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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Marriage Terribly Irrevocabie.

A little while ago | .interviewed" the
father OF one daughter. and she passing fair.
Oh this vexed and vexatious point He is
man who understands himself and knows
how to say what he means, so when his open
brow darkened at u hint that his girl might
not always be his alone, | pushed inquiry
1t did not satisfy me to be told that he had
a loaded revolver and bull dog ready for any
fellow who should dare ask for his darling
that the best thing man could do, and tn.
worst thing a woman ever did was tonarry
Sensible citizens. even when fathers and
fond. do not rave causelessly. Presently he
steadicd down into calm conference
''lt is because we know men-how coarse in
grain many of them are. how selfishly incon
siderate are the best Of them. how dull OF
seiisihility and slow Of apprehension are all
OF us when compared with women-that we
shuddei to resign our tenderly nurtured girls
to then," he said, feelingly. "Men under
stand what meant And marriage is SO ter
ribly irrevocabie."
But you marriedm
"Yes, and have been glad Of it, ON my owl
account, ever since. Had known a woman.
nee.is and nature then as do now, her deli
cate sensibilities her capacity for love ant
for suffering, could never have had tn,
presumption to offer her marriage with my
self"
The more refined the mans nature, tn,
more strongly does he feel what this tru,
husband and nobleinan Of Gods own making
expressed. Yet, despite his testimony, tn,
truth al'ides that the Test earthly happiness
for woman is found in judicious marriage
that, when her choice Is wisely made, tber,
are no peculiar miseries in wedlock. u,
thorns on which she would not step we're sh,
to remain celibate IL - only through he
failure to enter-as the church service phi;
it 'discrpetly" upon this ordinance OF divin
appointment that inevitAk " sorrow is inc,
dent upon it.-Marion Harland in Chicag
Journal
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Remedies for Sweating Feet.

The sweating Of the feet is a great annoy
ance to many persons who Seem to bein per-
feet health. Gentlemen have been induced
by it to absent themselves from society, and
faithful servants have for the same cause
been dismissed from desirable situations.
writer in The London Lancet afiirms
that borax is q specific for it, that he has used
it for ten years, and cured numbers Of cases
by it. He dissolves about half all ounce Of
borax in half a pint of water, and applies it
with a sponge to the feet-after they have
been washed in warm water-every night be-
fore going to bed
Another writer in the same journal says he
had been martyr to it for several years,
having tried, without avail, every remedy he
could hear of. He was at length fully cured
by mixture of salicylic acid two parts, and
burnt alum three parts, well busted ON the
feet and between the toes, after washing in
warm water.
At first he did it nightly; soon only once a
week, and then not at all. He has since fire.
quently tried it on others, and always with
success.-Yo Youth's Companion.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Acknowledging Invitations.

Some years ago, and indeed they were
very few, il was not deemed necessary to re-
ply to wedding cards. Today every invita-
tion Of any kind except to your milliner's
opening, or to some seini-public club recep
ton. is responded to, and even in the latter
case such an invitation comes through the
thoughtfulness of some gentlemen friend,
perhaps accompanied by his card. and it is
then gracious. to say the least, to acknowl-
edge its receipt, for as | have SO often said,
graciousness is always becoming.-"S. s. T.
NJ" In Chicago Herald.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
A Girl's Growing Period.

The growing period of girls life Is full of
surprises and contradictions The soul
reaches out its tentaces on all sides. Through
a large emotional and imaginative nature it
paints rosy scenes and dreams day dreams
beyond the power Of realization. Vague un-
rest and formless needs disturb the inner life.
The girl is sensitive, moody, capricious and
hard to deal with Motheri keep your dar.
ling very near your heart, pour out upon
her, unstinted, your tenderest love, gain her
confidence, win her very soul to unclose it
self to your affection as the buds Of a rose un-
close to the soft south wind. This you can.
not do unless you are much alone with her,
unless you are nearer than her mates, and un-
less a peaceful home gives you the leisure
and opportunity for condolences, full and
frea Happy is she II once the tie be formed
which can never be broken IL she be truly
loving as well as lovedi In q home of the
right order the daughter will turn to the
mothers affection as flowers turn to the sun.
Hester n Poole In Good Housekeeper
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Very Funny Work.

