The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-04
How t, Do Up Shirts.

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A lady correspondent furnishes an
exchange with the following: To three
tablespoonfuls of common starch, well
boiled in quart of water, add lump
of lard the size of a pea, tablespoonful
of sugar and little salt. Let it COO
until you can use it without burning
your hands. When the clothes are
thoroughly dry, damped your shirts in a
cold thin starch, roll them up and let
them lay one hour before ironing
When ready so iron have bowl o.
clean, cold water at hand, dip clean
handkerchief into it and wiring it out
dry; then stretch the shirt over shirt
board, and with the dampened handker-
chief wipe of every particle OF starch
that appears on the surface, taxing care
always to wipe downward Be careful
not to have the iron too hot The more !
pressure you use on the startched surface |
the finer polish you will get. | have
done up shirts in this way for several |
years, and know that it will produce a
polish equal to any laundry work. !
forgot to mention in its proper place
that you should never boil the starch
until the clothes are ready to hang up to
dry. No shirt can be done up nicely
without shirtboard. The one l have
is two feet long and one foot wide-an
inch board planed smooth, and covered
on one side with six thicknesses of
flannel, the top one being soft white
iadnel. The first five thicknesses are
stretched over tightly, and tackled secure
ly on the edge of the board, all around;
lhe white flannel, outside, is atitched to
the edge of the others, SO that it can be
removed for washing whenever pecessa-
ry. Old blankets or shawls that have
done their duty as such can he we'll
utilized for this purpose.
Mr.. George Smith, the As<yrian ex-
plorer, is expected to return to England
soon by the way of Bagdad and Bonn bay.
Field Marshal Won Wrangel will eel
brate the commencement of his eightieth
year of service in the army of Prussia,
on the 10Th of August next.
The drinking fountains being put up
abont Boston at present are inscribed
"The Gift of Three Little Sisters"
Each fountain has gas light by its
side.
Dom Pedro desires to induce Russians
to settle in Brazil instead of in this
country. He offers 160 acres of land
and the certainty of one years subsis-
tence.
) Gen. Schenck has written letter an
nouncing his intention, at least for the
present, to remain in private life and de-
vote himself to the improvement of his
private fortunes.
The Boston Herald reports that "Gov-
, ernor Tilden has made a conditional en-.
| gagement of housekeeper for the
White House-Mrs. Edwin Leavitt, OF
r Great Barrington-whom he met with
her husband in Europe"
Tilden is worth one hundred and sew.
enty times his weigh in gold, and has
made all his money by squeezing sick
railroads; and they are about the mos
lively things the old bachelor ever die
squeeze, legitimately or otherwise.
The story that Mr.. John Bright hat
refused to drink the health of "Tht
Empress" is pronounced untrue by tn,
London Examiner. No such toast wal
proposed. The toast was, "Victoria
Queen of Great Britain and Empress O
India" and Mr.. Bright rose, though h,
j did not drink, as he never partakes o
y wine.
A peasant at Savagnola, in Leguna
,, recently took an old painting from hi
loft to hang in his window. A professo
, of music from Genoa saw it and bough
it for seventy francs. He sold it for 2,
800 francs to connoisseur, who had
D restored, and the Academy of Urbin
declares it to be an authentic "Hol
Family" by Raphael.
A newspaper has the largest advertise
ment to be seen in Europe. The nam
) of the Glasgow News is cut on the slop
y of hill back of the Ardenlee, Scotland
e The length of each letter is 40 feet; tn
total length of the line is 323 feet; th
u area covered is IA, ,S45 feet. The border
of the letters are sown with pure whit
a flower; the center is set with dwarf bee
d the dark purple of which shows we'll q
Ii distance, and on each side of this ther
n; is row of light purple candytuft.
r 1t is stated that the condition of tn
widows and orphans at Fort Lincoln
er he&rt-rending. There are twenty fou
y womenn there, many of them with fam
ut lilies, whose husbands were killed wit
ii Custer. They are nearly destitute, hav
c. no means of support or of getting ava
es from the fort Contributions for thei
relief are solicited, and may be ser
~ care of the commandant of Fort Abrs
70 ham Lincoln, Dakota, who will faitt
IN fully apply them.
I'd Dom Pedro is reported to have left b,
n hind him orders for American manufa,
r lures, mostly machinery, to the amour
of over two million of dollars.
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