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ts3tfFj L \ X IN
fofmal das light function there must
.bs tulis dre Sors Tie penalty Of sfclas
sion Womb ibs infilc
5 Here ls where the seisibilI titles zot
gllsh.speak King clothes experts mist
tise II revolt tits settled can.
on Of British aristoeraey and Ameri:
can gilaed society that TO be clothed
in spiketall before the hour Of 6
p. N. is far worse than dlscourtesy or
seidshuess, and Is even a more sert.
Gus ottsnse than eating with your
knife. We may have been allurei by
the high milltarlsm of Germany, hut
when the German Court commits It.
self to the wearing OF the dress coat
In daylight Il Is shown TO be in the
m!re Of PhiI!stinism, and the English
world will repudiate its edlcts with
the scorn Of independent and correct
~ dressed ftesnen.
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A German Clothes Heresy.


Pilttsburs Dispatch.
An edict on costume appearing to
have been promulgated ~ lmperai
authority Is calculated 10 shake the
disposition Of American fashion to turn
toward the Court OF Germany for
sweetness and light. On the occasion
Of the recent visit OF a number OF Eng.
fish journalists to Germany Ironclad
regulations were laid down as to cos.
tune, to which the visiting journalists
were officially notified they must con.
form.
This, at first blush. sounds good TO
our devotees Of clothes as the chief
function Of high society. Moreover.
the earlier stages OF this sartorial rnle
may be alluring TO this general cult.
The visitors must wear travelling suits
on the railroad journey. promenade
suits for luncheon and a frock coat
for afternoon functions; and this is
not repulsive to those who regard as
the noblest study OF mankind the va.
rieties Of clothes that mankind can
wear. But at this point Germany com.
mitted It's fatal blunder. For certain
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could be expected TO enthase? Why?
Mr. Folk Is the better known. but Mr.
Johnson, wherever known, Is favora.
bly, regarded. still, after IT Is conced.
ed that both stand well at home, what
Is there about them that would stir
the country next year in a contest OF
great national scope and moment?
Mr. Folks case may be used to u.
lustrate how rapidly We move these
days. His work as district attorney
| In St. Louis was striking. and highly
creditable to him. 1t came at a time
when the public was In humol to
applaud man OF courage who in OF.
fee had defed the bosses and the
grafters boosting Of their power. Mr..
Folk not only dehed the men who had
st. Louis in their clutches, but broke
up their combination and sent some
OF them to prison. And he earned the
reward he received at the hands OF
the people in the Office Of. governor OF
Missouri.
Reform, therefore, being the cry up.
on which Mr.. Folk was eletced govern.
or of Missouri, 1t would be the cry
upon which his supporters would have
to rely in case OF his nomination for
the presidency. But as against Judge
Taft, who Is SO intimately associated
with all the reforms OF the Roosevelt
administration. Of Governor Hughes,
who Is SO much Of a reformer him.
self. what orerpowerlng force would
that cry have in the Missourian's ia.
vor? As a matter Of fact. Folk as
against either Taft or Hughes on a
platform emphasizing reform would
be dwarfed by comparison.
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SEES "GHOs1" OF GIRL
SLAYER OF SWEETHEART oRlV,
EN- MAD BY REMoRsE FOR
| CRIME.


PoTTSvILLE, Pa, June 6.-Haunt'
ed by remorse because Of his wanton
shooting aud murder Of his sweetheart,
Miss Matte Belinski, Of Shenandoah,
In a ct Of Jealousy. Charles Wawsen
is raving maniac In his cell in the
Schaylkill county prison.
He says that the ghost Of the muir
dered girl comes back to torment him.
He has not slept a wink since his in
generation, and the prison authorities
declare be will never hang for the
crime for his reason has already been
dethroned.
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coz. PEARRE FsNoRs
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
MS ADDRESS Il dc conmeReemen.

