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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1910)
h , _ ' , _ , - - _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ . . . . _ _ . _ . _ . _ . _ _ _ - _ . ' _ . a \ . . . ! . - . . " . . " . . Xtenntiful AVn.lI CuutiiiKx for Ilorm . I . In line with the progress of all othe things in these modern days is th . beautiful , perfect and sanitary wal : -coatings for our homes. Alabastine IE the name of a rich , soft and velve ) preparation for the decoration of walls and ceilings. It adheres to the wan . ! . 9 of its own adhesive qualities. It is in 1 expensive , clean , artistic and so eas- + ' Sly put on that any one can follow th printed directions on every package. . Any shade or tint Is easily produced. ; j Alabastine Js proof against Insects orI I disease so prevalent In wall . J germs pa " per. It does not rub oft and flake like kalsomine. A complete color plan for the walls of the home and stencils to help make the home beautiful , together -with a book about home decorations : .and samples of color effects will all be F 'Sent free by the Alabastine Company , 482 Grandville avenue , Grand Rapic , lich. The liberal offers of this com i > any to home decorators In our adve . tising columns elsewhere In this pap r deserve careful perusal. AsslMthlJ Him. Ardent Touth Miss Dora , If I could . .only find words to express my- Enthusiastic Young Woman ( impu ( slvely handing him a small book ) - ' , . Mr. Grunewald , learn Esperanto ! It's \ , the simplest and most expressive lan- guage you ever heard of ! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for < .children teething , softens the gums , re- duces inflammation , allays pain , curlUi I wInd colic. 25c a bottle. I A Wonder. "What a quaint old teapot ! And you I Oay it has been in , the family since the i year 1810 Then It is a century old ! ' : It has outlasted an entire 100 yearai ! " 300 cooks. " "Yes , and probably ! I PERRY DAVIS' PAINKIIXER : rben thoroughly rubbod in relieves strains and { j eprains In joints or muscles from any cause. All ttrugglstsYaa , roc sizes. Largo bottles the cLeape : : I I An eight-track swing bridge acroi ; the main channel of the Chicago draii : age canal , near 31st street , will be op- . erated by electricity. , TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY I Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets "Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W , I GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. I : Sure Proof. Two young lawyers , members of the bar but a few weks , had grown rathi obstreperous in the office of one 0 i : the court clerks. "Here , you get out of. here , " sai : the clerk. "We don't have to , " the more tal : ative one promptly answered. "We'vE got a right in here ; we're lawyers. " "Ah , go on , " the clerk replied , "you're nothing of the kind. " "Sure we are , " the spokesman re 'joined. Then , turning to his comrade he commanded , "Buck , go over ar ( get your sign. " - Success Magazine. j . . .i .7 ' . 4. ( ; 'I _ t .4 , y .a , > _ a 0 I 1 D , i ! ; : I , . . . Guar an . ' 1- 1 IVnte on E. Colemnnwasn , JATENTS Ineton.D.C. Books free. Hlgt , est references. Best result t S750 a year. A lady can clear. Inde pendent , home staying , healthful , ver ! Interesting- work. Inclose two-cen stamp for circular. Jno. H. Wheelei Winchester , Ky. , R 4. / MARYLAND " " " 1 Cheapest and best farm lands , u > r anj i I purpose , $10 per acre. Two crops pel / ) year. 3IiI < l , healthful climate. .1' . R. C. Drew z Salisbury , ' Md. , , Yonlndoor People must give the bowels help Your choice must lie be tween harsh physic and candj . Cascarets. Harshness makes the bowels callous , so you need increasing doses. Cascarets dc Just as much , but in a gentle way. Vest.pocket box. 10 cents-at dru .stores. 