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Old Delft Ware.

Blue as the June sky or the Southern -
Pagodas. bridges. arches. boat and crew.
All deeply. darkly dominating blue.
These old Delft dishes tell strange taIeo
More than a hundred years ago they came
over the pillows from some Holland
shrine.
Broush, by an ancestral grand dame
Of mine.
To mark the honor CT an ancient nama
y Siimmer that was once a golden line,
Telis-as in age some touch Of beauty
fingers
Where dainty pressure OF most dainty
fingers
Has dimnlsd the brilliant web Of tracery
Years gone. when wind-blown flowers
meant more than Delft.
And daisies more than diamonds to me.
With awe I've often tiptoed near to see
These wondrous dishes OIL the closet shelf.
Only on days the dominic" appeared,
or foik from city mansion came to see
The Gear old grandam-queen. by courtesy
Came forth those sacred dishes. thrice en-
deared.
Ana grandma told how in old Holland days
The ware was precious. and the dainty
Gates
Fell richly lowered in the rare old plates,
While hiSh-born danes told of their grand
sires' ways.
And dress and customs, and how they
would hold
These dishes in high reverence-and their
How many had been saved. how many
lost
So these were worth their weight in yellow
gold.
Dear old Delft ware. through centuries that
knew
The wonder-weaving years. the miracles
OF steam and air and fire, and human
wills,
Thou art unchanged-stiu deeply. darkly
blue.
A. Denison in the Boston Tran
script.
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with equal rapidly: the palm shows love
| Of pleasure and great mental activity: the
thumb denotes an equal amount Of will
power and common sense. neither over
riding the other. The fingers also show a
love of pleasure. Dominating he entire
character IS = keen intuition and q yoo1
natured spirit Of criticism"
If gloves are worn constantly ut night
the hands will become yellow. Occasional
use Of gloves. however, is advisable, vhits
kid the best. and they must be loose.
A preparation to keep hands eoft and
white Is made by dissolving a little white
wax in almond oil: apply this mixture while
warm. and gloves must be wurn to keep
the wax IN place. as it soon cnnls and will
peel on.
II ammonia Is uzed to soften hard water
a little cold cream must be unbed IN aft
erwards. a Ammonia destroys the natural
oil on the surface az the skin: ii also makes
the nails brittle.
Warm feet have much tn do with white
hands: when feet are hahitually cold the
hands are always red or blue
To cleanse the hand from stains. pure.
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Answers to Correspondents.

Agatha-Steam your chin over boiling wa
ter for a quarter Of an hour; then rub
gently but firmly with the fingers II the
black specks seem to have vanished after
eponging the face with tepid water. close
the pores by using a few drops OF t%incture
Of benzoin. added to rose water and left or
to dry. II. however. the specks have not
disappeared. steam . little longer. or
squeeze out carefully. and then use ben
zoin. Many thanks for FOUR remarks on
the cream throat bath. I am always glad
to hear Of treatment which has proved eff
fective. a. It may be useful to others.
L. 8. L-Possibly you Will find what you
require about hands in this weeks article.
II not. write again. There arc several
recip for whitening the hands which are
safe and can be homemade. Never cut
your nails with q knife: 1t spoils them.
Use a nail file or a pair Of curved scissors.
Donna Brunetta-Few women realize that
the secret Of face care IS to treat each fea-
ture separately. Rarely is the skin Of nose
and cheek Of the same quality, and what il
healing for one may injure the other.
Copyright By F. Smith.
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. 7KE EIRMY NolELED HAM, !
ZARGE. WHITE SZRoNG nj

