THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. PA- TTA FKOM TTfE FLOWERS. I Jiataralljr Swr-t Twa of Western China Value of Ten Iu.t. Tea, not from the leaves, but fro,n tht flowers alone of the plant, Id rarely encountered In commerce. The petais, stamens, Ac, ftrs tun drl-d, and the resulting tea U of a rich, deep brown hue peculiarly dell cato odor, and give a pale amber colored Infusion rather more astring ent In tarte than that from the arer gq fair grade leaf. The tasta for it Is an acqaired one, and eren If thli t i could be made commercially pos 1 It la doubtful If It would ever fc ' ne popular. in American tea trade could ad v ageously take a suggestion from t brick tea of the Far East.. In country, the t dust, some of ' ch Is of good quality, la not prop- utilized. In Europe It 1 a regu-1- artteie of trade, and It li adrsr tlzed and eold as ta dost. In America it It sold to thousands of cheap reetauranta, ho make from It the mixture of taaalc acid, sugar and boiled milk which they tell aa "tea." If. aa In the Orient, this dust were compressed Into bricks, good tea coold be made from It, and thA product would find a reedy market through the multitude of usee for which It is adapted. A beginning In this direction has ben made by the Plnehurst tea estate In South Carolina, and In Europe similar ad ranees have been Inaugurated. The virgin tea (blepjokl-chl), so called from Its use at Chlneee wed dings. Is the sun dried leaf Intact, tied up with these strands of colored silk. After Infusion, these fagotlike llttlo bundles are pickled In vinegar ac-1 used as salad. This tea la sold In especially handsome silk covered and glass topped boxes. The rarest of all teas, and one that haa never been known to reach this country, Is a natural sweet tea, produced In vestern China on a very limiied scale. Its culture is centuries old, and the secret has been Jealously guarded from generation to genera tion. The saccharlnlty Is probably due to grafting and years of patient study and care, such as only the small Chinese tea farmer is capable of bestowing. Scientific American. Portable Chute. Improved methods of saving time and labor In loading and delivering merchandise are continually being devised. The old-fashioned method of swinging boxes. Sic, out of the upper stories of warehouses on rope an' tackle la being discarded ard Portable Loading Chute, loading ehntai substituted. One of the most useful loading chutes now In use is shown here. It Is so con struct that It can be used for de livering packages from various heights an then f olden and stored ;way in an ordinary delivery wagon , or truck under the driver's seat The . ohirte or tube Is formed of a flexible fabric and reinforced by an open mefch of rope. At each end Is a metallic band. The chute Is con structed of a number of settings, connected by Joining devices, so that It can be used on buildings of T&rylng heights. One end of the ibute is fastened to an upper story of the warehouse from which the goods are delivered and the lower end attached to the framework of the truck. Though primarily Intended for delivering and loading parcels and packages, such as sacks of flour, grain, &c. In case of emergency it can be employed as a fire-escape. Overcoming a Katsance. "The only way to stop people from plastering a stamp at any old place upon the eovblope, except the right one, Is to do as Is done in England. Tbfere a letter which does not have V stamp In the right position is .. aside and handled only when other mall Is sorted and ex rT 1 '" Thla Idea was advanced r" "tal clerk. "We often lose . . . ble time because of these MtSaTa ntlniH1 the C,erk- "tor ZV? ? ve to stop and turn over ween we n to 0nd gtAmp- The tho , ln tMs rft ar TinZSZ but those who have not foreigners, lived here for j Wb. the Pop . Pope Julius n. ws. ,d ' was the first pope to a " to grow in order, K w " J' to ' .plr, greater respect faithful. He was called ury Pope. When Mlchaa ' Angelo was making hU statue he w. vr... Anil I nlace book in vnnr hand?" "No" ans vereo. His Holiness, "a sword rathe." I .vac- better how to handle it." T (JALLIN G CAKD F OKMS St GGESTIOXS TO YnfXO PEOPLB JI ST ST.IKTIXO Ot T. Al the Proper Card for the Widow and Divorcee ! f Contractions Prohibited White t nlacd Cards Preferable. Many young people starting out on first vacations or round of visits write for information about