i
" Restored to Health by ] Lydia E.
2inl ham's Vegetable C omp ound.
Road. What They Say.
Miss Lillian Rossn30
East blth Street , New
York , writes : "Lydia
E. Pinkham'B Vegeta
ble Compound over-
camp irregularities , pe
riodic suffering , and.
nervous headaches ,
after everything else
had. failed to help me ,
and. I feel it a duty to
let others know of it. "
KatharineCraig,2355
Lafayette St. , Denver ,
Col. , writes : "Thanks
to Lydia E. Pinkham's
iStfl Vegetable Compound I
amwcll , aftersuffering
for months from ner
vous prostration. "
Miss Marie Stoltz-
min , of Laurel , la. ,
writes : "Iwasinarun-
downcondition and suf
fered fromsupprcssion ,
indigestion , and poor
circulation. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made mo
A\ell and strong. "
Miss Ellen M.Olson ,
of 417 N. East St. , Ke-
wanee , 111.says : "Ly
dia E.Pinkham'sVege-
table Compound cured
uio of backache , side
aeho , and established
my periods , after the
best local doctors had
failed to help mo. "
TACTS FOR SICK WORflEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink-
liam's Vegetable Compound , made
: rein roots and herbs , has been the
standard remedy for female ills ,
. and has positively cured thousands of
womenwho have been troubled with
displacements , inflammation , ulcera-
fcion , fibroid tumors , irregularities ,
periodic pains , backache , that bear
ing-down , feeling , flatulency , indiges-
tiondizzmessorneryousprostratiou.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinklmm invites all sick
-women , to write her for advice.
She has guided , thousands to
"health. Address. Lynn , Mass.
.oil iiiti tit Once.
Among the many rebuffs received by
- solicitors for charity funds.rthat de-
vcribed in the following story from the
New York Tribune illustrates a gentle
wit which must have pleased almost
us much as a generous contribution :
A clergyman in a small Western
town entered the ofiice of the local
yaper. and said to the editor :
"I am soliciting aid for a gentleman
of refinement aud intelligence who is
in dire need of a little ready money ,
but who is far too proud to make his
sufferings known. "
"Why. " ' exclaimed the editor , push
ing back his chair , "I'm the only man
in the village who answers that de
scription. What is the gentleman's
"I regret , " said the minister , "that
I am not at liberty to disclose it. "
"Why , it must be I , " said the edi
tor. "It is II It is 1 , surely ! Ileaven
.prosper you , parson , in your good
IIi IVuturiii lie-lit.
Mrs. Chillicon-Kearuey Your husband ,
It seems , is quite a rounder.
ilrs. Gooclbole A rounder ? O , you
r ean his shoulders. Yes , poor dear Greg-
r > rr just can't straighten up. He was
always that way. "
* The oldest building in Wall street , New '
ork , is the government assay office , im-
cnediatcly east of the subtreasury , yet it
s only eighty-throe years old , having
Seen erected in 1S23.
DROPPED COFFEE ,
.vOoctor Gains 2O Pounds on Poslum.
A physician of Wash. , D. C. , says of
"tiis coffee experience :
"For years I suffered with periodical
sJieadaches which grew more frequent
until they became almost constant. So
severe were they that sometimes I was
.almost frantic. I was sallow , consti
pated , irritable , sleepless ; my memory
poor , I trembled and my thoughts
often confused.
"My wife , in her wisdom , believed
-coffee was responsible for these ills and
urged me to drop it. I tried many
times to do so , but was its slave.
"Finally Wife bought a package of
Posturn and persuaded me to try it , but
she made it same as ordinary coffee
< ind I was disgusted with the taste ( I
this emphatic because I fear
onany others have had the same ex
perience. ) She was distressed at her
failure and we carefully read the direc
tions , made it right , boiled it full 15 min-
vutes after boiling commenced , and with
good cream and sugar , I liked it it
.Invigorated and seemed to nourish me.
"That was about a year ago. Now I
/Save no headaches , am not sallow ,
sleeplessness and irritability are gone ,
.2uy brain clear and my hand steady. I
' 2ia.ve gained 20 Ibs. and feel I am a
uew man.
"I do not hesitate to give Postum
-due credit. Of course dropping coffee
was the main thing , but I had dropped
it before , using chocolate , cocoa and
-other things to no purpose.
