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Ml ^ ^' * * '.&> < *v M rs. An cwson, a woman of'Jacksonv Recorder* of Deeds, |"lpr cirrnohirA tn fV*** ^ ?.v? auvui v IV lllV^ X Lydia JEL. Pinkham's M DbMk Mns. Pinkiiam : ? Ther have notKit times endured agonies i I wish stfch women knew the value Compound. It is a remarkable m< I ev6yknow and thoroughly reliabl ?\ have seen cases where womt neub benefit, who were oured in less Vegetable Compound, while other ca^me out cured, happy, and in perfe with this medicine. I have never i benefit. A few doses restores my i th?9 entire system. Your medicine J. fully endorse it."?Mrs. r a a #onville, Fla. / Mrs* Reed, 2420 E. Cumberln to write a from pound. ? trouble f Mk When women are troubled with ir . \ oens, leucorrho&ft, displacement or ulce leolinf. lnfl*mm?iinii n' w? v* buv uniMca, VP indigestion, and nervous prostration, t and true remedy. Lydia E. Piukhc removes such troubles. The experience and. testlm< 'Women of America go to prove, 1 Plnkham's Vegetable Compound once by removing the cause and and normal condition. If In don Mass, as thousands do. Her adv No other medici&e for women i opicau unu unquaimea enaorsomei record of euros of female troubles. arnnn forfeit If wo cannot forthw OuUUU *>X)T0 UntlmcmlaU, vrkioh will j.roi New 8hell With a Tracer. The artillery forces at Fort Riley are experimenting with a new shell fitted with what la known a3 the Sem pie tracer, i nis tracer is a small cylinder at the base of the shell, filled with a composition <whlch is ignited by the discharge of the gun. In burning it traces the trajectory of the shell from the gun to the point of fall. It furnishes a quick means of determining rango at night. Traveling at about 2,000 feet a second, the shells have the appearance of comets. At the point of tho fall the tracer leavea the 8hell and shoots straight up into the air about 100 feet and then, turn I; all aglare, shoots to the ground e a shooting star over t>e spot fcre tho shell strikes.-iSquaro With the Government. hwo years ago Mr. M. H. Sherrod j Igned fron the position of postmas- | But. Charlotte. He was checked up i B his successor installed, and that i Bad the affair to Mr. Sherrod's | Rdng. But the other day ho got | Kl? ? P^ii^ uv/v: II JUU III 1KMU E P<rst Offlto Department endowing ^check drawn with all the elaboraten.e&s that would mark a draft for $2,000,000, for the turn of 2 cents. A final rihecklnK up of his account* had shown that he overpaid the Government Id that amount.?Goodlanl News. (At51-'04) J Better Fruits-Better Profits Better peaches, apples, pears and I berries are produced when Potash Illiberally applied to the soil To I insure a full crop, of choicest quality, use a fertilizer containing not leas than 10 per cent, actual Potash Uk Send for our practical book* of Information j ML they are not advertUing pamphlet*, boomin* firaft I "pedal fertilizers, hut are authoritative 0 fly 'J A Sent tree (or thea?kin*. J WS/m OI!RMAN KALI WORKS N,W Vork ~9J N""? *< " WV&i Miiorin a i > I l/|'? writing Ootleft*, LouUvtlU, Kr.,op?m tho *rhol? , year. fltuiUnt* oAft en W>r any tln?? CMUClitM Eu In t'mo. Sold by orocifl?t?. O W igWWgBI^ L s pi: > v . 1 m prominent society Jj ille', Fla., daughter of ' West, who witnessed | ollowing letter, praises Vegetable Compound* ? are but few wives and mothers who a Yirl filing vxn { r* a? * w?*v? ycvui dro umy wumcn JLIIOW. of Jjydla fi. Pinklmm's Vegjotabla j edioine, different in action fro^a any ' m doctored for years without "permathan three months after taking your s "who were chronic and incurable ct health after a thorough treatment lsed it myself without gaining' great strength and appetite, and tones up j has been tried and found true; hence wNdkkson, 326 Washington St, Jack,nd St., Philadelphia, Pa., says t If * uikb. riNXHAK: ? l reel it pqy duty nd tell you the good I have itecoived ia E, Plmkliam's Vegetable Com* re been a great sufferer with female rying different doctors and fiacdicines enent. Two years ago I nvent under on, and it left me in a Very weak I had stomach trouble, backache, alpitation of the heart, and was very ; in fact, I ached all over. I find 3 is the only medicine that reaches i fmnKlofl ^ v.uu?