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KlM.MK MM 1 1. Seventh anil Ankvny Strreti Cmvrnivnt from AH ItK.u by Ntrfftrax. DEAD SHOT" DR. PCERY'S VERMIFUGE FOR WORMS ROMAN EYE BALSAM For Inflamed Eyelids Wrioht's" Tnoum Vegetable PILL CO. NEW YORK I fc. f .u are .mirte.1 with either Khrunmti.m or Nurnlgi, wnd rns your n.me wd Sjf 1 I K V I m,Ur,ll I will forward by m.,1 KUKK a aimple Herbal Kc.e th.t w.ll cur. you. I 1 1 tft. 1 1 - JlS.-3 W ' A.l,lr... W. II. Sutton, WW On-hard Ar... U Angeles. l.l.fauL lJU jj PUTNAM FADELESS DYES booklet how to Uy.. bl.ach and mix colors. OUT OP TOWN PEOPLE Ma rl pfrmtf trtatta .cnt of It e-Fot , C GEE WO UaCliLM T T nnr. tnttrm if a. AMtn!. aaltt. tllai nnts a,nt thssl ntiR n. hftv l.!n.1 pr lnrtnl rwlitsf lt thl frtl n(ur hMlnr 4ial- ,otir rsM n1 irtawrlt" ims rni1y v-ttoi, Uqui.tt . M,rt Attti mutm. Ilia pws.'rliln w-niitill from hn,tm, Utrtm. Hu.U and tn hwv Ikiwtn gnt ttrA fnim mrmrf qtiwr tritf th ),( hoMrrxiof thmmm mtlrin rnH ki.nwn In th miial.lt) tinrl.l. hut hf I . hn,l .own fnim fttltMar u mm im lb iftaalolMM UmiUmm it. I hliitt. CONSl'LTATIOM PRER. W frm 1tvt mil of town rannol call, writ fW jn. pint blfta u4 alrtniUr. (mokMlnti mh i UaUiit. THE C.6EE WO CHINESE MEDICINE CO. 1 62 1 rinl St., Cor. Morrison Pertland, Orcsoe. Possibly tha Reason. "Tha troublo In that my boss has fa- orltea. You can't deny It" "I won t n"ny It Hut have you noticed thai lla favorltea do all tha hard work "hotit the place !" Iiulavlllo Courier Journal. Hl Dm, k Srrup. Taalca fi.M',1. - -1 In tlma. ..,M T Otrirl.... - N. U. No. W-'U W,Mfl Hln advsstaMra, flmm mm Mo. lata paiaw. fvlrfnc. t"lr alive?" .,k...i .h , "p i. a.keij th, skfDtla "Hi... 7 ilry.r't Weekly. TONS of Dressed Turkeys or ""wed Geese TONS of Dressed Ducks lUiNS of Dressed Chickens MEAT COMPANY B bit Wa. put , nh V.r.in,-tlon., not only of th. P.. ".. tut of the othr, bK,k. of th, , cr" nutn-rom In th. ilienlh e-ntury. On, uf ,jfl TTiinri H willam llunnli. who undrr .uct, fclful tit!,. Mobi i of Horrofu gui for H,n .. A Mindful of IlonfyiucklHi" a Hlreful of llonry.- r.c.. pubi;hed tiumbor of rhyming rr.lont of 0-n,. -.- u joo. winch now worth thlr weight In jold to tha tlbllo niauinc. Muilcal Family. Blln.-"Ar. th. r, nny mnilclnn. n your r.,r WlB.-.-..tho" Why. my fnilM-r In an ad.t at blowing l! own horn, and mother U equally iMTt at bundng on on. itrlng; ma in Inw baa to Dluv nrrfin n.l ... j Aunt Tublthn i.-a.la a humdrum ex ltrnc.; arandpa lvr. a aolo on fall oaal orsan ev.ry nlirht. withn... .h. top,; UIir9 ,,.,, wetfn Dli whlHtln: llarrv la fon.l - 1MB an J trty U frfr,r rlnglDf Uia on n.T admlrora. v Obiolet. Garment. A New York firm of prttleoat man fncturtTi full.'d with $700,000 of 11a bllltlci recently, and give. th. I'liinallon that womi'n'i sklrta ar. ao t!:lit tliy have quit wearing petti ckii'h. I ild you know that? Kauiaa Cliy War. Wilting to Do Anything. A little girl, now a famous artist, long nun caught unlng her crayons on Suinhy. As the forbidden Joyi were taken from her she sobbed out: "Mamma, do let nie have them. I'll draw a church an' a a graveyard If ou will!" What Made Him Reslgn.d. A tourUt from th. east, visiting an old prospector In his lonely cabin In the hills, commented: "And yel you seem to cheerful and happy." -Yea," replied the on. of th. pick and ahovel. "I spent a week In Bos ton one, and no matter what hap pens to me, I'v. been cheerful avet Inc.." HI. Limit Th. Father "Can you aupport my daughter In th. style to which ah. has been accustomed?" Th. Suitor "Yea, but not In th. atyl. to which her mother and you hav. been trying tc n.ak. m. think for th. past all months she hns been errustomed." Philosopher's Tip. "1 was riding In th. park with tha great Carlyle one morning when his wideawake blew off. A working man yery civilly ran and picked It up. in stead of giving the man a pourbolra, however mengor. Carlyle took tha re I turned hat with a bow, and said: I "Thank ye. my mnn: y. can Just any I yey. picked up the hat of Thcmaa I Carlyle." "That Fourth Generation," j by Janet Ross. ! Hard to 8s. Under Water. I There Ii no iclentlfic Instrument of I th. "scope" character which enablea I on. to see down to 60 or 60 feet under water. When the sun ahlnea vertical ly over water, a bog or bucket with a glass bottom la often ued to look