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1 HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. .t
^ "j/ A Screen For the Writing Corner. 'A
In these days of fanoy note papers a
screen covered with the envelopes of
one’s letters is an ornamental and use
ful piece of furniture. The ordinary
bamboo screen with two or three
panels serves as a background, and on
this'are panted the lilac and blue,
white and pink, long and square en
velopes sent by many correspondents.
The variety of stamps add color to the
whole, and the postmarks are often in
teresting, if one’s friends are globe
trotters. The envelopes, if arranged
simply in straight rows, are easy to
, read, but fans, circles and designs
formed by white or tinted envelopes
are devised by fanciful folk. If one
have a collection of handsome crested
, or monogram envelopes they lot k well
* arranged ns a border. A screen of
this description is an interesting
feature of the writing corner of an in-
■ genious woman’s room.
DAinty Droit Closet*.
Perfumed pads for trunk trays aud
compartments of the dresser have
proved - so satisfactory in imparting
that delicate scent which women love
that one woman has carried out the
scheme still further. She had been
in the habit of* banging sachets of her
. favorito powder in her clothes closet,
but it did not seem to be as satisfac
tory as ibe pads in the bureau. She
experimented by hanging sheets
. around the wall and using a liquid
floeut, but that evaporated.'. Finally
she took out the pads from her trunk
and bung them on the books in the
• dress closet. Then she thought, “Why
not pad the closet?”
fwNo sooner thought of than done.
Her bost dress closet is now uphol
stered over all the walls and ceiling.
She did it herself. The backing of
the pads is cheesecloth. Then thoro
is a thick layer of cotton batting
thickly strewn with her favorite vio
let sachet powder, and covering the
.whole is a delicate shade of violet
China silk. Before fastening this lin
ing to the walls of the closet it was
tied in comfort” style with dainty
baby ribbon, tied in bow knots,
j, The pads are bound all around the
'edge with violet satin ribbon, having
loops at the upper edge to hang the
pads to the wardrobe hooks. These
findings are not “sewed to stay’* at
,the top, but may be easily ripped loose
in order to renew the powder at any
time. Pads on the eeiling and above
■the hooks are fastened with brass-
beaded tacks hidden under the ribbon
bows.
'• This luxurious closet may be imi
tated in cheaper upholstery and bo
quite as dainty. Bilkolines, which
come in such delicate huos and pat
terns, with sprays of the most delicto
..flowers,.-can be. usod. These - MRp
and inexpensive materials are to be
bad with a white or shaded ground,
and the sprays of flowers may match
.the odor used'—violets, roses, crab-
apple blossoms, heliotropes, or almost
anything in the way of a flower from
.which perfume is extracted. If a
.white ground with sprays of flowers
is used, the bow knots can match the
flower, and if a tinted ground is used
white ribbon is very pretty.—New
York Herald.
Paying Double Prices:;
Price, $18.76.
for everythin* If not « ►
pleasant, is it? But < »
that's what you are
doing, if you don’t buy
here. Did you think ft
possible to buy a $50.00
Bicycle for $18 75? Cat
alogue No. 59 tells an
about Bicycles, Sewing * *
’ Machines, Organs and Pianos.
’ What do you think of a fine
| suit of Clothing, made-to-yeur-
measure, guaranteed to fit and
* expreex vaid to your station
far $5.30? Catalogue No. 57
shows 39 sample* of clothing
and shows many bargains' in
* Shoes, Hats ana Furnishing
, - ungs.
• Lithographed Catalogue No.
' 47 shows (Jifsi**. Rugs, Pdr-
' tieres and Lace Curtains, in
1 hand-painted colors. We pay
' Freight, sew carpets free, ana
1 furnish lining without charge.
What do you
th i nk o f a
Solid Oak
Dry-air Fam
ily Refrigera
tor for $3.95?
It is but one of over 8000 bar- <
gains contained in our Gen- <
eral Catalogue of Furniture ,
and Household Goods. t
We save you from 40 to 60 4
per cent, on everything. Why ,
buy at retail when you know ,
of us? Which catalog
you v
1? Which catalogue do *%
Price, $3.95 you want? Address this way,
JULIUS HINES & SON. Baltimore. Md. Dept.310 £
USELESS INFORMATION.
A single bee collects only about a
tablespoonful of honey during a sea
son. .
A bilnd bat avoids wires and obstruc
tions as easily as if it could see per
fectly.
The best watchmakers’ oil comes
from the jaw of the shark. About
half a pint is found In each fish.
The egg of the queen bee is about
one-sixteenth of an inch long, and as
large round as a line cambric needle.
