Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 25, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 November 1894 — Page 3

WOMAN AND HOME.

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IRS. HARRISON CAUSES A REVOLUTION IN LIFE INSURANCE, T'

I Vhm Plain Women—Women Let tor Wdt«m-X«m X««d« of Women—They Surprised the Doetor—A Sermon on

Carpets—A Married Woman's Nanus.

I- No more surccssful insurance agent lives in San Francisco than Mis. M. L. Harrison, who handles in that city the woman's department business of the Pacific States Life company, Sho Is the only wtnsjui in the Country holding such a position. Some ycai-ss ago, having through bereavement found herself thrown on, her own resources, she turned her attention to the insurance business. She devoured

Tast quantities of literature on the attitude of various companies toward women policy holders and found that in every instance they wore charged at the rate of $5 a thousand more than men were. This she regarded as rank injustice, and Bhe set about seeing if there was not some remedy for the state of Affairs. She hunted up statistics and consulted business men on the subject and finally evolved a plan to eliminate sex entirely from the proposition. She unfolded her plan to the president and directors of tho Pacific States company and succeeded in convincing them that a plan she proposed was feasible. A special department was created for her, rooms wero fitted up in tho Stock Exchange building, and tho new agent was given a corps of female assistants. Airs. Harrison has two largo rooms fitted up in tho Japa

nese style and receives her agents there. She is a thoroughly capable business woman and full of graceful tact. Sho has a great dosk that is bristling with papers and documents and pamphlets and can enthuse her women agents as easily as sho can write a policy. She pays her agents the samo rates as the iden solicitors are paid in tho other departments, and from dependent to wealthy insurer all rise up and call her blessed. This little woman isn't tho least bit in the world like one's idea of an advanced creature of her sex, but is as dainty and lovely as a piece of Dresden china. She has two young daughters, whom she is going to train into being insurance women.

Before bringing tho company's officials to her way of thinking she had a hard fight. One of the difficulties In the way of doing away with the $6 extra charge for women was the supposed unreliability of women in regard to telling their correct age, and in insurance a pol^py is liable to be forfeited if such a misstatement is discovered. Secondly, tho claim was made ttiat women wero more liable to die young than meu. And a third objection was that if a woman's life could he insured as cheaply as a man's the companies ran a greater risk of her husband's putting her out of the wr.y for the sake of tho money involved. All these objections wero finally abandoned by the company's representatives, every one of whom is now ready to acknowledge that Mrs. Harrison's plan is good one.—San Francisco Exnminor.

The Plain Women.

Did you ever go to a "beauty lecture" and notlco tho audience? It is worth while. A congregation of bomller women oould not Ijo fount], in or outside of tho •ity limits. A man once said to me that it was only pretty women who used cosmetics and *-makeups." Tho homely woman, he argued, knew that they couldn't Iks pretty anyway and went. tftclr ways contentedly, never trying to oompnsH the Impossible, but tho pretty women kept right on trying to be prettier.

Poor man! Ho had never been to a beauty ieotur. Ho had not seen the row apon row of plain faces seamed with wrinkles and irradiated by tho light of a great hopo. He had never watched the eager look in pale, dim eyes as they follewed the speaker nor seen their hands working unconsciously In a sympathetic massage. If ho had, ho would havo known tfiat the elderly woman, the 111 favored ones and the passe crowd the honso at a "beauty matinee." They am laughableyes, for a young and a lovely faco is as rare among them as snow In June, and t/bej are terribly In earnest, but they are frightful withal.

Women are largely what men havo mad# them, and physical beauty has come to •lean love, devotion, a home, power—everything for which a woman most longs. To bo plain means to bo a wallflower at balls, a nobody In the social world and a weak factor even In thw home. So the story of these faded, anxious faces runs. It is not a pleasant story to read, but tho truth is seldom pleasant. It is grimly true, but it oxplains many things. Why women will suffer pain, temporary disfigurement, and even faco death for beauty's sake booomes no longer a marvel.

