BUSWESTCi Chalk In Milk. i Dilute the milk In water; the chalk, l there be any, will settle to the bot tom In an- hour or two. Put to the sediment an acid., vinegar for instance, and If effervescence takes place, chalk is present In the milk. National Mag azine for February. The Princess Gown. Princess models grow constantly In popularity, ami most of the velvet cos tumes and the light-weight broad cloths are built on these linos. An at tractive princess frock of deep cream broadcloth Is plain from hem to the line of the bust. A collar of Irish lace falls over the puffed Bleeve3, which are of muslin to match, and it turns back In little collar points from the guimp of muslin. A black velvet rib bon encircles tho neck and is drawn under the turned-back lace points and knotted In front. New York Globe. Talks Her Shoulders. When It come3 to the display of her back and arms the French woman ex cels. She shrugs with them. She says yes and no. She expresses surprise, joy, disdain and sorrow, all by the ges tures of her back and arms. She laces her waist so tight that it seems as though sho would break In two. But her bust Is free and her breathing space Is full. She would not think of cramping her lungs. She pulls the laces tight below the ribs and below 'the lung space, and below the bust line, In order that the beautiful upper figure may have plenty of room in which to breathe and expand ary be graceful. New York Globe. Magazine Children. "I don't see what has come over the people who attempt to illustrate chil dren's stories for grown-ups," remark ed a woman recently, as she turned over the pages of a popular magazine. "Now, here!" and she held upv a group of babies and small children at play "lid you ever see such silly, ugly children! Any child that looked like that with Ha pig 'eyes, buttonhole of a mouth and fatuous expression, ought to be chloroformed. In nearly every periodical that la bulK express ly for women's reading you find this same type of child reproduced over and over again. I wonder why? I wonder why a child should be more engaging for looking like a fool? But lt seems to be the fashion to make them look that way." Made Over Batteries. Dry batteries used for ringing door bells last but a few months, the zinc outer casing becomlnlg eaten through by the chemicals within. The Jioles thus formed allow, the moisture to es cape, and, as the moisture Is what keeps the battery at work. Its escape means the death, as It were, of the battery. But tney still useful. It is only necessary to take a glass or porcelain Jar (quart fruit Jar) and set the battery in It after having filled it about half full of water In which a tablespoonful of sal ammoniac has been dissolved. The moisture will then be again supplied, and the. sal ammoniac will replenish what has been used up in the use of the battery. If the holes eaten in the zinc are small or few in number, punch a few with a nail. I have rung the bell in our house tor more than a year with two batteries which had been thrown away as useless, and they seem to be in as workable condition now as ever. Ten cents or less and a little work saved at least a dollar. Good Housekeeping. To Renovate Black Cloth. Spots may be removed from black cloth by the use of soap bark, to be had of the druggist. Pour a quart of boiling water over an ounce of soap bark, let stand, fifteen minutes, strain through cheesecloth and It Is ready for use. Use a piece of material, If you have it, saturated well with the fluid, for sponging off the soiled or stained spots. Any old black skirt, stained, spotted or soiled to an appar ently hopeless condition, may be made anew by Immersing wholly in a tub pf diluted soap bark and water in the proportions as above, adding thereto kbout two gallons of hot water to the quart of soap bark suds. Immerse the skirt in this, dip up and, down, in and out, many times, as you would wash flannels. When the dirt is whol ly out, rinse well In clear, lukewarm water, shake vigorously, but do not wring, hang in the open air and iron before it becomes thoroughly dry, iron ing on the wrong side. Before wotting carefully hunt out all spots, mark them with a white thread, and give them attention in the suds. Secret of Her Vitality. "What Is the secret of the English woman's wonderful vitality?" asked some one of a traveling Englishman. "The secret," said he, "lies In your own homes. The English woman would never In the world think of