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the land Of the tapestries. This par
ticular piece is said to have. been made
in Rome by the hands OF the indefatiga-
bic Italians. 1t was taken TO Constan-
tlnople during one Of the wars and. in
time, got over to India. where 1t was
finished
The flowers were cut out and the
separate parts were applied 10 a Won
derfui bit OF brown India linen. The
work was then finished IN brilliant
colors
The lining is worthy Of note. It is a
brilliant turquoise blue satin, into which
pockets are set. These pockets each
contain a pretty feminine article OF
some sort, and each article is marked
with a crown and an initial a. There
is the smallest pair OF scissors in the
world; there is the very finest powder
pun laid in a fiat box with a mirror
set in the cover Of the box. There are
delicate manicuring instruments. and
there is the smallest Of folding cups.
The purse, which has gold covers. set
with a monogram and diamonds. is slip
ped in the top Of the bag And in the
purse there are divisions for separate
pieces Of money. 1t is very handy
wrist bag
Worth a Fortune.
A bag which did not cost 5000. but
which certainly cost a good fraction Of
that sum. was made by a New York
jeweler for a Western woman. said to
be the bride. Mrs. Clark. Of Montana
This bag, which Is also tapestry bag,
is trimmed upon the front with a big
pansy cut out Of tapestry, II is wrought
with silver and gold threads. and 1t
CLEANS like the sunshine. Worked into
the middle OF it are purple threads and
tiny aHlethysts. The mounting OF tho
bag Is pale silver with a handsome art
nOuveau head upon the mounting and
i'm the handle. II is "a chatelaine bag.
and big art nouveau read hangs from
the belt.
A handsome bag made for Mrs. Yerkes
Is IN black velvet OF a dull, deep, dark
shade. almost without luster; one OF
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By AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.

XXI THAT do you want for
w 'h hi; qs: .p.r., b. a..
shirt waist Surely moth
ing will give you more satisfaction. The
dealers are advertising handsome things
in the shirt waist line. and if you are
thinking OF Christmas presents-as, Of
course. you aTe-nOW is the time 10 get
a handsome gift. The new colors are
onion skin red. changeable green. russell
and golden and tan brown. and in blues
there are hundreds OF shades Then
there is white. which is just as fashion
able as ever, and black. which is more
SO.
Il own nine waists. twenty-seven
shirt waists and a dozen shirt waist
suits" was the modest boast OF a girl
who is TO be a Christmas bride.
But OF eve~'-thing else in my .trous-
seau my shirt waists are the dearest. I
would rather have them than all the
rest"
The bride probably expressed the SEN
timent OF the majority OF womankind.
In an estimate OF her wardrobs her
shirt waists rank first
Shirt Waist.
And well they might for If ever there
was devised a garment for the comfort
and adOrnment OF woman that garment
is surely the shirt waist, and particu-
larry in It's new bodice form. II is
light; it IS sensible; IL Is beautiful; II Is
adaptable, and il Is everything else that
a waist ought 10 be. II is cheap, becom-
ing. appropriate and desirable With
it. and sufficient number OF IL, a wo-
man IS made. Without e she Is half
dressed.
The new waists Of the winter exhibit
a variety which they have never be-
fore showed They are made this season
in ali the new materials. not being con-
hned 20 tafreta and flannel They come
in crepe de cygne. in poIka-dotted peau
de cygne and brocades, in plaids. both
silk and wool. and in pretty combina-
ton fabrics which are neither silk nor
wool being a mixture OF both.
For evening one finds them In softest
etamine. in delicate wolfe. IN lovely
shades OF neau de crepe. in mousseline.
In iouisine. in pont d esprit, In net and
IN sheer goods so delicate that one
hardly knows how 10 style them.
Some Economy.
Upon the counters one can pick up
waists so fine that they seem made OF
chiffon. yet 80 substantially put together
with bands OF tafieta that they will
stand a world o. wear and tear. II is
20 be a wonderful season for waists Of
fancy materials.
There IS in New York city a Enodlste
who IS making the hit OF the season by
her clever management OF waists and
bodIces She. by the way. divides them
into TWO classes. one being the familiar
blouse shape and the other the new
tight-ntting waist which is coming In
50 rapidly.
This dressmakeT. having ascertained
the wishes of her customer, goes 70 the
shop and selects She believes IN taking
full advantage OF the bargains in the
stores. and she works from day 10 day
with this idea In mind
There are" she reasons. countless
pieces lying upon the counters. that are
Just suitable for waists. These bits Of
materials. which are called remnants.
can be picked up for very little One
can get four or five yards or pretty
embroidered net. or half a dozen yards
Of polka-dotted tafeta, or a few yards
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and slightly remodeling it so that it all
looks like a new suit
Evening Gowns.
a customer came 10 me with an
evening gown, a lovely thing in brown
Inousseline. 1t was tucked as to the
waist with tucks running round and
round and the skirt was tucked In
the same way. 1t was made up over a
brown lining There was a white lace
yoke and deep white cuffs.
Il took the white lace yoke and dyed
il shell pink. Then I put in q pink
lining And finally, ! made big pink
choux and set them upon the yoke with
narrow streamers to fall far below the
belt The belt, by the way. I widenei,
making something OF a girdle. II WAS
cut out OF lowered pink silk. Ana TO
the middle Of the back I attached flow
cred streamers. The result was some
thing very new and exactly similar to
the handsome new gown worn by the
Countess OF CEstellane about which all
Paris raved.
"Oh. tits easy" concluded she. with
a mysterious look, Ito make handsome
gowns-if you only know how"
Charming Effects.
For evening one can get very pretty
effects with the lace bolerOs which are
slipped on over any evening waist
Often times the lace bOlero is worn over
the low-necked dinner waist and the re-
suit is even prettier than with the high
neck.
One very lovely evening bolero was
made Of Spanish lace with a lovely
luster in its figures II was the old
fashioned smooth glossy. white Span
ish lace. with a touch Of cream color
in its composition. that insinuating
creamy tone which Is so admirable. The
boIero which was cut very low upon the
shoulders. but which was low In the
neck and sleeveless. was uniined. But
all around the edge il had a border Of
the most delicate white marabOut feath-
ers. On another occasion the owner
ripped of the marabout and bordered
the lace bolero with a band of sable
no wider 1an your finger. And on stin
anothe- casion she edged It with mar
row } and ends.
TIL, &c is this about the lace jacket.
namely, that II can be worn until one Is
tired OF II and then dyed And in this
year Of dyed laces it is as pretty dis
position as one can make OF ones pos
sessions.
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TEotting Gowns.