A now thing? No. With a vision of seamed foreheads, snub noses, unlovely contours, scanty locks and ill complexions, as seen at a beauty matinee, there •omes reeollcctlon of the milk baths of the Aomans, the henna and kohl of the orient and the still more strenuous remedy of Elisabeth Bathory, Comtesso Nadasdy, who lived in Hungary in the sixteenth century.—Jennnotte H. Walworth.

Women as Letter Writer*.

"Would you desire at thlsday," says De Qulnoey, ''to read our noble language in Its native beauty, picturesque from idioemtio propriety, racy in its phraseology, delicate yet sinewy in its composition, steal the mall bags and break open all the letters in female handwriting." Nor is De Qnineey alone in his opinion. It is generally admitted that women write more Interesting letters than men, 'the chief reason of which is probably their closer observation of details, these being the one thing needful in ordinary correspondence. Philosophy and logie are entirely unimportant, if not actually ont of place, and ao are method, order and combination, according to rule. Do Quinoey himself attributes the superiority of women letter writers to tho fact that they are more

openly emotional and excitable. "There Is not in the world," he says, "so oertain a guarantee for pure idiomatic diction without trick or affectation as a caso of genuine excitement. Heal situations are always pledges of a real natural language. It is in counterfeit passion, in the mimical situations of novels or in poems that are effort*of ingenuity" that women fail. Of oour&e both men and women are influenced by current fashion in letter writing, and in this as in other details the latter are not unfairly supposed to be more under the cont of nventlon, Letter writing change? its ru hU as decidedly if not as often as the gowns of tho letter writers. Tho '"ei i-tolary c&r, xsnden^ of a past day or ri- -Jeratiou, v-i 'i its cid orate and sounding phrases, sometimes inflated to an absurd degree, haw ily "gone out," and a racy colloquial tcj, has to a great extent superseded it. A letter to be well written and entertaining, which is one of its legitimate functions, must bo direct, graphic, simple, avoid ovcrelaboration and steer wide of any approach to an inflated style.

Nerve Need* of Women.

Dr. Louise Fiske Bi- who has made a stt\dy of tho nerve no of women, thus advises her sex concerning rest: One reason, she says In The Christian Advocate, why women got too tired is that .the memory is overtaxed with trifles. There are too m.*\ny things to remember. An effort is made to carry in tho mind al! manner of small necessities, engagements, measures, pett/ duties und details that it is always better to hand over to pencil and paper, to a memorandum book or journal. This can be called upon at all hours.

A diary less than 4 inches long and 8% inches wide is one of tho best for the purpose. There is a pago for every day in the year—pages for memoranda, where can be recorded such facts as the amount of goods needed for any garment or for trimming, the sizes of gloves, stockings and shoes, the number of the bankbook, bicycle, eta, and for addresses, which are always wanted for ready reference. An errand or engagement for a certain day is put down, with the address, on the page where it belongs. When the errand is done, the engagement, kept, a line is drawn through the memorandum. At night this artificial memory is reviewed. Anything forgotten is transferred to the next page and marked off on the original pages by little crosses instead of straight lines. Thus nothing is left unthought of, and the work of each day is roughly blocked out in advance. Banish unnecessary self control and self denial.

They Surprised the Doctor.

"A physician nowadays," remarked ono of them recently, "has to keep up with the times, whether he will or not. His women patients are his chief goads in tho matter. The mother of a family of children is a person for whose medical knowledge I have profound respect. I meet them every day among my patients who would surprise mo, if I were not used to it, by their technical intelligence in

profession. News

papers, particularly tho women's pages, are, 1 "think, largely responsible for this relief of. ignorance of essential points in sanitation, and women must have a natural taste for tho subject, because they grasp it so intelligently. ''One day I was asked to talk to a club of women on a semiprofessional topic, and I carefully thought out my' address, to couch it in the most easily understood language. When I siit down, a woman got up and opened the discussion in a very technical and professional way, and every woman who followed her spoke so intelligently on the subject in hand that I asked my introducer, in some surprise, if the club was made up of women physicians. 'Why,' she replied promptly, 'there isn't a doctor in the whole membership.' Their grasp of tho matter, for laity, was roally remarkable."-—Her Point of View in New York Times.

