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Hints for Women.


Vinegar will remove lime from car.
pets.
Bags OF Law. ndcr will keep moths
away.
Use a damp cloth for busting fur
niture.
Scald milk pans and pitchers once
a day.
Soap should not be allowed TO lie
in tie water.
Thin pine shayinps make a good
hammock pillow.
To cool of hot oven, set pan of
cold water in it.
Draw paper Tags over cans of fruit
to shut out the light.
Powdered alum mixed with the
white of an egg will remove sty.
Always keep the molasses jug cork
cd and the sugar box covered.
Baking soda mixed with brick dust
will clean knives beautifully.
Turpentine rubbed on grease spots
with a cloth, will remove them.
Let raisins stand fifteen minutes in
hot water before S, eding them.
Weak alum water will strengthen
the eyes if bathed carefully in it.
An ounce OF alum in hogshead OF
putrid water will purify it in a few
hours.
Half teaspoonful of baking soda
in gallon of hard water will render
it soft.
Covers of lard pals are useful TO
put under pots and pans when the
stove is too hot.
To keep the juice in berry pie,
pin strip ofeotton cloth around the
edge while baking.
Never throw away food that can
be warmed over. Some things are
better for second cooking.
The juice of one lemon in five cents
worth of glycerine and little rose
water will whitcn the skin.
A spoonful of chloride of lime in a
quart of water snd strained will re-
move mildew from cloth dipped in it.
Wash OIL cloths once a month in
"skim- milk" and rub once in three
months with lin'eed oil. Never use
soapsuds ON them,
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Her Great Trouble.


@What a love Of a dog !" exclaim-
cd caller at Jefferson avenue
mansion bundle of hairs and ribbons
trotted into the room.
ayes, but he's a dreadful care =
sighed the mistress of the household
sadly.
"What do you mean ~ a-ked the
visitor in surprise.
'What, you know ] brought Bijou
in Paris last summer and he doesn't
understand a world of English, SO /
had French maid for him all winter
but last June she insisted on marry
ing some horrid creature, and now
we have French Canadian girl, and
and she worries me dreadfully."
"Does she abuse him ?" asked the
visitor Indignantly.
"Oh, dear no, she's as kind as can
be, but these Canadians speak such
poor French-supposc she should
ruin Bijou's accent 1t makes me
sad to Thick of it,"-Detrolt Free
Press.
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Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, upon this condition. If you
are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or
Lung, Throat or Chest trouble. OF
will use this remedy as directed, Civ
ing it fair trial, and experience and
benefit, you may return the bottle
and have your money refunded. We
could not make this offer did we not
know that DIR. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never disap-
points. Trial bottles free at E. c
Williams, Jr. & Co.'s Drug Store.
Large size SOC. and 81.
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Quaint and Curious
Electrotyplng was first done il

Electrotyping was first done in
1887.
Mushrooms ale In general use
among the poor people Of Russia as
a substitute for meat
One of the most famous and fatal
poisons used in Japan and Java is
OBTAINED from the bamboo.
The doors which form the entr-
ance to houses in Lapland are meyer
more than four and half feet high.
Just before playing, Paderewski,
the organist, limbers his fingers by
holding them for some minutes in
warm water.
The Basilica was originally COW
cred portico ia which law cases were
heard and other business was trans
acted.
The new crematory at Leominster
Mass, is to Re dedicated" with a
clambake, the CLAIMS TO be baked in
the crematory oven.
An industrious little colored boy
in Atlanta, Ga, aged seven years,
was lately induced to set fire to a
house for reward Of five cents.
William Rufus was not accidental
ly shot by an arrow from the bow of
Walter Tyrrell. He was assassina-
ted. His body when found bore
the marks OF three or four sword
thrusts.
Two hundred years ago the West
Coast Africans had money of ac-
count" the standard being bar of
iron, and anything supposed to equal
its value was called bar
James Rutland, Of Royalton,
Ohio, saw his tire year-tld daugter
standing near wall which was about
to tumble. He dashed forward,
bent over the girl to protect her from
the falling bricks, and was instantly
killed. The child received only
slight injuries.
A nearly adult specimen OF the
Ma ayan or Asiatic tspir is new
additions to the geological gardens
at Regents Park, London. 1t is
only at very long intervals that spec
linens of this tertsting snimal have
been obtained, the first being in 1910
the second in 1850, one in 1882 and
the present sample.
The custom of having no seats or
pews in church still continues in
Spain. Each person has rush bot
toned sort of priedieu chair, called
in Spain a reclinatorio. Tue name
of the owner is painted on tue back
and all the chairs are kept in the
sacristy or stacked ina corner of the
church. Most heads of familiess
send their servants on Saturday
evening to arrange the chairs for
Sunday morning.
1t will probably be a matter of
surprise to the general reader to
lcsin that the letticoat was first
worn exclusively by men. In the
reign of King Henry VII. the dress
of the English was so fantastic and
absurd that it was difficult to distln-
guish one sex from the other. In
the inventory of Henry V. appears
"petticoaG of red damask, with open
sleeves" There is no mention of
a woman's petticoat before the
Tudor period.
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Wandering Willie-See dat yeller
house over dere?
Walking Long-Yep.
W. WI just went in and asked
de woman for bite.
W. L.-Git it?
W. W.-Did git it? Say, she
sent it out by bulldog ez big ez q
house an couldn't git away from
takin' it.
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Brace up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache,
you are tidgetiy, nervous and general GU
of sorts and .!ant to BRACE up. Brace up
or bitters, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whiskey, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave you in a
worse condition than before. What you
want is an Alternative that will purify our
blood. start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys. res, lore your vitality and give
renewe health and strength. Such medi
cine you Will find in Electric Bitters and
only 80 cents bottle, at F. c. Williams,
Jr & Co., Drug Store.
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Fail to DO Our Duty.

