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WOMAN MORE SUREFOOTED.
Is a woman more steady on her feet
than a man, and can she distance him
in getting over dangerous places? An
event in the Fox River Valley during
the last week seems fo aptly illustrate
woman's agility and reminds one of
the old school game of years ago,
when boys-—-followed each other over
devious paths in “following the lead
er.” During the recent flood in the
valley and the moving of the heavy ice
a portion of the trestle work known as
the Five Islands bridge of the Elgin,
Aurora & Sguthern electric line was
partially ‘damaged, so that it became
impossible to run cars over it. To en
able the pedestrians to get over with
out trouble a walk of boards was nail
ed over tie cross ties. After this was
done two spaas of the south epd of the
structure were further damaged, so
that several yards of the track sagged
toward the water and left the rails and
cross ties hanging at an angle of 45 de
grees. The board walk that had been
fastened to the cross ties was tilfed up
sideways, requiring one to bend his an
kles in order to walk across. It was
necesary to walk downward to the cen
ter of the sag and then up on the other
side. The laughable picture of men
helping each other over this place was
witnessed. The women “went it
alone.” A girl with a big hat that
threatened to be blown off wouid rest
one hazd on her headgear, gather her
skirts about heér with the other and
then, setting her feet to suit the side
~wugle of the boards, she would trip
down the incline and clamber up on
the other side without any trouble.. It
was jolly fun, besides. The track sag
ged down within a few feet of the wa
ter that was running twenty feet deep,
and swift at that, but this seemed to
have no terrors for the feminine pas
sefigérs. The men would go through
all kinds of motions to balance them
selves, and some of them looked as if
they would give $lO for a hand rail to
hold onto. As it was, some of them
got down and slid across, holding cnto
the rails during the trip.—Chicago
SCHOOLS FOR MOTHERS.
Paris now has 28 “Schools for Moth
ers.” These extraordinary institutions
were started two years ago, and are
now to be found in all the cities of
France
The figures for last year show that
the death rale among babies is much
less than it was before these schools
were started. Every mother who be
comes a studemt is obliged to come
regularly I"bring her children.
At one the Paris schools there
were 712 whers in atfendance, all
with sick bobies, and during the vear
only 22¢ of the babies died.. At anoth
er schoo! 84 out of 87 babies were
made wiell
The muothers are taught how to feed
their chilldren, how to dress them, how
to give t?hem fresh air, etc. If a moth
er ceasels to come to the class, a vis
itor is s¢nt to find out the reason, and
persuad§e her to come back.
It is @ peculiar fact, says one of the
teacher mother’s school, that the
highest rate among bhabies is
found i part of France where
the Yrette ter comes from. ‘The
people s e cream to the dairies,”
he says, feed thelr babies on the
skim m!] 'he schools in that dis
trict ar ing the mothers to think
mord o babies and less of the
butter.
WILH A’'S SHOES WERE
TIGHT.
Acco o the opinion expressed
by a elphia traveler, Wilhel
mina, of Holland=—one may no
longer write it “Little Wilhelmina —
is said to be growig ‘“very plain,” but
none has yet denied her a large share
of very “human” qualities. In proof
of this this same traveler tells a story
which presents her in a pleasing light.
It seems that a certain famous London
photographer had been sent for to
take the Queen’s picture. tI was the
‘sdcond such commission he had re
ceived from Amsterdam. When the
sitting was over and the plates had
been developed, Wilhelmina said de
’ lightadly: -
| “Why, this is a much better picture
| of me than you took before. I wonder
i why that is?”
l “Your Majesty has now a more
l cheerful expression,” ventured the ar
| tist. “Perhaps that is what makes the
{ differences.”
l “And I know why that should have
been so 0,” added the Queen, instantly.
| “The last time you were here, I re
‘member I had on very tight boots.
How can any one look cheerful when
her feet are being pinched.—Philadel
phia Press.
