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robe, and her latest expression in
this direction Is a frock of Chinese
blue. She takes honest pride in this
gown, and not without reason. Chi
nese blue is the rarest and most beau
tiful blue known, and 1t is only for
the woman with no limit to her ex-
penditures. Chinese blue comes only
from China, unlike many Of the al
legged Chinese silks, and its rarity is
due to the fact that it takes two years
to dye it. The gown Is of the finest
possible texture and its material
ranks as one of the costliest and at
the same time most attractive man
ufactured in the world. The process
of dyeing the material has been a
secret with the Chinese for many CEN
turtles and it Is seldom any of the
finished product Is exported. Mrs.
Vanderbilt obtained her blue six
months after she had placed an or
der with a Fifth avenue firm. The
frock is of the princess design, and
as Mrs. Vanderbilt says, "It is almost
too lovely to wear."-New York
Press.
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Peanuts and SLEEP.

Recently a friend who had heard
that I sometimes suffer from insom-
mia told me of a sure cure. Eat a
pint of peanuts and drink two or
three glasses of milk before going to
bed" he said, land I'll warrant you'll
be asleep within half an hour" I did
as he suggested, and o for the ben
eft of others who may be afflicted
with insomnia I feel it to be my duty
to report what happened, so far as 1
am able to recall the details.
First, let M say my friend was
right. 1 did go to sleep very soon
after my retirement. Then a friend
with his head under his arm came
along and asked me If I wanted to
buy his feet. I was negotiating with
him when the dragon on which 1 was
riding slipped out of his skin and left
me floating in midair. While I was
considering how I should get down,
a bull with two heads peered over the
edge of the wall and said he would
haul me up if I would first climb up
and rig a windlass for him. So as /
was sliding down the mountainside
the brakeman came in, and I asked
him when the train would reach my
destination.
"We passed your station four hum
dred years ago." he said calmly fold
ing the train up and slipping it into
his vest pocket.
"At this juncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the centre
pole out of the ground, lifting the
tent and all the people in it up, while
1 stood on the earth below watching
myself go out Of sight among the
clouds above. Then I awoke, and
found I had been asleep almost ten
minutes."-Good Health Clinic.
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The Loud Dress.

Girls sometimes blame young mel
for insults or bold advances, when
their own dress or conduct invites the
same. The modest dress and plain
hat is a protection to young women
in cities. It is related that certain
working girls who reside in suburbs
often wear Deaconess bonnets, or the
uniform of some order. Others wear
the cross around the neck as mem
bers of the order Of Kings Daugh-
ters. These things are a bulwark OF
defense to young women If they are
bright anC beautiful. When human
male hyenas stand on corners-when
young girls pass, let the girls look
straight ahead and attend to their
own business.
Loud dress and hat are bad. I re-
call a family Of girls and their con-
duct was questionable. They always
wore the loudest and most brazen
hats. If the fashion said "big hats
theirs were the largest. Peculiar col
ors were always their choice and
when mutton leg sleeves were IN
favor, theirs were broader than others
wore. II is a fact that modest women
will wear modest dress. 1t is an Illus
tration of ones nature.-Lillie Rice
Stahl, in the Industrial Farmer.
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CONFESSIONS OF A CLOWN.
At Last, There Is IN Sale a Book
Brimful Of American Humor.

or American dumO
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman is compelled
to reply that the race Of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature Is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs of Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie a volume Of the great TESTERS
most rungent jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches Of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
illusions; wise and witty, serious.
satirical, and sentimental sayings Of
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor Of the
famous Zone Horse Show" was more
of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book Of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard
street. New York City.
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1T is all right" she said In q low.

ut Is all right" she said In a low.
cred tone that gave her the feeling
that she was the thief. go quickly"
Eyes, it's all right" he muttered
softly as he passed out.
She watched the ragged, futterins
shadow pass down the stairs out Of
sight, then closed the door. She sat
down suddenly in a chair and her
knees trembled from the reaction of
her fright.
ell put that picture away" she
thought, and forced herelf to rise.
When she reached the mantel the pic
ture was-gone.
"Well, that beats ALL" she said
aloud.
Then the color came into her face,
and her eyes grew a thought wider
with memory. That instant's pause
while she had stood at the doorway
hoping that the thief would help him.
self-had he not done so?
Then the possible meaning Of his
last words dawned upon her, and she
wondered if he had come into possess
sion of his own.-Boston Post.
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IA
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Ribbon watch chains are quite the
thing just now.
Coats for girls suits are plain and
almost straight.
When you cannot afford to buy
jewels use beads.
New gowns from Paris have cor.
sets made in them.
Plumes are only rivalled by flow
ers as hat garniture.
Wreaths and garlands are among
the fancies of the day.
Jet buttons are so much favored as
to.appear on white linen rigs.
Many of the blouses are tucked al
owe bodice and sleeves alike.
The fchu is one Of the prettiest
finishes given to the modern gown.
The elbow sleeve with full ruf1es il
sometimes seer on evening gowns.
Do not over-trim a baby's dress
1t makes him look fussy and unat
tractive.
The fashionable old-rose shade
seems to be becoming alike to those
Of light complexion and to those who
are dark.
Nutmeg brown is a color very mucs
like the spicy blossom, and will be a
favorite, while every shade OF taupa
will be used.
For a young girl a strip of heather
bloom is quite as satisfactory as SILK
to wear under sheer frocks, and mucs
more girlish.
Buttons will become popular on
cotton and linen gowns and will re-
main almost a necessity on silk and
heavier fabrics.
White pearl buttons in every va
riety Of carving and some with q
Frenchy decoration of gilt lines and
flowers are seen.
Partisan styles are seldom adopted
lust as they come to us, but are frtt
modified. This is true of the fashio4
for jet. BY contrast We are using ~
moderately.
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The Hearty Grip Again in Vogue.

