Marriage Age Increased.
It is generally admitted that the
marriageable age of women has ad
vanced considerably f recent years.
Many a bride has long felt girlhood
behind her before she exchanged her
vows at the altar, and there seems
to be few young men nowadays who
care to assume the responsibilities
of married life until they are in the
financial position usually associated
with middle age. Woman's Life.
Diplomatic Women.
. Almost all the celebrated women
have gained their fame by diplomatic
means. The famous women of Jew
ish history were all subtle in their
methods Rebecca, Jael and Hero
dlas, to name but a few of them.
What born diplomatists, too, were
Catherine of Siena, the great saint,
and Catherine de Medici, the great
sinner! The list of them down the
ages Is unending. The royal , road
to fame, as well as to peace, would
seem for women to be marked by
the signposts of diplomacy. Wo
man's Life.
Women and Her Paper.
Did you ever notice how a woman
opens a paper? It is as different
. from the method of a man as her
skirt 'is from his trousers.
If she is in her own home, with
plenty of space and sitting in a ca
pacious rocking chair, she has room
enough to do it successfully. It she
is anywhere else, she Instantly be
comes a public nuisance.
A man opens his paper sharply,
keeping the sheets close together,
folds it lengthwise in half, then
doubles it, making it into a flat
pamphlet, and reads 11 comfortably.
He doesn't gouge any one's eyes out,
or knock off their hats, or tickle
the back of their ears and necks.
But a woman! She opens the
sheets and then spreads out their en
tire length in front of her, up in the
air, with both arms extended at full
length to hold the edges. - The fact
that she is reading the first column
on the first sheet does not prevent
her from keeping the paper spread
out in this position during the whole
time she is reading.'
When she turns another sheet she
takes the whole thing a ' bit higher
Filled Prune Compote. Soak over night and simmer until
soft half a pound of the best prunes. Chop one-half of them
. and from the others remove the pits and fill with chopped nut
meats made into a paste with quince or peach Jam. Sprinkle
a layer of crushed macaroons in the bottom of a buttered
pudding-dish, spread over them the chopped prunes, and cover
with another layer of crumbs. Make a custard mixture of a
pint of milk, the yolks of three eggs and two tablespoonfuls
each of cornstarch and sugar sifted together; pour over this
the contents of the dish, and bake in a slow oven until the
cornstarch is thoroughly cooked. Take from the oven, set
aside until cold, then arrange the filled prunes on the top and
cover with a meringue roughly applied, made of the whites of
three eggs and three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Put into a cool
oven until delicately browned. Ladles' World.
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in the air, makes as much of a breeze
as she can when she is turning it,
and then readjusts it again In this
spread-eagle position. . 1
The fact that she is taking up most
of the space allotted to each person
around her never enters her mind.
New York Times.
Superior to Their Lords.
The Indian women of Bolivia are
usually superior to their lords in
actual intelligence; also in age as
I a rule.
They earn the larger part of their
mutual "living," and take the lead
in most things.
As recognized head of the house,
the Bolivian Indian wife is much
more likely to thrash her compara
tively timid, spouse than he is to 111-
" tree( her.
In the markets, when produce has
: to be disposed of, she can drive a far
' better bargain than he could; she
can carry as heavy burdens, endure
as much privation and physical toll,
labor, chew as much corn and drink
as much strong drink.
Little or no money passes amongst
the Bolivian Indians, their mediums
- of exchange being whatever they may
raise or the labor of their hands.
They will eat when not hungry, drink
when not thirsty, sleep when not
sleepy, anywhere and any time when
,. opportunity offers, "against the time
of need," as they say. The majority
are in a state of semi-intoxication
from babyhood to the grave, alcohol
being used on every pretext, freely
as their means will allow, on occa
sions of births, deaths and feast days
the last named being remarkably
frequent. Boston Globe.
A Matronly Hat.
The . Peter Pan hat was. not of
Paris; In fact, it still has to make
its way in the French capital. This
I IvreVersing the regular-ordering of
lumgs. iuv i reucu are uuunu iu
catch the craze in a few weeks, when
an English Peter Pan goes to Paris in
the Barrie fantasy. Meanwhile, we
shall be cultivating the new fad of
the Little Riding Hoods, with their
pronounced grandmotherly air. Sev
eral of these new hats were on view
in Fifth avenue yesterday, and al
ready they have Invaded Washington.