uater. A cloth covering to exclude light from the box or bucket la sometimes employed. Put without electric or some otSer light In the wa ter these dovlcea are not very aatla fuctory. Peaceful Beginning. A young barber was telling one of hla regulur customer, of hla recent weildliiR, "You bet we hnd a good tlmo at my wedding." he snld. "lots of young per pin thero, a big crowd, and we had dancing and singing and lots of fun, and there waau't one fight" Just So. Curiosity la finding out eomothlnj nbout somebody rl that don't con cern you end which would ninke you mighty mad If somebody els, found i. m,t about you when It dUn t con- csxn aomabody els WOMAN IN POULTRY BUSINESS Of Con.lder.bl. Conv.nlene. , K.ey Rcord of profit and Lot. af Flock of Mongrtla. fWy Mrtg joiim i'iTOf I ld not reaiu. Ilntll a f.w yer gO hOW nileh I. I. , . i" nr-u aceouni , V" pront n(1 lo 'rorn th. flock. a : . . UUa ,hu W,B nongr.l Hoek of IS bead, with tha following r.iult: I paid for fBe,ng. th, Tw o g "4 ! for ehlnkena $13 40. a total eoat w $4 08. I .old poultry for $4711; KM. $578; egga Ule an(j for Mt $64 S; Talu. of piill.ti. rooitera nd 10 beni on band, $78.75. TotaL Thla would lenv. a profit of $145 08. Thla tncludi i th. valuo of th. ehlcka or pullet, from th. 65 heni. ! Th. 63 heni wer. kept In on. flocg on a ild. Mil. Th, houg. waa lx20i, faring iouth. with a conrrot. wall and dirt floor. On. end waa partitioned off and mad. fireproof for an Ineu balor room. I ran a .mail Incubator of 60 egg ilz. until April, when I pur chaed on. of 80-egg ilz.. Hurlng th. fall montha all of thla flock waa told but ten hem. I had on .band from th. aeagon'a hatching H5 pullet.. They were kept In thre. tiny hoiifca until late fall, when they wer. divided Into three fioeka; on. of Whit. Leghorna, to be kept for lay ers; on. of Rhode Inland Red, to b. lined for raising broll.ra, and th. third lock of mongrels. No tholivhtful haw. II.. ..U Li... - pin. h ,.f ,i i. , a Inn,. nul .,f wat.T. Aak iu llul Lruaa Hall lllu.. Ui. j,ua that's all klua. Th. Danger. "It miy ieom a trifling matter," aya a writer In th. Observer, "but I think that th. man who wears his glovea ieemi to bo smarter than th. man who carries his gloves In his hands." Surely it U no trifling mat ter. On, might meet th, Obserrer writer any day, and then If on. were carrying one', gloves Instead of wear ing them, what an outsider on, would feel. The Uyatai.der. What Did H. Meant "Now look here, Maria," said Mr. Wombat, "If you don't stop playing bridge all th. Mm, I'll tuk, a hand." ''1 a 3 You want "your rights" That always means a KEEN APPETITE PERfECT DIGESTION ACTIVE UVER BOWEL REGULARITY There's one way to get th jm take Hostetter's STOMACH BITTERS at mealtime for a few days. It doc s the work. All Druggists. 1 B. Kind Today. N.r.r, never wait for post-mortem praise. Speak the kind worda which love prompts, and remember that words of loving klndnesa ar. tha beat possible tonic which can b. given, even to th. happiest of th. mortals. Kate Tannatt Woods. Not Saying Much. A celebrated woman lawyer says women are Just as honeat at aom. men. but perhaps that lan't aaylnf ary much. Grand Raplda Press. House Plana Important The care In the home and all other forms of household work ara greatly facilitated by right planning and tha use of suitable materials for the construction and furnishing of the home. An adequate and convenient water supply and other convenlencea are essential, not only for comfort and for aavlng Inbor, but also from the at&ndpolnt of home hygiene. The Coughs of Children They may not cough today, but what about tomorrow? Ikttcr be prepared for it when it comes. Ask your doctor about keeping Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house. Then when the hard cold or cough first appears you have a doctor's medicine at hand. This cough medicine is especially good for children. No anodynes. No alcohol. Mny a child is called dull and stupid when the whole trouble is due to a lazy liver. Vi e Hr.uly believe your own doc tor will tell you that an occasional dose of Ayer'a Pills, sunar-costcd, will do iucb great desl of good. Ask him. Ik I. O. AIM CO.. LawaU, Haas. Children a IN STREET APPAREL Much Importance Attached to Outdoor Costume. Draped Eff.et. Ara Accorded th. Mo.t Popularity by the Leading Da, algn.rw Walat Lin. a Matter