Ih*ijh?l jvn Important Conxnlate. | The United States Consulate in Shanghai is one of the most impor tant in the Far East, if not in the world. Diplomatically, it ranks with that of London, Liverpool, Paris, St. Petersburg, Rio Janeiro. Calcutta and Hong Kong. This consulate comprises a Bmall world within itself, preside^ aver by the Consul-General, whci is head and chief, whose word is law," whose official ultimatum, in many fin-' portant emergencies, is decisive, and to whom obedience is yielded without question.?The Chautauquan. tf ft "jfou send me anything > 'just as good as Ayer's/ I shall send it right back. " T mitrlir afford to experi ment with shoe polish, but I can't and won't experiment with the medicine which means sickness cr health to me." J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemise, Lowell, Mass I Ayer's Sar?2parii;a Ayer's Hair Vigor Ayer's Pills ' Ayer's Cherry Pectora! Ayer'* Ague Cure Ayer's Comatone gy HI I Dr. Bull's Cough Cures a cough or cold at once. ^ _ l. Conquers croup, bronchitis. I7I 1 fj ffrippc and consumption. :5c. J ' Don'tB. vDon't take the measure of a child's memory by his stature, you niay get jL.v;,' badly fooled. ;f,: Don't expect a man to be pleasant before he has his eyes well open in the morning. Don't tell wierd dreams before little ones, lest the "goblin's ketch 'em." Poor little midguts! Don't talk to the postman about your affairs; other people are anxious for 'their mall. Don't run up huge "store bills," then be as mad as a hornet when they are sent In for settlement. Don't send the Kidlets to school full of home cares ?this is too often the ^ ' case. Don't write for a man to come and ~~"give estimates" unless you expect to ?/.: buy some time within five years. ? Don't be too artistic to be comfort. . Wble. Be comfortabie first, afterward decorative.?Philadelphia Record. "women bust sleep? ip"'. , ?? Avoid .SWrvous Prostration. Av ixv ' If you are dangerously sick what is the first duty of your physician ? He l .'l .. quiets the nervous system, he deadens the pain, and you sleep well. Friendis ask. " what is the cause ? " and the answer comes in pitying1 ? tones, nervous prostration. It came upon you so quietly in the beginning, * * ?olowno^ OTir? wllftTl tnai you were nut ma. ?, _? sleep deserted you night after night . \ until your eyes fairly burned in the darkness, then you tossed in nervous agony prayingitfor sleep. MBS. A. HABTLET. V You ought to have known that frhen you ceased to be regular in your courses, and you grew irritable withaut cause, that there was ser-ous trouble somewhere. , $ You ought to know that indigestion, exhaustion, womb displacements, fainting, dizziness, headache, and backache send the nerves wild with affright, and you cannot sleep. Mrs. Hartley, of U21 W. Congress St., rTU:""~" Til wW(< nnrtrsit, we Dub ir~ - .t ligh, suffered all these ag-onies. and was entirely cured by Lv Women wlm live in flats in London are finding it almost impossible to employ servants^' because they are so completely isolated from tlie outside world. The .kitchen is usually the most airless room in the apartments, and fewer evenings out are given than in this country. There is no opportunity for flirting over the gate with .the policeman, nor chance for entertaining the market boys, and rather than forego these privileges the girls prefer harder work and longer hours somewhere else. When a poet falls in love with a girl it is natural that he should run to met re. Pctnam Fadeless Dyer are fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold by all druggists. - There are ordinarily from thirty to forty varieties of fish in the Honolulu market. A large percentage of the natives make their living by fishing. Rest Kor the, Bowels. No matter what ails .you, headache to a cane?r, you will never pet well until your bowels are put right. Cascarkts help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, I produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start, getting your