i 7 Witch Doctors. Mix Miracle and Medicine In Brittany. Ey w. c. rrra-GERAiD. The mixture of medicine and mira cle Is familiar to us In books of travel dealing with remote and savage re gions, bucIi as Zululand, Morocco, Asiatic Turkey and China, where the family "practitioner" squats by the roadside selling amulets and charms, love philtres, mysterious protection against Invisible enemies, and cures for all ills, even more weird than those of the witches In "Macbeth." But who would look for witch and wizard doctors at this day in civilized France? It need hardly be said that their habitat is beautiful old Brittany that paradise of artists, where the world has stood still for centuries and all conditions of life are In some re spects as backward as they were In the twilight days of King Arthur and bis knights. Even the marriage cere monies, with their barbaric open air feasts and dances and the queer "pursuit" of the bride, are survivals of paganism when marriage by cap ture was In vogue. The Bretons speak a tongue of their o-n, and In many villages of the Department of Morblhan French Is entirely unknown. Everywhere one comes across quaint old manners and customs, for the people are filled .with superstition and cling to the manners of their forefathers with positive fanaticism. This is nowhere more In evidence than In the matter' of the village doc tor or doctress grave persons la conic In speech, and supposed to be filled with all knowledge of the heavens and the earth and things that are under the earth. Their treatment is In some respects little less drastic than that of the witch doctors of Northern Slam (the Laos States), where all ailments are supposed to be due to demons in the patient, who has his back most cruel ly lacerated with tigers' claws that the evil spirit may find a way out. In villages like Concarnau or love ly old Qulmperle one meets the Breton magician-doctor at his 'best. It may be the patient is a fisherman who has badly sprained his back on a lugger, and knows no peace until the doctor is sent for. The treatment in many cases is given in the opon air, . for a number of reasons. First, the roars and yells of the victim, much diminished by space, do not so great ly distress his relatives; and, more over, the scene draws a small crowd of respectful spectators who are vast ly Impressed by the wonderful skill or occult knowledge of the operator. The wizard doctor of Brittany has no "bedside manner" to speak of. He is sent for for a specific object, and strives to attain this in the most direct and vigorous manner possible, well knowing that unless his herb po tions are appallingly nauseous and drastic in result and his bone setting a matter of agony little faith would be put In him and his payments in cash and kind would dwindle to the vanishing point as murmurs against bis feeble methods slipned from vil lage to village. A matter like neuralgia, being dif ficult to cure in any showy or dra matic manner, calls for the "magic wand," with much cabalistic mutter ing and "laying on of hands," more or less after the manner of the apos tles. Some of these so-called doctors unquestionably have a rude notion of bone setting, and their treatment of sprains and simple fractures, al though causing intense pain to the patient, undoubtedly attains its ob ject. f The women doctors are usually old, with a primitive knowledge of the effects of certain herbs upon the system, and their specialty is the treatment of children and women. Their methods would excite dismay In New York, London or Paris, but a most touching and implicit faith is put In them, even when they act as dentists by the old string and chair method. Fees are frequently paid in grain, bay, native costumes and sil ver ornaments, but the women also often pay the witch doctors by means of their own hair. It should be explained that there la a regular hair harvest in Brittany, and the girls and women do not mind much parting with their back tresses, because the native Breton bonnet conceals the loss. The doctors also practice a certain kind of hypnotism, especially in the case of nervous affections, and fre quently' succeed in persuading a pa tient (even with blows, curses and contumely) that there is nothing at all the matter with him, and that be ought to be ashamed of himself giv ing up work these hard times and causing anxiety to bis friends and relatives! Mud poultices, cats' fur, dogs' hair, human blood, parchment with mys terious words written on it these are some of the "remedies" which