Modern Woman Two Women Whose Heads Can not Be Turned by Money Mrs. Killien Will Keep on Scrubbing Floors as Before :: :: :: :: Recently I have read of two women whose lienils nro level. Both lmve fallen heir to considerable fortunes; both take the matter as calmly and philosophically ns If they picked np thousand dollar hills tn the street every day. One of these philosophers Is Mrs. Mary Smith Killien. n bright faced Irishwoman who scrubs the floors of n groat oll'ce building in New York. Mrs. - Killien is a widow with two daughters, whom phe has brought up by the labor of her hands. Iler pay is only n few dollars n week, but when she got the news that a brother had died and left her $"0,000 and that the money was waiting for her she said: "Sure, this Is very unexpected. I'm-not neodin' the money particularly, lint It will come In handy for me daughters. They will get an eddycation for themselves, but their mother will stay here an' scrub an' earn an honest liviu'. If I wiut home. I suppose ld hang out the v.:i.r all day an' get as stout as an elephant. Why should I quit work because I've a few dollars? Would ye expect mo to lay down like nn ould woman? Intlade, I'm continred to work ns long ns God Almighly gives me strength." The other woman w'io:e head is packed vn ;' ' of ;t;d. strong ninnma sense that she caiin it l e dazed by good fortune lives in Washington. She Is Mrs. Kdltli Sage Kmorsnu. niece of Russell Sage. She is not going to con test her uncle's r:'V. but will accept . thankfully the Sr.O.cuO t'uele Uuss' wlilow b-t;i given to each of his nieces and nephews. She appears to bo the one Sage heir who remembers the fact thnt she never earned a dollar of the Sage fortune and there is no reason, therefore. In equl'". why she should get any of It. When she gets the $."0. 000 she will go to Europe n:id study art, which she has longod to do for years. t Only wenkralnded women and old men In their dotage live In the past. Don't do It. Look forward and al ways look for something brighter and better than the pnst has brought, do ing your best to deserve It. X X Do you know what Herbert Spencer snld? "In the history of humanity the saddest part concerns Itself with the treatment of woman. Cannibalism, the 'torturing of pri". mors, the sacrificing of victims to ists and god.!the::o have been hut o. :i.-nal. but the treat ment of woman h:i been universal and constant. The amount of suffering she has borne Is beyond the Imagination." m. ? Here Is the story of a hysterical man and one of those air obstructing, dust catching lambrequins: Edward Hnrri gan got up In the morning and lighted a gas stove to get breakfast on. The flame blazed up and set tiro to the mantel lambrequin. Edward screamed for help. His "wife fainted" at least the newspaer young man said she did. Neither of the nervous pair had sense enough to grnb thnt fool drnpery and choke the fire out. which could have been done In half a minute by any .. body with a head on. Instead an alarm was turned In. and the tire department came, wagon, hook and Indder and en gine. A dozen gallant firemen rushed In and put the lambrequin out. The extent of the damage was the loss of the lambrequin. X X Thirteen men were out In a launch in the Housatonlc river. The launch struck a log and sank. The men were thrown Into the water. Two women who knew how to run a launch put out in their own boat and rescued all of the thirteen men. X X I have heard a choice bit of slang which Is new to me. A salesgirl In a dry goods store was Imparting to a companion one of the thrilling confi dences which young saleswomen gen erally exchange when a customer In a hurry Is waiting for them. The girl who heard the tale raised her hands, looked upward and exclaimed, "Well, now, wouldn't that put your eye out?" XX Out of thirty stories In a recent month's Issue of lending magazines , seventeen were by women writers. There Is no other fiction writer today so popular ns Marie- Corclll. Nearly . 