In a recent London paper it was
said that the fashion in h~andshaking
was changing; that the weak-armed,
weak-minded, "elbow-shake" was 60
ing out, it's place to be taken by a
more hearty and natural gesture.
Hurrah for Dame Fashion! For
once she is engaged, in a good work.
What could be more discouraging
than to go up to a person, beaming
with pleasantness and good will, and
be met by a lackadaisical grasp OF
the hand and a forearm motion, sug-
gestive of a severe chill. 1t is enough
to dry the springs Of brotherly feel
ing. But it was fashionable, and so,
in the words of a famous old lady,
"it had to be did"
The manner is passing. Let us
speed it on it's way. When 1t Is quite
gone, and it no longer has fashions
approval to back it, then let any
body try It, and they will be met with
a rebuff that will show clearly enough
what people have been thinking all
along, and have not dared to say.
At most it was a chilly and unsocial
m%apnerism.
A man is known by his handshake,
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LIGHT BOOZE
Do You Drink It?

A minister's wife had quite a tussle
with coffee, and her experience Is IN
teresting. She says:
During the two years OF my Train
ing as a nurse, while on night duty'
became addicted to coffee K
Between midnight and foul IN the
morning, when the patients were
asleep, there was little to do except
make the rounds, and 1t was quite
natural that I should want a good,
hot cup of coffee about that time. IL
stimulated me and | could Keel
awake better.
AFTER three or four years OF one
drinking I became a nervous wreck
and thought that I simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
I was subject to frequent bilious at
lacks. sometimes so severe as to keep
me In bed for several days.
After being married, Husband
begged me to leave of coffee, for he
feared that it had already hurt me al
most beyond repair, so | resolved to
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit.
Il began taking Postum and for a
few days felt the languid, tired feel
ing from the lack Of the stimulant,
but 1 liked the taste of Postum, and
that answered for the breakfast bev-
erage all right.
Finally I began to feel clearer
headed and had steadier nerve At
ter a years use of Postum 1 now feel
like a new woman-have not had any
bilious attacks since 1 left off coffee"
"There;9 q Reason" Read The
Road to Werlville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? "A
new n appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest.
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The Difference.

At one time both Montague Mat
thews and Matthew Montague were
members of the British House o;
Commons. Mr. Matthews was a big
powerful giant of a man. Mr.. Mon.
tague was thin and emaciated. The
Speaker frequently confused the two
Il can't understand t." said Mon
tague Matthews. There's as much
difference between US as there is b
tween a horse chestnut and a chest.
nut HORSE Everybody's Magazine
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The Apple-Tree Fleet.

"The humorists long shore call
them the 'apple-tree feet,'' writes
Holman Day, because their skipper.
intend to keep them on the safe side
of the seafaring-or s~eafearin', as tina
aforesaid humorists insist; so care
fully on the safe side that they dc
not venture off shore far enough to
lose sight Of the apple trees" The
"apple-tree fleet" consists OF certain
Anticipated coasting vessels that run
cargoes from Maine into the New
England ports. Many Of these relics
date for nearly a century; one OF
them, the Polly, was a privateer IN
the War of 1912. Many are the
amusing stories which the author
tells Of these ships and their shippers.
One Captain Shibles sailed from
Thomastown with a cargo Of lime, but
found a dull market in Chesapeake
Bay. II know what I'll do" said
Captain Simeon Shibles to himself.
"I'll put on my best clothes and go up
to Washington and see PRESIDENT
Jackson" The captain dlu so, was
admitted to the White House, and
with his plug hat" under his arm,
thus delivered himself: President
Andrew Jackson, Esquire, have
called to pay my respects to a nan i
admire, and to say that I shall con.
tinue to vote for you as long as I've,
And not to take up any more u your
valuable time, I want to ask you II
you have any use in your business OF
in the business of the United States
for a cargo of Maine lime" The
President bought it for the navy yard
-Iarper's Weekly.
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Editorial CandOr.

