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t'jnfTr. ^Outdoor WOMAW^A&erfe mmm c<̂ mtc/fr &r at/raoa* ttfie < A. 11 ^ w'fv- -|** >>.* m*M 1 v ,,, & a «K*i !¥l:-iF^ >7 /xvae/rs - spoft ro# WOA/&* ̂ Z5 •mm •»»»< •»- -.-_ .-^ ITHIN the past few years representatives of outdoor sports among the women of this country have mul- tlplied and increased to a |{|p^);?S|l neater extent than in any \\\W previous era. Although WK̂ f̂J/ ln tfae yeara past there have been a few devotees of the more strenuous •ports and recreations, the modern woman ha= jast begun to realize all that outdoor life means to her, and the benefits she may derive thereby. A great number of the women who are today living a life of health and pleasure In the outdoor world have developed from timid, feeble beings of no physique what­ ever, whose* only so-called pleasures were found over cards and other social func­ tions the nature of which not only sap the physical, but impair the mental vitality as well. These women date their convalescent period from the time these enervating pastimes were abandoned for a life free from petty worries and cares--the life of the great outdoors. What a blessing it would be to womankind If more husbands and brothers, being sportsmen themselves, would say oftener: "Come, go with me into the woodland's cool retreat, to the clear lake where lurk the wily bass, and the air is filled with the fragrance of growing things," or perhaps, "Come where Bob White is hiding in the lonely willow swale." As a rule, man is, or has been, a selfish crea­ ture Where sport is concerned, and until recent years has considered his work well done when after a fortunate day of sport he came home, glowing with exercise and vigor bringing the fish or game for the "meek and humble" wife to pre­ pare. But mankind also is beginning to "see the error of his ways," and each season there are more and more recruits to the army of happy men who have fitted their wives out with all necessary equipment for the life outdoors, whether to meet the requirements of the gentle art of arifeling or the more exerting though not less congenial recreation with the gun. In the United States, those women who have asserted themselves, either for their inherent love for nature, or the acquired attachment that in­ variably springs up--the result of close com­ munion with nature--have proven the equal, and not infrequently the superior of man contestants, In games that try the utmost skill and endur­ ance in his or her special sport. To the woman who has, as she will probably express it, "lost her health*" and whose strength and courage with •which <o combat every-day tribulations is fast deserting her, the one physician who can answer »very time as positive to a permanent cure is old Itoctor Outdoors, and his prescriptions are many and varied. This physician will never advise a ttmld, nervous woman to go for the first time, armed with shotgun, nor would he tell a woman who never had held before a more formidable weapon than a "straight flush" to start out after big game without some preliminary instructions ln this 41ne. The first advice would be: Learn to love the outer world, cultivate a taste for natural beauty, learn to look, learn to listen, learn to walk correctly, to tread the woodland paths lightly, and learn to breathe, fully and freely expanding, exhaling, till the blood cours­ ing merrily through every vein brings a warm glow to cheeks that have long been pinched and faded. In using the terms, looking and listening, I refer to th« cultivation of the senses, wlLiiuui which life in the open air loses much of its en­ chantment. Cultivate the sense of hearing; when out alone in the woods, pause occasionally and note how many different sounds you can hear distinctly and remember. Perhaps it is the music of a stream as it ripples softly over a bed of gravel; maybe it is the voice of the waterfull as it tumbles over great bowlders or through a nar­ row gorge, and simultaneously you may hear the twitter of feathered songsters in the neigh­ boring trees, and the cry of some great bird of prey on its pilgrimage through the air, while • away off in the opposite direction comes the faint tinkle of a cowbell. While grapsing these separ­ ate, distinct sounds and storing them in your mind your eyes have kept busy. Perhaps you may notice a bent or broken twig or a bush near by, so your eye involuntarily follows the course Of the path and seeks the next shrub to find mors bent ln the samo manner. Your conclusions /f L£SJO/?