his Address At ti,s csrprs1eemsn.
Exercises AZ \ Zee Mar Col. @
!, iese' Hase rstoWn
HAGERsToWN3 Nd. June Con:
gresham George a. PeatreS o. Cum;
bsrland, delivered an address OF the
commencement exercises at Rec Mar
College, Hagerstown. this morning. In
the course Of his remarks Colonel
pearre pointed out universal suffrage
In the nation as the ideal form OF gov,
eminent for all the people, and adyo,
Gated that women be given suffrage
upon equal terms with men.
The eexrvises were largely attended,
among those present being many per-
sons from out Of town. The large au:
ditorium where the exercises we're
held was handsomely decorated, 4
Miss Cora Smouse, Of Cumberland,
Nd, who heads the graduating class,
was valedictorlan. Miss Agnes Fox,
OF Rising San, Md, delivered the salu,
tory address. Among the other gradu'
ates were Miss Irene Graham, OF
Friendship. n. Y: Miss Flora McSlil,
len. Spencer, W. Va; Miss Ethel G.
Taft and Miss Helen NJ. CHADWICK,
both Of Ashland, Ky. and Miss Floss!e
Carthen, OF Maryland.
Prof. j. Emory Shaw. the retiring
president. awarded the diplomas TO
the graduates, and Mrs. Esar H, zeis'
Ter. PRESENT Of the he Mar Col!ese
Alumnae Association, awarded the
scholarship, offered by the alumnae as.
ISOLATION. to Miss Hazel Dillon, OF
Bedford, Ind.
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2;gEllI
Fare / }! !: Bill BIZ! INI! !! 4! sui
CLAIMS ss$ YIN coNsTITUTioNALiTY
BECAUSE OF BLieATloNs5l I'M
POSED UPON 1T BY
CHARTER.

PHILADELPHIA, June CIV. U,
Hensel and Samuel Dickson, OF coun,
sci for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company and Charles Heeb,
ner, solicitor for the plaintiff, yester.
Jay afternoon flied biII in equity al.
lacking the constitutionallty Of the
two-cent a mile law. The county OF
Philadelphia is named as the defend.
ant.
The bill. which is filed Independent.
ly OF The action brought by the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. quoted all the acts
under which the State gave Il It's
rights and privileges and tells Of tho
obligations 1t assumes In taking over
the old Reading Railroad. which. II
declares. reached total Of s65,000,.
600. The bill sets forth the fact that
the company, relying upon these rights
and privileges. expended large sums
for improvements. amounting up to
this time to upward of six million dol.
lars"
Attention is called TO the agree
ment for the abolition Of grade cross.
ings, which agreement. the company
says. means an expenditure of $4,000.
900. 1t Is largely because Of this
agreement with the city that the coun.
ty Of Philadelphia is called upon tc
take the defensive.
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Comment Of Leading Newspapers
on q Variety Of Topies-Mak.
ssing 81 New Laws. /
lPh!ladeiphial Ledger

Philadelphia Ledger.
Notwithstanding the, accumulated
mass Of Legislation, the yearly output
inS the United States increases at a
tremendous pace. A Chicago newspa.
(. per, which has Investigated this years
work Of 16;leglslatures, estimates that
1880 new State laws have been en-.
acted IN the United States. The. bills
that become laws very Inadequately
represent the American disposition TO
Indulge In y excessive legislation. In
Tone Of the. States a seventh Of the NUN.
her OF bills offered were passed. TAX
ling The country over, the legislation
for the year would have been at least
fourfold greater II everybody who
wanted his pet measure passed had
been gratiaed.
q In some Of the old States, where the
existing volume Of legislation Is very
great, more laws were passed this
year. than ever before. Under the op-
5eration Of constitutional provisions
prohibiting special legislation lawmak'
ling has been sensIbly checked in many
States. Notwithstanding the prohibit.
4 ton, 2,lOO bills were introduced In
ethe. Pennsylvania legislature and ii3
became laws. In the list Of 16 States
Pennsylvania Is In the van as a law
maker. In Tennessee the legislature
was very diligent. 1t enacted col stat.
utes, and Minnesota stood third, with
562 to It's credit. Some OF the States
were conservative. Indiana will be
!: called upon to obey 1913 new enact
ments. Utah will continue to exist
with only 80, and Illinois with 2iO, a
modest output for so great State,
ut taxes creiulity to believe that Penn.
sisylyanla needed three times as much
new Legislation as Illinois. yet an II.
5linols Senator Is quoted as saying that
The State would suffer little II the
Legislature should deoyte, a session to
the repeal Of useless Of unnecessary
laws and then adjourn, not to assem-
bile again for 10 years. overlegfsla.
ztion Is admittedly an evil. The exist.
ience Of a great number OF statutes
which are never executed, or are ex.
+ ecuted in spasmodic and haltlng
fashion, does not teach respect for law.
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CAMERON, June 6. = The corner
stones Of the new city building and
the High school building will be laid
tomorrow afternoon, the ceremonies
to be in charge Of the local lodge Of
Masons; assisted by the orders from
Moandsyille, Wheeling and other near.
by cities. Interesting programmes
have been prepared and will be ren.
dered at both ceremonies.
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Folk and johnson.

