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cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
1st, 1904. October and November
will be the best months to visit the
Exposition- Remember that Defiance
is the only starch put up 16 oz. (a
full pound) to the package. You get
one-third more starch for the same
money than of any other kind, and
Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by * registered mail September
6ta. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Homo-made yokes are always heav
iest
WlggIe*Stick LArXDKT BLUE
Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of
any other bluing. If your grocer does not
keep it send 10c for samnle to The Laundry
Ulus C®., 14 Michigan Street, Chicago.
Some families keep a servant girl
end several of her relations.
Lewis’ “Single Binder” straight 5c
Aigar. Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly
eared tobacco, which insures a rich, satis
fying smoke. You pay lOe for cigars not
so good. Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111.
Nothing spoils the life like living
for the spoils.
Defiance Starch
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good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than
any other brand of cold water starch.
The cursa cannot get beyond Cal
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Mr*. Winslow's soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the guns, reduces (O
l*mm»fton, allay a pstn, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
• __
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Power of a Drop of Water.
You have probably heard that the
constant falling of a drop of water
will wear away the hardest stone.
Here is an easy way to test the
force of a single water drop, which
we will take as a unit for all the bil
lions of water drops it takes to wear
away the stone, and then perhaps you
may get a slight idea of tho stupen- !
dous force all those water drops
would exert if they were combined
into one mammoth water drop—and
it dropped! You wouldn’t care to be
under it.
Cut a notch in the center of a
match, then bend so as to form an
acute angle. Lay it across the mouth
Match, Coin and Water Drop.
of a bottle and place a penny on the
match. You are now ready to demon
strate the force of the water drop—
and also ready to do a neat little
trick to surprise some oalooking
friend.
Ask your friend to get the coin into
the bottle without touching either the
match or the bottle. After he has puz
zled over it for a while dip your finger
in a glass of water, hold it above the
place where the match is notched and
let a drop fall on the point. The pow
er of the water as it strikes the match
is strong enough to force the sides of
the angle to spring apart, thus making
the opening large enough for the pen
ny to fall into the bottle.
Your trick is performed, while the
water drop’s power is illustrated at
the same time.
Some Riddles and Answers.
The first lady of the land in three
letters? Eve.
Relating to civil life in five letters?
Civic.
A legal document in four letters?
Deed.
What baby says about candy in four
letters? “Dood.”
Something the most stupid person
can see through in three letters? Eye.
A gentle domestic animal in three
letters? Ewe.
One of the famous pair of giants in
three letters? Gog.
Something used by burglars in
three letters? Gag.
Part of the verb to do in three let
ters? Did.
A small vehicle in three letters?
Gig.
The condition of the grass in the
morning in five letters? Dewed.
The cry of a bird or a chick in four
letters? Peep.
Twilight time in three letters? Eve.
Giving Sheep Their Dew
Three hundred years ago one ques
tion used to bother the English farm
ers. There were more sheep in Eng
land than in any other country in the
world (it isn’t so now, but that is an
other story), and yet the “silly” crea
tures were seldom seen to drink. To
such an extent was this abstinence
observed that when a sheep was no
ticed drinking it was thought, so an
| old writer declared, “a prodigious
thing that sheep should drinke.”
There w'as, he said, a cause for their
never suffering much thirst—“There
is so moch dew on the grasse that
they need no other water.” Ancient
authors, like Aristotle, were quite mis
taken “in thinking that the northern
sheep had more neede of water than
the southern. In Spaine those sheep
bear the best fleeces of wool that
drinke least.” But if the animals can
not get dew they must have water.
In the seasons of great draught that
sometimes afflict the Australian sheep
farmers the flocks perish by the thou
sand.
Game of Bouquet.
This is a jolly game for a number
of children to play. Sit down in a cir
cle around your leader. Let the lead
er give each one a flower for his name
—violet, daisy, sweet william, black
eyed susan, etc. Then let her tell you
a story, “made up out of her own
head,” in which she brings in every
one of the flower names.
Whenever a child hears his flower
name mentioned he must get up, turn
around and sit down.
Whenever the leader uses the word
“bouquet” all the children must jump
up and change places, at which time
the leader tries to capture a seat.
Whoever gets “left” must then be
come leader.
schoolhouse door, but did not venture
there. After he had eaten every mor
sel he went slowly back to the woods.
His visits soon became of daily
regularity, and as it was evident that
he came with no evil intent the teach
er and now and then the pupils took
to tossing him an apple or other deli
cacy. From that to feeding him out
of their hands was an easy step, until
now the bear never plays truant and
lunches regularly with the children
and their teacher.
