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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

READER"
Harmful cosmetics there are in
plenty, but with the average articles
their abuse is in the method OF en-
ployment. The skin must be well pre-
pared SO as to resist even the least
tendency to hurt. The cleansing night
bath must be sacred rite, and there
must always be some consideration
for the ethics of taste. So the powder
and rouge that won't show too
much" are the only sort to use. Fash
ion allows them and issues every year
attractive pots and dainty boxes and
stoppered bottles filled with the dusts
and pastes and philtres her daughters
demand.
"But use them with prayer and fast
Ing" she commands. which is to say
decently. Fairy gifts can never be
squandered.
Now. my dear reader, have you
ever heard OF that wonderful liquid
white called in the old days magnolia
balm" pearl liquid" "beauty's de-
light" and SO on? But then the name
counts for nothing-remember the
rose by any other name." etc.-what l
wish to say is that this face wash is
still put up under countless new titles,
and that 1t can be made at home with
the utmost ease.
When correctly applied. good
liquid white is veritable fountain OF
youth, and. as said before. the skin
must first be prepared and the pores
kept open at night with careful
cleansing.
A very old formula for one OF these
liquids is as follows:
Pure exide Of zinc.................. drains
Glycerin ....................... 2 drams
Orange-hower water .............. 2 drains
Tinoture of benzoin. ................1 10 drains
Tincture of Yiolets. drops
Essence of violets.. drops
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
Rude languag ge.

Some women's hats"
said Julius Whortle,
"Dadblame my Stats!
Just make me chortle."
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From q Brids-Eieet.

have often found Just what
was looking for in your column. am
to be married soon. and will wear my
going away" suit in place Of the usu-
ri wedding dress. Do wear my hat,
s3oves. ota., during the ceremony!
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Not Much.

Patience-You say she was bird
to all his entreaties?
Patrice-Yes: until he gave her q
solitaire
"Oh, then, she wasn't stone blind"
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A Consideration,

DO you want your wife to voter"
Il don't mind" replied Mr.. Growch-
q. But I nope they don't make elec-
tion day costumes too expensive"
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Horrible!

~ think the worst pun I ever
heard" (De Wolf Hopper Is talking)
was perpetrated in my presence tho
other day. A bachelor friend of mine
has a curious custom of never carry
ing or even possessing a watch.
was talking to him about this, and
said:
"'How do you know what time 1t Is
IN the morning, when you want to get
up?
That's easy replied he. My
neighbors keep chickens. The rooster
is my crownometer. The Sunday
Magazine.
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All

when some one asked Mrs. Biffers
II there were any wicked little boys
in her neighborhood she said there
were four"
How many little boys live in her
neighborhood?
Five. but one Of them Is named
Bobby Biffers."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
The Robin,

The early robin gets in line
To raise our spirits that have sunk
As a musician he Is fine
But as s weather prophet-punk!
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

When the nervous man reaches the
top, he Is apt to look around for the
fire escapes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

AS soon as a woman discovers that
she is unable to reform her husband
she begins on her neighbors.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
A Graduating Breakfast.

You have helped so many, so that
we come to you for advice. We wish
to give a breakfast to some OF our
girl friends who are graduating this
year. Would that be all right? What
would be the proper hour and what
should we serve? Please give us
some new ideas for table decorations
and entertainment. There will only be
girls.-Anxious Inquirer.
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A Budget Of Questions.

II It is proper for a young man to
walk between the mother and daugh-
ter when out. II 1t is better for the
young man to walk on the outside
and beside the daughter and the moth
er next to her and on the inside?
have always wished I knew If young
lady should help a gentleman with his
overcoat in a public place, such az the
theater or aurant?-Grace.
A man walks on the outside. never
between two women. In the case men
toned he would walk next to the
daughter. Never assist man with
his overcoat. either at home or In
public place, unless he be very old
or incapacitated In some way. Young
men are perfectly capable OF getting
into their coats.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

