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Show p i BRIGHT GLASS AND SILVER 'How to Care for Both 'With the Least Work anU to Clean "Them Without Injury. There Ib nothing that 'repays one more for careful washing and drying than glass.. First one must have a bowl of warm water softened with dissolved soap, which makes a very good lather. Too hot water should not be used, as it might crack the glass. . Have a bowl of clean water to rinse the glass in after washing it and if a very fine polish bo desired on it have a third bowl of Cold water with a little ammonia in it. Wash each article separately, rinse it well and dry with a soft glass cloth, which should be made of linen or little, fluffy particles will stick to the glass and spoil the appearance. When it is washed and dried polish with a leather kept for the glass er with a silk handkerchief or with some soft tisue paper. How to Clean Silver Have an aluminum pan containing about two gallons of cold water. In this dissolve a piece of washing soda about tha size of an egg and heat the solution to boiling point. Drop into this tho silver to be cleaned, taking care to keep the whole at boiling point. Let the silver soak for three or four minutes. Lift out with a wire spoon or fork, wash in hot soap suds and wipe quickly with a perfectly dry towel. The pieces so cleaned will be as highly polished as when new. This process will neithpr injure plated or solid ware. When all the silver Is finished, If there are any pieces that do not look white and clear, rub them with a little dry whiting and a dry duster, then polish off with a soft, dry cloth. . long-handle- ID RESTORE TOIITH Windows become dimmed . quickly where soft coal is used as fuel. A feaya His New Discovery Already Hae Been Proven 8ueceeefut In a 'Thousand Caeoe Could Make TRACE Giants. Old age Is a condiPeople can really be made younger, declared Dr. Prank R. Starkey of this city in disposing his discovery of a formula for pn extract that has been proven In h thousand test cases to be a cure for chronic and acute diseases. "I could make a race of giants, of dwarfs, or of goggle-eyeidiots by treating people In their adolescence and disturbing the proportion among their glands, through which organs the formula cures' he continued. The elixir of life, as discovered by Dr. Starkey, consists of a paste formed of extracts ' from the genital glands of roosters and sheep and the pituitary glands of the latter animal, mixed with chemically pure glycerin, allowed to macerate forty-eigh- t hours and then filtered. This extract is injected Into the blood of the patient, a marked departure from the methods of other physicians who have attempted like cures. Dr. Starkey Is one of the most reputable physicians in Philadelphia. He has been practicing since he was graduated from the college in 1897, with the exception of two years when he pursued postgraduate studies in London, Vienna and Berlin. Eight years ago he started his experiments that have finally won success. Four years ago the supreme test was made, when Dr. Starkey enlisted the assistance of fifty volunteer submen and twenty-fiv- e jects, twenty-fivwomen, ranging in ages from twenty to thirty-fiv- e years. The formula has met the approval of the leading "physicians of this city, and Dr. Starkey, who has taken it himself, says he feels twenty years younger. He looks It, too. There are certain vital organs or ductless glands in the human organ- Medico-Chirurgtc- To Keep Flatirons From Rusting. To keep flatirons from rusting whed exposed to dampness, melt paraffin to the depth of half an inch in pans large enough to hold two or more Irons. Wait until it is nearly cold and then put the Irons in. In that way they will not sink to the bottom of the pan. Irons treated in this manner. have not rusted when left six months in a closed" house. In case you have no paraffin, greasing the irons thickly and wrapping them in newspapers wiU serve the same purpose. Dutch Toast. To make Dutch toast, says an exchange, take siloes of very stale or bard bread and toast the same in the oven until brown. Dip the slices in boiling water and set in the oven again until as crisp as desired. Inexpensive Mattnss Covering. ' The inexpensive spring beds have no covers and often disfigure the mattress by streaks of rust A cover of heavy, unbleached doth, made large enough to tie down at sides and co-- n rs will savs the mattress. well-know- DOG SAVES BOY, IS KILLED is the largest flag in the United Stales, and it hangs of the postoffice building at Washington. The flag recently to take the place of one nearly as large, but which stars The new one is suspended fro'mthe eighth floor and long and 36 feet wide. The stars are about a loot across. Tils lzation, said Dr. Starkey in explaining his method, "that are constantly manufacturing a physical agent without which we could not live. They control the process known as metabolism, by which the living tissues are being continually renewed. They control vitality. They are in fact life itself. in the hollow was unfurled had only 46 is 624 feet 1 1 hi3 extract is not a medicine. Ev ery one has these organs, functionating and producing the same solution which I produce. It is when they become Inharmonious when they get out of balance that metabolism, the process of tissue Interchange, is disturbed and a lack of resistance to the invasion of disease follows. NEEDLE Woman Is tion, "and induce her to renounce In their favor her liberty and her husband's