Basting Threads.
A dear little girl once came unto me.
Her eyes as the stars In their constancy:
Her face quite a picture, with cheeks ail
aglow.
As 8he earnestly questioned me, “Oh, do
you know
My beautiful lady—the one over there—
The one tnat I love with the white and
black hair?”
“Why, yes," 1 replied, “but her hair is
called ‘gray’—
I’ve known her for many and many a
day.”
The little maid listened with pitying face.
Then with arch look replied—was in
genuous grace—
A look that said plainly: “What is it you
lack?
A knowledge of colors? Her hair is quite
black!
With now and then'*—pause—a wise shak
ing head—
“With now and then just a—white basting
thread.’’
And I thought me straightway of a truth
that is old.
Eternal as ages and priceless to hold.
Of the roadway - of life—with entangle
ments wild.
We are safe there if led by the hand of
a child.
God bless them, the children, God bless
them each one!
May our faith be like theirs ere life's
journey is done.
E’en though black clouds of sorrow fall
o’er our heads.
May our faith grasp the sunshine. “The
white basting threads!”
—Boston Transcript.
Spider Web.
Fatten to the hall chandelier as
many lengths of red, yellow, green,
blue aid white twine as there are boy
and girl players.
Tell each child to take a length of
twine and follow’ it through the dif
ferent rooms until he finds the other
end, winding the twine into a bail as
ho goes.
#: will lead him up stairs and down,
around table legs, through cracks in
doors, in and out through the banis
ters, and so on.
At the end you should previously
have fastened some pleasant surprise,
like a tiny box of bon-bons or an or
ange.
.When Boys Play Minstrete.
When you boys want to blacken up
your faces for a minstrel play or any
other kind of fun, here is a good way
for you to blacken up:
Take a few galls, bruise them to a
fine powder, and strew the powder
nicely upon a towel; then put a little
ground copperas into a basin of wa
ter, which will dissolve and leave the
water perfectly transparent. After
any person has washed in this water
and wiped on the towel on which the
galls were strewed, his hands and
face will immediately become black.
Circle Puzzle.
Draw three equal squares inside the
large circle, each square to contain
five of the smaller circles, and leav
ing three spaces outside each contain
ing five of the smaller circles.
A Soapsuds Surprise.
Here is an experiment with soap
suds in which there is no blowing of
bubbles. Fasten two knitting needles
or other small rods together with
threads of equal length so as to form
a rectangular frame. A third thread
attached to the upper rod enables you
to hold up the frame without touching
it.
Plunge the frame into strong soap
suds and lift it out slowly by this
third thread. You find the frame filled
by a transparent liquid film, .like a
pane of glass.
Break this film and attach to the
vertical threads, about one-third of
their length from the bottom, the ends
of another thread which is no longer
than the knitting needle, so that it
hangs down in a curve, and to the
middle of this thread fasten still an
other thread by one end, leaving the
other end hanging down.
Now dip the frame again In the
soapsuds and lift it out. The last two
threads will appear as irregular lines
embedded in the film of liquid. BreaK
the lower part of the film, and you
will see the upper part contract, draw
ing the loose thread up with it into
l the form of a circular arch.
Now take hold of the free hanging
thread below the lower rod and pull
downward. The single arch becomes
a double arch but resumes its former
shape as soon as you release the hang
ing thread.
These experiments, which might bo
Frame for the Films.
varied in many ways, show that the
liquid film is like a stretched elastic
membrane or sheet of india rubber. It
always makes itself as small as pos
sible, as the last experiment proves,
and if stretched out by force it con
tracts again as soon as the force
ceases to act.
It affords, therefore, an interesting
example of the ‘•surface tension” pos
sessed by liquids.
The film has two parallel surfaces
and their tensions act together.
Domino Fortune Telling.
Lay them on their faces on the table ;
and shuffle them; then draw one and
see the number, which has its mean
ing as follows:
Double six, receiving a handsome
jum money.
Six-five, going to a place of amuse
ment.
Six-four, lawsuits and trouble, which
can only be avoided by great care.
Six-three, a ride in a carriage.
Six-two, a present of clothing.
Six-one, you will soon perform a
friendly action.
Six-blank, guard against scandal, or
you will suffer by your inattention.
Double five, a new abode to your
advantage.
Five-four, a fortunate speculation in
business.
