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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

direction. and the converts began form
ing classes and giving instruction. The
number Of such students at each lace
making coEv vent is, of course, small. but
apparently upon the training and infiu-
ence OF such students, who for the most
part are nuns. the possible future sue
cess Of lace-making in Ireland viii
largely depend. At the different con-
tiers many of the children learning lace
making, as we'll as few OF the adult
workers, who come to the work rooms
provided for their use, learn to draw and
so to accustom themselves to good fow-
ing lines and sense Of proportion In
ornament, though very few. II any, OF
them possess, or can be expected to
possess, the capabi1ity or aptitude to
compose ornament.
These scattered art classes. most OF
which are equipped with good examples
or photographs of old laces and, with
other works displaying types OF orna-
mental compositions, are in direct touch
with groups of lace-makers. This feat
ure, which is at least a new one in the
conditions Of lace-making in Ireland.
has been developed since 1884. There
are now eight of such classes at lace
making centers. besides six similar
classes at converts where varieties Of
Industrial instruction are given. At the
Schools of Art, in Dublin, Cork, Liner
lex and Waterford small classes Of lace
pattern designers have been established.
and the students in them are sometimes
commissioned by dealers to compose pat
terms for laces which may be made In
different parts of Ireland.
,,Sv
tonbarry, Boris and elsewhere ladies
interested in lace-making supervise the
work done by little groups of peasant
women. There is q prosperous lace
school on the Bath and Shirley estate at
Carrickmacross; but at none Of these
last-named places are there any drawing
and pattern-making classes correspond
ing with those at the converts. Liner
ick has now opened a training school
for young lace-workers. This school is
supported by public subscriptions start
ed by Mr.. Shaw, of Limerick. but has
hardly been at work sufficiently long to
prove its value in influencing the indus
try. Limerick and Carrickmacross en-
broideries on net are perhaps the more
easily made of the different Irish laces.
Crochet work is in most encourag-
ing condition, the demand for fine
grades exceeding the supply. One firm
not long ago employing only sixty girls
now has 600. The Americans and French
are the largest buyers. pattern called
the Royal Irish Gulpure" taking the
best.
The larger quantity of Irish needle
point lace is filmy and fiat as compared
VITA the substantial raised or relief lace
Of which, as class, the eros Point de
Venise is the heaviest and boldest in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

places for the stills and girders, the lat
ter being of four-by-four inch scantling.
The outside covering is OF narrow
boards. nailed on vertically, with inter
stices between for ventilation. Tive
holes are left on each side, high up un-
der the caves, for convenience in
filing the cribs from a wagon stand
ing alongside. Fig. 2 is the floor
plan. On either side crib three and a
half feet wide extends the entire length
and up to within two feet of the rafters.
These cribs are made of horizontal
boards, four inches wide, with spaces of
one inch between, as shown in Fig. 1.
Midway between four of the uprights
are openings covered by vertical slides.
The panel next to the front is made up
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
FIG. 9. FLOOR PLAN.

of movable boards, represented by dot
ted lines in Fig. 2. These boards rest
on cleats, and may be taken down when
it is desired to enter the crib to clean
1T, or for any other purpose. The floor
through the middle of the house is
made tight, the space being used as a
shelling-room. The portion which forms
the bottom of the cribs is of narrow
strips. with spaces between. The ends
of the building are covered with verti-
cal neutrality-suspicious. Agriculturist
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.
Interesting and Useful Bits OF Household
Fact and Fancy.

