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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
THOUGHT She
COULD not LIVE
Restored to Health by lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Unionville, Me.-"I suffered from =
female trouble and l got so weak that I,

could hardly walk
across the floor with.
out holding on 10
something. I had
spells and
my fingers would
cramp and my facs
would draw. and !.
could not speak, nor
sleep to do any good,
had no appetite,and
everyone thought I
wnnld not live
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
GOING THROUGH,

II hear that Jones is on his uppers;
is it true?"
Il guess 80. I met him this morn
ing and he said he expected to be on
his feet in a few days"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
Goino Up.

1T takes a good mar to bring home
the bacon"
And it takes a better mar than it
did a few years back. Meat products
are on the rise"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
And This Is No Joke, Either.

"Mistah Tambo, car yoah cell nah
when's a joke not a joker"
No, Mistah Bones, All can't. When
is a joke not q joke?"
Usually, Mistah Tambo.''
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.
Tie Cure,

June-Arenit you just crazy about
fats?
Ann-Not since l married me-.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

A lawsuit IS apt to wear out 1t the
pockets first.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
The Gildcd Hearth.

EtHeI-fiaVe you seen fatheT, a
old?
Harold-Why, yes. | ran across him
at breakfast only the other day
Judge.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

The game of lacrosse is Of pure
ly Red Indian origin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

The dry books are usually the ones
that satisfy the thirst for knowledge
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Insurance against unemployment IL
being introduced in Bavaria.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

SIOUX CITY PIG. CO., NO. so-1s1s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
Woman's Ignorance of Man

the statement OF man, who as such Is
bound to have wider and deeper knowl-
edge OF that portion OF humanity Of which
he is part than the most erudite woman
can possibly have acquired as an out
slider.
Take, for example. that supremely
ridiculous assertion-doubtless evolved by
some member OF your charming sex who
couldn't tell neck OF mutton from sirloin
OF beef-that the way TO mans heart
was through his palate please note that
have put this more delieately than the
woman I'm question:. Feed the brute"'
has the currency OF a proverb; the alb
surd sentence was snapped Up by your
sex as a hungry monkey will grab an
empty nutshell.
Another widespread fallacy is the be-
lief that men are very dense where you
are concerned. Many OF you cherish tho
fiction that we are incapable OF drawing
the simplest deductions. that II we try
20 add two 20 two On any feminine az
fair We shall get a wrong total. Most
Of your little subterfuges are transpar-
ent--charmingly 50. Very often-but all
the time you put us Gown as blind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

And you make such quaint mistakes.
too. YOU will often snuo n man who IL
all, or at any rate. most OF the world
10 you'll don't mean on purpose. but
unconsciously, or without being able to
help IL; while you Will give open en-
ioouragement, without in the least in
tending to. to a man who might go up
In homemade aerop'ane for all you
cared. And you do this all the more IL
the all-the-world man Is present This
sort Of thing sometimes gives YOU a
heaTtaehe for a day or Tor anything up
TO always. according 10 whether you are
a thank-goodness-I-can sort
Of girl. or anything up 10 the rare and
precious one-life-one-love type.
Al the same time il ~ quite right and
proper that you should study man. Here
you have a vast subject. and one as in
teresting as It Is great DO not lose
sight however. Of the fact that you are
a mere student and must always remain
as such. though some OF you will doubt
less become more advanced than others
assuming Of course. that you prose
cute your studies with sympathy. intel
ligence aud perseverance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
Hearts | Win :: Aassas5 s st ts:

stenographer. that I've noticed about
most men and women, and that is that
they'd rather be praised for their de-
fects than their virtues. II you want to
flatter pretty woman. don't applaud
her beauy, but huri a few bouquets at
her intellect, even if she hasn't got any
more brains than a hen, and If sou want
to get . smart woman going, Just hand
her few about her complexion and
figure, even though she's ugly enough
to stop the clock.
Same way with man. ! know a
doctor who's done WONDERFUL things in
his profession that have made him
world famous. but the way to jolly him
isn't TO talk about his scientific achieve
ments, but to praise his poetry-and he
writes the worst verses you ever heard,
and l know a successful literary man
who purrs under your hand II you praise
his clothes and tell him he's a second
Beau Brummel.
ITS a funny thing. but 1, looks as IL
the less truth there is in flattery the
sweeter it is and the more 1t goes to
our heads" ...
''Right-o." said the Bookkeeper
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

