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HOme-Mdking Helps
By ROSS
Line IL Irifh OHclofh.

st USED 10 be a drab. little. built
in. orner cupboard. and old
enough TO look shabby. but not
SO old as 10 be antique. Just good
enough to house rarely used books.
concealed by a wooden door.
But. when holiday gifts sweIled
the china and glassware beyond the
capacity Of shelves in use. somebody
said. why not turn the corner cup
board into a china closet?"
Off came the doors. The shelves
received a coating OF bright enamel.
Then the sorry back-wall was COW
cred with a gay. tiny-flowered oil
cloth. The result was a splck-and-
span new cupboard. useful and add
ing a delightful bright touch to the
room. Best OF all. II wa easy to
care for. A swish Of a moist cloth
keeps the cupboard-wall ever bright
and new.
Many little-used closets and shelves
could be made attractive, as well ar
convenient, by the application OF
some OF the gay. new oilcloths. Kit
cher drawers and shelves are pleas
anter and easier to car for. Gloomy
corners can be lighted up by a jolly
patterned strip.
For wall and surface covering OF
the kitchenette. oilcloth Is a great
help. II catches the inevitable spat-
terings and they can be quickly
e~radicated. Spread on surrounding
walls. shelves and drawers. the few
yards OF oilcloth make even that lit
tie space decorative and cheerful.
Some kinds Of oilcloth can be used
a. w1n6ow hangings for the kitchen.
so that curtains are always kept
bright and clean without the Job Of
laundering.
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BY Nj. III. TILLITT.

HNHROUGH the Spring and Sum
mer OF 1875. a dark eyed.
black haired boy Of 10 was 10
DO seer almost daily seated
beneath a great elm tree in Sails
bury. New Hampshire. reading and
memorizing poetry. Though none
who saw the boy so occupied then
Dreamed il quotations from the
poems he read In that time were
later to be heard rolling and pealing
in sonorous cadence through the
Senate chamber at Washington. For
the young reader was Daniel Web
ster. who was. for many years. to
represent his adopted State. Massa-
chusetts, there.
Even in those young years, Daniel
Webster va developing a faculty
that was later to prove OF marvellous
aid 70 his o~ratorical career-that was
the faculty OF mental storage. Be
ginning with storage Of poetic quota
lions in hts memory he advanced, as
he grew older. TO the storing OF strik-
ing and majestic thoughts in his
mind And that storage Of poetic
bits and his vwn great thoughts were
later to serve him as a boarded re-
source TO be drawn on in the heat OF
debate OF ~oratorical climax. He him
self attributed much OF his oratorical
eminence to this reserve resource
and man or his most famous utter
ances and greatest flights are trace
able to IL. This enabled him in a
number OF instances TO make extern
poraneous efforts with long and
careful preparation supporting and
reinforcing his oratory OF the minute
Read IN the light Of his subsequent
record. that early devotion Of the boy
to poetry takes IN a somewhat
prophetic meaning and bears sem
blance to unconscious preparation
for greatness 10 come. And so II
was with young Webster's record IN
his education-through preparatory
courses and at Dartmouth College
which he later entered. He early
showed a briiliancy OF intellect and
quickness OF grasp. together with an
appreciation OF classical literature,
which might be regarded as pointing
towards his later development
Seeming to point away, however.
from his then future attainments as
one OF Americas greatest orators.
was another entry in the history Of
his early years. While a student In
Phillips Exeter Academy-at the age
OF l4-Daniel was confronted with
the task OF declaiming before audi
ences and. strange though II nav
seem the great orator-to-be was the
victim OF paralyZing stage fright"
Later referring to that experience
Daniel Webster himself said: Il be-
lieve ! made tolerable progress In
most branches I attended 10 while In
this school. but there was one thing
I could not do. I could not speak
before the school Many a piece
did I commit 10 memory and recite
and rehearse IN my room. over and
over again; yet when the day came.
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of
Famous People

