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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01
Cough

Ayers Cherry Pectoral
won't cure rheumatism; we
never said it would. 1t
won't cure dyspepsia; we
never claimed it. But il will
cure coughs and colds of all
kinds.
sc. SOC. sI0O J.e. AVER CO.. Lowell. Mass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01
MATTERS AND THINGS
FROM VARIOUS VIEW POINTS.
Another Suggestion for Lieutenant Cow


/ Ihayer knows the printing busi'
ness thoroughly from \ TO T.. aud because Of
hlN business connections, knows Vermont its
advantages and needs perhaps better than
any man within its borders. As onIya few
names have 50 far been mentioned we take
pleasure IN nominating him for the next lien
Times
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01

-Chamberlain's stomach anu n a,ion
Tablets cure billrusness, coh, 10 md
and headache. They are easy - - RrooI.s
pleasant in effect. For saie U! D'A9
House Pharmacy
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01
A FAMILY REMEDY
Pe-ru-na in Use in Thousands Of
Aomnc.

Mr.. Harry NJ. Stevens, of Midland
Beach, L. l., New York, proprietor Of
the Richmond hote writes:
at gives me pleasure to testify to the
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01
LOOKING BACK

To the time when she was plucked from
the very grasp of death, the natural inn
pulse of the womanly heart is thankful
ness for the means which saved her,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01

and a desire to help
other women in like
case. Those are the
m o tive s W hi c h
prompted Mrs. Eva
Burnett to write the
accompanying testi-
monial to the curative
power of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
This is only one cure
out of thousands. No
one would dare say
TIL at the avera ge
woman was not as
truthful as she is
good. And it is the
truthful testimony of
the average woman
that "Favorite Pre-
scriptionn cures
womanly diseases A
when all other n
means and medi- ~
cines absolutely ~
fail. 1t e stab
fishes regularity,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
Personal
TidineSs
Among
Women

So | left my chickens in care OF
neighbor. who looked after them for
the sake of the eggs, and lent my little
Jersey cow Pet to an orphan asylum.
The neighbor who cared for the chick
ems agreed to water the flowers. Dog
or cat I have none. Then / went tray
cling. l started on my journey at a
time of much confusion and going to
and fro up and down the land OF ex-
cursionists. Quickly my penetrating
eve observed that more than half the
tourists were women. The first city
in which | landed had larger mouth
full of the excursionists than it could
swallow. 1t could not accommodate
them; it just laid them around any
how. l had my choice of rooming with
others, which l especially detest, or Of
sitting up all night So l bunked in
with a lot of strangers-over twenty
women of us in all-and made night
Of it.
Not having much practical expert
ence in the matter, my conviction has
always been that women are always
tidy, daintily clean and sweet and that
men without them would be a mob Of
dirty folk. Well, since | have been on
nv travels that conviction is staggered.
1t got it's first blow last summer when
I was wont to frequent swimming
bath by the sea, and | saw women
throw wads of their combings
black, white and red-intO the tank
where the rest of us were swimming.
I am going to speak to women on
subject which the etiquette books have
neglected the care of their
hair; not hair upon their heads, but
that which comes off. There was once
a great statesman who declared that
If he had his way he would make all
women shave their heads and keep
them shaved because of their slovenlt-
ness in the matter of loose hairs. l
am not sure but he was right. At any
rate, many persons agree with him, in
their minds at least. 1t made this
statesman culver all over with disgust
to get a woman's long hair upon him
or to find one tightly hugging a piece
of soap. Being a family man, the
statesman was liable to encounter
these happiness marring obstacles,
small but awful. Women who are
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
What to Say About the Baby.

For the benefit Of those who are at
a loss to know just what to say on see
ing a new baby for the first time and
who naturally feel that they must say
something we give the following list
of expressions, any and all Of which
are commonly used, there being no
patent or copyright in them.
Whether you shall offer to kiss the
infant depends somewhat on it's age
and appearance and the extent to
which you are willing to sacrifice your
self in order to please the bal S mann
ma The baby itself doesn't care a but
ton for your feelings or your kisses,
but you are expected to say:
''What a pretty little thingw
Bright eyed little chap. isn't he?"
''Why. how large he isp'
81 don't think l ever saw so young
a child look about So"
"How much does he weigh?
what lovely, silky hair!,'
Looks very like YOU
"What little rosebuddy of a
MOUTH
How very wise he seemsn'
81 really believe the little thing I'M
derstands every word we say
''Oh, what splendid big boy he isr'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