people better and happier. I'm TO begin
with Now York Where is New York;?
She looked about her as n she ex-
pected to find 1t somewhere among tho
trees.
1T is a long way from here" said
Tommy.
Then ought 10 start at once. VIII
you show me the way, pIease?'
Why. yes. OF course"
Then Prof stilliter came back ON the
run.
What the devil are you doing hereT'
no examined. Now don't get angry. old
chap. This is one of my patients and
I'm not angry" said Tommy. land
don't call me old chap"
Then Prof. Stilllter sank his voice 20
a whisper Her mind'' he said, sis IN
an exceedingly critical condition. Now
you just vanish. will you? and leave her
TO me. She mustn't be upset"
"One condition OF her mind" said
Tommy. appears TO be fear OF you"
Stiliiter turned from him impatientiy.
Come Celestial" he said, wen go away
now"
She shrank from his proffered hand.
"Ceiestla." said Tommy, don't you
want 10 20 with him.
No" she said.
Don't he afraid. them said Tommy,
you shan't."
Tommy Barclay" said Stillitsr. you
keep out Of this or you'll get into trouble,
Come Celestial
She did not stir
In flash stilliter had drawn polished
crystal from his pocket and was forcing
the girl TO look at it, AS he did so. he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
BY An ExpERIENcED BAcHELoR

My Dear Girls-If there is one subject
more than another you all believe you
thoroughly understand. that subject Is
men; and, when the time comes when
there is just one man In the world FOR
you. everyone OF you is Under the i'm
preston that you can read him back
wards. Your mother held this view be-
fore YOU. as some of you may have no
tioed. The amusing part isrthat is to
IA baehelor-that generally speaking you
are absolutely and entirely wrong; you
do not understand men not even man.
or the man.
We men are not like books OF stories
in one syllable printed In large type;
We are more like-so far as you fair
ones are coneerned-books In the lavish
Chinese language, where you don't even
know where to begin 10 read, and in
which every letter or symbol possesses
at least a dozen quite distinct meanings.
For some extraord'nary-I was about
20 say reason but lack Of reason Is the
correct expression, a woman will believe
what another woman says about man
kind far more readily than she will credit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

brand that will make women come and
eat out Of your hand when you feed IL
to them
How did you get wiser" asked the
Stenographer.
by improving my mind by reading the
newspapers,' said the Bookkeeper.
Here's an account of a divorce suit in
which, the deserted husband testified that
the gay deceiver who broke UP his home
and stole his wife away from him did so
by calling her q poor, tired little Kid,
although the lady was as husky as Jess
Willard, and weighed go pounds.
That's the dope; that's the magic
formula that you've only got to utter
ana the doors OF the feminine heart Will
fly open- before you. You poor, tired
little kid!' Do you get all the subtle
implications I'm that2 WHY. it's a. libar
tion to- youth. and helplessness, and
tenderness, and protection poured out at
a woman's feet. By links, II ! had a
Cat. middle-aged wife, and some man had
wit enough to say a thing like that to
her, I'd say: Here. take her; your a
better man than 1 am
THAT man certainly was a head
liner in the Romeo class" admitted the
stenoRrauher. 1T guess there isn't a
woman in the world, from Mrs. Penk-
hurst down, who wouldn't be flattered to
death to be called kid, and / know
there isn't a mothers daughter Of us who
doesn't want to be sympathized with and
told she's bearing a load heavier than
she should. even when she's doing exactly
what she wants to do. So don't know
that blame the lady who eloped with
man with gumption enough to call her q
poor, tired little kid
sure thing, agreed the Bookkeeper
land the less she looked like a poor tired
little Kid the more soothing to her feel
%inEs must have been the appellation- NC
)doubt her husband, with the brutal
scandor of our near relations. had let hel
see that he considered her an abie-bodiec
person. capable of doing q full days
work.
Doubtless he had also remarked upon
her heft. He may even have compared
her invtdiously with slim young maidenA
about half her age and a third her
weight.
( ''Under such conditions how like balm
upon a smarting wound it must have
Nbeen to be called poor, tired little kid
Not even monument of virtue could
have resisted sutton with such hon.
eyed tongue as that"
There's one thing" observed the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

