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j For a Bride-Elect
So many of my letters are from Just
the dearest girls In the world who
count themselves among the bread
winner ; and every onee and ft while
ome one of them la mauled, and
then all her good friends want to do
all they can In way of showers and
wedding gifts, wh-n such an occa
sion comes I have many queries as to
bow and what should tie done. Now
this is the way ten girls In an office
did when one of their number was to
marry a young doctor with very little
pnoney but a splendid fellow for all
that. They called a meeting and de
cided that at the moat three dollars
apiece was all they could spare for
Loth wedding gift and a shower, bo It
resolved Itself Into this admirable,
plan. They Invited the brid-to-be to
upend a Saturday afternoon with them
tit the home of one of the girls and,
when the t''a was served, they pre
sented the honored guoHt with a half
dozen teaspoons, a half dozen forks
end a half dozen pearl-handled knives
and told her this was her wedding
present from the ten. They selected
a wtock pattern, so that at any time
more silver could be added, and they
left the marking to be done as the
bride wished. I think this was a most
sensible and satisfactory thing all
around and the combination of funds
made a fine showing, much more prac
tical than If eai h girl had tried to put
her three dollars Into a separate gift.
A Dutch Chocolate.
; Now that the cooler days have come
hot drinks re very acceptable at aft
ernoon affairB. On quaint Dutch post
cards the hostess asked twenty guests
to spend the afternoon with her from
"three to five." The first stunt af
forded great amusement, the girls Rat
four at a table and the hostess passed
a- pquare of Deirt blue card board to
each with a tube of library paste and
tin envelope containing a Dutch figure
cut Into a puzzle, the bits were to be
pasted upon tho blue background
"when the picture was completed. The
cue who first accomplished this was
presented with a Dutch brand of
chocolate for a prize.
Then the hostess showed us a fine
collection of postcards all represent
ing Holland scenes. Tho refreshments
consisted of nut bread sandwiches
with porcelain mugs of piping hot
chocolate topped with whjpped cream,
and delicious creamed finnan huddle
In ramaklns. There were charming
place cards In (shape of wind mills hnd
the table centerpiece was a large
wooden shoe filled with golden Rlow.
The doilies were of blue denim, fring
ed all around with the hostess' mono
gram dune lu white In the center of
each.
A Whlttler Contest.
For those who are keen after liter
pry games this Whlttler stunt muy be
acceptable. It mr.y be used ln connec
tion with school work, especially when
Ktudylng our American classics:
1. '",tj. :n the mmp nf th. timm glint In
liy thf storm. H:i'v bmiml.
.J- 'J'1,'." ' '" whiTe vulunvs abound,
i he Library.
:i. Tin- poi-m rVvohl bnt!i of slioi-u anil
Flock In.:. Tin? linr-fuut Hoy.
4. The nnem tlmt Hows from the
RroiiTvl. TIi I'mintiiln.
5. Ti e poem whire mother In Hnli'm
whs I :;nt;. cl. The Witch's UmiBhti r
B. The pom of aunslilrie mid rilin
April.
7. Tbe pnrm which authored tho buy In
thf) ft. I I. Maud Muller. '
I. Tbe pot.ni that's bard to explain. A
9. Tbe pn-m which slmrod ln the games
of my youth. My Phiymate.
10. The poem when lessons were learn
ed. Jn Kchool Days.
II. The poem which guarded the flag
from tllHKraoe. Pttrbnra Krlctchle.
12. The poem In tiro places burned.
Ituming- L)r!f twood.
MADAMK MERRI.
3kh
Light old rose tints are genuinely
girlish colors for millinery purposes.
Children's silk socks are embroidered
lu small detached flowers ln self
tones.
Foulard veiled with chiffon make up
simple little afternoon or visiting
gowns.
The summer stockings are em
hrolden d ln vivid colors on Instep
and an'.ile.
Dull silver slippers will be worn
quite as much as the white on sum
mer evenings.
Embroidery Motifs
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SEPARATE motifs for embroidery
and stenciling usually are present
ed in running designs. In small or
lurge squares or ln single flowers that
necessarily vary In shape, but tend
toward general roundness as a whole.
