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A plain lace net with a tiny edge
Of color, makes charming little jabots.
All colors, from the lightest to the
darkest, are popular for walking hats.
One Of the modish colors IS cendre,
a rather deeper shade than ashes Of
roses.
The purse oval in shape like the
| scarab and colored to initiate it is a
new idea.
Some of the new wells are Of the
color of straw, with thick, heavy
chenille dots.
Sleeves must be close, but not so
| close at the elbows as they we're dur
ing the winter.
There is no prettier fashion in this
| season of colors than the matching
of ones gowns and frocks with no.
siery.
Hatpins are enormous about the
| head and terrifcally long about the
| pin, necessarily, with hats the size
they are now.
There is now no doubt that the
| waist line, which has so long been
| lowering near the empire line, Is rap
! idly descending.
j Black pipings, black cord edges,
| black girdles and jet buttons are
| found together on many simple little
| gowns and suits.
The voiles are less talked Of among
the fabrics than for some seasons,
| but their usefulness for general all
| around wear insures them against re-
tirement.
The patent leather hat is the latest
conner at the milliner's. 1t is made
in scuttle bonnet for automobiles,
and in mushrooms, sailors and sim
liar shapes.
Lingerie dresses are being made OF
the sheerest null without a bit Of lace
of any kind, but covered with a bold
floral design done in white and richly
raised.
This is an off season for perfectly
plain colors in cloth suits, but a very
strong one for the mannish mixtures.
Few hats which are tilted back from
the face have style.
Wear white petticoats-they are
quite correct, but do not get them too
full, and do not starch them. Some
i fasten them to the bottom Of the
corset instead of putting them into
q band.
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NOT DRUGS
Food Did 1t.

After using laxative and cathartia
medicines from childhood a case Of
chronic and apparently incurable con-
stipation yielded to the scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, in a few days.
From early childhood I suffered
with such terrible constipation that I
had to use laxatives continuously, go
ing from one drug to another and suf-
fering more or less all the time.
"A prominent physician whom I
consulted told me the muscles Of the
digestive organs were partially par
alyzed and could not perform their
work without help of some kind, so T
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known,
but found no help that was at all per-
manent. I had finally become dis
couragod and had given my case up
as hopeless when I began to use the
pre-digested food, Grape-Nuts.
although 1 had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
surprise Grape-Nuts digested immedi-
ately from the first, and in a few days
I was convinced that this was Just
what my system needed.
THE bowels performed their func-
lions regularly and I am now COM
pletely and permanently cured Of this
awful trouble.
Truly the power of scientific food
m,1st be unlimited" "There's e Rea-
SON."
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
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Who ShouId Paw For Roads?

In readjusting the cost Of roads,
the aim should be to shift more Of
the burden upon the cities. In some
of the States more than half the peo-
pie live in cities, and in these days Of
automobiles the roads are worn quite
as much by people who travel through
the country in high power machines
as by country people who S ordin-
airy vehicles; yet, except on State
roads, the city users pay nothing to-
ward the high cost Of building and
repairing roads under modern con-
ditions.
In former times when most Of the
people lived in the country, all peo-
pie contributed to the construction OF
highways; in fact, the local super
visor would call on every a~ble-bodied
citizen between twenty-one and forty
five years of age for ten days manual
labor per year on the road. When the
labor tax was changed to money 1t
was. placed on the same basis and the
burden put upon the towns. It was
assumed that users would be nearly
all residents of the town; but in days
of automobile touring the principal
users of the roads may reside many
miles away.
The remedy suggested by Martin
Dodge, the director of the Office OF
Public Roads Inquiry, Is that all the
property owners in every city, as
well as In every country, shall pay a
money tax into a general fund which
shall be devoted exclusively to high.
way improvement in rural districts,
In some States the same general re-
suit is being obtained by such an ex'
tension of the State owned and built
roads that the system penetrates in
every direction and includes year by
year more and more of the leading
highways. The road question Is no
longer a country problem, but applies
to all classes, and for that reason all
classes should be made to share in
the cost.-American Cultivator.
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A Kings Dress Coat.

