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The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
HOW TO FIT A WAIST.
Some Points Of Interest to Amateur Drcss-
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'Tdon't see, a skillful amateur Dress
maker said, "why it is that people have
such time getting their dress waists
to 6t Seems to me that the most that's
needed is q fairly accurate eye and Just
q little bit of common sense. went to
a professional not long ago-at least
she called herself so-and when she
tried on my waist that she had meas
ured me for some time before, Il was
absolutely painful to see the way she
pinched and pulled and bothered to get
some sort OF a set to it My old dress
maker gave me a few hints when she
went out OF business, and they have
been of great value to me ever since.
She told me never to begin at the shoul-
ders to fit waist. but to see first that
the darts were right then make the
waist sufficiently tight to stay in place;
put three or four pins in. SO that it
could not slip about then carefully
stroke the sides of the waist from the
bodice up to the shoulders, one hand in
front and one handsa. the back Smooth
out every wrinkle. having first ripped
the shoulder seams. and fasten them
lightly with a couple of pina When
the fullness is smoothed up to the
shoulder seams, pin them carefully in
place. Then baste with the utmost ex-
actness This line can be followed bv
sewing a thread through from side to
side, then clipping it in the middle.
The ends win be a safe guide to sc w by.
after the shoulders are finished,
curve in the front little, il the figure
permits, and almost every figure is im-
proved by it. but take care that there
is not bunchiness left just over the
bust Let the curves be very slight for
slight figures; of course, plump persons
will need much more.
There is another thing about maxi
ing waists that very few people seem
thoroughly to understand I've had
dresses sent home from so-called frst-
class dressmakers with straight fscings /
around the edges OF the basque UNDER
meath This is very serious mistake,
as the outside and facing are sure to
draw In contrary directions and allow
the edges of the basque to wrinkle.
Facings should be exactly on the bias.
and should be put on so that there will
be no drawing or straining in either
direction, otherwise the smoothness of
the edge of the garment is entirely
destroyed.
II wonder that some competent per.
son does not go out into suburban dis
tricts and open. classes for instructing
girls in the principle of dressmaling.
Seems to me such business might be
very remunerative to the teacher, and |
afford great satisfaction to the pupila |
Many girls would really like TO look
well, and have their dresses stylish and |
pretty, II they knew how; but they |
rely mainly ON the dresses they see on |
outsiders and such fashion publication
IS chances to fall into their hsnd&"-
NM Ledgee
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
"a. LITTLE NONSENSE"

Brine (rapturously)-'Miss St Cyr
Is out OF sight" Jones (dejectedly)-
SO l discovered when l called last
night"-Washington Star.
There are no plum on last years trees.
No birds In lat yc RS nests;
But Pve--hurrah found dollars three
In one OF last y. ar's vests.
-Harper's Bag ar.
Usually the Result-She-"Ala I
am woman! Heaven made me one. "
He" am not But can't-er-the
minister make US both oner'-N. Y.
Telegram.
AT recent wedding, as the newly
married pair were marching down the
aisle. the organist played for a recess
sional the well-known hymn, Onward,
Christian soldiers. marching as to war. {"
Brooklyn Girl-"That fellow Is too
previous Boston Maid-"Don't use
that expression You should say, That
man was born before the worlds civil.
ization was ready for Hmm. Y.
Journal.
HE orders me around as If had
nothing else to do" complained Bron-
son. "He isn't as bad as my boss, :"
said Hicks "Mine orders me around
rs il he had nothing else to d.
Harper's Bazaar.
-Teacher-''Try to remember this:
Milton, the poet was blind Do you
think you can remember it?" "Yes.
ma'am." Now. what was Milton's
great misfortuner' "He was poet"
American Grocer.
-Baseless Suspicion. Mrs Jaysmith
Freddy, how did you get your
clothes torn and your eye blacked like
that? Now, don't deny it. you've been
In fight" Freddy (ruefully Nome;
wasn't in it"-N. Y. Sun.
-Jinks (suffering at the Turkish
bath)-'W-why don't you-u have an
ap-appro-priate motto = hung up-p
here?" Attendant (psusing) -"what
would you suggest?' Jinks-"well,
something like 4 knead thee every
hour. IN. Y. Herald
"A Never-failing Scheme.
This rain-inducing business is q new
thing entirely, believe" Bloobumper
-'Nonsense! I could always bring
on smart shower by going out with
out an umbrella and with my boots
nicely blacked IN. Y. Sun.
Safe to Stay-"How long has he
been preaching?" asked the stranger. 4
as he came in during the sermon and
took seat in back pew. Thirty or
forty years. think" replied the old
member, "but l don't know exactly"
''l'll stay then. He must be nearly
done" a
She Had Been There Before.-He
was the sixth this summer. As they
sat in the hammock together, his good
right arm stole slowly around her slen-
der waist and he whispered: This Il
what ] call making glad the waste
places" ''Oh, no; won, INT call il
that" she said, softly. "Way not, 6iar-
ling?" Because = because q waste
place is one that has never been cult.
vated before. "-CincinnaH Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