Everybody has at times failed to
do their duty towards themselves.
Hundreds of lady readers suffer
from sick headache, nervousness,
sleeplessness, and female troubles.
Let them follow the example Of Mr..
II. Herbetcher, Stevens Point, Wis,
who for five years suffered greatly
from Nervous Prostitution and Sleep
lessness, tried physicians and differ
ent medicines without success. But
one bottle of DR.. Miles Nervine
caused sound sleep every night and
she is feeling like a new person.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, Laramin.
Wyoming, who tried all other RENE
dies declares that after three weeks
use of the Nervine 70. Headache
Nervous Prostitution, etc, she was
entirely relieved. Sold by A. NJ. Gill
ert. Trial bottles free.
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The Little Ones

should be carefully considered, es-
pecially when they contract Coughs
and Colds. Group is the demon OF
childhood, as many fond mother
knows. Do not allow Cough or
Cold to run on. Whether young or
old, it may be he forerunner of an
untimely death. We can confidently
recommend all readers to use Pan
Tina, the celebrated remedy for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption
costs 25 and so cents. Bottles of
Pan-Tina sold at E. G. Williams,
Jr. & Co.'s Drug Store.
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Uppen-" Hello, old fellow! How
didyou enjoy your trip to England?'
Cummings-(explaining) 81 haven't
been TO England. Pm wearing this
ill fitting suit of clothes because 1
got it at bargain. Chicago Trib.
une.
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~ should like to know when you
are going to pay that bill; 1 can't
come here every day in the week. F"
"What day would suit you best?"
Saturday" avery well, then, you
can call every Saturday."
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Interested Passeger (on shipboard)
-"For a man who has never been
to sea before you seem to have the
theory of navigation down pretty
fine" The Other Passenger (sud-
denly growing pale)-''Yes, but I'm
afraid-I'm not-going to keep it
down. Chicago Tribune.
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The chestnut crop throughout the
Luray Valley, large section of the
Valley of Virginia and West Vir-
ginla, is reported to be more abun-
dant than for many years past. The
trees are heavily loaded, and the nuts
are claimed to be of very fine quail
itY.
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Allow me to add my tribute to
the efficacy of Ely's Cream Balm.
/ was suffering from a severe attack
of influenza and catarrh and was in
duced to try your remedy. The re-
suit was marvellous. / could hardly
articulate, and in less than twenty
four hours the catarrhal symptoms
and my hoarseness disappeared and
! was able to sing a heavy role in
Grand Opera with voice unimpaired.
l strongly recommend it to all sin
gers.-Wm. Fl. Hamilton, Leading
Basso of the G. D. Hess Grand
Opera Co.
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A Little Fa therly Advice.

@If ever you marry" said an old
gentleman to his son, "letl it be a
woman who has Judgment enough to
superintend the getting of a meal,
taste enough to dress herself, pride
enough to wash her face, and sense
enogh to use DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, whenever she needsit. "
The experience Of the aged has
shown the "Favorite Prescription to
be the best for che cure Of all female
weakness and arrangements. Good
sense is shown by getting the remedy
from your druggist, and using it
whenever you feel weak and debili-
tated. 1t will invigorate and can
not possible do harm.
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Charles-I have eaten brain food
for six months without apparent re-
suits.
Edith-Yes, l am told the brain
is the only organ upon which it has
any effect.-Truth.
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Odd and Otherwise.


