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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. Thirty-five per cent of the gradtti ?tc? from our women's colleges marry, Seventy American colleges, yeti founded between tho y?ar.% i??L yr( 1880._>:>t Tho population of Europe %a? foi creeled 29,028,000 during tha P&S.? ten years,, nearly one-half the Increase, being in Russia, Franco gained hill G7,C0Q. _ _ j At a time when the French, dis&h^ for England is strong enough tq prompt France to consider an alliance with Germany, there is surely na tell* j ing what may happen in tho European! . romplicf tton,A remaria. tho Chicago ' Record. ? T" is not generally understood "Iq this country that in Germany, France: and Italy priests are liable to military duty, as well as all other classes ol tho population. In Germany they are usually assigned to service in the hospitals, but in France and Italy they are compelled to go into th? ranks. In five years surprising changea often occur in publio sentiment. In IS'JO the representation of Sar don's .Thermidor" was stopped in Paris alter two performances because of the tumult among the audience. Now the samo play has been produced there at the Porte St Martin Theater without any excitement. j I ______ j For tho first time in eighty years the results of the competition for the Porson prize for the best rendition of a passage of Shakespeare in Greek by Cambridge (England) students have been so poor that the examiners de cided not to award the prize. The Chancellor's . medal for an English poem, on tho subject of "Tho Mar quis of Montrose" has also been with held. ! Smoking out an obstinate juror is a new way of arriving at a verdict which was successfully tried by olevon good men and true in Hartford, Conn., a few days ago, according to tho Times. Tho obstinate juror stood out for a long timo, and his will was only con quered when ho became physically prostrated by tho volumes of smoke that filled the jury room from the cigars, pipes and cigarettes of thc eleven other jurymen. f New York's philanthropic pawn broker shop is a financial and moral success. It was organizod to resouo tho deserving poor from the throe per-cent-a month money lenders. Last year it had 85,038 customers, 23,870 of whom rodeemed their pledges. A total of over $GOO,000 was lent at ono per cent, a month, with tho result that that the institution made a net profit of between six and seven per cont, and a great amount of good was douo and suffering relievod. There is a hiut in this enterprise for other cities than Now York, adds tho San Franciscc Chronicle. Ono of perhaps many little consid ered ways in which tho forests of tho country are being eaten up is in sup plying timber for railway trestle work. There ere two thousand miles of trestle strtioturo in tho United States, according to an estimate by the Forestry Division. This trestle work has to bo replaced entirely every nine years, on an average, and every year timber amounting to 260,000,000 feen, board measure, is used for this purpose. Nearly all the timber is cut from the largest and finest trees. Tho mtual expenditure on this work is sstimatod at about $7,000,000. The trolley car and tho bioyclo ore -relited with being mainly responsi ble for the remarkable fact, stated in .he Department of Agriculture re ports, that tho value of tho horses ind mules in this country decreased jy almost one-half botweon 1802 and !;he end of last year. Tho aggregatD leoline in tho valuo of horses is put ".>wn at $500,000,000 and of mules ,$80,000,000. The storios that havo nome from Western ranges lately seem t o bear out the figures in general. ? Lewiston (Idaho) newspaper a few days ago spoke of the homely but once highly necessary cayuse as being a "pest and a nuisance" in that region, ind rejoiced over tho advent of a company seeking 5000 cayuses to sup ply a rendering establishment. Tho "old Dutch estate" fever is pre vailing in the United States and Can ada to such an extent that United States Consul Downs, at Amsterdam, Las been impelled to warn his coun trymen against spending time or raonoy toward tho collection of thoso estates. He writes tho Stato Depart ment that for the last three months iuquries on this subject at his Consul ate have been so numerous as to al iaos t baffle reply. The Anneke jans estate, the Yanoot estate, the Yan Pulsan estate, the Webber estate, the Rrandt estate, the Mezger estate, are come of the fonoy titles supposed to represect millions-actually repre senting nothing. "These estates do t ot exist, " writes the Consul 4 They pre myths, will-o'- tho-wisp fakes, Tbs Hank of Holland, ia which tho na? olaimod millions are alleged to bs de* posited, does sot exist Every