100,000 copies of her Inst book, "The Treasure of Heaven," were sold In Great Britain on the day It was pub lished. X X The recent marrlnge of Miss Louise Forsslund and Mr. Carey Waddell was the union of two American literary people. The wedding took place at the Sayvllle (N. Y.) home of the bride's father. Why I mention it especially Is that by request of the bride and groom the words "obey" and "serve" were omitted from the marriage ceremony that, too, by a just and liberal mind ed Eplscopnl clergyman. Once more, iny friends, permit me to observe thnt the sua do move. X X The most despicable creature on this earth Is the "biddable" woman, wheth er she be under the thuiub of her hus . band, her pastor or her folks. X X Says Mrs. Christine Terhune Her Ilck, waiting of a certain old woman, Awhile ago she wns enjoying poor health, but lately she has been com plaining of feeling better." Just so. ELIZA ARCIIAKD CONNER. ABOUT OLD WOMEN. Cnm Our l.lr Hxtreme Old Asre nml Ui'innln la Sound Condition f It Is no great feat now to live a cen tury. Numerous women far more wo men than men have proved it possi ble. Almost anybody who Is determin ed to round up n century of existence on this planet can probably do so. We may consider that point settled. Rut can the race learn to achieve a hun dred years of life here and make the whole running in good condltl.ni. sound as to wind, limb, teeth, sight and hear ing, graceful of figure, limber In action and comely In appearance, free from the so called Infirmities of age? That Is the1 next question. It Is far the more Important one. The mnjorlty of the very aged persons one lias seen are such ghastly wrecks of humanity, so unpleasant, even repulsive looking, mostly deaf, nearly blind, crippled np with "rheumntlz," that really It would be almost a mercy to them and the people who have to take care of them to painlessly put them out of the world in which they have stayed too long. No! Nobody wants to bo that kind of a centenarian. The Lord forbid! The task before the race is that of reaching one's one hundredth year sound, sane, sensible and handsome, full of usefulness and the joy of living. A Bunch of Old Women, I have lately made a study of the pictures of some very aged women. The Impression I get from most, is thnt It would have been to the credit side of their good looks if they had passed out thirty years ago. Then, again, two or three of these centenarian dames are ns comely to look upon and as shapely in figure as is the average wo man of sixty-five. That may not be saying much, perhaps, yet it proves again the possibility of a woman reach ing the hundred year mark without looking like a monstrous caricature of herself. So, In a measure at least, we may consider that point settled too. The picture of Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt of Brooklyn, aged 10(1, one of the old est persons in America, looks certainly a full generation younger than the lady's years. Mrs. Hunt takes keen In terest in the affairs of life, is alive and hustling. She recently made, an ex tended automobile tour. Mrs. Jennie Edwards Root, seventy seven, a music teacher of Cleveland, still actively engaged In her profession, lately won a pedestrlnn race by walk- "IS IT WORTH WHILE TO LIVH V Ing two miles in twenty-six minutes. Her picture shows her quite agreeable to look at, and, above all. she is gown ed in tip to dnte clothes. ITp to date costumes and hats of some soft light color take at least ten years from the looks of nn old woman and by conse quence from her feelings. The ancient, dented, rusty, dusty black Imnnets so many elderly women disfigure them selves with ought to be snatched off their heads nnd burned. The woman ought to die who no longer cares how she looks. Longevity Rules. Very aged women, whether hideous or comely, agree unanimously ns to two rules for reaching a century. One is don't worry: the other is keep busy with useful work all the time. Aunt Sally Jones, a negro woman 101 years old living at Tort Jefferson, N. Y., says: "Eut when you are hungry, sleep when you are sleepy. While you are awake work all the time. I'm the best sleeper you ever saw. Make work a pleasure, as It ought to be. Always be cheerful. Never worry. If these rules don't bring long life then there's bad blood in your family, and It ought to die out." The Will to Live and Be Welt. The determined will to live long in good health nnd keep all one's powers goes a hundred times further toward bringing about that result than the average human being has any idea of. Man is not a helpless creature, at the mercy of microbes and senile decrepi tude. The Creator never meant him to le that. Quito half the race get old because of their jellylike backbone and luck of clear grit and will power. They list let go their grip and give up, often times when every power of mind nnd body is still In Its prime, just because "old people" always have done