The goldfish is a great coward, and
a tiny fish with the courage to attack
it can frighten it almost to death.
Rome ?n. Boston.
Rome is envious of Boston's subway
and will start one ot her own through
the Quirinai hill to the slopes of the
Vlmlnal and Esqhiline. The tunnel
will be 53 feet wide, with tracks for car
riages, electric cars and foot passen
gers. An electric street railroad from
the Porta del Popolo to the Porta San
Giovanni will pass through it. Tfib
engineers give out that it will take
only Beven months to build the tunnel.
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!' KedpeH.
f Orange and Banana Salad—Peel
and aliee four large oranges and four
bananas, squeeze over them the juice
of a small lemon; add sugar to taste;
«nix lightly, then oover with grated
{oocoanut.
y Honev Cake—Beat one-half cupful
of butter and one oupful of sugar to a
Stream, add two well-beaten eggs, one
capful of honey, two teaspoonfuis of
baking powder, sifted in with two
cupfuls of flour, and one tablespoon
ful of caraway seeds. Bake moder
ately.
{ Balloons, or Puff Padding—Onepint
milk, one pint flour, three eggs, one
saltspoon salt. Beat the egg yolks,
stir in the milk, add the floor, part at
a time. When all is well beaten, out
in the beaten whites, fill small but
tered caps half fall. Bake in quiok
oven; serve hot. The eeoret of exoel*
lenoe is in eating as soon as done.
# Teal Loaf—Mix three ‘pounds of
ohopped veal with three-qnarters of a
pound of finely ohopped pork. Add
; *ix craokers, rolled fine; three hard-
foiled eggs, chopped; one teaspoonful
;of pepper, one teaspoonfnl of salt,
. jone teaspoonfnl of nutmeg and one-
ihalf teaspoonful of mace. Bake two
&oors, basting with batter and water.
!i Beef Celery Soup—One pound of
■olid lean beef (round steak will do),
!cqt Into email pieces, cover with two
[quarts oold water. When it qomea to
.•», boil set back to simmer for two
•hours. Then add a stalk of celery
io«t into dice, one email onion minoed,
•one-half cup rice well washed, one
itablespoon salt. Simmer for two
•hoars, then add a pint of milk, heat
1 again,,strain and serve.
Cream—'One-half cup sago
■ one pint of milk until dear,
' salt, three tablespoons of
i whites of thres eggs stiff;
sand cook three rninn
„ ^_Jed add s little flavor
Ve«t oj» ioe or—
1 of I
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fio Syhu*
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
tkue and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup ofFigs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
'given' to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advanco of all other laxatives,
as it acte on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company —
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FU AN CISCO, CaL
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. V. T.
RELIEF FROM PAIN.
Women Everywhere Express their
Gratitude to Mrs. Pinkham.
firs. T. A. WALDEN, dlbson, Os, writes:
“ Dear Mbs. Pinkham:—Before tak
ing your medicine, life was a burden
to me. I never saw a well day. At
my monthly, period I suffered untold
misery, and a great deal of the time I
was troubled with a severe pain in my
side. Before finishing the first bottle
of your. Vegetable Compound I could
tell it was doing me good. I continued
its use, also used the Liver Pills and
Sanative Wash, and have been greatly
helped. I would like to have you use
my letter for the benefit of others.”
nra. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, gig mulberry
St., Lancaster, Ohio, writ*.: ,
“Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—For two
years I was troubled with what the
local physicians told me was inflamma
tion ot the womb. Every month I suf
fered terribly. I had taken enough
medicine from the doctors to euro any
one, but obtained relief for a short
time only. At last I concluded to write
to you in regard to my case, and can
say that by following your advice I am
now pefectly well.”
nra. W. R. BATES, nansfield, La., writes:
“Before writing to you I suffered
dreadfully from painful menstrua
tion, leucorrlioea and sore feeling in
the lower part of the bowels. Now my
friends want to know wliat makes me
look so well. I do not hesitate one min
ute in telling them what has brought
about this great change. I cannot
praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound enough. It is ths greatest
remedy of the age.”
For Health and Recuperation
Cleveland Springs is unsurpassed. Fine
fernery, large hotel, wide porches spacious
thickly-shaded groundB. livery, fine drives,
excellent table, reasonable rates. White and
Ked Sulphur, Llthia aqd Iron Springs with
their health-giving ana strength-restoring
waters. Address for accommodations and
ratoe, Lea & Mill an, Cleveland Springs
Hotel, Shelby, N. C.
—It's funny that a young woman never
h(
appreciates her dressmaker's work unless
it's a miss lit.
