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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THTJESDAT, JTJIjT 4, 1895.
BUSY WEEK IN THE SOOTH
A FEW
Some Timely Hints lo
Summer Housekeepers
Suggestions Which Will Make Many a Woman's
Work Pleasanter and Save Her From
Many Annoyances.
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Among Many -Whom Dr. Walker
Has Cured,
Unusual Number of Uew Enter
prises Have Been Eecorded.
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Shipbuilding, Gold 3tefinln, Cotton
Mills, Channel liredslnjr, mid Other
Kiiturprlzei Inaugurated.
Baltimore, July 3. Keports to tbc Manu
facturer Record fcoys:
The past to has beon an uuueuftlly
busy one aud has witnessed the doting
of many enterprises of great moment. Tiie
contract made Tor opening Aransas Pass
harbor in T xsm ill involve tiie expenditure
of &3O0.000 on Jetty work and deepening
tho channel, to ! lollowid probably by sev
eral million dollars in tUe building of
"wharves, terminal facilities, etc. Uids are
being invited for the building material
for the Meet woike, to be established at
Bessemer, Ala. A contract has been closed
for a $f 00,000 ship, to be built at Newport
Ni-wp. The cyanide gold process, to fuc
oessftil hi uk in Africa and in the "West, is
to be tested on North Carolina ores by
some Northern and Western capitalists,
who predict that if it is successful North
t arolina -will become a tetond Africa in
gold development. The Ohio Klvcr and
t'harlertoujtnilrond, now in cperation from
Camden, 8. C, to Jtutherfordton, If C ,
has voud to 1st ue new bonds not to exceed
$15,000 a mile, covering the completed
riad ami the line to be built, for the purpose
of building xi road across the mountums and
til to the coal fields of West Virginia and
Kfiilccky, where a through outlet to the
"West would be leached.
The Jacksonville, Si Aiigustineandlndinn
River Railway is to be extended by Mr
ri.igler, to Iiiscayne Bay, a distance of
MXtv-five miles, and conlracts are being
let for the construction ,work and for the
rails
Many new industrial undertakings are
reported The Cherokee Falls cotton mills,
Blac-kKburg, S C , which has just completed
a 1,000 spmdle mill, is preparing to double
its capacity A company has been organ
ized to build a 10,000 spindle mill at
Arkadelphia, Ark At Sumter, S. C, a
100,000 cotton mill is being organized
and a 5,000 spindle mill is projected at
Urantville, Ga , aud a number of others are
being organized at Decatur, Ala . Central,
6 C, aud oilier points. A SUOO.OOO
marble company has been organized in
Arkanas, a Si .000,000 channel and dock
company in Texas 100,000 creooting
plant is to be established in Virginia, a
$100,000 oil company in West Virginia.
Other Miterpnses for the week include
a great variety of projects for miscellaneous
manufacturing and building concerns.
Ileal Kstnte Transfer-. '
Deeds of real estate were filed yesterday
for record as follows William E. Clark
and wife to John A. Baker, part of original
lot 5, square 370, 10. Mary Fealy and
husband to Ed wa rd Kennedy, part lots 7 and
8, iuare G25, 2,000. Oscar Turner to
Martha Hunter, part lot 3G, Walters'
trustees' tub of John A. Turner estate,
countv, subject to 2.000 trust, 10.
Avanlla Lambert and Martina Carr to
Edward Kennedy, all interest in parts of
lots 7 ard K ft.i.are G25. quitclaim, 5.
B. F Crtw to melia fc Dial, part lot 14,
reservation I), 3oo. Amelia S. Dial to C
W. Sluli s, rrt lot 14, reH-rvatiou B, 10.
Joseph Airthou and wire to J .D. Sullivan,
lots 6b and QU .Allen et al. sub , square 274,
$10. Joliu D. Sullivan to Henry Murray, I
ots GS and G, Allen sub., square 274, I
51.1O0. Charles T. Yoder, trustee, to
huries E. Lannmg, lot C, m Kelly's f-ub.,
square G23, 2G5. Henry F. Woodward
and George W. Drew, trustees, to Anthony
3aepler, part lot 2, Sweeney's sub., square
5DG, $9,425. Leon Tobriner, trustee, to H.