sleeping in the atraospbere in which you Americans llva Ste sleeps lti r room that is almost down to freez ing. She bathes In cold water, and she sits in a cool apartment during the day. Then she walks out a great deal. "The English woman," said he, "while beautifully dressed, Is less fond of dress than an American woman, and the result la not difficult to be hold. She has more time to put upon h'elf. While the American woman is doing fancy work the English wom an Is out seeing the sights. "I notice," said he, "In a walk through your parks that your women seldom or never take the air in this manner. When tho American woman goes out she goes to shop. She hur ries from one hot store to another, and when she gets home she has a shop ping headache." New York Globe. About Women. A woman who recently reached Cape Town had with her the following strange, collection of animals: One meerkat, two Rusinn cats, two Abys sinian cats, two asoutlos, one vlselcha, one pecca, two lemurs, one monkey and one bear. Miss Abble J. Peffner of South Bend, Ind., is making a very comfortable liv ing raising strawberries. Miss Peffner does all the work on her farm, even to the plowing, and raises a large flock of chickens every year In addition to her berry culture. Miss Maggie J. Waltz of Calumet, Mich.,, Is editing the only Finnish pub lication for women In this country. Miss Waltz is grealy Interested In bettering the condition of the women in the United States. She educated herself while she was working in this country, having come over In 1881. The veteran among women typists Is Mrs. M. A. Saunders, who Is still employed In New York city by one of the great Insurance companies. The 30th anniversary of Mrs. Saunders' work was celebrated, by the gift of a beautiful gold watch from a typewrit er company, bearing the following' In scription: "1875-1905. To the Pioneer Typewriter Operator. From the Pion eer Manufacturer." At Potsdam Emperor William has built for his little daughter, the Prin cess Louise, a structure closely Imitat ing a kitchen of a cottage In the Black forest. The furniture Is quaint and old. There Is queer, old-fashioned china on the dresser, a stove like that used by the peasants and the celling beams and the wall corner-of-the-room decorations all carry out the Black forest Idea. The little princess has al ways been fond of the domestic arts, and hence the kaiser determined on this novel scheme of pleasing her. In this kitchen she tried her skill at con cocting little dishes. Sometimes the emperor calls, and. Is entertained as guest with some of the results of her efforts as a cordon bleu. This little kitchen Is not used In the summer, when the cold weather comes it is pre pared for use again. Fashion Hints. A very handsome ornament for the winter hat is a bunch of horse-chestnut leaves and horse-chestnuts made of velvet. Rose wreaths are popular for even ing wear In the hair, beautifully or namented with crystal drops that look like dew. Face veils are always popular in Paris, but the highly colored ones have been abandoned for the black or the black and white dotted ones. Exquisite rose-strewn organdies are in evidence for girlish evening frocks. In some the roses are nothing but tiny prim buds, in others great nodding heads. The pale blue sometimes shows re lief In a touch of ms.--green velvet a very "Frenchy" combination when tne right materials and right shades of color are combined. There are few women, no matter what their complexion may be, who cannot appear to advantage in some one of the various shades of red now considered the smartest thing. Pale blue ball gowns are always great favorites with the debutante, and they vary the perpetual white In which the buds are conventionally ap pointed to make their first bow to society. The curious old fashion of wearing shell flowers in the hair that used to prevail 50 years ago is being revived in a modified form by the use of roses made of mother-cf-pearl and colored Jewels, mounted upon gauze, which here and there is allowed to show through the paillettes. A debutante' aancing gown Is of pale blue moire chiffon, made on a light blue taffeta foundation. The skirt is shirred over heavy gores in eight breadths. An Insertion ol duchess lace encircles the skirt, and It Is bordered above and below by a single row of very narrow moss-j.