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THE HOUSEHOLD.
Porridges, Gruels and Panadas for the
Sick Room.
Chicken Pie—Various Cako Recipes—
Spanish Sandwiches—l ruit
Loaves lite.
William was recovering very slowly
from his long illness, and remembering
how nicely my friend's brother got up
from bis long "typhoid," I weut over to
"skim her brains" and learn what she
did lor him. Would she help me? Most
certainly and gladly. And she wrote out
some recipe-so carefully and with such
minute directions that one could not fail
to succeed, and the patient was nour
ished back to health.
Ea h recipe proved perfect, and to help
over the Luni places that come in tho
exhaustion consequent upon typhoid le
ver I send them, that they may be tried
in other sick rooms of the land and help
to bring back the rose to the cheek aud
the light to the eye of the stricken one.
After the lever has run its course and
spent itself in typhoid our good doctor
says the cure then depends upon tiie food
- rved to the poor invalid. Acting urion
my friend'-. BUgfrestion, I fitted up a little
. on the sick room, and merrily
pinned the word "Refectory," traced in
iarg. characters, on the door. 1 ha.; two
gas stoves upon my convenient table, and
there I prepared every mouthful that
passed tils lips for weeks: not only that,
but washed the silver ami china used in
his room, so that tho servants scarcely
knew there was illness in the house, and
tbe routine housekeeping was entirely
undisturbed.
A mistake in diet is always serious,
often fatal alter typhoid fever. '1 hu pa
tient must be generously fed and nour
ished, but the nod must be soft and well
maslioated. During the fever, ot course,
milk is the great sheet anchor; after it
has spent itself conies the day for milk
porridge, oatmeal gruel, cornmeal gruel
and farina; ihen later on follows the time
for clam broth and chicken panada. If
delicately made their relish foui-ius un
til the very last; but their preparation
should be as careful and skillful as tho
efforts of a French chef in preparing a
dinner.
DAINTY DISHES FOB A CONVAJ-ESCENT.
Milk I'm ridge.—One tablespoonful of
flour, one pint of milk. Make this like
custard, In sdouble hoiier, with water in
the outside one. Cook about fifteen min
utes, strain, beat with an egg beater, and
add a little salt.
Oatmeal GrueL—One quart of boiling
water, three tablespoonfuls of oatmeal,
one teaspoonful of salt. Let this boil m
a double boiler for about two and a half
hours. Strain and add three tablespoon
fuls of cream. Beat to a foam with an
ater.
Cornmeal Cruel.—Two tablespoonfuls
of cornmeal to one quart of boiling water
and one tesspoouful of salt. ( ook for
about two hours and pre].are like the
oatmeal gruel. You can add more salt if
you choose.
Farina for the Sick—Two tablespoon
fuls of farina, one pint of milk, one pinch
of salt, three teaspoonfuls of sugar, one
egg. The great .see-ret is ill the doing,
lot the milk on tho tiro to scald. Beat
tne farina up with the yoik ol the egg,
adding a little wat. r, enough to makeil
mix well. When the milk noils, stir in
the farina, suit and sugar, aud let it boil
fifteen minutes. Take it oil' the stove,
and, as soon as it ceases to boil, stir iv
tne white of tho egg, beaten into a stiff
froth aud pour into a dish.
Chicken Panada—Take half the breast
of a chicken, and alter removing the skin
and every particle of fat, place it in a
saucepan with water enough to cover it,
and let it slowly simmer tor two hours.
_ aki it from the broth aud cut it in .small
particles, and then press them all through
a wire sieve. None of the chicken must
bo used that has not been forced through
the sieve. A large spoon is the best
thing to press with. Add the broth lo
the i bicken that has been passed through
the sieve, and season it with salt. Then
add four tabiespooniuls of cream and let
it all scald up together. This is delicious
and all the breast of the chicken is here,
retained in a perfectly soft condition,
nourishing and harmless,—Demurest.
Kocipes.
_ fob Lunch.—BoU the eggs hard.
When fold, take oil the shells and divide
the eggs length wise in halves, 'lake out
tbe yolks, crumble them in a bowl, ad
ding salt, pepper, mustard aud a little
melted butter. When all aro well mixed
lill up the hollows of the whites with this
mixture ami serve.
Browned Sweet Potatoes.—Boil the
potatoes until done, but not any longer:
peel and cut in halves lengthwise; put a
spoonlul ol butter in a spider or dripping
pan, aud w hen it gets hot put iv the pota
toes and sprinkle with brown sugar: set
on top of stove and watch closely; turn
over when brown on one side and
sprinkle with sugar on the other.
Madeline Cakes.—Rub to a cream
haif a pound ot butter, add three cups of
sugar and the strained yolks of six eggs,
and then a cup oi sweet cream or rich
milk, in which an even teaspoonful of
soda has been mixed. J.eat tiie cake
thoroughly and add three and one-half
cups of flour in whicli two teaspoonfuls of
cream oi tartar has been mixed. Beat the
cake well and add carefully the whites of
tour eggs, beaten v, ry stiff. Ise the two
v, hites ot eggs left over lor icing, coloring
some of it brown with chocolate, and the
lest ol it link with cranberry juice.