the school collected to hear the,
defamation, when my name was
called and all eyes were turned to
my seat, ] could not raise myself
from It"
But. as Demosthenes OF old. by
speaking with pebbles in his mouth.
overcame the obstacle OF stammering
in the development Of his surprising
oratorical gifts. so Daniel Webster.
by determination and persistent ef-
fort vanquished stage fright" And
TO such good effect did he 30 exert
himself that by the time he had con-
pleted his course az Dartmouth Col
lege In lS01-when he was l9-he
had acquired some reputation as an
orator for Fourth OF July occasions.
Thus. by overcoming a weakness
that threatened to impede his orator
ical career. he showed the conquer
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AN sure that II Junior. by some
Iegerdemain, had procured his
- fathers revolver and pointed IL
at us. Dlcky and | would not have
been more surprised than we were
by our young sons calm announce
ment that his father would shoot
any maraudcr with his revolver. We
had been so certain that the boy had
never known OF the existence OF the
weapon that the mere possibility OF
his having seen its hiding place but
a minute or two before had sent US
both into a panic And now he
was mentioning the gun with the
casual air with which he would have
spoken OF a tennis racquet or a golf
club.
Either / was the first 70 recover.
or Dicky purposely left the question
ing TO me. AT any rate. / fond
myself saying TREMENDOUSLY:
"A revolver. yunio<< Yeu ~
saw Dad with q revolver. did your
mo, | never did" our small son
returned. But he must have one,
mustn't he? He was a brave flyer
always told me that NUNS. didn't
YOU"
''Of course. dear I treasured the
mounting panic In his tone, while
Dicky made the ~deprecatory little
Erunts Of a modest man who hears
himself praised. II told you the
truth. But
"But don't brave aces always have
re~voivers?' There was so much dis
appointment in the boys tone that
/ gave him a quick affirmative.
Plainly he had been boasting 10
Roderick OF his fathers fame.
Yes. Junior. az course. he always
had a revolver IN war time
But what did he do with it?" The
boyish voice was sharp with fear.
"He didn't give Il away, did he?
When you showed me his silver
wings you said they'd be mine some
day. But I'd want his revolver. too.
Hasn't he got it?'
I waved a helpless hand toward
Dicky. for ! was not equal 70 Juniors
third degree any longer.
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A Fashion Models Diary
She Selects ap afternoon Frock for Bily's Sister.
By RAC

II HAD the sweetest letter from
B1fys sister this morning She
has been out West for a month
now. last week she wired ask
ing me to send her a simple after
noon truck from the shop. She was
running short OF clothes, and
couldn't find anything out there that
sppes led to her.
IFwanted TO fIT this order satisfac-
torfy and really spent a lot Of
thought on my cnoice- or course
the e~ulogiztng In her letter should be
more for the shop and for Madame's
taste than for me. The dress I
finally selected for her ! thought
be sure when you're buying some
thing for someone else whether
they'll approve OF your taste.
The frock I sent her IS a twopiece
model in tan crepe. The u~nderpiece
Is straight and sleeveless with a deep
V-neck. Over this slips a cunning
coat which ties at the waist In a bow
finished with ecru lace. The hipline
is snug. and q nared panel extends
down tho front ut the center. Begin
ming at this center panel a circular
piece in set on and ~intricately cut UP
TO the hips in front and dropping a
bit toward the back. thus allowing
the u~nderpiece TO show. The sleeves
are fun 10 the elbow and finished
with tight cuffs.
Billy's sister wrote that the dress
was a sensation and that everyone
in town wanted 10 know where Il
had come from. She said that with
exquisite taste I could open a
shop out West and make my fortune.
She should realize by this time that
one a choose almost any frock In
Madame's shop and be absolutely
sure that It ls In perfect taste.
Billy says that his sister wrote TO
the family. too. telling them what a
good Job ! had done. He says that
his mother threatens to come In now,
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Loves Reawakening I The s.S'y oo Of = ,. T@s.
Still Fearful That the Boys SGC the ReUoiUer Wall Nook, Dicky
Remoues the Gun and Locks IL in a Desk Draoer.
BY Adele Garrison. -

