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sANro DOMINGO.
How the Ancient City Of Columbus Oh.
tAined Its Name.

tained Its Name.
Santo Domingo is the oldest city
built by Europeans now standing in
the western hemisphere. 1t was found-
ed by the brother of Columbus, and is
said by some to have been named after
their father, Domenico and by others
to have received its name because IL
was on Sunday that the ship sent from
the north arrived there-Santa Domin-
go meaning "holy Su nday." Curiously
enough, its founding was the result Of
Q quarrel.
On the northern shore of Hispaniola,
rs the island of Santo Domingo was
then calldd, was Isabella, the first
Spanish colony in the New World.
There, one day, young Spaniard
named Miguel Diaz, one of the follow
ers OF Columbus stabbed companion
in fight; and, afraid of the anger Of
Columbus, he fed into the mountains
and went toward the south. After
wandering for some days he came to
river, and following it to where it
emptied into the sea, found tribe of
Indians called the Ozamas. They had
heard Of the wonderful white men who
had landed on their island and they
received him with awe, but with kind
ness and hospitality, and took him be-
fore their queen, Zameaca, who was
famous for her beauty and gentleness.
He had not lived long with them when
Zameaca lost her heart to the fair.faced
Spaniard, and they were married. For
time all went well, but Diaz soon
tired Of the simple life; and his wife,
to please him told him of gold to be
found In the river Jayna, and guided
Kim to 1t. Diaz then went back in haste
to Isabella, kno wing that the news OF
the discovery would secure his pardon
: --as it did. He guided his avaricious
companions to the golden stream, and
afterward to the mouth of the Ozama
river. There Columbus chose the place
for the town. 1t was be gun in 1896.
and it was called Santo Domingo.
The Spaniards ill-treated and made
slaves of the simple Indians, and Zame-.
aca, seeing the evils she had brought
upon her people, fed to the mountains
and was never heard Of afterward.
The new city grew and prospered until
the year 1902, when it was entirely de-
stroyed by frightful hurricane. and
was rebuilt on the other bank of the
river There it stands to-day, not
much changed from the Santo Do.
mingo of four centuries ago.
It is very curious to go from one OF
our cities, with its new, bright, tall
buildings and its broad streets alive
with the hum and hustle of business,
to this sleepy old Spanish town, where
ION account of the earthquakes) the
houses are rarely more than one story
high, and are painted various colors-
blue, green, brown or red; where the
narrow streets have sidewalks only
three feet wide, and where nobody Is
ever in hurry; and to remember, as
one walks over the town, that those
streets were once trodden by PizarrOs
who gathered there the first money
that enabled him TO start on the expe'
dition that conquered Peru; by Cortez,
the conqueror of Mexico; by Ponce de
Leon, who discovered Florida; by Bal-
boa, the first European who saw the
Pacific ocean; by Ojeda, who discov-
cred Venezuela; and by Columbus him-
self, and his brothers and his son. and
the companions OF his voyages. = st
Nicholas
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New Use for Oranges.

The housewives in Florida have
found new ush for oranges. They
scrub the floor with them. Go into al
most any town in the orange-growine
districts and you will see the women
using the luscious fruit exactly as our
housekeepers use soap They cut the
oranges in halves and rub the fiat, ex'
posed pulp on the floor The acid In
the oranges doubtless does the clean
ing, but at any rate the boards are ~
white as snow after the application.
It is thought that lemons would be
better than oranges for this purpose
because of the additional acidity.
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picture that possibly some American
bride may care to borrow the same
idea in dressing her little pages. g..
The young sister wore frock made
of white mousseline de sole over q pale
blue silk slip. Tho short skirt was
fluffy with billowy ruffles. A kerchief
of mousseline dc sole was draped over
the shoulders and tied in front with
long ends. The puffed elbow sleeves
were Of pale blue silk. A big leghorn
hat rested on q crown of bobbing yell
low curls. The brim was faced with
the shirred mousseline de sole over blue
silk, the crown being hidden by .
cluster OF white tips. The small maiden
carried shower bouquet of forget-me-
nots in her daintily gloved hand.
Her escort was attired in black vel
vet knickerbockers, with Highland
coat Of pale blue satin. His wais tcoat
was of white silk. Black silk stock
ings and blue satin slippers completed
the costume
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HAMPER FOR DOLLY.

