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The Mleschacebe --.- PUBLISHED EVEMW SATURDAY. RESERVE. : : : LOUISIANA. Censure of Public Servants. Although a little accurate knowledge is worth any amount of vague Asser tion and innuendo, it is often the re iterated misrepresentation which forms public opinion and creates the popular conception of a cause or of a body of men. This is constantly illus trated in the attitude of the people toward politicians and officeholders The belief is widespread that most of them are unscrupulous, if not rer.lly dishonest. A writer on political mat ters recently said of Washington: "It is the hothouse of petty grafting. Of the 34,000 offlceholders in the town, not 500 look upon their offices as sa cred trusts to the people." About the time this statement appeared in print another man, also a well-known writer, ,ba some first-hand experiences with these officeholders. He had. been re ( quested by the government to select a' l large number of horses to hilippln d this e purchash of sup Sle~s. In~ i transactions Mr. Speed, who relates the experience In the Outlook, met only one private citi zen who even attempted to get the bet ter of the government, and not a sin gle official; and the clerks with whom he came in contact in Washington he found to be not only competent and well-informed, but exceedingly alert and zealous. Their insistence that every cent of expenses have its proper vouther and every item be checked and counterchecked convinced Mr. Speed that the man who tries to cheat the government will find the Washington clerkai to be good watch-dogs. His be lief is undoubtedly justified. The cen sorious attitude toward public serv ants, justly observes Youth's Compan ion, is one of the most unfortunate which a young man can assume. Not only does it fill his mind with false views and misinformation; it lowers the standard and lessens the efficiency of every public board, from a village school committee to the United States senate. Make no accusation which you cannot prove and believe no accusation which is not proved to you--is as good a rule for the street corner as for the courtroom. Telephone Development. Had the first users of the telephone been able to foresee its present develop ment, they would doubtless have expect ed that it would take work away from the messengers and errand boys to such an extent as to leave :thousands of youngsters crying for ei yment, says --Youth's Companion. - T st ceans report shows that the telephohe systems of the country are to-4ay paying $26, 00,000 a year in wagessand salaries, and that the new construction in a single year has cost half as much more, most of which goes to pay labor., The tele phone is a work-making instead of a labor-saving device in its effects upon the thousands seeking employment. This is the story of machinery the world over. One hundred messages go by wire to one that was sent by a boy, and the greater number, by the easier way, make more work. Right Poise. A writer in Harper's Bazar wisely says: "The exclamation point, in con versation or in life, betrays emotional lack of balance and waste of energy. Poise reserves itself for the right occa sion, and emphasizes important things without the need of exclamation. In other words, it saves its owner from unnecessary worPs or acts, and pre pares her for. necessary ones. Unless one has an aim in life, poise is never really attained. It is not mere repose. It is the collecting and balancing of one's forces. A well-known modern doctor asserts that a woman with a perfect bodily carriage is 'always noted for exceptional power, either mental or physical, but generally both.' If this is true of bodily poise, what power mmst come from the right poise and aim of the whole nature!" A lussi in the waste of energy and the ueless expenditure of money re A ~hU -,been taught by a devout wosmas. who has -written from her home in Pennsylvania a let ter to her church people in and around uIt, lad. Some one in the church rsante to start a chain of letters ask Iag people everywhere to pray for the misionary cause. It was proposed to has each person receiving letters write five letters until the letters' woald spread over this hnd other coun trim The good sister figured up the cost of the postage if not more than tea links of the chain were forged, and showed it to be over $244,000. A great deal of unnecessary suffering is caused by the present method of con duetingtanerals, says the St. Louis Post Dispatch. During the intense cold that ~esaetly prevails in our winters the Vimrers, the oliciating clergyman and the Lends of the family are compelled to stand, sometimes bareheaded, ex Iilri~ts the bitter cold and biting wind * , their - itality al lowered by _ are esiP lditida tu en. ' - ur 1R the open air ia THE ROOM IN THE ROOF. Some Suggestions for Turning Bare Attic Splbe Into a Delightful Little Lounging Place. Does anyone realize how charming the despised attic can be? What a delight ful place to linger in, to sit in, to sleep in. The isolation of it lends charm, and the very slope of the roof seems tender in its close embrace. Drape the slope with lace. silk and ribbons, and behold the prettiest slepeing place in the world. Does anyone speak of wounded knuckles or bruised head? Itisnotnec essary that hair should be dressed under the slope. or that that particular corner should be chosen for standing upright in. Lie in the cosy corner under the slope, and cover it as much as possible with a soft, light drapery. Suppose that on the farther side of the room the door is in the middle, facing the window, then on one side of the door there can be a wardrobe and on the other a writing table. The illustration shows an original idea for the back of a bureau, and it would be just suitable for a girl's or boy's attic. The reredos (so to speak) ys of fluted silk, arranged on brass rods fastened to the back of the secretaire, the sides being made to move like the fittings of an Italian bedsteod. This back to the bureau. as well as bekig decorative is use ful, because it enables many treasures to -be kept together, preventing the mean ingless spread of photographs, minia tures. etc., all over the room. This attic should be ivory white and rose color, to allow for the garden on the roof. which is nearly always possible on the leads outside an attic window. This should, in the summer, be planted with WRITING TABLE IN AN ATTIC BED ROOM. ivy geraniums of a brilliant rose color, backed with geranium. The walls of the room must be of pale cream color, the rose being introduced under the lace of the quilt and of the toilet covers, in the silk at the back of the bureau, and in the carpet. If the attic is large enough to ad mit of a sofa, have one of the ottoman kind, which will open and hold skirts laid It full length. There will be no more charming bedchl.i an the room in WITH THE BEAUTY DOCTOR Some Hints as to Keeping and Getting Well and a Word About Aids to a Good Appearance. e teeth are usually brushed across; they should also be brushed up and down, as this stroke will re move any foreign substance that the cross stroke has missed. For a rough skin lather the face well with a good soap and a drop or two of glycerin, rinse off and dust the face with oatmeal, rinse again and dry with a soft towel. The exercise of keeping the elbows straight and throwing the arms back until the back of the hands just touch below the waist line is gcod to straighten round shoulders. In researches on different methods If preparing food a physician has proved that both beef and fls are more digestible in the raw state than cooked, that beef is in general better digested than fish and that fish is more digestible smoked than in any other form. Every child should be taught that thirst quenching does not depend so much on the quanaity of fluid that is swallowed as on the length of time during which the liquid is kept in contact with the tissues of the mouth and throat. A small quantity of water used as a mouth and throat rinse will relieve more than a pint swallowed hastily. No domestic remedy can equal hot water in cases of congestion of the lungs, rheumatism or sore throat if tried promptly and thoroughly. An acute attack of croup will be usually relieved l' ten minutes if a towel or strip of flannel folded lengthwise and dipped into hot water, then slight ly wrung out, be placed around the neck of the sufferer and covered so as to retain the heat. The same placed over, the seat of pain will in most cases quickly give relief in neuralgia and toothache and laid over the stom ach acts like magic in attacks of colic. Headache almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to the back of the neck and to the feet. Heliotrope Sachet. Heliotrope is one of the sweetest of perfumes and is composed of four ounces of rose petals, two ounces of tonka beans, eight ounces of orris root, one ounce of vanilla, one-half drachm of musk and four drops of oil of bitter almonds. Vogue of Reticule. The fashion of carrying reticules, or wrist Chap is on the increase, although a ete hiqag6It seameda&it. th 1 ware no roat for lause, 8s. of the prettiest ye of g metal chain work elbbrately Jeweled with ea qutlate real stonaee CHEMISE TOP IN CROCHET. Lace of This Sort Il Again in Fasiion and Highly Prized as Trimming f:r Fine Underwear. There is every indication that the re vival of the fashion for crochet lace n ill gain ground steadily. A del; -htfiu adaptation of the work. practical ,.s .cl as ornamental, is suggestet by the chemise top. for whichb a orres!;on.deti sends us the followin; lnstlu: iro! Two balls of cotton No. !i and a l:-.k steel hook are required for this. Il iz model consists of small wheels. whict are joined together in the workin;i .:-I afterwards further filled up with ; ;' of long treble. The Iack and front of the yoke are composed of 9 double rows S CHEMISE TOP. o , heels. The sleeves of one row of 17 and 1 of 15 wheels. To Make the Wheels.