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Tho li-ori>H Hat. . The little round Breton hat is enor mously popular in felt with the brim bound by a contrasting color, espe cially in front. A great deal of bright apple green velvet'is employed in mil liner}-, and one firm has made a strik ing irote in the employment of green parrots wim green satin rosettes on white and pale mauve felt. Very large toques are also to be worn, the trim ming flat and low and a soft drapery of lac? round the brim falling low on the hair at the back. Nothing points to the return of the high coinure. as has been stated In some fashion papers. Tim Appliqu* Crax-*. ' li^ur and lace, lace and fur and fur ?nd lace and velvet make a chorus tuat never fails to captivate our win ter fancy, a chorus, moreover, that asks tile aid of the needle. Stitchery, stitchery, all the time, and never a stitch too much. Applications are to be the ruling bent in this year of grace. The craze for applying one material over another amounts al most to a disease, for it is irresistible. The cut out .cretonne motifs and trails continue to declare themselves, while toe mystery lent to this decoration by a veiling of transparency, prefer ably the very finest aerophane, is a vast improvement. Shaded so discreet ly, all hardness is lost, and there IB substituted a certain shadowy sugges tiveness which is the very essence of artistic feeling. Tho Revival of tho Earring. The long-predicted revival of the ear ring has, it would seem, arrived; just now earrings are considered quue the correct thing and are being worn to a considerable extent for the first time in ten years, though two styles only in settings are at the present time no ticed.. The large hoop and other fan tastic shapes have been discarded in favor of the short drop and the screw, and, given a pretty ear, earrings to everybody, whereas diamonds only suit people with clear complexions. Of coarse, real pearls, lustrous and of fairly good size, are very expensive, but so perfect are the imitations now manufactured that only an experienced eye can detect the difference. Tho most effective of the earrings "ow shown have a small diamond as the" head of a screw and dependent from this is a pearl or other stone. The effect is that of the drop, yet there is no swinging, the one thing most Im portant to avoid in the up-to-date ear ring.-American Queen. The Wedding Cake. Wedding cake boxes are in any de sign which the bride is pleased to or der, if she gives the instructions long enough in advance. At present, how ever, then* 1? " * -OT1UC3. Vvnatever the amount of cake previously stor-d in boxes for tho guests to carry away as they pass out, there-is always an especially decorated cake among the good things served to ^he guests. IMsJ^riuTrJSilently" i^P^??k^^e^erselt shall cut this cake in the presence of the guests, es pecially her maids, who expect to find in it a gold ring or some other articla portending the marriage within a year of the finder. A bride lately took high-handed hold extradition and substituted a heart for tile ring of our foremothers' super stition. Scientific- Shirt rutting:. The trend of fashion in women's skirts is toward a closer flt and more sheath-like shape from the waist to flounce depth. The greater number of these skirts are ornamented with flounces, various depths being em ployed, while perhaps the graduated . flounce may be considered the most up to date. The flounces are cut on en tirely new lines, being much more cir cular than, ?. Tetofore, and produce a more ..'graceul and decided spring around the foot of the skirt. This ex treme fulness accentuates the clinging eifect of the upper portion, which must be fitted with the greatest exactness. The. flounce ripples gracefully being ' much more circular than the older modes, and therefore is fuller around the bottom. It is in two pieces and slopes gradually until at the back it is twice lue depth of the front lt has the added advantage that it may be made with a sweep or shorter for those who prefer the round length. The upper or sheath-like portion is held in place by straps of elastic tacked to the gore seams as directed on the label of the pattern. To these elastics are sewed- tapes, that adjustment may be roadetto 3uit the individual figure. This fashionable mode is called the "form fitting," or serpentine skirt.