b cut unul tha fingers have been soaked
in warm water or rubbed with an emollient.
Always. after washing the hands. press the
| skin around the nail carefully away from
II. SO that the crescent or half-moon will
show. as it is. considered a sign OF beauty.
TIL half-moons are indications OF physical
strength. and are never seen on the fingers
Ut invalids. The nails of a thoroughly
strong person grow more rapidly than those
Of a weakling. nor do the nails Of two
fingers grow with the same degree Of rapid
ity. the nail Of the middle finger growing
with the greatest rapidity. and that of the
thumb least. 1t has been computed by the
clever person that the average growth of
the finger nail Is one thirty-second of an
inch per week. or little more than an inch
and a half per year.
To Guard Against ROughness.
One Of the minor ills to which flesh is
heir when winters chilly blasts search out
and discover weak spots is roughness Of the
skin or chapped skin. To guard against.
and. II possible. prevent the onslaught OF
the frost, IL q first consideration and cure.
II prevention be out Of the question. the
next duty. The chief reason of this COM
mon but tiresome accompaniment Of cold
weather II that the skin. losing its e~lastici-
~ because of a lack OF natural secretion.
at . time that atmospheric conditions do
not induce persptration. becomes unduiy dry
aud contracted. and so is liable to crack.
Il - . tender skin that will do this, be-
cause tender skins are thin and delicate
and cannot stand what tougher ones will.
Another cause of so unpleasant an effect
O.. ~A-H>-->~- " Active shA ~Iy- oH$or
washing Il: particularly is this the case il
such washing takes place Immediately be-
fore or after contact with the open air.
Many persons. in cold weather. cannot
wash their hands. either before going out
Or Immediately after coming in. for II they
do the hands will burn SO as to be positive
" painful. Nevertheless. they do not care
to have their hands sofled, and need not.
II they will rub them with an emollient. al
lowing II to remain on the skin for a mo-
ment or 90. and then remove with a soft
old silk handkerchief. It Is 4 good plan.
after drying the hands with an ordinary
towel, to use q silk handkerchief. which
viii absorb my moisture left. II ID often
the careless way OF drying the hands-not
half drying them-after washing them.
which makes them chap. One OF the cures
for chapped hands IL made by taking equal
parts Of honey. Eiycerin and liquid cam
phor; put all in a bottle and shake thor
oughly until the ingredients arc well incor-
porated: cork tightly and keep ready for
use. Rub this on ut night or often during
the day.
Well-Defned American Hand.
There II . distinctively American hand. !
according to the description Of "Le Yam
kee.:' contained in Michel Chevalier's Let
tefD on North America I'm 4 nation such |
~ this he says. there IN exist any |
hands which are spatuiate and fingers
which are square. The size Of the u
Indicates |. capacity to .eiss he meaning
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Care of Tho Feet.