/ff //OtfCXM/Yj/*//' HAfYDL/rtG #£//*<£ are rapid. Some animal has passed that way. As the twigs alone, and not the branches being mutilated, you know the animal has not rushed by in fright, and the nipped leaves higher up will indicate the leisurely passage of some her­ bivorous animal, and if you feel inclined to fol­ low this trail you will be rewarded In the end by finding a stray horse, as at first surmised. Not big game, far from It., but you have learned one lesson ln the book of woodcraft, which is only a page of the many volumes yet in store for the earnest student. It may have been smaller tracks that have claimed your attention, tracks that are visible in the sof. earth. Learn to distinguish those of a rabbit from those the squirrel has made. This is easy if you will be member that in running the rabbit places both fore feet close together and spreads the hind feet apart, while the squirrel places all feet at nearly equal distance apart. In using the olfac tor. sense you can stand perfectly still and tell what trees or bush is in blossom. Truly, one season spent out of doors in culti­ vation and close observation will be of more real benefit than years over books These things, then, are the first rudiments toward that higher education, the education of the outdoor woman. Perhaps the most important thing to be considered during the preparatory stage is the clothing to be worn, for without comfortable attire, advanced lessons will be of little real benefit. Although the outing costume varies with the individual taste, and also with the expense to be considered, still the most popular and the one universally adapted to most needs Is a suit consisting of a plain short skirt worn over knickerbockers, a coat of the same material, which may be made plain for camping purposes alone, or supplied with the proper pockets for hunting and fishing. A soft flannel shirt will be found more convenient than a waist, and stout shoes worn with leggings are lighter and less fatiguing than the high top boots, al­ though they may be worn to advantage in colder weather or where there Is a rough tramp to be taken. A soft felt hat, or cap with generous visor to protect the eyes completes the costume. After simplicity, durability is an item to be considered. Strong, serviceable duck, canvas and khaki cloth are durable and easily cleaned, but of recent years whole suits of waterproof mate­ rial can be had at such reasonable cost that It is foily and a greater" expense to make one's out­ ing garments at home. Cultivate a love for nature, which you can do with neither rod nor gun, the use of which Im­ plements of pleasure should come after the first rudiments are mastered. With new strength and nerve gained through a life out of doors will also come new courage and confidence. In some respects the prevailing variety of sport is characteristic of that portion of country wherein it Is most indulged. In the southern and some of the eastern states, fox hunting is one of the most popular of recreations, as the physi­ cal Teatures and topography of the country make it the natural home of the fox, red and gray; and in the sunny south for generations fox hounds have been bred with the exhilaration of the chase In view; horses have been judiciously bred in order to keep up with the hounds; and who may say but that the beauty of the famous women, especially of Kentucky, has not been established through generations of riding to hounds in the open air, for it is a sport that Is indulged in to a great extent by women, and It is worthy of note that they have proved to be the most fearless as well as most graceful of riders. In the wilder portions of the west where the turbulent broncho and the fiery mustang hold supreme sway, riding 16 one of the prevalent modes of enjoyment, although in a very different manner from that of riding to hounds, for the . estern horsewoman differs as much from the cultivated horsewoman of the south and east as the broncho differs from the thoroughbred; and yet the daughters of the west are fearless riders, many of whom are expert ropers and spend their spare moments in the healthful, albeit rude, atmosphere of the camp. Archery claims many devotees who are very c thusiastic over their favorite pastime, but as ; t the game of William Tell has not gained na­ tional pre-eminence. It seems to be growing ln popularity, however. More than a century before our beloved Izaac Walton had published his Immortal work, "The Complete Angler," another book was written on the subject so dear to the heart of the angler-- , this by a venerable dame, Julianna Berners. It was called "Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle," and even ln that remote time (1496) there must have been the same existing charm of outdoor life and proof that a woman might profit by this recreation either beside still waters or running stream, as demonstrated in the old dame's words: "It nede be the