The new style certainly will not be
as popular with men as the old, for
where the' Peter Pan bestowed youth
'on women no longer young, the Red
Riding Hood gives a ma'tronly appear
ance to girls in their teens. For this
reason, of course, the new hat will
not be popular with women, but what
can these poor creatures do? They
have no say about it. All they are
permitted to do is to follow meekly
in the footprints of Dame Fashion.
So the Red Riding Hood bonnet
comes in as the first sign of spring,
It is an invention in accord with the
Lenten spirit, and this Is about- the
only kind word that can be spoken
tor it. The Red Riding Hood bonnet
has no more excuse for its existence
than the short sleeve in midwinter,
but it is useless to tarry further on
that point. Utility never bothers
women until they undertake to man
age their husbands. New York
Press.
More Pretty Girls Than Ever.
"They tell us," said the middle
aged man, "that within a generation
or two the women of this country
have increased in stature, as they
have as well in all the attributes of
graceful womanhood so that there
were never so many splendid women
to be seen here as now, all this being
due to improved conditions of life, to
which with its comparatively greater
opportunity for leisure, ' recreation
and cultivation, the sex Is first to
respond, thus Bhowlng in this way
a greater advance in development
than man.
"And they tell us also that this
advance, as might naturally be ex
pected, is more to be noted among
the well-to-do and those comfortably
situated In life; but I should say from
my own observation that It Is now
spreading among all the people as a
race. Living conditions are now far
more favorable for all than they were
even a generation ago, and this ad
vancement and improvement is now
to be noted among the young people,
the children of the present day,
everywhere; though here also it is
still observable more notably among
the girls than the boys.
. "If you should chance to meet any
day in any of the comfortable quar
ters of the town the school children
going home from a public school you
could not fall to be struck by the
number of graceful, pretty girls
among them. To be sure, in such &
company you could always find pretty
children, but I venture to say never
before so many really pretty girls as
now. There are plain children here,
too, if any girl can be called plain,
but a notable number of pretty girls,
of girls who would make attractive
pictures, a greater number of such,
distinctly, than would here have been
found thirty years ago." New York
Sun.
One of the neatest waists this sea
son is a dotted Swiss.
"Lion's mane" is the name given
to one of the season's good browns.
Linen dresses of white and colors
are shown, white and the natural
flax gray being most prominent.
For house wear there is no pret
tier material than white cashmere, it
needs a bit of color to enliven it.
Removable frill . Jabots for the
front of shirt waists, with cuffs friilerl
to match, are the latest dictates of
lasnion.
From present indications it seems
likely that the gored skirt will be the
successor to the very much pleated
variety.
Folds, pipings and tailor-stitched
bands of satin, as well as satin-covered
buttons, are a feature in skirt
trimmings.
Ducks and pique are elaborately
wrought in needlework and all-over
braiding. Motifs of lace come ready
lor inserting, and are convenient for
the woman who is handy with her
needle.
A fad of the season, recommended
both for its charm and novelty, is
the use of pink and blue trimmings
on white waists. This touch of color
is considered the smartest thing pos
sible, and ' appears on high-priced
models.
No ornamentation is used on the
girdle proper which goes around the
waist. There are ' women who use
a small Greek key in soutache at
each edge, and when the gown is
simple and of soft material this touch
is effective.
For afternoon gowns, a novel idea
Is voile, trimmed with tussah silk of
the same color. Light-weight wools.
in unobtrusive checks, show smart
little coatees of plain cloth, thrown
back and revealing lingerie blouss
much bef rilled.
, Household
X ' Matters.
Putting Salt in Lamps.
Putting a tablespoonful of salt Into
a kerosene lamp after filling It will
prevent the lamp from exploding, but
will not mar the' lighting quality of
the oil. New York World.
To Clean Ironware.
Take two tablespoonfuls of concen
trated lye to three quarts of water.
It will make pancake griddles like
new and the cakes will not stick. Set
the griddles or any vessel to be
cleaned where they will keep hot, but
not boll, for three Or four hours.
