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the history, literature and geography
7 T .7 wuut so Keeping In
touch through the newspapers with
, the war and other recent happenings.
From 8:30 to 9 o'clock wo spend the
time in light reading, music, games,
etc. On Saturday evening we tako up
the entire evening in the study of the
Sunday school lesson. Once In every
two weeks usually on Friday even-
, ings, wo have what wo call our "Sur
prise." One of the club plans for the
entire evening of amusement; music
games, candy-pulls and oven peanut
Tiunts aro among the list wo have had.
Of- course wo have many interruptions,
callers, social duties, etc., but wo do
not count the time lost, it only helps
on the entertainment.
I realize that this line of work would
not.be practical in all families and
could not be carried out In this way,
fcut still, with young children, a club
something on this order could be or
ganized and tif the family Is largo
enough, let them have officers, teach
vthem incipient parliamentary rules.
v This will attract them for a while.
6"pend an hour each evening in read
ing aloud from something of Interest
. to children. Vary the reading witn
plenty of lively games. Let the older
members of the family join the cir
:cle. An hour spent in this way wll!
do more to keep one young than all
the "Youth Restorers" in the country.
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ARE YOU SICK?
v If so where? .
1-Headache? ,.
Dry, hacking cougbv? 'k
Foul tongue? ' ' "
-Loss1 of appetite?
Lack of energy? '..
Pain In stomach?
.- Bowels? .i
General weakness?
These are but a few of the signs of
' Indigestion. ... i . -:r.
'.; " Some others are: Wind in thestbm
. ach or bowels; constipation or diar
rhea; pale complexion; spots before
the eyes; dizziness; Joss of flesh; ir
ritability; sleeplessness; nervousness.
AH these symptoms will plaguo and
torment you, and will never perma
nently leave you, onco you suffer from
them; only are- sure, in time, to get
worse, if not treated by the best known
scientific method of cure Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets.
TJhese curative tablets are composed
of Ingredients which modern knowl
edge of the true inward processes of
digestion approve of, as forming the
'best, safest, surest and most scientific
combination of medicinal drugs, that
can be used to relievo all the conditions
of ill-health brought on by this miich-
dreaded disorder.
., A disease so "protean" or changeable
In Its manifestations, assuming so
many forms, .characterized by so many
different' symptoms that, more times
than not, it is mistaken for some other
disease altogether, and the poor pa
tient may die, or at best allow the
seeds of permanent, chronic sickness,
to germinate and take root in his sys
tem. So it is a real danger we ask you
to avoid, when we say: In case of doubt,
tako Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Even if disordered digestion is not
the real cause of your sickness (which,
probably, though, it is), yet your di
gestion is nearly certain to be out of
order, and if allowed to remain so will
seriously complicate your sickness for
you.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, then, will
be sure to do you good, and will not
Interfere with any -other medicine you
may be taking.
, They will help to make your food
make you strong, and thus, if in no
rather way, help you back to health by
helping your system to throw off dis-
- ease liko a healthy, duck shakes water
off its back.
"Shako oft your sicldess with Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets! ' '
The Commoner
Another profitable study to talce up
for young people Is Art So many of
our magazines aro publishing practi
cal articles on this subject, and the
penny pictures aro so very cheap that
ono can becomo familiar with all tho
great works of art at a very small
cbBt if they only tako the Umo to look
it up. Selected.
The Christmas Tree
If a tree can bo obtained from tho
woods for a llttlo troublo, don't deny
the children a Christmas trco. In
many homes It seems that If each
member has a gift at Christmas Umo,
there really is not a cent to sparo for
tree decorations, and thoso sold in
the store are expensive. But as I looked
back on a treeless childhood I deter
mined that our children should have
a tree. Hero are somo things I learned
to make from five cents worth of tis
sue paper. For several years they
woro tho main dependence for tho tree.
Tako a sheet of paper and cut pieces
four inches wido and five Inches long,
fold directly through the middle tho
long way, pressing tho crease hard.
Now cut every one-fourth inch from
the crease to within a half inch of the
paper. Unfold and pasto tho ends
the narrowest side flat over ono an
other. At the top fasten baby ribbon
or cord and you havo a pretty llttlo
lantern. Umbrellas aro made by tak
ing a five-inch square of paper make
a very tiny hole in tho exact center,
on which put just p. suspicion of mu
cilage. Havo ready for a handle a
.nlno by one-half strip of heavy paper
made exactly liko a lamp lighter. Slip
thetiny hole over tho top of the han
dle and twist firmly. Twist tho other
end of handle over your finger to make
a crook to hang to the tree by. By
folding the paper over tho handle in
umbrella shape, and hanging up by
handle they aro very liko a partly
open umbrella.