-een 'vet, piped on. INDIAN CUSTOMS. Some of the Tribes Are Sun Wor. shippers. A recent article written by Matt Duhr contains a graphic description of some of tho strange customs of certain tribes of Oklahoma Indians Mr. Duhr say3: "Yes, some of our Re;lmen are sun worshipers. I have seen many Iowas and Tarynoss address their prayers and lamentations to the glorious orb of day. The Iowas, who have dwindled down to eighty-two persons, believe in spirits, spiritual horses, dogs and birds. Billy Dole, an old Iowa Amer ind, once told me: i havo eleven squaws and papooses up there. I can see them, and see lots of my ponies grazing on tho ever green prairies, where white men can't burn the grass." "When asked who made the light ning and thunder, the late Chief To hee said: 'The big, Very big thunder, God make3 It to scare or kill bad peo ple. When He makes sheet or forked lightning, then He wants to Just scare bad people, but when He wants to kill a great liar or thief, then He shoots them to death with a ball.' Only one Iowa 'Amerind' was ever killed by lightning. All Iowa preserves the ac count of that terrible event with great care. It Is taught and retold to the Iowa children with religious precision. "Long ago, when over 100,000 Iowas lived In the slato of Iowa, a certain foremost medicine man sent word to ail the members of tho tribe to come to his wigwam during the time when the trees were green and partake of a nine days' feast. Over 50,000 Iowas assembled at the appointed place when the flowers wore blooming. Their provisions hail been used up. They were very hungry and were about starving. Then tho head men asked the medicine man when the promised feast would come off. Then he laughed like a fool and said: 'I Just wanted to deceive, to fool you. I have hardly anything to eat myself.' Just then the thunder god sent a lightning bolt from the clear sky and killed the greatest liar of the Iowa nation. "Most of the Amerindian parents re frain from teaching their Infants baby talk. The papooses are taught to speak correctly from their birth or shortly after. White folks first teach their offspring a doodg dorge Jargon, and then take great pains to unlearn what they Impressed on their minds and tongues. "Hardly any of the Amerindian my thologies have been condensed and printed. The Amerinds have many as sistant gods; the snow god, the rain god, the tornado gods and a host of bigger and lesser gods. Some of our Oklahoma Amerinds firmly believe that some of their noted ancestors dwell In certain stars, and when they see a so-called shooting star meteor they exclaim that a departed Amer. ind has descended from above to visit his relatives on earth. "Some of the Ignoble Red men mourn with vigor for their dead, and have them entombed In $50 shroud coffins. Some have mourners to sing, chant or grunt the great deeds per formed by the deceased. The hired mourners have to abstain from eating during the mourning. They are tied securely on theor ponies so that when sleeping they cannot fall from their horses. Some of these paid mourners for the dead refrain from eating for four days and nights. "The last noted mourner was hired to mourn four days and nights on the banks at the salty Cimarron. He was paid four gallons of whiskey In ad vance for his doleful services. He managed to drink all his wages, ex cept one mouthful, before the last five minutes of his solemn'.contract. He drank the last drink at midnight of the fourth day and expired In ten min utes." Kansas City Journal. When Lord Roberts Nodded. Lord Roberts Is not generally ad dicted to historical Inaccuracies, and It is therefore surprising to find him asserting that in the days of the "Brown Bess" musketry ' was little thought of, and dependence plnced only upon bayonets. Frederick the Great and Napoleon were both enthu siastic in their efforts to promote fire effect, and the excellence of tho musketry practice of the British army in the peninsular war is the cause to which the best-informed French writ ers chiefly ascribe our victories in Spain and Portugal. Lord Seaton, the famous Sir John Colborne of Light Division and Waterloo renown, wrote: "Assaults are not to be won by bay onets and forlorn hopes without w ad equate fire on the defenses." It is, indeed, doubtful whether at any period the musketry training and fire tactics of the British army were so carefully and successfully' attended to as dur ing the Napoleonic wars. Those were days of deeds; now we rely chiefly up on words, talking and writing much, with the beat intentions, but