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St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
USEFUL TRIPLES.
Some of the Comforts of Life Designed
Solely for the Use of Men.

Some OF the Comforts of Life Designed
| Solely for the Use of Men.
There has been an invention for the
man who thinks he is in love. by which
he can carry his sweetheart's picture
in his hat, and look at it without at
tracing attention. There is little silk
curtain to draw over it and preserve it
from the cold stare of the too inquisitive
world. How much in the wrong the
critics have been for speaking of the
brainless look a young dude wears
when he sits and looks in his hat as if
he had not a thought in his head.
Why, it must be the soulful look of
man gazing on the features of his love.
Then there is the patented catch to
hold the napkin at table before mans
spotless expanse of shirt-front, and the
mustache cup of great renown and its
companion, the mustache spoon, which
80 kindly keeps all traces of soup from
a mans mustaclie and whiskers To
the list add the electric mustache am
Der, the patented ring for his bunch of
keys-the other sort of ring with a
knife under its settings, by which. if he
be a thief, he can so easily cut g.
slit in the garments and take the
purse from pocket. Also the
knife full of mechanical contri-
vances which he carries in his pocket.
On his watch chain hangs seal, with
which to seal his letters, or perhaps a
charm which transforms itself into a
unique little instrument to be used for
cutting off the ends of his Havanas.
Indeed, there is patent on the boquet-
holder he wears under the lapel to his
coat when he is in full dress. 1t is SIM
ply little vial filled with water and
kept in place by elastics and made to
hold but single rose, but it was nee
essary forit to be patented. These have
been, most of them, comforts OF his
wearing apparel At home in his bach
elor quarters he has an easy chair made i.
with all the modern improvements
book-rest attached and aharmless lit
tie candle surrounded with gigantic
refectors. a contrivance patented 10
concentrate the light upon the page ne
is reading. He has most comfort
able foot-rest, and the patentee has
quite outdone himself by making it
with rockers or to swing. In the store
he finds patent cigar-lighter always
at his elbow. At the restaurant or the
theater are cunning rests under the
chairs for his hat These are but few
of the many patents which add to the
pleasure of his life. Others men snare
with the ladies, but these are theirs
alone. Cincinnati Times
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

Salts of lemon will whiten ivory
| knife handles that have become vel
low.
Flour should be warmed before
making up sponge if you would have
your bread rise quickly.
For membraneous Group or an at
tack of the asthma, take little tar and
turpentine, place it in cup on top of
the stove, Or some live Goals. A dense
smoke will be emitted which will bring
relief to the sufferer.
Milk Frosting: Ten tablespoon
fuls sweet milk, one and half cups of
sugar; let boil six minutes; take off and
stir until quite white; put in q little
lemon, spread quickly before getting
too hard, wetting the knife in cold wa
ter. Very nice.
To heat cloths for hot applications
without scalding your hands, lay wet
cloth between two folds of brown pa
per, place it on the stove, placing the
top one down lightly with your fingers,
and in few minutes the cloth will be
hot enough to blister
To clean carpet and brighten the
colors after the dust has been well
beaten and shaken out of it, mix one
quart of OK gall with three quarts of
cold soft water and rub the carpet of
with flannel dipped in this. 1t is
well to first rub out any particularly
dirty spots before going over the whole
carpet.
Sponge Drops: Beat four eggs to a
stiff froth, then stir in one heaping cup
of sugar, and one and third cups of
flour. One teaspoonful of baking pow
der should be thoroughly mixed with
the flour. Flavor with lemon and drop
from a dessert spoon on buttered paper
spread on plates. The oven should be
hot and the cakes will bake in few
minutes.
"A little borax in water is az good
as any thing for washing the head, and
this should be used frequently. Do
not make the solution too strong, as it
has tendency to cause the hair to be-
come dry and brittle. Frequent BRUSH
ing, especially before going to bed,will
make the hair soft and glossy. A sharp
toothed comb or metallic brush should
not be used.
Fried Bread: One quart of -four,
one teaspoonful of salt, three of baking.
powder, and milk enough to make il
as stiff as biscuit dough. Roll it out
and cut into square cakes two inches
long and little over half an inch
thick. Drop them into boiling lard.
They only require few minutes cook
ing, and when properly made they are
SO nice that they will soon become
family institution.
Hash Rolls: Prepare the meat as
for ordinary hash, chopping it very
fine, moisten with spoonful of cold
gravy or meat juice if you have it, add
an equal quantity of mashed potatoes
(fresh is besD and the same of stale
bread crumbs finely grated and soaked
in milk or cream. Work all well to-
gether with the hand, make into rolls
about three inches long and half the
thickness, and brown in hot oven
fifteen or twenty minutes, or you may
spread the hash in well-greased
bread-pan and set it in the oven; when
Drowned on the bottom, turn into a
dish crusted side up and send to the
table.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL,