Cover each little cake with thick, soft
icing. When properly made and caked,
each littio cako is deliciously tender, a
leeiting morsel.
Johnny Cake.—Put three cups of yel
low cornmeal to soak with three cups of
sour milk over night. In the morning
aid half a cup of Hour, two laoiespoom
fuls ot uiolassess, one beaten egg, a tea
mi oi salt, and finally a liberal t.a
--:;ul of soda dissolved ill a littio
milk. Beat the baiter thoroughly for
several minutes and pour into shallow
greased I ftking pans; bake it iv a quick
oven. It should be only about one and a
half inches thick when done. It ha> con
siderable crust.
Cnn kin In;.—Cut your chickens in
pieces, wash then, and put them in a
stew-pan with salt anu pepper, and water
enough to nearly cover them. To each
,b one ounce oi butter iv fli ar, and
add n h> the gray y w ben the chicken- are
done; let it boil a few minutes. Make a
ii h paste, line the sides of your pie-dish,
pit in ihe chickens ami half the gravy,
cover the pie with the paste; ieave an
opening in me center and ornament the
top with paste cut in Bowers or tais
twisted ana laid across the center. When
the crust is done take-out tbe pie, pour
in the remainder of the gravy, and send il
to the table m the dish it is baked in. If
all tbe gravy i- put iv at once it will be
apt to i 'on over the top and disligure the
lid of Cue pie.
A Delicious Cake.—The following is
a good way to make a delicate w lute cake
with fruit filling: One cup of butter and
two cups oi pulverized sugar, well
creamed U i one cup of sweet
junk added slowly, with four cups of
sifted flour. Two heaping teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, thoroughly mixed in j
and silted with the Sour. Tbe whites of!
six eggs, beaten to a stiff froth and mixed
lightly iv the baiter, which has first been
thoroughly beaten, flavor with orange
or almond extract to taste, a teaspoonful
and a half being the average required
quantity. I-or tlie tilling make icing of
eight tablespoonfuls ot pulverised sugar
p. the w hit I •■: an egg. Throe eggs will
make enough. Blanch a pound of
almonds and chop up tine and seed a
pound of raisins. Bake the cake in jelly
cake pans and while still hot put the
j.-ing on each layer an i thickly bestrew
with the almonds and raisins. Do this to
each layer, save tne lop one, which
should be covered smoothly with the
jilaiu icing. The icing should be flavored
j like the cake. This is a simple and. nex
- • ■ ana has the strong recom
, mendalion in its favor, it never tails.
Si-AMsir Sandwiches.—Bone two'
i dozen anchovies that Lave been preserved
!in oil. Cat them in narrow strips about
an inch long and season with one table-
Mill of lemon juice. Pound to a
paste two tabh spoonfuls of capers and
one sjirig of parsley. Add to this mix
tare one-tenth ot a v tspoi nfal oi cay
enne, two tablespoonfuls of mixed, mus
tard, one tablespoonful of oil or butter,
the yolks of tour hard-boiled eggs, and
half a teaspoonful of salt. Pound all to
gether, until a smooth paste is formed,
then chop the whites of the eggs very
line. Cut the crust from a loaf of graham
bread and afterwar is cut twelve thin
slices from tlie loaf. Butter theso thinly
with soft butter and spread with the
! pounded mixture. Spread the strips of
! anchovies on six of the prepared s,i<-.s
.and sprinkle tbe white of an egg over
them. Lay the other six slices on the
I first ones, pressing down well. Cut tiie
sandwiches into smaller ones, having
I them of square, triangular, diamond or
rectangular shapes, as you may fancy,
and arrange daintily on a napkin. If tlie
sandwiches are not to be served at once
pile them together and cover with a damp
napkin until serving time.-—Maria I'ar
loa, in i. ood Housekeeping.
Goldish Cm. am Cake.—One cupful of
sugar, one-quarter cuptul of butter, one
half cupful of sweet milk, the well-beaten
whitest of three eggs, one and one-half
cupfols of flour, two teaspoontuls of oak
ling powder; beat very light the yolks of
1 two eggs in one cupful oi sugar and two
| teaspoonfuls of rich cream; flavor with
extract of \ an ilia and spread on the cake.
Lemon .ream Cake.—Half a cupful
of butter, three-fourths of a cupful of
sweet milk, three cupfuls of flour, two
eliptuls of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, whites of eight eggs.
Cream—Grate rind and juice of one
lemon, one cupful of sugar, half cupful of
sweet milk or water, one heaping table
spoonful of Hour, butter si,:e of an egg,
two eggs beaten separately; cook until
thick.
Sweht Potato Waffi.es.—Tako two
tablespoonfuls of mashed sweet potatoes,
one spoon of butter, one of sugar, oue
pint of milk aud four tablespoons of
wheat flour, mix all together and bake
in waffle irons.
Cabbage Soup.—Remove tho outer
haves aud co re from a medium-sized new
cabbage: eo..k lender in plenty of salted
water: drain, press out the water, cool
and chop line. Put two ounces of melted
butter in a saucepan, add the cabbage,
and fry until all the butter is absorbed,
but do not let it brown; sift over a good
tablespoonful of flour, season with salt
and pepper and add a quart of hot milk.
