AN ENGLISH WOMAN‘WHO SPENT
HONTHI IN THE WILDS OF AFRICA.
We... and Manta—«turn. Wilma: Noe
ct-Ihblo—-Aueriun College In Don.
Illa-tho,“ -— Aniut‘ Women's Clubo.
the Woman Who Wouldn't.
Miss Kingsley. an English Iranian, in
just at present the most famous woman
traveler of the day. She inadangbter of
Henry Kingsley and II niece of the fa-
nIIIuIt Charles Kings-by. A taste for nat-
ural history and love for the novel and
barbarous ltd lit”! to Africa. She has
just returned tI I England roIII the long-
est trip she in 1< yet made. and her man
tryinen are making IIIth of her.
porter any:
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mast, and you me here III the east,
“To an interviewer, of course, all ‘
women are beautiful and never past that
prime of yoarh. As for dress. Miss
Kingsley wore a tailor made. skirt and
jacket. II closely fitting woolen blouse.
auccklace of African workmanship and
two polished tet'th ot' ailrtboon gorilla."
The t'tgowe river in the Fl‘t‘llt‘ll Kongo:
isthe scene of Miss Kiiigsley's latest
wanderings, and for nearly II year she
has been in that region collecting tishes
for the British museum and studying
the fetich (ustoms of the nativts. III
December last Miss Kingsley I‘t'lltllt'tl
1hrI French (Johann settlement and Its-
tonisbed the officials by proposing to as.
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Miss .\i.\ilY ll. lil\t.\l. lIY.
mad the Ogowe river. 'lhey lot het go,
however. though after she left the
steamer at the foot of the cataracts she
was certain to pass months without sen-
ing a ‘bite face. traveling alone. with
her rue porters among barbarous tribes.
The river ()gowo is open to node for .
‘zt'itimiles. The. Flt‘llt'l] kcepastein pati-
Iilcsteamer on theiiver to kcc -p tllecutil-
nmuications open and visit the fac tot it s.
and in that Mira Kingsley not up as far
as N'Djolo. At this point, tf’iti miles
from the sea. the lady got together :I
II anoo crew of eight men and st; med up
the r.apids 'Lbo 1' nnoe journey was a
long one, and nearly a dozen timoI the
Iraft was: upset and its out: upanu: Ivere
thrown into the water. The ortIIInt'was
strong. and Miss Kingsley had several
narrow escapes, being saved more than
once by clutching the nicks in the rapids
and by holding on to them until the na-
tives rightcd the canoe. it was remark-
able that none of the crew lost his life.
but once one man was missing fora tow
lIII....~' and was found perched on 11 pin-
nacled rock in the rapids.
Miss Kingsley went up the (flgowo
nearly 101) miles beyond the point where .
she left the steamer. Then sho desc '(‘llt’l-
ed a little “:1) and struck out overland
through the Fair give country to tho?
westward. traveling l'lO miles. much of
the time among the l" angue people, be-
fun she reached the Rembu o Iiv.er
Woman and Bicycles.
Dr. Henry J. (intrigues pi‘tblishes in
The Forum an interesting and judicious 1
article on “Woman and the Bicycle. ”
He regards the wheel as one of the i111~
portant inventions of the. nineteenth cen»
tury. “From a medical standpoint. hi-
on ling is 111111: ble both a" a prophylao
11c and as a cuiatire agent. It is saf
than horseback riding and lesscxpcnsiva i
it has the advantageovei athletic games" '1
that it can be indulged in fora longer
time without causing fatigue or becom-
in: tedious. in women it may overcome
the, impulsiveness and whimsicalitiea
'whiclit'endcr sonianyof them unhappy. E’
It is a potent remedy for anaImia and .
cures nervous prostration. ” Upon the 3
question of costume for ladv biI'II'lers l
Dr. (intrigues is explict and high :11:
“The. long skirt is obyectionable 1:1 I
every respect. It impedes the free. move—
ment of the legs. pumps up air against
the abdomen, and is in great danger of :
being,I caught. by projecting parts of their
own machines and those of other riders.
