Woman'sWorld
THE LATEST T.ECSUIT.
Mm. Mlbi, the Famsus 8injer,
Joint Ranks of Suffragetln.
.Mine. Nellie Melba Is tlio l:ist i'.U
tlngulshcd recruit to the sulTrugettc
army. The famous i lir.tr lax-nine en
tlitiHlnntlc over the inline lit Hie great
ivlly of the woman's ' rights party
held recently ut Carnegie hnll. New
York city. At this merlin;; Mrs. IMilllp
Sr.o'wden of England mnde a wonder
fill nnd rousing speech Hint complin.1;
ly won over Mine. Melba to the ciiuc
Mrs. Ocorge Gould and Mrs. Clnrenco
Mackay both figured prominently In
the movement.
Mme. Melba is a very interestliis
personality nslde from tier great gift
of song. She Is one of the richest
prima donnas- probably the richest,
barring Tattl-ln the world. Every
If MB NELLIE MELBA.
time she sings at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, Mme. Melba re
ceives $4,000. The highest price ever
jald a singer for a single performance
was given this songstress In her na
tive city of Melbourne, Australia, the
Bum being $13,000.
Mme. Melba's Jewels alone are worth
a king's ransom, and she Is the owner
of a superb pearl necklace that be
longed to Marie Antoinette. This for
tunate lady Is very generous, and one
of her pleasures in life is helping
struggling genius, especially those en
dowed with musical talents. Mme.
tMelba has a magnificent home in Lon
don, and for nine weeks when this es
tablishment was open recently her
secretary, Miss Murphy, said the ex
ipenses were $50,000. During the opera
'season in America it costs the diva
f 1,000 a week to run her apartment.
iHer worst personal extravagances are
lowers and special messengers. Noth
ng very alarmingly rash In this ex
ipendlture, certainly. Mme. Melba, as
Everybody knows, owes her profes
sional no mo to the happy Inspiration
Of her teacher, Mme. Marches!. When
the training of her beautiful voice was
Teaching completion, a question arose
as to the name under which the young
Australian was to make her debut,
Nellie Mitchell, her maiden name, or
Mrs. Armstrong, her married appella
tion, being obviously impossible for a
prima donna. After various sugges
tions had been considered and dis
missed Mme. Marchesl exclaimed.
"Why not pay a compliment to your
native city, Melbourne, . by calling
yourself after It? Melba would make
capital name." The proposal was
adopted. -
They Camp Out to Grow 8kinny.
But, oh, how many women suffer to
follow -the dlrectolre fashion I "Re
duction" classes now are as common
1n social circles as classes In bridge.
'Certain teachers take groups of wo
men into the Adlrondacks in relays of
twenty for a course of six weeks.
Those who wish to don the sheath
gown when the season opens are get
ting rid of flesh at the rate of eight or
ten pounds a week. They live In a
' Hodge, and their day begins at 7 a. m.,
.when they have black coffee, black
ibread and a salad or fruit. With knap
i ' fcacks on backs they walk and climb
; as rapidly as possible until noon, when
fthey again eat a meager cold luncheon.
Then they rest for two hours and
rwalk again until 6. The evenldg meal
Is hearty, but devoid of sweet or fat
tening things. In the evening those
who are in earnest go through addi
tional physical exercises. , All retire
at 10. Hundreds of fashionable wo
men are going through this work.
Thav avm fhnn wrwwl akin rnn find
'jump over chairs and boxes. They
, veem to think the sheath gown worth
the pains taken to fit oneself for wear
ing it
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To improve th Mouth.
All of us cannot have good looking
' mouths, but we could make more of
what nature gave us than we do.
The expression of the mouth can be
utterly changed by mannerisms which
' it taken In time can be easily over
come. Mothers can play an Important part
In mouth formation. Children should
ot be allowed to form habits that
ruin the contour of the Hps. '
The childish trick of holding th Upa
ktpart causes them to sag looaaly and
In time gives a vacant look to the face.
Often this habit ts formed through
lmnerfeet breathing, and It can be
caused by adenoids or slight catarrh.
