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The Van Buren press., 1893-11-25
WOMAN AND HOME.
PRETTY LITTLE CLOAK.

How to Make an Artistic Garment for
u Girl-The Materials Used by the In
ventor of This Charming Design Was
Worn-Out Dress of Considerable An
tiquity.
Economy does not necessarily sacri-
fee daintiness and beauty to useful
ness. Some of the prettiest dresses
Imaginable are made over' dresses,
and the number of bewitching little
garments our grown-up clothes are
capable Of being turned into for the
tiny folks is legion.
The little cloak illustrated here is
one of the ''made-overs," and am
quite sure no prettier need be asked
for to put little four-year-old maiden
into. 1t is very simple, but was con-
verted to the doctrine of simplicity for
children long ago.
The materials for the little cloak
were--well, worn-out dress belong
ing to a former generationl To be
sure, the worn-outness was not uni
versal-only the sleeves really. So the
little coat has all the wear OF new
goods in it. The body is dark blue
plaided' off with lines of gold and red,
the sleeves of plain blue to match the
groundwork of the plaid, and the
cuffs and yoke of blue velvet. Blue
ribbons tie under little round chin.
However, the material is immaterial!
Colors and goods may vary to suit a
body's taste-and worn-out dressesl
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FAMILY SCRAP BAG.

AFTER knives have been cleaned they
may be brilliantly polished with char.
coal powder.
In making coffee the broader the
bottom and the smaller the top of the
vessel in which you prepare it the bet
ter the coffee will be.
SILK handkerchiefs should be washed
in suds made with CASTLE soap and
tcpid water. They should never be
wrung out, but just shaken and ironed
with cool iron.
THERE is nothing better for cleaning
copper kettles than powdered borax
and soap. Wet coarse cloth in hot
water, soap it we'll, and sprinkle over
it the powdered borax.
WHEN stewing fruit, or, in fact, when
cooking anything in an open vessel do
not leave the spoon in If you wish to
have it boil quickly. The spoon car.
ries portion of the heat off into the
air.
If Monday proves stormy day the
white clothes, after washing, should
be put into clean water and wait for
the hanging until fair weather. Cali
Goes and flannels should not be washed
until fair weather.
BRASS ornaments should be first
washed with strong lye made Of
rock-alum, in the proportion Of one
ounce of alum to pint Of water.
When dry rub with leather and fine
tripoli. This will make the brass brill
liant.
THIS is one of those simple things
which few people know Of If you are
in Pullman car get pillow from the
porter, put it on your lap and place
your writing materials on it. The
elasticity of the pillow will insure
smoothness. Where q pillow cannot
be obtained use shawl or coat.
A COFFEE pot with a strainer Of
aluminium that will not rust nor cor
rode, bread-knife with the cutting
edge in reflex curves, that is warranted
not to crumble nor crush warm or
very light bread, and liquid chocolate
in pound cans, ready for use in layer
cake, are some of the new conveniences
offered by the stores
SOME women unwisely try to enhance
the brilliancy of thier eyes by expos
ing them to an air slightly impreg-
mated with powerful acid or rub
over each eye tiny quantity Of BELLA
donna ointment. This artificial dila-
ton has again and again been the
means of injuring the sight Plenty Of
sleep and good digestion are the best
cosmetics for the eye.
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A Judge of the Weather.

The spider is q weather prophet by
no means to be despised. He can tell
you whether the wind will blow soft or
rough, whether the rain will fall or the
sun will shine Long before the ap-
uroach of the wind or rain he will
shorten the long threads by which his
web is suspended, so strengthening his
net during the time OF storm, and he
will not alter matters until the weather
has settled down again. Whenever a
spider rests at his ease look out for a
spell of rain; let him, on the other
hand, be active during the shower, de-
pend upon 1t the rain will not last
long. and will soon give way to line
weather. Sydney News.
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Tho Training Of Girls.

