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land in recent years. in the absorp-
tion of Manchuria, and in the threat
ened attacks on Corea, his hand is
plainly to be seen by any one familiar
with Russian politics.
Before becoming minister OF war,
KCuropatkin commanded the Russian
army. He would probably command
it again in the field in any campaign
that amounted to national emer-
gency. for he is unquestionably Rus
sia's greatest general.
He is the idol of the army. for Sko.
belief is name to conjure with in the
Russian service, and he was Skobe-
leff's righthand man in four campaigns
the Russo-Turkish war, the khivan
expedition and the khokandese and
Merv campaigns.
One of kouropatkin's strongest sup.
porters to-day is the same Gen. Amen
koff who admired his march through
the desert to join Skobeleff before
Cock Tepe.
Gen. Annenkoff made great repu-
tation by building strategic railways
in Central Asia, and his was the vast
scheme for a Transsberian line to the
Pacific. He first outlined that plan in
detail during visit to Paris in 1891.
Many so-called practical men
laughed at him them, but his ideas
have since produced the greatest rail-
road in the world, at an admitted cost
OF 955.000.000, and perhaps a great
deal more.
Michael Annenkoff was born in
1898, and received his first commits
sion in the Russian army in 1868. He
is an older veteran than Kouropatkin,
for he served as a staff captain dur
ing the Polish insurrection. and rose
to the rank of colonel at the remark
ably low age of 2S.
Gen. Annenkoff has played leading
part in the inrrignrs against England
on the Indian frontier. and is credited
with having at least fifty specific
schemes for conquering India pigeon
holed in his desk.
Another well known Russian sol
der. who might be expected to play
a leading part in time of war is Gen.
Obrubcheff. He is the hero of hun
dred desperate fights in the successive
Central Asian campaigns. and enjoys
a greater reputation for personal cour-
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war, strolled up to the campfire and
recognized him.
Almost before the Turcoman could
denounce him Obrubcheff sprang to
his feet, drew his sword, rushed to
the nearest horse and cut it loose
from its heel rope. Several Turco-
mans rushed up, but he cut his way
in the darkness before most of them
realized what was happening.
Gen. Bobrikoff. governor general OF
Finland, is another of Skobeleff's men.
He is an able commander, but he has
a reputation for extreme harshness
and even cruelty.
His recent administration Of Fin.
land has not belied that reputation.
He is credited with great influence
in the council of state and the COM
mittee of ministers, the two bodies
which formulate and execute Russian
policy. He is warm friend and ally
of his old comrade, Gen. Kouropatkin.
The cZar's uncle, the Grand Duke
Michael, may be regarded as the
NeSlOT Ol lne huSSldH army. ne
played a leading part in the Russo
Turkish war. commanding the army
of the Caucasus.
He is now 72 and would not be like.
ly to take the field again. But he
would certainly help to form Russia S
plan OF campaign If she went to war.
He has been a soldier for over fifty
years, and his military talents are
held in high esteem by Russian Off
GERS.
Although himself an old warhorse,
he is the strongest ally of NJ. Witte
ard Count Lamsdorff in their efforts
to keep Russia at peace with the
world.
81 have seen too much war" he
once said to an ardent young officer,
who told him he hoped there would
soon be a chance of active service
Il want to see no more. War Is devil
ish."
Another grand duke, Alexis Alex
androvitch, is the theoretical head OF
the Russian navy, being high admiral.
He takes keen interest in naval mat
ters, but the practical control OF them
is in the hands of Vice-Admral Tyr
tow. who directs the ministry Of ma.
rine.
Count Lamsdorff, the foreign minis.
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The Revival of Sachet Bans.

The old fashion of wearing sachet
bags is being revived. The bags are
now heart shaped and are suspended
by the same shade of baby ribbon.
Sometimes different colors are COM
bined to give the rainbow hues SO
much sought for. Larger sachet bags,
oblong and heart shape. are suspend
ed from the mirror knob Of the dress
er with good effect, and they exhale a
delicate fragrance that Is refreshing.
It is quite the fad to attach these
sachet bags to coat hangers in the
same color with which they are COW
cred. They are fastened at each end
of the hanger and dangle at all sorts
OF lengths.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Food Of the Chinese.