health [ back. Carcaretb Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet ha? C.C.O. stamped on it. Beware cf imitations. This year's list of accidents in the Alps numbers seventy-nine, of which fifty-three resulted in instant death. State of Ohio, Citv Of Toledo, I lucasqounty. fw I f RANK IIIIIKCS UHW WKOUtllBUlS senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chunky A. D. 18SC. A. W. Gleason, ( ?.? I Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken infernally* and nets directly on the blood and muoou's surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F.J. Cheney & co.; Toledo, o. Sn]d by DruKfrfsts, 75a. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Snails, by means of.an' acid which they exude, contrive to bore holes in solid limestone. Frey'l Vermifng-e Saves the lives of children. 35c. Druorfrists and country stores, oV by mail. E. & S. Frey, ba I.TIM OKU, mp. .Some men are more polished than their shoes would indicate. Don't drink too muoh water when cycling. Adams' Pepsin Tatti Fruttl is an excellent substitute. When a man invests in mines he sometimes comes out minus. ' I am sure Pisota Cure for Consumption saved my life three years a?o.?Mrs. 'i'hos. Bobbins, Maple St., Norwich, N. Feb. 17,1900. To be minutely accurate, a man loses time every time he looks at a clock. . Mrs. Wlnslow'sSoothinc Syrnp for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation. allays pain, cures wind colic. 26c, abottle. A factory for liquid air is being erected at Los Angeles, Cal., for refrigerating purposes. There is no other ink "just as good" u Carter's Ink. There is only..one ink that U best of all and that is Carter1! Ink. Use It. Silk dresses were worn in China 4500 years ago. * To Cur?? Cold In Ob# P?T? _ . Take Laxative Bromo qumnfi Tablpm. AU drueiflsts refund the money if It falls to euro E. W. Gbovb's signature Is on each box. loo Y Koyalty Are Heavily Insured. The lives of European potentates generally are heavily insured. While many of them enjoy practically unlimited incomes during their lives, they are -unable to bequeath anything except to their eldest sons. Insurance gives them the opportunity of making some provision for their yourger sons and daughters. Napoleon III. of France was Insured for a fabulous sum, and it is due to his foresight that the ex-Empress Eugenie will leave when she dies $10,000,000 to Prince Victor Napoleon. The late King Humbert of Italy was more heavily Insured than any monarch since that day. No less than $6,000,000 was paid over to Queen Margherita. Ssarcely a single English insurance company , was without some interest in the Duke of Edinburgh's life, and now the huge sum of $l,500.00'j will have to come out of the coffers of these societies. The Prince of Wales' policies amount to ja,000,000, while the Czar of Russia is insured for $2,000,000. One million dollars Is at stake on the life of Prince Henry of Prussia; SI,500,000 upon that of the Baron de Rothschild, of London. Queen Victoria, as might be supposed, has been a veritable gold mine to insurance companies owing to her long life. Sugar in Frnnce Little Used. One reason why the Fren -h people consume so little sugar is because their ways of living require less of that article. For the great mass of the French people breakfast consists of a?bowl of soun. which is also fre quently. a part of the other two meals. They make neither preserves nor cake in the family. The usual desert is* fruit and cheese. The high tax of five cenis per pound on sugar is pretty fully paid by the well-to-do people who live' in the citie^, and who take coffee or chocolate for breakfast anda small cup. of black coffee after dinner.?Consul John C. Covert. Stm Waiting. Townc?"Colonel Biuff told me he had spoken to the Governor-about a j job for you." Browne?"Yes, that was some time ; ago." Towne?"Didn't his influence have any weight with the Governor?" Browne?"I guess it had wait I PTimi??h. iuderlns from results."