legacy. Being unwilling to rupture their friendship by becoming rivals, they agreed to join' forces 'on the following terms: A sum of money was to be put up by all three, the amount thus raised to be taken over by the one whom a game of chance should select to woo the lady. If he 6hould be so fortunate as to secure the latter for his wife he would hand over 1,000,000 francs to each of his two friends. According to the story, the man to do the wooing was chosen at a game of escarte. Then details of the project were discussed until far Into the night. The three fortune hunters managed to scrape together $3,000, which was considered sufficient for expenses, and the winner arranged to sail for America. He is described as a former barrister, who at present occupies himself with business; he has tio title, but bears a name, has a seductive personality, employs his leisure time in writing poetry, and is an incomparable conversationalist with brilliant distinction of manner. The greatest disgust is expressed here among those who credit the story, and it is taken for granted that the unexpected publicity shed upon the design has effectually ended the scheme. well-know- n IN' TOE Treated for Supposed Corn Relieved of Lameness by a Chiropodist. Newton, N. J. A needle that haq been In the foot of Mrs. Daniel 8, Hornbeck, a school teacher of Mill ford, for 30 years, was removed by a chiropodist to whom she went to have a supposed corn treated. For the first time since she was a girl of ten Mrs. Hornbeck was able to walk without limping. She had forgotten all about the needle until the eye popped through the flesh of the big toe. When she was a child she felt a sudden pain when she ran through the fields near Dingmans ferry. She had stepped on a needle, but as she imsaw no signs of the sharp-pointe- d plement she believed she merely bad been pricked. At various times since then she felt the sharp pain in her right foot, but thought that it was s corn that was troubling her. What seemed to be the root of the corn grew on the joint of her big tow, and gave her much worry. She decided to have it removed the other day, and as an incision was made the end of the needle came into view. It had become imbedded in the bone, but a sharp pull removed it Instant relief was felt by Mrs. Hornbeck, and when she started away from the chiropodists the lameness she had felt for many years was gone. FISH In a lecture at the Royal Institute Prof. Flinders Petrie has attacked the long accepted theory that the origin of the alphabet is to be found in Phoenicia, whence it came from Egyptian hieroglyphics, says a New York Sun London dispatch. According to Prof. Petrie, the researches of the last twenty years have shown that signs were earlier than pictures and that It was the sign that survived to become the alpha and beta of one civilization and the A B C of another. Just as the philologist had discovered one entire system of languages, so the alphabetarian has discovered in the diversity of alphabets au original prototype of all. In Prof. Petries words, 'The Phoenicians are people of yesterday compared with those who wrote the signs that are the origin of all alphabets." It was to pottery, said the professor, that Egyptologists and others were Indebted for these srgns, and their development was worked out on these lines, Flatnose made a pot and put a mark on It to show that it was his. In time, because it was his mark, the sign stood for Flatnose himself, and then the sign became attached to a sound irrespective of the thing itself. Gradually the wearing down went on until the sign stood, not for a sound, but a syllable, and then for a letter. The signs, of course, were not an alphabet; that did not arrive until perhaps 1000 B. C., whereas signs were found in early prehistoric Egypt, probably 7000 B. C. Proofs of this common origin were plentiful, for the signs spreftd by trade far north and south and appeared similarly in Runic, Iberian and Karlan, and yet were unknown in Phoenician. 30 YEARS GOOD POINTS ABOUT TOOLS British Ptan Kid Republic Canine Drags Child From in Front of Auto, but Is Crushed to Youthful Citizens Will jMake Own Death. Laws, Punish Offenders and Work at Some Profession. Cincinnati. To save his master, Clarence Whitney, the London. On a beautiful farm of youngster's pet dog gave up his own 190 acres, in Dorsetshire, is soon to be life under the wheels of an automobile. established England's first boy and The boy was crossing Madison road girl republic, modeled after the sucnear the home of Senator Foraker, cessful junior republics in the United and did not 6ee an automobile Staates. The youthful citizens and driven by Miss Margaret Payne, who will be recruited mostof ap- ly from industrial schools and reCarlisle avenue, rapidly proaching. The dog seized his mas- formatories, will formulate their own ter by the trousers and tried to drag standards of honor, administer their him out of the path of danger. The own laws and chasten their own ofmachine was so close that the animal fenders. Special training will be prowas unable to get the child entirely vided for the trade or profession which out of the road. The lad was struck they may display aptitude, and they a glancing blow that knocked him will be remunerated on the results. down, but did not cause any serious Out of the wages the young republicinjury. The dog was caught under ans will pay for their own board and the wheels and crushed to death. lodging. Harold Large, who has oeen appointBOLT