OED-BOUND FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physicians'
Consultation.
Mm. Enos Shcnrcr, Yow nnd Wash
Ington Sts., Centrnlla, Wnali., oayn:
"tor ycnns i wan
weak tind run down,
could not Bleep, my
llntbfl swelled nnd
the BPcrctlons woro
troublosomo; pnlna
woro intense. I wns
fnnt In bed for four
months. Three doc
tors Bnld thcro was
no euro for me, find I wns Riven tip
to die. BoltiK ursod, I used Donn's
Kidney Pill?. Soon I wan but tor, nnd
In n fmv weelm wan about the house,
well nnd Htronr; upulii."
Sold by all dealers. fiO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Huffnlo, N. Y.
WA3 ONLY RED BLOOD.
And Three-Ycar-Old Had Been
That It Was Blue.
Told
Threes car old Allan bad a very arln
tocrath: grandma, who prided herself
on her own nnd her buhband's bluo
blooded ancestry. Hho told hlni heroic
doeilH of them and warned him from
ever plaliiK .villi boyn of low degree.
One day Allan eame hci earning up
ntnlni to bis uianima and grandma,
holding IiIh hand up covered with
blood, where be bad cut bin little
linger. Tb'v were both grontly
alarmed, na he was a child who rarely
cried or complained when hurt. Mam
ma washed tho blood off and, exam
ining the out, said:
"Why. dear. It's not ho very bad.
Does It hurl you so much?"
"I'm not eryln' 'cause 11 hurts," ho
Bald, "but 'cause It's only rod blood,
and grnndmn said 1 had bluo." Phllo
dolphin Ledger.
For and Against.
A Philadelphia lawyer, retained a
rounsel for tho defenso In n murder
trlnl. tells or the ditlleultles In getting
together a Jury.
"CouiiBel were endeavoring," says
this Inwyer, "to elicit from the various
prospective Jurors their views con
cerning tho death penalty.
"One man to whom the uuestlon wnn
put, 'Are you against the Infliction of
the denlb penalty?' replied, 'No, nlr.'
" 'What is your business?' be was
asked. 'I am a butcher,' bo replied.
"When the same question was put
to the uo.t muu ho answered that he
was ngalnst the death penalty.
" 'What Ib your business?'
" 'Life Insurnnce,' said ho."
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"Never marry a man to reform him,
my dear," counseled Aunt Hephzlbah.
"If you do reform him he'll hate you
for l and If you don't you'll always
be pitying yourself for having mar
ried a man who wasn't good enough
foi you." Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Avenue My good woman, it
woubi glvo us great pleasuro to help
to broaden your life. Do you bcllovo
hi tho club for women?
Mrs. Tenement Sure, mam, the old
'oiling pin is easier to handle nnd
Jst as good. Philadelphia Press.
Knicker Hdlson snys four hours'
sleep in enough for everybody.
Mocker It would bo If you could
take it after It Is time to got up.
Now York Sun.
Domestic Pleasantries.
"I hear .Mrs. Strultlnce Is opposed
sy all soils of society functions nnd
tiitertalnlng."
"Sho Is. she Is so narrow-minded
that alio wouldn't even entertain au
Idea " Maltlmoro American.
Laughing Gas.
"I sec," observed tho delegate with
the retreating hair, "(hat Texas has
sent Tuft u present of a pair of wool
rouserH. "
"Yes," commented the delegate with
the Ingrowing chin, "nil wool nnd a
.ud wide." Chicago Tribune.
Where the Urchin Scored.
Tho busy man stopped before
dftlce building and lenped from
carriage. At the wimo moment
ambitious urchin ran forward
an
hit
an
aud
piped: "Hey, mister, kin I hold ynr
horse?" "No, jou can'ti" snapped
the busy man. "Won't charge y
much," Insisted the urchin. "I don't
care about the charge," Impatiently
responded the man', throwing a blan
kot over his bony steed. "My horse
will not run uwny." "Gee, mister, 1
didn't thluk ho'd run nway!" "No?"