85 ] Each tablet of the cenuine is marked C C C. AMEBICA'S GREATEST ALrALr IELD. The rich black prairie of north. cast : Mississippi now being developed Write today. Maer Realty Co. , Colum bus , Miss. , - _ - _ . _ - _ _ . . : Deafness Cured I By New Discovery "I have ' demonstrated that deafness can be cured. " - Dr. Guy Clif ford Powell. xtr f , . The secret of bow to use the mysterious and I Invisible nature forces for the cure of Deafness and Head Noises has at last been discovered b > the famous Physician-Scientist , Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. Deafness and Head Noises disappear as if by mazic under the. iise of this new and 'Wonderful discovery. He will send all who suf fer Iron Deafness and Head Noises full informa- tion how they can be cured , absolutely free no matter how lontr they have been deaf or what caused their deafness. This marvelous Treat ment is so simple natural and certain that you Will wonder why it was not discovered before. Investigators are astonished and cured patients themselves marvel at the quick results. Any deaf person can have full information how to be cured quickly and cured to stay cured at home without < investing- cent. Write to-day to Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. 6218 Bank Buildinjr , Peoria , Ill. , and get full information of this netf mad wonderful discorerjr , absolutely free. I - - . - : ' , : : _ _ . . . . . . . . : . " " - - - . . _ , - - - , ; ' ' . ' - , . - . . . . - . . . . . . " 'JIII- . ----------r. - ' ' r-- " ' " , . \ . : ; : . , . ; , ' : . , ' . , , . , / tl , . , . , . ! 5beWafldof Sleep \ , OR' The Devil-Stick . By tho Author of , . "The M7ltory of a Hanom ; Cab " Etc. 9 9 CHAPTER XI.-Continued. ) Isabella stepped out into the night , and in a moment or two she was swal- lowed up in the darkness with her companion. Left alone , the Major closed the window , bolted and barred the shutters , and then hastened back to the death-chamber , where he rang the bell. In a few minutes the foot- man , half-dressed and half-asleep ; , made his appearance ; then came the : policeman , hastily , from the kitchen ; continued ring- finally , as the bell still ing , all the other servants , male and female , poured into the room. A sin- gle glance showed them what had oc- curred-the insensible Jaggard , the empty bed , the open window. A Babel < of voices ensued. "Silence , all of you , " cried Jen , authoritatively. "We must act , not talk. Two of you take Jaggard to his room. Tell the groom to ride at once ! for Dr. Etwald and Inspector Sampson ! " he added , turning to the policeman , who was stolidly staring at the empty bed , "rouse yourself. Take lanterns , and search for footmarks. ! There must have been more than one person to carry off a dead body. " These directions were obeyed at once. The house , the grounds , the whole wild night with its driving tem- pest became radiant with light and alive with terrified men. That a hu- man being should be murdered wa ! sufficiently ghastly without this crown- ing horror of a missing body coming fel after. Every man looked on his - low with suspicion ; in the yellow light the of the lanterns , dimly through steady downpour of the rain , could he seen pallid faces and scared expres- sions. And while the men-folk scoured the house , the park , and the adjacent lanes environing "Ashantee , " the fe- male servants , unnerved and hysteri- cal , crowded together in the kitchen , whispering over hastily prepared tea. It was a wild night , and full of the < vague horrors of death and mystery. Etwald cahie immediately in com- this last extra- pany with Arkel : , whom ordinary event took entirely by sur- prise. He questioned Sampson-he < searched the chamber of death , stepped out of the window and across the lawn towards the belt of laurels which di- vided the lawn from a winding and tenebrous path- tortuous lane. This , a slipped eel- way even in the noonday , like through darkling trees to emerge into the high-road a quarter of a milf away. Arkel was so long absent thai Jen could only surmise that he had ' darkness and gone into this outward ; on the Inspector's return it appeared in his con- that the Major : was right jecture. Furthermore , Arkel : brought back certain news. I "Without doubt the body was taken : out through the window , " he said to Jen. "The flower-bed beneath the lat . tice is trampled down. It was carried . across the lawn-for I could see by the light of the lantern the footmarks : : of four feet-and through the bushes into the lane. The way can be traced easily enough to that point ; but it is too ; dark : to note any further sign. " "Nothing more can be done tonight , " said Jen , gloomily. "The men have re- turned dead tirer but . . they . - have seen nothing and no c ie. " "We must question your servant , " said Arkel. } "He was stunned , I be- icve ? " "I can't say. I haven't examined him. Stunned or drugged , I suppose. " 