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THEIR OWN BARRIERS.
tnereassd sales % Raaors Indicate
That More Msn Than Ever Bs=
tore shave Themselves.

There are sold In this country to
day," said q cutlery man, according &C
the New York Sun. "a hundred times
as many razors as were sold here a
years ago
Some share Of this increase Is due,
q course, 70 the advance In population,
put the greater part is due to the large
increase in the proportion OF men who
shave themselves More men than ever
before now possess this polite art.
With a greater number Of individ-
uA users OF razOrs there are, Of course,
many more razors now sold. And, of
course, plenty Of men own more than
one razor; everyone ought to own two,
az least, as many men do. One good
razor properly cared for might serve
It's purpose continuously and we'll for
long time without regrinding or hon
ing' but an accident might happen to
H. and against that a man guards by
having at least one extra razor.
Many men buy sets Of seven razors,
one for each day in the week, and there
are men who have sets Of 81 razors. one
Tor every day in the month. And tray
eiers going to distant countries and into
regions where facilities would be lack
ing buy cases Of razors to take with
them- A traveller starting out with a
case OF half a dozen razors in perfect
condition would have a razor out6t
mat with such care as he could be-
SLOW upon 1t himself, would serve him
well FOR years.
The best razor that can be made
can be bought with a plain handle for
TWO dollars; anything more than that in
tne cost Of 1t would be in the mounting
In pearl handles and so on. You can
Ouy a case Of seven fine razors, sim
ply mounted. for $12, or you can pay
soO OF more for a case Of razors with
the same blades. but with fine mount
ings and in a finer case"
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SHOE-STRINC BFITS
Thsy Are Very Pretty and No Clever
Girl or woman Need He VITA
sat one.

shOe-string belts may be madeOf white,
eolored or eheekered laeings. White
belts can be eleaneG with a brush after
soaking for a few minutes In sOapsuds.
Five pairs Of lacings are required for
3 belt Of medium width. Run a large
safety-pin through each lacing. about
one inch from the end. and fasten the
pinned ends to a table, or shut them in
bureau drawer. The strings must lie
fat, and should be numbered In order,
beginning at the right
Take No. !, holding It fat between the
thumb and forefngeT Of the right hand,
turn ii over toward the left, until the
part that was underneath lies on top;
pass the string over No. 2, under No. 3,
over No 4, and so on, weaving It over
and under the strings alternately to
the end OF the row. No. 10 coming above
No. l.
Take No. 10 in the left hand and turn
1t downward and over toward the right,
aad pass II under No. 1. At the right
hand take No. 2 in the same way, pass
II over No. 3. under No. 4; continue in
this manner to the end Of the row, where
No. 1 holds the last position.
Take No. in the left hand, turn It
downward and toward the right. and
pass it under No. l, over No. 10, work
ing toward the right.
Take No. in the right hand, and use
1t in the same manner as you used No.
l and No. 2; at the end Of the row take
the string in the left hand, and work II
toward the right. Continue the work
to the desired length and add about
three inches to the usual waist meas
ure to allow for crossing the ends. When
6raiding. give each string a slight pull,
In order to make the work close and
even. At the beginning Of each row at |
the right-hand side, take the string as
It lies fiat, and turn II upward and over |
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DANCER N sLEEPIEe Cars.
Berths Scored as Fnthy ana Dissass.
Ladsa ~ AmerIeaa Hsalah
Asaoefafion.

