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NEW LIGHT ON THE DwARFs.

Sir Harry Johnston Improves Favorlte
Opportunity TO Study Them.
In the month of July last Sir Harry
Johnston of the Uganda Protectorate,
having occasion to go into the Congo
Free State to meet its officials. i'm
proved the opportunity to restore to
5tneir homes number of pygmies who
had been kidnapped w German ad-
Yenturer with a view to sending them
to the Paris exposition. Johnston ar.
rested the German. released the pyg-
mics and restored them to the huts Of
leaves and branches where they live
sin the great forest.
Most explorers who have seen the
Idwarfs of Africa have brought home
sonly meagre information on account
of the timidity of these little people.
Their greater confidence in Sir Har-
~ Johnston may hare been due to
} the fact that he brought their friends
back to them. At any rate they gave
him the very unusual privilege of
making many photographs of them
and of their dances. implements and
dwellings. Anthropological measure.
Ements were also made by member
sof the party and the publication of
these detailed studies of the dwarfs
promises to give good deal of fresh
Information about them.
Some anthropologists have detected
fesemblances between the languages
SPOKEN by the dwarfs in widely separ-
ated localities and have inferred from
4ais fact that they were descendants
sSf san ancient people who had been
.aSatt red by the Intrusion OF stronger.
tribes. But SirlH H. Johnston arrived
at the conclusion that these Congo
tdwarfs no longer speak an original
language of their own, but talk, in u
slightly corrupted form. the language
of the taller negroes in whose neigh
borhood they dwell. He found their
intelligence, as a rule. to be we'll de-
veloped, and though. they are often
very ape-like in apr rance. they are
usually of winnip 5and cheerful dis
position, and their dances are so frol-
icsome and gay as to distinguish them
in that respect from the average Afri-
can.-New York Sun.
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nectlcut Division. Yellow is typicai VI
tbe golden sunshine, and white Is em-
bienlatic of the purity Of purpose that
characterizes the sunshine work. The
song decided upon by the majority
vote of The members is Scatter sun
shine" the words of which were writ
ten by Lanta w. Smith and the music
by e. o. Excel.
The growth of the society has been
almost phenomenal. Starting from q
thought, it has grown until its men,
bers now number many thousands.
From one parent society branches have
sprung up. until every State in the
Union is represented with regularly
enrolled Presidents. When State has
ter branches, each one consisting of at
least ten members. it becomes entitled
to a State President. Besides the
various States and Territories of the
United States, there are also branches
in foreign countries. At the beginning
of each year new rollbook is opened,
which contains the names # all who
have paid their annual les.
The membership fees are not oner-
Gus, consisting merely Of some sugges-
ton that will bring sunshine to
some Of the members Of the society.
For instance. exchange of books, pa
pers, pictures, etc.; ideas that may be
utilized to advantage in the sick room;
work OF employment that can be fol-
lowed by a 'shut-in"; fancy work;
holiday suggestions; sending flowers;
general exchange of ideas beneficial
to the members.
The Board of Directors is greatly
pleased by the fact that an increasing
number of members are, of their own
accord, choosing to let the kind acts
that constitute their dues take the
form of regular contributions to the
endowment fund, ten, twenty-five or
fifty cents week. Several are giving
even more. The International Sun
shine Society has never asked for
money, and its officers serve without
pay, but the passing on of articles
sent by members requires cash for
stamps and eXpressage.
One of the strongest organizations
in the society is the New York State
Division, Of which Mrs. William Tod
Helmuth is the energetic President.
The Vice President is Mrs. Nellie d.
C. Furman, of Brooklyn, who has d.
rect control Of the Long Island de-
partment. Mrs. Firman possesses rare
executive ability and many of the
plans originated by her are adopted by
sister State Divisions.
The large illustration, showing a
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A Mathematical Prodigy.