Washington Star.
Not in the spirit Of levity, but Sc.
Sriously, some good people in the MID.
die States are, proposing the ticket
tof Folk, Of Missouri, and Johnson, OF
Minnesota. Good men, we are told.
and reformers both. Certainly. And
well situated geographically But is
1T a ticket over which the country
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Piles get quick aad certain relief
from Dr.. Shops Magic Ointment,
Please note II Is made alone for Piles.
and its action is positive and certain.
Itching, painful, protr1dIng or blind
pies disappear like magic by Is use.
Large nickel capped glass Jar so cents.
Sold by E. A. Billingslea & Co.
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Don't fall to read the great offer on
page seven Of tdis paper to-day.
There Is a proposition there that Is 4
interest to all I who want to keep
posted.
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Why?

1t Is because We have added our en-.
tire weekly subscription list TO these
two issues. The Weekly West vIr.
ginion Is the Oldest paper published
In Marion county; was established in
1868, and has big list Of as loyal sup
porters as any paper published In
West Virginia. The merchant who
uses these two Issues not only gets
the benefit OF the best local medium.
but reaches class Of people out OF
town who have not heretofore been
appealed to for trade through the col.
umns Of the daily paper. This plan OF
giving our weekly subscribers two
papers a week for the price OF one
has proved to be very popular and
our liberal offer Is bringing In numbers
Of new subscribers daily. YOU GET
YOUR AD IN TWO PAPERS ON
THESE DATES FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE.
Now we are not making this asser.
ton In the way Of an idle circulation
boast, but We present the matter to a
fair thinking advertising patronage
as we look at 1t, and II you will but
try 1t you will find that you will even.
tually think and see as We do about
1t.
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The MiDstral Is the trouble Of Mar.
settles. an east wind that Increases
the citys' death rate 50 per cent.
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The most liberal Offer that vas ever
made in Marion county BY any neva.
paper Is to be found on page seven
Of this paper to-day. Read IT, Eetlasi
hear from you at once. We want
two thousand more readers I'D hlarl6u
county and think this will get them:
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Mrs. Money Bags-I hear you have
spent a great deal Of your time in
Italy?
Mrs. Parvenue-oh. yes, my dear;
we're quite Italiclzed.-Tit Bits.
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Read the Daily west vrrrinlan.
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. vile one news letter. each .week.s

:" ".'sS VIZ AS"a ASssSA SaNn ,WStk. ~
Many OF the best newspaper writ.
et the country started out BY cors
responding for their hons paper. II
Is worth the trouble as az educational
training. We will gladly furnish
stamped addressed envelopes and pa:
per to : one who win take up tits
work and appoint them our agents for
their community to solicit; and receive
subscriptions to the daily or Semi.
Weekly West ylrginlan;
We Will also pay tie eorrospsad
ents for this work 4
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We Believe This

We believe without question Of
doubt that the issues Of the Fairmont
West, Virginian on MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS affords tie advertisers
OF Fairmont better medium than any
other paper published In Marion
county, and as good as can be found
anywhere.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

z y VIEW Of its value as a sport ard
as n practical beauty course" Il
L seems strange that canoeing is not
more popular than 1t is. especially
Tor women or course many things have
initiated against It's favor
In he first place, it is expensive; it
Is primarily sport for the classes rath-
er than for the masses.
Then, too. many women seem to have
an Inherent aversion to the water. They
have no objection 10 letting some one
row them in a flat-bottomed~ boat. while
they recline at their ease. attired ir a
picturesque costume, shaded by the folds
Of lace parosol, but they can see no
pleasure in padding bare armed and
headed fos miles in the broiling sun.
with perhaps 2 dipping at the end Of he
journey.
Furthermore, maSy seen - SSizk tat
canoeing is for some reason a Thousand
times more dangerous than Is plain row
ing.
In the first place. the contention that
CANOEING is an expensive pleasure is
undoubtedly true \ canvas-cOvered
Canoc costs S3S 10 $40, a cedar one from
possible TO buy a secondhand one. And
there is another method by which the
cost may be lessened. That is. for two
10 four girls TO club together and own
one in common.
Either they may always use It to-
Eether, OF they may own IL turn and
turn about, somewhat IN the manner
In which fourteen college girls In Iowa
have adopted a baby between them! 4!
This communal ownership" will bring
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Cedar Craft Is Best.

