Women
Get the Suffrage?’ which appeared in
the current issue of the Independent.
In it she sets forth her reasons for
believing in the final victory of the
cause and tells how to get the votes
in the quickest way.
“One fact may be accepted,” she
says, “that women intend to have the
suffrage. There are very few of the
most bitter opponents who do not
admit the most they can hope for is
to defer as long as possible what they
choose to term ‘the evil day when
women shall vote.’ :
“One of the highest dignitaries said
to me recently, ‘Of course, we know
that woman suffrage is inevitable;
the only question is how soon it will
come.” This is the sole point at issue
now between the suffragists and anti-
suffragists—when will women get the
ballot ?”’ \
Mrs. Belmont replies to this ques-
tion herself by saying the quickest
method for suffragists to pursue is to
‘awaken public interest, to gain the
assistance of men-and to create a sit-
uation which will bring publicity to
the cause through the newspapers.
Fashion Notes.
Figured foulards are to be used as
linings for many of the smart tailored
that every day for a long while.
coats.
Bluefish a la Venetienne.—Have a two-pound bluefish
cleaned and scraped; place it in a buttered baking dish with
which mushrooms were boiled, one
chopped tomato and six mushrooms. Cover with oiled paper
and bake for fifteen minutes, take from the oven, sprinkle
with crumbs and minced parsley, season with salt and pepper,
dot with butter and return to the oven until browned.
ANNA ASA AAA UAT, AA
A number of pretty suits are made
in colors end trimmed with bands of
heavy white or ecru lace instead of
the lace to correspond with the color
of the suit.
Spanish and Russian mantles are
decidedly artistic, but they must be
worn by a woman of height and slen-
der build—one who can carry her
gown gracefully.
A Good Foreman a Treasure.
Foremanship is a vital agency in
the success or failure of a printing
business. The selection of a man who
will measure up to the requirements
of a competent foreman is a difficult
task, involving the ability to compre-
hend, in the first place, what traits
are necessary to the successful man-
agement of men, and, in the second,
the judgment to ferret out the fellow
who possesses these qualifications. A
grave error often made, after the ac-
complishment of this delicate task,
however, is a lack of co-operation
with the foreman by the management.
Every effort should be made to relieve
him of vexatious details that could be
attended to either by other depart-
ments or by assistants provided in his
own department. In many large of-
fices the foreman is so busy in direct-
ly handling the work that he is able
to devote but a small portion of his
time to supervision, and, what is of
more importance, study of suggested
methods for greater economy. Work-
men should be encouraged to offer
suggestions of this nature, but it
would seem useless to do so’ unless
the foreman have ample time to in-
vestigate and ascertain their true
value. If a man is chosen for his
known fitness for a given work, it
obviously is false economy to saddle
upon him duties which will prevent
the execution of the particular things
he is peculiarly qualified to perfor.
—Inland Printer. :
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His Jag Cure.
“Did you see that man who just
came in and bought half a pound of
chocolate caramels?’ asked the girl
in ‘the candy shop. ‘Well, he'll do
He
always takes them in a bag, and puts
them in his coat pocket, where they
are handy to get at. Some day he
won’t come in, and then I'll know
he has started drinking again. You
see, he goes on periodical sprees. He
told me about it himself one day
when he was just getting over one,
‘“‘He said he found candy to be the
best antidote in the world for liquor;
that as long as he ate plenty of candy
he had no craving for alcohol. But
if he takes one drink, it’s all off,
and the attack has to run its course.
When he gets straightened out again
he goes back to the candy diet. I
wonder if there are many men like
him ?”’—New York Times.
The heiress docen’t have to fish for
9 husband. She can buy cng in the
market.
ORRIS ROOT.
How It is Grown and Gathered on
the Hills Near Florence.
Most people know that orris root
is one of the chief ingredients of vio-
let powder; many others are well ac-
quainted with the strangely shaped
pieces of white root, that seem like
dried ginger, which give out the deli-
cate and subtle scent of the violet,
and perhaps the privileged few know
that it is made from the roots of a
kind of iris.
