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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

soda, half pound of unslacaed lime. a
small lump of borax. Let this mixture
boil minute; then take from the fire
and let it cool When quite cold. pour
off from the dregs or sediment and bot
tie. Use one teacup of this fluid to a
boiler full OF clothes" Now, without
doubt this mixture will make clothes
look cry white, and much decrease the
labor of rubbing out the dirt aud stains;
but we are sure that using it once
week for month or two would greatly
weaken the fabric of the cloth and ruin
the clothes vor our long service. One
pound of sal-soda and half pound oil
unslaeked lime 20 only five quarts of
water must be much too powerful to
risk clothes with very often.
There are large variety of washing
fluids each one o. which claims that no
harm is done TO the fabrics they are
used TO cleanse: but all have soda. I've
or lime in their composition, all of
which substances are in more or less
degree corrosive; and we notice when
any specific directions are given eau
ton is always subjoined against allow
ing clothes TO be left long in the suds in
which the washing fluid is used. 1T
does not rot the clothes, but they must
not lie long in the water. The boiling.
sudsing. rinsing and bIuing must follow
each other in quick succession Why?
Why this haste if no injury can be done
by the tiuid?
But there is something to be said in ia
vor of all such fluids. They are excellent
added to hot suds for removing grease
spots from floors, windows, doors, or
the cleaning of wooden-ware, tin-ware,
pots and kettles. There is nothing bet
ter. provided they are well rinsei and
dried to prevent rusting.
Ox-gall soap is an excellent article to
use in cleansing woolens. silks, or fine
prints liable to fade. To make it, take
one pint of gall. cut into it two pounds
of common bar soap very fine. and add
one quart boiling soft water. Boil
slowly. stirring occasionally until well
mixed, then pour into Hat vessel. and
when cold cut into pieces TO dry.
When using. make suds of it, but do
not rub on the article to be washed. -
Mrs. H. ~. Beecher. IN CHRISTIAN Cnion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

No PICTURE ought to be hung higher
than the height of the average human
eye when the owner of the eye is stand
ing. 1t is the most universal rule in our
houses to hang pictures much above
this level, and they cannot be enjoyed
there. If the picture is protrait or it
has human faces in it, its eyes should
look as nearly into ours as possible; and
if there be no such simple guide per-
haps a good rule will be to have the
line that divides the picture horizontal
ly into equal parts level with the eye.
Ii one starts in hanging pictures with
the determination to place them so that
they can be easily seen ard enjoyed
without stretching the neck the least, or
STOPPING the body. he will be pretty
sure to do well. In remote farm houses.
and country taverns we often see pict-
ures, particularly protraits. skyed as
high as if their owners had been Acade-
my Hangers, and the painters young
rivals of new school. suppose the
reason is that the Supplemented own
ers think picture such precious
thing it can't be hung too securely out
of the reach of meddling hands. They
are often not clear in their minds rs to
what a picture is meant for, and not
finding in it any practical relation to hui
man life and society. they treat it with
reverence and put it where it will dis
turb them As little as possible. But as
people come to en- JOY pictures and get
some intellectual, spiritual nourish-
ment out OF them, they want them rs
they want their books. where they can
see them and use them Clarence Cook
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03
Suggestions for the Laundry.