KTai-k, pan lot 90 and all of lots 91,
92, UH and 94, Griswold's sub , Chi
cheMer, $1.400 Leroy M. Taylor and
W It Woodard. trustees, to Mamie E.
Normeut, lot B. Watson stib , square 190,
$12,000 Iliram Fenrod and wife to
Bettie W Jamieeoa, part lot 3, block 37,
Brookland. $10 William B. Todd and
wife to A GitntlHT, part lot 17, square
17, M97 50 Hiram J Fenrod and wife
to Kathenne Waltrti. part lot 3, block 37,
$10 Robert E Morris to Cecilia M.
CoiigUliu. part original lot 25. square 557
$10 William L. Foulke to Sidney
SBieber, lot 132 Atchison's sub . square
gf.o, subject to $1,700 trust, $10. James
Fisiibaek to Caro E Kii6how, parts lots
$G and 7 Jekyll's sub , Kosciusko Place,
15 acres. $10 James Fishback to
Manila J Ma run. part lots G and 7,
Jekylfe sub, Kosciusko Place, 12 acres,
$10 Samuel Bieber and wife to Eugene
A Atcuisoo, parts original lots 1 and 2,
square north of 853, $10. C. Reynolds
Bedford, trustee, to Samuel Ross, lot
285, Early sub , square 15G, subject to
$7,000 trust, $800. John A . Baker, trus
tee, et at , to Rachel A . Smoot, part
original lot 5, square 370. S10: Cecelia
Howard and husband to B C, lot 4 and
part lot 2, square 175, 17,373.25. Fran
els S. Carmody and wife to George S.
Cooper, lot 1GG, Groff's sub., square 779,
$4,000 Sarah J Johnston and husband
to James Kennedy, lot 75, Beale sub.,
square 873. $10.
' Shot nt His Partner nt Crups.
Tor an alleged attempt to kill Edward
Chapman, a half-grown colored boy, William
Bnowden, al6o colored, was yesterday held
for the action of the grand jury by Judge
Millerin $1,000 bonds. Chapman testified
that Suowden, during a crap game on a
Twenty-first Btxeet lot, demanded 50 cents
Of him, and being refused drew a pistol and
llred point, blank in his face, the bullet
passing over his ear. Snowden told the
court the firing was accidental, and that
he was only exhibiting the pistol to Edward
when it went ofL
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FIXANCLAXi.
American Security i Trust Co., 1405 G at.
This oompany has abundance of MONEY TO
LOAN on real estate and collateral securities,
each as fltocka, bonds, etc, at the prevailing
tales of Interest in sums to suit It you have
unincumbered and unimproved land and de
sire to build a home this company will loan you
Sli MONEY.
American Security and
Trust Co., 1405 G St.
C. J. BELL, President
Worklngmen
and others whose occupations prevent
them from making deposits during
i Tegular banking hours will find it con
venient to visit the
Onion Savings Bank, 1222 FSt.N.W.
which is open EVERY BATUIIBAY
NIGHT between the hoursof 6 and 8.
(Four per cent, interest ou savings
account.)
W. F. HELLEN. W. B. BEMPSBY.
W.F.Hb
Dealers In
Stocks, Bonis, Brain aofl Provisions.
1319 F Street N. W.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Constant Quotations. $6 Commission
LSBY &
Hen & Go,
BANKERS,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington.
JjOCAL OFHCES: Met Bant BuilOiBE, "ta & F Ete, 7th St & Pa. Ato. Long Dlat Tnone, boj,
ALL ARE ENTHUSIASTIC,
One among the many whom Dr. Walker
hns cured of rheuniali-in may be mentioned
Mr.Fredltoes.sler.No.Gei'Eareet northwest.
Heliiidsulforeiirronieatarrhundrheumntlsm
for three years. Br, Walker cured him in
three weeks.
Another is Mr. T. D. Coy Ins, of No. G15
II street southwest. Mr. Collins had catarrh
of the hend and stomach. Br. Walker re
lieved him at once and in n short time
cured him completely.