1t is quite the up-to-date thing to
give breakfasts and the hour is twelve
or half-after. Serve fruit first, then
broiled squads, or fried chicken with
two vegetables and hot rolls, coffee,
salad and cold dessert. The only diff
ference from luncheon is that no soup
is served and coffee is served with
the meat course. Nothing prettier
than flowers for the table, arranged
in brown or gilt wicker basket.
Place cards and favors make a most
attractive table. For amusement why
not have a flower guessing contest?
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

LADY, would like to have that
parrot, but I'm afraid 1t might swear
Dealer-Well, If she does, it will be
in French
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

Il would like some formulas for
harmless beauty materials, some sim
pie powder or rouge that won't show
too much or hurt my skin
READER"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
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in this
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Peep into other peoples new homes and get
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

The hat is worn and 1t is as you
prefer about the gloves, with or with
out being equally proper. You may
carry bouquet or wear one, which
ever pleases you best. Remove the
engagement ring for the ceremony. af-
terwards slip 1t on over the wedding
ring, at any convenient time. usually
before you start away. Glad you find
the department helpful and thank you
for telling me.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
SIX MONTHS WITHOUT SLEEP.

Smith-Why don't you see a doc
tor about your insomnia?
Brown am afraid there 10 no
hope for it.
Smith-Why not?
Brown-It's hereditary; my father
was night editor of a Greenland paper
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11
WEST ERN
MINING NEWS
IN 3 RiEF
Western Newspaper Union News Service,
THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.

Silver, bar ,,..........$0.6 81
Copper . ................. .$l5.62 uI5.S7
ISedu ~ ~ "a tzu
Spelter ..........,...,, $3.50
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KATHERINE MORTON.

What about the bouquet? Is the wed,
ding ring to be worn on same finger
as the engagement ring? And how
and when do they put it on.-H. e.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

80 Jack failed in that wheat cor
ner-I thought he had a bushel Of
brains!"
He did-but he lacked a million
bushels of wheat"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

Among the Speechmakers.
Arithmetic is all the rage.
We're happy as the birds
DIvidin' up the offices
Or multiplyin' words.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-11

Girls OF sixteen usually wear their
hair in braids around the head with
or without a bow. or in braids looped
up In the back with a bow. Dresses
are worn Just below the shoe tops. It
is a woman's privilege always to
speak drst.
MADAME MERRI.
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Three Questions.

Having been interested in your pa
per, l thought would take the priv
ilege of writing to you.
How should a girl Of sixteen wear
her hair?
How long should she wear her
dresses?
1s 1t proper to speak to gentleman
first or should he speak flrst?-A
Stenographer.
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Alabale(ine
The Beautiful Wall Tint

exquisite in color and quality 10 used in the
expensive modern homes though II far less than
wall paper paint kalsomine coors appear harsh
and crude beside the oit-hued Alabasne tnts. Goes
furthest the walls and 10 easiest Full direc-
dons every packAge-simpB mix With cold water
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
BLOUSE SLEEVE IS NOVEL
Genuine Comfort and Artistic Appear
ance Combined in a Recent
French Importation.

There IS a genuine comfort in the
sleeve displayed in one Of the recent
ly imported French blouses. It is
long, of course, for all Paris is wear
ing long sleeves with the same eclat
with which they adopted the short
ones in the winter, and is tight from
the elbow to the wrist. 1t fits COM
fortacly into the armhole under the
arm, but the upper portion runs right
up owe the shoulder to the collar.
This affords an excellent opportunity
to use a long length Of lace, from
three to four inches in width. The
effect Is very much like that of the
popular raglan sleeve. The under
sleeve may be of tucked net, chiffon
or ninon. The long lines Of lace from
collar to waist lend the kimono effect
without any Of the looseness of he
kinomo sleeve under the arm.
This sleeve is generally buttoned
from the wrist to the elbow with tiny
lace or silk buttons, for the glove
like snugness of the sleeve demands
an opening. The ruffle at the wrist
is often extended to the elbow, some
times on the outer seam, again on
the inner. To have a ruffle dainty.
however, it must be fresh. and m
less this can be accomplished it is
advisable to omit it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
RED scALY SPOTS ON HAND