1t is said that a little six-year-old
girl in Bloomington, ILL.,. is the young
est salaried employe in the United
States. Her name Is Florence Monte
Miller, and she is the daughter of a
real estate operator in Bloomington.
The precocious little one is said to
have been able to read and do simple
problems in arithmetic before she was
four years old. Not long ago. the
story runs. as she watched her father
making entries in his day book. she
asked if she might help him.
Wishing to humor the child, Mr..
Miller told Florence that she must
first prove her ability by copying of
on a sheet of paper all the entries he
had made in the great leather bound
book.
To his surprise. Florence succeeded
in doing this with perfect accuracy.
The handwriting was neat and legible,
and not a single error marred the
transcription.
Then Florence was allowed to post
the entries from the day book into
the ledger, and since that time has
been a recognized member of her
fathers staff.
The child attends school. but seems
to be happier in play hours with her
ledgers than in amusement. She has
shown talent, also. for drawing and
writing, and altogether is regarded as
prodigy.
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The woman and Her Clothes

When woman deYotes one-half Of
! her life to- thoughts of dress she abso-
lutely takes the whole question out of
its.pnoper rele on to her life, and be-
lfffsss the talents whicl God gave her
ar itflr1H z, writes Edward
BOX. IN rsly to- woman corresponds
eniS III i he diess Home Journal
3 IS. iindeed; q sraye question whether
She does not de0ase herself. Nor will
she be well dressed; = the chances are
far greater that she viii be over.
dressed. No woman who has any re-
gard for what is worth while in this
world, and for what will bring her the
surest and fullest happiness in the
long run, will so d.ssipate her ener-
gies and vitality. The right to dress
prettily and becomingly belongs to
every woman. 1t is her birthright and
her duty. A disregard of dress, or the
affnctation. of queer or freakish dress
ing, does not belong to a normal wom-
ap. But to make dress one Of the vital
things Of life is carrying it beyond the
ridiculous point and close to the GRIM
inal. And it is just this rightful ad.
justment OF the things in life which
simplicity does for US. 1t gives right
full place and rightful value to each.
1t doesn't belittle the one nor distort
the other"
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gins with the earliest weeks, and that
they can make the child understand
many things that they would not be-
lieve possible. When tho mother is
demonstrated with for spoh.Hs the
child by over-indulgence she will Say:
"Ay child is different from others; she
is more nervous. If do not take her
up she will cry and make herself sick"
The child in the beginning, finding
that the mother ran to it the minute it
began to cry, Of course soon learned
this method Of summoning her. 1t also
perceived that the louder the cry the
greater the indulgence, consequently
it develops speedily into desDot be-
meath whose tyranny the mother grows
wan and pale. When it is said of her.
She is perfect slave to her children"
she looks satisfied and pleased, rs il
she had won q martyrs crown, instead
of which she has uselesSly sQuan.
dered her strength and prevented the
child from learning proper habits,
which are as necessary to his growth
and development as it is that he should
learn to walk instead of being kept on
his knees creeping the rest Of his life.
because he may fall and hurt himself.
and cry now and then.-Dr. Grace
Peckham Murray, in Harper's Bazaar.
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old type of lengthwise seats and Short
er cars appear as out-of-date as the re-
membrance of bob-tail cars filled with
straw in winter 1t is so much more
satisfactory not to be seated facing
long row of staring, curious passen-
gers; but progress is not to be halted
merely at the cross seats and already
another Improvement is being intro
duced. On the Brooklyn Heights line,
an experimental car is being operated,
equipped with chair seats. The interior
of the car is shown in one illustration
and the details Of the seats In the
other. These cars are also designed
to be converted into summer cars
when the season rolls around. The
seats are individual, so there can be
no uncomfortable crowding, and are
arranged in pairs, one seat of the pair
being slightly in advance Of the 9TH
er. By pressing a pedal at the base
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[ES1fl WoetEN AND @
~ ckydg. THEIR A
w vs. SD