Any sklllful Boy or Girl Can Make One
at Home.
A hamper is now considered the most
stylish thing for holding baby dolls
clothing and toilet articles, just rs it
is for real baby's belongings.
But while hamper can be pur-
chased for real baby, one will have
to be made for q doll. 1t can readily
be done, though to do 1t well it will
require the sl1illful fingers Of boy a.
well as of girl.
First get an oblong splint basket
such as fruit Is sold in. Give it several
coats Of white paint, finishing with
one of enamel. Here is where the
boys assistance is needed most, for q
boy generally KNOWS how to use .
paint brush better than girl.
Ornament the basket with dashes Of
gliding, and fasten at each end ,
handle made of small piece of whale-
bone twisted with yellow ribbon.
These handles can be sewed on II q
stout needle and thread are used.
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EARTH WORMS.
Their Agency In Making the Soil Produs.
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Their Agency In Making the Soil Produe.
The worms know we'll that rapid
heaving Of the soil which betokens the
approach Of mole to their innocent
burrows, and the moment they feel IL
rush wildly to the surface, prepared
rather to face the worst that lark or
blackbird may bring upon them than
to await the onslaught of their most
ruthless and bloodthirsty enemy. II
you dig pointed stick into the ground
and shake the earth little by moving
1t from side to side you will find citi-
zens of worms hurry up to the surface
1t once, under the mistaken impress
sion that the petty earthquake Is soma
mole's doing. For the senses of earth-
worms are extremely keen and their
perception of danger most acute and
vivid.
A person unaccustomed to the ways
Of worms might wonder that enough
Of them can be found in the compare.
lively small tract of land which earth
mole taboos or occupies as his own to
satisfy the needs Of 30 voracious crea>
ture. But, as q matter of fact, tho
worm population of England Is some
thing incredibly high, to be numbered.
no doubt, by millions OF millions.
Every field on our downs is far more
thickly populated underground than
London Is on the surface; every mea-
dow is as dense with teeming thou-
sands OF worms as Lancashire Is with
men or an anthill with e,nmets. The
soil swarms with life.
Vinegar kills worms, and where =
barrel of vinegar has been accidentally
spilled upon the ground the surface ia
sometimes positively covered before
long by a thick layer of wriggling
creatures which have come up to die.
as is the won't of their species. The
abundance and ubiquity of the game
explains the numbers and frequency OF
the hunters. Every mole eats daily
many pounds of worms, and yet every
field supports q whole villageful OF
them.
1t is the entire drama of nature on .
small scale underground-remorselesa.
self-centred. unfeeling as ever. Worms
exist, and exist in thousands, because
there are myriads and myriads of dead
leaves for them to live upon. Almost
every dead leaf that falls from tree or
shrub or weed or herb, except in au-
tumn when the supply all at once inn
mensely outrGns the demand), they
carry underground and bury or devour
with ceaseless industry. In doing so
they create and keep up the layer Of
vegetable mold on the surface of the
earth which alone makes plant life.
and especially cultivation, possible.
Cultivated areas are, therefore, those
where worms are most abundant So
far as they themselves are concerned,
however, the worms eat only for their
own appetite's sake and never suspect
they are the friends Of lordly man.
whose fields and crofts they thus un-
consciously fertiliss. --Coruhill Aaga.
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MENT COMPLETE.
one over the other with equal distances
between the holes. Tack two other
strips, the same width and inches
long, to the ends, making frame as
in Fig. 1.
Next make 10 little cylinders to at the
holes, each inches or more in length.
These rods are easily made by rolling
sheets of writing paper to the required
size. When the rods are completed in
sert each through two opposite holes
in the frame. Zig. 1.)
Place this frame, with the rods run
through the holes, side down on board
or other fiat, smooth surface; lay .
board with an inch hole in its center
on the upper side of the frame, and
now the mold is ready for the plaster.
Mix five parts Of good plaster of paris
and one part of lime with water and
pour through the hole in the top board.
The plaster should be quite soft, so as
to run freely and fill all parts Of the
mold. The plaster may be poured in
without the top board and carefully
leveled off at the top of the frame il
preferred.
When the plaster is hard tear away
the wooden frame and remove the pa
per tubes.
The tubes, corners and mouthpiece
may be carved to suit the fancy.
For arranging the scale insert corks
in the lower ends of holes, beginning
with the lowest note and pushing each
succeeding cork higher, as required.
The lime mixed with the plaster will
make it almost as hard as marble.-R.
T. Carlton, in st. Louis Republic.
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mote the growth Of the hair. How.
ever this may be, the diet is a good one
Tor many more assured reasons
Two uses for eggs are not generally
known or appreciated. A fresh egg
beaten and thickened with sugar, free
y eaten, will relieve hoarseness, and
the skin Of boiled egg, wet and sp-
piled to boil, will draw out the sore
ness.
PROF. FARADAY has expressed the
opinion that ripe apples would be
. very wholesome substitute for tho
candies and sweetmeats that children
devour, and that it can easily develop
as exacting taste ss children now
have for candy.
SILVER or steel thimbles are the only
kinds ever to be used. Other compost
tions OF which cheap thimbles are
made are very frequently of lead or
pewter, and their use is likely to result
in serious Inflammation and swelling
II there is even slight scratch ON the
finger.
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LATEST IN woMEN's HATS.
Perfectly Flat Dlsks of Felt which Al
Twisted Into Fantastic Shapes.

