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RemOdeling Gowns.
: York Evening Post

New York Evening Post.
While at first sight 1t would appear that
the models of the gowns TO be worn at din
people, there never was a time when ii was
so easy to make over old gowns. Materials
which have become somewhat worn or
creased can be sponged. pressed and COW
cred with chiffon, tulle or net. and the
shops are full of short lengths of different
varieties of spangled or embroidered nets
greatly reduced in price. that can be util-
lied for suimpes and sleeve puffs or under
sleeves. Skirts do not hang quite the same
as those of last winter. but they are easily
altered. Where there have been little hip
darts on the side breadths the seams can
be let out and the fullness thrown further
back; only il must be remembered that in
so doing the breadths should be raised a
little towards the back to obviate any
strain of the skirt over the hips. Net or
other transparent textile draped over the
fects. and ruching can be made by the
visiting dressmaker, who now brings a
small pinking machine with her A we'll
fitting waist can easily be covered either
with folds or with soft draperies, a blouse
effect being always prettier and more
youthful than any other style. Girdles
and collars OF folded silk, net, lace velvet
Transforming power, and IL the underslip
happens TO be shot taffeta IL Is quite
among the possibilities 10 make a fold or
strapping of the different shades of the
silk, with one of black other colored
velvet at each edge. Both collar and g1rdle
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The Scientific Miss Thomas.

Probably Miss Henrietta Thomas Of the
Women's Medical College of Baltimore,
cares naught for lay opinion and lives and
moves by science alone. She has been in
vestigating ice cream, mostly cheap ice
cream, and she finds it bullying with bac-
terra. In one cubic centimeter of the peril
stuff she discovered $4,000, 600 bacteria
of various sorts" We love science, but
we're little particular about figures. Is
1t reasonable to believe that bacteria haunt
ice cream or any other substance in such
vague round numbers as "36 0O0, OO0?" DEM
onstrate to us that in one cubic centimeter
of ice cream there are Sc 623, 497 bacteria and
we may be convinced AS IL is, we decline
to be frightened even by that horrible
bacillus, the streptococcus lanceolatus,
which Miss Thomas took out of ice cream
and put into a guinea pig to the sudden
death of that guinea pig. For all we know
to the contrary, the constitution of the
guinea pig may be delicate and he might die
of exposure after a dose of Roman punch.
Bad ice cream says with bacili. All right.
Don't eat bad ice cream. in this world of
woe
Many blamed bacterium, many a bad
bacillus
Day and night and overtime is working for
to kill us"
Life is often resigned with cheerfuness,
but ice cream is a necessity
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mcclure 3 mdZdSlne.
During the coal strike number of
breaker boys took advantage of the en-
forced idleness to obtain two months of
learning" by going to school; but the ruling
passion of their lives, their devotion to the
union, found expression even here. 1t was
the breaker boys who organized the school
strikes which, occurred in many mining
towns. The cause was characteristic
The children discovered that some of the
pupils were the children of bosses or nom
union men or suspected that the teach
er's father or brother or sweetheart was
friendly with the scabs" A breaker boy
who belonged to the junior local would
call the school together at recess and adj
dress them. However young he might be
he was well versed in the arguments of the
union. He told the other pupils that I'VE
must all hang together now if we wish to
assert our manhood" Such an orator al
ways found ready listeners, and during
the afternoon, when the teachers back was
turned and the door was open, the school
would rise en- mass and would walk out.
At Plymouth a school strike was declared
for another cause. BY an arrangement
with neighboring coliery, the steam with
which the school was heated was brought
from the boilers of the power-house. Dur
ing the strike the coal company employed
in their engine room some nonunion fire.
men. When, on the first cold day Of the
term, steam was turned on in the school
house. the pupils struck because they
wouldn't sit in no room what was heated
by Scab steam"
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"saIly i'm Our Alley, mt English's.

The printers who furnish programmes for
English's evidently became confused when
they received the copy of the sally in
Our Alley" billing, for they printed the
programme backwards. Ii was just well.
