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The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

Inches long, into the center of the top
of the pole. Set the pole up securely
In the ground, in space where you
can have a free swing of fifteen feet
from the pole on every side.
Take an oak or hickory bar four and
one-half inches wide, four inches thick
and two feet long, and bore hole in
the center of such size as to permit the
bar to turn freely on the pin in the top
of the pole. Near each end of this bar
bore hole about one-half an inch in
diameter.
Secure to each end Of the bar, by
passing 1t through the small hole and
firmly tying, good piece of rope,
with loop of at least two and one
half feet at the lower end. When
these looped ropes are suspended from
the crossbar they must touch the
ground, or clear 1t by only few
inches at the bottom of the pole.
Above the loop fix short, round
piece of wood to form hand piece.
Make Saddle" by placing in each
loop piece of carpet or bagging.
Your giant stride" is now ready for
use.
Two of you must put your right
legs through the saddles, SO as to
bring the body on the outside of the
loop, away from the pole. Grasp the
hand piece and run in n circle rs far
away from the pole as possible; as you
gain momentum you will find yourself
supported easily in the saddle, and will
be enabled to swing entirely around
the pole, often making the circuit sew
eral times without touching the ground
with the feet. If you wish to reverse
the movement place the left leg, in
stead of the right, through the loop
Youths Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
A SETTLE FOR THE PARLoR.

evenly, finishing off with one or two
coats of white enamel. The settle as
shown here has been decorated with
papier mache or composition orna-
ments, which can be applied with glue
and nailed in place to suit ones fancy.
When hard, these ornaments may be
softened by wrapping in cloth, wrung
out in hot water, after which they may
be twisted to any design required.
House decorators and picture trainers
are large users of such material, and
amateurs may purchase of them. When
such ornamentation is attempted it
should always be previous to the
painting, and may after this latter
process is effected be further touched
up with gold paint. A beautiful
white and gold divan Of small dimen-
sions, particularly well adapted for
placing against the back of an upright
piano, can be gotten up in this manner
at small expense. Upholstering OF
silken texture and cushions of India
silk will complete the ensemble
Decorator and Furnisher.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
BILLY Is POPULAR.
He Is q Privileged Character on Roard
of the San Trancis'O

He Il q Privileged Character on HOARD
of the San Francisco.
Sailors are the children of the sea.
Cut off as they are from all that makes
life merry, they take to simple sports
and pets. This is especially true on
the big white ships that sail IN the
service of Uncle sam. The most COM
fort Jack takes is in cultivating pets,
and on board every warship some sort
of menagerie is to be found. The
best ard most unique happy family
in the navy is that kept on the San
Francisco" the splendid flagship OF
the North Atlantic squadron. Though
the dignity of the navy is at its high
est development on flagship, that
formal stiffness which great men have
about them is well-Digh banished from
the San Francisco by the antics OF
Billy" the ships goat He is the
idol of four hundred prank-loving sail
ors, and his education is anything but
what nice little black-and-white
goats should be.
But Billy is privileged because he
would be able TO write IA. b." after
his name If he knew how. That means
he is an old sailor who has crossed the
line and has been around the Horn.
The San Francisco was built in the
city whose name she bears; and as she
was the first warship to be constructed
on the Pacific coast, San Francisco
couldn't do too much to show
appreciation of that fact. Gifts were
showered upon ship and crew Down
In the ward-room is case OF beau
tiful silverware, and every cover has
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
How to Make Powder stick.

If you must use powder and it won't
stick on, try this: Get an ounce or two
of cocoa butter-costs about ten cents
an ounce and looks like tallow. Rub
it on your face briskly until the skin
is well creased. Take a soft linen
cloth and rub the butter off-and you
will wonder where all the dirt came
from; then repeat the process, this time
rubbing the skin well after applying
the butter. Again rub the face with
the cloth and apply it vigorously.
After that rub on the powder and your
skin will feel like satin. You can use
it ON the neck and arms the same way
and it is not likely to rub off and make
your skin look shiny. Cocoa butter is
good skin food and is harmless.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
RECORD OF A LIFE
Becnre Ohe by Saving = Piece OF Every
Dress You Get.