-The De lineator. Ino Xoedleworlc of the Knm. . It is a noted fact that the most beau tiful needlework comes from the mon asteries; due principally to the reason the young apprentice is taught on less than ? quarter of a yard of cloth all the fundamental rules of sewing, writes Lillian M. Siegfried, in Good House keeping. Industriously she plies her needle on this bit of cloth, mastering inch by inch all the finer arts of deli cate needlework; one of the greatest object lessons to mothers with grow ing daughters, who are permitted to ruin valuable silks and linen, destroy ing both temper and goods over some thing that is pure Greek to the crude beginner. How often materials so eagerly and hopefully purchased be come useless in the hands of the per son whose brain has no knowledge whatever of the vastness of the under taking before her. The nuns, with whom wastefulness is a deadly sin, teach every stitch most carefully, nor is this practice made tedious and diffl cvit by giving the student long hems, heavy coarse garments and yards of lucking-; a tiny piece of goods of mod crate ..weight, a thimble fitting per fectly, not too heavy, a needle In size to corry 70 or 80 thread, are the im plements of practice. The young women v;bo lenrn the sewing are the conse crated women, so called because they haye consecrated their lives and daily lahoAto. God, I "AU Work und No Piny." We all know the old adage, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." and perhaps it ls particularly true when applied to busy women. Women, if I may express it so, plod at their tasks in a way unknown to most male workers. Ask any business manager of a firm which employs both sexes, and he will tell you that women are by far more conscientious and turn out more work i'h a given time. Tuen, too, nature meant men to be the breadwinners, and endowed them with constitutions more fitted for the daily drudgery of office or professional life. The mere fact of having to do the same thing day by day is posi tively deadly to many of the gentler sex. To take up work and run it as a hobby and taking up work as a means of providing bread and butter for your self or those dependent on you are things as remote as the poles. The sensitive, nervous tempera ments, which are those which certainly do uie best work, are very easily in fluenced ty their surroundings, and it makes all the difference in the world to them ii al the end of a* hard day's work some one or something awaits them that will take them out of the business world in which they have been and give them sometning entirely different to think about. *So often one hears a business woman say that she is too tired to go to the theatre, or to reac* when as a matter of fact, once the - 1 effort of get ting there was acr ished, she would find it a real rest it would changa her thoughts, get uer away from her little home worries, and arouse her Interest in the lives of those who seem to nave so little in common with her own. Lack of recreation not only ruins the health and turns girls into old women, but it takes from them all individual ity, all freshness, all power of sym pathy, and turns then into the awful product of this twentieth century-a woman who has but one idea in life, and that the particular branch of work in which she is engaged.-Home Notes. New Kr? in Sleeve?. There seems always something new to say about sleeves, really the most important item in wardrobes just now. Tne prettiest and most modish sleeve is undoubtedly the one that follows closely the lines of the arm to b?low the elbow and then widens excessively with a lot of ruffled undcrslecves that fall over the hand; but this sleeve, un fortunately. Is not generally becoming. A sleeve that, on the other hann, is almost universally becoming is close, with a high, tight cuff and elaborate drapery at the elbow. An example of this drapery is a scarf of mousseline de soie arranged with a big bow on the outside of thc arm, while the bame idea on an elbow sleeve consists of a turn-up cuff, slashed on the outside of the arm with a frill of lace or a puff of some thin stuff coming through the slashing. Thc correct way is to have the full part of the elbow trimming on the outside. Some dresses made by first-class houses have sleeves made in a bag to the elbows, where they meet long, close cuffs. A close cuff, perhaps five inches fJPPn With fhn fill! floovi. Kr. rrrwX t*nua iviii. Ueoiftu. IL IS tne use of embroideries and laces that gives cachet to most of these. A deep collar of yellow batiste, em broidered with white and yellow jvorstccLawd^inset with ec r IL, la re is a novelty that g/ves "Uistincuon to a gown* of tabac brown velvet. The blouse has no other trimming save some small and very lovely gold butions, which are used in clusters on the front of the bodice and on the small, close cuifs. The skirt is made with a shaped flounce, trimmed with diamonds formed of lines of small turks taken in the stuff.-New York Tribune. White roses are much in demand for the winter hats. More stylish cloth skirts are made with a separate.drop skirt of silk than with a lining sewed in with the out side fabric. Ribbon bracelets are among tho nov elties in accessories to milady's toilet. These are worn with elbow sleeve and are enhanced with jewels. Narrow lines of costly fur on gauze, net and tulle remain one of the incon gruous combinations, but it is extreme ly effective and becoming whenever used. The rage for lace for the trimming of hats and the adornment of gowns and evening wraps still continues. Irish crochet and filet being the popular sorts. Guipure lace waists are prettily fin ished with tiny bands of fur, and one thing which never fails in these days is the stitching applied in every con ceivable way. A somewhat novel and altogether pretty feature of a fashionable wedding was a wreath of sweet peas worn by each bridesmaid in place of the cus