The door of Heaven is ALWAYS
open to the prayers of Gods people. -
Z. Watson.
Old age is blessed time. 1t gives
leisure to put off our earthly garments
one by one and dress ourselves for
Heaven.
-Unbelief and disobedience are so
intimately connected that the same
word in the sacred writings often
serves for both.
1t is not until we nave passed
through the furnace that we are made
to know how much dross there is in our
composition. Cotton.
The voice of conscience is so deli
cate that it is easy to stitle it; but it is
also so clear that it is impossible to
mistake it.-MGdana de Stae1.
OF all dark traits that disfgure the
human race, that of wishing to belittle
or degrade the character of another is
the owest.-Pacifc States Weekly.
He who is truly at peace never sus-
poets others. But he who is i'll at ease,
and discontinued, is disturbed by vari.
Gus suspicious. Thomas Kenapis.
i never knew child of God being
bankrupted by his benevolence. What
we keep we may lose, but what we
give to Christ we are sure to keep
Z: L. Cuyler.
Being kind and cheerful, doing
ones duty, helping others, and loving
God, is the best way to show that we
are pious in the true sense of the word.
-Louis0 III. AIcoW.
One earnest gaze upon Christ is
worth a thousand scrutinies of self.
The man who beholds the cross, and,
beholding it, weeps, can not be really
blind nor perilously self-ignorant.-
Dean Vaughn.
There is only one greater folly
than that of the fool who says in his
heart there is no God; and that is the
folly of those who say with the head
that they do not know whether there is
God or not.
Livingstone was right when he
said: 1.-The salvation of men ought to
be the aim and desire of every Chris
tan. The spirit of missions is the spirit
of our Master, the very genius Of His
religion. A diffusive philanthropy is
Christianity itself; it requires perpet-
ual propagation to attest its genuine
ness. Missionary Reviea0.
If one has lived an hour patiently
and serenely, and above the world, he
has proof within himself that such a
life is possible. Argument is no longer
needed in his case; he has experiment.
ed and proved by his own experience
that the distraction and worldliness of
common piety are due to weakness
which ought to be overcome.
In the war year, 1868, train
loaded with soldiers was passing
through a tunnel in the Cumberland
range in Tennessee. In the center of
the rather long tunnel it was the black
ness of darkness. ''Isn't this dark?'
said a soldier. "Never mind, boys"
answered another, cheerily, There's
daylight aheadr' The answer went
to the heart of certainly one man who
was in some trouble. Never mind,
there's daylight ahead!'' Christian, if
you are in the darkness of trial, "there's
daylight ahead!" Be not faithless, but
believing. The dark tunnel is the way
to light and safety. THE Congregation
nLet
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
"A fine specimen Of the blacj

"A fine specimen of the black
smith art is the bouquet recently pre-
sented to the Iron Chancellor by the
Bismarckshutte. the well-known Sile-
sian rolling mills. 1t is manufactured
entirely Of the fine iron plate which is
speciality Of the above works. The
boquet is nearly thirty inches high, is
composed of elder flowers, buttercups,
heliotropes, forget-me-nots, ETC., inter-
mixed with fern leaves and maiden
hair ferns, all exquisitely worked out
Of fine wrought iron, and surmounted
by a branch Of oak, surrounded by
branches of laurel and olive.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
A merchant at Merrsrl Wis

"A merchant at Merrill, Wis, re.
Gently adopted novel and successful
method of advertising. He took his
old white cow, plastered her over from
head to heels with advertisements and
set her at large in the streets Of the
town.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
The NesD Jersey Usiossist

