i: FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT.:: h mi a An Opportunity for Women. In regard to the many women who wish to be self-supporting, here is a suggestion that appears in a periodi cal and that seems a plausiblo one. Of all the amateur photographers there are few who are l-eally successful in developing their own negatives. The majority send them to the photogra phers, pay largely for the work, and wait as patieutlv as they can for their turn in the rush. A woman who would carefully t, aiu herself for the work should be able to make a respectable amount of money while the craze for amateur photography lasts. Snowy Draperies Tor Winter Days. Much white is to be worn this win ter, and cloth gowns of pure white and cream color, trimmed with sable, will be among the smartest of the wealthy woman's gowns. Only a rich woman could afford to wear such costume, as, of course, it will be very perishable (as far as its spotless purity is concerned), and the woman who can have but one or two cloth costumes would bo insane to invest in such a conspicuous luxury as a white cos tume. House dresses of white veil iug, crepe aud foulard, and of light weight satin-dotted wooleu goods are to bo much used, and tea gowns of satin, cashmere and crepe de chine, which last year were lilac, yellow, blue, green or pink, will this year flaunt trailing draperies of purest white, iu most instances unrelieved by a touch of color. Ilow to Tilt the Hat. The arrangement of the hair at the nape of the neck is one which creates great difficulties in millinery matters. Nothing is more terrible or disfigur ing to the contour of the face thau a gap between the crown of the hat and the coils of the hair. Yet many, many girls are to be seen who allow tnemselves to be such objects. A veil brought around thickly un der the chiu and tied above the brim Bouietimes mitigates the evil, but it exists, nevertheless, and another one attendant on it, viz., the angle at which" the hat is worn, setting in ab solutely a straight line across the head and coming low down on the forehead, with the result that becom ingness is reduced to a minimum. The angle for the hat when the coif fure is low is slightly off the forehead when the comb, now so much iu vogue, is insetted at the base of the crown coils; then the hat tips slightly down ward. Tlie New Street Costuinm. One of the smartest of women's tailors is making the simplest of street costumes this season, but manages to give each one a distinctive touch that stamps it as novel and individual. One of these costumes is of au odd shade of dark green, brightened with touches of creamy castor in the same material. The close-fitted skirt has a front panel which reaches to within a couple of inches of the ground aud is outlined with a double row of heavy machine stit.-hing. On either side of this panel is a narrow gleam of castor cloth, which also peeps out from beneath the green cloth skirt at tho foot. The trim little jacket reaches a few inches below the waist all round, aud the basque has scarcely any fulness. A rest of the castor cloth is flanked by the double rows of machine stitching, which also outline the basque. Round ed lapel revers of the castor come from the shoulders, where an odd yoke ef fect is obtained by a triangular piece of cloth being stitched from the base of the high collar to the shoulder seam and arm hole. Another costume created by this original tailor is of black rough cloth and has a vest of scarlet, i raided with black aud revers and cuffs of white, braided with black. —New York Commercial Advertiser. Married "Women at School. If a girl in Bnssia wishes to study at any of the universities in that coun try etiquette does not allow her to do £0 until she is married, so sue goes through the civil ceremony of mar riage with a man student, whom very probably she has never seen before, and this marriage is quite legal, though perhaps they may r.ever speak to each other again. On tho other baud, if they like each other and wish it, they are married for life; if they don't, the marriage is dissolved when their uni versity course is finished, aud they are free to marry some one else. The celebrated mathematician, Sonya Ko valevski, whose autobiography at tracted considerable notice a few years ago, went through the marriage cere mony with a student whom she then saw for the first time aud who after wards became her husband. The edu cation of women in Russia stands better thau in most European countries, ow ing to the persistent efforts of the Russian women themselves. By 188G they had managed to get four univer sity colleges for women, with 1442 students; one medical academy with 500 students and numerous interme diate schools. There are over 700 women doe f ors in Russia, of whom near'* employed in the * the Zemstvos. making xtisfied very tid a an she ge ite -ed ot, in ltv and convenience; and she hastened to explain the use of the white drapery. If one would see herself in the decep tive mirror as others see her with the eye, or as noarly as possible, let her hasten to a dry goods store and bny a quantity of soft, pure white material gauze, if possible; if not, Swiss or India muslin will answer very well. Be sure and have it pure white, aud after polishing the surface of the mir ror gather the material at the centre of the top and bring it down softly on either side, framing the glass in folds of pure white. When this is done to artistic satisfaction peek in and see what a transformation. The true tints of the complexion, the expression of the countenance and eyes, the correct color of the hair, will be accurately re flected. This is one of the milliners' oldest secret- 1 . Many of them drape the glasses on opening day in the softest drapery of pure white. It i3 done with the view of giving the fair patronesses the best view of them selves possible, administering in this way a little subtle flattery, thereby disposing more easily of the greater amount of goods.