cards. What size do I use?" "What shall I have on my card In the way of an address, the house number only or the name of the town also?" How will my newly made acquain tance know the city where I reside?" Such are the questions sent part icularly by those who will be travel ing far from home. In reply, here are some general suggestions for cards and their uses: There is no pronounced change In slie this season. The largest card used Is that shared by husband and wife. Next In size comes the card used by thematron, third the card for single women and fourth In size, that used by men. Pure white polished, but unglazed brlBtol board, with plain, unbeveled edges, Is preferred. The type may be In the square block text, most severely plain. In French script or In old English. No family crests or decorations of any sort are used and the full name runs directly through the center of the card, with the house address, "23 West Branch street," In the lower right-hand cor t.er. A woman can have her day at home engraved in the lower left hand corner and a man may have there the name of his favorite club. If he lives at a club, however, he has the name engraved where his home address would come In the lower right-hand corner. The name of the city Is not given. Presumably If a traveling acquain tance desires to remember you, she will either write the name of your ; home town on the card or In her address book. Married women have their hus bands' names in full on their cards thus: "Mrs James Newton Grey," not "Mrs. Anna B. Grey." The name is engraved In full. A widow may use her husband's Christian name, "Mrs. James New ton Grey," or resume part of her maiden name, thus: "Mrs. Anna Barton Grey." A divorced woman drops her for mer husband's surname or retains it, acordlng to the terms of the annul ment of their marriage. For Instan ce, the card of "Mrs. John Trent Barton," after divorce, may be either "Mrs. Jane Merton Barton," If she decides to retain his surname, or she can resume her maiden name, thus: "Mrs. Jane Merton," but she may not use "Miss" on her card. The eldest daughter In the fam ily uses "Miss Brown." Her sisters have their names engraved In full, thus: "Miss Margaret Lee Brown," A man's card, whether he has not yet attained his majority, or Is Hear ing the proverbial three-score and ten, runs: "Mr. James Ellsworth Barton." 'Mr. Is obligatory. Toung people never use con trac tions oh their cards like "Ned." "Kit," etc The wife of a doctor or minister does not take her husband's title. The wife of Dr. James Hudson Brown has "Mrs. James Hudson Brown" engraved on her card. The best form for a doctor to observe If a card engraved, "James Henri Brown, M. D.." with residence la the lower right- hand corner. This is tor social purposes. He has an other card with office address and hours for professional purposes, A minister's card runs: "Reverend Samuel Dodge Baiter." if the name Is very long, the title may be short ened to "Rev." Short Jumper Kimono. The Jumper kimono Is one of Ova later developements of the popular Idea and very, charming, very grace ful It Is as well as simple In the ex treme. Indeed, It Involves so little labor In the making that even the busiest woman might have a number while It falls In altogether graceful. beeomlng and satisfactory folds aad lines. In the illustration dotted dltnsty Is trimmed with an embroid ered banding but Japanese allies and light-weight 'wools may be used. The kimono Is made ln one piece. It Is slipped on over the bead, there being no opening whatsoever, Straps are attached under the arms that form the steers portions and serve to keep the khnono ln place. TnrcK Fon the ArroMonttr. t Apparatus to AswLit the Itopairrr of Horseless Vehicle. The pictures In comic papers de pleting the autolst, sprawled be nt ath his car endeavoring to lnc.it rr repair a break in the machine ry Illustrate a condition that is now of every-day occurrence. In this case the motorist has his own troubles. What Is needed Is the auto-truck shown here, the invention of an En glishman. It is made of two chan nel tracks connected In substantial Huik on Wheels. rr.aaner and easily regulated to ac commodate vehicles of varying '..idihj. The tracks are supported upon front tni rear wheels, the front wheels of the tracks being raised considerably above the ground, forming an In clined plane. At one side of the track Is a hoisting apparatus