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STORY OF THE COLLAR.
Troy's Great Industry Started by a
Blacksmith's Wife 75 Yenra Aco.
It was the -wife of a blacksraitn in
Troy , N. Y.who made the first de
tachable collar. Many of the world's
greatest Inventions , including the
safety valve , are the productions of
people -who were either a bit lazy or
had grown tired of the more , laborious
ways in vogue in bygone < ays. The
wife of the Troy blacksmith had
crown tired of washing and ironing
her husband's shorts with collars at-
.tached and she "set up a thinkin' , "
out of which evolved a paper pattern
and finally the linen for a collar which
could be detached from the shirt 'mat
was 75 years ago and the product was
the first separate collar ever made.
The idea of the blacksmith's wife was
a great reform in men's wear and
women's labor in the little toirn or
Troy. Ebenezer Brown , a former
Methodist preacher , started a dry
goods store and. later a collar factory.
As his business grew it became nec
essary to recruit employes among the
girls and women of the town whom he
f paid in merchandise from his own
store.
At the time the collars were tied
around the neck of the wearer with
tape strings and were known as
"string collars. " These heavy two-ply
collars , starched as stiff as a board ,
were supported by haircloths buckled
at the back of the neck. Linen cuffs
and shirts were made at home until
1845 , when the first shirt and collar
factory was started in Troy. The in
dustry has received impetus from time
to time through various labor saving
inventions until to-day $9,000,000 is in
vested in it in Troy.
The use of machines has supplanted
hand labor in nearljT every department
of the industry and these machines
will be seen in operation , turning out
collars and cuffs ready to wear , in the
Manufacturers' Palace at the coming
fair in &t. Louis , where the collar and
cuff display will be one of the princi
pal exhibits.
"Without Preiiidice.
Mr. Xesbit who had painted a picture
- Or the noble red man in war-paint and
feathers , -wanted an unbiased opinion
of his work. His wife said that the
picture was the best thing of the kind
that she had ever seen. His dearest
friend , too , was decidedly enthusiastic.
Both declared , in short , that any one
would know at a glance that it was in
tended for an Indian.
"To tell the truth , " said Xesbit , look
ing somewhat doubtfully at the picture ,
"I haven't a great deal of confidence
in either of you. You always praise
everything I do. Now I'm going down
to the street to see if I can't find some
person who can be depended upon to
give me an absolutely unprejudiced
opinion- this picture a child , for
instance. Children always tell the
truth. "
Five minutes later Xesbit returned
with tfcree small boys -\vhom he had
found playing marbles in the street.
"Now , boys , " he said , "take a good
look at this picture. I'll give each of
you ten cents if you'll tell me just ex
actly what you see. "
"A rooster ! " shouted the three boys ,
simultaneously.
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The Right Conditions.
Briggs They say that if ilies were
left alone that is , i * nil thee that are
born were allowed to live there would
be nothing else but flies.
Griggs That is , supposing the enrth
were nothing in the solar system but a
big railroad restaurant. Life.
Very Likely.
He There is one woman in this world
who can thank me for rendering her hap
py for life.
She Why , I didn't know you were
married.
He I'm not : I broke the engagement.
TWO STEPS
Tlie Last One Helps the First.
A sick coffee drinker must take two
steps/to / be rid * of his troubles aud get
strong and well again.
The first is to cut off coffee abso
lutely.
That removes the destroying ele
ment The next step is to take liquid
food ( and that is Postum Food Coffee )
that has in it the elements nature're
quires to change the blood corpuscles
from pale pink or white to rich red ,
and good red blood builds good strong
and healthy cells in place of the broken
down cells destroyed by coffee. With
, vell boiled Postum Food Coffee to shift
to , both these steps are easy and pleas
ant The experience of a Georgian
proves how important both are.
"From 1S72 to the year 1900 my wife
and I had both been afflicted with sicker
or nervous headache and at times we
suffered untold agony. We were coffee
drinkers and did not know how to get
away from it , for the habit is hard to
quit.