"A Mexican woman who I. ..;d e.
o" los years old, has fled her Anal an,
~y ior 100 acres of land in Stanisau
county, Cal. She is hale and hearty
ana the mother of twenty-five children.
"A Troy man who had been awav
from nome for twenty five years unex.
Pecteoiy returned the other dav. Hc
en'ereo MS sons barber shop and got
shaved, but the SON didn't know who
nus customer was until he told him.
"A searsport, Me-, man has fur.
nisneo new illustration of thrift He
walked from his town TO Belfast, dis
lance OF six miles, to take an excursion
steamer to Bangor. because the fare
was the Same from both places, and he
would thus get more sail for his money.
The duke of Edinburgh is a victim
oi the craze for collecting stamps. and
mas some that are very costly. Navv
cmcers In his employ take great pains
70 obtain stamps in the countries which
tney visit and send them to the duke.
II Is said that even the heads of. the
hothschild house are interested in the
same fad
Secretary Proctor, who succeeds
4cdmunds In the senate, is a most alb
stemious man. He does not smoke and
his tastes are simple. He is old-fash.
foned in his manner, but shrewd. and
keen and usually hits the mark he
aims at. He is another of the several
men prominent in public life who re-
semble Lincoln physically.
Queen Victoria always wears two
bracelets. On her right arm is that
bearing the likeness of the prince con-
sort and on her left her majesty al
ways wears the portrait of her. young.
est descendant. The German en- peror's
youngest son has recently been deposed
from his position by the infant daueh-
ter Of the duchess of Fife.
The late archbishop of York was
sitting next Queen Victoria atdinner on
one occasion when her majesty asked
him how he liked his picture. which
had lately come out in Vanity Fair. !
We'll your majesty" said DR.. Msgee.
my children think it isn't half ugly
enough for mer'- This reply so amused
the queen that she burst into uncon-
trollable laughter.
John II. Il. Latrobe, who died a
few days ago in Baltimore, was prob
ably the Oldest railroad official in this
country. and rode behind Peter Coop
er's engine on its trial trip He had
practiced at the bar for sixty-six years,
yet when his portrait was painted q
year ago, be objected that the white
hair made him look like an old man.
and it was toned down accordingly.
"A certain man lives in a Staten
island village where school suffrage is
based on property qualifications Near
this mans house a new schoolhouse
was being erected, and from observing
the progress of the building the wife Of |
the man became very much interested
In school matters, and determined to |
vote at the nextelection, which she did,
going to the polls in the morning. As it
happened, the husband was otherwise
engaged in the morning and did not go
to the polls until afternoon, when, 10!
his vote was challenged Upon investi-
CATION it appeared that for years he had
been innocently voting illegally. for
their real estate all belonged to the
wife.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
Gather In Your stores.

Gather In Your Stores.
Hark. the autumn winds are hummine.
Farmers hurry. winters coming,
Gather up your spoils and storea
Sen that nothing wastes outdoors
You have handled well the soil.
Sowing seeds
And battling wceda
Nov comes reward for al your toll
Twtxt the full-eared stalks OF corn,
Pumpkins gold the rows adorn,
Squashcs peep with comely face
Where the low vines interiace.
ParsnipS bects and bea,s, ohoi
Sweet potatoes row on row,
Grapes grown purple on the vine
Sweet and full OF Impressed wtna
Red astrnchans on the ground.
Pippins. russcts piled around
Cider soaming from the press
Full Of plans
With busy hands.
Blue-eycd. laughing Bess
Hurrying here and running there
Shaking out her golden hair.
Fleet Of f,ct and deft OF hand.
Busiest maid In all the land,
Tho . farmers lasA
Gathers in the purple storA.
Baskets full a11 running DER.
Singing. working mcrr5Iy
Glad farmers lass to be-
-As'slds NJ Smith, in Western Rurs,
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
HOUSEHOLD eREvrTlEs.

