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CORRECT POSITIONS.

force. The guest, seated in chair OF
state and holding a bouquet of beaud-
full long-stemmed rGses-BettY's git
seemed at first strangely embarrassed
for one so accustomed to address an
audience.
My dear friend. Edward Fitzgerald,
told me-" she at length began, that he
loved to hear me read the immortal
quatrains. That was shortly before his
death, and it always gives me sad
pleasure to read them. / seem to pc
continuing with the great Omar and
the great Fitzgerald Listen!
With an impressive waive Of her hand
she began TO read. Verse after verse
she read. in d droning voice, and then
launched into discourse that seemed
to Betty to have haunting familiar
ity. She tried to think, but could not
get a clue. Mrs. Miller, however, who
had sent for books and prepared hey
self for this intellectual treat, sat uD
straight and fixed keen glance on the
{ speaker. Her expression became one
of perpIexity and she closed her eyes
fer q moment, as if the better to search
her memory.
The lecture was a short one and
when it was over Betty, anxious to
[ show her lion off still further, begged
! for some OF the travellers tales with
/ which she had been entertained over
night. Thus entreated, the guest be-
gan a story Of tb1ilinG adventure, bat
when only halfway through Mrs. Mn
ler's attitude of Indignant rernon-
STRANGE overcame her. To the horror
| Of he company, the gifted lady ar
( peared suddenly to be attacked ~ a ft
of insanity. for after stopping, hesitat-
/ ing, swaying to and fro for . moment,
I she burst into a loud fit CT laughter
/ For an instant she struggled after self
control. then broke out aGain, and.
/ leaning back in ter Chair. gave herself
up to the paroXysm- Betty rushed 10
her with a glass Of water, but Mrs.
( Bascon sat. a picture q disgust, and
/ Mrs Miller. waving Betty away, went
/ up to the sufferer ana took her firmly
1 by the hand.
stop this minute" she sad. u know
| you and you ought to be ashamed OF
20, Mrs. Miller, o, Mrs. Miller! 1t has
| been such fun
But she stopped laughing and rose tc
! her feet
Il meant to go On Iittle longer
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]. Stretch the arms out in front, palms
touching. SwlnS them back InLu Jne
backs of the hands touch behind me
arms must be KEEP perfectly stralelIt ana
the point at which they touch behind as
nigh as possible
2 Raise the arms straight above the
head swing them down and as lar back
as uley wtl 90; then, without stoPpMSf
back TO the same position above the head.
5. Swing the arms round IN 81 sIeie-
one al a time, then both toSetner
l. Place the tips OF the fingers IN the
chest. then fling the arIgs out and back
TIL at right angles with the body
). EndeaVOr. with a share jerk. 10 make
the elbows meet az The back
G. Fling the arms alternately above the
head and 0ut q right angles to the body,
bringing tne closed hands to the Shout
ders and the elbows TO the sides between
each fling. The foregoing exercises de-
veioD the muscles Of the neck and arm,
nelplnS greatly TO expand the cneSl-
7. Raise the arms at INT angles Wluh
body tlll tha elbows are as high as the
shoulders Place the fingers on the SnOul-
I Gers. and sharply bring the lower arm
! into the sans sLralght ne. palms up
ward This gives r5uldness TO 1le arm
/ just below the elbow.
/ s With elbows near sides AMI loWer
! :r1ns upward. palms front, fling the hands
I from the wrists backward AND forward
| This will develop the musciss just above
/ the wrists.
| EXERCISES FOR TIE TORSO.
/ 9. Lean forward and Ensn backward
]
10. Twist the body round in both di-
/ recl.o-cs from the waist.
n Lock the thumbs. and With !, knees
Stiff bend until tine -.Ps OF the fingers
touch the floor. Rise 10 an llprlSht Po-
I si5ion with the arms above me aead-
T. Jump on the toes, or, better still,
! skip yy..sl a rope. Th-s Is an excellent eN-
ereise. especially for those who wish to
make their ins-ep higher
( H. Ss.d On uptJe and the1 stCOp sud-
/ denly udru almost sitting On Die heels;
rise again on tiDtoe. The back must be
Il kick as nigh as possible, aiming at
a point about three inches above the
( head.
THESE exercises enable you TO balance
the body easily and to move the limbs
{ gracefully.
+ There is one more thing which should be
! dese habirually whether exercising or
! not Breathe from the abdomen, making
I sure chat the lower i1bes Of the lungs are
: filled with air. Amy woman who viii take
I the trouble 20 live according to these
. stmple directions can hardly fail to be
. healthy. vigorous, comely sind therefore
happy. MARION DEFEW-
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TOILETS FOR The BABY.
Long and Short Clothes For Very Little PeopIeChrsten
Ing Costumes.