1t often needs only a few interven.
ing years to change our most common
place surroundings into the most ro-
mantle; often in but few years we
learn to cherish anything which recalls
to us old associations. l am certain
that to friend of mine no work of fic-
tion could ever suggest SO much gen.
uine comedy and tragedy as unique
little album which she showed to me
recently. The book itself was very
ordinary one, of the sort generally
used for receiving clippings, but the
pages, instead Of containing bits OF
fugitive verse, stamps or signatures,
were filled with an odd collection of
dry goods. In the upper left-hand
corner of each page was fastened q
fragment of dress material; opposite it
clever pen and ink sketch of the
completed garment had been drawn,
and below was given a written biog-
raphy of the same, containing all sorts
of interesting items in regard to it;
It's price, it's date of purchase and the
occasion Of its first appearance. The
owner of the book was an artist and
had supplied the sketches herself. but
1t occurred to me such book would
be interesting even without the
sketches, as the beauty of the pages,
to my mind, lay quite rs much in their
suggestiveness MS in their artistic ar
rangement,
Several other friends who have. heard
of this book have been pleased with
the idea and have started similar
books. A young girl who is about to
be married has decorated her first
pages with bits from very dainty
trousseau. She intends to put in her
book piece of every dress she may
own.
A young mother has just commenced
such collection for her baby daugh-
ter, Should the child live to woman
hood the book will be to her d coms
plete record, not only of her vanished
youth, but also of the mother-love that
guarded and glorified it.
If only our grandmothers in their
days of sillsen tissue and stately bro.
cades had had such an inspirationl
And when the fashion of things pres
ent has passed away, such albums will
have developed into valuable possess
sions.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Tn. Composltion NJ Mi,k.

Numerous experiments about milk
have hitherto resulted In failure, and
we are as ignorant as ever OF Its chem
ical composition and Its physical con-
stitution. When we do learn the exact
truth concerning them, we shall be in
9 better position than we are now to
undertake the management Of milk
itself, the making Of butter, and, In
particular, the manufacture Of cheese.
In connection with the latter especial
ly there is too much charlatanism. Our
future practice will be very largely con-
trolled by the correct answer which,
no doubt, will eventually be given to
the apparently simple question: What
is milk2 The greatest error we can COM
init at present, perhaps is TO think
that we know all about it
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

No MORE cows should be kept than
can be handled properly.
1T generally proves . poor invest
ment to purchase poor COW.
If you expect to have well-behaved
cows learn to treat them decently.
The offspring OF over aged or poor
cows should be turned into good veal.
AT no time should the cows be al
lowed to shrink in milk on account OF
food.
WHEN there are lice on cattle apply
one part chloro-naptholeum to 100 parts
of water. Apply once q day, says a
writer
A FARMER who could not raise 81. 30
to pay for his county paper, sent ss to
an eastern man to learn the secret of
keeping butter from getting strong.
He received the reply: Eat it,
Earmers' Voice,
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

fasten it there. The ice is placed on
top of this drumhead and covered
loosely by another piece of flannel.
In this condition the ice keeps cold
and even freezes to the flannel. Thus
a small piece of ice can be kept near
the patient all night, SO as to avert
many weary marches up and down
stairs to the refrigerator.
To break the ice sharp needle or
hat pin is the best thing. Force it in
and you will be astonished to see how
easily it will divide the ice.--Vesper
L. George, in Youths Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
The Use of Wide Tires.

The great benefit to be derived In the
saving OF large proportion OF the
money now expended for road improve
ments should be an incentive for cities
and towns to advocate legislation COM
pelling the use of wide tires. Besides
it would be OF great advantage to the
owners of heavy vehicles in enabling
them to carry much larger loads with
less power and less cost. Herein is in
deed food for suggestion to carriage
builders to institute q much needed
change in the manner OF constructing
heavy wagon wheels. : HaverhilL
Mass \ Rulletin
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
GREAT COM BINATION.
How q Few Acres Can he Made to Pay =
Satisfactory Profit