A Scnaon on Carpets.

In buying carpets of any or all kinds the housewife will be better pleased if sho buys those of small designs, either arabesquo or conventionalized floral, and which largely cover the ground floor, both as a background to furniture, old and now, afid as a rest to the eye. Carpets so chosen will not become monotonous and will readily adapt themselves to ohanges from one room to another. Dark carpets are seldom satisfactory, as they are too somber and show dust badly. They are only suitable for rooms of many windows. Light carpets soil easily and add to the% glare of very light rooms, while those of medium tone are best adapted to wear and to the cheerful furnishing of usual rooms. Ingrain, tapestry, body brusssels and all grades of velvet have bordering woven to match. This is priced by the yard, according to its width, which may be from 9 to 02» inches. The buying of a border is a matter of tasto. Square or large rooms lojk more thoroughly finished If the carpet has a border, while in long, narrow rooms a border unpleasantly defines tho lack of width. Carpets without borders make over better, and in rented houses it is undoubtedly better management to have borderless carpets in all rooms.—Decorator and Furnisher.

A Married W#m*n'i Name. A married woman should subscribe her own name—

First.—Bccause it alone is legal. In transaction of business with banks and in signing legal documents a woman's own name alone is accepted.

Second.—-It is her baptismal name. Third.—-It is the name hallowed by associations of love. Kven the husband In private addresses his wife by her own name also her Intimate friends.

A married woman should under no circumstance tolerate such address as Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs. Robert Williams. In ancient Home daughters were numbered first, second, eto. These customs all originated in the desire to sink woman's personality in that of her husband.

It may be proper for a dog to wear a ool lar with his master's name thereon, but our sonl enters protest when the wife wears the collar. The custom indicates in emphatic terras the husband's proprietorship in his wife.

Again, a wife should write her maiden name as her middle name—thus: Frances Wilson-Smith. The hyphen would solve the perplexing problem whether she were a married woman or no,—Lee Anna Starr in Union Signal.

Lady Churchill's Xteear*tim. There are oertain women of the world who capture public attention to that degree that everything they do is promptly chronicled. Lady Randolph Churchill Is one of them.

When returning home from India with Lord Randolph, she noticed a British soldier tattooii.g a deckhand. It dispelled the ennui that bad seized upon her as an Incident of ship life, and from cratching tho operation from her deck chair she concluded to try it herself.

She had the artist brought before her

and asked him for some designs. He suggested the Talmudio symbol of eternity— a snake holding its tall in its mouth. Lady Randolph was charmed add bared her arm for the operation. Lord Randolph swore and protested. But the tattooing was done -—so it is said, at least—and it ia described as a beautifully executed snake, dark blue In color, with green eyes and red jaws. As a general thing, it is hidden from the vulgar gaze by a broad gold bracelet, but her personal friends are privileged to see it and hear the story of the tattooing,^—-New York Mail and Express,

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Never flmiw away a scrap of black silk. An inch strip of black silk is a boon sometimes, After ripping up the old gown take three or (tour old kid gloves and put them to boil in a pint of water. Let them boll for an hour, strain through a cloth and put in the liquid a quart or more of hot water and a tablespoouful of borax. Lay your silk flat on a perfectly clean table that has no seams or cracks in it and rub every inch of the silk with the mixture till it is thoroughly saturated and all spots are removed. Then fix a tub of warm water, in which put aJlberal quantity of borax and pick the silk up by the corners and dip it up and down in the tub of water. Dip and dip till it is well rinsed, thou take it out to the lino, where you have pinned a long strip of cloth about a foot wide. To the edge of this cloth pin the silk by tho extreme edge, stretching it so that it is not wrinkled and does uot droop. Let it drip dTy, and it will need no ironing. Do this on a bright day, when there is no wind. Black ribbons may be cleaned the same way.

A Convenient Arrangement.

