2 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURtt, PA WIIATFL0WEKS3IEAN A SMAitT COMBINATION. CflAllt Al IKOXIXO HOARD. ALSO 'I :tH Nl'I'UUSTfTlONS AllOtl MINT AMI CAXXIP. I It Is ( oiikiilt-rril I nliitky to Giithi'l ! l'loucis Out Of Sciinoii Tlii'jr lle loiijj lo the I'uiriftt Then Sueur mint V 111 I i vim Illness. There In uotlnii which growl around which there Is mom super ', titlou wuM'U tllHli the homely 111 lata. :,ul only Is mint the crowumg entice j... at ol a J u It'll, aad a thing which ).. ..sta seJato tabbies gambol and ) - i like ti-months-old kittens, oat, i ..riling lo trudit icn, the diu'erchl : 6 uuve supernatural proper! ies, : ...i there are good anl bud uuuu. j . v. uyroyal, asldu troiu Us qualuica ; .i "h us a llua-discourager, in salil to i....ke a (liiurruluoiue uusband oud Vile slop bickering. It it la glveu to them by Home rriead. Catnip, ou the other hand, when chewed ereuten Quarrelsomeness and U said to make evii mild and gentle people fierce. If catnip la held lu the Hand until heated and then put into the hand of another It will, bo goes the super stition, ho control that person that be or she cannot leave you no luti as the catnip la retained iu the hand. Speuitneut will prevent Illness, bC long as It Is worn about the wrist If spearmint Is mixed with salt uuj applied to the bite of a mad uo4 th and will heal, It is said. Iu th luen days tho children used to put a bit of spearmint iu the cots ou Christian day, believing that ut tin e-uct time when the Saviour was lion) the mint would blossom. The superstitious which clustel around llowers are as many as tuert are different Mowers, says The Neil York Tribune. It iu considered un lucky to gather llowers out of sea son, as belore and alter the season they are said to belong to tho lair les. The first wild llowers which art gathered by a young woman In tht spring should spell the initials ol her future husband, if the supersti tion holds true. Here is a schedule of superstitirjm about finding the first flown of the season: If found on Monday, good all the year. If found on Tuesday, large under takings which will be successful. It found on Wednesday, a wed ding In the family. If found on Thursday, hard worli wltii little profit If found on Friday, unexpected wealth. If found on Saturday, misfortunes. If found on Sunday, best luck ol Some of the numberless flowet i.'perstltlens are: If any one asks for the flower ginned on your dress and you refuse, you will have Immediate Ill-luck. To burn faded flowers Is a sign ol coming sorrows. To plant a flower hedge Is to bring good luck. If you point at buds they will blight. To hand a flower reversed to any ene Is to bring bad luck. If a person wears flowers with the stems upward it Is a sign that he or she is in love, but does not know It. If you pull a flower to pieces, you will die of consumption. If a person smells flowers gather ed from the cemetery he will lose his sense of smell. To have flowers wilt Quickly in the hands denotes ill-health. . If some one elves you a yellow flower you are going to have money. If some one gives you a purple flower you are going to have tears and trouble. Portrait of a Queen. In analyzing the secret of King Edward's popularity among his sub. Jects a French writer recalls a story which U worthy retelling. He relates how, when his majesty was driving along a country road In Scotland one day, he came upon an old market woman struggling under a load which was more than sh could manage. "You might take part of this In your carriage," Bald the old woman to the king, whom she did not recog. alze. "Alas, my good woman," replied his majesty, "I'm very sorry, but I'm not going the same way. However, let me give you the portrait of my mother." "A lot of good that'll do me, "was Che reply. "Take It all the same," said the ktng, smiling, and he put a sovereign bearing Queen Victoria's effigy la the palm of the astonished old peas ant. Detroit Free Press . Oranges for Children. Oranges for ohlldren or Invalid should be cut In half and the Juice squeezed from them on a lemon squeezer Into a glass. Thus the fruit may be drunk Instead of eaten, but with far less trouble and no waste. The remaining peels may be dried and, from the oil thr contain. form capital kindling, useful with licks tor. lighting a fresh fire or by themselves for reviving a dull on. Ilolllng Eggs. When boiling eggs for a salad. to be used as a garnish, always pat them on la oold water. Lai tttesa come to a boll and cook IB minutes. Tho whites will then be evenly cook ed through and the yolks Will be) exactly la the middle. Linen In Two Color