The dlthy and disease-laden sleep.
ING car has been duly scored By The
American Health association. AT the
meeting in Washington, says the Star
me subject was very thoroughly dis-
e1ssed from q sanitary standpoint
Although the facts regarding the culp-
able uncleanliness OF berths are adj
nitted BY the public, their rehearsal
ron time 70 time helps to emphasis
tne necessity for reform.
Ine railroad companies are always
reaoy with excuses against bettsring
conditions. Their business "a 10
avoid trouble and save expense. The
casual traveller may growl as much as
ne chooses, but Is oftener contented
70 submit TO an infection rather than
suHer the humiliation Of a fruitless
appeal to authority.
No one needs be told that the ordi-
nary heaVy curtained and ill-Ventilated
night car is veritable prosagator OF
infectious diseases. What better could
De expected when the nightly used
oiankets, as claimed by one speaker.
are eieansed but once IN six months7
AND, pray what power exists TO call
omeials to account? What Is the real
guarantee for the sleeper that he is
absolutely safe from the germs left
Ior him from the previous customer?
! ne only remedy rests in the ordinary
honesty OF the common carrier.
'One Of the railroad, experts rather
piausioly claimed that it was not fair
70 require railroads to spend large
sums OF money for sanitary purposes
uhul they knew where they stood. AS
H. IN truth, there were any doubts con-
corning the efficacy Of absolute eleanIi-
ness perfect ventilation and thorough
olslnteeuon-all easy enough of ap-
phcauon when there is a will for the
way.
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to become the countess Of Coventry.
Lady Deerhurst was Miss Virginia
Daniels, although prior to her mar
rage she was more frequently known
as Miss Bonynge, the name she took
as the stepdaughter Of Charles
BOnynge, the mining millionaire, for
merly Of California and New York, and
now Of Princes Gate, London.
Princess Christian, the kings sis
ter, is devoted to Lady Deerhurst, and
stood sponsor for her little girl, while
the king himself is godfather to the
Deerhurst boy, aged two.
In spite Of the money in the Deer
hurst marriage there was and is much
love as well. Lady Deerhurst, being one
Of the most amiable as well as beauti-
full Of women, is really adored by her
husband.
The future earl Is cheerful, placid,
prosperous. He is brother to the dash
ing Capt Coventry. who is one Of much
cOurted society beaux
Lady Deerhurst is said to love the
name Of 'Deerhurst," subsidiary title
In the Coventry family. and in no
hurry to change It for Coventry. But
when she does her dignity as a countess
will place her well to the front as q
grande dame among American women
in English society.
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GUE-MAKING IN CHINA.
Every Form Of Mention OF War, from
Rihes 20 Heavy Artillery,
Made b. Natives.

A correspondent Of the Lahore Civil
and Military Gazette visited one OF the
Chinese arsenals and thus put down BIZ,
Impressions: Finally we were taken
among other places, to the great Chi
nese arsenal some way beyond treaty
limits, where every form Of munition OF
war, from rifles to Aston guns, was be-
ing made. We wandered through a
wilderness OF factories, covering acres
Of ground, and were shown the whole
process Of manufacture. And there
were powder factories and other fnsti-
tutiOns not far away which we had no
time to visit That was, perhaps, the
most significant experience Of all. You
may have seen gun factories before, but
have you seen q place turning out
great guns by the dozen, and machine
guns By the hundred, perfect IN design
and construction, run, from coolie 70
head mandarin, entirely by Chinese and
with only a couple Of Englishmen en-
gagged solely In consultative supervision?
Have you seen a roomful Of Chinese
and designers IN plgtana
and blue gowns solemnly, stolldly and
assiduously getting out the drawings for
4 new gun7 L is . sight that furnishes
food for thought. And as you leave
you ask yourself the question: II these
men can make guns, Why may they not
work them some dayl'"
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man OF the rsorraDi--., -
i1sD -. oiiisea and post roads IN, -. =.
rb ,,'tsnee does not arise fro% 49, 49,.
S ~,S personal relations Win - 80
iSS S~AsE and his confidence A. -. -.
~. "nen the speaker came To Ioo,, -.
tbs, os almost the arEt ,S,n.
enat struck him was the $500 - .nin I:
So-.l pis.ely recognizing the no., ~
Ann. Onl1ittee' the chairman Of vb,cS $500 "a
49, 1..-eu OF reelection and the otber No. ~
1907 80 o. which were almost witSon ,,1 -,
S Sepuon subject to some faiIing vbS ~
S S.-1e Is inadvisable to put then :. 49, ,Sa
t,1. I % committee which was sss.
s Sneu % handle very knotty and 49,
esreeable situation. So bs S.o aIe US =
So - outside the committee for a cbs,r.
s nan de didn't have to look Ionr -
io[e ne hit on overstreet
,,, Suerstreet was secretary Of the p
Se Iolieah congressional committee las,
49, "hen the figures he made befors
~ l.'.lon were almost exactly verified bv
"a. me results. He is a mighty eooI noIi,
~. Ian as well as a very elean-cut fell
-" eVery way and one of the most
popular men In the house.
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CAUSE OF BAD SPELLING.
"Pe'ition the Only Secret of Learn
ihE 20 Spell for Persons with
Average Memories.