Any kind of meat stock may be used in
stead of milk, or half cream aud half
milk.
I'm it Leaves.—These are the dainti
est of sweets for a children's party. Break
three large fresh eggs into a bowl, beat
them well, then add four ounces of sifted
Hour, four ounces of white sugar, a sea
soning of salt aud some flavoring ex
tract, and stir until all the ingredients
are blended. Spread the paste out on a
buttered baking tin, hah an inch thick,
and bake for about fifteen minutes iv a
quick oven. W lieu cool, stamp out iv
leaf shapes with a shape pastry cutter,
cover the top with a layer of green icing,
dry in a cool oven with the door open.
Serve in a circle on a fancy dish and nil
in the center with whipped cream,
in.Minding it high and sprinkling with
pure white sugar aud finely chopped
candied cherries.
GHOSTLY DOTS AND DASHES
A Teles raphe c's Queer Story of a Mes
sage From tho Unknown.
One of the wildest, weirdest stories of
the supernatural that have ever come
under the experience ol a mortal man
was told a Detroit .Vint man by li. 11.
Field, the Big Four telegranh operator at
i Southside Station, ilr. Field is a very
I intelligent aud conscientious man, and he
I relates his fearful experience with a
candor and earnestness that almost make
one believe it in spite of its extreme im
probability.
"lt was seven years ago," ho began. "1
was assigned to night duty at a littleista
tion called Kvansuurg, Pa., on the New
York, Pennsylvania aud Ohio Railroad.
I hadn't been around the world very
much, but llattered myself that 1 had a
good deal of mechanical genius. The
office was in charge of an old-fogy sort of
a fellow named Jones. The telegraph
instrument got out of adjustment, and I
kuew something about repairing it.
Jones suggested that I take to my home
an old-fashioned relay box and fix it up.
(Had of the opportunity to show what i
could do, I carried the box to my board
ing-hotise one morning and pntitona
shelf in an old cupboard and went to bed,
intending to fix it up after my sleep was
'over. I had been iv bed but a few min
utes, and had not gone to sleep, when to my I
surprise and astonishment tho armature,
or what is otherwise known as the lever
on the instrument, began ticking. I was
perfectly amazed and thought there must
be some mistake. To satisfy mysell that
1 „had not been carried away by my
imagination, tOr the ticking was faint anil
subdued, 1 got out of bed and with fear
and trembling opened tlie cupboard door.
"I took the instrument in my baud and
ii still continued to work. I put it on tho
table, but tho sound it made was unin
telligible. I turned the spring, so that
there would be less resistance, and then
in as clear and perfect Morse as I ever
heard, tlie Invisible person, spirit, or
whatever it was, wrote:
" 'Do you get me?'
"I was so overcome that I involun
tarily answered 'yes' without puttiug it
on the instrument. The unkuown heard
j me, for again in the beautiful writing, it ]
continued:
"•Thank Ood, at last. My name is
Charles Blake. 1 aui au old-timer. My
! parents, who reside in Mount Pleasant,
lowa, have lost me. They don't know
\\ oat my fate has been. 1 want you to
i write to my father, Homer Blake, at
Mount Pleasant, lowa, ami Inform him j
that 1 died at Shrevtport, La., of yellow '
fever on .' I have forgotten tlie date,
bu; it was several years prior to the date '
of this communication.
••I was frightened to death. My hair
stood on end. My boarding-house waa
two miles irom the telegraph-station, anil
there was no telegraph wire of any kind
in the vicinity. I wu a little dubious
; about the communication front the other
world, or from somewhere, I will not
undertake to say.
"Before venturing to write to Homer
Blake as directed, 1 picked up a Western •■
, I mon tariff book which 1 had in my
room to see if there was such a town as
| Mount Pleasant, lowa, 1 found there
WHS such a place, and it was located "ii
the ' hieago, Burliugton and o.iilncy
, llailroad. l'o satisfy myself and not to be I
taki n :n. 1 wrote a letter to the Postmaster
at Mount Pleasant and asked ii he knew
oi anyone in that vicinity uanied Homer
n. v.. and to give me what information
he could, without, toiling him what 1
wanted it for.
■•A few days later I received a reply,
and 1 have his letters somewhere among
m> effects, in wiiieii he sa.d that ii in er
! Blake had lived in Mount Pleasant years
c, bal that lie bad moved away, to
i what place he did not know. Blake, he
ii. ;or nod me, had tn o sons, one of whom,
Charles, was supposed io be dead, and the
1 other was a grain merchant in the far
\\ est."
"Bid you not pursue your investiga-
I tiotis further '.'"
•-.No. 1 did not. Tlie truth is, 1 was
' seared to death. I worked the wire for
1 eighteen months. Every time 1 took off
: the relay it made the same peculiar i be
and worked in a spluttering sort ol away.
and to show that there must have been
some hidden or occult force it crossed the
1 other wires."
«.
