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FREELAND, PA., JANUARY 14, 1003. Tlie Jnpanene and Their Fan*. To the Japanese the fan Is not mere ly a means to the end of cooling the atmosphere. It is a thing of meaning, of art. It tells a story, and there is even a suggest!veness in the manner of using or wearing it. The whole his tory of Japan could be rend from fans if enough of them were put together, and every political event of importance is pictured on these airy trifles. There are different fans for every conceiva ble occasion. Even dolls have their own funs, and children have theirs. The geisha girls have a particular kind of fan, and Jugglers, too, use one with appropriate decorations. There is a fan used only at the solemn tea feast, and a war fan of iron, covered with lacquer. Generals have silk fans, with iron sticks, and there is a dangerous dagger fan. The bamboo water fan is dipped in water frequently while be ing used to make the air cooler. The ancient court fans of Japan were fold ing fans of wood, decorated with silk artificial flowers, and each noble fam ily had its own flower, that no one else dared use. Color, shape and decora tion of the Japanese fan all have their meaning, the flowers and birds their symbolism. Thus to give a fan with a flight of white storks upon it is to wish long life, while a cobweb design is for mourning. The Way People Sit. It Is one thing to have a chair and another to know how to sit on it. The Ideal of a graceful sitting posture has varied in the different ages of the world. The Egyptians sat bolt upright, the knees and feet closely pressed to gether. It was the ceremonial attitude. The Greeks and Romans, when their seats had no backs and they were at liberty to forget their dignity, sat stooping, with one or both elbows sup ported by the arms. The Chinese ideal was the knees and feet wide apart. They have maintained that attitude in sitting for 4.000 years. The Saxons and early Norman kings are represented in old manuscripts and on coins in the same position. Down to a date com paratively recent kings and queens re ceived sitting stiflly on their thrones, any marked change of posture being thought to derogate from the royal dig nity. They now receive standing. IllaNtrntinK the Solar System. The solar system is well illustrated by the following statements: Let the sun be represented by u globe two feet indian*eter. A grain of mustard seed ut the cimhiiferonce of a circle 104 feet iu diameter will adequately represent the size and distance of Mercury. The earth will be represented by a pea on the circumference of a circle 284 feet across, and Venus by another pea on the outside of u 4JU foot circle. Mars will be adequately represented by a plnlioad at 054 feet, and the asteroids by grains of sand 1,000 to 1,200 feet away. An orange at the distance of half a mile will stand for Jupiter, a very small apple at four-flfths of a mile will stand for Saturn and a cher ry on the circumference of a circle lMi miles across will represent Uranus. It Didn't Work. In his lecture "Love, Courtship and Marriage," delivered iu the Ix:hanon Valley College chapel several years ago, Rev. John De Witt Miller of Phila delphia said that men should kiss their wives as they did when they were a year or two married. When the lecture was over an old man went home, put liis arm around his wife's neck and kissed her. Meeting the lecturer some time after, lie said, "It's no go." "What isn't?" said the lecturer. "Vel," said the man, "veu I kissed my vife she said, 'Vat's gone wrong mit you, you oult fool, you?'" Deadly PriiHlc Acid. Prussic acid is composed of such things as animal refuse and blood sol ids, with large quantities of oil of vitriol. Even the smell of the acid pro duces pain in the throat and in the re gion of the heart, and there are few poisons for which there is such little opportunity for an antidote. If there is time—and there seldom Is, for the poison Is almost instantaneous lu Its action ammonia inhaled very freely may give relief and reduce the abso lute certainty of death to a grave prob ability. MISS ESTELLE REEL. The National Superintendent of Our lndlun School*. One of the most interesting women In the pay of our government is Miss Estello Reel, national superintendent of Indian schools. A woman of fine presence and great executive ability, Miss Reel before assuming the duties of her pres ent position held several public offices In Wyoming. At the lieud of the na tional system of Indian schools Miss Reel lias given renewed evidence of her ability. Believing that personal observation is the best way of becom ing acquainted with the needs of the Indian, the superintendent spends part of every year in the field. A rapid and fluent