Are You Using Allen’s Foot-Ease?
It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Tired, Aching. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-
Ease a powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Sold’by ail Druggists, Grocers and Bboe
Stores. 25o. Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
—Severe frosts have damaged small fruits
and vegetables in England.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
Intel nally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Write for
testimonials, , ree. Manufactured by
“ * "ill
F. J. Chunky a Co.. Toledo, O.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrnpfor children
teethtng.eoftens the gums, reduolng tnflama-
tlon, allays palmcures wl ad colio 35o a bottle
Fite permanently cured. No fl ts^or nervoui-
1 site: - ~ ””
ciiuauouu; uutuu. aw »*« «* . « a
ness after first day’s use of Dr; Kline s Great
Nerve Restorer. IStrisl bottleand treatise free
Db. H. H. Kline. Ltd.. #31 Aroh St. Philo. Pn.
Special Announcement — Queen &
Crescent Boute. — One-Half Bates
to Buffalo, New York,
Via the Queen A Crescent, June 12 and 13, with
liberal return limits, account Imperial Coun
cil Mystic Shrine. Ask agent tor particu
lars. W. C. Rinbahbon, General Passenger
Agent, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Bullet-Proof Cuirast.
The latest ballet-proof cuirass hails
from France and is the invention of
M. Threaed, Its essential featnres are
a sheet of metal fitted with an outer
and inner lining (the composition of
which is not stated), the whole apara-
tus weighing less than eight pounds.
According to good authority, it was re
cently tested with a Manser rifle, whioh
was fired from a distance of about 70
yards. The ballet tore the front of the
onirass and made an indentation in the
metal plate, bnt did not penetrate it.
Stufffling With the Rabbit Pests.
In Tasmania the rabbits are giving
quite as much trouble as in the Austra
lian colonies, and so serious is the pest
that the Government, by a recent act,
has deoided to advance purohase money
to farmers who wish to purohase rabbit-
proof fearing has also been put on the
free list for the same reason.
T HE return of prosperity to our Great«
Country should be demonstrated by!
songs accompanied by a MOLLER
ORGAN OR PIANO. For the finest tuned;
instrument at the lowest price, address
| M. P. MOLLER, Manufacturer, Hagerstown, Md.
’’Can you show me the way to'the
painless dentist’s?” "Yes. Go down
the little street, then turn the corner,
and listen till you hear a shriek.”
Love ot trees and plants la sate;
you do not rin risks in your affec
tions—Alex Smith.
Canadian Buttle.
Schemes for improving the harbor
faoilities of Canada are receiving seri
ous consideration. There will be a
struggle between Montreal, Hew York,
New Orleans wad Galveston for the
main trade of the Northwest
on*
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Lincoln's Brother-In-Law.
MaJ. Clement B. White, of Selma,
Ala., the only surviving brother-in-law
of Abraham Lincoln, was an officer of
the Alabama state guard at the out
break of the war, and under orders of
the executive of' the state took part
with his command In the capture of
Fort Morgan, Mobile bay, before Ala
bama had formally seceded from the
Union. When it was reported to Pres
ident Lincoln that his brother-in-law
had performed this daring exploit
against the national authority, on be
ing asked what he would do about it,
replied: “Well, I suppose I shall have
to hang White—when we catch him.”
Maj. White later performed many dis
tinguished military and civil servfces
for the Confederacy.—New York Trib
une.
Queer Legal Tangle.
The will of Henry Yocum, who own
ed the yacht Paul Jones, and was on
it when it was lost in the Gulf of
Mexico, left all his estate to his daugh
ter, and should she have died before
he did the estate would have gone to"
his heirs. The daughter was also on
the boat, and because she, too, has
heirs, the case makes a curious legal
tangle. The old Roman law held that
in case of shipwreck a person below
the age of 15 was presumed to die be
fore an older person who perished In
the same wreck. Above the age of 16
it is presumed that the elder of two
persons died first. The daughter was
20 years old, but the heirs of the father
propose to have a fight for the eState.
There are over 200 brands of wine
produced in France, but more wine is
drank in England than in France, and
London is the greatest wine market in
the world.
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Keep
Your
Youth
If you are young you nat
urally appear so.
If you are old, why ap
pear so?
Keep young inwardly; we
will look after the out
wardly.
You need not worry longer
about those little streaks of
gray; advance agents of age.
will surely restore color to
gray hair: and it will also
give your nalr all the wealth
and gloss of early life.
Do not allow the falling of
your hair to threaten you
longer with baldness. Do not
be annoyed with dandruff.