by chlch can be hauled upon tho tracks and thus secured in position. All parts of an automombtle upon this truck are readily accessible for repairing and overhauling, as the o;en space between the tracks tfTords ample room for the machlnUt to move freely. OPEN AIR PARLIAMENTS. They still Meet Yearly ln Switzer land on a Sunday. The open air parliament Is an old custom which still survives ln some of the Swiss cantons. Appenzell has two such bodies, one in the Roman Catholic part of the canton, the other ln the Protestant end. Both meet on the last Sunday in April. The President Is escorted Into the open square facing the Rathaus or town hall. In front of the platform where he takes his place the bur ghers stand bareheaded. They take an oath to vote "for the good of the land and the avoidance of evil." The members of the cantonal go vernment are elected by a show of hands. Then follow discussions about roads and various new regula tions. The proceedings are orderly and dignified, not unworthy the set ting of the picture, which Is made by the encircling mountains. The Glamer parliament meets annually on the first Sunday ln May. Canton Glarus, too, has had Its reli gious wars. But In this district the two religions did not separate as in other places. It was agreed by con tract In 1633 that each denomina tion should have a separate govern ment, but with a common open air parliament Perhaps ln no town ii the world, says the Review of Reviews, do Pro testants and Catholics get on so well together as in little Glarus. There is but one church, belonging to both Protestant and Catholic parishes, and services are held for both every Sun day morning, one after the other. At 10 o'clock on the) morning of the first Sunday ln May a detachment of smart Infantry and a brass band accompany the President and 'he members of his government from the Town Hall to the mediaeval square by the schoolhouse. Here the President, Chief Justice and two secretaries take their place on the platform which the villagers have erected ln the centre of a huge circle marked by tiers of benches. The background of quaint old houses, towering precipices, and beyond the snowy ramps of the Alps. Is magni ficently picturesque. To Measure Natural Gag, When natural gas was first brought into use ln America there seemed to be a general Idea that the supply was Inexhaustible. It was sold at low rates and usually without measure ment. This method encouraged waste In the consumption of gas, and was shortly abandoned by the larger companies. To-day nearly all con sumption la sold by measurement. It Is believed that the time has now come when It Is poseible to procure statistics of the quantity of gas con sumed, and next year this will be un dertaken. The method will give such figures ln the future that a more direct knowledge will be ob tained of the capacity of gas areas to maintain a commercial sup ply of gas for a certain number of year. Iron Age. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kino You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of XEIKOSIS AMOXG OH'ki ' French loctor Explain Tholr Fits of Tenipvr on Party Day. The caprlcounesi. Ill temper anl excitability of cooks tune U :i tr!J I the subject of elabra:.? ty by I several French alienist who ha.e : come to the conclusion th;u '.tt; aie I the result of a special neursl. Ti'.e i for.eral idea that they are die to sour old-maldhood will tot hvM at si, they say, for men -oj4 are ,i Uul as women and tho mirnoJ as bad as the single. Prs. Durand-Goron. Fertli'tr anl Coniot. who hae made more or less it dependent Investigation, all arrive at the same results. They consider that the culinary neurosis should be distinctly recognized by medical sci ence. Besides the display of obstlnaT and anger which seemingly start without motive and provocation there are other symptoms of the d's ease. One of these is vertigo. A great number of cooks are sub ject to it. and ln some Is developes Into cataleptic trances. Another characteristic Is loss of appetite: cooks are almost invariably small eaters. This is associated generally with nervous dyspepsia, often of a very aggravated type, which Is not due to overeating or injudicious eat ing, but to general breakdown of .he norvous system. That the displays of caprice and unprovoked anger are not due to malice Is Inferred from the enor mous Improbability that a whole numerous