The foundation of society rests ON
its homes. The success of our homes
rests on the wives. Therefore, first Of
all7teach our girls how to be success
ful wives. Begin in their infancy to
develop their characters. Teach them
that jealousy is an immortality, and
gossip a vice. Train them to keep the
smallest promise as sacredly as an
oath, and to speak Of people only as
they would speak to them. Teach
them to look for the best quality in
everyone they meet, and to notice
other peoples faults only to avoid
them. Train them to do small things
well and to delight in helping others,
and instill constantly into their minds
the necessity for sacrifice for others
pleasure as means of soul develop
ment. Once given a firm foundation
Of character like this, which the poor
est as we'll as the richest can give to
their girls, and no matter what neces-
sity arises, they will be able to rise
above it.-Womankind.
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

PuMcE stone is one Of the best
things to use in removing stains Of any
kind from the hands.
GOLD and silver jewelry may be
thoroughly cleaned by strong solu-
tion of ammonia-a tesspoonful to .
cup OF water.
RINsrNa all sorts of vessels and uten-
siles with charcoal powder is good
way to rid them of old smells that
seem to defy the sand and water scour-
ing.
AN apple poultice is said to be so
good thing for sore eyes that 1t 10
used regularly in French hospitals,
but any poultice is dangerous for nom
professional to apply to the eye.
DIRT ON wall paper can be most
readily removed by rubbing over II
lightly lump of dough made Of the
coarsest -four, and but little sitter
than for pudding. Stale bread is
often used for this purpose, but it ID
not SO valuable as the dough, as the
latter leaves no crumbs.
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Just pause ere you eat-it won't hurt you the
least
And imagine yourself ION the town"
Perhaps, even now, through the window there
peers
Some fellow who's starving for bread
Just think how 'twould scatter his half.frozen
tears
To be asked In and decently fed
OF course he is ragged and looks rather
tough"
What matter' He's hungry: that's plain.
Your table Is groaning with more than
enough.
o, don't let his pleading be vainl
Just look ct those features; he's clever, no
doubt
Perhaps, too eehearted and kind
He's sheltered his frends-been In turn
crowded out
And to sorrowful Fate has resigned
Don't think that he envies your damask and
plate,
Or is planning for plunder and pelf
The vision just holds him out there at the
gate;
For he's hungrier, man, than yourself
He thinks the white plunles Of the celery
there
Are waving him welcome. and when
The glistening steel meets the turkey so fair
1t reminds him OF old times again.
Perhaps at Q table as dainty as yours,
Each guest an agreeable friend,
He once to gobbler made bland overtu.es
And its texture was pleased to commend.
Perhaps he dispensed with the grace Of king
The vintage OF France and the Rhine,
And replenished each plate with drum
stick or wing
As their preference each guest might de-
fine.
Perhsps-if you noticed him closely you'd see
something familiar you knew;
Perhaps-looking closer, you'd find him to be
Somebody who used to know you.
Perhaps--well, it's hard to describe, but per-
haps
He would make your Thanksgiving seem
Just watch and you'll Hnd one Of these hungry
chaps
Who will show you how thankful to feell
George f. Bowen, in Chicago Inter Ocean
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mouths than bread to put in 'em, that's
SIX. Is that all, mother? You helped
me make them out, you know"
II think so," was the smiling re.
sponse.
My sermon will have six heads,
Nephew Charles, if not MORE" resumed
the deacon; "heads that cannot only
think and feel, but discourse most elo-
quently, as soon you will find"
John, the oldest son, glanced smil-
ingly across the table at his wife,
whose eyes were fixed wonderingly
upon him.
What is your text, father?"
" He that hath pity on the poor
lendeth to the Lord" responded the
deacon, in low and reverent tones,
which hushed, momentarily, the ripple
OF laughter which ran round.
sYou seem to have good deal OF
confidence in that kind of security,
father said Thomas, the second son;
ITO my certain knowledge, you've in.
vested more in that bank than in any
other"
"lve abundant reason for my conf
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WHY HE WAS THANKFUL.

Reasons Given by . New Yorker for ua
Observance OF the Day.
l am thankful because ,an red
haired. might be bald.
am thankful I am alive. NY lot
might have been cast in Philadelphia.
am thankful there is young lady
next door who practices on the piano
two hours a day. She might practice
four; and in addition, might have a
brother addicted to the cornet habit.
l am thankful l am the father OF
twins. Suppose they had been triplets
am thankful l can wear q number
nine shoe. l might have to wear
elevens.
am thankful am poor might he
in debt.
! am thankful possess quiet tastes.
Suppose l had been fond Of Wagner's
music.
l am thankful ! learned to smoke
cigars l might have tackled ciga-
rettes.
/ am thankful l can't think Of any
more things to be thankful for. If I
could l should feel obliged to write
them down. William H. Siviter, In
Puck.
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To Wash tho Hair.

