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THE WOMAN WHO CAN COOK.
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Mr.. Theodore Child, in very interesting
article on "Relish and Seasoning, tells
how his Gaulish cook won his confidence by
Q simple remark that she made the first time
he has friends after she had entered upon
her duties. Monsieur" she said, 81 am
very pleased to see that none of the gentle
men last night touched the salt cellar. I
could not desire finer compliment"
eff ), or my guests" said Mr. Child,
chad found it necessary to rufBe the smooth
surface of the salt cellar, and add pinch to
any of the dishes, il would have been proof
that my cook had not succeeded in season.
ing her dishes to the point
The gentleman above referred to has been
recently described by Mr.. Dana, in an edi-
torial, as the Englishman living in Paris
who knows so much about art that he can
make conversation on pictures more easily
than most OF US can on weather, and whose
mind is so widespread that he has written q
sort of book on eating.
The habit, common to many cooks, of
tasting food direct from the kettle, is not,
to say the least, very refined one. When
cooking by rule is established tasting is not
necessary. However, there is dainty way
of testing the seasoning which must at once
commend itself to the fastidious cook.
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branch of the same class of work. One en-
broiderer makes specially of initials, an
other of French dots or buttonholes and
third of filling in. One woman excels in
iellies, but can't be depended on in canned
fruit and so on. 1t is one of the signs of
the growing excellence of all standards of
work that to do one thing well is enough,
and that the measure of well-doing Is little
short of perfection.
A novelty in fabrics this season has
tonch of real poetry in it. This is the rain
drop silk, which is shown in white and col
ors The most realistic is that of a cobweb
gray, with the raindrops, big and little,
splashed all over it. One often wonders
W no is responsible for the peculiarly apt
designations of the various materials, and
more particularly the colors and tints of the
passing season. Toreador, for instance, a
bright orange, that suggests an amphithea-
ter, Spanish senoritas and lowered horns:
Niagara, a dark blue, with a touch of green,
that is like, and only like, that deceptive,
smooth, clear water that seems to pause
just at the brink of the cataract; old straw,
q greenish yellow, and the rest, new and
old, that anybody can recall as most fitting
ly put
The wedding bell, floral curtains, horse
shoes and the like for backgrounds or cano-
pies for bridal pair. are not now much
seen. An arch of roses is late fancy, and
at a recent wedding a huge heur-de-lis of
roses and lilies of the valley, with smilax
and asparagus sprays, stood across the cor
ner where the pair were receiving congratu-
lationS
Teachers are beginning to realize the i'm
portance of voice culture as part of their
reserve capital. The commonness of a pecu-
liar throat affection among women teachers
LED specialist in throat diseases to investi- |
gate the matter and he found a chief cause ]
of the trouble to be the wrong use of |
voice, rather than the overuse. The health
giving value Of the proper use of the voice |
is now an accepted fact A recent writer
goes further and asserts that "the tones of |
the voice produce mental growths, not only
with the speaker, but with his auditor"
To speak calmly when we are exct ed as
sists us to calm ourselves and similarly and
more compreheEsively than can be said in
paragraph, the cultivation of sweet, clear.
refined tones, promotes a development of
graces other than those of speech.
= Several women were discussing recently
a question of reform in hospitality, and all
agreed that there was need of 1t People
of wealth and fashion give such Lucullus
feasts, and emulation in that direction has
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widely known woman in America, it is told
that on one occasion she was expected home
and cabman had been sent to meet the
train. He returned to say that there was
no such person at the station. "No one but
an old washerwoman." The husband of the
lady in question stared at him in dismay.
''Go back this moment,' he cried, "and get
herr
1t is now 13 years since, as dealers Justly
complain, jewelry "went out" Still some
of the necessities of lady's toilet have, in
the meantime, come to be of gold or silver
or precious stones. Costly hatpins and hair
pins and "stick pins abound So it is the
fashion to wear laced shoes; laced shoes
come united; ergo, there are at once silver,
buckle-shaped lace-fasteners offered for sale.
Each want brings its own fnery in its
train.
