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IF ONE WOULD GROW THIN.
Oranges Form One Of the Best Of
Dietary Articles.

Oranges will lend pleasant aid to
the woman who wants to grow thin
ner. She must take the juice of at
least two at every meal and these
must not be sweet ones. She must
also give up oil with her salad and
substitute lemon juice for vinegar.
She cannot have cream or sugar in
her coffee and the coffee itself, save
at breakfast, must give place to sugar
less and milkless weak tea. She can
have all the acid fruit she wants, but
If it be stewed no sugar must be add
ed. Grapes. peaches. melons. prunes
and bananas are tabooed as they are
hesh producers. No cereals for her.
no hot bread save dry toast. no pork
in any form, no veal and no water
with her meals, and just as little away
from them as she can endure. mineral
water being taken by preference. DR..
Weir Mitchell advocates cop!ous
draughts of skim milk for the safe
reduction of flesh. He states IL II be
taken plentifully at and between
meals 1t will positively cause a patient
to lose half pound of flesh a day
Baths must be taken in cold water
and hard flesh brush must be piled
1gorously.-From the Housekeeper.
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When Disease viii Disappear.

At the rcopeminG OF n medical school
In London recently Sir John Broad
bent in an address TO the students
said that he lookee forward TO some
utopian era when such diseases as
Influenza. pneumonia measles. scarlet
fever and the like will become moro
or less extinct as result OF proper
ventilation OF Offices. shops, public
buildings and private houses. and 9th.
er sanitary measures. such as the
avoidance OF ovcrcrowding. the aboli.
ton OF childrcns parties and the habit
Of indiscrimlnatc kissing The last
should not be hardship" Sir John
added, II we accept the schoolboy's def.
milton OF a kiss; II is just putting
your mouth to a persons check and
drawing in your breath. so as TO make
little noise. which is not bad. but II
does rothing in the way of helping
you 10 love the person."
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REASONS OF THE DRUGGIST,
For Not Having in Stock the Thin0
Called for by the Customer.

Druggists are unaccountable folk
surely. The other day a man waa
looking for certain patented article
and tried five drug stores in turn in
the same neighborhood before he was
successful. Naturally in the stores
where he failed, the offer of something
Just as good was made, but that
wasn't the thing that hist him hardest
In the second store the druggist
said: 81 did have that stuff in stock.
but l never had any call for it. Tho
only people who ever asked for IL
were the agents Of the company, and
they were around here all the time to
see II we had 1t in stock. So I gave
It up
In the next store, block away. the
druggist said: yes, I did keep that
once. but when ran out OF the first
supply never could get the company
to send any more. I was looking out
Tor the wagon all the time. but for
three weeks at a time they never sent
1t up here, so got tired of waiting,
Now l don't keep it."
You can tie them, but you can't hen.
them.
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NEW NAVAL CHIEF
NEweERRY SUCCEEDS METcALF
AS SECRETARY.
Has Held Post Of First Assistant In
Department Since 19o5-is a eusi'
ness Man But Has Had
Naval Experience.

Washington.-Secr OF the Navy
Victor II. Mctcalf rendered his resis'
nation to the president to take enect
on December /. The president accept
ed his resignation and appointed AS
sistant Secretary OF the Navy Truman
II. Newberry as his successor.
III health was the cause of Mr. Met
calTs resignation. He has been sur
fcring for a year from nervous break
down that has rendered 1t impossible
for him to remain at his desk for any
length of time. and the chronic nature
Of his trouble has caused him to aban-
don hope OF recovery while burdened
with the cares of office.
In accepting Mr. Mctcalfs rcslgna-
tIon. the president recognized the I'M
possibility OF his retaining Office. and
expressed his reluctance TO give up
the assistance which Mr.. Metcalf had
given him both as secretary OF com
mcrce and labor and as secretary OF
the navy.
The appointment of Mr.. Newberry
comes ns no surprise. for 1t has been
generally understood that he was the
man for the navy portfolio should Mf
Mctcalf find 1t necessary to retire. The
appointment also is recognized as one
which Is almost certain to continue
into the term of Mr. Taft. Mr.. New
berry has been close friend and
stanch supporter of the president
elect.
Secretary Newbcrry has had naval
service. lie took great interest in the
Michigan state naval brigade . few
years ago. serving successfully as
landsman. lieutenant, and navigator.
He volunteered for service in the
Spanish war and was given commits,
sion as n lieutenant OF the junior
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Truman II. Newberry.

