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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

people are not usually critical, and will
accept your intention for your perform
ance. Guests will compare cards, en-
joy lucky chance hit, and thus every
thing goes off merrily; your cards be-
come souvenirs of happy evening, and
have not only given pleasure to one.
but have put it out. as it were, at COM
pound interest.
Nothing finds place here which is
not at once feasible and inexpensive.
because these Christmas presents are to
burden no one either IN money or labor.
Thus, for young lady's room a cabinet
may be made. BY this is TO be under
stood box fastened on to frame
which, by projecting above and below
with irregular ends, becomes orna-
mental. The box may be of any plain
polished wood. A good piece of We ned
pine serves as well as a more costly
wood. To this is fitted a door which is
made like frame to the inner panel
This panel is covered with straw mat
ting, such as comes on tea-chests The
mating is either lett in its natural state,
or covered with liquid gold The dec
Grafton is piece of broad painting in
on-some heavy peta,ed pink and
crimson roses, or your friends favor
lite flower If DIES red, the mating NAV
be embroidered instead of painted.
In the same way most convenient
wall-pocket can be msHle. An oblong
slab makes the back; the material. if It
be stiff enough, is of no consequence.
This is covered with mating and framed.
For this purpose the grooved ash and
oak molding is suitable. A second
shorter piece is prepared in the same
way, and decorated as has been de-
se-ibed above fc the cabinet. Holes
are bored in the corners, and the two
are fastened together and hung on the
wall with no more expensive hanging
than twisted wrapping cord.-M I.
Examiner.
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LIght From the ChrIstmas Free.

The Glastonbury thorn which bloomed
at Christmas tide was only the popular
symbol of that mid-winter blossoming
of the fir and the pine which stands in
our homes in these happy days loaded
with unwonted fruit, an" r:nged by Cir
cles of shouting children. Loving
thoughts have planned during busy
weeks for this hour, when the light of
the tapers is rejecting back from shin
ing faces; loving hands have bent every
twig and bough into the service of ar
lection; and when at last the candles
are burned out, and the branches are
bare, the mystical tree has dropped its
fruit into every life. and sent the glow
of its circling lights into every heart
The little child who counts his years
by the lighted trees which have lighted
its short path, if he learns the secret OF
the Christmas tree. will find the high
way of life overshadowed by the fruit
age of Gods love. The ministry of
heaven TO earth. by which through
shower and shine the forests are clothed.
and the flowers are strewn far and wide
in endless blooming, is not more per-
Vasive and continuous than Gods ten
der affection for the men and women
whom He fashioned in His own image.
In every life that is opened up to the
Divine purpose God sows the seeds of
infinite joy and frnitfulness. If care
and sorrow make deep burrows the seed
falls into richer soil and the harvest is
the Eore abundant. Gods gifts come
under strange DISCUSSES. but that is be-
cause they are sent to the very highest
that is in us, and we must grow into
their use before they reveal themselves.
That which seems to hold us back from
peace and Joy is the very thing that
makes it possible to attain these precious
possessions. The bird would find his
wings useless were there no resisting at
mosphere to bear him in his heavenward
flight, and the soul that had never
known the throb of sorrow, the agony
of conflict, the WEAKNESS of disappoint-
ment, would find its aspirations power
less to lift it upward. 1t is not strength
of wing alone. but strength of wing and
resistance of air that make possible the
skyward fight Christian onion.
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is laid. The covers are of pale silk as
nearly the shade as can be procured of
the cracker. These are neatly over
stitched. Then, with 9 silk thread. the
same shade as the silk, stitches are
taken through and tightly drawn, simu-
lating the pricking of the cracker.
These are not too regularly taken. but
with that appearance of a careless effort
at regularity which the hasty baker
gives. But the cracker is not yet done;
the last artistic touch is to be given
with little deeper shade of brown wa
ter color paint, which initiates to per-
Notwithstanding off into the tint of the
silk-the inequalities of the oven which
give here and there deeper tinge to
the baking. A plate full of these mixed
crackers is so deceptive that astonish-
ment and surprise will break up the
ic;est formality of a dinner party, for
which again your hostess will thank you
over and over.
Painted menu cards have been so oft
en- described that there is but little fur
Their to say than that usually, when am
ateurs undertake anything of the kind.
they make the mistake of undertaking
too much. The most desirable menu
card does not require to be a thing of
beauty, but of mind and humor-esDrit,
as the French say. Nhatman's water
color pager with a good grain, cut into
the necessary shape, is material enough
for beginning. If one can draw or de-
sign, the deed is three -fourths done. If
not, don't disdain tracing-paper in the
service of your friend. Fortunately, in
one way or another the country is flood
ed with suitable designs. None are
prettier than those which are usually
Kate Greenaway figures. but which en-
I \ q n
as ''Pinafore," and sketches full of hu-
NOR and spirit from a hundred other
services.
Let these be neatly transferred to the
cards and colored in delicate flat tints,
which little practice will teach you to
lay on smoothly. Then school yourself
in the lettering, for pungent legend
win help to pass off your possibly I'M
skillful drawing. At the dinner-table
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What to Buy.

