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Show ,1 WOM-AN WORtD v: j A THANKFUL HEART, i I , , j, h. thou art not poor, . Thou aU.' Kni's the middle way; Th? ihv tr.i-rtj csnnot endure. y .nioi'l to ihc passing- day. Apl n'u ymniK. lhu art not old. T1:0U L th.'U sppsi thy years depart, ct.r ,v thin--, a thousandfold,. ml 1,!" 'hn 'iast the thankful heart. j.;a-,uise tnou . 1 ',,1 hfart for life alone, A !: v in the L-arttt and skies, 1 "J , vii'c h re as thou dost own i ; ,' .,'i.v sift of seeing -eyes). Hy ' ,i love's endeannpr bomr? : 1 rr ld""JI . ,v thou dost bear' thy ; W'lici" ''f'V- here and hoie beyond, -. ' Yy rail th"U !,;!Sl lhe lhankful heart- f ,,( ,'av "f erownins cheer i -c" 10 (.hiYj tliv steps did tend. ' Byt""u ,a--b day of all the year -S'm ...-Mt. tul leaven' thou" didst l : "n,C ! r v .n'.noV tlr-y ,-rizc froni thee can j I jrnVe sliail lat thou shall not ! I - , v.'i -..od','lft (of all the best). I , a thankful heart. j ,i.'n,h'.M. Thomas i'1 Harper's Bazar. ; I 1IVED FIVEWEEKS ON ; j LESS THAN SEVEN DOLXAES. ' i .("liieaso Tribune.) i i T ,iv nvc weeks on less than $7! I I th m,v sot-m. at first, an iropos- I f, ;,' " woi thy only of a place in t I f' iPia'sitiar? existence, but Miss r . r ,.- W illiams of Chicago is alive ' 1 ," w-ful to show that it can realty ; I ,H. .H.,-..niisljM. although real suffer- j -IV-ui'l fu-'tiiil privation accompanied i I lv ! x!,p;inK!H-maue perforce. Back f 7 1',- experiment lies the sorrowful, 1 'i- V -id tnie or ;i clever woman, brave, i i ' -iUilv friendless, and but ill : j 1 ,.'.' W the world's battle, thrown ' I ti'.l.'.ih upon her own resources witli- I out def'nite means of wage earning or ; I fi-innei'-il support. j .'1 horn in the south, hi Tennes- 1 snvs Miss Williams, who has ' i in rhiea eo since last January and ! 'iUhW- f continue living here if liv: J at all siif may despite the hardships 1 of li'''' t'lii'-o experience, "and al- I though 1 always wanted to earn my : ' ovii bread and butter, my father and I Mother were shocked at the bare idea: ; I ,hey f"it. indeed, that I had disgraced : ! ln0n, bv th mere suergestion. But when I i'w3"s:i!l under -5 my father died Midrtn'.K and poor and my brother rtl-;.d" him soon after. Then came the : banning of my hard times. Seeking Eortune in Chicago. 'nri' d experiences followed. I j,..);r,.wi tvpesetting and stenography. n'i tri'd schotil teaehing. all without mu'-h Mi'-'-ess. I found few opportunities opportun-ities in The south. I drifted out to Tex-1 Tex-1 as. mid so. l.i .t January, to Chicago. I 1 had written and had accepted some nrtW-s for southern papers and magazine. mag-azine. 1 h.-id read proof and held copy. H 1 f'l ,!lt surely hre in Chicago con- crnial wntk could be found. 1 -Rat my articles came back to me jveriptly. "i- ivcre retained unpublished, un.-'pted. even whn I inclosed post-vz' post-vz' i madf the round of the publish- 1-jnc iioti--s and the employment agen-ei.'s agen-ei.'s it-, vain. At the latter I was told frankly tli.it I was "too old' to hope for a position: that young girls alone ver" in d- inand. I'm not in my second diiHhood yet. by any means; I could s do tood v. "i k. and faithful, if I could : I prj it P i : and I'm not afraid of hard I v. ft k, fiil? r. Rut a temporary position 1 sf iifv u-ff k was all that T could find. I Beginning on $6 a Week. I ? may h- t.sy to live on ?fi a week j ph'ti you'iv used t". it: I found it -ard. . I Two ijollai:: weekly went for my tiny hall n om. 1 was still at the plain fiiniily liotf l had sought when first I ciiiniiia To 'iti. ago. Sixty cents went I f-r : ri") with another T0 for laun- .i y or'. j osiage stamps, and other I . ii:i;neid;li!' nccssities. Sometimes. I U". I as i;;. and had to spend a little I W: i;n j ! ii:di.