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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10

Medicines that aid nature are always most
successful. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
acts on this plan. 1t oosens the caugh, re-
lieves the lungs, opens the secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Sold by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10
Mrs. LincOln's Appeal.

The letter from Mrs. Lincoln follows:
ITO the Honorable Speaker of the
House of Representatives-Sir: here
with most respectfully present to the
honorable house of representatives an
application for a pension. ! am wild
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10
HARMON AND
GORDON THE
FIRST TICKET
IN THE FIELD
FOR PRESIDENT
1872 sTANDARD-BEARERs
Ohio and Mississippi Will Furnish
Democratic Nominees for Pres
ident and Vice President.
1872 STANDARD BEARERS

Washington, March 5.-For Presi-
dent, Judson Harmon, of Ohio; for
Vice President, Col. James Gordon,
of Mississippi.
That is the latest Democratic ticket
for 1912 evolved by the national leaders
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10

1t is easy to make the Bible a curse
by using it as barrier between you
and your brother.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10
/" THE IMMORTAL ]. NJ
His Wonderful Library IS Rapidly
Falling Into Decay at His Old
Home. McCutchenville, O.

Hidden way in the most unlikely
place in the world, shabby, woefuiiy
prosaic little cottage In a country town,
saws the Pittsburg Dispatch, is libra
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10

OF two evils it isn't always necessary
to choose either.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

A little salt added will intensity the
oder and assist in their preservation.
When dry transfer to the regular rose
jar. Possibly you would like a recipe
for rose beads. which also retain their
fragrance, and when strung make val
ued necklaces or bracelets.
Collect the fresh petals. run through
meat chopper three times or pound
to pulp, if preferred. in q small
mortar with a pestle. Spread on
rusty tin. keeping damp with a little
water if necessary, and stir often.
When dark colored mix. then roll
into balls twice the size of the beads
you desire. or mould, if you prefer,
in a thifnble of medium size. The
latter method insures uniformity of
size, Empty the thimble with the
small blade OF a penknife and stick a
coarse needle or pin through each
ball, then into a piece of soft board.
Let stand until dried. when the pin
is removed the hole will be left,
throufh which the beads can be strung
on rubber. When half dry little fig
ures or devices can be printed on the
beads, If desired. They are also pref
ty strung alternating with small gilt
beads. These chains can be tied with
ribbons or fastened with gold or sill
Yer clasps
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

the natives were polite, but firm.
They would be glad to take the hon
orabie secretary to the fishing grounds
but the wagons would not bear the
strain. They tried it once. and II be-
came necessary to send truck after
the broken blackboard. Finally an
enterprising liveryman sent to Que
bee for wheeled vehicle known
locally as a caleche. the seat OF which
was about FIVE feet above the groutE1,
He drove around to get Mfr. Taft and
offered TO. take him inland, but the
man who is now President gazed at
the height from which he would fall
and announced that since his extreme
weight prohibited him from riding in
a blackboard he would not risk him
self in the wheeled ccntraptlon
and would have to satisfy his desire
for fishing In the region near Murray
Bay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