doilan spent in reference to these estates ti so much money wasted." i ALL ABO?T WOOL PREPARJ-NG IHK STAPLE FOR THE MARKET. "Sorting" tho Sheared Wool In the Blills-Scouring. Drying and Dyo lng - Blending and Mixing - What Wool Loses io Weight. THE three prinoipal natural f?bere which are used in the manufacture of fabrics, says the Chicago Record, aro cot ton, silk and wool, and under a mag nifying glass tho three are seen to vary widely in structure. Cotton ie a veg etable fiber, which flattens and twists when it dries, for it is tubular in its form and this fiat twist gives it the holding quality needed in textile fibers. A silk filament ?3 almost dead smooth on its surface, but wool is barbed, its scales form little nooks which catchjin to each other, and easily make a "felt" without weaving or twisting. Wool is classed in two orders-long staple and short staple. The long staple wool is less barbed and the fibers aro smoother and longer, and are straightened by a "comb," and heneo aro called "combing" wools. The short staple wools arc called"card ing" wools because they oannot be straightened by combing, but oro treated by "cards, "' which aro some thing like curry combs. Before a sheep has its wool clipped from its back it is well washed, and as much dirt as possible is taken from the wool. This is ?ono by dipping the sheep in water, either of a running strewn or in a largo box in which tho men stand waist deep. The sheep is plunged under tho water, and tho wool is squeezed, pressed and rubbed, and then the washed sheep is kept in a clean place until tho wool is dry. Sheep shearing is done in tha barn or in a shed set apt rt for thai; purpose, and tho shearers aro so expert that, with their springed sheep shears, they clip the wool so that it comes off in ono mass, like cotton batting. Tho sheep is laid on a low table or on tho floor, and tho shearer, begin ning at tho breast, clips one side up to tho backbone, and then turning the sheep on its otherside shears that fide. Tbe fleece is collected and baled for market. "Pulled" wool is wool taken from pells which are first treated with I SHEARING 1 limo io loosen tho wool, This wool is not so good as fiocce sheared from the living shflop. The biles of wool are sent to the woolen nills and are opened in the "sorting room." Each fleeco is Bpread on a t?alo before the "sorter," who quickly decides its quality and grade, and lays it in its proper basket. The dirty, dusty wool-for, no matter how thoroughly tho sheep is scruobed, its wool is not clean--is placed in a duster, which is a box in whioh pronged slats revolvo, picking np and dusting tho wool and shaking the dirt from it. Tho wool is next scoured in hot water and strong soap to remove the greaso in tho wool, and after tho "yolk" or "suint" has been dissolved the soap is washed out iu "clean water. The machine which decs this delivers tho wool botweon rollers which squeeze out tho water. Then tho wool is driod, unless it is to bc taken at onco to the dye --oom. Hot drying the wool is first put into a centrifugal machine, whioh, revolv ing at a high speed, throws the excess* of moisture from the fleece. Tho dry ing is completed by spreading tho wool over fromes o;: wire net in the draught of a warm-air blast, or else spreading tho wool on tho slats of a traveling carrier which moves slowly over steam pipes. Wool is colored by boiling it in the dyo stuff for several hours. The dye ing room is full of groat vats from which steam and queer-smelling va pors constantly rise. The men who work in this room do so at a great sacrifico to personal appearance, for their hands and arms aro stained with tho dyes and their beards and hair do not escapo tho coloring matter. If t jo wool is to be dyed black it is first treated for two hours to a bath of vitriol, potash and red tartar. After SORTING wool*. this preliminary bath the wool ig rinsed off in clear water and di ied in tho air uni it lo then ready for the blaek dye, ?vbi?h is made of logwood and lolita The chipa of these woods are paoked ta baga and boiled ia water fer seme time. The mixtare is allowed to cool before the wool is plunged in and then the steam is tamed on again, and the wool is kept in the boiling dye uztil THREE TEXTILE FIBERS. tho proper depth of black has hoon at tained. Tho dyer, by squeezing a sample and holding it to tho light, tells when the color is just right. Then tho dye liquor is mn oil and clear water .ia cent throngh tho wool until it is well rinsed. The wool is next sent book to the cen trifugal dry or and at ter ward thoroughly dried by hot air or steam heat. Wools aro mixed because, to secure a desired quality of cloth, it is neces sary to combino different "staples." American wools