These are the days when one hears
complaints on every hand regarding the
purchase of Christmas presents. The
ladies are almost in despair as to what
they can buy for their gentlemen
friends, and the men don't know what
the ladies want. We take it upon our
selves to make some suggestions, first
to the lady. Suppose you buy him a
boot-jack. They all have 'em? Oh,
no they don't. and they are as novel as
they are useful. OF course, a wooden
boot-jack is not a very ornamental
thing, but you can decorate it with
roses and bugs and such things, and
make it look quite antique and striking.
We just know he would like it. and If
he does not use it to draw off his boots
he can shy it at the festive cat from the
second-stOry window. If you will not
give him that, how would some cigars
and a case of champagne answer He
don't drink? Is that SOP Well, then
suppose you give him the slippers you
have been working for the minister?
He has a pairP Lucky man Then go
buy him pair of gloves, two sizes too
large, stove-pipe hat. rat-and-tan.
oxing-gloves, or an easy chair that
will fall TO pieces in a week. Now, if
among all those articles you cannot find
OAO VIII nAS"CAg IL ID DcCdllSC
every thing we have mentioned is too
expensive. Ii you want to make your
husband a present Of something more
valuable than anything else, and at the
same time something that will not cost
you a single cent we will tell you what
it is. Make him q solemn promise not
to give him a curtain lecture in a whole
year, and he will think himself the
happiest man in the land. To the
gentlemen fewer words will be neces-
sary. Buy her an unusually large opera
hat, two dollars worth of mixed candy,
a poodle. a white crow, (don't leave
out the ar" OH gentle compositor),
= sewing-machine that runs by cleo
tricity. patent mop that wrings itself,
a new kind of dish. water, or any SINH
lar thing equally estheticaL If you
don't think she would be suited with
any of these things, suppose you insure
your life for one hundred thousand dol
lars and sink yourself in the canal.
How do you think that sort of thing
would suit her for Christmas present?
Rochester Express.
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of skill can reproduce as souvenirs for
her friends.
If one of these friends is the mistress
of household given to hospitality,
there is nothing which she will appre-
ciate more than a set of dinner ia
vors." For these there are numbers of
pretty novelties easy TO make, and
pleasant to receive. An appropriate
favor is cracker which proves also to
be a scent-sachet and a pin-cushion.
Square and round pieces of pasteboard
are cut the size of soda-crackers Then
have on each side thin layer of bat
ting, on which the perfumed powder
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2HE JoLLY YOUNG KING.

There's a young fellow, % blithe and merry.
Who goes by the name of--January."
He Keeps out Of sight
Till certain night
When old Father December
Lies low on his bier,
And his crown. you remember,
Awaits the Nec Year.
This little new hing, as he steps to his throne,
Nakes many promise that he will atone
FOR the faults OF the old year, or many or few.
And no doubt the gay fellow dOes mean TO be
true,
To each and to all
But the best OF us fail:
Ind 80 II turns out
That the New Year. you see,
Though he daily grows older.
No tDlseT grows he.
And 30, laden with many q 8crroW and tear.
He. too, leaves his throne, and there reignS q
ReaO Year.
But h RiSg, to the health of the merry new
10 his true, loyal subjects new Joys may he
May the months be so glad
That no heart may be sadl
nday peace and prosperity walk hand in hand
And doubt and perpfexity nee from the land.
For "A Happy New Year!'
Cries young January,
I'm cOmingi I'm herei
Let all hearts be merry"
Nary d. Brine.
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Looking Toward Christmas.