'And where is Mr. Sarby ? " asked the Inspector , as , they turned to leave the . room. "Mr. Sarby went out as s'oon as we . discovered the loss , and he has not yet ' returned. " "Was he with you when you made the discovery ? " "No. He had retired to bed , " rejoin- ed Jen. "But as soon as I saw what had taken place I called him up , and he jumped through the window to see if he could espy any traces of the rob- bers. Then the servants came , and I sent for you' : " Inspector Arkel left the room with the Major to seek out Jaggard , and , if possible , to learn from him what had occurred. But this they were unable to do. The man had been stunned by a blow on the head , and , was quite in- sensible. "And yet he was a strong man , " said Etwald , when he conveyed this intelligence. "He must have been aken by surprise. " "Undoubtedly , " asserted Jen , read- ily. "But he must also have been ' sleep , else he would- have called out as the men burst through the window. " "How do you know there were more than one ? " asked Etwald , in a jesting tone. i "Because Maurice was an unusually heavy man , " replied the Major , "and he could not have been carried off unless by two men. There may have been three for all I know. But what is the meaning of it all ? " cried Jen , in bewil- dered dismay. "Why was the poor lad's body stolen ? " "Resurrectionists ! " suggested Arkel ; whereupon Major Jen shuddered. "Don't even hint at such a thing , " he cried , vehemently. "It would be- too terrible ; and , as it happens , quite un- believable. It.s > incredible that such a thing could occur nowadays. " "It is incredible that such a thing as the theft of a body should occur , " ! aid Etwald , dryly. "Yet it has taken place. But where is Mr. : : : Sarby ? I should think that he would be present to aid you. " , Jen was just about to repeat his feigned explanation regarding David's absence , when the door opened and the ; oung man , wet , and exhausted , entered . _ ' . . . , . : . , . " .r . the room. To give him his cue , the Major spoke to him at once. "You are just in time , David , as I was telling these gentlemen about your hunt after these wretches. Did you see anyone ? " "I saw nothing , " said David , wearily. : "I am quite puzzled. " "And no wonder , " said Etwald , counting off events on his fingers. "The devil-stick , the murder , the theft ' of the body. This is a catalogue of hor rors. A man might do worse than write a story on these things. " "I agree with you ! " remarked the ' Major , sharply. "A man might make a jest of these horrors-as you are do- ing. " "I assure you I never felt less like jesting in my life , " replied Etwald , coldly. "But it is no use discussing such a thing at 5 in the morning. If you can do without me , Major , I shall return home. I am tired. " "But Jaggard ? " asked David , rising stiffly from his chair. "He is all right for the time being. I have detailed a housemaid as nurse , and she knows what to do. I'll come back in the morning and see if he has recovered his senses. " When Etwald took his departure , Major : Jen sent David to bed , in spite of the young man's remonstrances , but remained up himself to talk to Arkel. For a long time Jen discussed the mat- ter with the Inspector , but the conver- sation proved extremely unsatisfactory Arkel was not a keen-witted man , and in a case like the present-difficult and im'oh'ed-he was quite at a loss how to proceed. Finally , Major Jen dis missed him in despair , and while Arkel went to see his men , who were posted round the house , Jen - remained alone to think of what he should do. "I must be my own detective , " he thought , pacing the library. "I must do the work myself , with the assist- ance of David. To find out who stole the devil-stick ; that is the first step. To discover who killed Maurice ; that is the second step. To learn who car- ried away his body ; that is the third step. Three very difficult things to find out , and I don't see where to be- gin. I must learn all I can about Mau rice's past life , for he may have ene- mies of whom I know nothing. I shall go and sleep , and when I awaken I shall set to work to solve these mys- teries. " As he spoke , the Major unbarred the shutters of the window. The rain had ceased , the dawn was breaking , and the terrib7.2 night was at an end. "It is an omen ! " said the Major , "an omen of good ! " CHAPTER XII. The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Aylmer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder. Even the big papers took up the matter , and sent down report- ers to make investigations and build ap theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance. Everywhere people were talking of the matter. Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes round VAshantee ; " they would have penetrated into the park . tself but for the vigilance of Major : Jen. . Fen.It It must be conceded that for an am- ateur the Major set about his unaccus- tomed task in a very methodical man- ner. He offered a reward of five thou- sand dollars for the detection of the murderer , and a further sum of the like amount to any one who should discover the thief who had desecrated he chamber of death. These munifi- cent : rewards set everybody orthe alert-and Jen , without putting down actual money , thus became possessed of > some hundreds of spies who would bring him any information likely to assist him in his investigation. Also , the Major examined all the servants in the house. He questioned Sampson , the young policeman who had been m the kitchen on the night when the body had been stolen ; and finally he paid a visit to the police office , where he saw Mr. : Inspector Arkel. "Well , Arkel , " said Jen , after the first greetings were over , "have you any clue ? " "No , Major , " replied Arkel , rather gruffly : , for disappointment was begin- ning , to tell on his temper. "Nor are we likely to find any until that ser- vant of yours regains his senses. How is he now ? " "In a state of high fever , poor soul , " said Jen , with a depressed lool"He : does : nothing but rave. Yet in all his wild talk he never lets slip a single word likely to help us. " "That's a pity , Major. By : the way , I questioned Dr. Etwald about the mat- ter , and he is of the opinion that the man was stunned by a blow on the head. " "I know that. I can only suppose that Jaggard fell asleep at his post and ; 'oke up in time to see the men getting in by the window. A struggle would then ensue , and he would 'be struck on the head , as Etwald supposes. " "I don't agree with that theory. There are flaws in it. " "Yes ? " queried Jen , eagerly. "I am open to correction. Please go on. " "Jaggard was drugged , sir. " "But the wound at the back of the head which stunned him ? " "There you have it , " cried Arkel. "The wound at the back of the head was caused by his falling like a log when he was drugged. " "H'm ! This is all building on sand , " said Jen , doubtfully. "Even to drug him , these men must have entered by the window. " . .rl . - L . . : ; ' : " 'I : . . . - " " . - . , ' - . , .r , . , " , , . . , r "No , do you not remember , when we examined the window , that It was ; opened from the inside ? " "Egad , you are right. Then you think that some ; : one must have been concealed in the room , and strung out from hiding to drug Jaggard. " "No , " said Arkel ; : again , "no one waM concealed in the room. " "Confound it , man , you don't mean to say that Jaggard opened the win- dow , " cried Jen , starting from his seat with some show of temper. "Ay , but I do , Major. Jaggard help- ] ed to steal the body of Mr. Aylmer. He opened the window to admit his ac- complices. When they fulfilled their task and ' got the body out .of the room they turned on Jaggard and , .betraye him. That is , they drugged him and knocked him down. " "I don't agree with you at all , Arkel. Jaggard is perfectly honest , and was as devoted to Maurice as he is to me. Besides , even granting the possibility of such a thing , which I do not in the least , why should Jaggard's accom- plices betray him ? " "I can't say , " returned Arkel , shrug- ging his shoulders. "They may have been bribed to steal the body , and on accomplishing their task did not want to share the bribe with Jaggard ! " "Rubbish ! " said Jen , tartly. "They must have known that he would betray them when he recovered his senses ! " "No doubt. But in the meantime they would make themselves scarce. Jaggard has been insensible or raving for over a week , Major. The scoun- drels counted on that ! " "I say again that I believe in Jag- gard's honesty , and do not agree with I you , " said Jen , putting on his hat , "and after all , I do not see how you deduce this drugging theory ? " "Oh , as to that , I was once a bit of a