Probably 4 is a mistake TO saw tbs,
any person with an average memorv
cannot learn TO spell. AS there Is a
lack OF analogy in the spelling Of
words learning to spell is chiefly a
matter OF memory. Repetition is the
only secret about It, says the PbiladeI-
pnia Record. There are some aids hut
II Is the words to which there "a NO
guide which are the common source
OF trouble. Persons who do not smell
wei have simply neglected the study
OF orthography and are not entitled tn
sympathy. Operators Of typewritin1
machines who have considered them
selves the victims Of a defective or
biographical memory have often he
come good spoilers through practice.
In a vast proportion Of cases bad
spelling may be traced to wrong pro-
nunciation, which is even more fire.
quent than Is wrong spelling. Prob
ably the modern methods Of Instruction
have something to do with the numbsr
OF bad spoilers among fairly educated
people. The old spellinR-bee svstarn
insured repetition. In recent years the
writing Of the spelling lesson has in
many schools taken the place Of the
oral system. The men and women who
had gone through the district school of
half a century or more ago were al
most invariably good spoilers. II. "a
the Evanston councilmen maintain.
spelling be a gift. It is apparent that
1t is not bestowed on man as literally
as formerly.
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WE CAN'T EAT CELERY NOW.
Doctors Have Cut on Another ArtIeI.
OfDiet-VeEetabIe said to Carry
TyphoId Germ.

Now the physicians are said TO have
forbidden another relish nearly as non
ular as oysters at this time, saws the
Washington Star Celery has eoms
under the ban Of the doctors. who saw
that 1t is equally well adapted TO trans
hitting the poisonous elements of the
soil and carrying the germs Of typhoid.
The disease can be acquired only bv
introducing the microbes into the gys-
tenn In food or drink, and for that rea-
son advice against certain kinds OF food
Is always likely to be REGARDED But
70 what extent this may be carried IA
wei understood by the proprietor of
one hotel, who has seen oysters during
the past three weeks disappear almost
entirely from the orders Of HIS guests
Some weeks ago a well-known man died
OF typhoid fever. He had lived at a
large hotel. and the report went about
that he had got his illness there. what
ever you do. don't eat oysters at that
hotel, was the advice that one friend
was giving another. based on the belief
mat this man had died Of a disease con-
traeted In the hotel dining-room, where
the chances were immensely In favor
OF his having got the fever Somewhere
else. '-S'
II they keep on there will be notbinv
ieIt ior us to eat except fish and fritz
ters' and the latter will probably be cut
on soon and pills substituted.
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GIass-lIakinE IN Japan.

The art Of making glass was intro
dueed Into Japan about $50 years agc
By Hollander, who settled at Osaka.
For several generations the knovledgs
o. the process vas confined 70 q single
family. and It was not until about 1873
that the employment Of coal instead of
charcoal, and the construction Of brick
chimneys. enabled the manufacturers
70 introduce improvements which
placed the industry on q substantial
baHiA Osaka has continued to Be the
center q the industry, and nov manu-
factufes for export beEIdes supplying
the home demand.
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WINDOWS OF THE SOUL
Eyes Have Always Been RseOEnIaed
N the Mirrors OF the Char
acter Beneath.