dysporte of fyshynge wyth an angle that causeth a long life, and a mery." And truly, what life can be more full of the sweet, seductive charm than an outing beside a running brook? Take a warm day in early spring when all nature is awakening from her long winter sleep. Go away off "far from the maddening crowd" to some sequestered nook where the trees are be­ ginning to wear their green dress of the season, and where the lark sings. Take with you the light rod and little coaxer, and try your luck with the finny tribe. It is not all luck, however, and it is interesting as well aB instructive to note under what conditions the greatest amount of success in angling can be attained. From a practical viewpoint, angling has much to recommend it as an enjoyable means of recreation, as the sport need not be made an expensive one, although with angling as with all other sports, it may be made as expensive as one would wish, according to the richness of the outfit to be employed and enjoyed." Many an old fisherman, and any little boy will tell you that he can catch more fish using a pole cut from a neighboring tree, with home-made tackle, than with the most elaborate set of bamboo rods and flys ever manufactured. • Trap shooting is a great sport and claims a pumber of women devotees in this country as well as abroad; It is said that Queen Margharita of Italy is an adept with both shotgun and rifle, trap shooting being her favorite diversion. Gradually but persistently the outdoor woman and lover of this means of recreation is asserting herself, and at present time plans are under way to perfect an organization composed of th© women trap shooters of the United States. At the head of this movement Is one of the most enthusiastic and able representatives of trap shooting among the fair sex. More than ever women are beginning to realize how much out­ door life means to them, and they will soon find that no one but the doctor has a kick coming if they spend their vacation in the wilderness or on the plains. My advice is "Thrqw your powder rags and medicine bags to the first stray goat you meet and come with me into the open," thereby plao- Jng your name upon the great roster as an out­ door woman. BENEFIT ILLINOIS THIS 8TATE IS MORE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER. ACCORDING TO S. M. CULLOM Senator, Who Has Made a Close Study of the 8ubject, Declares Di­ rect and Important Will Be the Benefits. Springfield.--Direct and Important benefits will flow to the people t>f Illi­ nois from the Canadian reciprocity agreement, according to Senator Shel­ by M. Cuilom. "Illinois is more deeply concerned In the promotion at reciprocity trade relations with Canada," the senator said Sunday in Washington, "than al­ most any other state. Our interests are so diversified, the markets for our products, natural and manufactured, so firmly established, that we should be in a position to take advantage of every benefit accruing from free trade relations with Canada." Before determining to support the Canadian bill, Senator Cuilom made a careful study of its provisions and their effect upon the people and in­ terests of the state. Having been a consistent supporter of reciprocity for many years, his original inclina­ tion was to approve the president's policy. Investigation established its desirability. When Mr. Cuilom first became otiairman of the senate committee of foreign relations is 1901, he found on the docket of that committee a num­ ber of reciprocity treaties negotiated under the authority of the Dingley tariff act These he favorably report­ ed to the senate, but opposition was manifested to their ratification and they failed. "The manufacturers of the state," he explained, "enjoy a profitable trade at present with Canada, and by reducing the duties on the products oi our industrials, we are bound to increase that trade. As a manufac­ turing state Illinois has assumed a position of great importance. The census of 1909 shows we had 18,- 031 establishments, employing more than half a million people, who re­ ceived wages amounting to $364,507,- 000 a year. The value of the prod­ ucts for 1909 had a total value of $1,918,321,000. When All Are Alike -w fr IF; §; fi- Tfcenj was one incident of the cor- onatlon ceremonies in London which Was not emphasized in tjie news re­ ports. It was the lunch served ln old fit. Stephen's hall after the main event was over. When the time came there was a road ssramble for the tables where the food va« served. August earls grabbed their coronets off their noble brows, swung their glittering robes over their left arms and waded ln much as the members of a promisou- aus crowd do at a butchers' picnic in America. The stately countesses did