for Lingerie null Tailor Mndo Drosses. Linen will assort Itself In many ways, not only In lingerie frocks, when tho sheer handkerchief and In dia linens will be employed, but In tailor made dresses when the heav ier qualities of the materials ran be fashioned into the trim swltch erles and bandings thnt compose trig simplicity. Combinations of linens in two colors are to bo the rape. White with pastel tints will bo much worn, but In colors, only two shades of one tone are permissi ble. Whlto butcher's linen trimmed with blue Is used for this nent de sign. Tho skirt has a plaited front A SMART COMBINATION, panel and la trimmed with diamond- shaped medallions of blue linen and twlstlngs of linen soutach braid. The waist Is truly original In de sign havng a part ot the front, the shoulder yoke and sleeves cut .In one, with the white linen stitched over the blue In many points. This effect Is carried out back and front ou the sleeves. There Is a very email lingerie yoke of white linen finished with Jabot embroidery. With the linen dress an Item of Importance is footgear. For street wear before noon, calf leather and patent leather pumps are the rage, but for afternoon occasions both shoes and hose match the color of the gown. . A Bint for the Bath. " The growing use of mustard In the bath tub Is a modern adaptation of the principle that mustard is one of the most valuable external stimu lants. To those who have not tried it, the result Is really surprising. Take a tablespoonful of best mustard and add to the bath when filled. The water will be found to be of a slight ly yellow-green color and absolutely free fom any stinging or smarting sensation. In fact. It has a soft, vel vety feeling almost like milk, but with a glowing warmth that Is ap preciated by the most delicate skin. Under its Influence sore and stiff Joints become limber and elastic, and the whole body experiences a sense of exhlllaratlon that Is scarcely cred ible. The mustard bath Is already a favorite with those engaged in arduous sports, and equally so with society ladles, -who find It a refresh ing antidote to the fatigue of func tions, and a charming way of keep ing in that healthy condition so con ducive to beauty. Black and White. To Clean Vclv.t Co? irs. . Now that Fashion again advocates strictly tailor made gowns to have velvet collars on the coats, the ques tion arises how to keep the dark out side collar from rubbing off on the neck of the blouse worn b neath It. No matter how good a qu: Hty is purchased velvet will always leave a soiled mark on any light fabric it comes in contact with, and many a woman is known to wring he. hands In despair at the sight of a dainty wals. immaculately fresh except for a dirty line acroBS the neck. To prevent this wipe off the vel vet thoroughly with a soft cloth slightly moist, then rub with a rag saturated in pure alcohol. This done once a week regularly, will pre vent the velvet from "crocking" and collars will not be soiled In the back. Laundry Lines. Yellow clothes can be whitened by boiling them In water to which a lit tle of the following mixture has been added: A teacup of paraffin, lime water, and turpentine; equal parts of each. Put Into a bottle and shake well before using. Medicine stains on sheets or white bed covers should be removed before washing. Make a paste with full-er's-eartb and ammonia, and lay It cn the stains. When dry, wash In cold water, and, If necessary, repeat the treatment. Flannels and all woolen articles should pot be put through a wring er, as they look better and do not shrink so muoh if they are well squeezed and shaken. What It Really Is. An American firm la selling in England what tt oalls "Finest Rasp berry Jam." Tha label on eaoh Jar bears this statement "This Jam Is made of glaeose with artificial seeds and oolovaa with harm less anallne. . POLISH IMMIGRANTS. , . They Have Spread Over the Great Cities of the West. ' The Polish immigrants have spread over our great West, and the cities of Buffalo, Chlesrco, Milwaukee, Pitts burg, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit and Toledo are the nialu centers in which they congregate. In Chicago alone there are more than 250,000 of them, forming the largest Polish city In the world after Warsaw and Lodz. They come from all sections of the former common wealth, but principally from Onllca Thcy are, In general Industrials, fru gal and Bonn ar.inss a competency. Comparatively few professional men or members of the upper social cHsses have come to tMs country except for pelltlral reasons, ns the love for the fatherland la em Btrong In the rollsh hcirt. although n few