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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1908)
- ' ' - . . Ol\J l'H : TRAIL OF TI-IE AMEIDCAN MlliSIONARY . . . Dy 'VILLIAM T. ELLIS ThIs DI lInlulshed AmorlC3n Journlllst : fa Tavrllnlt , Around the World for the Purpoo of Invoitill/lllnit the Arncrkllll r'crllCI1 MIslonl1ry from , 0. Purely Rnd Non-SectHlan Standpoln' IIlustrllted with rllwlll s lint ! frol1l Photocrllpls. ! Across India with Peeps at Missionaries at Work , - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - . . Cl1.lcUU ! ' Intlla.-DeautJCul , cHI'b' : ( ; 111 Clull ! d , 'sriunlld : rich , mlserl1blo- auch n ro the contrasting actJccllves which ono lI1ay nl1lJly to this third lal'le81. city In the nrlUllh empire , flellted 011 the ballku ot the IIoogll 1'1 vcr , whoso shlCting currents nro her hest deCenso ngalnst an In\'acllllg lIeet. H Is a city oC color , Crom the fnt , fjhln ' , blncle bnbu , senntlly clad onh' hi a Cew yardlJ of PUI'lllo cheese cloth nntI tIuzzllng yellow ahoes , to the palo ntHI Immaculate Drlton , In top hut antI Crocle coat. It Is a city of historic In. terost : over'body goes first to s o the famous Blacle 11010. Dnt to all the worM that Is In any way InterestetI In missions thla Is re. membercII liS the scone oC the I\bors or William Carey , the Cather of motI. orn Protestant missions , who dltI his lICoworle at 80r\111pOrO , 1\ few mlles trom hero. In the cathedral alno one fHwn a fine ntatuo of nerlnnJd lIebor , the fall10us missionary bishop of the Church of Englund , and author ot the most whlch'enown ! missionary h 'mn , "l roll1 Grecnlund's Icy Mountnlns. " " . " DuskV "Europeans. 1\f \ ' worl : deals with today , so I must I Introdnco the read r In tead to the 1II0st curious company of "EurollCans" ho has ever II1Ut , as they are gnthored fOI' worship , soveml hundreds of thcm , In Lhe fine big ch\1\'ch \ of the American Methodist mission. TheBe clusley "J1urollcans" ! are mostl ' half. cmtes ; , gurasluna , but the ' dislike the latter name and uro nt nil pains to claim ItIentlty only with theh' white ancestors. Thus a darle brown man , three.fourths native , w ll sllOnle ostentatiously - tatiously of going "homo" to l } ngland , though ho no.ver onw Engllllul , antI I only ono of hlB Corbonrs Cor centuries ast has over been outsldo ot India. 'l'hls very prldo Itullcates that the EUl'aslan has certalu qualities which go with whlto blootI , and this self.sup- Ilortlng , aggresnl\'o church , with 1'0' Ilnell1ent wrtlteu on the Caces of many of Us mom bet's , Itullcntes the Impor. tance of this bl'nnch of tlto Methodist Eiliscopal II1lsslon. The Methodists have been very nllccessflll throughout IntIla In thla , WOl'k Cor Eurasians , aud for the _ whltQs who have nmrrlod' na. tlve women , thns losing social caste Iu atItIltlon , other Whlto pQoplG who tIll. not care for the establlshell church services , attach themselves to these churehelJ fOl' Europeans. The Really White Europei1na. U the blended brother Is a pro lem In IntIllneodlng the mI slonar "a at. ten lion , no less Is the simon'llllro whlto man. AntI I mllst sa ' that , so far ns I cOllltI learn , the life ot th Eu. J'opoona ( s all Caucaslana al'e deslg. nated e\st ot Suez ) Is 1I10re whole. 