There are handsome gowns being
made simply for trotting purposes. and
in these the shirt waist figures largely.
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High Collars.

nlRu NO44dIS.
Very quaint and pretty shirt waists
are made in surplice form the material
being figured challie. This soft. pretty
stun can be bought for a Few cents a
yard and it certainly makes up very
charmingly II can be made in the co.'s.
ventional shirt waist, tucked across the
shoulders and yoke and bloused all
around the waist line.
The embroidered and dotted challie Is
particularly pretty for this purpose and
the most durable and beautiful shirts
are fashioned Of IT, OF course. there
must be a few bands or contrasting ma
teriaI. or there must be pipings Of tat
feta, or a tiny line Of black outlining
the tucks, or delicately suggesting the
yoke. All waists have this tiny bit OF
trimming and all are finished with stock
and girdle 10 correspond.
Women with double chins who are try
ing TO look ycuthgul are taking to the
high white linen collar. which they aro
embrOidering in colors. One lovely high
white linen collar. built precisely like
a mans collar. was made of the finest
linen exqusitely Numbered ard pol
. ished. Running around IL was an en-
( brOidered vine In pink and blue, with lit
/ tie tendrils Of green. the datnticst thing.
And this was designed 10 be worn with
a fannelette shirt waist of fawn col
or. trimmed with very narrow green
pipings. The whole made as neat a
waist as a woman would want 10 wear.
Wearing Plaids.
The plaid shirt waists are charming,
having a certain novelty all their own.
They come in all the gray plaids, and
each is a little different from the other.
so one is In no danger OF repeating.
Happily the plaids can be selected with
green tendencies. or with red or with
brown. and with black. so that a color
scheme can be preserved.
A society woman who has a leaning
toward the plaids is wearing a very dis
tinguished red and black plaid waist.
which is tailored for street wear. The
shoulders are built wide and low and
are heavily padded. The sleeves are
very large tapering toward the wrist
and the front Of the waist is bloused.
while the back Is tight fitting.
Although the prevailing colors are red
and black she wears a deep leaf green
suede girdle, and around her throat
there Is a deep green muslin ruhie
which flies IN the breeZes The hat Is
in green felt. trimmed with "A great red
bird with black tail feathers. Her
SKIRT is red 10 match the deepest red in
the waist. The whole suit Is intended
for a Fifth Avenue constitutional
Trotting Gowns.
There are handsome gowns being
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
WHEN POULTRY Is AILiNC.
A Short Description Of the Symptoms
of the Many Diseases of
Hens and Chicks.

