Eis>i©Tg> Of fASHIOH. NEW YORK CITY (Special).—The single box pleat is still highly popular for dress skirts, especially when it is stiff with lengthwise rows of stitoh ing. An olive green cloth gown, rep resented in the accompanying illuatra- THE POPULAR BOX PLEAT BACK. ,ioi> has such a back to its otherwise nnornamented skirt. The bodice is plain in the back save for such exten sions of front trimming as appear beyond the shoulders. This trimming consists of oval epaulettes in white, with an embroidered edge in gold thread—always an effective combina tion with olive green. The stock and brief extent of yoke below are of the white panne. Where the elose-littiug bodice fastens down the middle of the front, runs a series of scallops in the gold-embroidered white panne, and serving as a finish to the edge of the cloth. Deep cuffs of the panne bell «harply at the wrists and are headed by the gold embroidery. The draped waistband of olive silk, the exact shade of the cloth, id caught at oue tide of the front with a gold bulkle. Kton Jackets Seem Popular. Spring models for jackets and coats «re highly fascinating Whether long sr short, each possesses a style that is individual, for in no way does one really "smart" wrap bear resemblp.iice to another. There is a distinct trim ming and absolutely different way of stitching the long coat which does not appear on an Eton style of jacket or those which only just cover the waist line. Theso dainty wraps are often made of tho same material as the skirt, but this is not necessary to be modish. Velvet taffetas, bro caded goods and plain cloths, often of another color, are used with good effect. Often on a fancy model, or one in tended to be worn when something "drossy" is required, set figures are appliqued ou the sides nud across the back. White is used on there vers, sometimes velvet, and these are stitched uuless covered by a coarse lace. A favorite trimming is the French knot, and this has sprung into popularity to a great extent this spring. Not only is it used upon re vers of outside garments, but upon ■waists worn upon all occasions. A violet c'.oth jacket with folds or trimming of peau de soie of the same shade is one of the now conceits, and it darker shade of heliotrope with ■white revers of peau de soie stitched with black is the style of another januty jacket. A long coat with high collar, suitable for spring days is of cream cloth with bauds of black and silver braid. The collar is held in place by a long silk cravat. It is beyond a doubt the short, or Eton, jacket that will be affected this year, for it is graceful and becoming to all figures. No More Silk Petticoat?. Ought girls attending a high school t<f wear silk petticoats? This weighty jfuestion wa« seriously discussed for Kome hours the other day by the trus tees of a young 1 * ladies' seminary in Pambow, liussia. One of the teach ars had formally complained to them hat he could not instruct his pupils roperly for the reason that his atten -011 wan constantly disturbed by the rtstliug of their silk petticoats. The •ustees pondered over the matter nnd, as a result, a stringent order was issued prohibiting the pu jils henceforth from wearing silk pet .icoats during the'r attendance at the ichoo). The girls, it is said, are high y indignant at tho order, but tie teacher who complained theit undergarments is elated, as he is sat isfied that he can in future give full attention to his work in the olass room. Cliantllly and Organdie. A fetching little white organdie dress is given added chio by itß abun dance of black Chantilly insertion and edge. There's an overdress on which the inch-wide insertion, in nine rows, is set on in zig-zag effect. This falls over the seven laced-edged ruffles on the fountain skirt. The bodice shows five rows of in sertion, and the sleeves ten, in the same zig-zag effect. Bows of velvet baDy ribbon are round the stock, aud they edge the fluffy jabot. Very use ful and lovely are these simple or gandie dresses, though this one is fine enough for almost any occasion. The Mew Rlllllnery. Lace, tulle, chiffon and lace straw are prominent features of the new millinery. Toques made entirely of lace over chiffon and completed with a bow of black velvet or a bunch of flowers are among the prettiest hats in sight. Pure white satin-finished straws, almost transparent, are very much in evidence. Six Little Buttons. Six little buttons of white silk stud the hauging ends of the new silk cravats. These are narrow strips of delicately colored silk, in all the pabtel shades. The buttons are little excrescences of white embroidery silk, raised from the surface by the process known as "couching." The cravats are only two inches wide. Her Side Arm*. Her arms are as important to the pocketless woman as they are to the officers of a vanquished army. Let us hope we will be permitted to retain always our "side arms," those capa cious receptacles for handkerchief, purse, railway tickets, card case and memoranda or keys. The favorite wear is a side-bag and chatelaine