actually accomplishing very little. Loudon World. Tha King of .Mollusks. The king of mollusks lives In the In dian and South Pacific oceans. He at tains to a weight of five hundred pounds, and the shell Is of the bivalve kind, and the sliape is about the same as that of our common fresh water mussel. The gigantic Tridacna Is the larsest mollusk known to have lived on the earth since the Silurian age. It is found on the bottom of the shal low parts of tho ocean, and the largo Inllvlduals have no longer tue power to move about. They lie on one aide, and all about them the corals build up until King Tridacna is sometimes found In a well-like hole in tha coral formation. St. Nicholas. . New York City. Draped waists cut to form points at the front are among EIUrEI) BASOI'K WAIST, Tie-! ntest nnil ed. most satisfactory de Thls one Is especially signs offer graceful and can be made with the pos tillion back, as Illustrated, or with a point as may be liked. The model Is shown of nut brown voile, with the trimming of chiffon velvet, chemisette and deep cuffs of chiffon-covered taffeta with ecru lace (insertion applied to form diamonds, nnd Is exceedingly handsome, but nil materials that are soft enough to drape well are appro priate and the ch-.-misette ami cuffs can be of any contrasting material. The lines of the front are exceptionally de sirable, and the little shaped collar finishes the neck most satisfactorily, while the sleeves nre full nt the shoul ders, giving the broad line, yet are of moderate size. The waist Is made 'with the fitted lining, which closes at centre front, and itself consists of fronts, backs, side-backs nnd under-nrm gores, the backs being laid over onto the side backs. - The chemisette Is arranged over flie lining and closes Invisibly, and the waist is closed at the left of the front. When liked the sleeves can be cut off ot elbow length, as shown In the small view. The quantity of materia! required for the medium size Is four yards twenty- Chlu Light ItlitiiM,,-. The ever popular separate blouse grows more nnd more elaborate each day, und with the return of the flow ered nnd figured silks many nre made i from these fabrics. For wear with tailored frocks Is a white taffeta with i pale blue rings. The round yoke and stork nre heavy all-over lace, out lined with two narrow bands of Per sian embroidery In ilelleiite shades, the top one forming n deep point in front and finished with a Jaliot of fine luce. A band of tho material uUo out- A LATE DESIGN BY MAY MANTON, one, three ami one-half yards twenty seven, or one ami seven-eighth yards forty-four Inches wide, with one and one-fourth yards of silk for chemisette and cuffs and nine yards of luce inser tion and oiie-linlf yard of bias velvet to trim as Illustrated. Gathered Shirt Walsls. Shirt waists made full nt the shoul ders are among the latest novelties shown and are peculiarly well adapted to the many light weight and soft cot ton materials, although they are attrac tive In silk and In wool. This one al lows a choice of yoke or no yoke, nnd Includes sleeves of the very latest cut that are full at both shoulders nnd wrists. In the case of the model the material Is white Persian lawn, the collar and cuffs being of linen, hut the model Is adapted to nil wnlstiugs that can be made full with good effect. The wnl.it consists of the fitted lining, which can be used or omitted as ma terial renders desirable, fronts, backs and yoke, the yoke also being optional. The sleeves arc In shirt waist style, with wide cuffs, and there Is n turn over collar nt the neck that Is attached to the neckband by means of button holes and studs. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four yards twenty- one or twenty-seven Inches wide, ot two yurds forty-four inches wide. Hues the yoke and forms u point on the shoulders. The sleeves are new, all the fullness nt top, with smaller puff nt elbows and a double flounce of lace as a finish. An Evening; C.omn. The prettiest evening gowns seen recently were of chiffon, which come in all-over designs, or else with a plain surface and a deep flowered border. These gowns are much affected, by young z'u-ls and debutautes. floiES Window Kitchen Gardens. A woman who finds it hard to .get enough fresh parsley to use In the winter started a little parsley bed in a box, which she keeps in an upstairs room window. In this way she has all she needs, and plenty for the ex tra bits sho likes