Praises American Women.
After visiting this country Miss Ella
Hepworth Dixon, the English essay
ist, declares that "there Is no woman,
not excepting those agreeable charm
ers, our French contemporaries, who is
so easy to get on. with as the Amer
ican young woman." She admits the
forwardness of the American boy, but
praises his brightness and adaptabili
ty.
About I-ctter Writing.
Correspondence, beyond the Inter
change of brief notes for which there
Is some good reason, should not be
J*. -encouraged between young men and
l"- women unless they are rolated or be
trothed.
Letters should be answered as soon
t ns they are received as one feels In
■ the humor for letter writing. It is
-very difiicult to write a readable leiter
unless one Is in proper frame of mind.
In writing speak first of the things
wlileb Interest your correspondent,
and afterward of those which concern
you. A letter should have a flavor of
personality, hut all of it should not he
■devoted to oneself.
Never write anything to anyone of
which you might, at a future time, he
ashamed. —American Queen,
The Fortunate Twentieth Century Olrl.
It is indeed a good time Tor girls to
live, and I think they should realize
by whose efforts it became the "good
time." Do they ever think what
women and girls had to contend with
■before this time dawned upon the
world, and how much they owe to
some of these same women?
Just think of it! The women bread
winners of the United States, by the
' , report of the last census, count away
up into the millions, and It Is not so
very long ago when not only the in
dustrial avenues, but those of educa
tion as well, were closed to girls.
Think of their lack of opportunity
even half a century ago, and contrast
tt with the present. What were the
possibilities of education? Unless she
happened to be the daughter of a
family who believed —in advance of
the age—that a girl had the brain and
ability to learn, and that education
would not spoil her or make less of a
woman of her, and a family could af
ford to give her private masters, she
had to be content with the merest
common-school education, less, even,
than children get now in the lower
grades of the grammar schools; and
even that was grudgingly bestowed
upon them. —Sallie Joy White, in the
Woman's Home Companion.
Stable Owned by Mrs. Ilearflt.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst takes great price
!n her stable, located on M street, in
Washington. In her stalls Mrs. Hearst
keeps six high-stepping hackney-bred
bays, all sous of the famous Mntch
less, Imported. In the rear are tho
kennels of the much-admired Scotch
skyos, so closely associated with Mrs.
Hearst, rcter O'Rourkc and four as
sistants look after the horses.
The building in which tho menage is
located is a two-story brick, heated
by steam and lighted by electricity.
The wainscoting is of pino and ash,
and that of the stalls of oak and pine.
There are four very elaborately con
structed box stalls and three open
ones. The harness room is at the right
of the entrance, and here one sees all
the finest goods ia the horse line that
wealth can buy. All of tho mountings
-are of silver and bear the pouogrnim
of their owner. So docs every blanket
and wrap.
As is tlie fo3hlon In all up-to-date
stables, all of the steel Is displayed In
•a glass case, Tho bits and chains of
a first-class establishment arc quite an
A item of cost. To begin with, they are
made of the very best of tested steel,
because if a lilt breaks Brent damage
to life and property is liable to result.
The cost of steel in a modern estab
lishment runs all tlie way from ?-."0
to $3Ol. Complete living rooms are lo
cated In the second story of the build
ing, rail the feed room 13 well away
trom danger of ignition. Mrs. Hearst
uses, as the necessities of the case
may demand, a victoria, a landau, a
theatre wagon, and when she wishes
to play whip herself, a spider. The
Hearst livery is all blue.—Washington
Ctar.
Cummer Sporting: Clothes.
Sporting clothes are growing danger
ously and delightfully becoming and
picturesque. The Dlrectoirc coat is
bound, they say, to force, eventually,
the abdictlon of tlie English habit for
riding; the new brown, red and white
,*• linen golf skirts have got a milled
J bottom tills spring, and the cycling
f -01111118, that are now turned out by the
I tailors, would appear to advantage at
garden parties and in drawing rooms,
t Just now we are hailing joyously the
new sporting skirts of silk, linen and
silk flannel, their bosoms laid with
stitched down tucks that have a piped
edge and high turn-over L'Aiglon col
lars. faced with a bright plaid silk.
Tho sleeves of such waists arc a modi
fied bishop ia shape, with small, round,
stitched cuffs holding the fullness of
the waist.