TRACES TREE ON MAN ed superintendent of the novel recently returned from an inof similar communities in York-Fr- eak spection New in Two Kills Lightning Over there, he said, your America. Lightning Draws Picture Junior republics have jails in which on Victim's Back. delinquents are confined, but we beNew York. Five deaths, two as a lieve we can get along without them. result of lightning, and numerous pros- If a lawbreaker remains obdurate he trations were the toils claimed here will simply be expelled from his boardby the excessive heat. The two men ing house, and hunger doubtless will killed by lightning had sought relief bring repentance. The duchess of Marlborough, who from the heat under a tree in the Bronx when a bolt demolished the Is actively supporting the scheme, Is tree and caused Instant death to the providing one of the girls coftages. men. The clothing was torn from the back of one of the victims and a picNegroes Cause Womans Death. Because neture of the tree under which he was Yonkeis, N. Y. killed traced on his back. Two other groes had bought the house adjoinInfant com- ing her, Mrs. Charles Hubbard killed men and a herself by meant) of gas. plete the list of dead. ld OF ALPHABET Uttle Mary alt school each day; Soon the holidays are coming She has no time for play. Afu-- r d Paris. Indignation and disgust have been aroused in the American colony here by the publication In Gil Bias of a story, purporting to tell how three men prominent In Paris society, but of slender means, decided by a game n of cards at a club which of them should seek the hand In marriage of an American Widow, the winner, If successful, to share the widows private fortune with his accomplices. The story, which is headed Conquest of a Woman, boldly names the woman to be won, while carefully concealing the names of the three conspirators. It says that at one of the most aristocratic clubs in Paris, adjoining the Place de la Concorde, three of the principal members, who are on intimate terms with each other, discovered Just a month ago that all cherished the same ambition to make the acquaintance of the widow in ques ORIGIN According to Prof. Flinders Petrie It Existed 7,000 Years B. C. Attacks an Old Theory. Philadelphia. tion that can be cured. GAMBLE FOR WIDOW Planking a Fish. One shad, with backbone removed; a few drops of onion juice, four heaping teaspoonfuls of butter, three tablespoonfuls of finely chopped parsley, one level tablespoonful of salt, "a few grains of red pepper, two tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup, a few slices of lemon. Wipe the shad; place skin side down on hot oak plank; sprinkle with salt and red pepper; spread with butter; cook in hot oven for half an hour; spread with the chopped parsley and tomato, catsup; garnish with seasoned hot mashed potatoes, pressed through a forcing bag and tube; also lemons, cut In shape of crescents and' dipped in chopped parsley, and sprigs of parisley. BUSY LITTLE MARY.' Philadelphia Scientist Declares He Ban Perform Miracle., . good way to clean them is to rub alcohol and polish with cheesecloth. Coffee stains, even when cream has been put in the coffee, may be removed from the table linen by rubbing the spots with pure glycerin. Rinse afterward in lukewarm water. Three Fortune Hunters Play Leather can be cleaned very dbell Cafds to Win Heiress. wfh milk, . Dqst the leather thorWgh. ly with a soft cloth, then use aniJher cloth dipped In sweet milk' and the spots will be easily removed. In turning out jellies, etc., from French Adventurers Agreed to Let Winner Wed Rich American Wommolds, wet with cold water the dish an Providing He Give Each on which the jelly Is to be placed; of Them 1,000,000 France. then the jelly will very easily slip out of the mold to the center of tho dish. When Food Burns. With too many Irons in the fire some will burn This old adage often proves too true to the busy housewife. She has forgotten to add water to the cooking food, and the odor of the burning meat, vegetable or fruit reminds her of the fact. Vhen this happens, quickly seize the pot from the range and immerse It In a vessel containing cold water. The steam will escape from the outside Instead of upward passing through the food. Place the food In another pan and continue cooking or dress to serve. The most critical person cannot detect a burnt taste in the food. This is a suggestion worth trying. b LARGEST FLAG IN THE UNITES STATES e To clean a copper kettle rub il3 surface with lemon skin and salt. Wipe the surface quickly and rub with a dry chamois skin. t HIRES SAFE CRACKERS Many Little Things That Boys Do Not Use for Always Understand Notch on a Saw, Boys that use tools do not always know what all the smaller parts of the tools are for. For Instance, on the back edge of every good saw there C3I Carpenter's Saw. is a little notch and then a dip There are Lot ami dolts, you Arid It makes In r On their frocks to May and know); very busy sew. s Nelli-(Mary- Christmas presents she is making; so dear; But he careful, dont speak loudly. Or the dolls will hear! For each doll, PLEASURE FOR A MAHARAJAHS Other Things Maintained fair Ruler's Fancy Are Twenty WelL Trained Parrots. Among The elephant lights, while being th most spectacular performances, are not the only feature of the arena sports exhibited to please the ruler whenever he may fancy to order them, says an article in Pearsons on the maharajah of Baroda, Twenty train-e- d re parrots ride tricycles, fire cannons, shoot tiny