60mo amI normal In IntIla than In the far a t. This Is doubtless tIuo to the fact th\t Drltlsh Influence Is nllo. gethor domlnaut , nnd Brltlsh IIlcals ha\'o Collowed the fla : ; . The whlto Ileoplo gcnerally nttentI the estab. IIshed churches , just as at home , as a multoI' of courso. . For the 'oung men-who are every. whore the crux of the social problem -I Cound the Y. 1\1. C. A. doing 1con - IIlcuously successful worlt. In the farther cast It has een falhll'O so far I\S the whlto mon are concerned , although Ita worle for tlto natives , aH lhese articles IlI\vo reported , hus been of a high grulo. Hero , howevol' , the nssoelatlon Is " ( ; oed form , " and the larger IntIlw' clUes 11I1\0 fine bulla. Ings , verlt. . . glmUelUen'a clubs , with chambers for uny number of men from a score to hundretI , al1l.11n gen , oral tIolns a sort of Christian wOl'k which deserves great lll'alee. It woultI cause an American ecretar ' to IICt his e 'ebrows were he to see lhe num , bel' of men In evening clothes ( lnchlll. lng , of course , the local secretar } ' him. self ) to bo Cound of n evening In th ( Calcutta or Bombay association Therein , though , Is a sign of success for that la the very crowl } that tIl ( nssoolatlon needs to reach here. Thl vork for tbo nutlvo IntIlans , contIuct cd In separate ulldlngs , of cOl..se , Ii cquall notable. There are white women In the east ns well as natlvo and half.casto WIJ men , needing the peeullal' lIort of heli which the Y. W. C. A. affords. 1 wa greatly struck ) ' tbo hold thnt tlll organization has taleen In Indlther ; fs n Bnalh' , a careful , confident fncln t > f actual conditions , find nn ettecHv . .rggresslveness about It which shoul vlnco the association ver } ' high In tIl : ank of mlsslonury agencies. Ono sort of work Ollon to the Y. " ; . A. 10 Illustrated by the Collowlng It _ lllcnt. vcry shh ) sall1ng to IntIl from England carries young wome going out to ho married , antI to 1I\ ' with fathers , brothers. or other rell lives. Not nlwa's cIo the relaUv ( turn up , or the rldegrooms pro\ ' avallablo : In which case the 'OUI1 woman sadly needs womanly helll all safe shelter. On the ship In which went to Calcutta were thl'oo SUI young women : ono of them disco cred tbat her uncle hatI gone to Jape antI sbo was pennlless , baIt WOI' from home. At the first OPIOrtunlt after leamlng of thu cfficlE.'l1C ) ' of t ! Calcuth\ Young Wome.'s Christian r Boclntlon..I put the sccretar ) ' In to ch with tbo litrandcd Sh'l , ut : -4 _ cr , most too late , Cor a dny Inter she at. tellllltetI suicide. "Bchlnd the curtain. " Hlghclns lIIudll and l\Iohummellan women are Iwpt "IIUI'dah , " that Is "bo' hlud the curlalu. " 'rho precautions that a1'O used to leeop thom Crom the gaze of all men save tholr CamlllolJ seem rllllclllon8 to 1westerner. . Ono such woman was put Into a rnllway comllartment next to mine , with the most elabol'l1te IJI'ecautlonl ! . Dut when we stoPlletI at u small station I caught gUmllso of her face through the window amI-well , slto woultl never o leltInaped for her l elm I 'I'hls ne. questrallon oC the women lends to all manner of evlls ; and the lot of the poor Cl'eatureu Is narrow antI pltlablo , Indeed. Now the women mlsslonnrles are 11enetratlnc "behind the curtain , " talc- Inl ; with them medical healing. the schoolbook al1 < } the Dlblo. The Woo man'f'I : 1\1IssI01\ary Union of Amorlca Is eSllcclally dlllgont In this zenana worle , having mlaslons In flvo cities , and their range of activities Includes visitation to the homes , dny nchools for chlldren , Ol'llhanages , rescue homca , n hospital nnd a high Bchool and college. Au I tallwtI with two hrlght Amedcnn girls at AllahabatI , l\IJSR Wishard antI Mills Dertsch , ahout Uwlr wOI'I\ , and heard how they had rescued 23 lIltreatell antI wid. owed Brahmins during the flrst four months of the 'ear ( they teach GOO women 1\ week ) I coultI not but agree that this was a womanly work Cor \\,011.111. , affording a career such as shoultI satlufy any college.bred girl. A Tomb for a Home. The woes of women , antI ospeclally of widows , In India are too welllcnown to need rehearsal hore. They aCford cllIlIess SCOIJO for missionary sorvlco. Thus. at Lucknow tbo Methodist Epls. copal mission has converted an old 1\loluunmedan tomb Into 11. home Cor homeless women. It was rather Inter. estlng to lE.'am that largo part of the cares of the charming young woman In clmno Is the ontIeavor to finll hus : hands Cor as mauy as posslblo of the fiO , Women who como untIer her oversight - ' . sight ever ' 'eal' . ' lu this same city of 'Y.