Mutton -Tske leg of mutton, cover
with cold water, salt pepper, boil two
or three hours uncovered. Put in q
skillet, dredge well with -four, cover
with small pieces of butter. Baste
every few moments Bake half hour.
Detroit Free Press
Fig Cake.-One cup sugar, scant
half cup butter beaten together, half
cup sweet milk, two cups -four and two
tesspoonfuls baking powder. Add
whites Of four eggs beaten to a stiff
froth Pit layer of cake in tin. slice
In the figs, then another layer of cake,
more figs, finishing with cake, and
bake. Frost the top and place the figs
cut in bits upon the frosting. Orange
Judd Farmer.
Oyster Pie.-One cup -four, heap
ing. one saltspoon salt one teaspoon
baking powder, one tablespoon butter,
melted, one-half cup milk. Mix salt
and baking-powder with the -four Put
the melted butter with the milk, and
stir them into the flour, mixing as soft
~ can be handled Roll out to fit the
top of the dish Fill deep pudding.
dish with oysters, dredge each LAYER
with four, salt pepper and butter.
Cover with the crust, leave an air-hole
in the center and bake quickly. .-Bos.
ton Budget.
Only the best and largest oysters
should be chosen for frying. Dip them,
one by one, 10 -four, then in beaten egg,
season with salt and the merest dash of
cayenne, dip again in powdered butter.
cracker and fry them in boiling hot fat,
deep enough to float . doughnut Turn
them In frying and cook them in all
for four minutes. Drain them thor.
oughly, lay them for a moment on
coarse brown paper to absorb any fat
that may cling to them. and serve them
at once in folded napkin ON a hot dish
accompanied by quarters of lemon and
wafer-like slices of brown bread, daint-
lily buttered.-N. Y. Tribune.
Cheese FingerA-A quarter of
pound of puff paste, q pinch of salt,
two ounces of Parmesan cheese, a tea
spoonful of cayenne; take q quarter of
. pound of puff paste, and roll it out
thin; then take two ounces of grated
Parmesan cheese, half q teaspoonful of
cayenne and a pinch of salt; mix these,
and strew the cheese over half the
paste. turn the other over it and cut
with sharp knife an inch wide and
any length you like; bake in u Quick
oven, and serve them quite hot. shak-
ing 2 little grated chez . over thsm; no
cheeaa vvil1 ansUnr av~ov.x Dc~~,o...
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
A GIT to Am Frce.

To INTRODUCE IT IN AMERICA, THE MHnr
CAL REBORN SOCIETY," OF LONDON WILL SEND
AN KxCBLLENf REMEDY FREE or CHARGE, tc
al who are bona fide sufferers from Chronic
Kidney and Liver Diseases, Diabetes OF
Bright's Disease, or any discharges {Albu.
menuria) or arrangements of the human
body, also for Dropsy, Nervous Weak.
ness, Exhausted Vitality, Gravel, Rheuma-
tism, Sciatica, Dyspepsia, Loss Of Memory,
want Of Brain Power. The discovery is
q new, cheap and sure cure, the simplest
remedy on earth, as found in the Valley of
velope at once, ICE enclosing ten cents cents in in
stamps, to defray expenses, to Secretary,
James Holland, 8, Bloomsbury Mansions,
Bloomsbury Square, London, England.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

wish were as busy
As the cunning little bee;
Iwish were sparrow brown
To ny from bush 10 tree.
wish were . humming bird
But not butterfly.
For 1t lives just IN summer
And In winter has TO die.
wish were the sunlight
To sparkle every day;
Iwish were tho roses,
So fragrant bright and gay.
wish were the silver moon
That's cleaning up on high;
Iwish were the tiny stars
Those flowers Of the sky.
Ieven wish we're my doll
With golden hair acurl
wish that were anyshin1,
But naughty little girl.
-Ells Bentley (ased ten ycars). In Harpssss
Young People.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