j - poSSiuie, hSntIy Closed
Care of the Feet.
Associated with the care of the hands is
the care OF the feet. Neither too large. nor
too small. but proportional to the stature
II supports is the rule for a foot: the ideal
one is white. we'll arched. with Il regularly
curved outline and n smooth surface. the
toes as straight as possible. If the toes are
inclined to crook and overlap each other u
i thin splint should be placed under them
at night. to which the toes are tied closely
and firmly. A crooked toe may sometimes
be Strengthened by putting cot,on-wool be
tween 1t and its neighbor. Self cornS may
often be entirely cured by means of cotton
wool bound firmly about them. Although
the cure Is slow. it is usual y efectral. Feet
should often be well rubbed and manipr-
coming IN for a share OF rubbing. which is
a preventive of corns. Emery pare- Will
remove any rough skin. Nails should lie cut
square: II cut in rounded shape they are
more inclined to grow into the flesh. In
growing nails. as 4 rule. are caused By i'll
made or short shoes. The scientific name
of this most painful disease-ingrowing toe
nails-is onyxis. 1t is n turning in of the
man,, C6uSiES Hid Iiis!tStiOI di4i
ana II not attended 10. proud flesh. Corrs
and bunions come from an enlargement OF
the natural papilIae and the hardening Of
the i~ntegument which covers them; they.
too. are caused by ill-fitting shoes: hunioas
should be painted with iodine; turpent'ne
may be used occasionally with good encct
on both bunions and corns.
Remedy for ChilblainS.
For chilblains nothing is better than a
wash made by dissolving alum in warm
water. Apply with a soft cloth night and
Do not use the alum too strong and do not
soak the feet I'm alum water. For excessive
Precipitation Of the feet the best appiica-
ton IL 4 lotion made by infusions Of sage or
rosemary: the feet afterwards powdered
with starch. Stockings should often be
changed. Bathing feet in salt and water
Is . relief to tired feet. To rest the feet
take of shoes and stockings. lie down.. face
downward. with q pillow under the insteps
breadth Of the feet rest upon the pillow; |
the foot is then at ease. Nine out of ten
colds are taken through the ankles: there
fore. keep them warm and well protected.
Comparison with Greek casts shows that |
feet have not changed very much: the
second toe used to be longer and moro sa-
than the others. and this was I'M
doubtedly the original form of nature: but
the shape has been changed by the modern
shoe. Tho Greek eet-the handsomest of !
them-were followed out well. both inside |
and out. the heels were short. the toes long
I
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| Ths fashion Of ungloved hands for men.
some years age. u said to rave arisen from
the fact that certain aristocrats decided
that nothing showed their possession OF
blue blood and differentiated them from the
new rich like the hands. therefore. q show
ing Of these members was decreed. In or
der that on social occasions the true aris-
tocrat might enjoy the advantage Of all his
privileges.
The ideal hand Is in color a clean. health
; full white. with = tender. firm surface. 'as
though it were Of me silk or softest cot
tom: tbs hollow beauty OF the palms sug-
sest seashells. rare petals or whatever else
IL delicate Of tint; the fingers are flexible
a tapering. with nails clear. thin. yet
hrm: the wrist round. white ana deicateiy
reined. In regard to the shape. the most
beautiful hand 10 one held SO that the. eye
scans the outer edge Of the little finger
and Of the pslm. appears wedge-shaped
b thickest end being. Of course. at the
wrist asd The wedge tapering out to the
Angef ends. The whole hand should be
thin when 1t shows this wedge shape. and
the sfRect will be marred II the Joints are
swollen, so as to Interrupt the regularity OF
the slope to the finger ends.
Hand Rotation Exercise.
The hands require their own proper ex-
ercise, and should be well manipulated at
the Joints to promote both firmness and
supple movement. The symmetry Of the
hand may be vastly increased by hand ro-
tation. This 10 the method Of procedure:
Extend both arms At right angles to the
body. the hacks Of the hands turned up
ward: then with even and constant move
ment each hand 10 ben upward, down
ward n sideways without moving the
arm. For the upward motion bend the
hand from the wrist ~ far - possible In
the direction Of the hacks Of the hands.
then return to the original position. Bend
the hand downward a. far a. possible. For
the Sideways movement bend alternately
the thumb side and h little finger
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPuBIIc.
A bsostiful hand 10 one that 10 not only
white and shapeiy. but supple and xpres-
sive. foil Of strength and character. such
. hand may b even more fascinating than
. beautiful face. and nothing more strongly
marks the person OF birth and breeding.
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side. During these movements the flngerl
are first held together and then extended.
Slowly bend the fingers enough to form Q
fist. and then quickly and forcibly open
them: repeat several times. This 10 good
"nve-fnser exercise" and shapslinsss OF
hand and s%uppleness OF wrist are coaxed
by these methods.
Often pinching the ends does q good deal
are more than one csss on record OF girls
With thick. stumpy fingers who have been
made to wear thimblss at night On each
finger to produce the tsperins effect. Ten
little thimble-shapsd caps Of silver, which
kept her dngers finely taperiny. were al
ways worn at night by Mime. Patterson
Bonaparts. whose great beauty were her
hands and arms. . beauty preserved to ex-
treme old age. It is also recorded Of her
that she wore gloves continuously day and
night. Another celebrated character, Nine.
Recamier. preferred dinners to any other
form Of entertainment, not for the sake OF
the pleasures Of the table. but because her
feet. which were not pretty. were hidden.
n her exquisite hands and arms were wen
displayed.
Poets Pretty Nail.
A poets description of a pretty nail Is "a
rose leaf with a crescent in it." or ''trans-
parent. like a pale ruby among pink roses"
Less poetical. but more practical. is this
old recipe hat nails should be not long,
not round. nor altogether square. but of a
fair shape. and with a very little boss. un-
covered. clean and well kept. so that at
the base the white crescent Is visible. The
art Of caring for the nails requires some ex-
p~erience and experimenting. In the first
place. It must be remembered that no two
sets Of finger nails can be treated quite
alike, not alone because Of their etexture,
but Of their formation. To trim some nails
overmuch would be to render them thick
and ugly: to leave others too long. uncut
or impaired would increase their tendency !
to brittleness. Brittle nails should never y
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Fair Hands Are Exprsheo Strength and ChMachrAW Woman Needs Them II, Charm With
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In using a file or emery paper take care
never to use on the fiat surface Of the nail.
Sleep with the hands by the side. ana.
II possible. lightly closed.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13

