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The Jasper news., 1905-09-14
OF For Conference.

Rev. &. C. Loeb left Tuesday for
Butler where he is attending the annu.
al conference OF his church which is
IN session at that place his week, On
account Of his absence there will be no
services at the NJ. e. church South
next Sunday morning or evening.
The Jasper news., 1905-09-14
Got OFF Easy

The Jasper druggists who were called
upon to appear before the prosecuting
attorney for failing 10 comply with the
new law requiring druggists to file their
prescriptions each month with the coun-
ty clerk, got of easy. They were ad-
monished not to neglect it again and
sent on their way rejoicing.
The Jasper news., 1905-09-14
Death of an Old Lady

Mrs. Mary +. Phillips who lived at
Dublin for humber OF y4Ars, but who
was taken TO the Barton county poor
farm short time ago died at that
place Sunday and was buried Monday.
The Jasper news., 1905-09-14
a SURPRISE PARTY.
Mrs. And hrs. hlughawolt Giyea
A Happy Send OF

a most enjoyable surprise was given
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Haughawout last
Saturday evening by sevarll OF their
friends coming Ia 10 spend the evening
with them, 1hey mot At a nntrb,
neighhors and thcn proceeded to the
Haughawout home. GA account Of
the inclsment weather not very large
crowd present but more enjoyable ey.
ing was never spent. Refreshments
consisting of ice cream and cuGs were
served during the evening, MIR. and
hrs' Haughawout leave this week for
their new home in Joplin. Their many
friends are very sorry to see them 20.
They have the wishes OF all FOR hapyi-
ness aud prosperity ia their new home.
Those present were Messrs and Mes
danes John Grow, ID. II. Wampler,
Ar.o Estey, and Mr.. W. S johnson,
Walter Balm aud Mr.. Sterling. Misses
kebccca, Nellie and Grace Drcw, An
ma and Grace Wampler, and Lorepa
EStey. Messrs Franz Grow, Homer
Wampler, Harold aud William Estey,
The Jasper news., 1905-09-14
b. A. flooding AdministratOr

DR.. Is. \, Gaod,ng has boen appoint.
ed administrator Of the estate OF the
late W, \. Dixo1. he gays $1,000
bond with y. \. Mtckey aud } C..
Pitts as securities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
SOME NEW WAYS OF DRESSING THE HAIR HIGH

bought his clothes out Of her small earnings and
sent them to him from time 90 time as needed
Concerning her husband. who has been dead sixty
six years Mrs. Damon can give but little tnforma-
ton. He born in 175s and at the age OF sixteen
enlisted in the Continental army IN Massachusetts,
regiment and served i've years. He participated in
the battle OF Long Island and several other I'M
portant ENGAGEMENTS, and frequently mentioned haV
ing Fought under George Washington, whom he
idOzed. -.
Damon were comparatively uneventful. During
most of this period she supported herself by sew
ing for tailor ana In nursing the SICK rev
wears after the death of Mr. Damon she received
pension of $50 year. this amount score Of years
aFo having been increased TO Sl2 month, the
amount she has received up TO the present month,
This 20 cents a day, since she became too old to
work has been inadequate to provide even the
most necessary food and clothing. although neigh
bors have not permitted her actually TO want for
food
Damon had several offers of marriage but she
turned n deaf ear 20 all proposals In $50 she be-
came acquainted with Mrs; Snow, Ike herself
IA ared yyidow who fortunately owned a little cot
taee on the mountain. These widowed women
Seemed sfrangeIy drawn toward each other, and
fhe visit Intended for day was protTacted into a
week and then Il was agreed they should continue
20 live together for an indefinite period. Mrs.
gneW gas 20 furnish the cottage and garden. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
Is tie Panrfer at Hand?
Smart Paris Dressmakers Introduce 1t
Girls Will Have Lace to New Style Garments.