tomary large hat. Brown cloth forms a smart tailor costume, with cream panne revers trimmed with gold-threaded applique. The vest is of Persian embroidery, outlined with gold. The handsomest spangled nets are being used, with garish effect and great expense, over brocaded colored silks and shaded chiffons and the combina tion Is bewildering. Sewing Itlrri*. Most curious are the sewing or tail or birds of India-little yellow things not much larger than one's thumb. To escape falling a prey to snakes and monkeys the tailor bird picks up a dead leaf and flies up into a tree, and with a fibre for a thread and its bill for a needle, sews the leaf to a green one hanging from the tree; tho sides are sewed up, an opening to the nest thus formed being left at the top. That a nest Is swinging in the tree no snake or monkey or even man would suspect.-London Science Siftings. Constatent. "Will you have some horseradish?" said Mrs. Small to her new boarder. "Thank you. no," replied the latter. "I'm a vegetarian."-Philadelphia North American. SHOP DETECTIVE FOECE. WATCHES NOT ONLY VISITORS. BUT ALSO ESTABLISHMENT'S HELP. Greatly Augmented During tho Holidays -One.Concern HRH Thirty Sleuths-Cnn tlon and Discrimination in Making Ar rest!-Unaccountable Shoplifting Cases. At best never easy, the policing of large department stores is, at the busy season, a most complex problem. Not only is the task aggravated hy the in creased crowds, but by the infusion of strange salespeople. But the main reason for the tem porary reinforcement of such detective staffs is to afford a warning to the pro fessional shoplifters who flock to the big cities at such opportune times. The knowledge that a certain store is bet ter equipped in its detective bureau than another serves as a most effectual deterrent, and therein lies the chief benefit of such a bureau. Though normally four or five officers seem to suffice, at rush times the total exceeds thirty. Harry Blades, chief of that bureau in a famous New York department store, wheaseen the other day by an Econo mist man, talked interestingly of his department and the way it was run. "We have now," said he, "about 30 detectives on our roll, of whom four are women. Our regular force doesn't exceed four or five, but is reinforced for the holidaj's from a waiting list all tried and true men. "No, we don't recruit from police headquarters, or, rarely ever. We arc after people with the detective in stinct, hail whence they may. "One of the b*. -t detectives was once a salesgirl at the fancy goods counter. She gave our sleuths so many excel lent clues as to suspicious shoppers clues that were successfully followed that we persuaded her to join our staff. And we made no error. She has more than fulfilled our expectations. Y'ou see she had it in her, and needed no Mulberry street training to bring it out. "As a rule, however, women are not so good at ferreting out crime as men. They are also timid, fearing violence if necessary to arrest. But where the cjue is given a woman can shadow a ' suspect bette than a man, seeing that she can wor in and out, and is less conspicuous ii. doing so'. A man looks out of place at a bargain counter. "One of our greatest troubles with new detectives," continued Mr. Bladee, "is overzealousness. They imagine that they are not makiug a showing-not earning their salary-unless constant ly dragging offenders up to tho office. So anxious are they to show results that they are apt to overdo. "They probably look at it this way: 'I am only here for the holiday season, unless I can show special aptitude, to provo which I must succeed in making a big trapping.' "On this account I give my new men positive instructions never to make an arrest without calling one of my old staff for consultation. As to the best policy to be pursued when a woman is caught opinions differ. The method we pursue is this: "Whenever a professional shoplifter is caught red-handed we invariably ....v.ir.iiiig fi.jvjua un meir persons. "On investigation these women al most invariably proved to be victims ot the morphine or laudanum habit, tlie drug rcnoering them almost irre sponsible. Now, what should wc gain in exposing such a case, thereby ruin ^utation for all time? "Nor do '^c^p^M^?M^^ by really indigent people, when'wt*-* assured they are not 'professionals. No good end can be served by such ex posure. Moreover, it would be a bad ad. for the house, for such cases would receive extended newspaper comment, to the detriment of the firm exposing the culprits. "Lack of harmony, continued Mr. Blades, "is another point to be guard ed against in the management of a de tective bureau. Many of our new men are inclined to throw the bluff that tney are the whole thing. They aid it all. I discourage w.iat sort of thing. "If any good piece of work is done in the store in that direction, the de tective bureau receives credit therefor, not an individual officer. All must work in harmony. I instruct them to be re ceptive to hints from any and all sources. And even if they find certain clues unreliable, not to discourage the offering of them. Though wrong once, they might be