To avoid the: e itrt'onwnicm es 111: my 1‘
u omen have shortened their shirts. and
some have done away with tilt in alto.
nether, wearing so called bloomers, II
wide. bifurcated garment extendinu from
the waist to the knee. This garment.
continued with waist- and leggings,
forms a neat, practICIIl dress for It wcm»
an ridrr. True it is at present ridiculed
and even condemned bysome as immod
est. However. before men say anything
against the indecency of bloomers, they
had better reform their own trousers.
which are nIItI‘muoh‘ more decent than
becoming. and since a bathing costume.
allowing the lower limbs from the knees
to thetips of the. tees to be used in.
tight fitting stockings. is admi‘ ted by
cwry one as It proper costume for a wo-
man to appear in on a bench frequented
by hundreds of lookers on of both sexes.
it is hard to understand what objection
there is in the name of modesty against
a piece of wearing apparel that. by its
wide proportions. entirely lII‘dI s the 01va I
llll" of the body. "
Mrs. when: not Clubbuhle.
‘Ilrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox disdains
IIranian 5 clubs at least as far as she is 4 meat to other: of the sex to follow in
peuonallyccncemed "I am not aclub in” footsteps ibf. thosewlm have been
battle at of woman." she 5115's to her! the pioneers There 1mm: to hem) 1m-
, friends who urge her to beware a men:-
I": of 23 real: 1'- ,1: Woman" .I Pars club
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} fifth actIdI inie year.
: Italian. 1 Russian and 1 Turkish.
? the. remainder being in the preparatory.
. of self reliance and independent-o on the
‘ not
. a certain period reaches an enormous i11-
own accord. they set forth in steady col-
; umns, Il--lil11'rately, comfortably,
picking up their sufficient substance as
gtbeygo, and even multiplying on the
‘ somosucb htaII- pathetic burnt] and end
, (It'lllt-l'llllllg to marry a small proprietor
.priest put the usual question.
i this replied with I1.I cmph: Itic negative,
. and all the per. uasions of her irienda
simme-
wout to congregate. Mn. Wilcox
pretty. youthful looking woman. like
a liberal pummel Ibumpuom. manic
cares and facial mists. Two of he:
most prominent traits are her loyalty to
her native w out and her kindly rendition
to help other women with literary or III--
tltltic. aspirations. as yet not unfolded
into It talent commanding recognition.
"My dear. ” Abe laid the other day to
-a young western girl struggling to earn
her living in New York by means of her
pen and her knowledge of the Debra-ta
method. and to whom the future began
to look rather appalling. us she saw her
sonIuI-h less coming in than she was
obli get] to spend. “my dear. you will
succeed vet dike my word for it You
have the lI IIIIIzy. energetic courage of the
\Ihcrc snob qualities are appreciated
Hold on It little longet l’ut youI very
best work into eIerythiIIg you under
take. (‘ onte and let me. cheer you 11p oc-
cpionallv. and. abo're all ueIertlespair.
‘l.tt~t hope is II fatal disease.’ undone
has llt'lt‘l failed till he has acknowledged
himself d1 fc: Ited.
The disheartened little damsel went
home with a now glow of faith and
III'IItrItge. and that very day wrote I:
N Ierti with! h brought her a larger check
than IIIII siggle production of her pen
had yet done. and, better yet. it was ac
cqupanied by that rare 11ml precious
thing. a request from the editor for
more of her work—lirehange.
American College In Constantinople.
The report of the American College
For Girls at Constantinople, presented
'lhe total number
of students enrolled is 1111, of to nation-
alities. including H8 Armenians. lit
Greeks, 18 Bulgarian, 17 English. 6
Americans, 7 Germans. I‘I Israelites. l
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these 47 are in the college department.
The total number is less titan that of the
previous year by 1:). but the. average at-
tendance was greater titan before.