help him do so, but there were limi
tations which on many occasions
proved embarrassing.
For instance. Ii is about fifty miles
from the Taft cottage at Murray BAY
to Bots Vert, a game preserve near
La Gallette now owned by Represen-
tatiye Francis Burton Harrison, but
formerly owned by a member OF the
Taft family. The trout fishing at Bois
Vert Is excellent and many trout
weighing f1ve pounds have been taken
from the surrounding lakes. The only
means OF transportation to Bots Vert
is buckboards, over fifty miles OF the
most vicious road imaginable. The
native farmers were always willing to
accommodate every member OF the
Taft family with teams with the sx-
ception of William Howard Tart
When the subject of Transporting the
bulky president inland was broaefTTU
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Once upon a time it was not a diff
to distinguish between fabrics that
were all linen and those mixed with
cotton, or TO tell the difference be-
tween shoddy and all wool materials.
Neither could a woman be imposed
upon in the matter of genuine silks
and those adulterated, but such is not
the case nowadays. when machinery has
reached such an art that even eX-
perienced buyers in large dry goods
houses can be easily deceived.
With linens. for instance, a man
who has been selling these exclusively
for the last thirty years declared him
self incompetent to judge between all
linen and those woven with little
cotton. Appealing to the buyer for
information, he told me that it was
the most difficult thing to tell when
linens are genuine. "A person can
only distinguish the introduction of
cotton by the feel of the goods, he
said, land the only person whom l
know that can detect the presence of
cotton at one glance or touch is my
old mother. a Scotch woman,
I'VE have to trust to the honesty
of manufacturers. but as we profess
10 keep hothIlS pul "'i AilSAi az 'iN'C"
in our linen department, 1t is neces-
sary to apply tests to make sure we
are not being imposed upon.
Sometimes after giving an order to
one firm for a number of years, linens
may go up in price, or other trade
conditions may tempt the makers to
weave in a little cotton with the linen;
therefore we are always on the alert
TO discover suoh an adulteration. The
tests for cotton are not those that
could be adopted by the housekeeper,
however, because one test is made by
dropping a big blot OF ink on the
article. II round spot shows 1t Is
oil Imam II the blot has "a blurred
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
How to Detect Cotton Thread
in Linen and Woollen Weaves
Fabrics Containing Cotton viii Snap and Sound Like Small Ex
Ploson When a Hole is Pu uched in the Surace-Cotton
in Woollen Goods Burns.

irregular edge cotton Is in the weave.
Tearing Is another test. Cotton
tears much more easily than linen,
and the ripping makes different
sound. The linen threads are ssugh-
er. and the tearing sound Is dun,
while tearing cotton sounds like a
small explosion.
LAS a rule, l can tell by the touch
all linen from the mixture of cotton
and linen, because l have handled
them for many years"
Additional inquiries ELECTED the fact
that towels. for instance. are better
looking when little cotton has been
introduced than when they are all
linen, owing to the process OF mercer
izing the cotton; also. that handker-
chiefs of shamrock linen-which is
fine linen united with cotton--are
more attractive than those entirely of
linen.
In the wooden department / learn
ed that rarely were WOODEN fabrics en-
tirely wool; also. that the wear is i'm
proved by the mixture of a little cot
ton. The test is the use of acid to
determine the quantity of cotton con-
tanned in fabrics, and wool burns,
while cotton leaves a little ash. Ask
ing why some materials keep their
color III AL NedtHtis, WINE othtrs'
even dark shades, fade, and often in
streaks and hlotches. / was told that
probably the goods had been redyed.
That is, a manufacturer finding him
self with a quantity Of goods in I'M
popular shades at the beginning or Il
season, sometimes redyes the stock
in the fashionab BILE tone. The result
Ia, In a way, much like home dye
ing. The fabric will, a sa rule. be at
tractive, but will fade when sun and
rain touch it.
Brown is the most difficult color to
make so it will not fade. Any color
that has been redyed brown will fade
in atraakg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Senate express the optnton that never
before have members of Congress
been compelled to keep so closely In
touch with their districts as at pres
ent.
1T is not 'ulany years" said prom~
inent Senator, since the popular con-
viction was that a member of Cons
gress earned his salary mighty easy
since his work during the short ses~
sion was OF only three months' dura-
ton, while during the long session in
the succeeding year he was rarely
kept in Washington. Add a month
for the campaign twice year ana
you strike an average OF about four
months actual work each year. What
Ia the situation now? We have the
short session which cannot be made
longer but the longer session Is be-
ing more prolonged each year. Not
only that. but members are being
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Strip the rose leaves and dry on
papers, spread on the floor of an I'M
used room. When you have a half
peck fine dry leaves, take large china
or glass bowl and strew a handful
OF table salt on the bottom. Add
three or four handsful OF the leaves,
follow with more salt and more leaves,
until all the leaves are used. Salt
must form the last layer. Let this re-
main five days. stirring and turning
twice a day.
When they seem moist add three
ounces bruised allspice and two ounces
bruised stick cinnamon. This forms
the body OF the stock. Let this re-
main a week or more, turning the top
to the bottom.
Then 1t should o ready for the
permanent jar, which should have a
double lid. Mix together one ounce
each bruised cinnamon and cloves,
two ounces nfw mfw INF INF mfwy
two nutmegs, coarseiy powdered, two
ounces ginger root, sliced thin; one
half ounce bruised anise seed, one
half pound dried lavender leaves. two
ounces sliced orris root, two ounces
dried orange and lemon peel, ten
grains of musk and whatever you have
in the way OF dried violets, Glove
plHhH, tuDe EOHSHs pi dilSt ptoocbtiiNt
lemon verbena and bergamoot, A lit
tie dried rosemary is also an addi-
ton.
Pack the rose leaves in the jars In
layers, Putting the fragrant mixture
of spices between layers. When filed
pour in a liquid mixture made from
pint of Florida water. the same
amount magnolia water and little
of. the essential oils OF such perfumes
as rose geranium. violets, jessamine
or anything else you may desire This
is not necessary, but is an addition.
Shake and stir once a week, and
open daily for a few months, taking
care not to leave 1t uncovered any
length OF time.
Rose leaves and other fragrant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Of the
Household