"What's your businessF 81 feed the lions
in a menagerie." "Must be dreary work. "
ION the contrary, it's very funny. They keep
the table in a roar."-Town Topics
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Women Are Growing Larger.

women are certainly larger than they
used to ba. said dressmaker yesterday
What makes you think sor was the
query.
MY order books for one thing, kept by
mother and myself for almost forty years
Every dre<smaker has record Of the meas
ures OF regular customers l have never de
stroycd any Of ours, and the Oldest books are
entertaining memoranda. See, this little
black covcrcd book is for 1859 Open it any
where you please. There you have it, all the
proof You wanted. Miss -, waist measure
II inches. Mrs -, ~ inches aud the bust
measures and skirt lengths are IN proportion
Turn the leaves. You will find II inches, ~
inches, lslS inches. 10 inches repeated con
tinually. Sometimes you come across one as
low az 10 inches. ! think can remember
making dresses where the waist was only 10
inches Nearly all the entries are for slender
women, narrower chestei than cut tor now
md not ~ tall took . fancy 70 60 over
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

the list quite systematically few days ago
took ffty women whose gowns my mother
and cut in 80 and 81 The average waist
measure Is only q inches and can tell by the
names that some were middle aged, heavy
women whose figures carry the average up
should say that most Of the young women
had waists not over " inches Indeed |
know the girls ,ised to come to me when
their wedding trousseaux were ordered and
tell me they must be laced to Is inches for
the bridal gown to be fitted. for II wasn't the
proper thing to be any larger than that on
ones wedding day.
"'How big are girls nowr New York
girls Of ~ and 81 years old will average
waists OF y inches. II they are feet I
or 8 inches tall. they will have 25 or 81 inch
waists. There are plenty Of women who are
not ashamed Of waists considerably larger
than that II they are well formed in proper
ton should say that women, were All inch
or two taller and 3 or inches larger than thei,
mothers were. 'iiealthierf Oh, that goe.
without saying"-New York Cor Kansa,
City Journal
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

Peru Is making bid for English emf
grants, a hand book of the country having
been extensively circulated in England.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

Horses and carriages can be hired cheaper
N Russia than in any other civilized country.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

When new sheets are made. try a broad
bem on each end. This will prevent any
head or foot to the article, thus making tho
wear much more even.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

Mrs Gladstone is described as an English
lady Of the aqniIine aristocratic type often
drawn by rhackeray She has her own ideas
as TO what is right and proper In dress, and
carries out those ideas as she secs tit
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

The number OF women who walk for excr.
else regularly in New York is increasing SC
rapidly that the doctors are beginning to
complain.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

Nobody ought to go TO dinner who is not
a good listener and il possible, an Intelligent
one. To listen with a show Of intelligence u
. great accomplishment.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
Care Of Dish Towels.

l have been shocked to find among women
who are considered good housekee pers, those
who have their dish towels and dish cloths
washed in the laundry tubs. can think Of
hardly anything more offensive than this If
u special laundry tub were designated for
this purpose, and conscientious servants> in
terested, who would see that the towels were
always washed in that particular tub, and
never mixed with soled clothes, etc, it
might be allowable. But most of us have
not servants, or laundresses by the day in
whom we can place such implicit confidence.
Soiled underclothing the bedding and cloth
ing of sick people and diseased people all go
into the laundry tubs, and they are not u
decent place for dish towels.
Dish towels should he washed thoroughly
every day, either in the large tin dish pan or
in pan which is used for no other purpose.
After they are washed and rinsed, they
should be covered with clear water and the
pan set on the stove until the water is scald-
ing hot Then take them out, wiring thor
oughly, and put on the frame to dry. If the
sun is bright set the frame out of doors for
the towels to dry; if not, dry them by the
fro.-Cor. Good Housekeeping.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

coax most men. brihe some and govern Q
very few. hut that vulgar rubbing Of the fur
the right way wins every time Vernona
Jarbeau in St Louis Republican Interview.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15
The Endurance OF Pain.

Writing Of "paln and its consequences" in
q late volume Of essays, DR. Weir Mitchell
says ~ have often watched with interest q
mother beside the girl or hoy in temporary
pain As Il rule. she assumes from the begin.
ming the boy is to be taught SILENT patient
endurance. What you. a toy, to cryi Be
a manr Among his comrades he is cry
baby il he whimpers, a regular girl.' a girl
boy lie is taught early that from him en-.
durance is expected. the self conquest Of re-
strained emotion is his constant lesson. II it
b. u girl who suffers, she is assumed to be
weak. and it IL felt that her tears are nat
ural, and not to be sternly repre~sed nor are
her little aches and complaints dismissed as
lightly as her brothers. She il trained to
expect sympathy, and learns that to weep is
her prerosative The first gush Of tears after
hurt of bo,iy or mind is In some mysterious
way a relief. and not rudeiy to be chidden;
but upon the whole 1t Is wise and right to
teach patience and Unconditional endurance
to the sex which In life is sure to have the
larger share OF suffering. To be Of use this
education must begin reasonably early, and
we may leave to the mother to make sure
that it is not too severe. Herald Of Health.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