chemist , " explained Arkel ; "and when you took me to see Jaggard I smelt a curious perfume which seemed to be hanging about him. As a servant is not likely to use perfumes , I thought it curious. " "Did Etwald notice it ? " asked Jen , thoughtfully. "Yes ; but he professes his inability ; to explain it. He thinks the man was stunned , and not drugged. I think that he was first drugged and then stun- ned. " "H'm ; it's queer ! I'll have to thin ! : it over. But when the body was taken out of the window , Arkel ; : ? " "The thieves carried it across the lawn ! " "Then down through the bushes to < that winding lane , I suppose ? " said Jen. "I know all that ; but after- wards ! " "They put it into a cart and took it iway. " . "How do you know that ? " asked the Major , all on the alert. "Why , " said Arkel , fingering his fat chin , "it was raining , as you may re- member , on that night. We found the mark of wheels in the lane , which would not have been left had not a considerable : amount of rain fallen. " "Did you follow the trail ? " asked the Major. "To the high-road only , and there the wheel marks ; : became mixed up with those of other vehicles. I never met the like of it before , and I am fairly puzzled. Why should these wretches steal the mortal remains of a murdered man ? " "True , " said Jen ; "and why should these wretches have murdered that ' ' " man ? "As to that , we are by no means certain that they are the same. " "I don't follow you. " ' . "No ? And yet it is easy enough. If those who slew Mr. Aylmer wanted his bodyl , they could have stolen it on the high-road , where they struck him down. It was mere foolishness to ven- ture liberty and life in a raid upon the house. " "It may have been an after-thought. " I "People don't have afterthoughts in grim matters of this kind , " said Arkel : , rising. "Well , Major , good-by ; good- by. Should I learn anything else , I shall let you know ; but depend upon it ; the truth of the matter is to come from Jaggard. " "He is honest. Honest ! " cried Jen. "I'll stake my existence upon that. " ( To be continued. ) An Appropriate Move. : : "Well , well ! " surprisedly ejaculated the patent churn man , who had not visited the hamlet before in several months. "When did you change the name of this hotel to the 'Taft House [ ? ' " "Right after we built on that big bay window , " replied the landlord of the hostelry at Whittlesville. - Puck. The Letter of Promise. Bad Boy ( getting in a hard blow- There , take that ! Good Boy ( folding his arms with a meek expression-No , Tommy , I will not hit you back , because I promised never to strike a playmate ; but ( kick- ing him - in the shins ) how do you like that-Red Hen. Still Longer. Young l\Ian-l\Iy cousin has very long hair. When she undoes it it falls 'down to her waist. His Fiancee-Indeed ! Her Kid Brother-That's nothin' . Hien you undo your hair it falls to the floor-don't it , Mary. He Orrns Up. "Own up , now. Who's the head of your family ? " "My wife used to be , " admitted Mr. Enpeck , "but since my daughters are grown we have a commission form of governmen ( . " - Exchange. Perfectly Xntiirnl. Indignant Diner-Look her , ? , wait- er ; I just found a button in this dish of roast turkey. ' Calm Waiter-Yes , sir ; it Is part of the dressing. Tin SYForcls. The children of different countries have different tastes , but tin swords are wanted all over the world. Tartar Alphabet. The Tartars owe their alphabet to the Christian missionaries known as the Nestorians. . . . , . : , ' . , . " , . . . . , . _ . . _ ' ' . , J. . . . .4L.J ! Jj ! , , .4l . . - . . _ _ . . _ , " " _ " ' ' - . . . . , . . , , r , , " , , : , , I [ FACTS IN TABLOID FORM. I Ireland's highest apple product does not exceed fifty thousand barrels Ver annum. Canada was formally ceded to En- gland by the treaty of Paris , signed on Feb. 10 , 1763. A baby walrus of six months will eat about fifty pounds of codfish in the course of a day. Our coal shipments to Canada jump- ed one million dollars last year over the preceding records. A bushel of barley yields fifteen gal- lons of beer in Great Britain , and twenty-five in Germany. In the Belgian parliament there is an age minimum of twenty-five for deputies and forty for senators. Iowa h.ts 1,629 banks , or one for ev- ery 1,380 inhabitants. Kansas is next with one bank for every 1,500 people. In one hot day last summer no few- er