New York, October, 1s97.-The shop
windows displaying all the parapher-
MALTA of baby's laysibte have an
Irresistible attraction for many women,
regardless of age and condition The
expense of these small atoms of human
sly IS something surprising. as nothing
but the best is good enough for them,
and the average mother VIII, IF 1rece5-
sary, TlgIdly economic On her own
wardrobe in order that the baby s
prestige for daintiness and elegance in
detail might be maintained. For IN
fants' long dresses and slips nadn55OA
in ali its various qualities IS the ma
1erial par excellence.
AT THE FONT.
A dainty christening robe is of very
fine French nainsool1, entirely hand
made, and the utmost latitude in gUr-
Geiousness is allowed in frock INTENDED
for so important a function as baby s
debut in society The frOnlc is formed
of alternate rows of tuclks lace and en-
broidered Insertion, trimmed with dain-
~ little bows Of baby blue ribbon. The
back Of skirt has five rows Of lace in
serti0n between alternate rows of tucks
and embroidery. The lit1Ee round body
is made with q. rufie Of real vaIen-
tlt7iNCo lotIG 10 IDIIl q YOKE. AulE III
tie square bows OF satin ribbon outline
the waist and long ends of ghe same
hang on either side of the front The
boeDom OF the skirt has fine tucks and
insertions a, half yard deep and IS fin
ished With two ruffies of real lace all
around. The stsisVe is formed OF one
lEle puff With lace Iuffie.
The long cloak. quite in keeping with
this exponent of baby finery. is a
sunlptu0us affair. of white MORE with
a silVery sheen and most elaLoora1sly
embroidered. The long cape is also en-
brOidered and finished with a deep ruffie
Of rich lace. For baby's best cap noth-
ing is pTettier chan Valenciennes lace,
wdlich is as much her prerogatiVe in
lace as blue IS in color. This is made
with a full 1TlcllinE Of net and rifbbocene.
A little narrow friM of lace forms a
tiny cape. The crown is composed en-
tirely of the lace insertion, with rib
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WONlAN'S CLUB OF LIBERTY CENTER

there is something in it for every
mood, and wisdom enough for-for any
thing" she concluded in some con-
fusion, not knowing how TO end her
fight and just catching the next
whisper els this to be a Bible CLASSIFY
The book 1 mean" she continued
with dignity, ''is the Rubaiyat of
Omar Khayyam, translated by Fitz-
gerald"
A blank silence prevailed for a mo-
ment, but Betty, the enlightner. had
not expected familiarity with the Per-
sian poet. With the calmness of
superiority she continued:
Perhaps you are not familiar with
it, and opening at random q book
that lay on the table beside her, Let
me read you these lines
Come, fill the cup in ~ fire of Spring,
Your Winter garment OF repentance fling;
The Bird of Time has but a ltttle Way
This didn't seem quite appropriate
and Persian names, difficult to pro-
nounce, confronted her in the next
quatrains- She turned the leaves
somewhat confusedly.
Where We're those lines that we're tC
convince her hearers that this book
was indeed what they needed for n
tellectual and spiritual inspiration
| She tried again
Yesterday this Days Madness did pre-
pare:
Tomorrow Silence, Triumph, or Despair;
| Drink for you know not whence You
I came. nor why;
! Drink, for you know not why You so, MOI
where.
Now Liberty Center was a prohibi.
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bow This is the everyday bonnet. An
other very simple one is of white cord
ed lawn, nornandic back, finished with
a bow Of the material and two rufiies
of embroidery. For the best bib and
tucker q very pretty one is Of dtrnity,
with embroidered side band and crown
FIrill and cape edged with embroidered
insertion and vaIenciennes lace. This
is equally pretty in pink, blue or white
dimfty. For state occasions the poke
bonnet is very suitable, and viii graf
fly the mothers love Of fnery, as it will
take deal of trimming, and Sls or 500
is no unusual price for such baby fri
Volities. A very elegant one is Of milan
with puffed chiffon facing Four ostrich
tips, three falling oyer the front and
one standing further back, with bows,
loops and ends Of satin ribbon. Wide
satin ribbon strings are tied in large
bow under the chin on the left side
AUTUMN CLOAKs.
Infants long cIoaks are made Of cash
mere, bedford cord. china silk. fancy
crepon and taffeta silks, with single
double or triple capes, embroidered or
plain, on round, square or pointed col
lars. a pretty cape is made with a silk
lined hood. Short coats for little tots ]
and years Of age are OF fancy figured
material, white Marseilles, serges, linen
crash. figured bedford cord, fancy ere
pom. etc. a very serNicea,ble coat is
made of navy blue serge, with empire
back Lappets over shoulders. trimmed
with embroidery. 4 little turnover col
lar, with fancy edge. Full fronts fast
ened with three large buttons at the
top. Another is Of striped flannel made
with q. fancy deep collar, cut in squares
and trimmed with braid. Very full
front and back. a figured bedford cord
is very stylish. made with square collar
edged with deep embroidered ruffie, col
lar and cuffs finished with three rows
of narrow silk braid. A pretty little
coat is Of white MarseiIles, With yoke
front. double box plated back, loose
from neck with ruff1e over shoulder
trimmed with insertion and embroid-
cry. Full sleeves with deep turnover
cuffs. More dressy is one Of fancy
crepon in pale blue. with silk lined col
lar and ruff1e, trimmed with three rows
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BEAUTY EXERCISES.
Course of Athletics That Win Benefit
Eat and Lean Women.