Inch by inch and season by season
the cycling skirt lias grown longer,
and for the warm weather that is
surely con lug they nre offering the
most beguiling English mohair skirts
and jackets. There is a mushroom
suit of gray trimmed with blue silk
braid. The jacket is also decorated
with some coquettishly superfluous
buttons of blue enamel, and shows
A Uttlc false trestlets in front of striped
JH blue anw white silk poplin. The gar
"W ment Is worn over a jaunty little blue
y.' and white calico skirt and the mohair
I® 1 skirt 18 garnished" with blue braid
about the bottom. A dish shaped
straw of blue, with a spotted foulard ■
handkerchief and a blue quill, com- ,
prise the appropriate cycling headgear, j
The very dressy cyclist and golfer
is, by tho way, ordering her next suit
of serge, mohair or linen, to be made .
with a many gored corselet skirt*
Eight gores will not be considered too ;.
many for such service, and the seams ;
of every gore must be strapped, j
stitched and piped with satin. Of
course it will require the figure of a j
nymph and the grace of a psyche to '
carry off one of these skirts effective- i
ly, and it is sad hut true that along
with the corselet skirt has arrived the !
satin ribbon bretelles, or suspenders, |
that had a passing vogue seven years j
ago. hut which were laughed out of ;
use and never worn by the truly mod- j
lsh.—Pittsburg Dispatch.
Gowns For Every Day.
The day gowns are as pretty—ar.d
not infrequently quite as airy—as the
evening dresses in this topsy-turvy j
age of pastel cloth dinner iostumes i
and tailor-made silk suits. Fancy a j
foulard in soft gray and white, with a I
deep flounce of white m'ousseline de [
sole, wonderfully embroidered with j
scrolls and leaves of the foulard. The
bodice was veiled by a bolero of j
tucked mousseline similarly trimmed, !
while the waist was finished by a
deep shaped baud of black satin, j
most becomingly arranged to suit the i
lines of the fashionable figure. There j
were touches of blue de clel satin at j
the throat, and quaint little lappets i
of embroidered musliu on either side 1
of a delicately tucked vest.
A blue voile is much tucked, and |
elaborately strapped with narrowj
bands of blue and white spotted foul
ard. A vest of tinted lace and mousse
line and a tie of the foulard complete
a most original toilette.
Another dress is of voile mousseline
in a soft creamy shade of white, much
tucked, and trimmed with raised and j
prlnklad bands of mauve glace edged
with very narrow white cord, a lace
and muslin vest, and many tabs bekl
down by tiny gold buttons.
A beautiful dress for smart occa
sions is pale gray crepe de Chine witb ( i
broad insertions of duchesse point on 1
the skirt, while the bodice is semi
transparent with lines of the same
lovely lace. The dress Is shaped en j.
princess, nut the waist is outlined with I
gray ribbon velvet, and gray velvet, I
too, is on the tucked collar and in <
bauds to the elbow of the beautiful ! .
sleeves, which finish with full under
sleeves of lace.
A toft black and white foulard, "by |
Paquin," has a becomingly draped 1
skirt, with small bos pleats, calculated
to make any ene look very tall and ;
slight, and the bodice finished with a :
bolero of black crepe de Chine cross
ing simply, but beautifully fitted, and j
edged with a band of black tucked
glace, piped with white and trimmed !
with groups of small white tabs and j
gilt buttons; while, as a last smart
touch, was one of those wide, perfectly ;
adjusted belts which are such a charm- ;
ing finish to a pretty figure.
A useful little serge frock, sui: ".e 1
for a rather cold day on a yach:, was [
fashioned of finest blue serge, witu a
very full s-kirt in folds back and frcnt,
and a beautifully fitting tight littlo
coat, all braided and strapped; the
throat and wrists finished with touclim
of scarlet, black and white and the
little turn-over tucked lawn collar to
dear to the heart of a Frenchwoman.
Another coat and skirt is cf blue
tweed with smart trimmings in twe
chadcs of self-colored canvas with a
spot embroiderery of blue; and this !
little dress Is being copied in rose-col- j
ored linen and embroidered canvas
with a most happy effect.—Hew orhl
Commercial Advertiser,
The "necktie bow" of black velvet!
resting on the hair In the back Is the ,
newest millinery wrinkle.
Two-clasp Milanese suede gloves in j
French gray, black and white are -
very correct gloves for present wear- i
lng.
The newest gowns show a marked '
disposition to cling to elaborate blouse '
effects rather than bolero or separate
waists.
An exceeding flat front model, with
a high heel. Is 'he seemingly incon-1
gruous combination in the smart sum- ;
rncr shoe.
ltibbcd leather and leather laid over
like scales are two of the recent fan
cies in belts for shirt-waist accorn
paniraent i
Polka-dotted scarfs are being used ;
to a tiresome degree to swath utility
hats—too much so for the exclusively- I
dressed woman.
