TIIOKO Awful Slow Clerks*
"Yes; ho knelt at my feet," said the
One in blue.
"Indeed?" returned the one In gray.
[ "For fully fifteen minutes," went on
,the one in blue.
"Some of these shoe elerlcs are aw
fully slow in fitting one, are they
not?" suggested the one in gray.—
Chicago Post.
Under rational treatment the aver
age yield of a bee hive in Palestine is
100 pounds.
Valunble Aluiaiinc Free,
Wo have received a copy ot' the new
almanac for 1001 published by the
Royal Baking Powder Co. It is an ar
tistic and useful book, and will be of
interest to housekeepers. A notewor
thy feature of the almanac is a predic
tion of the weather -for every day of
the year by Professor DeVoe. who cor
rectly prophesied the great Galveston
zyclone and other important metero
logical events. We are authorized to
say that any woman reader of this
paper can secure a copy without cost
by sending a request to the company
at 100 William street, New York.
The Russian Government has de
cided to adopt the metric standard of
weights and measures, and the Min
istry of Finance is now engaged in
considering the time and manner of
Introducing this reform.
Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are of
tenest affected by persons of small
mental ballast.
Thrre la a C'lnwN of People
ffho are injured by the use of coffee. Recently
there has been placed in all tlie grocery Htorcn
a new preparation called OBAIN-O, made of
pure grains, that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives It without
distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It
does not cost over %as much. Children may
drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts.
per package. Try it. Ask for GBAIN-O.
There are now in the United States
about 20,000 miles of street railways,
of which 500 miles are still operated
by horses.
The professional swindler feels thai
lie has a pull so long as there is a leg
left.
I.nnc's Family .Urdicine
Moves tho bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Pi ice 25 and 50 cents.
It is noted that more society wed
dings take place in London on Sat
urday than on any other day in the
week.
In German cities fresh oysters cost
froii sixty to seventy-five cents a doz
en.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYER do not stain th«
bands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Bank of England has usually
about £25,000,000 to £30,000,000 of Its
notes in circulation.
The Beit Prescription for Chills
And Fever Is ft bottle of UuOTß's TASTEI.EPS
Chiil TONIC. It la Pimply Iron and quinine la
• tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price 30c.
In the South the Italians are found to
be good cotton pickers. They are quick
and have nimble lingers.
Asphalt streets in Hartford, Conn.,
are sprinkled with sand during icy
■leather.
Talk
About It
i 1 - ' " " ' "
That's always the way with
our Hair Vigor. When per
sons use it they are always so
highly pleased with it that they
tell their friends about it.
If your hair is short, too
thin, splits at the ends, is
rough, or is falling out, our
Hair Vigor will perfectly satisfy
you.
If your hair is just a little
gray, or perfectly white, Ayer's
Hair Vigor will bring back to
it all the dark, rich color it had
years and years ago.
On* dollar ■ bottl*.
—I ...... ,
II your druggist cannot supply you, send
at Ji.oo and we will express a bottle to you,
•11 charges prepaid, lie sure and give us
four nearest express office.
J. C. AYKU CO., Lowtll, Mass.
Send for our handsome book on The Hair.
LIBBY'S
MINCE
mammoth
U B— A kitchen we em-
ItILA I ploy, chef;
who u in ex
pert in miking mince pica.
He haa charge of malting all of
Libby'i Mince Meat.
We don't practice economy here.
He u»ea the choicest materials. He
it told to make the be»t mime tncai
ever »old and he doe».
Get a package at your grocer'»
enough for twu large pica. You'll
never u»c another kind again.
LIMY, ■•NULL * UaOY
Will* lor our booklsl. "How In Make
I Good Things lo K»l."
TKJS EtS)I©TS Gp fAi,HION(.
New York City.—The demand for
fancy waists Increases month by
month. The May Manton model Illus
trated exemplifies the latest features
and Is suited alik# to the entire COS
WOMAN'S FANCT WAIST.
tume and the odd skirt. Fanne vel
vet, satin sultan, taffeta and still new
er panne plush, are all suitable for
the latter, all dress materials for the
former; but as shown the waist Is
made from soft-finished white taffeta
In combination with cream guipure
over white and pale yellow panne vel
vet.