of Individual Choice. NEW YORK. Just now and tor another month to com. tha prin cipal Interest In clothea centers around atreet apparel, and cer tainly It la an important feature In dresa to appear well gowned In pub lic, but tha smart dresser never neg lects the frocks to be worn In the bouse, for she realizes how telling It la to bo becomingly and distinctively gowned In one'a own home, writes Laura R. Selple In the Chicago Rec ord Herald. Therefore the llrit con slderatlona In dress are th. street costumes and the evening gowns, aad after these difficult problems are ac complished, then attention can be tumed to fascinating house gowns. Thla does not mean the matinee or negligee, but the tea gown, which to day finds quite as elaborate and every whit as expensive, If not more ao, than the fashionable dinner gown, and often In many respects It Is very similar. Many of the world's renowned de signers have gone over to draped ef fects for street wear; Indeed few of the European houses have turned out anything but draped styles of one kind or another. And In many of the great establishments the normal waist line and even the elongated waist line re ceives much attention, but the raised waist line Is by no means discarded, and many sumptuous models are shown with decidedly short waist. On street costumes the ceinture is In dicated by a false girdle or belt, which In many instances furnished the deco rative ftature of the coat All sorts of original Ideas are thus expressed, and with excellent results. Sometimes the lengthened waist line is suggested in the same way. Whit. Velvet for the 8treet One of the handsomest atreet cos tumes brought out by one of New York's Importers who has copied and Idealized a large number of exclusive models, Is a gown very simple In line, yet superlatively gorgeous, being made as H Is of white velvet Th, silhouette of the model is similar to those which have been familiar during the past year, cut straight back, the left side closes over the right In a rounded corner, leaving the slightly plaited underskirt In view at th, bot tom. Ornate white buttons set with a single brilliant bold the corner in place. In the front a cleverly arrang ed white satin sash starting from un der the front of the Medici collar and falling ('own the left front of coat and skirt to the knee. The scarf Is held flat by straps of velvet and small but tons. Indications point to an unprecedent ed year of velvet Velvets of all kinds are popular, but the brocades and embosHed patterns are the novelties most prized, and lovely effects are be ing developed with them. The em bossed velvet designs on chiffon or messaline or on metallic gauze are particularly beautiful and lend them selves charmingly to drapery effects. A great deal Is being done with black velvet embossed on cloth of gold and blue on cloth of silver. Some won derfully gorgeous gowns In these su perb brocades, combined with plain velvet are being exhibited at the mart houses, and so well are the em bossed fabrics taking that It la al most impossible to obtain even short lengths of the choice patterns in the shops. Ont-Tone Effects Popular. Taupe one-tone effects are extreme ly popular In these delectable mate rials, and some of the smartest after noon gowns are developed in taupe velvet embossed messaline madeup with plain taupe velvet or satin and relieved by cascades of lovely soft lace. The various taupe shades are surprisingly effective and generally becoming, but often relieving colors are employed with taupe, certain shades of red or old rose being the most successful. One also sees deep orange with taupe, but this combina tion is only for the brunette to whom burnt orange is becoming. The new reds that are being favored Just now are excellent with all the fashionable mole and brown tones, as well as with the heavier shades of taupe. Some exceedingly pretty models In corduroy and heavy velvet, not unlike those In wool, are modish and charm ing for street wear. A lovely little auit In deep rose corded velvet waa highly complimented with Ha under skirt of black satin bordered with skunk fur, and Ita caunnlngly arrang ed skirt plaits. The fancy coat waa cut quite long at the back with cut away fronts and satin waistcoat em broidered with red and gold. The high collar and long tight al.eves wer. finished with band