A Kerchief to Tuck Into One'n Glove. In these days, when Mme. La Mode lias decreed that we shall do witho'it pockets, or else have one in an inac cessible position, the designers of handkedchiefs have come to our aid with the daintiest of articles, which they have named "glove handker chiefs." These are about six inches square and are of the finest Irish lawn or cambric, trimmed with exqui site Valenciennes lace, which are, in deed, capable of being carried in one's glove or hanging purse. (ilovefi with Monograms. The glove with the monogram of trie wearer oil the back of it will find its way into the scented box on the dress ing table. In place of the neatly stitched three ribs on the back of the glove that have so long been in favor with fastidious folk, this year the mon ogram of the wearer will take their place. The monogram will be embroi dered in either a darker shade of the same coloring as the glove or in a con trasting color. The darker shading of the same color, however, is consid ered much better form, and probably very few monograms embroidered in contrasting colors will be seen. Court 1-ariieft Pensioned. The ladies of Queen Victoria's court have learned, after a period of some what anxious waiting, that they are to receive pensions. That in itself is something of a relief; for many of thes ladies, though of high lineage, were of meagre fortune, and in most cases had years of faithful and ardu ous service to plead. A maid of honor, for example, always found her post richer in honor than in profit. But the pensions accorded are minute, and the excuse alleged is the inadequacy of the provisions for loyal expenses. For the last two or three years Queen Victoria failed to meet her official ex penditure out of the civil list, and had to bring up the reserves of her private fortune. —Woman's Life. Footincn'fi Widow* anil Orphan*. Widows and orphans of the postmen of Paris are provided for by the "Un ion Fraternelle," a society whose ob ject is threefold —first, to care for des titute families; second, to pay the funeral expenses of its members, and. third, by a monthly assessment to pro vide a pension for those who wish to retire from it. The organization agrees to pay to the widow, or. if there be 110 widow, to the children, of a member who had died a fixed sum, irrespective of the time during which the member has belonged. It also provides a fixed sufc for the payment of funeral ex penses, and certain honors are also granted in connection with the burial service, a delegation of the society ap pearing in uniform, etc. The Pelerine Unfile. Boas and ruffles are so deep and wide at the back and on the shoulders lliat they become nothing less than shoulder capes, and, indeed, there is a new kind which is really a shaped Bailor collar, of soft embroidery fall ing over the shoulders, and edged with net frills, ending in front with long wide boa ends. These are pretty, and more becoming to short-necked people than the round ruffle, while for matrons who abhor the elderly mantle, and yet desire some outdoor covering, they are the very thing. Net, tulle and chiffon boas seem to have quite displaced the once favored ostrich feather boa. though a really good os trich boa, which is by no means syn onymous with cheapness, is never out af date. Skirt* and Walftti. How to finish the skirt to be worn with a shirtwaist is a never-ending problem which, in these days when skirts must fit as well as waists, is a -luestion that requires careful consid eration. Stout, short-waisted women should have their skirts cut quite large in the band, in a point in front, and should wear their skirts over the waists, with a belt on the skirt as nar row as can possibly be worn. With the skirt worn outside the waist, some times a belt that is pointed in the back, with a point going above the waist-line and then slanted down in 1 point in front, is the most becom ing; but it should never be worn if it s unbecoming. Slight women can wear broad belts made of folded peau de soie or liberty satin ribbon, white Dr black as the case may be; but these too must have the pointed effect in front, whether they are finished with a buckle or with a bow. The exaggerat ed point in front is rapidly going out af style, but there must be some point and a decided curve from the side of the waist towards the front.