Nobody paid any attention to the mistake
after the curtain had been up fifteen min
utes last night. when the new Lederer mu-
steal production was given in Indianapolis
for the first time. The show itself could
have been presented backwards just as
well as any other way, and come to think
of it, il might have been better If put on
the stage in that manner. AS ii stands
now sally in Our Alley is the poorest
show that Lederer. or any other manager,
ever sent on the road sailing under the COL
Ors of spectacular gaiety." Even the
presence of dainty Trixie Friganza and
such comedians as JUNE McCree. Richard
Carroll and George A. Schiller, together
with host of unusually attractive chorus
girls, cannot make the show other than
senseless, tiresome sort of thing. In the
first place. the production. like all other
Lederer shows, was put together for the
sole purpose of entertaining Broadway, and
what entertains Broadway does not always
amuse the provincial folks" as the New
Workers delight in terming all of the inhab-
itants of the United States outside of New
York. How this show could have had run
Broadway, even with Marie Cahill in
the cast will probably always remain a
mystery to the theatergoers out this way.
The book of the piece Is stupid. George ".
Hobart. a newspaper man, wrote 1t, and
very likely ground Ii out on his typewriter
along with lot of other copy. The mu-
steal score was furnished by Ludwig Eng
lander although there are many interpo-
lated songs by other composers The inter-
polations are, for the most part, better than
the original score. which lacks originality
The entire production is staged in most
attractive manner-no fault can possibly be
found with IL In respect Of the pleasing pic
lures presented to the eye. Much money
has evidently been expended on the hand
some scenery, and the costumes of the
''shcw girls are beautiful. Several of the
songs and choruses are given in good style,
and this is all that keeps the entertainment
from being a dreadful bore. It's the at
tempted comedy that wearies one. The
comedians do the best they can with the
material that has been thrust upon them,
and succeed in furnishing amusement now
and then through their individual efforts.
They create some laughter in spite of the
author of the piece. Never before have so
many clever people been gathered together
In production that offered them so little
opportunity for displaying their talents.
The part Of Sally was written for Marie
Cahill. and while Miss Friganza is dainty
In the role. she is unable to make much out
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Carnegie and Harrison.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
When I saw Andrew Carnegie seated on
the platform Of Carnegie Hall the other
night / was struck for the first time with
his resemblance to the late President Har-
rison. When heard him address the audi
ence in presenting the medal for heroism
to young Earl Gulick my impression of the
resemblance was distinctly heightened. II
includes some of the same traits of public
speech as well as of physical appearance.
OF course Mr.. Carnegie Is not the orator
that Mr.. Harrison was; on the other hand,
he has a more agreeable although equally
stern appearance. But the one man is no
less at home before an audience than the
other.
/ confess was surprised to observe Mr.
Carnegie's grace and facility In public ut
terance. If not orator he is an at
tractive speaker. He would be listened to
with attention In any company of orators
even if he were not the first of ironmasters
and the author of the innumerable library
foundations. He has vigor, clearness and
simplicity of speech. and he gets into touch
with his audience at the outset. In these
qualities he repeats the salient features OF
Mr.. Harrison's oratcry. He has not that
ringing, penetrating, silvery voice which
was the latter's greatest charm; Mr. Car
negies voice is light. but it is clear and
we'll handled. Apparently he has not In
utterance the physical force of the Indiana
man, but his words betray the workings
of an active mind with wide variety OF
interests.
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MINDANAO's DEATH VALLEY.
A Large Depression Protected by n
Covering Of Poisonous Mist.
Denver Republican.


A G.. Carpenter, of Chicago who recently
returned from the Philippine islands, is in
Denver. For three years he has been roam
ing around in UNEMPLOYED and uncivilized
parts of the islands examining into the min
eral possibilities of the country. During his
visit to the islands he represented Chicago
company, to which he has but recently
made report of his observations in the
newly acquired territory. OF all the I'M
paralleled things which he saw, Mr.. Car
penter says that the much-talked-of Valley
of Death in the island of Mindanao is the
most wonderful and mysterious
1.-The famous valley" he says, lis far
inland in this large island. The interior of
the island is covered with mountains and
tions. After one range of mountains is
crossed there is deep descent. This is
the edge of the valley. 1t looks like the rim
that. 1t is surrounded by high mountains
and covers many square miles
When crossing the mountains the trav-
eler sees heavy mist, similar to a fog,
hanging over the land beneath him. The
mist is heavier and darker than the most
dense fog and ii has never been known to
clear away. AS my party of five went down
the mountainside we felt that we were ap-
preaching that mist.
