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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me a well woman and I have no moro
backache. I hope I can help others by
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me."-MRs. EMMA MsE, SS3 FrstSt,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one Of the thou
sands of grateful letters which arc
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company Of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond q doubtthat
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases Of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such sui.
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound a trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery. n
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice Is free. Z
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Geore1an's Catch of 500 Fish,

The largest catch Of fish yet record
ed Is that which was reported here to
have been made by Sid Phelan, Jr.'
of Atlanta, on his fathers plantation
near here on Saturday, when 500 fish
were caught at one time.
The Phelan plantation is located or
the Flint River, and there are a mum.
Der of pools near by, caused from the
recent heavy rains and rapid rise OF
the river. On Saturday Mr.. Phelan
saw what appeared to be a school Of
fish in one Of these ponds. He ex'
amined and found that this was trua
and that the fish were being herdeds
as it were, by a large snake, which
was swimming around them. He got
a bucket and let 1t down into the pond
where they were the thickest, and
when he pulled it up the bucket wal
full of fish. There were over 500 OF
them, each about an inch or 50 long,
Roberta Correspondence, Atlanta
Constitution.
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Wonderful Waters
Underground.

One night a Professor of Mathe.
mates was at work in his little study
looking owe the lake at the Univer'
sity of Wisconsin,. He was a theorist:
whose main interest in life was the
speculation as to what a particular
sort of cruve will do if it ever en-.
counters another particular sort OF
curve on a dark night somewhere just
this side of infinity.
And his name not unknown among
other such theorists was Charles Sum-
ner Slichter.
To him, thus studying the manners
and customs of irrational curves,
came another professor, from the
agricultural department of the same
university, one c. I. King. He, too,
had his hobby, and it was the study
of academic particles of soil under
the influence of academic particles OF
water. What King wanted to know
from Slichter was the precise mathe-
NAUTICAL formula for determining how
much water would reach the acre of
potatoes in the northwest forty, when
n inch of rain fell on the 500 acres
Just north of your farm, and similar
problems.
The first thing q bona ide, anti
Barrios theorist does when he is CIV
en- a new problem, is to find out what
the Germans have done. Slichter
looked up what the Germans had
done and he was very much panied to
find that they had done very little.
He couldn't even agree with their es-
innate of the amount Of water there
was under the earth, in the first place.
He corrected that amount until ne
brought it around to a neat 65,O00,-
600, 100000 cubic yards-one-th1rd
the volume of all the waters in all
the oceans on the surface Of the earth.
But that was merely a. spin up a
side lane. The realr road he was follow
ing led to an introduction and posi-
BILE acquaintance w%iththose millions OF
millions of cubic yards of water that
had been hiding themselves in places
like California, and Kansas, and Col
orado, so successfully from man.
OF course he did not 1t himself at
that time. He did not guess 1t at all,
any more than he guessed that a few
ear would find him making the
plans for a s350,000 pumping station,
which would catch and harness Co.
0,0OO gallons of those waters IN
one day in one place alone, like Gar.
den City, or that he would be assist
ing cities with more drinkers than
drink, like Brooklyn, to overtake 9th.
er millions Of gallons that were run
ming away underground to the sea-
From "The Waters Under the Earth"
in Technical World Magazine.
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Chinese Scholar on Marriage.

Sir Robert Hart, speaking of mar
rage and death customs in the Far
East, tells a story Of a great Chinese
scholar and high official, who said
that our foreign way of letting the
Young people fall in love and choose
and the Chinese way of first marrying
and then making acquaintance re-
minded him of two kettles of water;
the frst-the foreign-was taken at
the boiling point from the fire by
marriage and then grew cooler and
cooler, whereas the second-the Chi
nese-was a kettle of cold water put
on the fire by wedlock and ever after
ward growing warmer and warmer,
80 that" said his friend, latter fifty
or sixty years we are madly in love
with each other. "-Tit-Bits.
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Satisfy Fritters.

To make the frying batter put two
heaping tablespoonful Of -four and
half a teaspoonful of salt into a bas.
in; beat up two. yolks Of eggs and
add them with two tablespoonful of
milk; mix we'll and add n table,
spoonful of olive oil, season with salt
and pepper ind beat for three min
utes.
If possible let this stand for an
hour, then add very lightly to 1t the
white of an egg beaten to a stiff froth'
Wash and lightly scrape n mi a
half pounds of satisfy, then throw 1t
into cold water.
Boil for forty minutes in boiling
water, to which has been added n
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoon.
fuls of dripping and a little lemon
juice.
When tender drain off the water
and cut into pieces about two and a
half inches lonG.
Sprinkle lightly with oil, vinegar
and a little white pepper. Dip the
pieces of satisfy in the batter, drop
them gently into plenty of smoking
hot fat and fry them a golden brown
color. Drain and serve in a hot veg
etable dish.-New York Press.
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Translucent Enameled JeweIry.