Instead of slipping through a loop in j
the back and then passing to the front, !
as in former years, this season's fan- i
cy stocks all fasten in the back.
Many of the newest bodice girdles |
take a broad Empire form across tho i
back, but taper into a very narrow j
stitched band to form a pouch elon- !
gated point in front.
Startlingly novel are tne new temin
iue golf shoes with dark leather vamps i
and bright red or green cloth uppers, j
With a green or scarlet coatee they
are quite effective.
Sleeves vary much in cut, but for the
most part nre tight to the elbow,
where they develop balloon tendencies
and extend to the wrist on innumera
ble varieties of shapes.
It is whispered that the extremely
high-band turned-over linen collar Is to
have a fall from its high estate and
be reduced at least an inch or Inch
and a half in height, but still to re
main very close in front, with sharp
points.
Dark Hair
" I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor
for a great many years, and al
though 1 am past eighty years of
age, yet I have not a gray hair in
my head."
Geo. Yellott, Towson, Md.
We mean all that rich,
dark color your hair used
to have. If it's gray now,
no matter; for Ayer's
Hair Vigor always re
stores color to gray hair.
Sometimes it makes the
hair grow very heavy and
long; and it stops falling
| of the hair, too.
SI.OO a bottle. All drntglsts. j
If your druggist cannot supply you,
•end us one dollar and we will express
you ft bottle. Bo suxo andjgive the name
Of your nearest express office. Address,
J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.
Constipation
Does your head ache ? Pain
back of your eyes ? Bad
taste in your mouth? It's
your liver! Ayer's Pills are
liver pills. They cure consti
pation, headache, dyspepsia.
25c. All druggists.
| Want your moustache or board a beautiful
brown or rich black'.' Then use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE wh^kers
Un que Business En orprise.
One of the most unique lines of bus- |
iness, ami one which is followed by j
but few persons iiA the United i
States, is that of buffalo farming, '
and mar the little station of Cocli- j
nine, Wis., is located one of the most;
extensive farms of this sort in the |
country. The ranch is operatted by |
Iluber Brothers, and they have a large <
herd of this species of animals.
Twelve years ngo U. Iluber went to j
Thief River Falls, where he secured |
two buffaloes that were owned by In
dians. These, with a few others,
were taken to his Wisconsin farm,
and formed the nucleus of a herd that
now numbers 43 full-blooded ani
mals. Iluber Brothers have sold
specimens to various parks in this
country, and one animal was sent to
the London zoo. Recently Burgess
& Hanson, of Luana, la., purchased
a herd of six from Iluber Brothers,
witli which to stock ilieir ranch. In
cluded in tills lot were Old Tom and
Lincoln, the kings of the herd. Tom
has lived in captivity for years and
was captured without much trouble, j
but when attempt was made to cor
ral one of the cows, a parriv tame
animal, she ran against a fence and
sustained injuries of such a nature
that it was found necessary to kill
her. At present the Iluber herd
numbers 2(5 full-blood, and a large
number of cross-bred animals.
Growing Bo iler.
There is an Australian curiosity
called because of its peculiar form,
the "bottle tree." It grows to u
height of 00 feet and seems to repre
sent bottles of all shapes, both right
side up and up side down. The
Interior of the tree contains a glutin
ous substance that makes a refresh-
I ing drink, and lo obtain which it is
j often tapped in the same manner as
our maple sugar. The natives some
! times hollow out the trunks of these
: trees and thereby inane excellent
' canoes.
A trial will convince anyono that ho should
not>e without Garfield Headache Powders;
when suffering from headache, ner
vousness or fatiguo. Bond to Garfield Tea
I Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., for samples.
It's a wonder some people don't get in
digestion from chewing the rag.
! The ancient inks closely resembled
black paint, and on account of the
large quantity of gum employed in
j their composition the letters stood up
i In relief on the parchments as though
I embossed.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not r-ain the
hands or spot tho kettle. Bold by all dri.g
--j
Only three per cent, of the total land
area of the Southern States is undei cul
| tivation.
i There c~c 0742 locks and keys in tho
1 Grand Opera House, Paris.
Rest For ilie Bowels.
No matter what ails yon, hoadaoho to a
| eanoer, you will never got well until your
bowels are put right. CAHCAUKTS help nature,
curo you without a gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movoraents, cost you just 10
j cents to start getting your health back. CAS
! CAEKTH Candy Cathartic, the genuine, nut up
| In mo*nl boxes, every tablot has C, C. U.