aro mixed with foreign wools, and with cotton and silk and shoddy, and this mixing requires great skill and a thorough knowledge of the business. Wools of different colors are blended to make a mixed color, and Irrowns, grayaand other plain colors arc secured by blending togothcr wools of different dyes. Blending and mixing aro two dis tinct operation?, for blending is done after tho wool is dyed to securo plain colors, and mixing may bo dono be fore tho wool is washed. In blending tho wools are spread in layers on tho floor, or "bedded," os it is called. The blender first experi ments by taking certain proportions of tho different colors and making an intimate combination by carding the wools with a hard carder. Ho weighs out each color and adds or takes away until ho has tho proper blend. ThcD, knowing tho proper propor rHE SHEEP. tions, ho weighs out tho wool in qmm tities and it is bedded on the floor, each layor of one color. While tho wool is on the blending floor it is sprayed with oil, for, as tho natural greases woro removed in washing tho wool, they must bo restored else the fibers will bo wiry and harsh and be apt to break. Lard or olive od is used for oiling tho wool, and then the real blending is done by tho "teaser." The wool is taken from the edgo of the beds and fed into tho machine, which is a com bination of drums and smaller cylin ders, thickly Btuddod with pins which open die wool, pull it apart and thus mix a 1 tho colors together. A blast of air which continually plays upon the wool ia the teaser aids tho interworking spikes and pius to opon lihe wool, and it is finally deliv ered ia eoft fleecy clouds to tho stor age bin ready to be spun into yarn. Watihing and beating the wool re moves the dirt and dust, but docs not take oat tb o burrs and other prickly seeds which are picked np by the sheep in its pasture. These must bo removed either mechanically or chem ically. In tho latter caso tho wool is treated to cenain acids which burn out tho vegetable matter, but do not touch the animal fiber. For removing the burrs and seeds mechanically the wool is fed into a machine tvhich spreads it out in thin sheets. This is doue by a drum, studded with metal points, which spreads tho wool apart so that the blades of tl e "knocker-off*' can beat upon overy pa; t of the sheet and break tho burrs into pieces that aro shaken down into tho dust box beneath tho machine. Wool loses a great deal of its weight in theproccssos to which itis subjected in preparing it for the spinning mill. Cmo-third of its weight is lost wheD it is washed on tho sheop's back, and an other third is lost in the scouriug pro cess. Some wools loso so much weight that less than twenty-five per cent, of the original woight romains when tho wool is fed into the last storogc bin. In a modern mill the washing, scouring and rinsing, which iollow tho opening of tho bolo of wool in tho sorting-room, aro all dono in one ma chine, which tokes in tho wool ou a traveling carrier and delivers it cloau and nearly dry ot tho other end. Bnt tho sorting, dyeing, mixing and blending must bo done by band, for in those four stagos manual skill and individual judgment are recessary to secare satisfactory results. Urceu Whiskers, Every conceivable kind of merohan* diso is vended on the streets ot New York, bat it ia only lately that the street fakir has takoa to veudiag beau? tiful pea grcea whiskers, which ap parently b&ve a ready sale. Exactly wh&t the staid stream of busioeus men tbfttpnaseo nlo&g Park tow want ul green whisker* would be diffloult to say, b it tho men who ?oil theta state that business is brisk.-New York Journal, HOTWATER HEATING. Tho Ideal System of Warming Reel deners In Town and Country* Hot-water heating for dwellings has some prominent adrantages that have done much to establish it firmly in favor. It is the safest, for one thing, and it provides the most equable tem perature, as it can be carried a long distance horizontally. It is very easily regulated, and the matter of at tendance is reduced to a minimum, which is no small consideration. There is no circulation of dust, which is tho inevitable concomitant of hot-air heat ing. To get tho very best results a hot water plant should bo installed in a new house, planned with this in view. Hot-water heating is estimated to reqniro ono-fourth more radiating surface than steam, and of necessity there must bo more and larger radia tors ; these can be placed whore they will not be obtrusive. They can be adjusted beneath tho windows and en cased, and arrangements can be made for the passage of a current of fresh air over the radiators, thus contribut ing admirable toward tho ventilators of the house. The very latest appli cation of