thnt. "Well, people don't do It.", is the only reason they give for not keeping braced up and golug on like sound, shoo hu man beings. SUSAN PEPPER. It FASHION LETTER. Those Who Are Wise Will Now Begin to Buy Furs. AVOID TIIK SHORT KOl'NI) SKIRT The Smart Fall and Winter Coate Will Ie Lined Willi Itrocnde IHark and Yellow Will Be a Favorite Combination. Madam Fashion has decreed thnt the skirts of walking frocks shall be two Inches from tho ground. Carriage and dressy costumes have graceful sweep length skirts or short pointed trains. Those who know say that now Is the time to buy furs. They nro cheaper A FALL WRAP. at this time than they will be a month later and the modes are fully estab lished. Very smart are the fall outing hats of gray felt, with their rather tall sug ar loaf crowns nnd wide brims, one side of which rolls becomingly and is taught with a paradise plume. An at tractive gray model in this style has the brim bound with pale blue velvet nnd a deep baud placed about the crown. A chou of blue chiffon nt one side Is the only trimming unless one In cludes a long automobile veil thnt goes with the lint. A chnrming autumn frock is bf bright brown veiling made with a skeleton bodice over n full Mouse of heavy brown net. The net in turn is ninde over white batiste, and there are touches of heavy white batiste em broidery and Ince. The wrap illustrated Is designed for a girl of fifteen and Is of hunter's green broadcloth, trimmed with bands of black cloth outlined with white sou tache braid. WELL TO KNOW. For wear with tailor made clothes plaid silk petticoats are very popular finished with self trimming. Rlac k lace gowns trimmed with white lace applied on the black net are suf ficiently new In design to be attractive. When selecting a fall walking skirt be sure to avoid the circular shape. No matter how well It is cut, It will need rehnnging almost every time it Is worn. The correct length for a Bhort skirt is two Inches from the ground. Brocade will line most of the smart fall and winter coats, and another old BLUB VKLVKT HAT. fashioned silk which Is being largely used for belts is satin merveilleux. In millinery, colors are chiefly on the dark and somewhat somber order. Mack Is In high favor, browns are much liked, and the wine shades are Very prominent. Green appears in ninny charming shades, and blue in all tones Is In evidence. The brims of the large picture bats do not turn up In a freakish fashion from the face, as they did last year, but droop prettily over a Jilgh bandeau. Cr iwns on the new hats ure most varied in character, but tlio small rouu.l dome crown dlsnppcnrc.l with the t-mall round hat. Draped crowus are In the majority, and square crowns If f If o:i t'.ie '(alnhborough order nre In good p'.:' lining. The hat pictured is of hyacinth bluo velvet. About the crown Is swathed mnlines of a lighter shade of blue. At the back of the chapeau is a panache of ostrich feathers In varying tones of this new blue. 80ME MINOR POINTS. Stitched Imnds trim many of the smartest new. suits. They are applied straight or nre put on In fanciful de signs. Tiny bands trimmed with but tons are another favorite adornment. Embroidered buttons appear on a number of stunning gowns, and n sns- SLiSKVB MODRLB. plcion of bend work beautifies ninny nil otherwise plain costume. Rlack and yellow Is on'o of the new combinations of the season. It Is not likely to be as generally becoming ns the more tried and popular black and white mngplo effect. Shawl effects In wraps nre very smart. Natty little capos nnd more ambitious larger wraps built along these lines nre much In evidence. Long nnd voluminous circular capes, boast ing hoods lined with silk, are going to be tho modish tlleater clonk of the win ter. The theater hats Introduced In Paris Inst spring by nn ultra smart duchess have found their way to tills side of the water. They nre nothing more than a suspicion of chiffon or tulle tricked out with nn ostrich fenther or a pretty arrangement of roses and velvet ribbon loops. Sometimes these tiny headpieces consist of all three ma terials. The cut shows a smart group of sleeve models designed for autumn cos tumes. The epaulet effect Is very new, and the enpe upper drapery Is an old Idea revived. JUST A GLIMP8E. Accordion plaited skirts are a novel ty of the season. We have been wenr Ing skirts of this description for some time, but the new models are more like knife plaltlngs laid rather