The foundation Is a fitted lining that
closes at the centre front and should
I A B^o^
be carefully boned. The back proper
flts smoothly across the shoulders auil
Is drawn down la fulness at the waist
line. The lace plastron Is attached
to the right Uuiug fi.'ont Included In
the shoulder seam and hooks over
Into place at the left. Single box pleats
are formed on the edges of the front?,
a second being Invisibly applied at
evenly spaced dlstauce. The trimming
of velvot-edged Insertion passes
around the back at round yoke deptli
and finishes In pointed ends over the
pleats In front. Soft decorative straps
of velvet In graduated widths hold the
frouts In position as illustrated. The
sleeves are In bishop style, finished
with pointed cuffs. At the neck is a
stocl: collar that curves upward In
stylish points.
To cut this waist for a woman of
medium size three and a quarte- yards
of material twenty-one Inches wide, or
one ami three-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide, will be required, with
three-quarter yard eighteen Inches
wide for plastron, auil two and three
quarter yards of Insertion and one
yard of puuue velvet to trim us Illus
trated.
The New Sturm font.
The value of the coat that covers
and protects the gown Is too eon
pletely self-evident to require urging
The exceedingly smart May Mautoii
model shown In the large cut has tin
merit of being absolutely simple all I
practical, as well its In the latest styl •
and can lie made to serve for a general
utility garment, or a wrap to wear
over eveutng uowus. as well us fo.°
stormy weather. As Illustrated the
material Is waterproof cloth and the
cloak Is adupted to damp days; bin
made from broadcloth and llued with
wadded silk It iMcouies an entirely
sstlsfaetory "sortie du bal," and made
from invert cloth or other suitable
material Is agalu transformed luto a
stylish ulster or automobile coat.
The back is seamless, but curved to
the figure with ease and grace and Is
joined to the fronts by means of un
der-arin gores. The box fronts are
loGse, and lap one over the other io
double-breasted style, a generous
patch pocket being placed on each side.
Over the shoulders fall two circular
capes and the neck is finished with a
deep turn-ovet- collar. The sleeves
are two-seamed and comfortably snug
without being tight.
To cut this coat for a woman of
medium size six yards of material
forty-four inches wide, or four and
three-quarter yards fifty inches wide,
will be required.
A Fine, Flimsy Affair.
The single-mcsh veil, a fine, filmc
affair, is in demand just now In Taris
and London. It will be right welcome
on this side of the Atlantic if it sup
plants the ornate fancy tissues and
fisli-net caprices which make for ladies
an effectual disguise.
Woman's Breakfast Jacket.
The breakfast jacket that is stylish
a«d comfortable at the same time lias
become essential to every complete
wardrobe The May Manton model
illustrated complies with all the re
quirements both of fashion and of
the wearer find is smart at the same
time that it means ease and comfort.
The back is seamless, but, together
with the under-arm gores, curves to
fit the figure gracefully. The centre
fronts are laid in narrow tucks at the
upper portion and fall free below the
bust. The fronts proper are also
tucked at the shoulders and are joined
to the centre portions beneath tli?
trimming, which can be embroidered
ou to the scalloped cilge, or applied,
as preferred. The sleevees are well
shaped, but not too snug for ease, and
the scalloped lower edge tlares over
the hauds. At the neck U a simple
turn-over collar scalloped on Its free
edge, that can he worn with any style
of necktie that may l>e chosen.
To cut this jacket for a woman of
medium size three yards of material
twenty seven Inches wide, two and
three-quarter yards thirty-two Inches
wide, or two yards forty-four Inches
wide, with three-quarter yards of con
trasting color for centre fronts will
lie required, or three and three-quarter
yards, tweuty-seven Inches wide, threa
UIUIMT J A OUT.
and a quurter yards thirty two Inches
wide, or two and a hulf yards forty
four laches wide wlieu one material
only Is used. . _ .
