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THE PERUNA ALMANAC.
Eagle Pass News-Guide.
By
THE GUIDE PRINTING CO.
EAGLE PASS, : : : TEXAS
A Busy Office.
When the third assistant postmaster
general makes his annual report to his
chief, the introduction reads like the
list of titles of an Oriental potentate,
for it summarizes the subjects with
which that office has to do. Here are
just a few of them: The classification
of domestic mail-matter, including the
determination of the admissibility of
publications to the second-class rates,
the hearing of cases involving the
withdrawal of those rates, use of pen-
alty envelopes, and the franking priv-
ilege, questions involving limit of
weight, the financial system—and this
in itself is an enormous business—the
supervision of the manufacture of
stamps, stamp-books, stamped envel-
opes, newspaper wrappers and postal
cards, money-order and registry sys-
tem. This year the deficit of the de-
partment is the largest yet—nearly
$17,000,000. The most of the increase
over last year is due to the action of
congress in raising the salaries of post-
masters and other employes of the de-
partment and the rest to the extension
of postal facilities. The constant study
to bring the department into closer
touch with the people, remarks the
Yoqth’s Companion, is shown in nu-
merous little things mentioned in the
report, for example, new postal cards,
with space for message on the address
side; changes in stamped envelopes
which will permit choice of paper by
the purchaser, and the printing of ad-
vertising matter upon them; permis-
sion to perforate postage stamps for
purposes of identification. This has
hitherto been withheld, but is granted
now partly because so many office boys
steal stamps^a curious commentary
on the class of boys who are entering
business.
A celebrated palmist, mind reader
and general second-story worker of
those who were weak in the second
story has decamped from Paris, taking
with him, to show that he was a
thoughtful man, the fortunes of two
confiding young women as well as
what small change he could pick up.
Eternal vigilance on the part of the
police will not keep some persons from
giving their money to crooks and fa-
kers whose only excuse for getting it
is that they appear to want it. A curly
mustache, a dark rolling eye and an
office fitted up with a few charts of the
stars is all the capital needed to make
a living by the man who is on. He
doesn’t have to know much of any-
thing except humaan nature. With a
general understanding of that and of
the desire of the owner of the human
nature to give away his or her money,
the wonder worker gazes into the fu-
ture and sees nothing but a lfe of ease
for himself. In his own case his pre-
diction comes nearer panning out than
do many predictions that he sells to
customers for a neat price.
Ski-Riding Now in Vogue.
Norwegian ski-riding, or ski-jumping
as it is popularly termed in America,
is a manly and healthful sport which,
in the northwest at least, has come to
stay. The ski in this country are usu-
ally made of birch, ash, or hickory, as
pine or soft wood ski prove very ex-
pensive articles; they break easily and
may be the cause of serious accidents.
Birch makes a very good ski, possibly
the best for ladies, as it is lighter than
the wood used by the professional
rider, namely, hickory. The white ash
is used mostly by boys, as it is more
durable than birch and less expensive
than hickory. The jumping ski, says
Recreation, should be as long as the
height of the man plus the distance he
can reach with extended arms over-
head,usually 7% to 8 y2 feet. The ski
for distance traveling are usually
longer. They weigh from seven to
eight pounds each, a heavier ski being
rather better for jumping.
A supreme court judge in Brooklyn
set aside a will under unusual circum-
stances. The testator had directed
his property to be invested and the in-
come devoted to the care of his burial
lot. The judge ordered the estate to
be distributed among his immediate
heirs on the ground that so purely a
selfish disposition of property was too
much opposed to public policy and
duty to humanity to permit. The needs
of the living, he said, were paramount
to the claims of the dead. This sounds
like the sound plain sense on which
law is supposed to be based, remarks
the Boston Herald. The man who still
monopolizes his property even after
death should have such post mortem
power of absorption taken by the law.
The survivors of Messina are already
holding meetings and conferences
about rebuilding the city. These are
not times when the world sits down
and wails helplessly over misfortune.
It is distinctly, as every great disaster
proves, an age of effort and hope.
The ivory nut, which is so much
used by button manufacturers, is the
fruit of a species of palm which
grows in Central and South America.
It form a valuable crop, particularly in
Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
START DAY RIGHT
BREAKFAST COSTUME AN IM-
PORTANT MATTER.
Garment of White Flannelette Is Ef-
fective—Frills and Girdle of Rib-
bon and Lawn Ruffles for
Neck and Sleeves.