orally Of lace or OF some trimming which gives it
an air OF being separate from the dress sleeve.
Separate blouses, If they intended to be worn
under the coat, show long sleeVes-made long either
by the use Of the deep cuff by the introduction
OF close undersleeve to which the full upper
sleeve Is attached by means OF a rufied heading.
models shown by several Rue de la Pax couturiers:
which IS SO rivaing cloth now irish lace and silk
openwork braid. The skirt hangs in full, loose
bottom and above decoration scantily worked out
IN the same trimming. The bolero is heavily inset
show an under blouse of lingerie confined by a
front with passementere buttons ana is trirSed On
its upper edge with line of the braid which makes
skirt. The sleeves gather into a little tab cuff put
On above the elPow finished with 6raids and
There is small undersleeve Of lace, which half
An interesting afternoon gown Of dark blue cloth
has trimming of leather braid in the same color
Leather braid seems rather odd expression. but in
this the kid is cut out to initiate the strands Of
this on the skirt arranged Ike pattes for at inter-
walls they are united by smooth, blue kid covered
button. The jacket is somewhat tight, double
breasted bolerO fastening with kid buttons reaching
barely TO the waist line in the back and curving up
There is a little inside vest. which shows in the
deeoetage OF the Jacket as few sort 6atlste foiSs
jacket in the form Of lace edge. The choker and
tiny string tie and bow Of black velvet.
Among the spring fabrics some attractive
more body than the wolfe. Their chief characters
tic IS that there Is raised threao Wnien checks
gives the appearance OF thin plaid design. These
make charmingly simple costumes, with peated
skirts arranged so that bright line of the design
Is on the edge OF every pleat and with bouses set
up with yokes and side pleats. Suits of this kind
are trimmed with small passementerie buttons gen
orally and ppings and bands OF a plain color.
SeDarate blOuses often made up OF these Jnin
woods which really seem to have taken the place OF
tennis flannel If for morning wear they are
trimmed simply with small pearl buttons.
The shirtWaist has only one decided change this
year and that is in the sleeves, which are now set
in high on the shoulder and fall into deep cuhs
The cuffs are as a rule, cut sufficiently close TO
demand buttons and buttonholes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
REVOLUTION WIDOW.
Last ON Pension Last Has LiUed Half
Century on 10 Cents Day.
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
- Ali TTf-rI, ouooncr

WASHINGTON. April High among the Green
Mountains OF Vermont half days journey from
the nearest railroad. lives the last widow of the
War Of the observation-disclosures Sumner Damon
own cousin of former United States Senator Charles
Sumner For half century she has subsisted on
a meagre 40 cents a day pension. Under provisions
of a special approved February Is. 1905, she VIII
receive $24 month.
Strong and active in mind, though broken in body,
she sits day after day in armchair by the south
window of little white cottage on the mountain
silently studying the horizon; the last relic OF the
war for liberty; not knowing everyday comforts an
utter stranger to luxuries
Esther Sumner born in Bridgewater W.
August / 1914 When she eight years old her
father met with fatal accident, leaving the family
without financial resources. Esther. possessed OF
the stamina which made her cousin. Charles SUM-
ner, famous. announced her determination to &C
cuire an education. Working out during the sum
ner she saved each year a few dollars which en-
abled her TO attend the village school in the WIN
ter At the age of seventeen she taught the little
school on the mountain in the small hamlet where
she now resides Plymouth Union. Vt.
She continued TO direct the minds OF her little
flock for three years. when Noah Damon, tot
tering soldier of the Revolution crossed her pain
He came to Plymouth Union on a visit and fell
IN love with the pretty school mistress. TWO weeks
later, on September g. 1884, they married. The
courtship appears TO have been instance of his
tory repeating itself; second edition Of the WOO
ing Of Desdemona by othello Night after night
Noah Damon seventy-six year old patriarch, sat
by Miss Summers side and told her Of his love- re-
counting his deeds Of valor upon dozen battlehelds
in the War foe Independence, urging his need for
a helpmeet in the declining years of his life. ana
giving the girl to understand that he possessed
means to enable them to live in comparative COM
fort
Immediately following the wedding 1t developed
! that Mr.. Damon instead Of possessing funds or
property. could figure up assets amounting all told
TO only SIS So and that ne had borrowed from a
friend the suit OF clothes in which he was mar
! ried.
The bride. by the exercise Of great economy, had
managed to save small sum Of money from her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
IN HER GARDEN.