Wide, movable seats of rattan of differing lengths and witl^ut a back are sold as window seats. They are used in the natural color, or stained or enameled to match the room. They aro used either with or without a loose cushion and have a valance or not, as one chooses. The seats of rattan chairs, when worn tosh abb in ess, may havo wide, heavy tapes like oilcloth binding fastened across them and drawn as tight as possible, so that tho seat will not sag. Over this foundation tack a picce of unbleached muslin then put on a layer of cotton or hair, not enough to give tho seat a fat, cushiony effect, and over that fasten a cretonne covering with small nails and finish the edge with a cotton gimp. A loose, flat cushion is sometimes liked better for covering the worn seat. When tho cretonne is soiled, clean with naphtha or take it off and wash It.—Now York Post.

Use For Plated Ware Relics.

Women who think that old plated ware relics are valueless make a great blunder. The old designs are copies of those Jn old silver and have a distinctive beauty on that account. If you havo a cake baskot or tray, see if it is plated on copper, a fact which insures its considerable age, as it Is many years slnco that process was in use. If tho red shows through in tho worn places, you may be certain of an antique design, and two ways of preserving its beauty aro open to you. One is to have it replatcd, but more unique and more often done by those who like unusual things is to take it to the silversmith versed in treating antiquities to havo an acid applied whicn removes all the silver veneer. Then the copper is beautifully burnished, and your sideboard has a valuable addition. Snuff trays and snuffers are often treated in this way. "V 4

Convenient Wall Pockets.

Convenient wall pockets can be quickly and easily made from the Soxes that oatmeal, rolled wheat and such things come In, using the two pound size. Cut out the front and sides to suit, leaving the back as it is. Cover with cloth, paper or velvet, according to their use, and fasten to .he wall. In the kitchen or dining room they are handy to hold dusters, stovoholders, etc. In tho library they ore nice for clip pings, extra envelopes, special letters or other things, whilo in bedrooms they can be used for many purposes.

The Homemaker.

One of the secrets of being able to have one's plans frustrated without serious inconvenience is in being forehanded. Never allow work to accumulate if it Is possible to do it. Keeff everything in suoh order that a little neglect will not show. Occupy spare moments of tho days that are not very busy ones in doing work a little ahead of timo when it Is actually needed. Then one will bo the mistress and not tho slave of her housework, and tho true work of the homemaker will be accomplished. —Demorest's Magazine.

An Ingenious Ornament.

"Even a cracked wall may have Its advantages," explained an ingenious woman whose little drawing room, in which there was much green and white, had a wall over which hero trailed many yards of Hartford fern with an effect that was truly artistic. "I couldn't afford to fill up those cracks and paper the wall, and it occurred to me that those pressed forns following the Hues of the cracks would be the very thing."

Just the Same Kxaetly.

When the women are fully enfranchised and are eligible to office on an equality with rne^n, it is to be presumed that men holding Seats In congress and on the bench will courteously give them up to the ladles, the same as they do their seats In the street cars.—Boston Transcript. v-

The foolish fashion of draping every picture, chair, piece of statuary, table and shelf with some wondrous piece of fancy work Is over with, and now one seldom sees drapery except on shelves or at thl windows and doors.

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A practicable and simple exercise in carriage for girls which has many lndorsers Is walking on tiptoes about the room for half an hour each day while balancing a book or a sofa pillow on the head.

To prevent goods from fading drop Into a pall of water a teaspoonfnl of lead acetate and let it dissolve. Soak the goods In this mixture for half an hour before washing them in the ordinary manner.

Don't let any other woman be more charming than yourself. A careful regard for daintiness of person and the toilet will blind a man to the charms of others.

When ironing a dress, first Iron the bodice, next the sleeve* and lastly the skirt. Keep the latter rolled up till the other parts are completed.

All traces of mud can be removed from black clothe8 by rubbing the spots with a raw potato cut In half.

The average age at which women marry In olvilUed oonntdes ls. said to be 88 years. "V a

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A PLUCKY WOMAN

AND WHAT SHE WAS ABLE TO ACCOM PUSH.

She and Her Daughter Have a Tt«mark«l»le Experience—She was a Hard Working Person and This Will Ipterwtall Worker#. ,.