Now there are articles for the houBe
beautiful that demand an upright or
tall; slender motif, such as are shown
In these Illustrations. They belong to
it!l who care to trace or transfer them
and to the more experienced, who can
enlarge them. They will be found ap
plicable to lampshade panels, to such
small articles as the fancy-work bag,
and sash curtain and table runner and
to many small crash hangings fur the
library and the boudoir. Also it will
be possible to use these on various
beaten brass articles and as pyrogra
phlc outlines for wood, leather or vel
vet. The square outlines of tbe conven
tional rose and the more rounded tree
design are especially planned for those
LATEST FASHION IN STRIPES.
Fine Lines of White on Pink or Blue
on Green or Black on White
Favored.
The latest French fashion Is ln
tripod goods, floe stripes of white on
pfnk or blue on greeu or black on
wtilte. Tbe stripes themselves are
Used as trimming on morning and
tailored dresses by using the fabric
with tbe trlpeg running up and down
(or the body of the frock, and horizon
tally for the bodice trimming bands
and the wide sklrtband.
Another combination is the striped
fabric with tho plain ln the same
shade, the stripes being used either as
the body of the dress or as Its trim
ming. This trimming usually takes
the- form of yoke, oversleeves and wide
sklrtband.
Charming Revival.
An old fashioned revlral Is that
ovely one of flowered silk coats Worn
eita lace skirts tor dinner gowns, the
coat being on the Louis XI Y order.
who stencil, and It will be seen at a
glance that they can be carried out ln
one color or ln two. The rose itsell
may be a dull pink, with the stem re
produced In dull leaf green. All ol
the tree Is green except the central
portion of the upper head.
More suggestive of embroidery are
the cattail and Iris, both of which are
Intended for quick work In long flat
stitches after the Japanese. Very fre
quently, when the outlines have been
done In black to produce an effect
quickly, Just such stitches as are here
shown are hastily placed within leaves
and petals; just a few to produce the
color, for Instance, or the purple irl
or the rich brown of the cattail, as Is
desired.
All of these designs will serve alsc
as models from which to paint upon
Japanese burlap paper for lampshades,
or upon parchment, and their outlines
will suggest the similar treatment ol
other flowers.
with long tails at the back and
square, open neck draped with lace
They have short sleeres of tulle, ol
else of lace, fitting close to the arm
for a few Inches from the shoulder,
and paste buttons adorn the walBt
coat, which Is also of lace, the whole
thing fitting snugly. Whether the
skirts are to be scant or bouffant Is a
question for tbe wearer to decide. The
latter Is correct for the coat. If the
period Is considered, and the former
la of the present day fashion at Its
height; so both effects will be seen.
Old Parasols.
it Is quite easy to renovate or,
rather, replace an old parasol that
has not been too elaborate. Simply
rip the silk carefully from the frame
by means of a sharp penknife, being
careful not to cut It. Then use It as
a pattern for cutting out a new one
which may be of cretonne, of chintz,
of linen, of pongee t of any other
easily worked goods and stltcb this
stoutly on the old frame. It might be
a good Idea to give a fresh coat of
blaik enamel to the ribs while they
are uncovered.
HOPE FOR NARCOTIC VICTIMS
Actual Thirst or Craving for Alcohol
Is Not Inherited Curious Se
lective Action.
Tbe causes and effects of alcoholism
form a vast subject about which much
truth and many falsehoods have been
written. The falsehoods have done
more tha mi passing harm, for they
have caused In the minds of tbe Igno
rant a disbelief ln the truth, and the
strict truth displays a terrible pic
ture, writes Alexander Lambert, M.
D.. in Success Magazine. The use of
alcohol is the most common and wide
spread of all the narcotics, and un
like morphine and cocaine It may be
indulged in modestly without ever bo
ing tuken to excess; but, also, unlike
morphine and cocaine, when used
even ln moderation, It may cause
pathologic chiinges in the body, and
when taken In excess invariably pro
duces degenerative changes in the va
rious viscera.
