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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR.
EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.
VOL. LVII. NO. 13.
i Chicago gives cotice at this earl?
date that in twenty-five years she will
bo * 'treading on the heels o? Lon
don." _____
! It is a strange development in the
business of writing, noted by Life,
that as newspapers grow larger, books
grow smaller.
! The Washington Star thinks "Inter
national arbitration would bo an ex
cellent thing if England could be per
suaded to forego tho privi'ego of dic
tating the terms of every compro
mise." "
A year's operation in Maine of the
law substituting a town system for tho
school district system hos reduced tho
number of ungraded schools by 348
and increased the number of graded
I obools by twenty-eight.
There is a widespread belief among
tho Boers that President Err ?er is a
sort of saint or prophet, occupying a
place different from and higher than
that o' ordinary men. This feeling is
raid to explain, in a measure, Kro
ger's control of the Transvaal Parlia
ment* '
In a recent lawsuit it was shown that
the materials for one of our best makes
of bicycles cost only about $15. The
work costs say, as much more. "But
so long as enthusiasts will pay $100
fer all the wheels first class makers
ofi.n produce, the makers would bo
foolish to reduce prices, " remarks tho
Pathfinder.}
The trolley car and the bicycle aro
credited with being mainly responsi
ble for the remarkable faot, stated in
tho Department of Agriculture re
ports, that tho valuo of hones and
mules in this country decreasod by al
most one-half between 1802 and tho
end of last year. The aggregate de
cline in .the value of horses is put down
nt $500,000,000 and of mules $80,
000,000. The stories that have come
from Western ranges lately eeom to
bear but tho figures in general.
Tho lightning performs some curi
ous freaks, but the other day it took
it ioto its head to befriend a woman
out West. This woman had straight
hair, relates the New York Herald,
an.-, of course, she despised straight
hair anet wantt. d it curly. We alwayg
want what wa don't have and can't
have. Well, this woman waa caught
out in a terrific thunderstorm. . The
lightning played all about her in the
most caressing fashion, and on one oc
casion took a little excursion through
her body, starting on the pionio at hoi
Lead, and saying farewell, or au re
voir, at her feet. When she recovered
consciousness she found that her hair
was frizzled aa nicely as though it had
been dono with tho curling tongs.
Well, a more grateful creature you
never saw. She believes in electricity
with all her hesrt, and is glad that she
was s ;ruck by lightning.
How strange it is, muses James Payn
in ibo Now York Independent, that
Africa j the least populated, and on the
wholo the least interesting of the foul
quarters of the globe, should always
bo written about at greater length
than any of the others. From the
days cf Livingstone down to that of
Statin Pasha accounts of this region
havo always been published in exten
BO. When you have read one chapter
.?.bout the Soudan you have read al
most all ; ODO chief is the fae simile of
another; ona tribe, one army stand
for all ; one mle of cruelty and blood
shed extends from end to end of the
great I arr en traot. The pictures of
hideout) men and still more hideous
women that illustrate works on African
travel do not enhance their attractions.
If the writers would oondense a little
.1 feel sure they would have muoh more
of the public's attention.
In a paper in the Forum on "The
Future of the South," A. a Van oe
Great says: "The South is large: it
yet remains thinly peopled and prac?
tically undeveloped. Great as hat
boer, the industrial advance made,
considerable os appears the present
immigration movement, they bul
faintly foreshadow tho development
now at hand. If so much has been
dene in the last thirty years nndez
such disadvantages and practically
unaided by iinmigation, what may we
not expect when that rich tide which
has created the Empire States of the
Northwest is tamed in even greater
volume southward? Only the marvel:
ou? growth of the great West itself
can guide the imagination in attempt?
ing tho forecast, and even that mast
be surpassed. To the South unques
tionably belongs the future. In such
an expaision of its population and
we:.lth as even a single generation hat
wit nessed in the West, its race problem
mu?t vanish even though the emigra
tion of the oolored people should
cease ; sectional lines must be blotted
out and Sooth and North merged in
the indivisible Union, which is identity
of interest and conditions, as well as
of blood, of language and of history.