Miss Ellen Terry Acknowledges her
ffty-third birthday.
In the London schools last year 81.
600 girls were taught to cook.
Senator Mason's daughter, Ruth, is
to Join him and his son in law practice.
IN 1900 the first patent ever issued
to woman was granted-for straw
weaving.
4: Forty-seven per cent. of the women
sfussce4e-at tile wiss-upiEarsities are
Russians.
mime. Patti is especially fond o1s
chicken, and has it lin various forms,
from broth to roast, three times day
on many Of her singing days.
Queen Wilhelmina was a lonely
child. Impressed by her own desolate'
ness, she would threaten her dolls, for
punishment, with being kept from hav.
ing anybody to play with.
Colorado's one woman legislator,
Mrs. Evangeline Hearz, does not neg
lect housekeeping for lawmaking. She
cooks we'll, dresses we'll and has tidy
home for her husband and two boys.
Sarah Grand, the novelist. says she
was fourteen years old before she ever
went to school. She then made up for
lost time in the rest Of her studies, but
never learned to write clear hand.
Two girls in New York City are max
ing a comfortable living keeping
booksnop. They make it a practice tc
take subscriptions for magazines, and
in many other minor ways attend TO
the needs of their customers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton disap-
proves of the trailing dress, and has
given the elevator boy positive In
structions to show no woman up to her
apartments who is wearing trailing
dress. She is probably afraid of the
microbes.
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you do the work?' the following an
swers were made. During the holi-
days several years ago the President
General, Mrs. Cynthia Westover AL
dep. was the recipient of number of
cards from her co-workers on the New
York Recorder, as well as from outside
friends. On Christmas Day she pro-
tested, and said that, while she had
enjoyed her gifts, she would have had
infinitely more pleasure in their re-
ceipt if the donors had not written
their names on them. This statement
Mortified her audience, who, with one
accord, exclaimed:
"What! You wouldn't give our pres
ents away, would you:'
"Why not?" was the answer. What
do you do with yours:" A laughing
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Price Paid For a Swell coifrrrc.

A New York hairdresser recently re-
ceived sos for going out to a fashion
able winter suburb to dress the hair
of one of fortunes favorites for To-
cal entertainment. His services were
valued at $50. and the remainder OF
the sum was paid for his expenses. BE
left New York early one morning,
and did not get back until nearly mid
night on the same day. A carriage
met him at the station, at the hotel a
room was set aside for his use, and
after luncheon the carriage stood once
more at the door to take him to his
clients house. The session with the
hot irons was followed by dinner at
the hotel before the train left for
New York.-The American Hairdress-
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Scallops border many flounces anu
many side trimmings OH skirts.
Chatelaines of chain steel, with Oh
without fringe, are very popular.
Old Flemish lace-grayish white and
coarse in texture-with the design out
lined in gold threads, promises to be
favorite trimming.
Parasols are to be tucked and ruff1ed
and the most beautiful ones appliQued
in lace. Both solid colors and towered
designs are shown.
The new silk grenadines are shown
in lovely designs all in black, and there
are all grades, kinds, colors and prices
in the other grenadines.
Outing skirts are considered more
stylish now when made without
plaid OIL contrasting color on the un.
der side. The colors have Dcen grow.
ing more subdued, and now it is con.
sidered in better taste to have the two
sides alike.
The keynote of the summer frocE
seems to be the continued popularity
of tucks. They are of all widths and
kinds, in vertical, horizontal and dia'
mond lines, and they appear in every
department Of dresses, well, from lin.
gerie to hats.
There have never been so many thin
materials in white as this season. Nat.
urally white frocks are expensive on
account of the laundering, but OH the
other hand they do not fade, which the
delicate shades are apt to do, only
lasting about half the season.
Double rosettes are made OF velvet
ribbon an inch wide, and have only
two comparatively short ends, finished
with some little ornament of gold or
silver. These are worn lower on the
bodice ut the side when the waist fast
ems at one side over short vest.
Scarcely new skirt is made without
the bias fiounce at the foot. 1t Is a
scant flounce, but it must be worn to
stamp the skirt as modish. This fash
Ion is better cxemplified in cloth than
anything else. but summer gowns are
being made in this style as we'll.
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HUMOROUS

