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given me, and I am recommending it
to all my friends. Mrs. w. S. FORD,
1898 Lansdowne St., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms OF.
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
stood the test of years and to-day is
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. II has cured
thousands of women who have been
troubled with displacements, iniam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, ir.
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing-down feeling, iatulency,
indigestion, and nervous grostrat1on,
after all other means had failed.
If you are suffering from any Of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have given Lydia E. Pinkham's Hege-
table Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, for it. She has guided
thousands to health, free OF
charge.
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Would Stop Mining.

Mrs. Nellie C. Upham has oeen su-
perintendent of a coal mine in Color
ado for five years, and now she Is
ready to resign. The reason is an odd
one and also truly feminine. Mrs.
Upham is losing her nerve. She has
become possessed of the dread Of a
mine explosion. For four years and
six months she was without fear, but
six months ago she began to think an
explosion might occur at any time.
Few coal mines, she remembered,
went without an explosion, and it
seemed as if it might be time for one
in the mine of which she is superin-
tendent. No explosion has come yet,
but Mrs. Upham rises every morning
in anxiety. There is not the slightest
reason why the mine should not go on
another five years, or twenty years or
forty, without an explosion, but Mrs.
Upham must go her woman's way
New York Press.
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Where Church and Circus Meet.

ION one point at least the church
and the circus touch common
ground" said a clerk in the Naturali-
cation Bureau. Each member Of a
circus performers family and each
member of a country preachers fam
lily claims a different birthplace.
Very often families consisting of
grown-up brothers apply for citizen
ship. In most cases they are poor
people whose parents certainly could
not afford to be globe trotters, and
all the children were born in the
same village or town. But once in
a while 1 meet three or four or maybe
five or six brothers each Of whom has
first seer the light in a different
place. In a case of that kind my first
question is:
parents n the c~ircus?'"
Usually they were. If not,
guess again.
"'Church?' I ask, and that time
hit it. Funny, isn't it, that of all in
st::utions only the church and the
circus produce professional wander
.ers?"-New Yrok Press.
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have wept at seeing me laugh. We
dined alone. I made him drink q
whole bottle of champagne to help
him forget what was happening. The
wine excited him; he began to decry
humanity"
"Rascals! Ingrates! So many
rich friendsi l now clearly remem-
Der what you have often said. The
fools believe, every me of them, that
they deserve it all, and I am con-
stantly nursing their vanity. Well,
let it pass. Your health!'
"Yours!"
At that moment enters Mary with
an enormous package.
Great excitement!
"a present." we both ask at once.
eyes, sir, and the servant who
brought it declined a tip
With the package there was a let
ter. We opened it at once and read
the signature first"
"Gueral!"
The singer wrote as follows:
my Dear Sir: l know that I am
very u~nattractive, that I sang badly
and that I shall succeed. You
are right, but I happen to have a
good memory and I know that to-day
is St. Paul's day. You will make me
very happy by accepting this modest
remembrance and 1 beg that you will
continue to Ill treat me.
"GUERAL."
We opened the large bundle. 1t
was a golden table service! Worth
about 10000 francs!
THE only FRIEND" 1 smilingly told
Paul.
And this tale, or rather this true
story, has no moral, because it would
be a horrible one.-Translated From
the Spanish Romances.
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such a. remarkable popularity as trir

such a remarkable popularity as trim
ming.
AS a rule this bow is sufficient ad-
dition to the usual hat. 1t is quite
enough trimming for the every da"
hours. 1t is not against millinery
ideals, however, to offsetthe bow with
an immense bunch of flowers on the
other side, or a wide blown rose on
the brim at the back.
One must be careful to place the
trimming on a good line with the bow,
otherwise the balance is lost, and the
lines of the hat are bad.
While the loose bow copied from a
child's hat Is always placed at the
back, the pump bow is across the
front or the side. 1t Is a new fashion
to place it on the brim instead of the
crown, or run it half and half in a
bias line. The conventional method
to which many adhere is to place 1t
directly on the crown across the front.
philadelphia Ledger.
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MEMOIRS OF DAN RICE" TIE
CLOWN OF OUR DADDIES.
Dan Rice in His "Memoirs' Tells In
side Mysteries of Show Life.

side Mysteries of Show Life.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest Of his customers
is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature Is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs of Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie a volume Of the great testers
most pungent jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners.
lectures, anecdotes, sketches Of ad-
venture, original songs and poetlcal
illusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings Of
the sawdust arena of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor OF the
famous Zone Horse Show" was more
Of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book Of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard
street, New York City.
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The Pump Bow.

The bow of the moment is the one
called the pump bow because it is
copied from the one put on low shoes.
1t is made with three loops at n end
and three at the other Of equal width
but not equal length. There are no
ends.
The centre is covered with a me-
inch strip of the ribbon, laid in two or
three pleats down the centre.
Everything about the bow must be
stiff, precise and we'll measured. 1t
is customary to make these bows of
silk velvet ribbon, as velvet is having
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Tent Woman Saves Lives.