Another bad habit for the moutu Is a
fretful look that so often Is seen lu
children. Tbo drooping corner are
hard to raise In Inter years, but when
ever noticed lu little ones the .mult
should be corrected.
Ttitlnu- Hi 11ns In even worse, as It
soon thlckpns them and makes them
'onrse looking ns well as subjects
v 'i easily to chapping. Tills usly
trli k can often be overcome In chil
dren by rubbing the lips with some
thing bitter, as aloes.
Ruckliic the thumb or fingers Is even
more fatal for a beautiful nioulh. and
mothers shonld do everything to tver
rome this fault.
Sometimes children make ugly faces.
and because older people laugh they
keep it up until the mouth Is twisted
from Its shape or the disfiguring mo
tions have become Involuntnry.
Ton ereot care cannot be taken or
the first teeth. If they are neglected
the second teeth Invariably com In
baillv, and the good shape of Hie
mouth Is mined.
A Dresden 8hepherdess Debutante.
Naturally, with so many "buds"
blooming In social centers, "bud"
gowns are coming from Tarls and else
where. Young Mrs. Joseph MMter lias
a pretty young sister among the debu
tantes of Washington. The girl is
Dorothy Williams. One of the gowns
that Mrs. Joe brought over for her
sister Is so pretty that other girls may
feel Justified in using it for a hint.
The skirt Is of flowered net over the
palest sort of soft silk, the shade
known as peacbbloom, and the lines
are long and clinging. Around the
decollete bodice is a trimming of pink
atln formed Into tiny moss rosebuds
played closely together. The same mo
tive Is seen on the high satin girdle.
At the end of the streamers are loops
or rosebuds hanging after the manner
of lilies of the valley In bridal bou
quets. Satin buds for the hair, pink
satin slippers and a great fan made of
rosebud satin make the girl who wears
the costume look as if she had stepped
out of a group of Dresden shepherd
esses. Shun th "Misunderstood" Man.
To be a soul mate means to feel the
highest and purest kind of love a love
all unselfish and free from all that Is
base. But there Is nothing high or
pure In the friendship of the man who
urges you to defy the laws of conven
tion. Never listen to the man who comes
whining to you that you "understand
him so much better' than his wife
does."
The chances are that his unfortunate
wife understands him only too well
and kas a thorough contempt for lilin.
Somewhere in the world you proba
bly have a soul mate, and It Is to be
hoped that be will find you, but If he
comes In the guise of a married man
send lilni about his business. Do not
allow yourself to become "friends"
with him. Such friendship Is never
desirable.
Young Woman a Loading Economist.
At twenty-four years Anna Prttchett
of Loutsvim will have the distinction
of occupying the chair of economics In
Wellesley. She went to Wcllesley last
fall and to the youngest professor In
the history of the college. She also
ranks with the youngest successful
scholars who ever have held so Im
portant a post, and leading experts in
economics class her as a brilliant wo
man. She has surpassed all students
with whom she has studied. Her elec
tion to the chair In Wellesley is due to
merit alone and Is another proof that
In the realm of higher scholarship wo
men have the ability to stand on a
common footing with men.
Successful Tea Room.
The first tea room in Los Angeles
was opened something less than a
year ago by two young college women,
Miss Mildred Morris of Columbia and
Miss Harriet Morris of Smith. In the
first six months they had more than
16,000 paying customers. They have
had to enlarge their quarters and
have added to their business in sev
eral ways.
In Cata of Fir.
If the alcohol lamp under the chaf
ing dish comes to grief and sets the
table cover on fire, as so frequently
happens, suffocate the flames by cov
ering them with flour. This la better
than water or blankets or any of tbe
other means seized upon to extinguish
8 sudden fire and not only quicker but
less injurious than water.
A Chicago Idea,
"Have you any more figures In mar
ble?" asked the old lady In the art gal
lery. "Not - any," replied the attendant
"Any particular one you wanted to
see?"
' "Yes, I wanted to see the statue of
limitations my husband was telling
about." Chicago Journal.
Tho. Really Correct Love Letter.
Jean Jacques Rousseau once de
clared that to write a good love letter
you ought to begin without knowing
what you mean to say and to finish
without knowing what you have writ
ten. Lightning Chang Attachment.