No truism is truer than that usually ex-
pressed as "we never can tell what we will
do" A tactful and gentle woman thus re-
tails an experience: "Word was brought me
of terrible calamity must break to a ser
want 1 hurried to the kitchen, and. catch:
ing her by the arm, cried, excitedly-
Mary, two OF your children have been
drowned. Take off your apron and 90
home OF course, she stared blankly at
me. spoke more impatientiy: Don't
you hear what say? Two of your chill
dren have been drowned; take off your
apronp As though that were the one i'm
portant thing.
Two or three pairs of boots, worn change
and change about, are most economical and
best for the health of the feet as we'll. Low
shoes we are told by authority should be
preferred to high ones and laced to those
that button. Cold feet, an intallible sign
of poor circulation, may be prevented, not
only by attention to the general health but
by brisk local treatment with feshbrush,
which, in time, will remove both cause and
effect.
An ingrown nail may be treated by cut
ting V shaped hole in the center of the |
nail, or pairing the same place thin with q
sharp bit of glass. Painting the side of |
he nail with iodine has proved ben
,ficial. A hard corn may be removed by |
requent soaking in hot water, or by rub
ping with salt-petre, or by acetic acid care
ully applied. A soft corn is q more seri
,us matter but will yield to tincture of
ron. A plaster of lard and iodine is said
o reduce the painfulness of bunion.
The mania for massage is said to be on
he decline
Az n Iuncheon the otber dav thu brovn |
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too much pudding and pie, many for econ
omy and others for convenience. The for
mer, he says, are mistaken and the lat ter
are blamable. Mr.. Blot says he took the
trouble to put questions about the use of
pastry to over 300 mothers, wives of me-
chanics or of employees at comparatively
small salary, and that more than 80 per
cent gave about the same ans wer: That
they make and cook cakes In one day,
enough to feed the family for three days,
to save the trouble of cooking every day.
MI. Blot cannot see where the trouble can
be for good wife and mother to prepa re
her husbands and children's dinner. If to
save labor he suggests the cooking of su ch
articles as beans, hominy, boiling meat,
ham, potatoes, rice, oat meal, etc., instead
of cakes and pies
These cold, frosty mornings are suggestive.
of griddle cakes To eat them in perfection
1t would be well to revive the old custom Of
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GOSSIP FOR THE FAIR.
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The position of the chaperon in fashion,
able society in New York is not one of un-
mitigated bliss. A paragraph recently
printed told of the growing fashion to ignore
these paid vouchers of respectability, ex-
cept SO far as their presence is permitted,
and cited the case of young woman,
accompanied by her chaperon, dining at a
restaurant with a gentleman, and both pay
ing not the slightest attention, by word or
look, to the refined and dignifed looking
duenna, who made the dinner good FORM
A still more fragrant case came under the
nersonsl observation of the writer recently,
when such trio went through long course
dinner. with only two active participants.
The chaperon was q silent, unemployed as
sistant. as dainty after dainty was brought
bv the obsequious waiter and partaken of
with relish bv the young woman and
her escort. Not even at dessert was
an ice offered to the gray-haired, we'll
dressed woman of thoroughly good ap-
|,eorance who made third at
he table. That she could preserve a
calm and unembarrassed demeanor through
This irving ordeal, showed that she was
njuckv, and accustomed to the situation
When the dinner was over she foll owed the
pair to waiting carriage, taking place
IN the forward seat, after the other two had
lounred back among the cushions of the
hack seat. One cannot fancy man treat
Ing any lady in that outrageous fashion, but
men in New York, who pride themselves on
form, sacrifice every other consideration to
preserve that condition.
A pretty story is told of the royal pair of
Italy which is not without moral for some
women. The Kings whiskers began to
grow gray, which fretted Queen Margherita,
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little heap of clean, beautiful pebbles in q
transparent glass dish or finger bowl, half
filled with water. 1t shoots up. large, bright
green leaves and strong stems which are
crowned with great punches of lovely white
flowers. These make especially good table
decorations, as the glass dish may so easily
be set in the silver jardiniere just before
dinner; and they are particularly good draw
ing-room plants, as the bowl NAV be put on
the most delicately embroidered cloth with
perfect safety.