"Talk Of the East Indian magician's trick that
causes YOU to See think you see. plant grow
and bloom before your eyes!' said the suburban
woman Il can tell you of a real miracle wit
messed this week nearly equal TO that week ago
Tuesday an obstinate winters snOwdrift stiH lay
unmeIted on a Dutch flower bed near brick wall
In nv garden. That night a sOutherly wind brought
a warm rain. which lasted for twenty-four hours.
and I noticed that the snow. which had stayed
there undIsturbed for the entire winter "a rare Oc-
CURRENCY, had at last disappeared. The bed still
remained covered with thick mulching Of leaves.
which 1 cleared from the border and found, to my
SURPRISE the sharp points Of leaves peeping
up all along the edge BY Sunday they were all
we'll up. I shall have crOCuSeS in bloom in a week
or So / remarked to the family. but what do YOU
think? This Tuesday morning. just one week after
they had been buried deep in and the winters
muching there is a of pure purple and gold
shining against the tan coiored leaves. My crO-
all out 1t must have been the snow
protection that forced them forward. for I have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
Tome Gays Of the World.

''There is an odd admixture Of parsimony and ex-
travagance, of stinginess and generosity in the
composition of most women" remarked a cynical
bachelor recently. Take housekeeping, for in
stance. What fuss they make about it. and how
they complain of the ingTatitude and instability OF
their servants! And yet how penny wise and
pound foolish they in their methods! | know
a nice woman. a good housekeeper and kind mis-
tress who has changed her cook five times this
winter. I wish 1 had kept Janer she sighed the
other evening when [ was dining there and the
dinner was not up to her usual standard Why
GAi you not keep JSne?' 1 queried for women and
t. cir ways always amuse me. so that their domes-
tIP talk never bores ne Why. the ungrateful
w6man, who had been With for years. suddenly
without rhyme or reason demanded more money.
and, as 1 already paid her a large could not
afford It, Besides could not think of establishing
scale of wages and upsetting my domestic regu-
lations. She actually asked for s. month more.
and refused to stay unless 1 gave it to her. OF
course had no alternative, for have principle
against going beyond certain sum. and l had al
ready reached my limit Was she a very good
cook? 1 asked. Most satisfactory, returned the
lady, her dinners never failed And yet you, who
would not consider S more less in the least in
your grocers or butchers bill, and spend that
travagant in different ways. would rather submit
TO great discomfort and be put considerable ex-
a great DEAL than recognize the services OF
valuable servant! Why in business,
deserve recognltlOn and. am sure, you women
would have much less trouble if you made it
with you. Is it really worth while you should ask
yourselves, to be made very uncomfortable and be
dollars? have given my valet a raise four times,
and he gets now so much more from than he
could hope to obtain IN new place that he Is per-
me to pay for peace and comfort 3"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

companions" asserted the Boston woman. we
can enjoy pictures and the grand old historical
buildings so much better with an intelligent
friend"
Pictures and buildings, exclaimed the travelled
woman. What do you take me for? wouldn I
tire myself out with such things! 1t is altogether
too exhausting When I go abroad. l do II TOT
pleasure and rest. detest sightseeing!
II suppose then. Mrs. A. must be OF the same
opinion" surmised the other "stnce YOU ma her 50
coarenial. What did YOU two do with yourselves.
Go about among the dressnakers and mlllners'
you seem to have a very low opinion OF our ~
tellects" retorted Mrs Up-to-date- NO my dear
We played bridge. Mrs. A. is supposed 10 De one
of the best players going. and hatter myself
tuoy SOmetiilng about game. GenefaiX ~
managed to make up four; If not We plaIeu
double dummy But almost always louhu en-
th1Isastic votaries of the game among the AIlert
cans and English who were only too ready 70 sISe
mn anv old excursion for good rubber We WEE
together i'm Paris and Vienna and Italy IN 5loIlS
II vas charming quite like New-YOrk; We pIayeG
bridge afternoon and evening. AtterWaTu q par J
of ms went to Palestine and the Holy Lahu an All
had a delightful trip. There were Just lSEI; an
decent PLAYERS. 1t really most en1oya93!Ie. I
Fancv bridge paramount in the Eternal Clly anu
IerIsaIemi" nurmured the Boston woman sottO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