?PhHa J delphia Tress. IR STOMACH WITH MEDICINE. rail J&isos ' M inches wide, for bolero. :.ud one yard 'J of bias velvet for girdle, turn-over col- s lar and cuffs. f i ____ g Gown For Housework, ^ Every woman who is called upon to perform such household tasks as dust; ing aud the like recognizes the lie- j j cessity for a suitable gown. The May j Manton design illustrated in the large ! cut is essentially practicable and is so | completely simple as to commend itI self at a glance. Preferably it is made of washable stuff, such as' percale, in order that it may be laundered and made fresh at need; but flannelette is entirely suitable when greater warmth !s required, as is any inexpensive lightweight woolen material. "With the gown should be worn the simplest of j neckties and belts. The waist is in Spencer style, and ; differs from a shirt waist iu extending j j to tlie waist line only. The back tits ; smoothly across the shoulders and is drawn down at the waist. The fronts are gathered at the neck and again at the waist line, and the entire lower edge of the waist is attached to the upper edge of the belt. The sleeves are in bishop style and are finished With pointed cuff bands that lap over at the seam and hook invisibly into place. At the neck is a shapely standing collar. The waist is closed at. the front with buttons and buttonholes. The skirt is cut in five g^res and falls only to the floor. It fhs smoothly across the front and about the ?.?<'-h/ . ' ? , ... jjipps hips, and is arranged in gathers at the back. The placket is made at the left front seam, where it closes invisibly, and the upper edge of the skirt is attached to the lower edge of the belt, the left half of the front gore being attached to the extra portion and hooked over into place. To cut this gown for a woman of medium size seven and a half yards of material twenty-seven inches wide, seven yards thirty-two inches wide, or six yards forty:four incbcs wide, will be required. New Use For Ermine Tails. It is not an unfamiliar sight to see mink tails wired up to serve as an aigrette on winter toques. A new use has been found for ermine tails. They 1 fire placed on the under side of the brim of a'picture hat, not in front, but at the side. The brim is slightly raitsed Dn the side where the tails are applied. Three Is the number, used. They are arranged with the tips of the tails pointing upward toward the front. Be :-areful to observe, this slant if. you liave a picture hat trimmed in this new way. A Striking Costume. * ' ' V ^ ' It Is a novel/fancy, to adorn a velvet -1 !" .1.11. jowji Willi binpa ujl uium vl luc duujc jolor applied with: rows of machine Pitching. the strappings of cloth are ipplied to the.velvet around the arm, iigh up on the sleeve near the shoulJe'r, and on the bodice where your Measure suggests. The jskirt, as a ule, is free, from such f adornment ivhen it is. a velVet gowihi ..The cut of l velvet skirt is more important than/, tny other feature. * Cloth1 "cut work" s sometimes used on'^a velvet skirt,, jut 'not strappings o.f <^oth. The riart licduceJ. It is . noticeable that oh new models >f winter jackets 01? winter capes and :loaks the collar carefully cut, so hat the flare is reduced from-) ts former proportions^ This looks jetter when.- the jacket. Is seen from he side or. the it&tfXS';. Woman's Knsilan Waist, RuBsjan styles ire always comforta)le and desirable .and are, just now, n the height of style. The smart May ilanton example illustrated is a waLst it once simple and extremely tasteful. ? ' p *. RK GOWN. * ?he model is made from the new viuna waist cloth in Russian blue with >iping of black taffeta stitching in (lack silk and cut steel buttons, but lannel, cashmere, taffeta, and all the amiliar waist materials are equally ppropriate. As shown the vraist is ut pointed edge that renders it pecuiarly smart, but the points can be imitted and the edge left plain, as hown in tlue email cut, if desired. The foundation for the waist is a illfcd lining wit'a single carts in fronts md centre seam