For fancy baskets tako a flvo-inch
squaro and fold through tho center
from ono corner to the other. Now
fold from tho corner to make a small
triangle. Begining at top which will
bo the center of square cut toward
the edge, turn and cut toward tho edge
in opposite direction, repeating until
base of triangle is reached, making
tho cuts one-fourth Inch apart Un
fold and lay flat on a table. Wet with
a cloth. Take a pin and lift up care
fully from the center. Hang up to
dry and you have a dainty little bas
ket for the tree.
But perhaps prettiest of all aro the
chains made from the tiny pieces of
left-over paper; cut one-fourth Inch
wide and four or five inches long, ac
cording to pieces left. Join tho ends
of first piece, then slip another piece
into it and join its ends, repeating
until your chain is as long as you
want It.
I hope these things may be of use to
some mother. Better try them of news
paper before cutting the tissue pa
per. If there Is just a little money to
spend for the tree I think candles and
holders give tho most preastire, and the
holders may be used several seasons.
A package of gold and silver tinsel
thread costs but little and adds won
derfully .to tho beauty' of tho plainest
tree. If tissue paper can not be had,
many pretty things can be made of
bright colored lining cambric, which
can be had for four or five cents a
yard, or of the colored papers which
come around parcels from the stores.
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Any Rheumatic Sufferer may have a
full dollar's worth of my remedy free.
ni,.;, .J V,IU ""oiocnrui lor a specinc ror
7,?"J,d c,?unl. " not 'y occasionally, but
always. For the ravages oi rheumatism aro cv
cry whero and genuine relief It rare,
i ut tor .wePly ycaraof search and experiment
i learned of the eliemlcal I now employ. And I
Knew then that my search and my efforts wcro
well rewarded. For thlh chemical gave me the
pasts or a rcradv which In the euro of Rheuma
tism hi practically certain.
I don't wean that Dr. Shoop'a Hhenmatfc Oar
can turn bony Joint Into fleih agaln-that ta
ImpoMlbte. lint ft will drlv from the Wood the
poison that cansra pain and swelling and then
that la the end oi ihc pain and awelllng-the met
of tho 8unVrln the end of Rheumatism.
I am willing that yon ahould prove my clfa
at tny expense. 1 will gladly give yon a fall dot
Jar package o Dr.Hhoop'i Rheumatic remedy
to try. For I know that you and your neighbor
and Mends will by your good wishes and yowr
good words, more that repay ray Initial lo.
You pay nothing you promise nothing
you risk nothingyou deposit nothing
Crystalized Poison!
Yon know that hard water leaves a deposit of
lime In the bottom of tho tca-kcttlo In which It
bolls and tott water docs not. That 1b becauso
oft water in filtered and contains no lime, while
hard water la not filtered and is full of it.
You can imagine that If Hint deposit wcro to
settle in the Joint or your kneo it would bo ex
tremely painful. And If tho deposit grew you
could finally uo longer cuduro the torture of
walking.
Yet that Is tho very way that Rheumatism be
gins and ends. Except that tho deposit which
loruiB Is not Umo but crystalled polsonl
For your blood Is always mil of poison the
poloon you eat and drink and breatho inio your
system. It la tho purposo ot the blood to absorb
and carry on this very poison. And the kidneys
which are tho blood filters, aro expe ted to
cleanse the blood and send it buck through tho
syatcni clean to gather moro poison which they,
in turn, will eliminate.
but sometimes the kidneys fall. And some
times from some other causo the blood gets bo
mil of poison that they cannot absorb ltull.
This Is the start oi Rheumatism. The poison
accumulates and crystallzcs. The blood carries
the crystal and they increa.se in size. Then,
when it can carry them no longer, it deposits
them in a Joint on a bono anywhere.
The twinuo in your leg the iull actio in your
arm on a rainy day these aro tho outward signs
of tho unseen crystals. And the twlste i limbs
and nnspeakable anguish of the suttercr who
baa allowed his svmtiUima to no unheeded and
unattended for years these arc the evidences of
wnai uncumatism, neglected, can ao.
.Rheumatism includes lumbaxo. sciatica
neuralgia, gout or all these are tho rcults of
rneumatio poison in tho blood. .
Plainly, the first thing to do Is to removo tho
poison, but this is not enough. Tho poumation
of tho poison must bo stopped, so that nature
may have a chance to dissolve and eliminate the
crystals which, have already formed. Unites
this is done thoro can bo no cure no permuncnt
relief.
A Certain Cure!
I spent twenty yearsln experimenting beforel
felt satisfied that 1 had a certain rrmedy for
this dread disease a remedy which would not
only clean out the poison, but ono which would
stop its lormallnn.