The thought which goes into Christ
mas present wrought by the giver's
own hands adds value to the gift
which cannot be reckoned in dollars
and cents. Every one realizes this. 1t
is not possible to work for people with
out bearing them in mind; and we do
not willingly keep those in mind whose
presence there is not agreeable.
Happily. so many Ingenious minds
and fingers have been at work in the
last few years, that there is no end to
the simple, pretty and artistic things
that have been produced-things which
every woman with the average degree
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
Christmas in 1852.

On Christmas Day. 1862, when Con-
federate money had begun to depreci-
ate, turkeys in Virgins were worth
81 apiece. salt thirty-three cents a
pound, while 1.-THE yule log" was S15
a cord: fire-crackers were So pack.
In 1868 turkeys had risen to $50 apiece;
whisky and rum for egg-nOg cost S75 a
gallon; sugar was from So to $40 a
pound; foWr 1925 barrel Gold was
at premium of $4,000. and a plain
Christmas dinner cost about $500. In
1864 -four was $500 barrel; butter
$40 pound. and sugar 81 an ounce.
AT a Christmas dinner at q country
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house near Richmond, they had for din
ner a $500 ham, and the last turkey on
the plantation, value. $175, with 800
worth OF cabbage, potatoes and hon.
my. Corn bread was served made of
meal ut $50 bushel, and salt at 81 a
pound. The desert was black molasses
at $50 gallon, and after one cup of
tea-real tea, worth 500 a pound.
treasured for the occasion as surprise.
and not sassafras-there was coffee a
discretion, made from sweet potatoes
cut into little squares, toasted and
ground.
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AS Christmas approaches, SO many
large and handsome dolls are displayed
in the store windows that real cross
eyed babies excite but little attention.
Brooklyn argus.
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This is the season of the year when
all dear. good wives go down town and
buy = handsome Christmas present Tor
their husbands. The gift is hidden
away and reaches chubby day or two
before the bill of it does. Detroit Chat.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

Inc western Trunk Line passenger as
ISOLATION say il will probably disband
in the spring, having accomplished the
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Puget Sound. The transfer across the
Columbia will be made by large IRON
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

people demonstrates tina: he is precisely
such an individual as might be expected
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iicved then, anu Deneves s,in, that II
would have hsen wise policy
TO have sold the stock and
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EMPLOYMENT
FOR ALL.
TO SELL A HOUSEHOLD
ARTICLE.

THE poor rs weltas the rich, the old as
i well ns the Young the wife, as well AZ
the husband. the young maiden "s well as
Young man, the girl as well AZ the boy,
may inst rs well earn few d,llars in hon
esi employment, asto iii around tho house
and wait for others To earn it for item. We
can give you employment, all the lime, or
during your spare lnurs only; travelling, or
in your own n,iGtiburhond, among your
friends and acquaintance. If you ITO not
care for employment, We ca impart val
unhl" information 10 vnn free OF cost IL
will ca YOU on Y one cent fora Postal
card IT, write for our Prospectus, and ii
may I've the means Of making Sou good
many dollars.
Do not neglect this opportunity. You 10
not have to invest large sum OF mo- ey.
and run a great risk Of l"o>ing IT, You
will Readily see ,ia, II will be an easy
matter to mike from SO l." 800 n week
and establish lucrative, and independent
business, honorable, straightforward and
profitable Attend io this matter NOW,
for there is MONEY IN IT for all who
engage with us. We will surprise you and
you will wonder why you never w-oe TO
rs before We send tall particu
lars tree Address
BUCKEYE MFG Co,
Sep. %, 6m. Marion, Ohio.
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UnvholsOme Wells.