572 Walnut St., Columbia, Pa
EARLY In the spring of last year I
noticed small red scaly spots appear
ing On the palm of my left hand and
on several fingers Of my right hand.
They itched and burned and when
scratched or irritated in any way they
formed into sores. The spots spread
constantly and in a short time both
hands were affected causing them to
be very unsightly. After a time they
became so raw that / could not even
put them in water. It was pronounced
eczema.
II tried various remedies but with
no relief. I noticed the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment advertised and decided
to try them. Every night before retiring
I washed my hands with Cuticura Soap
and warm water and applied a thin
coat Of Cuticura Ointment. In three
months I was completely cured Of my
trouble" (Signed) Miss M. Katherine
Carter, Apr. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Add. post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" Adv.
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tor told me to go to a hospital. I did
not like that idea very well, SO, when I
saw your advertisement in a paper, /
wrote to you for advice, and have done as
you told me. I have taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver Pills, and now I have my health.
eff sick and cling women would only
know enough to take your medicine, they
would get relief. Mrs. BENZ. H. STAINS
Berry, Route 6, Box 18, Upper Sandusky,
Ohio.
If you have mysterious pains, irregu-
larity, backache, extreme nervousness,
inflammation, liberation or displace-
ment, don't wait too long, but try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestionable
testimony as the above proves the value
Of this famous remedy and should give
every one confidence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
RIGHT HOME
Doctor Recommends Postum from Per
sonaI Test.

No n is better able to realize the
injurious action of caffeine-the drug
in coffee-on the heart, than the doc
tor. Tea is just as harmful as coffee
because it, too, contains the drug caf-
feline.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving off coffee
and using Postum, he can refer with
full conviction to his own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many Of his patients because he
was benefited by it. He says:
Il wish to add my testimony in re-
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. l have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over Is
years, and a part of the time was un-
able to attend to my business.
Il was a moderate user Of coffee and
did not think drinking it hurt me. But
on stopping 1t and using Postum in
stead, my heart has got all right, and
I ascribe it to the change from coffee
to Postum.
Il am prescribing 1t now in cases of
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree, or affects the heart, nerves
or stomach.
when made right 1t has a much bet
ter flavor than coffee, and is a vital
sustainer of the system. l shall con-
tinue to recommend it to our people,
and have my own case to refer to-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little book,
"The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
ore rcrnSne true anS TN ~ .ney
interest. Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
FOREIGN BELIEFS ARE QUEER
Spanish Wedding Is Ruined II One
Person Appears Entirely In Black
Some Other Signs.

In Spain the wedding is spoiled II
n of the guests appears entirely in
black, or If the bride looks into a
mirror after orange blossoms and veil
are fast in her headdress.
When a persons hair ends split, It's
taken by the superstitious for a sign
that she is either a witch or has been
bewitched. AS blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches,
spirits and sorceresses have blond or
red hair, according to the standard of
art.
On the marriage eve there Is often
much good-natured rivalry between
the groom and the bride in the Slav
countries as to who shall blow out
the candle, for the person who does
will be first to die" 1t is impossible
to trace the origin Of this superstition,
yet it prevails In ~aristocratc society
as well as in the peasants hut, even
as like this, that ito insure the life
and health of the children" the wom-
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before her %forty-f1fth year.
There is a superstition in this coun-
try and many others against burning
a broom. The bud of birch broom Is
used in Southern Germany as a pre-
ventive against erysipelas. These
buds, a piece of yellow wax and some
other articles are enclosed in a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
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TEXT TAKEN TOO LITERALLY
Ten-Year-old julia Gets Into Bad
Graces of Mother by Giving
Tramp a Half-Dollar.