This is certainly peculiarly Twen-
tieth Century, and so many women
nowadays have learned tho art Of
making enamel that it especially ap-
peals to US. Most of such ornaments
are large, taking the form of
brooches or pendants, and are made
after the fashion of old paste, inter-
mingled with gems. Some of these
pendants and brooches are in the
shape of flowers or fruit, and faith
fully copy the colors Of both. Gold
wire often intersects the enamel. A
bunch of grapes has the tendrils and
leaves in gold, the grapes represented
by pearls, while green tints are rep
resented by emeralds.
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Where Uncle Tom" Was Written.

The old Kennedy homestead, at
Covington, in which Harriet Beecher
Stowe wrote the first chapters of
Uncle Toms Cabin" is to be torn
down.
The house was built in 1887, with
loopholes and lookouts. The heav"
oak doors and window shutters still
bear heavy indentations made by
tomahawks and dozens Of arrow
heads are still embedded in hewn
log des.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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New Minister Makes a Hit.

The new minister in q Georgia
church was delivering his first SER
mon. The darkey janitor was a criti-
cal listener from the back corner of
the church. The minister's sermon
was eloquent and his prayers seemed
to cover the whole category of human
wants.
After the services one of the dea.
cons asked the old darkey what he
thought of the new minister. Don't
you think he offered up a good
prayer, Joe?"
"Ah mos %suhtainly does, Boss.
Why, dat man axt de good Lord TO
things dat de odder preacher didn't
ever know He had!"-Eyerybody's.
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New Hat Ribbons.

New hat ribbons show an immense
polka dot on deep colored back
grounds, such as red, navy blue,
golden brown and green. Three
yards will make a generous bow, with
some to spare for draping the crown.
The net bows, both plain and ring
dotted, can be bought ready for add
ing to the hat all wired, and will cost
less than So. These are very pretty
and airy-looking and just the thing
to take the place Of the velvet bow
on q ci1k hat
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(HoVSEHoLDIl~
>%E(E.' H1NTSlzG

A large pinch Of salt put in a tank
Of the coal oil lamp will cause it to
give a better light.
When a small hole breaks in the
-four or other paper bag, cover with
a piece of court plaster and save
waste and bother.
Two or three slices Of lemon in a
cup of strong tea will cure a nervous
headache. A t%easpoonful of juice in
a cup of black coffee will relieve a
bilious headache.
The work of SHINING onions, which
usually ends in tears, can be made a
pleasure by pouring boiling water
over them and covering a few mln-
utes before peeling.
A sheet of thin oiled paper placed
under a child's plate protects the ia
blecloth and is not so unsightly as
many other expedients, and is quite
as successful and inexpensive.
Common table salt makes a good
dentifrice. A table spoonful dissolved
in two-thirds of a tumbler of water,
used in brushing the teeth, hardens
the gums and whitens the teeth.
Always line a cake pan with paper.
The medium weight yellow paper,
used for wrapping, can be bought for
ten cents a roll. Grease the paper,
not the pan, except on the edges.
If your lamp smokes or gives poor
light it may come from clogged pipes.
Take the lamp apart, boil the burner
in soda water and pour hot water
through connecting rods and tubes.
Cake pans can be more quickly
creased If the pans are first heated.
An easy way is to put small Jumps
of butter over the lining and stand
pan on top of stove for a minute be-
fore spreading the grease.
Dampened salt applied to a mos
quito bite will relieve the itching at
once. In fact, dampened salt is a
good cure for the bite or sting OF any
insect. 1t should be applied quickly
and bound tightly over the spot.
A simple method of testing wheth-
er milk has been watered is to take
a we'll polished knitting needle and
dip it into a deep vessel of milk and
withdraw it Immediately. If the milk
is unwatered some of the fluid will
adhere to the needle; but If it has
been watered in the least degree, the
needle will come out quite free OF
milky fluid.
Boil the silver in two quarts OF
water to which has been added a ia
b%lespoonful Of sal soda. The tarnish
is thus loosened and after washing
the silver with soap and water n
rubbing we'll with a dry cloth it will
be as bright as if cleaned in the old
laborious way.
Carbolic acid is an excellent and
cheap disinfectant. A solution of 1t
should be poured down all sinks and
drains once every week or fortnight
during hot weather. To make this So
luton allow ten ounces of liquid car
bolic to three gallons Of cold water.
Use about half a pint for each pipe,
and bottle the remainder for use as
required.
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PRAGMATISM.
The New Philosophy Popular But Not
Easily Defined.