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who demonstrated a little with her royal
spouse in the matter. The next day bot
tie of hair dye was sent to his dressing room
with the Queens compliments. The King
said nothing, but at breakfast the following
morning he appeared with his French
poodle under his arm, his fleece rich hue
from a plentiful use of the hair dye, while
his own whiskers and hair remained un-
touched. The use of hair dye IS happily
not nearly so prevalent as generation ago,
but there are still plenty among us who
watch with dread the multiplication OF sill
yer in their locks, and not few who still,
foolishly, resort to imitation color to re-
place them.
At one of the forthcoming November
fairs, which always blossom out in expecta-
tion of the holiday season, the cutting OF
silhouettes Will be one of the attractions
and presumably noticeable receipt-swelling
elements. A skillful young woman does
the cutting, and second young woman Sc
lected especially for the purpose holds the
head of the sitter j. the proper pose. The pa
irons of the sterner sex, who expect to spend
about so much at one of these affairs, will
be likely to squander considerable portion
of it for these portraits and the experiences
that go with them.
sT think" said woman the other day,
"that we are going 30 become race of
specialists 1 have recently undergone
trifing operation, and while was still con-
fined to my room from its effects, 1 developed
disagreeable, not to say alarming. cold
The surgeon was still visiting me, and at
his next call told him of my condition.
He questioned me rather stupidity, 1
thought, and finally blurted out: Posi-
lively, 1 don't know what to do for you;
better send for Dr.. Blank. To tell the
truth, when L can't use the knife, T:2 Sat of
it, What is true of the medical profession
is true of almost all other departments
of life nowadays. 1t is noticeable at
the woman's Exchange how this and that
worker develops superior excellence in one
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An equally fine polish is obtained by
adding little spermaceti, lard or kerosene
to boiled starch, but nothing will impart as
much stiffness as teaspoonful of borax
added to quart of cold starch.
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While there are several ways of washing
successfully, there is only one of asserting
clothes before commencing operations, and
that is to have at least two grades of soiled
linen, one of colored cottons and one of
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WASHING DAY HINTS.
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FUH DI5FATCH.I
It is more economical to use borax, am
monia or some other harmless cleansing
agent, than to e1pend ones strength and
wear out fabrics by vigorous rubbing on a
washboard.
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Woolens should not be dried out of doors
in freezing weather, but in q room Of about
the same temperature as the water in which
they wefe washed. The texture OF all
fabrics is injured by drying out of doors in
freezing weather, and the practice should
be avoided whenever possible. G. E B.
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Cheap soap and soap powders are "a snare
and a delusion," and are sure to make
clothes yellow.
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to neusralize the acid, and rinse in two
clear waters. A solution of oxalic acid
will remove iron rust Saturate blood
stains with kerosene, then rub in tepid
water and with soap.
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become so extensive, that to give even q So
called simple luncheon or dinner has be-
come a formidable and extensive affair.
Naturally, many people of moderate means
are debarred from entertaining, and, as nat
urally from accepting hospitalitles, wnlcn
they cannot return, One of the means pro-
posed BY a member of the group as satisfy
ING and wholesome, but simple and mex
pensiye, was clam Juice, hot and strong, as
a first course; lamb chops and peas, or beef
steak and mushrooms, as second course,
with a dessert of baked apples and cream,
and plate of sweet waters or small cakes.
This daintily served and congenially eaten
would afford an agreeable function within
reach of many persons who must now shut
themselves away socially.
The achievements of Lasker, the eminent
chess player, bring out anew the fact that
the subtle intricacies and problems of this
game have never been prominently mas
tered by women. 1t is essentially mans
game, and o man with clear head and
fondness for mathematics There are almost
none of the essentially feminine charac-
teristics which find expression in game OF
chess
A dainty trife for baby's gift is clover
sacneI, WHICH is UuHCu VI oNoce SioNOi1
flowers and all. pressed between two squares
of fine silk muslin, edged with lace.
Many dinner hostesses prefer to change
the glasses at every course, where wine is
served, to prevent the formidable array
upon the table.
Umbrella clasps of gold and silver are
among novelties in small silver.
A shoebo1 seen at a woman's exchange
was box like an ordinary soapbox, which
had been fitted with pigeonholes. and
enameled with blue enamel paint inside.