Perfectly Flat Dlsks Of Felt Which Are
Twisted Into Fantastic Shapes.
Manufacturers are now busy in maxi
ing perfectly fat hats for women.
They gre mere disks Of felt, which the
milliners twist and bend into fantastic
forms Crowns which are mere rings
of felt or other material are sewed on
the under side of the felt plaques,
sometimes in the center, but oftener
at the side or rear of the center. The
felt disks are fifteen inches in diane
ter, and are only slightly stiffened.
The demand is exceedingly brisk just
now, and six or seven Newark firms are
making them.
Many patents have been obtained
upon this simple fiat disk Of felt and
the process Of making it. The most
important patent is one for splitting
the plaques and cementing the pieces
together. There is great advantage
In this, not only because 1t enables
them TO make hats Of two different
colors, over and under, but it makes a
disk Of greater dura bility and stiffness
for the weight OF fur used.
Heretofore all fur hats have been
formed by blowing the fur upon per-
forated cone and shrinking them with
steam or hot cloths. In making the
fat plaques most Of the manufacturers
have been blowing them upon low
cones and flattening them In the sizing
process. One firm devised o process
for blowing the disks fat and in con-
tinueus strip, and have made a sizing
machine for working the fat material.
They have also machines for pouncing
and finishing the plaques.
Some Of the fat hats exhibited In the
milliners' windows are dreams OF
beauty with gorgeous blendings Of
color upon the mapped upper surface
and creamy felt below. Others have a
broad border of furry nap, or are full
brush hats. A few have low crowns,
built up by hydraulic pressure, but the
dictim from Paris is that the crown
must be on the under side, and hatters
are now making shallow crowns OF
felt to be sewed on. Some OF the
French plaques are SO limp that they
can be formed into tams and beef
eaters, while others are made much
sitter, and will be supplemented with
milliners' wire sewed under the rim
The American. plaques are superior tc
the imported In every respect, and ars
preferred by the milliners.-N. Y
/ Times.
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French Politeness.

During the recent meeting of the
French and English ships at New York
the following story, illustrative Of old
time marine manners, was related,
strangely enough, by French officer:
An English admiral who was once
visiting French flagship laid down
his quid on convenient bulkhend be-
fore entering the officers quarters.
When he came out again he was aston
ished to find the quid in the place
where he had left it.
'Pooh!' said he. in the hearing of
some of the sailors, you Frenchmen
will never be true seadogs. No Eng
lish blue-jacket, now, would ever have
let an admiral's quid alone"
Whereupon one Of the French sailors
stepped up, touched his cap, and said;
beg paslon, admiral; was chew.
ing your quid while you were in there,
but put it back, you know, when !
heard you coming outr'
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HUNTING ELDER DUCKS.
How Esquimau Boys KIN the valuabls
Bfrds. ff.t

HOW EeQulmAu Boys kut the valuable
Birds.
In the far north in May and June i'm
mense numbers of elder ducks fly
along the coast, bound for their breed
ing-grounds far to the east Of Point
Barrow, Alaska. AT this season every
person, male and female, is supplied
with the Esquimau implement called
by them ke-love-i-tow-tin, which Is
made as follows: 0
Eight balls, three-quarters Of an
inch in diameter. are cut from ivory
or bone, with a tip or car through
which hole is drilled. Eight strands
Of finely-braided sinew are tied to these
balls. At the opposite ends the strands
are brought together each OF exactly
the same length and tied TO ten or
twelve quilts of some sea fowl, when
the implement is. ready for use. The
bunch of quilts is grasped with the
right hand, while the fingers Of the
left comb out the strand, and when all
clear the balls are held between the
forefinger and the thumb.
This is done in q few minutes when
a flock of ducks are seen approaching.
When the game is near enough, with a
quick, circular motion, just the same
as throwing stone with a sling, the
missile is launched among the flying
birds, when, If one of these strands
crosses the neck or the wing OF duck,
1t brings it to the ground, where 1t Is
then captured.
The action Of the air on the strings
tends to separate the balls in their
flight, SO that they cover quite space,
and il the birds are punched they
often bring one down, and the boy
or girl that can do this is proud and
happy.
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VIENNA COFFEE.