talker, Miss Reel can In a few minutes give a sketch of her work which astounds the average person. "Most of my time," says Miss Reel, who Is a delightful person to meet, "is spent in traveling from one reservation to another, and, as many of these are miles away from railroads and access is difficult, I have to be prepared for anything." Miss Reel usually wears on such Journeys a short waist, thick, short skirt and boots which come up to her MISS ESTELLE KEEL, knees and are stoutly'strapped. Often she takes journeys in such precipitous places that the burro carrying her has to be urged to go on and feels his way with caution, for one false step will mean death. The ntiinerous changes In climate, too, to which she is subject In traveling in all parts of our country make her life an arduous one and re quire a womun of strong physical con stitution. "The most delightful of my journeys," says Miss Reel, who adds to personal charm the gift of rare sympathy, "is when I go to see the Yava Supai tribe In Arizona. These are without doubt survivors of the original cliff dwellers, and they live In houses built in the cliffs, just us their ancestors dwelt. They have a peculiar flat formation of the forehead for which the cliff dwellers were noted and which is caused by pressure of a board tied tightly across the forehead In infancy. They are us primitive as any of the Indians 1 visit, and to get them I am obliged to board a barge and tloat down the river for two days, my only companions being two Indians. As it is tiresome to hold an umbrella, I have rigged up a pole with a sunshade on top, and, as I can carry no luggage, I slip a clean collar and handkerchief in the back of my shirt waist. It is not a pleasant experience, and 1 have known of teachers who have gone thus fur on their Journey to the reservation to break down with tears and declare they would go no farther. But my In dians are like two faithful dogs, and 1 know they would never harm me and of necessity tight for me." A Matron'* Advice. "My dear," said a shrewd matron to a newly married young woman, "it is bad to let a man know how little you can live on. "If in a time of financial stress you cut your household expenses to the very lust limit to help him, you will find that thereafter he will always ex pect you to get along on that minimum amount upon which you squeezed through in that emergency. "1 don't know, but men seem to have an idea somehow that you can get along on nothing, and if you should manage in some way to furnish a good table on money utterly inadequate for the purpose It wouldn't surprise them at all. In fact, they never would give it a thought, for men seem to have an idea that women can do with nothing. "Don't forget that, as it is difficult to recover ground yielded In business, social or other relations with anybody, so will It be also with your own hus band with regard to your household expenses, and so, my dear, use some discretion about these. "If your husband is in real distress, why, then, of course, you will sink ev ery other consideration In your desire to help him. But if he is in comforta ble circumstances in life It is better not to let him know how cheaply you can run the house, If you can avoid it." —Chicago Inter Ocean. FnrnlHhiiiK the Iloniie. In buying furniture if you can af ford to patronize a first rate maker and uav tlrst rate prices mahogany pieces in Georgian (miscalled colonial) styles are the best investment. If money is not plentiful, you may at all events congratulate yourself that much of the odiouH gilt and highly decorated furni ture is beyend your limit. Good de signs are to be had nowadays at mod erate cost. If, like most of us, you are uncertain as to what constitutes "good design," select plain articles. Eschew little railings, brackets, mirrors and other fancy touches. I)o not buy any of the combination bureau washstands, bookcuse desks and the like. Then your pieces will be at least unobjec tionable, which is often more than can be suid for the furnishings of your wealthy neighbor. Buy no more fur niture than you absolutely need. A crowded room is a practical and artis tic offense. If your quarters are small, window seats will allow yod to dis pense with a chair or two. Shallow bookshelves und hanging cabinets should relieve you of bric-a-brac, so that a desk or one table will hold a lamp, a magazine or two, writing ma terials or a workbasket, according to the requirements of the occupant.