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You will find at this popusS Drug store
anything and everything usually kept in first
class drug store. Prescriptions careful
compounded
, 1884-09-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
Facts Worth Needing in Parlor,
Kitchen or Dining-Room.
How Women should save Them.
-eIves-Brevfties Concerning the
Fstr~ Sex-IIints Of VaIar In
the Laundry.



That by adding two parts OF cream 81 tar
tar TO onf par. Of oxnlie acid grounl fine and
kept dry, Ia IA bottle. you will hnl. by apply
ing "a little 81 The powder to rust stains while
tho ARTICLE Is wet. that the result j, much
quicker and better. Wash out in cha warm
wnior o. prevent injury to the good,
TNnf rlid rain water and soap viii take out
machilc -gru4. whorr other means would
not H. advisable on account II colors run
ming atc
That iurIentine in small quantities may he
usci iu boiling white goods 10 IA great udyan-
tagc, as il improves the color, md tho boiiing
drive OF all odor Resin In soap is quite an
other Thing, IL injures nnd disrolors some
gool, AMI shrinks wooien-. Soap men argue
that on account nf ,ho %turpentiue In the resin
IL assists In the washing It Is usel for u
fllcr and % make the soap hart and cheap.
II is q irlud Oh tbs consumer
That kciuseuc will soften leather bclt4 or
boot, that have hecome hard from exposure
or use around the wash room. God Tor tho
harness when hard from rain or dampness.
Wash with warm water, then grcass with
good animal oh or dressing like the following.
That the government harness dressins IS ms
follows; One gallon OF neHfsfuot oil. two
pounds OF Baylerry unil1W, two puumds beos-
wax. tNu pounds OF byef taliow. Put tho
above in ID pan over "a modrruts tire. When
thoroughly dissolved adj Two quarts Of castor
oil. thon while on the ilre stir la ono ounce of
lamphlack Mia we'll ind strain through "a
fins cloth 10 remove sediment, let cool. and
you have as fine Il dressing for hauues, ar
leather Of ANY kind AS can be had.
That laking sodu gives instant relief 10 "a
burn or AID. Applied either dry or wot l.
the hufned part Immediately. the ssIrsu Of ro-
lief is magical. It seuu.s To- withdraw tho
heat and with it the pnin Keep 1t IN the
ironing ruom.
That Juvelle water. often met with In
works or articles on cleaning and dyoing, Is
made N oiie gallon Of water and four pounds
Of ordinary washing soda. Boil for Ave or
ton minutes, then add one pound u chloride
OF lime. Let cool, and keep corked IN II jug
or tight vessel.
That when acid has been dropped on any
article Of clothing, liquid ammonia viii kill
the acid, and then, by applying chloruform,
you will restore ths color In most cases.
That cyanide OF potassium will romove
all indelible Inks whose base Is nitrate OF sill
vor. Being II deadly poison, il will h. hard
to got from the druggist in most cities Tar-
pentine OF alcohol rubbel in hot ronioees the
new inlu., using p da and soap freely ~ hnf
water atterwHfd.
, 1884-09-02