of fur cor respond "fig with that on th. bottom of the skirt The high, close collar trimmed with a line of fur Is becom ing more and more popular, aa ara also the long close-fitting sleeves fin ished In the same manner. Odd Designs Give Variety. Coat tails, long or short, square or spiked, and belts or odd ornaments marking the waist line offer variety to the modish street costume. Kven when the coats are short In front they are likely to show more length In the back than did the coats of few weeks back. In many Instances tha collars appear only in the back, show- Picturesque Frills. The Victorian Influence is dally be coming stronger. Frills and ruchee are seen on many of the new gowns, and a curious obi fashioned cut gives an added touch of pleturesqueness to the new styles. A very new tailor made for after noon wear shows thla new Idea to a very marked extent. The cutaway coat of dull green satin fits Into the walxt at the bark, and Is eilged all around with a deep gathered frill of itreeu niousfellne. Another frill of Ing not at all from the front view or merely as lines on the shoulders, and occasionally one noticea a bodice' fin li hed round at the Laae of the neck aero.s the front, but running down a trifle lower In a point at th, back Mil n y of lbs expensive gowna and blousea are mado with the round deep cut, but as cold weather advances we shall see fewer and fewer of th. bare throats The newest street gowns of less pre tention Ilk do not emjloy whipcord or serge but a handsome new mate rial called velour de laine, striped or plain both aa to finish and color. The smartest outfits we have seen In these are In maroon with the tiniest stripe of red, green, blue, brown, black or white, the stripe being so fulnt that it la but used to give color to the en semble. The material is thick, heavy and warm. A lovely shade called tllleul a tone between dead green and yellow composes some of the smartest street costumes. Thla parti cular shade la considered by many ar biters of fashion, aa being one of the best colors of the season. Another becoming tone is known aa "dead leaves" and is novel in Ita combina tion of a sort of dull gray with a dash of brown and red. Popular 8hadea of Brown. All the shade, of brown are aought, except those in Intensely dark dyes. Navy blue is always smart, but un less It is in some soft material the ef fect la apt to be hard and old, and this la the case with whipcord and serge. A lovely new tone called mole brown Is attractive In all the modish woolen stuffs, and there are aome very charming models In auch color and materials. A stunning tailored two piece model was of thick soft wool of the pean de chamois sort and the trim ming was a flat braid matching the material In color. The clever way In which the braid was applied and the great fur collar dyed to match tha if" The gown here illustrated consists of a swathing of mother-of-pearl Nin on veiled with blue net It haa a beaded laca band passing under the drapery and a back pleat of aapphlre-blu. velvet Th. hat Is of white Ninon lined with blue v.lv.t tones of the costume furnished the exquisite detail of the finished cos tume. In tha same exhibit with this ex cellent model was another gown worthy of mention. Thla waa In a beautiful shade of brown and waa fashioned of heavy chiffon and moire. There waa a full underskirt of the chiffon having a drapery of the aupple lustrous moire forming the lower part of the skirt and running up at the left front to the high waist line. Thla treatment allowed the underskirt of full chiffon showing in a sort of pan nier at the left side, while on the right side the chiffon waa draped. The aides of the bodice and sleeves were of chiffon and the moire waa employ ed In the plain bodice front. A line of dark fur trimmed the aleevea, neck and bottom of the skirt Three-Plec. 8uits. As the season advancea more Inter est is shown in three-piece suits, says the Dry Goods Economist, especially styles which show a coat made of vel vet or novelty cloth and the dress de veloped in broadcloth, peau de sourta, xlbeline or similar materials. The coata of these suits are usually made In modified cutaway outline, the meas urements In the back extending half the skirt length. A favorite design for tha dresses of these costumes showa the long draped skirt This drapery la usually