said in tone of command; sleep, Ce-
lestia. sleep
Tommy simply stepped forward and
knocked tho crystal from stlliiter'a hand.
and StIlllter turned upon him with a
howl Of rage and attacked him with a
shower OF windmill blows. Tommy was
no longer a small boy, but an thlete in
the early twenties
He retreated slowly, guarding himself,
and then. when he thought he had drawn
Stllitor far enough from Celestia, ho
quietly reached in under the rain OF
blows and disarmed him In other words,
he removed those great black trimmed
spectacles without which the great psy-
chologist was blind and helpless.
Perhaps I'm doing wrong" said
Tommy. but that girls afraid OF YOU
and I'll take n chance"
He darted to the girls side. Are you
afraid of me7''
mo"
Then come"
He led her back to the troi. and along It,
L.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

streaming with sweat, came Prof.
Stllliter leading by the hand a slim and
lovely girl who carried her head like n
princess. She was dressed In a white
garment that fell In unbroken folds from
her shoulders TO her feet. like Roman
toga. On her bare feet she wore thin
sandaiss on her bare head a circlet OF
gold IN which jewels flashed. Her mouth
had an expression of celestial gentieness
and smoothness. but her eyes. half
shielded by their lids and lashes. were
without expression She seemed TO
Tommy like a girl, not of this earth.
walking in her sleep. He had never seen
a face so beautiful, so sweet or so touch
ingly innocent.
Having passed Tommy's hiding place.
Prof Stilllter turned from the trail and
led the heavenly vision to a sort OF
natural seat that overlooked quiet pool
from which Tommy had often taken
trout.
she sat reflected in the pool. and look
ing straight ahead OF her, and not see.
ing-if you know what l mean. Prof
Shlliter had let go her hand and was
tiptoeing off. abandoning her apparently
but when no had gone a little way nc
turned and made curious passes in the
air with his hands, and spoke suddenly
in voice OF command. the one word
"Wakep'
| Expression and light came into the
great eyes, and she looked about hel
with kind of startled delight. Tommy
| for some reason or other was trembling
from head to foot.
! A stick cracked. She turned her head
toward the sound. but Prof. stllliter had
made good his tiptoed retreat. lie wal
no longer in sight.
Then Tommy. still trembling with won
der and excitement rose from his hidini
place and walked slowly toward her
! Their eyes met, and the vision smiles IN
vision smiled the sweetest. most bewitch
ing smile, and in the gentlest and riches
voice that Tommy had ever heard sh
asked him an astonishing question.
Are you a man?''
why. yes" said Tommy
Then" she said, this must be tn,
earth"
"of course" esaid. you know tina
as well as do"
II wasn't sure" she said. until yoi
told me. You see I've Just come iron
heaven"
"oh, my Lord, said Tommy, She
mad as a halter. How terrible! And we
she looks sane"
/ TN Celestial resumed the vision
and I've come from heaven to maxi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

Copyright. 1915. by Star Company
Copyright. 1915, by The Star Co. All For
eign Rights Reserved.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHATTER
After the tragic death OF John Ames-
bury. his Frustrated wife. one Of Amer
ica's greatest beauties. dies. At her
death Prof, Stllliter. an agent Of the In
terests, kidnaps the beautiful 3-year-old
baby girl and brings her UP In a para
she is taught by angels who Instruct her
for her mission TO reform the world. AZ
the age of IS she is suddenly thrust into
the world. where agents OF the interests
the hero sees her first ana hides with
her in the Adirondack
SECOND INSTALLMENT.
well. I'm iiggered." said Tommy. l
haven't found a snake. but I've found
the next best thing. Now what the devil
is Prof. stilliter doing In this part OF the
world"
Again he lifted the glasses and again
saw the professor. He appeared TO be
polishing something on the sleeve OF his
Norfolk jacket. Now and then the some
thing flashed brilliantly in the sunlight.
IT might have been a pocket mirror, or a
great diamond. Whatever II was. Prof
Stlllitsr presently dropped in into hi,
pocket, forced his way into a dense
clump of bushes at the. very base OF the
cliff and disappeared.
But Tommy was not TO investigate
those bushes at the foot of the cliff,
He was within a quarter OF a mile OF
them, walking swiftly and quietly alonE
an old lumber trail, when suddenly his
quick ear caught sound OF footsteps
and at the same moment his quick eyes
caught a glimpse OF something white that
moved. He stepped quickly into a thicket
OF alders, ,crouehed low and to all in,
tents and purposes was blotted out Of
existence
Along the trail his heavy baby face
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