grade in May. 1898. He served
throughout the war on the Yosemite.
Mr.. Newberry entered the naval de-
partment as business man. having
been director in several manufact curing
concerns at Detroit. Several years
ago Mr.. Newberry served successfully
as superintendent of construction, pay.
master. and general freight and pas
senger agent Of the Detroit. Bay City
& Alpena Railway Company.
As assistant secretary of the navy
he has taken an important hand in tho
business work of the department and
has held extremely close relations
with President Roosevelt. Having
held the position of assistant secre.
tary Of the navy at one time himself.
President Roosevelt experienced salts.
faction in advancing Mr.. Newberry.
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fringe The long sash ends are of
black chiffon velvet. finished with
black tass.ls and lined with silver
\ cloak OF wrap Of some sort is in
dispeusahir for evening wear. No
matter how lovely The gown or how
many hours are spent on the coinurc
woman will not appear well dressed
In the evening II size wears day coat.
Besides looking So much more dis
tinctiye. regular evening coat has
another advantage; it Is cut and hung
so that II will not crush the most
delicate fabric worn under it, The
lining is usually OF a light color TO
protect the dainty gown.
Warmth should above all things be
considered. One OF the most unwisc
things woman can do is to wear
one of the fashionable low neckcd.
almost sleeveless ball gowns. and over
that lightweight wrap. often cut on
the japanese kimoua lines. that never
were intended for warmth. There real
ly is not the least danger in wearing
the thinnest of gowns IL the wrap is
warm enough. 1t need not be padded
or heavy. but made OF good winter
material.-Boston Herald.
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Wrist Watches.

There Is quite revival among fash.
ionable women of wearing a tiny fiat
watch inclosed in a flexible bracelet
The French jewelers. are making the
bracelets of links of enameIed gold
with a tiny gold-faced watch in the
center set around with enamel. AL.
though the watches are small, they are
said to keep perfect time. They are
convenient indeed for women whose
hours are filled with many duties and
who want to be constantly aware of
the time.
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or all the costumes In a woman's
wardrobe. the evening gown and
street dress arc the ones that receive
the most careful attention. In the for.
uer she wishes to look her best. for
It Is then that she meets her friends:
and the latter must be chosen wisely.
for all the world that passes her in
the street may read at glance
whether or not she has good taste and
an educated eye for color,
The regular tailormade coat and
skirt Is always a safe choice, but
there Is little room for individuality.
while the cloth street gown offers
every opportunity for original ideas.
The dress In the sketch is an excel
1ent model for an early fall walking
gown. and is Just the thing to wear
under n fur or heavy cloth coat in
the winter. II one happens into tea
room while downtown shopping. and
slips OF the heavy coat. "A dress of this
sort looks much more attractive than
a plain shlrtwaist and skirt.
The model shown is OF navy blue
serge. braided with black silk soutaChe
The sash is OF black satin. faced with
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For Liuht Hair.

Anything that is used to tighten the
hair Is apt to dry 1t too much. Try
wetting 1t with very weak henna tea.
perhaps quarter of an ounce of the
leaves with pint of boiling water, to
stand till the water is cold. The leaves
are strained out and rejected, the tea
being put on the hair evenly. and dry
ing on. 1t must then be washed off.
1t is not impossible that the wash
might give the least reddish tinge to
your hair, and in that case the tea
should be made weaker. 1t must not
be used oftener than once month.
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amethyst satin. The Oriental en-
broidcry on the waist is done In black
and gold. \ delightful fresh and
dainty touch is given by the little
ihemstitched white lawn frills on the
sleeves and lawn tucker.
The hat is lovely amethyst beaver
faced with black satin. An amethyst
feather is held in place by an old gold
buckle.
The planning Of an evening gown is
no simple matter, especially II the
income allows only one or two a sea
son. In that case 1t is best to select
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More Proof Of His Wisdom.