hot water to heating is in combination with hot air, and in many ways thia is tho most perfect system of all. Both sources of heat are in the same furnace, which need bo no larger than if either system was .used by it self. The furnace is like tho ordinary PERSPECTIVE VIEW. hot-air furnace, except that a hot water drum occupies the central part of tho dome. Those rooms that can oasily bo reached by a direct current of hot air, aro heated by registers, while those further away from tho furnace aro equipped with radiators. This system is particularly well adapted for large and rambling country houses, which, from tho very nature of their con struction, can never bo thoroughly heated by hot air alene. In so far as the consumption of fuel is concerned, tho combination system is os economi cal as any other ; perhaps, indeed, a greater amount of heat can be obtained from a fire of the same size. With prop er care on the part of architects in ar ranging inlet ducts fo r fresh air to accelerate the draught;, any desir able 'degree of ventilation may be] secured. Such arrangements should, however, bo studied in advance, from principal elements in the design of a building instead of bohg wholly sub ordinated (as is commonly the custom) to less important architectural feat ures. The design presented with this is arranged for tho use of tho combin ation system (hot air and hot water). A brief description we make as fol lows: General Dimensions : Width, through library and dining-room, 81 ft. 10 ins. ; depth, including veranda, 52 ft. 10 ina. Heights of Stories: Collar, 7 ft.; first story, 10 ft ; seoond story, 9 ft. Exterior Materials : Foundation, brick ; first story, clapboards ; second story and gables, shingles, roof, slate. Interior Finish : Hard white plas ter ; cellar ceiling plastered on? ?ieavy coat. Soft wood flooring throughout. Trim in hall and bedroom, oak ; in library and dining-room, cherry; elsewhere, soft wood. Main staircase, oak. Picture molding in principal rooms and hall of first story. Panol backs under windows in parlors, li brary and dining-room, bath-room and kitchen wainscoted. Front en trance doors, oak. Interior wood work finished with hard oil ; soft wood stained to suit owner. Colors : All clapboards and sashes, buff. Trim, including water-table, corner boards casings, bands, rain conductors, also front and rear out side doors and outside blinds, Tuscan yellow. Veranda ceiling and floor, oiled. Briok-work, dark red. Veranda columns, all moldings and balusters, bnfl. Pedestals of columns and top and bottom rail of balusters, Tuscan yellow. Wall shingles dipped in and brush-coated with sienna stain. Accommodations : Tho principal Dining Fr?. I4'x I 5' Li bra ry I4'X I 5' VP Hal ?6'X 15' o- Vest Ve ro.nd<x .7'widG. PI HST FJJOOR. rooms and their size?, clouts, etc., are shown by tho floor plana. Cellar under the whole house, with inB.do and outsido entrances and concrete floor, Laundry under kitoben. Fur naoo cellar undor library and dining* room. Vegetablo coliar under parlor and hall, separated by brick partition walls, AttiQ floored but unfinished; space fur throe rooms and storage. Sliding doora oooneot parlor, library amt diuiog-ruOto. Opon ii rep! aeon in parlor, library, dining-room and two bedroomp. Hat and coat dloiet off Vestibule. Tbrfee thousand fonr hundred and fifty dollars is the actual cost to bnild this henee, not inoluding heating ap? paratas, and a fair estimate for a sys tem of hot-water heating giving in direct radiation downstairs and direct radiation in tho second story would bo about $150. .Radiators should bo placed as near the windows as pos sible] in parlor, diniDg-room, library and hall down stair?, and in the three larger bedrooms and bathroom in tho second story. The estimato is based on ?few York prices for materials and labor. In mony sections of the coun try tho oost should be less. Copyright 180C. r LIUUEST OF BUGS. Venezuela Hus One That Can Easily Knock Down a Man. Venezuela is a little Republic, but she Jaos one thing that is tho biggest of its kind on oarth. It is a bug-the largest insect in all tho world. Tho creafturo is known as tho "elephant bootie," and when full gr?wn it weighs neany half a pound. To bo struck in tho foco by such a bug, flying at full speed, would make a man feel as if a mul? had kicked him. T$is beetle, like others of its kiDd, both small and large, is clad in a com plete suit of armor. This armor is made of a material far moro indestruc tible than steel-namely, Chitine. Chitine cannot bo destroyed except by er tain mineral acids ; in other words, tho artifices of chomistry avail t it. Thus tho shells of beetlos thal died 10,000,000 years ago have preserved perfectly in the rocks, (t