Tho peopla of the South are ready fox
this the more perfect Union, the pro
phetic aspiration-never the attain
ment-of the fathers: Louisville,
Chattanooga and Atlanta have spoken
our feeling. It but remains for the
people of the North to come and share
?oil the wonder that shall bc/ " - . /
BUILT A Wm.
AN OHIO WOMAN PLANS AND
BUILDS HER OWN HOBIK.
Her Husband a Cripple-From Foun
dation to Boor the Building
Shows the- Brave Wo
man's Handiwork.
"TT WIFE of forty nine "who bas
r \ proved herself a helpmate
J**^ indeed is Mars. Elizabeth
? 1 Foster, of Portsmouth,
Ohio. Mr. Poster has but one hand.
They ore hard working people. Hav
ing no children, by saving their earn
ings they accumulated onough to buy
a lot on tValnut Hills, a suburb of
Portsmouth. They soon found their
accumulations would buy the lumber,
but were not isufficierit to build a
house. Mr. Foster's father was a oar
1T0USE BUILT BY MR3. ELIZABETH A
ponter, and he had learned tho art of
drawing plans for buildings, but be
ing minus ono hand and crippled iu
tho other he could not do any work.
Mrs. Foster's father was also a carpen
ter, and in her younger days 6he had
spent many hours watching him in the
erection or buildings.
She vas above the average in intel
ligence, and had gained euch a thor
ough knowledge of the general mech
anism of tho trade that she concluded
she could build a house that would
afford them a comfortable home in
which to spend the declining years of
lile. They together formulated tho
plans and ordered the material. Mrs.
Foster then staked off the ground and
wont to woik laying the brick founda
tion. While this was new work for
her, her general knowledge of how
things ought to be served her woll, and
sho hewed to tho lines closely. When
the chips had all fallen sho found that
eho had a foundation that would have
been a credit to any mcohauio. Then
with tho little assistance her husband
could give her, such as holding tim
bers and lines, she erected the frame
work, nailed on the weather boarding,
and was soon interesting tin passers
by in her work of nailing on tho
shingle roof.
Mrs. Foster is very modest, and felt
somewhat embarrassed to have people
who happened to paes that way stop
and stand for several minutes watch
ing her drive the nails, saw and plane,
lfm FOSTER, THE WOMA.S CARPENTER.
yet sho says it is consoling to her to
know that when done she had a houso
and owed no mechanic for building it,
"and. than, you know," she eays,
"that when persons are working for
themselves they will do much better
work, and I think I havo a better
house than any man would havo built
for me. "
Mrp. Foster was born in Perry
County in 1847. She moved to Ports
mouth in 1836, and was married to
Frank Foster shortly afterward.
Curious Attachment to Tall Buildings.
Pedestrians in New street have their
attention attracted by a curious at
tachment to the front of ono of the
tall buildings that line that thorough
fare. Extending from the second
story and projecting about four feet
over the sidewalk along the front of
the edifico ia question is a very sub
stantial balcony, composed of a stout
wiro netting, supported by iron* rods
dependent from tho walls. Afc the
same time it is too light to servo as n
support for any one, aud at first view
the beholder is apt to wonder what its
purpose can be. Tho answer is that
the ornamentation of the building is
made of terra cottn, and the recent
cold weather has split and chipped it
to snob an extent that tho falliug
pieces, varying in the size from a pea
to a gc. 1-sized brick, became a
danger to pedestrians in a narrow
street below. Consequently, tho
owners erected this screen to catch
tho falling debris, and by a small ex
penditure havo perhaps warded off
some good-sized suits for damages.
New York Advertiser.
A Curious Lahe.
A curious lake has been found in tho
leland of Kildine, iu tho North Sea.
It is separated from tho ocean by a
narrow .strip of -lani, in which
Bponges, codfish and other marine an
imals flourish. Tho surface of the
water, however, is perfectly fresh,
and suporta daphnias and other fresh
water creatures.