“Never have I seen the cultivation
of the iris and the preparation of
orris root to such perfection as this
summer’ in the Tuscan Apennines,
where Vallombrosa lifts its pine cov-
ered head,” says a writer in the
Queen. ‘On the sunny side of the
mountain lies the whole district of
the Val d’Arno and between Saltino
and Pian di Seo the entire neighbor-
hood is given up to the cultivation
of( vines, olives and iris.
“Indian corn, wheat and millet find
a place; but wine, oil and orris root
are the three commercial industries.
Pergolas of vines stretch along as far
as the eye can see; vines with clus-
ters of purple or white grapes, olives
laden with green berries, and under
them and between them lit{le plan-
tations of iris dalmatica.
“The iris, or giaggolo as it is called
in Italy, is planted thinly, and al-
lowed to grow for three years, when
the roots are dug up and tied in big
bundles. These are then prepared.
Nearly the whole of the tuberous root
is cut off, leaving only a tiny bit with
fibres in order that the plant may
grow when replanted, as it is at once
for another three years of peace.
“The tubers are then thrown into
big basins of water, and the whole
family of the contadine, or peasant,
sitting on the doorstep of their house
or under the pergolas in the shade of
the vines begin the business of peel-
ing them previous to their being dried
in the sun for the market. Every-
body is busy with the small sickle-
shaped knives trimming the iris root.
In its fresh condition it is sold for
about twenty centimes the kilo, about
two cents a pound. But after a few
days’ exposure to the brilliant Italian
sunshine on large wickerwork trays
it loses two-thirds of its weight and
is sold to the wholesale merchants
at nine cents a pound.”
Winged Artemus of Sparta.
The statues of the winged Artemis
recently found at Sparta by the work-
ers of the British School at Athens
are described by M. S. Thompson in a
paper in the current number of the
Journal of Hellenic Studies. The
characteristic feature of them all is
that the goddessalways grasps in each
hand some animal, which Mr. Thomp-
son thinks proof that she was a na-
ture goddess. It may be so, but the
same feature is to be noticed on the
Egyptian monuments known as the
Cippi of Horus, where that god is por-
trayed as grasping in his hands
Snakes, scorpions, lizards, crocodiles
or other animals which the Egyptians,
rightly or wrongly, thought harmful
to mankind. Mr. Thompson is cer-
tainly right, however, when he draws
attention to the parallel types of di-
vinities found at Rhodes, Ephesus’
and Nimroud, and also to Pausanias’
account .of Artemis Orthia, which
shows clearly that the representations
of the goddess with wings had died
out and were forgotten long before
Pausanias’ time. Hence we are here
tdealing with an extremely primitive
cult, and the conclusion is strength-
ened by the fact that more aniconic
statues are known of Artemis, accord-
ing to him, than of any other Hellenic
deity. That the Spartan Artemis was
known as Orthia simply seems clear,
as also that at first she had no trace-
able connection with Apollo, who was
later given to her as her brother. Yet
Horus, who presents, as has been
said, some affinities with her, was cer-
tainly a sun god. Can this form the
link between the two?—The Athen-
aeum. ;
What We're Coming To.
Senator Depew, at the recent bach-
elors’ cotillon in Washington, praised
the growth of advertisement. !
‘“‘Advertisement,” he said, ‘has
made many a man, many a book,
many a commodity. But hew much
farther will it go?
~““Verily,” said Senator Depew, “I
can imagine a stormy night in the
near future, with March winds howl- |
ing across foaming seas and with the
captain of a hard-pressed ship shout-
‘ing to his mate from the bridge:
‘ ‘Is that Punk’s Pills?’
‘“¢Aye, aye, sir, with Gibraltar
Pants shining to le’'ward,” the mate
will reply. :
“ ‘We'll weather Peerless Type-
writer rock, then, after all,” the cap- |
tain cries. :
-¢ ‘That we will, sir,
beginning to show up on our lee.” ”’—
Washington Star.