No woman IS too old to be eager to
learn anything that VII Improve her
appearance And YET Tor che waE,t OF
proper teaching. what hollow necks,
STOPPING shoulders. fiat waists and I'M
graceful figures are seen daily. In Raany
cases these defects may be entirely erae4-
Gated. IN all cases greatly lessened, aiAI
the figure and carriage vastly improved
by strict adherenee so a few simple rules
Of health and the regular vigorous use
OF a complete set of physical exercises
for six or even for three months
No woman is too old if she mas the
necessary strength. to be greatly heneiit-
ed by The daily practice of the following
SET of exercises. especially is she adheres
10 the rules for general living. They suit
the fat and thin alike-reducing the adj
p1se tissue and bracins ~ Habby mus
cles in one case. filing hollows ard
rounding limbs in the other
The exercises should be regularly prac-
! tised for five or ten minutes every morn
/ ng after uhe cold ablutt1ns. 1Hd foe the
same time before getting to bed Vary
/ the order of exercises to avoid fatigue.
} Exercises for neck and arms. Standing
/ erect. with shoulders back. chest out.
wais- in. and feet firmly Hanted with
/ heels together and toes out.
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husband owned a baronetcy and was
the head of an ancient family.
In 1894 the duchess set about raising
a regiment to serve against the French
She pranced about the highlands
dressed in tartan and feathered bon
net" and every man who listed had
the privilege of claiming q kiss from
the great lady's lips in lieu of the
customary shilling. Within four weeks
this extraordinary woman had en-
rolled fully 500 men; ana u mor5h later
the new regiment was formally recog-
nized a the "100th Gordon Highland
ers,' a designation which it stin proud
ly bears.
The duchess died in London April Il,
1872, and her body was borne, amid
highland honora, and followed l3y vast
crowds, to the Gordon burial place at
Kinrara. On her deapAbed she de-
cIared that she wanted no other cpl
taph than this: Here lies Jane of
Gordon, by some styled matchmaking
Jeannia. She raised s. regiment foT
her king and country; and among her
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and Martie Graves answered quickly.
with a little flutter of embarrassment
at the sound OF her own voice
30. Mrs. Miller. we girls are so tired
of studying history, and it's so hard
to remember Don't you think poetry
would be lovely? Why not have a
Browning cIub?"
We should all like to know what our
president thinks about it," said Mrs.
Miller, with a benevolent smile at Bet
~. who had with difficulty restrained
herself while the others were talking.
and now began eagerly:
20, don't you think that we al
need something uplifting and broaden
ing, something that will take US away
from ourselves and our little daily
tasks CT wonder what hers are w1lis-
pered one girl to another) and will give
wider horizon. Now I know ont
book that 1 always go to when I an
happy or when 1 am unhappy, ant
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descent but scanty patrimony; and
shortly after her birth, in 1850 her
mother and father separated, the
former settling down in rather poor
lodgings off the High street of Edin-
burga- Edinburgh life was somewhat
primitive in those days, and the tradi-
ton still obtains that JEANNE Maxwell,
the future duchess. was wont to gallop
up and down the High street on the
back OF a fat pig to the great delight
of her neighbors.
The lucky marriage of her elder sister
to lawyer of prominence in 1851, gave
JEANNE Maxwell her chance-ard she
did not neglect it. Deity she cast the
matrimonial net, and rich was the
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prize she caught-no less a husband in
fact, than the Duke of Gordon. one of
the greatest peers in all Scotland, and
chief of the great Gordon Clan
The duchess had five daughters, and
marvellous was the manner in which
she won husbands for them. Her
campaigns as they were justly
called, could only be adequately
described by a Thackeray or q Balzac.
But in no case was she worsted in
these campaigns. All her daughters
married well, thanks to their mother s
skill and tact. The eldest, Lady Char
lotte. became duchess Of Richmond; the
second Susan. married the duke OF
Manchester Another was marchioness
of Corvallis; another captured the
greatest prize cf alI-the enormously
wealthy duke of Bedford. Only one OF
the five married a comrnoner, and her
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she said. but Mrs. Miller was too much
for me. and / may as well let you all
into il now as any time
She pulled or the glasses and the
beautiful white wig and stood revealed
Dell Roberts, Betty's hfeIons antaSo-
mist.
And this is the reason why there was
a long hiatus in the history OF the
Wcman's club Of Liberty Cen laF. When
it's meetings were resumed Mrs. Miller
was president, vice Miss Elizabeth Bas-
com RESIGNED
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MATCHMAKIN' JEANNE.
The Remarkable Epitaph of Fam
Gus English Duchess.

