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Show I iSrGS WE LEAVE UND0NE- ! ., the thins you do, dear. - i ,s ,ho thing you lave undone, lff'S vou h bit of heartache I V'h' :'uptU-n.? of the sun. 1 I A IZdev word forgotten. I 1 Th; I,.; . you did not write. I Tl,fl .er v"U might have sent, dear, j T1rc your haunting ghosts tonight. ; ! a vou might have lifted T'ou t o fa.Vo.hefs way, t 0 Li of hoMi-lsoine counsel , ThP dii lulITied too much to say; viuC touch of the hand, dear, ! i T1hm ntle ami winsome tone i J'J'vouhi 1... time or thought for , 5viti troubles enough of. your own. I ht.lv acts of kindness . . m'v out of mind, chances to be angels "Which evn mortals find: I T1 in night d lenc. ,-h chill, reproachful wraith, , Iv.p" is faint and flagging . ,iff. j-- all too short, dear, l0.'n!j ,.t..w is all too great t', uff '' our slov' ''ompassion ; -iv,t tairi-H until too late; .Tl'if not the thing you do, dear, ii' s tlK thing you leave undone j ... : .h gives vou the bitter heartache I h. ttiinrof the sun. I - Anon. tthY BUSINESS WOMEN MAKE GOOD WIVES if in business women one considers '.- ,i the middle classes who for F'Ml reason have had to earn their ovn livinp. the question.. "Do business voirm tuak" good wives?'-'- may be an-s.rd an-s.rd in the jffirmative. .'. T!i"re many pood reasons for this, voiding 10 a writer for the Family I xilp' business woman has learned the 1 a'tstilui'5 need of i-unctuaJity.. She has f turned that it is necessary for business f ,mir to co by a certain train in or-I or-I ,Vr that the office may be reached by I the proper time and she also knows, 1 ,,,'rhiips 1" hard experience, the need I of leaving the breakfast table still hun-I hun-I rv to thnt the train shall be caught, j ThWffore she has also learned that the j f, ininutes which to the girl who I ftavs at home all day mean but a little j I extra self-indulgence, mean to her. the I business woman, a self-denial which I tiuiiklv makes itself felt, and she will, v.iin "uiarri"d. make a point of being up earlv enough, to send the bread winner oft" in good time for the train an! yet pive him sufficient leisure for hi breakfast and for a glance at the I b;i per. Then again, the business woman has le.irnei to earn money and to fipend it to the best advantage. She has Ipa-ned to save for coming necessities an(3 perhaps, out of the little she hss at her own disposal, even to pay her premium toward an -old age pension" for herself. She will be able to guard ,ie;iinst th fascination of sales through thr rueful remembrance of times when cave way to the delight of bargain bining r.vd purchased several things "heap." with the res.ult that "season ;i,ket" tieriod came round all too .soon, ii,i lunches had to be brought' down to "e;ike and tea" point. With the accompanying ac-companying attack of indigestion. She has learned to be . srKken lo sharplv atid perhars unjustly, without iiig into sulks or giving way to tears -both of which luxuries the business woman soon lears to do without. She has learned to sympathize with the tired feeling in the evening that may even prevent the husband wish-iic wish-iic t kceti his -word and takp.her to Hi eoik.-e.-t or theater; on such occasions, occa-sions, like the wise woman she is, she will ;t aside Ivr own feeling of dis-j;ip.iV.tiiient dis-j;ip.iV.tiiient with a quick remembrance -if eid times, -vhf-n she came home feel-aic feel-aic "i"o tired for anything." and. in--iea,i ,.r looking injured, will make hires (o.-v ami quiet, thereby earning c:;!i:tiKe of her "better halr." wh Iihs iieeM dreadir.g to be reminded o': I the ue.it he had promised. She has learned what it is to feel 51 times as if life is not .worth living, rad to...! temper is "a thing of no value, Kiid she u ill )lyt feel inclined to "go and t -11 tier mother" .when Edwjr. lieiuly snaps her head off for nothing. She is much more -like!:" to retain her servant than her sister who stays ;.t home, for the simple reason that she v. ill yllow her more latiiude in the n.y'Pr of "evenings out." while mak-in mak-in ch"r f el that the work must be done di.d d )iie well. H is often supposed that the business busi-ness ivunian cannot rook. Men see bet in th.