1.-The air that we breathed was heavy and
foul. We knew that there were poisonous
gases in the atmosphere from the very eff
feet which the air above had upon us AS
was not out upon an expedition to find how
much suffering we could endure, L called a
mist. We decided at once to return to the
mountain tops and survey the valley at a
distance. l was anxious to make some re-
port of the valley, for natives had brought
nuggets of gold from the neighboring
islands which were larger than any that
had ever before heard Of They said that
they had found these at the edge of the
Valley of Death.
mo one has ever been known to cross
this strange valley and several parties
which have made the attempt have failed
and have been forced to return to the
mountains, exhausted and sick Many peo-
pie have been overcome by the poisonous
gases and have only been rescued by their
companions whose lungs were not sc
quickly affected.
$50 far as | can understand believe that
there must be some volcanic assure some
where in the valley and from this is con-
stantly pouring forth the poisonous vapor
| which ever hangs over the valley. From
descriptions of other volcanic gases L be-
! lieve that this is the explanation of the
mist which hangs over the Valley OF
| Death
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Arnold. of Versailles. KY. who is Miss
Josephine Smiths guest, and Miss Jessie
McCutcheon, of Chicago, who Is visiting
in the city.
Mrs John Middleton. of Louisville. will
arrive Feb Il to spend few days with
Mrs. w. II. Coleman. Later Mrs. Middle
ton will accompany Mrs. Coleman TO New
York, where they will attend the meeting
of the board of lady managers. which Will
begin Feb. Is,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward o. Dilman enter
tanned last night at their home on Belle
fontaine street. The decorations and APP
pointments followed the color scheme Oh
pink and white. The guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Rouse. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Deming, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lingenfeiter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Mueller. Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Gates Mr.. and Mrs. John ODonaid
Miss Shortridge and Mr.. John Irwin.
a handsome luncheon was given yester.
day by Miss Emma Martindale in honor OF
her visitor. Mrs. William Maclay Hall, OF
Ptttsburg. Pink roses in center french
basket formed the decoration of the table
at which the guests were seated. The lat
ter included Mrs. Edward L. Mckee, Mrs
George E. Hume, Miss Eleanor Smith, Mrs
Gordon f. Varney Mrs. j. Alfred Barnard,
Mrs. Thomas Reid Kackley, Miss Atkins
and Miss Hasselman.
Mrs. John Shaw was the hostess for a
pretty tea yesterday afternoon, entertain
ing a number of her friends informally Tor
Miss Mary Speers, OF Belfast ireland, VINO
is spending the winter with her. Azaieas
were used in the decoration of the drawing
room. Among the guests were Mrs WI
liam Maclay Hall. of Pittsburg, with MISS
Martindale: Miss Freeman. of Terre Haute,
with Mrs. Harold b. Hibben, and Miss Bes-
sic West, OF Detroit, with Mrs c. b. LOCK-
ard.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall will return to-
day from Lafayette, where she spoke last
evening before the Alliance FRANCHISE OF
that city, and whose guest she was during
her stay there. The Alliance trancalse
gave reception to Mrs Sewall In the art
ernoon, from to 5 o'clock, at the Colum-
bia, and Nine. Pauline Mariotte Davies en-
! tertained at dinner for her, after which she
spoke in the High School hall before the
members of the Alliance Francalse ana
their friends upon THE Influence OF Rous-
seau on Education.
Mrs D. b Sweetser and Miss Emma Nc
Kinney of the Pressly. received yesterday
! Afternoon for their guests, Mrs. e. A n;
| Shideler, Mrs Field Sweeney Mrs. Fred
Sweetser and the Misses Lucy and kath-
/ crime Matter, all of Marion. Assisting the
| hostess were group of friends. which IN
| cluded Mrs. George n. Catterson, Mrs:
| George E. Hunt, Miss Lucille Skidmore Oh
| Charleston, ILL.,, Mrs. John w. Browning
I Mrs Harry A. Grassland Mrs. Glenn Kim
! BILE Mrs Nellie Browning Gent Mrs Lay
! ton Chambers Walker and Miss Mary van
1 Wrinkle.
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STRICKEN WITH NERVOUS
PROSTRAHON.
