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The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Winter AIuns.

Muffs are n curious study this year,
and are indeed one Of the most expen-
sive accessories to a complete toilet
To wear with the fur coats-the sensi-
bile ones, that is-there are fur muffs
made in the old-fashioned round
shapes, but without any thick inter-
lining Of cotton, or muffs in oblong
shape, lined with satin, or with the
same fur that is outside. These have
no interlining, whatever, eXcepc some
down. But no matter now many fur
muffs a woman owns, she is not well
gowned unless she has a muff for each
costume-rather a serious undertaking
in these days, when so many costumes
are demanded by fashion.
TO wear with a gray cloth gown
there is a muif, oblong in shape, made
entirely Of gray tatfeta silk The
centre has rows of cords, and at each
end are four ruffies trimmed with ruch-
ings of taffeta, and on the outside of
the muff a white artificial flower with
green leaves. fastening a bow of gray
satin ribbon. To wear with this is
double cape collar and ruche. made Of
the tafteta silk, trimmed with pink
ruchings, a large bow at the back of
the neck and an inside ruffie of fine
white lace. At the throat are long
lace ties and punches of gray satin
ribbon. .-Harper's Bazaar.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
How to Hold Un tie Skirt.

Few women have the least idea how
to hold up their skirts, and as fashion
demands long skirts on some occasions
it is most disastrous, not only for the
skirts, but for the appearance Of the
wearers. A woman who can manage
her skirts gracefully and easily has
decided advantage over her less calmly
sister, and the onlooker knows that
the ugly backs of the large majority
Of woman are due to the way in which
they hold their skirts.
Skirts for dressy wear are worn
resting on the ground, both in front,
at the sides, and with n long train
behind, and they promise to be in
vogue for some time to come. A few
remarks as to how to manage them
may not be unWelcOme to those who
wear them. OF course a long dress
should not be worn in wet weather;
then common sense demands a skirt
not longer than a couple Of inches from
the ground all around, but in dry
weather the long skirt is still worn by
many women out of doors, and il is
I'm nine instances out Of ten held up
by grasping the back Of the skirt about
midway down, and drawing it as much
as possible toward the side, thereby
outlining the figure. How a woman
can hold her skirt in this manner after
she has seen how other women look
when doing so is a mystery 1t is
ugly and vulgar and it spoils her walk
as well as her entire appearance. To
hold the skirt gracefully it should be
grasped in the centre Of the back as
far down as the hand can comfortably
reach and with the hand still exactly
in the centre the skirt should be raised
just sufficiently to raise it from the
ground. BY this means the sides Of the
skirt viii remain full and not dragged
in with 1t, as we so often see; 1t will
also be found much easier to walk in.
A little shake should be given TO the
skirt after it has been gathered up
This let's the folds or fiounces at the
bottom fall into their natural positions
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Color of scots, Hair.

A curious investigation reported to
the British Association traces the ori.
gin of complexion by the surnames
1t was based, according to a contem-
porary, on an examination Of 1861
school children OF East Aberdeenshire,
and a calculation of the pigmentation
OF the hair and eyes for Gfty-nine most
frequent surnames The darkest hair
and eyes belong to surnames common
in fishing communities, verifying the
tradition that the fishing population Of
East Scotland is Of Belgian origin. The
plgmentation of Highland surnames
corresponds closest with that Of their
districts Of origin. The surnames OF
Wallace, Pirie, Grant, Park and Br.
ME have strong blond tendencies;
those of Cordiner, Crulkshank, Ste
phen, Strachan, Buchan, Paterson and
Whyte are darkest. and Rennie Scott
Grant and Thompson show most red
hair.-London Daily Graphic.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Front Door Mirrors.

Recently in passing through pos
sibly the prettlest village in the Cots.
wolds, / saw an excellent idea that
might with advantage be introduced
in London and elsewhere. Within the
knocker on the front door-which, in
this instance, was about on n level
with the face Of the visitor-was
placed a small convex mirror Sup
posing the visitor is paying call of
either congratulation or coincidence,
how advantageous must it be to put
the right expression on his counte-
nance-ether festive or doleful-be-
fore he knocks at the door-London
Graphic. -...--...--... . -..---..---.-.-- ...- ed.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
The Rcd Hunting Coat.