right again. "Professional jealousy is also to bc guarded against. What any one of us may have learned about a certain case the rest arc ent.tled to know. In formation so obtained is not for any individual's benefit, but for that of the bureau. Hence there is nothing to be gained in an attempt to 'hog' glory. "I am sorry to say that the help, especially at this season of the year, when there are so many supernumer aries employed, require most watch ing. "Wc have representatives behind counters known as such only by my self, who, presumably, arc salespeople. Suppose wc suspect somebody at a cer tain counter. I put there a girl of my own who has not only to keep her eye open for my benefit, but hold up her end of the sales in order to escape transtcr. If anyuung wrong is going on she will find it out. "Sometimes these special sleuths are in the delivery department, even on wagons as helpers. "From one of the latter is this let ter." picking up one from the table before him. "In it my reprer-mtative makes a report of his four days' ex perience on a certain wagon. Nothing was found amiss, as far as honesty was concerned, but a beneficial and un expected* result was reached. "Thc detective voiced the hardships and grievances to which these over 1 worked drivers and helpers are sub ! jr.cted in a way that brought about re ! form. These ?ame complaints, if made ! Io thc head of tho delivery department, i wouM. in all probability, have been ! pigeon-holed. Feeing that the rectifying of them would tend to increase the ex ? penses of that department-a change which the manager thereof would nat urally desire to obviate. ! "We also have an outside man for secret, service work. He never comes I into the store, but makes his report by j letter. Such a sleuth is essential to all employers of labor of this charac ter. It might he reported to us that a.. employe in a responsible position, hut drawing a moderate salary, was living as a high roller. This outside nan would be detailed to get all ln orrcntion. Such an officer, in fact, ?8 iseful in hundreds of ways, and no arge store should be without one. "But the greatest benefit of a tbor iughly equipped detective bureau, from i department store standpoint, is that t acts as a deterrent to the 'profes ilonals.' In my time, for instance, I lave had to do with over 2000 cases )f shoplifting. It follows, therefore, hat my presence in a particular store ceeps away at least those 2000 offend ers, and probably as many more of heir friends." THE RING IN THE OLD OAK TREE. Indian Legend that ls Told in a Beauti ful Gulf CoiiRt Town, Every foot of ground around this town is full of legends. Stories of In dians, stories of Bienville and Iberville and all the rest of the gentlemanly ad venturers, and some adventurers who were not gentlemen, can be had here for the asking. Something of the dreamy charm which these ancient Daks cast over the wanderers from France and Spain and other countries is with them still. There is the same reposeful sky which bends over the shining waters of toe bay, the same quietude which one find3 among old piaces, as if ag% had given them a respite from the strenuous toil of a life Df conflict, the same gentle tones among the people, as if they were afraid a loud voice would wake some of the spirits of the restless men of long ago. It is hard to stir the feeling of energy In the coast towns. No visitor to Blloxi goes away with out seeing the ring in thc patriarchal oak in thc yard of thc rectory of the Church of thc edeemer. How old thc tree is nobo-" aows. But lt has been here for at lc st two hundred years. There is a record running that far back, and it was a big tree when the record began, and the ring was there when the story was started. It stands : today in silent grandeur. The trunk is , knotted ana gnarled, arid thc limbs are bent as if wit? the weight of years. ; There is one of the most beautiful ? legenus of the whole coast country ?Trapped in this tree. The tree cannot talk, so the people must do the talking ; for it. They say that long before the French came, long before there were any Spanish in Louisiana, long before ! there were any'wnite faces in all the j long stretch of beautiful coast, there was a chief whose daughter loved a brave. . She pleaded with her father for permission to marry her lover. She pleaded with all the eloquence and all , the vehemence of Indian maidens. She ; prayed and threatened, but the old ' chief had chosen another for her hus- ; hand, and he would'not consent to the j change. The girl was importunate, j Like all maids in love, she could not see that any other man in the world I approached the brave of her choice in j all the arts of war, in the chase, or in j those tnings which go to make the per- I feet warrior. Day after day she besieged the old ; parent for consent to wed the man she j bad chosen from all the rest of the ; tribe, and day after day the old man ; stooled his heavtj&??Lhcv appeals and grew rr.orejfl Bj^bdurate. One day whenfl Bfek1 eX~ (.optionally Mk ?thor willingness meiu I and her lover were ru arr^jT ****9B**y* BI anu i.v'eu to a green old age, the yo J warr?or in time becoming the d[lie{ of the That is the story t/y tell Any. way. the ring in the/ak |a there K can be seen of a?