Interesting and Useful Bits OF Household
Fact and Fancy.
For faded green blinds, rub on little
linseed oil.
Put bits of camphor gum in trunks or
drawers to prevent the mice from doing
any injury.
To freshen leather chair soAts.
valises, bags, etc, rub them with the
well-beaten white of an egg.
To prevent tin pans from rusting. rub
fresh lard on them. and set in a hot
oven until thoroughly heated.
Soak clothes. that fade. over night in
water in which has been dissolved one
ounce of sugar of lead to a pailful of
rain water.
When washing fine white flannel add
tablespoonful of pulverized borax to a
pailful of water. This will keep them
soft and white
To Danish red ants from the pantries
strew whole cloves around the shelves
The same is also considered q good
moth exterminator.
To keep fiat-irons clean and smooth.
rub them with piece OF wax done up
in q cloth, then scour or rub them on a
paper strewn with coarse salt
Oil of turpen tine. or benzine, Will re-
move spots OF paint or vArnish from cot
ton or wooden goods They should be
washed in soap-suds after the applica-
ton
If paint has been spattered on window
panes, wet the spots with water and rub
thoroughly with new silver dollar; or
they may be washed with hot sharp
vinegar
To set delicate co-ors in embroidered
handkerchiefs, soak them ten minutes
before washing in a pail of water in
which dessertspoonful of turpentine
has been stirred
When a stove is cracked. q cement
may be made Of wood ashes and salt, in
equal proportions. mixed TO q paste with
cold water. Fill the cracks with this
when the stove is cool, and il viii soon
harden
Steel pens are destroyed by the scid
in the ink If an old nail or old steel
pen is put in the ink. the acid therein
will exhaust itself on them. and pens
in daily use will remain in good condi-
ton much longer
When mattresses are stained take
starch wet into q paste with cold water.
Spread this on the stain first putting
the mattress in the sun In an hour or
two rub this of, and If not clean, repeat
the process
To clean hair-brushes. put table
spoonful of ammonia into tepid water, dip
them up and down until clean then
dry with the bristles down In place of
the ammonia they may be cleaned by us
ing teaspoonful of soda
Ivory may be bleached by placing it
for an hour in a solution of alum: then
polish it with a piece OF wooden. and
wrap it In linen 20 dry. Another
method is to take peroxide of hydrogen.
and to one pint OF 1t add one ounce of
aqua ammonia Warm it and soak the
ivory fo- twenty-four hours; then dry
and polish with cha1k--Good House.
keeuiuD
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
More Than Ono SORT OF Bench.

"There goes man who is said to have
amassed fortune while on the bench"
ssWhoever said that is utterly ignorant
of the possibilities of Matchmaking.
Ones happy If he can make a living at
it,
"Oh. he's not matchmaker: he's q
judge."-Jewelers' Circular.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
A disappointment.

She-So, Jack, your rich uncle is
dead, and suppose you will inherit q
good share of the property. I know he
promised to remember you in his will.
He-No, am just as poor as ever
My uncle kept his word, though.
She-Why, what do you mean?
He-This is what the will said: 81
promised to remember my nephew Jack
in making my will. / remember the
young scamp SO clearly that shall not
leave him a cent."-Munsey's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
COURTHOUSE AND CRIBS.

A Cheaply Built Structure for Storing
Corn In the Ear.
Our illustrations represent very
cheap1y-built but convenient structure
for storage Of corn In the ear. Fig. is a
perspective view of the building, which
is fourteen feet wide, twenty feet long,
and nine feet in the clear at the caves.
The pests are six stout, young hemlock
or other soft-wood trees cut in the
woods, and resting on piers of stone
sunk in trenches dug below the frost
line. These are notched at the proper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

three-eighths of an inch for wheat
or cracked corn; for whole corn or
moist feed the opening should be
larger. The trough can be made Of any
reasonable length; one six feet long
will feed at one time twenty-five fowls.
A few of the advantages of this feeder:
1. Cleanliness, it being impossible
for the fowls to stand in the feed or
throw dirt into it. 2. There is no OPP
2ortunity for crowding and all fare
alike. 8. No waste; grain feeds down
only as fast as eaten at the bottom 4.
The trough will hold enough for several
days feeding if desired. 5. The con-
struction is very simple. Use any fair
grade of planed boards of spruce. hem
lock or pine. If one wishes the sides
can be fastened to the end pieces with
screws. by which the opening at the
bottom can be adjusted to any size grain
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
The Act OF Breathing.