Chicago has 232 miIlonaires.
The King Of seryia is only II.
Glass paper is made In Japan.
America has 413 kind of trees.
A cows tongue has 1000 bulbs.
A ton OF god is worth $G02,199 81.
Queen Victoria has forty pet dogs.
There are 5000 Portuguese in Bos-
ton.
There are 5000 language in the
world.
Mr.. Gladstone has kept 10000 old
letters.
The Sultan of Turkey has only 1877
wives.
There are 5000 saloons in New
York city.
A paper chimney has been built in
Brcslau.
. There are 100000 paupers in
Great Britain.
There are 232 lite.saving stations
in America.
Edison, the electrical genius, is
vegetarian.
Telephones are now used by deep
water divers.
The White House has cost Uncle
Sam S2,2S2,0Oo.
Saltpctre is made from cotton-seed
in Arkansas.
The clear sun shone see days in
Denver last year.
Railroads cover lis, 223 miles in
the United States.
There are 81 900 women telegraph
ers in this country.
Uncle Sam has 9, l44, $50 men avail
able for military duty.
This years cotton crop will be the
largest in many years.
Egypt sends out $4,000 ounces of
rose essence yearly.
England has won 80 per cent. of
the battles she has fought.
Europe makes l,S5O,OOO square.
yards of mirrors annually.
We break and lose 90O,OO0,0OO of
needles year in this country.
There are eighteen George Wash.
iDgtons in Richmond, Va.
The Simplon Tunnel under the
Alps will be l2h miles long
Needle-makcrs and makers are
most liable to consumption.
Eighty million eggs are used eve
ry year in France to Clarity wine.
Men weigh in England, on an av-
erage, l55 pounds, and women 1913.
The Emperor of Germany receives
an average of GOO letters a day.
Twenty six cities in this country
have over 100000 inhabitants apiece.
A scientist calculates that there
are 10000 kinds of insects in the
world.
A 81 ounce nugget of gold, worth
$500, was found this summer in On
taiio.
The Straits of Gibraltar are soon
to be crossed by an aluminium
bridge.
A watch ticks 7,6S0,0O times a
year ard the wheels travel 1858 "a
miles.
Up 10 last June this country had
coined $6,57s,6sS.76 worth of bronze
cents.
The Meriimac river moves more
machinery than any other stream in
the world.
Five hundred and ten bushels of
potatoes to the acre is reported from
Montana.
Chinese women do up their hair
once a month, and sleep with their
heads in boxes.
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Rashfll Lover-Mary, l believe 1
would like to 60 on the vcranda and
have pipe.
Mary-Yes, do! You have not
piped very much so far.-Detroit
Free Press.
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My son, be conservative. 1t is
better to be good dry-goods clerk
than to plunge into literature; for
the law compels people to wear
clothes, but does not compel them to
read poetry.-Puck.
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Horses. Cattle, Dogs. Etc.

The Humphreys Medicine Com
pany of New York, will mail on ap-
plicati IN complimentary copy of
Or. Humphreys Veterinary Manu-
a. $500 page on the treatment and
care o II r-es, Cattle, DOGS, Hogs,
Step nd P u'try.
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Elaine-Why did you break off
your engagement with George?
Gladys-You see, we are forced to
be together a good deal, and found
was getting fond of him.-Chicago
Record.
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Chicago is in the same latitude as
Rome, Saragossa, Khiva and Pekin.
But the average citizen in the Paris
of the West thioks Chicago is with
aut parallel.-Boston Globe.
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HOusekeepers are reminded that
old newspapers serve a good purpose
laid underneath carpets-preventing
the carpet from wearing so rapidly,
keeping out the cold, and the ink on
the paper preventing moth.
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1t was Paul de Cassagnac who
wrote to Victor Noir: Il am the
offended party. l have the choice
of weapons. choose the French
grammar. You are dead. "-Argon,
ant
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Billy Brushem-I want or bottle
of alcohol.
Careful Druggist-Is it for me-
chanical purposes
B. B.-Naw. Artistic. Want TO
mix it wild shoe blackin'.
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A GEnTIEIIAiI. 1 aavi9s & s ssE.

vous Prostitution, Seminal Weakness,
Premature Decay. an5 all the evil eff
fects If early indiscretion and youthful
folly, is anxious to make known to
others the simple mode of self-cure. To
those who wish and will give him their
symptoms, he will send Gree by re-
turn mail q copy OF the recipe SO sue
cessfully used in his case.
Address in confidence, JAlfES W.
PINKNEY- AZ Cedar St.. n. Y.
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There is a curious state of things
in our church choir"
What is 20
1.-The members are all at peace
with each other" IN. Y. Press.
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Mabel-Jack told me last night
that he wanted to kiss me.
Flossie-The forward wretch =
What did you say?
Mabel told him | heard he al
ways had his own way.
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Castoria.

