Beauty la Blood deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. Wo ieauty without it. Caacarets, Candy Cathao ic clean your blood and keep it clean, by tirring up the lazy liver and driving all im> mrities from the body. Begin to-day to lanish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, .nd that sickly bilious complexion by taking Jascarets, —beauty for ten cents. All drug* fists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. About twenty-five persons in every mil lon commit suicide in England. It is better to remove than to hide complex onal blemishes. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap' fill's Hair & Whisker Dye. black or brown, 50c Before the Revolutionary War the Vir ginians called the New Englanders Yankees. Make It a Point To Cet the Best Every Time, When You Buy Medicine. Health is too valuable to bo trifled with. Jo not experiment. Get* Hood's Sarsapa •illa and you will have the best medicine nouey can buy the medicine that cures vhen all others fail. You have every reason !o expect it will do for you what it has lone for others. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price SI. Hood's Pills are tho favorite cathartic. Silver Cups For a Cruiser. An artistic set of silver punch cups to be presented to the cruiser Raleigh by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Haywood, of Haw River, N. C., has just been completed. Mrs. Haywood, who is a daughter of Governor Holt, of North Carolina, was sponsor for the cruiser at the time of her christening. The cups are twelve in number and weigh 100 ounces Troy. Each cup is four inches high and three inches in diameter, resting upon four dolphins, whose bodies curve gracefully about the body of the cup. They are highly polished and lined with gold. They are of the same design as the massive punch bowl which was presented to the cruiser by the citizens of North Carolina when she first went into commission. The Raleigh is a second-rate cruiser that formed part of Admiral Dewey's squadron and is now on the Asiatic station. —Baltimore Sun. i —— THE DUTY OF MOTHERS. i Daughters Should be Carefully Guided in Early Womanhood. : What suffering frequently results from a mother's ignorance; or more frequently from a mother's neglect to properly instruct her daughter 1 Tradition says "woman must suffer," and young women are so taught. There is a little truth and a great deal of exaggeration in this. If a young woman suffers severely she needs treatment and her mother should see that she gets it. Many mothers hesitate to take their slaughters to a physician for examina tion; but no mother need hesitate to ■vrrite freely about her daughter or herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure the most efficient advice without charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. The following letter from Miss MARIS F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa., shftivs what neglect will do, and tells how Mrs. Pinkham helped her: "My health became so poor that I had to leave school. I was tired all the time, and had dreadful pains in my side and back. I was also troubled with irregularity of menses. I was very weak, and lost so much flesh that my friends became alarmed. My mother, who is a firm believer in your remedies from experience, thought per haps they might benefit me, and wrote you for advice. I followed the advice you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as you directed, and am now as well as I ever was. I have gained flesh and have a good color. lam completely cured oi irregularity." DUEIIMATICM CURBII—One bottle-Positive KnCUmA I lOIVI relief In 24 hours. Postpaid. SI.OO ■ "ALEXANDER REMEDY CO., S<6Greenwich St.. N Y. i^A?fA»R^ATION| <1 It has been s*id of Americans that they ig are "a nation of dyspeptics" and it is true $) hT that few arc entirely free from disorders T \j of the digestive tract, Indigestion. Dyspepsia. A © Stomach and trouble, or Constipation.® ¥ The treatiY\ent of these diseases t| A with cathartic medicines too often ao- cs> cP the trouble. T 1 THE LOGICAL TREATMENT I is the use of a remedy that will build up T the system, thereby enabling the v&rious JI 3D organs to act as Nature intended they should.® Y Such a remedy is found in Or Williams' Pink \ Pills for Pale People® Here is the proof, JL In Detroit there are few soldiers more popular and efficient than Max yT VI R. Davies, first sergeant of Co. B. His home is at 416 Third Avenue. For Vl four years he was a bookkeeper with the wholesale drug house of Farrand, 11 Civ Williams & Clark, and he says : "I have charged up many thousand VrR TT-' orders for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, but never knew their Vl worth until I used them for the cure of chronic dyspepsia. For two years \l W I suffered and doctored for that aggravating trouble but could only be \) helped temporarily. Cf& "I think dyspepsia is one of the most stubborn of ailments, and there V" VI is scarcely a clerk or office man but what is more or less a victim. Some yi \1 days I could eat anything, while at other times I would be starving. \l GO Those distressed pains would force me to quit work. I have tried many Qu QP treatments and remedies but they would help only for a time. A friend >p \l induced me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and after tak- 1] IT ing a few doses I found much relief and after using several boxes I was \l G*K cured. I know these pills will cure dyspepsia of its worst form and lam yb* pleased to recommend them ."