For washing the hair, particularly
such as is inclined to be oily, nothing
is better than the common hard soap
Of the kitchen. A woman who has
used it frequently he rself and seen its
benefits tested in other cases pre-
scribes it with strong faith. MAKE .
strong suds," she says, rub 1t quickly
on the hair and wash It of again at
once. After that any scented soap or
wash may be used in the way of an ordi-
nary shampoo. An English maid who il
famed for the care Of her mistresa'
hair, may be taken in further testi.
mony Of the same article, as the only
wash she uses is soapsuda thickened
with teaspoonful OF glycerine and
the white Of an egg. Undoubtedly
women waste money in expensive hair
beautifiers and preservers. Simple
means right to ones hand are just as
effective. The pulp Of lemon, for in
stance. rubbed on the roots Of the hair
will stop ordinary cases Of falling out
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no thanksgiving sermon for you to
preach? Are there no poor In your
midst for whom you can make day OF
real thanksgiving and praise?
There is day Of mortal pain and
weakness that must come to all. Hap
py will it be for you, then, if You can
lay hold of this gracious promise:
blessed is he that considereth the
poor; the Lord will make all his bed in
sickness. MARY Grace Halpine, in N.
Y, Weekly,
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and Sheraton's cabinet work, and "
was quite noticeable that the Gothic
wood-carving so much admired a dec
ade ago had gone off in the ever-fckle
public estimation, as there seemed alb
solutely no sale for the many beautiful
specimens which were shown. AS q
guide as to what is fashionable in
chairs nowadays, we give sketch OF
three-an Empire, Chippendale and Q
Sheraton all perfect specimens Of
their kind.
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squash Pic without Erss.

Bake the squash in the shell; when
done, remove with spoon and mash
through a colander For one pie, take
eight tablespoonfuls of the squash,
half a cup Of sugar and one and one
third cups of boiling milk. Pour the
milk slowly over the squash, beating
rapidly meanwhile, to make the mix
ture light. Bake in one crust.
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GIVE THANKS.

For leaf and bud and bloom
That came with dawn Of spring
For balmy laden breeze,
For tuneful birds a-wing,
Give thanks.
For sun and moon and stars
That heat and light and cheer.
And mark the flight OF time,
With day and month and year,
Give thanks.
For mellowed fruit and grain
In bounteous harvest stored;
For earth's full generous wealth
Into our garners poured
Give thanks.
For love and hope and faith
In friends, both old and new,
With willing, helpful hands,
And trusting hearts, and true
Give thanks,
For life, and all Its gains
From earth and sea and AIR;
For all the great outpour
OF blessings that we share
Give thanks.
H 7. Hollands, In Detroit Free PresS
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The Right to Live Single,

1t has hitherto been the law in Japan
that is woman was not married by a
certain age the authorities picked out
man and compelled him to marry
her. The mikado has just abandoned
this usage. In future Japanese women
will be allowed to live and die maids,
IS in European countries.
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"If you want to stay here you may do
40, but I'm going away on vacation
now for my health. When all the
roosting places that are higher than .
man can reach are destroyed and the
lower ones are left it is sure sign that
a storm center is approaching. "-Chi'
20 ro Mail
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FASHIONABLE CHAIRS.

Chippendale and sheraton Styles Are the
Most Popular, .fgtf
At recent sale of old furniture the
most eagerly sought-for specimens
were noticeably the rather gaudy EN-
pire styles, gilt chairs, onyx tables and
''whatnots," ormolu cabinets, mirrors,
etc. Next in public estimation evil
IDENTIFY came specimens of Chippendale's
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THE CORN DANCE.
Seven Long and Weary Hours for the Enc
during Pueblo Indians.