The Rochester Union refers to families in
that city "who are raising girls for the ex-
port trade" meaning girls who are expected
to one day marry wealth and a title. There
are thousand blanks to one prize In that
sort of lottery.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-15

Do not allow any frightful illustrations In
your childs nursery books
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1888-03-06

Ser &apIan wanbts fi9 tief bepest ab
fe Tam tbm perpaister Dor wie bau,aIs aIs
&inb.
Iu6 ber Director bemibte ii1 UNI ben
Ibi6iebssruB. Wa9sn Gle teine 9onn,
aus ibr. wteberbolte ct immer wieber,
Ssine Siderbeit uerltsB i'm ct mari iid
in ben nd9ften SeheI.
Der &upIan bate iebo5 taum bas Gin:
r1er usrlafen, als Nora ibm folste. Rod
zines, iaste fe, i'm anbaltsnb. S6re Sip:
pen bebteu, bic 8ansen sIibten. @in'
etustse Ra9ri9t; wie es inn esbt! eager
sic ibm ni9ts Don mir, sr t6nnte banr
nod mebr Ieiben, unb ss III ia bod uupi:
berruflt1.
Gin Sdnbebrud, Elm itlmmes 0ifen mo-,
bes &aplans 4ntport, unb Rora war per:
i6puuoen.
@r aber ba9te i'm Iausiau1su gorau:
idreiten an bic Sinsebuns, an ben Ssrois,
mus, Der In eiusm Srauenbersen lissen
Fam, bas uon ber 9iebe ni9t IdBt, Sas
Iieber usrtanut iein ptu, ais neusn S9msr,
3uSufasen.
Nora tonnte wieber beroii5 iein, ieitbem
fe wuBte, baB uub ME er um its setrauert.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1888-03-06

Wie fhpr bic 9eSihnuna bieieS altz
bsrlbmteu Observation-Disclosures eS anbeutet,
betebeu bic ct. Scruaro 8rduters
pilen lebi9lih aus Qfiansenifpffen.
Oteie Yilen btenen nift MIR ais elm ppr,ilas
lide8 Setlmtttel, icuSeru berri6teu audi
ben nod nett fpthtt9eren Otenit zines Wurs
beuaungS: Wittels, inIcfern fe, fpenn fps
fort beim @rl6etueu Der 9erinoIteu 8cnus
;eifen elmer St6run9 Der S6dtiateit ber
Sebcr, beS WfagcnS tllnperbauli6feit),
beg Nieren, oHsr Der @eoarme Sarts
letbt9teit), eingenommen, ben @intrttt bee
Sranfbett ssrbatsn. Gte8elmdbi8e Gibbons
beruns, Grnabrun9, ictpte Musibeis
oung rerbraudten Stofe8, b~ebtngen baS
torperli6eW BOIL; pbne oieS Oreiblatt Sisbt'S
tetn geiunoeS 9aleiu. 8ebt piele Gbdtiss
felt 9eb6rt9 BON Statten, 1T ete BeroauunS
iprpte Der Stnbl9an8 9eIuno nno re8slmdbt9,
tpc5a ct. Seruaro Rrauter: YtQcu
torJl9li6 belfcn, 10 tretI eaS beltdnote 9es
lauterte Blut belto rluntcrer burb ale Aeern,
I'm iebem Sbeile beS G6rperS friIhen Stpf
on STEELE be5 berbrauftcn uno neue 2ebenSs
fraft az brtn9en. 60 fptro pa8 Sriebipert
bes meui6li6en S6rper8 in rsaslmd6iaem
@anse esbalten, tpoburG Der 3rantbeit bsr
Gintritt pertpetrt tpiro. SaIt Ou aber bic
aIererffen &nHi6sn Tires Ssranuabsn8
psrnahliiiist, un6 fIblf Ou In SolSs bsTen
Stppftpeb pber ltebclfeit, pber gaIige
8.i6perben, pber fsblt Dir Der Gppetit, p6er
fisbt Define Saut trautbaft 9elb aus, pber
flblf 0u Rieperseidlasenbeit, 10 j6asre tets
ren aueenbltd, ioncern nintrt f0frrt
Ct: Sernaro &raater Biusn:
On Gpctbstsn Jubdben; grets nsbt @ebrdutsanptts
flung Is Gents Die Sta6tsL flnf S6a6telH fur 81 90.
Nsresu aud Seaeu Gruptaus hes 9rsites In baar
cher g~rttfmarten mad irseno elmer @e9ene Der Gsrs
~siuisteu etaatsn fret I~uStianht pcu
p. keustaedtera Co.. Box 24I6. New York city.1
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23
a FUNNY EPISODE.