"But in 1900 I read of a case similar
to ours where Postum Coffee was used
In place of the old coffee and a com
plete cure resulted , so I concluded to
get some and try it
"The result was , after three days'
use of Postum in place of the coffee I
never had a symptom of the old trouble
and in five months I had gained from
us pounds' to 1G3 pounds.
"My friends asked me almost daily
what wrought the change. My answer
always is , leaving off coffee and drink
ing Postum in its place.
"We iftve many friends who have
been benefited by Postum.
"As to whether or not I have stated
the facts truthfully I refer you to the
Bank of Carrollton or any business
firm In that city where I have lived for
many years and am well known. "
Name given by Postum Co. , Battle
Creek , Mich.
"There's a reason. "
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tle book , "The Road to Wellville. "
THE TOKEN.
He had won some costly badges
On the blood-stained battleiield ,
From the hearts he'd taught to love him
Fiom the liearts he'd taught to yield ;
But the one he loved the best ,
That he wore next to his breast ,
Was a little withered flower
A poor , bedraggled flower ,
In a golden locket pressed ,
And his tired lips they kissed it ,
As they kissed none of the rest
So the prize we learn to value
You will find no mark of fame.
'Tis a little , simple token ,
H.rdly worthy of the name ,
But to us 'tis always bright
It is always pureand white ,
And the white withered flower
The poor , bedraggled flower ,
We may dream of it at night.
And it tells us when tofalter
AK it tells us when to fight.
Wo may kiss it , but in secret ,
For 'tis s red from the world ;
And , with downcast eyes we clasp it
In the angry battle hurled.
But it drives away all feai
As we feel it nestling near ,
Though a little withered flower
The poor , bedraggled flower ,
Scarcely worth a brave man's tear ,
Yet the hard won prizes fail us ,
While tins simple one brings cheer.
* o * o - - - o *
ERTAIXLY there was nothing
ln the appearance of Major
Glendinning to indicate that he
was a blighted being. Rotund of fig
ure , red-faced , and always smiling , he
was a familiar figure on the streets of
Frankfort.
Those of the older inhabitants v-ho
remembered might have spoken of the
time when the major's figure was not
rotund whcji he was a slender , dash
ing officer of a Lost Cause.
He had been a very gay young gal
lant then , and he was a very gay old
gallant now. It was the major's motto
that every woman between 10 nnd GO
appreciated attention , and he was ifot
very strict in drawing the- line at eith
er the maximum or minimum ages.
AA ith a comfortable and well-nour
ished inheritance , supplemented by the
income of a considerable law practice ,
the major ranked as one of the rich
est men in Frankfort , and even now ,
when he was drawing near GO , he
was esteemed a very desirable match.
"But the major will neve-r marry , "
said old Mrs. Bartlett , who was a
"FOR ME ! " SHE EXCLAIMED.
.
walking newspaper and town history
combined , "you mark my words. I
have known him for forty years , and
I do not believe he ever had any seri
ous intention of marrying. Just be
fore the war he was very devoted to
Spicer Belle West , but she married
John Edmunds , and now there's the
major , paying attention to her daugh
ter ! "
"Maybe you are right , Mrs. Bart
lett , " said her neighbor , Mrs. Hardin ,
"but really it does look like the major
is serious now. Of course , it looks
ridiculous to see an old man like him
paying attention to a young girl like
Spicer Belle Edmunds- he has a
lot of money and that counts a whole
lot "these days.
Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. nardin were
not the only persons interested in the
question of the major's intentions. Miss
Spicer Belle Edmunds , 20 and vastly
pretty , was somewhat interested her
self.
self.At
At the very time of the conversa
tion bc-tween the two old ladies Miss
Edmunds was putting the finishing
touches to her toilet , preparatory to
joining the major , who was waiting
for her in the parlor , and she was
wondering how the major was going to
take the news of her engagement to
young Jack Frear.