It is matter of familiar ktiowleelge in
England that Tennyson wished his son
to write his biography. It is thought
that the present Lord Tennyson will iiil
■ till the task. The Athenaeum says that
"he whose relations to the great poet
were at once those of son and of loving
brother is the only person at all conipe
, teat to generalize upon the thousand
snatches of self-criticism that fell from
Tennyson during many years and say:
j 'This remark of Tennyson's represents,
and this other remark does not represent,
i Tenuyson's opinion.'"
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"Belford's Monthly" [Chicago), for tbe
Christmas season comes to us in a hand
some illuminated cover aud illustrate.l
with very line half-tone portraits of
Horace Greeley, Governor Boies, Major
McKinley, General Alger, Senators Saw
yer and Palmer, Professor Swing, Arch
bishop Feehan and Lyman Trumbull,
beside views in New York ' ity and har
bor and several illustrations to stories.
The papers are: "How Cleveland Was
Elected," by the editor; "The Luminous
Face" (a story), William Armstrong;
"The Men Who Made the West," .lames
Mait_aud; "A Chicago Ilelle in Europe,"
Max Maury; '"l'he Cradle Song" ia
poem), Edith M. Thomas; "Greater New
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Johnson's Christmas Present," William
Perry Brown; "My Typewriter" (illus
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i auses of the Victory," i leorge F. Parker;
"Thoughts on Matters Lyric aud Dra
matic," Fred Lystor.
"Three Ynssar i. iris in the Holy Land"
is by Elizabeth XV. Champhey. Tlie ever
welcome volume, which yearly taki a our
friends, the Vassar girls, on their sum
mer traveling tour, this year embodies a
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month of the Nile through Palestine to
| Jerusalem, combining one of those thor
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author is noted. It contains an abund
ance of clever illustrations, by well
known artists, and its entire make-up is
such as to endear it to tbe heart of the
: book-loving girl. It i.s an admirable
! holiday book, one volume, quarto,
illuminated covers, $1 50. Estes & Laur
iat, publishers, Boston.
The December number of "The Mother's
Nursery Guide" contains a valuable ar
ticle on catarrhal affections, by Dr. G. C.
Stout. A talk on milk is ny Dr. Graham
Ltisk. I>r. S. A. Rime writes on certain
fallacies concerning the uso of eyeglasses.
The interesting "Personal Experiences
in Home Training" are continued, holi
day "nooks for children are discussed, and
there are a number of "Kindergarten
at-Honie Stories." The mothers con
tribute entertaining letters to the "Par
liament," and Dr. L. M. Yale, the mcdi
! cal editor, gives advice concerning "Sud
j den Weaning," "Variety in Food," "Con
tamination of Well Water," and other
nursery problems. Babyhood Publish
ing Company, 5 Beekman street, New
York.
The "Travelers' and Shippers' Direct
! orv for the Pacific i oast" for December is
lat hand. (The Dearborn Company, .T_o
I Sansoine street, San Francisco)." We
have several times expressed the opinion
that tiiis is the completest guide-book of
] travel and travel information ever issued,
and we are confirmed in this judgment.
No other work of travel has gone so 6_r
nso exhaustive. At a glance ono
ear, ascertain every fact essential about
I any place reached by carriers, rail, ship
I or stag- on tire . oast, including informa
tion as to postoffices, express offices
: and rates, money order ami postal-note
-. excess ot baggage rates, sleeping
car rates, etc In addition there are
full time-tables.
Ruth McEnery Stuart contributes an
other of her characteristic stories, "Del
phi's Dilemma,'' to "Harper's Bazar" for
November 2Bth. The same number of the
"Bazar" contains a delightfully intorest
! ing article on "The office of Chaperon,"
I by Emma Moffi it Tyng; a short paper on
. --F.oi.ks as Furniture," by Margaret E.
Sangbtei. a practical chapter on " ndoor
j Amusements for Winter"; a timely col
li ection of recipes for Christmas cakes,
and many other articles of interest to
women and the household. There is aiso
a pattern-sheet -up, lenient, with numer
ous illustrations of the current mode-, and
explanatory and descriptive notes on
New York and Paris fashions.
Tlie "kindergarten Magazine" for De
. comber (Woman's Temple, Chicago).
It is well tilled with matter of special in
terest to parents and kindergarten teach
ers. Among the papers wbieh are nu
merous is one on Early Kindergarten
; Work In California," by Martha L. San
ford; one on "Christmas, and How to
Celebrate It." by Elizabeth Harrison; one
on "Musical Needs oi the Kindergarten "
by Calvin B. Cady, and other papers of
value, besides the six departments of the
editors, Andrea and Amalio Hol'cr and
their associates, Eva B. Whitmore, Thos.
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Charles. Lucretia XV. Treat and Irwin
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The "Jenness - Miller Illustrated
Monthly for the Christmas season UH
I-ilth Avenue, N. Y.i, comes to us with
a Christmas special cover. The number
is one ol excellence throughout. Tho
great number and variety of articles and
features we do not catalogue simply bo
eau c it would consume too much space.
fake our word for it, that the contents
are oi a high order, and strong, helpful
and interesting.