>ui>t emu nuuiu uiiuerxuiiy recsnd Lydia K. Plnkham's Vegetable )ound to all suffering women." regular or painful menstruation, weakration of the womb, that bearing-down backache, flatuljreneral debility, ;hey should remember there is one tried inrg Vegetable Compouiid at once ony of some of thfl most noted !>eyond a question, that liydia E. I will correct all such trouble at restoring the orarans to a healthv i ibt, write Mrs. Pink ham at Ijynn, Ice is free and helpful. n the world has received such wideit. No other meriicino has such a Refuse to buy any substitute. lth prod urn th? nrifftnnl l?ttara and slgnntnres of re their nhnolute t;?!iulii?ne?K. t IS. i'lukham Modiolus Co., Ljruu, M?ll. Japanese Imperial Mint. One of tho earliest Western Institutions established in Japan was the I Imperial Mint at Osaka, and it ha< been one of ttie nro?t successful and useful. In the convention which was signed at Yeddo, in 18GG, between the representatives of the Japanese Government and tho<?e of the foreign Powers, the establishment of a mint was stipulated. The Japanese Government purchased from tho British Government a mint, which 1iad been establln'ned at Hong --ong, but which the latter had resolved to discontinue. The mint la now managed entirely by Japanese, and, judging from the report of the director for the year ended March 31, 1904, It '-maintain* its reputation not only for the amount of iwi t'liiuutiiuu, vui ii:?u ior iut) uiitpioncy and exactness of th<; work done. Tlie report, which is printed In English, Is a model of Its kind. It tHates that the coinage for tne financial year under review consisted of gold, silver and nickel coins In six denominations, amounting to 13,310,571 pieces, of tho value of 25,801,080 yon, again.it 6,361,126 piece# of the preceding faar, valued at 38,300,503 yon in 10 yen gold and 50 yen silver trolns. In addition to these, 5,131,090 pieces of silver yen were struck during the year.?Engineering. COULDN'T FOOL HRR. Mra. Boardmnn?What did those pies taste Uko which wo had for din: nor? Mr. Boardman?Saw,hist. "Kxactly! That accounts for it! 1 hoard the boarding house woman tell her husband to orilwr some kindling wood, as she 'wanted to make some pies for dinner!'"?Yonkers States* man. t I COMPLETELY RESTORED. Mr*. P. Rrunzel, vrlfo of P. Brnnzel, stock dealer, residence 3111 (Jrnnd I nvenue, lCverett, Wasb., says: "For yi tlfteen years 1 sufXjI fered with terrible pain in ray back. I did not know what It was to enjoy a nlgbt's rest and arose *KA ?MA*n(nrr fnnl ill Uiu UJVtUUi^ tvua I Ing tired and unfc\V refreshed. My suffer*?Yv sometimes wbb m)'A?V nV\ Imply indescribable. ,\\ i ,1 When I finished the Cr? ?\ "?*<< first bor of Donn's )['? Kidney Pills I felt I I iy >_npjbite a different wo u'^'AU man. l continued until I bad taken Ave boxes. Doan's Kidney Pills act very effectively, very tfromptly, relieve the aching pains and all other annoying ?*Jfflcu!t'*s." Foster-Mllbjrn Co., Buffalo, N. T. For sale by all druggist*. Price BO centa per bp*. i i f /' jv ''' * ,&}; ?< v. $ ?** * ' ''.":Vv, x .':' . -L%C*' '{. a'vV; ? f' . . ' THE RELIGION Ot' THE WOOU. Vnder the great cathednj o! the akjr, "Far down the pillarclh aisles of ash and pine, I join the prayer of poppied bended low, And count the beaded fosary of the viue. A transept of blue heavin overhead, A choir of birda half i?id in codso and scar, Mr worship is the p'.endiVg of the pine, | The burning adoration of a star. The pleading of the pine th?t reaches up With outstretched arm*, '??ontiding as a child? The trees, nre they not born into the faith That when the sun has shincd, then God has smiled? The joyous lark, high-mounted on hi* song. Has lifted me in rapture from the scd; Anil H.micrl. 1 tmrv J.. H - ..MM.U.I; mv; HIOM, 2 am a little while the guest of God! And like this untaught winded heart of song, Sweeter for liberty, the breeze* fill The vale with holy incense of the flowers, And consecrate the altui- of the hill. The sunlit altar of the hill, far up The pillared a isles of arching ash and pine, Where nature offers daily sacrifice. And night and day Ir.eep watch before her shrine. A ?