—Pil grim. Picture* In (he Home. When we enter a home, among the first things to attract our attention are the pictures, and from them we can read the taste, or lack of it, of the lady of the house, for they give us the key note to her character. If we find gaudy chromos and cheap oil paintings made by "lightning artists," we know at once that refinement is lacking in that home. Pictures should be selected always with an eye to the surround ings in which they will be placed. If the house is very large and handsome, and money of no consideration, then of course oik paintings by the best art ists are preferable. People of moder ate incomes who wish tasteful homes should choose water colors, engravings or etchings if they cun be afforded. Artists' signed proofs are most desira ble, but no better than good copies, with the exception of the signature, which is supposed to add value. Leather Decoration. An odd decoration for a "den" Is in the form of a good sized drapery of line leather, soft brown in shade and. having a design of pine tree limbs cut out upon it. The peculiar feature of the decoration Is that, let in behind the branches, is satin colored to suggest a sunset sky. The tints are reddish brown, harmonizing with the leather, yet warm enough to suggest a rich sunset tone. The leather is inclosed in a scroll of etching work, colored in brownish olive tones, and at the top of the simu lated frame has been placed a cluster of pine cones In burnt work. The pine tree limbs are also shaded in pyro graphic effects. The "skin" hangs upon the door and lends an artistic decora tive touch to the apartment. Three "Women. "I will grant each of you one wish," assented Fate to three women. "I choose beauty," exclaimed the youngest. "Give me power," said another. "And to me a low, persuasive voice," the last murmured. Each had her will. The beauty of the first was ruined by an accident, the power of the second lasted but one sea son, but the third woman kept her tal isman through a long life, and from it came many things, among them power. —Minna Thomas Antrim in Llppiucott's. Tablecloth Made of Collar*. Here is a good Idea for getting an elaborate tablecloth ut small cost. A woman who plies her needle skillfully bought some lace collars at a great re duction, they being of fine quality, but too extreme to remain in style. She worked these up Into a tablecloth, two forming a centerpiece and one being placed in each corner. Such a cloth, if purchased under ordinary conditions, would have cost about S2OO, while she obtained it for a few dollars. Cereal Food*. Housewives should not make the mis take of thinking that any cereal food possesses the food value of meat and potatoes. The real value of a food must depend more upon the protein it con tains than upon any other single con stituent. No cereal food of ail those examined contained over 18 per cent of protein. A man at moderate work needs more than twice this amount combined with fat and carbohydrates in propor tion. Faraltare limine*. To remove furniture bruises wet with warm water, fold a piece of brown pa per five or six times, soak and lay it on the place and apply to it a hot iron un til tbe paper is dry. If the bruise has not disappeared, repeat the process. After two or three applications the dent will be raised level with the surface. Spare In the Center of a Itoom. Don't use a table lamp of herculean proportions on a small table or in a small room. Give the eye space as well as the lungs. Space in the center of the room is as precious us the most costly piece of furniture, for it en riches all the furnishings. Dirt marks on felt hats may be re moved by rubbing with a hard brush dipped in spirits of ammonia. This may also be used In ease of grease marks upon serge or cloth. Bread sticks, crackers, wafers, etc., are improved by being put into the oven for a few minutes before sending to the table. When cutting up beeswax, dip your kuife constantly in hot water, for this will lighten your work. A bath of skimmed milk will bright en faded oilcloth. PEOPLE OF THE DAY Say* Weyler'a Men Did It. "The United States and Cuba" was the subject of an address that was de livered by General Fitz-llugh Lee be fore the Patria club of New Y'ork in the Hotel Savoy the other evening. The general talked of Cuba from his four years' knowledge of the country first as consul general at Havana, then as an officer In the invading army. During his address the general re lated the incidents that followed the GENERAL FITZ-HUGH LEE. blowing up of tbe battleship Maine and told of General Blanco's actions. "I want to say here and for all time," he said, "that General Blanco and his officers had no more to do with the blowing up of the Maine than had the people of New Y'ork city. It is my be lief that some of the young officers left In the arsenal by (general Weyler blew up the Maine. It was they, I am sure, who planted the mine that sent the Maine to its destruction." The Captain In the "B" Division. A celebrated controversy has been settled by the current