But for the presence Of mind Of
Mrs. Jennie Llewellyn, an aged wom-
an, who tagged a west-bound Wabash
passenger train near Missouri City,
Mo. d head-on collision with a freight
train which occurred at that point at
night doubtless would have resulted
in many fatalities.
AS it was one man was killed, one
woman badly injured and ten persons
slightly injured. Through the warn-
ing given by the woman, who lives in
a tent heal the railroad, the engineer
was able to lessen the speed of his
train before the crash came.
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AAp-Thmgs-
@~D@Wear

Some Of the best tailored blouses
come with adjustable collars.
Many of the lingerie gowns for
summer wear are in empire style.
Tassels are again in great favor
upon evening dresses and wraps.
The cuirass effect is seen on many
Of the handsome imported gowns.
New things include cut glass hat
pins with a beautiful iridescence.
Cool, dainty little matinees or
dressing sacks increase in popularity
The net or chiffon blouse, the exact
tone of the costume, is still modish in
Paris.
Scarfs of black tulle, draped around
the shoulders, are very smart for eve.
ming wear
Linen bags, braided with linen sou-
tache, are very smart, as are also the
linen pocketbooks.
White dotted net over satin Of a
soft pastel shade makes an exceeding
ly beautiful gown.
Paris costumers are trying to es.
cape from the popular demand for
soutache decoration.
Bands of crosswise or diagonal
tucking are used as a trimming on a
tailored blouse of sheer material.
A tailored suit of linen or light.
weight serge or panama cloth seems
to be necessary in every wardrobe.
The Dutch collar vogue allows the
neck to be more comfortably dressed
this season than for a long time.
Very chic are skirts made with
long, large yokes all around, from
which hang a pleating of the goods.
Cashmere de sole is the latest OF
expensive materials for mourning. 1t
comes in pure silk and in a mixture
of wool and silk.
Many children's dresses are being
made from the striped and figured
dimities, dotted lawns and Swisses
and Powered organizes.
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Must Prosecute Her Chum.

Miss Delpha Robinson, of Loogoo-
tee, Ind, has been appointed Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney for Martin
County, and her first case is the pros
ecution of an old school chum for al
legged bigamy. Miss Robinson has as
serted she will not be swayed in her
work by ties of friendship or by any
personal feeling of hostility. She has
entered Office with an open mind, and
so will press the charge against her
old-time friend. Miss Robinson was
graduated from the Law School of
Indiana University, and she has been
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ZONE TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important ques-
ton of coffee, whether or not it is
really the hidden cause of physical
ais and approaching fixed disease,
one should make a test Of 10 days by
leaving off coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
If relief follows you may know to
a certainty that coffee has been your
vicious enemy. Of course you can
take it back to your heart again, if
you like to keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered with
stomach trouble, n~ervousness and
terrible sick headaches ever since /
was a little child, for my people were
always great coffee drinkers and let
US children have all We wanted. |
got so l thought l could not live
without coffee, but l would not &C
knowledge that it caused my suffer.
ing.
Then I read so many articles
about Postum that I decided to give
It a fair trial. l had not used it two
weeks in place of coffee until began
to feel like a different person. The
headaches and nervousness disap-
peared, and whereas l used to be sick
two or three days out of a week while
drinking coffee | am now we'll and
strong and sturdy days a week,
thanks to Postum.
81 had been using Postum three
months and had been sick a
aay when I thought I would expert
ment and see if it really was coffee
that caused the trouble, so l began to
drink coffee again, and inside of a
week ! had a sick spell. I was so Ill
] was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause Of all my misery, and
went back to Postum, with the result
that | was soon we'll and strong again
and determined to stick to Postum
and leave coffee alone in the future"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? 4
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
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a Good Beyeridge Story.

Gan orator." Mr.. Beveridge said,
twas addressing an assemblage OF
peonle. He recounted the peoples
wrongs. Then he ~passionately cried:
Where are Americas great men!
Why don't they take up the cudgel IN
our defense? In the face Of manitoba
wrongs why do they remain cold I'M
movable, silent?'
because they're all cast in
bronze,' shouted a cynic il the rear
Baltimore American.
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Pretty Hair