The Neso Jersey U,siosist says that
an English builder of theaters has in
vented panic lock for theater doors.
1t is contained in panel which Occur
pies large surface on the inside of
the door, and any one coming in con-
tact witt, the door must press the panel.
upon which the door opens instantly.
It is impossible for the doors of a
building fitted with this lock to be ass-
tened sosL.hat egress is prevented, lat
from the outside sta entranaoi is possrole
except with regulaA key.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25

Big Lake, near Osceola, Ark, usu-
ally forty miles long and eleven wide,
has shrunk in consequence of pro-
tracted drought, to Dimensions of less
than two miles, ,snd the water is so
shallow that men wade In and kill the
fish. which are very numerous, by
means OF clubs.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25

The Washoe Indians held grand
council near Genoa, New, recently and
passed law making theft punishable
by death.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
ABOUT WASH.CLOTHS.

per WUyuStVSs
ABOUT WASH.CLoTHS.
Their Importance as an Element Of House
hold Grace and Goodness.
tits surprising how many nice homes.
well furnished and nicely appointed in
most ways, do not have a supply OF
wash-clo his. So true is this, that |
never 60 away to visit for one day, or
week, or month, without several wash
cloths in my satchel or trunk; and, as
said to friend few days ago: Il
visit real nice people. too"
There is an idea prevalent that any
sort of rag will do for wash-cloth-
an old stocking-leg, a salt-bag, piece
of gauze underwear, an old napkin or
piece of towel. These are better than
nothing and indicate a reaching to-
ward nicely. But you will find that
people who use these sorts of things
are very apt to take pains to provide
proper dish-cloths and towels. 1t is
strange to me that this is true.
There should be a generous supply of
wash-cloths, as there should be of tow
els. Quite as many, I think, of one as
of the other are used in my own home,
each week, and quite as much stress is
laid upon the proper use and care of
one as of the other. Lots of wash
cloths is the rule.
Now, as to the kind: I find that those
that can be bought all ready in the
large dry goods stores, are not only
too thick and rather large, but are
quite expensive. Much the best way
is to buy white OF unbleached Turkish
toweling, of quality that costs fifty
or sixty cents a yard, and cut each
yard into three lengthwise strips, and
each strip into four pieces. This
will give you from a yard of toweling,
one dozen wash-cloths a quarter of a
yard square.
These can be neatly bound with
white silesia cut bias, but this mode of
finishing does not compare for pretti-
ness or agreeableness with ''button-
.holing" them all round with red work
ing cotton. Get coarse cotton and
put the stitches about one-half dozen
to the inch. This is very good fancy
work for an evening, or is nicer for the
little girls to do.
If you want to make a unique and
most acceptable gift to a busy house
wife friend, send her a dozen wash
cloths prepared in this manner. She
will be more grateful than for almost
any piece of fancy work you could give
her ! know, for I have tried it.
A very important word to say about
boys and wash-cloths Get them to-
gether. It will amply repay you.
Teach boys to use them thoroughly.
rinse and hang them up properly, and
you have made quite stride in your
refinement teachings. It lisa ''home-y''
thing to do, and will carry with it
more than appears upon the surface.
Again | can say have tried it and
know whereof speak. Of course, if
you teach your boys this, you will not
leave your girls without the lesson.
A final word about the washing of
wash-cloths. Have all that have been
used put into the wash each week.
Let them be boiled as the towels are;
but do not have them ironed. If they
are carefully smoothed and folded they
are better than if ironed. My word
for it, when you come to put the neat
little pile away into your linen drawer
you will consciously or unconsciously
give it glance of pride and a pat of
satisfaction that will indicate culture.
Stafford, in Good Housekeep-
ing.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-25
DIR. Merriam.

DIR. Merriam, Of Nosssh gaams,
Mass, has in his possess;on a sleigh
which was made for his great-great-
grandfather in 1868. and which has
been used by the different generations
of the Merriam family ever since. TITS
still strong and DIR. Merriam drives
about in it every day.
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THE LOCAL BUDGET.
,..sler sebultIinger's Fruitless
Trip to Victoria.
-. Geld Bar ciosed-Next Weeks
a.etings-Ihe Isanhoe's Mis-
bap-other News.