-ini'S. XoXne too much I :is 1. :'i ty my food I imrchased no elihiiig. of jours". although my shoes vr. poor ud thin. Every day of the TV;ir lo-tf I held that $6 position I 'iir. ( nn liuckveat cakes, sirup, and a up of coffee, for i: cents?; I found I r'lild kc.p up bfst on rhis diet. For 1-riMkfasi I had simply a cup of coffee, vi;h an tin ookd cert al in jny room for Hinp-r. These were easy times and lux-injr:. lux-injr:. !i.j-,vipr, compared with those th;,t .;!ni.- later. At the end of the nT'tiTh I f.iand myself ni-c more out of PiTion. and with !ss than a dollar ii ny pok t. Rut nn- room rent was Jwni fur k in advance. Searching For Work. 'T'uriTig niy flve v.ek without em-!'!": em-!'!": ;tr'-i:t 1 earni J2.,"0 by misrIlanc-n:is misrIlanc-n:is jobs of typenting: a kindly -.vo-Tr.:n ;n tlif same building somehow Mi"-'t.d my plight, after a little and li'ij.wl ii: ,,ut witli sonif good meals uni H lit ; to mnn-y for car fare I had 'o have ear fare because whtn I'd tt!k,j finwn town from Thirty-ninth ''et i .-..iiWin't !ook for work. -An-Pi!,rr kindly woman oan?d me a dollar. "Till HiiMTiu,. -n ,frUs jjn.-j a quarter. But a!t"'?her f k 5S than $7 in money fii'it - all th::t awful five weeks and H jHlf ' r,st me 10 cents every day. "Hov .ii- i manyge? Well, I was '"'"' i. And I fa fed starvation many 'i.i".-. x..if..y knows the Hioughts that 'an e.,.1f. ., in a iiUman heart while tiatrpvig thr- streets, -rld.' hungry, ex-hustnd. ex-hustnd. li nking for work, with well proyp.r0s uncaring fciiow humans hu-mans on very side, never noticing or hinkir,i; r yt.ur plight, until the ex-! ex-! Tvien ( h;is ,opn tested. Two nights ' snri t'-V" days was the longest time I rvf-r went without food, but f tell you my tlv, )iKhts ,-an rampant during' that m-,1 tty were tiot pleasant ones. Mil. i h v Why. yes. of course I thought h'.it I'm pot a t-oward. 1 never M 'un :i-vHy from distress or darcrer. "":;'! .-i '; njt, t i--n. although my COUi-;'te COUi-;'te s.'n-.k !-, at tim s. " If I !.!, f a d .n Hi1 streets I'll !' r to the paving stones I '' 'i' I lot.) the live woman who 1 d o'iU just made cine acquatiit--to(i j,v me w ith sympathy and ' ;;"":"-?f ;i'iei:t. .is well as practical as-V',w as-V',w .-nid then.v Cakes and Sirup Chief Diet. H;. ,,,,,. VVMS (hanging hands and ''' i '-n tit v.,,,.,, allowed to stay on. '",,! liW, hi. til ihev could find other i?""'- S. i st aid for four weeks. What J'. ' ''o'.'n i enjoye d this aecommoda-V"!! aecommoda-V"!! ' V" I:-1 suppose I should have for food. 1 did with little. ' s!'tialiy. when I had a little money. J treilt, t jpyr U) a soji,i meal of li' it iak.es and syrup: once si kindly J"iir..i v.. .man invited me out to a '"rf '.inner., i hop" ' she'll never ""'v- fiojn xprri nee, how good- the 'i'r.ii" ,- after voU have been ";ci'.v days, tastes. I couldn"t ''rrl't hri,, fr,,m ,--,y .ije friend too '. yo,, see. Th-?n 1 learned ho.v to .ap;i top- time without fainting n a virpir, ,.,., of ,-offe.- And-there's r peni:y restaurant, too. 1 n-v r saw another 'woman in it. 1 was treat eel nicely. I think, by way. i must hav0 JPt thf nicest. ''s1 p-,.j,0 jn ("hieago, the treatment v' I'h ! ,-, through. At this resta-fa,'t resta-fa,'t you ,... .et UvQ sJi(.e:. of fruit , '"' rine of black cake, a kind of J"R r bread, or a cup of coffee, or a isK of Initk p;lch fQr a penny. Once ji i. e. M.hPn j ha(1 a ,ut!e money or unusually hungry, I treated my T u a o cent meal there. For a j f'Jj',.1 they HVe you thre slices of I J , t,aon. some Irish potatoes. read j y"1 a 'Up of coffee r glass of milk, j u don't know, until you try, how li ' -1 j Courageous, Undaunted, Determined. st