A change in the course of study has
been made, leading toward the establish
merit of three elective cIIurscs~classicnh
literary and sciontitle—instead of one
general one as at present. with elective
courses in language study only. The re-
port refers to the great difficulty in re-
gardto higher education in Turkey aris-
ing from the lack of preparatory schools,
compelling the college to do its 0th
preparatory work. During tho year II
chemical laboratory has been established
and furnished by the alumina of the. col-
lege. A science building is It pressing
need. The self gtht‘l‘lllllI‘llliilfie'tlt'lillltlll
continues to be a success and proves an
important factor in developing a spirit
part of tho students. lt has control of
all tho internal order of the institution
so far as it :Ifi'ectsI-olloge students. Over
ii“ of tho Mil alumna! word present at
the last IIIIInmcnI-emcnt 31nd manifested
great. Interest in tho proceedings.
Against. “'mnen's Clubs. ,
Mrs. Adeline I). 'l‘. Whitney doesn't
seem to approveot‘ \IomI 11's I luhs. This
is what she says of them in the Man-
chesterl ”ion:
“(lilo passnig word—good natured,
cantank-InIns—about clubs: It. is
borne in 11111le Inc—analonsly-——that Ivo-
ntcnnowadays, at lcast in and about the
great centers, are clubbing themselves
to death. and I think I have found out
the heroic reason why. Suddenly—~11 lit-
tle while, :thI—llit'y discovered that they
were too many in the. world—ever so
many to one man—and with a grand
sagacity and a yet grander altruism.
they set out to thin down. as rapidly and
effectively as possible their own ranks.
Naturalists tell us of a wonderful little
race of Alaskan rodents. which once in
crease. so that 1111 numbers are beyond
cptnputation. Then. all at once. of their
will.“
way until their pc I'sisttnt nIaItlIinnIIs
their) to the Fat lllt sea into which they
I'almlv walk. and are drowned 'l on aid
is the meat IIIIInan contourse. t‘f its
own sublime will and purpose. ,march‘
ing today!"
The Woman “'lin Wouldn't.
An illustrative case. of “The Woman
Who Wouldn‘t" is reported from Khar-
kotl'. A pretty peasant maiden in one of
the suburbs of that Russian city was
recently coerced by her relatives into
of the I'IcighhoI-hood for whom she enter
taiuotl :1 special dislike. The wedding:
party appeared. a few days ago, before
the altar of one of the city churches.
The sci vice went I111 until the officiating
"Wilt
The ,IIi1l to
thoutake thIs' man,‘ e‘tc
failed to change, her resolution. The
wedding party returned to the house of
the. bride's-parents, who again vainly
endeavoretl to shake the girl's obduracy.
The unfortunate and unwilling girl was.
then soundly beate11.not only by he:
parents. but also by the friends of the
bridegroom. She. was carried back weep-
ing to church by the wedding party and
the marriage service was recommenced.
Again came the crucial question to the
bride, and once more the unhappy girl.
with tears and blushes, resonantly ex-
claimed, "No; 11 thousand times no!"
and appealed to the protection of the
priest. which was readily granted.—
London D. 1in News.
“'nnten In allele Parts.
On the “hole. the success of women in
interpreting the male. characters of the
Shakespearean dramas has not been so
pronounced as to hold out much induce
mediate danger that men will be sup~
plazte‘ "I L; Fri-r. 'loge of defining
ob
‘ aflair.
we: .. Innis ninth to
”that the stage willow!
lit-W5 l”.
mvmml’i‘d m”.
0.911100 t «per-intuit». is at
lent India mtbepimn the part
both of the pub band of the profemion.
Even the remarkable activity that diu-
tinguished the Cashmau epoch in thin
reupect quite failed to maintain itself
and has exercised no deep or permanent
influence. That episode and others that
preceded it are now remembered only III
curious pages in the history of the Eug-
liIIh speaking stage. —Lyman Horace
Weeks in Lippincott’s.
A. to Voting.
”You see. Maria," he said, as he look-
ed 1111 from his newspaper, "it is uselesl
to give. women fullsutfruge because they i
won't. vote, anyway.
Massachusetts show ’ '—
“Did you vote at. the last election.
John?"
”I—why. you see, the fact is"—
"Did you vote?"