All kind* of diseases and weaknesses leave their marks on the system- It is very easy for thestomsob, liver, bowels, and kidneys to become deranged, and when they do, the person soon feels tired, languid, weak, low-spirited and gloomy.

The nerves become weak, and insanity or paralysis may follow,' The blood gets bad, there la a coated tritigue, bad taste in mouth, ooustipation, the complexion grows salloW |and life looks dark. All persons complaining of any of these troubles will read with wonder the following letter from Mrs James Rnake, a well-known lady living at 145 Washing ton street, PeekskUl, N. Y.: "About fifteen years ago I wss tuken very »iuk. After Heven months 1 got over that,- but hare never been well since. I have suflered terribly witb pains in the chest, back, kidneys and head. There was a disagreeable feeling in the eyes and 1 would be very sick in the morning. "My mind was always gloomy and I felt very low spirited. I hstd terrible numbspellsand would bave to be rubbed some time before I could get around Some of these numb spells were so seveie my friends thought I would not recover from tbetn. "I tried doctors and medicines but got no better. Finally 1 began the use of Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, as my husband bad neen nvst miraculously cured by it. After u*ing it a short time there was a most wonderful Improvement.',

"MRS. JAMBS R0AKJE.

•"Icontinued to steadily gain in every respect until I was cured of all these ter rible ailiogs. This wonderful medicine bed now cured my husband and myself of the most fearful suilering, but this as not all. I now want to tell about little girl, s. -.j"She has nevfer beenVeil since she was born. No doctors have known just what 'ailed her. She wasoutof her mind most of the time and had constant pun in h*»r side. She has had spasms continually, from six to seven a month. "she is the smallest child for her age that can be found. All medicines could do nothing for her until I gave her Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and then she was cured in a short time. I cannot say enough in praise of this wonderful medicine, it has done so much for me and my family, I heartily advise everybody to take it."

If you have any of these complaints or for any reason don't feel just as well as you want to, take Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy and you will be made well and strong It posl tlvely cures all such complaints.

All physicians recomtneud it, as it is the discovery aud prescription of the most successful specialist in curing nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14tb 8treet, New York City. He can be consulted free, personally or by letter.

i" .. A Madrid Scandal.

A raid was recently effected Oil a novel kind of gambling den in the Calle Mayor, Madrid. When the police entered the place, they discovered a small chapel or oratory. A gentleman was standing at the altar preaching a sermon, while the rest of the company were kneeling and praying. The police were, however, not to be baffled in this way. They made a thorough search of the premises and found that by pressing a lever the chapel oould be transformed into a gambling saloon, and vioo versa, in an incredibly short space of time. The gamesters were recruited from the cream of Madrid society, and interesting particulars are likely to oome ont at the trial.—Impartial.

Londoo's Latest Tragedy.

All London has taken much interest in last week's tragedy at the ssoa A boa oonstriotor 9 feet long inadvertently swallowed its mate, 8 feet long. A pigeon had been given to each snake. The larger boa swallowed his first and then seized the bird which was in the jaws of its mate. As the teeth of both reptiles were securely fixed in the pigeon there was nothing for it bnt that one should swallow the other, and the smaller one suffered. The appearance of the survivor is sufficient proof of his guilt fie is swollen to nearly three time* hia normal girth. The attendant has detected in his eye a sinister, conscience stricken expression.—London Correspondent.

Many people, when a little constipated, make the mistake of using saline or other drastic purgatives. All that is needed is a mild doae of Ayer's Pills to restore the regular movement of the bowels, and nature will do the rest. They keep the system in perfect order.

Batter Maker to Crowned Head*.