CTo Be Continued Monday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
Advice to LovelOrn
MAKO Him Prove HImseIf.
: NJ 1zATaxoz xAmTAx +;

Make HIN fFONc hAAHS
Dear Miss Fairfax: ! am in love with
a young man and i know my love Is re-
turned our parents have agreed.
Everything was satisfactory until
lately, when he lost his position. lie
says that, unless l get married TO him
secretly, he won't try TO get work ana
will leave town, never 10 come pack !
but II / do as he wants, he viii try hara
to get job end see that he comes to
something.
Now, my dear Miss Fairfax. your kind
advice would he greatly appreciated az
/ told him / would give him my answer
as soon as ! see your answer printed IN
the papcT-Nhether you think 1 would 90
right 10 get married secretly, before my
sweetheart shows me that he can support
me, and whether Il Is right on his part
70 ask me To DO such a thing.
HEART -BROEEN.
The NEGATIVE of winning the girl he
loves ought to make a fine man labor
honestly and seriously and with ell his
might I am \hearty disbeliever in Sc
cret marriages. They generally result in
unhappiness. Marriage is a sacred and
serious thing and ought to take place
with dignity and the knowledge OF ones
nearest and dearest relatives Put him
on his nettIe-to be ambitious enough
70 get a fresh start and TO be able 10
marry you openly because he IL able to
take care OF You and has won you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

For the college girl who 10 seeking In
SEPARATION for graduation gown sug-
gestion may be obtained from the above
sketch. The material Is OF sheer null
the scailopcd edge of tho skirt being
bound with white satin by way OF n
simple decorative touch
A Greek reflection Is caught In the
drapery of tho shaped flounce which
iengthens tho bodice. The flounce Is
headed with fine embroidery. which also
appears across the v Implement of the
front, The sleeves are In bishop effect
permitting a differentiation and half
concealment of the arm beneath.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
The Bees Home Magazine page
Lethe
BY JANE M'LEAN.

BY JANE MLEGAN.
Death fair a
How could know his footsteps peacovered ground
Where sken silence abounc
Time dragged his veil behind pail of panacked hours
Death strewed the
And all the rife with with flowers
would seized Quaffed
Deaths potion of forgefuness, but Life
Shipping her cold hand md pray
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

way the cat Is
Jump In the stock
m q rk Q ~" in
quired the stenog-
rapher tartly.
HBetter than that
/ have found out
how to make q
killing with the fe-
male sex" replied
the Bookkeeper
complacently. You
know, no matter
that sort of a
lNnff he throws,
eNery man in his
secret soul yearns
to know what par
ticular line OF soft
talk a woman will
fall for. and 1 have
inst ascertained
49, naxyar-fafI
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
non.i worrr AhoutIt.

Dear Miss Fairfax. I am a girl OF "A
yeards. NV parents nave no objection TO
my entertaining boys, but as most boys
do not like music, and that is the only
thing I can think Of, l feel very awk-
ward when they visit me. ]. n L.
You are very young 10 think Of enter
tanning. When your boy friends come
they ought 10 be clad to hear music.
Then there are games, such a. letters,
guesses. etc. which are entertaining and
educational.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29
BY DOROTHY DIX.

eureka! have found IT" exclaimed
the Bookkeeper triumphantly, as he laid
down the newspaper he had been reading
Found what-a sure tip as to which
Abo a.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-29

This model maintains the vague lin
through the waist which has been tn
mode since Paquipsinstituted the waistles,
fashions. almost. decade ago. These. Of
course, came as n logical result Of the
adoption OF the straight-front corset. for
which Mmo. Bernhardt is gratefully held
raaponaible,
The Washington times., 1915-10-12
Comfortable Beds
Bv MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