than nine thousand persons made use of one of New York's public baths. In New York during the close times in 1907 , 72 'per cent of the collateral used as the basis of clearing house certificates was commercial paper. A London company has spent $500 ; 000 in advertising in the last twenty- five years. This great campaign was launched by the expenditure of $50. Difficulty is being experienced by Japanese banks in finding employment for their deposits. The First Bank is said to have 8,600,000 yen ; ( 4.300000 ) lying ide and the Mitsui : : Bank 7,200- ( 000 yen ( $3,600,000) ) . The first trust in the United States < to pass the $100,000,000 mark in capi- talization was the United States < Leather Company , organized in 1893. Its capital stock combined with an is- sue of bonds amounted to $ 138,000,00 . According to the Pekin Daily News , the Chinese ministry of the interior intends to make investigations con- cerning the prohibition of early mar- riages , which it considers to be at- tended with evil results. The age may be fixed at 20. In point of commercial value , the silver product of the United States last year was the smallest since 1871. : Mint bureau figures give the gold value of the 53,849,000 ounces fine pro- < duced in 1909 as $28,010,100 , making the price 52.016 cents an ounce. A new method of preserving flour has recently been adopted with suc- cess in England. It is done by means of compression. With hydraulic appa- ratus the flour is squeezed into the forms of bricks , and the pressure de- stroys all forms of larval life , thus preserving the flour from the ravages ; of insects , while It is equally secure from mold. Three hundred pounds of compressed flour occupy the same space as one hundred pounds in the < ordinary state. A modern highway 275 miles long through ; the "short grass country western Kansas , would not only prove an illuminating object lesson for the . . . entire State , * but for all the country ps well. The people of Western Kan- sas : have started a movement to afford the world just that object lesson in road building. From Newton to the Colorado line it is proposed to con- struct a continuous boulevard along the Arkansas river and call it "The New Santa Fe Trail. " - Kansas City Times. Fiongastel-Daolas Is a little Breton community in which marriages are celebrated but twice a year on "the day of the kings" and "the day of the great ; indulgences. " On Jan. 11 , twen- ty-eight couples wearing the costumes of their ancestors were married at a single ceremony by a venerable priest. On ) going from the ceremony the hus- bands were given much drink. The brides , turning up their skirts . to cs cape the mud , ran to give a last look at , the pullets destined for the wed- ding feast.-Le Cri , de Paris. The latest step in conservation is the introduction of a bill by Delegate Vickersham , of Alaska , providing for a national coal reserve. Tne princi- ple , is that of the national , forests. He suggests that Congress set aside in erpetuity a national coal reserve of fifteen thousand acres of the best coal bearing lands in Alaska , a board of three experts being appointed for that purpose. This national coal reserve may be augmented by the recovery of private coal lands , obtained improper- ly or fraudulently from the United : States. I Writing in Science on Dr. Nishika- .wa , whose recent death is announced , Professor Bashford refers to this Jap- anese savant's remarkable discovery of a process of making perfectly pherical pearls. The usual pearl , ow- ing to the method of growth , is only emispherical. Dr. Nishikawa was a member of the imperial fisheries bu- reau in Tokio , and during the last ten ) ears of his life made a special study of E pearl production. As a result pearl ysters , which had secreted spherical li > 2arls were recently exhibited at the niversity of Tokio. One of the great banks of the old world is the State Bank of Russia , but this institution differs very great- ly from the banks of England , Ire- land , Germany and France and many other of the great banks of the world from the fact that it is owned entirely by the Russian government. This bank receives and distributes the en- tire revenue of the Russian empire. It was founded in 1860. The capital is fixed at 50,000,000 rubles. ( Ruble equals 51.5 cents ) . The bank's head is at St. Petersburg , though it has about > one hundred branches. The