The great trouble with wells is tha,
in the course Of years the ground
sround the house aud barn becomes
80 lmpregnated with sewage that 9TH
sr combinations as to affect the
water. In the FIRST report Of the
Massachusetts, Board OF Health, Dr.
Derby says: "As rule, a we'll re-
ceives drsinage from a superficial cir
cular area, whose diameter is from
obs to three times the depth Of the
wall, varying with the character OF
cha soil"
On this principle, 40 we'll thirty
iess deep should have privy, pig-pen
osln.yard or cess-pool within fifty feet
.! it any direction, nor should any
Stops OF the house or refuse of any
kind be thrown upon the surface Of
the ground within the area of this
circle. How many farms are there
on which this principle is not viola
ted 1t is not a sufficient reply te
SAY that the family have drank from
nnch wells with impanity for SCORE
or more Of years. 1t must be remem
Jared that when the wells were 6rst
dsa The vptes wee pore, bot 10,
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,.lO OUTFIT furnished free. with iull In
Nil slruct,ons for conducting the mos
Wv profitable business that anyone car
engage in. The business IN 80 easy &c
learl, and our Instructions are no simple
andp.aIn, ,hat ANY one Can make grcn,
profits from tine very Start No one eau
nil who's willing to work. Women nN
Ii sue cessful as l,,.n. Bows and gills car
arm large sums Many have made at tho
business over one hundred dollars in sin.
,Ic week Nothing like it ever known I've.
ore All WHO engage are surprised AT the
ase anil rapilhy with Which they are able
u make money. You can engage in this
business during Your spare time oil great
,rob,. You d" not have to invest capital
II it We lake all the risk. Those =" liu
iced ready money. slnuld write To Us ut
nce. All furnished free Address
TRUE Il CO., Augusta, Maine.
dec ;6l y
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The Art WOnSOrfal.
No ANI0S HAAS

(of Long Brunch)
Having arrived at the conclusion that tint
,olumns of the CLARION are the only mean'
whereby he can bring bis business TO thu
proper standard gives vent as follows:
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAN
POOLING AND DYElNG
IN the latest style Of the art t"nsnr,al.
SHARP RAZORS AND A CLEAN
SHAVE
Is tue motto Of this enicrprislng artist, anc
w strict attcn,iCn TO business can't nell
mt please all win he in his shop Mon
laws, Wedne~'ays ami Saturdays all DAY
md evening.
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GALA LILIES Many persons
have these plants, out complain of
their slow growth. To promote the
growth and have them bloom luxur-
iantly, they must be in large pots,
with rich earth, set IN sancers holding
a pint or more. Every morning |
the saucers with hot water. The
roots will draw it all up by evening,
and you will be eurpri,ed At their
rapid improvement. Thus has BEEN
NV plan for two seasons, with RENAL L.
able success.
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lonleshr.
Recipes.

Rice Wam.s -Ole and half pint
Of aour, halt a teacur Of sweet milk
ons .easpoonfu OF soda. three eggs
butter the size Of walnut and Salt te
taste. BY adding to the above reel.
pc an extra half cnrful Of milk, tie
batter LEGO mes the proper conslsten'
cy Tor rice pancakes.
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Houso and Farm.
Moss HulChing OF Plants.