New York World.
Durable Bubbles,
To make bubbles that can be blown
big and will last take a piece of pure
white soap about the size of a walnut
and cut It up in a cupful of warm
water. Then add a teaspoonful of
glycerine. Stir well and blow from a
small pipe. Strawberry Juice wllj
make pink bubbles, and orange juice
will makeyellow ones. Housekeeper.
To Clean Wlu9o..,s.
Wet a soft cloth in kerosene, then
polish with clean cloth.
Finger marks may be removed
from windows by putting a few drops
of ammonia on a moist cloth.
Mortar and paint may be 'removed
from windows with best sharp vine
gar.
Flower pot stains are removed
from window sills by rubbing thera
with fine wood ashes and rinsing with
clean water. Boston Post.
To Make Inexpensive Ties.
Take an old four-in-hand tie and
Hp it apart carefully to get the pat
tern. I make them of pieces of light
print, white waist goods, gingham,
chambray or silk and some of them
could not be distinguished from $1
ties. I use' a single thickness of
white cotton to line the cotton ones.
but use flannelette for the silk ones.
They are easily laundered (do not
starch them) and will outwear a doz
en twenty-flveKsent ties, besides they
look fresher and are so inexpensive
one can have a large variety to choose
from. Try it, especially if you have
boys in your family. Boston Post.
Tea Cozies.
The "Old Maid" tea cozies are the
quaintest little affairs seen in an art
Bhop in a big city. They are built
upon the wire frames which resemble
lamp shade frames, and are bought
for hat rests. i
Upon one of these is mounted the
quaintest little terra cotta head, with
hair drawn plainly back into a snug
knot, and with features kindly, but
unmistakably of the spinster type.
The wire frame, which simulates a
hoop skirt, is first padded, then plied
with layers of beruffled organdie. It
is a clever novelty, and has figured
with popularity- as the consolation
prize at bridge parties. Indianapolis
News.
Jellied Chicken.
Take a large chicken, and after
carefully cleaning and washing-it, cut
it up as though going to stew it.
Then place the pieces on a meat
board, and pound them with a potato
beater until all the flesh is mashed
and the bones thoroughly crushed.
Place them in a double boiler and
pour over them one quart of filtered
cold water. Stir in one level tea
spoonful of salt, fill the lower part of
the double boiler with cold water, and
set it where the water will boil.
From time to time open the upper
part of the double boiler where the
chicken Ib, and Btir it round. Add
no more water to the chicken, but
fill the lower part from time to time
as the water bolls away, always
adding boiling water after the water
has begun to boil the first time. Let
the chicken cook at least six hours,
then take it off and strain through a
fine sieve Into a bowl. Set away to
cool. When cold skim off the grease,
which will rise to the top. Under
neath you will find a clear hard jelly.
This may be served cold, a table
spoonful at a time, chopped fine; or
it jnay be warmed into a soup, a little
at a time, for invalids. American
Home Monthly. .
Recipes.
Bread Pic. A good way to use old
bread,, Crumb the bread and soak In
milk; sweeten to suit taste; flavor
with nutmeg, lemon or chocolate; dot
with scraps of butter; bake without
top crust and Ice the top after baking.
Hot Biscuits. Put a little salt and
five teaspoons cream tartar and two
teaspoons soda (leveled oft with a
knife) into one quart of flour and
sift. Chop in one-halt cup lard and
add sweet milk to make the right
consistency to roll out, rather soft.
It will take about one pint. Bake In
a quick oven.
Cottage Pie. Chop cold moat very
One, boil and mash some potatoes, to
every cup of meat add one-halt tea
spoon salt, a little pepper, one tea
spoon of finely chopped cooked onion
and one-half cup of gravy or stock.
Put the meat, seasoning and gravy in
a baking dish, cover with the mashed
potatoes and bake in hot oven until
golden brown.