Eyes son. / have it. carefully put
away for you" Dicky said gravely.
lis Il in this ROOM" | remembered
what Dicky has frequently said OF
his sons lone track mind" and
hurtled TO the rescue.
~'Fraid Cat Katie"
II do not think you ought to ask
your father where he keeps his ne
~volver. Junior" 1 said gravely. "He
has told you hat he is keeping II
safe for you. and that Is all you need
to know. When you are old enough.
he will show Il TO you. and perhaps
teach you how to shoot with II. SO
do not talk about IL again. Now I
will tell you what the noise was
downstairs. I went down TO the
billiard room and Katie heard me
moving around down there. You
know how excited she gets over little
things"
Junior noddsa and turned 10
Roderick.
She's the biggest 'traid cat about
some things and other things she
isn't scared OF at ALL" he explained
largely.
80" l went on. as he turned back
TO me-. ''she thought there was a
burglar in the basement and started
TO scream at the top Of her voice.
OF course everybody heard her and
they all ran down. But by that time
l had called to Katie and she saw
everything was all right"
Did Dad take his revolver when
he ran down." Junior asked.
The question made me hesitate.
Was IL possible that the boy knew
his father had taken the weapon
with him and with the cunning OF
childhood was testing our truthful
ness. But my voice was firm as ]
answered him.
DicLy Removes the gun
did / tell you n minute ago that
you were not TO ask your father any
do not forget again"
II won't" Junior ed
'But-'
Not another word OF questions" 7
told him. but with a smile al the two
faces uptgrned TO mine. You're go
ing TO be late for breakfast as IL is.
Run along now and shew Aunt
Katherine how quickly you "a set
dressed"
IAN right" he replied o~bed1ently.
Come on Rod: and the two trotted
out.
Dicky made two strides 70 the door.
locked II and sank down in the al
est chair.
II don't mind telling you I'm all
in" he said. And the worst OF Il
is. I'm not sure that they haven't
spotted the gun"
mo. l don't believe they have done
that" / told him, and described the
mental measurements | had made.
Let's hope you are right. as you
usually are" he said. But that
makes thing a certainty. There
must be no mistake about keeping
this thing locked all the time. I've
had a lock on II. because the
thing looked so like a panel thai no
one could know there was a recess
behind IL. But ven with the bare
possibility Of their having seen the
thing. ! feel shaky III fix up a lock
today In the meantime-"
He jerked open the door OF the
recess took put the revolver. walked
to his desk. thrust the gun inside.
locked the desk and put the key In
his pocket
Continued Tomorrow
cD7yEiSat. 1850. NsESpa9er Feature Ser1cA Inc
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Master Frank Learns That lI
Isn't Wise 10 Slide ON
Thin Ice.
b. Max TreD