-Make a chain of 12 stitches, join, 5 chain to form a treble. 2 long treble, keeping the last stitch on needle, then draw through all, * 5 chain 3 long treble (keeping last stitch on hook as before), repeal from * 10 times-12 groups of 3 long treble with 5 chain between--join wvith a slip stitch, slip stitch to top of 5 t lhain, , 7 chain, 1 double in loop of 5 chai:; repeat from * into each loop. join and fasten off. To Join the Wheels.-leave 4 clear loops of 7 chain. At either side of previous wheel make 3 chain catch fourth of 7 chain. Three chain. 1 don ble in loop of 5 chain. Repeat floan * once. Make 2 bands of 13 double rows of wheels, and join as directed. These form the front and back of yoke. * and width of sleeves at either side. Join the two bands together by purling 8 double rows of wheels at either end of one band. and join on the last 2 Thecls to the 2 wheels at either end of tLe sec ond band. The lower part of the sleeve is now added. Nine more wheels for the inner circle, and 7 more for the outer circle I of sleeve. The gusset is formed by add ing the odd wheels as if about to make a square corner, exactly the same as ,he corner of neck part of yoke. This when folded gives the point. To Draw the Wheels into Shape. Catch on at second loop on second wheel at neck part. * 5 chain 1 double in next loop. 6 chain. 3 long treble, keeping last stitch on needle, then draw through all. 3 long treble in next loop repeat from * all round. At corners make a groups of 3 long treble, the middle group being on the sleeve wheel. Catch 1st of 5 chain, then make a row of cross treble thus: 3 ch.in. miss 2. 1 treble, 5 chain, 1 treble on last made treble, * 2 chain, miss 2, 1 long treble, work off one loop. miss 2,1 treble in next. then work off all loops. Repeat from * at end catch top of 5 chain. At corners put half a cross treble without the 2 chain. Edge.-1st row, 5 chain to formu a treble. 3 long treble in 1st cross treble, i3 chain, 4 long treble in same place, * SECTION SHOW ING GI SST POINT OF SLEEVE. ' ý.ft " ýý.` ýý~" ® 3 chain. 1 double in next cross treble. 3 chain, 4 long treble, 3 chain, 4 long treble in next cross treble, repeat from *. At end catch top of 1st long treble.-2nd row. Slip stitch to loop of 3 chain, 1 double, * 7 chain picot back to Gth from needle. 1 chain, 1 double in loop. repeat from * 3 times more; 5 chain. 1 double, in next loop; repeat from 1st *. The same is put round outer edge of sleeves. The first two rows are put round lower part of yoke and inner part of sleeve. The corners are the same as at neck part of yoke, and at gusset point put 2 groups of 3 long treble in loop of chain, with 5 chain between. This part is finished by adding 2 rows of doubles. Draw in at corners and put 3 trebles in 1 stitch at gusset point of sleeve. $o Fill in the Wheels.-Draw through the cotton at a loop of 7 chain, make 5 chain, 2 long treble in same place. 3 long treble in each of next 3 loops of 7 chain. Draw 1 stitch through all. and fasten off. Fasten off all ends. Ribbon may be run in lines of cross treble. Trunk-Tray Sachets. Trunk-tray covers are among the very nicest trifles to make for .ourself and for your friends. They are made of China silk or silkoline, double, with a layer of cotton batten between, thickly powdered with sachet. The edges are bound with wash ribbon to match in color and if wished the r whole surface is quilted or tufted. One f for each tray is the best way to ar a range. A Home-Made Calendar. An artistic calendar can be made from wall paper. Select a piece which has not too large a design. one showikg r flowers like the yellow daisy, or pink i and yellow chrysanthemum. makes an b e set1e' applique, and cut thd"group of f bi sqltss out carefully. Have a dark a , unt ready and pite the flo\lrs on it Add a calendar pad and bow of ribbon and loop to hang it up by. PE-RU-. CONQUERS CATARRH THE WORLD OVER. ....... .- .. .. Pi The Population of the Earth is 1,400,000,000. ' One Million De Annually of 4 C Catarrh. °.qr® G /Ip 1.qm / (ii pL~ ~·0/ A r~ r, -e.r the ,: l',n iI , ho :, ,ii an ttli r-d, f)'- (.,!::' r . i n tl d .-wa-,.