When the excrement secreted by the
appears yellow, though the droppings
are solid and the bird appears perfectly
healthy, look out for bowel trouble.
When the crop is hard and unyielding
there is danger of the bird becoming
crop-bound
When the discharges are streaked
with blood, it is time to give preventives
for diarrhoea.
When the joints are hot and swollen,
and the fowl is disinclined to stand,
rheumatism has taken hold.
When the nostrils are clogged with
dirt, and the eyes water, ward off pos
sible case of roup by timely treatment.
If the case is bad, apply the Ratchet and
bury the carcass.
When the bird seems lame. and has q
small swelling on its foot, remove to a
house with no perches, and oblige it to
roost on bed of straw. Bumble-foot is
easily cured in the early stages if the
cause is at once removed.
When hen seems to drop down be-
hind, and goes repeatedly to the nest
without laying, she is usually suffering
from a disorder of the oviduct, and
might as well be killed and eaten.
When bird is going light has
good appetite, but passes food from the
bowels undigested, it is the early stage
of consumption, and treatment is use
less.
When the hen seems giddy, and turns
round and round, she is probably suf-
fering from apopleXy.
When the bird has leg weakness, with
no disorder of the liver, feed lighter,
and give plenty of Done-feeding mate
rial.
When new fowls are bought, quaran-
tine them until sure they have no dis
ease.
When fowl has difficulty in breath
ing, look out for pneumonia.
When a fowl is dangerously sick with
an organic disease, it is worse than use
less as breeder. 1t is usually safer to
kill bad case of illness than to try to
cure it.-Farmers' Gazette, Canada.
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Furniture.

At great saving of money Do not
pay your local dealer two prices for
chairs when you can buy from at these
prices. They are correct illustrations
and will show up exactly as represent
ed. A large we'll made rocker, golden
oak finish 81 0S Not Can you realize
lt-a beautifully finished chair for only
81 80. No. II A pretty rocker with
rattan bottom, 81 80. Highly polished
solid oak suit, substantially made, and
not the shoddy kind, 20xM mirror. bed
6 #. headboard. The best bargain that
couli possibly be sold for the money,
Sl3 80, bed $3.50, dresser 81, stand
50 so Large full sized golden oak suit,
highly polished, large size bevel plate
mirror, neatly carved top, bed full size.
bargain price, SIS, bed 81 SO, dresser
$775, stand 1915. With mirror on
stand. 81. extra. Large heavy solid
golden oak suit, large swelled front
dresser. with 24x40 French bevel plate
glass mirror. Tops of bed and dresser
handsomely carved, top drawers swell
ed. Highly polished glass finished
stand, has bevel mirror with double
drawers, $1S 50. Bed $3.50, dresser
SO, stand So. Same suit, full swelled
stand and dresser, $25. Iron SbeGs,
white enameled, gold plated knobs and
rOsettes; single or double. "a rs, white
enameled. not painted. with gold plated
brass rod across head and foot board,
S. so Couches, best workmanship,
velvet velure covered, any color, spring
edge, handsome and durable; would sell
in some furniture stores for So so, our
price S6 SO
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
A FEW POULTRY JoTTINGS.

Dry sawdust makes good bottom
for the coops Clean it out and put
in fresh sawdust each week.
Don't force the chicks on the roost
too soon. This causes the crooked
breast we so often find in chickens.
The oftener you feed the chickens
the faster they grow. You can scarce
ly hurt growing chick with dry feed.
Never feed damaged feed-that is,
moldy corn, soured mashes. Serious
diseases too often alone come from
feed of this kind.
The Buff Orphington, the handsom-
est of fowls, equals the Plymouth
Rock as table fowl, and the Leghorn
in it's egg producing qualities.
Don't place the eggs of the Asiatic
and Mediterranean fowls in the In
cubator to hatch at the same time.
The Asiatics have thick shell and
require more moisture to soften the
she'll The same amount of moisture
would prevent the thinner shelled eggs
from Matching Century
Farmer.
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STRAIN TOO GREAT.
HUNDREDS OF STAUNTON READERS
FIND 1T so.