Members OF Congress are departing
on every train. and nearly every one
of them Is in bad humor. They
have sent members OF their families
to Europe, Newport, Bar Harbor,
Manchester by-the-Sea and to othev
summer resorts, where they can re-
cuperate after q strenuous social sea.
son in Washington. The members
have been through a hard season, too,
The regulars feel that their six
month, conflict with the insurgents
should entitle them to a rest, while
the insurgents feel that their many
victories during the session should
be rewarded by a few weeks vacation.
Neither regular nor insurgent, how
ever. dares rest on his guns. From
the heat of washington vast ma
jortty of them must get back homo
into the more uncomfortable heat OF
strife for their political. existence.
Veteran members of the House and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

held to such a strict accountability tor
their actions that their campaign for
reelection actually begins as soon
as Congress adjourus. The good old
days are gone forever. II you don't
believe IT, search this year for a sim
gle well managed Congressional junk
ct Not one ia under way. All of
the boys have business at home which
needs attention IL they hope To come
back to Washington. and, believe
me, they are attending 20 it,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Especial Correspondence OF The Rich
mond Virginian)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July g.
President Taft is mighty popular in
Canada. according to a member or
Congress who has summer camp
in the province of Quebec. Before
he was elected President Mr. Taft
spent his vacations at Murray Hay.
on the Gulf OF Sc. Lawrence, with
one or more of his brothers. Within
a radius of fifty miles could be found
many Americans who leased game
preserves from the Canadian govern
ment Whenever the Taft family
tired of the golf links there were
always plenty Of invitations to visit
the various camps. President Taft's
brothers are keen and expert trout
fishermen, and these invitations ap-
pealed to them. The President was
anxious to enjoy himself In Canada
and the Canadians were willing to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
Thought.

Don't cry out to- Providence II YOU
fan into bed Of nettles. Sit up quick
and look for dock leaf. Time to cry
to Providence is when you're In fix
you can't get out Of single handed
Tho Three Rrnthers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

flowers may be added through the sea-
son, but salt must be used also. as
in the beginning.
This pot pourri is expensive In the
making. but 1t will retain it's delicate
fragrance for a quarter of q CEN
fury. Your druggist viii quote you
prices on the oils and you can get
the amount desired
For those who dislike the odor of
spices. l would suggest gathering the
rose petals from day to day and dry
ing them in the same way for the
richer jar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
SMART SKIRT MODEL
nv MRS. JANE FoRD.

OF
mater
the
would be straight goed skirt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
Time VIII Tell.
HELP.

If YOU DESIRE A STENOGRAPHER.
typewriter. or help OF any kind, use
The Richmond yirginian Want Adya.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