"No, I thought ho might fall down."
Readjusted Conditions.
"Do you think these trusts nnd mor
gors hnve put tho great capitalists on
terms of friendship?"
"Not ns a uile," answered Dustln
Stax. "It has simply brought the
lighting to closer range." Washington
Star.
DROPPED COFFEE
W Eg
Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum.
A physlclnu of Wash., D. C, says of
Ills coffee experience:
"For years I suffered with periodical
headaches which grow moro froquont
Until they beenmo almost constant. So
hcvorc woro they that sometimes I was
almost frantic. I was sallow, consti
pated, Irritable, sleepless; my mem
ory was poor, I trembled nnd my
thoughts woro often confused.
"My wife, in hor wisdom, believed
coffeo was responsible for these Ills
and urged mo to drop It. I tried many
times to do so, but was Ma slave.
"Finally Wlfo bought u packago of
Postum, nnd persuaded mo to try It, but
sho mado It snmo as ordinary coffeo
and I was disgusted with tho taste.
(I make this omphullc becnuso I fear
many others havo had tho name expe
rience.) Sho was distressed nt her
failure nnd wo carefully road tho di
rections, mado It right, boiled it full
15 minutes after boiling commenced,
nnd with good cream and sugar, I
liked It It Invigorated und seemed to
nourish me.
"This wns about a year ago. Now I
have no headaches, am not sallow,
sleeplessness nnd irritability nro gone,
my brain clear and my hend steady.
1 havo gained 20 lbs. and foci I am a
new man.
"I do not hesltato to glvo Postum
duo credit. Of courso dropping coffeo
was tho main thing, but I had dropped
it before, using chocolate, cocoa aud
other thlugu to no purpose.
"Postum not only seemed to act as
on Invlgoraut, but as nn artlclo of
nourishment, giving mo tho needed
phospbnten und nlbumonu. This Is no
imaginary tale. It can bo substanti
ated by my wlfo and her sister, who
both changed to Postum and nro
hearty women of about 70.
"I write this for tho Information nnd
encouragement of others, and with a
feeling of giatltudo to tho Inventor of
Postum."
Name given by Postum Co., Buttle
Crook, Mich. Mead "Tho Road to Woll
vlllo," in pkgs. "There's a Iteason."
Ever read tho above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest
LOST art for nearly two dec
ades, hand weaving, tho In
dustry which made Now Kng
laud famous, has again c-(.ie
Into its own. To-day thu
descendants of our pilgrim
fathers are turning out more
baud-woven linen, silk and
wool goods than any other
Bcctlou of the I'nlted States
and ant keeping up a hot
pare In the race agalnBt
other oortierB of the world
In the industry.
To own a rug, a table cover or a curtain on
which the mnker lias expended his ideas and per
sonality Is a pleasure quite dlutlnct from gazing
at a machine-made article which can be dupli
cated in any one of a dozen stores. And the fas
cinntlon of fashioning things with the hands, es
pecially essentials of the household or articles
that add n rellnlng touch to a commonplncc ser
vice!, has led many women to abandon china
painting and fancy work for the more active work
of the loom.
Though there are many amateurs In Mnssachu
set Ib who make no attempt to market their wares
a good many havo found weaving nn nttractlvo
commercial proposition. Many of these have en
rolled themselves In the Arts and Crafts asso
ciation. For them, rng carpet weaving provides
the most direct method of securing remunera
tion for their work. Uugs of this sort nro always
In demand, and there is ample room for thu ex
ercise of taste In developing simple patterns and
In tho variation of colors.
Most of tho rugB are woven with u grayish back
ground. For the pimszu and the summer home
there nro lighter patterns, soft blends which will
absorb the sunshine or brighten up the tedium of
a (Iilzrly day. For these It is necessary to usu
white new rags In tho warp and alternating cords
of pink or blue.