Perhaps the most successful match
maker Of her time, and assuredIy one of
the greatest OF her kind the world has
known, was Jane. duchess of Gordon,
ancsstress of the present duke of Rich
uond, Gordon and LenoX. In other
ways also was "Matchmakin' Jeannie' -
as she was nicknamed, remarkable:
TOR to her ability as q recruiter Eng
land owes that fine regiment, the Cor
don Higlllanders.
Matchmaker JEANNE" was born at
Monreith in WigtoWn, the daughter of
a country laird named Maxwell, of long
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sons and sons-in-law we're four dukes.
one marquis and a baronet."
"Female weakness

Female weakness causes nine
tenths of all the wretchedness which
nently relieved by local treatments"
That is generally an expensive, embar-
RAISING makeshiff. What is needed is
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to
reach the tnnermost sources of the
trouble and restore health and strength
directly to the internal organs. This
stops the weakening drains which sap
life's foundation, heals all liberated
conditions, gives the ligaments elastic
power of themselves TO correct mis-
placement Of internal organs and i'm
parts tone, vigor and vitality to the
entire feminine organism. In a word.
the "Favorite Prescription makes
| healthy. happy women.
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III

Only n few DAYS after the first meet
inc Of the Wornan's club, Betty re-
caived the following letter:
crnfcea.o Sept. 10.
..,r,.- r,,,,z,t,s.4,, rasco,,,.
MS t.I,neh ~ ,,,,,, 1,, 10
rAcaliva a. letter from a Stranger. e1ii
v-;W BEGIN by explaining to ycu who L
am. | have for many years been an
evilta frorn my ua,.fve land, ard AaVe
travelled extensively i'll Europe. Asia
ey7gI 4 fy7:ca. making a profound study
0f o,-,snfaj Ian,s1lagae and literature. l
have esnecialIy devoted myself 70 the
study az tf.a Rl1baivat CT Omar Khay-
YAM. tihah wonderful poem tllt enc can
never study enough, eld have lec5ured
on it with much success both in Eng
land and in this country. Yea nave
doubtless heard Of me. as my name is
weH known anlCng oriental scholars, OF
whom. I take It, you ore one Now, my
dear Miss Baecom, You cannot aide
your light under bushel, and an item
in the newspaper of your city has ben
copied widely enough TO meet my eyes
From 1T L learn of your NOBLE elACIl ia
behalf of culture and OF woman ana OF
how you have InusaVored 10 snare ING
sweetness and Agnt OF the huodAydt
With THOSE poor slaves Oh 4si 1870.
Would You like to nave me aicleSS a
| meeting of your Grub? Pray crop me a
line AT the enclosed audress- ana l s'-i'ttL
be with you at the al'pc9ll.ed rtl.De -, -
would sult me BEST 10 SPEAK 10 S0''1
CLUB on the zlst. l am So,
very tfuly Your LiIeinu, -.
MIS-. > Elnuy Suhtp@l ldlDd-
without consulting her parents, Betty
answered the letter with enthusiasm,
warmly inviting Mrs. Sunderland To
! come to Liberty Center on the eTeninS
of the 20 tn, promising ITO meet 11er at
the station and convey her TO her own
home Mrs. Sunderland replied prompt
! ly and the ARRANGEMENT being con-
! cluded Betty casually mentioned the
matter at the dinner table Mr. BascoH
remarked that Betty was certainly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM
About the Cause Of Anemia-