shallow, and the skirt is not so full. Wide corded belts are very fashion able fastened with handsome buckles of antique or new art designs. One of the newest shapes Is nn Eng lish walking hnt with velvet crushed A SILK BLOCKS. frill on a low crown nnd plumes lull lng back over tho hair. Crushed roses are placed under the brim at the back. A smart coat trimming is the simu lated hood effect, which is accomplish ed by a shaped drapery at the back of the coat, terminating in a little shallow hood and tassel. The new hand bag Is of suede leath er exnetly the shape of an opera bag. The leather matches the gown with Which it is worn. It is hung from a chain of leather and turquoise. Some felt hats are seen In two toned effects, the crown matching the upper side, or, again, a white felt bat will be combined with a colored brim. Theater hats, It is predicted, will be very small more of a resemblance to a headdress than actual hats. Many of them nre without crowns and are. In fact, merely decorated bandeaux. There is often a trimming of tulle to match tht' hair. Thi! blouse Illustrated Is n natty lit tle i)sdel carried out In coin dotted Bilk. The guimpe and stitched straps nro of plain silk. Small buttons ami simulated buttonholes are the adorn ments. JTJDIC CnOLLET. j Sentiment vs. Realism j eI--. SSSSSSi . . Original. 1 One morning in the sunny state of Louisiana a group of men were loung ing on tho porch of a plantation store telling stories. Jean Benolt, a Creole, had the floor. Tho French people nre much given to rhapsody, and Benolt was no exception to the rule. A drum mer from the north sat on tho head of a barrel listening to the Creole's tale. "M'seur Coquenard came from La Belle France with his son Adolphennd his ver' beoutlful daughter Lucille. When M'seur Ccypiennrd come to America his little girl was live year old, and she grow up with all the brav ery of the true southern girl. She could ride and shoot nnd pull nt the oar. j Mam'selle Lucille were ver' fine girl. Her eye flash like lightning, her hair was black ns the raven" "Black cats Is better to describe hair of that kind," Interrupted the drum mer. "Her neck wns like the swan" "Just tho kind for the new collar the Bernhardt just out," put In the drummer. "I've got samples in my trunk." Tile story teller cast a glance nt tho Yankee, but, seeing no trace of any Intent to poke fun, continued: "One ver' line morning Mam'sollo Lucille was pulling her boat on the river, and coming to an opening in the cauebrake where there was a ferry she go oshore to look for wild flowers. The first thing she see beside the path was the dead body of her brother Adolphe with a dagger in his lienrt on the hilt of which sparkled a ver large and beautiful diamond. With a shriek she threw herself on the body, calling on her brother like the wall of a harp to speak to her. "When this brave girl get more com posed she tak' the body of Adolphe, put It in the boat and row to the plan tation. At the landing she leave It, go to the stable and mount her milk white horse" "Kalntuck stock?" Inquired the drummer. "Mnm'sello ride away to avenge the murder of her brother," continued Benolt, without noticing the query. "How did she get her clew?" "She know ver' well who kill Adolphe. M'seur Octave Moustot wish to inarry her. She not wish to niorry M'seur Moustot, and her brother tell him to come no more to the house. "Mam'selle Lucille ride straight to M'seur Moustot's plantation. She rein In her horse before the gallery nnd, drawing a dagger from her bosom, call on M'seur Moustot to come out and she will kill him. But his slaves tell her that their master have gone away that morning. They say he gone down the road toward the city. She wheel her horse and follow like the wind." "She'd ought to have had one of the new autos. They're better 'n the wind. When the wind makes a hundred miles an hour, that's a hurricane. These autos do a hundred an hour with ths chauffeur asleep." The listeners cast a look of Im patience nt the drummer nnd the story teller continued: . "Mam'selle Lucille ride till the after noon, when she come to a river. The ferryboat was Just leaving and she wns ver' certain her brother's murderer was on it. Just ns she got a hundred feet from the stream her horse fell ex hatisted. Mam'selle Lucille ran to the boat, but It had left the shore. On It was n man holding a foaming steed. Mam'selle went back to her horse, and, opening a holster off the