the quack doctors of Brittany commonly use,, and which are believed in by the pationts with the faith that movetb mountains. The more successful of these village practitioners employ as sistants, espaclally in dislocation cases, where the patient is likely to put up a stout resistance to the dras tic and painful methods employed to put the bone back into its place. In some of the very smallest of Breton villages, however, the man or woman doctor adopts tha honora ble profession only as occasion may arise, and as a kind of "side line." Thus it may be a small farmer or an old woman who keeps a tiny store- both of them with an hereditary knowledge and a taste for the curs of Ills. It must be borne In mind that even these "occasional" doctorssnjoy their meed of respect and local renown, and are frequently called upon to cure a sick baby or growing child, or even to treat an adult person with strange drugs of their own brewing, of course entirely unknown to the pharmacopoeia, and seriously applied, For the physician in most cases be lieves as implicitly In the treatment as the patient himself; the former has seen these weird remedies ap plied all the days of his life, and well knows they have come down from time immemorial. It is the doctor, too, who is fre quently employed as a "go-between" in initiating the elaborate and com plicated ceremonies that mark a Breton wedding. New York Tribune. BACK TO NATUItE. Wealthy Swiss Woman Lived in the Woods and Acted Like nn Ape. Scientists are greatly interested in a woman who has reverted to the habits of the highest apes, who, in seven years of solitary wandering in lonely mountains, has forgotten the civilizing influences into which she was born and has regained the super acute sense of hearing and the tree climbing power which prehistoric man possessed. She is a widow of a wealthy mer chant of Geneva. Some time before her husband's death she deserted their luxurious home in this city and vanished utterly. Some whispered that she was jealous of a certain opera singer. Others gossiped that she gambled and had contracted debts of which she dared not tell her husband. Again, it was said that for her ec centricities she had been immured in a neighboring asylum. It is known now that the woman, who was delicately reared, went away. She wandered Into the thick forests of Hautesavoy, a most sparse ly settled country. There she has ex isted for seven years, munching nuts and berries, seeking refuge In lonely grottoes against the winter's rigors. Growing bolder at last, she pene trated to the outer edge of the forest. Her appearance, almost demoniac, terrified the peasants, who told the police of the wild vision that had pre sented itself. She eluded the police by darting into the thickets, which they could not penetrate, or by swing ing herself from one of the tree branches far above the ground. Even when they captured her the police could learn nothing from her. She mumbled a jargon. She has been positively Identified. Her husband left a fortune to her, but it is not likely she will enjoy it, for she has been Incarcerated in an asylum. Geneva Correspondence Chicago In ter-Ocean. The Philosophic Grocer. A retail grocer of Burlington dis plays on his store wallB some trench ant placards. He is a recognized adept in rhyming and effective ad. writing, especially in adapting cur rent events to that end, but those quoted herewith display some homely philosophic thought. This placard is placed directly over the clock, where all who look for the time of day will see this also: "What time is it? It's time to quit lying. Some people lie when they know the truth would be better." Here are some others: "If you get out of hu mor, before you swear count five. It works; we've tried it; you try." "Do you know the hardest thing in the world to do? Do unto others as you wish to be done by; try it for a day." If you put good crackers into good soup, it will improve both." "Hon esty may be the best policy but it keeps some people poor all their lives. But cheer tip, Bill; you'll have wings while others are singed." "What s worse than a rotten egg? We don't know, unless it's the fellow who brings it to market." "We don't know which Is the bigger fool the one who orders a cake of yeast de livered, or the one who delivers it" Materializing the Flying Dutchman. A strange sea phantom, which very probably has helped to create the legend of the Flying Dutchman, if stated to have been run to earth by the Argentine Government. Many vessels have reported