BE not forgetful to entertain
strangers; for thereby some have N
tertained angels unawares."
The foregoing quotation is from
chapter xiii, verse 2, Book of Hebrews,
and 1t Is introduced solely because it
constitutes a vital part Of this story.
Julia is ten years old and she goes to
Sunday school. 1t appears that on a
recent occasion the Sunday school
teacher had considerable to say about
this matter of entertaining angels
unawares." Anyway, it made a deep
impression with Julia.
A few days after the lesson Julia's
mother left her in charge of the house
for a few hours. When the mother re-
turned she went to a particular cup
In the cupboard to extract therefrom
one-half dollar. In this cup is kept
the family pin money, and Julia's
mother knew that she had put so
cents there before she had gone out.
But the half dollar was gone. There
was an expression Of anxiety on
Julia's face and mother scented mis-
chief.
did you take that money!" asked
the mother, somewhat severely.
Julia broke into tears: 81 gave 1t to
a man that came to the back door,"
sobbed the little girl.
Gave 1t to a mani" exclaimed the
mother. What for?"
Il thought he might be God" tear
fully replied Julia.-Kansas City Star.
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course, come in for many other ac-
casions, is of more Importance to the
college maid or high school girl than
anything else-anything but her hat,
for without a suitable headpiece the
most charming coat could not be
worn, coats and hats of a kind need
ing to run together. The shops are
full Of correct fabrics for it, the soft
reversible coatings, plain on one side
and plaid on the other, used last year
and still with us, offering themselves
as the most facile textures in the
world for home sewing for all the
trimmings of the coat are made of
the v side of the material.
OF the plaid touch on little girl
frocks,N those short-skirted gowns
maids from six to eight wear, there
is no end, but somehow checks seem
a bit more suitable for these than
the larger plaids, and many Of the
Russian blouse styles lend themselves
most effectively to a combination of
checked and plain material.
The design shown in the illustra-
ton allows this use of the two mate
rails in a very smart way, the coat
being Of a plain blue wool and the
little skirt and blouse trimming of
checked blue and white wool. Here
the collar is a fiat round affair, but
if made in sailor form a shield with a
high neckband could be used inside,
and this arrangement might be bet
ter for the lassies with tender
threats. Serge, b~roadcloth and
cheviot; are other adaptable mate
rails, for, to be sure, the dress could
be made of one fabric, and the style
Of it is good enough for the very
best street suit.
For girls of all ages-and for wom-
en-, too, for that matter-there ere
some perfectly round felt hats with
rolling brims which respond very
prettily to a binding and crown pip
ing of plaid silk, or If the hat is al
ready bound and banded a Scotch
quill may be added to the side.
So If there are bits of handsome
plaid and checked fabrics in the
house they will come in very handy
for the trimming Of youthful hats, for
the very wings themselves may be
made Of silk or velvet, and when of
a fabric they always seem smarter
than when the real thing.
MARY DEAN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
SMARTEN UP THE SUNsHADE
Good to Remember, as They viii
Probably Be Needed for Some
Time to Come.

Is 1t possible that the shape of the
umbrella is changing perceptibly after
30 many years during which it has
gone its tranquil way? The new form
is not SO fiat, and has rather more of
the droop of the genuine mushroom.
Obviously they are inspired by the ri
diculous cloche and pagoda outlines
assumed by very mundane parasols
this season, yet they are themselves
not in the least exaggerated; but by
way of being an agreeable novelty.
With little trouble or expense a par
asol may be wonderfully smartened
up, or even n of last years may be
brought up to date. Making a gaugipg
from four to eight inches deep of chif-
fon or the finest soft silk or satin of
the exact shade of the parasol or If
a shade paler. Sew this on to the in
side edge, allowing a little of the
gauging to come below the edge.
Along the center of the chiffon may be
sewn a narrow silk cord decorated at
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
O M WORKS OUT PROBLEM
Mrs. Sarah Erickson Declares the Hen
Lays an Egg at the Same Hour
She Was Born.
What time O. day
noaa q hon law


That question has puzzled poultry
fanciers for unnumbered decades, but
now, It seems, it has been satisfacto-
ril solved by a woman. She is Mrs.
Sarah Erickson of Falconer, N. Y.
Having kept chickens for 81 years,
she believes she qualities as an expert
in this line Of effort.
II have worked out the problem"
she declares. "By using marked leg
bands, trap nests and alarm clocks at
tached to the nests l have determined
that a hen lays an egg at the same
hour, minute and second that she was
born, or, rather, Matched. For in
stance. If the hen happened to be able
to peck its way through its she'll at
7:43 a. M, she will lay an egg at pre-
cisely 7:43 a. m. And she will do this
without variation every time she is in.
clined to lay. / have kept close, sys-
tematic watch on my hens for five
years. and l have never known the
rule to fail"
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
RANGER IS A HERO
Real Men to Be Found in Occur
d'AIene Reservation
How Captain Of Fire Fighters, by
Goodness and Bravery, Prevented
Loss of T~hirty-five Of His Crew
In Northern Woods.