l"k0saliA" in The Housckeeperl
II housokcepers only would be willing 10
do Just what they can do without getting 80
completely drudgcd out. there would be
fewer sick women ami happier homes Study
convenience in uyory household arrangement,
and perform every duty with rs lew stepa
and as little labor as possible, and do well.
We find good women every day who run
from cellar TO garnet, and back again bofore
they can get together the necessary ingicsH.
tnis, tins. etc. h. make II few biscuit, OF a
dish OF plain cake Not twu weeks since |
found a farmers wife and one OF the best
women l over knew, and with poor health
who went out door to the cnus FOR cream, to
the PENTHOUSE for eggs, down cellar for bat
ter, to the antry FOR spices, then into another
room for flour, and carried them all to the
kitchen 10 make "a cake, b. say nothing of
calling together the dish, cgg-beater, spoon
and baking tins No man would do II land /
honor their scti-s In that and certainly no
woman, and especially an invalid, tan afford
TO do 50.
l asked this friend II she would let me alone
in the kitchen for one hour after dinner, and
with Permission TO do whit / pleased /
hunted the hammer and nails, some newspa-
Pers and bits Of boards l pulled the kitchen
table away from the wall. and tackled my pa
per back Of and above it, then drove up two
rows Of nails, On which / hung up egg beater,
SKINNER, large spoons, and soup clipper, roll
ing pin, potato masher, cake pans, gom pans,
and small dipper. | put back tho table, and
on the top Of it set in Il row, a jar with cook
ing salt tt WIS n cracked jar but held salt oil
right, next to It a good one, a gallon
jar with riaham nour, and another one with
white flour, for those articles wero used 30
many times a day. Then ! put neat little
board covers over them all, The spices, soda
and baking powder boxes in a row next
gave the dish pan a home in the corner near.
At the right hnnd OF the table l set a wooden
soap box bottom side up. with a piece Of oil
cloth tackled over t. This held the water pail.
| hung tue dipper above IT, | could not build
the house over and mako a sink, closets. and
all the convenient shelves and pegs Of II model
kitchen, but ] could gather thosc articles that
were used 80 many times II day, somewhere
near each other, and save steps for a poor.
weak woman.
When she came out to SEQ about the sup
per, she looked really pleased when she srid,
Isn't this nice 70 stand right still in one SPIT,
and get supper all readyf'
, 1884-09-02

Helen wilmans in Chicago Express.l
Is there any reason for supposing that
among that sex who has made the best word
pictures OF the ago or OF any preceding age
there should not be found those who can put
their ideas into pictures and thus prove their
superiority ns a~rtistsi / say no.
say, moreover, that neither Raphael nor
Rembrandt nor Meissonier ever had It in
them to translate through brush and pencil
our lovely little men and women OF the
nursery to our deep and thorough and loving
comprehension 50 well AS the lady artists VI
to-day are beginning to do, and all bocau.-
they do not know them 50 well nor appfr Re-
them 80 truly.
do not know hat women viii ceci make
historical pictures. Their living gemus
reaches forth toward subjects warm with
life And it Is just such subjects TINT will
touch all human hearts and found IL new
school OF painting that will eclipse all the
other schools Of painting that have ever
lsru.
, 1884-09-02
American Queen

~
Japanese screens are in high favor for bed
and sitting rooms.
Olive green, n indeed green in all dark
shades, Is the fashionable color in drawing
room decoration.
Brass and bamboo bedroom furniture is
far more fashionable than that made OF either
walnut or mahogany.
Hard wood floors arc now TO be seen In
every house that makes the least pretenzo To
being fashionable.
Oak brackets for holding odd bits OF china
are fashionably used in sitting and dining
rooms They are highly decorative.
Some people carry the craze for decoration
into their kitchens, and ornament the walls
with all kinds Of gimcracks. This may be
well enough on Il fiat, where the housekeeper
does most Of her own work, and when she Is
n dainty Individual; but it does not do in IN
ordinary kitchen Painted walls, a painted
or ng-arpeted floor, and well-starched white
Swiss curtains are what ars needed IN
Kitchens.
, 1884-09-02
RArEs OF ADVERTISING.
JNo. +. editor