such spirits as Modjeska and her husband have liv ed here. With nil their national love for cer emony and social Intercourse, the Am erlran Poles have many organizations through which they satisfy their social and military Instincts. The Polish National Alllanre, edu cational and benevolent, with a mem bership of over D0.000 Is the strongest of these organizations, but there are many others with more limited fields. In the United States the PoPsh nntlonr.l government U conducted un der tho auspices of this Polish Nation al Alliance (Zwlanzek Narouowy Pol Fkll. The membership of this organ ization Is Increasing at the rate of from C.OOO to 7,000 a year. The alliance hns nothing to do with party politics, but alms primarily to make the Polish residents of the Un ited States pood citizens of the land of their adoption without forgetting their Polish tongue and traditions. It endeavors to perpetuate the knowledge of the Polish language, lit em tu re and history, and to lend or ganized assistance to the cause of Pol ish independence in Europe. In the Alliance building In Chicago ta published the "Zgoda," the ofllclal organ of the Alliance, a well-edited weekly magazine with a circulation of RO.000. "Poland, a Knight Among Natrona." No More Kowtowing. The Chinese censor has memorallal Ized the throne on the necessity of abolishing the degrading custom of high native ministers of the crown kowtowing and addressing or replying to their majesties on benued knees. Kowtowing has been a fruitful scheme for discussion and controversy ever since the nations of the west first in vaded the shores of the great central kingdom. Hitherto the question con cerned only those who came from for eign lands on diplomatic or other mis sions. No one for a moment thought of suggesting that the kowtow was a degrading custom so far as the Chin ese high officials, themselves were concerned. The kowtow before the throne consisted In kneeling three times ana touching tho ground with the head thrice at each genuflexion. Western diplomats and otuers in Chi na have not been In the past unani mous In their oposltlon to the perfor mance of the kowtow, but the Brit ish representatives from the first have consistently refused to submit to It. Lord Macartney, who arrived In China in 1793 as the head of the first British Embassy, when presenting his credentials would only consent to bend one knee In the presence of the emperor. Over twenty years elapsed before the second British mission ar rived In China. The question of the kowtow was again raised, and as a re sult of his refuflal to perform the cere mony Lord AmherBt was never offljBt ally received by the emperor, who Is sued an Imperial edict to the effect that the British ambassador had not observed the rules of politleness in voRue In the Celestial Empire. Wash ington Herald. The Navajo Indians' Dead. The Navajo Indians do not Inter their dead, their religious supersti tion preventing them from ever touch ing a dead body. Before life has en tirely left the body it Is wrapped In a new blanket and carred to some convenient secluded spot, where it is deposited on top of the ground, to gether with all the personal effects of the deceased, and If it be an Infant, the cradle, trinkets, etc., are carefully deposited beside the body. When there are no longer any signs of life in the body, stonea are plied up around and over It, in order, they say, to keep the coyotes from carrying It off. If the deceased be a grown per son his favorite saddle pony Is led up to the grave, where It la knocked In the head with an axe. Here It lies, with the bridle, saddle, and blan ket, ready for the journey to the spir it world. The Navajos never dig a grave themselves, though they Ilka very much to have the white people bury their dead, and if they are any where near where white people live they will ask them, In case they hare a death In the family, to take charge of the body and bury it. If by chance one of their number dies In the house before they have time to remove him they Immediately set Are to the bo gan and burn it up with Its contents thus cremating the body. Washing ton Herald. Good results are seldom accidental. They are usually thef ruits of a nobis purpose. In many a man's life the turning point Is reached Just after a pretty girl passes. Simple and Useful Combination of These Two Articles. Instead of supporting the Ironing board on the backs of two chairs the method commonly adopted by the housewife a New York man lias de vised a simple attachment whereby the board can be combined and ad justed ou one chair. As shown In the Illustration, the chair Is of th ordinary