At a ball recently given by the
King at Stockholm Castle the women
appeared with powdered hair and the
men in colored dress coats. The "un.
heard-of gorgeousness," as certain
Swedes call 1t, Of the display has
called forth a protest from the Sven
ska Morgenbald." The wearing Of
colored dress coats, says the Journas..
has made a most unpleasant impress.
sion upon the less well-to-do classes.
Dress coats, If worn at all, should at
least be black. Celored dress coats,
it declares, are the invention of the
Evil One. Both leaders of Parlia.
ment, too, the journal adds, are much
disturbed by the Kings DOMINIC 30
gorgeous a garment, and questions to
ministers on the subject are expect,
ed.-Dundee Advertiser.
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EiffeI Tower as Weather Cock.

A new use has been discovered for
the Eiffel Tower, which is quite i'm
portant, although by no means of an
exhalted nature. 1t is no less than
that the flag on the top of the tower
serves as an admirable weather cock
when read in conjunction with the
structure itself, which has projections
coinciding with the cardinal Aoints of
the compass, that facing north being
painted red. Occupants of balloons
and airships can, therefore, with the
aid of field glasses, readily inform
themselves Of the nature of the wind
at an altitude of thirty metres above
the ground in that vicinity, and make
their arrangements with more GER
tainty in regard to any contemplated
aerial voyage.-London Globe.
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that you have your purse at home and
that you will remember him to-mor.
rom; or gently murmur that God will
reward him, whereat he will smile.
thank you and depart.
These same beggars, which spring
up on every side, seem to have a code
of etiquette we could not fathom.
After two or three days, there were a
few who begged only from me, two OF
three others who besought Jean. Evil
IDENTIFY we were understood to ba
patrons of certain beggars, who, out
Of a crowd Of mendicants, were the
only ones to approach us, who would
take their dole with thanks, or If we
said Tomorrow" would, smiling,
back away at once.-Outing, -
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&uans
Virginia in the Campaign.

Good roads Is the slogan of the
people Of Virginia. In all parts of
the State the matter is being brought
to the attention Of the voters, who
are declaring against the mud tax.
G%reenville County has, through the
board of supervisors, petitioned the
Judge to order an election for the is
sue of good road bonds in that coun-
ty to the value of $4,000. There
is good reason to believe that the
people will vote for the bond issue.
In Culpeper County, where the
road work was held up by some sort
Of luke in the election in the county,
the people who have seen the bene-
fits of the improvement started, have
already raised $4,000, the money to
be used to complete the work begun
some time ago in connection with
State aid to the road work.
Augusta County, which was rather
slow in augurating the work, has un-
der survey two additional highways
One of ten miles and n of four
miles-as indicating the interest
which the people Of that county feel
and the benefits they are deriving
from improved highways. The peo-
pie living along the lines of the pro-
posed new roads have already sub
scribed $1,000 a mile to be expended
in that work, the money to be used
in connection with the road fund
from the State.
Roanoke County is also coming to
the front. Within the last few days
$4,000 have been collected on a. fund
of $4,000 to be expended OIL the
roads in that county, this money to
Argument that received from the
State.
About 600 men are employed in
the various convict road gangs in
the State at this time. There are
demands for more from many Of the
counties, and as soon as the men can
be gotten together they will be sent
out. ..
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SIGNS of Pr0SneritY.

Building activity is n of the best
signs Of commercial prosperity. Real
estate is not very saiable in bad
times, and when incomes are reduced
people put off marriage or give up
housekeeping and board. When
building operations expand it is pref
ty evident that people are getting
married and hiring houses and COM
ing to town instead Of going away.
1t shows that incomes are larger and
steadier. In fifty cities the amount
of building is twice as great as 1t
was last year.
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Business Woman's Card.