Homer Davenport, the cartoonist.
was talking at his Morris Plains stock
farm about Arabian horses. of which
he makes specially.
They must be treated kindly" he
said. Never G blow OF the whip.
That would drive them mad with rage
and humiliation.
Animals, like children, must be
kindly treated. A. blow spoils all"
But as regards children. you
know" the reporter objected. didn't
Solomon say: Spare the rod and
spoil the child?'"
'Ah, yes said Mr.. Davenport. but
he didn't say it till after he had grown
up
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LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speaks for Postum

1t requires no scientific training to
discover whette er coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop 1t for time and use
Postum in place of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will appear.
Six years ago l was in a very bad
condition" writes Tenn. lady, 81 suf.
fered from Indigestion, nervousness
and insomnia.
Il was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but 1t was long before I could
be persuaded that 1t was coffee that
hurt me. Finally decided to leave 1t
on few days and find out the truth.
The first morning left off coffee l
had raging headache, SO / decided l
must have something to take the place
OF coffee (The headache was caused
by the reaction Of the coffee drug
caffeine.)
Having heard Of Postum through a
friend who used it, bought package
and tried 1t. l did not like it at first
but after I learned how to make 1t
right, according to directions on pkg,
l would not change back to coffee for
anything.
When / began to use Postum ]
weighed only III lbs. Now weigh
ITO and as have not taken any tonic
in that time l can only attribute my
recovery Of good health to the use Of
Postum in place Of coffee.
MY husband says / am living ad
yertisement for Postum. I am glad te
be the means Of inducing my man,
friends to use Postum, too"
Name given by Postum Co., Battl,
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
| one appears from time to time. The,
! are genulnes trues and fnll of haAai
tatero1ts
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TWO Good Models

a color that Is beautiful. but not Sc
pronounced that the woman herself
and all her friends will tire OF II after
seeing It half dozen times.
A model for an evening gown that
combines al! :ae latest features. and Is
at once practical and beautiful. Is
shown In the sketch. II Is of that
lovely new shade of gray satln-silver
mist.
The hem of the skirt Is faced with
flannel. to weight II. and give the
long. clinglng lines. The bodice and
sleeves are composed of little hand
made straps of the satin. on n founda'
tion OF net. and edged with gray SILK
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Tho kidney sccrctions passed irreeu'
larry with pain, and | bloatcd badly
NV head swan and spots fitted before
my eyes. One doctor said ! was IN
curablc. However. found prompt r"
lief when started using Doan's hiu'
ney Pills. and the troubles ] have re-
lated gradually disappeared
Sold by all dealers. soc a box Eos
ter.Alilburn Co. Buffalo, y. Y.
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Sling Sleeves on Wrans.

The wide sling sleeve. which takes
its name from the fact that an arm in
1t always looks as though 1t were in a
sling, is the one adopted for evening
coats and wraps. 1t gives great com
fort and is quite artistic.
The material is put into wide folds
around very large armhole, and the
edges are finished with braid.
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Black Striped Satin.

There is new material out for di.
rectoire gowns which has a colored
satin foundation and Is striped with
black. 1t is wide enough to cut to ad-
vantage. and is very good looking.
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Fashionable.

She's very stylish, isn't sheY
on yes-shes in the best society.
why, her two-year-cid baby doesn't
Know her when he sees her."-Cleve.
land Leader.
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A Clever Fellow.

"Did you friend make hit at the
literary club"
Il guess he did. He pronounced
Les Miserables in a brand-new way
and then alluded to 1t as Victor Her.
bert's masterpiece" Washington
Herald
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Tcllcr-This

ED GEERS. The grand old man he
is called for he l. 80 honest handling
horses IN rarcs lie >ay,: Il have used
SPOHN'S DlSTEMPER CURE for Il
years. always with best success. 1t Is the
Onsi remedy | know to cure all forms OF
di>tcmpct aud prevent horses IN same sta
BILE having the disease. .J0c and 81 bot;
tie. All druggist or manufacturers. Spohn
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the velveteen is then slightly gathered
and set to it, the little puffed sleeve
is finished by band of Irish crochet
just below the elbow.
Materials required: yards velve-
teen, q yard Irish crochet.
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Fllet Net scaIIops.

Among the prettiest of the new edge
trimmings Is scalIoped filet net but
tonhoied with colored floss. This is
from q quarter inch to an inch wide.
and il used at wrist. down sleeve. at
edge Of yoke and top Of collar.
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ago | contracted se-
we're kidney trouble
and my back began
to ache continually.
Every day II seemed
worse. The least
pressure on my back
tortured me. and l
could not stoop with
out n bad twinGe.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
yor ebiidrrn teething sofens the gums, reducss ~
lion siiAys pain. curss wind oolio- 80 bottle
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Extending War On R.t.