arranged well to ward tha back, although soma styles show the drapery effects toward tha front, thla being formed by looping up tha side front In folds, which ara caught In with tha side seam. Tot thla draping extra length la allowed In tha skirt measurement. B.lt Garniture. The smart belt for lingerie dresses la of narrow black velvet ribbon and haa one loop that stands np and two long ends that are finished In a hori xontal line. A huge, loose petaled ar tificial rose of some color unknown to botanists Is fastened Into tha belt at one side of the waist line. The blue rose la Immensely popular, while mauve and orange rosea ara con sidered very smart moussellne takes the place of a roll collar, and three frills of the aame material finish the elbow sleeves. The skirt of this costume Is most original. There Is a wide panel front, on whlh from the waist to the knees come wide overlapping frills of the mousse line. The rest of the skirt Is quite plain. No Good. "rld you ever try auto suggestion?"' "Often, but I can't Induce my hus band to buy one " MODERN OYSTER SHELL-MACADAM ROAD 1-4J iv., &L r A r 4 WW," .; W Th. Illustration 8how. a Modern Oyster Shell Macadam Road Betwa.n East Newmarket and ML Holly In th. State of Maryland. GOOD LITTLE ROAD WORK IN FALL Only Aim Should B. to Keep Them Hard and Well Drained Cut Out All Weeds and Grass. To those who are about to work up the highways, aa Is often done in some counties of the state In the fall, we would say, "Don't!" Autumn la a beautiful season, but when we see a force of men "work ing" a new section of road and plow ing up the old road-bed late In the fall. It makes us think that the melan choly days have come, the saddest of the year. There is an element of this sort that lingers all winter over such a section of road. It Is bound to be cut full of deep ruts in mild weather, and rougher than the rocky road to Dublin when the ground Is frozen. The only aim In' working roada at this time of the year should be to keep them hard and well drained, says the Wisconsin Agriculturist No loose dirt, clods or vegetable matter auch as weeds and grass sods should be left on the road-bed. Sod and weeds make humus, and however much we desire a supply a humus In cultivated soils, It Is a mighty poor road building material. Clay roads should be packed and smoothed with the road drag, and not loosened up at any time of the year, much less Just before winter seta In. Muddy and sandy tracts may be grav eled or macadamized. Tile drains and culverts are seen to be In good condition for draining away the ditch water. But places can well be hard surfaced or cut to proper levels or slopes. But to plow and scrape loose soft material up on to the roadway Is not good highway engineering for November. It la better to leave fair ly firm road surfaces as they are, than to fill In with unpacked material at thla aeason of the year. Good Jersey Roads. The New Jersey legislature and state officials, aroused to their re sponsibility as producers of the best interests of their commonwealth, have voted millions of dollars to be used in constructing an ocean boulevard, to run the entire length of the coast In a state already famous for Its roads this will undoubtedly be the finest driveway In America and will be a superb addition to the already wonder ful attractions of the Jersey coast With the assistance of the United States government the atate has also appropriated money for the dredging of an Inland water way through the mate of bays, creeks and inlets from Bay Head to Cape May, which will make It possible for pleasure craft to ply between the resorts with absolute safety at all times National Maga zine. Mud Hole la Coatly. The ravages of tha boll weevil In Texas ara estimated at millions of dol lars annually, 'but the mud hole haa been a more costly foe to millions of dollars in trying to find a way of erad icating the boll weevil but wa do not have to apend money to learn how to eradicate bad roada build good onea. Tha boll weevil In destroying cotton decreases production and consequent ly Increases the price of the remain ing products, but bad roada levy their deadly toll against the producer and destroy the value of the remaining roads. Study Road Needs. While marketing the hogs and oth er crops is a splendid time to study tha needa of road Improvement, but