\1elcnow I Cound another flonrlshlng Institution ror women , UO ! Iaabella 'rhobm'u col- lelo. said to be the oldest colleso for girls In India , having been established In 18iO. It Is affiUated with the Unl. yerslty of AlIahabatI , nntI has maI'o re. quests than It can meet for graduate9 to fill go\'emmental antI prlvato l < mehlng llosillons , 'l'ho college has won f\\'or with hlgh.caato nallves , aud Its nearly 200 students represent all classes of society. I coulll not see that the lICe tIlffel'ed greatly from the UCo of American college girls. As I watched a file of these lustrous. e'ctI , graceful , whlte.robetI girls cross the camllllB of the Prosbyterlr.n girls' school at Allahnbad , on their way to chapel , It Boomed to me that the spec. tacle was mUler moro picturesque than anything I1.n American college cau bonst , ! I'hla bulJdlng Is tbo gift ot Mr. John Wanamaker. A Christian 1 l1cIca\'or J\1eCJUng by the girls W\S 'qulto a model meellng of the Amorl. can h'pe. Chrlsllan EntIeavor appears to be especlall ' effectlvo among the Indian churches , Even a slight assa. clnllon with the students hero seomel } to show In their character a reflection of the charm of 1\1lss Form\n , tholr 111'lnclpal. The call er , culture and character of some of the American women to be mot on the mission field are altootller ! e 'ond the Imagining of the pu lle at home. . New India In the Making. Among the Inllll\n reformers there Is dlscorna'blo n movement looldng to. ward the nationaHzallon of IntIla's vnr'lng creetIs , which Is 11. step ossen , lIal to llollllcal unit } " . 'rho nallonal cl'eed Is not Intenlled to bo Christian , It . . 'fho 011.0 conspicuous agoney ofr , setting this tendency Is the mission school , Up and tIown the length 01 India are schools conducted y mls slonarles and atten 1ed by the ehlJdrOlI or Christian converts ( for the } ' arc 111rt ot the mnc1tlner ' which musl reduce the next rel1omllon of nallvI preachers ) . by the chllllren of 10\1 castes , who arc thus equllJped to rlsl In the soclnl scale and , to an Increa Ing extent of late 'ears , by the chll dren ot the hlsher cnstes , It Is ul most hOIoless to attempt to enumeratl these ; 1 might specify the flno blJ HoltI Christian college at I ucknow 0 the Mothodlst BplBcopal church , sltt r. ated on grol111cl mudo historic b ) ' tl1 mutln ' , equillped with Imposing buill lugs , attendetI b } ' 500 students In dOl l.nltor } ' , fl'om a wide region of whlc Lueknow Is tIle centel' , antI admlnl : tored to b } ' lI1en ot ability nnd breadt of vision. Both colleglnto and conmlo ' 0 clal courses are I\'en here. IE ; Earl } ' this 'ear many 1\Iethodlsl Id fl'om America journeyed to 'Idla 1 1 att nd the jublleo of Methodist 1 1)1 h COlla1 mlsslol1s at U rel11Y , where I v'eurs ago novo William nutlel' esta \ 1Ilahed the worlt oC the Methodist gpl Id e IJal chul'ch , which has now grown 1 y , a fOl'co of fiOOO worleors and 200,01 lie natlvo mom bel's. At this cl'lebratio IS. wl ch was 'attended by 2,000'natl' to flu 1. . t\n8 : , fiOO con\'orts were 1H' ' al. tl/C.1 ( iI1 single da ) ' , a unique feAtu of the baptlsn1ul servlco boln , ; the cllttllll ; off of the tuft of hall' , tile loss of which 11HT1I11 ! scparatlon from Hln. tIulan ! . The occasion Cocllaoll the at. ten linn of the rellglouR wOl'ltI upon the rnet of Methodlstlsm's n grcs:1lve : , dlvl'I'f1lf1olt , fur.ramlfylng I\nd SUcceBn. CuI WOI'c ! In Indl'rhlrty.soven differ. ent Inuguages are \I ed hy Mothodlst mlsclonarles In this country. Allahabad , the unlvorslty center of India , hoasts another great education. al luuUtulion of the western typo , the Allahabnd Chrlsllan collee ; , of the Pl'eabyterlan mlaslon. Its buildings are In qnadranglo Corm n out an 1m. monso and symmetl'lcnl anyan tree. 011.0 of the bnlJdlngs IIJ Prlncoton hnll , n gm of Prlncoton nlumnl , An Inspec. tlon of this plant ImllreBses n "Isltor I with the thoroughness of the atantIard maintained. 'I'ho principal , Rev. Dr. Arthur II. Ewing , III rightly reclconcd ono oC Indla' great etIucational lead- ers. In the big vrelll1ratory school for IJO'S , which Is 1\ part of the Institution - tion , 1 Had a chance to test nIl the clasues In I ngllsh , nnd I ( 'nnnot ImagIne - Ine school In the homeland omerglng Cram this sort of ortIeal moro SIlC- cessfully. The Living Dead. At Allahnbntl In nltuatetI a largo leper asylum , maintained jointly by the government nntI y the beneficent Mission to Lepers In the Eaat. It Is 11.Iallaged by Mr. Samuel IIIgglnbot- lom , ot tho' Presb.terlan mlssion- ono of . the Innumerable extras that I fountI mlsslonurlen everywhere carryIng - Ing , "Salaam , sahib , " the lepers woultI cry as wo { Jussed , llCtlng pltl. ful stumps of flngerless hands to their foreheadn. A moro desolate apectaclo than n lopeI' asylum can scarcely bo Imagined : ) 'et here was to be fountI , In ! : Iomo cases , the grace of Christian resignation , with cheerCulness , which Is not always present amltI scenes or health antI prosperity. Not all leeprs are In ns 'lums : un. numbered thousantIs roam the streets at will. Whllo I\ttendlng the tIaily clinic of Dr. Ch ! les H. Coole , of Luck- now , the only missionary In all Indll\ of the HeCormed Eplscolml church , I sat within five feet of two lepers erowtIed In the llress. Next to ono ot them was 1\ man whoso family was sUffel'lng with the plague , five bav1ng tIled , antI four being III at the mo. ment. Another ono of the lJUtlents . had , within 1Cew days , lost a baby , 1\ wire and four brothers , antI his father lay dangerously III , all with the plague. Ono convalescent plague patient - tiont , whom the , doctor hatI cured , was mildly rebuleed by this quiet , unrulled missionary for leaving his bed too soon. A boy smitten with the plague was brought by a mother with tIread- 11l1etI e 'es , nnd c\rofully cx\mlned y the bare hantIs of the tIoctor. 'I'hls 011.0 doctor , with single na. tlvo assistant , had GlG38 cases last 'ear , InclutIlng a few In his well.kept llttle hospital. All classes , rich and poor , Mohnmmedans , HlntIus and Christians , come for help , I counted 30 cro\VtIed Into the smnll room atone ono time , whlle outsltIe a largoI' crowd of waiting patients was listening to the nallvo preacher. A Mcdalcd Missionary. 011.0 of the star -missions of the American boartI Is at AhmetInagar , where ReDr. . nobert A. IIumo Is senior missionary. Dr. Hume Is less wltIely known as the recipient of 1\ metIal from King l dwnrtI for his tam- Ino relief work than as lho author of "Missions from the MotIern Vtew- IJolnt. " That ho and his associates stand high In natlvo esteem was ovi. dent from the constant salMms ho re. celved as wo rode about the city to. getbor In 1tonga , or natlve cart. 1\1 any non.Chrlstlan natlves have given largely to thIs mission work for. IntIlansnd tbo government also con. tributes to the IntIustrlal school. I Coum } all sorts of educallonal and Industrial enterprises untIer way , some of lhom , from blcyclo repair . shop to a tract tIcpot , being wholly erIn In part self.supportlng. The big church In nallvo Bt 'le , whore oven HlutIus have been known to worship unknown gotIs. IntorestetI me less than the oxtenslvo Industrial estab. lIshmonts where orion tal rugmaklng , weaving , woodcarving , carpentry antI brass antI sliver worltlng are carrlel } on for the market , under the tIlrecllon of D. C. Chul'ch\1l. \ of Oberlin college and the Massachusetts Instltutlon of Technology , and J. B. Knight , ot Am. herst college , antI an agricultural col. lego-types of the nonmlnlsterlal , col- lego.bretI missionaries wbo are tIolng vloneor work for the orient. 