to put on a dish to dress it up. She has only to give it plenty of wa ter, and occasionally work the soil a little. Linen Washed Too Much. Half the housemaids and washer women who pose as "being beautiful washers and Ironers, mum," don't know anything about taking care of fine or anv other kind of linens. Tablecloths and napkins should nev er have a touch of starch in them, yet servant after servant will add a little, to get an Imitation "shine" in place of the burnish tha,t nothing but careful Ironing can bring out. Damask should be sprinkled until It Is Just a little damp all over, and then Ironed until It Is perfectly dry, going over and over it with' the iron until not a suspicion of moisture is loft In it. Was.ung Lace and Hankderchlefs. To wash silk handkerchiefs, lay them on a smooth board and rub with the palm of tho hand. Use either bor ax or white castlle soap to make tho suds; rinse in clear water, shake till nearly dry, fold evenly, lay between boards under a weight No ironing is required. Silk hose and nuoons may be treated the same w;ay. if the col ors run soak the pieces half an hour, stirring often; wash and rinse In sev eral clean waters and add to the last one a teaspoonful of sugar of lead dis solved In two quarters of water. Or wash in soft cold water with curd soap, rinse in cold water, slightly col ored with stone blue, "Wring dry and stretch them on a mattress, tacking them tightly. They will look as good as new if care Is taken. To wash lace make a smooth paste; add cold water until it looks like milk and water, boil In a glazed vessel un til transparent, stirring constantly. While this cools squeeze the laces through soapsuds, rinsing them in cold water. For a clean white add a little bluing, for ivory white omit the bluing and for a yellow tinge add a few teaspoonfuls of clear coffee to the starch. Run the laces through the starch, squeeze, roll up In towels and clap each piece separately until near ly dry; pull gently into shape from time to time and pin on a clean sur face. When dry press between tis sue paper with an Ivory stiletto and pick off each loop on the edge with a coarse pin. Newark Advertiser. Recipes. Sultana Cakes Ten ounces of but ter, 10 ounces of sugar; beat them in to a cream, ddlng four fresh eggs by degrees, two ounces of lemon peel, one-half pound of sultanas previously rubbed In flour, one pound of flour, into which put one teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix well with milk into batter the thickness of plum pud ding. Bake lp a moderate oven. Cafe Mousse Cafe mousse is made this way: Dissolve two table spoonfuls' of gelatine In a little hot water and add to It a cup of strong coffee which has been properly sweet ened; then turn Into a mold. Whip till very stiff half a pint v of cream, sweeten and flavor with vanilla and a tablespoonful of some flavoring ex tract and turn into a mold on top of the coffee. Qrop in a few English walnuts, cover the mold tightly, pack and let stand for four hours. Serve in slices. Lean Beef Jelly Into a soup ket tle put two pounds of lean beef, one half gallon of cold water, one bay leaf, six peppercorns, six wh61e cloves and one tablespoonful of salt, and place well back on the stove where It will slowly simmer for four hours. Soak half a box of gelatine In half a cup ful of cold water for 13 minutes; add to the broth and strain. To the strained liquid add the Juice of one lemon, pour Into molds wet In cold water, and put In a cold place until firm. Harlequin Jelly Dissolve a hall package of gelatine In a pint and a half of cold water. Have ready the. juice of two lemons, two oranges and a can of pineapple and add to it a cup and a half of sugar. Pour ovei the mixture a pint of boiling watet and add the whole to the gelatine; stir thoroughly, strain and set away to cool. Cut Into dice pineapple, or anges, candled cherries and bananas until there Is a cup and a half, and when the gelatine begins to harden drop In the fruit lightly. Pour into a mold and chill. Snow flake Pudding If this pudding Is as dainty as its name It ought to be delicious. To make It soak a pack age of gelatine In one cup of cold wa ter until thoroughly dissolved; then turn Into It two and a half cups of boiling water, the Juice of two small lemons, one and one-halt cupfuls of sugar and tho well-beaten whites of three eggs. Whip until very s'?3. Mako a custard by scalding one and a half pints of milk, adding to