The young housewife who enters up
on her new duties with the honest inten-
ton of thoroughly understanding how
the work of every department should
be performed, even if she need not do
il herself, finds as many stumbling
blocks in the laundry TO perplex and
discourage her as IN any other part of
the house-wOrk. If she has vowed in her
heart that she VIII be not only the gov
ering power. but to make her capable
of using that power correctly. will
endeavor TO be so perfectly at home in
all departments as to be able to
recognize mistakes and shortcomings.
and also know at once how TO apply the
proper remedy Unfortunately, few
Young ladies. however well trained in
the science of domestic economy and
housekeeping. have any practical
knowledge OF the best way to do that
work which belongs to the laundry.
Even if they see that the clothes come
from that region yellow or streaked.
they cannot tell what has been sighted
or what instruction or direction they
ought TO give their laundresses in order
10 remedy the evil and prevent a repeti-
ton. They are all in the dark. and
cannot tell how their clothes can be made
clear white and free from the stains and
bad color that SO annoy them.
Neither can they see the reason for
Vthe roagh. unpublished appearance of
those Streakcd things that are brought
TO them. They only know that they
are not well done. Or, if the clothes
are clear and beautifully white. and cuffs.
collars and shirt bosoms resplendent
with beautiful polish. they wonder
why the clothes So soon crack and fall
TO pieces.
Clothes will be yellow and badly
strcaked if too much soap is used in
washing. or if imperfectly rinsed. If
the starch is imperfectly made. not well
rubbed into the cloth, and the ironing
carelessly done, without giving sulii-
cient strength or skill TO polish. the gar
ments will not be fit to wear. If too
much soda or lye. or some of the many
kinds of washing huid are used. the
weakness of the cloth will soon reveal
the mistake or carelessness.
We have many inquiries rs to the best
kinds of - washing fluids, and not a few
recipes sent TO learn if we think them
injurious. For instance. washing
fluid, said 10 be one of the best ever
made. is prepared as follows: 40 five
quarts of water, Put one pound OF sal
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03
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The ripe fruit from the Laden tree.
The scrr lcaI quit the bare, br bwn Dough.
summer i done. Ills autumn now.
God hRrXcsi-iimc. the sheaNeS among
HIS angels raise the reaping-spng.
and though we grieyc. we would not stay
The shining sickles on their way.
She seemed so Young, 81 Young to die!
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03
The Waiting Philosopher.

SOME people think it one of the hard
est strains on human nature TO be
obliged to wait at a country depot Tor
the train. A philosopher takes real
pleasure in hanging around a depot for
three hours. During the first fifteen
minutes he reads all the railroad cards
hanging in the waiting-room. If he is
near-sighted or poor reader he can
put in half an hour at this. Every de-
pot in this broad land has front door.
The scenery from depot front door is
always grand. There is the track each
way; there is the water-tank: there is
often small grocery on the corner
opposite, with two small boys licking
their lips before the Jar OF candy in the
window. 1T is often the case that Il
depot is surrounded by houses. Here
is great chance TO speculate. If there
are, say, twelve houses within sight.
the philosopher can wonder how MANY
are under mortgage. what percentage
of husbands have missed the top-star
in going down cellar; how many moth
ers-in-law make home happy, and so
on, for an hour and half.
There Is always dog. a small boy
and Il lame man around depot. A
philosopher will make advances TO the
dog and manage to tie his hind legs to-
gether and start him off with YELL
He will win the small boys confidence
with smile, and give him a cent TO
stand on his head. He will get up re-
union with the old man and draw him
out. The old man 20; hurt by tumbling
into a ditch when he was drunk. but "A
sharp man can start the conversation so
that he viii claim to have received the
hurt while climbing Lookout Mountain
a rod ahead of Joe Hooker
Two hours and half thus slip BY on
the wings OF lightning. While the iussy
tai man with the earpet-sack has gone
to sleep in despair. the philosopher has
been having a bully time. The other
half hour is a mere nothing. The phi.
losopher put that in by asking the tele-
graph operator how long it took him to
learn; by taking five or six drinks from
the water-cooler; by walking up and
down the platform, and counting the
birds on the telegraph-wires; or by
walking two or three miles down the
track 10 meet the train and ask the con-
ductor if his family are as well as usual.
There is no earthly reason why any
waiting passenger shouldn't take solid
comfort around depot.-WdA Street
Daily Nescs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

element of the brain. the more reso-
lutely should it be resisted. Presently
the healthful sleep win come. being pa
tiently wooed. Often very light sup
per at bedtime will enable the restless
to sleep.
Above all. the great remedy in the
pharmacopeia of Common-Sense is De-
termination. We call sleep an invol-
untary act, but. like many another SO
classified, it can, TO great extent. be
subjected to the rule of habit and an
absolute SHALL The human will is
the strongest power in this world. and
we have not vet begun to learn the lim-
its of its action. -Hrper's BazGr.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

THE principal streets of Liverpool
are to be lit with electricity. The
Council has given the contract for .
year. the lamps to be kept lighted from
sunset to sunrise. The sum to be paid
is Sl;,475.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03
4 Home-Made Refrigerator.