1t is generally supposed that hus-
bands are too often maligned az re-
CARDS their love of interfering in the
household but the fact remains that
there are a great many husbands
whose interference in matters they
know nothing about leads to great
deal of dissension and unhappiness in
the home.
For instance, take the head of the
family who interferes over the cloth
ing of his wife and children He an
sists that he knows everything about
1t. grumbles at the bills, finds fault
with his Wife's taste, but he does not
allow her to express an opinion about
his own clothes. There is a type OF
husband ,who wants altering. Every
woman wants a man to show some
rational interest in minor details. but
she resents this kind of irrational in
terest very strongly.
Then there is the bullying, nagging
husband. who confines his bullying
and nagging solely to his wife, and
vents on her the bad temper he does
not show his clerks. The poor wo
man is at her wits end to please
him. she trembles when he comes back
from the city for fear something has
upset him there, az she knows from
past experience what Is in store for
her. He will storm IL the dinner is
live minutes late, quite forgetting that
he often keeps his wife waiting for
him without her showing any bad
temper. He believes that stern dis
cipline is the best at home. But this
kind OF husband wants altering, and,
perhaps, If his own Office boy were to
bully him he would be a changed
man.
Then there Is the husband who neg
lects his home and takes his pleasures
when 1t suits him. He is very fond of
blaming his wife when people ask
why he Is out without her. "Oh,
Mary's always tired"
MARY is so wrapped up in the chill
dren she doesn't care about gadding
about And, last OF all, that fatal
excuse. She doesn't understand me-"
That is the husband who wants alter
ing and reforming before he can go
too far in his thoughtless and cruel
neglect and crush out all the love in
a woman's heart"--Home Notes.
Time VIII Tell.
The blacksmith shop with bellows tall
And horses In a row
How well. indeed, we can recall
Ye smith OF long ago!
But now the blacksmith shop has
changed,
The horses stand no more,
And round the shop autos are ranged,
Their engines on the floor.
Ere soon Wen read. Balloons re-
paired"
Above the smoky panes,
Attention prompt and no pains
spared
On smashed up aeroplanes
IT. E. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

wais linz
fnshe
shout be tilted Ia
smade in to
rOnple acOstum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

SIDELIGHTS ALONG
WASHINGTON BYWAYS

| Especial Correspondence OF The Rich
| mOnd Xirginianl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Il think you haven't grasped the
situation, pal" ] said icicily. There
viii he plenty to do. There isn't "A
servant in the house"
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Cured Il Years Ago.

New Orleans. Lain the year 1872,
while STOPPING down to tie a boat to the
wharf something went wrong in my body.
After ] had stopped down was unable to
get up. 1 had to crawl to my house on
my hands and feet and / lay in bed for
one month thereafter. 1 had doctors who
got out of bed. but L could hardly
Walk. suffered like this for sixteen years
until the year 1858, when / saw an adver-
tiseInent for Vitae-Ore. All during that
time, when l stopped down. 1 had to prop
myself with my hands my legs. inch
by inch. until I up. 1 could hardly
walk on account of the pain. / sent for
Vitae-Ore and It cured me. have been
using 1t as a family remedy ever since that
time, for twenty-one years. and L am In
splendid health. 1 now 81 years old
and can hold out with any man working
and walking. l feel like man forty years
old. Vitae-Ore did it and L give honor to
it and Theo- Noel next to God. for He
surely must have caused me to see the
Vitae-Ore advertisement. 1 feel that L
would have been dead many years ago if
1t had not been for Vitae-Ore.
JOSEPH KISSLER 1925 Second St
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Cured Of Bright's Disease rs
Years ago,

Button Ind.-I believe that I was among
the very first to use. Vitae-Ore when It
offered to the public. 1 got it fully
and had spent several thousand dol
lars in trying to cure myself 1 went to
New York and Philadelphia and took treat
ment from the most eminent specialists,
l visited all the springs of any note in the
United States, and finally came back to
Chicago. / doctored with DR.. Abbott and
l must die. / met a DR.. Rodgers in the
Palmer House at Chicago and he told me
he could cure me with this Vitae-Ore,
which he did 1 have been examined by
dozen different Boards of Pension Ex-
aminers and they never found anything the
matter with my kidneys. 1 am absolutely
cured and we'll because of taking Vitae
Ore, VIM w ANGEL.
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Proven by Time
An Open Letter from Theo. Noel.

over quarter of century has and gone
since / offered the original Vitae-Ore to Amer
ica's sick and my faith in its powers TO heal and
cure various diseased conditions of the human body
grows stronger every day. / believe In Vitae-Ore
because know. ANY who would sit in my office
for one day read the letters which come to my
company telling what has done for men and
women sufferers in all: parts OF the country could
not do otherwise than believe in il and be satisfied
OF the good work it is doing, and have read such
letters my desk for many years.
When ! first offered Vitae to the world !
believed in Il and its powers. else would not have
offered IL. ! thought i would do some good in the
world while making competency for myself was
q rniddie-aged beyond the wild theories and
enthusiasms youth and knew the properties of
what / Offering. But IN fondest hopes did
not anticipate that lay in for Vitae
ore girdling influence which il would yield.
the thousands yea, millions Of sick people whom 1t
would be benefited.
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
USE VsTAE.ORE FOR
c. ATAR n n