In Everybody's straight Talk" wa:
printed the following from an lows
correspondent:
II read over the jokes in Under
the Spreading Chestnut Tree every
month. This month I found one
which seemed very funny to me-"
That was bad enough" say the
editors. But when a member Of
your own family. so to speak-Well
here's what happened:
Here's a peach Of a story saic
the Chestnut Tree" man the Other
day, but I have a feeling that we've
printed it before
is it really very funny"
"'Yes, it really is
Then I don't believe we have
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Old Fashioned Women.

The old fashioned woman suirIres
and lust as we had fancied the "neW
woman" was having it all her own
way! At least one mai says: 'Wo-
men have a habit of toying with a
biscuit in public and getting really
busy, so to speak, only in private.
Readers of 'Pendennis' may remem-
Der Thackeray's remarks on that
point. Then, again, there Is another
aspect of the matter. Women do not
assail chops and steaks with the fury
of the male, but they rage like de-
vouring locusts among this things on
the counter at a confectioler's shop,
which the average man will MT oucn.
AS a character in a contemporary re-
marks with some sadness: Even
Ethel. when she's let loose among the
marzipans and meringues. simply
clears the counter while waiting for
"a cup of tea and a plain biscuit,
Dlease."' An interesting light on
women's methods regarding food IS
thrown by a passage in a recently
published book. 1t has frequently
been noted that women, when alone,
dine on a cup of tea and an egg. This,
according to our author, is not due
to fairy refnements of soul but to
pure slackness. Women grow so
tired of ordering food for their fam
lilies that. when relieved from that
duty for a moment, they simply can
not be bothered to order anything for
themselves"
Is he right?-Philadelphia Record.
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Don't, Let Them Know 1t.

One of the best known women In
society, who is remarkable for hav-
ing no enemies, laughingly said not
long ago that she attributed her pop
ularity to never letting those she
disliked know of it by any word of
hers. II avoid discussing any I'M
pleasant person. she continued, "and
I also never join any social club
where a member Is included that I do
not care to invite to my house. BY
this means I am free to do as I
please, and I also never offend my
own friends by having persons that
I know they dislike at my house
when they are there, as that Is ques-
tionable hospitality" New York
Tribune.
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Fish Famine.

The mention of out-of-the-waJ
dishes recalls to a correspondent &
story of a hungry Irishman who en-
tered a restaurant on a Friday morn
ing during Lent. Have We amy
whale?" he inquired of the attendant
A surprised shake of the head wa;
the only reply. Have We amy
shark" This time an emphatic
MOI" "Arrah, then, for the love Of
hivin, bring me a noice, u%nderdone
steak, for it's toired Oh am asking
for fish London Chronicle.
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Treasure For Some Man.

At the dinner Of the Cab Drivers
Benevolent Association Sir Squire
Bancroft told a story of a young lady
who rendered the fare of a shilling
e the end of a journey, according to
london Tit-Bits.
Half a moment, MISS" said the
driver. Are you married?"
mo. Why do you ask"
Because" was the rejoinder,
when you do marry, whoever gets
you will have a treasure. You makes
a bob go further than any gal l
know"
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Keen on Irving.

A little girl who had a live bantam
presented to her was disappointed al
the smallness of the first egg laid by
the bird. Her ideal egg was that Of
the ostrich, a specimen of which was
on a table in the drawing room. One
day the ostrich's egg was missing
from its accustomed place. 1t was
subsequently found near the spot
where the bantam nestled, and on it
was stuck a piece of paper with the
words: Something like this, please.
Keep on trying."- Dundee Adver-
tiser.
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The Parson and the Dentist.

A clergyman went to have his teeth
fixed by a dentist. When the work
was done the dentist declined to &C
cept more than a nominal fee. The
parson, in return for this favor, in
sisted later on the dentist accepting a
volume of the reverend gentleman's
W writing. 1t was a disquisition on
the Psalms, and CD the fly leaf he had
inscribed this appropriate quotation:
And my mouth shall show forth
thy praise!"-Harper's Weekly.
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THEIR SKIN TROUBLES CURED.