Satisfactory Profit
Villagers or persons who have but .
small acreage will find the following
plan good one il they desire to econo-
fnize their space, which it isvery often
necessary TO do, and always good prac-
tice. propose to plant piece OF ground
fourteen by SIX rods to pear and plum
trees, setting them about one rod apart
each wat, which will give six rows
with fourteen trees in each, or eighty
four trees in all. Around this shall
construct fence of wire netting six
feet high. Just on the outside OF this
fence l build chicken house large
enough to accommodate about two
hundred hens plymouth Rock and
Buff Leghorns). having the north side
on the line with and forming part Of
the fence, and the south or front sitss
freely exposed to the sun. The hens are
allowed free range of this orchard
chicken park--and expect the chick
ems and trees TO be of mutual advan-
tape to each other The hens furnish
nearly or quite all the fertilizers the
trees require, while the trees will pro-
vide shade for the chickens. We IRE
thus making good use Of the ground
while the trees are small. After they
once come into bearing, with fairly
good care. you have . right to expect
largely increased profits. Pears and
plums are seldom If ever drug on tho
market. The chickens are also OF great
benefit in preventing the depredations
of the curculio. We also keep bees and
thus add another element Of profit and
mutual benefit -F.W. Broolfe, In Amer.
lean Hardening
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
THE GIANT STRIDE.

An Amusing Device which Affords Most
Excellent Exercise.
Boys, did you ever make "giant
stride9' My brother Frank and l spent
many happy hours In boyhood exercis.
ing upon this exhilarating device.
If you live In or near the country, Sc
lect good, straight young hickory
pole, eight or ten inches through at
the bottom and running up twenty or
twenty-five feet to four or five inches
through. Saw the top off square, and
SHRINK on an iron ring to prevent
splitting Of the wood.
Drive an iron pin, half to three-quar.
ters Of an inch in diameter and ten
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
SOME QUEER FOODS.
Peculiar Diet of the Indians of Californi
md Oregon.

Peculiar Diet of the Indians OF California
and Oregon.
There is an old proverb to the effect
that what is food to one man is poison
to another, and the proverb is we'll
illustrated at the department of agri-
culture at Washington by an odd sort
Of exhibit of queer foods eaten by out
of-the way people.
Among the articles in the exhibit Is
loaf of bread made from the leaves OF
a plant that is allied to the century
plant; us also another kind of bread
from dough of juniper berries. These
are relished by some kinds of Indians,
while others make cakes out of different
kinds of bulbs. The prairie Indians
like dish of wild turnips, and the
"screw beans" which grow on mes
quite bushes are utilized by Indians
for food. Soap berries furnish an
agreeable diet for some tribes The
Digger Indians in California do not dis
dain the seeds of salt grass, and the
seeds of gourds are consumed in the
shape of mush by Indians in Arizona.
The exhibit in question includes q
jar of pulverized criclAets, which are
eaten in that form by the Indians of
Oregon. They are roasted, as are also
grasshoppers. These delicacies are
cooked in pit, being arranged in al
ternate layers with hot stones. After
being thus prepared, they are dried and
ground to powder. They are mixed
with pounded acorns or berries, the
flour made in this way being lzneaded
into cakes and dried in the sun.
Among other curious things used by
Indians for food are acorns, sunflower
seeds, grape seeds, flowers of cattails,
moss from the spruce fir tree and the
blossoms of wild clover.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
For Wardrobe and Chiffonicr,

A delightful recipe for scent-powder,
to be used for wardrobe, boxes, etc,
far finer indeed than any mixture sold
in the shops, is the following: Cori-
ander, orris root, rose leaves and aro-
matte calamus, one ounce each; 1aven-
der flowers, ten ounces; rhodium, one
fourth of drachm; musk, five grains.
These, after being thoroughly mixed,
are reduced to q powder. Placed
among feminine finery, this sachet has
the same effect upon clothes that
would be produced by fragrant flow
ers, if pressed between the folds.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
YOUR OLD BUREAU.