—Buffalo Enquirer. About Baby's Hair. Jn taking care of an infant's hair it i i necessary to remember how delicate and sensitive the seal]) of a child i? t and also that the bones of the skull do not close till nearly the end of the second year. At first a baby's head sho.ild be washed every morning with some good soap. If scurfy spots ap pear on it, they should be gently rubbed with a little vaseline or salad oil before the head is washed, but they should not be touched with a fine tooth comb. It is a mistake not to soap the head well, for if this is not done the scalp is pretty sure to be come scurfy; but it is au important matter to rinse the hair properly with clear water and to dry it with a soft towel. The very softest brush that can be obtained is the right one for baby, and no comb should be used. After two years it will be often enough if the child's head be washed once a week. Then a shampoo should be used, made of the yolk of an egg aud soap beaten up in warm water to form a good latber. This should be well rubbed into the scalp and ritjsed out with plenty of warm water. If the water is hard a little borax may be used to soften it. When children have long hair and are apt to catch cold, it is a good plan sometimes to ap ply a little eau-de-cologne to the scalp, but this must never be used in the case of infants. Opinions are divided a! to whether cutting the hair tends to strengthen it, or whether it does equally wtll to grow as nature wills. In any case it is a good plan to kfeep the hair fairly short for cleanliness' sake, and also because long hair is so often burdensome to children. It makes them hot aud uncomfortable while romping about, and it also is apt to become badly tangled during play and to cause a good deal of trou ble, aud sometimes also pain when it is combed out afterwards by the nurse, who is not always as gentle as she I ought to be. —Home Notes. Fashion N'oNn. Gray is the fashionable color just now. Exquisite pearl and gold embroid eries are again coming to the front. Sterling silver is as popular as ever for the small articles lor writing aud toilet tables. New models in tailor gowns have Persian or gold cloth colors, levers and vestings. A dre&sv visiting gown is of cadet blue, with bolero waist, the bolero to be of heavy lace. Openwork felt will bo fashioned into hats, as will also white kid, em broidered in silver. l'ut fastenings in the placket in two places to prevent gaping and showing the underclothing. Changeable silks will be used a great deal this winter for eveniug wear. The shades most sought after will be the pinks, the new blues and delicate greens. At the present moment tucks and folds are more fashionable on sk - ' than flounces (though the latter j also ofteu seen), and the new models show a continuance of this style. Thus far most of the new skirt models, both for utility aud demi dress uses, are absolutely untrimmed, unless the rows of silk machine stitch ing about the hem can be called trim ming. Fancy crepons, especially those with velvet appliques, cordiugs and chenille dottings on changeable grounds, are the prime favorites for winter wear. Better dressers have at last returned to the woolen fami y as the best fabric for continued service and high effect. That New Younjj Man. The old tradition that a man should cherish his wife, support her as some thing infinitely delicate and precious, shield her from the world, and regard her not as the pleasant companion of the hunting field and smoking rooms but as the being associated with the deepest and most enduring sentiment of his heart, has of course no signi ficance for the new young man, and it is only just to say that their Jem womau has given him every justifica tion for his belief that she can push, trample and fight as successfully as the most insensitive male. The sis ters and mother of the new young man, if they happeu to belong to the old order of women, are rot to be con gratulated. They will finu themselves one day sighing for the old-time young man, with his chivalrous ideas about woman andAiis stupid, unenlightened conviction of his own inferiority in most things except force, which ha delighted to use for their benefit and admiration.—Chicago Timos-Herald. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. Botanists and entomologists know that a dead stump, or dead tree,stand ing near living trees is a source of peril to them, by furnishing a refuge and breeding place for timber-borers and other injurious insects. Trees, as well as men, need hygienic sur roundings. The Wilden process for coating steel aud iron consists in the use of a bath containing 84 per cent, by weight of zinc, 14 of tin, 15 of lead, and 0.5 of aluminum. As in galvanizing, .'he articles are dipped into the nieltej alloy and the resulting coating is claimed to be the best known, being firmly adherent, resisting injury. Electricity been applied to the manufacture of glass. Formerly diffi culties were experienced tin melting the ingredients owing to 1 " particles of coal and cinders entering the crucible to the injury of the product. These are now eliminated by employing an electric arc within a carbon crucible to fuse tho ingredients. Great econ omy results;' as but 40 per cent, of the coal formerly used is required. A pot of glass can be melted in fifteen min utes that by the old process would require thirty hours. Modern "sky-scrapers" have necessi tated the use of a new kind of win dow-pane. The lower rooms in such buildings are frequently very gloomy because their windows open only upon well like areas und canyon-like streets. To save, or supplement, the use of artificial light iu such rooms, window paues have been invented consisting of glass plates covered with prisms, whose angles are so calculated that the light falling upon them from above is turned into the centre and corners of the room, instead of reaching only 'he floor.close to the windows. Another form of pane consists of overlapping strips of glass so- placed as to reflect light into the room. In the manufacture of newspaper wood pulp, according to present meth ods, a cord of spruce wood is estimated to equal 615 feet of board measure, and this quantity of raw material will make half a ton of sulphite pulp, or oue ton of ground wood pulp. News -1 aper stock is made up with 20 per cent, of the sulphite pulp and 80 per cent, of the ground wood pulp. Now, as figured by experts, the best of spruce laud, virgin growth, possesses a stand of about 7000 feet to the acre; on twenty-two acres, therefore, of this best spruce land there will stand 154,- 000 feet of timber, which an average company of loggers will cut in about eight days; but this entire quantity of wood, turned iu at any one of the large mills, will in a single day be con verted into about 250 tons of such pulp as goes to make up newspaper stock, and this amount of pulp will make about an equal weight of paper. For the purpose of photographiug the new planet, "Eros," on its ex pected approach to the earth again, the astronomical dopartmeut of Har vard university has in process of construction a remarkable telescope, likely, it is thought, to give results of great value to astronomy if the in strument is mounted iu a favorablo position. Though it will have an aperture of only twelve to fourteen inches, its focal length—a most re markable feature —will be 135 or 162 feet—the position to be horizontal, and the star reflected into it by means of a mirror, the earth's motion to be counteracted by moving the photo- I graphic plate by clockwork. Thus, as a large horizontal photo-heliograph, anticipations of its peculiar adaptness are entertained in the work of photo g apliing the fine details of tho sun's surface when eclipsed, May 28, 1900. The images of the moon, too. obtained with such a telescope be more than a foot in diameter, and, even if printed without enlai genient, would probably surpass the best photographs yet taken. Advocate* a Fourth Meal* '-leve is good advice to thin people , want to grow fat. It is contrary to all early training, but it is full of good common sense, and comes from api o ninent physician. His sugges tions are as follows: "If yon are thin aud want to put flesh on your boues, eat before going to bed for the night. Physiology te tches us that there is wasting away of tissue while a person is sleeping as well as when he is awake, and this being so, there should be continuous nourishment. "Food taken at dinner or in the ea v ly evening is always digested at the time of retiring, aud the activity of the "process of assimilatiou con tinues until long after we are asleep. If the tissues aro not nourished they are pulled down by the wasting pro cess, aud as a result sleeplessness en sues. On a full stomach, however, or with some food to sustain the sys tem, there is a building up of the tissue. " i'nere is no need for rest in the di gestive organs, provided the quantity of food eaten is not above aormal dur ing the twenty-fonr hours. Too long interva's between meals aro bad for the stomach, from the fact that the cessation aud resumpti >u of work of the digestive organs tends to enfeeble them. A moderate working of the organs through the tweuty-four hours is much more beneficial. I would ad vice those suffering from insomuia to tnke something to eat before going to sleep always. A glass of milk and bread, or any digestible food will do." A Mark of Superiority. "Wherein does man differ from the lower animals?" asked the professor. And the youth answered without hepi tation. "He can ride a bicycle." THE BRITISH HEN. A Conference in England to Improve the Poultry-Raining Industry. Great Britain is the largest egg im