The most important of all physical
faculties is sight The eyes, the via
dow Of the soul, are the chief avenue OF
communication between the inner ma
ture and the external world. Therefore.
they should be carefully guarded. How
ever trying other physical disadvantages
/ must be, such as premature wrinkles.
badness or loss Of teeth, yet, compared
with the great calamity Of falling eye
sight, they are featherweights in the
balance. Science can help US success
fully hide the loss Of our hair and
teeth, and, II powerless to hide the Wrin-
kles, at any rate aids us to bear them
with philosophy. But the veriest sus-
picio nof falling eyesight Is quite suf-
acient to bring terror to the braVest
soul. Our vision Is as precious to Us as
life itself Our intellectual enJoyments.
our outlook on Gods beautiful world
nay, In most cases, our very bread and
butter-depend' on the clearness Of our
eyesight. There Is no possession more
coveted BY women than a pair Of beau
tiful eyes. Yet the owner Of the ugliest
or most repelling eyes imaginable is
more to be envied IL she can lay claim to
better vision. The eyes which possess
clear sight, whatever their color may
be, are verify the windows Of the soul.
What instructive confidence we place In
1 frank, sincere gaze! We feel that
those eyes which spell goodness, and
even holiness Of life in every glance,
are the faithful mirrors Of the charae-
ter beneath. In the same way all the
great generals or leaders Of men have
possessed In q preemInent degree the
calm magnetism Of eye, sure symbol OF
the iron viii Of their owner. Great or
Ators have sWayed vast audiences quite
- much BY the fairy magnetism Of thsl
5ye as By the golden harmony Of Ian.
z. Weekly.
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its and moods. He is a young ma,
still, considerably under 40. and When
Reed picked him up he was barely
more than boy; but he hadn't been
IN the harness q single session before
he was looked upon by the older mem
bers as an authority on parliamentary
law; and before two congresses had
passed there was nobody else about the
capitol who could compare with him.
Reed himself depended on Kinds alb
solutely. The great speaker was not
much Of an adept in the intricacies NJ
parliamentary law and didn'tpretepd IN
be. He was concerned in reaching re-
suits and having made up his mind
what he wanted to do he had a vay Of
turning to the experts about him for
Information as TO how he might do Il
Kinds was always able to find a vsy
and the speaker never hesitated in fol-
lowing out Kinds suggestions no mat
ter where they might lead.
There has not been a republican
speaker since who has not been even
more dependent on Kinds than Reed
was. When Reed was in the chair he
noticed that whenever the house got
into a parliamentary tangIe Kinds
would HE himself to the speakers
room and hurry back with some loose
sheets Of paper. upon consulting which
a way out was sure to be found. This
had happened several times when IL
aroused Reeds curiosity. He inquired
about it and discovered that HIS clerk
had spent his spare hours collecting all
the presidents and decisions Of speak
ers from the beginning Of the govern
ment-WOrk which nobody had ever
had the intelligent industry to under
take before -
Kinds had q drawer full Of these pa
pers and as soon as the house leaders
found out about them they passed
resolution to print them and put them
in permanent form Kinds book is
now the standard work on parliament
tary precedents.
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toward the left; and at the beginning Of
each row at the left as you take up the
first string as It lies fat, turn It over
and downward toward the right.
To finish on the ends Of belt, ar
range the ends in pairs, take the right
hand string. and tie II in a knot that
will include the left-hand string.
When the knots have been tied at one
end, remove the other end Of the belt
from its fastening. and tighten up the
end. braiding one side Of it so that each
side will be Of the same length, then
tie the knots to correspond with the
other end. Cut on the surplus ends.
allowing about one and one-half inches
for the fringe. Take a large pin, and
fringe out the ends.-LiIlian Kempton.
in Modern Priscilla
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run Ner YORK HoteIa.

OnIv two hotels in New York refus'
20 Keen their register Of guests opeE
sDa publicly accessible. These are thu
T1Jf,b Avenue and the Waldorf-AstoriA
me Fifth Avenue Is q faVorite resort o.
politicians. and its guests sometimes
1-efer not to have It known that they
- there. The Waldorf-Astoria hal
,1s5e its way with leaders in haute
sDsnee. with important and unimpof-
tsnt persons. diplomats and men like
NJ Amador and n Varilla with repuD-
iSs. n their brains. The books are not
accseEible to the public; lists OF guests
1000 be Transcribed. This Is not only
t0ts1Sed as a protection to the guests,
-, - protection to the once stan.
srs,v business houses send circulars 70
. s-s. arrivals" when they can get the
..-,s- and At the Waldorf this would
n ~ each morning the sorting Of some
"a additional pieces Of mail. The Law
- reouires that q register shall be ae-
S ~-- kept, so that the police or au-
sSo-Ized omcers Of government may con
md i'm. Y Post
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Proper use Of the cor..f.

The use Of the corset Il to transmit
the pressure Of the skirt bands 70 the
hips and the ribs. and 90 10 protect
from their pressure the organs n the
region Of the waist The conclusion Is
that 80 long as skirt banda are fas-
tened round the waist corssts should
Be worn They should be sitter than
usually made II they are effectively TO
protect the soft middle portion OF the
body from the pressure Of the waist
band The front should Be quite
straight and the waist measurement
should b at least e. large e the wear.
er's waist. measured ever q siieis aolt
garment-chicaSo Post
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Maj. PoWell-Cott0n, who recently en-
plored q part Of central Africa never Be-
fore visited By white men. writes:
Among the Kimager the women 70
completely naked. but the men are
clothed. I secured some Photographic
Of q tribesman and his two wives hoe
ing the family plot one Of these shows
q curious f6shIon Of skin decoration IN
vogue among the Womenfolk II Is
raised pattern wrought On the BODY
when they aro young Small incl6ions.
goometrically arranged. are made n the
skin and into these ashes are inserted.
The wounds heal IN permanent raIsed
Iumpas
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nobody who hears them can by any
possibility forget.
His brother, who is Just beginning
his first term, is like unto him in men,
tai alertness, though there is little re-
semblance physically between the two.
Charlie. the older, is a little over 40,
stocky in build with iron gray hair.
Fred, the younger, is the baby OF the
house, with his % years. He is tall,
angular and thin as a rail. He had al
ready made a reputation as a story tell
er and wit His quaint expressions are
quoted in the republican coat rooms.
There Is another brother. KenesaW.
who used to be private secretary to
walter O. Gresham, when Gresham was
secretary Of state in Cleveland's sec
ond administration. The way Kene-
saw shook up the dry bones Of the
state department during his brief In
cDmbency was q caution. He is law
yer now in Chicago and he can hardly
have more friends there than he LEFT IN
Both Charlie and Fred
IandIs are newspaper men.
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
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WILL BE A COUNTESS
Lady DeeFhurst, who was VIrEiAia
Daniels, WIN Lead American
PeeFage IN EnElana.