FIND II So.
The hustle and worry of business
men, The hard work and STOPPING of
wOrkmen. The woman's household
cares Are too great a strain on the
kidneys. Backache, headache, side
ache. Kidney troubles, urinary trOub
les follow. A StauntOn citizen tells
you how to cure them all.
William E. Kraft, of Clifton Forge,
machinist at the c & o r r. shops
with residence on Nam street, says !:
Lifting and the continual handling of
heavy machinery gave me severe
strain in my back which resulted in
kidney trouble. The pains across the
small OF my back and through the kid
neys Were most distressing and the kid
ney secreti0ns were not normal. AL
though l doctored continually could
get no belief. A fellow workman in
the shops called my attention to the
good results obtained from ID JAN s
Kidney Pills and procured d box. All
l can say Is that Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me quickly. They are the work.
ingman S TREND
Plenty more proof like this from
StauntOn people. Call at b. +. Hughes
drug store and ask what his customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so C.
FOster-M ilburn, Buffalo, N. Y. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOan' g and take
no substitute.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

ported French black clay worsteds lln-
ed with best satin, So 80, worth $3.50
Youths clothing from Is to - years.
Suits any color or style, blue, black
brown or gray, at tue following prices
SO, So 50. 81 80, s. so, 81 80 and so
prices which cannot be dupiichteC
Give MS trial and we know you will
he more than satisfied Boys clothing
from 8 tn 16 wears Double hr"Hsted
coats with Knee p.'ItS us s'I"" II III
cuts, from 81 to So ~ bargain in all
wool blue cheviot at 81 - q BOD
mixed suit for 81. Fine all WOO blue
cheviot at So, wonid sell for $3- II you
have been paying big prices for boys
clothing, it will pay You to give lis
trial order, and we are sure OF your
future trade. Children 4 suits at 81 %
and 81 so Finer ones at 81 80 Knee
pants from to Is years old at ~, 20,
So and soc; corduroys at 90
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
Clothing.

Exceptional values in this line. Cash
does wonders in this department. And
our cash method of doing business en-
ables us to buy bargains which do not
come to the long timers or credit
houses. A trial order will Convince
you that we are great money savers in
this line. A fair suit for $3.50, can
you realize it? in black or grey cheviot.
A much better one for So so. Fine all
wool suits, all woven cOlors, in cheviOf s
and cassimers, worth IS OF any man s
money, only SIS. in gray, blown, blue
or black. Fine all wool black or blue
clay worsted, round or square cut,
would sell in most stores for $40, our
price SO So All wool cheviOts, indigo
blue warranted not to fade, made of
the finest cashmere wool, cannot be
duplicated for less than 50 in any re-
gular clothing store, our price vs. Fin
est grade Slaters's indigo blue flannel,
every thread wool, regular price S12,
sold by us for $3.50 Finest grade suits
of the best clothing made at $40, at
saving of about SIS on the suit. I'M
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

In scalding ducks - geese the wa
ter must be of the We temperature
as for chickens, but they must remain
longer in the water, as their feath-
ers are shaped to turn even hot wa
ter. Some people prefer not to leave
them in the water so long, and after
removing them wrap them up in a
blanket to steam. But this is lit
tie risky when picking for shipment,
as not all persons who help in the
picking process know just exactly how
long to let them steam, and often
when taken from the blankets the
flesh is cooked. After picking off all
down and feathers hold them about II
seconds in sca1ding water to plump
them.-Rural Home.
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ted by any other concern, both as TO
price and style. Wool mixed goods,
fancy and solid colors, allshades, ~;
yd, better quality 32-in. wide i2c, 90 III
wide zoe: fancy plaids IS. 10 and l5c
yd; solid colored cashmeres, any sh ade
Guaranteed not to change color, 25c;
all wool mixed suitings at Zoe. worth
4O:: fine grade all wool goods, sells
elsewhere at soc, our price csc; impHr
ted French scrges, all the new shades,
strictly all wool, our bargain price 40
in. soc yd, also black same price; line
all wool cashmeres, black and coiois,
As in. wide, at soc yd; fine grade SILK
mixed suitings worth 81 yd, sold oY
us for soc; grey cheviot twilled Coin;
wide, suited for jackets, suits and
skirts. sold by most stores at 81, our
price Csc yd; fine grade cloth for
tailor made suits, 80 in. all new snades
every thread wool, no better goods
made, only 9Sc yd. black and all colors;
silk finished Henrietta. 40 in. at 15c yd
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COOP MADE OF LARGE BOX.

COOP MADE OF LARGE BOX.
year use only dry goods boxes, three
and four feet square, of one-inch lum-
ber
The boards are taken from one side
and cleats nailed across them to make
a door. The bottom board is left nailed
on to keep the chicks in the coop till they
are five or six days old. Hang door at
top. with leather hinges, as shown in
the cut. Warm, sunny days throw the
door back on top of box; at night close
up tightly to exclude cold, rats, etc.,
and on mild rainy days prop the door
out for shelter Lath is nailed across
the front to keep the hen in. With
these coops one can give rs to 80 chicks
to one hen. When chicks are weaned
and the cockerels sold, the coops are nice
for the pullets to roost in till frost,
when they are put in the house with lay
ing hens.-Farm and Home.
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Shoes.