—Detroit (Mich.) Jour»«/. vp* A T«»~ genuine p&ckage &\vMAys b«M» the tutt name.* JI (pi At &ll druggistv or '*& nt postpaid «n receipt of r o*'' bo*, by the Dr.tfilli&ms Medicine to., Schenectady,W V. \ Apt to Affect the."Verve*. Cold weather is just as apt to affect th« nerves as any other part of the body, and neuralgia sets in. St. Jacobs Oil is just as certain to cure it as it cures all the gen eral pains and aohes of the body. Of every million persons born in a cer tain yeur only 223 are alive ninety-flve years later. Where to Spend the Winter. Southern Railway, Eastern office 371 Broad way, can furnish you with alllnformation re garding tho winter resorts of tho South. Thl? Kreat system traverses all of the Southern States over its own railsand is the direct thor oughfare of travel to Cuba, Mexico and the Pacific Coast. For particulars call on oi address Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Passenger Agent. The latest vagary of fashion in London is monocles for women. Dra't Tobicco Spit and Smoke Tour I.ife Away, To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or fl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedr Co., Chicago or New York An orange tree will bear fruit until it is 160 years old. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 2">c.a bottle The State of Texas hns set aside for the education of each child $4.50. ij Try Grain=o! ij |; Try Grain=o! i: | | Ask you Grocer to-day to show you ] [ jj a package of GRAIN-O, the new food <> i i drink that takes the place of coffee. < , J [ The children may drink it without J | ' ' injury as well as the adult. All who « > ! ! try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that ! ! ' | rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, ] | ' but it is made from pure grains, and « » i i the most delicate stomach receives it < , | | without distress. \ the price of coffee. ' [ .1 > 15 cents and 25 cents per package. • > i i Bold by all grocers. , , I I Tastes like Coffee \ \ J J Looks like Coffee 1 ' l > Insist that your grocer gives you GRAIN-O i > | | Accept no imitation. j 1 The Faithful Mascot. They tell a touching story of one of the regimental mascots—a dog in the Sixth Cavalry—aud there are a dozen soldiers who will swear that it is true. There was one man of the Sixth who had always been good to this dog, and would give it a piece of bacon from his own scanty store, and pet it and remember it when things were badly. This man was killed at St. Juan Hill just after his troop had forded the river and come into open ground before starting on the charge. And all day long he lay there in the long grass, dead, the bullets and shells singing over him, and nothing mattering any more. Soldiers pressed on, wounded men staggered back, many passed near him, but no one touched him or cared for him, since there was nothing to do—he was dead. But the dog found out somehow that its master was lying there on the ground, the hot sun burning him, the cold night chilling him, and came there with a dog's faithfulness and licked the white face and stretched it self out on the still body and stayed there, guarding its master, until the soldiers on burying detail came the next day and laid the remains in a grave.—Leslie's Weekly. Preoance of Mind. A melodrama of the most stirring kind was being given at a theatre in a small provincial town, says London Tit-Bits, In one of the critical scenes the hero suddenly became aware of the fact that he had come to the stage minus his poniard. Without a moment's hesitation, he made a dash at the traitor, exclaiming: "Die, villain! I meant to strike thee with my dagger, but I left the weapon in my dressing room, and will, therefore, strangle thee in the pres ence of this indulgent audience." It is scarcely necessary to add that this variation from the original brought down the house. WHEN THE COLD OATS COME. When the cold day* oome, and the snow falls In the night, Then it's good to be by Ores that flood the room with light; We care not ne away simultaneously with the be ginning of an elaborate disquisition on general politics, which lasted till we reached our destination. The captain had not overrated tha «erits of 's. The dinner we sat down to could hardly have been sur passed, either in the luxuriance of the dishes or the elegance of tho serving. Captain Fitz Prigg ordered everything on the must magnificent scale. He must have a long purse, I reflected, to stand this sort of thing often. And how the captain sparkled as we feasted! I never saw a man who could eat, drink and talk all at once like him. He could expound tho Vir ginius case with his month full of grouse, discuss backpay while masti catiug canvas-back and guzzle while doing all the rest. "Pardon me a moment, Mr. Hay," said the captain, finishing his coffee and rising; "I see one of our city missionaries over there, and must give kim something. I make it a point, in my humble way, to neglect no oppor tunity of doing good. By the by"— taking out his wallet—"cau you change me a fifty?" I could and did. "Keep your seat—l shall be back »resently," ho added, stepping aside ind accosting privately a youug man whose attire, I thought, would have comported better with his sacrad call ing had tbe colors of his waistcoat been a shade more subdued and the stripes on his trousers a trifle less complicated. The two withdrew by a side en trance. My frieud, it was evident, was Dot one of those who give alms to be seen of men, but belonging rather to that class whose right and left hands, in matters of charity, are