"Postum not only seemed to act as
an invigorant , but as an article of
nourishment , giving me the needed
phosphates and albumens. This is no
imaginary tale. It can be substantiat
ed by my wife and her sister , who both
changed to Postum and are hearty
* -women of about 70.
"I write this for the information
- and encouragement of others , and with
sa feeling of gratitude to the inventor
of Postum. "
Name given by Postum Co. , Battle
Creek , Mich. Read "The Road to Well-
( ville , " in pkgs. "There's a Reason. "
Ever read the above letter ? A
jnew one appears from time to time.
'iT-hey are genuine , true , and full of
42juman interest.
IT" "a.j.i ;
& <
SQfff J ?
* * 7S& \af
Vl
it a FaJlKru ii IJu-i
"Woman has l.-iiled to 'make good *
AS a loader and thinker in the profes
sions and in business. While many
ucceed in earning a very comfortable
living for themselves , fe\v rise to the
top in any of the.many lines of activ
ity which they have invaded in recent
jcars. Very few are among physi
cians or lawyers of note. Few rise to
be executive heads of colleges , editors ,
or directors of big business enterprises.
They have had control of fortunes ;
they have had -sway in kitchci.s ; they
have always taught ; they have always
acted ; yet men are the great financiers ,
cooks , teachers , managers of theaters.
In no profession are they equal to am *
of the leading men who stand at the
head of various occupations and whose
names are familiar to the public. "
This is the sweeping arraignment
brought against woman in business and
professional life by one of her own
class , Mary O'Coi.nor Newell , in Ap-
pleton's Magazine. She quotes wit'n
approval the statement of a well-
known man that there are tl'vo kinds
of women in business the kind that
marry , the discontented kind , and the
desexed kind and that only the lat
ter are successful.
The confession is made that even
riie women who seem to be most suc
cessful in professional occupations usu
ally regard themselves as failures ,
whether they will admit it or not. By
the time they have reached the point
where they are able to accomplish im
portant results they feel keenly the
lack of family ties and home surround
ings , and the more womanly they are
the more strongly does this lack make
itself felt. This is the explanation
given of why so many young business
women for whom brilliant carpers are
predicted abandon their chosen occu
pation for marriage.
Value of Go oil Digestion.
"To look young and keep your
beauty you must have a good diges
tion , " says a'beauty ciilturist. "We
ferd our patrons upon herbs ; we give
them greens and we advise them to
take acid fruits. When a Gypsy wo
man gets out of sorts she lives upon
dandelion greens ; she mixes sweet
herbs ; she doctors herself with the
fruits of the earth and she rccwers.
"Outdoor life is everything for the
woman who wants to keep young.
"Her alk : ri\es away the woman
\\lio dues not \\ant people t. > know how
pld she is. Usually she loser her elas
ticity. And she takes to high heels
and a stilted walk. Wear conventional
clothing and be .elastic in your gait ;
In that way you will look younger.
"I advise women generally to join
a dancing class. P.y taking the steps
one can keep up one's elasticity winter
and summer. 1 have a class of four
women who COMIC three times a week
to learn the Gypsy fandangoes and the
Spanish dances. They find that they
breathe better , feel better and are
more healthy generally from this ex
ercise. "
Dress for I-ittle Girl.
* r , + V' = 3\
1 < & > < * YC -
- 'SZS'wxsJtfVv's T iAr ? o7i *
White pique or linen is very desir
able for a child's frock , such as is
shown in the sketch , as such fabrics
are especially practical for tub frocks.
Baby Irish insertion and edge are
used for the trimming , with a narrow
Irish beading edge as a finish about
the neck and open sleeves. The de
sign would also be practical for cham-
brays and ginghams or colored linens ,
trimmed with embroidery.
A Girl's Itouiu.
A girl's room can be furnished
throughout with white furniture ,
white walls and white woodwork. But
the artists at work on such lovely
rooms do not leave the room in all
white , for bright rod is suggested for
cushions , carpets and ceiling borders.
Then cerise is used for decorative
scheme and often lavende\ or various
shades of green. The la.st-mXitioned
color is fresh and beautiful for a sum
mer room and one can easily grasp an
'dea ' of Its comfortable appearance.
Oppose * \Vnmiii in Politic * .