meagre allowance for teaching but this did not
last long and within a few weeks the couple found
themselves without funds visible means of sup
port. Mr. Damon physically incapable OF
toll, and the task OF breadwtnnng fell upon the
shoulders OF the girl bride Of few weeks, who.
instead OF escaping the burden OF selfsuppOrt. was
compelled to provide for two instead of one. Quar-
tiers in humble cottage were obtained and by work
ing at odd Jobs. accepting any kind of employment
and cultivating bit OF garden mornings and even
ings. the mountain lass kept the wolf from the
door while her husband spent the hours in idle
gossip with the neiShbers or nodded in his chair
in the solitary living
At the end Of three years the young wife wearied
OF the uphill struggle and one day suggested to
her husband. who had become almost helpless that
he go to his daughter by former marriage living
in New-Hampshire. The old veteran readily agreed
to the proposition and left his wife without show
Of i'll feeling or resentment He lived only two
years after that. but during this time his wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

the very best things. II requires deal Of think
Ing and planning about
What do you call the very best things?' queried
the man to whom she was talking.
'Well' she answered ''she must learn French
ana, think. German-thOse win come first with
her bonne and nursery goveFness. She must dance
as early as possible. and act little plays, to get
self-conhdence and Vivacity. and she learn 10
write clever little notes IN up date hand
writing. OF course she must have the essentials OF
q good English education-histoTy. geography and
all that, and some arithmetic. / suppose. although
need Of il. But all those silly studies that teachers
want to cram into the heads of their pupils-like
geometry and algebra and all those stupid nane
tninSs-I shah never have her bothered with
There are too many things that really sensible
and TeQusiteY'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

the members OF that institution At gathering on
Friday evening beautifully engrossed testimonial
was presented by L. J. Rourke on behah OF the
students while Walter NJ. Delevan, a. recent grad
,IaAe made the speech which accompanied the
presentation Of a set Of engraved resolutions from
Inc graduating class DR.. Nichols, OF the medical
division also made a short address expressive OF
the general regret at DR.. Bannister's Departure.
Dr Bannister is an aumna OF the pennsylvania
y1Ton,sn's College of Medicine Before assuming the
superintendency Of the Mills Training School she
held the position of superintendent N the Wisconsin
General Hospital and Training School she goes
20 philadelphia 70 enter private practice.
A. W. Little, assistant superintendent. VIII sue
coed Dr. Bannister at Bellevue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
CHINESE POLYGAMY.
Foreigners See China's Mote, But Not Their
Own Beam"

lynn Americans speak of our Chinese polygamy
as il YOU had nothing like it," said DR.. Yamei Kin
Yesterday morning in rather resentful tone to
the women of the League for Political Education
.But in the great treaty ports of the East. like
Hong Kong ard Yokohama, where Americans and
English go the meeting of the white and the yell
Low, race is fraught with tragedy to the women
The foreign men who go there do not belong to the
same class as the foreigners who immigrate to
this country. They educated and moneyed. But
,-our people permit themselves a license when they
visit The East-and you may well know 1t,
friends-that would ostracize them from any decent
community in their own land
DR. Kin's subject was THE Real China" When
she got through her audience knew a good deal
S,10roe Iban tbey did before on the philosophy OF
the conduct Of life the Civil Service system and
the theory Of the clans they exist in the Celestial
ingdon-
institutions but 10 US Chinese it seems strange
that YOU should delegate TO the state what with
Is is done hy the family. said DR. Kin:
She denied that the Chinese system OF polygamy
is like the Mormon but compared It with the do
nestle system Of which the reader gets a glimpse
in the story of Hagar and Ishmael What the
temperance problem 5 with you that the social
evil is with US. The Chinese ideal is to be re-
strained and temperate in all things not only in
drink but I'm the marriage relation, but with IS
with you not all men who know what they should
do DO it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
MRS. UP-To-pATE ABROAD.

eyes. I saw a great deal OF Mrs A. when
was abroad" said a New-York woman who had
Just returned from extended tour in Europe
We had very much the same itinerary. and were
constantly meeting. and. as tastes were thor
oughly congeniai. enjoyed her society immense
~"
1T Ia always SO dslishtful to and appreciauv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
WHAT SHE MUST KNOW.