!r BECOMING AND NEW R'INGS.'
| Rings and their suitability fo the
i hands that wear them is just now
’ the subject of serious preoccupation in
iParis artistic circles, for fashion has
i sent forth the edict that they must in
! future be adapted to the wearer’s spe
| cial shape and color of hand, and no
| longer be worn merely because they
. are beautiful and costly articles of
| luxury. Sl
| It isa fact remarked very frequently
!that some very pretty rings appear
} strangely out of place on some hands
'and that the colors of tha various
| gems do not always avppear to adapt
{themselves to the share and coloring
{ of the person they addorr. In conse
iqeunce of this edict, TFremch artists
- and designers are very busy preparing
isome lovely creations of graduated
i rings, which will be specially adapted
I to the different fingers of the hand,
| and some startling departures in this
idireetion will, it is said, very shortiy
| Yeen seen on the slender fingers of
l ‘azhionable women.
| LATEST FAD OF THE DUCHESS.
| The latest fad of the Duchess of
. Marlborough is said to be a passion for
| recitation. She is an apt scholar has a
| remarkable memory, and at many of
| the social affairs that she attends she
ihas baen called on to entertain the
| guests by giving some portion of her
;rcpertoire. But it gces further than
| this, according to the stories told in
| the clubs tzat the Duke of Marlbor
gough ifrequents.
| Whenever the Duke, who is at heart
| a true son of his father, strays away
| from the beaten path of work and
| steady habits, it is said that the
| Duchess takes him to a room apart
| and then recites to him some of the
[more impressive poems in her collec
[ tion. Gray’s Elegy, “Curfew Shall Not
f Ring To night” and ‘‘Thanatopsis’ are
1 among her favorites.
| e
| MRS. ASTOR’'S SWIMMING POOL.
} Diving from a spring board into her
| marble swimming pool is a part of the
!daily physical exercise Mrs. John Ja
l cob Astor enjoys in her new $200,000
| gymnasium at Ferncliffe-on-the-Hud
i gon. The indoor tennis courts are the
| finest in the ‘country, and the entire
| gymnasium is the most complete in
| the country. Every outdoor game,
' with the exception of golf, can be play
' ed within its spacious walls.. This
| “Tennis House,” as Mrs. Astor calls it,
!is Grecian in design, one story high.
' Here Mr. and Mrs. Astor spend much
of thelr time playing temnis und
squash, swimming, fencing, or swing
ing Indfan clubs.—New York Press.
BE WARY OF THE ROSE.
Don’'t you find ther single rose be
hind the ear, when becoming, the most
charming of coiffures? Much depends
upon the expression of the face, in
which there must be a sentimental
note to produce harmony. Otherwise,
do not attempt this arrangement, bt
gather the hair so as to create a tri- I
angular effect on the top of the head,
taking the width from ear to ear at
the base, or twist up your soft fluffy
puffs with or without some short curl
ed ends, or roll a pompadour so that
there shall be no other line above it,
the front hair alone being visible in
‘an unbroken line, <
MOTHERS’ VOCAL DUTIES.
Mothers and those who have the
education of children in their hands
are chiefly responsible for our abuse
of the English language and our elo
cutionary shortcomings. A mother
should make it a special duty to cor
rect every mistake in the sound of her
child’s voice and in its choice of
words: and if voice production, the
right pronunciation of words and dis
tnict reading aloud were made part
of a child’s training we should soon
become an intelligent and musically
voiced people. Unchecked, we shall
ultimately bark.
YASHION’S FRILLS AND FFANCIES.
The rhinestone bar is a favorite
stock pin. i
Straw passementerie is a t;imming
novelty.
Button roses in straw decorate
many of the newest toques and bon
nets.
White is destined to retain during
the coming season the vogue it enjoy
ed last year.
Spangled and bead effects are con
spicuous in the season’s neckwear.
Floral buckles for evening gown
garniture represent a Parisian novelty.
Qstrich feathers are finished with a
touch of gold or «ilver in ornate de
sizn, oftentimes studaded with colored
stones.
Gooseberry green and old rose are
leading shades in millinery.
Oyster white i 3 a tint i pongee that
is much admired.
Chiffon and lace coats are somewhat
cshorter this season than last.
For bridesmaids, beautiful and cost-
Iy gowns will be fashioned of hand em
broidered nets and handkerchief lin
ens.
Suits of white embroidered pique
will be worn next Summer.
Val lace is promised pronounced vo
gue as garniture for Summer dresses.
The wheat pattern is conspicuous in
the new laces.
The shepherdess hat\ remains popu
lar,
The Gold Mines of Korea.
