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Hood's Pills cured me of dyspepsia and
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The Venomous Spiders.
There is no doubt whatever that
spiders are venomous, aud a few of
them are dangerously so. It may sur
prise the average reader to learu that
the typical poisonous spider possesses
a poison gland aud a hollow tooth or
fang through which the venom is in
troduced into the wound made by the
tooth. The glaud is situated much as
in the rattlesnake, the poison sac be
ing attached to the root of the fang by
a small tube that conducts the venom
down the hollow shaft. Here, indeed,
is one of the oddest facts of nature—
namely, the similarity of arrangements
in snake and arachnid for the purpose
of injecting venom. It is certain, how
ever, that spiders do not always use
their poison in striking; they do not
need to employ it in killing insects
ordinarily, and it would appear that
the venom gland is under the control
of the animal. With the rattlesnake
•or cobra it is very different, the
poison being injected by the mere act
of closing the jaws.—New York News.
THE constantly recurring monthly suffering gives women
the blues!
How hopeless the future appears, month after month
the same siege with menstrual pain!
Comparatively few women understand that excessive pain
_ indicates ill-health, or some
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m feminine organs.
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Clean blood means a clean skin. No
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The skins of more than 100,000 animals
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There is more Catarrh In tills section of the
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and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years doctors
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cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
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constitutional disease aud therefore requires
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Mr. Shake Speare runs a farm near Spar
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It is said that the Mormons have 800
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To ICitvc Pleasure.
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The Seat of the Soul.
Understanding by "soul" the high
est intellectual faculties, it is wortb
considerable trouble to find out where
these functions are located. Savages
believe that it is in the liver or the
heart; cynics suggest that it is in the
stomach; phrenologists place 'hem in
the front part of the brain; but the
most advanced physiologists are now
incliued to teach that the posterior
cerebral lobes have the highest intel
lectual value. Dr. C. Clapham's ar
guments to this effect are quoted with
approval in the "Centralblatt fur An
thropologic" (1808, Heft 4). These
arguments are that man has the most
highly developed posterior lobes, and
this is conspicuous in men of marked
ability and in the highest races. In
idiots the lobes are imperfectly de
veloped, and in chronic dementia
these portions of the brain reveal fre
quent lesions. Numerous authorities
are quoted in support of these and
allied statements.—Dr. Brinton, in
Science.
REVELATION. -
Across the dolorous roaches of the rain.
Reourrbut rings thn mellow robin-song,
And 10, the bliss-throb at the heart again 1
i Stuag by a pitiless master's cruel thong,
I Knmeshed, In sorrow, worn with wasting
pain,
How have we waited for that lyric long !
But now what care we for the Winter's
wrong V
Our silent lips for very joy would sing,
lie-echoing the rupture full and strong.
Behind the gloom-shroud, all environing.
Wo see, revealed through that clear robin
s ng,
The glory and the glamour of the spring !
—Cliuton Scollard, in (Jollier's Weekly.
i'is lis' msiisl
HELEN FORREST GRAVE 3.
Sunset among the Catskills—the
far blue heights lost iu a mist of opal
and gold; the precipices tbat stretched
away below losing their sharp outlines
in the dreamy purple glow; while to
the left of the Swiss cottage, which
seemed to perch itself like a bird
poised for flight on a level bit of
green-sward, a foamy torrent hurried
down the fern-fringed rocks, a thread
of surging silver.
Natalie Moore gazed out on the fair
panoramic glory of the scene from a
tiny diamond-paned casement, while
Elleu Kyle leaned over her shoulder
and showed pretty pearls of teeth in
a most unmistakable yawn.
"How glorious!" cried Natalie,
drawing a long breath.
"How stupid!" sighed Ellen.
"Now, Natalie, please don't look so
horrified. You know perfectly well I
make no pretense to high heroics. I
never read 'Paradise Lost.' I think
Shakespeare a nuisance, and I regard
the country—always excepting Long
Branch aud Saratoga—as a prodigious
bore! 1 can't help my honest convic
tions, can 1?"
She was a dimpled, roguish damsel,
with very blac\ eyes, velvety level
brows, and cheeks like the crimson
side of a nectarine; while Natalie
Moore was pale and slight, with great,
wondering gray eyes,aud a rod, sensi
tive mouth.
"If we hud only asked Fred Staeey
up here," sighed Ellen, "or the
Vincys, or even Frank Stapleton. But
a week in the Caskills without a mas
culine mortal to gladden our eyesight,
except Tim, the cowboy. Do you
know, Nnta, I walked a mile this
morning to get a look at the stuffed
hats aud coats in Farmer Allison's
strawberry patch. They were at least
a reminder of mankiud!"