„ T'"* "Youth's Companion Souvenir"
torlS_«is at hand f ro m tiie publishers
[Boston). It has fifteen full-page litho
graphs m colors of tho building and its
departments in which the paper is
created and from which it is issued, it
has also text matter descriptive of the
building and smaller cuts illustrative of
machinery and nooks aud corners of tho
beautiful structure.
"Two Tales" iv its last issue, Decem
ber „d—v is a weekly— presents two
charming stories, "An Uncovenanted
lost." by John T. A. liecket, and "The
bams iv the. Woods," by Kate W. Mi
cliallis. Roth are stories of sustained in
terest, strong in dramatic effects aud
scnolarly m diction. "Two Tales" is
published at n Beacon street. Boston.
"Rippiueott's Monthly Magazine" for
December has a complete novel by Rich
aru Maleom Johnston, entitled "Pearce
Ameison's Wiil." i„ addition there are
tourteen original papers and several ex
cellent^ illustrations. -Moses P. Handy
nas as The Journalist* series a story of
the Surrender of the Virginias." (J. P.
Dippinooit ,v Co., Philadelphia .
''The "Housekeeper's Weekly," edited
in large part by Marion liarland. and
V""'' sued by the Housekeeper Company,
I hiladelphia, is ai hand for December
. i -,V * 4«arto of eighteen pages,
ireeiy illustrated aud well tilled with
matters of special interest and value to
housewives and the home circle.
The January "St. Nicholas" will con
tain the opening paper in a series that
magazine is to print on leading American
Cities, illustrated, iv this article Colonel
»■ - liigginson describes Boston in a
way to interest boys and girls in tho lit
erary history of that city.
"Harper's Bazar" for December 3d is a
superb number. The double-page wood
engraving ".-saved," is a work of art
worthy of any album. It is full of life
motion vigor. Wholly different in tone
and lull oi humor is tho fine picture "A
Co: oner's inquest."
"The American Agriculturist" for De
cember (Orange Judd Company, New
lork), has thirty-four articles on topics
o( inst interest to farmers, housewives,
Btock-raisers, poultry-fanciers, gard. ners
and many others, lt is very freely illus
trated.
HOW CHINESE CATCH SHRIMP.
The Mongolians Tread on Them to
Break ttio Hard shells.
" i'here are some very curious fisheries
earned on by the Chinese on the Paciiic
Coast, 'said an oliieer of the United
state, fciaii Commission to a Baltimore
American man in Washington recently
Oneol the most remarkable is the catch
ing oi shrimp. Which is an important in
dustry in San Francisco Bay and adjacent
waters. These little crustaceans upon
being captured are taken ashore aud
boiled in big iron vats, after a rude
lashion, holes being Scooped out of the
sideoi asteep bank fur fireplaces, which
are built up with stones. After the
shrimp have remained in boiling water
for ten minutes they are spread out to
dry upon bare ground. One such shrimp
yard at Hunter's Point is about nlteeii
acres iv extent. The Chinese use brooms
shaped somewhat like hoes, for spread
ing the shrimp and to turn them at the
required intervals.
"Alter being thoroughly dried by ex
posure to the sun for about live days the
shrimp are crushed by being trodden
upon by Chinamen in woolen shoes.
1 his process loosens the meat from the
shells, whicli latter are removed by
shaking in a basket or by passing them
through a crude farming-mill ° i;. th
meat and shells are then packed in sacks
lor exportation to China, where the meats
are-onl lor food and the shells disposed
of as a fertilizer for tea plants, rice, etc.
AU classes of people in China cat the
meats, although regarding them as in
terior to the native shrimp, which are
comparatively scarce and proportionately
dearer. Both meats and shells are fed to
•owls, with remarkable! egg-producing
"A nother interesting fishery prosecuted
by the Chinese on tlie Pacific Coast is lor
abaloues. These beautiful univalve
moliusks are found along the rocky '
shores at low tide, clinging to the
rocks above the water line. Each
shell is slightly lilted, so that the fisher
man can thrust a stick under it and
pry it off; but, if alarmed, the animal
shuts down its valve, so that it can only |
be removed by breaking it to pieces.
Ihe meats are taken from the shells
and boiled on shore in vats made of
sheet iron. Shells and meals are then
packed in sacks and forwarded to San
Francisco, whence most of the meals
are exported to China, and the s.' ells
shipped to France, the hitter being highly
valued for their beautiful mother-of
pearl."
Try, Try Again.
Try:
I. To clean piano keys, tho finest whit
ing.
■1. For taking all stains out of fine cloth
ing, benzine applied in a circle around
the spot, working to tho center, and
sponging off.
.;. 'faking a grease spot out of delicate
fabric, by touching the spot with tho yolk
of an egg, then laying a piece of white
ribbon over tho spot, repeating with fresh
water several times.
4. Taking out paint from a garment by
wetting with benzine, rubbing with a
woolen cloth, then wetting and rubbing
again.
5. Removing ink lrom white goods with
oxalic acid, and then warm water.
ti. Taking ink stains from a carpet with
javelle water.
7. Rubbing a fruit stain with yellow
soap, putting on wet starch aud hanging
iv the suu several days.
-. Dipping au iroii rusted spot in tar
tarn- acid and hanging in the sun.
i. Rubbing linger marks with javelle
water.