”Maria. I can‘t understand why
you"-—
“Did you vote?"
"You know very well. Maria. that l
was too busy to spare the time to"—
. “Then what light ha. you to criti.
cine the \\ omen of Massa. .usetts or any
other state?"
”But they don’t realize their duties
and obligations to the"—
“Do you?"
“Maria, I must Ileclineto discuss this
subject with you any longer. A woman
cannot urgncwithuut descending to per-
sonalities. and I cannot permit that. "—
Chicago Post.
Reports from
Harmony In Draining.
Girls ought to study harmony In
dressing.
cars is very becoming. but that style is
not correct with II sailor bat. It makes
the face look ridiculous. Moreover. Intu-
ticalheadgear should not be ormnnciitcd
with flowers. feathers or rhinestone
buckles.
Speaking of incongruities in dress, 1
saw a woman in a Fourth avenue car
the other day dressed in deep Ittonrning.
or I presume slIII intended it to bo—bnt
she missed the point by wearing a pairof
big solitaire diamond earrings: She
might as well have. had a red feather in
her crap’o bonnet. —Polly l’ry in New
York Recorder.
Women Aspiring to Uxfortl.
Memorials in favor of granting the de-
gree to duly qualitied ‘Wlllllt'll students
at Oxford have been signed by 3-1 out, of
the 31; head mistresses under the (lirls‘
Public Day St hools company anti by 1“.
out of 24 head mistressesqmder tho
U'Plllllt 11 Se hools company. The demand
appears to have gained tresh support,
among resident members of the univer-
sity, the number of mentorialixt‘~ being
now about l' l0. It is still tlitmght that
the committee of the llI-bdmnadal coun-
cil may report on the subject. this term.
-London Athemeum.
For a Long Neck.
A jannty arrangement for a woman
with a long neck is to take 1 '._. yards of
six inch ribbon and edge just enough in
tho middle of it with lane. to go 1 mind
her neck. Then Inakctlioribhon1 three
folds and tie in the back, so that the two
ends and two loops are exactly of a size.
It looks stunning. Plaid ribbon is par-
ticularly pretty treated this way. To
make it more effective you may strap
the collar of your dress with bands of
lace through which topnt the ribbon.
Ellen E. Gurrlqueo.
lillcu ll. (iarriques, an alumna of
Michigan university and now professor
of English literature in Buchtel college
Akron, 0., has been elected :1 member
of a council to furnish proper ciodon
tials to women who wish to pursue ad-
vanced study at foreign universities
The necessity f1 11' such an arrangement
has been keenly felt by professors at
German universities. and it is at. their
suggestion that such a council is now be-
ing formed.
, Nat orally.
Miss Georgiana Richards of Denver.
who has for several years been deputy .
clerk. has now. in consequence of a va- ‘
valley in the clerk‘s otlice. been pro»
motetl to be clerk of the courts of lit-II
ver. Mrs Louise lllannini,I Hodgkins
who sends this item of news. says, “it is
pleasant to add that the salary was not
‘ changed with the sex. butIremains at
‘ $341110. "
Naturally, since. in (Tolorndo
women vote—Boston Women "s Journal.
What Puzzled “t‘l'.
Lady Angttstuta‘regory has been telling
a. number of stories about Kiuglake. and
some of them are amusing.
of "i'IotbeiI" was afflicted with goat, and
"he had It fancy to try a lady doctor.
and wrote to one. to ask if gout was be-
yond berscope. Shoreplied ‘DI.II'II Sir—
(w‘out is not beyond my scope, but men
are. ' "
'lfihe new fan bag is a dainty ribbon
wider titan tlie'cmiv'eutionalshaped fun.
The prettiest ones seen this year are
made of delicately tinted ribbons. with
vines of flowers 01' a scattering of bios
some hand painted upon them.
The women of Utah, under the new
constitution. have the same right of so!
frage as the men.’ Thus we have three
states in which women can vote the
whole ticket. Colorado. Utah and W -
timing. --Indiannpolis Journal.