Sl -h enthusiastic testimonials are niffi
cient guaranty that Br. Walker actually
curen all disorder of the brain and nerv
ous bv.-tem, diseases or the skin and blood,
catarrh, sexual weakness, consumption,
malaria, rheumatism, dyspepsia, licm-
.nri-lirtlilc lisivl f II f 1VI1KM1. nlld all nf-
; rections of the heart, lungs, stomach, liver,
ktdnevs, bladder, bowels, and other or
gans." Young or middle-aged men suffering
I from the results of their own follies, vices,
j or excesses, or those about to marry, who
are conscious of any impediments or (lis
1 qualifications to a happy marriage should
consult Br. Walker. To reach and reclaim
such unfortunates has been one of his aims',
and he has been the means or restoring
hundreds to health and happiness.
I Br. Walker may be consulted free of
charge at his well-known sanitarium, 1411
T.. .,-,!,-..., 1.x iinni.n mltaillinf WHInTfl'S
Hotel. Office hours, 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.;
Wednesday and Saturday evenings, 7 to
8; Sundays, 10 to 12.
Letters promptly answered. Charges for
treatment -very low. All interviews and
correspondence sacredly confidential. No
cases made public without consent of pa
tients. .
JUST A CHIP OF STONE.
Deputy Mnrslial Henry's Experience
While- SlKlu-.eeliiir In the City.
John J. Heury, a deputy marshal from
Missippl, came to this city two days
ago and went Bight-seeing. He visited
the Capitol, SmithEonian Institution, Ag
ricultural Department, and wound up at
tlie Washington Monument.
Seeing a sunall scale of atone on the side
of the massive structure, and wanting a
mimiKntn 1ii clet.itplied a bit Of OUartZ,
j but was the next moment grabbed by Spe
cial Officer Schronoerger, wno looKeu ime
a pigmy beside the six feet three Mi&sis
slppian. and requested him to walk to a
police station.
In police court yesterday Mr. Henry was
charged with defacing the Monument.
"I found him monkeying about," testi
fied the officer, "and discovered that he
had been chipping large pieces of ttone
from the shaft."
"Here is the stone," said the stranger.
"I used my finger nails to get it off,"
and he gave the Judge a chip or stone about
as large as a postage stamp and as thick.
"Case dismissed."
Sleeping Sidewalk Expensive.
Thomas O'Bounell, a well-dressed man,
or small build, was prisoner in Judge Kim
ball's dock yesterday on the charge of hav
ing imbibed too much the night previous
and stretched out his form on the sidewalk
in North Washington.
'With his feet in his hat and his head
on a cobble-stone, he was snoring 'away
when I found him." said Officer Judge.
"Judge," said O'Bonnell, "I attended
a wedding earlier in the evening and I
admit I was tumbling drunk "
"Did you lie on the sidewalk?" asked his
honor
"I guess I did "
"Five dollars " .
To-dny'h Mornlnsr Programme.
After breakfast stroll down to The Times
office, at Tenth street and the Avenue,
secure a Cabinet Photograph Coupon, by
subscribing for one month at 35 cents, then
continue your walk to Taylor's Elegant
Photograph Gallery, at Fifteenth and G
streets, and in a few days surprise your
family withu cabinet photographoryourbeir
or any or your relations, if you don't
want to be taken yourself. You can't
Epend the forenoon in a better manner.
Now York Stock Exchange Quotations.
Furnished by Mlaby & Co.. bankers and
brokers. Metropolitan Hank, Fifteenth street,
oppoeito Treasury, Washington. B. C.
On Men l-owCloilnsr.
Am. Cotton Oil Co 23h SSJi MM sM
American Tobacco I12J 113 1J?4 H-
Alcfclson. Topeta. iSF. 9i 94 914 9
Chesapeake . Ohio 22 22 ?S s
C . B. & Uiunry 64s S4 34 Wjj
CticacoGas G2V4 G'-'ki W H
Del.. Lack. & Western... 161& lGlt IGlVa 161J4
Delaware & Hudson :30 ISOHj ISO iaO$
Distillers & Cattle Feod.. 2W6 21M 'H ?6
Kilo 10HJ 10H IOJb 10$h
General Electric Co 3C S0J6 35 3GW
Jersey Central 101& lO'.hi 101M IOxYj
Louierllle A Nashville... 54 MM 5ijs S
LakeShore. 1H) 153 150 1M)
Manhattan 1WH 113M '-13M "3M
Missouri Pacific. 31H 31&S 31 31og
owhncland 49V6 M 49' 50M
Northwestern 9SM 96 !5s
Northern Pacific pfd.... I'tVi. lTs 7& 1;&
National Lead 3M S4M 344 34M
Ontario & Western JSa IB? 184 1S?4
PacitloMall 2956 295ft 294 29
Readlnc 1SK- 1856 15M ISJ
Kock island 71 71 70? 716
SLPaul i UJ o.?ft 0.4
ISncarTrust 109)S J10?; lOSlfi 109?4
Tennessee Coal & Iron. .. 396 39& 39J 39JS
Texas PacWc 13 13 13 IS
Western Union 91 9196 9M 91
Wabash prefeirod IWj 19?S 19,4 1 9i
Wheo. JSLi! 17M Vi " 17M
Chicago Hoard of Trade.