Tho simplicity of these floor coverings nffects
one with a btrango sense of relief which may be
Inoxpllcnblo at llrst. It Is the sense of contrast
with Intricate machine-made designs which nro
often as confusing us the rattle of tho steel ten
tarled mnchlucB that made them.
Some of these rugs me made in Boston, but
most of them como from outside towns. Deer
field, Marblehead, lllngham and Lynn nre regular
stations of supply. In Central square, Cambridge,
the Massachusetts commission for the blind has
an established factory where men weave rugs.
In 1901 the experiment of blind weavers was
llrst tried. They havo proved In less thnn four
yeara that their work can innk with that done by
anyone. Without prejudice, buyers nre agreed
to this, and in many cases they Insist that the
work Is not only as good, but superior. Of courso
the rugs are made under the supervision of see
lug people, who select colors aud distribute the
nmtorlals.
An expert supervisor with tho use of his eyes
llrst teaches tho mechanism to thu blind pupil,
who memorizes everything by a numerlcnl sys
tem. After he has mustered all the movements,
ho booh can acquire the technicalities of pattern
weav'ng.
By "numeilcal system" is meant the numbering
of eaoh tlnead, as well as tho arrangement of tho
materials near thu loom, so that once thu position
is memorized no sight aid Is required to locato
any color. From triangles and circles progress Is
mado to tho moro Intricate patterns. For soma
of fieso n raised proof of tho design Is hung nbovo
tho loom. Hy touching It with the lingers the
pattern is reproduced on the cloth.
Too proflcloncy Bhown by tho sightless woavers
.has eliminated tho question of their ability to
oxocuto tho work. Tho question riMnnlns: Where
shall they market their wares?
This problem is solving Itself, Air tho number
of people who buy hand-wrought articles Is rapid
ly Increasing. When Chnrles F, Cntnpboll, su
perintendent of thu industrial department of tho
Massachusetts commission for tho blind, was
asked where tho department disposed of their
! output, he turned up tho label of tho package he
' was tying. It was addressed to Detroit, Mich.
"Wo havo shipped stuff to Duluth and San Fran
cisco," ho added; "so you boo tho folks out west
urou't golug to bo distanced In this new twist
fWEAV
I FAE
WEAVING LINEN
FABRIC ON A
:DI5H LOOM
CAjyM-M-'"f "'''"''' III "'
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the aesthet
ic racohiiB taken."
It is the boast of tho
blind workers that thu
curtains they submitted
for the Massachusetts
building at tho James
town exhibition were se
lected. Tho design is
rather Intricate, :epro
senting n series of In
dians paddling tholr ca
noes across the border.
Hug weaving was a
secondary development
witli tho blind school In
July, 1004, they tlrst
started a girl weaving
art fubrics. In October
of tho same year one of
the men was tried on a
rug.
In tho mechanical part
of the task the workers
becamo as adroit as if
they had the use of their
eyes. In conscientious
ness they excel. Some
of tho operatives huve
become so ambitious
that they conceive pat
terns which they wish
to work on and are absorbed in the discussion
of the shades of color which they feel thoy aro
blending.
The looms me much the same that grandmoth
er's mother knew. Tho size has been somewhat
reduced, but the principle has not altered any.
In fact, looms In all countries us far back as
they can be traced, havo the buiiio mechanical de
vices l hat are ingeniously elaborated today in
the high power carpet factories.
Weaving, no doubt, originated whun some prime
val creature plnlted his or hor hair, and then
tried ciosslng three strands of heavy grass one
over thu other. Fiom mats and baskets came the
idea or Intct lacing wool threads, and so cloth was
invented. caving, in some form or other, is one
of the earliest signs of civilization.