There is no detail of the small
girls toilet over which mothers lin
ger as lovingly as the arrangement of
the soft, silky hair. The little girls
hair should be kept in scrupulous,y
dainty condition, the fortnightly
shampoo with pure, soapy water be-
ing supplemented by nightly brush
ings to make the locks fluffy and lus-
trous.
The color Of the little girls hair
ribbons should be carefully selected.
Not every color is becoming. The
pure white hair ribbons which many
mothers like for formal wear, are Of
ten distinctly trying to their young
wearers. Ciel blue and rose pink are
usually pleasing with rosy cheeks and
bright eyes, and vivid scarlet is de-
lightful with either dark curls or
blond hair.
The art tones-Dutch blues, burnt
yellows and more delicate green's
are often very smart when worn with
cotton frocks showing the same color
tones, but fashions caprices in color.
like peacock, mustard, citron and such
shades, should never be put near
childish faces.
Satin taffeta ribbons are the most
desirable for tying the hair. They
are soft and pliable, yet crisp in char
acter, and are beautifully lustrous,
The flet of ribbon, outlining the
shape of the head, with a loose bow
at one side, is charming on a very
pretty child. Less trying is the dou-
BILE row arrangement, with the locks
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MY LITTLE WHITE LAMB.

Green are the pastures of Sleepy Land;
Fresh are its fields and fair:
Wide are the ways TO its wondcr-fold;
And my little lamb is there.
Blue are the skies OF Sleepy Land,
Clear are the brooks and bright,
With a Shepherd Dream to the SlumDer
Gate
Went my little lamb last night.
O. tall Dream Shepherd. I pray you hear,
Fair though your pastures be;
Let down the bars. and bring once more
Ny little lamb to me;
Grace Duflield Goodwin, in American
Home Monthly.
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Probation Officer.

Mrs. Jesse L. Pickering has been
appointed head probation officer in
Philadelphia at a salary of SIS a
month. Under a law passed by the
last Pennsylvania Legislature proba-
ton officers are included as part of
the juvenile court system. The city
of Philadelphia is divided into fifteen
districts with one special probation
officer for each, while five other pro-
baton officers will work in the city at
large. These officers are to be in no
way connected with any charity or
ganization and are to receive their
salaries from the city. Two woman
physicians, DR.. Anna L.. Bacon and
DR.. Mary J.. Rochell, are on the list
New York Sun.
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Lion Shooting Record.

Three fine lions, shot by Captain
Godfrey Buxton in East Africa, have
just been placed in the Castle Nh.
scum. All three beasts were shot
within fifteen minutes and when Mrs.
Buxton arrived at the spot twenty
minutes after her husbands setting
out sh" found him regarding the
three bodies.--LonuVn Daily Mail,
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The Art Of Being Agreeable.
BY ELNHE WARNER MALLORY.

The Man had never met Elizabeth.
so 1 took him to call upon her.
II am so glad to see you both! II
is so good of you to come" she said,
as she shook hands with us.
The call was pleasant. The Man.
who detests calls, came away reluct-
antly. "She is the sort Of woman a
man marries," he said, on the way
home. How do you suppose she
does it,"
Does WHAT"
"How do you suppose she manages
to make herself so extremely at.
tractive without being in the least
beautiful"
Its her secret" I said, but I'm
going to try to find it out"
So the next day I went to see Eliza
beth. She saw me coming and met
me at the steps. How perfectly
lovely to have you again to-day" she
cried, as she held out both hands to
me.
II have come to ask you a very
personal question, Elizabeth"
Take this easy chair. Want a
fan? Now, what is the question:"
why are you the most attractive
woman I know" I asked.
You silly thing, I'm not"
"You certainly are, and I've come
to beg you to tell me the secret. Will
you?"
What a question:"
I apologiZed.
Don't" she laughed-"don't apol-
ogize. If I have a secret, you'are per-
fectly welcome to it, you know that.
And" refectively, maybe I have a
secret, and I don't mind telling you
the least little bit-really, I don't.
You know, dear, I haven't any
brains"
I tried to stop her.
"Oh, everybody knows that. I
have no brains to speak of, no talent,
no good looks, no figure. &c." she
pressed the tips of her fingers to-
gether and leaned back in her chair,
Il had to do something to be anybody.
| When I was wondering what on earth
that something was to be, I happened
to meet the most charming woman I
ever knew. She vas a Southerner.
She had brains, education, talent, she
had travelled, she was beautiful. You
can imagine how she made me feel"
Elizabeth shook a cluster of sweet
peas from the jar of blossoms at her
side, smelling them daintily.
when 1 knew her better I told
her how cheap, how absolutely worth
less she made me feel. She laid her
hand on my shoulder and said, Eliza
beth, no matter what you know or do
not know, no matter what you can do
or cannot do, you have it in you to
be agreeable. Cultivate the art of
being agreeable, and you can get
along without brains, beauty or
money" Elizabeth tossed the flow
| ers away. Il wonder if that is what
you mean by my secret"
YES" T said, thank you"
"You are welcome" she said, and
she meant it. "Oh, must you go?"
On my way home l tried to remem-
Der M curt, rude, ungracious, irri-
table or vulgar word from Elizabeth's
lips; I tried to recall an unpleasant
or an unkind word or look. I could
not. Elizabeth had certainly mas
tered her art. IF being agreeable
made Elizabeth what she is" I
thought, there is hoI for some of
the rest of u.s." And I told the Man
Elizabeth's secret.-The Circle.
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practicing law for four years. In that
time she has gained a reputation as a
clever pleader. 1t was because Of her
success in defending criminal cases
that she was appointed Prosecutor
New York Press.
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caught back at each side of the face
under a big, soft bow.
The young girl Of thirteen or four
teen wears her hair in a thick pleat
ended by a curl. The fad is to allow
the hair to hang quite loosely from
the head, the pleat not being started
for several inches below the collar.
At this point a wide, soft bow of black
ribbon is tied about the hair and be-
low it the thick braid hangs down
w~ard.-Washington Star.
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Great Improvement.