It May Be Converted Into Several Useful
Artioles-How to Fashion Very Good
Hall Seat or Settle for the Parlor-A
Little Ingenuity and "A Pot OF Glue VIII
Do 1t.
The utilization of old furniture in
furnishing the home has not received
the attention to which as measure of
economy it is entitled. The possibil-
tiles of an old chest OF drawers that
has outlasted its usefulness as such,
have seemingly remained undiscovered
to many persons. While the new uses
to which 1t can be put are manifold,
space will only permit pointing out q
few Of the most useful.
A very good hall seat may be fash
toned from any ordinary bureau. That
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

around the nose and again pass 1t
through the ring. Drawing the rope
up tight will close the animals mouth
tightly and prevent believing. Pull
the head down tight against the
manger and tie the rope In one OF the
rings at the lower corner OF the chute
shown in the illustration. As the rope
is tied in the cut the animals head 10
pulled to one side thus giving the OPP
orator the best chance at the right
horn. When that horn has been re-
moved, tie the rope In the other ring
thus pulling the head to that side and
giving free access to the left horn
The figure in the left hand upper
corner of the illustration shows the
shape Of the halter when the rope has
been passed through the ring correctly.
Orange Judd Farmer
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
The Newest Pincushion.

The newest and daintiest thing In
pincushions is the following: A
wicker basket, about the size and
shape of the bowl of a clay pipe, is
filed with finely cut curled hair. Then
bit of black velvet is used as cover
ing for the top, and black pins are
stuck over the top in graduated rows
till it is entirely covered. If the round
heads are used it will look like great
blackberry. Now narrow lavender
ribbon is tied around the basket and
long ends with bows, by which to
hang it up
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
GRETCHEN AND KATCHEN.

Gretchen and Katchen, tho two little maids,
Wear pretty white caps over tight faxen
braids
They're clad like twin sisters from lterchief to
shoe,
And both have round eyes Of forgetme.not
blue.
But Gretchen's in motion from morning till
night;
She runs, and she skips, and she Jumps with
delight
While Katchen won't move even whom she is
because she's dolly Of china and kid
Said Gretchen to Katchen, "we're left all
alone;
Wen Just have quiet good time Of our own;
You'll ride in your wagon 70 call on the cot
To take her some cherries and havo q long
chat
'1n the vinecovered arbor the table weli
spread,
And load 1t with cherries .all shining and red !
I'll pick out the richest from these on the shelf,
For sleepy Frau reen-Eycs, and you and my.
self.
"l'll DO all tho talking for you and for her,
Since you, my poor Katchen, cannot even purr
4 never eat cherries, thank you, says she,
And then there'll bc more for my Katchen and
mel"
They called on Frau are1n-Eyes, the sleepy
old dama
And grave little Katchen rode back % she
came,
With never spot on her kid fnger-tips;
But gay little Gretchen had purple-stained lips
Helen Gray Como, In St Nicholas
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Leak In the Plant Food,

To purchase fertilizers and lose the
liquid manure Is TO allow leak In the
plant food Fertilizers will always
prove beneficial, but the first duty Is
to save all materials that will add to
the manure pile. When the liquid is
lost by not using a sufficiency Of alb
sorbents, the most valuable portion Of
the manure will have gone with it, as
the liquids contain larger proportion
of nitrogen than the solids, and they
can easily be saved with as little labor
as is required to the solids.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Practical Kitchen Hint.

When one is done using dishcloths,
they should be thrown into dish OF
water. Put a little soda or potash in,
and place the dish for short time on
the stove, allowing the water to come
to boil. The cloths may then be
rinsed in cold water, and hung up in
the air When needed again, they will
be as clean smelling as the clothes
from the laundry, in which condition
they should always be kept.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

thrown several spoonfuls of salt, and
it will float with it's back out of the
water like a real fish. Now put it in
basin of ordinary fresh water and 1t
will instantly turn on its back and
show the white under surface, like n
dead fish. This trick is extremely puz'
zling to people who do not know that
the water in one basin is strongly i'm
pregnated with salt. The phenomena
is merely due to difference in the
density of the liquids.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
psH0RNlNo APPARATUS.

Haitsr and Method Of Tying the Animal
for the Operaticui
Our illustration represents method
sometimes used for securing cattle for
the purpose OF dehorning, suggested BY
w. L. Beach, Ayrshire, la. Put tho
animal In a chute or an ordinary
stanchion. The only other apparatus
needed is three-eighths-inch rope OF
sufficient length and having a strong
two and one-half-inch ring at one end.
Place the end having the ring across
the head just back of the horns, pull
the ring down below the jaw and pass
the other end Of the rope through it
Then bring the free end OF the rope
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Fred's SuppositIon.