1\11' . Churcbh\1l \ has Invented a new hand l om that Is within the compass of the average Indian mlntI antI purso. 1\IIss Emily R. ntssell antI her brother - ther , nev. II. G. BIssell , carryon In this mission the work which tholr mother , who hatI been 54 years In In. dla , laltI down last 'ear. Wbllo watch. Ing the arrival at UIO hospital hel'O ot a woman 11l1t1ent In bullock c\rt I saw 1\IIss Moulton comforting the weeping husband , a Chrlsllan teacherl hi a mannoI' which revcaletI to me the beaullCul dovotlon of the missionaries to this 11eoplo. . It tnlees devotion of an unsolOsll sort to llo this work , especially amont the , ' \1lages. \ 011.0 SuntIa } ' morning ] sat , wllh ne\ ' . Mark Keaslar , of thE Agm Methodist Elllscopal mission , It blistering , llfe'l hrl\'cllng heat , In ( low , dlrtr , malodorous dwelling on the outslelrts Qf the clt ' , whllo he toltI I crowd of hookah.smol < lng natives th- - gospel story and answeretI tlteh' Intef csted questions : which looks romnn ls lie and Illcturl'squo from this dl lo tanco ; but Is work to talto the hears sOllt of anybody less devoted than : jO mlsslonal' ' : nnd It Is the work whlcl b , ml\ll ' hundreds of rnlsslonal'les ar B' dQlng11 ever India to'lla ' . to ( Cop'rlsht. b ) ' JOBcllh D. Dowlc ! . ) O - n , Vand lIsm on Mt. of Olives , \0 \ ' 1'110 01'0 ' tr ( ' . s r " the Mount ( IJ' : Olh'es have been destroyed' 'by lou : 1'0 Ists. " . . . . < t' . . . . , . . . n illllllli1 ( ; Jf JF 11Il If ( ( ) ) rr . . - . . The first Americans novel' flaunted feathers upon their heads with maI'o extravagance than their fnlr succe SOl'S have seen fit to this season. It would be futllo to nttompt to describe the entIless variety of fancy feathers , but it Is ahsolutely trllo that there Is no description of feather tIecorn.t1on that Is Ignored. If It's Ceather It has a chauco of being worn. 'Vo are no longer content with a plume 01' two , 01' 11. modest unch of algrcttcs. Even the precious IJnmdlse and the raw goura are brnvo in Cull quantities , for the so millionaires who can afford them. J ( this extravagance goes on ona will have to sell 1\ . farm to buy . "I hat. To cnumerato the feathers It Is not uecessarr : since all are used , ut It is well to lenaw that fluffiness Is thoh' general characterlntlc. The willow plume continueR a favorite on big , high-class hats. Narrow uncurletI plumes or " , ltIo quill effects are among the novelties that have pleased designers and rosultcd In many exquisite effects. Short plumes in wreaths and pompons 'nro among the strongest cards In the hands ot the trimmer. Wings are medium In size , shown In beautiful colorlnga , and , while nearly . .nil "matIo" are very uaturn.l looking In contour , and smooth In arrangement of Ceathers. Long reasts of ricb , dark colorings are forging ahead for use on the smaller shapes that are expected to malte their ( \ppearance with cold weather. Pompon , coclwdo and "fountain" mountings are carrletI out with many tIlfferent klntIs of feathers , while Cans and trailing sprays are nrranged to com. pletely trim 1hat. . Ostrich I1.ntI other feathers in spiral mountings arc est Ilked In tile "Countain" mountings. Boa cerects In marnbout , co quo , tIown and otbm' feathers arc quito populur. , Quills al'o brontI and beautifully coloretI , but not : ret much In evltIonco on trimmed millinery. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Willowy Back NoVl in Fashion's Favor Paper doll' tIays arc over with Dame Fashion. 'Vo must bavo bacles , and they must be things of beauty- that Is , Cor the girl who wnnts to loole st 'lIsb. A year or two ago it was a matlet. of cholco w110ther or not ono cultivatetI the Ethel Barrymoro bacle. but there Is no cholce about the new back. We must get willowy. 'Women will all have to become contortionists if they lwep getting new acles or Cronts ovel'y 'ear. Some say the cor- set's the thing , but girls , vho have trletI of lacetI Into some of these new "no hips" affairs say it's all n tIe- Ius Ion nnd . "I snare. 'rho only way to get the new bacle Is to grow tbln. This new bacle goes In sharply at the waist IIno antI the owner of It stantIs so straight that she seems to be bentIlng over backwartI. GIrls who have really acquired It say they dltI It by walldng. Ono girl never takes n street car for an } ' place that she can reach y wallclng. IncltIentally , it saves carf\re. She started by elng tlretI to death aCter a one.mllo jaunt , but now she walls ten quito easily. Strange to sa ' , although she was mther 11. fat girl when she started In , lusteatI ot tightening bar corsets for the "no hips" offec.l , she 100senetI them. "That's so my muscles can get chance to worle , " said she. -The thin girls who have the back al. reatIy are giving Ull corsets entirely. "Wo may as well bo comfortable while it lasts , " sny the ' . 'I'bo main point is to bold the chest high , the abdomen in nntI the shoultIers flat as you walle. A good exercise to get the new bacle Is talten ou the 11001' . Llo perfectly flat on the bacl" with the arms extentIed directly out at the altIes. 'rhen with. out changing the relative position o ( the arms try sitting up straight. Af , tel' you've succeotIed In doing It once , which won't be the flrat tlmo ) 'ou trj' , sot so thl\t you can sit up sovera ] tlmos lu succosslon. This bartIens th muscles of ti'o abdomen antI bacle and gives the Bbarp curve at the wals1 line , wblcb every up.to.tIate girl It working fOl. A collar lining of taffeta should 114 cut -so that the front lJart Is ou tlll strnlght of the material , and tIll curvell IJl\rt ot the collar will tIlel como on the bias. When altering a louse It Is a mh take to move the shoultIer scam to th front. A llllttor IJlan Is to let It dro. . backwnrd Instcad of forward. It Is u good IJlan to bentI steels 0 whale ones at the waist 1111.0 whe muklng 1odlco eCoro putting thol Into the taslnss , as the bodlce wi then fit closer to the figur . i In sowing a 111eco of matorlal on tI1 ' . bias to straight picco the former I I . apt to eco111e utretchcd ' 1'0 II.vol this the las should bo Illaced UI I derneath , and It will then be sown I evonly. Aways ) make the neck of a loUl slightly smaller tItnn tbo base of tl collar band , and In tacking It. ' In position It Is an excellent Illan to e 1\ few notches In the louse so as I\.vold wrlnklos when Ute collar It 1'0.l1nuUr tl.tJtehod ! : .on. I , - - - - - - - - - . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Teaches Girls HoVl to Look Their Beat A certain eastern pb 'slcl\l culture teacher Is busy teaching girls bow to walk , stnntI and manage their clothes. "I teach them bow to look tholr best , " HaitI she. "It is n. bard job , for most of Ulem come to me in the raw state , batI complexion and bad walk. "I get girls reMy to bo brltIesmalds , antI not long ago I preparetI a young woman to be ml\ld of honor at a wetI- ding. I taught her how to walk , how to stantI , how to sit antI how to stoop over. These' things all come under the hoatI of phy'slcal culture. "Tho training of the back is the most Important of our tnsks. There Is a new carriage for the bacl\ , and I am teaching - It to my society pupils. "I train -the girls to be wedtIlng guests. This means a proper management - ment of a train. 