-1 -* ' ? ... miu now, m eve, me priest.y hour has donned A purple vestment for the vesper masa; The stars have lit the taptra of the detir, And hare and lark ui? kneeling in the crass. Throstles intone the offfcrtory note, And lo! upon the a'.tai-hill of gray, A blood-red host?the sanrificia! nun? The immolation of a df'ing day! ?Aloyaiua Coil, in Lippi'lcott'a Magazine. . ,* i i CHLOE and ?f the STILE ? &L 3 we came down the field ^ of waving corn on I.avenO ZY O dor Iliil Cliloe was talking quite heroically of life. KOMT Iler hair hud been blown a littie iiuo admired disorder by the bluff wind on the heatli, her cheeks were ilushed with health and beauty, and she was mistress ami queen of herself and her domain. l?'or me, my eyes went from her bright and significant face across the gray green oats in which Ave walked t>reast high, and back again in serene contentment. What did it matter that she was prepared to give battle to the monster? Man? Let him perish. The hills were ablaze with light, the fields with charllck; we moved in the sun's eye, but Chloe looked as cool as a primrose in her muslin, despite the heat of her opinions. 'I can't really understand a sensible man like you taking up a position like that," said she. I had taken no position, except the one by her side, but 1 defended myself Weakly. "Well, you see. we inherit those prepossessions and prejudices from our savage ancestors, I suppose." "That's just it," said Chloe eagerly. "You admit it, then? Savage! Of course, they were savages. You've given away your case." i never really had any case, lmt I didn't say so. "I suppose I have," I Bald, ruefully. "You know it," said Miss Boliun firmly. "It is quite absurd to pretend that women are one whit inferior to man, except, of course," she added, quickly, "in regard to physical strength." "And even then there were Amazons," I suggested. She cast a glance at me. there were the Amazons," ahe said, 'jvblch sliows " "And tlie women do all the hard work among the aboriginals," I went on. She gave me another glance. "And that again shows " she began, with less confidence. "Do you know," I sniil, Rtopping 1n midfield to observe her critically, '"I believe that if you only practiced a little yon would be more than a match iui u I2.M She looked away across the corn. "Do?do you think so?" she said, hesitatingly; and added, after a pause: "1 ?I don't think I am so?I'm not what you'd call muscular." "Well, perhaps not," I assented, examining her appralslugly; "but sinewy, nay." "How absurd!" said Chloe, quite snappishly, as she walked on. I followed. The deep, spreading shadows of the bushes* at the end of the Held enveloped us. .vitamer sine, aiiici i, cneerruiiy. "Dear me, that's tlio fourth!" said Ohloe, resignedly. "I do wish they'd make gates between the fields. "A stile's more plotmvsque," said I. "Very possibly," said Miss Iiohun, Indlttewmtiy. "It's certainly ^iot as convenient." "Ah," Said I, smiling, "there's one Vhlng, at any rate, in which men are Biiperlor. They can negotiate a stile." "Indeed!" said Chloe, loftily. "I should have thought the feat was not impossible for a woman." I pursed up my Hits. "Any woman can get ov-r stiles." she said, warmly, seeing my skepticism. "Oil, I've no doubt," I said, politely. "It's nonsense your saying that when I can see you dou't believe it," wild Miss lloliun. "You're simply plea sod to be sarcastic all along." I shrugged my shoulder*. She marched coldly and confidentially to ward ilio ?tilo. It took off * hl^h ground which, I suppose, accounted for the absence of n step. But there were two cross bars to assist the climber. I thought Chloo's face fell as sho noted It. "Let me fclve you a hand," f said. "Nonsense!" she replied. "I dor.'t want any assistance. It's quite easy." She put the hand which was not oncumbered by the sunshade on the top bar and placed one neat foot on the lowest. Then she hesitated. IIDamIiam*. tM *- ' - jl uiiinpi) i. n ut'iicr xuifo inc nunShade," I suggested. She did not answer at onoo: lion, "If you wish it," she replied nonchalently, "though it's of no consequence." I took the aunshade nnd waited. Chloe's two feet -were now on tlio lowest bar. She peered over. The stile Jet down beyond in a Mr drop into a kind of hollow or ditch. "Oil!" said she. "I didn't " I .Was still waiting. "I wish you'd go on nnd not stare in that atrocious way," said she, .with inerlty, - - _ < /I: v 0*J I begged pardon, faulted the stile wjrn one nana anu strolled on. Frescntly I looked back. Mist* Boluin was seated astride the top bar, clinging with both hands to It. Iler face was deeply (lushed. "Do go on!" she enlled out, vehemently. I went on leisurely. But, somebow, I could not make up my mind to i walk briskly. Slio did not Join nie, so I flung myself on the grass and pulled out a cigarette. Then I heard my name called 1ft a distressful voice. I stood up and looked around. Miss Bohun was stride 111** top bar aud sho was pinker than ever. "Please come?don't be bo unkind!" she cried, with tears in her voice. 