porting country. No breakfast table is well furnished without eggs, and British heus would give up in despair if it were intimated to tliein that they ought to supply all the eggs the popu lation cau consume. In fact, the number of hens is so very inadequate that over 1,380,000 of eggs, worth 820,000,000, are imported every year to make up the deficiency in the home supply. Nobody wonders more than tho British do themselves why they don't raise more poultry and eggs, and so a poultry coufeyence met at Beading to talk the matter over. Mr. Walter Long, president of the British board of agriculture, told the delegates that forty-three eggs were imported each year for every man, woman and child in the United King dom, and every one of these eggs might just as well be raised at home. He would do all he could to facilitate this desirable result. Some of tho delegates said that the poultry farmer might reasonably expect a profit of live shillings a year from the eggs of each hen, and there was no reason why tho home production should not be largely increased. Various ways of encouraging the industry were ap proved. Among the diversions of the confer ence was a trip to Baynards in Sur rey, where the delegates were con ducted over the groat poultry-fatten ing establishment of Mr. C. E. Brooke, who annually sends 36,000 fowls to the London market. This market has some peculiarities which the poul try farmer must take into account. The chicken must be sent to market with its head on, for the buyer will not invest in a fowl whoso head lias been out off. Tho idea is that chick ens that are mutilated may possibly have been killed by some animal. It is also important that the chicken should have white or at least light yellow legs, as the poultry buyers ob ject to black legs. There is no good ground for this objection, but con sumers will have their way and their whims must be gratified. If chickens with blaok legs are forced upon the market they bring only about half the price of those with light legs. The great hen countries of Europe are France, Austria-Huuga y, Russia, Italy, Belgium and Denmark, and thus England ha 3 plenty of neighbors that are willing to supply her wants. Canada is now trying to get a part of the trade. If China might only be economically tapped for poultry and eggs, that country could beat all creation in the quantity supplied, for that empire has more fowl than any other country in the word. An Automobile Klopeinent. Strange to say it is Berlin that re ports the first automobile elopement. It is strange to say for two roasons. The horseless carriage craze lias dealt mildly with Prussia's capital, the honest Berliners looking at it with somewhat doubtful approval. In tho second place filial obedience ranks very high with these Prussian young men and maidens. Nevertheless, Herr Gut a off, a young engiueer, and Frauleiu Elsa, a daughter of Herr Heiurich, after one futile attempt by rail, succeeded in slipping away from the parental espionage in a borrowed automobile and gaily whizzed to Stettin, where they tool' a steamer for St. Peters burg and ere duly married. From ah accounts the ride to Stet tiu appears co have been a safe and pleasant journey. There was no mounting i'l hot haste; no fierce pur suit. Pursu.t would have been futile. No horse could catch Cupid's heavy tired express on this memorable wed ding journey. And so they went bounding down the .eve! road that leads to Stettin town. One stout arm wos stretched to the proper lever, and with the other the young engineer un doubtedly braced up the brave, but slightly teary frauleiu. And so in a pleasing and highly successful manner, for Pnpa Heinrich has invited the runaways to como back and be forgiven, does the auto mobile gracefully rumble into a new role.—Motor Vehicle Review. An Odd Superstition. Repeated reports have reached the United States of disaffection in the ranks of the Filipinos fighting under Aguinaldo, and their dissatisfaction with his personal treatment of his men. In view of this it has probably occurred to many that it is strange that there are not more desertions among his men. The explanation of this undoubtedly lies in the super stitious nature of the nalires. Their unique beliefs are many, but tbe most potent iu restraining his men from deserting his cause is tho belief that is prevalent among them that he bears a charmed life and cau not be killed by American ullets. They thiuk he could show himself in the front rank of his army all da.y without being injured by an American bullet. The natives themselves may be reu de.ed impervious to American bullet? by the simple adoption of a charmed shirt, called the unting anting. It ie nothing more nor less than a piece of cotton with a hole for the wearer's head, worn over the shoulders aud fastened at tho waist. Upon it are cabalistic signs, pictures and writings in four or five different languages, which give the garment its peculiai properties. —Philadelphia Times. The Jew nt the South. Judaism in this country.certainly in the south, is a roligi .us designation rather than a race distinction. The Jew here in Virginia is as truly and as essentially a Virginian an is the na tive Geutile. He so regards Kimsell and