class of persons should be affected with the same fault of dis position apart from the existence of a cause affecting them all. This cause Is absolutely pathological; it is the culinary neurosis. All the Investigators agree that the principal cause of the malady Is the breathing of carbonic acid. Dr. Comot, who is a specialist on insan ity, says that persons exposed to the fumes of burning coal become In sane with great frequency. Many of the women treated at the Salpetrlere he says attribute their malady to breathing coal gases. Dr. Durand-Goron also places the breathing of coal gas first in the list of causes of the neurosis of cooks, and he considers that the con stant exposure to great heat is a strong secondary factor. To thiso he adds several mental causes; the sedentary life, the strain of impor tant occasions entertainment of guests, when scandalous outbreaks of temper are so often noticed, theso being due really to overburdened sensa of responsibility separation from home and friends, and the crav ing for money which usually starts ln young women as an ambition to get established ln life through a good marriage, but often degener ates Into a mere miserly passion. Combination Utensil. In the illustration below is shown an Implement for general use ln kitchens, embodying means for open ing cans, squeezing Wmons, mash ing potatoes and similar oper ations. The base ef this utensil has a fiat lower surface to be used as a potato-mashing head and COMBINATION UTENSIL. a slotted squeezing cone extending upward from the base. The cone enters a cavity ln a conical-shaped portion above carried by the shank of the Implement. Extending en tirely around the cone are a number of opening, the Juice squeezed from the lemons being thus discharged. Pivotally connected to the shank Is a hand lever by means of which the Implement la manipulated for mash ing potatoes and squeezing lemons. At the side of the Implement Is an attachment for opening cans, con sisting of a center pin and an ad Jus'able cutter. The pin Is Inserted in the center of the can to be opened and the cutter adjusted to extend close to the edge of the can. When In position the Implement as a whole Is turned upon the can, tae can be ing thus cut adjacent to the edge. Ilairdreesing In China. The women of China always ar range their hair most carefully and elaborately, and dressing their long black locks seems to be their great est pleasure. This coiffure Is truly tearfully and wonderfully made, the hair being first drawn back tightly from the face, then stiffened with gum, and lastly piled high in colls, wings and loops that remain ln po sition without hairpins or any fast enings. The dressing is supposed to last for a week, and even when, nt the end of that time, It Is taken down for rearrangement, seldom does one see even a single hair that is out of place. The Kind You Have Always In use for over 30 years, and 7 : cm, ftf-f'J?' . sonal snperrislon since its Infancy. f-cucU& Aiintv no one to deceive Ton In this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-ns-RoodM nro but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiments What is CASTORIA Cwtorla Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverlshness. It enres Diarrhoea and Wind. Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation) and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VMS Of KT.UII COMPANY, .T. r JT. K VO.K err. Meuiilhglro I'lintlcr. "We have so rii.iny common -.ilas In socalled polite Intercourse," nu.l a woman who do s a bit of think In x for herself, "and or.o of tho ;iioht meaningless of them, to my mind. Is the expression frequently hoarl: 'Now, be sure to call upon mo 1' I can do anything for you.' I riy 'meaningless' because when this Is said is ought to mean a great donl, aud. as a matter of fact. In tho groat majority of cases. It does not wean anything at all. It's Instructive, though rather disheartening, to take people who give this sort of imita tion a: their word, and see the sur prise upon their faces. They can do something for you, you have decided, and, therefore, you bring the matter to their notice; It may be an Intro duction, a loan of a book, or the doing of an errand. You are. In deed, made to feel that It Is more blessed to give than to receive. No one likes to be a suppliant; you know, and it Is even worse to be made to reallxe that you are a sup