likewise. Possibly, because of experi­ ence at. bargain counters, they utilized their elbows to better advantage than the men. And probably it is the mer­ ciless truth that some of them used their fingers. A premonition of some­ thing of this kind may be what in­ duced King George to prohibit moving picture men from being present at the coronation. Such affairs as the primitive hustle for food in St. Stephen's hall tend not only to keep our vision clear in this respect, but to bring home the truth behind an answer once made by the .founder of the house of Astor--that all he was able to get out of life were three meals a day, a place to sleep and clothing to wear. Paralyzing Effect. "How much are these bananas?" asked the man at the edge of the side­ walk. "Fifteen cents a do2en," the ped­ dler answered, ln a husky whisper "Wh».t's ilie matter with your voice?" "I was fined t'ree dol'a for usln' yest'day." A Rebuff. "Listen to the voice of reason." "It isn't oomlnc from you." Alienist of Board Resigns. Dr. James L. Greene, alienist of the state board of administration, has resigned bis position and will accept that of superintendent of the Arkansas state hospital for nervous diseases, at Little Rock, and will also teach in the medical department of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Governor Deneen appointed as the successor of Doctor Greene on the state board o' administration, Dr. >Tank P. Norbury, who resigned sev­ eral weeks ago as superintendent of the Kankakee state hospital, intend­ ing to go to Philadelphia and take a course of study. Doctor Norbury was a resident of Jacksonville before going to Kanka­ kee. Doctor Greene was, at the time of his appointment as alienist of the state board of administration, ln July, 1909, superintendent of the hospital at Kankakee. Previous to that h» was superintendent of the Nebraska state hospital for the insane at Lin­ coln. Before that he was first assist­ ant of the Norfolk state hospital at Norfolk, Neb. Doctor Greene, ln speaking of his resignation, said: "I have l>een a physician all of my life and I come of a family of phy­ sicians, and I want^ to get back into active work again.' It Is this desire that has impelled me to resign my position on the state board of admin­ istration. I have been ln the active practice of medicine in hospitals for so many years that I am anxious to return to it." The resignation of Doctor Greene is the first change in the member­ ship of the board under the Deneen administration. Judge Lawrence Y- Sherman of this city has not applied for re-appolntment to his place on the board at the expiration of his present term, which expires next Monday. It Is expected that he will be asked to accept the reappointment. It has been suggested by his friends that Jie is considering the candidacy of Unit­ ed States senator from Illinois, in which event the appointment would not be accepted. Judge Sherman has refused to make known his intentions until after July 31. The other members of the board be­ sides Judge Sherman and Mr. Greene are Judge B. R, Burroughs of Ed- wardsville, Frank D. Whlpp of Spring­ field and Thomas O'Connor of Peoria. State Banks In Good Condition. ; A healthy increase ln the business of the year ending June 30, 1911, over the previous , year ln the forty-six state banks in Chicago doing business for the twelve months ending June 30, 1911, is shown in a statement is­ sued by Auditor of Public Accounts McCullough; an increase ln time sav­ ings deposits is shown of $18,128,208. The statement is as follows: July 1, 1910- Capital Su Undivided profits Making a total of 81,849,S7&40 Total Investments, loans, bonds, stocks, realty, etc 870,652,499.58 Total investments, including that part of the reserve due from banks 59,275,389.65 Total *429,927,889.23 These figures are taken from state­ ments in response to the call made July 1, 1910: Gross earnings for twelve, months t 24.890,391.16 Expenses, taxes and Interest paid 15,872,981.81 $ ».#75,000.00 24,405.000.00 5,469,676.40 Losses and reductions in value charged oft Net earnings 1,298,741.2? 7.718,668.76 1911. 