m Krance M,ss WilliamF, who i 1 li n the sunny of 4o desoite 5.1 iiaratlS that she Pis .'t'ooi t te lioent gi d Ps,uns. is refined, iu-'Fnlte iu-'Fnlte rhVeiert,tbr1sht ani active, de-about de-about by thT6 len'-ness brought 8tan-atlL i e 'eeks of Practical' Fudes The tOfWhich she so lightly al-of al-of her natral ease and assurance repeated, rebuffs and the Ion- siejre of k.S nV ' f .the iSSertTork Knon to bumanity--looking for em-1 Jhan?thh? iS a Uttle bUtered. Sh&1 Prematurely relegated to tho encroaching years and supposed ! Si15;- 1ut shc Ls till counfgous" Sot th611 104 in ihp unefiual con-! j Uict with poverty and discouragement, ' tThere is.a penny restaurant on Commercial Com-mercial street in Salt Lake, conducted ! ? Seventh Day Adventists. The food , is wnolly eomiwsed of fruit, vegetables arm cereals, in conformity with the tenets, ten-ets, of that denomination. Men out of employment usually make a meal on 3 cents, which is touching the limit described de-scribed by Miss Williams in her own experience. Kd. I. m. C.J - LETTERS AND ANSWERS. : (Marion Martineau in Chicago Tribune) Thin Girl I need something to develop de-velop the bust. Is there a quick way? In reply to this and many, other letters asking for a bust developer, would say that the bust can be brought to full development in six months' tune. It requires fattening foods and absence from worriment. Worrying women never have full busts. An application ap-plication of cocoa oil w ill assist. Wear a low-busted corset to give the bust a chance to grow. f xoung Girl My neck is yellow. Is there such a thing as a skin bleach? Yes; lemon juice and rase water in equal parts will bleach the skin. I have also heard that this is good: One ounce' each of lanolin and vaseline. Half an ounce ot paroxide of hydrogen. hydro-gen. Mix and rub on the skin. I do not vouch for this, but have it as a French bleach. Mr. X. Is there a harmless shampoj for the hair? AJso give me a. tonic-. tonic-. The yolks of eggs make a harmless shampoo. For a tonic use a pint of water.-half a pint of witch hazel, and half a pint of bay rum. Have slightly warm so as not to chill the scalp. f Miss C rMy hair is blonde, but it is a light drab when I would like to have it golden. Advise me. I Bea; up the yolks of two eggs, rub through hair, then moisten with a bowl of water, to which a teaspoonful of borax bo-rax and a tablcspoonful of shampoo jelly has been added. Put a'pinch of borax in each rinsing water- When hair is partially dry sit in .the sun-Bhine. sun-Bhine. . II. E. Kindlygive me a recipe for j cold cream, one that will do for gen- eral use. , ! For a general cold cream , take one j ounce of spermaceti, one ounce of white wax, five ounces of oil of sweet j almonds, two ounces of rose water, and one .teaspoonful of powdered borax. ' j Miss J. My skin is rough. . Can you give me a recipe for making it smoother? Scrub with a bath bag twice a week. ! Bath bags arc rleasant and are inexpensive. in-expensive. Here is a good formula: One pound of fine oatmeal, one quart of clean fine bran, one-quarter pound of powdered orris root, three-fourths of a pound of jilmond meal, one-quarter ound of casti e soap, dried and powdered, and two ounces ..cf violet sachet. Mix and till small cheesecloth bags as needed. . f Homely writes: How can I make my eyes larger? Please answer me fully. I have heard that it cannot be done. A reader of this column writes that she made her eyes larger by, reducing j her weight. As the fat disappears . from below them they increase in depth and there come shadows where before there were lumps of fat. The face which had had too much of a fatty accumulation upon it went baek to its