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.
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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
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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.
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Jeweler
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