arrows and turn somersaults feats which win-iatu- Trained Parrots. would elicit applause anywhere in the world. Eleven acrobats, who can tumble and vault as if they were of springs, arranging thenar-selve- s one above the other in living geometrical figures, and who would the most hypercritical music halt audience in any European or American metropolis, are regularly maintained at state expense. Thirty-eigfirst class wrestlers are employed to amuse his highness with, matches similar to those which, for the last two years, have been tbr rage in London. Sixteen buffaloes and bulls, which, when let loose In the arena, rush toward each other, smashing their foreheads together and trying to prod their Bharp horns In each-othernecks, ten pairs of rams which, immediately after running into the inclosure, begin butting their heads together, not stopping until tbs vanr quished ones are lying prostrate backs, quivering with pain. No- merosu fighting cocks, partridges and quails, and performing nightingales' also are kept in charge of expert trainers to add variety to the program. coih-structe- ht s In the blade. It often happens when sawing a piece of board that the saw cut will get choked. When It does the carpenter just takes the saw out, turns It over and uses this little notch as a sort of thin hook, which will pass freely through the saw cut, and yanks the obstruction out. On the better class of wooden planes, near the front of the top, there is LITTLE TOY QUITE AMUSING placed a small button of hard wood or leather. This 1b for the carpenter to Rabbit Arranged With Spring to Jump Forward When Anyone Pulla tap on with his hammer when he is Small Tail of Animal. adjusting the blade. On the modern j planes that adjust the blade with a Au amusing little toy has been d screw at the back this tapping is not accessary. signed by a Pennsylvania man, and to shown in the llustration. It is a rabTOYS TEACH BOYS AND GIRLS bit that leaps forward when anyone-pull- s its little stump of a tail. The Methods of Modern Life Are Em- rabbit is hollow and has an opening under the hindquarters. The hind ployed In Making Electrical Playthings for Children. on-thei- Some of the electrical toys now on the market are actual wonders working models in reality of the big electrical equipments seen ail about us. For instance, there is a little steam- In ail its outward deand 'Silver Is Locked Up at ship complete which is drivtn by a battery and tails, Newport Villa and Combination motor concealed In Its hull. It may be Cannot Be Worked. started, stopped or reversed from a small switch boat d through a waterBoston. experts em- proof connecting cable. ployed by a firm of manufacturers Then there Is a small electric fan here have been summoned to New- which is not a mere toy, but which port to open the family safe at the will give a good stiff breeze. It is run villa of Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. by ft substantial motor suitable for Before Mr. and Mrs. Fish left their other purposes. estate at Garrisons, N. Y., they sent Street lamps with real lights operon their most valuable china and sil- ate from a battery. ver, with orders that It be locked la Complete electrically operated the safe. This was done, but upon street cars with electric headlight the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Fish the and any amount of track may be procombination could not be worked. tected by electric block signals. The girls also have been rememLocksmiths were called, but acknowledged that jthey could not open bered, and some of the things which the safe without the use of explosive. interests them most Is a complete This drasiic method Mrs. Fish wouid electric range with cooking utensils, not permit, fearing the concussion which operates from the lighting cirmight destroy the china and silver It cuit and which is capable of doing real wag then that Mr. Fish decided to call cooking upon tho expert safe breakers, who How January Gets Name. ' are now on their way to Newport January derives its name from the Roman god Janus, who was repreDog Brings News of Drowning. sented with two faces; one was the Pittsburg, Pa. Price, a big New face of an old man. typifying the past foundland dog, dripping wet and car year; the other that of a youth, in rying the cap and coat 6f its reference to the new year. old master, John Redick, turned up at the boys home. The father followed How Hens Eat. the whining animal to the Alleghen.t Grandpa invited Dorothy to go with river, where he learned that his boy him to feed the chickenB. the morning had been drowned. The dog had been after her arrival at the farm. On her chained to a log and struggled fran return to the house she inquired shyticaliy to save his master, but could ly: Grandpa, do all hens eat with not break loose until too late. their noses V China -- Safe-breakin- g An Amusing Toy. legs are movably mounted in thle opening and are normally held draw up Into the body. They are actuated by a spring, however, and this spring' is held in leash by a catch, whfeb runs down to the rabbit's tail. Wbe the tail is pulled the catch is moved and the spring released. Bunnys hind legs shoot out and propel him forward with all the suddenness with which a frightened rabbit might be expected jump away from a tormentor or a pursuer. Something Just as Good. Boy (going through car) Pecans? Filberts? English walnsteT Gruff Pasenger Dont want 'em Haven't any teeth. Train Boy All right, sir. Hereg some nice gum drops. Train ' |