into an ordinary cofee-pot
Pour on your coffee water bubbling hot
Cover 1t closely Boil It for one minute.
Simmer II Ave. Take your milk boiler, In u
Put one pint OF sweet cream, and don't omit
TO keep the water boiling under It
The white Of one egg beat and beat, and when
A stifY froth forms, like crusted snowdrifts then
Acd. OF cold milk, three tablespoonfulA See
II cream Is scalding; when II proves TO be.
Remove from FIRE. add white Of egg and milk.
Stir briskly till 'tis smooth and fine as silk,
Then serve to use with coffee. IT'S the way
The Viennese folk serve cafe au lait.
IF. E. Pratt, In Good Housekeeptno.
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The souvenir Pin erase.

The spoon craze has well-nigh run
its course. Women who have 100 OF
200 spoons of different shapes, sizes
and designs have turned their backs
on the fad, and now it languishes. But
q new one is springing up In its place.
as silly fad as ever tempted the soul
of woman to extravaganza. It Is the
collection of hat pins. Many Of these
pins would serve for daggers, It's true;
but the usefulness Of the dagger, 10
after all, circumscribed. 1t would per
haps be just as well If the hat pin craze
were punctured with one of Its own
weapons.-N. Y. Times.
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a MIsunderst and Ing.

Employe--Mr. Bruggles, am work.
ing seventeen hours day. Do you
think that's quite right?
Bruggles (his employer)-I'm glad
to see such conscientious scruples in o
young man. But, really, have
thought that you should retain the
use of seven hours for your own reeve
alton. Chicago Record.
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A DOLLS HAMPER.

especially II holes are pierced in the
end of the bone.
Line the hamper first with q thin
layer of scented cotton wadding, then
with yellow silk, caught in plain and
smooth. II there are interstices be-
tween the splints of the basket, pieces
of silk must be put in to show through
before the cotton is put in place.
AS the covers of these fruit baskets
are of wood they will not do for such
q dainty hamper A cover is made by
cutting a piece of very stiff pasteboard
to fit the top OF the hamper. A broad
piece of splint, obtained by taking
another basket to pieces, is cut SO that
it will just pass diagonally across the
lid. Two holes are punched or cut in
each end OF it and the splint is then
enameled like the basket, and the
word BABY or Dolly" put in large
graceful gilt letters on It,
Meantime the pasteboard cover
has been quite loosely covered with
figured silk of white and gold. This
conceals only the upper side. The
under is lined plainly with yellow.
Now the cross splint is tied on with
yellow and gold ribbons sewed on the
cover and passed through the holes in
the splint.
The lid is fastened to the hamper by
ribbons, two being fastened to one
side Of the lid corresponding to two on
the back Of the hamper. One on the
front side of the lid and one on the
front of the hamper will suffice to tie
the lid snugly down when desired.
Make two trays of pasteboard Gov
cred with yellow silk, each as long as
the hamper is wide. Candy box lids Of
the right size would make good trays
Each must be taken to pieces and
every part covered OH both sides witt
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A Revival Of Lace.

There has been a marked revival OF
late in the wearing Of real lace. An
article that at one time had scarcely
anv sale. Now women are bringing
out to the light their treasures OF
Honiton, and point, and valenciennek.
which have been long laid away In the
hope of Just such q demand.
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

HAM putty may be easily softeneo
by passing red-hot nat piece ss ,omoved az wed
over Q .sh ~ tns az fingers, or the edge Of knife.
"r w. nr.ovr odors from sick room' II
:. GOOD plan to sprinkle ooarss
Is "a s Coffee on q shovelful OF burn
inc Goals, and thrust 1t 'n'o o."
corners OF the room 80 :. o.1.
'0so soMr one has said that diet &. OF s,s,. oss.
ns.l % and brown bread tends 70 pF~
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To Remove Ink Spots.