original contour, con-tour, the contour which nature in- j tended for it, and was pretty and shapely aeain. Of course the eyes will i increase in eize as the face gets thin- j ner. Thin Face My eyes are hollow, or i "pop-eyed." Is there a cure? Thin women almost always have good-sized eyes, and it is only the fat j and the chubby-cheeked that have lit- j tie, twinkling eyes. And here is an- J other argument in favor of reducing the weight. Reduce the fat unon your j fa re. and your eyes will be larger and your appearance wil lbe much improved. im-proved. Your beauty will be heightened height-ened 100 per cent. In your case you must add fat. "Emaciated How can I develop -the j bust and add fat? ' j -Eat oil you want of one thing. Eat often. Drink all you can at meals. J Take' two cups of cocoa at breakfast j Indulge in sweets and bread and but- j ter. Edith I am only t'O years old, yet I am getting bald. What can I do to keep mv hair from coming out? "Rub the scalp thoroughly with sweet almond Oil at night and sleep with a handkerchief around the. head. The next morning wash the hair with borax bo-rax and water and rsi well After drving thoroughly, massage the sc;.lp with linger tips until it rio''- LT the tigers in pure cold water before mas-sagji mas-sagji ?. Do this once a week. EMa - J. Mv 'arms' arc roush and the skin Hakes off. Is it dirt or sivnpty roughness tho jirt on- rcquires treatment. ' glove" kcown as the friction loe is useful for making roogh.-mns smooth and giving them a healthy, satJnv glow. Use the glnve immediate-iv immediate-iv aner a warm bath. Goo-- flesh may lie treated by the, use of one f riction loves in connection with cold cream 'Apply at night. Take off in The morninT Vith soap and a friction glove. . . Mrs. Anne T.-I have a great deal I of trouble - with my skin, which .ana brown." What is a good lotion for it? Trv benzoin, glycerine and rose wa-! wa-! tcr "half an ounce of each of the Lu-j Lu-j ter' with live drops of benzoin. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. When making cake always warm the jtfVln : "wore mixing ingrea.ents-it makes il as lightagm. U when "cleaning silver you moisten the powder with methylated spirit, In-i?'dS In-i?'dS water, it will clean easier and not tarnish so quickly. , Frying iif"bluck be -cleaned wlh a crust of bread and washed with hotjsoda and wat .i. If a few drops of vinegar be added ,o the" water in which eggs are poached they wiH, set, more ,uicKly .1 rci per- j-11' ; .f4;J-- ' When' cleaning knives mix a tiny bit of carbonate of soda with the bath-brick bath-brick on the knife-board, and they w ill polish more easily. When cleaning stained "knives, tahe a piece ot new potato, dip it into brick-dust, brick-dust, and well scour the knives with t. lu this way the most obstinate status will be removed. -f Black lace can be cleaned and freshened fresh-ened by washing it in cold coffee, dry away from the tire, and, when nearly dry, iron w ith a cool iron, on the wrong -side, on two thkknesses ot flannel. To try if eggs are fresh, place them in a basin of water. If fresh they will sink; but if not fresh, they will become be-come more or less sunken; and if quite stale they will float on top of the water, Warts may be cured by rubbing them three or four tfmes a day with a potato. po-tato. Cut off the end and rub the wart with the freshly cut part. A slice must be cut off alter each rubbing. The bolster roll has taken the place of the large pillows with shams. It is covered with the same material as the spread, which matches either the draperies dra-peries or the . room or the wall finish. Y hite vrall papers in stripes and moire effects are iu high favor for bedrooms. bed-rooms. - When