PEARLS OF THO'JCHT.
Conceit is self-deceit.
True courtesy is of the heart.
Purity is not negative, but positive.
An honor bought dishonestly is a
dishonor.
Don't measure a well until you get
to the bottom.
A brave man hazards life, but not
his conscience.
A thing is not necessarily true be
cause it is new.
Readiness in criticism often marks
ignorance of the task.
The greatest cowards kick the
dead lion most heartily.
When a man is dead to the sense of
right he is lost forever.
No toil, no hardship can restrain
ambitious men inured to pain.
Any coward can fight with the
mighty, but it takes a strong man tc
side with the weak.
The saving of one convict's soul is
striking one blow toward the stamp
ing out of hereditary vice.
Somehow the things you want al
ways seem to come to you just as
you've left off wanting them.
A life of patient industry is sure tc
be blessed with a competence, if it
is not crowned with an abundant re
muneration.
ARISTOCRATS OF THE FIELD.
Vegetables iind Flowers \\ liicli Look
J>o\vn I']h, 11 OIU-tline Varieties.
It has come to be- well understood
generally that farther North cither
animal or vegetable life is developed
the better that development is, sc.
that the South and Southern planters
are just as anxious to obtain North
ern-grown seed as are their brethrer
of the North.
The improvements that have been
made in both vegetables and liowers
during recent years seem scarceij
less than marvelous to one whose at
tention is for the first time directed
thereto. There is scarcely a vegetable
seed on the list, from artichokes tc
turnips; scarcely a flower seed, fron
abutilon to zinnia, that does not pre
sent today a great advance over those
varieties as known 20 years ago
Notably is the evolution of the great
glowing, velvety pansy of today fron;
the little "Johnnie-Jump-Up" of t
quarter of a century back. And equallj
striking has been the betterment cf.
vegetables, in the annals of which i
curious instance is recorded of acci
dental hybridization in the discover}
of a wrinkled pea in a pod of tht
common white Marrowfats, some 41
or 50 years ago. by Dr. Charles Fair
beard, of England. Struck by the ap
pearance of the pea, so entirely un
like anything he had ever seen be
fore, the doctor saved and planted
it; and this single pea. thus pre
served, was the projenitor of tin
magnificent race of sweet, green
wrinkled varieties, which are fit fo;
table use. It is to this quality of clost
anil patient observation on the par
of specialists that we are indebtec
for the great improvements referrei
to.
By means of this cultivation th<
Dakotas have (I! nlaced the dwarfed
"squaw corn" that scarcely lifted iti
tasseled head higher than the prairii
grass bv some of the finest varietiet
of corn that can he produced, ears s
foot long, and stalks six feet higl
being the rule and not the exception
and in some instances worth a
bushel for planting. Nor is it in cort
alone that this section of our great
country excels, for Minnesota is today
one ot the greatest clover producing
states of the Union, the seed grown
there commanding the highest prices
in the markets of the world. —Phiia
deiphia Record.
Iloll'a Fur* hoi.l in the Cltiea-
This is the season when its ownei
looks out to see that dolly shall be
carefully protected against the cold
when tak'Mi out for an airing. So the
dolls' furs are brought into use; or,
if the doll has none, some are bought
for it. These may be found in con
siderable variety of style, material
and price. Dolls' furs include muffs,
and collarettes and boas. All those
things are made in various sizes and
then are commonly sold in sets. As
to material, the costlier are made ol
a fur in imitation of ermine nnd of
sealskin, pitch furs being lined wltb
silk or with satin, in one color aim
another, and muffs and collarettes
finished just as those for grown-up
people would be.
Dolls' fur*, according to the mate
rial of which they are made and the
style of finish, well at from;. 0 cents,
or perhaps less, a set. up to #3. They
are, of course, sold only in the coldei
parts of the country, where furi
would ordinarily bo worn. And while
there are some artU les of dolls' equip
ment that, like the dolls themselves,
are sold In city and country alike,
dolls' furs are sold chielly in cities.—
New York Sun.
Tli«* llt||li«»t Uwttlllus; I'lurrs.