: Baked Ham. Soak a ham in cold
water over night; trim it neatly and
cover all over with a thick crust of
flour and water; bake slowly eight
hours; remove the crust and skin;
cover the top with fine 'cracker
crumbs; place in the oven until the
crumbs are brown. When cold cut in
thin slices. , ,
umiajj
New York City. The simple shirt
waist made In tailored style is abso
lutely necessary to comfort, and this
one la tucked after an exceptionally
attractive and becoming manner. In
the illustration it is made of natural
colored pongee stitched with belding
silk, and pongee is much In vogue for
waists of the sort, while it has a ,
great many practical advantages, but j
iue iiiuum is appropriate lur uu iuu
seasonable waistings.
The waist is made with the fronts
and the back. There is a regulation
box pleat at the centre front and a
neck-band finishes the neck. The col
lar Is of the turn-over sort and can
be made from striped material as il
lustrated or to match the waist as
liked. There are regulation sleeves
with straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one or
twenty-four, three and three-eighth
yards thirty-two or two yards forty
four inches wide with one-eighth yard
any width for the over portion and
collar.
Collar of Ruches.
A novel collar is made of many
ruches of tulle mixed with velvet
baby ribbon in black and white, the
black velvet forming flowers.
Color Blrndings.
The blending of many colors in de
licious harmonies is responsible tor a
large part of the attractiveness of the
present styles, but It also furnishes
one of the most difficult problems for
inexperienced milliners and dress
makers. Tunics Fashionable.
The rage for tunics threaten to
make a fashionable drawing room
look like the old Roman Forum.
Reign of Tassel.
Tassels, tassels everywhere, be It
dangling from the latest neckwear or
hanging from the big drapery seen
on so many of the new costumes.
They hang behind the dainty ear of
the girl who wears her most fetching
tulle hat or they bedeck the skirt of
the society matron as she stands in
line at reception or tea.
Three or Four Piece Skirt.
The skirt which is smooth over the
hips and which flares at the lower
portion continues a favorite one for
walking, while it is always the most
becoming and most graceful. Here
is a model that can be made either In
three or four pieces as the front gore
is seamed at the centre or cut in one.
In the Illustration it is made from
striped material and the front gore is
seamed at the centre to produce the
chevron effect. The circular bands
are pretty and novel and are exceed
ingly effective In the striped fabric.
The skirt is made with a front gore
and side and back portions, which are
circular. The front edges of the side
portions are , turned under to form
tucks, which are laid over onto the
front gore, so concealing the seams
and allowing effective use of buttons
as trimming. The fulness at the back
can be laid in. inverted pleats or It
can be cut off and the skirt finished
in habit style as liked.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is eight and one-
half yards twenty-four, seven and
one-half yards twenty-seven or five
yards forty-four or fifty-two Inches
wide.
Hungarian Waists.
Ono of the smart novelties in shirt
waists for any suit but a white one is
of ecru hopsacking or batiste or linen.
It is trimmed with bands of Hunga
rian embroidery, which comes by the
yard. It is In brilliant' colors, with
dashes of black. .
Colors in Hosiery.
Novel hosiery of the season shows
a contrasting color beneath the open
work upon the Instep.
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BUSINESS CXRDBt
r JUSTICE or THS PEACE,
Pension Attorney and Rcal'.Eatats Agent.
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
attorney at law,
Brookvillk, Pa.
q. m. Mcdonald, -attorney-at-law,
Real estate agent, patents secured, col
lections mud promptly. Office In Syndicate
tulltUng, Beynoldsvllle, Pa.
SMITH M. McCREIGHT,
attorney-at-law, .
Notary public and real estr.ts agent. OnV
lection will receive prompt attention. OBoe
In the Reynoldsvllle Hardware On. building,
stain etreet Beynoldsvllle, Pa.
Da B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover building
Iain street. Gentleness In operating.
DR. L, L. MEANS,
DENTIST;
Office on second floor of the First National
bank building, Main street.
DR. R. DEVERE KINO, -DENTIST,
office on second floor of the Syndicate baU4
log, Haln street, Keynoldsvilla, Pa.
JENRY PRIESTER
UNDERTAKER.
Black and white funeral ears. Main street,
Reynolds vUle. Pa.
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG.
