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BLUE SERGE ALWAYS USEFUL
Every Woman Should Own Such a
Gown, If PossibIe-SerVes So
Many Purposes.

II possible, every woman should In
clude in her wardrobe a little one
piece gown of thin blue serge. It
serves purposes for which blue linen
and blue surah are not available. 1t
is not marred by the rain and it is
not easily mussed.
A one-pfece blue serge gown may
sound plain and anything but indiv-
iduaI, but its possibilities are unIim-
tied. Silk collars, folds and bands
may adorn it, and the skirt may be
made with a knee-deep hem. The
skirts are slightly raised on the bodice,
thus giving an Empire effect, and the
bodice is loose and easy.
The trimming OF the bodice is 6
matter of individual taste Some pre-
fer the deep rolling collar of black
satin, over which a small collar of
Venetian lace can be turned, as the
black is not so becoming next to the
neck. Others have deep collar COM
ing almost to the waist line, made OF
aIl-over lace, dotted net or sheer eye
let embroidery piped with a narrow
fold of black satin.
Some may use a touch OF color on
me DluO sci &c gown, Dut lu1S SHOULD
be judiciously applied. A panel lined
with vivid green or glazing cerise
is not altogether smart, while q cravat
of green, kings blue or light red silk
cannot fail to be good looking. The
farseeing woman viii see to it also
that her blue hemp hat is frightened
with bit of the chosen color. and
| Will have also a tailored parasol to
carry with this serviceable blue outfit.
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scales of the piano or in making EN-.
broiderY

scales Of the piano or in making EN-.
broidery.
During a two years tour of Europe
heE muse found constant occasion for
exercise. The Alps, the lakes Of
Switzerland, Italy, HoEInd, Scotland,
Ireland, England and France provided
subjects for her girlish illusions.
These verses have been lost, for she
lid not regard her productions as Sc
;ious work, but rather as play.
After she returned to ST. Louis at
he beginning of the Civil war, she
yoon found need to draw upon her
every resource of consolation and
comfort She married Edward B.
Hull, and two weeks after the mar
rage he marched away to fight in
The Confederate army. The desolate
bride was left to her tears and the
rare of her husbands plantation in
Pike county.
But for her habit of verse-makfng,
she says, she could not have endured
the first few months Of separation
and dread as to her bridegroom's
fate. Her swelling emotions demand
ed a vent
1t has been the forgetfulness of self,
the throwing on of cares, which Mrs.
Hull attained through her making of
verses, which has kept her. in her
opinion, q young woman, although
nearly 20 years old. Her enthusiasts
are those of a girl: for instance, when
she says: ct love Tennyson; I love
him. and she is equally youthful
when she excIaims: ct can't under
stand Browning. and I'm free to admit
IT." Her step is brisk. her face slight
" touched ~ wrinkles, and her hair
Just growing gray. Her conversation
is animated. and her opinions are
maintained with the vigor of half her
age She still keeps her youthful
preference for George Eliot, but has
sent her a copy of Marie Clire" in
the original French, which she reads
easily.
Despite her winning of the prize
state poem contest. Mrs. Hull earnest
" asserts that she Is not a poet.
ct am only a rhymster, not a poet,
she declared emphatically, as she sat
at her desk in her modest home. q
never presume to call myself a poet
I have too high an opinion Of beauti
ful poetry for that I just liked tc
write verses as another woman might
have liked embroidery.
Her recipe for happy life of peren
NAL youth is contained in her briel
formula, Write verses and defy old
age"
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Stylish Coat Set

The right coat set on the right suit
looks well. especially in warm wealth
er, when it gives a fresh touch to a
dark linen, serge or pongee.
One that has the merit of being
stylish and quickly worked is in black
and white. The collar Is shawl
shaped. deep at back, and the cuffs are
five inches wide.
The surface is closely covered with
a scroll design worked with white
cotton couched with black at short In
tervals The entire skein is used for
the underlay and a single thread for
COUGHING.
The edge is finished in a straight
buttonholing. a quarter OF an inch
deep, with fine chain stitch worked
close to it in black, which also rein.
forces the purl.
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Double Faced cIoakInaa.