Itampod on it. Jlewftre of. imitations.
! Speaking of autographs, it's the mnn
j with a bank account whose signature
is most valuable.
Are You UNing Alien"* Foot-Fno ?
It is the only euro for Swollen. Smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. A"k for Allen'o Foot-Eiwo, a
powder to be shaken into tho shoes. Cures
whilo you walk. At all Druggnts and Shoo
Stores, 25c. Bamnle sent FREE. Addresj,
Allen S. Olmsted, Leltoy, N. Y.
Freight can be carried on trolley ears
within tho city limits of Detroit, Mich.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
noss after first day's use of l)r. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. $2 trial Lottlo and treatise free
Dr. R. H. KLINE, Ltd., 9b'l Arch St., Pbila. l'a.
A laugh on the face is worth two in tho
sleeve.
In the latest report of the Lon
don School of Medicine, which claims
to have trained 254 medical women,
It Is stated that nearly every town
of Importance ID India has a quali
fied woman docton. There #re also
several in China and Soutfr Africa,
and even one in Persia.
New Food Plant In Africa.
German papers speak of an annual
plant growing 4n tropical Africa, be
longing to the leguminous class, which
is largely cultivated by the negroes
as a food article, writes Consul Gen
eral Richard Guenther, of Frankfort
It has also been Introduced to some
extent in Southern Asia and in Brazil.
It is called woandsu by the African
negroes; the botanical name is Gly
cine subterranca. The French ex
pert chemist of aliments has recently
analyzed the fruit of the woandsu
with reference to its chemical compo
sition and its value as fool. The
fruit, like the peanut, matures under
ground. The eatable kernel has the
shape of an egg, and Is dark red,
with black stripes and a white hllum,
like most beans. It furnishes a very
white flour, whose flavor after cooking
much resembles that of chestnuts. The
chemical composition is f8 per cent,
of starchy substance, 11) per cent, ni
trogenous, 10 per cent, water, 6 per
cent, 4 per cent cellulose subs
tance and 3 per cent, ashes. It will
be seen that two pounds of these
beans would supply the dally require
ments of the human system.
Tibet is larger than France, Ger
many and Spain combined, and has
a population of (5.000,000. It is
ruled over by Dalai Lama, who
acknowledges only nominal allegiance
to China. lie is the head of I>ama
ism, which Is the oldest and strictest
sect of Buddliisf. Nearly all Mon
golia is of the religion of the Delai
Lama of Lassa, and an ambitious
man in the place could make trouble
for China.
E. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says: "noil's Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ngo and she has hsd no return of it. Iff
a sure cure." Bold by Druggists, 75c.
Some men can never find anything
about the house except fault
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Symp for children
teething, gotten tho gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle
Agricultaro is developing raDidiy in tho
West Indies.
To the golf writer the pen is mightier
than the sward.
Piso's Curo cannot bo too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.—J. W. O'BRIEN, 822 Third
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. C, 1900.
Even a small barber can be called A
strapping fellow.
A Garfield Headache Powder is a harmless
restorative for weak or overstrained nerves;
Anyone feeling languid or depressed will bo
benefited by taking this simple remedy. It
ia tho best cure for headaches known.
Cur Popuiation and Great Britian's.
Forty-one and oue-lialf millions of
people are now crowded into the
United Kingdom, says the National
Geographic Magazine. A similar
density of population in the United
States would mean a total population
in litis country, excluding the de
pendencies. of about one billion thir
ty-six millions.
DROPSY
OMfea. Boolt of testaraonifiln and lOflnya' tieminent
Free. Dr. H. 11. QAEENB BONB, Doz D. Atlanta, Qa.
"The Nance that made West Point famonn. r
McILHENNY'S TABASCO.
M Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
£ In time. Sold by druggists. g|
tan IN CHILDREN ARE
MR verltiiblo demons,
ÜBu and must b° rumovod
•J U 9 ELI B or serious results
I II if IWmilllllll 111 follow. The medicine
Wliioli lor 60 years has held the rocord for
pnocessrull V ridding children of these posts
is ) re> 'fVcriniluge—made entirely from
vegetable products, containing no calomel.
IT MS as a TONIO. fouTtV?' s3 a lB o;
by mail. 11. &S. FBEY, lialtlmoro, Mil.
I'. N. U. 27. 1001.
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soned by n very high temperature.
If the beat Is too great the moist
ure escapes very rapidly and the
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In Algiers a motor vehicle tran
port now makes a dally run of 101
miles between two towns where
hieular traffic of no kind has evei
before been possible.