on terms of of no particular confidence. The captain's stay was more pro longed than I had expected. To pass th#> time I glanced over the evening poper, but found it dull after my friend's sprightly conversation. It began to grow late, and the waiter approached with the bill. "My friend will settle it," I said; "he has just stepped out, but will be back in a moment." "Yon and he can arrange that after ward," replied the waiter, "but it's v>ar time for closing." I felt rather embarrassed. The bill was forty-eight dollars and a fraction, and I had but little over that amount with me. However, I felt confident that the captain would make it all right. Though he had not given me his address, he knew nt what hotel I was stopping. I laid the fifty-dollar note I had re ceived from the captain on the salver on which the bill had been presented, and waited for the servant to bring back the change. Instead of bringing it, he returned with a request that I would please step to the cashier's desk. "This note is a counterfeit," said that functionary. "That can scarcely be, "I answered. "I got it from a friend with whom I dined here this evening." "Then your friend will doubt less make it right with you. The bill is certainly counterfeit, and we, of course, can look only to you." "But I—l haven't enough of other money about me," I stammered. "Then this gentleman must do his duty," returned the other, as a bluff looking person—the house detective, as I afterward learned—approached and laid his band on my shoulder;and without further ceremony I was marched off to the station house. I couldn't believe the captain had played me false. He had probably been himself deceived in the note, and had put it off on me innocently. His failure to return promptly had likely been occasioned by the neces sity of discussing some benevolent project with his missionary friend. He would be sure to come to my relief as soon as he learned the unpleasant predicament I was in. And sure enough, when I was taken to the police court next morning the first man I saw there was the captain, waiting my arrival, no doubt. He and his reverend friend were in the midst of an ill-looking crowd, on which the latter, I thought, might have bestowed his missionary labors with profit. I was overjoyed to find my estimate of the captain verefied, and hastened forward to take his hand. I was surprised that he should turn aside his head without speaking. He was overcome by his emotion ap parently. A second look revealed another cause. He and the missionary were handcuffed together. A few words from a keen-looking detective explained matters. He knew the captain to be a notod "shover" of the "queer;" had witnessed his meet ing with me; had followed in our wake the whole evening; had sat at an adjacent table when we dined; had seen me victimized with the false note, and had followed and arrested the captain and his accomplice, on which he had found plenty more of the "stuff." I was released, of course, and left New York resolved, if I ever returned, to be more careful of making friends at first sight; and above all, of accept ing invitations to dine with the fas cinating friends of judges and generals. WOULD CALL US "USANS." Britisher Think* " Americana" Not a Definite Knotigli Name. A correspondent of the Westminster Gazette considers that it takes too much exertion and ink to speak and write the "citizens of the United States of America."and he suggests, inasmuch as in manuscript it is cus tomary for brevity to print three let ters, "U. S. A.," for the "United States of America," that the republic be called "Usa" and its inhabitants "Usans." He argues that there are twenty separate nations or govern ments in America, the same number as there are in Europe, and that it is as absurd to call citizens of the United States exclusively "Americans" as to have the word "Europeans" apply solely to Spaniards. The correspond ent concludes by saying that "if one or two of the daily papers would make use of the word "Usa" when alluding to that part of America which is com prised in the United States, the word 'Usa' would be found so convenient that it would very quickly be gener ally adopted." This is not the first time that the question has been raised as to a more fitting nane for the inhabitants of the United States, and the proposition to call us Columbians has been more or less favored; but really there does not appear to be any necessity for a new name. Technically, to be sure, "Americans" is not distinctly graphic, as there are other Americans outside of the United States, but custom has settled upon giving our people the dis tinctive title of "Americans," and it answers all practical purposes. It certainly is to be preferred to "Usans" —Phoebus! what a name! —and our people have come to like it. They won't give it np willingly or without a struggle. As for "Usans"—pish ! better "Weeuus." There is some thing that smacks of the soil in that, though perhaps you-uns on the other side might not be able to appreciate its fittingness. Widowhood Kefore Wifehood. The sad and extraordinary position of a woman being a widow before she is wife is that held by Mrs. L. O. Koops. A few days before Mr. Koops' deeply regretted death he was married bytue haudschoen (glove) to the lady in Holland. She was to have left to join her husbaud on the 13th inst.,but the cables have apprised her of her misfortune. The system of marriage by proxy is frequently adopted by Dutch bridegrooms in South Africa and Dutch brides in Holland. A friend of the groom represents him in the church, and he is only released from the solemn engagement by a sav ing clause in the certificate. The aim and object of these innocent mock marriages is to bind the far-away hus band to his contraot.