"Oh, Ellie!" sighed Natalie, de
spairingly.
"You. see, dear, there was a mis
take all around," went on Ellie Kyle,
mischievously. "I should ;have lfceu
the you the society girl! You
wouldn't have caught me shutting my
self up here, to enjoy moon-rises and
sunsets, and all that sort of thing,that
have no business to exist except in
picture-galleries."
"Look, Ellie!" interrupted Natalie,
pointing hor slender finger down into
the gorge. "S me one is coming!"
"It's the mail-carrier, with one
wooden-leg, or else the boy with the
milk and cream," said Ellie, misan
thropically. "Nobody else ever coiues
here!"
"You are wrong," said Natalie, ele
vating her pearl-mounted opera
glasses. "I think they aro artists—
at all events they are gentlemen, aud
they must be coming here, for this
path leads nowhere else."
"For which may all the saints be
devoutly thanked!" murmured Miss
Kyle, under her breath. "Perhaps
it's Fred Staeey on a forlorn hope?
Anyhow, I'll run up stairs, and just
take a look at my crimps. How lucky
that we haven't dined yet! I wonder
if the cook has remembered the recipe
for those cream syllabubs? Two live
men! Why, Natalie, the wilderness
will blossom as the rose!"
And away she scampered, siugiug
as she went.
"I suppose this is the place?" said
Evernrd Elton.
"Why, it must be, of course!" said
Guy Cassiles; "because there is no
other place within ten miles that I can
see."
"But I had no idea Thome would
put up a place so artistically beauti
ful," said Elton, "Thorne is a good
fellow, but he is a realist, aud this a
poet's dream of Switzerland."
"Are there such things as broiled
chickens iu poet's dreams?" demanded
Cassiles, with some solicitude. "Be
cause my tramp over the mountains
has given me a capital appetite!"
"And I entertain no doubt that you
will find the means of assuaging it
amply," returned his friend. "Thome
told me he invariably kept a good
staff of servants, and I've always
noticed that servants like good eating
as well as their masters. Open the
gate, can't you? and knock. My hands
are tired by this heavy easel aud paint
case!"
Guy Cassiles pushed open the door,
and stalked in a free-and-easy fashion
into Miss Moore's little octagon-shaped
drawing room.
Natalie rose in surprise. Ellie Kyle's
dimples danced as she retreated be
hind her friend's easy-chair.
"Whew-w w-w!" uttered Mr. Elton,
setting down his portable easel, and
wiping his streaming forehead. "Well,
girls, you hardly expectod company
tonight, eh? I hope there's something
fit to eat in the house?"
"And let ns have it served as soon
as possible, please," said Guy Cassiles,
affably. "We have walked far and are
very tired."
Natalie was about to make some in
dignant response, when Ellie Kylo
stepped forward and courtesied low.
at the same time pressing her friend's
hand meaningly.
"Certainly, sir—directly, sir!" she
said, with all the mincing airs and
glances of a stage grisette; aud drag
ging Natalie after her, she never
paused until she could burst iuto a
clear cascade of laughter in the safe
haven of the kitchen, where the
amazed cook was just raking out a
fire of gleaming coals, to broil a string
of gold-sjiotted trout.
"Ellie!" cried Natalie, haughtily,
"are you crazy? Has all the world
gone demented?'
"Don't you see, my dear," cried
Ellie, with a fresh burst of mirth,
"it's a bit of a romance iu real life?
'She Stoops to Conquer,' on a small
scale."
"What do you mean?"
"Why, it's plain enough. They
have mistaken this for Mr. Thome's
shooting lodge. It's Guy Cassiles and
young Elton. Don't undeceive them.
Let us act out our mimic play."
"Agreed!" said Natalie, laughing.
"I'll set the table, aud you shall help
the cook with the strawberries and
cream-puffs. There goes the drawing
room bell now! Run, Ellie!"
Light-fojted as a mountain gazelle,
Miss Kyle presented herself to the
gentlemen.
"A little warm water, if you please,
my girl," said Cassiles, aud clean
towels, in the bedrooms."
"Yes, sir," courtesied Ellie.
And she vanished.
"I like that brnuette,pink-ribboned
style of domestic," said Cassile3.
"When I get rich, I'll have just such
an establishment. Do you Elton, she
looks like that little witch, Nellie
Kyle!"
"Well, I think slio does, now you
mention it," said Everard. "The
cook suits me best, however. I like
a tall woman, with some 'go' iu her.
Look tit that piano! and, by the beard
of Ulysses, a work basket!"