—Harper's Bazar. The fane Feminine. Walking sticks for ladies offer near ly as many varieties as are shown for gentlemen, and it :s a matter of some diculty to select your stick, says the Ladies' Pictorial. I think that a cher ry stick is the best, the faint smell of the cherry wood making itself oovl ous every now and again when the stick is much in use. Hazels, holly stumps and ground ash poles and light canes are also in vogue. I suppose that many cavillers against the cus tom of ladies carrying walking-sticks will raise their voices against this new-fangled idea. As a matter of fact a gold-mounted staff or stick was commonly used by both the male and female heads of families lo Eng- lish history. Even Queen Ellzabetfj carried one of them toward the end of her life, and the late Queen is de picted in many of her photos leaning on a stick. The handles, of course, give a scope for much variety of treat ment and of substance. Beautiful enamel, crystal globes, quaintly carved heads in jade, jasper, ivory and other materials, and some even in the nat ural wood, all contribute to the value and beauty of a lady's walking-stick. The Social Saleswoman. If all stories are true, writes a Lon don correspondent of the New York Herald, some society ladies are adopt ing curious means of raising the wind I because, as I have said before, there I are those who find the shoe pinching | pretty badly. In fact, it is becoming quite a grievance in certain circles that so much bartering is going on within them, ladies being waylaid, called upon, visited, and even invited as guests, all with the same object, to buy goods made ready for sale. Here is one society lady's terrible i tale of woe: "Wherever you go." she says, "you are pestered to death to buy barbaric bead chains, the latest goods on hand. Originally they were made for sav ages, but now it is fashionable women who wear the worthless rubbish. For there is nothing real or good about them at all. " 'A little business' is the term every one uses nowadays. You go out to luncheon. Opposite you is seated a women with rows of these common beads round her neck. You know what is coming as socn as she catches your eye. " 'Why, you haven't one of these pretty chains, you poor thing,' she will gush. 'Look at mine. Isn't it sweet? .You really must have one. I know some one who makes them. He will send one onto you. They are wonderfully cheap, only 1C shillings.' "What can you do? "Men suffer just the same. Over the top of some beautiful flowers or ferns you see a woman at the other end of the table holding up her string of colored beads. You pity the man next to her, who is trying to wriggle out of the seller's clutches. But he very rare,y does. "Only the other day at luncheon I heard a woman saying: " 'Now, do give a guess. How much do you think they are?" "'1 think I know,' some one else broke in: '22 shillings.' " 'Oh. I'm afraid they're a little more than that,' was the answer, with a glare at the woman for interfering. 'No, they are three guineas. They are such beautiful things.' "So the man paid three guineas. "Really, the men are giving these beads away as wedding presents be cause they don't know what to do with the chains they are forced to buy. A girl who was married the ether day received no less than seven of these chains. Before the chains came up. lamp shades of apple blossom hue were always being forced on one's notice. 'The loveliest lamp shades in the world are to be bought at So and-so's. You say 1 told you, or say you want one like mine.' your hostess or guest would suggest. Afterward you would discover that she made them herself and supplied the shop where they were sold 011 a small com mission." wifely^ Bodices for the most part fall off the shoulders, but the square neck is also modish. The newest coats have the fronts a little longer than the sides without being narrow enough to be called spade-fronted. Squares, diamonds and disks appear upon all sorts of lingerie. They are of lace or embroidery and occasionally silk is used on the most elegant under garments. All tones of violet from deep pansy to the palest amethyst are among the season's favorites. They are used alone or combined with tea rose pink, water green or delicate shades of ulue. Petticoats of foulard, in delicate tints, are preferred by many women to taffeta, with its rustle and swish. These foulard skirts are very full around the bottom and elaborately flounced. Crepe de chine is made into a neat plaited skirt. It is a black crepe ac cordion-plaited up to the hips, where the upper part fits closely, with the edge of the plaiting outl'ned with black lace. Half length linen and holland coats are taking to themselves pockets, and the woman who is fortunate enough to have a coat long enough will have at least three of them. The pockets are coming in again. Basqued coats, cut like a habit be hind, are favorites for linen frocks, while for softer materials the coats end at the waist line in front with a gathered or plaited basque behind and a broad, black waistband. Red hats with green rims, green hats with red rims, red hats with green bands, and vice versa. How is that for golf colors in hats? These are all felts and no wearer of such a hat should be endangered by the wandering golf ball. New and striking veilings are being made for use as hat draperies. A red chiffon, embroidered with green go». sticks, recently seen, would