Op'n.
High.
Low.
WHEAT:
September
December.
C0KN:
September
December
Oats:
September
December......
1'OKK:
September
December
Laud:
September
Decoinber
Spake Ribs:
September.....
December
71
V3
45j
J4
7156
T3J6
4516
33
24M
70
T3fi
73M
4f
37?$
C4i
4555
37!
235s
12.40
12.42
6.65
6.55
12 35
C.G5
O.t.2
12.33
6.65
GC5
6.52
G.C5
New York Cotton.
Month. Op!ng. High. Loir. Close.
August 7104 7.04 6.96 6.97
September. 7.03 7.08 7.08 7.05
October 7.12 7.12 7.03 7.07
Baltimore Markets.
Baltimore, July 3. Flour dull, unchanged
receipts, 9,182 barrels; shipments, 10,
1G2 barrels; sales, COO barrels, wheat
"steady spot and month, 71 l-2a71 G-8;
August, 72a72 1-4; September, 73 l-4a
73 3-8; steamer No. 2 red, G8 l-2a68 3-4
receipts, 4,837 bushels; shipments, 80,
000 bushels; stock, 343,703 bushels; sales,
84,000 bushels; southern wheat by sample,
70a73; southern wheat on grade, C8a72.
Corn steady spot, CO l-8a50 1-4; month
and August, GOaCO 1-8; September, CO 1-4
aGO 1-2 receipts, 1C.705 bushels; ship
ments. 25,714 bushels; stock, 229,865
bushels; sales, 40,000 bushels; southern
white corn, C0a52; do yellow, G3a54 1-2.
Oats very quiet and easy No, 2 white
western, 33 l-2a34; No. 2 mixed, 30a31
receipts, 7.G85 bushels; stock, 114,436
bushels. Rye dull No. 2, C8a60 stock,
0,012 bushels. Hay easier choice timothy,
$16.G0al7.00. Grain freights, offerings
fair, demand light, unchanged. Sugar firm,
unchanged. Butter and eggs steady, un
changed. Cheese firm, unchanged.
COMPANY,
Despise not the day of tnmll things ie
a command as brimming over with wisdom
to-day as ever it was in Hint long ago yes
terday when it was first given utterance.
The present is to pre-eminently a time of
the practical aud alto unfortunately ono
in which the puree-strings are not called
upon to be tied about a superabundance
of small change, when indeed tho "mighty
dollar" is decidedly in the vocative far
orteuer than is atall pleasant or convenient,
that the appended suggestions embracing
numberless tmnll economies applicable
for practice during the present summer
season will by no means come amiss.
As they aim to cover no especial field or
to advocate no particular theories they may
perhaps be most happily classed under
the head of a mental garret-cleaning in
which an overhauling of the many useful'
hints and ideas stored away from time to
time may now be profitably brought out
and aired for the benefit of others beside the
owner. Some of these will bo decidedly
in the nature of ralny-daj- suggestions.
Suggestions upon the matter of house-furnishing
have been so done lo death it is a
hardy soul indeed at the present time who
would have the temerity to rush into
print with impracticable and wearisome
suggestions upon that topic. The truth
is people are tired of trying to convert
store boxes iyto dainty and exquisite dress
ing tables with the aid of unreliable tacks
and still more unreliable pink cambric and
dotted musliu. Happily for the coming
generation, the days of pink cambric and
dotted musliu are over.
The utter weariness of spirit attendant
upon the effort of fashioning luxurious
divans and lounges from ttio unpropitious
elements of those same store boxes of a
largergrowth and a shuck mattress covered
with gaudy material, tricked out Avith the
fuither delusion of hard hair pillows cov
ered with styliBh looking bandana handker
chiefs, has been experienced by whoever
has ever undertaken the thankless Job.