Every woman has at least one din-
ner gown in her wardrobe. At lunch-
eon she is careful to wear a frock
that is becoming and in good style, in
case a friend might drop in. How
often does she consider her appear-
ance at breakfast? Anything is good
enough to put on then, because only
the family are there. It is a curious
thing that she is least anxious to please
those for whom she cares most. It
may seem impossible, but there are
women who even go to the table with
their hair in curl papers, wearing such
an atrocity as a calico wrapper. There
is, perhaps, nothing in the whole
gamut of wearing apparel so fatal to a
woman’s good looks as one of these
poorly-cut garments, and they are in-
variably of a crude color. One of these
wrappers, in combination with curl pa-
pers, is enough to make any man
fancy that the muffins are stony, and
FLOWERS TRIM FUR TURBANS.
Bunch of Brilliant Red Velvet Gerani-
ums Adorn Turban of Ermine..
A cluster of gardenias with their
glossy green foliage is often the only
trimming, and roses of gold tissue are
much used upon the darker furs, two
or three of them being tucked into the
fur at the left side. One very effective
French turban in ermine was trimmed
in a glowing bunch of velvet gerani-
ums shading from brilliant red to
pink, and on another white turban
was posed one huge purple orchid.
In addition to the round shapes there
are many fur turbans slightly boat
shaped, though even‘these, while be-
ing longer than they are wide, must
come down well over the head and so
of necessity have a considerable width.
Some excellent scarf and bow effects
are achieved in connection with these
models—and, indeed, with the round
turban also—and when they are be-
coming these shapes, adorned with
knots or flatly applied bows of white
supple satin or metallic tissue, with
probably pendant ends finished in
fringle or balls, are tremendously chic.
New Buckles. •
Even on the best gowns one sees
the new immense buckle in front or
back.
It must not be worn at the waist
line, but so few gowns have a waist
line any more that this advice is su-
perfluous.
They are worn at the top of the
high skirt, at the bust or a little lower
than the shoulder blade at the back.
They are five or six inches round, and
studded with immense stones.
Cabochons of turquoise, pearls,
corals and emeralds are all used.
These are cut round or in points, and
are bedded in the metal. Many of
them have heavy fringes hanging from
the lower side.
These are worn on any kind of em-
pire or Grecian frock.
so subside behind the morning paper
in grim silence.
A woman should live up to her part
as mistress of the manor, and do her
best to be attractive and cheerful in
the morning. Often the whole day is
influenced by the mental state of dif-
ferent members of the family at the
breakfast table, and if one is disagree-
able then the day for all is begun un-
happily, and is likely to end so. There
really is no need of being grumpy in
the morning, for it is the beginning of
a new day, and every day has some
bright spots, if we look for them.
A woman can do more than she real-
izes, by simply being pleasant and
looking sweet and dainty in a little
breakfast jacket and cap. It will
make one feel good for the rest of the
day just to look at her.
These little caps are wonderfully
becoming, and lend a charming dig-
nity to the wearer.
Women may rest assured that this
little effort on their part to start the
day happily will be thoroughly appre-
ciated by all members of the family,
and they, in their turn, will help make
the morning meal a congenial affair,
instead of the hurried affair it so
often has become.
The costume shown to-day is very
effective made of a white flanhelette,
with sky blue polka dots. It is edged
with a frill of blue wash ribbon. Deep
white lawn ruffles finish the neck and
sleeves. The girdle is of blue ribbon.
DRESSING JACKET MUCH LIKED.
In Flowered Silk or Else Imported
Challie Design.
An easily made dressing jacket has
two widths of silk going over the
shoulders and falling down the arms
to the elbow. The two strips separate
at the neck and come almost together
at the bust, where they are caught
with a loop of silk cord. The backs
are joined by a bit of braiding or a
fancy stitch, worked with heavy silk
floss. Over the shoulders goes a two
or three inch strip of plain silk, which
is ornamented with fancy stitching,
and the same strip is continued down
the front, as well as across the sides
and bottom, the ends of the two widths
having a silk fringe finish. Flowered
silk would make a charming little
house or bedroom jacket, while the
imported challie designs are perfect
for this use. The jacket is so simple
in line, yet has such graceful folds,
that it is sure to find favor among
women who revel in boudoir dainti-
ness.
Printed Pique.
Among the new fabrics to be shown
on the counters for the early spring
sewing is printed white pique. They
have already been used in Paris, and
will probably find wide favor over
here.