1 hurried back like the wind. "Oh, just give me your hand!" panted Chloe, nervously lifting one from the bar. "I can't?It's such a long drop. I can't get my " "\vuit a Dit," salcl I, considering. I "You're linlf wny over now. ' You've only got to lift that foot off tlie bar and " | "I shall go over. I know I shall go over," she said, pathetically. "No, you won't," said I. "It only requires confidence. Imagine you're on a horse, and " "But I don't ride a horjte this way," said Cldoe, miserably. "No," said I, "but men do; and women are just as good as " "It's cruel of you?It's beastly, when I'm in such peril!" sobbed Miss Rohun. She clutched wildly for me with the trembling hand she had disengaged. I seized it and her. ; "Now, just lift that foot," I enjoined. Chloe's weight lay limn on my shoulder. "I can't get it free. It's stuck," she said pitifully. I moveu closer, still with my burden on my shoulder, and loosed the dainty foot. "Now," I said. She lifted it gingerly. "Don't mind i your ankles," I said. "Oh, but I am " Her foot went j back. "Shut your eyes, please," she entreated. I shut my eyes. The next instant the weight on me was doubled and two arms went stranglingly about my neck. As I have explained, the foothold descended Into the liol- t low. I went down precipitately on my head. I saw several corn holds and , two or three stiles; also more than one Cliloe. But X seemed content to be , there. Miss Bohun extricated herself quickly. "Oh, are you hurt? Oh, how dreadful of me!" she said. "Oh, please do ( speak." "I liked It," I said, "and I'm only J hurt in one place." "I?you frightened me," she said, | wan a serious little inugn. "I'm sr | sorry. Is It your head?" I shook it and snt up. "No, luck I if1 I was born thick bended." "Your?your knee?" she inquired again, hesitatingly. "Certainly not my knee," I replied. "Then " Cliloe turned away. ShJ might have asked further question?, but she didn't. She was busy smoothing iier skirt. "I can't think why tbe'f "Oh, but any woman can got over fc stile," I tolil her. She made no reply, but turned right away. "IMease," 1 called, "won't you help m?? up?" Miss Bohun turned back reluctant' ly. I made a face of pain. "It's your ankle?" she oaid, with sudden anxiety. I winced and took lief hand, and then I was on my feet, witTi that hand in mine. "No, it's here," I snid in a lowe? voice, laying my hand on my heart. "It was here long ago." I drew heN to me. "Do you always do that to neonlO you help over stiles?" asked Chloe. bftween a smile and sol).?II. 13. Mat. riott-Watson, in the Sketcli. "The manufacture of perfume b.9 natural processes, or from the natural flower," said Mr. Jr.tnes II. Cnlishet', or ;\ew lorK, ait Slip uennert, "is air? tiquuted and practically out of com* mission. How wonderful is nature 14 indicated when ! to!! you that all ouv , perfumes are made from the synthetic odors of coal tar, and that the retaining body Is ambergris or civet?tbW first a foul, waxy concretion cast oW l'rom the stomach of the sperm whale% the second an equally offensive matte* from the civet cat. These retaining bodies, by the way, have a high value, especially the ambergris, n piece o<? which, worth $20,000, was found a fe\* days ago by a fisherman off Cane Codv Toilet waters, formerly secured by dlf* j filiation, arc now secured by percola-- , tlon, ntid, in fact, the whole business of perfume making has beeu revolu* tioniziMl. The genuine oil of roue* from Bulgaria is about tlie only nrtlcl?