saddle, took out a pistol" "What make?" from the drummer. "How I know what make the pistol was when this happen' befo' the wart ' cried the Creole, at last becoming im patient with the drummer's Interrup tions, rtesoutly he continued: "Then Mim'selle Lucille ran forward again and fired, hitting" "The horse?" "The horse! No. She shot the man!" shouted the narrator. "Well," said the drummer, "If she's like i:: ist women sending missiles she must h;i' turned around and ilred at her l illk white steed." "Didn't I tell you Mnm'selle Lucille .vn? a ver' fine shot?" shrieked the i lory teller. "C j on with the yarn." "The ferryboat came back to shore, and they laid the man on the bank. Then Mam'selle Lucille see that she have shot the wrong man." "Did he swear nny?" "No. He was ver' handsome man, and he looked up reproachful with bis fine eyes, and then Mam'selle Lucille wns struck with self accusation. The man smiled at her a beautiful smile of forgiveness" "My old woman would like to have a man like that" muttered the drum mer, to himself. "He was a young planter who raised ver' much sugar, and he say to Mam'selle Lucille that If she smile on him his wound will not hurt him. She beg him to be taken to her father's plantation so that she can atone for her wrong by nursing him. They got a conveyance and first took him to a doctor, who said his wound would not be mortal If lie had good care. Then they tak' him to M'seur Coqucnnrd's plantation, and Mam'selle Lucille nurse him, and he recover. There was one grnnd passion between these two, and they were married, with nil the plant ers within a hundred miles nt the wed ding." "Whnt becunie of the Mousetrap man?" asked the Yankee. "M'seur Moustot? He go to Tarls, where he get killed In n duel." i "Waal," said the drummer reflective- -t ly, "you can't most nlwsys tell. "Mar- riuge La a lottery. Mebbe he got off better 'n the other feller." F. A. MITCHEL. TWISTED out of SHAPE Why should you allow your lhirttBtn rnmatn Id the cruel grasp ol rheu matism when KEYSTONE LIQUID SULPHUR will positively cure jrou ? It has cm M thouaamts ot apparently uu pi lefts .onsen. A simple preparation sulphur tn liquid fontt all ihe wsmlnrtnl cu atlve qualities; conepnirnteU-nll thft Impurities left out. We urn w sure nl Us merit that we rii raiit- i'. Don't ti't tho tr vial cost of n ho'tln stand betveen jnu acd re'lef. It's sold by nil druenlsts. Twoalzea OOc and $1 00. Keystone Sulphur Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Stoke 4 Felclit Drug Uo., Distributors. THE HEART CAN'T STAND RHEUMATIC ACID POISONING To Free and Correct the Blood a URIC-0 Treatment Is Advised There is great danger In those sharp, shooting pains throughout the body, especially around the region of tho heart. It means that poisonous urlo and rheumatic acids are there ready to grip tightly the muscles controlling this organ. Don't neglect these warn ings, for they are the danger signals nature flashes to you for help. There is but one way to overcome this poi sonous foe, and that is a thorough treat ment with Smith's Specific Uric-O. If your system is filled with neuralgia, and if your blood and kidneys are dis eased with rheumatic poison, there is no surer way on earth to get relief than through the use of Uric-O. Urlo-0 is a harmless liquid internal remedy, taken in small doses three times a day, and does not contain a drop ol alcohol, opium, or other dangerous poisons. Uric-O is simply a cure for 8ciatica, Muscular, Inflammatory and Articular Rheumatism. 1 hey all yield readily to Urlc-O treatment. Your Druggist sells Uric-O at 81.00 per bottle. If he does not keep the remedy, you can obtain the same bv addressing the makers of Urio-O, the SMITH DRUG COMPANY, SYRACUSE, N. Y. . . ... Uric-O is sold in Reynoldsville by the Stoke & Peieht Drug Co Leech's f i PlaningWiil 1 J West Reynoldsville 5 X Window Sash, Doors, $ Frames. Flooring, STAIR WORKS: S Rough and Dressed Lumber, Etc., Etc. $ I Contract nnd repair work' given Z J prompt attention. Z j Give us your order. My prices S are reasonable. S : s W. A. LEECH, FROPRIETOR. "r.!rr3rCC ;.r::cn J (MADE AT THE GREAT (WATCH WORKS AT fCANTONiOHIOJt The dealer who dosen't have DUEBER-HAMPDEN WATCHES may tell you they are not the best He wants to tell what he has h's human nature. Before baying, ask the dealer who has them. A. Gooder Jeweler 'ubcrlbe for The Star It you want the New
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