Korea is to a certain extent a gold
producing country; gold is exportad
from that empire to the amount of
about $2,500,000 annually. This gold
occurs in alluvial deposits and in
veins in tthe rocks. The alluvial de
posits are worked to advantage by
the natives; the methods, although
rather primitive, are perhaps the best
when one considers the cheapness of
labor. The mechanical difficulties of
gotting the gold from veins are rather
tco much for the Korean. The ore
grinding machinery consists of two
stones, the motive power a squatting
native; very naturally the product is
not large. The introduction of modern
machinery has been hindered by two
causes—the nature of the Government
and the price of coal. All the coal
used must be obtained from Japan, ai
though there is evidence that Korea
contains coal beds sufficient for her
needs if permissign could be obtained
to work them.—Collier’s.
Typewritists propose to form a
union for discouragement of f{flirting
Marriage with the boss, perhaps. |
Her Busy Day.
“Where's the child wonder?” asked
the stage manager, “It's nearly time
for her act, an. haven't seen any
thing of her.”
“She’ll probably be a little late to
day,” replied the serio-comic lady.
“I believe her daughter was to be
married at high noon, and I s’'pose she
went to the train to see them off.”
—Chicago Record-Herald.
(From an Ixchange.)
“There was a time when animal
worship prevailed in civilization.”
“Well,” answered the man who
reads everything that is publishad,
“judging from the dog and elephant
stories turned out Ly popular writers,
I should say we are getting round to
it again.” ;
FlTSuorminontly cure L. No fits orparvouse
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’'s Great.
Nervellestorer.#2trial bottleand treatisefree
Dr.R. H. Xwxg, Ltd., 981 Arch Bt,, Phila., Pa
When a girl is in love she is wungry only
betweer meals. ~
Dr. King’s Royal Germetuer
Kills the germs of discase and thus pre
vents and cures all diseases of the blood,
stomach, bowels, kidneys and nerves.
J. J. Seruggs, Sidon, Miss., suys: “Our
little girl, 9 months old, was in a very low
state from summer complaint and Gormetuer
made her as fat as a pig.”
Booklet free. Write Germetuer Medical
Co., Dept. C., Barnesville, Ga.
After a man has been married sbout so
long he becomes acclimated.
Ask Your Dealer For Allen’s Fo )t-Es'n
A powder, It rests the feet, Curcs Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sora, Ho!, Ul lous,Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's
Foot-Ease makes new ortight shoes easy. At
all Drugglsts and Shoe stores, 25 cents, Ac
ecpt no substitute. Sample malled Frek,
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y.
A girl with a dimple will laugh at any
fool thing a man says.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup forehildren
teething,soften the gums, reducesinflamma
tion allays pain,cureswind colic. 25¢, abott'e
Many a man who starts at the foot of
the ladder is down at the heel at the finish.
1 do not believe Piso’s Cure for Consump
tion has anequal for coughs and colds.--JorN
F.Loyer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900,
A woman cares nothing about a man’g
first love if she is sure of being his last.
Overheard on the Pike.
Mr. Easy—“ Why should people visiting
The Exposition at night use more Allen’s
Foot-Ease thau in daytime?”
Miss Foote—‘‘Because under the brilliant
illumination of the grounds, every foot be
comes an acre!”
Mr. Easy-—“ Fair. Only fair! Pray, con
duct me to the nearest drug store and I
promise never to accept a substitute for
you or for Allen’s Foot-Ease.”” ~ * * #*
Foot Note-—~The twain wiil be made one
in June.
Rather than become a spinster the aver
age girl will marry the wrong man,
TIRED, SUFFERING WOMEN.
Women run down and endure daily
tortures through neglecting the Kkid
neys. Kidney backache makes house
oD work a burden; rest
‘ is impossible; sleep
: fitful; appetite gives
; out and you are tired
_‘j'v_;}'»}/;/,, all the time. Can't
e A Dbe well until the
;L.;//' & kidneys are well
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e to health and vigor.
o Mrs, William Wal
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were it not for Doan’s Kidney
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Pain in the back was so intense that at
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paroxysm of pain passed away. I
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strength to lift a kettle of water. I
could not work, but a few doses of
Doan’s Kidney D'ills relieved me, and
two boxes absolutely cured me.”
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