Five-three, a visit from a superior.
Five-two, a pleasant excursion on
the water.
Five-one, love, intrigue.
Five-blank, a funeral, but not a rela
tive. ®
Double four, drinking liquor at 3
distance.
Four-three, a false alarm of fire.
Four-two, beware of thieves and
swindlers.
Four-one, expect trouble from cred
itors.
Four-blank, you will receive a letter
from an angry friend.
[ The Number Nine.
It is a curious thing, which every
one does not know, that you cannot
destroy the integrity of the figure !)
by multiplication.
To make plain: 9x9—81. Add 8 and
1 (the product) and you have 9. Take
any other number, say 122; 123 times
9 equals 1107. Add the figures of the
product again and they equal 9. Again,
a times 33 equals 297, which added
gives us two 9s by adding 7 and 2, or
the three figures added equal 18, or
2x9. Whether the number is small or
large, the sum of the figures of the
product will always be divisible by 9.
How to Make a Flute.
A little flute from which a good
deal of amusement can be derived can
be made by wrapping a piece of paper
around a pencil to make a tube. Paste
the edge flat, and to one end of the
tube fasten a triangular piece of pa
per, somewhat larger than the open
ing.
To play the flute, draw In your
breath through the open end of the
tube; the difference In pitch will do
pend upon how hard you breathe.—
holiday Magazine.
A FIVE-POINTED STAR.
The Finished Star and Diagram of its Construction.
There are many ways of making
five-pointed stars. For the method
here described you will need a pair of
compasses. With these draw a circle
of any size. Draw a line across the
circle, going through the center. Draw
another line from the center to the
top of the circle. Find the middle
point of the right half of the first
line. The hand in the picture points
it out. Use that point for one end of
the compass. Place the pencil end al
the top of the circle and draw a curve
downward until it touches the line
running across the circle. The dis
tance between the crossing point anc
the top of the circle is the exact die
tance between the points of a five
pointed star drawn in that circle.
A star drawn on stiff paper may be
cut out and used as a pattern in mak
ing flags or ornaments
Bear Goes to School.
This is the story of a bear, in Win
nipeg, who goes regularly to school
and will be entitled to a prize for
punctual attendance, even if he fails
in Greek and mathematics.
He came slouching out of the woods
one day and advanced directly on the
schoolhouse. Some of the children
had eaten their luncheon on the grass
in front of the building. The bear
stopped and licked up the crumbs and
scattered remnants of the repast and
then stuck his head in at the school*
house door.
The children and the school teacher
screamed, and the big fellow was so
frightened that he took to his lumber
ing Keels. The next day, however,
he came to the schoolhouse at the
same hour and ate the crumbs and
crusts as before. He looked at the
tasscr
_ e^nd -
Iwsntion.
To Prevent Rear-End Collisions.
A model illustrating a method of
iverting a large class of railway acci
lents that are known as rear-end col
isions was exhibited a short time ago
.n New York city.
On the track, 30 feet from the ordi
nary semaphore, is placed a dwarf
semaphore, whose movements are
made to correspond with those of the
jther, whether the latter is operated
by hand or electricity. From the side
bf the locomotive projects downward
i rod of glass, in such a position that
It will strike the dwarf semaphore
when the signal is set at danger. Con
tact breaks the glass. The immediate
effect of this is to bring into play in
the cab a steam mechanism which
shuts the throttle, lock§ it, applies the
air brakes, and finally deposits sand
on the track. Only when the train
stops can the engineer unlock his
throttle. He must first adjust a fresh
glass rod in place of the broken one.
Thus an effective safeguard is provid
ed against running past a signal on
account of the sickness, death or care
lessness of the engineer, or fog or
smoke.
The apparatus is so designed that
if the engineer, having hi\ wits about
him, and having his train under fcon
trol, wishes to do so. he can prevent
the smashing of the glass rod. and
run slowly to the main semaphore.
To keep the rod from hitting the
dwrarf semaphore, he touches a
mechanism in the cab which shifts the
position of the “destructible member,”
and saves it from injury. When he
does so, however, a record of the time
is made automatically on an indicator,
so that he cannot play any tricks
without the fact being known.
Each Spout Is a Handle.