Boise, Idaho.-Professor ~Welling,
tanned and toughened by his sum-
mer's work in the Occur d'Alene ma
tional forest reservation, held his
eastern visitors spellbound with
stories of the fight he had helped to
make against the fearful forest fires,
says the Youths Companion. He had
gone out, with two others, under gov
eminent commission, to study the for
est and, coming back in August, they
had met the fires and spent almost a
month in fighting their way out Of
them.
There are real men among these
forest rangers" he went on. I'm
fact, there is nc place for anything
that Is not genuine up there. The
most thrilling story Of heroism tina
l have heard In a long time is the
story Of Ranger Pulaski. 1t did not
happen in the part Of the reservation
where I was, but / can vouch for its
truth, for 1 have talked with some
Of the men who were with him.
Pulaski had forty men under him.
and they had been fighting a big fire
for hours. Suddenly the wind rose
until 1t blew a gale. The fire got
beyond them, and it became al ques-
ton of saving the lives of the men.
They were many miles from a rail-
road Or a clearing.
Pulaski remembered that about a
mile from where they were working
was an abandoned mine shaft that
ran back about forty feet into the
hillside. He ordered the men to
snatch their blankets from the camp
and run for this shaft. Once there
they packed themselves like sardines
into the hole. Pulaski placed him.
self at the opening and stretched q
blanket across it.
"In a few minutes the fire overlook
them. The blanket at the opening
caught and Pulaski jerked it away.
Again and again this was done, and
when the supply Of blankets ran low
he held the burning fragments across
the mouth of the shaft with his bare
hands.
THE suffering of the men from the
heat and smoke was pitiful. They
were fairly maddened by it, and some
of them made a wild attempt to push
their way out Of the shaft. For a
while Pulaski held them back by
sheer physical strength, for he was
an unusually strong man. But he
knew that he must soon be overpow-
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
Tidy While Shopping.

No matter how small may be your
shopping bag, 1t will accommodate
n of the toilet books which are at
tractiyely bound and contain soap and
face powder leaves, as well as a mani
cure file and a nail stick. There are
also individual purse manicure outfits
which go into oval-shaped pelt cases
measuring about one inch across their
widest part and holding a file, an or
ange stick, a tube of nail paste and
a tiny vial of acid for removing fin
ger stains. A folding mirror is an
other toilet requisite which the tidy
shopper should have in her bag. These
come in white celluloid and are of
oval shape. The lower section holds
an imbedded mirror and, swinging
over it, is a fiat lid which perfectly
protects the glass-and the owner
from the seven years of bad luck
which breaking a mirror Ia said to
invite.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-09-20
TOUCH OF GREEN OR YELLOW
Either Color Is Popular With Thos'
Who Want Just a Touch to Re-
lieve Somberness.

Have you noticed how many of
those who want a note of color with
their navy blue and white and black
and white effects, have chosen yellow
or green?
Just now, perhaps, any other choice
would seem a little banal. One girl
who vas wearing a modish dark blue
charmeuse had the dark blue feather,
hazily swirling around her hat of
finest block pedal straw, ~punctuated
every here and there with roses or
vivid orange. 1t sounds startling, but
the effect was elegant.
Another girl gowned also In dark
blue charmeuse, wore a hat Of straw
of the same shade, around which were
beautifully arranged feathers of a
lovely jade green. 1t Is just that par
ticular green that n seems to want
with the dark blue frock just now.
The amber necklace and the jade
necklace are the color notes one sees
and admires frequently.