—Johannesberg Standard. | THE REALM OF FASHION, i A Necessity For Winter. A necessity for the winter's ward robe is the shirt waist of fine French flannel, the choice of patterns in this serviceable fabric being large and varied. As here illustrated, by May Manton, LADIES' SHIRT WAIST. brown and mode shades formed a fancy bayadere stripe, and the fronts are olosed with smooth shining brass buttons almost as large as ten cent pieces. At each side of the narrow box plait in centre front are five back ward turning side plaits that overlap each other at the neck, and canse pretty fulness across the bust. Over lapping plaits at the waist line arrange the fronts in a becoming pouch that is decidedly up to date. The back is LADIES' HOME GOWN. arranged at the top in seven small even ly spaoed box plaits that are gradu ated to taper peroeptably at the waist line, where they are grouped closely together. The top is joiued to the lower edge of a pointed yoke which can be made with or without a centre seam as pre ferred. Shoulder seams join the yoke to the fronts and single under-arm seams join the fronts to the back. A collar band finishes the neck over which may be worn a stock or white linen oollar with bow tied as here shown. The shirt sleeves have be coming fulness gathered at the top and the small openings at the wrists are edged with a plaiting of silk or ribbon. The straight cuffs have rounded ends in latest style and a belt of ribbon with fancy metal clasp is worn around the waist. To make the waist in the medium size will require four yards of twenty seven-inch material. A Simple Uut Stylish Gown. A very simple but stylish gown is illustrated in the large engraving in figured French flannel, showing wavy black lines on a very blue gray ground. Narrow black satin ribbon is used in decorating and a half girdle of wider ribbon is tied in a graceful bow with ends at the front. The graduated gathered flounce that forms the lower part of skirt is one of the most popu lar modes introduced this season. The gown has a Princess back correctly fitted with curved centre seam, side back and under-arm gores, that com plete the close adjustment. The fronts have easy fulness gathered at the neck and olose in centre front with buttons and buttonholes, tho ribbon girdle in serted at the under-arm seams confin ing the fulness at waist line. The standing collur that finishes the neok is topped with a ciroular turn over portion that ripples becomingly. The two seamed sleeves meet the require ments of size as decreed by fashion for this season, the trimming of velvet at the top being arranged to meet that on.front of waist. The wrists are completed with pointed cuffs that flare over the hands. The lower edge of gown is shaped low and round in front while short in centre back. The graduated lower portion of flounce being quite narrow in front and extending to half the length of skirt in back. The flounce is made with a narrow heading and the foot is trimmed with three evenly spaced rows of black satin ribbon. To make this gown for a lady of medium size will require eight and one-half yards of material thirty-six inches wide. The Collar For the Shirt Waist. The turn-over linen collar has a firm hold on popular favor, but the latest designs are out to turn up in the back and down in front and on the sides. These will be worn with the silk shirt waists of the winter. These waists are simply made with clusters of cord ed tuoks. A model always popular has three box-plaits down the front, butthis season the plaits are made of corded tucks. Prune and yellow seem to be the popular colors for shirt waists; yellow, trimmed with rows of mauve or purple velvet ribbon, is lovely. Beautiful Lure Knots. Cascade knots of lace, dotted with crimson or gold spangles, are new and very beautiful. Graceful and Generally Becoming. This style of skirt is exceedingly graceful and very generally becoming to stout as well as slim figures. As here illustrated, gray poplin was the material used, gathered satin ribbon in the same shade edging the flounce and foot of front, while jet passe- menterie forms the attractive decor ation. The skirt has a narrow front gore and two wide circular portions that meet in a seam at the centre back. The placket may be finished in centre back or be made at the left front seam under the flounce. Short darts fit the top closely over the hips and the fulness in back is laid iu backward turning plaits at each side of the centre seam, where passementerie loops and olives unite them according to the prevailing mode. The skirt is of fashionable length and measures about four yards at the foot. The circular flounce is applied over the lower edge and ripples slightly at the front edges, where it is graduated to very narrow width at the top. The front gore presents a panel effect that is exceedingly stylish. The skirt may be suitably made of any seasonable material in silk or wool, and a charm ing effect is produced when the front LADIES' SKIRT WITH CIRCULAR FLOUNCE EXTENDING TO WAIST IN FRONT. gore is of a contrasting fabric iu harmonious coloring. The decoration ( may be as plain or as elaborate as de sired, the variety of trimming this season being almost unlimited. To make this skirt for a lady of medium size will require six and three-quarter yards of material forty four inches wide