^?n The place fa A TJ^JS^ PARTLY F0R THE TREE ' ?i5??^jW?H?J*Tor the beautiful surround ings, the old churchyard, the ivy covered rectory and the magnificent view of the beach beyond. Many pho- j tographers have taken the view through the ring. In order to do this j it is necessary to climb on a stepladder, because the ring is in a limb which i branches from thc trunk In almost a : right angle. They not only tell you j the story, but show the spot where 1 the girl fell weeping at the last refusal of her father. And if they can show you the tree and the very spot where the girl fell, how much more proof can they offer? The girl is gone and her husband is gone, and the tree and the spot are all that remain.-Biloxl (Miss.) Letter to New Orleans Times Democrat. Phl1nrt?1nhl? Millionaire*. If the city of Penn were to start a \ Philadelphia millionaires' club, there ; would be eligible for membership In this extraordinary organization 117 ? men and 23 womer!. In other words, ' 140 men and women in this placid Quaker City own more than $1,000,000 apiece. Some, of course, own consid- I erably more. The richest mon in this Philadelphia millionaires' dub is William Weight- j man. He is said to be worth some Where between $75,000.000 and $100.- I 000.000-the slight difference of $25,- ! 000,000 one way or the other not ap- ? pearing to worry Mr. Weightman. Mr. ; Weightman made his money in war times. He sold quinine pills to the 1 government. His wealth is of the , solid sort-real estate. He is said to j cwn moro real estate than any other ! man in Philadelphia, 'and. luckily, to j have selected property which is now j In the very heart of the business dis trict. John Wanamaker comes next in the list of real estate holdings, and is said to be worth about $10.000.000. Most of j the members of this exclusive million- I aire coterie believe In real estate, but j William Weightman and John Wana- j maker have gobbled up the choicest bits in Philadelphia. The richest, woman in town ls Mrs. j Sarah Van Rensselaer. She was a ? Drexel, married John R. Fell, and at ' lils death became Mrs. Alexander Van ! Rensselaer. Her wealth ls estimated I at $12,000.000.-Philadelphia Press, j Tlio Man Without ICosovvi?. How quickly a man without reserves goes to the wall, when anything anus- I nal happens to him! Like a baby, ho j IE all right as long as nothing comes ; hi collision with him to expose his weakness. What a pitiable thing it is to see bright, strong young men facing an '< emergency or a crisis with no reserve of education, character, or training. How quickly they disappear! Like a ! rowboat on the ocean, when run Into by an ocean liner, or like a frail bark j which strikes an Iceberg, the weaker i rossel always founders in the collision, i "He had no reserve." might be writ- ! ten upon the tombstone of many a ! man who has failed in business, In the 1 professions, or In the home. Club of Red-Haired Men. Ono of the unique social organiza tions of the cc/untry has recently been formed at Washington. The only In flexible rule for membership is that tho applicant shall have red hair. The society is defined by a member as be ing a "society of protest," but strictly social in its aims. It has no philan throplcal nor political ideals, and there ls no danger, should the Idea spread and become national in its scope, of the R. H. C's putting forth a candidate for the presidency. It seems that the society organized in a rebellion against the antiquated and moldy witticisms which red haired people lu all parts of the civili zed and uncivilized world are supposed' to enjoy, or at least to suffer with a Bickly pretense of enjoyment.-Chi cago Chronicle. Li Hur.g Chang's widow. Li Hung Chang shared his great wealth very generously with his wife. Princess Li, who has tho deformed feet of all Chinese ladies, and who cannot thoreforo make any attempt at walking, has nevertheless over 100 pairs of expensive shoes. Her silk dresses recently numbered 1,000 and her fur wraps over 500. When she went aoroad Princess Li was carried In a most magnificent chair of state, for sha cared much more for display than her husband. . Land in the Philippines. There are over 90,000,000 acres of land in the Philippine Islands, and, while lt is impossible to say with any accuracy how much of the land is own ed by private interests, it is "believed that at least 50 per cent will come un der th eclassification of public domain. "Pocket" means "poke," a bag or pouch, with the diminutive, the pock et being only a little bag inserted in a garment cr any other article. Gold Counterfoil iu;. Tho gold used In color printing and on mir ror and picture frames is only an Imitation. It is mado from bronze and spelter, and not from tho puro gold leaf. There is another ar ticle also very much imitated, and that is Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters, the celebrated fam ily remedy for indigestion,dyspepsia, consti pation, biliousness, and liver and kidney troubles. Beware of