There is woman In Denmark who may reasonably claim the title of "butter and cheese maker to the crowned beads of Eujpope." Every morning from* her dairy a faw pounds of butter are sent by express to the royal palace in Copenhagen. While visiting tbe king of Denmark the emperor of Russia tasted her cheese, and now he is one of bor regular customers. Tbe products of her dairy go to many other countries, everywhere commanding prices many times larger than those at which the goods of other prod Beers sell, and witnoni doubt there are other crowned heads than those of Denmark and Russia that are customers of her. She is Mme. Nielson. She callti her farm Havartbigaard. It is an hour's ride by railway from Copenhagen. The farm is cared for by her husband and son in-lmv, but when they deliver the warm milk into her pos -e Mn their responsibility censes. She personally superintends tho making of the butter and tho various kinds of cheese, aud she markets her products. Not ail her butter and cheese is consumed by potentates, and the small surplus is sold in a llttleshop in the Exhibition building in C'openhagen.wbere Mme. Nielson herself waits upon customers every afternoon—London Society,

Bliss Mary K. Gorhaui.

Miss Mary E. Gorha.m, registrar of Smith college, is about as unpedantie a specimen of femininity as any member of tho "smart set" would wish to see. In tho first place, sho is extremely good looking, having a fine figure, topped by a well poised little head whose Psyche knot is beginning to be streaked witb the ominous "basting threads" of gathering years. Then sho dresses well, an important re quisition to any woman, and especially so to ono in a position of command. In manner she is excessively dignified—indeed almost cuttingly 60 to the all over the place fresh man student—and she has been known to be witheringly sarcastic upon occasions. In the face of all this, it is interesting to learn that Miss Gorham was herself a very wild college student in her former days.—New York Recorder,

Neglected Women Deserve Neglect.

It is her own fault if a woman is unloved and neglccted. This is a harsh sta'ement to make, but is a fact. Mortal man is a weakling who can no more resist kindness than arose can resist the sun. It is weak, helpless woman's duty to make herself attractive and pretty in the very teeth of defeat and to mako herself agreeable to every one in the very face of discouragement. Call it hypocrisy, tact, finesse or by any other term, but she must turn in the edges and make allien instead of antagonists of the people about her. Spotless neatness, becoming feminine attue, truth, kindness, cheerfulness, love and the loyalty that restrains her from speaking 111 of her neighbors will make any woman lovely, even though she lacks beauty.— Philadelphia Times.

Outdoor Exercise.

A bright woman doctor 6aid the other day: ''Exercise is the best remedy for that foe to age, corpulency. It makes good muscle and firm flesh, while it banishes fat. There can bo no health of the muscles without use of the muscles, and while physical culture exercises, so arranged as to bring into use all the voluntary muscles of the body, are indispensable to those wlio lead inactive lives, there are few who are engaged in active work who would not he benefited by them. Mental influences also must receive great consideration would we grow young instead of old, for mental health is the prime factor in physical health. The latter is not possible without the former."

How to Be Vigorous If Old* A happy and vigorous old lady, when asked the secret of her 83 years of health and enjoyment, said: "I never allow myself to fret over things I cannot help. I take a nap and sometimes two of them every day. I do not carry my washing, ironing, dressmaking or baking to bed with me. And I try to oil all the friction out of my busy lifo by an implicit belief that there area bruin and a heart to this great universe, and that 1 can trust them both."

To Clean Furs.

The Russians clean their furs after this fashion: Rye flour Is placed in a pot and heated upon the stove, with constant stirring, as long as the hand can bear tho heat. The flour is then spread over tl fur and rubbed into it with a vigoro hand. After this treatment the fur is brushed, or, better, is gently beaten nnMl all tho flour is removed. Furs treated in this manner are said to resume their natural color and luster and look like new.

Children's Quentions.

A little boy not long ago said: "My mamma doesn't know much. But my papa knows everything!"

The little fellow had good reason for believing what he Bald, for the mother's usual reply to hia query IK "Oh, don't bother inei I don't know. Ask papa."

And In due course tbe father cheerfully gratifies the developing Intelligence. "Turn the rascals out"—the familiar party cry—may be applied to microbes as well as to men. Tbe germs of disease that lurk in tbe blood are "turned out" by Ayer's Sarsaparilla as effectual! as the old postmasters are displaced by a new administration.