The patient told the doctor all his
symptoms. At the end of the re-
cital the medical man looked severe.
MY dear sir" he said, you must
gradually give up whisky and soda
Some months later he met the pa
tient and inquired whether the advice
had been followed.
ITO the letter." replied the pa
tient, beaming. why I've already
given up soda completely.'-New
York Press.
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Intuition

1.-THE worst has happened, john"
painted Mrs. Jipes, sinking feebly into
a chair.
well, we'll have to advertise for
another one; that's ALL" moodily an
swered Mr.. Jipes.
For he knew, without being told,
hat the cook had left.-ChicaGo Til
bune.
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Corn Dumplings.-Mix the contents Of one can Of corn
chopped fine with half a pint of milk, six level tablespoon
fus of butter; two eggs, onefourth teaspoonful of pepper,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, half-pint Of flour, or more If
necessary to make a dough that can be easily handled; one
teaspoonful of baking powder. If the corn is very juicy,
drain before adding any of the contents. Tear off small
pieces of the dough about the size of a butternut and roll be-
tween the palms of the hands and drop into smoking hot fat
to cook until nicely Drowned; or drop into boiling hot soup
stock to cook until they easily float. In the former case
serve them with meat, or for supper with tomato or brown
sauce, and in the latter case place in the soup dishes with
the soup.
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In this country there are l5S cities
with populations exceeding 10000.
or these fifteen have over SOo'ooo
inhabitants, twenty-seven have be-
tween 100 900 and 100000, forty
eight have between $4,000 and 1907
600, and sixty-eight have less than
$4,000.
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Both Spelled Alike, Anyhow.

Friend (%returning MS. poem to
author)-"Your work reminds me
greatly OF Ch%aucer's."
Poet-""Shank you, thank you,
very much. That is the finest com.
pliment ever paid to my poetry"
Friend-"Oh, 1 wasn't referring
ts the poetry. The part of your
wc~1 that reminded me of Chaucer's
was the spelling New York Press.
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No,y a Woman Picks En-.

Maybe the reason some women can
love the little emery, shaggy. off-col-
ored thing with hair al! in its eyes,
which charity permits You to call a
dog, better than their husbands is
that the average wife selects the dog
she really wants, but takes her hus-
band on. of a job lCt.-New York
Press.
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Miss Adams President.

Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House,
Chicago, has been elected president of
the national conference Of charities
and correction for 1910. This is the
first time in the thirty-six years of
the organization that a woman has
been elected to fill its highest office.
Miss Adams election vas unani-
mous.-New York Sun.
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On the Contrary.

1.-THE apparel does not make the
man." said the ready-made phllos-
opher.
"No," answered the mar who vas
signing checks for ive-hundred-dol-
lar gowns; "but it may go a long way
toward breaking ~him."-WashinGton
Star.
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On a Train.

"Hey, there!" yelled the conduc-
tor.
why are you taking that ak and
saw out of the case?"
IT want to open a window" replied
the passenger.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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The Personal Consideration.

Father" said little Rollo, what
IS a plutocrat?"
"a %plutocrat, my son, is a man who
is vastly wealthy, but declines to en-
dow any project in which you are
Immediately interested Washing
ton Star.
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o lrregularI-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous,
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope OF
e being well
when 1 began to
take Lydia F. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
I felt as though
1.c IL I~
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TettiHr Back.

Captain, what time does that boat
start"
1T starts, madam, when l give the
word"
Then I've always had the wrong
idea. l thought it started when the
engineer pulled a lever, or did
thing. Thank you ever so much. -
Chicago Tribune.
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Americans have developed n or
thc largest and best coffee plantations
in Colombia, besides installing IN
nan places telephone and electric
light systems and ice-making plantss
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Am using Aliens Foot-Ease, and can
truly say l would not have been without it
30 long, had | known the relief it would
give my aching feet. | think it a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet.
Mrs. Matilda 4oltwert, Providence, R.
J." Sold BY all Druggists. 25c. Ask to-day.