Modern matrons and maids are not
worried by "tiresome fidelity," but
make lightning change attachments in
a way to make slow persons sit up and
take notice.
Mud stains may be removed from tan
leather shoes by rubbing them, with
slices of raw potato. When dry, polltfi
In tatf usual way.
HANDING THE BABIES.
Whistler's Arrangement of the Pie
tures a Joke on the Artists.
Late In life, when people hud begun !
to realize the genius of the man, Wilis-
tier was asked to arrange the annual
Liverpool exhibition, and here, In lilt ,
own words, is how lie did It, nccordln;!
to Helneiiinnn's "Life of Whistler."
"You know, the academy baby by
tho dozen had been sent In, and I got
them nil In my gallery, nnd In the cen
ter at one end I placed the birth of
the baby splendid and opposite the
baby with the mustard pot and oppo
site that the baby with the puppy nnd
In the center, on one side, tbe baby
111, doctor holding Its pulse, mother
weeping; on the other, by the door, the
baby dead the bnby's funeral baby
from the cradle to tlio grave baby In
heaven, babies of all kinds and shapes
nil along tbe line; not crowded, you
know, hung with proper respect for
the baby.
"And on the varnishing day in came
the artists, each innklng for his own
baby amnzlng! Ills baby on the line
nothing could be better! And they
all shook my hand nnd thanked me
and went to look at the other men's
babies and they snw babies In front
of them, babies behind them, babies to
the right of them, babies to left of
them. And then you know their
faces fell they didn't seem to- like It
and well ha, ha, they never asked
me to hang the pictures again at Liv
erpool!" '
THE VENTRILOQUIST.
Only an Amateur, but His Exhibition
Was a 8uccess.
"I waslone of a house party up the
Thames,' said an amateur ventrilo
quist. "Tea hud been served In the
garden, nnd nfter tea I consented to
essny a little ventriloquism, and the
fifty or sixty guests grew very still.
"Behind me rose a superb tree.
Looking up into the thick foliage, I
shouted In a loud nnd angry voice:
"Hello! What are you doing up
there?'
"To my amazement a thin young
voice replied:
" 'I ain't doln' no harm, mister. I'm
just a-watchln' the big bugs.'
"The guests glnnced at one another,
smiling appreciatively. Tulllng my
self together, I went on:
" 'Did any one give you' permission
to climb up Into that tree?'
" 'Yes, sir. The second groom, sir.
He's my cousin.'
"'Well,' said I, 'so far there's no
harm done, but be careful not to fall,
and don't let any one see you.'
" 'All right, mister,' said the humble
voice.
"I turned to my audience and smiled
and bowed triumphantly. They broke
into thunderous applause. They said
that they had never listened .to ven
triloquism so superb. And they were
quite right too." London Answers.
Rats' Cold Weather Retreat.
Mnny animals snuggle together for
warmth in bitter weather, as the squir
rels and the rats. Those who go rat
ting in hedges and dells in the winter
know they may try a dozen freshly
used burrows without finding a rat.
When suddenly from a single hole the
rats will come pouring out In a stream
of frenzied fur. Twenty or more rats
will He together In one hole.
They are clever enough to block up
a hole on the windward side to keep
out tb draft, so that when a rat hole
is noted newly stopped with soli, tur
nip leaves or grass here Is almost cer
tain Indication that rats are within.
Like the squirrels, they store food for
winter, nnd the keeper may find it
more difficult to secure his potatoes
fromrost than from tbe attack of the
most numerous of his .furred foes.
London Standard.
A Rattled Bridegroom.
Some few years ago a man of ma
ture age found himself playing first
fiddle to marriage bells. Then they
hied themselves away, as others have
done, to Niagara Falls. He chuckled to
himself as he took a pen to enter on a
hotel register for the first time "John
Doe nnd wife."
He thought be wrote with tbe easy
air of one who had so written it there
many years and turned carelessly
away.
On leaving the proprietor inquired,
"I hope you have enjoyed your honey
moon with us."
"Slr-r?" But he merely turned the
register back and pointed to this en
try, "John Doe and bride."
He had been as "rattled" as any boy.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Safest Employment.