-f Ate Deviled Oysters. The board of managers of the Thirteen club of New York met in Davis' parlors, Orange, Saturday night and decided to hold a meeting of tbe olnb in Orange next June. Just 18 members aat down to the dinner last night. The wine cards were black, in the shape of coffins, with silver inscriptions. The oysters on the half shell were aooompanied by tiny red devils in all sorts of attitudes.—Orange Dispatoh.

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is guaranteed to cure Piles and Constipation, or money refunded 8end two stamps for circular and free sample to Martin Budy, registered pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa. No postals answered. Forsale by all first-class druggists everywhere. 60 cents per box. E.H. Bindley A Co., wholesale agents, Terre Haute,

WHAT A MISTAKE!

Mrs. Wilcox Suffered Years Thinking There Was ?io Belief.

[Sl'EUAL TO OUR LA1Y READgES.]

One night in a terrible snowstorm a man walked in a circle till daylight because he thought that lie was lost. f| He had been tramping all night within a stone's throw of his home.

There Is a woman in Philadelphia who lived for years

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in a daily circle of suffering, because she thought therf \vas no relief. Her suffering was caused by female weakness in its worst forms. She had pain in her back and loins, great fatigue from walking, leucorrhoea, local inflammation, and a frequent desire to urinate.

AH this time relief was close at hand, and she liad only to accept it with the same faith that has saved thousands of others. Eve 17 druggist had it.

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pound cured her of all weakness and disease, and she is now a different woman. This woman is Mrs. Walter Wilcox, of 7 i6 West Street, who advises all women who suffer so from female weaknesses to try it and be cured. It cures kidney trouble in either sex, expels umors, removes backache, and invigorates the system.

MY BUSINESS.

ni PMICUPQ Having removed hundreds DLCiffiloflutJ. of Ift'rto, Moles, Birthmarks, *c., and thousands of Superfluous Hairs from the faces of persons In this city and vicinity, I can guarautt-e perfect satisfaction to all.

ATARRU Hundred of ccreij casks in the vin ialUUL city onn testify to my great success in treatment and cusiug. NUBVATTQ Deihlitv, Chronic ConstipanuniUUO tion or Indigestion are treated and cured without, rilling up on drugs, by the use of Electbo-Thhkapy, Elkctko Vapor Baths aud Hygiene. 1 nrnupu wboaresuflerlngfrom theirpkcui«uVuiulT

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'^•Mothers who are confronted weekly with tremendous holes in almost new stockings —and it is remarkable what two days' wear by an active child can aooomplish in this respect—will do well to follow the load of one home darner who has worked out her own salvation in the matter very cleverly. Sho takes apiece of strong net, bastes It over the hole and then darns over It, thus accomplishing a neftter and stronger darn than in the old way and in a shorter time. The same method is successful In mending woven underwear.

dimk'Seh are cured in from

one-half to one-thlrd the time, and without nauseating medicines. TURKIC Reasonable charges for honlC/AIUO est wokk. "No extras." "110 frea treatment." Entire cost, for treating, jiiven at once, payable by monthly Installments. Result, Satisfaction to am,. DPPPDPNPEC are never published. To nuFuAunliuu anyone desiring, will give tbe names of persons treated in this city or vicinity, by applying. P11

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ImLiu letijs which tells the medical uses of Electricity. CONSCI/TATIfN

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C. TAYLOR BALL, M. D. Electro Institute.

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GRATEFUL—CO HFORTINO.

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J. H. WILLIAMS. President, j. M, Clift, Sec'y and 1 reas»

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Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc

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Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Glass, Paints, Oils

AND BUILDERS' HARDWARK, Mnlherrv utreet, corner Mh

is tbe mother of invention

All those who bave last year's Spring Suits to be

Can bave them done to their SATISFACTION by

H. F. REINERS

and^enovator. 655 Main St.

THURMANCOAL AND MINING COMPANY.

BILL OF FARE TODAY.

Brazil Block, per ton $2.30 Brazil Block nut double screened.... 2.25 Brazil Block nut single screened—- 1.25 Otter Creek Lump 2.00 Double Screened Nut.... 1.75

Office. 634 north Eighth. Phone, 188. GEO. R. THURMAN, Manager.