The pique is rather soft, and it is
covered with stripes, dots and flowers
in all the new colors. It is a trifle
heavy for shirtwaists, but it makes ad-
mirable one-piece summer gowns.
Strips of it are also used for collar
and cuffs and skirt borders on white
linen gowns and suits.
Dainty Work Tray a Great Conveni-
ence for Busy Woman.
The illustration shows a work-tray—
the utility of it is seen at a glance.
For the nursery it is specially useful;
it can stand on a side table with socks
for darning in it, or any piece of work
that might be taken up at odd times.
It can easily be made out of any card-
board or wooden box of a suitable
size, from which the lid and one side
has been removed. The box should be
smoothly covered with silk or brocade,
and lined with silk or satin in some
contrasting color. The bottom should
be thickly padded, so that it may
serve as a pincushion, and the outer
edges should be bordered with thick
silk cord. The useful pockets round
the sides are made of wide satin rib-
bon or silk, as preferred, gathered at
the top, and run through with an elas-
tic, so that they may serve to hold
small pieces of work, lace, scissors,
tapes, etc. A small ribbon strap on
one side forms a resting place for the
thimble and at the back of the box
loops of narrow ribbon are arranged
to hold four reels of cotton. The cot-
ton can easily be used in this way
without removing the reels from their
places.
Roses of Satin Ribbon.
Huge roses made of satin ribbon in
various tones of a natural color are
finished with thick, brown, natural
stems and sprays of foliage. Only one
of them is used on a hat.—Vogue, t
IS USEFUL IN MANY WAYS.
The druggists have already been sup-
plied with the Peruna almanac for;
1909. In addition to the regular astro-
nomical matter usually furnished in
almanacs, the articles on astrology
are very attractive to most people.
The mental characteristics of each
sign are given with faithful accuracy.
A list of lucky and unlucky days will
be furnished to those who have our
almanacs, free of charge. Address The
Peruna Co., Columbus, O.
And He Probably Did.
“What can I do,” roared the fiery
orator, “when I see* my country going
to ruin, when I see our oppressors’
hands at our throats, strangling us,
and the black clouds of hopelessness
and despair gathering on the horizon
to obliterate the golden sun of pros-
perity? What, I ask, can I do?”
“Sit down!” shouted the audience.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Exactly.
“His wife’s beauty and grace keeps
him hypnotized.”
“Then he’s one of those fellows who
lead a charmed life.”—Exchange.
For Colds and Gripp—Capudine.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds Is
Hicks’ Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the .old—Headaches
also. It’s Liquid—Effects immediately—10,
25 and 50c at Drug Stores.
Stuck.
“My wife is always sticking me for
money.”
“That must be pin money.”—Ex-
change.
Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com-
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Mu-
rine Doesn’t Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago,
for illustrated Eye Book. At Druggists.
Why is it that the divorce suit of
one of her friends interests the aver-
age woman more than her own mar-
riage?
WHY suffer with eye troubles, quick re-
lief by using PETTIT’S EYE SALVE, 25c.
All druggists or Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
Those enjoying prosperity should al-
ways be ready to assist the unfor-
tunate.—Demosthenes.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in
6 to 14 days or money refunded. 60c.
Less than a pint of whisky may
make a peck of trouble.
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EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS 6IVEN
Write todajr
O.C.GRE.E N CONCRETE,
MACHINERY CO.
2IO No ROBINSON ST.
^OKLAHOMA CIT1
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SEEDBARLEY?£
EHUUHSI Per Salzer’s catalog page 129.
Largest growers of seed barley, oats, wheat,
speltz, corn, potatoes, grasses, clovers and
farm seeds in the world. Big catalog free : or,
send IOC in stamps and receive samples of
barley yielding 173 bu. per acre. Billion
Dollar Grass, Oats, Speltz, etc., etc., easily
worth $10.00 to get a start with. Or, send
!4c and we add a sample farm seed novelty
never seen by you before.
SALZER SEED CO., Box W, La Crosse, Wis.
TypewritersRebuilt
all makes, at one half manu*
facturers’price. Goodasnew.
We sell them on $5 monthly
payments, or rent them at $3,
and allow credit for rental
if bought within a year.
Second-hand typewriters
from Five Dollars, up.