Not a shop of importance but is
showing double faced cloakings, with
plaid and plain reverse side, and great.
er novelties in the ratine effect, often
with one side in silk. Some of the ex-
IRENE novelties are so wholly unlike
on the two sides that it seems almost
as II two materials had been pasted
together.
Another interesting feature In mate
rails for wraps Is the double faced
silks, with one strong color on one
side and another on the reverse. with
no Indication of the other from either
side. That is to say. IN blue and red
combinations. for example, there IS no
trace of the changeable effect: one
side is absolutely red and the other
side absolutely blue It is two toned
and double faced IN the strictest sense
OF the words and not ehangeable or
shot-Chicago Tribune.
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WRITE TO DEFY AGE.
Missouri Song Author Gives
Verse-Making as Recipe.
Mrs. Hui Was Born In Missouri
Sixty-Nine Years Ago-She Enjoys
Composing Verses for Her
Own Amusement

st. Louis, Mo.-Ponce De Leon did
unwisely when he went houndering
through the swamps OF Florida in
quest of the fountain of life, in which
he hoped to renew his youth To
achieve enduring youth, freshness of
mind in old age and serenity of tenn
per, he should have stayed in Spain
and written poetry.
Verse-making as an antidote to old
age is recommended by Mrs. Lizzie
Chambers Hull of St Louis, Who, IS
years young, defeated all competitors
In Governor Had1ey's contest for the
words Of a Missouri state song Her
stanzas, because Of their clear sim
plicity. historical sincerity and quiet
depth Of feeling, obtained a prize of
$500 by unanimous accord of the
judges Contestants entered not only
from every section of the United
States. but from Canada, Australia
AID New Zealand.
When Mrs. Hull was II years old.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lee
tured before her class on ''Poesie >"
She was a pupil at Louis Agassiz's
School for Young Women at Cam
bridge, Mass, out of which grew Rad
eliffe college. Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Wendell Phillips were also lectur-
ers at the seminary, and among the
Missouri girls school companions
were Longfellow's daughters, a
daughter Of Doctor Holmes aid Miss
Emerson. relative of Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
In this environment, she fell into
the habit of writing verses, not as a
profession, but as a diversion and
recreation. Just as another girl,
when wearied or lonely, would solace
herself by playing the piano, or sing
ing, or reading a book, so Miss Cham
bers, as she then was, found comfort
and society in putting her emotions
and ideas into metTical form She
soon acquired the same facility in
rhythmical composition. which one by
practice obtains in performing the
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WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You
for Time.

A change to the right kind Of food
can lift one from sick bed. A lady
In Weldon, Ill, says:
Last spring I became bed-fast with
severe stomach troubles accompanied
by sick headache. I got worse and
worse until I became so low I could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though I tried about every kind.
81 had become completely discour-
aged, and given up all hope, and
thought I was doomed to starve to
death, until one day my husband, Try
ing to find something I could retain,
brought home some Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. I began to gain strength
at once. My flesh (Which had been
habby), grew frmeT, my health i'm
proved in every way and every day,
and in a very few weeks gained 20
pounds IN weight
ct liked Grape-Nuts so well that for
four months I ate no other food, and
always felt as well satisfied after eat
ing as II had sat down TO fine ban
Quet
81 had no return Of the miserable
sick stomach nor OF the headaches.
that used to have when I ate other
food I am now a well woman, doing
all my own work again. and feel that
life is worth living.
~Grape-Nuts food has been 2 God
send to my family; It surely saved my
life; and my two little boys have
thriTen on If wonderfully" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road e
WeH7ille, " In pkgs. There's a reason
Ever Rad the aboEe IefterR A new
one Gpzezrs from time e tine. They
are EeRulues true and fuu Of EzEaz
Interest.
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Doctors Said He Would Die
A Friends Advice Saves Life

I wish to speak of the wonderful cure
that I have received from your noted
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and blad-
der curh. Last summer I was taken with
severe pains In my back and sides. I
could not breathe without difficulty and
was nearly wild with the desire TO urinate
Was compelled to do SO every ten min
utes with the passage of pure blood with
the urine I tried all the different doc
tors from far and near, but they said it
was no use to doctor as would die any
way. 1 was at the end of my rope and
was so miserable with pain and the
thought that 1 must die that words can
not tell how I felt. One day friend told
gne of the wonderful help she had received
rom Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. She gave
me one of your pamphlets which I read
and determined to try Swamp-Root. After
taking half bottle felt better. Have
now taken ten bottles and am well as
ever was, thanks to Swamp-Root. wish
to tell all suffering people that have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble, that DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root Is the best medicine on
the market.
All persons doubling this statement can
write to me and viii answer them di-
rectly, Yours very truly,
CLYDE F. CAMERER,
Resale, Wash.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
BIRD day of July, 1909.
VERNE TOWNE, Notary Public.
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Snakes in prohibition Maine.