1". A sunbath instead of lire heat.
11. Keening flowers by immersing the
stems iv hot water.
1-. Hanging brass candlesticks before
a mirror so that it can reflect the light.—
Oood Housekeeping,
The Rev. llr. Parkhurst has been rc
elected President of the New So
ciety for the Prevention of A "ice.
___^ s:lie pmtymgetl.
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HOLIDAY~GOODSI
Delay in buying your Christmas pres
ents may cause you to rush in and pur
chase hastily. Then you are liable to be
dissatisfied after you have the things
home. To avoid discontent buy early,
when you can make your selections
leisurely.
Our assortment of useful and orna
mental goods is doubly as large this year
as it has been heretofore, and a dollar
spent with us will produce greater re
sults than if spent elsewhere.
Suitable Gifts for Christmas:
An Elegant Silk Dress.
A Handsome Wool Dress.
A Fashionable Fall Jacket.
A Xice Set of Furs.
A Silk Umbrella.
A Real Lace Handkerchief.
A Hand-run Lace Scarf.
A Handsome Painted Fan.
A Box of Kid Gloves.
An Elegant Silver-trimmed Purse.
A Real Leather Shopping Bag.
A Box of Initial Handkerchiefs.
A Linen Damask Table Set.
A White Marseilles Spread.
A Pair of All-wool Blankets.
An Eiderdown Comforter.
A Handsome Silk Shoulder Shawl.
A Half-dozen Pair of Silk Hose.
A Fine Silk Muffler.
A Real Bear Fur Boa.
X^ 5 Froi This Date Until After the Holidays Oar Store Will Remaio Open Evening.
Corner Fifth and J Streets.
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS GOODS.
JD(D_T 7rJ? DELAY
If yon arc in need of anything in the Crockery lino, as we are giving
On everything in our well-known selected stock. Come before the big
rush, as we have only one piece of a kind in all our ART GOODS, and
we put all things away until wanted.
Jos. Thieben Crockery Co., 018 J Street
WE QUOTE ONLY A FEW OE OUR PRICES:
Nice Decorated China Cups and Saucers. 101 -„ „-, h
Nice Decorated M i :hina Cups ;< tut Saucers!! '.'.'.... oOe r-?,'j\-',
Real Bis [ue Figures ,'.". -1 n
Real Bohemian Vaces I-"
Very Fine French China : "-?' |,f'""
Nice Cut Glass Lemonade Sets, 7 pieces .'.V.V.V.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' $1 30
Our Lamp Stc*** is the finest assorted and cheapest ever seen in Sacra
°P venings. All are invited to pay us a onl! as WFMahi. ait
«"';'-: 'N PLAIN FIGURES, fr-or,', „,..., ,- lo p'-r I'enl
N Af~W j [~\/ LO A >I,m Watches. Diamonds and Jewelry. Anc
\/l_ JI \ — V tl0» ever-v «tiling. Unredeemed pledges, t.VCI.fi IKE'S
IVIW I Ni I I COLLATERAL LOAN OFFICE, 30. X St., Sacramento. Cal
Du. K. ('. WEST'S NEIiV: AM' BRAIN
TREATMENT, a specific for Hysteria. Dizzi
ness. Pits. Neuralgia, Headache, Nervoos
Prostratl n caused by alcohol or tobacco,
Wakefulness, Mtntal Depression, Softening oi
Brain, causing insanity, misery, de< a. . ii ath,
Prematura itirl Aue. Barrenness, Loss of Po wee
in either sen. Impoiency, Leueorrhcsa ami all
Female Weaknesses, Involuntary Losses,
Spermatorrhoea caused by over exertli a oi
brain,-.elf-abuse, Over-indalgence. A month's
treatment,sl; 1; tor .«... by mall. We >r
lx boxes to cur-. Each order for six
boxes -.vi'l' $5 will send written gcarantee to
refttnd If not cured. Guarantees issaed only 1
iy CLARK <_ WEIHE, Dboooists, >oW
\_cuts. 640 Post Street, Waa Francisco. Cat.
COLUMBUS LANDED IN _\_l_ 1492
J. F.HILL
LANDED IN SACRAMENTO ISS-.
a:.d his mock of
Carriages and Wagons 1
Is complete, ("nil nnd see them.
Thirteenth and J streets. - - Sacramento- I
SHERWOOD HALL NOKSERIES. j
Timothy Hopkins,
lIENXO PARK, SAN MATEO COtNTY, CAL.
Carnation., Roc.cs, Chrysanthemums
and Cut Flowers.
«-swkl_ pea sled a specmj_ty.-«_
THE ROSY FRESHNESS,
And a v__v«*y softness of the skin is
invari.il>!y obtained by those who use
Pozzoni's Coiuplexion Powder. 1
A Handsome Alaska Seal Cape.
A Fine Feather Boa.
A Handsome Piece of Bric-a-brac
A Pair of Hand-Embroidered Sus
penders.
A Fancy Silk-embroidered Toilet
Set.
A Gentleman's Smoking Set.
A Lady's Jewel Case.
Collar and Cuff Boxes.
Children's School Companions.
Children's Work Boxes.