held him for centuries in a surpris-
ingly short time as the speaker had
noticed in cases that had come under
his own observation. The principal
menace to freedom, in Mr.. Searles'
opinion, lies in possible failure in
the future to distinguish between IL
cense and liberty. and he cautioned
his hearers to be ever watchful in this
regard.
Rev. q. w. Peregoy, of Presumption
was the next speaker, and he talked
in words of burning enthusiasm.
Tracing the struggle for liberty from
Calvary up to the present he made
the battle of the Boyne one of the
epochs in it's rise. waxing eloquent in
his treatment of tie heroes of that
day, and of our own American revolu-
ton and civil wars. He closed with
the strongest of tributes to all that is
EN- braced in the term Americanism.
Rev. .. NJ. Dunlevy, of Reynolds,
spoke last, and his talk was rich in
appropriate thoughts and full of the
zeal of true patriotism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
PORT BYRON HORSE
SELLS FOR So, 800.

A sorrel horse that Ed Adrian, of
Port Byron, disposed of last winter
was sold in New York last week for
s $500 aud is at the head of a tandem
of three horses The following tele-
gram appeared in the Spirit of the
the World:
"Robert Mark, the 9-year-old chest
nut gelding that sold the other day in
this city for SIS 500, as a high actor is
a world wonder. His present owner
uses him as guideless leader in D.
horse tandem"
Mr.. Adrian states that he got $3.50
for the animal in Port Byron. and the
purchaser, while a good horseman,
didn't know the value of his pur.
chase, for he let the horse 90. in Chi
cago for $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
CORN IS IN DANGER
Crop in Many Rock Island County
Fields Dying for Want
of Moisture.
HOT WINDS SAP THE FIELDS
Potatoes and Some Fruit Also
Observation-Disclosures Pray
ing for Rain.

Rock Island county Joins ferventIy
in the petition that is going up from
all over the middle west for rain. 1t
is not generally realized in the city
that one of the most serious crises in
years is upon the farmers in this
vicinity and that continuation of
the heat and dryness for few days
longer will prove the ruin of the
heretofore excellent prospects for
corn.
The rains of this summer have
been almost all local in nature and
the central part of the county has
been especially favored. In fact con-
ditions along the river are not so
serious as three or four miles back
The wet spell in the spring placed
the soil in poor condition to resist
drouth and the hot wind that pre-
vailed during the early part of this
week Slapped the remaining moisture
to an alarming extent.
Corn Badly Rolled.
Almost all corn is rolled badly
and that which is almost ready
to tassel is in many fields turn
ing white and dying. The potato
crop is also threatened, although
less seriously, for the critical
stage has not been reached in its
growth. Hay that remains uncut is
drying out rapidly, even in some
cases burning when ignited. Fruit
is not seriously injured as yet, but
the blackberry crop is in imminent
danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
rho Same Old storv.

j. A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which has happened in
almost every neighborhood in the
United States ana has been told and
retold by thousands of others. He
says: Last summer had an attack
OF dysentery and purchased bottle
of Cham berlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which used &C
cording to objections and with en-
tirely satisfactory results. The trou-
BILE was controlled much quicker than
former attacks when i used other
remedies" Mr.. Kelly is a well known
citizen of Henderson, N. G. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
ACTIVE BRAINS
Must Have Good Food or Nervous ProStra-
tIon Surely Follows.

Must Have Good Food or Nervous ProStra-
ton Surely Follows
Use Grape Mats to keep out of ner-
vous prostration by proper use of
food.
1t is a lamentable fact that Ameri-
can brain workers do not. as n RUE,
know how to feed themselves to re-
build the daily loss occasioned by &C
tive mental effort. This fact, coupled
with the disastrous effects of the al
kaloids contained in tobacco, coffee
sud whisky, makes a sure pathway
towards nervous prostration.
The remedy is simple enough. En-
ploy the services of food expert who
knows the kind of food equired to re-
build the daily losses in the human
body This can be done by making
free use of Grape-Nuts, the famous
breakfast food, which contains exact
ly the elemental principles which
have an affinity for albumen and 60
directly to rebuild the gray matter in
the brain, solar pleXus and nerve
centers throughout the body. Follow
your selection of food up with dis
missal of coffee, tobacco and whisky
for ID days and mark the difference
in your mental ability. which means
everything to the average hustling
American, who must have physical
and mental strength or he falls out in
the race for dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
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