In each respiration an adult inhales
one pint of air. A healthy man re-
spires 16 to 20 times a minute. or 20, 900
times day; child 25 or So times a
minute. While standing the adult res
piration is p times per minute; while
lying down. H. The superficial surface
of the lungs, l. e., of their alveolar
space. is 200 square yards The amount
of air respired every - hours is about
10. 900 quarts. The amount of oxygen
absorbed in "a hours is 500 1iters (about
IA grams)- The amount of carbonic
acid expired in the same time is 400
liters Oils grams). Two-thirds of the
oxygen absorbed in "a hours is absorbed
during the night hours. from 6 p. N. to
a M; three-fifths of the total is
thrown off during the day. The pull
monary surface gives off $50 grams of
water daily in the state of vapor. An
adult must have at least $50 liters of
air in an hour. The heart sends 500
quarts of blood through the lungs every
hour, or about 5000 daily. The dura-
ton of inspiration is fve-twelfths of
expiration, seven-twelfths of the whole
respiratory act During sleep inspira-
ton occupies ten-twelfths of the res
piratory period--St- Louis Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
Did Not Suit

Jean "a swell valetl-How do You like
your new employer?
jacques tanofber valet)-Not at ALI
I've given him = months notice.
Jean-What's the trouble? Is he
brutal?
Jacques-0. no. on the contrary =
perfect gentleman But my dear Jean.
his clothes are nine sizes too large foe
me-Aunsey Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
Fruit Flgares.

From various California journals we
CLEAN the following: A Fresno grower
has received per acre for Winter Nelis
pears $500; peaches and nectarines,
$3.50; raisins. $3.50; apricots, $40; Bart
lett pears. $40; Zinfade1 grapes (dried),
1925. Last years crop of the Austin
vineyard, % acres, brought $500 A
peach plum tree at Vacaville has yield
ed SIS worth of fruit Seventy-dve
prune trees viii yield i've tons. worth
$500 The Riverside orange crop was
about 1,5O0 carloads. Prospects for
next year are good for nearly 2, 600 car
loads. An aqua rancher has refused
$40. 600 for 80 acres Of orange orchard in
bearing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
Duties OF Parents to Children.

parent in bringing up child is to pre-
vent the child from doing itself harm
The child does not know, for instance,
that unlimited sweets and sours iniure
the digestion and impair the teeth: the
mother does know IL, and it is her duty
to have the ehild's supply of sweets and
sours limited. The child does not know
that the opportunity of getting knowl-
edge at school, If neglected, is not like
~ to return. nor that its future happi-
ness and success depend very much
upon its improving the opportunities
which its school now Affords The par
ents do know these things and it Is
their duty to persuade. urge and. IL nec-
essary. to compel the child to study
n. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

Fruit Dealer-What's the matter. old
man; are you blind?
Uncle Jake with . gulp)-No, boss;
but RELY doan' dare to open my eyes
till I git by dat big pile OBJ watermillions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01

Rev. Mr.. Wilson Of Baltimore Has a
Close Shave in Consequence of 1t.