Mrs. WII. . Taft opposes women en
tering politics. In an interview she
baid :
"As the wife of Mr. Taft I would in
terest myself in anything that vitally
affected him or in which he was ab
sorbed. I do not believe in a woman
meddling In politics or in asserting her
self along those lines , but I think any
si
TWO SUMMER SUITS.
woman can discuss with her husband
topics of national interest , and in many
instances she might give her opinion
of questions with which , through study
and contact , she has become familiar. "
"Are you a clubwoman V"
"Yes , just as 3Ir. Taft is a clubman.
We are both honorary members of sev
eral clubs , but we are seldom at any
clubs. It is not because I do not believe
in clubs. I do believe in them , but I
have 1113- social and home affairs to at
tend to and don't particularly feel the
need of club life. "
"Do you believe in a business life
for a woman ? "
"Not if a woman wants to have hap
piness and fulfill her greatest useful
ness ii this world. A happy marriage
is the most complete and useful life for
any woman. To be the mother of sweet ,
healthy children is a heritage that is
greater than being than being "
"Yes , than being the mistress of the
White notice. " she said.
S t
Have collars : , nd shirts quite damp.
as the starch gets into them better , aid
use the starch while quite hot. Dip and
thoroughly squeeze the breast and col
lar of the shirt in the starch and wring
out ; do the same to the cuffs ; chip the
starched parts and hang up to get dry ;
afterwards sprinkle with water till
damp ; roll up lor a few hours , then
iron.
Embroidery or trimming on under
linen is sometimes dipped in very thin
starch. It irons better and will keep
smooth and uncreased longer if slightly
stiffened.
A cupful of stiff boiled starch added
to every two gallons of the bluing wa
ter for under linen gives it a nice
smoothness and gloss without stiffening
perceptibly.
Lace curtains must on no account be
ironed. In the country they may be
stretched on the grass , pinning out
every point ; in the town a sheet spread
on the carpet will be found more suit
able.
Dwellers in flats who find it difficult
to dry such large articles , will be glad
to know that if the curtains are hung
up wet at an open window over night
they will b dry next morning and
hang more gracefully than if dried in
the usual way. Take them down next
morning , fold lengthwise and pass
through the mangle.
Feathers may be washed by placing
them in linen bags. Dip and squeeze
these in soapsuds , rinse in clean water
and dry in sieves in an empty room ,
turning the feathers frequently to pre
vent them sticking together.
Slipping Shoes.
IB there any woman who has not
suffered with half shoes and pumps
that slip up and down on the heel ?
In summer the streets seem to be
crowded with humanity with painful
expressions on their faces , treading as
though terra firma were a much more
fragile substance than it is. A relief ,
however , has at last been discovered
by some wise person whom necessity
transformed into an inventor.
1'aste a piece of velvet inside the
heel of the shoe , of course , with the
side of the nap toward the foot , and
this will effectually prevent any slip
ping or rubbing. It is very easy to do ,
costs but a very few cents and any
good liquid glue may be used , so that
at last an effectual and easy preventive
for slipping heels has been found.
For Sunliuru.
The brown or sunburn may be re
moved by the following lotion , which
will restore the skin to its natural
color : Bichlorate of mercury in coarse
powder , 8 grains ; witch-hazel , 2
ounces ; rose water , 2 ounces. Agitate
until a solution is obtained. Mop over
the affected parts. Keep the perpara-
tion out of the way of ignorant per
sons and children.
Very often when one has a cold , the
eyes feel hot and are red and inflamed.
The best way to effect a cure is to
bathe the eyes frequently with a solu
tion of boric acid and water. If the
eyes do not feel improved after your
cold disappears , it would be well to
consult an oculist.
Chio Coiffure.
A pretty way to wear your hair for
summer dances.
Rencwinjr Oilcloth.
When oilcloth has been laid for a
few months and is beginning to lose its
shiny surface it can be renewed and
made to last twice as long. Melt a j
little ordinary glue in a pint of water , j
letting it stand on the top of the oven
until it is dissolved. Wash the oilcloth
thoroughly and let it dry. Then at
ziighr , when no one will walk on it ,
go over the entire surface carefully
with a flannel dipped into the glue wa
ter. Choose a dry day for doing it ,
and by morning you will have a fine
gloss.
Irons Easier.