begin TO think about her education. and you have
no idea how awfully interesting is" said an am
bilious young mother recently. TT is such a re-
sponsibility. too. for Of course her poor little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

woman who had long cast envious eyes on the
common wild sword fern, which grows in pro-
fusion in the woods and woody pastures Of the
Eastern and Middle States at length decided 70 try
TO grow one in the house, though well aware that
these hardy things prove very coy when torn from
their habitat
When she got the little root she at once planted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
LOST. AN deal

From The Cleveland Leader.
What became Of your ideale"
Il lost her fOreVer!'
did she dic2'
NO. ] married hers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

in her prairie garden where for months IT barely
neId us own When autumn came she took II into
the house, and the following spring 1t began to
grow with rapid strides. and is now an entirely sat-
lsfaGtOry house plant. The experiment is worth
cordlng for the encouragement Of other women
who might like to attempt tanning the pretty fern
If they thought they could 10 IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

Common white potato. grated and scattered over
carpet then swept or. is said to brighten the
faded colors better than anything else Women
cate shades.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

never before seen anything in the way OF outdoor
vegetation that matured rapidly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02
TESTIMONIAL TO DR.. BANNIsTER

The resignation Of Dr.. Lucy A. Bannister super
intendent OF the Mills Training School of Bellevue
Hospital was not allowed to pass unnoticed by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-02

In some cases little close undersleeve is intro
duced which may cover the elbow. but this Is gen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-24

The Population OF
the Earth is
1,4oo,ooo,ooo
One Million
Die Annually of
Catarrh


& - 45-
All over the world Peruna is known
and used for catarrhal diseases. The
Pernna Girl. has travelled round, the
globe. a5l -
Her face is familiar everywhere that
| civilization reaches ).
Universally Praised.
From Africa. to Greenland, from
Manchuria to. Patagonia, the face Of
the Peruna girl is familiar and the
praises Of Peruna as a catarrh remedy
are heard. s.--+
Successful in North and Soutf,
Peruna crossed the Equator several
years ago, to. find in the Southern Hem
isphere the same triumphant success
that has marked its career in the
Northern Hemisphere.
I A Standard
Peruna is standard catarrh remedy
the world over
1t cures catarrh by eradicating it
from the system.
Permanent Cure
1t obviates the necessity of all local
treametnt and its relief is of permanent
character.
Without a Peer
No other remedy has SO completely
dominated the whole earth as Peruna.
In Every Tongue
In all languages its glowing testimo-
malls are written.
In all climes the demands for Peru
ma increase.
An Extensive Laboratory
]. To supply this remedy to the whole
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-24

world taxes to the utmost one Of a-the
best laboratories in the, United States.
A Word From Australia ..~
Walter II. Woodward, Bomadier
Royal Australian Artillery, Hobart,
Tasmania, writes:
ST suffered for several years with a
distressing condition of the head and
; throat, caused by continual colds.
My head and nostrils were stopped
up most of the time and there was a
discharge, and my sense of smell was
, affected badly.
"After two weeks use of Peruna /
| found this condition quite changed, and
so continued to use this remarkabl
medicine for over a month.
II am very glad to say that at the
end of that time was cured and felt in
fine health generally, and am pleased
to give Peruna my honest endorsement. F"
| From Hawaii
| Prince Jonah Kalanianaole, delegate
in Congress from Hawaii, writes from
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-24

Washington, D. c., as follows:
z.'I can cheerfully recommend youi
Peruna as very effective remedy for
couhsg, colds and catarrhal trouble"
A Cuban Minister
Senior Quesada, Cuban Minister to
the United States, writes from Wash
ington, d. c., as follows: i.
"Peruna can recommend as a very
good medicine. 1t is an excellent
strengthening tonic, and is also an eff
caclous cure for the almost universal
complaint of catarrh. ."-GonZalo De
Quesada.
From All Quarters of the Globe
We have on file thousands OF testi-
monials like those given above. We
can give our readers only slight
glimpse of the vast number of grateful
letters DIR. Hartman is constantly re-
ceiving from all quarters of the globe,
in behalf OF his famous catarrh remedy,
Peruna.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-24
Mixing a Close Distinction.

Benevolent Party-Young man, I'm
sorry to see you thus idling away the
golden hours of youth. Every time
look out of my parlor window 1 see
you sitting on this fire hydrant
The Young Man-What's tn matter
with you? What are you givin'
me? I amt idle when I'm doin' moth
ing. Pm a sewer inspector.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.