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Evening gazette, Thursday, September 8, 1898 · page 5

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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
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Mrs. Theodore C. Camp of New Y01 k
has returned home after a .visit with
her parents Mr. .and Mrs. John Bir
chard of Spring street.

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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Umbach of

- South Orange, N. J ., are guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob M. Layton of -Fairfield
avenue. _

There was a drOp of 30 degrees in
the register of the thermometers as
between yesterday morning at 7 o’clock
and the same hour this morning.

 

S. M. Sutciiffe, of Hawthorne, Fla.,
is a guest at the home of Theodore
Knapp on Union street.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza
Jane Gregory, wife of George B.Greg-
ory, was held lthis afternoon, Rev. S.
B. Pond ofiiciating. The interment
was at Willow Brook cemetery.

—Advert.lse in THE GAZETTE.

 

.The. fair of the Noroton Catholic

' ‘éhurch opened _last evening in the

Town hall at Darien.

Mrs. Sylvester Hunt of South Nor-

‘ walk is sojourning at Ocean Grove.

Charles Roth of Brooklyn, isvisiting
Mr.'and Mrs. John Herring of Pine
street.

Mr. and Mrs. James French who
have been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Gray of Spring street, have
returned to their home in Philadelphia.

—-Advertise in—THEGAZETTE.

David J. Sheehan who has been en
joying a short vacation in town re-
turned to Washington to-day.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Platt
Keeler will be held at Weston, to-day.

Edward Kelly, Jr., of West avenue,
South Norwalk, has taken the examina-
tion in chemistry and expects a diploma
as a licensed druggist at an early date.

Anussvnsms.

My Friend From India.

Farce-comedy as known a few years
since is shorn of its most abused
features now and appeals more to the
intellect and to a more refined sense of
humor. Throwing down furniture,
thrashing about the stage, breaking up
properties with a dialogue containing
the broadest double entendre has?
given way to a style of comedy decided-
ly foreign to the above and much

etter.

Du Souchet’s comedy “My Friend
from India” now famous in New York
and London as well as lesser cities
throughout the country, exemplifies
this theory in a marked degree. It is
exceedingly funny and filled with

situations, the most absurd and mirth-

provoking'and is absolutely free from
objectionable features of any kind.
The production of this play will be
seen at Hoyt’s Theatre on Monday
evening next. . ‘ ‘

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A Sword for Admiral Schley.

The people of several Pennsylvania
towus are sending in subscriptions to
the Philadelphia Times for the fund
which will purchase a handsome sword
for Admiral W. S. Schley and which
will be presented to him next month.

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YachtUpset.

During yesterdays storm Capt. Van-
Sciver’s yacht Gladys May was over-
turned near the yacht club quarters.
She was sighted after the gale had
subsided. .

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——Tl_iu Time to Invest.

When the first rich discoveries of
gold on. the Klondike were proclaimed,
the topic at once became of absorbing
interest. People were over-powered
by the magnitude of- these riches.
Every one will want Klondike mining
stock this year.
better cbances than The Joseph Ladue
Gold Mining & Development company
of Yukon. This company owns placer
claims yielding $12 per cubic foot, and
quartz claims assaying $300 In free
milling gold to the ton. The excluswe
timber right fifteen miles on both sides
of the Yukon, with a saw-mill earning

'1 $1350 a day; some of the best lots in the

City of Dawson. They also Own _a line

No company otfers -

 

of ocean and river steamers running

‘ between Seattle and Dawson, via Shy

Michael. .All of our readers who are
interested in the Klondike regionI

’ should read the advertisement in this I

issue, and also write for prospectus.

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Town Auditors C. R. Olmstead, and
G. C. Gregbryare working at the town
accounts. ‘

' Prof. Edward Olmstead visited New
Haven on Wednesday.

Mrs. Washington Post and the Misses

Post were the guests of T. F. Gilbert

' on Tuesday.

Encourageing reports have been re-
ceived regarding the condition of
Augustus Winkler who has been ill at
the Bridgeport hospital for the past
two weeks.

.-T. P. Smith’s large flock of poultry
was visited’by a fox one night last
week, and nine fine fowls killed.

Mrs. L. T. Holmes and Master Linsley
Holmes who have been the guests of
Mrs. H. G. Thomson, returned to.
Elmira on Wednesday.