after rounding the Horn that they have sighted what seemed to be a derelict vessel, or one in need of assistance, sailing in through the straits with decks awash. Vessels have run aground while try ing to get near this mysterious ap parition, under the belief that there must be a navigable passage for it to sail In. Now it has been finally identified In Le Malre Strait, one of a number of jagged rocks, which at five miles distance has the appear ance ol a bark running under short sails. Probably the white sails of the visionary vessel are produced by the sea bird whitened upper parts of the crag; the same course has often led to the lonely islet of Rockall, which lies out in he Atlantic to the west of the Hebrides and was the grave of a Norwegian emigrant ship a year or two ago, to be taken for a vessel under full sail. Westminster Gazette. Should Have Tried Heaven. Witness was at the nouse at about 3 o'clock on the previous afternoon, and he saw Priestley through tne window. He rang the bell and the maid answered the door, but de clined to open it, and told him to go to a warm place. He had been there about four times previously, and had not seen Priestley. Southport (Eng. land) Guardian. V7 Plea for More Dancing. It seems a very great pity that some determined effort cannot be made to make dancing more popular. Nowadays, when exercise Is a kind of religion to men and women alike it is odd that one recommended by all doctors, and recognized all the world over and in all ages as an attractive pastime, into which the art of fascin ation largely enters, should be more and more neglected among us. Lady's Pictorial. One Way to Earn Money. One of the least expensive and easiest ways of earning a living for a woman to adopt Is that of dyeing. In small towns where people have no city faculties It Is n paying Invest ment to start a dyeing establishment. It's wonderful how many old gowns, coats, odds and ends, and even carpet rags every housekeeper has that sho wishes dyed. One of the principal advantages of this sort of work is the small investment that is required to be made. Several 10-cent packages of dye of staple colors are all she needs to start with. After one gets accustomed to tho work it is fascinating as well as profitable. Chicago Tribune. Expressionlecs Faces. It Is being said of the faces of preesnt-day women that they lack ex nression. Artists sometimes tell us that they value wrinkles. Lines In the faces how character. How expression less are often the photographs of cele brated men and women from which nil characteristic lines have been ef faced! If a miniature has to be cop- led from them, the painter Is in de spair; he gets no likeness. So when all faces aim at blankness the result will be monotony. Would not this be deplorable? It must be left for the women themselves to decide whether then- faces shall be natural, lined, and Interesting, or fashionably smooth, ex presslonless, and fixed. The Lady. Plea For the "Not Outs." An English writer commends the American practice of letting the "not outs" have a good time. What does an English girl betwen twelve and Blxteen know of the joy of living, she asks. "She Is more often than not snubbed all around, and left to her own devices and her governess'. She is persistently overworked, and, I am sure, ever-gymnaslumed. Grow ing In stature as fast as she can grow, she Is yet made to burn the candlo of learning and athletics at both ends. Can't we have some pity on her, and let her have a little fun of the right sort? The age of fifteen is an im pressionable age, when girls are apt to get a little sad, a little neurotic, unless brightness and movement of a healthy sort are introduced into their lives." New York Tribune. Her "Strict Mourning" is White. "Strict mourning" Is far from a specific term. Anybody who thinks it means you must wear your heart upon your Bleeve in a 'black symbol is Ignorant of the subtleties of fashion. For instance, the Countess of Suf folk (Daisy Letter that was) is said to be "In strict mourning" for her sister, Lady Curzon, yet she went driving the other day In Washington in a white cloth suit, made with a pony Jacket and deep flounces on the deml-tralned skirt. A narrow band of .crepe edged the left cuff and a narrow band of crepe finished tho flowing white chiffon veil. Friends say Daisy Letter has gone off In looks, and that she will never gain the reputation for loveliness enjoyed by her sister. As a young girl, Mary Letter was thought only "pretty," but as a matron she developed