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Dvsr 8 ov. ralsND.
Catches and DifFusss Light. Olives "
Randreps, snowhakss, Clouds, Cor.
0eous Sunsets and eunrlsss.

Catches and 0t6uses Light, 0ivee VI
Randrops, enowfiakss, Clouds, Cor
seous Sunsets and eunrlsss.
While dust contains many OF our
mortal enemies, It is one of our very
best friends, says the Sunday School
Times. and tho finer 1t is the more we
owe to 1t. II there were no dust ths
sky would not be blue. there would b.
no raindrops, no snowflakes, no hail
storms. no clouds, no gorgeous sun
sets. no beautiful sunrises.
The instant the sun passed out OF
sight we should be in darkness. The
instant 1t rose IL would be sharp cir
Gle OF light in a black sky. There would
be no evening glow to chat or think
In, no lovely dawn with bird song and
cattle low at natures awakening. The
dome of the sky would be as dark as
1t Is on bright moonlight night. The
moon and the stars would shine by day
In all their brightness. The whole
earth would be In deep, dark shadow
excepting where the suns rays fell d.
rectly upon 1t in one great blineing
circle.
Rays Of sunlight or any other kind
Of light go straight through all kinds
Of gases. no matter OF what they arc
made. In passing through them, II
they contain no dust the rays cannot
be seen-they are invisible. You
have often seen the sunlight enter a
darkened room through partly opened
shutters or a crack or n knothole. You
have noticed that the rays were full
Of dust moving about in every direc-
ton. The air is made Of gases mixed
You did not see the rays OF light; you
saw the light In the sun reflected by
the particles OF dust. Millions of these
particles we're too small for you to see,
but not too small for such searching
thing as light to miss.
Each cubic inch OF air contains an
enormous number of dust particles.
The number Is beyond our con.
ception. John Aitkin of Falkirk. Scot
land. was the first to count these dust
particles. He counted them by lit
tie machine he carried in his pocket
and In very simple way. He has
been able to count 100000 dust par
ticles In cubic inch Of the ordinary
air Of Glasgow.
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"A BRIEF SKETCH OF HER LIFE
How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and
How the "Panic of '73" Caused it to be Offered
for Public Sale in Drug Stores.
THE STORY READS LIKE A ROMANCE