-. morning starting by train, meet Vr in th- evening returning, and be-eaus" be-eaus" she i. reading a book many '""uiea!" rnen are fully convinced that she would be of smalJ value as a wife;. T'n-- are wrong in the majority of .eas.-.:. Nearly every business woman e;;n cook and cook well; in fact, in n-.a'iy fanvlies whore the women go hi; 1,, busiiv-sp ihey tak it in turns to iio the eooking on Sundays,, the only day iiiry have p.t thir own disposal. :' the verdict 0f the brothers most eiitiefd (,f all critics and brother's friends: wuii astonish the "logical" 'i;h .ill respeet to the women 'who !'.ae r p, fa,.c the" ordeal for to mi.ny v,, .inen jfning (ejt to business i I'll "ni.,,!--;t must b maintained that, buiii.--- -Ar,!,,,.,, ofieh make the very t Ct -.f in,..- for business nin. The Color of Your Eyes. Th latest subjects of statistical in-Hd::'-V ai' Hht and dark eyes, and i; is announced that, taking the average "f Kurope and America, 44.6 is'-'ths i''ive ,i,ir. nK.n having light eyes, ,lvlu'bi.2 blue and gray. The pro-l,"'tion pro-l,"'tion ,,f w.niien having blue or grav '.yes ;s :::.: i.er cent, in other words l,,u" s ;,, r. e(-idedly rarer "among v"nL'n ihMti among men. -Mot have licht -eyes oftener tha:i )1",aer. j,;,; in ,R(. ii,tt...mediate grades uMA.ei, jMhl ,lH,ki tJle percent-' percent-' ' If.- two sex is very nearly 'i:e . Jn t h i.s intermediate eatc-f'r-v rown and hazel eyes. The : ' 'e ...f these among men is 43 1 '"!:' !"'' '"E '..r;,,,,, 4,r, j , l-'-'-'-r-tag.- .f black eyes is ,' r iimoitg women than among men, !r cent for the women, '' a;:'.i:s men it is 12.3. ' s are considered to possess r.";i' !,,'il,'ions. This was the case th- Greeks and llomans ot 'isi(. lioe v. rpon the goddess Min-';ia Min-';ia 'l'' "stowed a surname to si.g-' '"' :'!"eiiesK of her oye. f. ,'.1'1-' '.v,s weli.s that a man might l' , '''' ' ha e ,-ver been the ideal of ; ret tiovr-iiHts; among the numbc '"tic l:ro!;te. (jforge Eliot. Wilkie "d ''harks Keudc. Most of " "r... i,, .s iu un.to-date fiction ar? "J "laidcns. ' 'he !iVj,1K. g-n,t)ti 18 WelI as the) 'd"n-y '- the dead who have dls- if "'.l.'1"' 'bemselves, most have eyes j sr:;'-v "r blue. I '''K. sti. are had eyes of gray; so 'i.'".'"1 ''' U'he Kngl;h poetH. CoU j .,',',m''s '"'"Vfverc large light gray, ) .,,," ""' and of liquid briUUney. By-i bi i 'V s ',v gray, fringed with Ion?. J't' lasher. " j "V 1-,am,,'s Rlitterinj? eyes wer? , lK"'y dissimilar in color, one be- t .Wtz"1- 'he other having specks-of j , ;;.H-v l lie iris. Chattrrlon's brilliant Vaf ',! SI. vv'l'e bis most remarkable I 3hi( r nder strong-excitement one oti'e,'.''.''3 ,J1;islUer and larger than 1he( TheS'-" KVOi'n -vp. ln,,y 'e for glory, j evns '!,',,c's Catherine of Kussia J i,!,"'ill',lf a Persian song says: j VVb n' f'yo is and shy, A' u'er it S)M(, or frown. J ffuish eye js the brown; . j C' spc" Proportions: In as th Pro- bSthVSththeh1 bG ne-"r,h third the Vdth of ;.Ule to,nor one-widthof one-widthof the iTd,Hn.V1eye' and ,h MARION MA-iiiiiTu'S ADVICE f Mrs. hST to get rid of fortv , . re an" way Pounds, while ho 1 WiSh 180 You could lose ' 0,v norma11 we't. "weeks, but it I Pounds in Better reduc mo.loldt- p,a: ave to live on tn.ci ou will with salt' and no butted fruit when vou a v , 0U must eat drinking water h,r8ty' instead C 16kl ln n'oderationand good taste. danSufenCh-r a hair toior Take half a pint of elde: flower wit-r and add three ounces of bay rum cn i,V ' ne dram oC deodorized al- jaborandl63 ne dr of of ' Mrs. A. B. C.