be pretty around a white duck hat, with the accompaniment of a red g»lf jacket with green lapels, but scarcely under anv other conditions. PURE FOOD LAW VIOLATED. Interesting Facts Concerning tliei Roasting of CoflVe Brought Out by Scientific Experts—7'resence of Bacteria. TOLEDO, August lOrli—The jury In Judge Meck's court in this city has found .James White, a local grocer, gtiilty of selling adulterated coffee. The prosecution was based on a. pack age of Ariosa ooffee. The State of Ohio, through the Pure Food Commission, prosecuted White. The case w°s on trial for nearly a month, and attracted national atten tion. The manufacturers of Ariosa coffee conducted the defense for Grocer White. Attorneys of eminence were retained to defend him, but after a short consultation a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury. The State of Ohio considers this a big victory. Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn has been waging a warfare on spurious food articles and the de partment has been successful. The complaint of the State of Ohio was that Ariosa coffee was coated with a substance which concealed defects in the coffee and made it appear better than it is. The State charged this coat ing or glazing was a favorable medium for the propagation of bacteria. Prof. G. A. Kirchmaier, of this city, a well-known chemist, was the prin cipal witness for the State. He tes tified that he had made scientific ex aminations of samples of Ariosa purchased from Grocer White in the open market, and found that each berry contained an average of 300 bacteria. Mr. Kirchmaier further testified that other cof fees he examined contained few bac teria or none at all. He declared that tiie glazed coffee was not a wholesome food product. Chemist Schmidt, of Cincinnati, cor roborated the testimony of Prof. Kirchmaier. The State did not present further testimony. The defense secured some of the most eminent chemists and scientists in the United States to give testimony in their behalf. Prof. H. W. Wiley, of the United States Agricultural Department; Prof. Vaughn, of Ann Arbor University; Profs. Bleile and Webber, of the Ohio State University, were called to de fend Ariosa. Dr. Wiley made a care ful examination of the method of man ufacturing. He told of the 19,- 300,000 eggs used yearly in the prepar ation of this glazing. On this point, in cross-examination, the State's at torney deftly drew from him the in formation that these eggs might be kept in cold storage for a year or two at a time. The expert's who heard Dr. Wiley's testimony were pleased to listen to so famous a chemist. The doctor at one point in his testimony explained very clearly how it is that the egg put into the coffee pot by the housewife settles the coffee. He said that the heat coagulates the egg, and as it sinks to the bottom of the pot it carries the line particles of coffee with it.and thus clarifies the drink. It is the act of coagulation in tiie coffee pot that does the work. Later 011 in bis cross examination, he admitted that when the egg was put on Ariosa coffee at the factory it became coagulated, and as egg cannot be coagulated but once, that the coat ing on coffee was practically no value, as a "settler" when it reached the coffee pot. Professor Wiley acknowledged that the glazing might be a favorable medium for the propagation of bac teria, although lie would not testify positively either way because be was not a bacteriologist. Professor Vaughn, of Ann Arbor, also a witness for the defense, said he found bacteria on Ariosa coffee. Professor Bleile, another witness for the defense, testified he found any number of lively bacteria on Ariosa coffee lie examined, and agreed that glazed coffee surely was a mpre favor able medium for the propagation of bacteria than uujlazed coffee. Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn says:"The State is very much elated over its victory. We are now consider ing the advisability of informing every grocer in the State of Ohio that it is an infraction of the laws to sell Ariosa, and at the same time give warning to consumers that the coffee is an adulterated food article." The verdict of the jury in this case is of national importance because a great many other States have pure food laws like that of Ohio, and it is natural to suppose that similar ac tion will be taken by other Pure Food Commissioners to prevent the sale of glazed coffees. Hard Tests of Love. Among the Arabs of Upper Egypt the youth who proposes to a girl must submit to a whipping at the hands of her male relatives; and, says a narra tor, "if he wishes to be considered worth having, he must receive the chastisement, which is sometimes ex ceedingly severe, with an expression a£ enjoyment." Notwithstanding, it is the maiden herself who imposes the test. The Sakalava girls of Madagas car make their lovers stand at a short distance from a clever spear-thrower and catch between the arm and side every spear thrown at them. If the youth "displays fear or fails to catch the spear, he is ignominiously rejected, but if there be no flinching and the spears are caught he is at once pro claimed an accepted lover." Chappie—"l'd just like to knuw what you mean by being engaged to both Cliolly and me at once." Miss Pinkie— "Why, bless me! there is no harm done; you can't either of you afford to marry me, you know."