Wheat-No. t red M
Rye No. 2
Corn No 2 yellow, ear 80 St
No. 8 yellow, shelled..... 78 80
Mixed ear 77 TH
Oats No. white &7 58
No. S white M 67
Flour Winter patent 8 00 5 05
Fancy straight winters
Hay No. 1 Timothy '00 IS SO
Clorer No. 1 WW 11 SO
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 88 00 86 50
Brown middlings., 8 60 24 00
Bran, bulk ! ...M50 83 00
Straw Wheat 7 8 7 90
Oat 7 85 7 SO
Dairy Products.
Butter Elgin creamery I 84
Ohio creamery 80 81
Fanoy country roll 1 19
Cheese Ohio, new IS 17
New York, new. IS 17
Poultry, Etc.
Hene-par Ib I 17 W
Chicken dressed 1
Eggs Pa. and Ohio, Iresh 17 It
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes Fancy white per bo.... 129 IS)
Cabbage per ton 1 w 1 5
Onions per barrel IM 00
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent f 5 11 S 80
Wheat No. 8 red 1 08
Corn Mixed 71 71
Eggs 17 M
Butter Ohio creamery 81 m
PHILADELPHIA. .
Flour Winter Patent IS.) 5 75
Wheat-No. 8 red 100
Corn No. 2 mlied SO 88
Oats No. 9 white 54 55
Butter Creamery. 84 85
Eggs Pennsylvania Brats 17 18
NEW YORK.
Flour Patents B 60 5 70
Wheat No. red I 00
Corn No. l
Oats No. 8 white 5! "
Butter-Creamery W
Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... 17 IS
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Extra, 1,450 to 1,600 I In I 7 11 7 85
Prime, 1,300 to 1,4(10 lbs 61 18)
Wood, 1,800 to 1.800 lbs 80 6 6)
Tidy, 1,060 to 1,150 lbs 8 71 15
Common, 700 to 800 lbs 5 85 5 4)
Oxen 4 i 40
Bull 8 60 4 50
Cows 8 00 4 81
Heifers. 700 to 1.100. toil 5 55
Fresh Cows and Springers 11 00 6i 00
Hogs.
Prime heavy I 8 8 t '
Prime medium weight 6 mi 6 81
Best heavy Yorkers 6 81 6
pood light Yorkers 8 5) 5 70
figs 5 8) s 40
Roughs 4 7) S 8)
B'ags 8 5) 4 0) I
8heep. '
Prime wethers, ollpped I 4 50 4 75
Hood mixed 4 10 4 41)
Pair mixed ewes and wethers 8 50 4 (JO
Culls and ooramon 8 00 150
Lambs 7 uu n 00
Calves.
Veal calves i ot 7 yi .
Ueavr and thin oalvrs 8 00 ' OJ
SPORTIXG BREVITIES.
J. B. de Rosier on a motorcycle on
the Clifton Stadium track made new
figures for the mile at 56s. flat.
There will be no Tom Longboat In
the Olympic championships. This is
official, and' right from headquarter!
at that.
Finland will probably figure in the
weight events with Jarvinen, who is a
giant, and is said to have hnrled the
discus 143 feet 4 inches.
Estimates of the loss by 'the Coney .
Island Jockey Club, Sheepshead Bay,
for the recent meeting range from
,150,000 up to $250,000.
The New York Tribune gays that
the outlook for racing Is brighter just
now than at any time since the pass
age of the Agnew-Hart law.
The London Olympic committee
has decided to accept the American
entries for the international rifle
matches to be held this year.
, Colonel Franklin Bartlett has ac
cepted the position of president ot
the Personal Liberty League, which is
rapidly increasing in membership.
With the withdrawal of Provident
the only tracks on which the old-time
trotting meetings will be held ar
Detroit, Kalamazoo and Columbus, as
compared to a dozen last year.
Columbia and Swarthmore are tht
only colleges in the East where foot
ball has been dropned. On the Pa
cific Coast Leland Stanford and Cali
fornia are the single advocates of
abolition.
The Grand Trottini; Circuit has
been disrupted through the action of
legislation on betting at tracks, and
as a result only three of these harness
meetings will be conducted on old
time lines.
The famous McGrathlana stud.
Lexington, Ky., Is to be dispersed be
cause of the adverse turf legislation.
McGrathlana is, next to the Elmen
rf establishment of James B. Hag
Sin, the largest in the United State.