-lVank you' for tak-: ng the wrinkles out'of my face I am IV?:S ,d" yet n,y skin is galn smooth and pretty os when I was "o iveGirl-Can 50U eiv nie a vt a?, tTeam? I am bothered to death with this annoyance. Steam the face according to mv spc- j aal face steaming formula and "applV t-ts: Strained honey, -twenty-five u.ams; white soap cut in thin strips, lorty drams; tincture of benzoin, ten drams; white wax, thirty drams; stor-ax. stor-ax. ten drams. - Melt the soap, honey and white wax, land mix; then add the benzoin and stor-ax. stor-ax. Spread this on the face. Take off with a soft cloth and wash the face in hot water. Use a skin food every day to keep the blackheads from returning-. Grace M.-My eyelashes are short and stubby and my lids are red. Can' you help me by giving me a tonic? Bathe the eyes with warm boracic acid. Tonics for th eyelashes must be used with consideration as all oily applications ap-plications will irritate the eyes. uneasy My hair is dry and I am afraid it Mill get gray early unless I can do something to ic to make it less dry. You must restore the natural oils. Here is an excellent tonic: Cut one ounce of olive oil with five ounces of buy rum. Add one ounce of tincture of eantharides. Apply a few drops at a time to the scalp. f ' Maggie My hands are thin and red. How can J improve them? Sleep in gloves lined with hand paste made by beating powdered oatmeal to j a cream with almond oil. Mrs. B. I succeeded in losing twenty-five twenty-five pounds of my weight. But it was hard work, and. Oh, how I did long to go back to my old way of living. Is there any danger that I will begin to gain after I go back to my old life? You will certainly gain flesh again. That is one of the great difficulties with those who have a tendency to put on flesh. Vou will find it necessary all your life to keep on with the treatment, treat-ment, stopping now and then to give j-ourself a vacation. Sufferer You said you could cure wrinkles in my forehead. A friend of mine wrote to you and you sent her a formula which she used and was benefited. But she lost her recipe. Please repeat It. Take half an ounce each of sperma-cetti sperma-cetti and white wax. Melt together. Add. an ounce of pure, mutton tallow and an ounce .of sweet almond oil. Perfume Per-fume with one drop of attar of rose. This will make a large quantity. Heat the wrinkled surface, spread on the cream and let it remain over night, - Mrs. K. I am sallow, have deep lines under my eyes and have a tired feeling feel-ing many days in. the week. What would you advise? I have tried your exercises, but they do not seem to do me any good. It is not exercise you need, tut medicine. medi-cine. You have a disturbance of the liver which accounts for your sallow-ness. sallow-ness. A sallow skin always comes from the liver. Your complexion, even though dark, should be clear. There is j no reason why you should be yellow and muddy. Cure For Tetter. Kind Editor I will send one of your readers the following recipe for tetter: Take fresh butter, four ounces: Venice turpentine. 1 ounce; red precipitate, 1 ounce: melt the butter and turpentine together and while warm stir in the precipitate and mix well. Bub on a little lit-tle once or twice a day for tetter, ringworm, ring-worm, -itch and all eruptions of the skin. - " ' A- K. For the Complexion. Don't drink tea or coffee. t)rink pure water. Eat grapes, apples, raisins and figs. Eat a few salted almonds daily. Don't eat too much animal food. An egg or two a day, soft boiled, instead in-stead of meat. . Eat an orange every day or so. Wwlk two or three miles a day. Bathe the whole body daily in tepid water. Don't fret, don't worry; be calm and quiet. , mi. Follow the above and you WiH be perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful and ; live to great uge.