"Why do you turn so many heads?"
asked Opportunity. $50 that / may
shout 'Rubber!'" elucidated Fortune.
az suppose you'll be telling people
that I'm fool" mo, dear. There are
some things we must keep to our
selves"
"Sir," said the young man. Il ask
for your daughters hand" Young
man." replied the father. II am not :
disposing of her in sections"
Nell-Mrs. Newrich wants to in-
press everybody with her wealth.
BELIEVES; she never puts less than
five-cent stamp on her letters.
She-Don't you agree with me that
the romantic drama is preferable to
tragedy? He-Oh. I don't know. I'd
just as soon have snivel as drivel.
Marie-It is queer that you never
can buy me the kind of necktie
want. Arthur don't try to buy you
the kind you want; buy you the kind
you ought to want.
Smith-That dress suit of yours is
rather old-fashioned. Jones-Non-
sense! I've been wearing it for 10
years now, and you're the first man.
who ever said that about it.
How did you like my Ode to Linn
burger Cheese?'" asked the poet. 1T
was both odious and odorous." replied
the man WHO, having read it. felt that
he could afford to be brutal.
Blobbs-I suppose Talkalot wears
hats with those little air holes in ther
because they give his head the proper
ventilation. Slobbs-Or may be he
finds them easier to talk through.
"Ah, Mirabelle!" he sighed. "MayI
not hope that you will be mine for
ever and for eyer?" IF you wish to
hope that long, Mr.. Sophie. she re-
piled, 81 don't suppose 1 could stop
you."
That meter doesn't seem to be as
large as the old one" commented the
property owner "Do you think it'll
do?" Don't worry; boss" replied the
gas Office employe. reassuringfsa
fill the bill"
$50 you're professional nurse, now.
l thought you were Just a lady's
maid" 81 was. but I've been in the
service of Mrs. Imogen Ayshen for
four years. and she's a professional
invalid, you know"
1--we been on this road 10 years,
said the brakeman on local: train tos
passenger who comp piained OF the
slow time. "an' ] know what Pm talk
ing about" "Ten years. eh ?" said the
passenger. What station did you get
on at?"
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But too late. He already had
clutched it by the throat, and, to my
intense CONSERVATION and amazepent,
Its; too, became endued with arimal
life.
g For few moments the two struggled
fo. the mastery, Jenny and l meaH-
while screaming at the top of our
lungs, but before the police arrived
Tom had bound the mans hands, and
stood triumphant over his PROSTATE
form.
he soon made piteous confession.
Itswas not his fault. He had been
hired to open the door at midnight to
Mr. Algernon Vernon, and was to as
sist in carrying off the booty.
Mr.. Algeron Vernon?" 1 gasped.
The fellow smiled a hideous smile.
Yes, miss" ne said. His real
name is Jake Brown, however. He said
sthere'd be no trouble in fooling the
old woman, and that he had sure
thing of it."
3 The old woman! I would almost
rather they had taken my silver and
my bonds. Algernon! Algernon! Still
my heart echoes the desolate cry! Still
itds empty! Jake Brown!
q II yet believe the name, at least. was
7basest SANDER on the part of his ac-
complice, whose term of Imprisonment
has Just expired.
Algernon escaped detection; but l
have the wooden models and the un-
finished painting Judges pronounce 1t
a chromo) to recall the one romantic
episode in old maids life.-Saturday
Night.
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investigation soon developed the fact
that the waste basket was the ultimate
destination of most of the cards re-
ceived. Some spent few months
tackled on the wall, until fyspecked
and discolored; others were used as
bookmarks until lop-eared then all
were thrown away without having
given an additional ray of sunshine to
any one beyond the immediate recip-
lent.
Suppose you take the history of one
pretty ten-cent card that came to me a
year ago." said the President-General
1T had an exquisite little poem on it,
and I enjoyed it so much that thought
at once of an old uncle who would ap-
preciate it, and forwarded it to him.
He, as I thought he would, did enjoy
1t, and so much that he Immediately
recalled another old friend to whom 1t
would appeal with special force. So
he copied the poem and sent the card
on This recipient found the sentiment
so sweet that she, too, felt called upon
to pass it on, and before the seven
days holiday was over the card had
carried its Christmas message to six
different people"
Inspired with this idea Of sending
out remembrances that might be null
tiplied fourfold, new set Of cards
was given by the staff to the Presi-
dent General. who Immediately sent
them all out again. The thanks re-
ceived for those cards were so pretty
that an item was made Of it in the
paper. This caused further corre-
spondence, and resulted in Il club for
the exchange of friendly greetings.
rhis was formed in February, 1880.
The name Chat" was ut first chosen
for the column, but in time the men,
bership grew so large that club badge
and the motto "Good Cheer" were Sc
lected. and the name "Shut-1n" given
t. the society.
On January 10. 1896, the name Of the
society was changed to the Sunshine
Society.
This change was made because OF
conflict with n shut-in society organ
lied in 1884. Changing the word Shut
In to Sunshine did not interfere with
the club motto or pin.
The object of the society is to incite
its members to the performance OF
kind and helpful deeds. and to thus
bring the sunshine OF happiness into
the greatest possible number Of hearts
and homes.
Its active membership consists OIL
the people who are desirous Of bright
ening life by some thought, word Oh
deed.
The club motto. "Good Cheer was
furnished by Mrs. w. II. Chase OF
Lefferts place. Brooklyn.
The floral emblem is the coreopsIs'
selected from thousands Of sugges-
tions sent in by members. The flower
chosen was sent by Mrs. Richard Nor
ton. of Highstown. \. ]. The coreop-
sis is Il beautiful yellow. and is per-
pnnial Of The daisy and sunf1ower
family.
The club colors are yellow and
white, and were selected by Mrs. l.. H.
scofeld State President of the Con
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Mothers and Children.