of French gilt. A stout hook attaches the bag to your waist belt. Some bags are ornamented with torquoise— others have tiny little balls of French gilt swinging beneath. No More ltandana Tie*. The bandana ties worn a few months Ago are supplanted by the softer aud lighter tones of the Persian patterns. Tlio Kilted Skirt. The stylish costume shown in the ac companying illustration is of tan cloth and has the kilted skirt that is the height of vogue this spring. Above the kilt the skirt has over-lapped seams, finished at the point where the kilt commences with a small button. An exceedingly novel separate vest ar rangement is the feature of the bolero waist. Three tiny straps, buttoned down on each side over a panne cravat, THE HEIGHT OF VOGUE. form the iront fastening. A ceinture« straps and shawl-like revers of panne, together with numerous buttons and over-lappings to match the skirt, form tho modish and extremely effectivo carniture. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. A German physiologist attacks the prevalent notion that sugar is injuri ous to the stomach. He considers it one of the ino3t wholesome and nour ishing foods, admitting, however, that dyspeptics should noteat sweet dishes «u the evening. In a phcuograph the vibrations of the diaphragm of the receiver affect a metal point, which marks the record ing cylinder. When the cylinder is used the metal point follows the in dentations, and affects the diaphragm from the other side, causing it to vibrate precisely as it had vibrated when tirstused. The vibrations make a sound, which is the same as that first made. In the world's use of power, Pro fessor Lunge recognizes three great periods—that of wood, that of coal, and that of solar energy. We are uow in the second period, but the in evitable failure of the coal supply must bring us to the third within a few (euturies at most Mechanical industries must then depend upon the vast energy of the sun's ray, purtly transformed into water power. The penetration of ordinary cyclones into the higher regious of the atmos phere is slight. They are only two or three miles deep. Hurricanes are live or six miles deep. The auti cyclouic and cyclonic areas are har.lly to be considered as centres of motiou except in the very lowest strata, since currents of air blow directly over them from west to east, oven in the cumulus region of the Rocky moun tain districts. The ordinary circula tion theory does not hold good. A San Francisco paper, speaking of the protection of orauge groves, savs that "one plan that is I eiug tried rather extensively is the looting in 01 covering, partially or wholly of the orauge grove with glass, wood, 01 canvas, to the end that when a heavy freeze is expected the trees and their goliiea fruit may be preserved. The trees of shortened growth are said to have proven an advantage throughout Spain, and in the Azores the height of trees is limited to about 12 feet to ! enable their tops to be easily covered 1 with mats, sail-cloths, etc. I It is interesting to note in counec ! liou with the discover'«s of gold 1 along the coast of Alaska that the I ()kliotsk Kauitchatka country has been 1 carefully surveyed, as well as other | parts of eastern iberia, during the i last three or four years. This work ; has been undertaken by a special coin | mission investigating the chauees ol developing the mining industries in '■ that section. At Kwautuna; (Port Ar thur i searches were made for gold i with satisfactory results, and all along ! the coast thee was encountered a pro | fusion of gold-bearing sand which I yi.-lded good results, even when worked ! by must primitive methods. It is stated that there is also a likelihood i of gold-hearing quartz being found in I this country. t<>llrt(|4 of IlMfM'tM. An insect census has just boeu taken lon purely scientific lines with a view I to determine as far as it is possible whi h insects are a boo i and a Mess ing to mankind and which are the re verse. According to the census iuse ts ore to be classified as good, bad, and in different; the good insects number 11C families, the bad insects amount to 118 families, while the iudltlei eat insects, who could not for one reason | or another satisfactorily answer all the ! questions on their census papers, and must therefore for the present be looked upon as doubtful characters, reach a total of 72 families. No fewer than 112 families of the had or injuriom iuse.