The origin of the red coat is a mys-
terry. There is a story told that one
of the early Henrys was so enamored
with the sport of fox hunting as to or
dain it to be royal sport, and the red
coat was worn in consequence" This,
however, has been pointed at as alb
surd, as in those days scarlet was not
a royal livery at all. One thing there
can be no doubt about, and that is that
the scarlet coat is very popular for
those who hunt regularly. And it
must be confessed that it adds pictur-
esqueness to the scene. The question
of color seems to be very much a mat
ter Of taste; it is looked upon as an in
dication of social position. In the alb
stract any one can don the pink, If so
desired, but it is considered out of
taste for any one to adopt that color
If he does not literally subscribe to
the hunt fund. The black coat is con-
sidered to come next in social position,
and the ordinary mufti garment for
those whose subscription Is very sma'
indeed.-Tailor and Cutter.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Bog Slide in ireland.

Following a phenomenal rainfall a
terrible bog slip occurred the other
day near Liscannor, on the west
coast of Glare, and within a quarter
Of a mile Of the scene OF last years
slide, when two lives were lost. The
slip began on the Carhudiff Hills,
says the London Graphic, and the
immense mass of seml-huid bog flowed
four miles through the country until
it discharged itself into Derry River.
The moving mass swept away hay
rlcks, peat stacks, and a number of
cows and pigs, which We're lost. A
farming family, named Killoughry,
were compelled to escape by the up
per windows, and this they did with
difficulty Several people are practical
ly ruined by their land and crops be-
ing covered with the peaty moisture.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
COST OF A MANS WARDROBE.
It Amounts to Much Less Than He Pays
For Food.


It Amounts to Much Less Than He Pays
For Food.
comparatively, what man wears
does not cost so much during a life
time when you come to think OF It,"
said an observant citizen. land as a
matter Of fact the average l suppose
will be surprised by the figures, OF
course, the man who attempts to keep
up with the procession Of the ultra
tashionables must necessarily spend
good sum of money during his life
time. He must humor the changing
moods Of the men who set the pace
in fashion. He must have the very
latest thing out His coat must be
the proper cut, his hat the proper
shape, his trousers just so and his
tie the proper color. But there are
many men in the world who cannot
pay so much respect to fashion, and
hence we may strike an average be-
tween the two extremes in dress.
we will put the case alphabetically
and assume that n man lives to be
thirty-tive years Of age We win as
sume that he will wear the clothes
of grown man for this length Of
time, On an average, 1 suppose
man will wear out six shirts during
the year, or a total of 210 in life
time. Suppose he pays seventy-five
cents each for them. This would be
$3.50 year, or S157.50 that he would
pay out in a lifetime of thirty-hve
years. He would wear twelve col
lars year, of 40 in thirty-fve years,
and if he wore the cheaper grade OF
collars, lucent collars, he would
spend $63 in thirty-five years. Allow
ing two whole suits Of clothes a year,
and at the average of $40 a suit he
would spend in this way $1400 in
thirty-ive years. If We allow him an
average of four suits of underwear a
year. he would need 140 suits, and at
the nominal price Of 81 a suit they
would cost him $40 in thirty-five
years. Two hats every twelve months
would mean total Of seventy hats,
and if he paid an average of So each
for them the total number would cost
him $210 His shoes, allowing him
two pairs year. and fixing the cost
at "a a pair, would cost him $3.50 in
a lifetime. Now, on the basis of cal
culaton, a man would spend about
$3.50 in lifetime for clothes. There
are, of course, many men who spend
much more than this amount and there
are many men who spend much less
But this calculation may be taken as
a reasonable average.
1T will be observed that neckties,
socks, suspenders, garters and things
of that sort are not taken into con-
sideratlon. Laundry bills, cleaning,
mending and other things which in
crease the cost Of a mans wearing
apparel are not considered. These
costs would probably double the fig
ures and in some instances, as in the
case Of shirts and collars, the Origi-
nal cost of the article would be moth
ing in comparison to the cost of keep
ing them.
But taking all things into consider
alton, a mans wearing apparel will
cost him less than the food that he
eats. Suppose a man is allowed three
meals each day at the nominal cost
of twenty-five cents a meal, in thirty
five years he would spend about $945O
for food, or about four times the
amount he would spend for clothes"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
LAKE STURGEON DYING OUT.
species is Almost Extinct and Caviar 1
Scarce.