The bachelor maid-or matron-
compelled to use ( personal card in
her daily work, has a neat little
calling card exactly like her broth
er's in size and with her name and
address engraved in the simplest
script. Old English and fancy let
tering are not considered good form
for the business card, for there are
forms and conventionalities for bust
hess as well as social life. For these
neat little cards the bachelor woman
has her dainty card case of exquisite
ly finished pin seal or morocco leath-
sr, or of gun metal decorated with her
monogram in oxidized silver.-Wash-
tngton Star.
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For Good Crop of Hair.

Avoid strong soaps, alkalis such as
soda and ammonia, hair tonics OF
which you are not sure, and too much
hot water. These all dry up natural
oil and make the hair harsh, dry and
given to falling.
Depend on regular brushing of the
hair rather than on tonics. Ten min
utes' stiff brushing twice a day will
do wonders for thinning hair.
Keep the hair absolutely clean.
This may be assisted by a dry sham
o if a wet one cannot be given fire.
quently.
For a dry shampoo, powder the
hair and scalp we'll and brush until
every particle of powder is gone.
Hair should be always thoroughly
dried, as the mingling of water with
natural oil causes fermentation,
which means %dandruf and falling
locks.
Give the hair plenty Of light and
air, but do not expose it to the hot
rays of the sun for long at a time
It bleaches the hair and often blisters
the scalp, drying up the natural oil.
So long as the scalp moves freely
over the skull there Is hope for the
bald head.
Be particular not to use the brushes
and combs of another, and see that
you do not use your own when In an
unsanitary condition. One reason OF
the badness of men is due to their
carelessness in this respect.
Do not burn your hair, twist it Into
tortuous knots, strain it back from
the temples, or wear 1t always IN the
same coil.-New York Times.
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Putting It Gently.

The sages Of the general store were
discussing the veracity of old 81 Per.
kins when Uncle Bill Abbott ambled
in.
And what do you think. about 1t,
Uncle Bill?" they asked shim. Would
you call 81 Perkins a liar?" !
WALL" answered Uncle Bill slow.
ly, as he thoughtfully studied the
ceiling, 81 don't know as I'd go SO
far as to call him a liar exactly, but
I do know this much: when feedint
time comes, in order to get any re.
spouse from his hogs he has to gel
somebody else to call 'em for him."
-Everybody's Magazine. !
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Seeing 4 New Light.

During the recent financial depres-
sion in England, Pat and Mike enlist
ed in the British army. After their
first drill the captain, thinking the
circumstances opportune for. a little.
lecture on patriotism, demanded elo-
cuenrly: Soldiers, why should a.
rlaa die for his king and his coun-
try"
This struck Pat a. a proper ques~
ton. Turning to Mike he said:
Faith. Moike, the captain is right,
Magazine,
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A Jester.

A young Canadian humorist who
went over to England, hoping to find
London editors in receptive mood,
forwarded a contribution to Punch
with this note:
Dear Sir-I arrived in London
this morning and paid a visit to West
minister Abbey this afternoon. L
found this call depressing, for a man
naturally shrinks from inspecting the
spot where he Is to be buried.'-St.
Louis Mirror. 80. 2
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New Occupation For Women.

In Melbourne, Australia, there is a
woman, the wife of a man doing six
years, who makes a business OF BALI
ing out accused persons. She has a
savings bank account in credit up to
$1,000, and when bail is wanted in a
hurry she deposits the passbook as
security. According to the police,
her transactions amount to five or
six weekly, and they cheerfully ac-
cept her bail, though they know
all. about her habits, customs and
friends.
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Thin SkiDnedness.

"The most unpleasant kind Of van
fly to meet with" writes a reader, sis
thin skinnedness. The t~hin-skinned
person is always on the lookout for
Sights and takes every allusion to
himself. His amour propre must be
consulted on every occasion, thereby
making every one around constrained
and unnatural for fear of hurting
him. He is a wet blanket every
where, and n cannot help a feeling
Of relief whenever he leaves. Home
Chat.
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The Two Kinds Of Vanity.