The situation was complicated by
the fact that Frear was a protege of
the major's , indebted to him for many
favors in the past , and entirely depen
dent upon the major for continuance
in the minor political office which gtive
him salary enough to be. enabled to
marry.
Jack and Spicer Belle talked over
the question of breaking the news to
the major , but it was a case of "bell
the cat" and neither quite liked t e
idon of being the one to perform the
operation.
Buc Jack had chivalrously offered to
do it. and Spicer Belle did not know
hut what he had already done so.
Finally , she nerved herself for the
ordeal and descended slowly. At the
foot of the stairs she met the major ,
his round , red face almost hid behind
a great bunch of American beauties
which he was extending toward her.
"For me ! " she exclaimed , with a
pretty little air of surprise that was
not the less convincing because as
sumed.
"How good of you ! " and buried her
flower face within the fragrant moss
jjf the flowers.
"Jack hasn't > told him , after
phewhispered to herself. But she was
undeceived in a moment
"My dear young lady , aren't you
ashamed of yourself to Ij.ive kejt me
out of your confidence. ? " said the ma
jor , shaking a ponderous forefinger in
her direction.
"Then Jack has told you ! "
"Of course he has. But why on
earth did he make so much ado about
telling me ? Jack came into my office
with a face as long as though he was
going to be hung instead of married ,
and blurted out that you had promised
to marry him In much the same man
ner as though he had lost a near and
dr ar relative. "
Spicer Belle was as much taken
aback as it is possible for a self-pos
sessed young lady to be , and could
only look up with a little amazement
and say :
"We thought I thought that is
O , major , and you are not angry at
Jack , after all ? "
"Angry ! Why , my dear child , I
nearly squeezed his hand off congratu
lating him. And you can't guass what
I am going to give you two as a wed
ding present. "
"No , I can't. "
"Well , Congressman Ralph has
promised that I should have the ap
pointment of the collector and the dep-
iity collector for this district"
"And you are going to make Jack
the deputy collector ? Why , the salary
will be twice what he is getting now.
You are a dear ! "
"No , I am not going to make Jack
the deputy collector. His appointment
as collector will be announced next
week. "
"And to think that Jack and I wore
afraid Oh , major ! I can't thank you
enough ! "
"You don't have to thank me , my
dear little girl , except by being just as
happy as ever you. can. But tell us
wbat Jack and you were afraid of
that I would think him too young to
marry ? "
"No yes , that was it. You don't
think he is too young , do you ? "
"Of course I don't Young men
ought to marry just as soon as they
can support a wife. Jack need have
no fear abouf : that , and then , you
know , I have a little bit of money my
self that will go to you when I am
dead. But you can't deceive me as
you are trying to do ; tell me what it
was you were really afraid of ? "
"Don't ask me , major. I can't tell
you. I " and here a great big blush
r-petl all over her cheek.
In the light of this blush under
standing seemed to come to the major ,
lie gazed for an instant as though un
comprehending , and then he smiled ,
checking himself with an inborn fear
of being ungallant
"Of course , I understand , my child ,
so no one ever told you Ah ! it is pos
sible tliat no one ever knew , not even
she' "
"Knew what ? Not even who ? " ask
ed Spicer Belle in a breath.
The major had turned , and was
looking out of the window. The smile
had gone from his face and he looked
very sad for the moment
As though impelled by a sudden reso
lution he turned again suddenly and
faced her.
He took his watch out of his pocket
opened the back and extended it to the
girl. She took it and saw , let into the
back , an old-fashioned miniature. She
gazed at it a moment and then lifted
her eyes to the picture of a beautiful
woman which hung oh the wall.
"ily mother ? " she questioned. There
were tears in her eyes and in her
voice.
"Yes , your mother. " The major's
voice was harsh and dry , and all the
color seemed gone from his faco.
"And she never knew ? "
" 1 cannot say as to that ; I do not
think she did. I was only a friend
she loved your father. "
Closing the watch the girl came clos
er to the major and handed it to him.
lie replaced it in his pocket silently.