* now distilled from the fresh flower?. ' The artificial oils are the ionlne, for violet; heliotrope, for heliotrope; lllae- I Ine, for lilac, and so on, In every cnsn j 1 toi 11LT II nnrfopt Kiiiisitltuto fnr tlio ?inl. I ui'nl odor. "But what is the need of the Hiihstf' tute? Is it a question of economy?" j "Not nt all. The artificial perfume? : are no cheapcr, but tlio chemical pro cesses Haves time. When (he pomadoi were used it was necessary to freeze and wash them early in the winter for : tlie entire year's supply. Now we havA our oils ready to hand and In forty- | eight hours we can turn them out in tup finished perfumes. It Is purely 0. question of tiino and convenience." The fancy basket Is going out o? stylo, according to Mr. CallBher. "Instead," lie Bald, "the squar*, round, octagonal and varl-formed box, In Oriental ooiors and designs, Is th> popular thing for your perfumo hob | tics. Here Is one, for Instance, a fa> mous Uyzunlino plague; liere Is a lot of boxes decorated in Japan and lnv? ported direct; here are some Grecian arm Kgypuan moaeis. xne entire ten* (lonoy is toward the Oriental effect*, and we are making no effort to maln? tnln the old styles."?Baltimore NewiS The "Kbb Boiler." In the British Ilonso of Commons, nn soon as the question to he decided 16 put from the chair, a clerk at the tnblo sets in motion n large sand glass, familiarly known to members as tho "egg boiler," probably because It takes three minutes to run out. As the last sand passes through the glass the set* Keam-ar-arnis instantly locks tlio mnsslvo oak doors of the chamber, and | only llioso members who have sue- | ceeuod In getting through the doorway | I can vote. ? ^r~?= l^sL... \ ? (I * ^ A Mitten.or Sprctaclo* llaUltr, A mitten or spectacles holder made in ennoo fashion?cut out two pieces of n red or some colored paste board box, Inee them together at the bottom and paste a paper nrourd the bottom to correspond; cover the lacing, cut some flowers out of a seed catalogue flflfl nnflta ah In * ....v. VII AK OV/illLT UillJLIIJ iUlIJl, liable*' lloMtflft*. The variety of booteeB seems Inexhaustible. One cunning pair show a sandal effect. They are' knitted In white with two rows of blue at the top and blue baby ribbon at the ankle. The sandal effect Is accentuated by a knitted roll of blue applied at the sandal line. Long carriage bootees are very useful, says Harper's Bazar, as they cover a part of baby's anatomy \iuiiv iiuquv;mi> WVl'I'lOOKOd, i lie ICPt and legs arc knitted In the usual why, but a shaped knee Is added, and the leg extended several inches above the knee. A ribbon run through near the top holds them in place. Girl*, IMfime Don'tx Forget that a trusted chum may some day become a pronounced enemy. Neglect the finishing touches of your morning attire. Become rude when a man says nice thinsrs of ntlior cirlv Talk too much about the boys you know in the presence of strangers. Give yourselves airs because your father happens to he wealthy. Bestow affection on a luau who is unknown to your mother. Imagine your father does not take notice of what you are doing. Speak to your brother as though he were in duty bound to wait on you. Forget that modesty ranks as one of the cardinal virtues. A to Traveler*. in packing trunks there often comes that final hour of desperation, when, after last calls, muddy boots go In on top of a jet bonnet, and the last delayed washing on top of that; or perhaps unread pupor.s with some friends' speech are sacrificed to wrap up these shoes. To avoid this dilemma, make several pairs of baps of lightweight washable stuff (pieces of summer dresses, percale, lawn, etc., may be used); make but one pair of one color. Put each shoe or slipper with its own ban. not a pair together, as they will rub and will not pack to advantage. In searching for them, the color of the bags shows which are mates.? 