That, fortunately, is now quite as much a
thing of the past, quite as much a delusion
and a snare as tho epidemic of painting old
furniture white, and then in later anguish
of spirit, watching it turn to the sere and
yellow condition that is to tho last degree
unlovely.
LAUNDUYING HANDKERCHIEFS.
One of thy most perplexing quesUoimapt
to present it&elf for solution alike to" rich
and poor during th summer at fashionable
as well as unfashionable resorts Is that of
having fine handkerchiefs properly done
up, and especially at short notice. For
one who is inclined to take Just the least
possible amount of trouble in the matter,
the most gratifying results may be at
tained without recourse to laundries or
incompetent washerwomen. Those who
are skeptics on the bubjeet may try the
expedient herein suggested without fear of
spoiling the most delicate, cobwebby hand
kerchief. After washing out in tho basin those de
sired for immediate use, they should bo
squeezed in the blightest manner,, then In
this thoroughly wet stato spread out on
a jna rule-topped table or bureau, if such
is in the room; if not, the articles can be
put on the mirror or window pane, taking
care with tho the aid of another very wet
cloth to spread them tautly, smoothing
out any wrinkles with tho wetclolh. Should
the handkerchiefs he embroidered they must
be spread with the wrong 6lde against
the marblo or glass.
It is important to take the precaution of
wiping off the marble orglass first in order
that no dirt may in that way bpoil tho
ultimate erfect or this novel but most ef
ficacious mode of ironing. The articles
so treated must be allowed to remain upon
tho glass until thoroughly dry when they
either drop off of their own accord or can
b"J pealed off and folded as desired. They
will then be found to have a smooth, per
fect finish as though fresh from the hands
or the most accomplished laundress. The
bast plan is to do the washing the last thing
before retiring for the night as in that
way the handkerchiefs will be thoroughly
dry by morning.
"Where- "Doubting Thomas' " exist and
holding fast to the time bono red traditionsof
the past refuse absolutely to be converted
to tho newer, quicker and far more ef
ficacious methods of to-day, it is as well
to give a few pertinent suggestions whereby
In doing up handkerchiefs by the regular
process of the laundry they can to the very
last retain tho appearance of new. If
there is a grass plat in the yard it is
as well every three or four weeks to give
thehnensquaresalittle bleaching by spread
ing them thereon and wetting from time to
time. If this is not practicable an excel
lent substitute can be found in spreading
out an old white cloth on a roof or sunny
porch and then pinning the handkerchiefs by
the two top corners so that they can be
moved by the wind.
As rapidly as dry, thoy should be
thoroughly wet again for a couple of hours
either with plain water or with clean
soapsuds. After the process of bleaching
has been completed, instead of sprinkling,
the handkerchiefs should be dipped separ
ately into a bowl in which to two quarts of
water have been added five or six drops
squoezed from a bluing bag and a bit of
raw starch, about tho size of a pigeon's
egg, then smoothed out and laid between
towels ready for ironing. Upon placing
each handkerchief upon the ironing board it
should be smoothed on both sides and ironed
quickly.
MAKING "WHALEBONES NEW.
Bent, twisted, and dilapidated-looking
whalebones in almost every stage of-in-validism
can be straightened and given a
further career of usefulness by the simplest
process. This is to place them in a big
bowl or any convenient receptacle that
is large enough to admit of their lying out
flat. They'Bhould then be covered with
water either hot or cold and allowed to
remain in this bath for several hours. At
the close of that time the whalebones will
have absorbed the water and straightened
out. They should then be laid on a hard
surface with a slight board upon the top
weighted down with flatlrons, or anything
of sufficient weight to prevent danger of
twisting during the drying process, which
will take two or three hours, after which
they will be found to ba as good as new.
The science of changing one's headgear
when it happens to be in the line of a straw
structure to conform to the exigencies of
the present moment and the fashions of
the hour, need by no menas be confined to
the professional bleacher and blocker.
"Who that has ever read "Little "Women"
has not laughed over and heartily enjoyed
Joe's exploit of going for a call upon the
stylish contingent of newcomers in the
neighborhood, decked out in the brave
finery of her old sun-burned straw hat
remodelled and made to appear new by
treating it to a coat of gray paint.