wo know to-day just what these of antiquity looked Uko. "SST LAUGEST BUG ON EARTH-ONE-HALF SIZE. In Europe giant booties have a con siderable market value, commanding prices in proportion to their size. In London there aro regular auctions of insects, and a single butterfly has been known to fetch as much as $800. A specimen of tho rare and very large Goliath beetle is worth 860. This is the largest beetle of tho Old World, and it first became known through missionaries in tho Congo Basin. Though no other insect in existence compares in bulk with the bcetlo from Venezuela, thero aro other bugs that ezeeed it in dimensions. For exam ple, thero is the Atlas silk moth, which has a wing-spread of nearly a foot. It spins a cocoon, the silk of whioh is better and stronger than that of the ordinary silk worm; but, unfortun ately, it connot be reeled. Tho De partment of Agriculture tried for years to discover a way of reeling it, but without success. Moths of this species often alight on ships in tho Indian Ocean. Thero is a butterfly of the Malay Peninsula and Malayan Archipelago whioh has a spread of ton inches. In India and tropical ?frica are found giant forms of thoso remarkablo in sectskuown as "walkingsticks," which look like twigs of trees. Some of them mcasuro oightcou inches in length. They aro related to grasshoppers and katydids. In tropical America aro found certain huge species of bugs that ero closely related to tho familiar clcctric-hght bugs of this country. Liko tho latter, which havo been popularly known only since the introduction of tho eloctrio light, they fly at night, living during the day at the bottom of ponds. Japan's Ancient BaiiMug House. Commercial houses which have ex isted for over 100 yea? aro by uo means common in Europe, aud quito rare in this country. It is curious to noto that commercial houses a hun dred or moro years old uro quito fre quent in China aud Japan, where a great many firm3 havo for centuries beeu handed dowu from father to sou, and remained in tue family. Tho old est existing business ii probably a Japanese bankiug homo, at Kobe, which baa for moro thau 350 years been in tho bauds of one and the samo family, the style of tho lirm not hav ing changed once in this long period. What is Indicate:! by tlic Tangue. A white tongue indicates fcbrilo dis turbance, 6ays tho Medical Age; a brown, moist tongue, indigestion; a brow, dry tongue, depression, blood poisoning, typhoid fever; a red, moist tongue, inflammatory fever ; u red, glazed tougue, general fever, loss of digestion; a tremulous, moist aud flabby tongue, feebleness, nervous ness, Itemuri-nbio Case of Manslaughter. Nuno Mach, a sculptress in Paris, j bad a boy for a model. She put wot plaster ou hun to maka a mold, aud ho took cold and died. Sbo was charged with manslaughter, but, be ing acquitted, his lather is suing her for $.?000 damages. FASHION'S REALM. NEW AND DAINTY DEVICES FOR WOSllSK'S APPAREL. Latest Collars, Ruffs and Collarettes Pretty Tea Gowns of Persian Silk - Felt Hats for Fair Cyclers. J ff y HE collars, ruffs, collarettes s I / and short capes this season J ' N are very elaborate. Even the (f * simplest of them have some new addition. Tho whito satin stock now has upright wings of accordion plaited loco that riso from tho inside of tho collar. White satin loops fin ish it on tho back and sides. Ono of the boas that is becoming to a slight LATEST COLLARS neck is made of very full, loose plac ings of black chiffon. It stands way out boyond tho eare, and is finished in front, whero it ends in long, full strings, with bunches of violets. An other variation of these dainty novel ties is the Elizabethan raff in chiffon, which is very high in the back and veiy low in tho front. It is finished with a.bow in the back. The Mario Antoinette fichu is still much worn. It is made of embroidered muslin or chiffon, and crosses very near the throat. Black mousseline- de eowj edged tf:ith yellow Valenciennes lace, makes a pretty shoulder cape. Deep sailor collars of fine lace and embroid ered aro worn over flowered silks. They aro finished with tho whito satin stook collar. Short, small capes, bare ly reaching to thc waist, are much in vogue. Ono of tho pale shot silk, covered with arabesques of tho period, the front composed of a full vest of louisine, his a collar of soft whito mousselino do soie. It is lined with white satin. A chic model is of black Brussels net, accordion plaited, over a liniDg of delicate pink. Tho fall raffle about thc neck is studded with applo blossoms. A friugc of tho samo flower hangs about the shoulders. TEA GOWN OF PERSIAN SILE. In tho second largo illustration soft striped Persian silk is stylishly united with sheer linen batiste, over