Two Physicians Said Mrs. Mack
Was IncurabIe.
Paine'S
Celery Compound
Mas Used and Effected a Wonderful and
Glorious Cure,

Paine's Celery Compound comes to the
aid OF suffering humanity when the best
efforts OF physicians prove fruitless-when
hopeless men and women are pronounced
incurable. The grateful and happy testi-
mony OF Mrs. J. q. Mack. of Clear Lake,
Wash. maintains the claim that. "Paine's
Celery Compound makes sick people WELL.
Mrs. Mack says
Several years ago 1 was stricken with
nervous prostration. and two doctors de-
clared that no medical skill could ever cure
me. One OF your books came into my hands
just when | was very low with nervous
prostration and congestion. After reading
II. I asked and begged for Paines Celery
Compound The medicine was procured for
me. and you may think l am using exagger-
uting statements when | say that three
bottles cured me. and made me feel like
new woman. My present condition OF health
j certainly owe To the marvellous virtues of
Paine's Celery Compound. cannot say
enough I'm favor Of this wonderful medi-
cine. IL IS n Godsend TO all weak. nervous
people"
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The Grand has enjoyed good business this
week and many of the performers on the
bill have scored strong successes. This is
especially true Of little Miss Nudge, who
is able to change her costumes with won
derful quickness. but who seems unwilling
to change her name. She has proved her.
self an unusually bright and entertaining
little artist, and many people have visited
the Grand more than once this week just
Nudge? There was chorus girl at the
Empire two weeks ago whose real name
was Mary Snitch. but she called herself
Kathryn DeGrey on the bills. If Miss
Snitch is entitled to such high-sounding
cognomen In public life. surely Miss Nudge
deserves a more euphonious one. Next
weeks bill at the Grand will include.
among other things, Captain Webb's per-
forming seals. j. Adrich Libbey, the we'll
known baritone, and the Andreassen
brothers, European gymnasts.
XXX
THE Little Mother" will be given at the
Park this afternoon and evening for the
last time. 1t is not an unusual melodrama
by any means. but 1t rouses lots of en-
thusiasm and is acted in pretty good style.
Next week the Park will have very popu-
lar attraction in Rose Melville, who will
appear once again in her now famous char
acter of isis Hopkins"
XXX
The Rice and Barton burlesque show will
conclude its engagement at the Empire
with two performances to-day. The So
called comedy In the two burlesques pre-
sented by Charles Barton is of the most
childish character, when 1t is not sugges-
tive of things far from the minds of little
folks but the musical numbers are rem
dered in a style deserving of some praise
The Empire will have famous old bur-
lesque attraction next week in the Rentz-
Santley company.
Henry Blossom, the author of the
Checkers" may possibly play a part in
the forthcoming dramatization Of the little
story. He and Kirk La Shelle, who is to
produce the play. had an. argument the
other day over certain actor whom Mr..
La Shelle had in mind for one of the char
acters in the piece. Blossom remarked that
the man in question could not play the
part satisfactorily II could play it better
than he could, myself" said Blossom.
PLAY 1t them" said La Shelle. II dare
you to play it. I'll bet you hundred dol
lars you havn't the nerve to play 1t, even
at a matinee"
Its bet," replied Blossom-and If the
author possesses much of the sporting
instinct as did his Checkers he will not
ask to be released from the wager.
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RockefeIler's Golden silence.

Ida NJ. Tarbelf. in McClures Magazine
Although Mr.. Rockefeller was every
where, and heard everything in these days
Qs72) he rarely talked. Il remember well
how little he said.' one of the most ag
excessively independent of the Titusville re-
finers told the writer Zone day several
of us met at the office of one of the
finers, who, | feel pretty sure was being
persuaded 10 go into the scheme which
they were talking up. Everybody talked
except Mr. Rockefeller He sat in a rock
ing chair, softly swinging back and forth,
his hands over his face / got pretty ex-
cited when / saw how those South I'M
provement men were pulling the wool over
our mems eyes, and making them believe
we were all going to the dogs If there
wasn't an immediate combination 10 put up
the price of refined and prevent new peo-
pie coming into the business and / made
a speech, which, / guess, was pretty war
like. Well. right in the middle of IL John
Rockefeller stopped rocking and took down
his hands and looked at me- You never
saw such eyes. He took me all in, saw
Just how much fight he could expect from
me- and / knew it. and then up went his
hands and back and forth went his chair
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Greenwood.