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst and his fellow re-
formers will never get. the New York 1
city honaecleaning done uhtil they call
it] the, women to help them at the polls. - .
—Warren (M ass.) Herald.
Hufirage was defeat!
setts and carried in l. to.
in Massachu-
f'ome west.
young ladies. come west. Here are three ‘
states where your 593 is appreciated w
Denver News;
The Princess or. Wales has compared
number of songs for the either, with _
I“kits; instrument she in an expert.
The author"
It:- is a trifle longer andabit =
NO MORE TO BE SAID.
lf Ion \‘ltlt pcttect success in the
”Ionivtruttion" of light. healthful.
dcliclous pies. cake 11nd biscuits. vol. r
Cooking School Teacher \\ ill alum ti
Isav -—" llnt above nll,111Ieon|v
Boss Baking Powder
forlt‘s what tnndcthcir cracker famous.
Y 011 know them of II,)Itr1Ic t'm- (MC-l"
t 000 000 pounds III-re sold last war.
'laltc no substitute tmnt IOUI' grocer
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The hair tlutled out over the ‘
YOU ARE INVITED
To visit the
'l‘ucsday. Thursday or
Saturday.
l’rotn 21o 511111171011 p.111.
22 South Main St., 50. Norwaltt
INVEST
Your Savings in Reli-
ablc Six Per Cent Scout-J
itics and
INSURE
Your
Life, House or
agency of
Howard D. Smith,
Room r,Ma-sonic Building,
Norwalk.
It Kills Pain
ACETO
lattirippc- and llIIaIlIIIhn
:IIe uIIaqutetIdtotmc tired
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i lllt'glflt‘illll‘lllt‘tll where
ACETON
”taken In time if you tune Ven-
might or Rheumatism.
Furniture through the
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Inuucnt good.
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E is enough.
I New ‘II Il: city alone, those who spend
, the days upon the park lunches “ion
3 Work. food and shelter and wanes.
Dress CuttingSchool
of the British I‘Xt‘llt'ttllt'l‘.
_ the Transvaal nwolda butbua slavery.
. that in future threaten to disturb their
peaceful relations.
Iillt tie tut stand on
not want concur-o to 19111:an
resolution mutate Dimple at
the Tmlbn their wound in estab-
liming free representative gm mramant.
it to the hairline— 11!“ psi milled suites
governmalit Just now to k919i” mouth
shot on the Boot quellit'to. Maw that.
and 51m. majority of its white citi-
was. all those who are foreign both,
are. distrtuichised. Does Senator Morgan
call that It “tree representative govern
merit?”
The slight misunderstanding between
Venezuela question will result in per
It will lead to the forma
tion of a mutual arbitration commission
which will examine into and make reI:
ommendatioas wheicby each gmct‘llv
mom will be able to settle all questions
1,5111
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During the year ”05 only 3‘:
The Salvation Army or the United
States are about to undertake. at 1\1:Ih~
II'th, Bergen IIIItIuty.'N. .l.. a task that
will commend itself to every person
with a heart and brain in America.
They have obtained a large tract of land
there. and will start upon it It fut-n.
colony for the redemption of tho poor,
thtI wretched. the unemployed. tho lape-
less of the meat Cities. There are said
to be too out) of these uIttotItmatI-s in
it is \Itll‘lll attd anyuhcro theyI-an when
it is cold. The aim of the Army people
is to be “man making." They will
straighten up the outcast. give him
Fits!
all thcv “111 II Ish hiIII. “bait is It
long stI-p towattl bringing bat k a man it
self respect. They will keep him till the
senseof mania od returns tohitn. Benev-
none “I
Tobaecd
caaw on 9539K:
Great Opportunity
We have had consigned to us from :1 Large Manufacturing
IV“ ‘ .
llous- a line of
GLOBE * .,
WORSTED . .