had SO often made from roots and
herbs for such OF her women neigh.
bors and friends who were sick and
ailing. Its success In those cases had
been wonderful-its fame had spread.
and calls were coming from miles
around for this eficacious vegetable
compound.
credit. Their first laboratorv was the
kitchen, where roots and herbs were
stepped on the stove. gradually hlling
a gross of bottles. Then came the
question OF selling It, for always be-
fore they had given II away free.
They hired Job printer 10 run on
some pamphlets setting forth the mer.
Its Of the medicine. now called Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and these pamphlets were distributed
by the Pinkham sons in Boston. New
York and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were. to a great extent.
seif.advertising. for whoever used II
recommended 1t to others. and the de-
mand gradually Increased.
In 1877. by combined EFFORTS. the
family had saved enough money to
commence newspaper Advertising on .
small scale. and from that time the
growth and success of the enterprise
was assured. until TO-DAY Lydia q.
Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound
have become household words every.
where. and thousands Of pounds OF
roots and herbs are used annually In
making tnis great remedy for woman1
Ills.
Although Lydia E. Pinkh.m passed
to her reward some years ago. the per.
petuation OF her great work was
guarded by her foresight.
During her long and eyentful expert
ence she was ever methodIcal In her
work and was careful 10 preserve .
record OF every case that came to her
attention. The case Of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were thousands-received
careful study. and the details. includ.
Ing symptoms. treatment and results.
were recorded for future reference.
and to-day these records. together with
thousands made since. are available to
sick women the world over. and repre-.
sent vast collaboration OF informA-
ton regarding the treatment Of WON.
ans ills which. for authenticity and
accuracy. can hardly be eouaIed In any
library In the world.
Another act Of foresirht on the part
of Lydia E. Pinkham vas 10 SEQ that
some one OF her family was trained To
carry on her work. ana with that end
In view: Tor years before her death.
had as her chief assistant her daugh.
ter.in-law. the present Mrs. Pinkham.
Therefore. under the guidance and
careful training OF Lydia E. Pinkham.
and vast experience Of her own.
covering twenty'nve years. the present
Mrs. Pinkham Is exceptionally we'll
equipped to advise sick women. which
she is always glad to do free Of
charge.
The record Of Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made OF simple
herbs and roots. Is n proud and peer
less one. 1t is record Of constant
conquest over the obstinate ills OF
women. greater than that Of any other
one medicine OF Its kind in the world.
that noble woman whose name liz
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This remarkable woman. whose
maiden name was Estes. was born In
Lynn, Mass, February 9th. 1919. COM
ing from q good old quaker family.
For many years she taught school. and
during her career as teacher she be-
came known as woman OF an alert
and investigating mind. an earnest
seeker after knowledge. and above all.
she was possessed with . wonderfully
sympathetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
. builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children. three sons and daugh.
ter.
In those good old.fashioned days few
drugs we're used In medicines; people
relied upon natures remedies. roots
and herbs. which are to-day recognized
as more potent and enicacious In con.
trolling diseases than any combination
Of drugs.
Mrs. Pinkham from her youth took a
deep interest In medicine. in botany
the study OF roots and herbs, their
characteristics. and power over dis.
ease: she believed that as nature
so bountifully provides food for the
body so she also Provides medicine for
Tue lid duu "S"NueSHeb " ..S oooys
in the roots and herbs Of the field.
and as q wife. mother and sympathetic
friend. she often made use Of her
knowledge Of roots and herbs in pre-.
pairing medicines for her family and
friends.
Knowing Of 80 much suffering among
her sex, after much study and re.
search, Mrs. Pinkham believed that
the diseases OF women have a com.
mon cause, and she set to work to
hnd n common remedy-not at that
that she might aid the suffering.
How her efforts have been rewarded
the women Of the world know to-day.
In 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity was too
much for the large real estate inter.
ests OF the Pinkham family, as this
class Of business suffered most from
this fearful depression. SO when the
Centennial year dawncd It found their
property swept away.
At this point the history Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's vegetable Compound com.
mences:
The three sons and daughter. with
their mother, combined forces to re.
store the family fortune. They re.
solved to give to the world the vcse.
table compound that Mrs Pinkhnm
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MEETING IN THE DESERT.

A young Englishman who had In
vested his all In spans OF oxen. wagons
aud stores. started for the northern
pnrt OF Rhodcsia. In South Africa. to
trade. He was accompanied by u
dozen paid blacks. His first and last
adventure on his trading trip is given
by the author OF South Africa
The Englishman was puny man,
but with quite towering spirit.
Among the ''boys" he had taken with
him was n huge black. Zulu. who
had been cast In natures largest mold.
When they had left the sparse
fringe of civilization the Englishman
found that there was plotting going on
among his followers. He was then
alone In n desert with n dozen blacks.
and he knew their language well
enough to know that the Zulu was
persuading the others In scriptural IAN
guagc. "Comc. let us Eill him. and the
inheritance will be ours"
BY cavesdropplng. justified In the
circumstances. he discovered that the
proposal seemed good In their eyes.
rhey were to kill him. divide the oxen
and carts and the stores OF merchah-
disc. to separate. each man to his own
kraal; and when the Englishman anu
his venture were quite forgotten. they
could trade with the spoils.
The little Engllshman hnc a DIG
spirIt and true courage. He got up
from where he lay and went Into the
circle of conspIrators. md stood in
front of the fnutinous Zulu anu toid
him to get up. At first the man re-
fused, but the Englishman had a
sjnmbok-a rawhide whip-in his
tight little fist. and strues Mt his en-
emy. And then the little man gave
the word of command to the Cher
conspirators to take the Zulu ring
leader and tie him up to the wagon.
and 30 strange thing is the VIII tney
obcycd him. although reluctantly.
Then the puny EnglIshman used MS
siambok until he was exhausted and
tho man we'll punished.
The trader went on with his ven
t,,re. made . successful trip. and had
NO further trouble with his blacks
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must rye been putting IL o6 and
putting It Oh. but must do IT,
'sThen she told her the mistake that
she had been making--told her, though
her voice broke so that she could
scarcely speak. that people did not
count her lady because of these
things that seemed such trlfles to her.
and were In reality no trlfes. but the
symbols of courtesy and consideration
cnd unselfishness. That Is all. 1t was
hnrd. OF course. but the prairie girl
was honest. Afterward, when she
was out in the world. she thanked
her friend every day of her life for
opening her eyes"
Did, began Constance. and then
she caught the look upon her mothers
face and did not ask the question.
1t was Alice who came to the rescue.
Il think there were two brave peo-
ple." she said. shyiy.
The doctor looked up with quick
smile.
"There is no life so small that II does
not lave room for courage" she re.
piled.
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ON A RHINoCERos HUNT.