Then , without a word , the girl ,
reaching upon tiptoe , drew the major's
head down and kissed him with a
kiss of which Jack could not have pos
sibly been jealous. Utica Globe.
Emigrate in Solid Mass.
There is in Norway a curious little
reptile known as the sciara some of
the same species are found in Hun
gary that finds it necessary in the
month of July or August to leave its
old hounts for green fields and pas
tures new in other localities. It is a
tiny , wormlike creature. When colonies
nies of these reptiles set out on this
journey they stick themselves togeth
er by means of some glutinous matter
and form a huge , serpentlike mass , of
ten reaching a length of between 40
and 50 feet and several inches in thick
ness. As the sciara is onJy on an aver
age about three thirty-seconds of an
inch in length , with no appreciable
breadth whatever , the number requir
ed to form a continuous line of the
size above mentioned is incalculable.
Their pace is , of course , very slow ,
and upon meeting an obstacle , such as
a stick or stone , they either writhe
over or around it , sometimes breaking
into two bodies for the purpose. A
celebrated French naturalist says that
if the rear portion of this snakelike
procession be brought into contact with
the front part the insects will keep
moving around in that circle for hours ,
never seeming to realize that they are
getting no farther on their journey. If
the portions be broken In two the pro
cession will unite in a short time.
When the peasant meets ono of these
processions he will lay some obstacle
in front of it. If it passes over it it
is a good omen.
Every man makes a start in the race
for the almighty dollar , but at the
finish he is apt to find his name among
those .who "also ran/ "
JURY FIXES BLAME.
SLOCUM OFFICERS AND DIRE5
TORS HELD.
Those Criminally Responsible Have
Been Placed Under Arrest Action of
Mate Flunacan Styled Cowardly and
Inspector Cited for Federal Inquiry.
After a full investigation the
York coroner's jury found a verdict
holding every person directly concern
ed in the Gen. Slocum disaster crimi
nally responsible for the loss of the
lives of the excursionists who perished
on June 15.
Those directly blamed by the jury
were Frank A. Barnaby , president of
the Knickerbocker Steamboat Com
pany ; J. K. Atkinson , secretary of the
company ; all of the directors , Capt
William H. Van Schaick , Mate Ed
ward Flanagan , and Henry Lundberg ,
assistant United States steamboat inspector
specter , who approved the fire fighting
apparatus of the boat before it was
placed in commission in May.
Flanagan was denounced for cow
ardice and for failure to perform his
duty. Lundberg was held to have been
incompetent , careless and indifferent
The jury found that the existing sys
tem of steamboat inspection is ineffi
cient and recommended a radical
change by the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
Coroner Berry issued warrants for
the arrest of the directors and officials
of the Knickerbocker Steamboat Com
pany. Inspector Lundberg nnd Mate
Flanagan have been held in $1,000 bail
each.
The charge in each case was man
slaughter in the second degree. Bail
was fixed by the coroner in amounts
varying from § 1,000 to $5,000.
Bail was fixed at $5,000 each for
President Barnaby and Secretary At
kinson and bonds were furnished at
once. Capt. "Van Schaick is a prisoner
in the Lebanon hospital.
That over 1,000 persons perished in
the burning of the excursion steamer
General Slocum is uow certain. Accord
ing to an exhaustive report made by Po
lice Inspector Schmittberger , on the
number of dead , missing , injured and un
injured in the disaster , it appears that
938 bodies have been recovered and that
93 persons absolutely known to have
been aboard the vessel are still unac
counted for , bringing the total mortality
of the disaster up to 1,03 . Those in
jured numbering 179 and of the throng
of fully 1,500 who embarked on the ex
cursion of St. Mark's Church , but 230
escaped without injury. The report is
the result of a minute irfqtiiry made by
a corps of 100 patrolmen under the di
rection of the inspector. In the course
of the inquiry much valuable informa
tion was secured from survivors which
will be used in the investigation by the
District Attorney to fix the responsibil
ity for the disaster. A thorough exam
ination of the hull by Coroners O'Gor-
man and Berry and Inspector Albcrtson
resulted in the discovery in the locker
iu which the fire started of a number of
barrels which had contained kerosene
and lubricating oil.