lt'a a poor policy to let the matter stop with the study. The only way to accomplish the improvement la to put plans Into definite action. Have Roada 4 1-3 Per Cent Don't have grader, on your road over 4 1-3 per cent; for If you do It will be necessary to build V-shaped surface ditches or "Thank you mam's" across the road A CUT OUT ROAD CONTRACTOR Nothing More Than Figurehead, and County Paya Them Big Profit for Their Bar. Signatures. (By ISAAC U TOTTEN. In th. Farm and Flreslda.) In this state (Indiana) we have what Is termed "the three-mile gravel road" law. Under the provisions of this law fifty freeholders of a town ship may petition the county commis sioner to establish and construct three milea of gravel road at any place within the bounds of that township, providing the road Is to connect with a township-line road or another gravel road at either of its terminals; and the road may be established and built if the township is not already over bonded, and if the bonds for the new road can be sold. This is a very elastic law and per mits of the dissipating of a very large amount of county money, because of the fact that the work is let to con tractors. Of course the construction work of the roads Is let to the lowest bidders; but there are so many hooka and crooks mostly crooks in connection with the work, when placed In tha hands of a contractor that the cost of constructing the roads is greatly in ex cess of the benefits. After the county commissioners have established the road for which the fifty freeholders of the township have petitioned, they appoint a super intendent, whose duty is to see that tha proper grade is made for the road, and also to see that the right kind of gravel is used and applied according to specifications. The one who usually gets tha Job of being superintendent is some one to whom the commissioners owe politi cal obligations, and in many Instances he Is not In the least competent to su pervise the work. I had an opportunity recently to ob serve how some of the road work waa handled. I waa one of the gravel haul ers employed. The gravel or what was supposed to be gravel waa hauled from cars, a distance of about a mile during the time I was working. This alleged gravel waa obtained from the gravel pits belonging to tha con tractors. The superintendent who was employed by the county to aee that the contractors carried out the work according to specifications, engi neered all of the work, with the excep tion of managing the teams and keep ing the time. He did the contractors' work while the contractors loafed around the saloons In town making themselves good fellows with whoever they thought would play into their hands. Although the superintendent waa employed and paid by the county, ha asked the contractors tor compensa tion for the work he did of setting grade boards and helping level tha gravel. The contractors were nothing mora than figureheads. The' county waa paying them a good, round profit merely for their signature on the con tract; the county was doing the work for them, and not the contractors do ing the work for the county. A pret ty way to work It I Why cannot thla kind of work ba handled direct by the county, state or national government and ao elimi nate the contractors? It would save millions of dollars. One contractor told of how tha "bid game" waa worked when blda war placed on a certain piece of woi k. Ha said that the contractors usually got together and. arranged their bids, and tha one who wanted the Job would give the others a bonus and have them put their bids In higher than hla. Of course they were high enough to give him a chance to so place hla bid as to bring in a sum large enough to pay tha bonus and besidea that a handsome profit for himself. Tha King Drag. One might write a poorer eleventh commandment than this: "Remem ber the King drag to keep It handy." Lousy Cows. It your cows are lousy each winter, get aome of the prepared dtp and use it before cold weather seta In. Ton don't need a dipping vat; simply mix It according to directions and put It on tha cows with a wide paint brush. Plow Sheep Pastures. Sheep pastures on which aheep have been running for aome time ahould ba plowed in order to prevent the land becoming so Infected with worms that the sheep wUl be constantly troubled wlUa them. auan k an IT f TT