Fred-Mamma, doesn't that colored
boy make awful faces playing on the
harmoniconp
Mamma-He does indeed, Fred.
Fred-Mamma, is that what is called
expression in playing? Harper's Young
People.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
That Settles His Fate.

young Mr.. Spudkins is desperately
in love with Miss Bellefeld, but he is
as poor as a church mousse" said Mr.
Snaggs to his wife.
"Then she won't have him." replied
Mrs. Snaggs, decidedly. She's afraid
of mice Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

for handle a solid gold grizzly bear,
and this does very well indeed as d tes-
timonial, but 1t is nothing to Billy.
San Francisco supplied Billy ms well.
He was little more than kid when the
ship sailed away for Valparaiso to have
a hand in settling the Chilian squab-
BILE that made so much noise in the fall
OF 1891. After that the San Francisco
took her time getting around Cape
Horn, but Billy improved it all until now
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
FUN FOR THE BOYS.
A Wooden Fish That swims Only In Salt
Water.

Take piece of light pine wood,
about six inches long, and cut it to the
shape shown in this illustration. Paint
two of the sides black and the third
white, to give it the appearance of a
fish. You can prove to your friends
that this fish lives only in seawater by
the following device. Place it in a
basin of water, into which you have
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Rnr for tho sewing Room

A sewing machine rug is the latest
addition to domestic appliances. 1t is
a sheet of denim, about the size of an
ordinary bed sheet, in the middle OF
which the machine stands. All the
snippings and threads fall on the rug
and the latter may be shaken off at
the close of the days work without the
bother of sweeping and dusting the
room.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
New York should FAX. tn. Lead.

As citizens Of the richest and most
afford to be backward in the national
movement for better roads Hon. Kos
well-P. Flower, Governor Of New York.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
MAKING sugar from Carrots.

1t is quite possible to make sugar
from carrots, and, indeed, carrot juice
contains more than ninety per cent. of
saccharine matter. As carrots are ex-
pensive abroad, foreign sugar manufac-
turers prefer beet roots. Very few peor
ple know that cows milk contains
about FIVE per cent. of sugar.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

TOMATO plants set where potatoes
were grown last season Will have to be
watched. The Colorado beetle will be
after them.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
HOW TO KEEP ICE.

kick-Room Hint Which Certainly II
Worth Knowing.
very simple but little known meth-
cd of keeping ice is to draw q piece OF
thick flannel tightly over some deep
vessel, like a bowl, for instance, and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-23
BULLET IN HIS HEART.
Ex-Congressman Thomas VI. Bayne
of Pennsylvania Com
mits Suicide.

Washington, D. G., June 16.-In fit
of dependency resulting from a long
and incurable illness. and depressed by a
sudden and violent attack of dangerous
symptoms, Thomas Bayne. the we'll
known ex-representative Of the Ale
gheny district in Congress. at 1918
o'clock this morning forestalled the end
by sending u bullet through his head and
killing himself instantly.
At the time Mr.. Bayne was alone in
his handsome and luxurious home at
1929 Massachusetts avenue. III the most
ultra fashionable part of the city. with
the exception Of the servants, his wife
being temporarily absent in Phliade!-
phs He had been i'll for long time,
and inda.ei it was his bad health that in
fuced him 10 relnqulsh his laboTs IN
Congress. which had crowned him with
distinction and where he had earned
reputation as a clever, vigorous dcbater
and an expert on the complexities OF the
animal schedule of the tariff bills. About
eighteen months ago he was induced to
take voyage around the world, and
when he returned last July it appeared
that he had improved very much. This
gain was but temporary, however. and
he suffered greatly from fits of depres-
sion consequent upon the mutations Of
his disease, which was consumption. Ike
Gently he had failed 90 that il became
necessary to have a trained nurse con
stantly with him.
About : O'Clock this morning Mr.. Bayne
called the nurse and said he was suffer-
ing, having just had a hemorrhage
which had covered his breast with blood.
The nurse did everything in her power
to make him comfortable. but at 1919
O'Clock. when she was absent from the
sick room for moment, Il shot rang ont.
She rushed back. 10 find her patient lying
Wit