'TLe food of the Chinese consists
principally of rice and fish" That
statement has appeared in nearly ev-
cry school geography or history that
has been published since the flood.
ITS all folderol and fapdoodle," says
concessionaire from the interior of
the great empire. THE streams we're
flshed out ages ago, and you seldom
fin fish in the interior. On the coast
yes Much fish is eaten. But the main
food of the Chinese is pork and chick
els. Mutton and beef are rare. Less
rice is eaten than you would imagine
but there is an abundance Of palatable
vegetables, and you would find no diff.
fculty in making out good dinner"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Professional Nurse Tells Her En-
peUence With Doan's Kidney Pills.
Montague, Mass.

montague, mass.
Eo:1eF Miiburn Co. Buffalo, n Y.
Gel'lamcn-l heartily wish those
who arc suffering from backache and
dlstlT'ed action OF the kidneys would
try I.@n's Kidney Pills. AS was the
case with me. they will be more than
surIr*eI with the results. l had been
troubled for years with my spine.
couI not lie on either side. Spinal
cram would follow, and words could
not oEpIain the agony which l would
endu@ While IN these cramps I
coula not speak or move, but by max
ing o Ereat effort after the cramp had
left me could begin to speak and
NOV a little. but my whole back was
so sore and lame that l could not
even have the back bathed for some
tim My nerves were in a terrible
stat. ] would rather sit up at night
thai 20 to bed. dreading the cramps
and the terrible backaches. l consult
ed physicians. but got only a little
relief for the time being. Seeing your
adv 1tiscment. my mother urged me
to try Doan's Kidney Pills. After
usiag one box | was better, and have
ever since been on the gain. | have
no Llchache and no cramps now and
] fee like new person. My nerves
are better ard | know my blood Is
purar. Words cannot express my
thanks to you for what Doan's Kidney
Pills have done for me. In my work
as professional nurse have a chance
to recommend them; and they did me
so much good that will do SO on
every possible occasion.
HATTIE BRIGHAM, Nurse.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold at so
GEMS per box. Address Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y, for q free
trial box.
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464O Blouse Coat,
AZ to 40 bust.

means of shoulder and under arm
seams. Over the shoulder are ar
ranged the cape portions which are
finished with shaped straps. The
sleeves are the fashionable ones that
are full and ample below the
elbows and smaller above and are
finished with roll-over flare cuffs.
At the neck is fiat band collar. Inc
skirt is made in two portions and IS
fitted by means of hip darts the full
ness at the back being laid in invert-
ed plaits. The two are joined at the
waist line. the seam being concealed
by the belt.
The quality of material required for
the medium size is 5A yards y
inches wide, 3$s yards A inches wide
or %, yard "a inches wide.
The pattern 4e4o is cut in sizes for
a 80, ga, sc, 38 and 40 inch bust meas
nro.
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Dyed Laces Popular.

Dyed laces increase in popularity
constantly. A violet cloth gown made
with princess model is entirely coy
cred with heavy guipure lace dyed TO
match. Under the lace an interlining
of violet chiffon lends soft lacy APP
pearance to the gown. A deep fringe
finishes the lace skirt ard the same
fringe trims the bodice. The balloon
sleeves are Of fine applique lace, deep
yellow in color, and are interlining
with violet chiffon. The same lace Is
used in the stock
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Blouse Coat.

Blouse coats retain all their favor
and give promise of still more ex-
tended vogue. This one includes the
shoulder capes that are so much liked
and which always give dropping and
graceful effect. AS shown 1t is made
of mixed tan cheviot, simply stitched
with corticelli silk and piped with
plain brown cloth, but all suiting and
cloaking materials are appropriate.
The coat consists of blouse and
skirt portions. The blouse is made
with fronts and back and IS fitted by
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
For SpanqIed Costumes.

SpanSled costumes are very fash
ionable. and the tendency is to weight
light materials with heavy trimming.
A gown of black net over white satin
has a full skirt divided in narrow pam
els that have a round scallop at the
bottom. each one surmounted with
heavy design of jet. The same idea
is carried out in the wide sleeves.
which have white rufIled undeHleeyes
to complete them. A yoke and
shoulder cape are Of the net heavily
embroidered.
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A Celicate Salad.

Cut into half inch lengths celery
which has been washed and scraped
in ice water with the juice of a lemon
in it and place in lettuce cups Tor
Individual serving. Mix to paste
the yo!ks of two hard-boi!ed eggs and
a teaspoonful of olive oil; season with
salt white pepper and powdered SUI
gar. With vinegar make the mixture
the proper consistency and pour over
the celery Garnish with whole sar-
dimes and serve with cheese waters.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Brass and Copper.