Tho secret lay ln-a wonderful chemical I found
In Otriimuy. When I lound this chemical Z
knew that 1 could mnkea Rheumatic. cure that
would be practically corfaln. Rut even then
before I made an announcement or f.iro 1 was
willing to put my name on It-1 made more thaa
2,000 test. An,i -'ty failures were but 2 per cent.
This Oermnn chemical Is not the Only Ingre
dient I uso in Dr. riuoop's Rheumatic Cure but
It mudo the remedy po.slblr made ponible aa
achievement which I doubt not could have bees
mado in no other way.
This chemical was very expensive The duty,
too waa high. In all it cost me 94.00 per pound
Jlut what Is HOO per piund for a heal remedy
for tho world's most painful dlseaxc? lor a fiRAXi
relief from the greatest torture human beings
know.
hut I do not ask you to tako a sing! state
ment of mine I do not ask you to believe
word I say until you have tried my medtclae la
your own home at my expense absolutely. Could
1 offer you a full dollar's worth .ree If there er
any mlMvprcsmtutlon? Would J do this if I
were not MrHtghttorward in my every claim?
Could 1 AFFORD to do Hit I were not BUMS
that my medicine will help you7
Simply Write Me
The offer Is open to everyone, everywhere.
Rut you must write M K for the free dollar bottle
order. All dru gists do not graut tho trst. I
will then direct you to one that does. lie will
puss it down to you irmn hi tock as freely aa
though your dollar luld before him. Write for
the order toduy. Addrevi Dr. 8hoon, Uox M1J
Racine, Wis. 1 will send you my book on Rhea
matlstn beside. It is ftv.v. It will help you to
understand your cuvo. What more can 1 do ta
convince you of my interest of my sincerity?
Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy
Flortvl TolIIcs
Whon Dlants aro received from the
florist by mall, do not pot thorn at once
after unpacking them. They aro
usually wraDDed In moss about the
roots, and they should be set In a ves
sel of tepid water and let stand for a
little timo, until tho moss is thor
oughly saturated and can be taken off
without in tho least disturbing tho ten
der roots which, in most cases, have a
very little soil left on them, and the
roots wLi be in a condition to spread
carefully out when set in tho pot of
soil. Plants ahould always bo given
a good soaking In tepid water when
received, potted carefully, and then
set away for a few days In a cool, dark
place, In order that they may recuper
ate from the shock of removal and tho
fatigue of their Journey. Chinese
8acred lily. Three largo bulbs of this
lilv may be had for 25 cents. Tho
brown outer shell should bo carefully
strlnned off, leaving tno bulb white
and clean. Tho three bulbs may be set
close together in a glass dish ten
Inches in diameter and four in depth,
placing a layer of small pebbles or
coarse sand in the bottom of the dish
on which to set the bulbs. More peb
bles should bo pileA around and on
top of tno bulbs to keep them under
water when the roots begin pushing up
The small off-shoot bulbs may be
broken otf and set among the pebbles,
but they are best left on tho large
bulb. Somo persons slash tho bulb
from top to bottom with gashes half to
two-third inches deep, and claim that
more flower shoots may oe had by this
method. S'ome of our best authorities
gay to set the bulb dish immediately
in the sunshine, while others insist
that It should be set away In the dark J
for soveral weeks to promote rodt
growth.
No earth is put in tne dish nothing
but water and this water must bo
changed every few days by pouring
more tepid water over tho bulbs, over
flowing until all the old water has
washed out. Place the dish In a cool,
sunny window when it is brought to
th light. Too much warmth will
blight the buds, and the plant must
have the sunshine, or it will not do
well. L.emember, it must havo the
sunshine. Tho foliage is luxuriant,
and the flowers beautiful. Paper White
Narcissus and Double Roman Narcis
sus are both very beautiful treated In
this way.
When coal Is used as fuel for heat
ing purposes, a basin of water should
bo kept on the stove. The water will
gradually evaporate, and the vessel
must bo refilled. A small tea-kettle
on the stove will answer th purpose.
Wood Is nrcferable to coal, where
house-plants are kept, is escaping gas
is, ono of tho worst things with which,
nlanta have to contend. Heating by
city gas, or using g i for illuminating
purposes Is very bad for tho plant.
AN OLD AND WELT, TRID REMED7.
MRS. WlN8IOWS "OOTHTNt firUUT ftX CMhlMB
fetfets toW alvrars be me4 for cMtfr wMto
tthf c it Krt4HH Iks earn, allays alt . ettvae
wiB4efeollo aadts tee Best remedy for AUnhmm
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