The highest dw< lllng places oecui
In the tropics. In the Cordllleres aud
in the Itliuulava mountains there nr*
i'thttbitcd spots 111 altitudes of 13,500
f»-et, and In Thibet even as high as
215,000 feet. In Swltaerland 'he high
<kt inhabited spots occur in the fan
ton of Wallls, the highest one being
situated on the Alpe de l.ona. 8278
fctt, and three hours' walk from (trim
till, lit the Klttsh valley. Th«- highest
cereal (wheat) producing fields of
towltaerland are those s|runt>.>d neat
th< little village of Fludeleu In an a!
lltude of 7140 feet above tin- level ot
lb.- s<-a In Italy the highest tuhahlted
11 ot Is ou the Alpe du I'outon, In
Conge, to the south of Ousta, nearly
»• >3O feet high.
This picture tells its own story of sisterly affection. The
older girl, just budding into womanhood, has suffered great
ly with irregularities and menstrual difficulties which
sap the life of so many young wopien.
Lydia E. Pjnkliam's Vegetable Compound can
always be relied upon to restore health to women who thus
suffer. It is a sovereign cure for the worst forms of female
complaints, —that bearing-down feeling, weak back, falling
and displacement of the womb, inflammation of the ovaries,
and all troubles of the uterus or womb. It dissolves and
expels tumors from the utpus in the early stage of develop
ment and checks any tendency to cancerous humors. It
subdues excitability, nervous prostration, and tones up the
entire female system.
Ooultl anything prove more ola&rSy the of
flolenay of Mrs> Plnkham's Meeßialne than the
following strong statement of Grace Stansbury?
\ "BEAR AIBS. PINKHAM I was a sufferer from female weakness Fir
about a year and a half. 1 have tried doctors and patent medicines, but
B nothing helped me. I underwent the horrors of local treatment, but ro
oeived no benefit. My ailment was pronounced ulceration of the womb.
—I suffered from intense pains in the womb and
——ovaries, and the backache was dreadful. I had
leucerrhoea in its worst form. Finally, I grew so
weak I had to keep my bed. The pains were so
hard as to almost cause spasms. When I could
mm IgSSL endure the pains no longer, I was given morphine.
- v|K| My memory grew short and I gave up all hope of
flvs9 getting well. Thus I dragged along. To please
>1 / . m y sister I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. Her
\ 1 lip answer came, but meantime I was taken worse
Y» " WP and was under the doctor's care for a while.
V jbL After reading Mrs, Pinkham's letter, I con
, eluded to try her medicine. After taking two
bottles I fait much better; but after using six
bottles I was cured. All of my friends think my
owe almost miraculous. I thank you very much
GRACE 8. STANJBURV for your timely advice and wish you prosperity
' ' in your noble work, for surely it is a blessing to
broken-down women. I have lull and complete faith ia the Lydla
E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound."—UßACK B. SXA-NSBUBV,
Heringtou, Kansas.
10 1" A Aft RFWARK)
I 1 N M B 1 HKb WW v\*SftE# the g«ftuinener# of the t«Jtiraoni»'letters
W-m B B a ■ ■ ■ we »re constantly publishing, we have
9 H I I B I I deposited with the National City Hank, of Lynn, Mass.. $5,000,
fl HNI 11 Mil which will he paid to any person who will show that the above
OLB mjfj KJn testimonial is net grnuine, or was published before obtaining the VK
VK writer's special permission.— X«YDlA K. rxi*s inxzi MEDICINE CO.
Two llei'lon In Tlirt-e Centuries.
A correspondent of the Guardian
calls attention to the singular length
of tenure of the living of Broadwater,
! In Sussex, England. Its last rector
was instituted in l7i>7, and its present
; rector was instituted in 1553. There
are probably very few livings hi the
Church of Englaud of which it can be
said that the last rector was appoint
ed iu the eighteenth century, while
Its next rector will not be appoiuted
till the twentieth.
Try Uralii-O J Try Urain-O!
Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack
age of tluAis-O, the new fiiml drink tli.it takes
the place of coffee. The children uiay drmk it
without iujury as well its the adult. All who try
it, like it. OUAIM-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from puro
grains, and the most delicate stomach receives
It without distress. the price of coffee.
15 and 25c. per package. Sold by all grocers.
The South African war has de
stroyed the flour trade with that coun
try. Where thousands of barrels were
shipped prior to the war, not a burnt
now is sent.
A girl's maiden aim is usually to
change her maiden name.
! ttoWistViiiiiiiniitiiV"iiiu'miWilWiVlWi.'ii
fl
! Cold Agony 112
■ 3'
ram inirntiflcil by i
cold is unbearable. -
Neuralgia 1
111 WlllUl IKU.I M*k •
i St Jacobs Oil j
loi lbs .u1..1 tcUtl 3-
■ail |iiwut|ss»i urn J
When ill ISS7 tlu> tirst railway line
between Dresden and Lelpslc waa es
tablished, uo one was perm it led to buy
a ticket before be hud sliowu his
passport.
There are about S.OOO libraries scat
tered over the United States.
t'ouglilnif I'ttnri* •«» roiiaiiiiipt i»i«.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough nt once.
00 to your druggist to-day mid get a wimple
liottiu free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottled.
Go at once, delay* are dangerous.
Storage Huttrrlnn Aboard Ship,
A new outlet for storage batteries
appears to lie in ship lighting. A Her
man ttrin that makes a Specialty of
accumulator work has recently in
stalled a number of batteries in ocean
going steamships. Bach cell is fitted
with an acld-tiuht cover of vulcanite.
The advantage of their employment
lies principally in the fact that the
dynamos need not be run during the
larger part of the time, the storage
batteries having ample power to car
ry the few lamps that are perman
ently lighted, {latteries are also »'s
peelully useful when the ship is In
port and the 'toilers not under steam
Cntiirrli 4'uililitl toe ( lirt-tl
With b" il its tlu>\ cannot reach
tin -cat or tin- discu-c. t'atarrn i» a blood or
constitutiotial disease, and in order to cur*
jlt you In 11 *t take lliterual remedies. Hall's
t'atarrh i 'ure In ik.-n internally, and acts di
rectly on the blon»t and mucous surface. Hull's
| I 'atarrli t 'ur<- is it->t a uu.it k medicine. It »as
' prescribed by one of the hnkt physicians in
| this liiiuntn tor )ear-, and Is a rsifular pre
scriptlon. It is comisised of the best touli s
kllott 11, combined Willi the liest blotsi piirirtvrs,
; acting directly ou thn mucous surfaces. The
1 per fee l i-uiubiiiatioii of the two liufHMltelits Is
I what pristuce* such wilUilerfu 1 n-suits ill cur.
1 i catarrh. Snul for testimonials, 112 ree,
1 . .1. ( HIM V \ <Prop" . I oledu, t>.
I Sold l>> llrULs'lsts, price, T.'m
| Hall's I'siutl) Pills are tlin best
| Coiora in * iiiiner.il i uipui for 1000 U
i cslluiutetl ill *•>■.'.7 11.7 HI 7 i
ts Cur* a C'olil In tins liar.
Ta*a !.**»Tlt« HAUAO TS»I»T» All
diuviil-U rstuu4 IB" Hi ley It it laliawriirs.
K. VS i,iui>i .Uuaiurj U »a •a-u *»'
I The i ititnent summon ma) be dttfuilied
| and at til lie a |{r at cut ip
1 II t*a you over «t*perl*u i *sd tilt* joylui
t •aitsiitioit ol t ifwul appall to' Y<>u will ll
: you "'haw Adams' Papal* Tuttl fiuttt.
i The null fut'elgu Movement lu Korea
I la apivudliitf
I do not twlia«« I'l.a's I'urs for t'ou.uaiptiij
i lias an roual (or cwushs aud colds. Ji'H s r
linvtk, Trinity fcprluas. Wm IV •••'
There ara no alatutury holiday# tu M.a
ussippi Kansas ui Nv««<ia