To lessen materially the difficulty ol
ironing shirt-waist sleeves , open tlie
sleeve from shoulder to wrist after
joining the tinder-arm seam , hem the
raw edges , finish the forward lap with
lace and join the sleeve again with
buttonhoes aud tiny flat pearl buttons.
The result is not only practical , enab
ling one to iron a shirt-waist in about
half the time it usually takes , but ex
tremely pretty.
To Prevent Chilblains.
Take a piece of alum about the size
of a nut and melt it in enough hot wa
ter to cover the hands. When the alum
has quite dissolved , soak your hands
in the liquid for a quarter of an hour.
Wipe the hands dry , then rub thor
oughly with a piece of common new
flannel kept for the purpose. Wearing
loose gloves at night and as much as
you can during the day is a great pro
tection for the hands. Housekeeper.
Ice for Sickroom.
When ice is broken in small pieces ,
ready for use in vhe sickroom , it melts
rapidly. Keep a large piece in a basin
or pail and cover with several thick
nesses of newspaper and bretik off thd
pieces as needed. They caii e broken
any size desired aul with little noise ,
simply by sticking the point of a darn
ing needle into the ice and tapping It
with a thimble.
HUGS
Scathing Arraignment of Govern
ment by Execution Is
Published.
THE EVU SPREADS DEPRAVITY.
Reformer Says Crimes in Name of
Law Are More Awful than
Eevolutionists' Acts.
Count Leo Tolstoi , in a long article
published in London , indicts , with his
old vivid literacy skill , the present sys
tem of "government by execution" in
Russia , the article concluding with a
noble appeal to the better nature of
his countrymen.
During the course of the article the
Count writes :
"I can no longer endure it. I write
this either that those inhuman deeds
may be stopped or that my connection
with them may be snapped and I be
put in prison , where I may be clearly
conscious that these horrors are not
committed on my o\vn behalf , or , still
better ( so good that I dare not even
dream of such happiness ) , that they
may put on me us on those twenty or
twelve peasants a shroud and a cap
and may push me also off a bench so
: * * - . s *
' . < ' '
- >
\ > . '
* ' -
- .
< <
. ' % ' . . 'J- " " -f .
.t , | . -SSlr'
- ' * < * - ? '
f
* - * * & $ & &M- > . /v
i
that by my own weight I may tighlei
the well soaped noose around my old
throat. "
Tolstoi , instancing the shocking
spread of greed to obtain money b
executing condemned prisoners , says
"Awful as are the deeds themselves
the moral and spiritual unseen evi
they produce is incomparably moro
terrible. "
With regard to the government's con
tention that there is no other way to
suppress the revolutionists , Count Tel
stoi , while admitting that the revolu
tionists' crimes are stupid and repre
bensible in the highest degree , accuse :
the government of doing the same
tiling for the same motive , and adds :
"All the revolutionists' bombing am
mqrders do not come anywhere neVr
the criminality and stupidity of the
fleets the government commits. "
t
"Iron ; Man" Joe McGinnity , hero ol
manj * a pitching battle for the Giants ,
will pitcii no more games for New York.
Uoston\leads tlie American League bat
ting with I .200 , and the White Sox arc
last with L220. The Sox lead in fielding
with .970. )
Denver ( authorities have made good
tiheir threa\t to arrest all bookmakers at
tempting to ( lay bets at the Overland
Park races.l
Dode Criys leads the American League
in batting TJdth an average of .412 , but
he lias only ( 'appeared as a pinch hitter in
fifteen gamefe.
Princeton I won the intercollegiate base
ball championship by defeating Yale in a
sharply conitestec eleven-inning game by
a score of 4to 2.
W. P. Drriy , of Yale University- cham
pion -pole va\ulter \ of the world , has re
fused a placA on the American team to
compete in thb Olympic games in London.
By the dc\ath \ of Admiral Dewey ,
2:04-71 , and fodd , 2:14/t , both sons of
Ringen , 2:06 . the trotting horse brood
ers have susiAined a loss that will be a
severe shock ( to the advancement of fu
turity prospers.
New York/ bookies pee a ray of hope
in the admission of the assistant district
attorney than ; a bettor cannot be arrest
ed until lie Attempts to cash in. and that
the new law/ / would be difficult to enforce
with the English credit system of betting
in vogue.
Tommy ] fourns. of America , and Bill
Squires , of ( Australia , are to meet for Hie
third time/ regardless of the fact that
Burns kno/'kcd out Squires in the eighth
round at ( Xouilly. France.