The plan is one that has more than onco
been resorted to in times past by some of
the very women in fashionable life who,
to-day, never think of-wearing a hat' or
bonnet that does not bear the mark of a
European milliner. Taint, however, may
have been all well enough for the past
when otherexpedients were unknown. For
the present, however, it is not to be ad
vocated for various reasons, not the least
of which is that it is far too heavy and
fills up the straw so that the hat becomes
a burden by reason of. its. warmth as well
as its weight. If a hat or bonnebhas gotten
beyond the stage where bleaching is
practicable, or where it is desked to change
the color either to red or black, an ex
cellent recipe to be followed is this:
In the former case spread out several
thicknesses of newspaper on a smooth,
hard surface so that the dye will not be
likely to soak through, and then, armed
with a couple of old toothbrushes, a
bottle of carmine ink, and a little thick
gum" Arabic water in a saucer, set about
the remodeling process.
Brush tho straw carefully so that no
dirt remains, and then with ono of tho
brushes proceed to put on tho carmine
ink over the whole surface, leaTiUfi' the
undor rim of the hat alone iuntll the upper
ono is thoroughly dry. The straw should
have two or threo eoatp of tho ink, taking
care to let the firt ono become drv be
foro adding another. "When thnt has been
accomplished andf. the hut is tho exact
shade of red desired the second old tooth
bnish can bo called imp requisition, treat
ing it to a glossing qf tho gum Arabic
water. The rims wiiijo damp should bo
pressed with a warm iron until thev are
perfectly stiff andjllnt. The crowns can
bo blocked either rbyr fitting in a "small
round tin bucket oncutting the proper size
or heavy cardboard and weighting it with
whatever is mosL convenient for that
purpose. ' i
For dyeing a colored'straw black, or re
freshing a dingy one of that huo, the
quickest, easiest and decidedly most effi
cacious, way is to . use ordinary shoe pol
ish. This gives tho stiaw tho appear
ance of new.
For exceedingly wunn or damp weather
during tho summer an excellent expedi
ent for keeping the hair in curl, both for
the loiterer at fashionable resorts and the
stay-at-homes, is the uso of alcohol. The
hair should be wet with alcohol and then
curled. If this is tried, satisfactory re
sults aro sure to follow.
RENJJWINQ LACE.
Now that iace of all kinds is so gen
erally used upon gowns and wraps it will
be welcome news to the great majority of
those who can notalford to replenish with
new when the old supply becomes rumpled
and rusty. Black lace of almost every kind
can by the means to be related made to
look and have the consistency of new. As
there is little or no expense attached to
the process, the experiment ia certainly
worth the trial.
Get an old wine bottle, as long a one as
possible, and wind tightly about it sev
eral thicknesses of new black cambric,
such as is usually used in lining skirts,
and then stitch it securely so that there
is not a wrinkle hi the material. Upon
this foundation carefully wind the lace
to be renewed, taking care that each layer
iR put on perfectly smooth. As much lace
as desired can be wound about the bottle.
The last row should have a few stitches
put in it to hold it in place. Then over
this a strip of cambric the width of the
lace should be wrapped three or four times
as was the foundation as tightly as pos
sible and the edges stitched quite closely.
If it is not convenient to hold the
bottle under a faucet of hot water until
the "cambric and lace have been thor
oughly wet through and the dirt given a
chance to run orf a little, the same result
can be accomplished by setting the bottle
in a pan or hot water for a short time,
the exact length being best determined
by the condition or the lace. The bottle
should then be lifted out or the water
after the whole mass is thoroughly soaked
and set away to dry in a place where it
will be free from dust. The object In wind
ing the bottle under the lace and over it
again at the last with the new blnek
cambric is that the slight stifrening and
dye or that material may be imparted to
the old lace. Lace thus lert on the bottle
until perfectly dry will be found to unroll
wonderfully refreshed from its novel bath.
To renew old or rusty crepe aproceEs even
more simple than the last can be tried with
quite as happy results. In this case there Is
absolutely no expense at all. The imple
ments of trade of the simplest, consist of an
old piece or cotton cloth or any color, the
hot Hd of a kitchen stove and a bowl of cold
water. The hot lid of the stove should be
placed on a box or an old kitchen chair
with plain wooden seat.