-ts feed upo:» cultivated plants and crop?, doing damage to and devouring thousands of pounds' worth of vegetable pro ! duce annually, gobbling up our sjring | cabbage and succulent young pens, | et \, in the most ruthless fashion, I while the one hundred and thirteen.l) j family is parasitic upon and causes : much harm to warm-blooded animals. (if the good or beneficial insects, Til families devote themselves to the de j struction of their wicked, vegetable ! devouring brethren, which they ac ! coinplish in a most satisfactory and 1 wholesale manner, while of the re maining useful insects, !S2 families a •( as scavengers, clearing away with great rapidity all sorts of decayiug vegetable and animal matter,two fam ilies aid us as polleuizers, and three form food for our eatable lishes. Tlie Ox-Pnckfir. These starling? not only rid the animals they frequent of ticks and other vermin, but they often peck at sores on oxen and donkeys until they form cavities, which measure some times two inches or more in diameter, and as much in depth; they actually do eat the flesh and drink the hlood of these animals. Oxen submit quite placidly to this process of being eaten ■ a'ive and sesm none the wo.se for it | afterward, but donkeys show the rob ' jections by trying to rid themselves of the birds by rolling on the ground [ aud rushing under bushes. Fro ii i"The Birds of .South Africa," by Ar tbnr 0. Stark. I>e*prlf>tlnn* ''Tint was a very comprehensive | review of the subject," soid the man who delights in the prosaic. "Yes," answered Mi-ts Cayenne; "very comprehensive. An I veiy in romprehensib.o."—Washington Star. l'lie number of newspapers a - i'l , periodicals in the United States has increased from 5871 in 1870 to 21,178 i iu •fli* Imllih Coastguard. First and foremost, a coastguard man is a man-of-war'-mau. He be locgs to a particular ship of war, on board which he is liable at any moment to be called upon to report liimself. He knows his place and his duties on board that vessel; and he and liis per sonal belongings are in a perpetual state of readiness for activo service on her decks, in her stokehold, or other where, as the case may be. We learn that he must have served for at least ten years in the Royal Navy, afloat, before joining the Coastguard; and that he is kept in touch with the latest nautical practice by yearly periods of training on board an ironclad. —Cham ber's Journal. What Do the Children Drink I Don't give tbem tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drinlc called CRAIN-0? It Is delialous and nourishing, aud takos the place of cofleo. The more ÜBAIK-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their sys tems. GBAIN-0 is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of cofTeo, but costs about as much. All grocers sell It. 15c. and 25c. Were it not for the dentist many a lo ng felt want would remain unfilled. Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to shake Into your shoes; rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Bweutlog Feet and In growing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ense makes new or tight shoes easy. At HII drußglsts and shoe stores. 25cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leltoy, N. Y Some fellows haven't enough push tc master a wheelbarrow. What Shall We Have For Dessert: l'bis question arises In the family dally. Let us unswer it to-day. Try Jell-0, a delicious and healthful dessert. Prepared In 2 mln. Nc I boiling! no baking 1 Simply add a little hot water A set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange. Raspberry and Strawborry. At grocers. 10c A college athletic Held costs from i30,00( to $40,000. Woman's Refuge when slok Is Lydia 112. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. No other medicine in thm world has do no so muoh good, I No confidence has over been violated* No.woman's testimonial was ever published by Mrs » Pinhham without special permission. No woman ever wrote to Mrs, Pinkharn for advice without getting help* No man sees these letters. i Her advice Is free, and her address is Lynn, : Mass, She is a woman, \ you can tell her tho truth* No living person is so oompetent to advise women, Nona has had such experience. She has restored a mil" Hon sufferers to health. You omn trust her. Others have, Lydia E. Pinkham Mad. Co., Lynn, Mam. South Africa ami Domestic Animal*. It always seemed strange to me that the Natal climate, which is, on the whole, so healthy for human beings, should not be favorable to auimallife. Dogs do not thrive there at all, and soon become invested with ticks. One heard constantly of the native cattle being decimated by strange aud weird diseases, and horses, especially im ported horses, certainly require the : greatest care. They must never be ' turned out while the dew is on the ! grass, unless with a sort of muzzling I nosebag on, aud the snakes are a per j petual danger to them, though the ' bite is not always fatal, for there are ! many varieties of snakes which are I not venomous. Still, a native horse i is always on the lookout for snakes and dreads them exceedingly. One night I was oantering down the main street of Maritzburg on a quiet old pony on my way to the Legislative Council, where I wanted to hear o very interesting debate ou the native question (which was the burning one of that day), and my pony suddenly leaped off the ground like an autelope and then shied right across the road. Thiß panic arose from his having stepped ou a thin strip of zinc cut from a packing case, which must have been opened, as usual, outside the store or large shop which we were passing. As soon as the pony put his