THE Chicago papers are becoming quite
agitated over the proposed scheme to
ship Western cattle to England by way of
Canada. The horse which the editors of
these papers are now riding is not Of such
mastodonic proportions as it used to be,
and after a little while they vail probably
see ct to get down from their perches
and walk ike ordinary people. These
gentlemen are slowly beginning to dis
cover that they are coping with men Of
means as well as men of ability and de-
termination to carry out whatever project
they may undertake, Some time in
the adjacent hereafter the Chicago
dealers will realize that the universe was
not formed for their solitary behoof There
is a rather large. but somewhat ambig-
uous section Of this country known as the
West AT least half a dozen people live
within its limits who know q thing or
two. Ii is high time that the Chicago
men had discovered this. The lakeside
people should r%ecollect that even George
Washington died when his turn came
, 1884-09-02

i-Experienco" in Philadelphia Call
1t would be well II all housekeepers could
avail themselves OF the fashion OF covering
the center OF the room only with carpet,
leaving a margin around /. for heavy furni-
ture to STAN upon, thus saving the strain of
lifting and pushing, which is a great tax and
injury at house-cleaning times. The floor be-
yond the carpets can be stained and warm
ished, or painted to suit the tints OF the car-
pet For common carpets IA broad binding
would serve rs a border.
Crumb clothes should be made large enough
to hold the chairs set around the table, and
DO tackled to the floor. II they have a border
Or a gay binding they become quite ornamen
tai, especially II the border match some tint
in the carpet
Large figured carpets are out Of fashion,
and rs small figures show Off the furniture
with better effect, and make the room seem
larger, 1t is n good change, TO say nothing of
their better wearing.
, 1884-09-02
POINTED

Another man who fired the first shot at
Fort Sumter is dead - Cincinnati Times
Star.
We begin to fear that Mr.. John Kelly
wss injured internally. - Mhoai&es
Journal
Ben Butler wrote his letter Of accept
ance and then stuffed Huntington
Hdnkeye
Tammany Hall seems to be the abiding
place Of cobwebs just At present Gales
ton Neus.
According to the latest slang Edmunds
gave Blaine the "fngid vibration. -
Utieh Obserrer.
Politics formerly made strange bed fel-
lows They now make monumental liars.
Washington Hatchet
There was a very great big "I' and n
very tiny you in dear Benjamin's brief
epistle. -LorN Citizen.
The roll has been called All the can
didates have answered here Let the
battle begin.-Philadelphia call
r, B. Hayes will not take the stump
for Blaine, but he will address one or
two poultry associations later in the Fall
Nelo Orleans Picaync
The Peoples party leaders are happy
and confident; the Democrats are resigned
and cheerful; the Republicans have moth
ing to worry about.-LoireH Couuir.
The ladies need not yet fear that the
supply of pickles is cut Off It was Foo
Chow and not Chow Chow that the
French bombarded -C Chicago Macs
The c~ruelest SANDER against General
Butler is from the New York Herald,
which claims that his letter is plagiarized
from George Francis Train speeches.
General Butler is believed to be the first
living man to accomplish the feat Of
spreading the ninth letter of the alphabet
out over seven columns - Chicago Her
aid.
Ben Butler is discussing the origin o
thinkers dam We fear the phrase
may be used to accurately describe the ex-l
tent of Ben's siatesmanship -Aaanfa
Constitution.
II is understood that Il Of General
Butler : ,leciiyasering schemes is to give
his party an excursion on board his yacht
before the close Of the campaign. - Chi
oa0o Herald
General Butler seems determined not to
bite of more tina aw He will,
apparently be sutssay easisaea DIS year
, 1884-09-02

Nellie Burns in American Agriculturistl
In n orner Of my kitchen Is an old,
mall-sized table, with several inches Of the
legs sawed of. 1t is called the "children's
table" 1t is there my little girls took their
first lessons in kitchen work. It is very use
full in teaching them to do such work as iron
ing, wishing dishes, etc. 1 find it convenient
Rlso for my uso, whore l can do n great deal
Of work sitting down, that would have 10 be
performed while standing if a higher table
was used Where a person is afflicted and
not able to remain long on the feet, much OF
he work can be performed while sitting, If
such n table IL used.
, 1884-09-02
Little Ones for n Cent.
fQuiz.1