"I suppose the young damsels make
themselves at home in the parlor,
when there's no one staying at Clifl
Lodge," yawned Cassiles.
"But cooks and waitresses don't
generally sew with gold thimbles and
pearl bodkins," said more observing
Everard; "and 1 say, Guy, we've gone
und done it now!"
"What is the fellow raving about?'
placidly demanded Cassiles, lighting a
cigar.
"Put out your cigar, man! Look
at this envelope lying in the basket!
See the direction: 'Miss Natalie
Moore.' "
Cassiles' countenance grew blank.
"Elton!" cried he, "we've made a
blunder!"
"We are two egregious fools!" cried
Elton, catching up his easel and mak
ing a grasp at his hat. "Blundering
iuto a strange house, and giving our
orders as if we wore in an inn! Let's
get out of this as soon as possible."
"What are you going to do?" cried
Cassiles, laying a detaining hand on
his arm.
"Jump down the first good-sized
precipice I come to!"
"Don't do that, my dear fellow,"
said Guy, laughing, although a crim
son flush of mortification already dyed
his cheeks; "at all cvonts, not until
we have asked Miss Moore's pardon
for this outrageous invasion of hei
premises."
Aud at the same moment, Mr. El
ton's meditated retreat was cut short
short by the appearance of Natalie,
carrying a satiu damask table-cloth
and a pile of snowy napkins, und Ellie
Kyle with a dniuty silver basket,
whence protruded a chased tish-kuife,
a gold-lined soup-ladle, and suudry
other bits of costly refinement, in one
hand, and a cut-glass pitcher of cream
in the other.
"Ladies," said Guy Cassiles,
violently clearing his throat "l—we
—that is myself aud my friend, Elton
—we've made an extremely awkward
mistake! We—"
"Pray make no more excuses!" said
Natalie, laughing. "I understand it
all. You fancied you were in Mr.
Thome's mountain lodge, whereas you
are ten miles in a different direction,
and sojourners in Miss Moore's Swiss
cottage! Do not look so mortified.
Mr. Cassiles—yon see I know your
name, through my friend, Miss Kyle
—it was a very natural mistake to
make."
"I have nothing whatever to urge
iu my defense," laltared Elton.
"Then don't make the attempt,"
said Ellie Kyle. "Stop, Mr. Elton!
You are not going without ever having
the politeness to relieve ine of this
pitcher of cream? We're all going tc
dine off trout and strawberries to
gether, with a little coffee afterward!"
Moonlight was silvering all the
rocky ledges, when at last the two
artists set off on their walk to Clifl
Lodge.
The next morning they returned to
sketch some of the "fine scenic effects;"
and the day after there was a picnic
of four to a table-land, miles beyond,
and the next—but what is the use of
going on?
The girls were both engaged when
they returned to Saratoga—which, as
Ellie observed, spoiled all their fun,
as far as flirtations went—aud Mr.
Elton's portfolio contained only
profiles and three-quarter views of
Natialie Moore's face,aud Guy Cassiles
is gettingready for"love in a cottage"
—not a Swiss cottage, however!— Sa
turday Night.
Household Furniture in Poland.
In the homes of Poland there is not
much furniture, a largo bureau and a
freezer invariably striking one as the
most prominent ires. Next comes
the abundance of wooden uteusils. All
pails, tubs, etc., are of wood, and, in
deed, in the country the kitchens
themselves are built throughout of
timber. The stoves in the country
are much like the French ones, and a
further resemblance is occasioned by
the number of copper pans which
liana on the walls.
ITHE FASHION.|
NEW YORK CITY (Special).—The
new shirt waists are not so very differ
ent from those of last year after all.
They are made of deeper blues, pinks
and lavenders, and broad stripes have
taken the place of the hair-line effects
of last year. The inch-wide stripe is
POPULAR TYPE OF SHIRT WAIST.
seen, but much smarter are the half
inch wide stripes of color alternating,
with hair-line stripes of color dividing
an inch-wide stripe of white. Fine,
firm Madras is the best material for
well-made waists, but silk and linen,
muslin and gingham, are used. The
backs of most of the new shirt waists
are almost devoid of fulness, and some
dispense with the becomiug yoke.pop
ulur for so many seasons. In design
there is little change from last year.
Perpendicular tucks £or piping that
stand out instead of lying flat on
either side of the front are pretty for
slim figures, and more suitable to
stout wearers than are the broad cross
wise tucks which they wore so per
sistently last summer. A rather novel
shirt has a strip of white muslin down
the front in which buttons and button
holes are placed. On either side of
this strip aud placed about their own
width upart are groups of tucks edged
with white muslin. The work is so
daintily done that it is not at all
clumsy, and the effect of the white
muslin stripes on the rose or blue or
green of the shirt is cool and sum
mery. Shirt waist sleeves have not
suffered in the general reduction.