A fiat cushion of blue and white porcelain
cloth, to be had at Japanese stores, was
fitted to the lid. and valance, loaded at
the bottom, fell around the box. The nov
city of the box was in the pigeonhole idea,
which is better than throwing shoes and
slippers all in together, as is done in the
usual shoebo1.
Ola venerable lady, probably the most
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woolens and colored stockings. The latter,
whether woolen or cotton, should be washe
and rinsed in fresh water.
Fruit, ink, blood and other stains should
be removed before the. clothes are wet III
suds
Tea, coffee, wine and nearly all fruit
stains can be taken out with clear boiling
water, if not. they will yield to borax, am
monia, chloride of lime, or the fumes of
burning sulphur matches, held under them.
Fresh ink stains can often be removed by
covering them with salt, dampening, and
allowing them to remain several hours; if
they cannot, soak them in warm milk or
vinegar and water. Soak old ink stains
in turpentine or in a weak solu-
tion of citric or oxalic acid If the
latter 10 used, wash in ammonia and water,
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bread ice cream was served nodded in exact
Imitation of such loaf, the dark crust be-
ing of caramel cream.
MARGARET Ell. WEIGH.
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CHINA's SACRED LILY.

1t Springs From Finger Bowl Filled
With Pebbles and Water.
One Of the most interesting of the newer
varieties of flowers is the Chinese sacred
lily, which need only be laid on the top of
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By taking proper care of soiled linen the
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At luncheon the other day the brown
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-09-02
TWIN BROOKS.

sept. lSt, lSy2.
A very severe storm passed over this
section last Friday, doing much damage
to crops still standing as well as delaying
threshing. The house on the Roberts
place was struck by lightning and also Il
stack Of grain of Frank Constantine.
Chris Buchele made flying trip to
Webster last Saturday, returning Mon
day.
Jacob Steitz has bought the Baldwin
store.
Miss Nettie Green returned home last
night from Wisconsin where she has
been attending school. She has been
visiting friends in Iowa and was to come
on the same train that was wrecked, but
her friends persuading her to spend an
other day with them worked providen-
tial escape.
Mr.. & Mrs. S. E. Baldwin OF Madison
visited friends here last week.
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ANTELOPE VALLEY.
Aug. 81, 1892

Aug. 81, 1892.
VIC. jackson and Chas. Boyce made
flying trip to Ortonville. Minnesota,
last Sunday.
Everybody has been busy harvesting,
some are not done.
Mr.. Edwards, of Madison township,
was through here last week taking
jobs Of threshing. He will start on the
Boyce job first.
There will be basket social held at
the residence of r. G. Holden next Sat-
urday evening, Sept. TO-
j. Meyer made quick trip to Mil
bank Wednesday night making the round
trip in four hours.
Some we're taking advantage Of the
fine weather Sunday and were cutting
wheat.
A few Valley people attended the
dance at Summit last Saturday evening.
A. L. Fuller OF Watertown, was visit
ing his son-in law, VIM. Boyce, Sunday.
Haze Duncan has returned from the
flats. +. Q.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-09-02
The school Bcll will Ring.

Next Monday the fall term OF the
CITY schools will open under the super
vision OF Prof. Vert, as principal, and the
following corps Of teachers: Grammar
department, Miss Nina Fanset; 1st in
termedia,e, Miss Laura Rodgers; I'd inter-
mediate, Miss Nellie Robinson; 1st pri-
mary Miss Mary Robinson; I'd interme-
diate Miss Georgiana Carrick: The
school building has been given 9
thorough renovating. ceilings and walls
calcimined, and black boards repainted::
The two upper rooms formerly occupied
by the high school and grammer depart
ment have been made into one large
room with small recitation room aid
library or laboratory on the north side.
The board has under consideration :
nronosition to pu: in . furnace and heat
The building with hot air, the only OBJ
;ecticn to this being the first expense OF
nuttinr in the apparatus, which we
understand will amount to about $500.
school buildings Of this character are
now very generally heated BY this mode
and from the saving IN fuel over the old
system OF stoves it is question whether
Il would not in the long run be the
cheaper method, to say nothing Of the
more even and regular temperature that
could be maintained in the rooms.