Moss AulOhInH OF flSutSs
Sometime about the first Of Janua'
~ [of last year] one Of our young
men suggested mulching with moss
(Sphagnuna) lot Of roses grown in
sevsn-inch pots that had bece
some what exhausted by being forced
for flowers for tho holidays. Bsl:sv-
ing the idea to be a good one, / at
once had q lot Of nearly 5000 plants
40 mulcbsd, mixing, however. with
the moss, good portion Of boas dust
-psrhap. one part weight OF bone
dust to thirty parts Of moss. In two
weeks the effect began to be easily
perceived on all the roses that had
been so mulched. and without shift
ing they were carried through until
May with the most satisfactory re-
suits. many Of the plants having By
that time attained height of four
feet and Eve feet, and though they
had bloomed profusely during 2e.
riod of nearly Elk months, we're in the
most perfect health and viGor. Be.
l,eving, if this eystem proved so satis'
factory in aplant requiring such care
full handling as the rose, that doubt
less it would do we'll with many 9th.
or plants, We q. once, almost without
exception, adopted the moss and bone
mulch on nearly every plant cultivs'
ted, whether planted out in borders
or grown in pots, and the resnlt'
without a single exception, has been
IN the highest degree satisfactory.
Among the plants so treated are ss'.
lsas, begonias, caladums, carnations
crotons, dracenas, ercharis, g!oxluias,
palms, randanus, poinsettlas. primn'
las, roses, bot. grapsvines and
hundreds OF other kinds. All plants
are mulched as soon as we can reach
them, from thrse.inch pots upward.
In strong-growing piauts the roots
can be seen striking up ward into the
mulch in four or Eve days after it is
put on, and in nearly all cases within
two weeks, One great advantage is
that by this system plants can be
grown as large and fine IN four inch
pot Is in six inch pot without the
mulch for the reason that the plant is
now fed by the moss and bone from
the surface Of the pot-,he best feed.
ing point, as most cultivstors Of ex
perienos now believe. Another ad.
vantage Of the mulching system is 10
great saving OF labor, for il just takes
about ons-fonrth of the time to mulch
the surface Of pot as it dose to shift
it. Another, lite saving Of Watering
the moss acts as . epongs, retalnin
and giving out the moisture to the
plant Just as it is wanted. Another
that it crowds down all weeds and
does away with the necessity Of stir
ring the soil in the pots or borders
Another and most important advsn'
tags to US who are packers is thst 1t
lightens the weight OF our goods bv
one. halI-that is, we get as large u
plant with half the weigh! Of soil. In
my practice Of thirty years I have
never seen a methed Of cultnre tns,
Ibelisve to be Of such importance
hundreds who have visited us THE
season have bsen equally impressed
with its value, for ":the p'oof Of the
pudding" Is most appareutin its re-
suits. We have used already more
than twenty team loads CT moss and
about one ton Of bone, dust, but never
before have we made an investment
that has been so satisfactory.
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! ground has been gradually impregna.
ted with foul matter, which, if it has
not already psrmeated to the water,
will finally reach and contaminate it.
Alter a fatal case Of typhoid fever it
will be too late t. resort to crystal
sprinp.
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Boiled Cider PEA boiled cider
pie NAV boa novelty to sotne one
Take four tablespoonfu|s Of boiled CT
der, three tablespoonfuls each Of su'
gar and water, two tabIsspoonfuls oil
-four and one egg. Beat All together
Bake in deep plate, ard with under
and upper crusts.
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6avarian Cream with Pineapple, -
Cut a pineapple into Ave pieces; boil
it with ccfrecupful Of sugar; pass
the marmalads through a sieve or
colsnder; turn off part Of the juice
add half n package Of Dissolved geln
tine. Stir and add the print Of cream
whipped as before described. Mould
IL.
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r. N. liza vi NJ "A q En.
Feb SLY North Church d.
HMM Yourselves Ivy matlng none!
when golden chance is offered
NiI1Ii thereby always kec, Ing poseri,
from your door. Those who always TAXI
,iyantagr Of the good chnnccs for mnkin"
money tina, are offered, generally I've ON"
wealthy, while those WHO do moi improve
such chances remain in y ver'y. We WANT
n,ny men. women. BOYS and giils - work
Tor us RICH, IN their own irali'ies. The
business will pay more than ten 'lm"s or
i'uary w.,es We furnish an expensive
outfit AMI nll that You need, free. No on'
who engages fails to mike money very
rapidv. You can devote Your Whole time
10 the work. or only vonr spnrr moments
Full information and All that u needcd
.cn, free Address , lINSON 4 co,
Dec le1.v. Portland Maine
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Cream Cakes-Into half pint Of
good cream stir pinch Of salt and as
much -four ~ will make stiff batter
then add a teaspoonfnl OF carbon tie
OF soda. Bake at once in shallow
tin. in very quick oven and serve
hot with silted sugar over, If liked
sweet two ounces Of sugar may ~
stirred in with two other ingredients.
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Chicken Padding Cut Mp the
chickens and stew until tender. Then
take them from the gravy, and spreai
on a fat dish TO cool, having first vel
seasoned them with butter, pepper
and salt. Make batter of one quart
OF milk. three cups of -four, three ia
blespoonfuls Of melted butter, one
half:eaapoon Of soda, one teaspoonful
of cream tartar, little salt. Butter
a pudding dish and put layer Of
chicken at the b t ON and then u cup
full Of tue bate, over it. Proceed
till the dish is full. The batter mast
form tho crust. Bake an hour, and
serve the thicksned gravy 10 a gravy
boat.
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HARD SoAP.-Take 4 lbs. Of rosin
10 lbs. OF sal SODA, Obs e lime and
10 lbs. OF grease. Slick the lime in
10 quarts OF soft water. Put into n
kettle and boil, stirring often, until i
hardens when cooling little Of it.
Pour into a tub, and when cool cut
into bars. We have tried several re,
ceipts, bn. have found none 80 good
as this. Mutton 'allow is best to
use. but any c.ean grease will do A
little oil of anything you prefer te
scent it is an improvement.