Are those of disordered liver. But when
that organ is thoroughly disciplined with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the bile is ade-
quately secreted, diverted from the blood
into its proper channel, digestion grows
active, the skin and eye balls lose their bill
ious tinge, pain in the vicinity ct the liver
ceases, sick headache and nausea depart.
The Bitters is an Incompatible preventive
Of malaria, rheumatism and kidney COM
plant.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

Is PRIcKLY Assn BIrTERs good for any.
things Read what Frank Griggsby, Of
suffered from disease that my physicians
pronounced incurable. Ny friends had
given me up to die, when was induced to
try ynur remedy. took it for three months
and have gained 81 pounds in weight. Am
q well man and Prickly Ash Bitters saved
my life. ann under lifelong obligations to
this medicine, and viii never cease to rec
ommend itn *s
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

Do yoU want TO enjoy the exuberancs Of
perfect healthi Do you want your checks
to be rosy, and your whole system thrilled
with rich, pure blood coursfug through its
veins? Then use DR.. John Bulls Sarsapa-
rilla. II will do what no other medicine
viii do. II will make you feel like another
person.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
To Dlspel Colds.

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the sys.
tenn effectually, yet gently, when costive or
piiio9s, or when the blood is impure q
slugg!sh, TO permanently cure habitual CON.
stipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver
to healthy activity, without irritating OF
weakening them, use Syrup of Figs.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

my fall trade Is getting quite brisk,
said the slippery peel as the sixth passeI
by yielded to the exactions of gravity.-Bal
timore American.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

GIVE your children DIR. Bulls Worm Dc
stroyers. These nice candies win never d.
them harm and may do them much good.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

WE tip the scales to learn our weigh,
and tip the waiter to avoid q wait.-Eine
hamton Republican.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

ALWAYS avoid harsh purgative pills. They
first make you sick and then leave you con-
stipated. Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate
the bowels and make you well. Dose, one pill.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

STRICTLY pure. Buy no other. "Ths A.
B. c. Bohemian Bottled Beer" made by the
American Brewing Co. of st. Louis.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

LOVE levels all ranks, }" but not the rank
&c sr OF an onion; that Is too much for it,
sometimes. Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

WHEN they say the brides costume was
. dream, do they mean to imply that it was
an illusion? Boston Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

"MNE is . patient watt" remarked thl
young doctor as he sat lonely in his Office
Baltimore American.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

THosE are capital letters" said the man
who wrote 0 U in acknowledgment of q
much wanted loan.-Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

There is a 8 inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week, which has NO two
words alike except one word. The same is
true Of each new one appearing each week
from The DR.. HArter Medicine Co. This
house places q 'Crcscent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for Il, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

MoKEY talks. In America it talks cents,
and In France it is always franc in its ut,
terances.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

THE Jockey manages to Eve luxuriantlv
on back pay.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

DENTISTS are not all farmers, but tho
live of the achers just the same.-Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

The average woman likes to ssNor man
awhile before she marries him.-W Washing-
ton Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

QUEER thingz happen sometimes. Al
Ohio man recently opened . jewclry stor'
and got six years for doing So
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

BILLr-I didn't eat half enough suppe
Bessie-What did you have fos suppe,
Billy-Compauy
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

Rave struck tremendous blow ~ q,
claimed the man who got caught in hurr
caHe.--Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

A SURGEON knows little about railroad
ing, but he is right up on handling break
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

TnERE is always . moral influence asao-
siated with piano: II IL isn't uprig' Il Il
eQuare--Cape Cod Item.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

The bill-poster IL q man who will sticl
up Tor the worst man in the community.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

FOLLOWING the races-Many an empt,
pocket Puck
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

GLAzIERs suffer most when they are not
troubled with panes.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

EvERr poet ought to keep q cot. No
poet can get along without the mews.-Dcn-
yer Sun
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

A srfxaY man can be relied upou to
keep everything but his promise. fimirs
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

M SON, eat and drink in moderation.
Tor no >, man is happy with dyspepsia :
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

A "ToUGH' tcnder-thc offer of slug
gers hand in marriaee.-Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

TINS Il what call rough,s remarked
the match when its hca3 struck tho sand
paper.-Lowell Citizen.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

MEN with wcll-knit figures are seldom
worsted in fight Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

"A recent patent consists of boot
or shoe constructed with recess or de-
preston, and sockets in the heel por-
ton. and provided with an elastic pad
device fitting loosely in recess, and pro-
vided with elastic proiectires fitted in
the soclxuts
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