To successfully catarr of 1t
mcdicaments which the of aaying nnamma-
ton arreng morbid action and of purifying diseased
and the
tshinG the blood eradicate the weakness
Impoverished circulation.
Vtaeore is recommended for Catarh of
of the should be
the prescribed in printed directions
fccre astringent alays inflammation,
REGULAR action Of the mucous membranes Candidates Catarrhal
thus helping to restore the entire system TO state of health
1t enrches quality blood
on enabling it 10 properly the body it flows through
the liability
and a consequent Inflammation.
It's action and results
body have been found wonderfully satisfying
should
may mean spread Of the disease to other
waited condition. month n
ehecing cure Nitaere has cured thousands of
the multitude testimonials
IN which the patient in such stage that hope
up FO retaining them, 1
grave and restoring them to health and happiness.
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Cured Of Weak Back and Caiarrh
4 years ago,

Chiihowee, Mo.-Vitae-Ore has done me
more good than all the other medicines /
have used, well as the doctors who
treated me ever were able to accomplish
am now strong in my back as / was
when L was a girl, although previous to
taking Vitae-Ore / suffered continuously
from weakness in this region. L have more
flesh and muscle and stronger than ]
have been for the past thirty years. Be
fore using Vitae-Ore 4 was troubled dread
fully with Catarrh, which has also been
removed by this medicine, as i do not now
experience any trace of it. It has now
been four years since 1 began taking
Vitae-Ore and L have not had a doctor in
the house since. Vitae-Ore is our family
medicine, and believe it to be the best
general all-around medicine ever discov-
cred We have proven it such in our
family. 1 am glad to tell everyone what
Nitae-Ore has done for me and believe that
II VIII do Just as much for other sufferers
II they viii use it according to the direc-
tons. MRS. NJ. z. STONE
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Our 30-Day Trial Offer
JUST SAY THE WORD

of
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without Just
from
sell Vitae-Ore
helped
that you know and feel Otherwise we ask nothing want nothing
name and address an envelope and Y0uR and the
thirty it? That IS all takes
blood life and happiness?
to
let thing with honor and judgment whether Vitae
mineral package
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
How Can You Refuse It?

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will
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vigorous shapyd d manic d dM you n grasp
health nyw heh neo e til founder of O Ore W is pge
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chance TO al to When does h thought eh place bgth to
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The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Ho Rheumatism in IL years.

Oroville, CaL-About twelve years ago /
was suffering from an acute attack OF
rheumatism in my hands and arms. Ny
left hand was drawn out of shape, and
could not straighten out my arm. / OBJ
tanned two packages of V!tae-Ore. After
using IL one week 1 noticed a change for
the better. Inside of two weeks / could
straighten out my arm and use my hands
and soon the Rheumatism had entirely dis
appeared from them. took four packages
in all, and 1t drove out Chronic rheumatism
OF fifteen years standing from my feet.
l have never La twelve years lad n sign Of
rheumatism returning and have been ex-
posed TO all kinds of weather.
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Has Used II for Years.

Sumner I'LL have been using Vitae
Ore for five years. After having used local
nent good. 1 found permanent relief In
titae-Ore. find it great remedy for the
stomach, Liver and Kidneys. It Is q great
had so often. particularly in winter and
spring. My trouble a serious conplf-
alton of diseases and Vitae-Ore is the
only remedy which ever gave me any per-
manent benefit. II saved me many doctor
bills. MRS. r. NJ. HARDACRE
The National tribune., 1910-02-03
Cured 10 Years Ego.

Bokckito, Okla.-I had Constipation Liver
Trouble and also Kidney Trouble in the
worst stage, with Chilis and Heart Trouble
so bad that when the spells would come
on me I would smother and fail. was
treated by three doctors but they did me
no good My doctor bin ..as over sIO0.
About ten years ago your agent sold me
some Vitae-Ore. / had not taken three
dollars worth when L was well and doing
all my work. l can not praise Vitae-Ore
enough, for it saved my life ten years ago
ana nave ever since kept fl in my house."
MARY E WALL