species is Almost Extinct and Caviar is
Scarce.
The sturgeon family Of fish is prac-
dcally extinct so far as the lakes Of
North America are concerned, and
makers Of caviar are wondering what
will fill their cans in the future. With
he passing away Of the sturgeon
comes the announcement that none
ont cultivated" Holsters now exist.
When fish merchants took stock with
he closing Of the season for the Great
Lakes they discovered that one of
he former substitutes for whltefsh
and trout during the months CT No
vember, when none Of these varieties
Of the finny tribe is allowed to be
:aken from the lakes, was missing.
There is no fresh sturgeon to be had.
The public is already provided with
substitute for smoked sturgeon in
:he meat Of the Mississippi River cat
Ash. True, the flesh of the catfish is
about as tenacious as rubber hose but
t looks good. Then many persons
prefer the smoked halibut of the Pa 4
cific Ocean.
The history Of the discovery, in-t
reduction into the market and ex-
.inction Of sturgeon in American lakes
dates back twenty-five years. Then
the sturgeon was first placed ON the
market, though few persons ate
them. The flesh was not considered
very dainty. The big fish could be
taken from Lake Erie by the wagon
.oad and sold at a low price.
In fact the price was so low that
few persons engaged in catching the
fish. Then some one discovered that
The fish was more salable when
smoked. Thousands of the fish were
emoked and palmed off on the credu-
lous public as smoked halibut, which
was quite expensive. The increase
In supply Of halibut cut off the price of
sturgeon to such an extent that the
fishermen who had been dealing in
sturgeon were threatened with bank
ruptcy.
1t was about this time that caviar
became very popular with Americans.
Caviar is made from the roe, or eggs,
Of sturgeon, but it had been supposed
until some fifteen years ago that the
roe of the sturgeon from Russian
seas was the only kind for cavier.
Some one discovered that the roe of
American sturgeon made quite as
good caviar as did the Russian fish.
That was the beginning of the end of
the sturgeon tribe. The great fish
were hauled in by the boat load and
per cent. Of those taken
were females full Of roe. Caviar be-
came cheaper and sturgeon became
dearer. From a fraction of q cent a
pound the fish advanced to TWEEN
ty-two cents a pound. Even at the
price the Great Lakes failed to pro-
1uce the coveted fish. Then recourse
was had to the lakes of Manitoba,
Canada.
Now the sturgeon have been anni-
hilated almost entirely. AS the sup
ply of this family became scarcer some
one started to substitute Mississippi
River catfish When this rubbery fish
Is dressed and smoked it looks exact
Iy like smoked sturgeon.-Chlcago
Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
sunnito and shIlte Hair Growth.

The MahOmetan religion is divided
into two principal sects, the Sunnites
and the Shiites. The members Of these
sects can be readily Disseminated by
the fashion in which the hair grows
on their arms, for while on those Of
the Sunnltes the growth turns down
ward from shoulder to wrist on the
interior side and upward from wrist tc
shoulder posteriorly, the hair on the
Shite arms presents the contrary ap
pearance on both sides Of the arms
This singular divergence is produced
by the manner of washing their arms
as prescribed by the tenets of the sects
respectively, for while Sunnites hold
it orthodox to stroke their arms, after
washing them, from shoulder to wrist
on front and from wrist to shoulder on
the back, the Shiites abhor this prac.
tice and stroke their arms in the Oppo-
site ways, and hence the two directions
in which the hair is seen to grow OIL
the arms Of the two sects.-The Ian
oot
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Fancy Household Linen.