'Voman's Home Companion. lllrtiiio Your Mirror. "Mirrors are not always infallible deflectors of the faces which peer anxiously into them," a manufacturer asserts; "ami because a girl's complex ion may appear sallow la n mirror, lot her not worry herself in thinking tlint she is so :i(Meted naturally, for incline cases out of ten it is the mirror that is at fault, that is deliberately uttering an untruth to the girl's face. "The average mirror has a slightly greenish tinge. The cheaper it Ih, the more pronounced this peculiarity, and even in a costly glass it is not always absent, and it is this very tone that plays the trick, and makes many a girl think she is lacking in a beautiful complexion. "!t is a remarkable complexion, in deed, that would be mirrored back I radiant and fresh from such a glass. The green makes the complexion look Hallow, destroys those rich, medium purplish tints and most of the high lights that contribute so much to the beauty of the face, and give it a sort of sickly appearance. It accentuates the slightest trace of yellowish* ness, and makes it stand out as though it were a hideous defect, when, as a matter of fact, It may be the mere suggestion that is hardly discernible to tno naked eye at all." Mlgn of tlie l'atcti. Mrs. Murray lmcl advertised for a skilled gardener to work by the day in her yard, and somewhat to her embarrassment sln? was obliged to choose between two applicants who appeared ot the same moment. As she stood on her doorstep, questioning first one and then the other, she became aware thnt her mother-in-law, seated on the porch a short distance from the men and directly behind them, was frantically gesticulating. ' i ii(* oiu iruiy, satisfied nt Inst that Mho had attracted her daughter-inlaw's attention, pointed :.umistnkahly towards the less prepossessing of the two men; and the younger woman, supposing that her relative had some personal knowledge of tho applicant, promptly engaged him. "Has that n.*an ever worked for you, mother?" asked Mrs. Murray, when the two women were alone. "No," replied the old lady, "I never saw or heard of either or 'em until now." 1 "Then why In the world did you | choose the shorter man The otho# limi a much bettfr fnce." "Face!" returned the old Indy, briskTy. "When you pick out a man to work In the Harden yon want to Ro by hl? overallH. If they're patched on the kneos yov. want him. If tho patch in on the sent, you don't."?Philadelphia Telegram. down* Warn Indoor*. A * ? 1 mivniuuu uuiiui iur IIIO IIOUSC BTC pretty and stylish, and ninny nre the materials utilized for their tanking. Milady, when she renin inn Indoors for an afternoon, nnd is not receiving callers, dons one of these rather now dresses w'hlMi ar^ not negligee nor yet "dressnp." They are made with the wnist and skirt and probably a long ash as a relluf to. the pialuneM , ^^vurvRii fwm/in o u REALM <f ^ Flannelette Is used considerably for them, especially during the cold wintor, but for the womnn whose house is always nt the same temperature they arc not necessary. Novel Ideas are introduced and the dearest of trimmings and decorations are brought into use on quite a few. Some of the models are made on very simple Hues, pleated waists and TinJ??? ?? - w ' * * u?i>K iuv umy snow iu ciauorateness. Persian eltects, nnd nlso thoso received from Japan nnd Clitna help out many handsome gowns, nnd much hand embroidery Is seen on thoso which have been mndc by women handy with their needle. As to the collars worn, they are .>f all heights and shapes, the "Dutch" neck being perhaps the most favored. Women generally like to have their throats exposed when In the house, and by this medium they ore at the same time keeping with the fashions. The surplice waist seems to have a strong hold on the smart women, and It Is rather nvirprlsiiiK as so very few I TV nm All r>nn Irvrvlr ?.-~H ? ' 1 .......... vox iv.rv.ix i. <ii 111 me pnuuesH effect. Tl?o wide girdle nnd the sasL are ns one now, nnd no very pretty dress appears without one. Women nre not wearing sneii einbornte eiotlies indoor ns formerly, nnd therefore tlieir fashions nre somewhat restricted. Ten gowns nnd such like nre quite n thing of the past, nnd although they were extremely handsome and becoming, they "re perhaps too expensive. Morning lounging robes differ greatly from those worn In the afternoon? the morning affairs being on the stylo of those always wore. The kimono, and negligee are still used, as are also the dressing sacques and wrappers.? New Haven Register. Car# of tho Itnir. Every woman will frankly admit one tlilii}; In another, and that is heantiful nnir, and even as she expresses her admiration she is likely to say that she wishes hers were as pretty, remarks the New Haven Register. Tliero are few heads of hair which may not he beautiful if only a woman will caro for It properly. No hair in the world, however thick, will be glossy and at Its best unless time is taken to keep It in order. Many women seem r.ot to real i*i.