A COOP refrigerator from the shops
costs from Sis 10 $50. according to the
size and finish. Every hou.ekeeper
NAV not be able to possess one, and so
it is worth while to see what can be
done in the way of a decent substitute:
Secure two dry-goods boxes, the more
substantial the better, one of them to
be three or four inches smaller than the
other on all sides. and fix the tops to
open on hinges of iron. or stout leather.
The larger the boxes. of course, the
more convenience and comfort is af-
forded. Place an inch or two of saw
dust over the bottom of the larger
box, and set the smaller one into
it. Bore three-quarter inch holes
through both boxes at either end, near
the top. and insert roll OF stiff PASTE
board in each to act as ventilators.
Then ill in all the space between the
boxes with sawdust. Put in shelves at
either end. leaving space in the center
for the large deep pan or pail that is to
hold the ice. There can also be two or
three pegs, on which to hang pals Of
milk or fruit. A large tin pail. with
thin round board at the bottom to pre-
vent it being bruised. would be the
most convenient thing for holding the
ice. such a refrigerator. placed in the
pantry, or some cool room and covered
in the hottest days with folded blanket
over the top, which is no. protected
with sawdust. would keep ice for twen-
ty-four hours; and in half dozen such
days. pay for its slight cost many times
over in the amount OF food it would
help to preserve. - Farm Homes.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-03

The late Mr.. E. X. Harris. of Preston,
which is short distance north of Liv-
erpool. left by will the sum of $780,
600 in our money 10 that city. His
trustees have determined to found and
endow an orphan home at an expen!i-
ture of $500. 200. and science and art
school to cost S2j0.000. With the re-
naming S750.000 it is expected that
they will found a free library and mu-
scum.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
pERY cL0sE shArE.
Two Lives saved by "a Stone in the
Road.

Last Thursday Lewis Gilbert and wife
met with an adventure that came near
having Il fatal termination. Mr.. Gilbert
is we'll known in Wilmington, having
been proprietor of the Pennsylvania
hotel for some years, and prominent also
III ward politics. a few months ago he
bought farm near New Market, lust
across the line in Chester county, and u
little over eleven miles from Wilmington
Sometime in March he removed thither.
On Thureday lie was driving spirited
horse Il short distance from his home
His wife was in the carriage with him.
They were approaching the PUtnrroy &
State Line road near Landenberg. AT
the same time passenger train was com
ing down the road.
Suddenly the horse became unmanage-
able and started oil at full speed. As
the carriage uearcd the railroad the ap-
preaching train came III sight, sweeping
around Il curve. collision seemed in
evtable. Horror stricken, Mr.. Gilbert
pulled wildly at the reins to check the
speed OF his runaway stted or divert him
from his headlong light into the jaws of
death. The engineer blew his whistle,
the train men worked at the brakes and
averted their faces. Some of the pas
sengers, women among them, looked and
screamed with terror at the thought of
what would happen in another moment.
The train sped on and the horse dashed
forward to meet it.
Just on the verge of destruction came
safety, and it came through what il is GUS
tomary to call fortunate accident. One
OF the wheels of the carriage struck a
stone in the road, upsetting both horse
and vehicle and throwing Mr.. Gilbert
and his wife violently to the ground, and
the train sped harmlessly by. "=
A short distance below the spot the
train was brought to Il halt, and employees
and passengers hastened to the and Of
MIR. and Mrs. Gilbert. The former did
not appear at the time 10 be much hurt,
but his wife was suffering severe pain.
Another carriage was procured in which
they were placed and driven to neigh
boring farm house and physician called
in. Examination showed that one Of
Mrs. Gilbert's shoulders was dislorated
II was feared at first that Mr.. Gilbert had
some bones broken, but this proved for
tunately not to he the case, though he
was badly shaken up and some Of his
ribs seemed to be compressed inwards.
Under good treatment, both Mr.. and Mis-.
Gilbert are now progressing satisfactorily
toward recovery.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
SH0TLnER S7R.iPS.
Current Gossip Among the DeIa-
ware Boys in Blue.