counterfeits when buy ing. Tho genuine must havo our Private Stomp over tbs nock of tho bottle. When a fellow complains that he is al ways getting sold he feels pretty cheap. Tettorlne Cures Eczema, Ring Worm.Barbor's Itch, Scaldhond. Tettor and those itching skin troubles so unpleas ant and disgusting. COc. a box by mall from J. T Shuptrlne, Savannah, Ga., if your druggist don't keep it._ The industrious burglar is pcnerally doing something, even it it's only time. Tynor's Dyspepsia Ilomudy Cures Indi gestion and Dyspepsia. At Druggists, 50c. A wife who is a good cook makes a cheer ful husband. FITSpermanently eured.No Hts or nervous n<JSB nitor first day s uso of Dr. Kline's Groat NerveBestorer. $2trial bottle and treatise f reo Dr. B. H. KLISZ, Ltd., 931Arch St. Phila.,Pa. Never ask a tavor unless you are will ing to grant one. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup f or chlldioa' teething, soften tho gums, reduce- inflamma ble- -*>-in. ciirfiRvrlnri mlle. 25c a bottle. to the warm spoken o{ '2 Third 6,1900. Ut it I hav,e "?J?Se a most thorough trial of A>^S Cherry Pectoral and am prepared to say that for all dis eases of the lungs it never disap points." J. Early Finley, Ironton, O. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral won't cure rheumatism; we never said it would. It won't cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We first said this sixty years ago; we've been saying it ever since. Three sires : 25c, 50c, SI. All druggist!. Consult your doctor. If he mys take lt thon do as lie any*. If hn tells you not Jj to Uko lt, then don't take lt. Ile'kuows. fl Loare lt with him. WP aro willing. J. C. Al'EK CO., Lowell, Mass. rTt? Jli* -lL"i'? 4r.y.?K_".HX_. :t?ivt Boardleoo Earle*/ ls prodigally prollilc, Ti.-id Ing ID 1901 for Mr. Weill. Orleans Co., Kew York, IOU baiheliper acre. Dnei ?ell aecrywhere. That pay*. 20th Century Oats. The oat muriel, producing from 1100 to .ino but. per acre. Salcor'a Oaf ar? war ranted to produce great ' *jleMt. Th? U. H. Ag. Hep!, calli them the Tery betti That ray?. Three Eared Corn. ?1 lo : J? lu?, per acre, ls extremely profitable at pres ent prlceaof com. Hairer'? .tedi produce ere ry where. Marvel Wheat yielded in M Siau.louy?nr orer ?0 bu?. |?T aei e. Wt alto hate th? celebrated Muren ronlWheat,which yielded on our fa-ma ?B bli?, per aero. That paya. Speltz. Oreatett cereal food oh earth-efl bu?, grain aod ? tens m<t-nlllt*eut hay per aero. Tilgt pnye. Victoria Rape Datei it piasllill ; grow hogi, ahceu and cattle at a conof balla a lb. starret auily pmlWe. doce well .Terywhcre. Thnt pay?. Bro mu o Inormls. ?let wondorfi.1 era" of the century. Trodui-enClona af hay aud luti cud lot? of Buturage lie.Mrs per acre, rowe wliererer soll I?, fitiud. Snlrcr'e seed is warrauled. That paya. 810.00 for 10e. t\e wi.li you ta try nur gn-at farm r-'dv hajueo off'-r tn tend 11 farm S aaa ' aamplei. containing Thmiaaud "ed Kale, Tronin te. ltnpe, ' Alfalfa, Sprits, rte. (fatty wnrth 'tio.oi) ii t?t a -uni lamthet with oar great aatataa, fir We p.ntoge. SALZER'S MAGIC CRUSHED SHELLS. Best "ii earth. Kell Ht $1.24 ppr 20o lb. hi 13.75 forfifK) lbs.: (MO for 1.ooo lbs. mm THE LANIER SOUTHERN j MACON. ?JA. Thorough In al it)>|*n|titmontH. Umltipas men ro'-"jMilzo our nlplnnms n< a ti*f<tlmo nia! of Ability nn<l worth. All brun lies taught, ifuli Information choerfully farniahvl. nui ?3. aiVTBO-Tsro Trnvllnu; SnitMincn In each stittr. permaisentiMMitlon. DWI and fxpr-na-a, v. rito ( cutral Tobacco w 'irks Co.. I'euicln, Va. tomwn tins rap.r il,v'^.Tr,Ti!!''^ (.'oiil flJrdal at UuMtslaj lCxpocltlou. JHcILHENlNY'S TABASCO Tho Caro of Lampa. In caring for lamps, occasionally pour all the oil out, wash out the sedi ment carefully and fill with fresh oil. You will find yourself repaid for the evening for this additional trouble. Every five or six weeks boil your burn ers ten minutes in soda and water, and renew your wicks occasionally; do not wait for them to burn out. The comfort is worth the small outlay. Good Housekeeping. Open Your Damner. Many people do not open the damper in the stovepipe when they put on coal, but take off the three lids in front of the stove while putting on the coal. Of course the gas is driven into the room, as it cannot get into the chimney with the dampers closed. Such people should he warned against the danger of so doing. .Some will heed thc warning more if they read it in a paper than if i* is told to them by a kindly neighbor. Coal-gas is deadly to vegetable and human life. The Ladies* World. Pretty ISerinpreartR. A pretty bedspread is as necessary to a well and daintily furnished room as are spotlessly clean curtains, and within the last few years heavy coun terpanes have been entirely super seded by the more decorative articles. Thc spread should harmonize with the wall covering. It is such a (compara tively) large surface that if its tone clashes with the wall tone it takes away from instead of adding to the ap pearance of the room. Art linen is being much employed for the inexpen sive spreads. It runs in width 30, 40 and 50 inches, and as the average double bed is five feet in breadth and (. feet 6 inches long, a bedspread of sufficient size to reach nearly to the ground should be at least three and a half to four yards wide, and its length can be easily calculated. By far tho most effective way to make one of those spreads of art linen is to join the lengths together by strips of tor chon lace insertion. The insertions may be run with satin ribbon, but this is not essential. For those who require something more ethereal than art linen, beautiful spreads may be fashioned of nainsook, cambric or hook muslin, with an under cover of colored sateen, br ?ste or lawn. In a pale blue or pink oedroom a bedspread of white muslin, with white Valenciennes lace insertions made up over pale blue or pink rib bons, is particularly dainty.