pliant." NEEDLEWORK !fOTE9. The bent point of a sewing mach ine needle may be sharpened on a whetstone and need not be discarded. Put a small bag of taloum powder ln a box with a cover, and keep ln the workbox to run on th flbgera when they perspire. Needles and pins wtU nerer rust In a cushion with coffee ground. Pour the foSeo from the grounds and rinse Inem ln cold water. Let them dry5 thoroughly before using. Lingerie collars and cuffs ore n-.df4 dainty and charming than ever. Tu very best are all hand-embroldorod and frequently have insertion of fine Valenciennes and other laces. Woman Toy Inventor. One of the most successful toys ever Invented by a woman consists c an animal figure of two suitably shaped pieces of fabric painted ln Imitation of an animal and secured together at their edges correspond ing to the upper front, and renr out line of the animal, and a base piece secured to their bottom edges, the receptacle being stuffed with a oil ing material. Other toys women have lnvanted are dofla, puisles, gatnus and blocks. MAGAZINE READERS SHU SIT M10AIIRE ud article, about CaUorois aad " '" 11 tk F W(. rr CaOTBa ckatt dnoted aaca Booik to mt u- tutic nptoductioa oi die brt $1,00 wotk ci miiwi sad pcoliinml A y. photographers. BOAJ) OF A TH0U8A.BD WOXDIBt book oi 7) pages, coatainiaa 120 colored photographa oi ftg tjg picturesque epota ia California d ad Olegoa. Total .. . $3.35 All for . . . . $1.50 Addraai aB orders SUNSET MAGAZIHB Flood BuQdinf Sea FnocUo I Bought, and which 1ms been has borne tho signature of has been made under his per- Signature of PURE FOOD LAW IN EFFECT NOW State Dairy and Food Commis sioner Foust announces that on July 1 the enforcement of the new pure food law In-gati in every county in Pennsylvania and that the de partment is fully prepared to begin a thorough inspection. All of the agents of the department were call ed to Harrisburg Thursday and given final instructions regarding the new law. The commissioner sent out more than 30,000 bulletins giving the features of the new law, the chief of which permits the retailer and jobber to place in evidence a guar antee of the manufacturer that the goods are as represented and con form to the State and Federal standards of purity. Incase of a dealer being able to produce such a guarantee after his goods are found below standard the commissioner will certify the facts to the Na tional Department of Agriculture. Information was also given in 600 newspapers ol the State of the same effect, and the commissioner says that if any dealers have failed to obtain the guarantee it is their own fault. Dr. David Konucly, Romlout, N. Y, Dkar Sir Sown tiiilc since I was troubled with blotches Coming out on my breast, of a scrofulous character, and my general system seemed to be out of order. I was induced to try Dr. David Kennedy's I'atorlte Remedy. The first bottle drtW the eruption away and I feel better rpry way. It is a splendid blood ftredicine. Henry S. Eld redge, RocWtr, N. Y. It is hard forth,? Amh with a griev ance to Htick to the !fvlr. When u horxe pick up . mill in his foot what dot's the drive r do? IWs lie whip tho linijiiiiK, ln'intf unitimland force him nlnnK? Not unless he witnts to ruin the horse. At the first sipi of lameness he jumps down, examines the. toot nnd carefully removes the cause of the lameness. Wlmt U stomach" is like the lameness of the norse, only to be cured hy removing the cause of the trouble. If vou stimu late tho stomach with "whisky medi cines" you keep it KoitiK, but every day the condition is rowimr worse. A fow doses sometimes of Dr. Pierce' Golden Medical Discovery will put the dis ordered stomach mill ltd 11 1 1 inil iiPirtiiia of digestion und nutrition in perfect -iini iv-iMuiii ;imes in every hundred "Golden Medical Discovery" will cure the worst ailments oritrina tinjr in diseases of tho stomach. It al ways helps. It always cures. To cure constipation use Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're sure. A p!?We CATARRH W TX M Ely's Cream Balm la quickly sbaorbed. Ginai Relief at Once. It cleanses, soothes I ileal ami protect the dinetkstHi mem brane. It cures Cu turrh and drives away a Cold ia the Head quickly, lio storee the Bouses of HAY FEVER Taste and 8inell. Full slze60cts., at Drug gist or by mail j Trial Kizs 10 cts. by moil layDrothers.M'JVAiTWiSuuit.Newljr'i.
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