kitchen variety, and can, always be used for that purpose, the Ironing-board being swung out fit ' - " mm -0F m i23&SiiisJ I IRONING BOARD AND CHAIR, of the way. The lroulug-bourd Is pivoted near one end to the back of the chair. Extending from the back of the chair to a point adjacent tho opposite end U nu adjustable bracket which firmly supports the boarj when Ironing. By loosening a cutclt tho bracket is released and the board swung over the back of the chair. There Is a distinct advantage In having this combination ot chair und ironing-board, the latter being rudy tor use In a few momenta. Dont for Youug Mothers. Don't allow a child to sleep with his head right under tho bed clothes; lying ou the back Is also very bud and causes snoring; the right aid la the beat and most healthful to sleep on. Don't cover the little one's bed with heavy blankets and old-fashlou-ed, airtight quilts; a couple of light, fluffy blankets and a good eiderdown quilt are quite sufficient covering, even In the depth of Winter. Sleep ing under very heavy bed clothes Is extremely enervating and weaken ing. Don't have the floor of the night nursery carpeted; a good cork car pet or linoleum that can be washed over nearly every day Is far health ier; a strip of carpet or a rug can be laid down by the bed so that the child does not receive a shock step ping on to the cold canvas from a warm bed. Don't have dark colored paint or paper. White paint and a light washable sanitary paper or distem per are far nicer, both from a health and an artistic point of view. Don't let the little ones sleep in a stuffy, close atmosphere; the win dows should be Bllghtly open at the top all the year round. Don't allow clothes to be hung behind the door; nothing 'ives a room such a slovenly, uncared for appearance as a door that has been turned Into a wardrobe In this fash ion. Don't allow cardboard or other boxes which harbor dust and germs, to be placed under the bed or on top of cupboard or wardrobe. Don't forget that the entVe room should be thoroughly turned out and scrubbed once a week. HOME COOKING. Cookies Without Eggs. Cream a half-cup of butter wlt'a a cup of sugar; add one cup of sweet milk, a teaspoonful of vanilla, and a scant teaspoonful of baking soda dissolved In a little boiling water. Work in enough flour to make a so:t dough. Drop from a teaspoon on buttered tins, and bake to a good brown. Beet Chow-Chow. One gallon of cooked and peetel beets, chopped fine; one quart of horseradish, one quart of sugar, one tablespoonful of salt, pepper to taste. Cover these Ingredients with vino gar, mixing well. Set in a cool place for at leaBt a mouth before using. This will keep for a long time. Olive and Cream Cheese. Stone two dozen olives and chop them fine, then work them Into a Philadelphia cream cheese, and rub to a smooth paste. Spread on thin slices of crustless white brsad. Peanut Sandwiches. Grind a cup of freshly roasted pea nuts to a fine powder, and work them into halt as much butter u you have peanut powder. Spread, on thin slices of bread. After-Dlnner Naps. Complete relaxation after eating a suspension of mental and physical activity will favor the processes of natural digestion, not only because of its tranquillizing effect upon the nerves, but because the stomach may use the surplus unusued energies of the body in the processes of digestion take an "after-dinner nap," It meant health, happiness and long life. Happy the man or woman who can What to Bat BIS AVetfclable Preparationrof As similating thcFoodandRcgula ting tte Stomachs and Dowels of Promotes Digcstion.Cheerfu ncssarklltest.Contaiiw neither Opuim.Morplune norlincraL KotTJaiicotic. hV ttfOUn-SWUELrtTCIOR Umpiu Stmt' Mx.Smit Jtwprmwt - ill (itrtxuilr.bfa lCna rtavm Aperfecl Remedy forConslipa fion , Sour Stonuxch, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .fcvcrish rvess mid Loss OF SLEEP. FacSimilo Signnlure of NEW YOHK. y Mm m EXACT COPY O WRAPPER. FROCKS FOR YOUXQ WOMKV. A Charming fnck of Pretension In Many of the New Styles. Beauty unadorned Is no longer a popular phrase, for young women ol to-day are so well up with the times that they like their beauty enhanced In as many ways as possible, al though It Is done In simpler fashion. There Is a charming lack of preten sion In many ot the new frocks, two of the most successful of which are Illustrated. The first Is a dotted voile In natural color with figure of deep cream color and dark brown, done with silk embroidery floss. The cklrt Is gouged slightly about the walBtltne and trimmed at the bot tom with narruw bands of embroid ered braid with killings in natural