issue of tbe Social Register for Washington. Cap tain William Bainbridge-lloff, U. S. N., appears under division B. Thereby hangs a tale, says the New Y'ork World. Thirty years ago William B. Iloff of New Jersey was registered at the Naval academy at Annapolis. lie was a grandncphew of the great Com modore William Bainbridge of tbe war of 1812. Five years after entering the Naval academy Mr. Iloff decided to hyphenate the Bainbridge and made a request to the naval authorities that he be enrolled under the name of Bain bridge-Hoff. The request was refused. The naval authorities stated that it would be nec essary for Mr. Iloff to appeal to con gress if be wished to change his name and that he must be known in naval records as William B. Iloff. Every year since that time Captain Bain brldge-lloff repeated his protest upon tbe appearance of the Naval Register, but the navy stuck to its guns, and in every official publication the gentleman is simply designated William B. Iloff. Three years ago Captain Bainbridge lloff had a lawsuit with the local Di rectory editors because they placed him with the ll's rather than the B's, as requested. Speak* For the Boer*. In reply to a letter from a committee of the trustees of the Holland society of New York to Generals Botlia, De Wet and Delarey, now In Brussels, tendering the courtesies of the society and co-operation during their contem plated visit to this country, a letter from General Botha has been received. In It lie said: "You will no doubt be aware that Mr. Chamberlain lias left for South Africa. He has promised to Investi gate matters there and to give our peo ple further pecuniary assistance if he finds that necessary. For this reason GENERAL LOUIS ROTH A. we shall not at present visit America, us we are returning to South Africa because we consider that we shall be better serving our people to meet Mr. Chamberlain there and personally help ing to let him see how great the need is In our devastated country aiul giv ing him nil possible information there. When we have done that, we propose to go to America and will take the lib erty of informing you further about our visit. We shall be only too pleased to meet you. "I regret to see that so many of our fellow countrymen are already busy trying to raise funds in America. I wish to remark that no one there rep resents our people, or is there on any mission from our people, or in any way connected with us and our mission." Governor I.lnd Exceeded Hie Limit. Ex-Govoriior John Bind of Minneap olis has violated the Minnesota law as to the amount of election expenses, having exceeded the limit by $lB. Ml*. Fletcher, the defeated ISepublican can didate and long the representative from that district, says notwithstanding that Irregularity he will not contest HOW BALLOONS ARE MADE. An Interenlliig; Story of the Con ■trnctlon of Great Alrnhipn. Mr. Chauncey McGovern in Pearson's gives a detailed account of the construc tion of those wonderful ships which sail through the air. lie says: "The silk used in balloons is of vari ous grades, but the best balloons, such as are used by the war department and the United States weather bureau, are made of the coarse silk which the Eu ropean peasants obtain from the wild cocoons. Ordinary balloons are made of cotton only, but of the most expen sive kind. It is that known in com merce as 'long fiber south sea island cotton.' "And when a balloon is to be made the raw silk or cotton is run through a machine, whose construction is secret, where it receives from thirteen to twen ty-one different coats of varnish. This is the only place in the world where balloons are varnished by machinery. Hand labor is employed elsewhere, and a double coating of varnish is about the limit. Machine varnishing has this great advantage in that none of the coats is thick enough to be detected by tbe sharpest eyes. It takes 30,000 coats to make a single inch in thickness. "After the rolls of silk and cotton have been varnished enough they are hung up on lines to dry. Next the rolls are cut Into segments and sewed to gether by the women of the neighbor hood. A final varnishing of the seams only, and the balloon is ready for ship ment. "It does not take long to make a big balloon. Not so long ago Mr. Myers re ceived a telegraphic order for twenty large balloons for the United States government signal service. The whole batch of them was finished within the phenomenally short time of throe days. It is interesting to compare this with that required to build a single balloon for Andre. And his balloon was var nished only thrice! "And. besides these twenty balloons, Mr. Myers has made hundreds of oth ers for use by the United States govern ment in the war department and in the department of