''CSstoria is SO well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me"
II. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the childreH's depart
inent have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we arc free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won look with
favor upon it,
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DfspENsARy,
Boston. Mass.
ALLEN C. SAITH Pres,
array Street, New York City.
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Did Travers take his monograph
into a session of the board of lady
managers, as he threatened ?n
6 Yes, poor fellow, and the ma
chine broke.v
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Husband (anxiously)- You should
not carry your pocket-book in your
hands.
Wife (reassuringly)-Oh, it isn't
at all heavy.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Willie Keep-I was once very
strongly tempted to blow out my
brains.
Ethel Knox-Did you do it?-
Brooklyn Life.
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" Do you call your wife your bet
ter half, Mr.. Henpect ?"
Better half! HIM! My friend,
she is more than three quarters. y
n. Y. Press.
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To chop suet cut into small pieces
and remove the membrane. Sprin.
kle with -four and chop in a cold
place, to prevent its becoming soft
and sticky.
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Merritt-How do you like your
new book
Coral haven't read i, yet, but
it ends beautifully.
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They Speak for Themselves.

| was troubled with indigestion
and tried DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia
Pills, which soon cure me.
CHAS. II. HEARN, Laurel, Del.
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Caulihowers are best when large,
solid and creamy. When stale the
leaves are wilted and show dark
spots.
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Carpets should be shaken on a
clear, sunny day, when there is no
wind.
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Willie youthful son OF the owner
is your berth a narrow one, Mr..
Tigge?
Tiggs-Not particularly, Willie.
Why ?
WiIlie-Because papa said he was
going to give you wide one after
lhis.-Truth.
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Don't furnish a north room in blue
or any other cold color; something
of a warm tint should be chosen.
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Missionary-Why did you not
bring your wife with you to this
country?
Chinese Heathen-I fiaidee | die,
then some Mclean man mally her,
and he balbarisn, and makec her do
mans wsshee and scrubbee
and cookee.-N. Y. Weekly.
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A new, soft paint brush is good
thing to dust carved furniture with.
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John-What's the matter with
your face, Charley?
Charley-I've just been shaved.
John-Well, the man who hacked
you that way must be one of the
biggest fools on earth,
Charley (carnestly)-He is John,
he is. | shaved myself.
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She-Will you love me as much
when we are married !?
He-Yes, dear, 100000 times
more.
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BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Cures Dyspepsia, In
digestion & Debility.
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II you feel weak
and ali worn out take
BROWN 5 IRON BITrERs
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~ E'-9 sarsaparilla COM
eso.cga and strength like
: i the only one Of
III ..lI b. said 100 Doses $I,y
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70 CONSUMPTIVES,

Tie undersigned having been re-
stor- Il 10 health by simple means, after
sat irg for several years with severe
l2!- affection, and that dread disease
Consumption, is anxious to make
Hnown to his fellow sufferers the means
OF cure. 70 those who desire it, he will
ciieerfully send free of charge) copy
Of the prescription used, which they
wiilfind q sure cure for Consumption,
Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchitis and
all throat and lung Maladies. He
hopes all sufferers will try his Remedy,
as it is invaluable. Those desiring the
prescription, which will cost them moth
ing, and may prove blessing, will
please address, REV. EDWARD A. W.
SON, Williamsburg, Kingz Cauln
New York.
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and your cough may end In something seri-
GUS It's pretty sure to, if your blood is poor.
That is just the time and condition that in
vites Consumption. The seeds are sown and
it has fastened its hold upon you, before you
know that it is near.
It won't do to trile and delay, when the
remedy is at hand Every disorder that can
be reached through the blood yields to DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. For
Severe Coughs, Bronchial, Throat and Lung
Diseases, Asthma, Scrofula III every form,
and even the Scrofulous affection Of the
lungs that's called Consumption, in all its
earlier stages, it is a positive and complete
cure.
1t is the only lood-cleanser, strength re-
storer, and fesh-builder SO effective that it
can be guaranteed. IL it doesn't benefit or
back All medicine dealers have it.
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Subscribe for the INDEPENDENT.
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Castoria.

ssCastoria is an excellent medicine for Chi
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their chi!lren."
Dr.. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
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BuckIen's Arnica SaIve.

'fhe BEST SALyE in the world Tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcer, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, ChiIblains
congestion, eruptions, and it positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box, at Z. G..
Williams, Jr. & Co.'s drug store.
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"Castoria is the Lest remedy for children =
which am acquainted hope the day is rot
far distant when mothers vii. consiaer the real
interest of their children, an use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine. soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR. ]. F. KISCEELoE,
Conway, Ark.
tn. r.nf,.tr Comuauy. n 4
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Those Spinster girls remind me
of eggs.
Eggs?
They never look their age