Alcohol has a curious selective ac
tion, and as individuals reach differ
ently to equal doses, so, too, do Indi
viduals show different patholiclc
changes from equal Indulgence. Tho
brain nnd central nervous system, or
the heart and arteries, or the liver and
kidneys, may each separately bear the
brum of the alcoholic poluon. Thus
the brain and nervous system may en
tirely escape the poison, and the in
dividual die of cardie or other visceral
degenerations; or the brain and nerv
ous system may become early degene
rated and the viscera escape, and the
chronic alcoholic live long years, a
nuisance and a curse to his commu
nity. Unfortunately, when alcoholic
excesses are committed In the youth
ful, formative period of life, the brain
and nervous system are the more
prone to be affected. The man who
Indulges In alcoholic excesses Is like
a man who recklessly signs drafts
which he never expects to be cashed
in, but when overtaken with acute dis
ease or accident these drafts are
cashed ln with pitiless insistence. The
effects of alcohol do not always re
main confined to the generation which
commits the ovcr-lm'ulgence, since
idiocy, epilepsy, moral degeneracy
and weakness, unstable mentality are
more often found in the children of
alcoholic parents than in those of
non-alcoholic parentage. The actual
'hirst or craving is not inherited, but
tho weaker moral character which la
bequeathed easily gives way to any
temptation and quickly forms habits
of excessive indulgence.
NATION'S LARGE DRINK BILL
Decrease in Amount of Alcohol Con
sumed In United States Shown
by Estimate.
That the people of America are be
ginning to grow more sober in their
habits again Is the apparent lesson of
the American Grocer's estimate of the
nation's drink bill for 1909.
In spite of ten years of prohibition
agitation 1907 was the banner year
tor the liquor trade. Consumption
reached then Its maximum. In two
years the population Increased by
2,749,900, but the money spent upon
alcoholic drinks fell off $110,185,600.
Tills was- not an economic after effect
of the panic; that would have been
more apparent In 190S; besides, tea,
coffee and cocoa established In 1909 a
record.
The per capita use of spirits In 1909
was the smallest since 1900; of beer
since 1905. Of both there was a de
cline ln 190S and again in 1909. Tho
consumption of wine alone Increased,
but by a trifle.
The treasury ln 1909 derived from
spirits $109,808,81-7; from fermented
liquors, $75,050,754; from Imported al
coholics. $15,050,113, and from tobac
co, $59,355,084. The average tax por
capita from all these sources was
$2.93.
Taking the estimated retail price of
alcoholics and adding coffee, tea and
cocoa, the 1909 drink bill of the na
tion was:
Malt liquors $ 904,212,837
Splritous liquors 539,409,744
Wines 131,881.657
Coffee, tea, etc 216,440,988
Total $1,792,005,226
This Is $97.15 for each family of five
persons enough ln all conscience!
But the alcoholic part of the expen
diture shows now for two successive
years a decided tendency to slacken.
Cardinal Gibbons' Views. .
Cardinal Gibbons recently expressed
the view that under present conditions
It might be difficult to enforce pro
hibitory laws in some neighborhoods
now, but that the movement In favor
of temperance reform so strong now
will grow still stronger, until In every
neighborhood tbe great vice of drunk
enness will be brought under control.
Tax Aids Temperance.
The relmpoaltion of an Increased
whisky tax bas aroused much resent
ment ln Ireland, but all who are in
terested ln temperance jannot but ap
prove of tbe tax, which worked a re
duction In drunkenness of from 80 to
70 per cent. The Irish people are
(uow drinking stout, which is not half
,m Injurious as bad wbUky.
- Other People's Business.
A man that Is busy and inquisitive
Is commonly envious. For 'to know
much of other men's matters cannot
be because all that ado mny concern
his own estate; therefore It muBt
needs be that be talioih a kind of
play-plensuro In looking upon tbe for
tunes of others. Neither can ho that
ndndcth but bis own business find
much matter for envy. For envy Is a
gnddlcg paction, and wnlkelh the
streets, and doth not keep borne; there
Is no curious man but has some ma
evolonce to qulcbon bis curiosity.
Bacou.
THE PARABLE OF
THE TALENTS
Sunday School Ljitoa for Oct. 0, 19M
Specially Arranged for Thii Paper
.MORSON TFXT. Matthew !5:14-Si.
Memory verse 2!..
fioUlKN TEXT. -Hli. lord enM unto
bin.. vell dun, thou (rood nnd faithful
Birvnnt: thou hiiet been fullliful over
h few thlnit". I will make thee ruler
over mimy thlricn; enter thou Into the
Jny of tliy lord.'' Mutt. 25:21.
, TIMK. luesdny afternoon, April 4.
A. U an. Immediately following the
lust lesson.