A man is apt to have this notion more
than a woman. He thinks if he sup
ports that woman she has no right to
herself, that he owns her, soul and
body. l confess l was like that"
He stopped suddenly. Then he look
ed at Susan and once more took up the
thread precisely where he had dropped
it.
Il may as well tell you," he said.
"When l was first married, l had the
idea that a man should rule his own
house and that wife should be an I'M
derling to his will Well, II used to
yawp around sometimes in what /
thought was a masterful way, like a
blooming fool, about how l wanted
things run. My wife never answered
me back a word, never in her life, at
such time, but she went on and man
aged the thing exactly in her own way,
if it was something over which she
considered she had especial jurisdic-
ton Without a trace of temper she
gave me to understand there was
around her a circle of individuality
which l must not cross If she minded
my stOrming around, if it hurt her.
never knew it. I do not know to this
day. She used sometimes to- interfere,
too, with what l was sure We're my
prerogattves. Then I had nay own
way, just as she did, but / am sure
made lot more fuss over it than she
did At last we both learned not to
NEEDLE with each other, but to respect
each others individuality. l let her
alone; she let's me alone. 1t took us
twelve years to learn it, though"
The whitecaps We're by this time no
longer disporting rhythmically. They
were tumbling about, angry and dis
torted Marley turned his eyes toward
the sea and smiled Then he went on:
MY wife is the one woman of the
world for me. She manages her house
wisely; holds down the expenses; viii
not go into debt to keep up with the
style of her neighbors. l am as fond
Of her as ! was when we were first
married, and | am far happier than I
was then, Both Of us are, | am sure
What is more, I respect my wife far
more than | did when we were first
married"
Certainly here is one happily mated
pair, though the harmony at first was
like that which peryades woman's
clubs at election time. What though
it did require twelve years to wear off
the sharp corners of each nature? The
result is worth it. SUSAN PEPPER.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
r e 81
Soul Mates
In
Marriage

tits a pity" said Mr.. Manley, that
Miss Browne is SO soured on matri-
mony. She doesn't know how happy
she might be-
''Are married couples ever happy?"
asked Susan Pepper.
Mr.. Marley did not seem to hear. He
was looking off at the sea where the
waves Ike mermaids dancing with
their soul mates.
"Yes,' he said, ''some married people
are very happy. I know l would not
be single again for anything the world
could give me. What is more, | have
not seen any woman l thought would
suit me so well for a wife as the one
who is my wife. If ever / reach what
l am aiming for in my profession, and
I expect to, I shall owe it largely to
having comfortable, harmonious
home to go away from in the morning
and to return to at night and that owe
altogether to my wife. That, now, is a
selfish way of looking at it, and l
should be ashamed to put the thing so
if did not at least try to have my wife
get as much satisfaction out Of matri-
mony as l do myself.
II didn't understand that at first.
When a man marries, he does SO in
order that he may be happy, not in
order that he may make his wife happy.
A woman does the same. Both go into
the welded state for what they can get
out of matrimony for themselves, not
for what they can contribute to the
pleasure Of the other. It's selishness
from the word go, nine cases out of ten.
A marriage like that is not happy of
course. It ought not to be.
'"Then, again, when man and worn-
an are married they think they own
each other. Each one thinks the other
ought to give up all personal tastes
and fancies, all individuality, to please
the one, or else it is proof that the 9th
er does not love the one properly. Self
ishness again, pure brute selfishness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
A HAIR ON HIS COAT.

careless and slovenly in this respect
have no idea what horror it is for a
person on whose head that snaky,
Gravity hair did not grow to get it upon
his clothing.
/ am mentioning this matter because
nobody else will do so. l hate abomin-
ably to make myself disagreeable, but
The woman who let's her combings lie
about loose is a sloven and unclean and
untidy. no matter how fine she thinks
herself. l have seen a woman who
would almost faint at the thought Of a
grease spot on her gown, yet shameless
" leave her loose hair in the comb or,
worse yet, throw it upon the floor. You
can distinguish a lady instantly by the
disposition she makes of her combings
My fellow sisters, never, never, throw
a hair upon the floor Burn it if you
can; if you cannot, then dispose of it in
some other way. suppose we women
will always have long hair, because it
is so fine in poetry and novels, but IN
bIest if it's aesthetic in the wear and
actual tear Of life. And Ac~rible, trail
ing hairs where they ought not to be
CRATE terribly on the nerves of cleanly,
refined men. My fellow sisters, again,
look sharp after the hair that is off
your heads Have always a bag to put
these nightmare scombings into and see
that no guilty one escapes. So shall
you deserve q good husband and the
blessings of the human race. Other
things yet more unpleasant, if that could
be, I encountered on my journey for
recreation. l have seen members of my
sex who pat themselves on the back as
mirrors of that virtue which is next
to godliness yet wash their hands in
the common basin others had to use
and leave the soiled water for another
to empty; likewise to rinse out the bowl
after them. One more tableau in the
chamber of horrors wherein | bunked
a night and l am done and | hope
never to mention this theme again-I
actually saw women brush heir teeth
in the common wash basin that we all
had to use. No lady can possibly do 9.
thing like that JANE STORY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
LESSONS IN VANITY.
Small Girls Receive Their Teaching
Early In Life.