Snakes emptied two saloons in Port
land of the crowds of customers a few
evenings ago. A nonresident ordered
a box of snakes sent TO him from the
south for the purpose Of cleaning out
a vast number Of rats from his place.
The snakes were given a chance to
deconstrate their rat-hlling ability
and the large snake destroyed Is in
q few minutes. The snakes were then
taken to two different saloons and in
a few minutes cleared them Of the
crowd.-Kennebec Journal
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times, and said that 1 ought to have an
operation. I would not listen TO that,
and when friend of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing TO take it.
Now I look the picture of health and
feel like it, too. I can do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
I can entertain company and enjoy
them. I can visit when I choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day In the month. 7 wish I could
talk toe7ery suffering andgirl-' -
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, NO.
The most successful remedy In this
country for the cure of all forms OF
female complaints is Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
It is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. It has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with dispiacemenEs, In
fammation, liberation, fbroid tumorS,
Irregularities, periodic pains, baeksche.
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after ali other
means had failed Why don't you try ite
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15
The PrettIest pecoration

Real flowers make a much prettier
decoration for the wedding cake than.
the concentrations that confectioners
delight in making out of sugar. A
beautiful spray of snow white roses
rested on the top of a homemade bride
cake, recently seen at a simple coun-
try wedding. 1t was embedded In the
frosting and it was a much more arts
tic decoration than the expensive love
knots and fligree work<that are done
In sugar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15
HuntInn kIdd,s Gold

Boston.-Under the gray walls of
Fert independence, on Castle island.
now one OF Boston's most popular
parks, a treasure hunting expedition,
by permission Of the park commits
sioners, is seeking Captain Kids
gold. The exact spot on the north
west corner Of the island, where treas
ure is hidden, was revealed to Miss
Nay Kinnear IN dream Miss Kin
near did the dreaming and her broth
n. George. is doing the digging
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

This pretty dress is Of white cotton
wolfe. The skirt is slashed open at
the side over panel of hand en-
bro1dery, and the edges of the skirt
are finished with hand embroidered
scallops and dots
The bretelles, which cross, and the
cuffs are embroidered to correspond
with the skirt. The little chemisette
is tucked and trimmed with lace; the
girdle is of white ribbon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15
To Make Fruit Jar Rubbers Last.

To have fruit jar rubbers last, keep
them well covered in a jar full Of
-four until used, and as soon as re-
moved from empty jars. One can
then AFFORD a good quality Of rubbers.
as kept thus they will safely last sew
eTaI seasons. When there is doubt of
old rubbers, they may often be made
TO exc out one more season by using
two of the rubbers to each jar and
screwing down tight. Always stand
newly filed jars upside down until
cool, to test the tops and rubbers--
Designer.
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Return Of the Stud

Studs. with matching sleeve links,
are in vogue again for the tailored
shirtwaist. They are to be had in i'm.
itation coral, lapis Iazun and Jade sci
In gold and platinum. a cut glass stud
and sleeve button meets the needs OF
those who do not care for stone OF
pronounced color.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

A Chicago professor advocates a
school in which to teach the art OF
courtship. Is this not already an i'm
portant part of the curriculum of
every coeducatioaal institution In the
land7
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Sensitive
week.

"You don't like educated Indians!"
"Oh, yes, like them well enough, but
1 always feel a sense of shame when
I meet one. He knows that my an
cestors cheated his ancestors out of
their land, and he knows that know
he knows it,
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Letter TO
Or. Eilner 4 Co.
BinEhznton, y. I.

Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
Send, to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, n. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t viii
convince anyone. You viii also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar
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" He mfIitary-whether men or
material possesses a charm for
the average feminine that makes
itself manifest n a variety of
ways. Especially is this so in the
matter of womanly garb, as for in
stance in the case of the hat shown
in the picture. Here we have the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

We see by the papers that a farmer
In Ohio stayed in bed three days with
a flock of eggs and Matched Is chick
lens. The peculiar part OF the story
is that 1t did not come from Winsted,
Conn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

IOI 1OuI VI 1--we Ia ,
at a time every
month, and so weak
I could hardly walk.
1 cramped and had
backache and head
ache and W a s SO
nervous and weak
that I dreaded to
see anyone or have
anyone move in the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ease ma at those
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The city person may prate about
the opulent farmer who rides hither
and yon IN his motor car, but he would
hesitate before following d pillow in
this weather
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gray hair is a punishment for sin.
This is probably the corrollary OF that
other theory that badness is a sign
of early piety-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

There is young woman who had
to pay a duty on her dog when she
brought it back to this country. She
Is an actress and the poor girl got
her name into all the newspapers on
account OF the distressing incident
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

There is no decrease In the popu-
Iarity of long, V-shaped hoods On short
coats They are made OF the material
itself OF OF satin or silk In the same
color as the coat, but they are faced
with a vivid silk and held down BY a
thick tasseL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Accidents cannot and viii not deter
the aviators. With such prizes before
them they will continue to risk their
own lives and the lives Of others in
their efforts to become masters of the
air
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The gratitude ofthe world and its
short memory are painfully empha.
sized by the sale of life-saving hero's
medals by his widow to obtain the
money for his burial Hero worship
is one of the most violent passions OF
human nature, but it soon spends Its
fury.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

That man why played a piano SO
hours without stopping may have
broken the worlds endurance record,
but he would be a mighty inharmoni-
GUS chap to have for a neighbor.
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Germany is building dreadnought
to be called The Peacemaker. How
inappropriate the name will seem if
she is ever called upon to go into
battle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Beside helping to exterminate a foe
to mankind. swatting the fly affords
good exercise
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The inventor Of dynamite never in
tended that it should take the place
of the earthquake.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Our idea of genuine pessimist is
the man who worries today because
he fears that he will be unhappy to
morrow.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The circulation per capita is Is
cents more than a month ago, or
S347O Most people have the Is
cents. anyway.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

An Indiana woman whose husband
is fond of onions and limburger
cheese is suing for divorce. Place
your bets.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

According to a Pittsburg paper, blue
paint will keep away the flies. A SEA
id swat with a swatter is more per-
manent, however
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

AS soon as one trust prosecution Is
ended another. or perhaps two. Is
begun.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Necklaces of glass beads have been
found on Egyptian mummies 1900
years old. A woman is never too old
to "prink up
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

1t is declared that women live longer
than men. That is probably the rea
son there are so many widows.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

An old bachelor is a man who has
fallen into the habit of counting a
hundred before making up his mind
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Big feet. good understanding" is
a new maxim that is widely accepted
in the wild west
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

1t strikes US that Dr. Grant. who
declared the Jonah tale a myth. Is
not a fisherman.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

weather now. but not too large a con-
signment
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Still, If chorus girls get in the hab-
it of carrying pistols, won't it dis
courage the millionaires?
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Mrs. Wins1ow"s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie, 45e bottle
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Exactly.

Noting that another piece OF vaIu-
able china had been broken, Senator
Allen asked his housekeeper how the
breakage occurred, and she hastily re-
piled:
cit fell down and just broke itself. -
Merely an automatic brake quiet
~ commented the senator
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The reckless driving of motors must
be stopped
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For the benefit of the picnickers let
us remark that sand in the food is
not necessarily unhealthfuL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

The doctors have condemned the old
oaken bucket Next thing we know
they will put the ban on Casey
Jones"
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The successful borrower is as quicE
as lightning. Also he never strikes
twice in the same place.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

Death continues to take frightful
toll OF the bird men.
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Despite the weather. this appears
pent has been giving seances again
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This weather is hot enough without
getting hot at the weather man. Keep
cool
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Last weeks weather was splendidly
adapted to frying eggs.
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Sometimes the straw bond shows
which way the wind blows.
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Marriages are not made in heaven.
according to a Chicago highbrOw. At
any rate, they are unmade in Reno.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-15

News comes that the chauffeurs of
Of Paris have struck. But it does not
mention whom they struck.
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And In the meantime don't forget
to empty the pan under the .cebox
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Lots of Joy riders realize after the
accident that they would have got
there quicker by slow freight
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SEVEN !
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

SikeSton, Mo. For seven years l
suffered everything. I was in bed
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Fine old clothes weather