selecting hanging a good plan to follow is to choose plain ones when the walla have figured paper and with plain walls the hangings should be of figured material. -. ' The white ivory l;eys of a piano should never be cleaned with water, which discolors th?m. Instead, they should be rubbed over with a soft flannel or piece of silk dipped in oxl-gefflzed oxl-gefflzed water, which can be. obtained at all chemists, and when the notes are stained or greasy- use methylated spirits, gin or diluted whisky. Lemons. We know in a dull sort of way that iemons are useful, and, if we did not, might easily find this out' by looking over the papers. But just how valuable,' valu-able,' they" are few of us realize." They aire -of; greatr medicinal- value -an' are put up in', bottles and boxes for the benefit ( ? of the human-family.- A teaspoonful of lemon juice -in" a small cup of black coffee will drive away an attack of billious headache, but it is better to use them freely and so avoid, the attack of headache. These facts help in beautifying one, for one can't be beautiful and ailing at the same time. The days are past when the delicate woman with "nerves" was the heroine of all the novels and the "clinging vine" supposed to be admired by all men.: Lemons taken externally, or, rather, used, will aid in beautifying any one. There is nothing more valuable for the toilet table than a solution of lemon juice. A little rubbed on the hands, face and neck at night will not only whiten but soften the skin. A paste made of magnesia and lemon juice, applied ap-plied to the face and hands upon lying ly-ing down for fifteen minutes" rest, will bleach the skin beautifully. ; - For discolored or stained fingernails, a teaspoonful of lemon juice in a cup of warm, soft water is invaluable. This is one of the best manicure acids. It will loosen the cuticle from the fingernails, finger-nails, as well as . remove discolora-tions. discolora-tions. Lemon juice in water is an excellent tooth wash. This is about the only thing that will remove tartar. It will also sweeten the breath . Hair Tonie. ; Mr: Editor-r-l will send a recipe for hair tonic which will remove dandiillt, make the hair oily ami will also make the hair darker: One ounce each sugar of lead, sulphur and borax, 1-2 ounce aqua ammonia. 1 gill alcohol; mix and let stand fourteen hours, then add 1 gill bay rum, 1 ounce essence of ber-gamot, ber-gamot, 1 tablespoonful salt and 3 pints sdft water. Lemon Souoc Yolks of 2 eggs, 1 1-2 cups sugar, i grated lemon; cook slowly, stirring constantly until as thick as honey. Beat whites of eggs and stir through sauce white hot. Montrose, Mo. COKA NEPTUNE. For Burns. I don't think there is anything that can equal lime and lard. Take sifted air-slacked .linie and mix with lard. Spread oh a cloth. If the burn Is deep, must make another ; plaster at once to lay on". As soon as the lard gets warm it will begin to burn again. Fcrape the plasters and mix in more fresh lime. After the wound . quits burning the plasters should be kept on and will heal the sore. Air-slacked lime is valuable and should be kept in the house at all times, as it affords instant relief for burns. Jennie Morris. " Restoring Nap to Old Carpst. This is the season of the year to freshen up. the -old carpet which has been cleaned. Sprinkle it with naphtha, naph-tha, putting it on liberally, and as, there is no fire in the room, little danger dan-ger may be courted. Of course, lights of all kinds should be kept out of the room for several . days. After the naphtha is put on ; sweep the carpet. This, will not Vmly" clean" and freshen old carpet, but .it, will. make It .appear almost like new, especially in places where