foot on one end of the long curled-up shaving it must have risen up auc struck him sharply, waking uupleas ant memcvies of former encounter* with snakes. —Cornhill Magazine. A Variety of Lighting. The means by which the various de partments of the War Office are uightlj illuminated are curiously significau of the constant struggle which is he ing waged—even iu the War Office between old systems and new. Gai is used in the lobbies aud other placei open to the public, but in the roomi where the officials work there ar< strong contrasts. In some of then clerks cau be seen poring over musty papers by the dimlight of two tall can dies; in others paraffin lamps xnakt darkness visible; to some gas has pene trated; and in the remainder the light of other days has been superseded by electricity. The result is a strange | mixture.—London Chronicle. Before starting on a "run" a refreshing wash with' /vory Soap gives new energy. It lathers quickly in any kind of water and does not cost more than common soap. The luxury of being clean is not realized without using Ivory Soap. You need not fear alkali, or other injurious ingredients found in many soaps. Ivory Soap is nothing but pure materials, combined to make a soap that will clean and rinse quickly, thoroughly, satisfactorily. IT FLOATS. COPYRIGHT tt«« Br THI PROCTER k GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI Almost Successful. There are men in this world who are almost successful, almost religious, almost happy, almost well. But a miss is as good as a mile. A recruit who is five feet nine and a half inches in height when the standard is five feet ten inches is rejected just as surely as if he were only four feet iu height. It is of little avail how valiant, how strong, how experienced and how willing to fight he may be. He is not up to the standard and so he is re jected. If yon ruu and jump seven feet after a ferryboat leaviug the dock and the boat is seven and a half feet away, you fall into the water just as surely as a little child who jumps only one foot, and you sink jnst as deep, for you both goto the bottom. "Al most" is a dangerous word. It looks so large and is really so weak. What I you require is certainty. You want |to be assured. You want definite answers. You want definite things.— j Inland Printer. The nr<l Most Honey. | The finest honey in the United States is gathered from hives where white clover and basswoodare access ible. In quantity, however, it falls 1 behind that made trom the golden rod and buckwheat blossom. From | New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont ! come the most of tho comb honey, ! and from Arizona and California the j largest amonut of extracted or liquid I honey. Eclipse of the Sun. I The Southern Ka.hvay announces the I eclip«e of the sun. May 28. 1000, will be visible at points along Its line iu Alabama, (ieorgia. I the Carolina* and Virginia. For this occa- | slun we will make a rate of 4 cents per mile, ' .)ne way for the round trip, for parties of ten I or more traveling together on one ticket, within the teriltory of the South-Eastern Passenger Association—short line distance to govern. Specific advice of movement will nave to be given to the lines, BO that they muy get authority for the dates, the limits of the tickets and points to which it Is desired that they should be sold. Address Alex. S. Thweatt, East. Pass. Agt., 11#5 Hway, New York. The old maid doesn't believe in new wrinkles. How's This > We ofTer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, havekn >wn F. J. Che ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. WEST <fe TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. WALDINO, KINJJAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The Suez Canal is ninety miles long, and ••ost about $102,750,000. To Cure a Cold In On* Day. Take I.AXATIVB HROMO (JOINIVI TABLKTS. All druggists refund tbe m inay If it fails in cur*. E. W. Uaovi'f signature Is on eacfc box. 250. A ring candidate—the girl who wants to £et married. I am sure PISO'B Cnre for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—.\lß<. i HOS. lioli- UINS. Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 190 . Eyes with loug, sbnrp corners iudlcate great discernment nud penetration, Mrs. Winsiow'sSoothlng Syrup ror clii Idren teething, solteus the gums, reducesiuliamina tlou, allays naln, cures wind colic. *'su.n bottle. Slde-glunclng eyes ure always to be dis trusted. Carter's Ink. Good Ink is a necessity for good writing. Car ter'* is the best. Costs no more thaupoor Ink. Deaf mutes are always murrled on the quiet. Jell-O, (he New Dcneri Pleases all the family. Four flavors:— Lemon, Orange, Itnspberry and Strawberry, it your grocers. 