-Ameri can Queen. rasMnj; of tho Ttihlc Cloth. Dinners, luncheons and teas without cloths for the table are not only per missible in fashionable society, but arc becoming all the style. The table is set upon thc bare wood and napkins are the only linen goods visible. All natural woods are beautiful if well kept and oak, walnut, ash or cherry will do perfectly if the scratches and stains which deface it are removed. Nor is this a difficult matter. A coat of brown shellac, a thorough rubbing once a week with a. purchased polish or with raw linseed oil with a few drops of turpentine and a daily polish with an oiled bit of flannel will give a handsome table top. "Elbow grease" is the secret of a perpetual polish. Doilies aro now so varied, so abund ant and so pretty, prettier than any cloth, no matter how beautiful, as well V^so much easier laundcred.that ther^f with thc- la^i^- ^Jj0r%m?^ piece for every^ftr^rfSS^is a hem stitched damask square. This will last fresh for a week, while moro elaborate designs may be substi tuted for special occasions. Small doilies come in all sizes and at all prices, from the costly cobwebs of Mexican drawn work and the exquisite Honiton lace ones to the inexpensive Honiton lace and linen or simple squares of hemstitched linen. With a pretty centrepiece of flow ers or ferns, not over-elaborate and smacking of the convenuonal green house designs, but with individuality of the genuine flower lover shown in its simple arrangement, with plates, glasses, knives and forks set straight upon the polished wood, with crystal clear glass, bright silver and fresh napkins, no one need wish for a daint ier or more attractive looking table. *K RECIPES \ Cabbage Hot Slaw-Slice thin a small cabbage, season with salt, pep per and sprinkle lightly with flour. Cook ten minutes in a large table sponful of butter, remove to the back of the stove, break in an egg, heat thoroughly, add vinegar to taste and serv-3 hot. Oysters a la Creme-One pint of oysters, one cup of cream; put the oy sters in a double kettle; cook until the milk juice begins to flow out; drain the oysters in a colander; scald the cream; when it comes to a boil thick en with one tablespoonful or flour wet with milk; season with a dash of white pepper and a teaspoonful of salt. Thea put in the oysters and cook five minutes. Serve hot on toast. Tomatoes Stuffed with Oysters Select five large round tomatoes; cut off one end and carefully scoop out the inside with a spoon. Mince two dozen small raw oysters, add two ounces of finely chopped salt pork, a cupful and a half of grated bread crumbs; enough of the tomato juice and pulp to mois ten and a dash of pepper. Fill toma toes with this mixture and cover with the cut off tops. Lay on each one a bit of butter. Place in dripping pan and bake in moderately hot oven from 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot. Lemon Omlettos-Four eggs, three teaspoonfuls cornflour, two tablespoon fuls cold milk or cream, one-half pint boiling milk. For the lemon cream: One-half pound sugar, two ounces but ter, three eggs, two lemons. Beat the yolks of the eggs, mix the cornflour with thc cold milk, then add the eggs and stir in the hot milk, and just be fore baking stir in the whites of the eggs; butter four or Ave rou.id tin dishes, pour in the mixture and bake 10 minutes; turn the omelettes on to a hot dish, spread lemon cream on them, fold in'h'alf and serve. ?choolhnv Know* Throe Town*. A schoolboy at Greenpoint was asked to name three towns on Long Island. Ile gave them as follows: "Crosstown, Downtown and Out of Town."-New York World. Fog. The word "fog" has not been traced farther back than the sixteenth cen tury, but the thing was known In the early years of tho fourteenth. Tho commons, with the prelates and no bles visiting London for tba parlia ments and other occasions, united to petition Edward I. to compel the burn ing only of dry wooa and charcoal, as the growing use of sea coal corrupted the air with its stink and smoke to the great urejudlce and detriment of health. In 1300 the king prohibited the use of coal; heavy random and fines were Inflicted for disobedience; In the case of recalcitrant brewers, dyers and other artificers the furnaces and kilns were destroyed. But the restric tion was evidently soon removed, for in 1308 ?50 (probably equal to about ?800 now) was paid from the ex chequer for wood and coal for the cor onation of Edward II.