To extract ink from cotton, silk or
wooden goods dip the spots in spirits OF
turpentine, and let them remain so for
several hours; then rub thoroughly be-
tween the hands. and they will all dis
sppear without changing either the
color or texture If the fabric.
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ABOUT PIN CUSHIONS.
Fashion Has Once More Declared
IN Their Favor
Lace and Ribbon Essential to True Ella.
ssnoe-Noveities That Arc ~ Dainty
% Dainty Can Be-Hat.
Pin Cushions.

At first thought a pin cushion IN n
frosaic thing. 1t is a highly necessary
OBJECT, receptacle for an essential ele-
ment OF the toilet-mayhap a conven.
fence which we should none of us like
to DO without. A search among the
assortment of to-day will reveal some
fresh and interesting facts, and will
show that the cushion has developed
out OF the prosaic into something penu-
inely dainty and genuinely attractive
apart from its obvious use.
There are almost as many varieties
OF cushions as there are of pins, and
the well equipped woman has many
sizes and many sorts. She not only
has her dressing table well supplied
and her hat pins. her scarf pins, her
stick pins and her plain everyday pins
provided with fitting receptacles, but
she has also her pocket cushions, which
she carries in her shopping or handker-
chief bag.
A bright girl once paraphrased the
familiar couplet with:
IA pin in need
Is a friend indeedr'
md doubt if there lives even one of
her sisters who would question the
truth SO put. The want of pin has
many time become a vexation and a
trial; the need of just one of the ia
rniliar objects has been the cause of
many loss of temper, and the fashion
that declares cushions essential is an
excellent one from an ethical as well
rs from the merely utilitarian point Of
view. .. tr FL y
The very latest decree of fashion de.
clares lace and ribbons essential to
true elegance, and prefers that the
dressing table cushions should be
round. 1t asserts that pocket cushions
are to be the vogue, and 1t makes sug.
gestions for both my lady's boudoir
and for less aesthetic mans own room,
ss well as for his pocket cushion,
which is really what its name implies.
The round cushions of embroidered
linen and lace are nearly as dainty as
dainty can be, and the long, narrow.
rectangular ones made from the same
or similar materials are charming
apart from their usefulness, which is,
OF course, the first point to be borne in
mind.
As pretty model for lady's use as
any that have seen is made of fine
white japanese linen, Oriental lace
and yellow satin ribbon. II is one Of
the largest shown and would measure
nine or ten inches in diameter 1t is
well stuffed, as all cushions, not es.
pecially round cushions, should always
be, and 1t has an under side of cowslip
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
FOR INGENIOUS sovs.

aew They Can Construct . Worry Swsst
Musical Instrument.
A simple and easily made musical In.
strument, after the fashion of the Pan
pipes of old, can be made from hard
ened plaster Of paris.
Take two thin stlps Of board 10
inches long and ~ inches wide; place
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Soon Parted.

"My hair" murmured Van Arndt,
sadly. as he strove carefully to con.
ceal the bald spot on his head, RE-
minds me of fool and his money.
Puck.
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AN ENGLISH IDEA.

Very Proud and Pretty We're These I've
Bridal Attendants. a4
At a recent English wedding the
small sisters and brothers of the bride
entered the church just In advance of
the bridesmaids. They made 10 pretty
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-"Have you had good season."
asked q tourist. "Naw." replied the
seaside landlord, Even the mosqui.
toes have nearly starved 70 death.
Warrington Star.
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A Sad Story.

A Sad story
A sled, q boy, u lovely hill
That runs mile below,
And yet the boys unhappy still.
Because there is no snow.
"a. -Harpsr's Young PeopeA
The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-28

Business dead? Not much
Leastwise it is not so with the
California Feed Company. We
have made a business for our
selves, which has steadily grown
through all the hard times other
people are complaining about.
We have just secured from Mr..
j. f. Colburn his old stand, cor
ner Queen and Nuuanu streets,
and taken possession of those
large and convenient premises.
We had to do so, because our
old place at Leleo is too small
for our fast-increasing business.
In few days the bark "Mauna
Ala" will be here again with her
fourth full cargo of Hay and
Grain, bought by our Mr., j. N.
Wright who will arrive on that
vessel. We prefer to select our
merchandise ourselves rather
than have others do it, which
means that we get better goods
at IA less price.
We thank our many friends
for their liberal patronage fol
the past three years, and hope
by strict attention to business
we thoroughly understand tc
merit the patronage of as many
more.
CALIFORNIA FEED co.