Tho soil of Cuba has no rival, espec
ially for tobacco and sugar,
COTTON BOLL TYEKYIL,
h. Test Which Recently Appeared In
the United States.
Tho Agricultural Department of the
[Jutted States Government considers
?ho cotton boll weevil, a picture of
.vhich is here shown, to be one of the
nost dangerous pests that has ever
nado its appearance in the United
States. It has so far confined its oper?
itions to Northern Mexico and a lim*
ted area in Texas. It has in some lo
calities Bhown a tendenoy to spread
rapidly, while in others it is said to
nave been at work for years in very
small areas, and r-hown little signs of
extending operations. Department
experts have been at work investigat
ing his bugshjp for some months past
in the neighborhood of Brownsville on
ths Bio Grunde. ??.o far no cure has
been discovered, and many aores of
cotton have been abandoned in conse
quence.
. F03TBB WITH HEH OWN HANDS.
An extraordinary thing about this
creature is that it will live in a cotton
noll and nowhero else, and once eec re t
:d inside of these Bbells it is safe from
enemies and snug and comfortable in
; bed of softest down. The appearance
:OTTON BOLL WEEVIL, HIGHLY MAGNIFIED
c-f this insect is dreaded later in tho
jrear. _
Refinements in Measurement,
Not the least marvel of ecienco ia
[he degreo of refinement to which its
measurements arc now carried. Lens
curvatures of 1-150,000 of an inch,
according to "Engineering Mechan
ics," can bo measured. In spectro
scopic analysis of mero traces of dif
ferent elements, fractional wave
lengths are read to 1-250,000 millionth
3f au inch. Professor Dewar? in his
researches m liquid air, attained a
vacuum of 1-250? millionth of an at
mosphere by filling a vessel with mer
curial vapor and exposing it to a very
low temperature ; and Professor Boyp,
with a simple arrangement of quartz
Sher, torsion balance, and mirror,
claims to have been able to just detect
?n attractive force of 1-20,000 of A
jrain. In angles, tho Darwiu pendu
lum will indicate a movement of 1-300
sf a second-abont tho angular meas
urement of a penny piece at a distance
af 1000 miles.-Trenton (N. J.)
American.
Trout Gain Four Pounds iu a Year.
About a year ajo two boys wcro
tithing with hook and lino in Lako
Joh ii sun, Bromon, Fla , and caught
Lwo trout only a few inches long, and
placed them in a bin ill pond. A few
rlays ago they went to the pond where
tho trout had been placed and caught
thom. They weighed more than four
pounds each. The pond was nearly
?ry, and, ns those were tho only tish
there, they must have been the samo
ones. Trout and bream are being
caught in largo quantities in the luke.
-Jackson.ille (Fla.) Citizen.
Two Thousand Earthquake Shock?.
Tho recent eruptions of Hawaiian
eolcnuoes recall tho faot that during
the last eruption of Mauna Loa, ia
IS08, there were over 2000 earthquake
?shocks in twelve days. Tho steam
from tho crater rozo to a height of
about 20,000 foot,-Kew York Post.
OH end Ou.
Proficient Bicyclist-"Well, old
chap, how are you gettiug ou?"
Commencing Bicyclist'-'Thauk you,
not badly; but I liud I can get off bet
ter. "-Puuch,
A qUEST?OX OF SEWA?B,
The Disposal of Liquid Wastes for.
Isolated Houses.
Tn constructing a country house,',
a most important and vexing problem!
confronts tho builder. The disposal;
of sewage in tho, country has caused
features of hom o building and man
agement put together ; even the neai
neighborhood of a running stream
into which the sewage may be dis- ?
cborged does not afford relief. Those i
who dwell lower down on the strenm
oro likely to moko complaint of tho
contaminations, and thoy may ask re
lief from tho law. At tho present
time tho main relian ce is upon cess
pools, but they are always filthy con
trivances, aud servo as a constant
menace to health.