into a cele brated beauty. New York Press. Do They All Powder? Statements of hotel managers in New York indicate that Marie Corelll will not find her "Ideal womanhood" and natural-beauty literary heroines along the Great White Way. While women are Indignantly refuting the attack made by the English novelist pertaining to wigs, pads and beauty dyes the hotel managers make state ments that tend to support Marie Corelli's charge. The hotel men with one accord say that they buy supplies of paint and powder, eye pencils, hairpins and other beauty accessories the same as they buy their stock of breakfast foods and lobsters. The only differ ence In these purchases of widely dif ferent variety, they generously admit, I; the lessened quantity of the form er. The managers say behind the barri caded doors of their private ofllces. "wlthut fear of contradiction, that New York women are addicted to the paint and powder, the eye-pcucll.hoD-it, and all other facial evils that they are accused of by tho English novel ist. New York club women flatly and W am v rv ii vi n i. j .1. l......,tnHi.n vigurousiy uuiiy io iuiiii", - there you are. New York World. Don't Fuss Over New Frociks. "In this season of princess styles and delicate fabrics that woman is wise who doesn't worry about in finitesimal errors in the fit of her gown, provided the essentials are cor rect and smart," said a designer in a Fifth avenue establishment yesterday. "Fine materials,' she explained, "cannot be handled and rehandled by a number of sewing girls without benring a resemblance to a purchase from a second-hand shop. It is suf ficiently dlfflcult to keep a two-piece garment fresh and dainty looking when many corrections are to be made, but with the princess gown the difficulties double. Since it Is all in one piece, several girls must work away at the waist, while two or tnree more, seated opposite, sew on the skirt. Naturally in the effort of each to get her work Into the easiest posi tion and the best light, the garment comes In for more pulling and Jerk ing than Is good for it. One of our customers ordered a violet velvet gown a few weeks ago. Waist and skirt were trimmed richly with hand some white lace over white chiffon, This woman insisted on at least six fittings, and at each she suggested a new alteration in the garniture. Re sult? When that gown finally was farwarded to her it looked as If It had had several weeks of hard wear." New York Press. Mending Wrinkles. The best method of mending a silk gown Is to use the ravelllngs from the material Itself, first of all, because there can be no doubt as to your having the exact shade which Is not apt to be the case even with the. most closely matched silk and secondly because the twist is the same and the stitches do not show, as they will if the stitches are taken with a thread more tightly twisted than the woven fibre. The place should afterward be pressed with a heavy Iron. The iron, of course, should only be warmed, as a hot one would leave an imprint of its shape. Again, ravelllngs of woollen gar ments are the only threads that will make a darn which can be concealed perfectly. From the roll of pieces you have take one that will give rav elllngs eight or ten Inches long. If the whole to be darned is very irreg ular or large baste it Into as good shape as possible with a fine thread, which may be withdrawn after the work Is completed more easily than a coarse one could be. A very good plan is to lay a book of piece of pasteboard under the hole, which will enable you to draw the edges together smoothly and flatly. A small piece of pasteboard held under the rent while darning Is as great a help as a darning ball to the heel of a stocking, says Woman'B Life. Do not mend a kid glove with sew ing silk, for the Silk cuts the kid and shows the repair more plainly. Fine cotton thread will give a much more satisfactory result. If a glove Is torn put a piece of silk of the correspond ing shade under the torn part, baste carefully so as not to reveal the" stitches, and then draw up the rent with cotton thread. Fashion Notes. Black hats are worn with colored costumes. Colonial buckles continue a popu lar decoration for dressy low shoes. Very pretty are the lace blouse coats with square fichus or collars hemmed with chine silk. Two or three shlrrlngs Just below the bust on silk matinees suggest the Empire style pleasantly.' Buckles of oxidized silver mounted with bright peridot are among the handsome fastenings for belts and capes. As a rule, low tones have