American peeresses in Great Britain
and the half-American children VIII
have high and mighty English titles
II they live. The elevation in rank
Of number Of daughters Of Columbia
Who have married heirs to great names
viii have taken a big step ahead By
the time another coronation in West
minister abbey lines up the whole gor-
geous assortment Of peeresses before
the public eye
One Of the most notable Of these isl
the lovely Lady Deerhurst, Of Dynes
ball, Halstead. Essex, who Is destined
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non so high a place in the
esteem OF the house. He has the
indiana faculty for close calculation.
he Is not a chummy fellow and for that
reason he may never gain a popular
mold on his party, but he is bound to
grow as long as he remains a member
OF the house and he will become more
and more factor in legislation.
HemenWay will hardly develop into a
moor leader, for he lacks the snap and
pugnacity Of a born debater, but he
WI always be looked upon as safe.
he, too, is young enough to look for
ward to career. but his ambition lies
In the direction Of the senate or the
goVernorship Of his state. Hemenway
and OversTeet come from adjoining
counties.
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Some butchers Of Frankfort, Ger
many, evidsntiy ind It cheaper to be
fired small sums for using boraeic
aeld b the manufacture o. Frankfort
eausagss than % be hailed I'D Tor sell
lpg meats Affected With trfchinas or
allowing the dearer meats to spoil IN
otheF EaYA John Klein, 3 butcher.
followed the example of many others
fees1tY and vas hned only e2.s6. n
this sism we're paid ever day n hnss.
ne los caused TIE butcher would not
BE % great IN . year q tie los. from
meats undoctoref Win the chemical
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An infant should be given no food
containing starch until Il cuts its teeth.
Starchy foods include biscuits. corn.
aour, tapiOca, sago, rice, potato, etc.
An infant cannot digest any OF these
until its teeth are cut Violent nolses
and rough shakings OF tossing are
hurtful 10 the baby. ana should Be
avoided IS much as possible. Infants
should never be put into . sitting
posture until they are ct least three
months old, when they win probably
sit up Of their own accord. They
should Be carried aat IA the nurses
arms. g.. Il the little back Is a an
curved. It may lead 70 curvature q
the spine o. chest disease. Until chill
1ren are ak or seven years old they
should have ~ hours sleep every
aight In addition to thiS. q nap for
Two hours, either IN TIE morning or
lfternoon-especially n hot weathsr-
vim DO q great deal toward keeping
hen bright and ven.
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FSAAANAdu > art
c a n ms conf
oence in him has
grown through
years Of intimate
relationship while
both weremembers
OF the appropria-
tons committee.
For several con-
crosses Hemenway
has been Cannon's
right hand man on
that committeeman
ne possesses some
Of the sterling dual.
tiles that have
gone to give Can
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uLbs up Ecuubgi-
vanis avenue one might well imagine
himself watching the resurrected
speakers rolling gait Kinds has the
same easy draWl supplemented By the
same hard sense and delicious humOr.
His face is Of the keen Yankee type, 90
that here the resemblance ceases. No
body who remembers Reed can ever
forget the vacant mOon-lfke expression
which used to characterize him in his
moments Of repose.
At home during the recess Of con-
gress Kinds not only writes the edito-
rails for his paper, but he occasionally
hustles out on an important local as
Segment Last summer be thought be
would look after the army and navy
naneuvers, which eentered about Cush-
ings Island IN Portland karbOr.
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ers. One Of them
has been In the
house for three
congresses and Is
known as a witty
and formidable de-
batter and a thor
oughly good fellow.
He went to Boston
two or three years
ago and made a hit
there before one of
the political dining
clubs of that town,
which is even now
remembered. He
has a faculty for
.-rrs- z4.-sz. 49,
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enc is to be found
in the speakers
room in the house
Of Representatives
Asher Hinds
has been clerk Al
the Speakers table
ever since Tom
Reed began to
WELD the gaveI
away back in the
Fifty-hrst congress
He came here from
Maine where he
had been writing
editorials on the
Portland Press and
he slipped right