Everyb comes into this world with pre-
disposition to disease of some particular tissue;
in other words, everybody has weak spot.
In ninety-nine cases out of hundred the
weak spot in women is somewhere in the utter
inc system The uterine organs have less re-
sistance to disease than the vital organs' that's
why they give out the soonest
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nav, in five hundred Il

perfectly healthy inns points
self the life powers seem
be ont
Excessive weakness and want OF tone
too
/ turns %
your gums
and the e look pale color you are
Why not bu1d
| - suniftn tonic e. Pinkhams
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ton town and a center of religious
orthodoxy. The temperature fell and
Betty, self absorbed as she was, saw
that her club was not yet ready for
Omar Khayyam. Closing the book she
said with an air of tolerance that much
as she personally loved the Rubadyat,
she would not wish to have an undue
share Of influence in deciding on the
work to be done and that they must
all express their wishes. Mrs Miller,
always ready at a difficult moment,
moved that each one should come to the
next meeting armed with a topic writ
ten on a slip Of paper, from which it
would be easy to select by vote This
plan had been accepted with enthus-
iasm and the exhausted clubwomen
were more than willing to adjourn TO
meet again a fortnight hence
Then came Mrs. Bascom, followed by
her maids carrying little tables, and
the good things for which the house
was famous brought the meeting tt
an end with great eclat. Betty sat al
her teatable and made tea. which gave
her some satisfaction even though nC
one drank it,
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Betty, tail, slender, self-conscious
and patroDizirg, with her head held
high and dressed in the prettiest of
gowns. was the presiding spirit of the
occasion.
Fortified with much previous study
of neat little volume of parliament
airy rules for women. Betty steered her
club safely through the preliminary
difficulties of organization, and her
SLATE" was quite successful. The
whole ticket was triumphantiy elected,
she being, of course, at the head of it.
On this point she had been somewhat
anxious, as propriety seemed to forbid
her nominating herself, but Mrs. Nil
Ter came to the rescue. that good lady
being resolved, to see the plan carried
through intact. She had her innings
when. in an interim of the stupid par
lamentary business, a lively discus
sion arose as to the subject of the com
ing years study. Mrs. Sayles, a little
woman whose grammar was not as
good as her intentions, said she thought
it would be so nice to study art, es-
! pecially art in it's relation to the home.
A momentary silence followed this
suggestion, and then Mrs. Miller re-
marked in ner pleasant way that ps.-
haps a little preliminary course Of his
! tory would be advisable before en-
barking on so large an undertaking,
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pain 1sa always recommend the
nsh should
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Vegetable Compound?
Mrs. EDWIN EH.1d, 413 Church ST. Bethlehem, Pa
saws 'I feel it my duty to write and tell you that
l am better than have been for four years
| used Lydia E. Pinl1hams Vegetable Com 4
ponnd. one package of Sanative Wash, one box Of <
Liver Pills, and say that am perfectly cured
"Doctors did not helpme any. Isheuld have been
in nv grave by this time if it had not been for your
medicine 1t was godsend to me Twas troubled with
excessive menstruation which caused womb trouble
and was obliged to remain in bed for six weeks. Mrs
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
THE VOLUNTEER STATE.
Tennessee Opens Her Centennial
Exposition at Nashville.
Addresses Made by President Thomas and
Gov. TayIor-PresIdent Mckinley
Pressed the Button and the
Wheels Started.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1.-The Ten
nessee Centennial exposition was
opened at noon, with appropriate cere-
monies, in the presence of many thou
sands Of people. The weather was
bright and cool, and at an early hour
the streets were thronged with people
assembled to witness the parade of the
Essenic order and other societies. The
procession formed on the public square
and marched through the principal
streets to the exposition grounds.
The inclement weather which pre-
vailed Friday and until early morning
interfered with the arrangements for
the parade in honor of the visiting SUI
preme officers of the Ancient Essenic
order, yet it was most creditable af-
fair, and manifested their approval of
the opening of the exposition. The
procession was headed by detachment
of mounted police, followed by local
divisions of the uniform rank