prevail ed, gray, mauve, fawns and plum shades, rather than black or the more brilliant hues. Narrow velvet ribbon the color of the waist may decorate the stock of white linen to be worn with an after noon shirtwaist. Red velvet. Ivory satin and cloth, and gold buttons and embroidery are combined In a sumptuous opera wrap for a New York society woman. Light Persian silk made very or nate with sections and bands of lace edged with folds of plain color silk is favored for separate dressy waists. Narrow silk ruffllngs and plaltlngs ready to put In place upon Intricate bodices and skirts are beaded with tiny plaid silk folds or bright colored silk braids. Ribbon or braid applique finds a place upon the upturned, rolling brim of a Jaunty velvet turban, a feather pompom with slender upstanding spikes contemplating the simple or mentation of the lint A Touch Down! Yes, the College Days Cigar has scored a success from the outset. It ha3 become the steady companion of a large pro- Eoition of the college men, young professional men and usiness men wherever they have learned of its merits. It has the unusual quality at a low price to deserve this to command it. I College Days CIGAR, No such cigar quality has ever been sold in ordinary cigar stores even at 5c. straight before. It's only the National Cigar Stands' plan that makes he College Days possible at this price. I 111 beat cigars are now sold in the 2,000 Drug Stores having US national Cigar Stands STOKE & FEICHTDRUG CO. MAIN MARKETS. PITTSBURG. 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Veal calves 8 00 . 8 60 lieavy and thin calves 8 60 9 60 Glass brushes are used "by artists who decorate china. They are made of glass fibers as thin as spun silk. fa-snd.efa.Wal.wr 7.??. Diub in your neignDonoa, Bow. don't wt.ii reading for mnf woman, who naa Bra time. can do una. Yoa don't have to ok etranere tojoin-onlyycmr o n RlMimand frlenda. Bvarr , " - w imau '"" belong, banawee. br byl j wieraler of a ralkor Club, aha can sat livr noiuwhold-upplie- direct from the racunrv at famorr prioea. and at the mm tlma metre hundaom preaeata of furniture ond wearuial pparel that ah eooJd. obtain in ao ether way. Walkir Saoretorlcs Ktfca Dig Pay , . , , . . , . . rtlytakeilOwiaeatTakoopclnl,adfoTttit, r!n ap the elnb and ana it u llo hetrelerj, we will pnj roa liberally. All you have tado l al tho womon lner.te4loJot2endint eavh month.ai.il forthii we wi II i you yoorihoioe lint J l uiaa. ralunlile Mlyenrare. tt.'in Cm -ICaaa nul Hundreds 'thar thirffi too cnn,e:-rci8 t j mantle. W. H. mLKEB, Dept. 6 for 25c. Emblem in the window ilj STREET. DR. GREWER ( Medical and Surgical Institute, Rooms 7 and 8, PostofRce Building, DUBOIS, PA. DR. E. GREWER, Consulting Physician and Surgeon. Dr. E. Grewer, s graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the leading spec lallsts of this State, la now permanently lo cated st the above address, where he treats all chronic diseases of Men, Women and Children. Be makes a specialty of all forms of Ner. toui diseases, Blood Poison, Secret Diseases, Epileptic Fits. Convulsions, Hysteria, St J VltuB Dance. Wakefulness cured undei guarantee. Lost Manhood Restored.! Weaknesses of Young Me Cured and AH Private Diseases. Varicocele, Hydrocele andRnpture prompt ly cured without pain and no detention from business. He cures the worst cases of Nervous Pros tration, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Old Bores, Blood Poison and all diseases of tbe Sklo, Ear, Nose, Throat, Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Itching Plies, Fistula, Stricture, Tumors, Caneers and Goiters cured without cutting. Special attention paid to the treatment of Nasal Catarrh. He will forfeit the sum of $5, 000 for any case of Fits or Epileptic Convulsions that he cannot cure. Consultation free In English and German and strictly confidential. Write if yoa cannot call. Office hours: From I a. m. to 8.3S p. m. Oa Sundays B to 12 a. m. only. Ska reports showing (he rise In traces and the increased cost of liv ing only go to prove that the great sjnerrcan public is bent upon attain ing the Higher Lite, however much J sostn. TnMMll rnrnlati TrwivrmsavWwa lv, ITri bTbeooming HrvnUry ot them HftlW Ctiitm. And. In a'iitioa, Tern eaa ntliih Gown, rfrh Purs, bMatttiful Jftwvlnr in fWH, vrrtiai nu m taahion . woman afMa or brjTrdrob. 55 Our Big Walker Book SwafiJE FKKKsnd HrtMlA. ttbflS MM OTitaSi.infnnn.tinB ahnn.. .min. u -rV . , I.. M j i 1 . . 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