At a recent meeting in New York,
Colonel George E. Waring aud
Alexander Potter, both eminent
sanitary engineers, delivered brief
addresses on" "Country House Sew
age," and the former gentleman
has Written an nrtiolc describing aud
fully illustrating a system for the dis
posal of liquid wastes for isolated
houses in a recent issue of "Sboppell's
Modern Houses'* published in New
York. Both of these gentlemen ate
thoroughly opposed to the cesspool
system, and advocate the daily deliv
ery of sewage onto the snrfaco of tho
ground. At the first glance t his seems !
most repugnant to the uninitiated
Who conceive of sewage as the ontents
of the cesspool after it has ptitrified.
Bat fresh sowago that is delivered,
upon the surface is absolutely inodoras
and inoffensive. According to tho
Massachusetts standard it consists of
998 parts of water, one part of mineral
matter and only oae part in a thou
sand of organic matter. It furnishes
ho menance to health when delivered \
on the surface, but mcroly enriches
the ground ond makes it moro produc
tive. U is not intended that it should
be a constant flow over tho same sec
tion of ground, for in that caso the soil
would soon becomo saturated and j
offensive. Two sections of land aro ]
made available, and the How is
doily diverted from one to the
other, thus giving the soil a chanco
tc recuperate.
There aro certain modifications of
tho system that mako it more widely
applicable. It may bo that in a coun
try estate there is no available section
of land that oan bc used for sewage
drainage- without becoming too con
spicuous. In that caso tho drainage
may bo through porous agricaltnrRl
tilo drains laid a few inches below the
riHST FLOOR.
surface of tho ground. In case it be
impossible or unadvieablo fer auy
reaeon to dischargo the sewage as soon
ns it is produced, a retaining tank may
bo constructed. But iu any case it
should bo discharged within twenty
four hours before there is aDy chance
of purification.
We illustrate this article with a de
sign of a house, attractive in appear
ance and suitable for erection in a
territory where the sewers have not
been laid, and where a system of
"surface disposal" could be adopted
to better advnntago than the use of a
cesspool.
General Dimensions: Width, in
cluding dining-room bay and tower
projection, l? it. 4 ins. ; depth, includ
ing veranda, 3D ft. 2 ins.
Heights of Stories : Cellar, 6 ft. 6
ins. ; first story, 9 ft. ; second story, 8
it. 6 ins. ; attic, 8 ft.
SECOND FLOOB.
Exterior Materials: Foundation,
stone ; first and second story walls,
gables and roofs, shingles.
Interior Finish : Three coat plaster,
hard white finish. Plaster centres in
hall and principal rooms of first story.
Soft wood flooring and trim through
out. Ash staircase. Paoel backs
under windows iu hall and principal
roouip, first story. Kitchen and bath
room, wainscoted. Chair-rail in dining
room. All interior wood-work grain
filled, stained to suit owuer and
finished with hard oil varnish.
Colors: Shingliag or. walls, gables
and roofs, dipped in and brush-coated
with moss-greeh stain. Trim, includ
ing cornices, veranda posts, rail, out
side casings for doors and windows,
conductors, etc., dark green. Sashes,
blinds and outside doors, clark red.
Veranda floor and coiling, oiled.
Accommodations : Tho principal,
rooms and their sizes, clor?te, otc,
are shown by tho floor plans. Cellar
under the wholo house, with insido
and outsido eutrauco and concrete
floor. Laundry w.'th two sot-tuba in
cellar. Ono servant's room finished in
uttiC, the riLuniudvr of attic floored
for storage. Bath-room, with com?
plete plumbing, in second story.- Sta
tionary wash-bowl in tower bedroom.
Brick-set range, Firoplao s in hall,
dining-room and library. Wido dou
ble folding doors connect hall and
parlor and hall and library.
Cost: $3500, not including mantel*,
range and heater. Thc cstimato ie
based on New York prices for ma
terials and labor. In many sections of
the country the cost should bo les?.
FeasibleModifications: General di
mensions, materials and colors maybe
changed. Cellar may be reduced in
size or wholly omitted. Lauudry tubs
could be transferred from cellar to
kitchen. Two additional rooms may
be finished in the attic, or the attic
may be left entirely unfinished. Fire
place may bo planned in parlor.