Mothers wear themselves out and do
an injury to their children in not
teaching them to help themselves and
to be helpful to others. The amount
Of care that a child requires is very
different from that which it may from
sindulgence demand. If the child were
better for it one would not grudge the
time and WEAKNESS that the mother
or nurse spends, but the child is de-
sffauded in the exercise of these pow
sers which can only develop by being
put into use. 1t is better for a child
to GO to sleep by itself than when it is
rocked and sung to sleep, but as gen.
eral thing mothers prefer the bondage
OF the process of wooing sleep for their
children, and so tie themselves up and
add to their burdens without iD the
least Increasing the comfort of the
Child. Mothers would spare them
selves greatly if they would only
learn that the traigins of the child be-
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Oo0GGS000CCJG CJGCt3se3OJ03CCC
! HOW THE SUNSHINE
! SOCIETY GREW.
A Moral and Social Force to Ee
Reckoned With.
Observation-Disclosures

The amazing growth of the Interna-
tional Sunshine Society, especially in
churches and Sunday-schools Of va
r;ous denominations has aroused much
interest in many quarters.
Tc the questions so often asked,
"How did the Sunshine Society orig
inate:" What is its object:" What
has it ac:omplished!" and How do
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The Automopile For Women.


In operating q steam automobile one
haui is devoted to the steering lever,
pushing it whichever way it is de-
sired to turn the vehicle. The steam
lever governing the speed occupies the
other hand. and one foot operates the
brake, while the other foot rings the
bell when necessary. The operation
is easy to learn, and not as difficult in
practice as the operation OF q sewing
machine, while its noise is no more
disagreeable than that of steam ra-
diator. The writer has for years been
too lame to operate n sewing machine,
but finds no difficulty in operating an
automobile. In form, the steam auto
mobile is modelled after the horse We
hicle, and I know Of one which from
its beautiful lines is called "Black
Beauty"
1t is always the narrowness of even
country road, regardless of its length.
which perplexes the beginner in>auto-
mobile operation, but bicyclists have
already gagged the width Of ROADS.
and can oInit that phase of their auto
mobile education. But even if one has
never learned to ride a bicycle or
drive horse, one soon learns to guide
an automobile automatically; auto
mobile obedience is immediate. and the
mastery gained of mind over matter
s. is huge satisfaction.
Both English and French automo-
bile costumes are worn. Some form
of close headgear which cannot easily
be blown off is necessity, and New
York authorities in such matters rec
ommend a cap somewhat resembling
aman's cap. but made in two colors
with a gilt or silk cord across the
front. Mary A. Booth, in Good House
keeping
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the chair can be turned through half
a revolution, thus permitting parties of
four to have their seats facing. If SO
desired, besides allowing for the re-
versing of the seats at the end of the
trip. The seats are offered both Gov
cred with imitation leather and in
cane. 1t is asserted that they have
been found very convenient by both
passengers and conductors alike
Philadelphia Record
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lsas Talks Hbouf
MRJGozaankinD
English Women as Curates.

Each year brings out original modes
by which women can either earn en-
tire support OIL liberal supply of pin
money. a new field has been opened
by an English rector Of high standing,
who recommends the appointment OF
women curates, believing that in many
churches they can fulfil the office more
satisfactorily than men. Two women
have been appointed to this position
already, and, by their excellent work,
are doing much to pave the way Tor
other women.