-M. Felix Chaloux. ; Hot "Water Cures. j Headache almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to th feet and back of the neck. A oweI folded.. dipped in hot water, quickly wrung out and applied quickly over the seat of pain will in most cases promptly relieve toothache and neu- raAff'trip of flannel or towel folded. sev. era1 'times lengthwise and dipped in hot water, then slightly wrung out and applied ap-plied about the ner k of a child suffering with an acute attack of croup will us-i-hIIv relieve the, sufferer in the course of ten minutes jfhe flannel is kept hot. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. The mell of tobacco smoke m&y.cas-Jlv m&y.cas-Jlv be removed from a-room-by Having- a pan of wateMn it over night. Tf a 'Piece' of cloth is saturated with pa" mi l rubbed IteMIy.oy Plj-turo Plj-turo frames and mirrors the IHes win not lisht n ihem. To remove gras7 sUhis frol c?P irive thenr tfp.i-ulpohol buth. -Or .u ly irVrreami ofUartar utng the stains and rubbing with the powdei. To renovate bla"edt . laco. use a decoction decoc-tion of tea. Strain some tei off tne leav er pour it into a basin. P the lace in, and ajlwto. stand ten or t elve hour" 'Ihpn'Fhueeze it. but do noc j j i tL '.'?f?w. Press through some eakj j gum arabie, aiid pin out the lace. When i nearly dry, cover with a to,'. el and iron with a cool iron. The unpleasant taste of castor oil may be destroyed by beating it with the white of im egg, or, better still, py cropping it into enough lemon juice to float it. tt Heartburn can be immediately got id of taking cream of tartar, about a- half a teaspoonful in half a glass of water. U makes a pleasant effervescent efferves-cent drink, cooling to the blood. For headache, make the following solution; so-lution; Mix a handful of salt in a Quart of water, adding one ounce of spirits of hartshorn and one-half ounce or camphorated spirits of wine. Soak a cloth with this and apply to tlu lorehead, wetting as it becomes dry. An excellent remedy for pains in the back of the neck or side, the result ; ot oeing exposed to draught, is a plas-j plas-j ter composed of vaseline and mustard, two parts of the first to one of the I latter. Mix and spread on a piece of muslin, applying to the affected region. Keep handy a little buttle of spirits of camphor, and when you are attacked by sneezing as an evidence of having hav-ing taken cold, take five dropa on sugar. Take three doses, one every hour, and you need fear no ill effects. It is said that a lotion composed of two ounces each of rosewater. alcohol and glycerine, with one teaspoonful of borax, is a certain cure for blackheads. After bathing the face night and morning, morn-ing, rub in with the hand. frit fr-it js not absolutely necessary to polish pol-ish the kitchen range every day this summer. Crumple a newspaper, . rub any spots on the stove with a bit slight-dampened, slight-dampened, polish with two or. three rubbings with dry paper, and the iron Will be . bright enough that you can close the door with a clear conscience. For removing mildew, make a solution so-lution of one teaspoonful of chloride of lime and a quart of water. Strain, then dip the mildew stains in it. Buttermilk and salt are said to be excellent. Cover I the spots with the mixture, and lay in the un for a few hours. Wash out the paste, and renew the application and the sunning until the spots disappear. disap-pear. One Way to Kill Flies. Editor Intermountain Catholic: I vould feel gratified for a recipe or receipt re-ceipt for banishing flies or keeping them out of the house. We folks living in the mountains "are plagued with them in summer time, they are so' numerous. num-erous. HOUSEKEEFEH. Ridgway, Col., Aug. 3. An Ogden bartender has discovered Jhat the smell of sweet peas is death to Hies. He keeps three or four bunches on the bar, and it is said that each bunch kills a half-pint of flies every twenty-four hours. |