It one cup bf sugar, one tablespoonful of flour and the yolks of three eggs. Whan cold, flavor with vanilla. ME, Q M. MoDONAO. ATTORNET-AT-LAW." WotarT Publlo. real rat.t. .... "cured, coilootlonn made promnt Jvnyaoiasvll )R. fl. S. HOOVKH, REYNOLDS VILLB, PA. Resident dentist. In the Hoow kt , v IF,.WH in operating. J)R. L. L. MEANS, , DENTIST. Office on second floor of First IT tlonal bank building-, Main street. J) R. B. DEVEItE KIN Q, DENTIST. . Office on second floor P.eynoldsrfll Heal Estato Building:, Main street Enynoldsvllle, Pa. J NEFF, . JUSTICE OF THE PEACH ' Aad Heal Estato Agent), v KeynoldsTill, Pa, SMITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-A T-LAW. i Rotary Puhllo and Rani Estate Agents. Oeb leottons will receive prompt attntlon. Offlo in the Koynoldsvills Hardware Co. Building, lain street, Ktyaoldsvlllo, Pa. A woman's club the other day de bated the question whether married women should pay tlulr bills. Strange to say, most of the good ladles pres ent were disposed to think that they should not. Even where a weman has no property or earnings of her own to dispose of, It .should be a matter of pride with her to pay the debts 69 ' Incurs In her own person, continues the new York Evening World. To run up accounts at random leaving it to some one else to siale them when due, Is one of the surest ways to cultivate extravagant habits. Thrift is an ornament In every housewife, and the housewife, In spite of all our modern Improvements, Is the best type of womanhood the world knows. As a matter of fact, the averape worn : an is a shrewder buyer than the aver age man within her sphere of .experi ence. She knows when she gets hep money's worth, and she Insists upon having it. Even where she has not learned the' value of money by earn ing it outside the home, she often can teach her helpmate how It is best spent. At any rate, nothing to more certain than that without re sponsibility she will never learn. Tha man who relieves his wife of this rou tine responsibility tas no Just reason for complaining if her bills are so heavy as to embarrass him. Evening World. - MORE OP HIM. Misa Mugley The Idea of his call ing me homely. I may. not be very, pretty, but I'm certainly not as home ly as he Is. Miss Pert No, dear; but that's sim ply because he's bigger than you. Philadelphia Press. PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. Wheat No. t red..... $ I OT 1 0 ( Rye-No. 2 M . 01 Corn No. yellow, ear.. 6 to No. Syeliow, shelled., 50 SI Mixed ear 48 4 Oats No. i white 85 , M No. 3 white 81 85 Flour Winter patent 8 90 (00 Fancy straight winters 5 50 5 40 Hay No. 1 Timothy 18 75 13 00 Clover No. 1 12 75 18 00 Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 22 00 K50 Brown middlings 19 51 SO 00 Bran, bulk (0 50 21 00 Straw Wheat 7 50 8 00 Oat 7 50 d Oil Dairy Products. Butter Elgin oreamery 31 39 Ohio creamery 20. it Fancy country roll lit H Cheese Ohio, new 13 - 14 New York, new. 13 U Poultry, Etc. Hons per lb I I t 15 Chickens dressed IS 1 Egg-Pa. and Ohio, fresh It) l Fruits and Vegetable. Apples bbl g si i gn Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... 45 50 Cabbage per ton 1000 17 00 Onions per barrel g 40 g 54 BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent S j an 5 85 Wheat No. 2 red 1 M 1 (10 Corn Mixed tit 50 Effgx HI 14 Butter Ohio creamery 21 23 PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter Patent S 5 50 5 75 Wheat No. red 1 07 1 OS Corn No. 2 mixed.... . 50 51 Oats No. 2 white 30 37 Butter Creamery 24 2f Eggs Pennsylvania firsts HI 17 NEW YORK. Flour Patents f 6 0 8 50 Wheat-No. 2 red HI I 1 Corn No. 2 ; & Oats No. 2 white 7 J Butter Creamery J Kgga State and Pennsylvania.... 17 la LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Extra. 1450 to MOO lbs JS 80 8 00 Prime, l.tilO to 1400 Itm 5 AS 6 HO Medium, lauo to 1300 lbs. 5 HO 55 Tidy. Ill.i1 to 1150 4 50 5 10 . ttutfher. 00 10 1100 875 4 10 Common to lair 8H0 8 75 Oxen, common to fat ?." 400 Common togond fat bulls aud cows 2 3.VI Milch cows, each 1000 45 00 Hogs. Prime heavy hogs ..$ 5 70 5 7 PrluiK medium weights . 5 70 5 71 best heavy rorkers and medium.. ''" I 0mh1 pigs and Ughtyorkers 5 40 5. VI Pigs, cuuimou to good 4 7) 41 Houghs 3 70 4 IS Staus Sit 850 , Sheep. Extra 3 in 3 39 feood to choice 6 00 3 M odium sV 5 7.1 Common to fair- 4 00 Luuiua 550 800 Calves, Veal, extra 5 50 IM Veal, gco.1 to cboice SiJ 4 t Veai, common Ueavr 304 37 i v 1 n