Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-05-21

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men, lis the big, manly, strong, gentle
one. I don't admire that detestable
creature known as the male t1irt, but
one who, when thrown with person OF
the opposite sex, makes her feel, for
the time being at least, that she is the
only woman in the world worth talking
ton. Y. Evening Sun.
The Largest Cake Ever Made.
The ''iubilee cake" presented to
Queen Victoria by the Messrs. Gunter,
the famous London purveyors, in June,
1887, was a triumph of the bakers and
confectioners' art. 1t was feeJ6 inches
in circumference, 10 feet high, and
decorations, which alone were over 800
pounds. The design was that of crown,
guarded by lions and surmounted by a
temple bearing figures of Fame and
Glory, each holding trumpets in thes2
hands, heralding the jubilee to the four
quarters of the world. These, again.
were surmounted by temples with min
gled figures of Peace. The panels of
the base were embroidered in gold on
white satin, bearing the royal mono
gram, while between them were figures
in relief representing the four quarters
of the world. Between the lions which
guarded the crown were medallions
bearing portraits OF, her Majesty and the
prime consort as they appeared on the
wedding day in 1910. Other portraits
represented her Majesty at various ages,
the last being from the photograph
taken in May, 1SS7.-Notes and Queries
It Was Original.
Don't you think said an author to
an acquaintance, ''that I have written
an original book?"
Eyes, think so.''
''You will acknowledge, then, thatyou
have never seen any book just like it?"
Eyes, I'll do that"
''Ah. I'm glad that | have compelled
you to give me even a wormed-out
acknowledgment Of my ability. You
actually hate to compliment man, but
will you please tell me in what way my
book is strictly originate"
is the poorest book that has ever been
published. '-Arkansaw Traveller.
SO NE VALUABLE HINTS.
How Paint of All Kinds Should be
Cleaned and Applied.
The painter was rather ayerse tc
giving away the tricks of his trade, but
the reporter as usual succeeded in get
ting some information that will be APP
preciated by believers in home economy
This particular man happened to be a
veritable cyclopedia of knowledge per-
tanning to his trade.
AS it is getting along toward house,
cleaning time the ladies will want to
know the best way to clean painted sur
faces, said the painter. This work
should be done carefully in order to
avoid damaging the paint. Use fan
nel rag dipped into warm soap suds,
then into whiting Do not use strong
alkali soap that will cut the paint, but
selecta milder variety. Hard rubbing
is unnecessary. The same rule will APP
ply to natural God finish. Ifitisa good
job of wood finishing the dirt will roll
of easily.
There seems to be few people who
know that wallpaper can be cleaned so
nicely as to look as good as new, yet it
is fact One easy method is to rub the
paper thoroughly with piece of sof.
rye bread. That isn't a bad plan. but a
more effective one is to saturate piece
Of flannel in spirits of wine and rub
gently over the paper. Either method
will absorb the dirt.
+. After the painter has been to work on
the house for few days the windows
are found to be we'll covered with paint
splashes. The best way to remove them
is to rub with stiff brush dipped in
camphor and sand. Coal oil, benzine or
turpentine will do tho work satisfac-
torily if the paint has not become too
Try, and in that event ammonia will do
it. If paint should happaa to have
splashed upon clothing the spots should
be saturated with t,lrpentine and al
lowed to stand for several hours, then
rubbed off. Alcohol or gasoline are bet
Ter for light-colored clothing. Most
people who get themselves daubed with
paint make the mistake of rubbing it
into the cloth.
When man wants to do little job
Of painting on his own hook, when tho
work Is not important enough to require
a regular painter, he should at any rate
know how to do it right. Boiled oil is
the material for mixing; turpentine is
the thinner and japan the dryer. To
thin paint add little liquid at a time,
then beat or stir it thoroughly before
adding more, and so on until the proper
consistency is reached. Paint should
always be applied in thin coats, and
each successive coat should be thor
oughly dry before another is applied.
Use plenty of oil in mixing. It dries
more slowly, but makes the paint elastic,
lass longer, and prevents cracking.
This is the season. too, when the
carriage-owner wants his old vehicle to
look like rev one. The carriage
painter takes it in charge and by the
quick American method completes the
work and returns 1t to the owner in an
incredibly short space Of time. Last
year the varnish spotted shortly after it
was out Of the shop and the painter and
the varnish were Of course condemned.
But It was the fault OF neither. When
the buggy spots itdoes not necessarily
indicate poor work or poor varnish. II
is caused by the ammonia in the atmos-
phere or in the spots Of mud and slush
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