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THE HATPIN. It Haa Alany Uses In the Hands of a Woman. The idea of making the hat pin weapon of defense first dawned upon me vhen I was in the east, says a brigh eyed dame, who is always watching for a chance to exploit California, clim ate, moráis and all. "Of course you all know that a wom an can't go about alone with any de gree of comfort when she gets away from western chivalry. Well, as wanted to study art in New York while I visited my brother in Newark, I was obliged to us the suburban trains al most every day. I had a bookful of un pleasant experiences before I learnec the magie power of that simple little tiat pin. "Pinally a man who was packed beside me in a car became simply unendurable. I squeezed myself mcek'y up against the window, giving mine enemy three-fourths of the seat. Gazing out into the darkness I became positivey depressed and feit like offering an apology to somebody for pre suming to cumber the earth. "Mine enemy made the mistake of sneroaching still further upon my territory. "It was too much. My wrath blazd up and I drew my hat pin. I said not a word and did nothing to attract attention. Nevertheless that man was glad to vacate my full share of that seat, and perhaps a little more. I held my weap on in a position whicii indicated to him the boundary line and I assure you that tie understood the insinuation and left me in peace. Ever since that day I have been as independent and self-respecting as a Spanish señorita with a iagger in her honi soit, etc." This fiery little anecdote, told over the tea-cups, was followed by a perfect jhorus of stories of the uses of the hat pin. The picking of locks, the office of san-opener, paper-cutter, insect destróyer, these were among the lesser things. A tale of the repairing of a broken harness at a critical juncture yied for second honors with the history Df the timely mending of a torn sail. First place was given, without a dissenting voice to the story of the hatpin as a modern and always available weapon oí defense.- San Francisco ironiclí. When a person begins t.o grow rhin ,'. e eis wrong. Tue waét i is greater than the supply and it is only a question of time when the end must come. In nine cases out of ten the trouble is with the digestive organs. If yon can restore them to a healthy condition you will stop the waste, put on new tlesh and cause them to feel better in everv way. The food they eat will be digested'and appropriatcd totheneeds of the system, and a normal appetite will apear. Consumption frequently follows a wasting of bodily tissue because nearly all consumptives have indigestión. The Shaker Digestive Cordial will restore the íjtomach to a healthy eondition in a vast raajovity of cases. Get one of their woks from your drugirist and learn about this new and valuable remedy.