The craze for brass and copper II
in full force. No matter how small or
how peculiar looking the piece. 1t will
find place in the decorative scheme
of the time. The genuine antiques are.
o. course, hard to find, and very eX-
pensive, but the excellent reproduc-
tions are just as effective as far as
ornament is concerned. Perhaps you
are fortunate and have stored away
some kettles your great-grandmothe
had. II so, get them out and see
what find you have made. They
can be used for scrap baskets. jardi-
nieres or anything their size and shape
suggest.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
SURE
The Robust Physique Can Stand Mors
Coffee Than a Weak One.

A young Virginian says: Having
above the average and not having a
nervous temperament my system was
able to resist the inroads upon 1t
by the use of coffee for some years but
finally the strain began to tell.
For ten years have been employ
ed as telegraph operator and type
writer by a railroad In this section
and until two years ago had used cof-
fee continually from the time l was
eight years old, nearly 20 years.
THE work of operating the tele-
graph key is great strain upon the
nerves and after the days work was
over l would feel nervous, irritable,
run down and toward the last suffer
ed greatly from insomnia and neu-
ralgia. AS l never indulged In intoxi-
eating liquors. drugs or tobacco in
any form l came to the conclusion
that coffee and tea were causing the
gradual breakdown OF my nervous
system and having read an article in
the Medical Magazine on tho compost
ton of coffee and its toxic effect upon
the system, was fully convinced that
coSee was the cause OF my trouble.
Seeing Postum spoken OF as not
having any Of the deteriorating ef-
ie:ts Of coffee decided to give up the
stimulant and give Postum trial. The
result was agreeably surprising. After
a time my nerves became wonderfully
strong. l can do all my work at the
telegraph key and typewriter with far
greater ease than ever before. My
Weight has increased 35 pounds. my
General health keeping pace with It.
and am new man and better one"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. The Road to Wellvilla."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Dainty Toilet Device.

A dainty device for keeping the
twentieth century girls white stocks
and starched collars Immaculate when
not encirclin2 her fair throat is made
Of a round basket. Line with silk or
delicate hue. with an interlining of
wadding, sprink.ed with sachet pow
der. A circular piece of pasteboard
covered ard wadded serves for lid
and also as convenient resting
place for the fancy pins worn at the
front and back of stock collars.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Little Wear in MoIeskin.

Although moleskn garments are
still much to the fore, the warning
note has been sounded. They are not
a good investment, and mink sable or
ermine is a far more profitable pur-
chase. In the latter fur the ermine
ties of last winter which, by the way
look better with long coats, are here
again. AS a mum to match is 5. neces
sity, the big. fiat sack" da!ntily lined
and finished on either side with i'm
mcnse chiffon frils, is the latest.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Aandaome ReadWcrk Handbag.

Among the multitude of handbags,
The one which is the handsomest is
composed of beadwark, and while it IS,
of course, very chic to use an old one
that has been for years in the family.
the up-to-date woman prefers the mod
ern ones which come from Paris and
which cannot be eXcelled In beauty OF
handiwork and design. Beaded belts
are also much to be desired, with their
fine golden or ,inlaid buckles.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Stupendcus Coal Production.

The total coal production for the
United States up to December 81, 1902
is estimated at 1850 900 short tons
That means that pyramid built of
this material as high as Pixies Peak
l4.108 feet would have for its base
A rectangle LII miles square. If the
'oal were spread out over the states
# Rhode Island and Connecticut 1t
would cover both of them foot deep.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19

ter. is regarded in Russia as a very
poor successor to such diplomatic
giants as 1gnatieff, Gortchakoff and
Lebanon. He is unpopular with the
army, because he has always shown
himself to be on the side of peace.
Other ministers of the czar surround
themselves by secret service agents,
and are as difficult to interview as the
Grand Lama Of Tibet. Not so Lams.
dorff. He mixes freely with the pub
lie. alone and unguarded, and anybody
With reasonable excuse can see him
at his office any day.-New York Sun
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Street Under a Church,

One of the best known instances of
churches with streets through them is
hat of St. John the Bapt;st's Church
in Bristol The church Is situated
right over the ancient gateway into
the city on the Avon, and the towering
spire, standing high above the neigh
bOring houses and streets. is re-
markable sight. as one surveys It from
The roadway below.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
To Clean Feathers.