We make a speciality of drummers
sample lots of shoes. These are shoes
that are made up specially for drum
mers to sell on the road. TheY are
made of selected stock and are mucn
better made than ordinary goods. AS
we get discount on account OF being
handled, we can sell them at wholesale
cost or exactly what we pay for reguo
lar goods. We have now on hand lou
pairs of mems fine shoes at soc, worth
81 25. $50 pair men Is fine shoes at vi w
worth $1.5O, 800 pair mems fine shoes
ae $1.25, worth $1.75. 500 pair men s
fine shoes at $3.50, worth 81 90. 175
pair mems fine shoes at $500. worth
$2.75, 300 pair mems heavy work shoes
at 800, worth 81 40. 100 pair mems
heavy boots 81. SO, worth 81 90.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
BOXES FOR CHICKEN cooPS
This Idea Is Furnished by a Kansas
Lady Who Knows What She
Is Talking About.

There was a time when l thought
the A coop the only one in the world.
That was before l gave the dry goods
box a fair test. Last March two hens
Matched ten chicks each, and l gave
them all to one hen in bottomless A
coop. 1t rained a week, and such a
time as l had saving those chicks. One
morning the water had raised under
the coop and half the chicks were dead.
l threw the old A coop away and this
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ChinaWare.
IMPORTED TABLE CHINA DEPART
MENT.


MENT.
The most useful articles for the
table. Perhaps you have a friend that
is to be married, and is puzzled as to
wedding gift. Nothing would be
more appropriate than to make a sci,
ection from these articles. The goods
are all handsomely decorated in col0rs.
and have gold tracing, and are equal
to goods selling for double the price.
Ivory finished porcelain, the best
goods for wear that can be made ;
beautifully decorated in three colors.
neat spray and rosebud designs in de
licate shades of pink. blue, helitrope
nile green, handles neatly traced IN
gold. guaranteed to be equal to sets for
$12 80 Oar great bargain price, W. 90
Fine grade porcelain dinner set, 100
pieces, 50 50. guaranteed not TO craIz
or crack, neatly decorated in pink,
blue and brown. New shape sure to
please you, as we consider this set one
of our best bargains. only So 9S
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Cotton Remnants.

Prints, 2 to 10 yds, 4c; apron checks,
2 to 10 yds, best goods, sc; remnants of
percal by the Id, about Z yds to the 10,
] to yds to the piece, 25c Id; apron
check, to yds 10 the piece. 25c Id;
remnants of Turkey red damask, 2 to 5
yds in length, zoe I'd.
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 2 connects at Harrisonburg,
Va, chesapeake Western Junction) with
Valley X. r trains for all points in the
Valley, North or South of HarrisOnburg
and for points South or North via Southern
Ry. or Valley r. e., and Harper's Ferry,
b. & O.; also via StauntOn, Va, NO.
Train No. connect at Elkton, w., with
N. & w. train No. for all points nth,
Southwest and Northwest, via Roam te,
Va, Winston Salem, N. c., Bristol, Te
or Columbus. Ohio.
Train No. connects at ElktOn, Va, with
N. & W. train No. for Luray, Front Roy
al, Riverton, Va, Charlestown. W. Va,
Hagerstown, Md, and points North and
East via Hagerstown. Md. and Cumbe
land Valley and Western Maryland K. KS.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping carsthrOugh from
Elkton to New York, via Harrisburg and
Philadelphia. Pa.
Train No. will wait at Elkton for N.
& w. No. 4 connection, 80 minutes when
late.
For information as to rates, tickets,
routes, etc., apply to any agent OF the
chesapeake Western Railway, or
M. l.. Mardis,
HarrisOnburg, Va. Trahc Me 7
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Cotton DonesticS.

Apron checks, good quality, Sc; yd
wide unbleached sheeting, DC; heavy
shifting cheviot, Sc; bleached muslin,
6 and 7c; best grade Sc; all best prints,
SC; yd wide percal, Sc; best 1Oc; new
patterns OF cottonade Zoe; Kentucky
Jeans 10 and 1910; Turkey red table
damask. will not Iade, 25c.
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Parior Suit.

Handsome large parlor suit, rub fin
ished frame and mahogany, velvet We
lure or silk finished tapestry 1phOl-
stery with spring edge. Wouldsescf0r
one-third more in regular furniture
stores, our price $25 90.