The investigation prosecuted by the
coroner seems to mate it clear that the
Slocum had been nothing better than a
death trap for years. The steamboat
company admitted that since 1895 not a
single new life preserver had been pur
chased for the Slocum. Gen. Dumont ,
head of the United States steamboat in
spection service for the harbor of Xew
York , asserts that the life of the average
good life preserver is six years. Presi
dent Barnaby was accused of bad faith
and of trying to deceive the coroner's
jury as to the life preservers by his tes
timony on the first day of the inquest.
Capt. John A. Pease , supervising captain
of the company , who put the boat into
commission , bluntly admitted that it was
impossible to purchase a proper fire hose
for 1G < Snts a foot. That was the price
of the cotton fire hose that was in use
on the Slocum. All testimony went to
show clearly that none of the officers or
members of the crew of the Slocum had
made the least effort to save lives on the
day of the disaster. It was shown also
that the only member of the crew to
drown , Michael McGann , the steward ,
had put on one of the worthless life-
preservers.
M ANY TEACHERS MEET.
National Association Opens Forty-
Third Convention at St. Loirts.
The forty-third annual conveatiou of.
the Xational Educational Association
formally convened Tuesday at the
world's fair grounds in St. Louis when
the first of the general sessions was call
ed to order in Festival Hall. Later the
sessions of the differeut educational de
partments were convened in various halls
throughout the grounds , the whole consti
tuting the general convention of the as
sociation.
As the majority of the educators failed
to register upon arrival , but went direct
ly from the trains to their various stop-
piug places , it is not definitely known
how large was the attendance , but it is
known that many thousands of persons
came to St. Louis for the express purpose
of attending the convention.
Festival Hall has a seating capacity
of about 2,500 , but had the hall been
several times as large it would not have
accommodated the crowd. Educators
from every portion of the United States
and many from abroad constituted the
vast throng that endeavored to find en
trance to the hall , and the musical pro
gram that was arranged as preliminary
to the convention was continued for some
time after the hour set in order to permit
the delegates to arrange themselves com
fortably.
The convention was called to order by
President John W. Cook , who is presi
dent of the Northern Illinois State Nor
mal School , DeKalb , 111. He introduced
the first speaker , W. T. Carrington , sup
erintendent of public instruction of Mis
souri , who welcomed the educators to
St. Louis and to the exposition. A second
end address of welcome was made by
C. M. Woodward , president of the St.
Louis Board of Education.
The next speaker was F. Louis Soldan ,
superintendent of public instruction of
St Louis. !
Koyal Prnsaian Potash Mine * .
The potash which is dug from the
royal Prussian mines , located at Strass-
furt ninety miles from Berlin , is the
sole source of the world's supply. Be
fore the mines were discovered the
best substitute which could be found
for the product was wood ash , such
as the southern plantations used in
the old days of making lye soap. The
Prussian mines are twenty-seven In
number , and were devoted to the pro
duction of salt before rock salt was
discovered.
When the new variety of salt was
given to the world about forty years
ago the Prussian mines were temporarily
rily abandoned , and in a few years a
search for rock salt was instituted.
The salt was found , but in a badly
adulterated condition , and an analysis
of the adulterant revealed the fact
that it was the most valuable part of
the mineral. The potash was at once
turned to use as commercial fertilizer ,
and establishments in Louisville take
a large proportion of the production.
It is an ingredient of the material in
which the Tennessee and South Carolina
lina phosphate is largely used.
The mines are controlled by a syn
dicate and are under the supervision
of William , Emperor of Germany and
King of Prussia. They employ 21,000
men and yield 1,200 car loads a day of
potash. Of the entire output 75 per
cent is used for agricultural purposes ,
while the remainder is used for chem
ical purposes. It is largely utilized In
the cyanide process of extracting gold
from the ore. Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
Unreasonable.