DIV vi NO. vi
copyright, 1915. by Mrs. Christine Frederick
In this season Of replenishment and
repair, In the purchase OF n new mat
tress, wise thought and time should be
expended. II we spend 20 per cent Of
our lives in bed surely that 1 sthe one
place to make comfortable.
The claim OF the vegetable filling as
against that OF hair Is finding more
favor, and modern invention has so far
progressed as to make most perfect.
resilient mattresses OF cotton fiber which
one can he sure is more sanitary than
that Of hair. no matter how thoroughly
sterilized.
To keep the mattress clean and In
good condition a loose bag of unbleach-
ed muslin open at one end and fitted
with tapes Is slipped on the mattress
and kept there underneath the sheet.
In this way the mattress is protected
from dust. from the soil Of handling II
when turned. The cover can be re-
moved once or twice a season when
necessary. II also helps keep the color
ed stripe from showing through the
sheets too plainly.
Similar covers on the pillows are ad.
visable as II IL much easier to wash
covers than ticking.
An additional protection to the mat.
tress Is a quilted pad under the sheet
and will not only save the mattress
but make II less hard
The Washington times., 1915-10-12
IE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PA @ E
Sneeze Is Danger Signal
That Vigorous Remedial
Measures Are Necessary
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

. HE simplicity of most people,
especially those who deludc
i themselves with the nattering
The Washington times., 1915-10-12

chickens Immune to anthrax and other
infectious diseases need only be stood In
cold water to have them succumb TO an
Injection Of germs to. which when COM
Portable and warm. they shifted at with
disdainful good health.
Be all this as II may. there IL no dis
outing the fact that degrees of cold and
warmth. with comfort and well-being,
differ In different individuals. House
clinging, indoor individuals. who persist
w husging hot air and the encasements
OF thick underwear. are chilled and feel
cold at temperatures that ragged
urchins and those Of us who wear leg
less and sleeveless neither garments con-
sIder pleasant and invigorating.
ley beyond cavil. those who fall easy
Gonjunctivitis. pharyngitis. tonsilitis.
iaiyngitis. bronchtis-in honest English,
running noses. innamed eyes, upper
ahroat. tonsils. larynx and lung tubes
nre they, whose muscles. skin and mem
branes have not been accustomed to
ifesh; cold. outdoor air. cold water, and
activity In the open.
Causes and Cure.
once you are in the grip of a Cold
and Its attendant germs, the very meas.
ures which prevent one Of them will put
you In the doldrums II continued. Nus
cular activity. mildly chilly air and
ordinary activities to stir the blood add
extra strain to the soreiy harassed It's
sucs-these well meant efforts may turn
the scale against you.
or stuff and nonsense are many
OF the all too frequently advised rom
edies for colds" Every other person
YOU meet knows sure cure" for a
cold There are scores Of such panaceas 8
known to every Merry Andrew and
| gossip of your acquaintance. but which
are usually wholly absurd In reality.
Among them are stuff cold and
starve fever" a vapid platitude full of
delusions and snares sassafras, mullen
! and camomile teas, which have as much
virtue as hot water. and poisonous mix
lures which are dangerous when not
useless.
! A few days and moderate health. with
| n modicum OF care and discretion, rid
! the human textiles of colds" with
/ the woeful want of reason and logic
| common to mankind. patent medicine or
cough nostrum, Coincident with the dis
appearance OF the malady. receive the
credit and universal advertisement It
| Justly does not deserve.
The Washington times., 1915-10-12
Ability to Buy Clothing and Foretell
Fashions Forecast Nets Woman Fortune
A Genius at Buying Clothes,
She Goes Gayly. Into. the
Business of Predicting
Fashion and, After Years
Of ofExperience, Heads FASH
ion Show.


news demonstration Of. what proper
eowring viii do for the stout woman.
The fashion expert uses nN,ns
model 10 nrove that y sc"minrlS I'M
possihic effect Of slimncss may be
acquired by tho woman who " 100
lav'shly endowed In the matter OF
cmbonpoint II she will but use good
Judgment In the selection OF her
ciot nes. Su,i another demonstra.
tion Of fashion for the woman OF
limited income Is made by Mrs.
whitney. who appears during one
sccne In gown and hat purchased
two seasons ago. and still In perfect
taste. This last feat is carried out
triumphantly by the fashion EXPERT,
to prove her own net theory that
really beautiful clothes never go out
OF style.
For. after all. Mrs. whitney Is
thinker and an artist. and has not
undertaken the fashion show for tho
mere edifcation OF the Messrs. Sell
wyn or for the purpose OF making
women buy lavishly Of new clothing.
Her ideals. on the other hand. allow
for the escape from fashion tyranny
into the freedom OF individuality.