The person who Is least affected by
trade depression and "slumps" In pro-
ductlon Is the peasant proprietor.. So
long as his acres produce corn, pota
toes, peas, beans, fruit, milk and vege
tables he is safe enough from hunger.
His sheep will give wool, and home
spun is excellent wear. His is the
safe, primitive and elemental profes
sion where a man lives close to the
earth, the great uiother. Dublin Irish
Homestead.
Hard Names.
"Calling names doesn't make any
real difference." said the conservative
campaigner.
"No," answered the scientist. "If it
did those aan tin titles we have bestow
ed on germs would bave discouraged
them long ago." Washington Star.
Art For Art's 8ak.
"I like to see a man take an interest
In his work."
"So do I. I once knew a policeman
who was so enthusiastic that It posl
lively pained him to see anybody out
of lall." Loulsril'.o Courier-Journal.
When Jimsey
Plugged the Game.
By W. F. BRYAN.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.
No thunder rolled, no lightning flash
ed, when James Henry Iloldeu gut his
Job, but the proceedings were not alto
gether without excitement. James
Henry entered the oflice with a de
mand for the position offered in the
morning paper.
"We've got a boy," declared Itoyce,
the gray haired manager. "You're toe
late."
'I was to ten other places before 1
could get here," explained James
Henry. "Which Is the kid you put on?"
Royce nodded in the direction of a
small boy who wns regarding bis nice
ly polished boots with embarrassed In
terest. James rendered hoarse thanks
for the Information and slipped out.
He was back again In an hour or so to
lay a package and some change on
Royce's desk.
'Them's the pencils you sent for," he
announced. "Where'll I put my hat?"
'I told you we hnd a boy," said
Royce crossly.
"And 'had' ain't 'Is,'" explained
James. "He's gone home to get his
eye fixed, and I told him I'd take rne
Job, so's he needn't worry.".
For a moment Royce hesitated. It
was bad policy to employ a boy who
had taken another's Job, but Royce
was very tired of boys who lacked
spirit, so at last he nodded his bend
In the direction of the bench where"
tho boys snt waiting for their turn to
be called.
"No more fighting or out you go," he
warned, with a frown, and James
grinned as he crossed over to the
bench.
In two days he was "Jluisey" to ev
ery one In the oflice with the exception
of Benson", the senior' pnrtner, and
even Benson thought of htm as Jimsey
on those infrequent occasions when h
gave the lad any thought at all. He
was alert, Intelligent and alwfeys ready
to perform services not strictly In his
line.
More than once Jimsey wns sent up
town to Benson's home with some
message, and In these commissions he
delighted. Usually he carried a mes
sage to Mrs. Benson, and Jimsey grew
adoringly fond of the sweet faced girl
who was the broker's second wife.
Marlon Cbesney hnd married Benson
because her parents had given her no
peace until she hnd consented to make
the sacrifice that should re-establish
the Chesney fortunes even nt the price
of her own unhnpplness, and like a
brave little woman she was trying
hard to make tlio best of It, though she
found It very difficult at times.
Benson had sought a mistress of his
home rather than of bis heart. He de
lighted in seeing his wife nt the head
of his table when he gave dinners to
his business associates. Like the plate
and the wines, she did credit to his
taste.
Beyond that be . gave her little
thought. lie was careful to provide
flowers and candy, but merely be
cause he felt that this was expected,
and Jimsey took far more delight in
tho trip than did Benson In the send
ing or Marlon in the receiving.
Once It hnd slipped out at home
that the head clerk had a standing
order to remind ills employer to send
flowers nnd tilings, and after that they
were flowers or candy to Marlon
nothing more.
Jlmsey's frank admiration and lively
ways meant far more to her because
his boyish adoration was sincere and
bis friendliness genuine. She came to
watch for his appenrance, nnd to Jim
sey the quarter or half dollar that she
gave him meant far less than the
friendly pressure of the slim, cool fin-gers-as
she laid the coin in his palm.
So matters stood when Jimsey, mnk
ing a short cut through the park on
the way to the street car line, enme
face to face with Marlon and a man
as be turned a curve In the path.
There was no mistaking the man's at
titude. He was making determined
love to her, nnd she seemed at least
tolerant If not receptive.