Among the local visitors to the Ros.
coe Cottage, Hickory Blufi, this week,
where anumber of local young people
are enjoying their annual outing under
the chaperonage of Mrs. G. A. Daven-
port, are Mrs. H. G. Thomson, Mrs. S.
W. Banning, Mrs. J. M. Betts, Mrs.
H. L. Sturges and Miss Banning.

Chauncey Hurd, of Brooklyn.
been visiting his parents. -

Mrs. El. D. Hui-d has been quite ill.

Charles Thomas, of Stamford, visited
friends in town Labor Day.

The regular monthly meeting of the
selectmen was held at the town house
on Monday. '

A lawn festival for the benefit of the
St. Matthew’s Sunday school will he
held at the Folsom residence, Ridge ly
Farm, Wednesday afternoon, Septem-
ber 14th., from 3 to 6 o’clock. A pro-
gram of songs and recitations is in
preparation. Refreshments will be
served. '

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Frank Comstock is quite ill.

C. E. Morris is recovering from a
severe attack of the grip.

Rev. William E. Hooker has been
enjoying an outing at Block Island this
week.

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CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.

They are Possessed With Strange Ideas of
Economy.

The spirit of economy in the Chinese
race transcends all that can be imag-
ingd. The smallest particle of matter
is‘ utilized. The old cast off‘ account
book of the merchant is cut into pieces
and oiled to serve instead of glass, in
windows or lanterns. A coolie Who
has a six hours’ march with a. heavy
burden will return to his point of de-
parture without havingbroken his
fast, in order to save the two cents his
breakfast would have cost away from
home. Nothing is more curious than
to see them eat, although, with their
famous chopsticks, they do not per-
form all the wonderful featsgenerally
supposed. Everything is served them
in bowls, or saucers, and with the chop-
sticks they raise the pieces of meat or
fish to the mouth, with sufficient grace.
Each one has a. bowl of rice, which he
holds near his lips, and with the aid
of the chopsticks he pushes the con-
tents into his mouth. It is curious to
see them pick up with their chopsticks
the grains of rice that fall on the
ground. The children are taught. this
art from their earliest years, nothing
must be lost, not even the smallest
grain.—'—St. Louis Republican.

 

Salutes on the Sea.

There is no naval ceremony more
rigidly observed than the firing of sa-
lutes. It is almost a matter of relig-
ion with the sea dogs to see that every
one entitled to a. salute gets it, and
in its proper manner, too. Whenever
the president is on a. warship all other
ships of the fleet, and naval stations
which they pass, fire a. salute of twen-
ty-one guns. When a. visiting officer
boards a. ship he is received by side
boys. They stand on each side of the
gangway, every ’hand going up in a.
salute as the visitor passes. Every
man on a. warship, from admiral to ap-
prentice boy, salutes the Stars and
Stripes on board the vessel, which_sa.-
lute is returned by [the officer of the
deck. Boat, salutes are given by tossing
the cars, that is, holding them upright
'in the air with the blades turned side-
ways. All officers and men, whether
dressed-in uniform or not, salute their
senior officer on meeting—Philadelphia
Call.

“ Clock Sympathy.
If we place two clocks on the same
shelf and adjust their pendulums to
swing in exact unison, and set one of

 

ass‘rosmc QUIET memo...

 

Arrival of'Suvel'aI \‘Vurships. Fate “I U"
.. Christians Uncertain.

Ca‘ndia, Island of Crete, Sept. 7.4’l‘he
British battleship Camperdmvn, hav:
’ing on board Sir A. Bllloti, the British
consul at Canea; has arrived here.
Several other warships ' have also
reached this port, reinforcements of.
bluejuckets have been landed, and an

early, restoration of quiet is expected.‘

The British vice consul here, Mr. Ca-
looherino, lost his life during the re-
cent, fighting.

The fires have been extinguished.
but during the rioting the British and
German consulates were burned. The
custom house, barracks and court
house were Saved.

Quiet is being rapidly restored.

 

London, Sept. 7.—Sir A. Bllloti, the
British consul at Canea, who went to
Candia on board the British battleship
Camperdown, cabled to the foreign of-

gfice saying that the rioting at Canea

’was onused in the following manner:
A British soldier on guard at the tax
office was suddenly stabbed in the back
and he dropped his rifle, which explod-
ed, killing a Mussuman. The firing
then became general, and a party of
British torpedo gunboat Hazard was
almost annihilated before’the sailors
could reach their ship. A detachment
of forty-five British soldiers was dri-
ven from its quarters near the tele-
graph station and many were wound-

ed. The total _casualtles, so far as
known. are twenty killed and fifty
wounded.