The most recent showings of fancy
household linens are veritable dreams
of beauty. Colored linen embroidered
on 4 white ground is shown as a
change from the all white kinds These
pieces are in centres, doilies, bureau
scarfs, etc, to match special color
schemes. Exquisite table sets of cloth
and napkins have the linen cut out in
spaces and squares of filet and Venice
lace set in alternately.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
KeeplnE Linoleum Clean.

Linoleum should never be scrubbed
but may be washed with soap and
water and then dried with a cloth. 1t
is a good plan to polish it with equal
parts of oil and vinegar applied with
a flannel. This should be rubbed off
carefully with a cloth so that not the
least sickness remains.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

and so frees the train from any dust
that may have adhered to the edges
previous to its being gathered up. The
train should never be allowed to rest
on the ground except indoors. Amer.
lean Queen.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

Medical men have noted the injuri-
Gus effect Of the Philippine climate on
wounds. The time for healing is much
longer than here. In South Africa it
Is shorter.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

The internal heat Of the earth is a
survival of the time when it was a
glowing ball and was turning on its
axis with a velocity four times as
great as at present. 1t was slowed
down principally by the action Of the
tides, internal and external, these be-
ing one Of the results Of the moons
attraction.
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19

I RECEIVED BLOW ON THE HEAD AND
WENT DOWN IN HEAP.
long enough to bring $50 in the open
market as specimens. Unless it came
to the ears Of the authorities that some
foreigner was breaking open tombs and
shipping away bones by the hogshead
they would not set guard over a
cemetery.
In visiting "The Sleep of the Holy
Dead" at Alexandria l was aetuated
wholly by curiosity and was not even
looking for relic or souvenir. had
wandered about for two OF three hours
when / came to the tomb OF Ayun
Musa. had not encountered a person
of either sex, and time had slipped
past rapidly. 1t lacked only half an
hour Of sunset when stood before the
rusty gate and sought to decipher the
tablets. had found other vaults open,
but had not entered, and why l sud
denly decided to enter here l cannot
say.
l knew there would be a sarcopha-
gus, with its lid firmly cemented and
nothing to be seen, but squeezed my
way past the broken gate and descend
ed the steps. At the bottom of these
steps was great accumulation of
leaves and dirt, blown in by the winds
OF centuries, and as ! climbed over the
heap / struck a match to look around.
There was the sarcophagus in the cen
ter Of the vault, but before the match
went out ] had seen that it had no
cover. l must have peep into 1t. and
so / struck another match and ad-
vanced An instant after the flame
appeared / heard a movement in the
vault 1t was midnight darkness down
there unless one faced the gate. The
flame of the match did not show even
the farther wall My heart leaped as
the noise reached my ear. and for an
instant | thought Of some evil minded
person lying there in wait. Then /
laughed at the idea. Those old vaults
were the home Of rats and bats, and it
was one Of those creatures l heard
moving about. l stepped forward to
look into the sarcophagus, but as l
reached # MY second match burned
out had a thi-s 10y fingers when
.ydded 10 visitors, the head ana
Amitted upon the paymenze floor.
Us. might, and !
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19
BY Osborne O'copDor
Copyright. 1901. by Osborne o'cOnnor
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If you have visited Alexandria,
Egypt, you will remember the five GEM
eteries in the western suburbs of the
ancient city. In two of these ceme-
teries there have been no burials for
the last fifty years, and in the one
known as "The Sleep of the Holy
Dead you win find the tomb of Ayun
Musa. This cemetery covers about five
acres of ground, is surrounded by
stone wall in more or less dilapidated
condition, and one might wander there
for days and meet no one to order him
away. So great is the reverence among
most natives for the long buried dead,
and so strong is the feeling of super
stition in his nature, that it is almost
impossible to induce him to enter these
holy grounds in broad daylight.
Ayun Musa was a soldier and a
statesman who lived 500 years ago. His
popularity made him enemies, who
conspired and brought about his igno-
miniOus death, and years after his de-
mise, when it was known that he had
been an innocent sacrifice, a tomb was
built in 'The Sleep of the Holy Dead"
to honor his memory. No one knows
whether his remains were actually laid
in the tomb or not, and at this late date
it would be hard to find anybody who
cared.
1t is a stone vault, with a rusty iron
door hanging by one hinge, and tablets
on each side Of the door giving the
name, age, date Of birth and death,
etc. The vault is a room about twelve
feet square, and in the center is a mar
BILE sarcophagus, which perhaps once
held coffin. Ten years ago a tourist
could enter the grounds, find the vault
for himself, and, passing the hanging
iron door, descend the six steps into
the grewsome room. If the darkness
and the mold and the bats did not
shake his nerve, he could light matches
and take peep into the great stone re-
ceptacle and behold dust and spiders
and perhaps dead bat at the bottom.
As it was then, so it probably is to-
day. Your Egyptian has little use for
a dead man, no matter what he was in
life. The reverence have spoken of
is more ideal than actual. In my
search for mummies have met many
an Egyptian who grieved that his IA
ther and mother had not been dead
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19