For an Instant Jimsey paused and
then half turned to retrace his steps
and made a detour. When he caught
a better glimpse of the man's face he
sauntered forward.
He carfie to a stop before the couple,
and his hat was whisked off as he
made a sweeping bow to Marlon. Then
he turned to the man with a look of
infinite disgust.
"Get on a new lay, Skinny," he de
manded. "You're off your beat and In
over your head. You'd better beat It
or I'll tell the cops where the lead pipe
from Hennessy's new tenements went
to. It's too bad you can't stay no long
er, but you get t'll outen here."
To Marlon's surprise the man torn
and without a word took a hurried de
parture. Jimsey turnedto her with
mild reproach In his eyes.
"I know how you feel," be said
soothingly as he watched the tears
come unbidden to her eyes. "You wnul
to have a steady, and the old man ain't
no good for the mushy stuff. You can't
get a flirtation with no one what
knows your push, but you don't want
to get mixed up with no lead pipe
thief."
"I am Interested In churltles," she
explained, not realizing that she was
making a defense to a fifteen-year-old
boy. "He spoke so interestingly of the
conditions he had studied. This was
the first time that he presumed to be
come personal." .
"He thought he had you cinched,"
remarked Jimsey,- forbearing to add
thnt he thought she was "easy." "You
want to put the old mnu wise, be
cause Skinny may try to hold you up
blackmail, you know."
"I couldn't, I couldn't!" cried I lie
girl with a sob.
'But you must," insisted .(hnsey
firmly. "If you don't tell, he'll uv.i'.-.v
up all kinds of stories, ami jmi II Invi
to put up or stand for 'cm."
"But you can't understand," lie be
gan, and Jimsey sanely nodded Ills
head. He was wise far beyond his
vears.
"I know," he conceded. "You two
(nnt never bad a good fight so's you
could know each other. C'n I put him
wise?"
The girl shook her head, but Jimsey
shook his, too, and, though he said no
more to her, he was waiting for Ben
ton when the latter left the office. It
Was Benson's habit to walk uptown
each evening until he felt tired, and
tonight Jimsey emerged from the shad
ows of the corner nnd fell Into step.
"I want to chew the rug, boss," he
explained.
"See the cashier If you want more
salary," -was the short response.- "I
cannot be bothered with oflice details."
'This ain't oflice," denied Jimsey.
"It's about the lady. I didn't promise
not to tell, and she's afraid to."
"What do you kuow about my wife
that she Is afraid to tell me?" demand
ed Benson sharply.
"It's this way," explained Jimsey
hurriedly. "She ain't got notliln' to do
but to lie good to folks, and she gets in
with the charity people. There's a
chop that trails with the bunch for
what lie can get outen It, and and he
was maklu' love to her today. There
ain't nothin' wrong, nnd yon can't
blame her. I seen him sellin' soap for
twe:.:.v-fi' cents a cake, and there ain't
another fnker I know c'n get more'n
ten. He's a swell talker, and she fell
for to listen Just to listen, you under
stand. But he thinks thnt he c'n
threaten to tell you and and get some
money from her, nnd I want to plug
the' game."
"And get the money yourself for tell
ing?" demanded Benson. "It won't
work. I have Implicit confidence In
my wife."
To his shocked surprise Jimsey
slapped him Jubilantly on the back.
"That's the way to talk," he cried,
with enthusiasm, "only toll it to her,
boss.- Don't tell it to me. Just sort ot
get together. Good night."
lie sped away into darkness, and in
his perturbation Benson walked all the
way home. He could see the poor little
girl fearful of what might happen and
trying to greet him with a smile. He
could recall many little things to which
business had blinded hlni, and when nt
last he came Into his home he took the
Jjembling little woman in his arms and
told her that he understood.
Even Jimsey could not realize to what
good effect he hnd "plugged the game."
He had mnde many crooked ways
straight, and some vague thought of
this made him happy os he sto d In
line for a gallery ticket to the mplo
drama, where the stage villain would
be knocked out and virtue would tri
umph as he hnd seen It that day In
real life.