@There are two kinds of vanity"
points out one reader. "The super
fetal powder puff feminine vanity,
the masculine 'swagger,' are always
apparent and comparatively harm
less. But the people who will never
brook interference, lever own to a
fault. who are neve in the wrong,
never doubt themselves, never change
in opinion and who always do every
thing for the BEST these are the
vain Unes indeed. Their vanity is
not always apparent at first, but it Is
all the more harmful because it lies
deep."-Home Chat.
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Out of Form, Indeed.

"President Taft likes golf, and he
plays a fairly good game" said a
Chevy Chase caddy. IA fairly good
game, at least when he's in form.
He was out of form one day when
he played here. He was just back
from Cuba, and I guess the voyage
had upset him. After some pretty
bad work on the first two holes, ne
said apologetically to mis- caddy, a
stranger from the East:
I'm certainly out Of form today.
I've been on a sea voyage, you see.
It must have upset me-
PLAYED before, have ye? SAID
the caddy."-Washingto1 Star.
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Did Her Best.

you know, Miss Blank" said the
nronrietor of a railroad station res
taurant, there is a great deal in hav-
ing your sandwiches look attractive.
Yes, sir, I know it, replied the
girl; 81 have done everything could.
have busted those sandwiches every
morning for the last ten days. -
Harper's Weekly.
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Fruit Cobbler.-Use pineapple, plums, peaches or fresh
strawberries for this. Fill an earthenware dish with the
fruit. If the canned variety is used, allow only the juice
that adheres to the fruit. For the berries no water or juice
will be necessary. Cover the latter fruit with a layer Of
sugar. For the canned fruit the sweetness must depend
upon how rich it is, but a little lemon juice will add zest
to the dish and take away the excessive sweetness. Cover
the fruit with a baking powder biscuit crust rolled half an
inch thick; slit the top and press the edges we'll down over
the edge to prevent the juices from running out. Bake
in a moderate oven until the crust is thoroughly DONE
Anna w, Morrison, in Ladies' World.
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hau1
GSATlhAsI