The Baltimore conference Of the A.ME.
Church Tuesday, after its little affair with Dr.
Mossell OF this city, as told in The STARS dis
patches, took up several expulsion cases. Rev.
John Gray Of Hagerstown and Rev. T. E. Bur-
ley on their own confession, were bounced for
adultery. The committee thought Rev. w. W.
Wilson Of Calvary Church, Baltimore, ought
to go into outer darkness for having made
speech at reception in honor of Pete Jackson,
the slugger. Mr.. Wilson in defense of himself,
said: II was invited to this reception, but was
not aware that would be called upon to make
a speech. 1 had heard of Peter Jackson and
that he had talked with kings, queens, lawyers
and doctors, and rs / was informed that some
of the best people in this city would be presen:
l went The president of the club, when ar
rived there, told me he wanted me to make tho
speech of welcome and refused He persisted
and finally consented told Jackson that he
had achieved great success in his line, which
was somewhat different from mine Ilaughterl,
and hoped that he would use his strength in
bringing souls to Christ" tApplause.]
As MIR. Wilson had presented his side of the
case in a very clever manner. a motion was car
ried to the effect that Mr.. Wilson merely be
told OF his error and advised not to let him.
self be caught again i'll similar trap
The following appointments were made:
Westinghouse. Paul's l.. II. Jackson; Ebe-
nezer, ID. g. Hill; Mt. Pisgah, T. G. Steward;
Georgetown, ID. G. Hill; Shorters Chapel, j. E.
Moreland; Garfield. NJ. W. Travers; Mt Sinai,
W. j. H. Addison Hillsdale, +. J. Peck. jr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS.
Addresses Before the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Last Night.

The evening session of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
last night was given up to general meeting
and large audience was in attendance. Rev.
I. S. Hamlin presided and conducted the OPEN
ing devotional exercises. In his remarks after
ward he referred to the history of the society,
gave all the members hearty welcome to the
city and to the church of which he is pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Jessup spoke of missionary work
in Syria and of the valuable aid that the mis-
sionaries were receiving from the press BY
means Of the press books, pamphlets and all
sorts Of religious papers had been printed in
Arabic. He exhibited some electrotype plate
work done in Syria, which was very creditable
Rev. DIR. Ellinwood spoke on the subject Of
missionary work generally and Of the good
that had been done. He spoke OF the needs of
the work and said that to maintain the present
stations and establish new ones would require
larger contributions than the canse had ever
received before, and said that there were many
people Of wealth who ought to give more gem
erously and could do So and that it was their
duty to come forward and assist the society to
perform its good work. The meeting was closed
with a prayer and benediction by Rev. Dr.
Bartlett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01
OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORs,
Real Estate Sales-The Gold Fever-The
Accident to Mrs. w. j. Thomson.
The EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, May /.
Mr.. Cooke d. Luckett today sold to Mrs.
VIM. Matthews two building lots at Derwood
for 400. She will at once commence the
erection of dwelling house. Mr.. Luckett has
also sold to Miss Mary Kilgour building lot
In the west end of Rockville for $780,
The gold fever in Potomac district has been
heightened recently by the discovery by Mr..
H. c. Fawcett of two 4-foot veins of quartz on
the farm Of ]. W. Carroll which show rich de-
posts Of the precious metal The Kirk Mining
Company, in the same locality, are working n
large force of hands. The company has re-
Gently put in new and improved machinery,
and the gold that cannot be separated from
other substances at the mines is sent to New
York for that purpose.
II is stated that the red stone quarries at
Seneca propose to suspend operations shortly
until they can secure transportation, either by
canal or railroad The expense of hauling
stone by wagon from the quarries to Boyd )
Station. on the Metropolitan railroad, takes all
the profit
Mrs Thomson. wife of Paymaster VIM. J.
Thomson, L, s. N, who was badly injured by
the upturning OF her carriage a few DAYS ago
between her home at Hermitage and Garrett
Park. is still in precarious condition. After
ner fall from the carriage the vehicle was
dragged over her body crushing her ankle
DIS. Lewis OF Knowles, Anderson of this
place and Ford Thompson of Washington were
summoned as soon as possible and il is feared
that amputation Of the limb may be necessary.
s. A NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01