TWO BECOMING FROCKS . color silk on either side of the braid. The blouse Is slightly suggestive of the Mandarin lines so muoh worn and Is laid In tucks at the shoulders, the fronts being draped In flsehu fashion and bordered with braid and klltlngs. There Is a vest formed of bands of Insertion put together with hnnd-stltcher. The puffed sleeves are trimmed with braid p.nd klited silk. Striped sutlng la used for the spcond costume, the skirt having a draped front panel trimmed at the side with buttons covered with silk. Wit . this Is worn a simple Eton Jncltet trimmed with silk pasaamen terle ornaments and garnished with revera and a detachable vest of eye letter batiste. The cuffs match the rovers and finish elbow sleeves fin ished with two little frills of Valen ciennes lace. MAGAZINE READERS TH8BT MAOAZIHS kaiutifully ill matted, food (tones -U ib Far WmL 'I" CAKXKA CBATT davotad each moath to th a- tube rapioductioa ot ika bart $1.00 wock ol amtia uui prolninrul a faat saeiasrapbari. K0AD OF A THOUSAaTD WOVDKKI s book ol 75 paaat, ontainioa 120 colored pkotographi ol lyr pUiiatqiM ape M California aedOufoo. TJ . a . $3.35 AH for a a Sl.gO AMim el order la 8U1TSBT HaGAZIsTI Flood iuu J i For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ' Use For Over VMS Maraud imnnt, ncw von cm. Flowers for the Hick. Orowlng plants are undeMrnble, besides, while the old Idea that they harmed the Blck one by remulnlng lo the -com over night Is only a suer stltlon, the Invalid may easily ham them, especially It they are much handled. Avoid violent color contrasts. The nervous system la always slightly de ranged and the perceptions unduly sharpened In a serious illness anl the contrast of vivid redB ad pinks and yellows may be really harmful, and will surely be disagreeable to the patient Choose, Instead, dellcats pinks, soft creams or light blues. Do not, above all. vend white roses unaccompanied by any other flower, nor an abundance of unrelieved white flowers of any kind. Yoo might Just as well order a floral pil low marked "At Rest" for the effed It will hare upon the recipient at your mistaken kindness. Barley Cured Deri-Deri. Some time ago, the rice supply be ing rhort, prisoners in Japanese JalU were fed largely on barley. The re sult was the Immediate cessation ol new beri-berl cases. Women Who Wear Well. It Is aHtonlHhlnit how uroaf u cluuiRe A few years of married life will make in the appearance and diHixwItion of many women. The freshness, the charm, the brilliance vanish like th hlniin from a jwach which Is rudely handled. The matron Is only a dim tdiudow, s faint echo of the cliarminur maiden. There are two reasons for tlii change, Ignorance and neglect. Few young women appreciate the shock to th system through the change which comes with marriage. Many neglect to deal with the unpleasant drain1 which are often consequent on mar riage and motherhood, not understand ing that this secret drain is robbing the cheek of Its freshness and tho form of Its fairness. As surely as the general health suffers when there Is flcninw ment of the health of the delicate womanly organs, so surely when tliei organs are established in health the face and form at once witum- tothfl fuot lu renewed comeliness. Half J million women and more have found health and happiness In the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite 1 'rescript ion. I' makes weak women strcig and sleK women well. Ingredients on Intn l. The grouchy man either forgets ihst he was ever a boy or else ti ies lo live down the memory. Thk 'piiuk vrutn t aw" is (Ie ju:lieu D LAW" is le,i-liea nt to protect tleVuh i lng edleiits i(l:h It fs heuellfli I both by the Government 1 Mc from Injurious roods anil (IruirH. 1 to the publlo aud to the conscUnioui manufacturer. Ely's Cream lUim. successful remedy for cll in the Iiki nasal catarrh, hay fever, etc. contain ing no injurious drugs, meets fully the requirements of the new law, ami thai fact is prominently stated on every fiackage. It contains none of the"1 urious drugs which are required by tM aw to be mentioned on tne to1'1 Hence you can use it suffly. Blobbs "Whatever Induced hi'" 40 mat-ry her?" Blobbs "Hhe did." A Reliable Remedy FOR CATARRH Ely's Cream Balm ll quickly abtorbed. Civet Reiiel at One. It cleanses, soothes, heals aud protects tue aiseaseu mem. ua brane resulting from Catarrh and am awuyaColdinthelloadqulekly. K0,8.10;" the Beuses of Taate aud BiuolL Full 60 ots. at Druggists or by mail. Wl"" Cream Palm for use in atomizers 75 ow. Bly Brothers, 6a Warren Street, N AM t IP If Thirty Years
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