Two Little Girls Had Eczema Very
Badly-In One Case Child's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches
-Cuticura Met with Success.
Il have two little girls who have been
troubled very badly with eczema. One Of
Them had it on her lower limbs. I did
everything that I could hear of for her, but
i did not give in until warm weather, when
it seemingly subsidized. The next winter
wien it became cold the eczema started
again and also in her head, where it would
lake the hair out and leave bare patches.
At the same time her arms were soresthe
whole length Of them. I took her to g.
physician, but the child grew worse all the
time. Her sisters arms were also affected.
I began using the Cuticura Remedies, and
by the time the second lot was used their
skin was soft and smooth. Mrs. Charles
Baker, Albion, Me-, Sept. 81, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
# C%uticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
Australia is twenty-six times larger than
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vousness, irregular action Of the kid.
neys, and I seemed to be going all tc
pieces. 1 began to improve with the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills and grad
ually the pains all left me. After
using a few boxes I was all we'll again
and will never "a praising Doan's
Kidney Pills"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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Thin Goods PIeated.

Though Empire and Dfrectoire
models still prevail, some of the cot
ton and thinner linen goods are
made with pleated skirts, quite high
of course, the pleats stitched to fit
the line meeting the short body por-
ton, and 80 neatly and smoothly ar
ranged over the hips that they give
the impression of a plain skirt.
The bordered goods and the founc-
ing are materials that lend them
selves well to this manipulation, and
the style is one especially becoming
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Mrs. Vanderbilt's Chinese Blue.

Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt is one
of the few fashionable women who
do not devote half their lives think
ing of something new to wear. 1t is
her rule to give herself almost COM
pletely into the hands of her dress
maker with regard to her attire.
Probably her chief interest is the
big string of show horses Of her hus-
band. She is essentially an outdoor
woman Occasionally. however, she
APPLIES an original idea to her. ward
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IUH !: Z; 3! :! :! j: 9Z75
Comforting Assurance.

yot
consulted me. I'm just the very mai
to-er-cure YOU"
Patient-"Ah, that's lucky! YoI
are quite familiar with my complaint
them"
Doctor-"Familiar? My dear sir
I've had it myself-er-this twenty
years!"-Comic Cuts.
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f-aking q Lawyer.

Miss Amy Wren, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is making good as a lawyer.
Judge Chatfeld, of the United States
Circuit Court, has made her receiver
TOR a business firm. 1t is said that
she is the first woman receiver in this
part of the country, and that her
fees will amount to at least $4,000.
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British cocoa firms have decided
,ot to use any more cocoa from the
Portuguese islands of Sac Thome and
Principe because of the Ill treatment
If the natives laboring on the planta-
lions.
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The University of Heidelberg has
received from a foreign benefactor
Interested in the advancement OF SCI
ence the sum of over $4,000 to-
~ard the foundation of a photographic
Institute.
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Motorists will learn with interest
of the case of a Hydercbad notable
whose car almost came into collision
with that of the Nizam. The notable
was fined $3.50 by the Nizam, and all
his motor cars were confscated.
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Caramel sauce.-An excellent caramel sauce for old
fashioned batter buildings and sweet custards Is the FOL-
lowing: Mix together a cupful OF water, a cupful OF sugar.
a bay leaf, a piece of lemon peel and a stick OF cinnamon.
Let it boil five minutes. While it is cooking put into a rry-
ing pan two tablespoonful of sugar and one OF water. SUI
them until they become a dark, rich brown. Aoo nah
cupful of boiling water, and when the caramel has entirely
melted, add the syrup after removing from 1t the bay lear'
lemon rind and cinnamon. Send hot to the table.
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Natures Concert.

IF you would hear a beautiful
concert" said a country loving wom-
an, who had been exercising after
an ice storm, walk in the high tufts
of grass and listen to the exquisite
chimes and tunes given out with the
falling bits of ice shaken from the
blades and stems. Each, as it strikes
the glazed snow, gives forth a fairy
like note, and I have walked over
two fields out of pure joy in my dis
covery."-New York Tribune.
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Future Captain Of Industry.

"Please, sir, have you a match?'
asked the small boy of the hurryins
pedestrian. No. have not" snapped
the man. Then buy some" e1
claimed the boy as he held out 8
handful of boxes. He did business
Globe.
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"Do you play any instrument, Mr.
Eyes, I'm a cornetist."
"And your sister,"
"She's a pianist"
"Does your mother play?" +
"She's a zitherist."
"And your father?"
"He's a pessimist. "-Tit-Bits.
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everything seemed
to give way and J
fell gasping to the
floor. From thai
time I was in Ill
health-pain in my
back all the time,
varied with SHARP
twinges, frequent
headaches, trouble
with nv Y e Qer.
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to growing girls (whose figures are,
of course, immature) and to slender
women. The waist may be plain, but
the effect will be better If a few
pleats are set on the shoulders.
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Three tasks Love set me ere he went
away
And though he should return nor soon
nor late,
Yet must I learn his lessons day BY day
These three: to dream, to suffer, and to
wait!
Charlotte Becker, in New Era.
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Wilbur Wright has gained twenty
I've pounds in weight during the last
dive months. He thinks that aviation
GAS something to do with 1t.