It might bo nigued that weaving Is not an evi
dence of the advancement of Intellectuality. Tho
wonderful uhnwls which como from tho far east,
and which we are quite unable to Imitate, aro
mndo by u peasant populaooi And whoevor has
turned over pictures illustrating tho manufacture
of Turkish nnd Persian rugs la us much iuiprossed
by tho uncouthncss of the makers as by the sym
metry and lmaglnutlon of tho designs.
Pressing tho (heat Divide of this coutiuant,
the Nuvnjo and MoJI Indians and the Moxicau
blanket weavers to the south, aro not leaders of ,
intollcctiml thought, though they havo established
blanket weaving as an lndustilal art. Tho old
squaws aro moro wilnkled than winsome. This
Isn't the fnult of tho weaving, however, and thoro
Is no gainsaying that rugs and tapestries and(
draperies and all the other products of tho loom
Into which Individuality Is woven, havo a reac-
tionaiy effect on dully life.
In IIInglui. ardent handicraftsmen not long
ago dlscoveied au old colonial loom lurking in thcl
recesses of u garret". It Nvas dragged foilh and
rest rung, and now it is back at work again. i
Hero, too, Swedish linen weaving Is dono, for
ut Ilingham tho Industrial arts nourish. Linens
for diesees, toweling, shooting und table covers
aro woven on the Swedish loom, I
The process of preparation requires almost as
much time and skill na tho weaving Itsolf. To
warp tho skolns of linen Is tho llrst stop. This
la done by arranging nil tho threads in oven
lengths on a dovlco somewhat llko u turnstile,
which spins mound, currying thorn from top to
bottom and back ngalu. Thus tho threads aro
meaauied off accurately, whllo, by moans of pegs,J
thoy nro twisted Into n Uguro eight shapo. With'
thla dovlco hb many thrends as 1,000 to a yard'
wide material may bo kept from tangling. A'
framo with teeth In "V Uko a big wooden comb.
WINDING THE THREADS ON A
WHKHftU I'lfiOI-IIINC, HU
keeps the warp an even
width when the threnda
aro strung on tho loom.
The threads are thus
spaced accurately and
then made taut by being
stretched to the front
beam, and the wenver Is
leady to start the cross
threads.
In Inti educing variegat
ed shades, every other
thread can bo raised by
pressing a pedal, and tho
shuttlo is thrown through
by hand, tho operator
choosing the thrcadB to
bo crossed.
In embroidery work tho
figure Is woven onto the
fabric. Swedish linen fur
nishes a particularly ef
fective background for
thla sort of work, for tho
threads are not closely
woven, nnd yet there is a
llriu appearanco about a
well turned plcco w,hlch
lpaves no suggestion of
haphuzard mesh work. It
is Interesting to note, in
connection with rag rug
weaving, that Herea col
lege In Uorea, Ky., has In
troduced a rug weaving
course Into its Industrial
fiirrlculum. This la In
response to a local condition. Pupils attend tho
school whoso homes nro In remote parts of tho
mountains. During the winter time, it is Impossible
for women living In these districts to penetrate
to any towns. Isolnted us they are, It Is essential
that they havo some rather active occupation, nnd,
rug weaving having survived among tho mountain
whites, it was accepted as tho happy solution.
Already some of these rugs havo found their way
to Boston, and tho industry promises to becomo
popular thiough the Tennessee mountnlns. In tho
mountnln fahtnesses they nre still making thoso won
dei ful old bed spreads and table covers which aro
prized as heirlooms In u few New Kngland homes.
The colonial atmosphere which permeates mo
town ol Deei field fosters the zeal of tho laborers,
who devolo themselves to the Blmplo Industries of
earlier dajs. Fiom Deerfleld como specially at
tractive blue and white woven rugs and exqulBlto
needlo work. Here, also, they dyo their own ma
terials In Indigo, madder and fustic shudes. Jour
neying down one of the honeysuckle lanes one
may hear through the workroom window tho whack,
whack sound of the recti as it presses the woavlng
f.rmly down.
QUEER IDEAS ABOUT FOOD.