1910. Per cent of dividends per cap­ ita, surplus and undivided profits 6.72 3.8T Per cent, of dividends per cap- ttfii • 1317 18 Time savings deposits, $201,708,646.80: In­ crease, $lii, 123,208.15. Number of savings depositors, 622,3X4; in­ crease, 63,848. Average amount due each, $324.12; de­ crease, $4.60. Rate of interest paid on savings depos­ its, 3 per cent. The decrease in dividends ln 1911, as compared with 1910, is due to the fact that the American Trust and Savings bank in 1910 declared a divi­ dend of $2,600,000. In consequence of this extradordinary dividend the dividend total in 1910 was increased above the normal by about one-half. State Association Meets. The Illinois Osteopathic association met at Chicago, with one hundred members in attendance. Legislation was the principal topic of discussion. Dr. Pauline Mantle of this city read a paper on the history of the legisla­ tive light for recognition of osteop­ athy ln the state of Illinois ln 1911. Her paper showed the power and in­ fluence of the American Medical as­ sociation ln politics ln the state of Illinois; how they are trying to force on the people of this great common­ wealth allopathic therapeutics and are using every sort of obstacle against all other systems of treating human ailments by sending out pledge cards to various candidates of the general assembly, urging them, under bane of being put on the black list, to support measures favorable to the American Medical association, which they see fit and proper to inT troduce, and to vote against all meas­ ures not to their interest. Dr. R. E. Proctor read a paper on "Obstacles to Overcome in Legisla­ tion." He said the osteopaths must treat the "legislative problem" as a severe case of sickness, and insisted on the legislature giving the osteo­ paths a square deal and the people of the state of Illinois the right to choose their own therapeutics and phypician. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President--Dr. Emery Ennls, Spring­ field. Vice-president--Dr. John Lucas of Chicago. Secretary-treasurer--Dr. A. P. Kot- tler. Dr. Cannedy Wendell, Peoria, and Dr. E. R. Proctor, Chicago, trustees for two years. The American Osteopathic associa­ tion, numbering to date 1,250 mem­ bers, is now in session. New Illinois Corporations. Secretary of State Rose issued cer­ tificates of incorporation to the fol­ lowing: Walter J. Hirsch company, Chi­ cago; capital, $10,000. General dairy, grocery, bakery and confectionery business. Incorporators--Walter J. Hirsch, Jacob H. Rothschild, Benja­ min J. Samuels. The D. D. S. Manufacturing com­ pany, Chicago; capital, $5,000. In­ corporators--Charles W. Hills, Her­ bert H. Hedman, Lawrence Relle- steln. The Chicago Business Car company, Chicago; capital. $10,000. Incorpor­ ators--James G. Conklte, B. EL Har­ ris, Marjorie Dean Cronkite. The Francis Towner company, Chi­ cago; capital, $2,500. General lumber business. Incorporators--I. K. David­ son, A. Lord, I. E. Ferguson. The Columbia Business College, Chicago; capital, $5,000. Incorpora­ tors--Orval W. Ford, Karl F. Hunt­ er, William A. Patterson. The Eureka Study System, Spring- Test Validity of Sorpe Big Bills. The ' constitutionality of several measures passed by the Forty-seventh general assembly is questioned as a result of an attack made upon the validity of the University of Illinois appropriation laws by the Eclectic Medical association, which seeks to have these statutes declared uncon­ stitutional for the reason that the amendments were not printed, as pro­ vided for ln the state constitution, be­ fore the bills were finally acted upon by the legislature. The following bills were passed un­ der the same conditions as the uni­ versity appropriation measures, and should the supreme court hold the latter to have beeft Illegally enacted, then the following other laws nec­ essarily would share the same fate: House bills Nos. 656 and 657--The two omnibus bills making appropria­ tions for the seventeen state charita­ ble Institutions. Hoijse bill No. 675--The omnibus appropriation bill making appropria­ tion for the state government for the ensuing two years. House bill No. 96--The Cook county civil service bill. House bill No. 311--Providing for the payment into the state's treas­ ury of all fees collected by state of­ ficers. House bills Nos. 243 and 244--Mak­ ing appropriations for the ordinary ex­ penses and for new buildings for the state board of agriculture. Milk Must Not Be Adulterated. The state board of health is di­ recting attention to the positive pro­ hibition, under the Illinois statutes, of the adulteration of milk by the ad­ dition of preservatives or otherwise. The next monthly bulletin 6f the board will say on this subject: "The criminal code of Illinois (sec­ tion 9) makes H a misdemeanor for any person to adulterate milk intend­ ed for sale, with water or any for­ eign substance. 7 "The manufacture for sale, or the sale of any mixture or compound for use as a preservative of milk is also forbidden by the law. "Notwithstanding the stringent pro­ visions of the statutes, there is good reason to believe that milk to which preservatives have been added is offered for sale in Illinois. Munici­ pal health authorities should, there­ fore, make frequent tests of milk sold within their jurisdiction. "Tests for the preservatives most field- capital $10,000. Incorporators! commonly used are set forth below. --John T. Todd, George H. Fisher ,S These tests may also be employed by OPERATION By Lydia E. PInkham's Vegetable Compound Peoria, 111.