- iiiib. intTi! is more mnn Drusmn# and combing to bo done, and especially now should attention be paid to other details. These apply to airing and resting the hair, and If they are done tho head will be found in a good condition. The hair should be given air, and In this connection It is possible, especially now, to adopt a style of coiffure that will do much toward allowing fresh air tu reach the scalp. Paris has Hint !> >'- ?l?11 l? -i ? ,.<.v>vu >imi tm- iiuii omul ul- uresat'd low, and this admits of leaving the top of the head free of colls, which form a hot cushion, and of putting the knot In the nock. This then leaves tho head comparatively free, though ( even yet fashion clings to a pompadour, which means wearing a roll that Is heating. Resting the hair In merely letting it have a change from the usual manner of dressing, and this Is most important. If the hair is always done one way It will wear thin, and as the strain always conies in the same place in tho scalp it will pull out there. It is well to have two ways of dressing It, and alternate every few days, hut the most important rest is given at night. If one can allow the hair to remain loose at night without being made nervoua by it this is tho best rest it can bo given, for there is no strain or pulling of braids. Hut few women ean stand loose hair about their face on the pillow, and so tiiey must do the next best thing. This is to braid It tersely. Never under any condition allov/ it to remain "done up" at night. In the morning, 1/ possible, give your hair a good brushing with a good brush, and then adopt the coiffure decreed by th? French. fr=P3/r\.~^ n~<\ <rS\ IIO fMl ^ SilU still holds sway for aftcmoot and house dresses. The colored embroideries are to have nn immense vogue. Hand-made lace Is appearing on many of the afternoon gowns. ( A Dlrcctolre cont of nil-over Ince is fitting for an elaborate evening wrap. The fashions In furs are not very far advanced, tho warm weather keeping business back n trifle. Handkerchief* were never so elaborate, and the latest is u bit of color woven in the linen centre. The Du Harry slipper, although unliealthful and uncomfortable. Is being worn considerably for evening. A Pnno f In !?? ir?4-rv??? I-~ v**|#v vw^v -W IIIC IUICOU AUU L'UpU pnrt Is made very long, almost extendlng to the bottom of the coat itself. Some of the smartest bats have the least trimming. Many bave only a large buckle which extends across tho high crown. A new combination which Is causing much attention is that of pink and yellow. Many of tlie handsomest even* lng gowns .are of this strange blendlng. A pretty trimming for dainty even lug frock is tho use of llttlo velvet hows, placed down the entire front of the gown, They produce a most novel effect, Ml Brron# Faculty For Oriflnnl Rciearek of the Kmtlerii Ration. Probnmy* no Kgstern nation Is moro strongly repr?ent<Hl than are the Japanese In the Knglhit anm^s of science, and mpre particularly in thn literature 'of chemistry. an undoubtedly strong fac^S?' f$|L'. original research,, and they -;onih;no^rS8mtftt? uiij nuu iv Dintii> mKiiivillii'nn 119 limiH possibilities of practical appllcatloqjof the fruits of research. Tljo dapaiiofp clfeifattet. in fact, unites tlio power q$ orlglnaltty of the English chemist anxffi the practical Intuition of the German! At the university of Toklo practical? study ls?*ery much favored and splen-^; did faclltles for work are provided in Js the laboratories anil workshops. There ? are snTernl ?llsllni?nlHiip.t .lnnimnuoC chetuiftjs who are follows of tho Eng- t llsh" CHemlcal Society, anil who were ^ eleeten to the followsliip on account of \ tUe^pxcellenee of tlioir contributions to J original science. S TMe Japanese clieirlsts dlscfut* with f n fpedom which astonishes the westerri chemist nil tlie modern abstruse theories bearing upon tlie atomic the- j or^p theconstllutlon of matter, the the- 1 orj^of dissociation, and so forth. They wrnH poweriui uisser.atrons on tue \ views advanced by mfc!? esteemed 1 thinkers as Ostwald. Airhenius, Vnn't \ Ho ft', Velvln. Thomson, T.otfge, Crookes, lionise/ and others, and have offered f Valuable criticisms on the methods of V systematizing and compiling atomic Js weights adopted by wesiern chemists. Chemistry is a powerful weapon ia' war, and there can be little doubt tjwt hmong other things which have so Tar Contributed to .lapanese successes fs a sound knowledge of explosives, their / nnmnsiHnn iwiimi n!