Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1891 — Uses of a Hairpin. [ARTICLE]

Uses of a Hairpin.

,“Next to a pin,” said the lady, “I suppose the most common weapon in tho hands of a woman is '-ho inoffensive 1 hairpin. What docs a w«man not use a hairpin for? Primarily, she usos it, of course, to oin up the hair, but then the hairpin serves a thousand and one other uses, as any womjtn knows. Whenever a woman wants u> button a glove in a hurry, she uses—a hairpin; when she wants to open a small package, she] spears the paper with—a hairpin; when ' she wants - to cut the edges of a new magazine, she makes a paper cutter of — a hairpin; when she wants to button her shoes she even has recourse to—a hairpin; when her son pokes a bean in his ear and is.howling with pain the fond mamma’s first effort is to jab out the bean with —a ha’rpin; and then as to such commonplace circumstances as poking a cent out of a crack in the sidewalk, or snuffing a candle—why, any woman will tell you that her first inclination is to have recourse to —a hairpin; and if you don’t believe me ask your sister or your best girl.” —Free Press.

The Western Settler’s Chosen Specific. . With every advance ot emigration into the tar West a new demand is created tor Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Newly peopled regions are frequently less salubrious than older settled localities, on account of the miasma which rises from recently cleared land, particularly along the banks of rivers that are subject to f eshets. The agricultural or mining emigrant ,-oonlearns, when he does not already know,' shat the Bitters afford the only sure protection against malaria, and 'those disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels, to whioh cliiratic changes, exposure, and unaccustomed or unhealthy water or diet subject him. Consequently, he placas an estimate upon this great household specific and preventive commensurate with its intiimio merits, and is careful to keep on hand a restorative and promoter of health so Implicitly to be relied upon in time of need, -