The fate of the Christians in other
towns is uncertain, but it is feared that
only those who succeeded in obtaining
refuge in the court houses have been
saved. _ .

The British vice consul, Mr. Calocho-
rino, was burned to death in his house.

_ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN

 

The President Announces that. No sum
Can Enve‘All Its Troops Mastered 0m

Washington, Sept. S.—T_he following
statement has been Issufld from the
war department:

"In response to the request of the
governors of some of the states for
the muster out of their entire volun-
teer force, the president replied in sub-
stance as follows:

” ‘Answ'erlng your telegraphic request
for the muster out of your regiments.
I have already directed that one hun-
dred thousand of the volunteers shall
be mustered out of the service. This
because in my judgment that number
can be spared. About one hundred
thousand will remain, as the govern-
ment now requires in Cuba, Porto Ri.
co and the Philippines, a larger army
than the regular military establish-
ment affords. The muster out, like the
muster in, will be as- nearly as possible
according to the population of the sev-
eral states. The suggestion to muster
out all the volunteers from your state
cannot, therefore, be entertained. The

. secretary of war has already inquired

 

them to running, in the course of time i

the other will Start up in sympathy.
Each sound impulse caused by the vi-
bration of the pendulum of the clock
that is running is communicated to the
other pendulum. Each successive im-
pu-lse adds to :the swing of the sympa-
t'h‘etic pendulum, which begins in an
exceedingly small way.

A Nev? Experiment.
The latest thing to belutilized by the

grasping decorator is the ribbed paste-
board similar to that in which bottles

are wrapped. This dull, tinted, corru-
gated surface has attracted their artis-
tic eyes, and they have boldly seized
upon it to accomplish some very good
effects.\ As usual, they take the coun-
try houses for their daring experi-

' ments, because there one expects, or at

least forgives any bizarre scheme inrthe
way of decoration. The pasteboard is
used in its natural color of a sort of
coffee brown, or it is sometimes paint-
ed over inga dull red, green. or yel-

low.

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é—An the Successful Merchants or
this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE.

 

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of the governors of the several states
what regiments in their judgment can
with the least inconvenience remain
in the service. Their advices will, so
far as consistent with the public in—
terests, be complied with.’ "

President Plans to Travel. 5
Washington, Sept. 8.——A delegation
from Chicago. consisting of President
Harper of the Chicago University,
Judge John Barton Payne, .5. r‘. Wal-
lace and J. XV. Iii-a. called at the
W'hite House yesterday. Their mission
was to invite the president to the peace
jubilee to be held in that city on Octo-
ber 18 and 19.

Mr. McKinley accepted the invita—
tion and will stop there on his way
back from the Omaha exposition, which
he will visit on October 10th, 11th and
12th.

Secretaries Gage, Vl'ilson and Alger
have also accepted the invitation to
be present at the Chicago peace jubi-
lee.

The president told an Alabama dele-
gation that he would come to Birming-
ham for that city's peace jubilee if it
was possible to arrange it.

He had been urged by General Lee
to visit the Jacksonville camp, and he
hoped to go there after leaving Chi—
cago. He might stop at Birmingham
on the. way. '

Schlcy Calls" on bfnc‘ns.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. 8..——Admi-
ral Schley and General Gordon came
ashore from the cruiser New Orleans,
the. admiral’s flagship, at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon and walked to-
gether from the wharf to the Hotel
Inglaterra.

They were accompanied by their re—
spective staffs and fOIIOWed by a great
crowd. They remained at the hotel,
awaiting the arrival of Gen. Brooke,
who came by train from Rio Piedras,
and arriving shortly before four
o’clock.

The party (then proceeded to the
captain general's palace, where they
were received by Captain General Ma-
eias.

LI HUNG CHANG DEPOSED.

 

Great Chinamnn Dlsul seed at England's
Demand.

Pekin, Sept. 8.—Li Hung Chang has
been dismissed from power. It is pre-
sumed this was done in accordance
with the demand which, it was rumor-
ed, the British minister here, Sir Claude
Macdonald, was instructed to make on
account of the alleged general partic
ality of the great Chinaman to Russia,
culminating in Great Britain being de-
prived of a railroad contract by giv-
ing the Russo-Chinese Bank financial
control of the road. '

Admiral Ccrvera ln-Wnshlnztnn.