in back only. The lack proper is seamless, fits smoothly icross the shoulders, the slight fulness >eing drawn down at the waist line. Phe fronts are simply gathered in iliglit fulness at the nect ana gatnired In at the waist, while they blouse iligbtly over the stylishly curved belt. The sleeves are in bishop style with jointed cuff bands that hook over In isibly." The neck is finished with ligh stock collar having a pointed end. To cut this waist for a woman of RUSSIAN WAIST. medium size three and a quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, fr.ree yards twenty-seven inches wide, cr two yards forty-four inches wide, will be required. quick: boiling kettle. The Active Beating; Surface Increased bj Novel Design. The gas stove, by means of its instantaneous fire, has already saved many hours in the kitchen, and the quick-boiling kettle illustrated hereflOT WATEK KETTLE WITH HOT AIB TUBES which is designed to further expedite cooking operations dependent on a quick supply of hot water. The ordinary kettle heats water most rapidly when it is made of copper and has a large fire s rfLce. In the kettle here shown this neatipg surface is further increased by four taper tubes, large at the bottom and small at the top, which pass through the body of the tottio tiipsp .irt ns fhi6s for the hot gases, and, as the water in the kettle Is in coptact with their sides, they act as so much heating surface. It is asserted that a kettle of this design, even when "ma^e *>f iron,, under the same condition* of fire, will bring a given quantity <$. water to the Boiling point in ohe-bajf the time that an ordinary copper kettle requires. The Medicinal Valu.e of Spiders. In some out-of-the-way districts in the south of Ireland spiders are highly esteemed in the treatment of croup. The peasants gej^ffom a^old wall the webs of seven biacfc^sjproers?two of which must have been the owners sitting in the middled The insects are killed, and-ar^-Sprinkled with a little powdered alum. The resulting mixture must then bei boiled,, and when cool/ the liquid is poured dbwn the throat of the patient I Black apigers are evidgitfHraqj^Kd to be fulVoi^toediciDAV'Virtue. forlWfc -rare lar^f^' ^paployei l-Jn the treatment of agud;as iwell: It 'Somersetshire, if* one l9"Aflaicted?>wltb^this unpleasant ailment, the \^ay to Wt well Is to shut up a large black spider in a bos apd leave It there until in dies. At the moment of its decease the ague.shquld./ disappear. In Cornwall tne treatment Is more heroic. The patient must: swallow the spider, which is generally taken In thick gruel. In the extreme north of Scotland spiders' webs are believed to be a cure for neuralgia and' toothache. The wabs are collected and made into a small poultice, which is applied to the spot where the pain is felt.?Answers. Tbo Age of Faper.' The Chinese - claim 1 fo have made paper 12,000 years ago? and though.it cannot be proved whether this is right or *iot, the fact remains that as far back as 712 B. <3. the Saracens in Spain made a kind of paper f^om various fibers, specially 'from v the fibers of the cottofi trees. This paper resembles very, much the ancient Ch(? nese paper. In the library of. the Vatican in Home there are some old edicts < which, some 1^00 years ago, were written on similar paper. Up to our times. more than 700 different materials naves been usgd in the manufacture of paper. . '' . ' ' % . ' In,Doubt. . -. . "How. is. my (son gettin| on?" jnquired-theboy's father. T i "I can't speak as approvingly as I'd like to," answered the instructor. "Whenever I *ask him a question he wants at least a day to look up the answer, and when lie gets It it Is usually unsatisfactory." ? ' "Well,*' answered, the parent, with a sigh, "time aiorje can tell. I suppose he will turn out to. be either a great diplomat or no goo UV/U ts to the principal ports ot Central,V ,iuth America. Elegant steamship of n **ew OiMans upon arrival of the :ii?ton an^Wouth western Limited, via ,'obat>ntnern Rfl which operates