To obviate this difficulty many a
hostess provides both in sufficient
quantity to meet the wants of her
guests, necessitating the use of two
pots and two stands. Why not dis
pense with this trouble and utilize the
combination tea and cofTee pot which
has recently been designed by a
Pennsylvania inventor? As the il
lustration shows, it is capable of pour
ing a cup of either beverage on a
moment’s notice, and that, too, with
out burning the hand by contact with
either spout handle. As will be seen,
the two spouts, which also serve as
handles for the pot, are surrounded
by coils of wire, which prevent the
hand from grasping the heated metal
when reversing the pot to pour a cup
of drink from the spout that has pre
viously been used as the handle. The
pot is divided through the center by a
partition which reaches from top to
bottom, and when it is not desired to
utilize it for brewing two beverages
at the same time one side can be
Slled with hot water, for the double
purpose of maintaining the warmth
of the coffee or tea and for use in
weakening the beverage should it
prove too strong.
Harry W. Gander of Rudy, Pa., is
the inventor.
A Collapsible Stretcher.
It has been said that Japan went to
war with China simply to secure the
discipline and training necessary for
the impending conflict with Russia,
which is but another example of a
nation profiting by the motto, though
admittedly peculiar in the manner in
which it was carried out. But nations
are not alone in heeding this admoni
tion. The inventor has taken it upon
himself at all times to strive for tfyo
improvement and advancement of all
that goes to make war terrible, kom
the ship-burning mirror of Archime
des to the rapid-fire gun of the modern
inventor. But if war has been made
more horrible, the hospital equipment
has in a measure kept pace with it
from the humane point of view, u: -
til the sick or wounded men can now
be properly cared for until claimed by
the grim reaper or restored to healtl .
with the chances more in favor of the
latter outcome than they were even a
few years ago. •
In the matter of stretchers for carry
ing the wounded from the field of bat
tle the hospital corps may be Inter
ested In the idea of a Swiss inventor.
It consists principally of a set of lazy
tongs, with a canvas cloth extending
from head to foot when the stretcher
Is extended. The handles by which
the carrier Is lifted are attached to
the lower section .of the folding
frame, serving to fold the stretcher
when they are turned down against
the legs and to extend It when in po
sition to carry a wounded soldier off
the field.
Human Passions Photographed.
Soma photographic records cf hu
man emotions, obtained at Geneva bv
Dr. E. Magnin and M. Edward Flegcn
heimer, are of remarkable interest
The experiments have been made
upon a very susceptible hypnotic sub
ject. who has been influenced by both
musical and oral suggestion, and the
entire range of human passions—Joy,
anger, fear, sadness, gluttony, greed,
etc.—have been recorded in about §00
photographs of the woman under the
various forms of suggestion.- The in
tensity of the expressions is said to
have been rarely equalled by the great
artists.
Tea or Coffee, Which?
Why is It that if you have tea when
company comes to dine they seem
to desire coffee, and vice versa? Of
course, they assure the one presiding
over the bererage that it really make3
no difference and that they prefer
whichever the hostess happens to
have on the table, but there generally
follows the uncomfortable feeling
that the drink which is not to be
had is the one most desired.
3\.rvi\tt i? Ol ct ivc
Here i*? a plan for an attractive cot
tage that can surely be built for $1,
000 any where. Entering the house
you find yourself in a fairly large hall,
with an attractive staircase immedi
ately before you, and on the right a
cheerful sitting room. The staircase
is designed with a seat at one side,
and is an open stair to the first land
ing, with nicely turned balusters and
rail. The space under the stair is
used as the stair to the basement
from the combined dining room and
kitchen.
The sitting room has a corner ar
rangement, showing a pleasant bay to
form a sort of circular alcove addition
to the room, yet the expense of it is
not great, as it is partly supported
and rcofed by the porch, and the re
mainder extends over the foundation.
The dining room and kitchen are
combined, with a pantry and wash
room. The downstairs bedroom can
he used as a library, if desired, cut
ting out the closet, and having a large
cased opening between this room and
the sitting room.
On the second floor there are two
bedrooms, cnc on each side of the
hall, which are lighted by the dor
mers, as is seen by the exterior view.
This dormer also gives good ventila
tion, as the transoms over the bed
room deers give a circulation of air
through the second story rooms. Al
though it may appear in the exterior
that there are sloping ceilings in the
second floor bedrooms, such is not
the case to a great extent. There is
only a foot cut off of the wall and
ceiling for the roef. There is a single
chimney, and it i3 nicely located for
heating the house either with stoves
or a furnace. At each side of the
second floor bedrooms are large
spaces left under the roof, which
make excellent storage closets.
The house is 24 by 28 feet. The in
terior woodwork is finished in natur
al finish, and half of the space under
the first floor is excavated for a large
cellar.