is so regarded. —Richmond Time j For the horse, as for his master, Ivory finds abundant scope; Galls and scratches heal much faster, When well cleansed with Ivory Soap." Where 'tis used, the work is lighter, Sleek aad smooth the horses' coats, Harness softer, carriage brighter, And a final charm it floats. COPYRIGHT IMS BY THE PROCTER h GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI Samlow's Advice to Women, Sandow has been telling London women what he things of feminine athletics. He asserts that women can preserve an ideal figure by fresh air and exeroise, and by these two factors only. He disapproves entirely of cor sets, which he qualifies as tight splints, and he attributes to their use the weakness of the muscles of the back and a susceptibility to lung dis ease. Naturally he condemns efghteen inch waists, and prefers the Venus of Milo, with her twenty-four inches of circumference. But, though he advises outdoor sports, while not considering them as good as the ancient game of ball played by Nausicaa and her maidens, he says that it is the muscles of the trunk which require exercise in order to hinder the increase of embonpoint, and neither cycling, walking nor row ing sufficiently employs these mus:!es. No woman need fear, he says, to be come too muscular, as a layer of adipose tissue is peculiar to her struc ture, and is really intended to soften the outlines. I*l#» jed to Marry Only Widows* TL.re is a bachelors' club in the West whose only rule to which mem bers swear allegianoe when they join the club is "Marry a widow." Young girls and old maids alike are barred. One explanation of (his rule, given by a member, is "We consider it the part of wisdom to marry some one who has already discovered that men are not angels." Another member gives this philan thropic reason: "Young girls always have the best chance with their fresh, blooming faces, and we think the widows ought to be given a show, as their lives have been blighted in a measure, as it were. Anyway, they seem to understand a man better." Another view of the case is the fact that anything forbidden suddenly ac quires wonderful interest. A lot of bachelors who pledge themselves to marry widows are sure to discover the hitherto unappreciated charms of all the maidens in town." Luxury For Telephone Glrla. The life of a telephone girl is not altogether a happy one, and if the public have sometines reason to com plain of tho invisible operator who fails to put them in immediate con nection with their correspondent, the girl has still oftener reason to com plain of the public. In Paris the claims of these useful and much maligned public servants have been recognized, and a splendid building has been put up for them by M.Bous sard in the Rue Desrenaudes. It in cludes every modern comfort anticun venience, well-ftrnished saloons to which the girls may retire for periods of rust, brilliant lighting, varnished walls, and, most wonderful of all, all sorts of perfumes will be provided gratis for the refreshment of the '.veary operators. —London Obxcniole. Sick headache. 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"If ye ax me that again I'll give /a a kick!" was the answer. The counsel appealed to the court, stating that an answer was necessary to his client's case, and ending up with the query: "What would your lordship advise me to do?" "If you are resolved to repeat the question," replied the court, "I'd ad vise you to move a little from the wit ness."—Youth's Companion. DeBIIII'S COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes. Dr. Bull's Pills cure Biliousness. Trial, loforsc. Dad way's ft Pills Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause Per fect Digestion, complete absorption and healthful regularity, lor the cure of all disorders of tho Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases. LOSS OF APPETITE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, DIZZY FEELINGS, FEMALE COMPLAINTS. BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA. PERFECT DIGESTION will be accomplished by .aking Had way I 's Pills. By their ANTI-BILIOUH properties thev stimulate the liver in the secretion of the bile and its discharge through the biliarv ducts. These wills in doses from two to, four will quickly regulate the option of the liver and free the patient from these disorders. One or two of Rad wav's Pills, taken daily by those subject to biliouy pains and torpidity of the liver, will keep the sys* tern regular and secure healthy digestion. Price, 25c. per Box. Hold by all Druggists RADWAY & CO., New York. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 A $3.50 BHOEB M Worth (4 to $6 compared with other maket. Indorsed by over 1,000,000 wearers. ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLE* THI GIKI INE b>« n. L. Ilo.(l.i' Ban* ud prlee at*a pad on bottom. Take no substitute claimed to be as good. Largest makers of 13 and $3.50 shoes lu the world. Your dealer should keep them—if not, we will send you a pair on receipt of price. Stato kind of leather, size and width, plain or cap too, Catalogue C Free. _ W. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. Brockton. Mass. 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