N, ghultzinger has gone to Victoria
= cope back. None Of the goods
-h,cb we're taken from his store last
-snr.day showed UP TO compensate
-, ,or his trip. II seems that the
~ thing which prompted Chief
Ter w. Shepard Of the Victoria po-
r. 10 telegraph TO Chief Mitchell was
.s,. on Sunday night three men left
Sn.t,Ie for Victoria, and when the
-.s.u,er arrived there passenger re-
-,,ted 10 Chief shepard that one of the
- had offered to sell him a gold
- Mr.. shepard at once went TO
,hs telegraph office and sent dispatch
chief Mitchell telling him 10 send
ss,ltzinger over to receive back his
80 ri course Mr.. Shulizinger has
s.ren his trip for nothing, unless II is
- the benefit OF his health and to
.a-.,;fy his love for maritime scenery.
some burglars have been trying the
..rns game IN other places in the city.
The police are very vigilant, and late
.Tne.day night 0fficer Cary bagged one
...F,sncby o or a. he gave his name
TON DeIyine. "Frenchy went through
~ (,alifornia house and stole a guam
ttv ~ clothing and bedding. He adj
msttsd that he sold two packages on
~ steamer Geo. X. Starr before she
.started for Whatcom. He viii have to
.appear before the grand jury.
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TILE DRAINING.
1t Is Being Adopted by Farmers on
WILDLY Island.
CorPgvmLE, Dec. 5. is.

CoUPEvILLE, Dec. 5. lsSS.
To THE EpIroR:-The farmers OF
WILDLY Island, about Coupeyille, are
becoming much interested in tile
drainage. Messrs. Gould & Jenne
have Just completed the largest and
most complete system vet laid in the
territory, 5000 feet with single 10
inch main mile long. The soil con,
sists of various combinations of clay,
sand and loan. charged with a great
deal OF mineral. This drain system
covers about 200 acres and cost over
5000. The farm is at Ebey's landing,
in plain view from Port Townsend.
Mr.. Thomas Calhoun has also laid
10000 feet on the Highwarden place
In what is called joint clay soil. Mr..
John Robertson i also about to put
70, 900 teet on his ranch, seven miles
down the island.
All these lands hold water so much
that they cannot DC worked early in
the spring and much loss is caused
from having crops mature too late in
the season, and the quality is believed
to be often much lower than it should
be.
DR. Calhoun was in town Yesterday.
| had laid out three miles OF drains fo7
him on the Swinomish flats last fall
and asked him how they worked. He
replied, Very well. indeed. We got
on to the land a month earlier in the
spring and then the crop ripened much
earlier than others The oats were OF
very fine quality. Oats on the flats
have had bad name, but | now
find we can raise them as good rs
elsewhere. Ny drains are 20 rods
apart. out they should he within is
rods at most l shall put in no more
cedar ]. L. AVER
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BREyITIEs.

Forty acres of the choicest West Sc
attic water front, $4,000. Crawford &
Conover.
Hefner & Dishen are offering one
lot and four houses for SO 900; is rent
ing for $40 per month.
VIM. Evans of Maple Valley, died
yesterday. and viii be buried in this
city from Cross to-day
1t would be well for parties who own
real estate in the city OF Seattle 70
place the same in the hands of l.. II
Griffith & Co., Occidental block. as in.
quiries are made for the same daily.
A force of men f. at work near the
railroad track between First and Sec
ond, preparing concrete for the cable
road. Ten carloads OF gravel per day
are used.
Bessie Gullaehson. daughter Of c. A
and Mary Gullachson. died Yesterday
morning at Ills West street, and vii
be buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery
to-day at O'Clock.
The sheriff-elect, John ii. Mctraw
fled his official bond OF 5000 with the
auditor yesterday. His sureties ar,
VIM. A. Harrington, Amos Brown
and ID. l.. MCGOWAN.
Marriage licenses were issued yester
day for John r. Hemen Of Seattle ant
Miss Mamie Condor Of San Francisco
and for Albert Wilder and Miss Cells
Moore. both of Seattle.
First citizenship papers were taker
out yesterday by Fred Knutson and
Anders f. Anderson, late subjects oi
Oscar II, Gerald Cavanaugh aud Her
bert George Powers. formerly subject,
OF Queen Victoria, aud Lars Peter
Jensen. of Denmark
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THE GOLD BAR CLOSED.
writ Of Quarantine Issued