Cream Needed fer Pound of Butter.
Mrs. W. H. P.—How much cream is
required to make one pound of but
ter?
Replying to the foregoing question I
would say, at the outset, that it is dif
ficult to give a definite answer to it,
as cream varies so much in butter-fat
content. It is nothing unusual to meet
cream obtained from the deep-settiag
process which contains considerably
less than 20 per cent butter fat, while
shallow pan cream is usually consid
erably richer, and cream obtained by
the use of a separator will test all
the way from 20 to 40 per cent. Cream
testing 20 per cent butter fat—a very
common test for cream from the deep
setting process—will make between 2
and 2 y2 pounds of butter per gallon of
cream, or about one pound of butter
per pounds of cream.—J. W. M.
Cement Anchor Posts.
C. C.—How would cement answer
for constructing anchor pests for a
fence of 11 stramls of coil spring
wire; the posts would he sunk 5 or 8
feet in the ground. In what propor
tion should cement and sand be
mixed?
Cement answers well for making
ordinary fence posts, but where there
would be a side strain, as on an
anchor post it would be well to build
iron rods into each post; this would
add greatly to their strength. The
cost of concrete anchor posts would
require to be composed of one part
cement to five parts of gravel, which
would require a barrel of cement for
20 cubic feet of posts, so that each
post would require nearly half a bar
rel o£ cement.
A Tonic for Fowls.
Mrs. M.—Would a small quantity
of ground gentian, ray a quarter of a
teaspoenful, ftd in a mash once a
day to a dozen hens, be harmful or
beneficial to the fowls? They get no
vegetables, cniy a few boiled potatoes
daily.
If the hens appear to be down in
condition and need tening up, a small
quantity of ground gentian fed daily
as indicated would undoubtedly prove
beneficial. It is net advisable, how
ever, to be dosing healthy fowls, but
a light tonic at the end of a long win
ter should be all right until the birds
can get cut to the green grass.
Feed for Chickens.
Mrs. J. P.—Last* year I hatched
chickens with an incubator, but they
died when a few da;-s old; They ap
peared to have bowel trouble. I gave
them curd and bread soaked in milk
\Va3 this proper feed for them?
Chickens should receive no food
for the first thirty-cia hours, and then
they shcul i have light food such as
bread soaked in milk and squeezed
almost dry. besides coarse cracked
wheat cr oats greats. Curd is very
indigestible and likely to cause bowel
trouble.
Crbba^s Ivirggot.
F. R —What will destroy the little
white grubs that ere hatched around
the rents of young and early cabbage
plants?
For the cabbage maggot, probably
the easiest and best remedy Is pulling
away the se ll down to the true roots
and pouring in abcut a teacupful of a
t9asmade by soaking one or- twe
ounces, of pyreihrnm msect powder in
a* gallon of warm w-4ter and then pull
ir~ the earth around tho roots again.
Sa'A the Hun-an Fright.
Maud—Did you hear abcut that
fright George got cn his wedding dayl
Mabel—Yes, I was there. I saw"
her
Living Republican ex-Chairmen.
Only two former executive repub
lican chairmen are now living. Mat
thew Stanley Quay, United States
senator from Pennsylvania, who had
charge of Harrison’s first campaign
in 1888 is still in the land of the
living. He is often spoken of as the
best executive chairman, save Han
na, that the party has ever had. Mr.
Quay’s age and other considerations
would prevent him from serving this
year, even were he inclined that way,
which he is not. Thomas Henry Car
ter of Montana who managed Harri
son’s second campaign in 1892, and
whose work was not crowned by suc
cess, as Quay’s was, has never since
thought of attempting national cam
paign management again.
De Res2Kes Not to Return.
It Beems unlikely that the great
tenor, Jean de Reszke. will return to
this country next season, either for
the Metropolitan or elsewhere. Nor
may his brother, Edouard, the bass,
be expected. Several offers have been
made by various managers; one Is
said to promise $5,000 an appearance
for fifty, concerts. But as they do not
need the money, the will probably re
main in Europe, where there are {>-...
er hardships and less magnificent «•
tances to cover in a concert tour.
Cure for Backache.
Randolph, Neb., May 30.—Cedar
county has seldom heard of a more
wonderful case than that of Mrs. Lucy
Nicolls of this place. For a long t r *
Mrs. Nicolls suffered with very se
vere pains in the back uud almost in
stantly these pains left her. She i.as
tried doctors and everything, but
nothing had helped her till she us- d
Dodd’s Kidney Pill9. She says:
“Dodd’s Kidney Pills did me so
much good I can’t tell, it was so won
derful. My back hurt me all the time.