White and pale shades of ostrich
feathers can be cleaned by making a
mixture of boiling water. CASTLE soap
shaved into small pieces and little
soda. Let it dissolve and cool. Then
dip the feather in and draw At through
the hand several times. Rinse thor
oughly in clean water with a little
bluing in it. Shake dry and curl.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
A New Lininq.

A new and perfect interlining for
jackets can now be found. 1t is warm
and light and soft and much better
than flannel or chamois skin. This
lining is snow white and very wide.
and it does not noticeably increase
the outlines of the figure.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19

front and tho backs. Both front and
backs are laid in box plaits, those
at the front extending to yoke depth
only, those at the back full length,
and the closing is made invisibly be-
meath the plait at the center back.
The sleeves are plated, to fit snugly
above the elbows. but form soft full
puffs below and are gathered into
straight cuffs.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is 3ia yards 21
inches wide, 3ss yards 27 inches wide
or 2 yards "A inches wide, with 4
yards of insertion to trim as illustrat-
ed.
The pattern 4ea9 is cut in sizes for
misses of -, IA and 16 years of age.
Readers OF this paper can secure my May
Manton pattern illustrated above by filling out
all blanks In coupon, and mailing, with 10 ceut4
10 E. E. Harrison & Co.. IS Plymouth Place. Chi.
cago Pattern will be mailed promptly
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19

the Turcomans," he declared. The
Iurcoman barrier will last for our
lifetime at least"
Gen. Tergoukasoff. the Russian COM
mander in Central Asia, disagreed
with Lord Salisbury. He told the cZar
that the Turcomans might be con.
quered by three years hard fighting.
That is too long said the czar.
He recalled Tergonkasoff and sent
Skobeleff to command the troops. Sko-
belief promptly secured Kouropatkin
for his chief lieutenant. and together
they performed in a few weeks the
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
Misses Box Plated Blouse.

Young girls are always most charm
ing when wearing the simplest
dresses. The very pretty waist illus
trated- is exceedingly smart yet en-
tirely free of elaboration and is suit
ed to the entire range Of seasonable
fabrics. The original, however, is
made of pale blue mercerized linen
with trimming of embroidery and is
unlined.
The waist consists of the fitted
foundation, which is optional, the
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
The Latest Word on Night Robes

In night robes the popular taste
turns to the heavily rufled effect
Lace is sometimes used on the r,lf-
fles, but embroidery seems to be the
most important decorative feature.
The valance Is also in evidence.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-19
kouropatkin Well Known
az One of the Finest
Soldiers of the
Present Day.
Was the Right Hand of
Russia's Greatest and
Most Brilliant Cen
eral. Skobeleff.

The late Archibald Forbes. the war
correspondent, was fond OF telling
how he met Skobeleff, the Russian
general after one of the fiercest OF
the many desperate fights before
Plevna.
Il was sitting in my tent writing
despatch" said Forbes, when the flap
was suddenly drawn aside and in
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BTATS-UNlS
La Patrie.

lie conseil municipal de Co.
lumbus, Ohio, decide de sonnet
tire q pepprobation des contribua-
bles 6lecteurs un projet de loi
ayant pour objet d'affecter $780,
600 pour am6liorer le syst6me sa-
nitaire de la vile. Cette mesure a
6t6 prise pour enrayer la f6vre ty-
phoide qui a fait Get hiver l,5OO
victimes q cause de la mauvaise
eau. Des fltres seront utilis6s aim
d'assainir le systeme d'acqueduc
de la Vile.
New York-La mortalit6 a New
York prend des proportions inqui-
6tante: pendant la semaine fms
SAINT le 27 f6vrier, on a enregistr6
1877 d6ces, soft une proportion de
2443 pour cent.
Lawton, Oklahoma-On ap-
prend ici que trois mile miles de
territoire ont etc d6vast6s par une
confagration, dams les comt6s de
Kiowa ct Comanche.
DE plus cinq personnes ont Pc
ri dams les fammes.
Kansas City,-La compagnie du
Santa F6 Railway, SO propose
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Qu6bec-Le coroner Belleau,
malade depuis quelque temps, est
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Privas-Une greve 6clat6 dams
les soieries de cette vile q la suite
de la guerre russo-japonaise.
Paris 81 'afaire Dreyfus Went
de faire une nouveile 6tape. La
chambre criminelle de la cour de
cessation, pr6sid6e par le conseil-
ler Chambaraud, pris en- consi-
d6ration les "faits rouveaux" pre-
sent6 par Alf. Dreyfus dams le but
d'obtenir la revision de la senten-
ce du conseil de guerre de Rennes
le condamnant a dix ans d'empri-
sonnement (suivje du pardon
StP6tersbourg,-Bien qu'on ME
que lamiraut6 ss propose den
voyer en- Extreme Orient soft les-
cadre de la mer Noire, soft celle
de la Baltique, il est hors de doute
que les deux escadres prepares
avec la plus grande hate sont pour
parer a toute 6ventual1te.
S6oul-rLes Japonais sc propo-
sent de faire une incursion en-
Mandchourie, ct lis ont 100000
hommes, sur la frontiere, prets q
tenter pinvasion.
lie but de ces operations est de
prendre successivemenU Wljou,
Mao-Fourchan ct Moukden, ct
d'interrompre ensuite les commu-
nications de Port arthur ct de
Vladivostock.
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LIE Serpent ct lie Canadlen