49,"
The little woman Is irreprossible. Too
fragile 10 come into tho fighting section Of
humanity. a puny creature whom one blow
from n mans huge fist could nnnihilate, alb
solutely fearless, and insolent with the in
solence which only those dare show who
know that r~etribution cannot follow. What
can be done with heri She Ia afraid OF moth
ing, and 70 be controlled by no one. Shell
tered behind her weakness as behind "A triple
sheet OF brass, the aDgriest dare not touch
her, while she provokos him to n combat in
which his hands are tied. She gets her own
way In everything and ~everywherr. At
home and abroad she is equally Dominant and
irrepressible, equally free from obedience
and from fear. Who break all the public
orders In sights and shows, and In spite Of
king, kaiser or policeman, goes where it Is
expressly forbidden that she shall goi Not
the large-boned, muscular woman, whatever
her temperament, unless. indeed, OF that OK.
ceptonally naughty type In distinctly inferior
surroundings, aud then she can queen 1t
royaily enough, and sot everything at most
lordly defiance.
, 1884-09-02

The scientific facts CLEANED from the
labors Of the recent Greedy expedition
are thus epitomizel by Lfe l. The
North Pole lies due north OF New York.
1t was not discovered, but its general
direction was pretty well established. ..
That the North Pole lies in the Arctic
regions 3. That it Is an almighty cold
neighborhood. l. That nearly all the
animals there wear sealskin jackets the
year round g. That chief signal officers
are somewha, unreliable caterers. G.
That when men can not get good food
they starve to death T. That extreme
cold produces frost bite. : That getting
back is the chief fun and difficulty Of the
expedition.
, 1884-09-02

THE Denver Republican, in comment
ing upon the animus of Canadian oljoo-
ton to the introduction OF Western cattle,
as shown in an article in THE LEADER, 4
few days since. says;
1T is not Wyoming cattemen who are
alone interested in the SUCCESS Of the
movement. The interests of all the cat
tie growers of thr West are so closely
united that what will benefit one section
will benefit all sections"
This is manilestly true and the cattle
men If other sections should bear this in
mind and give the m,vement to furnish
our cattle with a mo.y extended market
their hearty and undiviis ! support
, 1884-09-02

rode ON the cars three days, was denied a
place 70 stand on the rear platform, laughed
at for her curiosity, and politely snubhed by
conductors and passengers. But she discov
cred what caused the noise, Invented a rem
edy, which was patented, and she was paid a
sum OF $4,000 and n royalty %foreveri Her
name is Mrs May Walton, and she lives in
New York city. This is what she says OF her
education,
My father had no sons and believed in edn
eating his daughters He spared nc pains or
Expense to this end Ny fathers brother once
said TO him, why do o waste SO much
money on your girlsfr To which my father
replied, MY boys all turned out TO be girls,
and l am going TO give them as good an edu-
cation, that they may turn out to DO as good
as bovs -
, 1884-09-02

Western Plowman.l
Frui; stains may be removed by freezing
Save your cold toa il Is excellent for
cleaning grained wood.
II your hat-irons are rough. rub then, VITA
hne salt. It win make them smooth.
Mildew may be removed by dipping The
iaine parts into b%utteunilk aud putting
them IN The sun.
Table matt made OF seine Irvine are ex-
~ceedingly durable They will wash well, and
two sets Of them viii last almost d life time
Common wheat Hour made into paste with
cold water, applied dry, will taxi Out grease
spots without ~injuring the most delicate
fabric.
A strong solution OF carbolic acid and
water, poured into holes, kills all the ants II
touches, and the survivors Immediately take
themselves of.
II you cut the back legs OF your chair two
inches shorter than the front ones, the fatigue
Of sitting viii be greatly relieved. and the
spine placed in a better position
Whole cloves are now u-.d 10 exterminate
the merciless and industrious moth. 1t T.
said they are more effectual as a destroying
agent than either tobacco, camphor, or cedar
shAvings
Leather chair seats may be revived by rub
bling them with well beaten white Of eggs.
Leather bindings Of books may also DO
cleansed by this method. White Roman
bindings should be washed with a soft flannel
saturated in soapsuds.
, 1884-09-02