thenap is worn. - ... r. -. Household Pests. It is in the middle of summer if ever that Insect intruders put in their unwelcome un-welcome appearance. Once any of the household pests are seen it is time for war against them. Alum water Is one of the most successful exterminators for most creeping .things. The alum should be boiled an hour until it is dissolved. A saturated solution is not too strong. Keep, u bottle of it and when bugs, ants or cockroaches are Fen apply the liquid with a brush to cracks in the rteor, fbedstead or other woodwork, as the case may.be. To free their closets from moths, many-housekeepers many-housekeepers lay cloths saturated - la turpentine on floors and shelves. Some persons declare that pieces,of red flannel flan-nel distributed about corners and other haunts' of carpet bugs will lure the enemy en-emy successfully and keep him from invading floor coverings and clothing. Flannel, too, it is said, will banish little lit-tle red ants, who will not travel over wool. They will avoid places where they find it. Common borax sprinkled liberally about the haunts of water bugs w-Ul dispatch them, but the treatment treat-ment should be continuous. Pont's of Interest to Know. Don't allcv yourself to be under obligation, ob-ligation, to ny man. Don't discuss your family affairs m genefal conversation. Don't ftive your photograph to men, and don't ask them for their;;. Don't make yfiurasif conspicuous at any time hy loud laughmg or talking. ' ' . , , . Don't fail io.tr-y to oe always fravk and just and generous, ind, above all, womanly. .; Don't wear an evenir? dress to a. quiet ' afternoon reception ; don't go witheut a hat or bonr.pt. Don't-feel it necessary to bow ro a man -you have met at ii bail or party afterward unless you want to continue the acquaintance. Don't offer to shake hands whet, a man is introduced to you. and don't think It necessary when he says goo5-bye unless he first extends his. - "Don't allow any ..man to treat -you with anything but " the greatest re-;pect. re-;pect. Resent as n.n-impertinence any approach tc fnhiiliurity of speech "or action. ... . ' . Don't boast that you do no: read the newspapers, a-;, many girls do now- I adtys. Don't think it necessary to read all the. d;iiiy and weekly journals contain, but keep yourself, posted on . art, literary, social and political to; '.os , of the day. Don't fail t- read women's magazine's, for they are filled wjht ar- tides -which' are of especial interest to I women. California Ladies' iagazine. Ingenious Girl Does This. Tho ingenius girl is turning her stock of embroidered and hemstitched handkerchiefs hand-kerchiefs to account after this fashion. The first variety she transforms into the daintiest possible corset covers, while the hemstitched ones are converted convert-ed into more 1 serviceable ones. Two handkerchiefs are required to make one of these. First, fold a handkerchief I cornerwise together, and cut it in half- I The second handerchief is cut in half J in the same manner and then one of the , halves is again cut. thus quartering the j section. To put this cover together take' i one of the halves and lay it out upon a table, the point upward. Lay an- other half next to this, on either side ! of it, the points downward. The two quarters are then fitted in at each end, : the whole forming an elongated strip. ' Between these sections of handkerchief ! insert beading and lace also at the top j and bottom of the strip; run a ribbon j through the heading to draw up the , "cover," when it is worn. For the sleeves make straps of luce and beading. bead-ing. Hollow out the corset cover a trifle for the under arm fitting, and fasten the strap across at this point. |