'rhe girl who wears n trained gown must be nlmblo with her heels. Of course , it Is not con. slderetI polite to kick one's train. Yet this Is exactly what a slrl Is compelled to tIo. She must learn to lclck It so that the kick Is Invisible , howevQr. "For the woman who Is going to atIopt the new long skirt-a lIttle longer than convenient wallcing length -thero are some suggestions. If your slelrt Is-very fashlonable--two - - Inches too long In front-practice walking with 1glltIo. . Touch the ball or your foot first , then gratIually sink upon 'our heels. 'I'hls gives you the gilding carriage. Ono hand must slightly 11ft 'our gown In front. I teach my pupils how to hantIlo their elbows. They must use thorn prettily I\ntI deliberate. Iy antI they must learn to hold them easll ' . " For Shirt Waists. There Is nothing prettler for shirt waists than allle.faced poplin , for tb , gootIs cnn be neatly plaited , tucleed and matIe Into practically any dalnt I sblrt waist from the plain tailored om . to the dressy affair with lace or vel vet garniture. The wblto popUn ha ! . countless ntIvantnges. It sens for ; about GO cents a yartI , and possessel Innumemblo gootI qualities whlcl make It valunblo to the economlca woman. The material washes beau ttrully and ma ' be ironed whl1e per fectly tIl'Y an has 1\ soft cashmere 1111 perance , or the beautiCul talloretI ettee Is produced In stl\rchlng the gootIs. I launders as beautifully as fine whltl linen. Poplins of this kind may bl lIurchasetI In various colors , thoug1 nothing quite talees the place of th whlto for shirt waists , and the madra effects with whlto figureR (1ro ( vcr , dalnt ) ' . New MIllinery Fad. I. Among 'ho man ) " now fancies In ml o lInery m'o hnts with velvet brims an p soft silk crowns , which are usuall trimmed with coq feathers. Anotb ( 11' fnncy Is to covel' n. wire frame wit n Illnl , taffotlruchings , placM so clos n I ) ' together that the eflc t Is tbat c 11 Ccathers. These are trimmed wltb twist ot velvet antI 1ucllo nnd al 10 vcr } ' ecomlng.-1'he IIousoleeepor. Is id A r anlcurlng Tip. \ - If thQ hantIs are not good and tl In nails badly shaped , tr ' to Improve tl latter b ) ' trnlnlng the cuticle. Evol o night soale the fingers In hot water fl 10 five minutes. Then with an oranl to woo < l stick press back tho. cutlelo I1t lengthen tIIO nails. Afterward rub to cold cream. Do not omit lIlls or tJ Is soaking w11l mako. the cuticle ve dry. . . Truth and - J ' 'jO' . Quality , . appeal h the Welt. Informed In every walk of lICe nnd arc esscntiul to permment : SUCCC8S nnd credltablo standing. Aceor. ingly , it is not clalme that Syrup oCFig ! and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of 1\11own value , but one of many reasons why It is the best or pcrsonal and family laxatives Is the fact that it dcanses , sweetens and relic\'e9 the Internal or ans on which it acts without any ebllltating after elTects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time. It ncts pleasantly and naturally and tmly as a laxative , and its componcnt puts : are Imown to and approved by t > hysicians , as it is free from all objection- cble substanccs. 'fa get its ber. ! icial clTeets nlwaj.s purchase the genuine-- manufactured by the Calirornia Fig Sup Co. , only , an Cor sale by nlliending drug. , gists. . _ _ _ In Luck. /0 Dennls-Hlnnlsy Is the lucldcnt. dl viI tllllt.1 ver wnlked , Patrlclt-lIow'a tbat ? Dennis-Faith , an' he promised to pay me tbo five ponars he born'wed next week-an' ho up an' dlod 'e tcl" . day.