The newly-apponted officers of Compa-
nies a and j rrcrived their commissions
from Governor Hall on Tuesday last and
are happy. ..".a
The new company will be attached to
the First Regiment, designated as Com
pany +, and will be assigned to the First
Battalion under Col. Wood.
There was some talk as 10 which COM
pany-A or F-would take precedence ON
account of seniority OF officers. Ii now
appears that all commissions were signed
by the Governor on the same day, and
the matter is left to the Adjutant-ieneral
for decision. 1t is likely that Company
a will he given the seniority, as several
of its officers had been commissioned oI-
GERS before.
Company c have not decided vet
whether to give up their coats or not when
they receive the regulation uniform,
1t is not stated positively that the First
Regiment Band will secure new uniforms,
and have nothing to DO with the coats OF
the DUPONT Guards, even If they are dis
carded by that company.
The new companies are drilling and
will soon be rivals. Company b has
been supplied with new II calibrc guns
The new companies at present alr using
the old guns Of Company 3.
There is some talk Of the Lafayette
Guards, Of Rising sun, reorsaHiIins aud
coming into tlr+ regiment under the new
law.
The next battalion drill will take place
ON the first Monday in May.
All the companies are busily preparing
for Decoration bay.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
a PLUNGE IN MID -RIFER.
Eight Persons AiiIed-FIoasing aI. u
Turbulent Stream MirncuIoi,s
Escapes.

A special dispatch Thursday To the
Eceaing Journal from Clinton, Iowa, says:
AT O'Clock this morning the night eX-
press which left here westward bound ON
the Rock Island division of the Chicago.
Milwaukee * st. Paul railroad while mov
ing OF an ordinary rate Of speed across the
trestle-work over the Meredosa river oue
mile south OF Albany, H., the trestle gave
way and the train without warning was
suddenly precipitated into the river. The
train consisting of engine, tender, bag
gage car, passenger aud sleeping cars all
went down except the sleeper which
hangs over the bridge at an angle Of IS
degrees, the upper end high i'll the air.
Two cars 1oated oil down the stream The
passenger coach lodged against the isluud
four rods away. The baggage car stuck
in the middle of the stream about the
same distance away. only the roofs Of
two cars are now in sight.
Engineer West and the fireman, a resi-
dent of Freeport, but name unknown
went in the cab and nothing has been
seen since OF the men or locomotive.
Samuel Flanagan, baggage master; Henry
Myers, brakeman; Daniel EllitLorpe, m,s-
senger, and Thomas Fuller, conductor, ali
escaped with their lives as if by Il miracle,
but all injured, except Fuller. There
We're eleven passengers in the for
ward car, including u man and boy, resi-
dents ot Pine River, Wis, EN- route for
Omaha; a woman and two children who
boarded the train at Savannah for Rock
Island; DIR. d. w Lundy OF Albany ana
five others, whose destination was UNI
known. OF these two men jumped ashore
as the floating cars passed the abutnent
of the wagon bridge which went out
yesterday.
Another man made Il leap, but iell back
and was drowned The woman and one
child and the boy from Pine River were
taken oil the roof of the car after it lodged
at the island and the six other passengers
including the man from Pine River, the
little child OF the woman and DR.. LuMdy,
were drowned. These, together with the
engineer and fireman, make eight lives
lost i'll all. There Were only three
passengers in the sleeper and they,
together with the colored porter, climbed
out OF the rear end of the car and escaped
uninjured. The nalnea Of the three
passengers are: IL. w. Gordon of
Rochester, N.Y.; CIV. Chapman, Newark,
N. j. and Henry Warren, Boston. The
wounded have been made comfortable at
a hotel. The lady mentioned is prostratcd
by the shock.
The river is perfect torrent where the
trestle went out. 1t is said a freight
train passed over the bridge an hour or
so ahead of the passenger train. Twenty
boats are at work iii 4 pouring rain
searching for bodies and picking up lug
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
TINE STINTON ACCIDENT.
The Inquest ON the BODIES of the
victims.