10 cts. The downcast eye has in all ages been yplcul of modesty. Th* Best Prescription for Chills aud Ferer Is a bottle of Gnova's I'ASTii.raa Canx TONIC It Is simply Iron aud quinine lp a tasteless torin. No cure—novav. flic* 800. There were nearly 8!),000 deaths in Lou iou last year. ~GJJNH JK*TORPID FREE Psrmsnsntly Cured bi ■ | | \ DR. KLINE'S ORIAT 111 O NERVE RESTORER ■■ ™ Ne ViU after Brat dar'a «M. Contttttalfoft.jMrMßil or b* m»lI; treatise tad F TIL TRIAL BOTTIJK PRBB to Pll patiMla who pmf Kpru.agt ealr on 4.Uf*ry. ptrntmntnl Curt, nsloalj tamporarj r.liar, for all Mtr ■ row Ditordm. Bpllan«». Si. Vltaa-DaMa, ■ DabllUT.Rlhaaation. Aft. ML H.KLINI.M. HUI Arofc StrssL Philadslohia. Iwu nil. ALABASTINt W B base wall coating, in 5 lb. paper packages, made ready for use in white and fourteen beautiful tints by mixing with cold water. It is a cement that goes through a process of setting, hardens with age, and can be coated and recoated without washing off its old coats before renewing. AUBASTINEES various kalsomines on the market, being durable and not stuck on the wall with glue. Alabastine customers should insist on having the goods in packages properly labeled. They should reject all imitations. There is nothing 14 just as good." ALABASTINE Prevents much sickness, partitmlarly throat and lung difficulties, attributable to unsanitary coatings on walls. It has been recommended in a paper published by the Michigan State Board of Health on account of its sanitary features; which paper strongly condemned 1 kaibomiues. Alabastine can be used ou either plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canv. and any one can brush it on. It admits of radi cal changes from wall paper decorations, thus securing at reasonable expense the latest and best effects. Alabastine is manufactured by the Alabasline Coinpany ofOrand Rapids.ilio'iifan. 112 Instructive end interesting booklet mailed free j to all applicants* The Hon. Geo. Starr Writes. No. S VAN NESS PLA F, NEW Toast. Da. I'Al>WAY— With me vour Relief has worked wonders. For the last th ee years I have hail frequent anil severe attacks of sciatica, sometimes extending Irom the In ml tar regions to my ankle, ami at times to both lower limbs. During the time I lufve 1 ee i afflicted I have tr ed almost all the reuiedie • recommended bv wise men and fools, hoping to find re'ief, but all proved tu be i&il'.Yi i es. I have tried various kinds of baths, mauipula* tions. outward application of liniments too numer ous to mention, aud prescriptions of the mos* eminent physicians, all of which tailed to give me relief. I Last September, at the urgent request of a friend (who had been afflicted as myself) I was induced to try your remedy. I was then mifTerlntf fearfully with one of my old turns. To my surprise and de light the first application gave me ease, after bath ing and rubb-ng the parts affected, leaving the limbs in a warm glow, created by the Relief. In a short time the pain j assed entirely away. Al though 1 have alight periodical attacks approach- Ing a change of weather, I know now how to cur » myself, and feel quite master of the situation. hADWAY'H KEADY BELIEF la my frteud. t never travel without a bottle in my valise. Yours truly, GEO. STARR. Emigrant Commissioner. Rw Sold by all Druggists. ItAI>\VAV A CO., 55 El in Street, New York CDC V 9 Q D - N - Wllt - Sams, Ky , sayv ■ & Prey's Yermitug • is the bev Vworin destroyer I have e v *?r found, i leuf' gj send me botue right away. * D Mrs. B. O. Synan, Gordons ville, Va. |\/| 1 Prey's Vermifuge the verj ■wi a best ont I have ever used. I rite ■ p direct as 1 cannot flint ii If stores, and I musl have this kind and nc KJ other. W. E. Fowler Amesl-try, Mas?., says: Please send one bottli of yoKT ' Frey's Vermifuge-cannot get it here At urugg sts or by mail for i! 5 cents. VI. X S. PHKV, Bn hi u»oic, Mtl. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 &3.50 SHOES CS^North $4 to $6 compared with other make* / » // 11 \hidorsed by over fsU m I*ooo,ooo wearers. CS /j fjy Tfte genuine have W. 1* W ■ 1 Imm Douglas' name and Py 'J 1 13! stamped on bottom. TakefeflNk JT J no » u h«titute claimed to be a V« as good. Your dealer A. ffi should keep them //fck m M not, we will send a pair receipt of price and 25c • mE/7 v extra lor carriage. State kind of leather* USC >®Jsize and width, plain or cao toe Cat free roSiemm * L DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. Brockton Mass lish a series of twenty illustrated boxing les sons in <GIOL,DF.N Hot'its. 'I LII:* will offer lis re:olers the same privileges as those Wealthy eiiO'.lglt to l>elong to a fashionable dub. Aak your ne\v*-«U for GOLDEN Hoi'iis NO, r>-iu, or scud $1 for spec ial MibscrlpMou covering the I es»nu« toGui.fticN Houus, *J4 and 26 Vamlewater St reel, >'«*w York. fICiIGIAiIJOHN W„no«RI8, ICnaiUll Hushin,,.,,, O.C» 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. LatarrlDCipal Examiner U.S. Per.alor Bureau. 3 y rain civil war. ISudjudicaliiisclaliiiM.attN *itica HDADCV HEW DISCOVER!; ,im Ul\V> e ■ quick rail.'.ad our-i wsr.( c.s.l look of U.timoul.l. .nd |0 d%ym' lr«itui.u« Vrn Or I S HIIU I(0118. >Ol ». AIUoU. S». ADVERTISIMS Kv"-ir^'T!i U Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Oat N 13 In time. Sold or drufrslsta. Ff 4pi-f-irM'ini-iiMrHgi
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