A sportsman gives an account In
English Country Life OF his adven.
lures In German East Africa. where
he found great deal OF game. He
says: ut Is by no means as easy as
one would think to see rhinos Mt any
distance. as they are generally the col
or OF the earth OF that locality, as n
result of the matutlnal mud bath.
Near Barlngo. most OF them were q
brilliant red. whilst In the German
Nasal plains they were mostly OF n
light gray khaki. which made them
almost invisible, and. indeed. got
within forty yards OF two rhinos on
one occasion In the open without be.
Ing able to distinguish thei from the
ant heaps around. Many writer's con-
slider that when rhino charges, In
many cases he Is merely rushing
bllndly in the direction which he i'm
agines to be the least dangerous. ]
feel sure this is not the case. as l
have invariably found them make an
exceedingly good shot for the shooter.
and believe that their first impulse Is
to attack, but. losing their heads, they
rush madly along. and so give the
sportsman every opportunity of es.
Gaping them. We also noticed that.
whereas In the open rhino is more
likely to make OF. in bush he is al
most certain to charge IL surprised.
and we attribute this TO the fact that
he Is unable to determine the distance
he Is from the danger. and SO takes
the offensive. A lion. l believe. will
nearly always charge II one surprises
him at close quarters. On one occa-
sion had to dress natives shoulder,
from which large scoop of flesh
had been taken by lion which he
had come upon on the grass. and
which had sprung at him. given him
smack, and then rushed on. In this
connection II is worthy OF notice the
lion seldom. II ever, uses his claws
when wounded. relying entirely on lis
teeth: but when attacking man.
either for food. or in an impulse OF
scif.defensc. he invariably uses his
claws, after which. as In this case.
he often ieaves his victim after knock
Ing him down with blow OF his
paws"
An ally Of the rhinoccros is the
rhInoccros bird. These birds come for
the ticks and other parasites so plcn-
tiful on the rhlno. and In return for the
hospitality they receive. give warning
Of the approach OF danger by jumping
up, uttcring shrill screams. and finally.
when the danger becomes imminent.
make OF, after final warning swoop
overhead. The white agret Is also
frequently found In company with the
rhinoceros.
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TIMELY HINTS.

This cauli"ower salad Is recon-
menJed: Select nice looking cau.i-
flower. trim and wash 1t. Cook 1t in
salted water to which has been added
small spoonful of butter. Whan
tender take 1t out. throw it into cold
water and divide 1t into fiowerets.
Then take them from the water and
arrange them In salad bowl. sprink-
ling them well with chopped parsely.
and serve very cold with q castor Of
salad Ingredients.
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tS,HSsH
&IouseHolo
* 1 RECIPES a