yellow silk, and decorated with fino batiste all-over embroidery and iasertiou to match. Tho handsomo gown, although elaborato in effect, is so eiaiplo ia do tail that tho most inexperienced will find no difficulty ia realizing a gown just liko tho picture. Thc lining fronts aro fitted with single bust darts, under-arm and sido back pores com pleting tho smooth adjustment at tho sides. Tho fall fronts aro fr.cod in centre with yellow silk and covered with tho batiste, closing at tho left sido under the revcro or collar. Thc top is shirred ia evenly spaced rows of gathers with a heading. Three rows of insertion trim the foot, ono on each sido mark ing the odgo of tho difierent material. Tho broad sailor collar is mado of tho and plain lawD, dimity or other cotton wash fabrics will mako up daintily with decoration of laco or embroid ery. Tho quantity of material 44 inches wide required to mako tho tea gown for a lady having a ?JG inch bust meas TEA GOWN OB ure is 6? yards, Thc hints are by May Manton, P0IXT3 Allon' NSW PAIUMIA Parasols ol Iba mun cumuu'ry do eoriptioo dely ttie elements with their gauzy loveliness, and the display in fha New York shops blouema oat aa? w each week. Among tho latest novel ties aro whito silk parasols with a two inch border of colored shirred flower ing woven in around the edge, while others of wbito silk are trimmed with fonr-inch colored gauze ribbons with brocaded patterns, and shaded from a light color on one edge to almost whito on the other. This is sewn flat cn the silk about three inches from thc edge of tho parasol, and a bow of the ribbon finishes the top. Ecru linen batiste parasols are another novelty ; they are trimmed with ecru embroidery to match the gowns. Chameleon and china silk parasols, without any decoration, aro the most useful styles in all tho wondrous dis play of beruffled lace, chiffon ard flower-trimmed novelties, and they are equally suitable to carry with a tailor gown or a thin muslin. A new shape in parasols is called the pagoda. AND COLLAItETTS. The rib3 turn up at the ends outside, and the wholo is made vory effective by full chiffon linings of a contrasting color. A hugo chiffon rosetto encircles tho handle, so that when tho parasol hi closed it resembles an immense bouquet. Tho newest sticks oro very slender, mounted with Dresden ohiua and painted to correspond with the changeable silks. FELT HATS FOR 0TCLI23. Tho plain felt hat is pro eminently suited to hor who wheels, says "tifo" Now York Commercial Advertiser. CYCLING HAT'? The two hats skotch<\t are examples of tho most popular '"rapes for cyclers. The one is of d' .tj with a rosette of ribbon placed at tho base of a group of pheasants' quills, tho other of brown, lined with black felt and trimmed with black ribbon and spec kled feathers. CANVAS TRAVELING GOWN.' A traveling sown of string colored canvas, designed for a coming bride, is shown by a fashionable modiste. Tho skirt is trimmed at tho hom with silk and covered with all-over batiste embroidery, a frill of embroidered edg ing being wired to stand up around the neck. The full puffs are arranged over comfortable sleeve linings that teach below the elbow, where they aro com pleted with cuff bands and a deep frill oi embroidery to match neck. Tho full back is shirred in evenly spaced rows under the collar in back, and hang9 in graceful Watteau folds to the foot of skirt. Gowns by tho modo can bo developed in less expensive mate rial, or in tho costliest brocades, with shimmering net over a satin front, Stripped aud plain batiste, figured three rows of braid of tba tame color j the euat bas Norfolk plaits at the back, j opeuing in froot over a rest of .Persian silk, with taffeta frills edged with Isca ; jaboted down either side, > ^ MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysen tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In fantum, Teething Children, Cholera Morbos, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, Fains, Griping, LOBS of Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis eases of the Stomach and Bowels. j ) prrrs CARMINATIVE . ' ? Io thc standard. It carries children over 6 thc critical period of teething, and ?\ is recommended hy physicians, as thc friend of Mothers, Adults and I ' Children. It is pleasant to the taste, ,) and never fails to give satisfaction, A few doses will demonstrate its su ? t?crlativc virtues. Price, 25 cts. per( A bottle. For sale by druggists. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS, WAY TO WASH WINDOWS, lt scorned necessary to wash iht windows, writes Bose Seelye Miller, and yet it was beyond all question im practicable to take them out and wash in the usual way. "Why don't you use kerosene?" a friend asked. _ i I confessed my ignorance of the kerosene method, but did not admit my incredulity as well. She explained the way to use tho kerosene and then even went so far as to demonstrate with little rags and a cup of kerosene and water. First tho window was dusted carefully, then a oup with per haps a gill of water and a tablespoon ful of kerosene was secured, one or two little rags and a couple of good sized ones for wiping the window, and thon she set to work. She was daintily dressed, but was as fresh when she was through as when she begun. The window was rubbed well with kero sene and water and then wiped with one towoi and polished with another. It shone like a diamond, e.nd I was convinced of the utility of kerosene, although it still seemed more than miraculous, as tho kerosene ought by good rights to leave it smeary and dull, to my notion. The kerosene is also useful for clean ing mirrors, etc. ; in fact, all kinds of glass articles take ou a new luster and brilliancy when deaned with this com mon plebeian coal oil. It leaves no odor and would leave co suspioion of 'its use even on out glass tableware. Chicago Record, SOAKING CLOTHES.' Before putting clothes in soak re member to remove all stains. Fruits stains and coffee steins may be re moved by cold water. Iron rust is one of the stains which may be left till after the washing, as washing doe? not seem to set it perceptibly. It oan bo taken out at any time by laying the stain over a board in the hot sun, cov ering it with salt and saturating it with lemon juice. Slight jaildew stains will yield to the same treatment ~ '?*"'^ A rusty or soiled iron is a very un satisfactory arti ale to use. All flatirons should be washed at least two or three times a year in warm water in which a tablespoonful of lard to the gallon is melted. Wipe them dry and set them in a warm place till every drop of moist uro is gono. Irons should be kept io a cloan place, away from the dust, whore it is perfectly dry, but it is very bad practice to allow thom to lie about tho stove, as somo house keepers do. Standing continually on the 6tove destroys tho temper of tho iron, a ad irons that have lost their temper will not retain their heat one half cs long as those which have been properly cared for. Tho best iron holders are those made of cotton bed ticking. Do not make them too thick. Two layers of wood stitched between two pieces of bed ticking makes an iron holder: which is thiok enough for all practical I purposes, and is not too clumsy to bel put through the wash. Keep four or' five holders in use, and give the ironer a fresh supply for each ironing. Do not wait till the holders are greasy and stiff before they aro put through the wash. Everything in connection with tho laundry should bo kept spotlessly! cloan. Koop two covors to the ironing! board and two ironing sheets, so that' a fresh cover and sheet may be had whenever the one in use may be soiled. It is no economy to use old sheets for this purpose. It costs but( little to buy heavy unbleached muslin* from whioh to make these sheets. Old sheets are soon ironed into rags when used up in this way, and there are many ot her ways of utilizing old cot-' ton.-Baltimore Sun? s - Soft Uorn Bread-Half a pint of cornmeal, half a pint or' four milk, half a pint of sweet milk, tablespoon ful of melted butter, pinch of salt, two well boaton eggs. Bake in deep dish. Delicato Cako-Ono and one-half cups of sugar, one-half cup butter, beat to a cream ; then add the well beaten whites of six eggd and one-half cup milk, ono and one-half cups flour, one-half cup cornstarch and two tea spoons baking powder. Sift flour, cornstarch and baking powder to gether. Beat thoroughly, flavor with one-half teaspoon almond and bake in moderato oven. Sufficient for three days. Lobster Salad-Ono can lobsters, picking out all the bones, two table spoons melted butter, two hard-boiled eggs, ono tablespoon mustard, one cup vinegar, ono teaspoon salt, one salt spoon of pepper, one head of colcry, one heaping cup of cold boiled veal. Lobster, veal, eggs and celery should bo chopped fine. Then mix all in gredients together and set asido in a cool place until it is to be used. Suffi cient for two meals. Pauline Muffins -Ono pint flour, one pint milk, two eggs, one tablespoon bugar, one tablespoon butter, two tea spoons baking powder, one-half tea spoon sF.lt. Mix and sift together th? Sour, baking powder and salt, rub tb? butter and sugar, then mix the flout with it to a cream ; add .he eggs and beat un ;il smooth. Then pour in tb? milk wi beat rapidly until very light, Pour into buttered mutha riogs ftae! boko lu a auiok OYOU, To ?BEAM of eating oysters signifies Urge increase in trade or bnAineti.