• HOUSTON TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
Pnone 1917 1010 Prairie Avenue, Houston, Texas
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stores and commissaries, shipping clerks and s
men *50 to *150 per month. Give age, experii
position and salary desired. Address
AKKItieAXOri-OKTCMTY ( 0.. P<-pt. 24, Houston,
WRIG LEY’S
QALESMEN WANTED
lots in a fast
with acreage. Sp
No lottery or drawn
sibli
age
McCANE’S DETECTIVE AGENCY,
Houston, Texas, operates the largest force of
competent detectives in the South, they render
written opinions in cases not handled fay them.
Reasonable rates.
OPIUM
Woolley,51. D., At
and Whiskey Habits
treated at home without
pain. Book of particulars
TT „ sent FREE. B. M.
Woolley,ffiL D., Atlanta,Ga.,103 N.PryorSt.
M&lcUdty
i2ue&tiou/
“ Do you know of any woman who ever received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-
pound? ”
If any woman who is suffering with any ailment peculiar
to her sex will ask her neighbors this question, she will be
surprised at the result. There is hardly a community in
this country where women cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from a simple formula of roots and herbs. >
During the past 30 years we have published thousands
of letters from these grateful women who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have we published a testimonial without
the writer’s special permission. Never have we knowingly
published a testimonial that was not truthful and genuine.
Here is one just received a few days ago. If anyone doubts
that this is a true and honest statement of a woman’s experi-
ence with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
Houston, Texas.—“ When I first began taking Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound I was a total wreck. I had been
sick for three years with female troubles, chronic dyspepsia,
and a liver trouble. I had tried several doctor’s medicines, hut
nothing did tne any good.
“ For three years I lived on medicines and thought I would
never get well, when I read an advertisment of Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound, and was advised to try it.
“ My husband got me one bottle of the Compound, and it did
me so much good I continued its use. I am now a well woman
and enjoy the best of health.
“I advise all women suffering from such troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound a trial. They won’t
regret it, for it will surely cure you.” —Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks,
819 Cleveland St., Houston.
Any woman who is sick arid suffering is foolish surely
not to giVe such a medicine as this a trial. Why should it
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks.
THE USE OF
FIDELITY
BRANDS
Fertilizers
Will Increase Yonr Yields
and Decrease the Cost
of Production
Fidelity Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
MONEY LOANED
ON REAL ESTATE
LONG TIME EASY PAYMENTS
RELIABLE REPRESENTATIVES WANTED
The Jackson Loan & Trust Company
120 WEST CAPITOL ST. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Hooper’sDon’tScratdi
(Tetter Cure) Is sold by druggists
Hu everywhere on a positive
guarantee to cure Dan-
M Mir druff and all Scalp
Troubles, Tetter, Ecze-
rna, Itch, Ringworm,
Chapped, Sunburned
Face and Hands, Pim-
|fPapi|s pies,Itching Piles,Sore,
wSr Sweaty, Blistered Feet,
Cuts, and all Irritations
ifefjdie Skin. Does not
stain, grease or blister.
Two Sizes, 50c and $1
bottles. Trial Size 10c.
Either mailed direct on
receipt of price.
HOOPER MEDICINE C0„ Dallas, Tanas.
and Jersey City, N. J.
TO INTRODUCE OUR
CHOICE SEEDS
to those who have never used them, we will
send 12 packages of choice vegetable or
flower seeds for present planting postpaid
for 25c. Special prices on bulk seed to mar-
ket gardeners. Write for free Garden Guide.
The Boll winkle Seed Co., Ltd., New Orleans, La.
(gGSSfa
KNOWN since 1836 as RELIABLE
Pr aCor StACK
V* •CAPSULES
SUPERIOR REMEDYrosURINARY DISCH ARGESetc
DRUGGISTS OR by MAIUoh RECEIPTofSOc
H .PL ANTEN & SON, 93 HENRY ST.BR00KLYN. N.Y
DR. McINTOSH celebrated
NATURAL UTERINE
SUPPORTER
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lited St
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i n hi iiASTijNvjb & McINTOSH TRUSS CO
912 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa., manufacturers of
“MclNTOSH^Supporter.^ ^ geDUine Stampe4
SADDLES
C. O. D. $3.50 to $50
We Wholesale
to the Farmer.
A. H. HESS & CO.
HOUSTON, . TEXAS.
Write for Catalogue.
if afflicted with 1
sore eyes, use j
Thompson’s Eye Water
HAIR BALSAM
Cleanses and beautifies the hair.
Promotes a luxuriant growth.
Never Pails to Bestore Gray-
Hair to its Youthful Color.
Cures scalp diseases ff hair falling.
50c, and gl.00 at Druggists
HOUSTON, NO. 6, 1909.
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