Veranda' may be increased in size.
Dining-room bay conld be carried up
two stories, thus enlarging the bed
room over the dining-room.
(Copyright 1893.)
A Bank C lerk's Kcveiigo.
Tin's is a story about a girl and a
mau. The girl lives ovor in George
town,where sheds distinctly tho belle.
I don't know whero the man lives ; but
during business hours he is to bo
found in a bank not far from the
Fifteenth street cable transfer. He is
a blonde, and is a favorite in the ex
clusive tot in which the Georgetown
sgirl moves. Ho and she had words
once upon a day. Thoy had so many
"words, in fact, that tho girl, who is
said to have moro than a bit of tem
per, ordered him never to presumo to
speak to her again as long as ho lived.
She forbade him to recognize ber,
even, and said that she would make it
a point to forget that she had ever
met him. This was last winter. Tho
other day she went into tho bank in
which he is employed, to have a check
sashed. Tho blonde young man ap
peared at tho window. He took the
check and examined it carefully. It
irks a broiling hot day. Tho George
sown girl was in a hurry. She hadn't
?h acquaintance within half an hour's
?walk. The blondo young man handed
she cheok back.
L Wc fy norry, madam," said he,
?"but you'll havo to get somebody to
identify you boforo I cnn cash tho
fcheck. ''
fe? And sho had to do it.-Washington
b?08t,
2000 Stolen Letters.
F Tho English PostofBcc ?3 universally
Recognized as an institatiou of won
derful efficiency, but from a reported
Incidont it would appear that a few
[thousand or more letters and things
jgo astray.
F Georgo Twcn, a postman, was
charged with stealing letters and par
cels. Thc prisoner was arrested on
jWedneeday, and when a search "was
wade by the police of the stables in
She George Inn yard whero he keeps
iiis puiiy?^2000 letters and parcels wero
found, addressed to all parts of tho
United Kingdom. Tho parcels con
tained, among other things, butter,
funeral wreaths and clothing. The
stoppago of lottere is supposed to havo
been going on for sorao time, as some
of them aro dated 1891, and mico had
built in tho papers. The prisoner was
remanded.-New York Journal,
-?ap?
retirage of tko Lion and Tiger.
''One timo in order to test tho cour*
nge of a Bengal tiger and a lion," said
a well-known showman, "wo placed a
Chinese crnoker i? tho respective
cages and fired the fuses. As soon ns
the fuses began to burn they attracted
tho attention of both animals, but in
a widely different manner.
"Tho lion drew into a corner and
watched tho proceedings with a dis
trustful and uneasy eye. The tiger,
on the contrary, advanced to tho burn
ing fuse with ? firm step and uuflinch
in j- gaze.
"On reaching the cracker ho bogati
to roll it over tho floor with his paw,
andjwhen it exploded beneath his noso
he did not flinch, but continued his
examination until perfectly satisfied.
The lion betrayed great fear when he
heard the report of the explosion, and
for quite a timo could not be coaxed
out of his den."-New York Mercury.
Finest Church Organ,
What is said to bo tho finest church
orgau in tho country has just been set
up ia the South Congregational
Ohurob, of New Britain, Conn. It cost
$20,000, aud includes every possible
modern improvement. Tts bank of
keys is movable, and electrically con
nected with tho organ, so that tho in
strument can be played from any part
of the church.
1 Boy Slave's Heavy Bunion.
This illustration is from a photo
graph sent by the Kev. W. K. Fir
minger, of tho Universities' Mission,
Zanzibar, to the London Graphic, lt
represents a sight not at all uncom
mon in the streets of the native quar
ters of Zanzibur, East Africa. Slaves
who have run away and are recaptured
are usually punished in the mauncr
depicted. The little boy in the illus
tration was about seven years old, and
had carried the log, weighing over
thirty-two pounds, and the heavy chain
TITE TOY SliAVn OS" ZAN'ZfBAB.
for over a year. Mr. Pinninger was
afterward 'able to procure tho boy't
freedom.