Turquoises and the Mongols,
Turquoises are the favorite atones of
all the Mongol races and are generally
worn In their original state except by
the Chinese women, who bave them
roughly cut and wear them mixed with
pearls and coral. Both the Tibetan
men and women ornament themselves
with lump turquoises, the men wear
ing them attached to their single gold
earrings, which are worn in the right
ear only.
The women of Ladakh carry their
fortunes on their heads in the shape
of a broad strip of red cloth studded
with huge turquoises, which, starting
from the forehead, Is carried over the
head nnd hangs nearly to the waist.
By tho Ladakhis those turquoises are
preferred that have little black specks
on them, which show their genuine
ness, for even in the wilds of central
Asia the spotless blue composition
emanating from Europe Is offered for
sale, the bazaar at DarJeellng being
flooded with It.
The Bhutia women In the DarJeellng
district wear quaint brass ornaments
covered with chip turquoises, which
are cheap, but the Mongolians bave
the embossed silver plates which form
such a becoming headgear studded
with really fine turquoises, for which
the owners have to give valuable furs
in exchange. Comhlll Magazine.
Men, Women and Bundles.
"Wrap them up separately," said the
woman nt the counter, "and not in one
big package."
And then, still speaking to the clerk,
though obviously for the benefit of
others within hearing, she went on:
"It looks better to carry a lot of little
bundles than one big one, and It's
easier too. You can pack them in
handily between one arm and the body
and leave the other arm free. Now,
If all these things were In one big
package I would have to use both
hands to It or run the risk of drop
ping It." -
So saying she stowed her purchases
deftly along her left side, keeping
them In place with her arm, and de
parted. A man who bad beard her
looked Incredulous and when bis turn
at the counter came had all bis pack
ages mads Into one big bundle and
tied securely. As he slipped bis fin
gers under the cord and lifted the bun
dle off the counter he remarked:
j "This is my way. If all these things
were In separate packages I'd lose half
of them before going a block." New
, York Sun.
m
Considerate Parent.
"What are you doing these days?"
"I have Joined the sons of rest."
! '-"How can you. do It?"
"By having a fathrr who didn't." -
Cured After Fifteen
Years' Suffering.
Oil City Ludy Seventy Years Od A
Victim of Muscular Rheumatism-
Praises Uric-O.
The fo'lowlng letter from a resident
of Oil City. Pa., tells bow after many
years of cuff.-ring with muscular rheu
matism, a ourn was found to Smith's
prescription, Urlo O. Want all persons
suffering with rheumatism to know
what Urlo O will do and writes as j
follows:
I have been s minted with muscular
rheumatism for the past fifteen years,
and first beard of Urlo O through our
local paper. I at onoe sent to the Koos
pharmacy for tbe medicine, and bave
taken four or five large bottles and
Bad that I am now entirely cured. I
am past seventy years of age, but I
can now get about the house as spry
as any of my children. I cheerfully
recommend Urlo O to anyone suffering
with any form of rheumatism.
I Mrs. S. M. Irvlo..
Urlo-0 Is sold by your druggist at75o
and 81.00 tbe bottle. Address for trial
bottle, tbe Smith Drug Co., 110 Smith
Bldg., Syraouse, N. Y.
Urlo O Is sold and personally recom
mended by Stok'i & Picht Drug Co.
I
Hams, Did
You Say ?
We have them those
choice sugar-cured bams
put up by Swift & Co. .
The finest ham on the
market only 12 cents
per pound at .
Hunter & Milliren's.
niTTSBURG
CHRISTIAN
ADVOCATE
Business Office 524 Penn Ave.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Best and Cheapest Paper
Published.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Should be in the home of every
Methodist family.
The Pittsburg Christian
Advocate, the official or-
gan of the Methodist
Episcopal church in the
Pittsburg, East Ohio,
Erie and West Virginia
Conferences, is the cheap
est and one of the best
church papers published.
Other church papers run
in price from $2.00 to
$4.00, but the Pittsburg
Christrian Advocate is
only $1.00 per year. , Ev
ery Methodist family
should be a subscriber.
The reading matter in
the Advocate for one
year, not counting thou
sands of items of local
and general news, if
thrown into book form,
would make 24 volumes
of 300 pages each, 300
words to the page.