In connection with the extermina.
ton OF rats from Honolulu, an ofI,cial
OF the Marine hospital service Il mo.
paring to develop a breed Of cats Of
high rat-catching ability.
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MADE UP IN vEUVETEEN.
Costume Of Cherry-Red for Girl from
Four to Six Years Of Age.

chosen for this illustration. Irish
crochet is used for the yoke, and
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SEEMED WORSE EVERY DAY.
A DANGEROUS Case Of. Kidney Com
pIajnt and How II Was Checked.

Mrs. Lucy Quebeck. Mechanic 81,
Hone Valley, II. l.. says: Eight years
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Lots wife may have been peppery
before she turned to salt.
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Aliens Foot.s,nse, u Powder
For swollen sweating feet vcsinstant relief The
original powder for tho feet 2oc at all Druggists
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Friend. what you'd get. frst earn
Browning.
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Tho Anglican church has broadened
TO the extent now Of holding ordina.
tlon services outside tho cathedrals. 20
that more people may see them.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
.HANSBROUGH 4TH
IN SENATE RACE
Thomas F. Marshall First
Choice in North
Dakota.

FARGO, n. D, June with at least
q third Of the counties in the State 10
hear from, the stalwart wing Of the
Republican party seems to have named
the State ticket, with the possible ex-
ceptioE OF the supreme court justice,
and Il appears as II Burleigh Spald-
ing. an insurgent. Will be nominated 10
succeed himself in that Office
The missing returns are not likely 70
change the results materially The
status for United States Senator, based
on returns actually at hand, is. Thomas
F. Marshall. 5000: NJ N Johnson. $500;
G. =. Little, $500, and II =. Hans
brOUgh, 1850
Under the new law, the names OF
Marshall and Johnson will go on the
ballot in November as Republican can
didates. II. c HaHsbrOugh is eliminated
from the race for reelection.
l. 3. Hanna was nominated for Con
gress by at least / 900 plurality, with
Congressman AISLE J. Gronna close
second 10 succeed himself h. g
Cooper for insurance commissioner Is
nominated, as is W Q. GilbrC attn Tor
commissioner OF agriculture.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26

The history Of woman's struggle TOT
freedom in Japan has been a record OF
long and patient, II not quite futile
endeavor. hindered and thwarted cease
Iesslv by the enslaving hand of man,
according TO the London Standard.
Though IN this respect the Jal anese
woman has been less happily situated
than the woman OF Occidental lands,
she has been decidedly more successful
than her sisters in India ana other
Asiatic countries. owing. probably. 20
her keener intellect and her higher and
more susceptive moral inclinatiOns.
While the woman Of India or China
begins her long journey down the TWEEN
tieth century still practically o slave,
the woman Of Japan can be regarded
only partially as such, for. though her
lot IS not what Western mothers and
wives would tolerate. Il is incomparably
more humane and bearable than II was
even a decade or so ago.
OF course. It continues true that her
ha9piest days are those OF her chilo-
hood. when she can frolic with her
brothers and fly kites or play games IN
the courts OF ancient temples or on the
hills, but at fifteen OF nineteen she must
begin to learn cooking and how TO make
and mend her own and her prospective
husbands clothes, OF now she may
at any favorable moment be matched
by her parents with some austere lord,
vhen her childish castles tumble and
her freedom vanishes as a dream.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
DEPARTING EN-
REACHES Carr
Gunboat Marietta Orde
to Proceed to Guantanam,
With Jacob Sleeper.

Jacob Sleeper, the American charga
d'ahaires 10 Venezuela. who withdrew
from the legation at Caracas with his
family, reported 10 the State Depart
ment today his arrival on the gunboat
Marietta a. Curacao. He announced
his readiness TO proceed on his way
home, aud the Marietta was ordered
10 Guantanamo. Mr. Sleeper and Mrs
Sleeper viii be put ashore there Cnd
they VIII make their way by boat 20
Havana anf proceed TO Washington bY
way OF New York.
Mr.. Sleeper stated that lieut. Francis
Ruggles. tie military attache 70 Vene-
zuela. who withdrew from Caracas with
Mr.. Sleeper, also IS at Caracas with aiB
family. He stated that after under
going quarantine, lieut. RUggles and
family viii proceed 70 Washington
Il IS probable that Mr.. Sleeper and
family VIII be held In quarantine az
Guantanamo until ten days from the
time Of his leaving Porto Cabeiio shall
have expired. Consul MOnatt who re-
Gently left La Guayra in the same man
ner, was detained AT Guantanamo for
several days because Of his having CONS
from plague-stricken city
Apparently there is 10 change IN the
situation in VeneZue.a since the de-
parture Of Mr.. Sleeper.
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
HARLAN NEAR TOP
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Columbia Player OFF Form in
Morning Round, But Improves
in Second
IN Second.