The men dancers have punches Of
green and yellow parrot feathers fast
ened to the top of their waving raven
hair, while around their necks are
strings of beads made of shells. field.
spar and turquoise. Their bodies are
nude to the waist and are painted with
blue-white clay sometimes merely in
crude spots, while the legs and arms
are frequently striped with the same
or different tone. Around the loinss
Zuni or Moqui woven breech-cloth EN-.
broidered in red and black is held in
place by white Gotten girdle or sash,
ending in balls and long strings waving
with every movement. Below the knee
masses Of brilliant colored wool are
knotted; over various colored and
beaded moccasins are anklets of white
and black skunk or goat fur; and hang.
ing from the belt behind, fox skin
with the tail downward. Under broad
armlets of tinted buckskin are sprigs
of cedar; bunch of the same is held in
the left hand, while the right shakes .
gourd rattle at every change Of pos
ture.
The dress of the women is square
of heavy dark blue wool, drawn over
one shoulder and under the other, ex.
posing part of the breast, while the
sides are held together by ornamented
silver pins. A long woven colored sash
is wound around the waist. The legs
are bare and notably fine; the feet small
and beautifully formed. Their head.
dress is decidedly peculiar. It is made
of an oblong piece of board or dried
buffalo-hide. notched at the top,
with T-shaped piece resembling
the TAU" the emblem of life of
the ancient Egyptians, cut out of the
center 1t is painted light green,
with red and yellow stripes and SYM
bolic figures; on the sides and points
are fecks of white eagles down. The
lower part is followed out to fit the
head, and is held in place by thongs
of buckskin fastened under the hair.
Immense strings Of she'll and coral
beads encircle the women's necks and
big Navajo silver rings or crude tur.
quoise hang as ear pendants Many
silver and copper bracelets dangle at
their wrists as they wave the branches
of evergreen from side to side in unison
with the steps Rich vermillion covers
their cheeks and heightens their saw.
age beauty. They are modest in de.
meanor, gracefully naive in movement
and rarely take their eyes of the
ground during the dance.
The dancing was kept up for seven
long hours; but there was never any
shirking; they stamped as energetically
the last hour as the first Any sign Of
fatigue would be met with renewed
vigor OF the chanting chorus, while the
drummer would reverse his drum and
thump harder on the other head The
chorus huddled closer together, ges-
ticulating seriously with their hands,
rs though to emphasize the meaning
of their songs
At sundown they all fled solemnly
into the church-yard, and kneeled
down while the image Of the saint was
carried inside. A volley from the guns,
then the Indian character asserted
itself in wild race Of men and women
to the estufa, where they indulged in
their first refreshment of the day.
Feasting was kept up far into the
night, as were bonfires throughout the
Pueblo and on the church towers and
| walls Wealxlv
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A WelcQmN Quest.

Mrs. Gildersleeve-Shall we invite
ANYBODY to our Thanksgiving dinner?
Gildersleeve--I think I'll Ak a nice,
fat turkey. You can invite whom you
please. e.-Detroit Free Press
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The Wrong Place.

Poet-I have a poem here to sell.
Editor (harshly)-Excuse me, but
lis is not o junk shop. Around the
'rner, please.-Detroit Free Press.
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No Cause for Regret.

"Tve come out Of this tight squeeze
in pretty good shape" said the new
half dollar. fresh from the stamping
machine. Tribune.
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Tho influence Of Woman

mo man ever lived q right life who
has not been chastened by wom-
ans love, strengthened by her courage
and guided by her discretion. John
Duahin.
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LEARNING AND EDUCATION.
A Distinction with difference worth the
s Noting. rf