agriculture." The Sun Wan Right. When President Itoosevelt was on a turkey hunt in the neighborhood of Bull Run battlefield, be and a Mr. Ilayden, with a guide, left the turkey run and plunged into a stretch of woodland. After they had walked some miles Mr. llaj'den said to the guide, "You've lost your way." "Not a bit of it," was the reply. "Oh, yes, you have. The sun is in the southwest at this time of day, and we should be going due east." Mr. Roosevelt said: "I always follow a man who steers in the woods by the sun or stars. I'll follow your leadership, Mr. Ilayden." He did so and reached his destination in n bee line, to the guide's deep discomfiture. Only a Saltcellar! A saltcellar of the spacious times of great Elizabeth has been sold at auc tion in London for the amazing sum of £3,000. Only a saltcellar! And there is no authentic proof that the lion heart ed ruler of the England of Shakespeare and of Burleigh ami the other men of high renown who lived in the latter part of the marvelous sixteenth cen tury ever took salt from this small dish. If such a bit of tableware sells for £3,- 000, what would be a fair price for a genuine Elizabethan platter big enough to contain a baron of true British roast beef? Auntrnlin'n Fierce Autn. The biggest and fiercest ants in the world are to be found on the far north ern plains of Australia. They build hills as big as houses and figlit in the most ferocious fashion. A ghastly in cident was reported recently by mail from Australia. A man named James Stanley was pinioned to the ground by a falling tree in northern Queensland. He was immediately attacked by bees and huge green ants. When rescued, his body was covered with them. Ho died in a few minutes after reaching the nearest hospital. A Purnc and a Watch. Sir Henry Irving possesses among his most valued treasures two articles to which peculiar interest attaches. One is a little purse made of green silk thread, with a silver baud. It was found in tbe pocket of Edmund Kean on the death of the latter and did not contain a single coin. The other ar ticle is a silver timekeeper which for merly belonged to Edwin Forrest. The hands point to thirty minutes past 5, at which moment tlie great actor ex pired and the watch stopped. llniiKcr Thermometer*. A very curious medical invention has been patented in Paris. It is likely to be of great use. It is a small appara tus which, placed under the arm of a patient suffering from fever, rings a small bell directly the temperature reaches a dangerous height, thus sum moning the doctor or nurse. The in vention is simple and ingenious and iu cases of intermittent fever should prove a great boon. An Army of Bride*. M. Paul du Cliaillu, the African ex plorer, during the course of a lecture given at St. Petersburg related that during his sojourn in west Africa he had received 22,000 offers of marriage. One black king offered him 753 brides in a single day. He had explained that if he married one the other 752 would be jealous. The king quite agreed with him and invited him to marry all of them. "Incurable" Heart Disease ' Soon Cured! By the Great Specialist in Treating Weak and Diseas ed Hearts, Franklin Miles, M. D., LLB. Will Senil $4.00 Wortli of His Special Treatment Free an a Trial. To demonstrate the unusual curative powers of his new and complete special treatments by malls for heart disease, short breath, pain in the aide, oppression in the chest, irregular pulse, palpitation, smothering spells, pulling of the ankles, or dropsy. Dr. Miles will send four dol lars worth free as a trial, to all who mention this paper. Ills treatments are the result of twen ty-five years of careful study, extensive research, and remarkable experience In treating the various ailments of the heart, stomach and narves, which so often complicate each case. So aston ishing are the results of his complete sp cial treatments that he does not hes itate to offer all persons a trial free. Nothing could be more generous. Few physicians have such confidence in their remedies There is no reason why every afilicted person should not avail themselves of this exeeeoingly liberal offer, as they may never have another such opportunity. No death comes as suddenly as that from heart disease. Mrs. A. Kronch, of Huntington. Ind., was cured alter thirty physicians failed; Mrs. Flora Graetor, of Brirtolville, <> . after tliii-t> - two; Jas. It. W'aito, the noted actor, utter a score had pronounced him incurable; Mrs. Frank Smith, of Chicago, after live leading physicians had given her up; Mrs. Julius Keister of Chicago, after ten; Mrs. it. Parker after sixteen failed. A thousand references ad ""'' New York Branch Office. 625 F 8t„ Washington, D. C. PEINTI USTGr Promptlj TV no th. Trlhun. o®oe,