"A AuctlOneers, SSU Pa. ave. H.
SPECIAL ART ANNOUNCEMENT
SPRING 1890.
1T IS A PLEASURE FOR Us TO ANNOUNCE AT
THIS TIME TO THE PUBLIC AND THE MANY
FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS OF
MIR. CHAs. ARMoR,
wAsHINGToN's DISTINGUISHED ARTIST,
THAT WE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY NEXT. APRIL
TwENTY-EIGHTH. TO EXHIBIT AT OUR
FINE ART GALLERIES,
$50 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NV,
COLLECTION OF
FINE OIL PAINTINGS
VARIED ASSORTMENT OF HIS BEST EFFORTS
IN
FLOWER, FRUIT.
LANDSCAPE AND FIGURE
NEATLY FRAMED IN GOLD.
TIE WHOLE TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVE.
ON THURSDAY EVENING, MAY FIRST. AND
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY SECOND.
AT HALF-PAsT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITION
MONDAY, APRIL TwENTY-EIGHTI,
TUESDAY. APRIL TWENTY-NINTH, and
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL THIRTIETH.
FROM NINE AN. UNTIL EIGHT PM,
And invite close and critical inspection by the
Al cyl and NJ
sale. RADCLIFFE, DARR 4 CO,
ap24-7t Auctioneers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01

Avse. p, las $3.50 25,4s4 ,.OS2 3O.oso
Increase 1900. I,55s i,so3 i,5ss 3,oOS
OF this remarkable average aggregate Of
so,09O copies circulated daily, no more than
Ll02 copies are sent out Of the city by mail,
and LOG go to suburban places, by express,
railway trains, ETC., leaving a net circulation
In the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO-
PORTION of s2sS PER CENT, or AN AGGRE-
GATE Of % 1852 copies! or this number,
Fl ,142 were delivered daily by regular
carriers at the homes Of permanent sub
scribers.
The remaining G, $40 copies represent the sales
over the Office counter, at the news stands, enc
by newsboys. But of this latter number a very
large proportion is supplied regularly to per.
manent residents of the city living in lodgings,
DC. mot householders), 80 that its whole circula
ton may be literally said to be in the family
circle. While its aggregate circulation there
fore gives The STAR a DISTINCTIVE and enriabis
position in modern journalism, the fuiiness Of
its home circulation, the extent to which
IL is relied upon by members Of the
household, and particularly by the pur-
chasing portion of the community, are
the marked characteristics OF the paper,
to which no other daily journal now
published can furnish parallel.
This is no idle boast on the part Of the paper.
It is we'll established fact, demonstrated 10
the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter
prising business men of Washington, who seek
and know where TO find THE LARGEST
RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PAID OUT
FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the
growth of The srAR's advertising patronage.
Nothing can more surely illustrate the
esteem in which any article is held by the
public than a constantly increasing demand
for it-day by day, week by week, month by
month, and year by year,-in the face Of adj
verse claims and pretentious competition Tbs
figures following tell the story on this point:
NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS PRINTED q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01
1ss5-s6-s1- ss-sa
TOTAL sl,4ss 4s.sIo s4.oss sa.soI ss.saa

TOTAL SI,4ss 4s,sI0 54,o3s 34.seI ss,s2a
But it is not alone in numbers that the great
increase Of advertising is shown. The larger
space required for advertisements during the
year 1889 as compared with that occupied in
1888 is even more striking.
The average daily space filed by advertise
ments in 1855 was IS 10 columns, or 777s columns
for the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily
average was 2975 columns, or gas columns in
the aggregate, being total gain over the pro
vious year Of i444columns! And this, IL nas
be remembered, consisted exclusively Of tn
ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing
in the way of tax sales poll lists election returns
ETC., such as occasionally swell the business Of
political organs. being included in Its patron
ase.
In conclusion, il il only necessary 10 say THAI
IN proportion 10 the extent snd high charscts
Of it, circulation, TIE srAR's advertising rates
take rank with the very lowest in the country.
and to add, finally, that every statement herein
made can be abundantly verified THE Gle
CULATIoN OF THE PAPER rs SWORN To-
IT'S PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT'S Books
NAY BE INSPECTED By ANY ONE HAVING
An INTEREST IN THEIR EXAMINATION