They are just about the size now that
they were then when these cool bod
TOINTED BASQUE WITH REVERS AND FULL VEST.
ices first took the world of women by
storm.
A Stylish Combination.
A stylish combination of silk pop
lin, velvet and liberty satin is illus
trated in the large engraving, by May
Manton, in three shades of violet.
The pattern provides for extra uu
der-arm gores which are especially ad
vantageous in diminishing the propor
tions of a too generous figure. The
full vest portions are arranged upon
lining fronts that have double bust
darts and close invisibly in the centre.
The fronts are fitted by deep single
bust darts and are reversed at the
front edge to form pointed lapels,
widest at the shoulder and gradually
tapering toward the lower edge.
The backs are trimly adjusted by
the usual number of seams, over
which a seamless back fits smoothly
across the shoulders with the fulness
at the lower edge laid in overlapping
plaits that are firmly tacked down be
low the waist line. The neck is fin
ished with a close standing collar. 1
The sleeves, of fashionable propor
tions, are two-seamed, the fulness at
the top being arranged in gnthersover
fitted linings, while the wrists and
lower edge of basqne are finished with
bands of velvet.
The mode is adapted to silk or wool
fairies. The vest can be fashioned in
white or colored satin overlaid with
mousseline, lace, spangled or jetted
gauze. Checked and figured taffetas
make pretty vests of this description,
while the garniture is invariably rib
bon, galoon, braided or jetted passe
menterie.
To make this basque for a lady of
medium size will require one aud
three-fourth yards of material forty
four inches wide.
Most Expensive of All.
The most expensive of all waists are
those of unout velvet, made with a
yoke and narrow vest of laoe, and be
low the yoke a trimming on the velvet
of pailettes of different oolors and a
border ribbon. These waists have
small sleeves, with pointed cuffs, com
pletely covered with pailettes and the
ribbon trimming. Few black silk or
satin waists are worn except by peo
ple who are iu mourning. When they
are worn they must always have a
bright tie or some lace at the throat.
The satin ones look particularly well
when they have rows of the cording
put on the bias. The cordiug seems
to relieve the dead black of the satin.
A heavy quality of black satin should
never be used; it is too stiff and un
yielding— the liberty satin is a good
materiel for anything of this sort.
Popular Tinted Foulard*.
The materials that are specially
popular for the warmer days of the
season are delicately tinted and pat
terned foulards, various kinds of soft
catton goods, very tine cashmeres and
dresses entirely formed of lace to be
worn over foundations of either black
or white. Black lace is used over
black silk and white lace over white.
Few combinations of color are per
mitted.
Basques Ar« Revived.
Basques are coming in again, and
many new blouses are made with this
part to be worn outside. Basques of
coats are still quite short, but will be
longer as the spiing advances. Short
basques, scolloped out and finished
with rows of stitching, are smart and
effective for walking jackets.
Military Cycling Costumes.
Military cycling gowns are ono of
the fancies in Paris. The skirt and
coat are of dark blue cloth, trimmed
with narrow gold braid. The jacket
has a piping and facing of red, aud the
whole is crowned by a dashing mili
tary cap.
Skirt Materials Much Used,
Accordion-plaited materials are still
iu very gr°at favor iu the makiug of
skirts, waists and overdresses or
gowns designed for bolh women and
children.
A Favored Hand kerchief.
Cream aud brown linen handker
chiefs, edged with cream lace and in
some instances hemstitched with
bright red, are novel and very much
in favor.
Short Shoulder Capes.
The specialty of this season's models
will apparently be the use of short
shoulder capes, coming from the col
lar and standing out slightly over the
shoulders. Some times only one little
cape may be used, or there may be
three or four. These are lined with
silk and piped to match, while they
may be either plain, embroidered or
overlaid with delicate tracery of bead
work. A single shoulder cape of
rather coarse lace will also be much in
vogue. Sleeves still continue to be
like the skirts, skin-tight and very
long. As to coats for early spring
wear these may either be short, with
very abbreviated basques cut away in
curving outlines over the hips, or else
three-quarter length, with the basque
sloping from the front to the back.
Laco is to be very much worn, espe
cially in conjunction with any soft
light cloth. The favorite form of
skirts has no seam in the back and
CArE FOR A LADY.
grows gradually more flowing in out
line from just above the knees to the
feet. A very scant flounce of curving
shape is used on some of the new
dresses, while others from the knees
downward, are a mass of tiny and very
full frills.