A gentleman entertained some vis
itors at his home one evening. When
the guests were ready to depart a
storm had arisen outside. The host
furnished one of the guests with an
umbrella , the recipient of which was
profuse in his assertions that he would
return iton the morrow. The mor
row came , but the umbrella did not
Some time elapsed , when one rainy
day as the owner of the umbrella was
walking on the street he espied his um
brella in the hands of the person who
had borrowed it He immediately
walked over to him and said :
"Glad to see you. I need my um
brella. "
His chagrin may be imagined when
the offender insisted :
"You can't have it to-day ; It's rain
ing ! "
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease.
A powder to Bhuke into your shoes. It rests
the feet , Cures Corns , Bunions , Swollen ,
Sore , Hot , Cnllous , At-hlng , Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease
makes new er tight shoes easy. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores , 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olrnsted ,
Le Roy , N. Y.
Dr. Van Dyke's Vitality.
This vitality Is a rare quality. Most
men live in one set of faculties ; Dr.
Van Dyke lives in all his faculties.
He thinks clearly , closely , searchingly ;
he feels quickly and profoundly ; his
will is virile and masterful. Hence his
ability to speak directly and authori
tatively in verse , in fiction , in the es
say , in criticism' , and in the sermon.
Most men live in one sphere of action ;
Dr. Van Dyke lives in two spheres.
Hence his first-hand knowledge of na
ture , of books and of men. He has a
native and individual lyric note ; he
as written fiction which is full of
flavor and touched with passion ; he is
one of the most effective preachers of
his time ; and he can cast a fly with
the best His energy backs every gift
with vigorous impulse , and his steadi
ness of will keeps his impulses in the
happiest working relations. He has
the ability to start at full speed ; and
he is always in easy command not
only of his resources , but of himself.
Century.
Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Con
sumption cured me of a terrible cough.
Fred Hermann , 209 Box avenue , Buffalo.
N. Y. , Sept. 24 , 1901.
Can i'ou Conjugate the "Word. Kiss.
Richard Grant White , the eminent
philologist , was asked once upon a
time to conjugate the verb "kiss. " He
believed and maintained that English
Is a grammarless tongue , hence he felt
no compunction when he gave this :
"Buss , to kiss ; re-bus , to kiss again ;
pluribus , to kiss without regard to
number ; syllybus , to kiss the hand in
stead of the lips ; blunderbuss , to kiss
the wrong person ; omnibus , to kiss
every one in the room ; erebus , to kiss
in the dark. "
Wln 10TT' BOOTXIHQ STBUP tor Chlldrw *
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Ian pain , cures wind colic. 25 c nu * bottlo.
Beyond a Doubt.
"Riches will not buy happiness , " re
marked the man with the quotation
habit.
"Perhaps not , " rejoined the chronic
doubter , "but I know lots of guys who
would be happy if they had money
enough to make the experiment"
BIG DROP IN BINDER TWINE.
"We are selling the highest grade standard
binder twine made , shipping it to any ad
dress In any quantity and at a much lower
price than dealers can buy in carload lots.
For our special inside price , our guarantee
and money refund offer , for our insurance
proposition against hail or storm , for the
lowest price , the most liberal binder twine
offer that will be made this season , cut this
notice out nnd mail to us to-day and you
will hear from us by return mail. Address
SEARS , ROEBUCK & CO. , Chicago , III.
In Order of Their Rank.
The fancies of a person enduring the
pangs of seasickness are sometimes
funny to his heartless and healthy
friends.
When a retired army officer who had
always abhorred the sea was per
suaded by his wife and young daugh
ters that his duty to them called for
a year abroad , he groaned in spirit.
Later on he groaned in the flesh , and
an old friend on shipboard , who was
a fine sailor , sat with him In his state
room , listening to his laments. There
was a rough sea , and the waves seem
ed to rise higher and higher , and then
sink in regular recurrence. At last
the listener realized that there was a
method in the sufferer's moafte.