ihcht hhu EfiBht
There was another episode which
these peculiar people seemed to eonsid-
er as huge joke, which | will explain
as briefly as possible, to show what the
native people consider as funny in the
frigid zones One of the Esquimau
men had a peculiarly disfgurcd face
to which he pointed so often that one Of
the party was finally led to ask him the
cause. He most cheerfully assented to
explain, amidst the grins and suppressed
laughter of the others. When he was a
young boy he was one of small band
OF natives that came upon the remains
of one of Sir John Franklin's unfortu-
nate parties, that had starved to death,
and they found many curious things
among the scattered material at the
site Of the sad scene. One, which inf.
mediately took his boyish eye, was a
flattened can that he found. full Of
.'black sand" as he expressed it. The
"black sand was Of no possible
use to him, and, on the first occasion he
had to utilize the can, which was one
winter evening, when he was sitting
by the lamp in his snow-house, he
poured this useless material out on
the platform of snow that held the lamp,
and in doing so some of it splashed in
the flame. There was an instantaneous
explosion. which he tried to explain by
yelling "boom," until | thought the
top of my head had been knocked off,
and when some Of the shock had passed
away he found that the top of his snow
hut had disappeared in the dark night,
the stone lamp was broken into pieces,
and the kitchen utensils and parlor
furniture all mixed up. lie was medi-
cine man of the tribe-that is, one sup.
posed to cure sickness by magic, mean
tations, etc.-and ut the time the pow
dcr-can exploded patient was visiting
him. who disappeared in the confusion,
and his whereabouts was not known
for q month or two afterward, when he
turned upin another tribe farther south,
whose doctors, he claimed, were not
of such a pyrotechnic school Of medi-
cine The medicine man said that his
own nervous system was badly shat
tered for long time, and his hands and
face were fearfully SCARED as evidence
of his story, but If his appetite was al
all injured he had more than fully re-
covered, for he was the most enormous
eater, savage or civilized, that / ever
saw in my life. and could easily dis
pose of reindeer ham at a lunch, when
ever he came around to repeat his
story, which was altogether too FREE
quent; but we luckily found good
plan Of Kidding ourselves Of him by the
apparent careless handling ofa pomtler'
can,--Lienh ssAwatku, IN Worla'E
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23
A Sanitary instrument.

An apparatus for measuring tho pro
portion of carbonic acid in the air Of .
room has been patented by Prof VOL
pert, of Nurnbcrg BY means of 9
slphon-arrangement, drop OF red
liquid soda.solution with phenol-
phthalein-is made to trickle down a
prepared white thread, about foot
and half long, every one hundred Sec
onds In pure air the drop continues
red down TO the bottom, but 1t loses lis
color by the action of carbonic acid,
the quickness of the effect varying with
the amount Of that gas present Air is
assumed to be distinctly unwholesome
when its carbonic acid exceeds l part
in 1000; and the scale placed behind
the thread gives indications from
"pure air iup 10 OF rer 1000 to
,'extremoly BAD from TO Z or more
per /, oo0). ArkdHsdw 7rareier.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23
Ny MOTHERS SLIPPER.


rt'smish,y Gurus, so 1T is, how these here poets
try
To bring sympathetic tear 70 some poor Eel
lers eye,
A-rhymin' and singin of a mothers love and
care,
An touchin on her faded gown, or stout, old
fashioned chair.
But none OF Aem, I've noticed an I've won
dored DER and DER,
Has surg about the slipper that my good old
= mother wore.
lrecoIect as well as IL twas only yesterday,
Whenit seemed dreadful waste o. time to
study stead o play
With other little youngsters who were hookin'
on from school
An goin 10 the swimmin hole so shady, deep
and COOL
An many time I'd We missed my chance,
through learnin's heights 10 soar,
Ell 'twerent for the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
An later when the female sex began TO interest,
An other fellows called on gals dressed up in
their best
She knowcd that though l couldn't keep myself
10 save my life,
That like as not ia undertake supportin' OF Q
wife;
But waited for maturer years and her whom J
adore
Al OWN TO the slipper that my good old mother
wore.
She's settin' in her armchair now smilin' all
benign,
A-talkin o our noiehbors bout that ''grownur
son o. mime
An she tells Of ali the time she felt obliged my
self TO whale,
To keep me out of prison, or at very least from
jail;
An she alters makes me own that rd been there
long before,
Eft wasn't for the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
-6fno;anati E,,o.ir,r
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23
FARM AND FlReslpE.