DOMAIN Ol1 DRESS.
WARM WEATHER STYLES FOR
FAIR READERS.
Handsome Jacket Basque and Skirt
-Shirt Waist Willi Blouse
Front-The Poke Bonnot
lu Favor Aguln.
IN the jacket basque and skirt pio
turo herewith, French Vigorous
in opalarccnt shades is hand
somely united with seafoam green
chamelon silk, rose pearl, bijou but
tons forming the decoration. The
full vest fronts of silk are gathered
and arranged over glove-fitting lin
ings shaped by double bust darts, and
tho closing is invisibly in center front.
Tho belt is laid in three folds, tho
loose right end overlapping the left <
with single buttons placed on each <
fold in center front ? stock of satin <
ribbon to match is tied to a large bow i
at the back, concealing the standing <
collar that finishes the neck. The 1
jacket fronts flare apart over the full ^
vest, with rounded lower edges, the i
tops being reversed in long shaped <
1
LADIES' JACKET BA!
lapels that meet tho rolling collar in g
notches. Three small buttons doo- C
orate each lapel and the edges are fl
finished with stitching in tailor style. '2
Tho back is glove-fitting, tho usual n
teams performing tho adjustment to
the waist line, below which double
plaits laid in extensions at each seam
give the desired fashionable fullness, t;
Tho modishly smart gigot sleeves bavo u
tho fullness displayed in double rows n
of shirring at the top, drooping to tho 0
elbow in stylish wrinkled puffs. ii
Tho skirt is only moderately full e
and therefore commended for summer u
wear. It displays tho fashionable r
rippled sides with gored front breadth
and measures ouly four yards around
the foot. Tho back breadth is straight
and falls with graooful effect from
gathers at thc top. A row of stitch
ing beyond the seam gives a strapped
effect to the front gore. This stylo is
deservedly popular and a more attrac -
tive or useful costume cannot bc mado
for seaside, mountain or general
weather. Serge, cheviot, twee!,
cloth and other woolens combino well
with silk, satin or batisto for tho vest
front.
The quantity of material ii inches
wide required to make this basque for
a lady having a 3G'inoh bust measure
is 3$ yards.
To make tho skirt it will require of
thc samo width material il yards for a
26 inch waist measure. ;
MISSES' snnrr WAIST WITH TLAIN FRONT.
Embroidered jaconet, writes May
Manton, is chosen for this dressy
shirt waist, which is arranged in a
fctylo very becoming to young misses.
A band of embroidered insertion con- t
coals the closing in ceutro front, and i
the turn over collar and cuffs oro of j
fine, whito linen. Tho full fronts e
are gathered at tho shoulders, neck
and lower edges, and droop in French i
pouch or blouse style over the belt. \
The back is gathered at tho nook and 1
waist line, where the fullness ie massed s
in centre. The lower edge extends to 1
basquo length, and is worn under tho <
MISSES' smitr WAIST '
dress skirt. A turn down collar
mounted on a high band finishes the
neck, whioh con bo made permanent
or removable at pleasure. Tho bishop
shirt sleovep aro fashionably full, being
disposed in gathers at upper and lower
edges. Slashed openings at tho back
are finished with laps, and the turn
back cuffs in two sections can be mado
permanent or removed as desired.
This style of shirt waist is particularly
adapted to tho plain and fancy bat
istes now tho vogue, lawn, dimity.
organdie and BO ft wash silks develop
ing stylish waists by the mode.
The quantity of material 36 inches
wide required to make thia shirt waist
for s miss fourteen years of ago is 2j
yards.
DEEP DESIGNING BY MTDMNEPS.
Women are really becoming artistic
in their millinery. The woman who
gives even a little thought to her batt:
usually succeeds in accomplishing one
that will artistically harmonize with
Eeveral gowns, blend exactly and
charmingly with one and serve by way
of piquant contrast with another.