coroner Neldlh held an inquest at
stanton Thursday afternoon, upon the
bodies OF the man ana woman Killed by
the cars on that day. The bodies We're
recognized as those OF Mrs. Albert
Davis, wlte of the superintendent oi the
dye house at William Dean Sons
Woolen mills, Newark, amt her gardener,
Martin Quinn.
Mr. Davis, who had been notified of the
accident, came to stanton as rapidly as
possible. lie stated that his wife had
told HIM that Martin was going to drive
her to Stanton to do some shopping. She
talked OF taking one of the children
along, but Mr.. Davis dissuaded her from
doing so. The horse belonged to Mr..
Davis and the carriage to Edward Tassel.
Frank Bebrrstein, operator, testified
that he saw the carriage coming up the
road toward the depot,as the tram, due at
stanton at az p.m.,w was approaching the
curve below the depot. Beberstein raised
window and slSnalled the driver to
stop. Martin apparently saw the signal,
looked up at Bebefsteln and seemed to
pull in the horse. supposinS that he
was about to stop, Beberstein turned his
attention in another direction. moment
after he heard the crash and Immediately
ran down stairs, where he met the station
master, James y. Robinson. They hur-
RED up the track together and found Mrs.
Davis lying with her head over one of
the rails, about 700 yards above the spot
where the engine struck the carriage.
lhe back part OF her skull was crushed
and her legs broken i'll two or three
places. Martin was lying i'll pool of
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
sIvNiNa or THn K4TA. !"
The Government Stean- HauncL Dust
Repaired ut tie Pmsey ~ SUnpS,
Yards Rum Down on the Delaware

The United States steam launch hute.
which has been undergoing repairs at tho
Yards OF the Fusry X Iones Company for
some time, and which left here Wcdlncs-
day week for Philarlel hia, was run
down and almost instantly sunk in
the Delaware, yesterday afternoon, by
the tug boat .Join .Ha,kc6.
The Kate had arrived opposite the
Chestnut street wharf, Philadelphia. in
command of Captain Scully, who had
charge Of her while here, and Tide
Observer hrrricRsom. The huir was in
tIec middle Of the stream, and only about
100 feet from her wharf when She was
struck amdshipS by the .Rdriee. She
carecned over and sunk in 80 feet OF
water, the two men ON board being res
cued with difficulty.
The launch had huge gap made in
her starboarl side and, being m open
deck vessel, She filled almost instantly.
Capt, Scully makes the following state
meut with reference to the accident; II
saw the smoke stack of the tug through
the shed to the right of our Wharf and
blew two whistles, which was 4 signal
for her to pass under our stern. The
throttle was wide open at the time,
hut we failed to pass the .Rorkee and
her prov struck us iu-t athwart
til" engine. Captain Wharton, who was in
charge Of the tug, did not answer my sig
nal at all. The honcnt we were struck /
succeeded hy n desperate effort in clam
herring up on the bow Of The tug, but Der
rickson went overheard when the h'ate
went over. The crew ofthc tughoat made
no effort to rescue him, and lie rmight have
drowned if had not thrown him line.
Ii" is good swimmer and Was able to
paddle around for five minutes on more
nMlil we hnMled hin ON hnani.