solid tra uinr 'and Mr&wlaie Room Sleeping C'ar iniBJW York tt" New Orleans. . ' OA TJ36 United fTjt uomptiuy otcausuifuiu^D ""Royal MaU L. ' * leaves New Orleans every Thursday 9 a. nMor Belize. British Honduras, Pnerto Barrios, Guatemala, and Puerto/Cortez, Spanish Honduras. Connection for Gnat* emala, Tegucigalpa and the interior. ''Fast Mq.1l Lint" for Port Limon leaves Neijv Orleans every Friday 9 a. m., connecting for Bocas del Toro, Colon, Blueflelds, Greytown. S>an Jose and interior towns. A delightful winter cruise. Less than $100 for round) trip New York to Central America, including meals and ptateroom on steamships. Full particulars.sle^ping car and steamshiD reservation, at Ticket Agent Southern Ry.. 271 %nd 1185 Broadway New York, or t6 Alex. S. Tnweatt, Eastern Pass. Agt., 1185 Broadway, New York. More than 100,000 acres of peat are said to be available in the Canadian province of Ontario.' , I The Beat Preaorlptlon for Chilli and Ferer la a bottle of Gbovb'b Tastilm* Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine 4a a i&a tales* form. No cur#?no pay. ^rtc* 80c. The commonest cf all trees is the fir tree, which flourishes in every part of the world. tttts nprmannntlv cured. Nofltsor nervous ness after first day's use ot Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.$3 trial bottle and treatisefree Dr; R. H. Kline, Ltd., 831 Arch St, Phlla., Pa Much of the bread eaten by the Chinese is first boiled, and' then browned by baking. J Beware of Them s ? ? j? There are two afflictions which $ K perhaps give the most pain ? j| and trouble, ?iz: |j | Sciatica | -C nni I Lumbago I $ Both disable and cripple, X but ^ | St. Jacobs Oil jj j|j it their best cure. jr a 5 P-? 09B EH R| JKffl Sccureil without &i m I Sfee cfeSUCB *SB B fl 'or Consultation free. MII.O II. STEVENS & CO.. F.gtab. RoJ Piv.HiT-Mtb Street, WASHINGTON, l>. C. . liniiivh offices: Chicago, Cleveland acJ Detroit. iulclde Ran In Thla Family, 8 Tbe remark sometimes isj. heard* "Suicide runs in the family." Especial-*, ly applicable is this saying ln^tlie'case I of a family in Milan which was related M to the famous Italian composer Ro% sini. There were nine persons in tMtfeifl family a few years ago. One by tbe whole family has committed cide. Tbe great tragedy began SQraK&|ff time ago, when one of tbe daughters^! A took ber owp life, and ended a few >/sB dayd ago, wben tbe mother tbrei|ZJjJ herself from a fourth-story windowViH and was picked up dead. H ures effected by Dr. Greene's 9 nd Nerve Remedy, B :s near. 909 Main Strjsifc Hartford, I Vitus dine# over a.year tgo. Sbe became ao bad ^ ?sd we thought at otie time she would lose her : wai so bid ?he could not feed herself, ?nd at old her. I tried several doctors, but they did not ? ould help her until I tried Dr. Gfeene's Nemus , S of thls medidne, eaUtely cured." iB ury, Vt., writes: le daughter. Until a abort time ago tb^ ted al> :k spells luting weeks at a time. She was wy never raise her, she was so delicate and feeble. We felt much anxiety about her, especially as Tor her future. Learning of the wonders being ' HN remedy, I determined to give it to her. She aooa HH ly gained in every respect She eats and sleeps ' J by the attending physician to be a veiy teirer* lly far to one side, the hands and arm* were rjest. .flfl i were weak; her ankles beni under her so that ft' rous that she would scream almwt like a m ?? i H with other i?&ke? It ?n ^Hfl9 84.00 to 85.00. - Fy >5 H Our84GlltEdreLine . EJbA cannot he equalled at r ' any price. Ov^r 1,000,- < |H 000 satisfied wearer*. X |f fftSTCOLc^^u"' P$3of3f3.'50 4h?sw" *5 cYELFTc positively, outwesr ^ P" '' We are the largest makers of men's 83 IHH and S3.50 shoe* In the world. We inakt and sell more 83 and 83.50 shoes than any other- two manufacturers in the (7. S. H H The imputation of W. L.l DCOT Douflu $3.00 and $3.50 aboea for nrflT CLJ I atyle. comfort, And wearia known DtOl ererywhtrfl throughout theworl 1. . tQ Cfl They hare to eire better aatjfae- A4 flll