Such a hat, for instance, is thin,
loosely woven shaving chip of a eoft,
alusive green that shows a touch of
gray and rose. It is a Napoleon
shape. A tall bunch of rose corine
loops and a knot of violets make all
tho trimming except for a buckle of
emeralds. ( This hat is planned for
wear with a very deep garden walking
costume that is lined with a silk that
mados cerise and violet. It goes
squally well with a blue gown, which
:ako3 a tinge that harmonize ' ! at once
.vi tb the violets in the ha?, aud which
is finished at the throat . vitia a coriss
jollar, while the skirt rs lined with
3QUE AND SKIRT.
rceo. Of course this hat will go
charmingly with all black aud with all
;ray, and . tho general mode green
iff?ot of the straw harmonizes it with
node color as well as with gray.
POKE BONNETS AGAIN IN FASHION.
Pokes are a prominent feature of
lao choicest millinery. The poke hon
et is aa awkward shape in itself,
:&do really becoming by judicious use
f milliner.-}' de vicos. Tho brim, which
i rolled back from tho face, is cov
rcd either with, tulle net oi lace,
sually with settings ?f jet. Either
ibbon or feathers may b* usod upon.
a NEW POKE BONNET.
he crown, and a few flowers aro sot
u at the back. A little frill of taco,
mt uext tho face, is often a becoming
iddition to either a bonnet or a hat.
Children's bonnets are made of
?early every material, though for the
rery young misses silk or linen is pre
erred to straw. Tho trimming is of
?implo rosettes, small flowers, such as
forget-me-nots or rosebuds, or bows
af ribbon. A frill of lace or embroid
WITH BLOUSE FRONT.
ery, falling around tho baby's face, is
seen on some of the most* picturesque
bonnet*. Strings of ribbon or soma
softer material aro indispensable.
SPECIAL I EATTJBES Or SUMMER FABKIC3.
Thc special feature of thc new sum
mer fabrics is tho transparent effect,
and grenadine, gauze, crepo do chine,
etamino and canvas arc all thc vogue.
Etamino was in fashion ten years ago,
and ignite as popular then as croton,
la?t year ?
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MOTHERS READ THIS.
The Best
Remedy.
For Flatulent Colic, Dlairrhoa, Dysen
tery. Nausea, Cow rhu, Cbolexa In-1
fantum, Teething Children, Cholera,
Morbos, Unnaturil Drains from,
tba Bowels, Pains, (hiping, Loss of.
Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis
eases of tao Stomach and Bowels. !
PITT'S CARMINATIVE .
Es thc standard. It carries children over'
the critical period of teething, andi
ls recommended br physicians as,
thc friend of Motlier*, Adult? and'
Children.-,. It is pleasant to the taste,!
and never falls to (rive satisfaction..
A few doses will der io as trate its su-'
perlative virtues. Price, 25 ct?, per*
bottle. For sale by druggists.
HOUSEHOLD AFl'AIBS. (
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WOOL FILLING FOB CUSHIONS.'
When in need of a soft, springy ff. f
ing for cushions, head resta and sofa
pillows ase wool sheafed /rom lire
aheap. "Palled" wool, lise that taVon
from a dead sheep, is not so good, as
it lacks a brightness and lightness
thai; the live wool scorns co possess.
Wash, tho wool in throe or moro
waters, and havo chem quite soapy
and warm. It will dry qu icker and bo
whiter if it is pulled Out in handfule,
and put through tho olothes-wringer,
a handful at a time. Do not rinse it,
but let the last water be a warm sud?,
but not so strong ns the first".
Spread out on a sheet and it will soon
dry.
After it has driocl, it should bo
"picked," which is takie.g up a small
buneh at a time and picking out any
particles of grass or trash and burr J
that may be in it. Then pull and pick
it apart, leaving it white and fluffy.
Wool thus prepared mokes tho light
est and springiest of cushions, and a
few pounds of it spread thickly and
evenly, and taoked closely between a
oovering of oheeso oloth, or the light
est of muslin, makes au almost perfect
mattress for a ohild's bed. It can bo
ripped apart, and the wool washed and
picked apart, as often as t ie outside
covering becomes soiled, lit is an ad
mirable filling for tho fmoy cheese
cloth comforts and slumber robes, a*
il; is so light, and the wocl sparkles so
prettily through the thin covering.