Hogs fattened on barley arc re-
ported TO make superior meat with q
large proportion of lean.
Ducks usually begin to lay in Feb
ruary. They require a warm house,
with leaves or cut straw upon which
to sleep at night, as damp quarters are
Injurious TO them.
Common homemade I've soap. well
mixed with cornmeal 60 n stiff dough,
and given every few days, Is now rec
commended rs preventive aud sure cure
OF chicken cholera.
Sheep here do not pay. as great
profits as those in England. Every
things depends upon the mode of man
agement. Our farmers compel sheep
to forage, while in England they are
treated as carefully as are cattle.
The seed of sorghum cane should
be more extensively used. 1t may be
ground or fed whole. il well cleaned.
For poultry it is excellent, and MS the
yield of seed is from fifteen to twenty
five bushels per acre. il is really very
valuable portion Of the crop.
"A heavy sod, plowed when there Is
thin slice Of frozen soil among the
grass roots, makes a particularly mel
low seed bed in spring. The frost
works it down about rs well rs working
ON ii half the summer could do
American CShirator.
AN Ohio girl. who tired of hearing
the farmers in her section growl about
wheat growing not paying, decided
she'd see about it. She rented 81 acres
Of land, kept strict account of every
dollar expended in raising the crop, got
an average yield Of thirty-fye bushels
10 the acre, and sold II for $1i2 10.
The cost of production was S9s.l2, in
GLIDING $3.50 for fertilizers, and the
gain on the investment was forty-four
per cent
For goosc5erry tarts, pour the juice
off can Of green gooseherries, sci II
on the stove, wet tablespoonful OF
corn starch with little cold juice, and
add to the juice on the stove when il
boils, stir over the fire till il thickens,
remove, add to the gooscberrics,
sweeten. and bake as cherry tarts.
When done. cover with meringue Of
white Of egg and sugar, and return to
the oven till II begins to color.
Spanish Cream; This is one Of the
most delicious desserts. Put half a
box Of gelatine into quart Of sweet
milk, keep in warm place until tho
gelatine is dissolved; TO this add the
wcll-bcaten yclks of tour eggs, and one
teacupful sugar When scalding hot,
but not boiling. stir in the whites,
beaten to froth Flavor with lemon
or vanilla Pour into a mold, and set
away in a cool place to stiilcp: OF
course II is TO be eaten cold,
Too many husbands seem TO forget
that their, wives need labor-saving i'm
PIGMENTS aud machinery, that the farm
house rs well rs the barn. the back yard
rs well as the barn yard should have
conyenionces for saving useless steps
aud burdcnsome drudgery. Here is n
case plain enough for any husband to
understands; A farmer near Gardner,
Me-, had allowed his wife to carry water
from distant spring for ten long years,
but as soon rs he had occasion to use
the water for his cattle pipe was laid
and force pump put into use We fear
there arc not few just such thoughtless
husbands who will read this item and
not see the point in it. -Southern cat-
TRAITOR.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23
RAISING Turkeys.
How to Rear Large Flooks Of Fine BIRD
SuccexsfIity.

How to Rear Large Flonks OF Fine Bird,
Successfully.
Inquiries for the best turkeys for
breeding purposes are received from
my customers far and near, who are
getting their flocks ready for the breed
ingT soason, and great many ask:
How do you manage TO raise such q
large flock successfully? What do you
FEED the young turkeys, and SO on. As
1t would take a great deal Of time to
answer each privately, will answer
all with one letter through your paper
First, | would say; don't put of too
late to mate your turkeys for the breed
ing season, which is generally tho
month of February. have customers
send to me for turkeys in April,
which is entirely too late, for by the
time they receive them and they get
accustomed to their new home (for they
will do no good laying eggs until used
to their new quartcrs) it Is very late in
he season, they lose Il great many eggs
and late-hatched turkeys arc never so
large as those early Matched. think
the bronze turkeys are the easicst raised
and the hardest of all turkeys and beat
all in number Of pounds. n single
cross,of the large bronze turkey nearly
doubles the weight of the young ones,
and although the price of gobbler
may appear high, yet the v;luc to be
derived from the use of the sariety is