or course, Discrimination must be
practiced in the choice OF a boat The
day OF the 'birch-bark canoe Is over.
Cedar is now the aristocratic timber
being the lightest, the easiest 20 dry
CGt after a spill. and. with good care.
the best running.
IT Is. however, the hardest to take care
of ana eiie eaSleAz cracked. and so the
plebian canvas e ~ be preferred in
manv cases.
As to the paddles, those Of clear
spruce are light. but they flaw and
crack easily. Maple is twice as heavy
but Is stronger snd better. In going 10
the country always take along at least
one maple paddle, in case the spruce
should break
For two people, a canoe should be
about fifteen or twenty feet long; for
four, Il should be eighteen feet.
A seventecl-fOOt boat should have
thirty-six-lnch beam in the center. II
II is narrower, II may become cranky
and hard to manage. The seats should
be on a level with the Eunwale.
Having procured your canoe. the next
1t is Impossible to tel in writing just
how TO paddle. Here however, are a
few important points.
The double paddle is no longer in
much use, though IT Is more picturesque.
In using the single paddle, mold one
hand on its top and place the other
hand so that the arm swings free with
out bending the elbow at any time.
Bend the upper elbow entirely.
When you get tired. transfer the pad
die to the other side. thus bringing into
plav an entirely different set Of muscles.
Nobody can really paddle until she Is
equally at home on both sides. When
padding along, equaliZe the weight by
putting stone in the bow.
Do not forget to bring your necessary
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that one can buy at the drug store
all right? Is there anything in this
preparation that will cause the growth
Of hair on face or an erUptiOn2
Y. Y T.
Use the cream after washing the face
and let II dry on the skin. | sG!nk 1t
Will be easy enough now to ges fresh
cucumbers, but, in case you cannot, you
might use the prepared juice. though 1t
is not so good for the purpose. Be sure
however. that it is perfectly pure. The
lotion will neither stimulate the growth
of hair nor cause an eruption. | am re-
peating the formula, In case you have
lost 1t.
CUCUMBER LOTION OR CREAM
Expressed juice OF cucumbers. n pint;
deodorized alcohol, III ounces; sweet al
mond oil, 315 ounces: shaving cream l
dram; blanched almonds. Ia drams
This is a suave lotion, very whitening
softening, and cleansing Take the
shaving cream ard dissolve in rosewater
by heating in a cust2Tl kettle Beat the
almonds in a mortar. and by degrees
work In the soap and water. Strain
through muslin and return to the NOR
tar. Stir constantly. working in gradu-
ally the alcohol, IN which the oils have
been already dissolved.
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Do not be afraid. however, Of rough
ing II a little. Two girls, for instance,
can easily carry a boat between them.
and by thus embarkinB combine
canoeing and camping in pleasant
manner. Do not be In too much OF a
hurry. With the current four 10 five
miles an nour, down stream, twenty
five miles a day is all you can expect
All this time we have said nothing of
the effects OF canoeing upon the girl
herself, But Is much discussion OF the
subject necessary? Any exercise which
brings one out into the open air and
under the blue sky will inevitably i'm
prove ones health and ones good looks.
The typical canoeing girl is bronzed by
the fresh country winds; her figure is
erect and muscle has taken the place
Of fat in her makeup; her eyes are
bright, and her voice is clear.
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Tie exercise Of padding has developed
her cnest and arms. and strengthened
her back She has learned how to
breathe-most important Of lessons in
the making OF beaUty-and her face
shows the prettiness OF health and youth
and JOY.
So do not be afraid 10 go canoeing.
girls 1t is the finest sport in the
world; and once you have owned your
own canoe. and ''toted' IL over miles
of country and explored in It. and
camped with II by your side. and prac-
tically lived in it, 1t viii become q dear,
familiar friend and you viii wonder
how you ever lived without IL
And-perhaps to most women the most
convincing argument-you will come In
time 10 look back on this canoe of yours
as the finest beauty doctor you have
ever met!
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Flesh Wasted From Illness.