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Board OF Education.
M1LBANK, S. D., August %

MILBANK, S. D., August %, 1892.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
Board OF Education of the City of Mil.
bank held at the Council Chamber on
Monday August 20, 1892, at eight o'clock
p. M.
Present: President Benedict, Secre-
tary Bell, Mrs L. L. Conright and
Messrs. Rust, Croker, and Mittelstaedt
Minutes of previous meetings read and
approved.
Mr.. j. w. Moore of the firm of Tun-
stead and Moore OF Minneapolis present.
cd a proposition, accompanied by plans
and specifications, for two furnaces de-
signed to heat the High schol building.
1.-THE same to cost including pipes, fiues,
registers and carpenter work complete,
the sum OF S560.0O, exclusive of neces-
sary excavating which shall be done by
the Board in case OF the acceptance Of
said proposition. On motion the propo-
sition Aforesaid was referred to special
committee consisting of Pres. Benedict
and Messrs. Rust and Mittelslaedt, which
committee is clothed with power to ac-
|cept or reject said proposition, or adopt
such other mode or plan of heating said
building as in their judgment will be
effective and economical.
On motion the bill Of Henry S. Volk-
mar for printing, IN the sum Of sl7.75
was allowed, and the secretary instruct
ed to draw warrant for the same.
On melton the bill of DR.. II. G.. G..
Rose for school supplies amounting to
$12.27 was allowed and the Secretary in
'structed to credit the same upon the
account of said Board OF Education
against DR.. Rose.
On motion the bill Of F. w. Maynard
for painting amounting to 5000 was al
lowed and the Secretary instructed TO
TO draw warrant tor the same.
The committee to examine the report
of w. +. Rust and to audit the account
between the Board OF Education and DR..
Rose made a partial verbal report and
asked further time.
On motion committee granted ad-
dltional time to next meeting OF Board.
It was stated by Mr.. Rust member OF
said committee that the Indebtedness OF
DR.. Rose to the Board OF Education, after
allowing credit tor books on hand, and
bill allowed tonight, was the sum OF
$137.61.
w. F. Rust presented proposition in
writing to handle the school books for
the coming year for commission Of five
per cent, to give bond therefore, and to
report thereon at each regular meeting
On motion SAID propositition was accept
ed, the amount of the bond was fixed al
the sum OF $4,000, and the contract tc
take effect and be in force from and
after the presentation, approval by Sec
retary, and filing OF said bond.
Secretary Bell reported correspondence
with publishers and dealers with regard
TO school books, which report was
accepted.
Moved and carried that the Board dc
now adjourned until Saturday Septem-
Der 3, 1892 at o'clock P. M.
JOHN W. BELL,
Secretary.
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BIG STONE CITY.
No. / Northern CSC.


Miss Amelia Yonker is making friends
in st. Paul visit.
Mrs. Stone, Of Waubay Is making her
daughter, Mrs. j. A. Gold a visit
John Movius came down from Lidger-
wood, n. D., Wednesday. He reports
good crops and everything booming.
Mrs. Movius returned from Lidger-
wood Wednesday where she has been
spending few weeks.
Herman Sahr brought the first new
wheat to market this year. The yield
was good, but quality poor, grading No2.
Miss Jennie Tallcott who has been
visiting at Brandon, Wis, for several
weeks returned last Friday, willing to
endure the Dakota climate another year.
as school ma am.
School will open Monday Sept. 9Th,
with H. j. Rock as principal; Miss Jen
neie Talcott, intermediate; and Miss
Clara Whipple primary. This is very
efficient corps Of teachers and we bespeak
a successful year for our schools.
Rev. Mr.. Hogg, of Montey,deo, will
preach in the nj. +. church Sunday
morning next, and will deliver a sermon
to the /. o. o. F. lodge ot Ortonvllle in
the evening.
Chas. Tunell, of Luverne, Mimi, was
in the city to-day looking up a situation.
MIR. Tunell is A No. miller by trade,
and hearing that N. b. Smith 4 Son
were in need Of such, he came up to
interview them. They were not in a
situation, owing to pending correspond
ence, to negotiate with him to-day and
he went on to Lake Preston Madison
Leader.