Noting. rf
There is something wrong some.
where in systems of education and
morals. The criminal classes used to
be ignorant. We were then assured
that by opening schools we would close
prisons, and by filling heads we be
saved the unpleasant duty Of chopping
them off.
The facts do not seem to sustain the
promises, and we are driven unwilling
ly to the conclusion that instruction 10
not guarantee against immortality.
Statistics show that crime has in
creased rather than decreased since
the introduction of our finer and more
elaborate methods Of instruction.
There is great difference between
instruction and education. This
should always be kept IN mind
when considering educational top
les Instruction gives one insight
into that which 10 not under
stood. 1t leads into the mind from
without.
Education is quite the rev erse. It q
leading out Of that which is in the mind
or rather the development OF the in
herent ego. Instruction is a means Of
doing this, but It is possible to stimu-
late and develop the undesirable quali-
ties OF the ego. The same instruction
that makes saint Of . morally-in.
clined ego might make q devil out Of
one that is evil inclined.
To develop the ego as found In the
individual will result in developing
about as much bad as good. In order,
therefore, to get good results some
thing more than instruction in the art
of reading, mathematics, or the sci.
ences, is necessary. The tastes, tenn.
permanent and environment of the child
must be taken into consideration.
M. Rossigneux, of Paris, in discuss-
ing the educational methods in vogue
in his own country, says:
'Tf crime is egotism, the education
Of childhood should be carried on with
view to large and fertile develop
ment OF the disinterested sentiments
which are in germ in every human
soul, and the programmes OF study
should be elaborated with this aim.
This can be done, believe, without
interfering in the least with studies Of
which the object is pure utility, by
cultivating the esthetio and moral
faculties of the child. 1t IL possible to
have in the primary class of the small
est village something which corre-
spends to what one properly called the
humanities in secondary instruction,
that is, to give the child liberal edu.
cation in the true sense of that term "
Erasmus Wilson, in Pittsburgh Ga
zette.
! --Cnectat ator---HDoesn' IL reouira \
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t;,ullv spread supper table around
which had gathered q goodly array ., y
sous and sons-in-law, daughters anu
[donohters.iu.law, [ and grandchildren.
The GOOD old man surveyed the scene
nth evident pride and satisfaction
VT" Thcv we're discussing the merits ana
,-;.s -; ~ the various Thanksgiving
sermons they had heard .-,.,..
uChildren, said the deacon, TAXING
advantage Of a momentary lull in the
oorversation. "Im going to preach d
Thanksoiving sermon tomorrow morn
inc Tve heard good many Ihanks,
living discourses in my day." continued
Deacon Brown, apparently unIuin'iu. =;
~ the astonished looks that were W
- .aoteI I toward him, "but the sermon
that shall preach tomorrow WIN .,e DC
,'atter s more eloquent, more full OF the
spirit Of praise and thannsgiv,s,d ,as g9isteped." ~
any to which you or ever iiS'ene %
~. meek. child-like old man was SO
u..,a o;ven to boosting, and the heia IN
Which % he proposed to engage was 50
Wit s:an 70 Mis- habits and occupations
4
t iua. h;s listeners looked one to another
D. .rr, cement, with the escep.lon ID ~
n, ..mothsr." a " bose serene face @ renethss tbat
I nnL the loving smile in the eyes 'A"'
met 'ef how how many heads is $, your yl,,asS ais,
Into :. divided, uncle9" inquired ea
course to be ,rles, who, having been
his Nephew Oh; I'd himself qualified
at college, conside. s,, su sisss
to discuss most any ssid the sasou wjSoy sGans
,~ tss si. ns nssrs sSs There's Mlsos ons,
{: q, S:'s s:; Il :, ss a;s; d: :s. %
sss%s. ns s,, ,,,: .as ssa. ss u. +:
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-Spectator-"Doesn't it require .
deal Of courage to 60 up In balloon?'
Aeronaut-"Not q bit, fna'am. It's the
coming down in it-Boston TRANSCRIPT
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-03
A HAPPY WEDDING.

A very merry party were gathered
at the Commercial House THURSDAY
to witness the marriage of Mr.. Sam
Preston to Miss Susie St. John, OF
Medo township. The ceremony took
place at noon, the Rev. Mr.. Stout, Of
the M. E. church, tying the knot
The bridesmaids were Misses Buck.
holtz and Myrtle Ledbeater. The
groom was supported by Thomas ST.
John and Stewart Preston. The cere.
mOny was witnessed by Mr.. and Mrs
G. St. John, parents of the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. a. Preston, father anC
mother of the groom. and Maud Pres
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Preston anC
child and Maria St. John, all of Medic
Township; and H. Owen and Geo
Owen, of Horizon. Wis. After the
ceremony the wedding party sat dowr
to an elaborate dinner prepared by
Landlord Root and at 3:20 D. m. the
happy young couple were given "GoC
Speed" on their bridal tour amid a
shower of rice from their friends
They will spend their honeymoon
in the Windy Citys.at the wold's fail
and elsewhere and will then return
TO live on the farm of the groom in
Medo township.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-03
EVANS ARRAIGNED.

w. S. Evans was arraigned Friday
afternoon on the charge of forgery IN
the second degree. He had retained
Hughes Bros. as his attorneys and
Byron Hughes appeared with him. He
waived the reading of the warrant
and asked for continuance for a
week, The date for the examination
was set for Nov. 9th at 1000 a. m,
and bail was placed at $500, which
was not furnished, and the prisoner
was committed back to Jail.
Evans is a neatly dressed man,
about thirty-five years of age and of
dark complexion. He has black
mustache and goatee. He has very
noticeable Stoop in his snolders.
When addressed by FREE PRESS re-
porter he seemed very nervous and
refused to make any statement, or to
say anything about himself further
than that his home is in La Crosse,
Wis, that he is a single man, and
that his family resides at La Crosse.
What his business is, is not known.