Early In Life.
"Children are no longer natural, de-
clared my friend the old fashioned
woman. Gwen the tiniest of them are
full of self consciousness. 1t manifests
itself in their speech, in the way they
trip along, in the very manner in which
they adjust their curls or tWeak their
sashes. The small girls especially are
miniature old women, and their one
idea in life seems to be to eclipse each
other as to frocks. 1t beats me to know
how the little things get such ideas III
their heads!'
"That's rather easy" I answered
"Let me show YOU" and led the way
to corner of the park frequented by
nursemaids and their charges. Fortune
favored me. We had not been seated
more than five minutes before the fol
lowing little comedy was enacted oil
rectly before our eyes: Two smartly
dressed maids appeared from opposite
directions, each leading a little girl
aged between four and five. The mites
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

ART NOUVEAU TRIFLES. and the Gains
borough in it's variations are the four
real foundations Of all the millinery,
save the little bonnets. But the small
bonnets are larger than before and
have so nearly the shape Of the toque
that one can scarcely discriminate.
Many rich breasts of birds with
changeable plumage, like pheasants
and peacocks, are made into side
plumes, and often there are two to
match-one on each side, with a buckle
to hold them together in the center of
the front Few flowers are to be seen
this season, but many green and vel
low parrots. Grebe breasts are quite
we'll liked on the turbans. Chenille
woven cloth is used for the foundation
Of some stylish hats, and these are al
ways trimmed with ostrich plumes
Indeed, ostrich plumes are very much
in evidence, as they should be. Moth
ing in trimming was ever so beautiful
All the cOlors are represented. A new
fad is to have short tabs of velvet or
some other trimming dropping nearly
to the neck at the back of the hat.
This caprice belongs to the Eugene
STYLES, which there has been such a
strong effort to impose upon us poor
women.
The new skirts are not all so narrow
at the top as the fashion plates woulG
make us believe, for the majority are
quite wide enough for comfortable
movement, but the upper parts Of the
skirts do generally fit rather smoothly,
while the lower part, which is most
often in a shaped founce, flares widely.
The pedestrian skirt is quite as popular
as ever, but where are the bicycle
skirts? I begin to fear that bicycling
as a fine art is going out Of fashlon-ln
favor of what? Golf, or is it automo-
biles? Anyhow, the walking skirts are
exceptionally we'll designed and made,
and the material Of which they are
composed is always in good taste.
There are very many dresses made
with the square neck called pOmpa-
dour, and quite as many in surplIce
shane. This leaves the neck covered.
Many collars now lie fiat and leave the
neck bare, but, Of course, only from
the throat up. On the other hand,
there are more different kinds Of high
collars than / have ever seen before.
AS necessary adjuncts to all outdoor
costumes we find such a collection Of
fancy leather goods and fine buckles
that it becomes a duty to mention
them. The purses are for the most
part longer and of different shapes.
Silver figures wrought in beautiful de-
signs are set upon them One has an
elephants head in silver, another
s,-.o4-.7 c,,r.oI o1o4E,ou ocro in hos Di0LZ-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
DRESS NOVELTIES.
Cloth Hats - The Latest Thing In
Buckles and Purses.


Buckles and Purses.
1t is noticeable fact that very many
of the handsomest hats of the season
are made of the same material as the
costume with which they are to be
worn.
The hat may be a Spanish turban
or a toque, or one of those queer con-
Germs whica l always mentally call
"stirabouts,' but whatever the shape
the foundation is of the same mate
rial as the costume A toque was made
to go with a suit of dark red zibeline,
and all the trimming on it was black
square buckle and a black quill One
"stirabout" hat was Of tan cloth, and
the cloth was cut in narrow folds.
These began AT the center of the crown
and turned round and round till the
whole crown was covered. The brim
was laid in folds in the same way.
The trimming was bunch of the same
cloth and plume made Of black
cock feathers set along each side OF a
stem like an ostrich feather This was
long enough to curl nearly two-th1rds
around the brim. These made plumes
are quite fashionable, but it is curious
to see so much work put on a thing
which, after all, is but clumsy im1-
tation OF the unapproachable ostrich
plume.
The Spanish turban is very becom-
| ING shape and lends itself to the fiat
drapery so we'll liked. Black velvet is
one of the really elegant as we'll as
fashionable stuffs for the foundation
of all sorts of hats. The Gainsbor-
oughs are among the favorftes, but
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