Writing Tablets.
Writing Desks.
Photograph Frames.
Handkerchief and Glove Boxes.
Fancy Bonbon Boxes.
New and Handsome Waste Paper
Baskets.
Whisk Broom Holders.
Stortsiea's ITeadqunrfers. v%>
JTENRY ECKHART? MAMT. V__«£->
XI (acturer and Importer of^_^r"«ftW
Huns, Rifle*. Pistols, Fishing^ 3
Tackle, and Sporting Materials nf every de
rcription. Guns choke-bored, stocks beni and
repairing on guns and rifles n specialty. (Send
•r price-list. No. 623 g street, bacramento,
CHAS. F"I_OmR,
Ift()| SIXTH BTREET, l.M.^ » _
J.Ur. ■_■ porter and dealer in Fine C*ife___^T
Bhotgnn*, iiiiles ami Pistols.
Agent ror tbe celebrated Imp< i lal j_^m^—
Bhotg-un. Sa!e> and Scales re-*r I
Be ire i and locksmithing given prompt atten
.on. Repairing of all kinds neatly done aud
warranted.
'LACE CURTAINS.
i QPRINti TIME HAS ABRIVED, AND
t? bouse cleaning is underway. Send your
'. taoe Curtains to the
. AMERICAX STEAM LAUXDRY,
Nineteenth nnd I Streets.
FRIEND & TERRY
Lumber Company.
MAIN YARD AND OFFICE, 1310 SEC
ond gtrec t. Branch Yard, corner Twelfth
j and J streets.
RICHARDS & KNOX
DEALERS IX LIMBER.
Office-Corner Second and M Streets.
Sacramento.
W. F. FRAZER,
WHOLESALE AND K_T-.IL
! Lumber Dealer.
I Office—Cor- _M___ and L. Streets,
_«CCtt»t(t i.OttCPff.
KEGCLAB MEETING Olf OOUB.
ter. In t. Order Forestera. THIS .Mondavi
EVENING, at Fraternity Hall at 7_'j
K. J CHKISMAN, C. U.
It. !•:. MoMiaiiiEuv. Seen tary. li
/ til.l '.MHI-scilAl'l-KH. I. 1).. i ill- f- ~J~
V- der ot Eastern Star. — Kegular k?t\'/
igTHIS Mondaj I.yf.n'inc. A ; •!_.
at .:... o'clock.at Masonic i>-u.pie.*Jsk_>s**
Memuem ol the order cordially lv- V/
Wted. - v
MAKV GILMER DUNW, W. M.
. s., i-in SSOK, S* . k tary. lr
rPHE ANNUAL MEETING" OF THE
A itocjtholders of the Masoulc Hall..
i m oi Sacramento, Californ:;.. n
uieMasouic Building, southwest corn i
andKatreets, on MoNOAV KVKM..
oember 12, i -•..■_. :lt 7:3oo'clock.
U~-'J J. W. UUCK. I'iysident,
©cnct-al |loticco.
riMIK POSTPONE.. PARTY UK SACitA-
A mento^Council, No. ay, O. C. -'„ will ia_ t >
piao Wtß-MBuAY, December 14th, at For
"■;". ' '.-•■• v i ...-eoineand
bring your friends. Admissmn, 25c. dl2-3t
FASHIONABLE HKIs.-\l AKKK WISUEa
J- L"'! v sell in a lew more nisl-ela-s
families. Addn _s yio Eleventh street. d9-_d.«
rpHE BICK OB DEBIUTATEb, IK' M
1 whatever cause, Bhould take oranuo
Mauna: p rlecl In its results; cailaudsamu c.
L. L, GOUDAKD, agent for Sacrameuto and
Placer Counties Office In .;. W. babcoek'n
Jewelry store, y23 X st., Sacramento, u-j-lw •
npHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
X l nion Building anu Loan Assi
cc ol the said o__
1010 Fourth street, in the in. ..i r-jicra
uieuto, on in. OAI OF I'i.ci .
Iblia, at aoclocaf. m., at which tlim .
P°" '" ' '■"''• :""1 Treai
reaa.and election oi three directors will ba
r.eia,and so m other buslni v a> ma.
before the meeting wil ted. "
„ „ !''■ >. STEINMAN, Presidi nt.
l.i'-.vi.N k. Ami.-, Secretary.
CtACBAMENTO SCHOOL OF Sllukil
CJ hand and Typewriting. Pupilstho
instructed ln these branches ai
rates. We are also prepared to do all kii
typewriting work. Legal work, ■;■
lions, letters,lectures audother papers, suort
band Uietaiion taken and traus.
MISSES BURNS & O'NEIL, southwest corner
Eighth and J. ,1_
MAKBIED LADIES-SEND 10 CENTS
for ■ Safeguard" .no mcdl
no deception); Just whal you want. LADIES'
B __Z \ ii. Kansas City, Mo.
QVaxtteo.
JAPANESE WANTS A SITUATION TO
clean windows and do other worn i
week. AddressT. lAWANA, 310Mst.1^ ..
lITANTED—A GIRL OB WOMAN In.\s-
VV sist In general housework. Appl. i:.-:__;
0 street. uir.