The apple you mustn't have always
looks the swcctest--Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09

srRAiSIso every hervc-Pulling = tooth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10
A Worthy Leader.

hOckf0rQ Slar.
The democracy Of Illinois has leader
this year in Judge Altgeld. He will not
content himself with speech making alone?
but will be at the head of the most per-
feet organization that ever conducted q
campaign. Judge Altgeld is q nsn of
the people and he believes in keeping in
trend with the people. To that end he
will begin three separate tours of the state
and it is his aim to form
the acquaintance Of every DEM
ocrst. The effect of such a canvass
will be to encourage and inspire the de-
mocrscy from one end OF the state to the
other. Judge Altgeld is great organ.
izer, and his supporters may be sure that
this gear the friends of tariff reform will
march in one sold phalanx under a leader
who has never been defeated. The dem
ocratic ticket is strong from top to bot
tom, the platform has the right sound,
and since the opposition worse than
blundered at Springfield. the democrats
serve notice that they intend to carry the
state
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10
THE supreme court of Indiana has {

THE supreme court of Indiana has es
tablished an important precedent as to
the liberty of the press. in oyerruling the
action of the lower court as to
George N. Allen. publisher, and
W. o. Fishback, editor Of the Terre
Hsute Express. who were sent to Jail BY
Judge Taylor because of an article to
which that dignitarY took exception. and
had the newspaper men brought before
him for contempt and imposed fines and
Jail sentences because he felt offended.
The highest tribunal of Indiana holds
that the court is not at all times infslliblc
and that newspaper may perform the du-
ties accorded it by the constitution of the
country without interruption on the part
of judiciary which may consider itself
personally offended. The press should
at all times respect the dignity of the
judge, and the court should recognize the
God-given rights of the free press-even
in the face of personal grievance. This
is the view of the Indiana supreme court
and of every level-headed occupant OF the
bench
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10
In Which the Robin, Wren, Blackbird
nd Ofhers

and Others Take Part.
The robin is called Gods bird" because
It plucked thorn from the cruel crown
pressed upon the head of our Saviour, and
in doing so wounded its own breast 1t
forsakes cursed" graveyard.
The wren is chased every ST. Stephens
day on account of its betraying the Saviour
by chattering in a clump of furze where he
was hiding 1t is called the king of all
birds, because it concealed itself beneath
the wing of the eagle when that lordly bird
claimed supremacy by soaring highest.
Here l am" said the wren, mounting
above the eagles head when the latter
could go no higher.
The black bird and thrush are wander
ing SOULS" whose sins must be expiated on
earth, hence they are forced to endure the
rigors of winter. Rocks, jackdaws, bats,
hawks and owls are animated by lost souls.
The wagtail is called the devils bird, +" for
no other reason, suppose, than that it
cleverly evades the missiles thrown at it.
A dead wagtail is rara avis.
The stone chat is continually chatting
with the evil one, so it is held in bad re-
pute, and as the raven commonly imper-
sonates his sable majesty it is ranked in
the same category of evil birds. Some
times, however, its appearance forebodes
death. With the ancient Greeks the mag
pie was supposed to possess the soul of
gossiping woman, and we all know how
unlucky it is to meet an odd number of the
species in Ireland
One comes for sorrow, two for mirth,
Three for burying, and four for birth.
Crows, like crickets, come for good or
evil luck, but the curse OF the crows'' is a
malediction to be avoided. If good luck
abides in the homestead where they build
their rookery they should not be molested.
Sparrows, stares, and plovers are on friend
ly terms with the fairies. The lark and the
swallow are birds of good omen, but the
latter should not rest on the housetop
The sedge warbler possesses the souls of
unbaptized babes and sings their sorrow at
the midnight hour; while the linnet, yellow
hammer and finch sing their plaintive and
tender songs to remind us that they are
souls of departed friends not yet relieved
from purgatorial pains, says The Irish
Times, authority for the foregoing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10

For every dollar England sends to the
missionary work in Africa, she ships a
gallon of rum to the same district. For
every missionary she sends she ships 200
barrels OF the same stuff. and for every
convert she makes she turns out 800
drunksrds. No wonder the N. E. con-
ference at Omaha made missionary work
in Africa an important subject of consid-
Grafton.