--"I wish to let every wnf know what Lydia E. Pinkham'a reme- files have done for ine. For two years I suffered. Thedoc- r| tors said I had to. mors, and the only remedy was the sur­ geon's knife. My mother bought me Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com. pound, and today I am a healthy wo­ man. For months I suffered from in- Sammation,and your sanative Wash re- lisveii me. Your Liver Pills have no equal ss a cathartic. Any one wishing proof of what your medicines have tiOne for me can get it from any. drug­ gist or by writing to m You can use my testimonial in any way you wish, and I will be glad to answer letters."-- Mrs. CHRISTINA RULED. 106 Mound SL. Peoria, 111. Another Operation Avoided. New Orleans, La.--"For years I suf­ fered from severe female troubles. Finally I was confined to my bed and the doctor said an operation was neces­ sary. I gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg­ etable Oomnound a trial first, and was saved from an operation."--Mrs. LILY PEYROUX, 1111 Kerlerec St*, New Orleans, La. The great volume of unsolicited tea. timony constantly pouring in proves conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound is a remarkable remedy.for those distressing feminine ills from which so many women suffer. TOO HARD WORK. "You are charged with .having four wives living." "Well, I don't know whether they are all living or not, judge; I can't keep track of them all." Renting Must Be a Business. Will M. Ross, a well-known writer of Stevens Point, Wis., who is himself a cured consumptive, holds that un­ less resting becomes a business to the tuberculosis patient, he might as well give up his fight for health. "The pe­ riod of infection with tuberculosis," he says, "is not a vacation. It is a twenty-four-hour-a-day Job. True it ia a period of Idleness, but one of Intel­ ligent, directed idleness. The day's work should consist of rest; rest should be the only business on hand. The light exercise, or hour of read­ ing, should be considered as the re­ ward of a good day's work, like the evening of slippered ease to the tired business men at the end of the day. This recreation, however, Bhould be considered only as an Incidental re­ sult of the patient's work, not the main object." jfiaher, David G. Campbell. 1 physicians. His Thoughtful Wife. "I hate to boast," said a Cleveland lawyer, "but my wife Is one of the most economical women ln the world. The other day she told me she needed a new suit. I said she ought to have it, by all means, but asked her not to spend a big bunch of money without letting me know about it. Well, tho next day she said: 'The tailor said he couldn't make the suit for less than |160. I thought It was too much but told him to go ahead.' " 'Well, I suppose It is all right,' I said, 'but why didn't you consult me first?' " 'Why, dearie, I didn't want to spend car fare for two visits.' "I tell you, It's these little ^ono- mles that count, eh?" LUCKY MISTAKE. Grocer 8ent Pkg. of Postum and Opened the Eyes of the Family. A lady writes from Brookllne, Mass.: "A package of Postum was sent me one day by mistake. "I notified the grocer, but finding that there was no coffee for breakfast next morning I prepared some of the Postum, following the directions very carefully. "It was an Immediate success in my family, and from that day we have used it constantly, parents and chil­ dren, too--for my three rosy young­ sters are allowed to drink It freely at breakfast and luncheon. They think It delicious, and I would have a mutiny on my hands should I omit the be­ loved beverage. "My husband used to have a very delicate stomach fyhlle we were using coffee, but to our surprise his stom­ ach has grown strong and entirely well since we quit eoffee and have been on Postubi. "Noting the good effects in my fam­ ily I wrote to my sister, who was a coffee toper, and after much persua­ sion got her to try Postum. "She was prejudiced against it at. first, but when she presently found that all the ailments that coffee gav% her left and she got well quickly she became and remains a thorough and enthusiastic Postum convert. "Her nerves, which had become shattered by the use of coffee have grown healthy again, and today she is a new woman, thanks to Postum." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich., and the "cause why" will be found In the great little book, "The Road to Wellville," which comes Is Pkgs. Evff read tile above Icttert A new Me appears from time to ttane. They are (renutae, true, u4 fell o< huiaa tatcrcet. ..'••In*'