I'T.ACr.. On the slopes of Mount
Olivet, overlooking- Jerusalem.
Surjgcstion and Practical Thought.
The parable shines clearest In the
light of the circumstances, .lesus and
bis disciples are still on Olivet, over
looking Jerusalem and the Temple ln
all their glory. Jesus had Jma fore
told their destruction. Let the dis
ciples learn a necessary lesson from
Vhe cause of that ruin.
Many und great talents had been
committed to the Jewish nation. No
nation had ever received so great a
trust as they the divine Revelation,
religious truth, and best of all tho
Messiah, the Son of Clud; and thus
power to become a blessing to all the
world.
This nation had refused to use these
talents intrusted to them; again nnd
ngaln they had buried the talent In
stead of using It; and now they were
about to murder their Messiah, in
stead of using him, and thus to bury
:hls talent In the earth.
The parable lay In full view before
the disciples' eyes. What the city
then was, multiplied into the new
Jerusalem of the Revelation, could
have been theirs evermore by faithful
use of the divinely entrusted talents.
The loss of all, "the outer darkness,"
"the weeping and gnashing of teeth,"
as the fruit of unfaithfulness, lay In
tbe prophetic vision shown by Christ.
And now that burled talent was
brought forth and was to be entrusted
to the disciples and to the Christian
church they were to found. The five
talents were now offered to them, and
the vital question was what they
would do with them. The two courses
were made very plain to them by the
parable. It was written in letters of
light on their sky, printed Indelibly
on their minds.
A man traveling Into a far country,
nnd therefore wishing to leave his af
fairs In competent hand3. Ha repre
sents Jesus Christ who was about to
leave his disciples and go to heaven,
which was a far country in the sense
that his servants could not have vis
ible communication with him. He
was to leave tbe spread of the gospel,
and the salvation of the world ln the
hands of his dlsclpres, although he
was with them ln Invisible but real
presence.
The servants denote all those to
whom the interests of tbe kingdom of
heaven were entrusted. The Jewish
rulers are among those represented
by the man with one talent, for they
looked upon the kingdom of Ood placed
In their charge as a matter of small
account compared with their own sel
fish Interests. The apostles and early
Christian leaders received some five
talents, some two, some one; and so
do all Christ's professed followers, and
all who have received from Christ
the privileges and blessings of bis
gospel. The principle applies to all
men, for all have been entrusted by
God with many things.
Robert Louis Stevenson was talking.
one day to the children or a school in
Samoa about the Parable of tbe Tal
ents, and told them there were three
possessed by them all. Tongues, to be
used to make all about them cheerful
and happy. Faces, to be kept as
bright as a new silver coin, that they
might shine like lamps in their homes.
Hands, to be kept employed ln useful
work cheerfully done.
His lord said unto him, Well done,
thou good and faithful servant. He
had his lord's approval. Faithfulness,
not success, nor tho amount gained,
was rewarded. God will say "Well
done" only to those who have done
well. There are no empty compli
ments In the day of judgment. "Han
del tells us that when he wrote the
'Hallelujah Chorus' be saw tbe heav
ens opened and all the angels and the
great God himself!" A modest ui.in
of moderate ability said that be could
not expect God's Well done, but be did
expect that be would say. Well tried;
Well attempted.
Enter thou Into the Joy- of thy
Lord, participate in bis joy and share
with bim ln bis pleasure, the same
kind of joy which our Lord himself
feels. Lelghton's words on this en
tering Into tbe Joy of the Lord are
beautiful: "It la but little we can re
ceive here, some drops of Joy that
enter Into us, but there we shall enter
Into joy, as vessels put into a sea of
happiness." The Joy of tbe Lord
Jesus Christ, of which the faithful,
like bim, shall partake ln some meas
ure here, and ln Its fullness hereafter,
Is the joy of a free activity In doing
right, like the Joy of motion in health,
like the song of a bird ln the morning.
The joy of entire consecration and
submission to God. The Joy of doing
good, of self-denial for others. Tbe
Joy of perfect faith in a wise and
loving God, committing everything to
his care. Joy In the conscious love of
God to us, communion and friendship
with bim. The joy of loving others.