The cloth should then tie put in the bowl
or cold water, squeezed as lightly as possi
ble and laid riatly upon the hot lid. A cloud
or steam will at once result aud taking the
old crepe one endln either hand it should
be held about a finger's length above the
wet cloth in order to get the full strength
of the steam. As rapidly as the; cloth
dries it should be moved along to a freshly
wet portion.
There isno danger of hurting thehandsby
this process if the most ordinary care is
observed." Even the1 most inexperienced
will soon see when the crepe has been
sufficiently steamed as it begins to stiffen
and should then be laid to thoroughly dry
upon aplain surface, Or bjick of a chair before
the fire. This method is quite as effica
ciousinsteamingand renewing the freshneis
of long crepe veils as for smaller pieces.
Many persons steam their veils by filling
thebath tub with very hot waterandpinning
the veil over it along the sides until the
steaming process has been accomplished.
SETTING COLORS.
After trying mauy methods of setting
the color in delicate prints and ginghams,
the writer has come to the conclusion that
one of the best, lea3t expensive and least
troublesome is to get from the drug store
five cents worth of sugar of lead. Half of
this quantity, which is about a spoonful,
should be put in a bucket of fresh cold
water and the good3 in which it is desired
to sefthe color placed therein to soak for
twentyminutesorahalfhour. "Whenwrung
out, the goods should be dried in the shade.
If possible in drying prints of delicateshades
it is always advisable to have them hung
in a shady partion of the yard or in the
house.
In this connection it is as well to give
a thoroughly good and tried reccipe for
washing delicate shades of flannel. This
if adhered to. will result in the flannel
coming from the wash without a trace of
rading or shrinking. In view or the num
berless suits of white and light fancy
flannels now worn both by men and women
the recelpe wiiLbe most timely.
Secure a tfiof white castile soap,
a fivecent cakfJjn the grocers will be
sufficient to wash two suits. Shave or
cut this soap in small pieces, put In a can
of hot water aud place ou tho stove until
It assumes a perfectly glutinous con
dition. When this is accomplished the
flannel should be put in a tub of warm,
not hot, water and the contents or tho
can stirred in. Tiie flannel is best washed
by hand, butif much soiled, itcan be rubbed
on a regular washing board. On no ac
count allow a particle of soap to be
rubbed on the goods, tho jellied soap
will be found quite sufficient lo accom
plish the desired results in cleaning and
the plain soap will Inevitably result in
fading and shrinking the flannel. After
rinsing it out in clear water or tepid
water, the flannel should be hung in a shady
place to dry before pressing. Many per
sons of means superintend the washing of
their flannels aud this course is always
best.
A most excellent, wholly harmless, in
expensive and agreeable face powder can
be prepared at the cost of comparitively
little trouble. Take lump starch, as much
as the bulk of powder desired, and put
in a soup plate. Then with a table knife
or large spoon powder It slightly after
moistening it with Marie Parina cologne
or any simple cologne desired. Take a
very minute bit or rougu or any reu coior
ing matter that may be most convenient
and gradually with the aid of the knifo
or spoon work this into the moistened
starch so as to give it a sjightly pinkish
tinge.
"When the mass Is no longer streaky, pour
over the starch more of the cologne, stir
it well into a thick paste and leave to dry
Several times after this as the starch
dries, more cologne can be pouted into It
if desired. As soon as it is thoroughly dry
it will be found to be fine powder, that
can be placed in the powder box on the
bureau or In a flannel' bag witlioutfear of
caking or becoming sour.
EFFICACY OF SALT.
The efficacy of salt as a epecific for
use in numberless troubles to which the
flesh is heir Is bo ;well known it will
hardly be surprising to any ono when it
Is announced that common table salt is a
certain cuure for chills and fever, as well
as for malaria. The, writer rccived the
recipe from one of the best-known army
surgeons in tho late war who need it
with wonderfully efficacious results on
the battle-field after quinine and other
drugs generally prescribed for such things
had failed entirely to cure. The- only
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trouble is, it is so exceedingly simplo
that most people will not even give it a
trial.
To those, however, who aro disinclined
or unable to run up a doctor's or druggist's
bill the recipe is given. It Is simply a tea
spoonful of common tiible salt stirred into
a tumbler of cold water and drank every
morning before breakfast, or again later
when a ckill is eminent. The dose is by no
means a nauseous one as might feem, and
after the first few mornings can be tossed
off with far more ease than the majority
of drugs generally prescribed by the family
physician.