Washington, Sept. 8.—Admiral Cer-
vera, his son, Lieutenant Angelo Cer-
vera, and‘Lieutenant Gomez Imaz, ar-
rived here yesterday from Norfolk and
called at the navy department. In the
absence of Secretary Long, the _admi-
ml and his two companions paid their
respects to Assistant Secretary Allen,
and to him expressed thanks and grati-
tude for the kindly treatment accord—
ed them while prisoners of the ‘United
States. The party remained but a few
moments.

Miss Lethr to Name the Illinois.-

Chicago, Sept. 8.——-Governor Tanncr'

has selected Miss Daisy Lelter, daugh-
ter of Levi Z. Leiter of this city, to
name the battleship Illinois, which will
beglaunéhed at Newport News during
the latter part of this month.

“You’re gcting out in titpe for 'the
war, Jerry,” said the Warden with a
smile, as he gave. Na. 979 his hand at
parting. - . .

No. 979 smiled gixlmly' in return.
With his little bundle of clothing in
hand and $23 in his pocket he walked
out of. .the prison that had been his
home for six’ years. -

For Jerry Carroll was a man with-
out hope. The iron had burned in his
soul. In all the world there was no
one he could call friend.

“De war,” he muttered.' “How de
—— could I enlist? Dey’d soon find
out I’d worn stripes. War?”

His face grew black and sinister, He
cursed as he walked toward the rail-
road station and made a. desperate
vow in his hard heart. .

Henceforth . his band should be
against every man. The world should
be his prey. As he had suffered from
society, so he would requite, society
sevenfold.

That night he prowled along the
Bowery, whose many lights glittered
like wicked eyes. ‘

He drank again and again.

A cutler’s window fascinated him
with its display of shining knives.

_He thrust his pallid, evil face and
dishonorably shaven head close to
the window and soon selected his
weapon. '

He went into the store and presently
came out with the knife hidden be-
neath his rough coat.

That knife he meant for the man
whose testimony had sent , him to
prison.

He would find'him, Find him? He
58th his clinched fist at the darkness
as he staggered on.

Next day he wandered here and there
through the wretched streets of the
east side, looking in every man’s face.
The One thought'lurking in the mind,
of the unhappy man was that of mur-
der.

Over and over as planned how he.
should come upon him, how spring up-
on him like a wild beast, how bury
that knife in his heart.

Suddenly a shriek of childish fury
roused him from his fit of abstraction.

He gazed stupidly upon a wretched,
dirty little boy, who, sitting upon a
wretched, dirty doorstep, dug his fists
in his eyes and walled aloud.

“Wot dc devil ails de kid?” asked
the Ishmaelite, stopping short.

Me Stars and rStripes.”

“Your wot? 'Well, I’m danged.
Makin‘all this blomin’ row" about a
flag?”

“A lady giv’ me a flag an’ we wuz
playin’ killin’ Spaniards, an’ Mickey
Dun an’ Tony de Dago hooked it from
me an’ run—dung dere eyes!” and the
child gnashed his teeth with impotent
rage.

Jerry’s heart Vflinstantly warmed to
this tiny Ishmaelite. He, too, had his
grievance against society. Society had
robbed him of his
sion.

He held out his hand.

“Come along wid me,” he said. “.I’ll
buy youse a flag. An’ fer God’s sake
quit that ho-llcrin’.”

The child quickly wiped away his
tears and taking his new friend’s hand
went confidingly with him.

They soon found a fakir selling
flags, and Jerry bought one for the
boy as well as a tiny badge bearing
the historic inscription: “Remember
the Maine.”

The boy’s grimy little hands trem-
bled with dellght as he took the flag.

“Youse must go along home wid

 

me,” he stated. “I want me fodder
ter see dis flag. If youse don’t come
dem t’ieves will take dis one and de
pin, too."

Jerry liked the boy, and humored
him. ' ‘

“All right," he said I’ll
youse. W’ere is it?” _

“Ludlow street,” 'said the child,
strutting along with his flag. “Me
fadder’s pretty sick. He don’t say
nothin’ more to me much. He jest
lies wid his face 'ter de wall all day.
But he’ll look at dis flag, fer he wuz
dead agin dem Spaniards an’ wuz u-
goin’ for de war ’fore he took sick.”

No, 979 followed his little guide into
the cold. cheer-less room. where the
sick man lay on a miserable bed.