In one number of tho "Household
Words," Dickens describes a vhslt to
what he calls Skltzland. A man, dig
ging a bole In his garden, broke
through tbe crust of the earth and fell
Into the Interior. Here be found a
strange lain), the peculiarity of which
was, that, while every person was
born physically perfect, at. a certain
age any part of the body which bad
not been used was lost entirely, leav
ing only the bones. Thus a coachman
'lad only stomach and bands; a lawyer
had no legs, but a massive Jaw; some
fashionable young ladles were only
a pair of eyes and a buncb of nerves;
be schoolmaster bad only bis heart
.left. There Is a large measure of
ruth ln this as to tbe spiritual life.
The puulshment for not doing good
and r taring frutt to Ood, ts. tbe loss
of power and opportunity to bear
fruit
STATE
CAPITAL
IMPROVING J'Kl'IT.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface has
Issued a letter to all buyers of apples
and other fruits grown ln Pennsyl
vania that ho can reach calling at
tention to the Improvement which
has resulted ln tbe quality of the
fruits grown ln this State since the
orchardlsts began to use .modern
methods for control of pests. It is
In part as follows:
One very successful feature In this
work has been the establishment by
this department of a great many
demonstration orchards in different
parts of the State, in which we clem
onstrtaed by practical application
and before visitors the proper meth
ods of spraying and otherwise car
ing for trees, in order to suppress
pests of all kind and improve both
the quality and quantity of fruit
producod. These orchards this year
are nearly all owned by private cit
izens, who have co-operated in our
elTort.
The results have been remark
able. While iu some parts of the
State the fruit crop has not been
large, owing to Injury by late spring
frosts, in other portions of the State
there nre now unusual quantities of
fancy fruits. In almost every In
stance the owners of demonstration
orchards have reported to us that
they have fruits of far better qual
ity than was produced In other or
chards. Many persons have written
us that they can now produce by
these methods fruits as tine as any
In the world, but they question the
finding of buyers who are willing to
pay a fair price for fancy fruit. I
have told them If they would pro
duce a strictly high grade article
there would be no difficulty in find
ing persons who would buy theii
fruits In wholesale lots.
It Is to your Interests to help ln
this effort of better fruit production.
If the producers understand from
you that there Is a demand for
fruits that have received proper
care, and that the price of fancy
fruits Is sufficiently better than that
Df culls to Justify the work, they will
:ontinue not only to give their trees
'.his care, but. also, to plant more
sxtensively. For this reason I am
tending you this communication and
i list of the owners of our demon
Uration orchards, asking you to
communicate with these persons.
Mr. Surface closes by ask'ng the
bringing of growers and buyers to
gether and inviting visits to these
leraonstration orchards.
Jl'ItV COMMISSIONERS SCORED
Jury Commissioner Aaron D
Klugh, convicted last June and re
fused a new trial on two charges ol
ambracery ln trying to Influence
members of the Grand Jury, wat
sentenced to 17 months ln prison
and $200 fine by President Judge
Kunkel, who delivered a scathing
lecture on his offense.
Efforts were made to obtain mercj
for Klugh, who Is tho Democratic
Commissioner, but were opposed bj
District Attorney John Fox Weiss
who in the course of his statement
to the court said Klugh was one of
the men who had been shadowed by
Plnkerton detectives during a recent
:apltol trial.
Judge Kunkel told Klugh his of
renBe was all the more heinous be
;uuse he bad been elected as a com
nlssioncr to draw jurors and to safe
guard tbe jury wheel and drawings
He denounced the offense and said
that he was glad to know that effort
bad been made to bait it.
STATE RECORDS BROKEN.
Business at tbe State's financial
departments broke all records dur
ing September, no less than $12,000,
)00 passing through the offices of the
auditor General and State Treasurer.
The receipts In Auditor General
Slsson's department for the month
'ouchod tho high-water mark of $5,
558, 980.90, materially aided by pay
ments of $500,000 by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, and $100,000 by the
Northern Central Railway today.
This breaks the record made by Rob
jrt K. Young in August, 1909, when
$5,526,593.03 was tue total receipts.
During September State Treasurer
Wright paid out $6,299,245.58, the
largest sum ever paid ln a month, of
which $2,260,721 was for school pur
poses. This establishes a record for
tucb payments.
WOMEN ASK ARBITRATION.