Of late the world has heard much
of pragmatism. Two years ago the
name was hardly known; then it was
heralded abroad by Prof. James, OF
Harvard, in his popular lectures on
philosophy, and 0 pragmatism is
in p%hilosophic halls and philosophic
heads are puzzling over pragmatio
doctrines.
Who are the Pramatists? What is
! pragmatism? What new doctrines
does pragmatism offer? To number
the Pragmatists is an easy task, says
! the Catholic Quarterly Review; te
define pragamtism is not so easy, and
still less easy is it to follow pragmat'
! lie doctrines. ~Pragmatism ought tc
be a good thing; it is the new philos'
! ophy, and newness and goodness are
nowadays almost synonymous.
Then it takes its name from the
| Greek word pragma, which, accord
Ing to James, means practical. Prag'
natism looks to the practical and in
sists on practical results. This looks
we'll, for the world to-day is essen
TALLY practical and demands even q
practical philosophy.
But then the new philosophy forms
a basis for the new theology, and
this, at least for Catholics, marks II
as an object Of suspicion. What il
more, pragmatism, its supporters de-
clare, is grossly misunderstood. That
looks bad, for a practical philosophy
ought to be clear and easily intelh'
gible to all.
Despite this difficulty. however.
perhaps because of it, pragmatism
has spread rapidly. 1t has taken root
in France, Italy, England and in our
own country. In France the move
ment is identified with modernism in
theology, and it's leaders arc LIE Roy,
Bergson and Poincare.
In Italy a young band of avowed
Pragmatists is led by Signor Giovan-
nj Papini, who is editor Of their mil
liant organ, the Leonardo. The Eng
lish exponent of the new doctrines is
F. c. S. Schiller, whose Studies in
Humanism," a comparatively recent
work, is a strong plea for pragma-
tism. In America James, of Harvard,
and Dewey, of Columbia, are the lead
ers of the movement. A list of other
eminent scientists more or less SYM
pathetic with pragmatism may be
found in the preface to STUDIES In
Humanism."
Here are Pragmattsts enough, but,
strange to say, from the mass of their
writings it is difficult to gather a
clear idea Of just what pragmatism
is. 1.-The Pragmatist," says Blackwell,
of Yale, lis an Elusive person. Just
when you think you have caught his
meaning you find him saying some
thing that takes it all back. He
brings back through the window what
he has previously turned out of the
door,"
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White and Green Bonbons.

Divide one pound of uncooked fon.
dant into two portions. Color one
portion green and flavor it with al.
mond extract, dust the slab with con"
fectioner's sugar and roll the fondant
into a square, one-third of an inch
thick. Flavor the second portion
with vanilla extract, roll it out the
same size and thickness as the pink,
and lay it upon it, passing the roll.
ing pin lightly over so as to join the
two together. Let it stand for four
hours, then cut into neat pieces one
and a half inches long by n inch
broad.
To make the unlocked %fondant,
break the white Of n egg into a
basin, into this sift about n pound
of confectioner's sugar, adding 1t
very gradually till the mixture is stih
enough to roll out.-New York Press.
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| edge and consequently greater grace
in walking. This model is adapted
to the suit, to the separate skirt and
to the entire dress and to every sea-
sonable material that is heavy
enough to be made in so simple a
style.
The skirt is made in seven cores.
The side-front cores are Tapped over
the side-back cores above the panels
and the closing is made invisibly az
the left side. The panels are pleatec
and joined to the turned under edges
of the cores, which completely con-
ceal the seams.
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u u OusehOld
a a ...M Matters
Pistachio Ice Cream.

Three cupfuls of thick cream, one
cupful of milk, one cupful of sugar,
one teaspoonful of almond extract,
one teaspoonful of green covering,
quarter teaspoonful Of salt, half a
cupful Of finely chopped %pistachio
nuts, half a cupful of chopped al
monds. Mix the ingredients togeth-
er and freeze.-New York Press.
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There's No EScaDe.

A thorough v of Chicago in
sicates that the bachelors out there
;sant old fashioned wives" There
mint any, and the question of the
future is unsettled so far as the men
are concerned. But it isn't up to
them. The girls have decided to
marry them anyway. - Philadelphia
INQUIRER
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Kings Are Flattered.

When Miss Wright says that the
kings she has met are just like other
nice, w~ell-bred, agreeable people,"
she, of course, refers to the American
men she knows at home. The kings
should feel very much complimented.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Intimate knowledge.