-. Tiih Perulita tGiri has .av-l ed roi un ,' 'to ,`lut'. lirv face is ftamiliar evrc:''hcrt that chvilization reaches. ULnlvrsally Praised. ,'mcim A frica ro Greenland. froml Man -ch:i ia Ito iatagonia. thl. face of tII Peruna girl is familiar and the praises of P'-runa as a catarrh remedy are !,ard. Succcssful in North and South. P. rtitna croussed the Equator .Ceveral -yars ago. to find in the Southern 1{omlislihite the Sanuo tritumphant sie , hat lit,- niarki-l' its career in the Northern Ilenmispiere. .4 Standard. Pi; .a i. a standartl Calad t:ltr 1t r nied the worldt over. It cuIres atarrh by cro:di:cat ing It from the ey-tem. Permanent Cure. It obviatcs !i'0 ncer:.-ity of all local t'eatntent and its relif is of plertll'ualnt tc aracter. Withoat a Peer. No o(tll'r reme!ly has iso c.omnletely dominated the whole earth as I'eruna. In Every Tongue. In all languages its glowing testi monia's are written. In all climes the demands for Peruna increase. "It' r rirt hard sort: me. ." sal n.le ETher. to Synupbit hie wif one o1,11 ' wrong9s sv;fnut ha:rn' aOt r tan claiU V'i s tri-mi' to interfere with his rights." \ a ihington 'tar. FOR WOMEN. Much That E.ver-y Woman Denlres to Know Is Founlld in C'uticura "('utieurn Works Wonders." 'To :ltucil stre-s cannot be placed on tie great value of Cuticura `oap, Oint ment and Pil's in the anutieptic cleans nlg of the mucious surfaces and of the blood and circulating fluids, thus afford mig pure. ,R-eet and economical local and constltutional treatment for weakening dic'ch-utge,. ulcerations, inflammations, itchings, irritations, relaxations, displace n:u! . pains and irregularities peculiar to femaltes, as well as such sympathetic tfiect:ons as anaemia. clilorosis, hysteria, cnrvo:usness and debility. Miss Day married. Ir. Weeks. Although this adde'l weeks to day. yet a day was lost and weeks gained.-Life. If You Are Sick, Doetorl When the medicinal properties of Saw Palmetto Berries were discovered the ques :ion of the permanent cure of Stomach, Liver. Kidnc--s and Pladder troubles was settled. Vernal Palmettona (Palmetto Berry Wine t is recommended by thou sands of former sufferers. It relieves the inflammation and cures the disease. Don't suffer from Dl-spepsia. constipation. back ach headahe. eaace. rnl Palmettona will cure you. Write for free trial bottle to Vernal Remedy Co., Le Roy, N. Y. Sold by drugg:sts. The telephone is 29 years old. Hello. Central--is that party we called 29 years ago busy yet'-Albany Argus. To Curae a Cold in One Day rake LaxalRve Bromo QuinineTablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25` In-,a great business there is nothing so iatal as cunning management.-Junius. II• l . = = . r = An Exlensive Laboratory. To supply this remedy to the whole' world taxes to the utmost one of the best laboratories in the United States. A Word From Austra!!.' Waiter Ii. AV oo:lward. Bomadier Royal Australian Artilery. Hobart. Tasmania. writes: I suffered for e'veral yeart wi lhi a distressing (.o itin of the head and throat. caused by continual colds. lMy head and nostrils were stopped lip most of the time. and there was a discharge. and my sense of smell was affec:ed hadly. .\After two weefs' use; of PertIna I found this condition qluite changed. and so I continued to use this remarkable medicine for over a month. "I am very glad to say that. at the end of that time I was cured and felt in fine health generally, and ani pleased to give Peruna my honest endorse ment." From lawaii. Prince Jonah Kaianianacie. dolga'~ in C)ogr-ss from Hawaii. wri;es from W\Vahin.ton. D. C. as follow<: "'I an cheerfully recommend your Peruna a, a ,-ry effective i1remI.i fo: coughs, colnsl and catarrhal v:rouble. A Cuban Minister. Senor Quitesda. Cuban 1Min;s;sr to the United Stales v:rite irom\ Washing ton. D. C.. as follow.-: "Peruna I can rec·ontmend as a very good medicine. It is an exceller.r s,rengthening ionic, and is also an ef ficacious cure for the almost universal complaint of catarrh." - Genzalo De Quesada. From All Quarters of the Globe. We have on file thousands of te.ti monials like those given above. \We can give our readers only a slight glimpse of the vast number of grateful letters Dr. Hartm'an is constantly receiving from all quarters of the globe in behalf of his famous catarrh remedy, Peruna. YOU WANT ONLY THE--BEST Cotton Gin Machinery Ask any experienced ginner about Pratt, Eagle, Smith Winship, Munger QWe would l-ke to show you what thousands of life long customers say. Write for catalog Ind testi ironial booklet. CONTINENTAL GIN COMPANY cCeb ia.s C. motns. .. ;L· e.. t . Ais.. Mleaphis, Tenn.. Balls. Tex. Will go farther and last longer if you Insist upon having the Right kind of Shoes. 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