At sound of footsteps, he turned his
face, ghastly and damp with the ap-
proach of death. toward them.

And at sight of that face, everything
went red before the convict, and he
reached blindly for his knife.

“Jerry Carroll,” said the dying man,
raising himself on one elbow, “is that
you?” I’m a-dyin‘, Jerry, that’s wot.
I am a-dyin’. It’s a good job youse
come. I want yer forgiveness, Jerry.
afore I go. ,Yer forgive”-——

He raiseda feeble hand.

“Youse were innocent, Jerry, that I
swear, ,- Bob,” turning helplessly to
the child. “Bob, little Bob, listen to
wot I’m a sayin’ now. Dis here gen-
tleman, Bob, were badly treated. Try
to make up ter him, Hob, fer de trou—
ble I‘ve made."

He stopped suddenly.
dropped on his breast.

He was dead.

The convict stood as one stupefied.
His jaw dropped.

The knife fell from his hand and
cluttered down on the cold, bare floor.

Suddenly he looked at little Bob.

The frightened child was shaking
his father; -

“Look at me flag, dad,” he was say-
ing. “look!” '

He stopped suddenly and softly
whimpered-a forlorn little creaturt
clutching his flag close to his ragged
shirt. . '

The Inhmaelite sank into a chair.

go wid

His head

 

vHe put his arms around the desolate
little figure, and. drawing the boy to
his brenst, burst into a passion of
team—Now York *World.

won—n..-- - ~~-- 9‘,

Jenny’s Revolver.” .*

‘Me flag,” howled the child; “me flag, 2

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L" Banana. Sandwiched. . ‘
Banana. sandwiches are sometimes
i served as a. simple luncheon dessert, or
for the children’s table. The fruit is
sliced and placed between brown slices
. of buttered bread. These'are laid in a
shallow gloss or china. dish, and just
before serving a pint of boiled custard
is poured overland around them. ,An-

 

 

3 other variation for the children’s des- .

:sert is a. wholesome substitute for the
I eclairs of which they are so fond. Buy
.at the Ibaker’s the long pointedflnger
rolls, and after one side has been cut
down with a. fork, dig out as much of
the inside as possible. Have ready 8
I little boiled custard made in the ordin-
ary way, except with slight additional
Ithickness gained either with a. little
‘ gelatine or by stirring in a tablespoon-
ful of flour wet in a. little cold milk.
This is the proper proportion of a pint
of custard. The custard serves as 'a
, filling for the rolls. At this season it
=is a pleasant variation to add a little
Iof the strawberry juice pressed from
; fresh strawberries, or avery little pine-
apple or banana pulp may also be used
to flavor the. filling. Plain Whipped
cream or that over which a little sweet
chocolate has been grated is another
welcome variety. It is the pastry of
the eclair which is especially unwholec
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Bloune Waist: for Girls. *u'fi'

Although girls of twelve and four-
'teen wear the regulation shirt waist
with standing collar and jaunty tie
now, the stores devoted to garments
for children’s wear make a. specialty
of fancy waists and blouses, which are
much more humming and youthful

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A pretty model is the full blouse of
lawn or dimity. gathered in at the

waist, and trimmed with ruffles of the’

material. These blouses are either
made with the large sailor collar or
small turned-down affair, with cuffs to
match. A narrow ruffle also adorns
the hand down the centre of the front.

Dainty Accessories.
Fancy yokes, guimpes, or collar-
ettes are every where en evidence on

dainty are formed of sheer nainsook or
mull, in clusters of fine lingerie tucks,
with insertions and projecting edges
of Valenciennes lace. The tucked
guimpe extending into a narrow vest,
and showing inside the fronts of the
silk or satin waist, is a. very popular
bodice arrangement. To this guimpe
is added a collar band of nainsook in
minute tucks laid over White silk or
velvet ribbon, and trimmed.all around
the top with a. standing frill of Valen-
ciennes lace an inch or more in width.
There are also sleeve cuffs or inside
frills of the lace-edged and tucked
nainsook.

 

Foolish Whims.