And SO you know all about Afri,
can lions?" yawned the doubter. I
should think I ought to-" replied the
great hunter. mo n has been on
more intimate terms with them than
/. Just to show you how close was
the intimacy I will say that l was
eaten by one e."-Chicago News.
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Squash Salad.

Cut a round slice off the top of a
good squash, and scoop all the inside
when a neat cup will result, into
which the salad may be put. Pre-
pare a lettuce and an endive, using
only the white part of the latter, and
pulling both into small pieces. Peel
a cucumber and a tomato, and cut
them into neat pieces. Mix these
with a little mayonnaise sauce, then
put them into the case Of squash.
Garnish with lettuce, slices of toma-
to and endive.-New York Press.
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Point d'Esprit Wells.

The new lace wells are decidedly
becoming. Their foundation is best
described as a point d'esprit, the net
quite fine and the spots, which are
very close together, mere pin dots.
These are bordered on three sides
with lace four inches deep woven in
the veil. They come in all colors.
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AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetableC Compound
Milwaukee, Wis. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made

me a well woman,
and would like to
tell the whole world
of it. I suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. b a the
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had q tumof
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera.
ton. lydia ID,
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The new fabric shoe is one Of the
most attractive of the new footwear.
The shoes are shown in all the popu-
lar shades of cravenetted cloth, with
the flowers of the same color, but
satin striped. No more luxurious
shoe could be imagined.
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Misses Seven Gored Skirt.

The skirt that includes pleated side
panels is one of the very latest that
has appeared and it is exceedingly
graceful and satisfactory from every
point of view. There is still the
close fit over the hips, while COM
Portable fare is provided at the lower
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Docs This Mean You?

Indigestion, sour stomach, constipation
then headache, backache and a general mis-
cradle feeling. Do you know that the
pleasant herb tea, Lanes Family Medicine,
will remove all these troubles almost imme-
diately? If you do not know it, get a
package to-day at any druggists or dealers
(25c.) and you will be glad we told you.
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Ottoman Silk Frocks.

The heavy ribbed silk that used to
be called bengaline and is now called
Ottoman, and which came into fash
ion last season, is out in a e and
softer weave for afternoon frocks.
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A Braided Corday.

A Corday in fine hair braid,
trimmed solely with a twist of black
tulle drawn through an immense jet
buckle, taking almost all the front OF
the hat, was a striking model.
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ceal the seams.

The quantity of material required
for the sixteen year size is seven and
one-fourth yards twenty-four or
twenty-seven, five and fve-eighth
yards thirty-two or three and five
| eighth yards forty-four inches wide.
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There is no need to suffer with soreness
and stiffness of joints and muscles. A
little Hamlins Wizard Oil rubbed in will
timber them I'D Immediately.
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Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy:
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drug Laws.
Murine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softenst the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures vino colo, 25c. q bottle.
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The watch is composed of ninety-eight
pieces. and its manufacture embraces more
than 1000 distinct operations.
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a Touch of Color.

A pretty touch OF color is intro
duced into the pongee gown by means
of the Persian nets.
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The selling of wine in Spain on a Sunday
is prohibited, and inns must close by mid
night on Saturday.
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Europe loses 100000 natives every year
by emigration, while only 100000 return in
the same period.
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There are 270 active volcanoes in the
world, many of them very small.
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The Limit of Atrocities.

And now they are accusing Abdul
Hamid of inventiag the Turkish ciga-
rette.--Washington Post
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The difference
remember this

it may ave your LITE. cathsrtics,
bird shot and cannon bali pills-tea
spoon doses of cathartic medicines
all depend on irritation ofthe bowels
until they sweatenough to move. Cas-
a,sts strengthen the bowel muscles
so they creep and crawl naturally
This means a cure and only through
Casna,ets can you get it quickly and
naturally. 81
Csscarets-l0c bo4-week's treat.
ment. All druggists. Biggest seller
In the world-mflicn boxes o month.
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Mind Cure.

Mind Cure.
Pretty Cousin-"Algy, don't your
knees get cold in that uniform?"
Algy Tin Highland Costume)-
"Baw Jove, they did at first, but I
said to them: Hoot! Dinna forget
that my ain Granddaughter was a Scots
mani and, baw Jove, they warmed
right up to the idea!"-Chieago Tri-
bune. N.Y.-22
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In a favorable wind q fox can scent Q
man o~ne-quarter of a mile away.
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ones In tnree-quarter length and also
includes the fashionable Dutch col
lar In the Illustration it is shown
made of handkerchief linen with col
lar and sleeves embroidered, but it
will be found available for any sea-
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Glossy Surface.
h Shoe Favored.

Ribbons like dress materials have
q satiny, glossy surface.