An moins de Juliet l79l, nous
voyagions dams le Haut-C Canada,
avec quelques families sauvages de
la nation des Onontagu6s.
Un jour que nous 6tions arretes
dams une grande Elaine, au bord de
la riviere7 G6n6sie, un serpent a
sonnettes entra dams notre camp.
II y await parmi nous un Canadien
qui jouait de la f1te; il voulut
nous divertire, ct s'avanca contre le
serpent avec son arme dune nou-
velle espece. A papproche de son
ennemi, le reptile Sc forme en- spi-
rale, aplatit sa tete, enfe ses joues,
contracte ses-lAvres, decouvre ses
dents empoisonn6es ct So gueule
sanglante; il brandie sa double Ian
que CONNIE deux hammes; ses
yeux sont deux charbons ardents;
son corps, gonf6 de rage, s'abaisse
ct s'6lAve CONNIE les soufflets dune
forge; sa peau, dilat6e, devient
terne ct 6cailleuse; ct sa queue,
don't il sort un bruit sinlstre, oscll-
le avec tant de rapidit6 qu'elle res
semble a une .l6g6re vapeur.
Alors, lie Canadien commence q
jouer sur sa fnte; le serpent fait
un movement de surprise, ct re-
tire la tete en- arriere. A mesure
quill est frapp6 de pefet magique,
ses yeux perdent leur apret6, les
vibrations de ga queue SO ralentis-
sent ct le bruit qu'elle fait enten.
Dire s'afaiblit ct meurt peu q peu.
Mons perpendiculaires sur leur
ligne spirale, les orbes du serpent
charm6 s'6largissent, ct viennent
tour a tour SO poser sur la terre, en-
cercles concentriques. Les nuan-
ces dazur, de vert, de blanc ct dor
reprenent leur 6clat sur So peau
fr6missante; ct tournant leg6re-
ment la tote, il demeure immobile
dams latitude de lattention ct du
plaisir.
Dams CO moment, le Canadien
'marche quelques pas, en- tlrant de
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Chooses d'actualit6.'

ClOSeS q aCCualllG.sa
Au Japon, la femme abandonn6e
ne vitriole pas celui qui la d6lals-
SO; mais ellie Sc livre pourtant a de
tres vindicatives pratiAues.
Quand le doute ne*lui est plus
permis, ellie Sc l6ve aumilieu de la
mutt, revet une robe blanche,
chausse de hautes sandales ou pa
tins de bois, ct Sc coiffe dune sor-
to de tr6pied dams ]equel sont en-
fonces trois clerges allum6s.
A son cou pend un miroir qui
atombe sur sa poitris 8; dams SO
main gauclle, ellie tieszs sne petite
figure de paille efigie de pinfde
le, ct, dams SO main droite, des
clous ct un mar+eau.
Ellie sen va clouer cette repre-
sentation de celui qu'elle a aime a
un des arbres sacr6s qui entourent
un sanctuaire. Ensuite, ellie prie
pour la mort du tra1tre, jur ant que
81 sa priAre est exauc6e, ellie enl6-
vera les clous qul amigent le dieu
puisqu'ils blessent un arbre .sa-,
ere.
Mutt apres mutt, ellie Went a
Pautel Gil s'agit souvent dune sor-
to de chapelle priv6e de famille,
ct, chaque fois, ellie enfonce deux
clous de plus, persuad6e que, ce
faisant, ellie avance la mort de CO.
lui qui Ia trompee.
Pour sauver son arbre, le dieu
n'h6sitera pas a retirer la Vie q
Phomme d6signe.