Slowly but surely modern enlightenment la relo
gating to oblivion the foolish and often coBtly super
stitions which hnve been missed down from con
.ury to centuiy. Of those, however, that linger !
Mio superstition about the spilling of salt and tho
sure coming of 111 luck tho result of tho painting
of a celebrated picture which showed that Judas, at
the Last Supper, sat heroic an overturned salt cel
lar. Then (hero is the Idea ngalnst thirteen at tablo
because there were Christ and his twelve apos
tles around that board in the upper room nt tho
supper which was followed so hoon by our Lord's
death, and that of Judas, too.
In borne Kmopenn countries 111 luck la said to
follow the person who stirs any liquid In a pan from
east to west. In Scotland persons when huklng oat
cakes bicak it piece off nnd throw It In tho tiro to
appeaso evil agencies. Still another custom In that
land Is to make n birthday cako with nluo knobs,
then of nine of the assembled company, whon tho cako
comes hot out of the oven, each breaks ono knob
off, nnd tin owing It behind him snys: "Thla 1 glvo
to Thee, Fox, Kaglo, Wolf," etc.
In some countries It Is considered unlucky to glvo
a miuco plo to u guest It should be asked for. Llko
wise, a mince plo should novor bo cut with a knlfo,
but hold wholo with tho Angora and eaten that way.
Also to eat an many minco pics as possible at aa
many different houses before ChrlBtmns, It lit bo-
'. Moved, will Insure so many happy monthB for tho
eator.
IN THE LITERARY WORLD.
One of tho really hnportnnt events
of the literary world thla season was
the appearance of Winston Churchill's
new novel "Mr. Crowe's Career."
In this work Mr. Churchill has moro
than sustained his previous well
eirned reputation. It Is dedicated
"To the men who in every state of
the union aro engaged In the struggle
for purer politics." From this it is
seen that the story deals with an In
tensely Interesting topic, and It Is a
vlgoious," dramatic, entertaining re
cital of a subject In which every per
son Is concerned. The localo of tho
story makes It a natural sequel to
"Conlston," although the time Is tho
piesent.
That Thomas MeKean, tho young
Philadelphia author, has mado much
progiess In the world or letters In his
second novel, "Tho Master Influence,"
published this spring by the Lippin
cotts, is evidenced by tho many seri
ous and appreciative reviews ac
corded the book. Its steady and In
creasing sales show thnt tho writer
has already won a largo following.
Mr MeKean is spending the summer
abroad, engaged upon another novel.
He sajs he has not gone to Europe
entirely for material, however, as his
own country Is a rich enough field to
lurnlsh au.x number of Interesting
plots.
A thrilling escape from New Or
leans, of a party of three followed
hy a series of singular exjiorlences
among a tribe of Indians, make up the
core of Itandall Parrlsh's new ro
munce, "Prisoners of Chanco," Just
published by A. ('. McCIurg &. Co.
Around this nro woven tho mystery
of the queen of the aborigines, a
woman with sunlit hair who bends tho
savages to her slightest whim, tho
plot tings and counterplottlngs In the
Frcnch-Spunlsh city at tho mouth of
the Mississippi, the dangers and fight
ing of tho long Journey up tho river
with an eager enemy close behind,
the self-sacrifice and martyrdom of a
missionary, and the common sensn
and presence of mind of nn American
pioneer of the most robust type. The
icsult Is a story filled with thrills
and excitements, in Mr. Parish's
most inventive vein.
!
Impoliteness.
A 'normous dog came in one day,
Ami he nnd I commenced to play;
And wo had fun, and nice fun, too,
Long as he 'haved as a dog should do.
But whon ho got so awful rough
I hollered that I'd had enough,
But 'stead of stopping as he should,
As anybody'd think he would,
He knocked me down and tried to see
If ho could alt on all of me.
(From Our Baby Book, by Fanny Y.
Cory.)
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