—New York Weekly. LAND OF THE DRAGON. In Thin Unsightly Creature b General t. China. In China the belief in dragons is gen eral. There are good and bad dragons in that land, and while it is easy tc gain a dragon's favor, it is just as easy to irritate him. Some dragons live un derground. Others fly in the air. Thus earthquakes are caused by under ground dragons moving themselves tempestuously. Eclipses are caused by aerial dragons, wherefore fireworks are eet off and gongs are beaten to fright en them. The overflowing of rivers ie imputed to a specially bad dragon named Kiao. One of the oldest Chinese books, the Calendar of the Hia, recom mends in cases of inundation that the authorities organize a hunt through the country to discover a i capture the dragon. They always fliid him. They tell a great dragon story of the pres ent young Emperor. Some time age there were drouth and famine in an im portant section of the north. As, In spite of many processions in his honor the dragon continued to withhold the rain, the indignant Emperor at last hurled a thundering edict condemninj him to perpetual exile along the shores of the river Hi, in the province of Tor got. Officials had started to find the dragon and execute the sentence upon him, when the latter, with touching resignation, sent word —they do not say how—that he had started already for the desert of Tartary. Such an exam ple of obedience "melted the heart" of the Pekin Supreme Court. The solemn mandarins got together and threw themselves at the feet of the Emperor. "Spare the dragon!" they begged. The young Emperor was touched in his turn. The sentence of banishment was revoked, and one of the imperial mes sengers was sent galloping across the land to overtake the dragon and ac quaint him with his good luck. He found the dragon, and the grateful ani mal immediately sent abundant rain. n Alth Command meats. The requirements Of health can be counted on the fingers of one hand They are good air, good food, suitable clothing, cleanliness and exercise and rest. The first two requirements affect the blood, and as the blood circulates all over the body, including the bruin, every part is affected. Fresh air effects the purity of the blood. The freshest air is out of doors, and it is the duty of every one who wishes to be in good health to spend a certain amount of time in the open air. Good food is not necessarily expensive- food. Exercise and rest should alternate and balance each other. Women, as a rule, do not rest sufficiently. Every woman should try during the day to get a few min utes rest, even if it interferes with her regular work. It is impossible for her to attend to the health and welfare of her family if her own health suffers from overwork and lack of rest. She should follow her husband's example. Although he is busy all day long, he generally makes it a hard and fast rule to rest during the evening in the best way, namely, by change of employ ment The Kmparor Follte. A woman who is of high social dis tinction in America was presented to the kaiser at some dinner that was not attended with royal state. She was talking to him when she was offered a famous German salad. It was hand ed 011 her right and the kaiser was on her left, which put her in a predica ment. She did not dare turn her face from the emperor to help herself to the salad. The situation was too much for her. The emperor, seeing the con dition at a glance, looked at her for an instant and laughed, as he said: "A kaiser can wait, but a salad can not." Collecting KatterHien in Japan. In Japan they have a very simple way of collecting butterflies alive. They streak trees with phosphorus and saccharine matter, and then the butterflies in the night time are at tracted, stick fast, and are taken off. Two thousand of ,he 30,000 books on the French Revolution, which have been presented to the Bibliotheque Na tionale by the British Museum, will be kept there. The remaining 28,000 will be sent to the Bibliotheouo Sevisrne. Forest Landi of.America. For nearly three centuries an In creasing army has been chopping away at our forests. Yet more than one third of the area of the United States is classed a 6 woodland —over 1,000,000 square miles. Sweat and fruit aciits will not discolor goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Bold by KU druggist#. 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