Isn't wise 10 slide ON
Thin Ice.
"HIN hce. my de&rs. m not 70 %
sid upon why7 Not for the
reason you think. though II Inn
had enough 10 nnd yourself ln the
cold water OF the pond There d an
other. tar different reason which
only the shadowchildren know
Not long ago tonly yesterday 70 BE-
exactl. Mi. Flor. Hand. Yam and
Knarf-the five little shadowchii-
dren-want with their master and
m~istresses 10 the pond They found
X covered with Ice. II was very nice
looking ice. smooth as glass. and 10
glistened In the sunlight X seemed
TO say: Come. slide on me.
And that's just what the roal-chf-
dren wanted 70 dat least all OF
them but Dnah. She was q very
wise girl.
"Oh no." she warned. you must
not slide upon g. II nay Be- thin
and your fan In
But IL looks thick Jim said with
n sigh.
1T looks very thick" added May.
- AO0hn NnA@h GAAAhh ~ @AA4g
upon" put In Rolf
Let's Try IT." Frank c-1ed s1-
c1tedly.
And he should have done 70 az
once had not Dinah held him back
'fWaitr' she exclaimed.
Frank looked AZ her In astonish-
ment
"Wait-r"
Yes. II you wnt1 a little while \
ice will freeze thicker and then youl
be able to slide on H." OF course.
Dinah didn't mean hat Frank should
St right down upon the bank and
wait. She meant IN a few days or a
week or two And no one IN =t
upon a rock and wait for that long
AZ ne refused 10 love- aii the W
had TO wait TOO. and that included
the shadows They soon became
restless. Why should they watt
Lets 20 sliding ourselves. knarf
suggested
They ran 10 the tee II held them.
certainly. FOR they weighed nothing.
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blowing the nose there may be a
gush OF blood.
But let me make clear 10 you that
nosebleed is almost always founded
on some local disturbance. easily &C
counted for and corrected. Go 70
your doctor or a nose specialist. He
will give you a little treatment and
the trouble viii probably disappear.
IL you are at home where you have
access 10 home remedies. you may
use any one o; several simple RENE
dies in treatment OF nosebleed- Cold
applications are recommended. They
may be used On the neck or over the
nose.
Sometimes putting the feet In hot
water will force the blood away from
the head and thus assist in controlling
the bleeding. Pinching the nose be-
tween the thumb and finger will
sometimes put enough pressure on
the bleeding point 10 control the
hemorrhage.
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lions where the blood quality is re-
duced may have ~nosebleed as one
OF the complications.
"A blow on the nose. and catarrh.
when there is liberation within the
nose. are common causes Of nose
bleed. Almost everybody has more
or less catarrh. This Is due in many
cases 10 c-arelessness OF the average
individual regarding the common
cold and its neglect.
Repeated colds are followed by
chronic inflammation Of the tissues
OF the nose. Constant blowing and
fussing with the nose result in
broken tissues inside that organ.
There Is a little raw SPOT. Mucus
collects on this spot. hardens and
forms an annoying crust. The crust
comes off before the ulcer IS healed
and this may DC the beginning OF
obstinate trouble.
In another case there might be
what Is best described as an enlarged
and easily broken blood vessel. In
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house ahre, and she's good
looking, neat and orderly.
She has an excellent memory
and she always knows what time
the Boss ought 10 leave me
Office to make the Directors
Meeting. But the Boss doesn't
ike Miss Mary Jane Watson,
and Mary Jane Watson knows
Il. and every time the Boss u
absent-minded or a little quick
in his temper Mary Jane Wat
sol thinks She Is going to lose
her job.
She's worried TO death about
it-and she's also cross
Now isn't ID a shame" says
Mary Jane Watson
al do all my work Just the
very best | can, | never slight
a thing and yet the Boss Just
hates me
Il hate him too always
have hated him
az hate the way he walks
hate the way he talks, and ]
positively loathe the way ne
clears his throat, and when he
coughs I'd love to open the win
dow and push him right out
Of IL
81 hate an his little fussy
WAYS and | hate his voice when
he talks over the telephone
but I never let him know any
of these things.
"He thinks I'm Just crazy
about him. and everything he
does.
I don't see why he hates me
So"
Well, well, well, now Mary
Jane Watson how can You fool
yourself like that?
Your Boss knows how you
feel about him-he probably
doesn't care a snap whether you
like him or not, as long as you
do your work he pays you to do,
and do it well, and do il with
a snap.
But OF course he'd rather
have someone in the office with
him who likes him. We all like
to be liked-don't YOU know
that, Mary Jane Watson?-and
we all know when we are not
liked, too.
The office boy knows whet,
her you like him or not. and
the telephone girls know which
M Of them you like best, and
the assistant office manager
may not have time to think
much about II, but she knows
whether you like her or not and
nothing you say or do or hint
or excuse, or explain makes the
slightest difference
You have 10 feel night, your
self to make other people feel
right, and don't you make any
mistake about it.
If I we're that Boss Of yours
I'd get rid OF you within twenty
four hours, no matter how
clever or how capable ard how
industrious you are. And I'd
do it if | had to take some
homely little girl and teach her
how to do the work and do IL
right-so long as she liked me,
and liked her job.
Business life Is hard enough
anyhow.
And when you complicate II
with likes and dislikes il l. UNI
bearable.
Like your Boss, Mary Jane
Watson, or else 60 and find n
new Boss that you can like
and that's my advice TO you
Miss Watson. Rain or shine,
early or late, come day, 90 day.
and much obliged 70 you, and
no thank YOU for nothing.
cocJriEAL 1890. Hs~DlpG Feature SERIES. fn&
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Helpful Hints

Jelly is improved II. in place OF
water. II is made with juice left over
from either dried or fresh fruit
III any bread seems sour and acid.
Il is not fit 20 eat as Il must have
been made with sour yeast. old flour
which has gone bad or mixed In bins
which were not properly clean. II a
white loaf appears unnaturally white.
il Is not ft food for delicate people
or children. II will probably bring
about indigestion.
Meat should be firm and elastic
10 the touch The color OF the lean
parts should be bright and gllstening
and slightly notified. the juice red
dish the fat firm and free from
blood stains. In beef the fat Is much
deeper colored than In mutton.
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bardine, which Is worm with a
scarf, sweater, cap and mittens
of orange, dark blue and red.
It makes one feel that one
would like the season to last for
ever, SO gay and carefree Is the
brilliancy of the coloring and so
carefully made to thoroughly en-
Joy the sport
Another skiing outfit is fash
toned on the Norwegian type in
slate blue WOODEN a tasseled
cap and mittens of lighter blue
complete the costume. Worn
with this Is a coat Of Canadian
mink. which is surely welcome to
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D Wv nat causes tight
ness and stiffness in the knees7
A-rhis may b due % arthrttiA
A NJ. r. Q-what causes bad
BREATH
A.-May be due to decayed teeth.
Indigestion nasal catarrh or consti-
patton.
MART, G. Q Q-what should o.
girl OF fourteen. five feet two inches
tall weigh?
Z 2-Is it. harmful to get a severe
coat OF tan II It does not blister?
A-She should weigh about 10
pounds.
mo.
ANNE K. o.-whaa causes a
sweet copperish taste In the mouth?
A-This may be due to auto-in-
toxication.
MRS. Q. z. NJ. Q.-what do you
advise for my five-year-old son who
Is flatfooted?
Al would suggest that you take
him 10 an orthopcdlst who will ad-
wise the proper fitting arch supports
necessary 10 correct this condition.
Copyright. 1880. Newspaper Feature SERVES. Inc
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protect one from the keen
winds.
Of course, styles in the sports
world do not change materially
from season 10 season, and some
women find II an economy to
purchase late in the season to
prepare themselves for the fol-
lowing Winter. OF one thing
you may be sure-that these last
minute showings surely forecast
the style for the next season, 50
you will be perfectly safe in TAX
ing advantage of sales and pack
ing the purchase in camphor in
readiness for next Winter.
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Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