UfTANTED—A SECOND GIRL; MUST BE
>V a good waitress and kuow something
about sewing; reference required. Appl;
112 a lent ii street. 0-31
trrANTEDTO PASTURE-100 HEAD OF
\\ stock on good alfalfa pasturage; t
of hay. Address L. STOUT, Perkins, Cm. 7-61*
QTEADY, SOBER MAN, WHO I S
IO stands the care of horses a careful driver),
want.- immediate employment; can coma
bighl. recommended. Addresa F. C BLAKE,
1 io. Third street, Sacramento, dtl-lw*
lIT ANTED — PEKSONS LOOKING FOB
\> help of any kind, or sober and industri
ous men seeking employment, ran besatlsdi I
Iressing '_ he Intelllgi no
101" Second street, Sacramento. CHARLES
It. MILLER, proprietor.
tXTANTED -MEN FOR FARMS. VINE
\\ yards, dairies and all kinds of labor;
women and eiris for cooking and general
housework; plenty of work for desirable help.
Apply at EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, Fourth
street, X and L.
/ <ASU PAID FOB SECOND-HAND NOV
\j els; alio exchanged, al 603 Ksl
Soet—goxxno.
QTBAYED FROM MY PREMIS]
ij largeroan horse; white spol in iorehead.
:- to name ol "Jd ." i mdi r will i.. re
.l by leaving the horse at 1020 X •
M. F. ODELL. dlo-4td. 2
CiTIVAYEJD—FROM MY STABLE, 1716 V
JO street,! baj mare, Iti hands ii%-h; white
blaze in face and bay-colored mark in the
blaze; one hind fool white; righl fore foot haa
Lceii recently cut by barbed wire. Return to
owner and be rewarded. DAVID < SBORN.
dlO-l
v~o Jrt or llcnt.
rpO LET—ONE FRONT ROOM AND
I suits, all nicely furnished. A]
street. d9-lw*
rpo RENT—THREE SUNNY I RONT AND
1 side rooms furnished for housekei
1328, comer Second and Pstreets. ..
rpo LET—AN ELEGANTLY FURNISHED
JL. or unfurnished modern tint. 905 L street.
dil-l w
rpo LET—TWO FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
JL housekeeping. Inquire lb2fi
£ov _?rtlc.
pOR SALE FIVE SHARES OF GERM A
JL nia Building and Loan Association stock,
sixth series. Apoly 1011 Fourth st. dl2-3t*
A LOT OF WHITE OAK STOVE W(X>5
for sale at 201 s Nin leenth stre t; at
chance tor a man with team.
* LOT OK GOOD FEED—ABOUT FIFTY
_■_ tons of alfalfa hay and len ton^ ot corn
for sale, li ■ 1 • Nlnet-i nth st. 12-61
METALLIC LATH CHEAP AS w, ,
lath; everybody can build earthquake
and fireproof bouses. K. HAWES.
dl2-6tdi :
TXIRSALE THOSE LOTS 40x050 FEET\
1 east sidi of I out teenth. betwi en B
sirc.-'s; prlo . $300 los 100, a ■ t.. ,
S rRi iBEL, ag( in. 317 .1 str i t...i"
FTOR BALI 640 ACRES OF Til i
mous l'ratt Grant, in Butte County;
lively a bargain for either fl ..it or grain; three
miles lrom railroad; all level. Write to W. .1.
COSTAR, C'hlco, Cal,, foi particulars.
S MAKE I MISTAKE
In buying unreliable COAL
OIL because it is low priced
when the safest and best can
always be had by simply
asking your grocer to send
you
EXTRA STAR.
The trifling additional
cost of tins oil is doubly ie
paid by the sense cf abso
lute security which its use
affords. As an illuminating
oil it has no equal. Beware
of reiilletl cans, it comes
packed only in original cans.
FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS
PROPOSALS FOR MACMERY.
HEALED PROPOSALS foi; FURNISHING
O the material ami perform;;;.
ary tor supplying tbe following ma
chinery required In en. of tho
building. .: Ibrnla state
Asylum for the Inaam ami Inebriates, will be
• i at the offlce ofttic Trustees in the
Fanner*' Exchange Bank building, In the elty
of San Bernardino. California, until 1. v. ol
the FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1.98.
1. Machinery and Steam Ualna.
2. Electrical Lighting and Motor Tower.
Baparaie proposal! will be received, aud sep
arate eon-1:.
I'ia'1 n on file In the office
of William Curlett, Phelan Building,
Francisco, and ln theoffice ol theTrui ■
the city ofSan Bernardino where blank '
of proposal rind all Information regarding pay.
ment' may i c itain.d.
Each proposal muct bt. accompanied bva
bond of IO par cent, of tbe amount of tl
po^ai lend
[tie Board ol Trustees rescues therlchl to
my or all bins if found necessary as the
public good may require.
JOHN MORTON,Secretary
For the Board of Trustees of the Southern
California State Asylum tor tin i
Inebriate- „., „',
FOR COUGHS AND COLDS
— USE
Hammer's Glycerolc of Tar.
401 h. BTHEEX. (NIGiiT CLKUJK;.