A petition to Governor Stuart, bear
ing the signature of over 10,000
i. omen of Western Pennsylvania,
tallB upon tbe Executive to compel
:oal operators ln tbe Irwin and
Sreensburg coal fields to arbitrate
the strike in that soctlon that bas
been ln force for several months.
The petition was Indorsed by the
Congress of Women's Clubs of West
ern Pennsylvania. '
CANDIDATES MUST DRAW LOTS.
The Attorney General's depart
ment Informed tbe Secretary of tbe
Commonwealth that where there ex
ist tie votes for Congressional, Sena
torial legislative nominations it Is
bis duty to instruct the candidate!
to appear at tbe Capitol and draw
lots. There are balf a dozen tl
rotes for nominations, mostly prohibition.
CHARTERS FOR POWER COM
PANIES. Charters were issued to five powei
iompanles for Northeastern Pennsyl
rania, all being chartered by th
tame persona, tbe chief owner being
3. H. Briscoe, of Brooklyn, who ii
nterested ln similar compaines char
-.ered early ln the month. The com
panies are the Pen Argyl, Stocker
'.own, EaBt Bangor, Wind Gap and
ftamy Power Companies, each com
pany taking Its name from the tows
'n which It Is to operate. The capi
at ot each Is $5,000.
CHARGES EXCESSIVE FARES.
H. B. Abbott, ot Philadelphia, bat
xmplalned to tbe State Railroad
Tom mission that tbe Philadelphia
Reading Is collecting fares in excess
if cents per mile on lines run
Mng Into Reading. An Investigation
vill be made.
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vby WILBUR p NE.PBIT
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Tremeivdovif
SOCIALIST FILE PAPERS
Nomination papers were filed at
'he Capitol by tbe following: Boct
11st, Second District, George Flsler.
Philadelphia. Socialist, Representa
Mve. Seventh Philadelphia, Joseph T.
Connor.
Here's a sensation,
Horn marvelous news!
All of tha nation
The tale wilt peruse.
Perfectly thrilling.
Unusual quite
Column 'tis filllnn,
Or will ba era nluht.
Nothing just like It
lias ever appeared
But when you strike It
Your heart will be cheered.
Prominent banker
Is mentioned In print.
But of claaa rancor
There lan't a hint.
Biff politician
Is named In the news
But his position
Is one he won't lose.
Nothing unlawful
Is found In his Ufa,
No chances awful
Incite him to strife.
Widely known lady
Is hurt In a wreck.
Yet nothing shady
la breathed not a speck!
Pair who wera married
Quite wealthy, of course
Aren't being; harried
And won't get divorce.
What so exciting
In all of the world
As at this writing
These Items are hurled
Out to the readers
Who ganp aa they should,
"All of these leaders
And all of them good!"
Short Cut to Beauty.
"Although I have a wall eye, a snul
nose, a mole on my ear, an over-plut
or freckles and a well defined mus
(ache on my Up," confesses the per
turbed damsel, "I want to be called
beautiful. How shall I attain my am
bltlon?"
Well," suggests the answers-to-the
anxious editor, to whose sanctum she
bas found the way, "you might eithet
elope with a coachman, shoot some
body, forge a check, or flag a train
that is about to be wrecked. Then all
the newspapers will arise and call you
beautiful."
Hastening to a department store
she purchases a revolver, a fountalr
pen, and a red lantern, aa ber folki
do not keep a coachman.
And It Worries Him.
"I wonder what brings that haunted
expression into the eyes of Mr. Gee
bibb. Is there some unknown shadow
over bis past?" asks the man with tbe
high collar and) the low adam's apple.
"Nothing like that," explains the
man with the excessive ears. "Gee-
bibb has six daughters one la study
ing elocution, one is doing this fancy
brass work, one Is a parlor socialist,
one wants to have a home for stray
kittens ln the back yard, one has
taken up aesthetic dancing aud the
sixth is a dress reformer."
Among the Amazons.
"This," said the lady captain of tbe
Amazons, "is our powder magazine!
"iot a very large building," we
murmur politely, not desiring to seem
to disparage tbe equipment of tbe
Amazonian army.
"Ob. but It la Quite larae enoua-h."
she assured us. "Some of the girls
hardly ever powder, except when they
are In camp. Soldiering, you know,
makes people careless of their per
sonal appearance."
Recompense.