Maitre D'Hotel Saucc-A henplng
Tablespoonful Of dripping. the same OF
flour, half n pint OF hot water or
stock. chopped parsley. little curry
powder and the juice OF one lemon.
This is for all sorts OF roasts and
baked fish.
Rice Frittcrs-To a cupful and q
half Of cold. cooked rice add table
spoonful of sugar. the yolks of two
eggs, a cupful OF milk and sufficient
flour to make thick drop batter. Add
teaspoonful of baking powder with
the last portion of -four. and lastly
fold In the stlfiiy-bcaten whites Of the
eggs. Fry MS usual and serve with
maple sirup.
Corn Fritters-Stcw one can OF corn.
strain OF the Juice and press the ker-
nels through n colander. To this meat
add one-half pint Of milk. one level
tcaspoonful Of salt and u saltspoonful
OF pepper. Add the yolks of three
eggs and one pint of pastry flour sifted
with rounding teaspOonful OF baking
powder. Mix thoroughly and fold In
the beaten whites of the eggs. Drop
by teaspoonfuis into extremely hot fat
and when sufficiently drained serve
with maple sirup.
Brown Saucc-wash and scrape
small carrot. half turnip and an
onion. Cut them In thin slices. Put
two ounces OF butter or good dripping
into n saucepan md let 1t boil. Add
the vegetables and fry them brown
not black. Shake In one and half
ounces of flour and add one pint OF
stock or some hot water containing
two teaspoonfuls OF extract OF beef.
Stir them all till the sauce boils. then
draw 1t one side to simmer half an
hour. Strain after seasoning.
Orange Fritters-Peel two oranges
and slice In thin pieces. Dip In n
batter made from one cupful OF flour,
rounding teaspoonful of butter.
tablespoonful Of sugar, n pinch Of salt.
the yolk Of one egg and half cupful
of milk. Fry in hot fat and serve
with powdered sugar or the following
sauce: Beat the yolks of two eggs
with half IL cupful OF sugar. Add
the grated rlnd and Juice OF half
lemon, two tcaspoonfuls OF vanilla.
and cook over hot water. Stir Wig
orously until 1t thickeLs and cover
with the whites Of the eggs beaten
stiff. Serve Mt once.
Fried Apples and Onions-These
form a novel dish, but are delicious II
eaten with strips Of fried bacon. Do
not peel the apples but slice them cross
wise, having the slices q half-inch
thick. Have the onions parboiled and
cold. With sharp knife slice these
rather thinner than the apples. Cook
.llces of bacon crisp in a pan. and re-
move them to n hot platter. FD the
onions and apples side by side in the
bacon fat, unless therceis too little Of
this. in which case add little butter.
when brown, put the onions and APP
ples ON q hot platter and arrange strips
of fried bacon about the edge Of the
pIatter. serye very bot and ~ REQ
from crease %, possible 70 Attnip
fHis' "a II Il wall n ~ ~ q
sSS ~ 9 ssIicss ~ >1ssus spaase ~ =
HinstD aflee tatiDg Il iron ~ ~
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CLEANING WOODWORK.

Careless people sometimes dis1gure
woodwork by scratching matches al
most anywhere. says the Brooklyn
Citizen. To remove these marks. ap.
ply lemon juice. rubbing ha.d-and
then use soap and water. Finger
marks on polished surfaces may be
taken Off by rubbing with flannel
dipped in turpentine.
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CLEANING TuE GILpING.

Fly marks and general griminess
may be removed from gliding by dip
ping small piece of cotton in gin.
and with 1t rubbing gently over the
soiled parts. The cotton wool should
be squeezed before being applied to
the gliding, for this must not be made
really wet. and any damp on it should
be dried by the fire as soon As the
marks have been removed
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[0IEND WHO WAS BRAVE.


girls. Constance and Alice. were
a''as'ic in their admiration OF
mo'her's college friend, Doctor
nsnam. The doctor was a med.
MISSIONARY who had spent sixteen
~ INDIA, and was TO return
again after her years furlougb.
srs. listening with flushed
ana shining eyes while she
sleat audiences spellbound with
wl'. wondered IL ever they could
pehaid things. too-save peoples
ana win queer native orders and
s.eat audiences brcathiess. Yet
S.a uoe,or Dillingham did not
NJ. wonderful at nil. She and
~ 'ust laughed and battered
WV school girls. 1t was very
! .,. urmy evening the family and
r. 'e' We're gathered about the
,hs @ IL was a 'talkaDle" night.
p,", ' : s'rls mcr" enjoying every
|,,ar,o VI 1t. Presently. In a pause,
rss, avg snohe conxingly:
' =, 70" tell ,s, Doctor Dilllng.
~ "e brerest person you ever
Ips sad TO-" the doctor answered.
Ees, "oa. S be a story OF India. The
~ perA'n ever knew was n
hm.s' ,r' sui In college. Annoug the
n 'a =. that year was one from a
ts, e ,afm. sh. was an ambitious
.,.a saa n good student, hui she
'er !. before conc in con,nc. wifi,
N ~, ue reiinements Of life. and
c,rs,.S sea down upon them. slic
"a. In her dress and in cor.
H. ,,,. y, the table. and neslectfni
.. anu, n.''e courtesles Of speech.
= ~. les a while. she found hcr.elf
-. !. out of things. she was hurt
"a - "a. any girl would have been.
Anops y. realize the cause Of II.
aInsS aer classmates was one who
thst Siy Sya'iy beside her through
hi ~ so year. One evening
~ - !, Close Of the last tenn TIE
- = htr. She looked g White
4 a. h.,,snd @ was stastls1 aud
& - y ssswstsd, - |Isl q,
! ssve ~ u - ! & ! IT i
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REPAIRING THE WALL PAPER.