"Private , " he heard him mutter ,
"corporal , sergeant , lieutenant. Cap
tain ! Colonel ! GENERAL ! " again and
again.
It Pays to Read Newspapers.
Cox , Wis. , July 4. Frank M. Rus
sell , of this place , had Kidney Disease
so bad that he could not walk. He
tried Doctors' treatment and many dif
ferent remedies , but was getting
worse. He was very low.
He read in a newspaper how Dodd'a
Kidney Pills were curing cases of Kid
ney Trouble , Bright's Disease , and
Rheumatism , and thought he would
try them. He took two boxes , and
now he is quite well. He says :
"I can now work all day , and not
feel tired. Before using Dodd's Kid
ney Pills , I couldn't walk across the
floor. "
Mr. Russell's is the most wonderful
case ever known in Chippewa Coun
ty. This new remedy Dodd's Kidney
Pills is making some miraculous
cures in Wisconsin.
He Wouldn't Do.
Railroad Superintendent Yes , I have
decided to open a bureau of information ,
for the accommodation of passengers who
wish to know about trains , and I am
looking for a good man to run it.
Applicant Well , sir , 1 have been a
railroad ticket agent for a good many
years.
Superintendent Then you won't do. I
want a man who is accustomed to giving
information.
Steel Used in Making Pens.
The latest figures show 'that more
steel is used in the manufacture of
pens than in all the sword and gun
factories in the world. The first steel
pen was made just 100 years ago. A
single firm to-day manufactures 200-
000,000 annually , using seven and one-
half tons of the finest sheet steel each
week , or 78,000,000 pounds in a year.
FREE to WOMEN
A Large Trial Box and book of in
structions absolutely Free and Post
paid , enough to prove the value of
PaxtineToilet Antiseptic
Poxtine fo In powder
form to dissolve In
water non-poisonous
and far superior to liquid
antiseptics containing
alcohol which irritates
Inflamed surfaces , and
have no cleansing prop
erties. The contents
of every box makes
more Antiseptic Solu
tion lasts longer
goes further has more
uses in the family and
does moregood than any
antiseptic preparation
you can buy.
The formula of a noted Boston physician ,
and used with .great success as a Vagina !
Wash , forLeucorrhoea , PcIvicCatarrh , Nasal
Catarrh , Sore Throat , Sore Eyes , Cuts ,
and all soreness of mucus membrane.
In local treatment of female ills Paztine is
invaluable. Used as a Vaginal "Washwe
challenge the world to produce its equal for
thoroughness. It is a revelation in cleansing
and healing power ; it kills all germs which
cause inflammation and discharges.
All leading druggists keep Paxtine ; priceBOc.
a box ; if yours does not , send to us for It. Don't
take a substitute there is nothing like Paxtine.
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A SKIN OP BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER.
. T. FELIX GOTJRATJD'S ORIENTAL
CREAM , OR MAGICAL BEAUTIIMER
Removes Tan , Plmples.Freckles ,
ix * * fSZSt'z Moth 1'atches , Rash , and Skin
m _ . , , , ftt r * . {
diseaMg > am eTery blemish
ken beauty , and
"efiei detection. It
, as stood the test
of 66 years , and Is
so harmless
taste it to be BUT *
it Is properly made.
Accept no counter-
felt of gimllai
name. Dr. L. A.
Sayre said to a
lady of tbe bant ,
ton ( A patient ) :
'As you ladies
will u e tbem , I
recommend
'Gouraud's Cream'
as tha least harmful of all the Siln preparations. "
For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers
In tha U. S. , Canadas. and Europe.
FERD. T. HOPKINS , Prop'r , 37 Great Jones St. , H. It ,
Attention ! S2.S
Harness and Thresher
Get our pr cos on Sections , Belting , Hose , etc.
Catalogue Free.
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324 Fo irtli Street.
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Washington , D.C.
ssfully Prosecutes Claims.
Ipal SxAs l * r U.S. Pension Bureau.
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