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LS (\(’)‘ PT g s—— 4 — ———\\ ( N L e g ) g N . B 4 ’- ~‘ . o /'/ Sv T s 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 1‘ B Use Doan’s Kidney Wl i, Pills, which have [ : restored thousands S of suffering women e to health and vigor. o Mrs, William Wal lace, of 18 Capitol street, Concord, N. H., says: “I was 11 the early stages of Bright's Disease, and were it not for Doan’s Kidney Pills T would not be living to-day. Pain in the back was so intense that at night I had to get out of bed until the paroxysm of pain passed away. I was languid and tired and hadn’t the 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.” A FREE TRIAL of this great JXia ney medicine which cured Mrsy” Wal lace will be mailed to any part/of the United States. Address Foster-Mil burii Co., Builalo, N, Y. So¥d by all dealers; price 50 cents per Mox.