One of the very foolish whims of
fashion followed mostly by young girls
in society—who do not yet fully value
their possession of almost perfect com-
plexions—is the discarding of any sort
of parasol or sunshade in their day-
time drives, beach waiks, mountain-
climbing, etc. “It is the thing to do,"
ergo, no parasol; and entreaties on the

ones are worse than useless. Another
fiat of fashion has gone forth—veils
are to be abolished. Already ultra-
fashionable women have discarded
them, but the majority will temporize
by wearing the veil much shorter, or
otherwise will have to defy the auto-
crat altogether. This is the most
crucialtest 'of fidelity to fashion which
has been made, and the result will be
awaited with considerable interest by
those who believe that all fashionable
women will follow whither fashion
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Burma-e Blends.

A Burmese mineral procession is a
very unique and picturesque sight in-
deed. It is led, unlike the funeral cor-
teges of other-Oriental races, by a 11119
of oddly-shaped and peculiarly-decor-
ated carts. These are drawn by the
splendid oxen of the country, which
are 'as docile as their masters, as full
of mild-eyed dignity as the priests be-
side them. » -

The Bermese riot in colour and in
an opulence of flowers. Usually the
oxen are garlanded with wreaths of
flowers—like the ponies and natives of
Hawaii—but the flowers are laid aside
when the slow-gaited beasts are in the
train of death. The chief mourners.
the officiating priests, the nearest
neighbours and friends of the deceased
ride in the curiously-shaped Burmese
carts in the front of the ,procession.

The priests are robed in white. like
50 many 'swarthy Romans, and walk
or ride immediately after the family of
the dead. Priests seem to abound in
plenty in Burmah, and one usually sees
tWenty or thirty of them in line even
at thegfunerals of the poor.

Following the priests comes the fu-
neral cart. It is shaped like a house-
boat, covered by a. softly-coloured silk
canopy, and fairly bgistles with um-
brellas and pennants." After the main
body of the procession, at every Bur—
mese obsequy one sees a heterogene-
ous collection of carts and pedestrians,
priests and laymen, following the dead
man to his last. long rest. This is a
voluntary tribute of respect. T6 them
it is as natural to honour the dead as
it is to be gentle and kind toward the
living.

 

 

. "AI, Bo—o'r Hing-é..—

The door—hinge screen is an espec—
ially useful article to put in one’s
trunk. At most summer boarding-
houses the ventilating transoxn is ab-
sent, and the door must be set ajar
much of thegtim’e to secure a current
of air. Often the hinges allow space
for the inside of the room to be seen,
and .a strip of Chintz, with four thumb.
tacks, is an easy solution of the diffi-
culty. For permanent and more orna-
mental use'a hinge-screen made of
ribbon, with floral designs, is effective.
It should be from five to six inches
wide, and may be finished at the bot-
tom with a rosette if desired. Often
these door-hinges are very necessary
to keep the ' injurious crack-draught
from a bed which must stand in range
of it, on the principle of the old Span-
ish proverb: “He who sits with his
back to a draught, faces his coflin.”

Valance-.101- Beds.

Valances for metal bedsteads are
made with a. heading and usually
stretched by running a. tape through
the double seam. The spread that ac~
companies the valance is of the same.
material—cretonne, or for summer nap,
organdie—and should be just longl
enough to fall a. little below the head-_

 

 

lng. These bedspreads not only con-F

tribute to the decorative effect of a.-
room, but are a. thoroughly useful pro-
tection. The valance keeps the dust
from the under side of the mattress.
and the light spread, covering bed and
pillow. insures neatness to the bed
linen underneath.

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Teuchlnk Boys to Cook.

The domestic science department of
a. woman's club has found a class of
boys-recruited to be instructed in
camp cooking exceedingly profitable.
The boys are from the families of well-
to-do persons, and become remarkably
proficient in making coffee, broiling
steak, bacon, or fish, tossing together
corn-bread, and preparing eggs in vari.
ous toothsoma Ways. The idea is a
valuable one, now that summer camps
for growing lads are popular. '

The REAw CAUSE

' Many physicians do not seem to know that the real cause of the weaknesses
of many women is to be found in disordered Kidneys and Bladder. They erron-
eously treat women for “ female troubles," and their medicine does not teach the
affected parts at all. The other day the New York papers recorded the death of

~ . a. woman whodied 6f Kidne troubles and had been treated for

f she had taken Dr. David Ken-

BOTTLE FREE—413.11 men
and Bladder Disorders should send
name and address .to the Dr. David
Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, -N. Y..

,when a sam le bottle and pamphlet

will be maile free. ' Mention tln'sflafler
w/Ieu you' write. Don't delay with a
dangerous malady like Kidney Disease;
life is too Valuable to be thrown away.
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