upon application OF the district at
sorney, chief Of police. the city health
.,sicer, and chairman OF the council
committee on health and police, Judge
Boyle Yesterday morning issued a
.nit OF quarantine against the Gold
Bar saloon and lodging house on
Washington street. In accordance
Nth the writ, Chief Mitchell yesterday
closed up the Gold Bar and
nadlocked the doors, so that
naentrance can be effected without
his permission. This saloon Is the
plaee from which several smallpox
cases have emanated, and it was
deemed necessary that something be
done to stop any further danger in
this direction. Fumigation has been
resorted to, and il is considered that
when the place Is opened again no
danger OF ooBtagion from contact with
the bed-elothing or furniture need be
selt.
One of the smallpox cases at the
pest house died during Monday night,
and was buried yesterday. No new
cases are reported.
DR.. Eames, the health officer, who
has adopted sanitary measures for the
prevention OF smallpox in Seattle,
urges upon all the necessity OF yaccin-
alton
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NEXT WEEKS MEETINGS.
Something Concerning Major Geo. A.
Hilton, Who IL to Conduct Them.

Hilton, who is to Conduct Them.
Major Geo. A. Hilton, who IS to
appear here under the auspices of the
VIC. r. u. in "A series OF revivals at
Frye's opera house, next week. is one
Of the best known speakers in this
work in the United States. He always
arouses great amount OF interest In
his meetings wherever he goes.
Some idea OF his work may be OBJ
tanned from the following from the
shenango Valley Nees;
Five to eight hundred people were
turned away from Fosters opera
house, Beaver Falls, Sunday night,
unable to obtain admittance. Gallery
and isles were packed. and the stage
was occupied hy so large a choir that
there was but little space left for the
speaker Never before has that town
been so aroused, and never before
have they listened to such SOW tirring
aloqueaee and gospel-rivite,i truths as
have come 10 them through this
evangelist, With marked absence OF
all sensationalism, the magnetic power
Of Maj. Hilton over his audience Is
truly wonderful, and with each re-
tutHiHE hiSHt tphlts tutIcarihE utslfe
10 hear more from this gifted man.
The effects of his work are such a.
will remain long after he is gone II
is of character that makes men more
courageous, women more faithful,
and children to realize that they, too,
are 10 be an active element in the over
throw of sin. Would that his words
could be heard throughout the world.
d Over 100 more members have been
added 10 the w G. T. T.. and il will
probably reach 300. A white ribbon
army OF children 1000 strong, has
been organized, and law and order
league OF men will be formed.
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A ADJUSTMENTS.

Dams GIRL. Katie Putnam whom
everybody knows, loves and will go TO
see, viii be at the opera house tonight
Dads Girl, a new romantic play by
+. j Swartz. in which Miss Putnam
has been meeting with great success, is
the play selected for tonight, and
Emma. the Eli for tomorrow night.
Katie Putnam is without doubt the
best known and most successful
soubrette on the American stage. She
has style of acting peculiar 10 her
self, and Is ever fresh and buoyant,
with sweet sincerity that never fails
to hold her audience under the sway
of her remarkable powers. Distinct
from any other actress in her special
line, she never misses point whether
humorous or pathetic. With these
advantages she combines an ability in
the line of legitimate acting which
renders her performances enjoyable
and instructive w. e. Crosby, an
old-time favorite, is with the company.
This gentleman will be remembered
a the original "Snaggs" in Hoyt's
famous Bunch of Keys" The COM
pany is strong throughout, and Miss
Putnam never was in better voice and
health than she is in at present. The
opera house will be crowded tonight.
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The Linen Department

VIII exhibit a special importation Of
Linen Novelties for the table and rich
Iy Embroidered ToEels. Scarf, Sheets
and Pillow Covers. Also Real and
Russia Down Quilts. Real Down PHI
low, handsomely covered sitA Satin,
richly embroidered. Real Down So'a
Pillows, covered with p,ain Fongee.
which we viii elabroidsr 10 order.