nEAR ANNID LAURIE:
~ When a friend thanks you
for q birthday Cor some stnilar1
card. what reply should you maker
when q young man thanks
you for a dance. what reply should
you maker Would you are well
come" be appropriate
ANN
A Mn: H. Il am glad hat my re-
= m~enbrance pleased you" In tust
Of the pleasant replies you may
make.
? Thank you very much. ! en-
Joyed our dance immensely"
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USUALLY when the season
is about over, some new
and startling styles are
shown to fit the particular niche
for which they were designed
Especially does this seem to be
true of the sports fashions. Now
that it Is almost time for the
Winter sports TO give way TO
thoughts Of Spring and the
Easter wardrobe, some lovely
things are being shown in the
shops.
Particularly appealing is a
skiing costume of dark blue ga
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What lots Of things there are to worry over!
There seems born in the soul Of each Of US the
fear of death We are taught that the blood is
the very life Of the body. If this precious fluid
begins to run away, il nothing else happens. GER
tainly there oozes out with it the bravery we
ordinary possess.
This is a foolish fear and unworthy Of US.
Besides, fear sets the heart beating strongly and
this in turn increases the bleeding. You see the
heart is influenced by our emotions. The sight of
blood is apt TO depress the heart action, or else
the fear stimulates and exciteS it.
There are many forms of bleeding. Nose
bleed is the commonest It may result from in
jury, from local disease, or from some systemic
disturbance.
Certain diseases Of the kidneys, liver, lungs
sfinn and . canrn nnrnhInnA Snrn 80.
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Words of the Wise

Smiles are like songs In love
They much describe; they moth
ing prove
Prior.
In doing tcfdt tcs ought NC
deserve no praise. because u Is
u duty. st. Augustine.
Every man has a rainy cor
ner OF his life out or which foul
weather proceeds and follows
after him Richter.
ErerT one has hts faults; bat
zoe DO not see the Dallet on our
backs -CGtullUS.
The moon looks upon many
night fowerr; the night flowers
see but one roon- Jones.
NctBrs admits NO ne.
Carlyle.
Enjoy the present day, trust
ing very little TO the morrow.
Horace.
A Tordnd heart q the begin
ming OF an knowledge
Carlyle
Under MI speech that WV rrrd
for anything thero lies N
that II better. Silence
as Eternity; speech wv u
las Time. Carlyle
Seek Honor Hrgf 7rd Pressure
ILes behind. -ChGfferf0n.
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A Foolish Fear!
DR.. Copeland's Health Message Today


Tanndc acid dissolved In water may
De applied on cotton. The patient
Q the nose by blowing out the
clots OF blood and a cotton tampon
Is then pushed into the nasal pas
sage. Peroxide OF hydrogen Is also
a satisfactory agent for controlling
bleeding. and one or the best things
is adrenahn chloride. This il a solu-
ton which is found in many houses
and Is a marked astrtngent
Do not be frightened. Keep cool.
no not worry. and doubtless every
thing VIII be all right after waiting
a short time.
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She's a
good steno-
& raph Z.
S b e { q n
e a and
write d
ell and
she knows
that Chlca-
90 il not in
o n q
n d that
Ne Or
in not in
Connecticut
She can
take dicta-
ton like a
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The tSArrSn'
Hates Her
Boss
Even Though She DisIikes
Everything About Him She
Is Puzzled Because he
Doesn't Like Her.
BY WINTFRED BLACK

K ISS MARY JANE WAT
W SON doesn't get along
very well with the Boss
Mary Jane il a sort Of second
secretary to a big manager Of a