Wall paper that has become bruised
or torn of In small patches and can
not be matched may be repaired with
ordinary children's paints. Mix the
colors till you get as nearly us possible
the desired shade. and lightly touch
up the broken places. and ut the dis
tance of soot or. two the dishgure-
ment will be quite unnoticed.
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USEFULNESS or CHEEsEcLoTH

Cheesecloth busters will remove all
dust and give polish to wood floors,
windows or mirrors. IL given the fol-
lowing treatment: After washing.
sprinkle them with kerosene and let
them dry thoroughly. They will not
be greasy. but will do much more
effectual work than the ordinary dust
cloth.
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k,ltfs1sisisixlsisixts
uck ana Qdvensure. !.
6sJ7yST7ySE7E4ySys4syv

,oAp AMONG WILD BEASTS
-. HE building OF the bridge
at Victoria Falls and the
T Z Cape to Cairo Railway has
brought n great many peo-
ple together at this spot.
there we're previously no houses.
,,aeed no one but an occasional
~. mr. hunter. Besides the birds
~ ~. butterflies nnt the fish the
living animals were lions and
|s,nts and hlppopotr muses. and
TILES and jackals and hyenas.
!. crocodiles were found to be so
.,ous-as many as thirty being
together sometlmes-that they
n he Killed in great numbers for
.,fety OF the people at work. One
C,oun TO have killed a man and n
.,n and was itself only killed
n had seized another man. A
:. woman was taking water from
liver when the crocodile knocked
IN with Its tail. seized her in its
IA mouth and dragged her away.
husband determined to be
bred. and for several nights waited
canoe with n loaded gun. He. too,
nneared, and 1t is thought that the
Iodile knocked him out OF the canoe
took bIm in Its hole under the
week later 1t got another man
carried him to an island. Here
victim got hold OF the reeds and
pc grass md screamed with all his
IN and n gang OF men with crow.
went TO rescue him. This they
keeded In doing and also Staying
dangerous monster.
be Of the lions killed had also
up the measure Of Its iniquity.
scene OF Its depredations was n
ye village north OF the falls. In
pt Of reeds woman was sitting.
Ru the lion walked in and seized
Carrying her away to his lair In
bush. Then he fancied an OK In
Inclosure with other cattle and
keys
be lion. falling to get into the In.
nre, so frightened the animals
J they pushed In n mass from end
knd. and their weight upon the
padlng broke 1t down. THEY
td out through the opening. which
Just what tho lion wanted.
fier the OK lie selected n donkey
then a sheep aud anothe. OK. The
Ses became panlc-stricken until
e white men told them they would
rp all night for the lion and shoot
Tile lion came and got away
another OK. for the white men
fallen asleep. He wcver. they
b Itle to track him.
uas important that having prom
to Kill the lion they should do 80.
that Is the secret OF the success
DE white mans power over the
ve-never to break his word. So
set on TO the thick bush. whittier
ions track took them. There
cane upon him and killed him
on, bullet. Near by was the car
Of an OK and n little further In
bush, In a SOFT OF tunnel OF I'm.
eirabie thorn. were tho gnawed
fs-lhe remains OF somc of his
ref victims.
Jouns lllppopotamus riding on It's
hets back when she was shot was
q aud cared for by one OF the
These animals are very danger
10 canoc men. FOR In returning to
,ariacc to blow they often come
isnt under the canoe and upset II.
caby was thriving very well when
reard OF. lie escaped from his
0sure once. but came back very
sV' rs was evident from the raw
way In which he applied him.
W MS fOod.-South Africa.
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rsih.is 70 James.

P>yine tribute to Henry James on
,,fs recent slxty -nrst birthday the Lon
don CseSaicls remarked IN somebody
siSoya inn1uaes that the novelist hae
1IIf "A e2slsd ~ y = psaeslelne