Another recipe of the same army surgeon
which is better known is that of using
brewer's yeast to clear tho system or boil?.
This dose, which is also an excellent tonic,
only requires to be kept in a cool place
after securing the necessary supply from a
brewery. A tnblespoonful of the brewer's
yeast should be taken before breakfast and
twice after that during the day. Those who
have once tried this recipe can vouch for
its efficacy.
In summer time youthful aspirants for
honors in the line of sewing are especially
apt to bo troubled with rusty needles
made so by the warmth and moisture of tho
hands. For such as have not an emory
cushion in the work-basket to which to
resort for a remedy, it is suggested that
the needle bo simply unthreaded, placed
upon the bare floor and quickly rolled sev
eral times by the sole of tho shoe. A marble
or smooth stone-coping of the window sill
is also excellent to rub the needle on to
free it' of rust if an emory cushion is not at
hand.
At this season, when putting away the
winter clothing and furs is ono of the mo
mentous questions of the hour to the house
keeper, it is as well to know the safety
in such matters that lies in the observance
of small matters.
In closets where woolen garments or furs
have been kept during the winter every
article should be remqved, so that tho walla
and floor can be washed down with pure
cold water. If this is done, and the things
well brushed and Inspected, so that no
moth eggs remain, they can be hung back
in the closet without fear of trouble from
the moth. In washing tho floor, sides,
and top of tho closet cold water without
soap should be used. An excellent pre
ventative for moth in packing away furs
for the summer is to spray theni with Per
sian powder, which can be bought in small
quantities, at any drug store. Cleanliness
i9 dneof the greatest enemies or moths,
which collect rapidly wherever there is
dust on garments.
One of tho best and simplest methods of
polishing spots or removing dlscolorntions
upon highly polished furniture, where a
regular cabinetmaker would charge "well
for the nice little Job, is aB follows: Take
a small piece of emory paper aud rub well
over the spot until it has been removed.
Then with a piece of beeswax rub Tvell
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drops of sweet oil. The next thing to do
is to give a third rubbing with a small
piece of hard, perfectly smooth wood,
which can be readily prepared for the pur
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polishing process is accomplished with a
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Installation of Officers.
The installation of the officers of Martha
"Washington Itebekah Degree Lodge, No 3,
1. 0. O. F., took place Tuesday evening,
July 2. Mrs Georgiana Burroughs, as in
stalling officer, with her assistants, re
flected great credit upon themselves and
Kaomi Lodge by their efficient work. The
orficers installed were: Mrs. Rose Cherry,
N. G.; Miss Helen Fields, V. G.; Miss Flora
Johnson, K. S.; Mr. E. H. Harncr, F. S,;
Mrs. Anna E. "Wilder, T. The officers ap
pointed were: Mr. Theodore Mead, right
supporter to N. G.; Mrs. KateSchwabI, left
supporter to N. G.; Mrs. Roberta Earner,
right supporter to "V. G.; Mrs. EllaKnight,
G Sts. N. W.
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left supporter to "V G ; Miss Neva M. Nor
ton, warden; Miss MinnieGnmes.conductor;
Miss Alice Craven, inside guardian; Mr.
"William A. McShea, outside guardian;
Mias Anna M. Lomax, chaplain.
At Canimack Tent, No 56, I. O. R.,
Deputy Grand Rnler Marche and Acting
Deputy Levite Kirby, installed the follow
ing officers : I. N. Bowden. shepherd;
"Walter E. Allen, chief ruler; Charle3 S.
Shutterly, deputy ruler; J. R. Mahoney,
financial secretary; A. M. "Warfield, treas
urer; "W. Nash, inside guard; Azro Goff,
past chief ruler. The remaining officers
will be installed next week. Messrs. A.
M. "Warfield, Azro Goff and E. "W. Kirby
and J. R. Mahoney were elected repre
sentatives to the District Grand Tent.
Fell from a Telegraph Pole.
"While splicing a wire at the top of a
forty foot pole yesterday morning Georga
Smith, a lineman, of No. 321 Istreot north
east, fell to the ground, receiving several
severe cuts and bruises of the armsand body.
His injuries were dressed at the Emergency
Hospital.