am forty-f1ve years old 1 have been
sick long time, and before my illness
] was stout. but now 1 have fallen away
very much, and my skin is dry and
wrinlled. My neck Is very thin: I did
have double chin. but now the skin
IS dried up and the tissue seems wasted
away / wear my stocks as high as pos
eible, but I cannot hide the defect
VIII you kindly give me a good flesh
food to restore as IL once was? / have
> tried several creams but I cannot see
they helped me. and / do not want to
make my skin any worse than Il Is bN
experimenting. Aiy flesh isn't firm hut
soft and habhy. Kindly give massage
movements also.
How can / eradicate wrinkles af the
sides or my earsT J w. ".
In the first place. you must expect
the flesh to waste away after g serious
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Hair and Aqe

The iron-gray hair spells middle age.
and the woman who has reached TINS
stage will probably represent either tre
type of the plump and buxom or tlle
very opposite-the lean and spare, the
complexion fiOrid or sallOw. There will
be no between, no matter whether. face
or figure Is concerned, except in excep-
tional cases, OF course.
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sickness. 1t is natural, and should not
worry you at all. On the other hand,
there Is no reason why you must wait
for time to repair the damage Act.
therefore, according to these directions:
Night and morning massage for tif-
teen minutes with the skin food. using
rotary movements and rubbing In the
direction of the grain of the skin. Use
your finger tips only, never your
knuckles nor the palms of your hands.
Then. after thoroughly rubbing in the
cream until none remains, apply the
hardening pomade. In the night, let
this remain on until morning, in the
morning leave II on about half an hour.
IL possible, before rubbing of what has
not been absorbed by the skin. Then
wash with cold water and dry priskly.
For the wrinkles, massage in the same
way with the skin food as for the
shriInken flesh, but do not use the po-
made.
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soften the hands, as the same thing
will not do both
WITCH HAZEL COLD CREAM.
White wax..-................. ounce
Sperfnaceu- ----N-------..-.....,..i ounce
vi o. a4m9ndS. .'''...s........-.....A pint
Melt; pour into a mortar which has
been heated by being Immersed some
time in boiling water. Very gradually
add three ounces Of rosewater and one
ounce OF witch hazel. and assiduously
stir the mixture until an emulsion Is
formed, and afte=ward until the mix
ture is nearly cold
LOTION FOR OILY SKIN.
Distilled witch hazel--.-...-.---2 ounces
RosewaIer. .........................2 ounces
Put into bottle two ounces OF gly-
cerine, two ounces Of water, two table
spoonfuls Of lemon juice and a few drops
of carbolic acid. Shake well. After
washing and drying the hands. rub a
little of this mixture into them.
If your eyes are weak. X would be
better not to attempt to urge on the
growth Of the lashes. as all oils injure
the eyes II they get into them. How
ever, II you wish to risk it-and II you
are very careful you are comparatively
safe-heresis a good grower
EYEBROW AND EYELAsH GROWER.
Vasel!ne -.------.-------------- ounces
Tincture Of cantharides. h ounce
OIL or lavender. 15 drops
Oh OK rosemary ry.........-.....-. 10 drops
Mix thoroughly. Apply to the eye
lashes with tiny toothbrush once a
day until the growth is sufficiently stim-
ulated. then less often
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it and cut it into bits Press out a,
the Juice and measure It Add as muci.
taste and add a cup Of brandy 20 a gal
Ion of the liquid. Bottle and seal
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MASSAGE CREAM.

Melt the first five ingredients together.
beat until the mass concretes. adding the
benzoin, drop by drop. during this pro-
cess.
Extract of violet or any perfume may
be added If agreeable.
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rhubarb wine are made +. p. s.
The formulas for the wines YOU de-
sire, both of which are excellent spring
tonics, are as follows:
DANDELION WINE
Steep the dandeliOn flowers in boiling
water for five minutes and strain off the
liquid. pressing the flowers hard
Sweeten TO taste and add brandy in the
proportion Of a pint 10 every four gal
Ions of liquid. Put In unccrked bottles
and keep in cool place until fermenta-
ton ceases Draw Off ard TebOttle
RHUBARB WINE.
Boil the rhubarb in a double boiler
adding no water, after YOU have washed