-London Chroni cle. *. Freedom From Disease. A French hygienic Journal states that In Tunis the mortality from tuber culosis ls 11.3 per 1,000 among the Arabs and only 0.75 per 1,000 among the Jews, who load pretty much the same life as the Arabs, except that they daily clean all their furniture with moist cloths, and never stir up the germ-lnfestcd dust with brooms. Sweat anti fruit acidd trill not discolor i goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DIES Hold ry all druggists. Lies are always in a hurry, but the truth ! contentedly awaits its turn. SlOO lie ira rd. S100. The readers of thia paper will bo plensed to ! learn that there ls at least ono dreaded dis- i case that science has been able to cure In all I its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh i Cure is the only positive cure now known to I the medical fraternity Catarrh being a con- I stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's CatarrhCure ie taken inter- ; nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mu- ! cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy lng the foundation of the disease, and giving ; the patient strength by building up the con- ' stltution and assisting nnturo In doing its | work. Tho proprietors havo so much faith in Ita curative powers that they offer Ono Hun dred Dollars for any case that it faiLs to cure. Send for lLst of testimonials. Address F J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The smaller, a man's wit tho more pains he takes to show it. Heit For fha Bowel?. No matter what nils you, headache to a cancer, you will nevor got well until your bowels are put right. CABCARETB help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CAS CUJETS Candy Cathartic, tho genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of ir itations. In traveling the voad to wealth keep on the right side. Frc? Delivery of Gar<lnn. Fl ?M and Flower S<?CI)R: fresh, cuan ir cod a->d especially adapt ed to clim ito, at bottom prices. C .talo-cue free. ( Int era ?Bl oH over delivered freo in On., Ala. ur Fla. lr. pars farmer- io gncure rh? boat. Agents wanted. Paul Toland & Co., Baitie lilli, Ga. Some people never attempt to do any thing for fear they might do it wrong. It lt a bat tim Saker's Seeds ara grava planted cn mara ferme ta Jtwjorke khan ?07 krait- 8ALZCRi8 SEEDS NE X* matter hov poor tho toll cr lnelemenl the prodcee. We are tat larrcatrivweri of Vejet. emln( oTOr MOO sent, sad bea ce eui mite lt t4,an50 Kinds for ?6c, P SO bindi af rared lancions Endicott 12 Eta^nlflccnt earliest Melons IC sor;s clorions Tomatoes 35 pocrlre* Ltttace varieties 13 splendid Beet sorta 6S rjorceonsly beaatiful Flower 6* SOOT? ISO tort?, which viii taratta 70a bathsl etat Soven and loll and lott of rare receiiblM caula; tsUiag ell ?Boat the rarett kind of frei tarneit Ttfeubltt sad farm ettie-all for bi K7"Wo mall 7 Bard/ ErerMoomlne nardi 2 Eardr Pias?, 2 Oh arlee. 1 Crabe si Ironclad, bard? sj ?ak-tba IS poi Oflr fraat cstalofwt, poi! U rt lr worth J;io t deaer and farmer, le Billed la 70s span rcceip shore ISO aerta ter kat Me. pottage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, DID YOU EVER Consldor the Insult offered rho inielMireoco of thinking people when tho sjoltn i.< Binds that mir OUR remedy will cure all diseases? No, well think or ft end s??u for our book telling "nil about id Spacial Remedies for spacial dls ? paned .sondltions, and our Family Medicine I Osscs. X postal card will seeure ihn book J and a sntnylc of Dr. Johnson'* "After Dinner PIU." ? Agent? warned. The Home Remedy Co., Austoll Building. Atlanta, Go. *. 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M. ? errrr wtd* ewak* irar I ot oe. poetas*, ar wi ia it ? W'J&zJt?l ? La Crossa, Wis. wm Sold bf G3 Deneb" Store.? rtndlheneRtshoedra'.rrrs everywhere, CM.TIOX! 'ihn genuino have \v. L. Douglas' name and price stamped on bottom. Kolice increase of sales in table below ? 1908? 1,?H. 700 Palra. " , BaWMWal 1899=r?9S,lS2 Taire. 1900 ~ 1*259,754: Pairs. 1901 = 1,566,720 Pairs. Quinta More Than Doubled In Four Year?. THE REASONS I M . W.L Dougliwi lakca/wid sellsmoreroen ? ?U?s,nd $3.60 ?hoe? I han ?ny ol Mr Uw tnnn'f'nt In the world. W. U Douglas S3.09 anil S8.M) ?hoes placed side br tide with $?.00 - m! SA.oo shoes of other makes, are found lo l>e just ns KWML They will outwear two pairs of onUnar; SMO and $s.C0 ?hoes. Made of the best leathers. Including Patent Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo, Fnil Calor fre?r M ?nd Alwaya Black Hook* maw. W.T..Doi??!a* 04.00 "Gilt Rd|t* Line"cannot lt. eqaalM. Nlioei i>v mull S.*c. extru. < ;i t II l <>c free. W. Li. 1'U'UBtua, ltrnrheon. A3 un?. POINTS?1 'J*he tire buyer should look well before choosi-g. A good piir of tires add? to thc life of your wheel - ?aves it many a jolt and jar. Service is what G & J Tires give first, last and all the time. They are comfort able, sadsfactory and easy to repair. Just the kind for country roads and big loads. Send for catalogue. O & J TIRE COMPANY, Indianapolis, Ind. Thompson's Eye Water