"Farm, Field and Fireside.
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USING UP ODD SOniJ?.'l.
Tho experienced cook understands
well the art of converting tao left
over bits : nto tempting dLihes.
Good scraps, who thor-of meat, ce
reals or vegetables, she novor throws
away. She even saves the egg-shells,
using then to olear soup, coffee or
jelly.
Cold rice, for inetanee, caa bo
served agein in many appetizing'ways.
Mixed wich minced meat und egg,
thea cooked like aa omelet, it make*
an excellent breakfast dish, and rico
croqaestos, which aro oasiljr marlo
from oold rioe, ara an addition to any
dinner.
Small amonnts of vegetables lett
over may be u?ed ia a variety of ways.
They add to the flavor of any clear
soap or mixed together caa he servo.I
as a salad. Caalt?owor, brohea iato
flowerets aad covered with a well-mado
cream sauce, aad thea sprinkled with
grated cheese, is ono of tho f.tvorito
ways ia maay households of sejrviug .
th i J vegetable.
To the good cock stale euko hn
many possibilities. If tho ecko is ia
a layer, a delicious dessert may ba
made by covering it with crashed
fresh strawberries aad whipped cream.
Slices of stale cake make a good des
sert, if first moistened with sherry aad
thoa covered with custard.
Piuc cones are another delicious
dessert made from stale cake.
To make them, cut slices of the cike
into circles, then moisten them. Chop
some fresh pineapple into small pieces
and pile it oa tho cakes. With a knife
press each oae into tho form of a email
pyramid. Placo them ia a tihaHow *
tia, close together, bat not touching
Put tho pineapple liquor ia a 6uuce
pan and thicken it with arrowroot
which has first been wet wish water,
using a teaspoonful to a capful of
liquor. Lot this cook until thc ar
rowroot becomes clear aad begias to
stiffea ; thea pour it slowly over tho
cones. It will cover them wilh u jelly.
When cold trim them carefully, to
the base of each oae will be roaud
and thea ear ve.-New York J jamal.
BECIPES.
Tomato Sauce-One-half con toma
toes, one c up water in which ha; been
been dissolved ono tablespoonful orn
iitarch, ons tablespoonful butter, ooo
half teaspoonful salt. Stir all together
aud simmer ten minutes, stirring of
ten.
Prune Souffle-To ooo cup stowell
prunes, stoned and chopped, add one
half cup sugar aud tho whites of three
eggs beaten stiff. Mix well. Sprinkle
one teaspoonful of sugar over tho to;j
aad bake tao min?tes. Servo with a
sauoe made of ono cup whipped cream,
ono and one-half teaspoonfuls sogar
aad one-half teaspoonful vaiilla,
whipped thoroughly together.
Kocahoul; des Arabes-Oae tea
spoooful grated chocolate, two table
spoonfuls rice flour, one-half table
spoonful of arrowroot, oae tablespoon
ful powdered sugar. Thoroughly mix
aad rab these materials together. Tako
two scant tablespoonfuls of the mix
ture and wot with one cup water. Stir
slowly into ono quart of hot milk and
boil five minutes. Very healthful aud
nutritious. There is enough ol' tho
mixture for two days.
Boast Fillet of Veal-Get atnjcX^
piece of veal from tho upper^ga^of
the leg and have the bra^Tremoved.
Fill the cavity witha"Tiu(fiag mado of
ODO cup of breat crumbs moistened
with one-half cup 0! wator, oae-third
of a cap of meitjd butter, one-fourth
teaspoonful of6alt, oue-half saltspoon
ful of peppered ouo-half teaspoonful
of powdered thyme. Tie iato a round
shape, dredge witb salt, pepper und
flour, ^nt strips of pork over the top
aad \ Add water as soou ns the
flour hag browned and baste often.
Cov*r with a paper to prevent burn
es and allow half an hour io a pound.
. The mules that drew Nero's chariot
\ere shod with silver shoe*