I doctored and tried everything but
did not feel any better. I thought my
life was short on earth, but now I fe-. 1
like & new person. I used one !*>x of
Dodd’s Kidney Pills and I do not feel
the slightest ache or pain. I can turn
and twist any way without feeiing it
and I feel so proud of it I cannot
hardly express my gratitude to Dodd'*
Kidney Pills for what they have done
for me.”
The average married woman Is
bound to divide her affections; if she
is not devoted to her kin, she has a
club which makes demands upon her.
How’s This ?
We offer One Huadred Dollar* Reward for a <y
case of Catarrh that cuuuui be cured by Ha., i
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHEXET * CO., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. hare known F. J. Cheat r
for the last 15 year*, and bollere him perfectly t. .
arable In all business transactions and fl::a.. a .)
able to carry out any obligations made by Lis firm.
Waldixu, Kixxas ft MaJinx,
Wholesale Druggist*. Toledo. O.
Hall's Cstarrh Core Is taken lutemally. a tin.;
directly upon the blood sad mucous surf j of U.«
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold bv all Druggist*.
Take Hall's Fsialiy Pills for ccastlpstioa.
A fortified town calls itself a Gib
raltar witu as little excuse as some
women call themselves Madonnas.
OVERHEARD OX THE PIKE.
Mr. Easy—"Why should people visiting The Ft
position at night, use mure Allen's Fool-Easo tbsa
in daytime?”
Mlsa Foote—“Because nnderthe brilliant l!!uir‘n
atUn of the grounds, every fout Secames *n act*
Mr. Easy—"Fair, Only fair! Pray, conduct n.s to
the nearest drug store sad I promise never to
accept a substitute for you or for Allen’s Foot
Ease.” • • • •
FOOT NOTE—The twain teili be made one in June.
The queen of England ha3 a favor
ite teapot of which she is very fond
and which is in frequent use at Sand
ringham. It i* In the shape of a bar
rel of wine, with a stout old Dutch
man sitting astride. His cap serves
for a lid, and a gold tap lets out th®
beverage.
BUSINESS PRUDENCE
means careful buying of the small
things as well as the large. Parag a
Typewriter Ribbons bear the special
guarantee of the Remington Type
writer Company. They sell singly for
75 cents each. If you buy the Para
gon Ribbon coupon books, you get
them for 58 1-3 cents. Lots of inferior
goods cost more than that.
We have noticed that when women
go to a world’s fair they have more
boasting to do about how little it
cost them than about what they saw
while there.
Insist on Getting It.
Some grocers say they don't keep De
fiance Starch. This is because they have
a stock on hand of ether brands contain
ing only 12 oz. in a package, which : y
won’t be able to sell first, because De
fiance contains 15 oz. for the same mon
Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 >z f r
same money? Then buy Defiance Starch.
Requires no cooking.
Many a man ha3 gotten a crook od
fall on a straight tip.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow?
Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep
them white—16 oz. for 10 cents.
No wonder women don’t go on
sprees. Their heads begin to ache
when they get ready to go to a church
picnic.
Could You Use Any Kind of a Sewing
Machine at Any Price?
If there is any price so low. anv
offer so liberal that you would thinr
of accepting on trial a new high-grade
s3..ca£!r‘, °r b»rl*bt Minnesig;
wbfti* WJeel*r * Wilson. Standard
White or New Home Sewing Machine
cut out and return this notice and"
rQcoWe by return mail." post*
paid, free of cost, the handsomest sew*
mg machine catalogue over published.
U wili name you prices on the Minne
sota, Singer,- Wheeler & Wilson
White, Standard and New Home sew
ing machines that will surprise you
we will make you a new and attract*
ive proposition, a sewing machine of
fer that will astonish you °f
If you can make any use of snv
sewing machine at aay price, if an>
?*\n off«r would interest you
don t fail to write us at once <be sure
and*return thi3 •p-SlTE
tice) and get our latest book, our
latest offers, our new and most sur
prising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.. Chicago.
How we all dislike the child that
has its own way, and is impudent!
All of us need a great deal of train
ing.
Important to Mothers.
Kxanine carefully every bottle of CASTOPI t
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
Bears the
Signature of _
In Um For Over 30 Years.
Abe Kind You Have Always Bought.