The hardest wood in the world is
not ebony, but cocus, which is much
used for making flutes and similar
musical instruments.
heaven be
praised,” says the mate cheerily, for
‘already Cann’s Cod Liver Oil light is
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etd
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aning and Fur-
House C|
- Now is when the house-wife will go
all over the house, and dust the accu-
mulations of the winter’s coal burning.
She will find that so many articles
need replacing with new ones. We
wish to let all know that we have just
what will be needed for the purpose.
To enumerate a few articles only: Cur-
tain Rods, Curtain Fixtures, Picture
Wire, Moulding Hooks, Clothes Bas-
kets, Chair Seats, Hat and Coat Racks,
Salt Boxes, China, Crockery, Glassware,
Toilet Sets, Etc. The most important
of all is, we have all these goods at the
right price. We mark the price all in
plain figures and have but one price to
all customers. We find that it makes
us too much trouble and very .unsatis-
factory to the public, to work price
with the percentage off plan.
See Our llustrated Bulletin For Bargains.
~ COME AND SEE
J. T. LUCAS
MOSHANNON, PA,
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Man and His Job °
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By Herbert J. Hapgood.
0000000008 NE of the many difficulties experienced by the sales-man-
: ager arises from the trouble he has in keeping his men in
their respective territories. The problem becomes particu-
“larly troublesome with a line like typewriters, trading
merchants or direct to the people. A large sales force is
employed in putting such propositions on the market and
consequently the territories are easily accessible one to an-
other and the temptation for one man to encroach upon the
other’s exclusive field becomes very great. When a man sees a prospect
that looks good just across the line, the chances are he will jump over and
try to get a contract. :
The other day a man who used to sell typewriters came to me and said
he couldn’t make good on the proposition mainly because his rights of ter-
ritory were so often violated. While this seemed a pretty thin excuse for
his not being able to sell the machines, I was nevertheless impressed by his
complaint and am somewhat inclined to believe that sales-managers gener-
ally do not give the matter sufficient attention.
He said that one morning as he was working a remote corner of his ter-
ritory—it was somewhere in Connecticut—he went into an office and found
that one of their typewriters had been recently put in on trial The boss
was out at the time he called, but he got into the good graces of the young
lady stenographer—as all typewriter salesmen try more or less successfully
to do—and learned the whole story. ; ;
It would have been an easy matter for him to have reported the incident
to his sales-manager, but he knew that the man who encroached on his ter-
ritory would offer the old excuse of saying that the prospect was a personal
friend of his. So he decided to punish the intruder in a more original manner
and accordingly he took out the machine, and had the man searching for it
for ovas ta weeks —New York Commercial.
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America’s
-: Bargain Counter .-
; gy Frank W. G*Maliey.
| : that of a great stretch of pbargain-counter strung along the
seaboard, founded his conception of the United States up-
on a glimpse from a schooner off Atlantic City, neither you
string of shops on one side facing the sea, and they are,
next to the thousands of promenaders, the most interesting
things there. You may have hurried away from the towny
shops back in Atlantic avenue when you noted that they
. sported grossly material things like heads of cabbage and sides of beef, but
out here among the Boardwalk shops you will find nothing on sale except
everything in the world that you haven't the slightest use for. They've
thrown away the fronts of the shops so that you the better may see the near-
Japanese gimcracks that our: studious and spectacled and suave little brown
brothers are selling through the medium of a well-groomed ‘white auctioneer,
who repeats the bids offered as though he were revealing a great secret sor-
row. Here are Persian, Syrian and Turkish rugs, some designed and built
in a post village like Bagdad centuries ago, no doubt, and many more that
were designed there centuries ago but only recently have been buiit for the
Western rich in the applied art centres of Camden, which is in New Jersey.
Toy-shops fairly embrace one apother. Picture post-cards are even more num-
crous than around the Hotel Venus at Santiago—rows ‘and racks of them
tivat Htoer tables and climb ceilingward along three walls.—Everybody’s Mag-
axing.
stamps, cash registers or an article that is sold to small -
F that Englishman of Lowell's, whose notion of America was:
nor any one else would blame him. The Boardwalk is a |