We will send you our book
on the Hair and Scalp, free
upon request.
MMIs to lh» Dmotmr.
If you do not obtain all the*bene*
fits yon expected from the tue ot
the Ttgor, write the doctor about It
Probably there la tome difficulty
with your tenoral system which
may be easily remora
Address, DR. J. C. AYER,
Lowell, Mom.
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Hon. John A. T. Hull, whose i
Identified with the army reorg
bill, represents the seventh
y/
HON. JOHN A
Iowa In the national house of repre
sentatives. Mr. Hull is fifty-eight years'
of age. He was born at Clinton, O., in'
1841, and was educated at the Asburyy
Ind., university and at the Iowa Wes-i
leyan college. In early life he movedl
to Iowa, where he resided when the
war broke out in 1861. Entering one
of the Iowa regiments he served with
gallantry under the union flag. In 1872
he became the secretary of the Iowa,
senate, and held that office during six
consecutive years. Subsequently h»
became the secretary of the state de
partment and still later lieutenant gov-,
ernor. On retiring from the office of!
lieutenant governor, he entered con-'
gress, where he has now served four,
terms. There are few better equipped
debaters in congress than Mr. HullJ
This fact was recently attested by the,
zeal and success with which he engi-i
neered through the national house of|
representatives the measure of whfehl
he is the author. j
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Yankee Doodle.
A writer in the Daily Telegraph
states that Yankee Doodle, the inspire
ing notes of which are likely to bq
heard for some time to. come in many
strange lands and on waters of manyj
remote seas, was originally Nankea
Doodle and was written in ridicule of
Oliver Cromwell. Furthermore, though
upon thiB he casts doubts, it is said the
famous tune was composed by a Dr.'
Shakburg. It would be difficult for the
doctor, who was a surgeon, wit, and
musician in the American War of In
dependence, to have composed (plagiar
ism apart) a tune already extant, a
hundred and fifty years before. But the
bibliography, so tb say, of the sonjLiuifl
tune is far more gAmplicated. No doubt
some words were sung to the air ot
Yankee Doodle in contempt of the Pro
tector, hut the air is almost not Eng
lish at all. There is a harvest song bf
the German laborers who yearly mi
grate to the Low Countries which is
almost certainly the origin of the
American national air. In the musi
cal antiquities ot England the very
tuns is said to exist. The tune was
known also as Lydia Fisher’s Jiff in
Charles the Second’s time.
When first known to the Romans;
silk was so dear that it was sold welghtj
for weight with gold.
About one hundred nnd seventy thou
sand umbrellas are left in London pub
lic conveyances every year.
Mexico Is spending about $200,000
year for United States furniture.
THE CQUPER MARBLE WORKS.
Established 50 Years.
159-163 Bank St., - NORFOLK, VA.
Largest Stock In the South!
III Low prices quoted on Monument^
lam Gravestones, Etc., in Marble of
ICO Granite, delivered at any Southern
ranite, delivered at any Southern
point. Write for Illustrated Catalog.
I No, 12, it la free; and aave money.
UJT ANTED—Case of bed heeltb thet KIT-AKS
W Will not benefit. Send s eta to BIpan. Ohsmleal
Qo.. M.wyorh, for 10 sample, and loot testimonials^
USE CERTAIN CORN CURE.
q ROPS^
qaiolinljjif ud bum a
T DR. MOFFETT'S ■ I
eethinA
TEETHING POWDERS
AMs Digestion,
tes tbe Bowels,
Tfidhlng Eisy.
TEETH1MA ftdiera tbs
Bowel Troubles ot
Children of Any Age.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA.
T HE Sixty-Second Session will open Septem
ber SB, 1899. Lectures will begin October 8d.
SALESMEN WANTED.
medical Course, four years, Matricu
»».*«»
Ip*.
tal Course, three years, Matriculation sn l
tuition fee., t«5 per teaalon. Pharmaceuti
cal Course, two years. Matriculation and
tuition fees, $«0 per session. For further
articular*? address, CHRISTOPHER
particulars, address, cuatexoru r.H
TO PIPKINS, m. D., Bean, Richmond, Va.
CRAM’S MAGNIFICKNT TWENTIETH
CKNTURY MAP OF UNITED STATES and
WORLD Just completed. Largest, latest and
most accurate map ever printed on one meet
In the world. Shows all recent change*. Sells
at sight Price low. Exclusive territory given.
Big profit to ifllesroen. Also Handsomest Line of
Low-Priced. Qutck-SeUlna Book* and Fmnlbf
lllbleaevoronered Addree* HUDGINS PUB-