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quicker the cure. BI
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The only motivel
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Smyrna times., 1902-11-19

f Vaults.
Is Store
keeping
packages
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19
IrS So Easy

To take cold. It's so common to neglect
the cold. That is one reason why there
are so many people with udeep-seated," /"
stubborn coughs, and so many more with
vlung trouble"
The short. Quick way to cure a cough
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19
Fine Line
of Fall
Millinery

Just in from New York and
Philadelphia. And our assortment
has been carefully selected from the
LATEST styles. Our "Opening
Day" is every day and our prices
make it inducing to call and make
your selection early.
Full line of novelties and dress
trimmings.
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19
FOR RENT.

Residence on Delaware street in ten
ure of William Phillips. Electric
Lights and Water. Possession given
March LIST.
MRS. MARGARET BAILEY,
1154 Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1902-11-19


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cannot say too much IN praise OF the medicine;
I had been quite sufferer for long time, ana
after reading Doctor Pierce's Common sense
Medical Adviser thought would Try ms Soiosn
May 1900 Had not been sleeping well for long
time Took one tcaspoonful Of Dr. f1erces
Golden Medical Discovery and slept nearly an
night without coughing. 50 continued taxing
it. am In great sympathy with everybody who
suffers with a cough. ] had been sunereI 70.
more than ten years. I tried lots Of dinerent
medicines and different doctors, but did not ieel
much better. coughed until commenced SPIT,
ting blood, but now I feel much stronger and
am entirely we'll Dr. Pierces Golden Medlcai
Discovery Is the best medicine have ever taken
My home is in Williamsburg, Virginia
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are la
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-17
NO SENTIMENT IN TRADE.

The business of selling horses and mules to the
British has grown to gigantic pro- 'tions in til
country and many Boer sympathzers have criti-
csed this government for permitting the traffic.
The American government has no power to prevent
any American citizen, America. gloInd, from
selling and delivering any property which is his to
anyone that will buy and pay, regardless of the
person who purchases, be he another American ctl-
zen or be he British officer purchasing for his gov
eminent.
No bellgerent power has a right to demand that
neutral shall give up its commerce with the other
belligerent in arms, if the purchaser comes to
neutral ground to get the goods Whatever may be
our sympathy with the Beers, we must go OH doing
business with everybody who will buy from us and
has the money to pay. There is no sentiment in
trade and if the Beers could come to this country
with the necessary coin they could buy everything
we have goo in the way of merchandise or cattle OF
even guns, and ship them to Africa by any vesse
that cared to take the risk There is nothing move
about this view Of the matter. 1t has been com
monplace of international law for nearly century
All that the injured begerent do about 1t is tt
intercept the stuff at the ports of the enemy 1t il
the misfortune of the Beers that they have no navy
while that of the British is the greatest on earth