The pretdest decoration for the hair
at the present time seems TO be pearls,
strings Of which are twisted neatly and
artistically amid its coils. The effect
is particularly pleasing when the wear
Ell has dark hair and is possessed of a
good complexion
Though this form of decoration for
evening dress is spoken of as a novelty,
it is in reality a very old fashion rs
may be easily proved by a glance at a
book Of beauty OF an inspection of the
portraits of our ancestresses.
BY the bye, the pearls need not be
real, Indeed it would be far better
that they should not be so. as contact
with the nair would be likely to de-
stroy their beauty
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

were dressed in the extreme of fashion,
fluffy lace skirts, short silk coats with
big collars and cuffs Of fur, and great
beplumed hats. Evidently the women
knew each other, for they stopped to
talk
'Arrah, thin, and how is it wild yez,
NorahY' the taller of the two eXcla1m-
ed. "And would yez LUX at the foine
dress little Miss Ruth has on! It's her
mother has the style! Ohio, and this
one'H be the great one, too, when she's
grown and have all the fellers after
her. LUX at the twinkle in thin dyes!
Sure and that's a GRAND silk! 1t
couldn't have cost no less than foive
a yard. Pwhat's it lined wild darlint?
Lemme see! Ohio, the pretty pink
satin! And would yez lux at the tither
in her hat! My wur-rd, faint another
choild in this town has as handsome a
one, barrin' Miss Maudie here. Turn
around, Maudie acushla, and let Katie
see yer GRAND new bOnnitW
And the two mites preened and
twirled themselves so that they might
be admired while the two maids passed
criticisms. Finally she whose costume
had been declared the more costly
of the two stuck her small chin in
the air and with an expression which
would have done credit to veteran So
ciety leader disdaiDfully turned her
back on her little rival.
The two servants chuckled with de-
light "She's just loike her mamma
fer all the wurrld!' they declared.
NV friend turned to me- ''Oh, the
pity Of it!'' she sighed.
MAUD ROBINSON.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

they are not SO
big or so faring
as formerly.
Naturally they
are trimmed
with the black
ostrich plumes
to the exclusion
of everything
else, though
some few have
OQQS anu ouuS
Of other fan
cies added. The
toque, the three
cornered hat,
the Spanish tur-
ban, which is
really a bolero
spread out wild
er and datter,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

"The next thing to a funeral process
sion for slowness," says a bachelor, sis
to aalk behind a lovesick couple going
home from party"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

ems little Mar
chioness, still
another a lily.
The new art
noUveau huc-
kles are really
beautiful. The
chatelaine ba gs
are Of al sorts
Of fine bead
work also Of
different kinds
Of leather, such
as seal, shark,
snake and b9bV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

ALLIGATOR skin. Chains Of semiprecious
stones are seen everywhere and an
amount of imitation diamonds almost
impossible to believe. Stars. moons,
sunbursts and other designs are worn
almost universally by all classes.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

Pennsylvania has a woman member
of it's state forestry commission Miss
Myra L. Dock. There is no ADLER for
estry worker in Pennsylvania than
Miss Dock. She has studied the sci
ence of woodland preservation both at
home and in Germany, where it Is
more highly developed and better I'M
derstood than elsewhere. She is an ad-
miable lecturer as well as practical
student
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

Women students are now admitted
to the ancient and honorable Rush
Medical college of Chicago. Rush, one
of the medical school c. highest stand
ing in this nation, this honors both it,
self and the women udents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

Did you know that more bachelors
than married men commit suicide?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

A missionary in New York city rer
ports that in the noted east side slum
district the men are about the only
ones who attend religious meetings,
The missionary thinks it doubtful
whether women among the east siders
are considered to have any souls!
Rather it is that the poor creatures
are obliged to stay at home and mind
their great RATS of young ones and.
cook for the husbands who are attend
ing to their souls
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-07

Everywhere you meet the independ-
ent, self supporting American girl. At
Cleveland l saw a f1ne nice hammered
young milliner, who had come there
from a neighboring town to attend
great meeting and lay in her fall stock
Of goods. At the Buffalo exposition
scores of pretty, intelligent girls were
acting as saleswomen, cashiers and
telegraphers. One chocolate conces-
sionnaire had young lady who lectur-
ed to the people and told them how to
cook. Her talks were very popular.