-Smlth's M.ngazlno. Something New Under the Sun. A lady in Illinois sent ns 12c n year ngo for our remarlmble collection of vegetable IInd flower seeds and sold $37.iO worth . . therefrom , or made 3H % . That's new. - Just Rend this notice with 12c and re- ceh'e thc' most original seed nnd pJant catalo : ; . .p'nb,1ishedn1 ! , 1 pkg. QlIlck QUIck Carrot. . . . . . . . $ .10 1 IIkg. F..arlicst H.ipe Cabbage. . . . . . . . .10 1 plcg. Earliest Emerald Cucumber. . .15 I plg. L't Crosse Market Lettuce. . . . .15 1 pkg. Early Dinner Onion. _ . . . . . . . . .10 1 pkg. Strawbcrrv Mmkmelon. . . . . . . . .15 1 pkg. 'fhirtccll Day Uadish. . . . . . . . . . .10 ' 1,000 kcrnelR gloriously eautiful fiower seed. . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 Abo\'c iR sufficient seed to grow 35 bu. of rarest vegetablcs nnd thousands of bril- . liant. flowers nnd all is mailed to ) 'ou POSTPAID Fen 12e , or If rou send Hie , we will add 11 aelea e of Berliner Earlicst Cauliflower.alm . Salzer Seed Co" La Crosse. . Wis. K. & W. t . _ - - - GENEALOGICAL. , "t " . . , - "c 1 . : . . , - . , , . . . . " . . . : > : . . { I r i , - 7" The Dull.Pup-I suppa so this Is what they call n. family tree. BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE. Explanation Satisfied Policeman That _ Punishment Was Due. Policeman Knelrem , of the Tender. loin precinct , saw an old man beating a small oy on Seventh nvenue re. cently In a fasblon that reminded the \ I , ollcor of the happy days when ho used . . . " . to eat It from the parental leating. So with a eheerCul smllo , having chll. dren of his own , the policeman approached - jl preached lho old man. I "Listen , " repHetI the man ; "half an , hour ago I sent Isaac to the doll cates. I sen. I gave him two quarters , ono i with which to uy read , the other I to buy fisb. AntI now ho comes back 1 and suya he wants to lenow which quarter Is for the flsh nnd which for the breatI. Is It enough'l" ' . " " Knelrem.-Now York "It Is , replied - World. BANISHED Coffee Finally Had to Go. The way some persons cling to cof. I fee oven aCter they know It Is doing them harm , Is a puzzler. Dut It Is nn ! easy matter to give It up for good , I when Postum Food Cotteo Is IJrOperly ; made nnd used InsteatI. : A girl writes : "Mother had been , ' . suffering with nervous heallaches for - I. seven weary years , but leept drinking coereo. "Ono tIay I asked her wby she did not give up coffee 1\8 n. cousin of mlno had done who had taken to Postum. But Mother was such slave to coffee she thought It woultI bo terrlblo to Sivo It up. "Finall } ' , ono tIay , she made tbo . change to Postum , and quickly her ' headaches tIlsappeared. 011.0. morning whllo sh\ ) was tIrlnklng Postnm so 1- freely nnd with such relish I risked for tI n taste. " ' ' Postum and I y 'I'hat started mo on ! r now tIrlnk It moro freely than I tIlll J , h corree , which novel' comes Into our I e. house now. Jf "A gh'l frlond of mine , ono tIay , saw 11 mo drinking Postum and asleetI If It I re was cofree. I toltI her It was postum antI gave her some to take home , ut forgot lo tell her llow to make It. "Tho next tIay she said she did not 10 see how I conld tIrlnle PostUI11. I found 10 Bho had matIo It IIk ordinary cottee. ry So I told her how to make It right Jr and ave her n cupJul I made , after ; 0 olllng It fifteen minutes. She said to she novel' dranle any coffee that tasted In as gootI , and noW cotteo Is banlshod 110 from beth aliI' homes. " Name given r ' b } ' Postum Co" Dattlo Oreok , Michigan. nead the lIttle ook "Tbo note Woll\1llo" In pltSs. " ' 1'horo's n Reason , " I . ,