TROUSERSIV
at $121K}
olcnt pt I.~I 11s Iv ill contribute the money
to set tho I ate rprise goinv
.mr f-‘tlI‘liIlI‘l mcIIs-Iteacb, I'lttttit:l~ll0t
:Ilks fooli-li-
ll" says there matters
between lungland and the I'm t'Il States
that could not. be setllcd by 'bit1ation
and incutiousas one, of these “ III possi-
ble absorption of ('IInadII by the United
States against ('anada's and Great llrit-
uili's wishes. " llow tould tho l'nitctl
States II‘tIs-Itbt'attznla against tin-wishes
of both ('anada and (311-111 Britain? Sir
Michael ult‘krl~llt'.lt'li iIIIpIItcs
llt’». :lt't' s1 it'
Hit l'l‘
: IIIII'I-r to the. United States than v.1
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Ac‘eton is the Remedy that‘
Cures.
Aceton. ltr. .IIIII‘hInd's Accton. has the 1111i» .
i'IIIrsal l‘Ct‘umlliPliIlitllt'll”lull who have used
. it. HIImN.D.%peIryoi1\'ew liaIerI goes an
‘ ovI client testimonial in favor of Ac (Iton
.\inotv percent otall headaches. no matter
'tIom what causethev IIIIII arise are Inmmu- .
teed to be cured bv the use of Accton.
i tolds are cured 11d pneumoniaisprevented-
bv the II~o of Ao’et In
Acetonll‘shput 1111 in bows of welvo ponders
curb .. II'lI arclsnldfor'l5031 all 1113111; stores
1115'er Lnglnntl.
IThe Aceton Medical
Company.
! .\l 1 mo.
. . CONN.
.-\rrI.‘thII proprietor: of this wonderful remedv
to whom should be addressed all communica—
“um marinara: 111.11"
Aceroa 1111.15" P111111
F'or Sale by ll. ll. l’laiited.
D. W RAYMOND,
[neural Director
'antt Embatm’er.
lea. w-nhingcon Street;
l Bo. Norwalk.
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Have we t‘\'Il
tIliy desii' ' :Tli “absorb" IfatILIIlIt
at all, either With without lIIII'
\\'l>ll(‘r:‘ We do ”I . want. (Tanadn lllllf‘fi‘
she herself wishes to con»! to us. 'I'I'lriit-
(ireat Britain and tho l'nitcd States :11'~-
at peace \vi’h «121- we shall
never, so bill): the A1111 1'1I'an
screams and the .‘lllt lit ..11 ll. 11; um
make auv at'I'I. .pt to ';Il~o.b' ‘ ‘.111.1d.1
.ug‘tlllut low \I
'ilic Ln‘ ted \tatcs army has been
compelled to gaiiison no lcss than ‘61":
forts and important outposts again: t the
Indians or other IIIneIIIiIIs.
fox ourselves.
shown
or
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The woolen fIII-Itoiics of ii: is (' ountry
are mostly located in \Iw lnaland,
Vow YI'IIk, l’Inanlvania and \‘c I .lI-r-
I111-
The very littcst goods made and generally sold
and $1»l«.tltt per pair. '
This quality ot'goods has 11cvc1 been shown in this city
before. 0111' price will be to close them
$5.50 and $6.50.
W. A. BENEDICT 8: CO.
Clothiers and I ltt‘lllSllCl‘.. .
I9_MAIN STREET, SENTINEL BUILDING,
Norwalk. So. Norwalk.
RESTORE
1.031 11110
either.
.ue
" ’\, - I! sexual Pervert
Way-s from any r
be I and it neglected. such
~. . t It rsr. '1: litmus for $5.00. “With
_ II '- Irr ;'.I'.I:1nl'l money. Address
.Jfi‘i For sale at 'l'onilinson'n 111111.: store.
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Bargains
Bargains .
Bargains
Ba'r'g’ains
Bargains
$IO. 000 WORTH OF'
RRIAGES,- WAGONSV SLEIGHS
‘And Horse Goods of allKinds ‘!
MUST BE SOLD BEFORE MARCH t.
This is Imperative!
The Entire Stock
at Cost!
'll'”'llllS \011 ‘llL‘YL'l' L'Ulllfl
get before.
LUTHER "M.
WRIGH *.
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