*il 1 mil*i vIn?* mi. <!er a variety of conditions. When there is no longer any need for the Implements of buttle, ami may that soon lie, we may be pretty surty that the same subtle insight which is so marked a feature of the Japanese intellect will turn with equal success to the application, of science to peaceful pursuits.? London Lancet. WORDS OP WISDOM. Who are a little wis?e the best fools be.?John Donne. Chiefly the niould of s man's fortune is in his own hands.? Kraucis Bacon. It Is n vppv ^mfdi'liiil' pvpfi'Wti tr? lip up evil >YiiiIe jou are tiding on Its loud. Prosperity is mo just settle. Adversity is the oniyv-bu.aiice to weigh lrlends.?I'lutnrch. \ It is a good deal casing to trust God . when you are poor than It Js to prove your trust when you get riett. Ho who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, coofy answer*. calmly speaks, ind roncov u'lmn lu> liitu twwhinir in cuv ....x. VWMMVW ?...?.? - V- ? * VW DHJ f is iii possession of thy host requisites of a good convorser.?l.aviiier. Curve the face from withiljj not dress it from without. Within lies ,the rol>ing-room, the sculptor's worUsh^n. For whoever would he fairer, iilumi\mtioii must begin in the soul; tha face atches the glow only fro in tW^j ?W. C. Gannett. f Ilia Klttlo Uimiis. ~v "I wonder if the spellbinders nowa- > days have us muuy Ajin/er experiences us used to eoniev our wuyV" The speaker was a l'hlladelphian who used to bo in demand at political meetings all over the country, but who has now mistaking!}* given way to the idea that he is too old to be much of an orator. He continued: "I remember one experience I had in the Gartield campaign. It was at a crowded meeting in Maine. The audience could hardiy breathe. Suddenly a quiet but determined lookinir mmi surprised every one by exclaiming, 'I want to put a question to < ?** speaker.' "I replied, 'Weil, sir, 1 aiu here to answer questions.' " 'Theu, what did Mr. Lincoln ?ny in 18G2V 'That is an absurd question, lie said a great many things.' " 'Never mind. "What did lie say in 1 IOWM * 'ilt're the audience began to ehow signs of disapproval, ami cries of "fura liim out!' rose from all parts of tlie house. " 'I again repent,' crietl the Irrepressible one, 'what did Mr. Lincoln-?' "At that point he was seized and thrust out of the hall A friend accompanied him and said, as soon as they regained their breath: "Why did you make such n foo! af yourself repeating that idiotic ques tlon?* " 'Because, I wantef*. some fresh air and I did not know how else to get out of the place.' Philadelphia Press. !> willing Haunter. There la no virtue in a dawdling saunter. The slow and languid dragging one foot after the other, which some people call walking, would tire an athlete; It utterly exhausts a weak person, and that Is the reason why many . delicate persons think they cannot walk. To derive any benefit from the j exercise it in necessary to walk with a light, elastic step, wliloh swings the weight of the body go easily from one leg to the other that Its weight is not felt, and which produces a healthy glow, showing that the sluggish blood is stirred to action in the most remote veins.?Boston Traveller. Ifow a llnulkii Molrtlnr IHml. In a retreat during the Crimean War n wnunrlml anl/llftr .. mill- | self along in groat paiii, says the I World's Work. His con mules in deep sympathy said: "Von are xutVe^ing too much. Do you want us to end your pa In? Shall we bury you'/" "I wish fhgfl you would," he.answered. They set to work and dug a grave. He laid himself down and was buried alive. The general, who heard of it afterward, said to the soldiers, "lie must have suffered terribly." They answered, "Oh, no! we stamped the earth lown with our feet." CrjrtlAllieil Hull I'loliln. The great flehl of crystalled salt ?t Walton, ('ill.. Ill flirt mlrlflln nf IIia 1'nl. orndo desert, in Utl4 feet below tho 1 * Vel or 11; i* .lilil acres In extent. Its uurfa^fl as snow, and when the^jgsSSi Its brilliance Is eye. The by the ina^^fifl ceut