WILMINGTON. Del. June 25.-Beau-
tiful weather favored the annual invita-
ton golf tournament Of the Wilmington
Country Club here yesterday.
r. Wier. Of the home club. captured
the gold mccall with a total OF is for
the thirty-six holes. Going out he had
the remarkably good score Of seventy
four. but coming in he did not do go
well and added ten strokes TO his prev
ioJs total. h II Taylor. also OF VIII
mingtOn, was little behind Wier, IN fact.
only one point. his fun total being I59
lie played remarkably consistent golf
going out IN The morning in seventy-pine
and coming ins in the afternoon IN
eighty.
W. S. Harlan, OF the Columbia Golf
Club, OF Washington. found the going
somewhat difficult in the morning
round. when he totaled eighty-fve TOR
the eighteen holes, but In the afternoon
round he proved that he had mastered
the intrtcaCies Of the course by com
ing IN in seventy-eight. giving a full
total Tor the thirty-siX holes OF 49,
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
For Man Ruied japanese Woman
Childhood Days Are Happtest
Treatment After Marriage Depends Character of Hus-
band-Anger Against His Lord Cause
for Divorce

From this fateful moment she is
taken in charge by a comparative
stranger whom she must without Ques-
ton regard as her Possessor and one
70 whom she IS an humble slave Her
enjoyment Of life as Western women
understand II IS at an end, for at the
moment OF marriage the happiness OF
the Japanese women is much more
problematical than It is with the West
ern bride; IL depends altogether on the
kind OF man her lord proves himself
20 be- He may chance TO prove
lover brave and true, whose heart
would break rather than prove unfaith-
ful, but should he not, as very com
monty happens, she has no court OF
appeal, no recourse but patience unto
death.
Should she become angry, even IN
milo way. at her lOveless, provoking
lord, or undertake 10 give himself and
ms overbear1nR mother an accurate esti-
mate OF their characters. or otherwise
wander from tne path Of rectitude. &C
she must be often tempted u do. she
can be peremptOrily divorced, while she
mas no Ike remedy against him
IL IS encouraging TO note that the
leaves Of dissent from this unjust state
or things is fast permeating Japanese
society, and there Is now everywhere
evident a remarkable determination on
the part Of wives TO secure the fair
treatment enjoyed by the women Of
Western lands This new influence is
undoubtedly due IN large measure 10
the teaching Of Christian missionaries.
as Sir Ernest Satow, late British min
lister 10 China, publicly testified recent
~. as the result Of his forty years eE-
perience in the Far East
The Washington times., 1908-06-26
SHE SUES PRIEST,
CHARGING ISLANDER
Protestant Bride Alleges That He
Pronounced Her No Wife
DrrInsH
From the Pulpit.

BRIDGETON. y. J, June 26.-Can the
pastor OF a church be held for SANDER
for making remarks from the puIpit2
IS the novel and unique proposition 70
be passed upon shortly by the courts Of
New Jersey. Papers have been served
IN a suit that has no precedent in the
practice Of New Jersey.
Sheriff Souder received papers IN the
supreme court in a damage suit against
the Rev. William ,. Fitzgerald. pastor
OF the Catholic Church al AIiIlville, the
plaintiff being Mrs. Bertha NJ Guihra-
the pretty young wife OF John GuiHra,
who. with his father and brothers, con-
ducts q. large confectionery store In that
city. The suit IS for SANDER, and the
damages demanded are $4,000. The
counsel for the plaintiff is Lawyer Hen
~ O. Burt, of Melville
The suit is the result OF a romance,
and eliminated IT. remarks from the
pulpit by the priest on Sunday last that
are declared TO be slanderous and de-
famatory 70 the character Of the plain
tn.
Mrs Guiffra, just twenty years old.
was. previous TO her recent marriage.
Miss Bertha Wills, an accomplished
young woman, popular and highly es-
teemed. She was a Protestant, while
her husband had been reared IN the
Catholic faith The marriage vas We
hcmently opposed by Father Fitzgerald,
and when the ceremony was performed
uniting the happy couple the husband
was communicated from the church.
and II is charged that the marriage was
the basis for some very pointed remarks
from the pulpit by Father Fitzgerald.
In her suit Mrs Guiffra alleges that
in the course Of these public remarks
the pastor declared without qualification
that there had been no marriage Of the
couple.