Pinkola/won the twenty-second renewal
of the Lmonia Derby by a lengrh from
Czar , wiKh Ordondo. a long .shot , third.
Strung ( put over a sixteenth of a mile
? ame tht * balance of the field.
Cheei/ed by more tiian 2o,000 persons ,
Celt \i 'on the twenty-second running of
the Br < ) oklyn handicap , one of the classic
avents of the American turfr at tih
Gfraves/end / race track. He did it easi.'y.
TiidcRemus" is dead. The news
to eyes , for a
will brii tf tears many
generation of children has been raised
States should pre-
para for war with
Japan and urged
a platform plank
pledging the Dem
ocratic party to a
large navy , ac
quired fauae by
sinking the collier
Merrimac in the
harbor of Santi
ago , u n d c r fire
from Spanish guns ,
in 1SS. ! ) lie was RICHMOND nonsox.
for a number of years a naval con
structor , and in 181)0 and 1900 was on
duty in the Philippines and China. In
1'JO'l he resigned from the navy to btr-
come a lecturer and writer , and in 100G
wr.s elected a member of Congress from
Alabama , his native State. He was
born in 1870 and was graduated from
the Annapolis Xaval Academy in 1SSO.
George S. Batcheller , who died in
Paris recently , had a long and distin
guished career in political and diplo-
on his shines ana
the fathers and
mothers of the
time have loved
him only less than
die children. Joel
Chandler Harris ,
\\h died at "Snap
Lle.i/i Farm , " hiO
home , near At-
i.inta , Avas widely
known as the au-
thor .01 tue
ltd iustouts. . His first negro dialect
talcsure published in the Atlanta
Coi.s-titution. oi which newspaper he
. Mr.
was an editor twenty-five years.
Harris was born at Katonton , Ga. , Dec.
b , 18 IS. r.ud served au apprenticeship to
the printing trade before he became a
writer. He published a number of
bosilvs of the "Uncle Kemus" sort. The
civutor of "Uncle Itemus" was a gentle
spirit , with a fine modesty and a breezy ,
wholesome humor , with many a quiet j (
laugh and never a barb or a sting. IIo
has enriched literature and left a leg
acy to childhood. '
* *
Richmond Pearson Ilobson , who told
the committee on resolutions of fiie
Denver convention that the United
matic life. He was
'
at his death judge |
of the international
tribunal in Egj'pt.
He Avas first ap
pointed to this of
fice in lS7o and
served until ISS.j ,
when he resigned.
His second ap
pointment was in
November , 1S9S.
Judge Batcbeller
was 70 years old ,
a native of Saratoga County , New
lork , and a graduate of Harvard Law
School. He was several times a mem
ber of the New York Legislature , an
officer in the civil war , First Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury , Minister to
Portugal , diplomatic representative in
Paris and president of the Universal
Postal Congress.
A
> *
Right Rev. James J. Keane , who of
fered prayer at the opening of the
Democratic national convention , has
been bishop of
Cheyenne , w hi c b
diocese covers the
State of Wyo
ming , since 1902.
He is the third
prelate to rule the
diocese , which
was created in
1S87. The bishop
was ordained in
1SS2 from the
Grand Seminary
Montreal. where < '
he received hi ,
msnop R
t h e o 1 o g ic al in
struction , and early in his career took
charge of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's
'hurches in St. Paul. Later he be-
: aine president of St. Thomas' College
it Hamline , Minn.
* .
Murat Ilalstead , leader in American
journalism , died at his home in Cin
cinnati recently. Mr. Ilalstead. whn
was in bis seventy-
ninth year , bad
gained fame aa
newspaper and
magazine writer
and historian dur
ing his half century -
tury of work. He
was best known
for his
work as
correspondent
MUKAT HALSTEAD.
co-German , aud
Spanish-American wars.
* - _ "
Dr. David J. Hill , the new American
imbassador to Germany , was received by
Emperor William at Berlin , with every
ividonce of cordiality. The reception way
inprecedented in being arranged only two
lays after Hill's arrival , whereas "custom.
nakes the period more than a week for
lew ambassadors.
_ . .
Tlie English suffragettes are losin"
itrength. Their recent attacks on Parlia
nent have been as nothing compared to
: liose made earlier in the year , and their
anko are rapidly diminishimj.