"And this picture showing a blue
cow on a red meadow, which Is sun
rounded by a purple forost from which
emerges a green river," says the vis
itor to the artist, "what Is Its price."
"I'll get a thousand dollars for that,"
replies tbe artist. "That la an Impres
sionistic painting."
"But nobody ever saw such a scene."
"Possibly. Is It not worth a great
deal of money to own a picture ol
something nobody ever saw?"
Misapplied Genius.
"Yes, Flggerby Is a bright fellow,
and often shows symptoms of real
genius, but big last effort certainly
was a fizzle," says the man with the
incandescent whiskers.
"What did he do?" asks tbe man
with- tbe Ingrowing mustache.
"He Invented a water filter and then
tried to get some Kentucky capitalist!
to back btm ln manufacturing It"
Proved the Brand,
"Send a steward here," orders the
ctub .member, when the waiter bas
brought bim the Scotch highball.
"Look at that!" thunders -the mem
ber, when the steward appears.
"At what, sir?" Inquires tbe stew
ard. ' "At that highball. It's balf full of
sawdust. What on earth do you mean
by permitting such a thing- to be
served V v
"Asking your pardon, sir, but did
you not ordor a 8cotcn highball?" '
"Certainly." ,
"Well, sir, that Is not sawdust In it,
sir. That those are freckles..
Munyon's
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Vv Ann
i is more soothing than Cold
Cream J more healing than
bT any lotion, liniment or salve;
more beautifying than any
cosmetic.
Cures dandrulf and stops hair front
falling out
Talking
Parrot
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PATENTS
NOT YET INTRODUCED.
"Where do you live, my lass?"
"Tee bee! No. 411 Bteenth street,
but mamma doon't allow gentlemen ti)
call on me Jest yet."
Why He Wouldn't Hurry.
They were riding to church and
were late. Several of the party were
worried and oue remarked: "The au
dience will be waiting." "Well," ob
served the old pastor (who was to
preach that forenoon), "don't let's fret
over it If we are a little late. It re
minds me of the man who was being
taken to execution. His guards were
greatly 'exercised over the fact that
they could not possibly get there on
time. 'Never mind,' said the poor fel
low, philosophically. 'Don't fuss over
it. Tbe people can wait. There'll be
nothing doing till I get there.'"
Christian Herald.
Flirting With Fathlon.
That Innate tendency on the part
of tbe fair consumer to flirt with fash
Ion, playing fast and loose with vari
ous commodities. Is responsible for
the uncertainties that have prevailed
during the month. There was such a
lack of confidence as to the ultimate
acceptance of the various lines pre
pared by distributers and consumers
that buylug was somewhat minimized
Prosperity or adversity has nothing to
do with the millinery business. Fash
ion alone makes or breaks. Millinery
Trade Review.
8ame With Political Pastry.
Teacher Now, Willie, which would
you rather have, two-sixths of a pie
or one-tblrd?
Willie One-third, miss.
Teacher (sarcastically) Ton would,
eh! And why so?
Willie 'Cause If you cut It into
sixths I'd lose more of tbe Juice.
Bookkeeping.
"Is Bllgglns a good bookkeeparf"
"He used to be. I never lend blu
any more."
A FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Dally Enjoyment
A lady doctor writes :
"Though buBy hourly with my o
affairs, I will not deny myself toe
pleasure of taking a few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment dally obtained
from my morning cup of Postum. K
Is a food beverage, not a poison like
coffee.
"I began to use Postum eight yean
ago, not because I wanted to, but be
cause coffee, which I dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and unfitting me tor busi
ness during the" day.
"On tbe advice of a friend,' I first
tried Postum, making It carefully
directed on tbe package. As I bd
always used 'cream and no sugar,' I
mixed my Postum so. It looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and it was
pleasure to see tbe cream color It as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
ber coffee to look 'like a new id
de ,'Then I tasted It critically, for I bd
tried many 'substitutes' for coffee, I
was pleased, yes, satisfied, with mj
Postum In taste and effect, and an
yot, being a constant user of K
these years. . H
"I continually assure my friends nd
acquaintances that they will like It In
place of coffee, and receive benefit
from Its use. I have gained weight,
con sleep sound and am not nervous.
"There's a Reason."
Read "The Road to Wellvllle" In pkg- .
Ever read the above letter? A
one appear from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hums
Interest. .
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