Mr. and Mrs. T. b. Wallace, OF Atlantic
City, are guests of MI. and Mrs. Thomas
Larkins.
Miss Edna Shortridge. after spending the
past three months here, has returned to
Indianapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard, Of Elyria. o.. are
the guests of Mrs. billiards. brother, Mr..
George Rogue.
Miss Bessie George, of Franklin, was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Charles u.
Norris this week.
Miss Margery Stout, of Trafalgar. has re-
turned to her home after visit with ner
sister, Miss Anna Stout.
Mrs Mllie Poundstone, of Benton Har-
bor Mich, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Lavinia Myers, on Madison avenue.
Mrs John Oliver, of Franklin. and Mrs.
Gertrude Shufelbarger, of Waverley, were
the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver this
week
On Thursday evening the knights OF
Pythias gave a banquet. 1t being the thir.
teenth anniversary of the organization OF
the body.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Browning and daugh-
ter Miss Okal, of Indianapolis, were guests
the first part Of the week of Mr.. and Mrs
William Duff.
Mrs Maggie Scott and two little chill
dren. of Missouri, after three years alb
sence are visiting Mrs. Scotts mother
Mrs. Abraham Brewer, on Madison avenue
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Economy i'm PetticOats.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Two silk petticoats may be made to pose
as five or six by virtue of a little intelli-
gent management. The skirt is made to
end at the knees with solid facing, or
hem, strong enough to have the fiounces
used buttoned to it. The fiounces are made
in any number and variety, and when not
in service can be brushed out and folded
away ready to be buttoned on at the next
change of raiment.
White skirts so arranged permit readily
of the frequent changes required and allow
the wearer to use more billowy and elab-
crate skirts than by the old way; for II
was principally the laundry work which
made us decide in favor of very simple
skirts These separate ruffles and flounces
are so much more easily laundered that
this consideration is almost eliminated.
Not only that. but the necessity of care
fully folding the fiounce away adds double
time to its life, especially in the case of the
silk skirts.
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CREED OF J. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR
Heir to the Largest Fortune in the
World.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
81 am more than Baptist 1 am
Christian"
1.-The chief duty of man is to do things"
These aphorisms from the philosophy of
John d. Rockefeller, jr., throws light on
the character of the young man of twenty
eight years, who is heir the largest
fortune in the world. The gospel of hard
work; the notion that life is a task. full
of duties to be performed ungrudgingly
with all ones mind and strength" have
taken a firm hold on him, and made him
a serious. self-controlled man of business
The religion of his childhood is his guide
This young man in earnest. hal.
preacher half merchant, is in public view
every Sunday at his Bible class-an insti-
tuition as notable in its way as John Wan
amakers Sunday-school in Philadelphia.
Ii is in the Fifth-avenue Baptist Church.
where all his family worship. II is not
easy to get a seat there, because the class
has attracted so large a membership that
the merely curious-the kind of folk that
go 10 DIR. Rainsford's church 10 see j. =.
Morgan pass the plate-are not welcomed.
The class is for men, young men prefer
ably.
Young Mr. Rockefeller stands on the plat
form TO carry out his task leader. He is
| rather tall. neither slender nor stout, and
the carriage OF his figure reveals the college
! athlete under his well-fitting frock coat.
| His nose commands the rest OF his strong.
| smooth-shaven face. The nose is slightly
aquline and the clear blue eyes CLEAN
| through spectacles. The chin is square and
| has solidity. His manner is quiet. modest.
| self-repressed. He wears pinned TO his
| coat a paper tag, on which is written his
name in large, legible letters. All the other
| me mbers OF the class wear them, too each
| with his own name on IL. IL, as often hap
| pens, some man of note, like Carnegie, or
| Mark Twain, or Timothy l.. Woodruff-he
has had them all there 10 speak-is WISH
| tor the man of mark is labeled like the
rest. The idea is that all members shall
| know each other without formalities.
Let US hear the young man talk. He has
| taken the parallels for his text.
Take, for instance. the parable OF the