fering from distressing lumbago I
took Doan's Kidney Pills and they
removed the trouble, including en-.
barrassing urinary Ills. Doan's Kid
ney Pills are an honest remedy, and
I feel it a duty to tell my experience,
though not seeking publicity"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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terest the one and only thing In
life.
The girl who can get along with
athe cranks" so we'll that they cease
to be cranky to her.
The girl who can mount the busi-
ness ladder without losing her head.
The one who never misses a chance
to make a friend and placate an n
emy,-New Haven Register.
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How's This7 /,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot BE-
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known e. =.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by bis firm.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, D.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is Internationally, act
n Indirectly upon the blood and cuous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent tree.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold BY all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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VI three udyS anu pay lOT IL dltel
you have sold it,"
Where did you learn all this?"
II heard papa say So"
and you betray him for my
sake?"
"Of course. Don't you know I love
you and would do anything to help
you get me?"
Yes, and sometimes I wonder I: I
am worthy of such love-"
"Of course you are. If you wasn't
1 wouldn't love you. But you must
| go now. Here's the name and the ad-
dress of the man who has the stock.
Be IRE and buy it."
II will"
Jim Brock took the first train for
st. Louis, and, the next morning, 10
Gated his man, and, in a disinterested
way, began to negotiate for an OPP
ton IN the bank shares.
81 think" Jim said, eff you will
let the stock go at par I can find you
a purchaser within q day or two. I
will try, at least"
"All right" the man replied. "You
can have it,"
A contract was drawn and signed,
and then Jim went down to the sta
ton to meet the morning train from
his home town. AS he expected,
when it came in Judge Rucker
stepped off. Then Order, too, fol-
lowed.
Jim approached the Judge and ad-
dressed him, but the latter merely
nodded his head and hurried to a
waiting hack. Order hurried to IN
other, and then there was a mad race
for the Office of the man who owned
those hundred shares Of stock.
Jim smiled, and taking another
hack, followed more leisurely. At
the Office door he met the Judge, who
was rushing in a state of mild ex-
element.
you seem to be in a great hurry
this morning, judge" he remarked,
quietly.
did you buy those shares?" the
Judge asked, eagerly.
"Why, yes; I bought them. What
Of it,"
What will you take? Quick!"
ooh, I hardly know. What would
you give?"
"I'll give you $500 premium"
couldn't do that, Judge"
That's more than they're worth,
but I just happen to need them. You
can't sell them at par on the market"
"Is that SOP"
eft is. Can I have them?"
"Not just yet. I understand Order
Is down here, and I wish to see him
first. Perhaps he may want to buy
them"
At this the Judge became frantic,
and, pulling Jim into a side room, de-
handed to know what he would take
for the shares.
"Well," Jim replied, slowly, "you
can have the stock on these terms:
You pay me $4,000 premium and then
fulfill an agreement you made with
me some time ago, or you can wait
here till 1 go and sell Order those
shares; then you can see $4,000,
for I know he'll give that much"
Jim started out, but the judge
grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Grider must not have that stock,
I tell you. It would ruin me, I want
it."
"Well, you know my terms. Five
thousand and your daughter"
The Judge eyed Jim closely for a
full minute, then drew his checkbook
from his pocket and made out a check
for $4,000.
Here's the money" he said.
"Give me the stock"
"And I am to have Lucy?" Jim
questioned.
Eyes. Give me the stock"
Call right. Here it is"
AS they were going up on the train
that afternoon the Judge said:
How did you happen to buy that
stock?"
"Oh, I just took a notion that
way" Jim replied.
"Humph!" the Judge grunted.
Then he added something about
treachery.-New Haven Register.
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Across one Of the main streets OF
Cincinnati and facing the celebrated
fountain square hangs, in front Of a
liquor store, a. big wooden sign on
which Is painted: "Let US send a
gallon Of our best whisky by! express.
to that dry town Of yours"
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MUNYON'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY
acts almost Immediately on the Gastric
Juices and gives the stomach tone n
strength to digest almost everything tnas
has been put into It It soGshes sore 0nai and
nv nhysic and Injurious drugs. We cannot
too urgently advise all persons who suffer
try this remedy: Distress after eating,
bloating Of the ste snas sstd Rlslesg Il aea tne
burn. Loss of Appetite, Constipation.
Dizziness, Faintness: Palpitation Of the
heart. Shortness Of breath, and all afec-
tions Of the heart caused by indigestion.
We want every discouraged and despon-
dent sufferer from Dyspepsia or !ndiges,
ton to cast aside all other medicine and
give this remedy a trial. If 1t fails TO
give satisfaction I will refund E9pE no
ney. MONAo"
For sale by all druggists. Price, 2ac.
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THE WORTH OF A WOMAN.

Whatever the wage of the world may be
At the close of the toiling day,
For a task too slight for the world to see,
As it measures mems work for pay,
He is rich in the tribute of rarer lands
That reckons worlds wage above
In the touch of a woman who under
stands
In the thought of a woman's love.
Charlotte Louise Rudyard, in Harper's
Bazaar.
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Gideon Was q Wise Man.

I'm choosing his men," said the
Sabbath school superintendent. cid
con did not selectthose who laid aside
their arms and threw themselves
down to drink. He took those who
washed with one eye and drank with
the other."-Tit Bits.
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Emperor Nicholas has signed an
order abolishing the use Of drums in
the Russian army in time of war.
Drummers in the future will be
trained in craftsmanship, and in war
time will become combatants.
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dence or Kidney trou-
BILE may feel the ut
most confidence in
the following state
ment made by Rev.
G. M. Gray, Baptist
clergyman, Of Whites
boro, Texas:
Il am the happy
recipient Of great re-
lief from pain.
through using Doan's!
Kidney Pills. Five
wears ago when suf-
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It is estimated that the Canadian
Northwestern coal field, between
Morrissey and Banff, contains about
as. 600. 10000 tons Of coal.