Housekeepers are frequently annoyed by
oil marks on papered walls against which
th~oughtless persons hAv laid their heads.
These unsightly spots may be removed by
making a paste OF cold water and pipe clay
or fuller's earth, and laying it on the surface
without rubbing 1t on, else the pattern Of the
paper will then likely be injured Leave the
paste ON all night In the morning it can be
brushed of and the spots will have dis
appeared, but u renewal OF the operation may
be necessary II the Oh mark is old. The ex
pertinent will be likely to result most salts
factorily on plain papers, or that with the
least number Of colored agnres.
, 1884-09-02

A new way 10 make cucumber pickles, is
TO CRATE the cucumbers before putting them
in the vinegar. Take three dozen good-sized
cucumbers, and six small, white onions; after
grating, sprinkle pepper and salt to your taste
over them. Heat enough cider vinegar TO
cover them. and pour over. Put in large
mouth bottles, and pour melted wax over the
cork. II freshly gathered cucumbers are
sliced and laid in sailed water for an hour or
two before serving, their wholesomenes is
much improved. The salt seems to draw
ont, as it does with the egg pla mt, some acrid
iuices
, 1884-09-02

IDNNEVlN T . ~
They aro known by the rosy transparency
OF the nails and the we'll defined half-moons
at the base, where the cuticle Is drawn back
and compelled to %relinquish its tenacious
hold. The cuttings Of the nails are oval
shaped, and the brittle, shell-like edge smooth
as glass. The whole hand u~ndergoes a change,
as by direction Of tho manicure il Is swathed
in poultices and washes by night and watched
and caressed by day until it becomes as
handsome and perfect in its shape as It Is pos
sible for that particular hand to be, and an
object of respect and admiration to its
owner.
, 1884-09-02

Have just received at their musical en-
porium, Sl2 Ferguson street, a complete
line Of elegant pianos and organs, Martin
and Bruno guitars, and Dobson banjos.
which they are selling at surprisingly low
figures aud on very easy terms Give
them a call soon and make a selection.
Mrs. D.. NJ. KING, Manager.
, 1884-09-02
The Very Latest Thing out.

lDosuon lThuscflptI
HIVE you the melon-seed bag of your
grandmother This is not a question from
oIlendorf, but a genuine, honest inquiry. Ii
you have the melonseed bag Of your grand.
mother, bring it out promptly, polish up it
gold beads mt walk out with it, the very
latest, newest thing. And II you ave not
the melon-seed bag, go and ask your grand
mother how to make one, and take advantage
OF the season to provide yourself with the ma.
teriaL.
, 1884-09-02

No one should sleep in the Same under.
clothing in warm weather that is worn dur
ing the day. Cool, well-aired night-clothing
IA very essential to good rest in summer. a
frequent change Of Undertaking is also very
necessary to comfort at this lime. II one is
n1i provided with sufficient underwear to
change every day, two changes can be worn
several DAYS 10y wearing them alternate days
and thoroughly airing the suit not in use
, 1884-09-02

Now that Mrs. Langtry Is gone-safe out
at sea, and we don't care who hears us-we
we will tell all about her shoes. They are
lumber fours, just the size tho statue Of the
Venus de Medici would wear, il she went
shod. And Mrs. Langtry is fat-footed. So
there, now. But she is admirably proper
toned, which she would not be il she wore a
No. % shoe.
, 1884-09-02

Mr.. +. N. Chase, Director of the Iowa
State Board of Agriculture, says; while
out at the State fair grounds on the 9th
inst, Mr., Rounds, Of Cedar Falls, was
taken with sudden and violent attack Of
cholera morbus, | procured a bottle OF
Chamberlain Collie, Cholem and Diar-
rh@a Remedy for him, after his taking
the irst dose he felt relieved of the pain
and in a short time he was well and re-
manned to see the fair. Sold by Hunt &
Whipple.