limit of its currency issue is 300,060- 000 rubles in excess of the gold oo hand. . . . . . . . . . _ - _ : . _ _ , . , . . o : . . . A. , . . . . . , _ " " .u. ' " -.1' - , - : ' ' , ' ' - , , . " 'I ' ' I HAVE YOU TRIED THISP I Simple Prescription Said to "Worli ' ; Wonders for Ilhenraatlxm. ! This has been well known to the ' best doctors for years and is norvr : ; given to the public. "Get one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla compound and one ounce Torls compound. Thea- get half a pint of good whiskey and , put the other two ingredients into it Take a tablespoonful of this mixture before each meal and at bed time Shake the bottle before using. " Goodt effects are felt the first day. Man ? , of the worst cases here have beer cured by this. Any druggist has . these ingredients on hand , or willi quickly get them from his wholesale . house. Xot On Its Good Beha er. "When you're short of breath , Sohn ny , " explained Mrs. Lapslln , "andJ have a pain in your chest , it's because your diagram is not performing : Its ! ; . functions properly. For the Skin and Scalp. Because of its delicate emollient , sanative , antiseptic properties derived --i-- from Cuticura Ointment , united witl the purest of cleansing Ingredient and most refreshing of flower odors Cuticura Soap is unrivaled for preserv ing , purifying and beautifying the skin , scalp , hair and hands , and , as- sisted by Cuticura Ointment , for cite pelling itching , irritation and ia flammation and preventing cloggingr of the pores , the cause of many dlsfig uring facial eruptions. All who 'de light in a clear skin , soft , white hands a clean , wholesome scalp and liver glossy hair , will find that Cuticu , Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize every expectation. 'Cuticura Reme- dies are sold throughout the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. , sole pro. prietors , Boston , Mass. Send to thenr for the latest Cuticura Book , an au thority on the best care of the skin scalp , hair and hands. It Is mailed free on request. f Japanese chopsticks are delivered t < | > the guests in a decorated envelope. Th6- two sticks , already shaped from onft- tongue-like piece ; of wood , are brokefi apart by the gU - 9tS. . Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure- constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure thf ? cause and you cure the disease. EaSY ; . to take. . FASHION HINTS KV I - V\ --j. * . i iic i 'V&4/ ' " a ' \ l 1 v f. . I , : o o o % o ( I A smoke-blue" broadcloth suit , hsc a natty little coat that is a clever modifi cation of the Russian tendency. The skirt and waist are in one piece. Soutache braid and self-covered buttons torm the trimming , while the yoke is of * smoke-blue' dotted net. The wholesale price of a male canary- Is about 70 cents In Germany , while $ . female costs only 17 cents. A LITTLE THING . - - Changes the Home Feellngr. Coffee blots out the sunshine fronr many a home by ' making the mother ; or some other member of the house hold , dyspeptic , nervous and irritable There are thousands of cases wher the proof is absolutely undenaablai- Here is one. A Wis. mother writes : "I was taught to drink coffee at ar. early age , and also at an early age be came a victim to headaches , and as- If grew to womanhood these headache became a part of me , as I was scarce ly ever free from them. "About five years ago a friend urgedi ' me to try Postum. I made the trie ; - and the result was so satisfactory tha we have used it ever since. "My husband and little daughter- : were subject to bilious- attacks , but they have both been entirely free fronr them since we began using Postunc instead of coffee. I no longer hare . headaches and my health is perfect. * If some of these nervous , tired , irril table women would only leave off cof ? fee absolutely and try Postum the ? : ! would find a wonderful ! : change in their . life. It would then be filled with sui shine and happiness rather than wearf \ ness and discontent. And think wha ' . an effect it would have on the family ; t' for the mood of the mother is largely. - responsible for the temper of the chiF dren. Read "The Road to Wellville , " iir : pkgs. "There's ! ' a Reason. " Ever read the' above letter ? A' new one appears from time to time. They are genuine , true , and full o3' human interest. - - " ' , " " - - 3'1" " : - - - , , h ,
