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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
Items of Information on Various Domss-
tic Topics.

Items of Information on Various Domss-
tic Topics.
Vinegar and yeast should never Do
kept in stone jars, for there is an
acid in them which attacks the glaz-
ing, and mixing with it has a poison
ing property.
Ninety grains of eau de cologne and
fifteen grains of belladonna is an ex-
cellent lotion for moist hands. After
the use of this dust the hands with
powdered alum.
Any furniture that is in daily use
and that is covered with damask, bro
cade or chintz, will look better for
having its surface cleaned with bran
and piece of flannel.
In cleaning japanned goods never
use hot water. Wet a cloth slightly
in warm water and rub the article to
be cleaned. Should any smear appear,
sprinkle with -four and wipe dry
In roasting, the time allowed in
cook books, usually a quarter of an
hour to a pound, must be reckoned
from the moment the meat begins to
cook. and not from the time it is put
into the oven, and even with this pre-
caution little extra time should be
allowed unless the meat is required
underdone.
Do not use jelly glasses with tin COW
ers, for the jelly will be almost sure to
spoil, although occasionally SOME one
uses them with success. Ehe old-fash-
Toned way of placing piece of tissue
paper over the jelly, cut the size of the
receptacle, then sealing with letter or
wrapping paper, will prevent spelling.
Careful cooks remove the cores of
eggs, the tough, milk-white bit found
in the whites. These become hard
and indigestible when cooked. An
other small kitchen pointer is to know
that puddings cakes and such COM
pounds of which baking powder is an
ingredient, should be baked at once
when mixed.
Fruits are generally healthy, they
cool the blood and by their aperient
qualities aid in digesting other foods,
but they do not agree with all systems;
in that instance they produce a sour
stomach, ferment instead of being di-
gested, cause irritation and often pro-
duce eruptions on the skin. Unripe or
decayed fruits are not eatable, but
good fruits are generally wholesome.
A we'll person must know what to eat
and what not to eat to remain so.
favorite assertion of the modern
trained child's nurse is that no healthy
baby cries. If he is we'll, as he should
be, and properly clothed and looked
after, he will not cry. But on the
other hand, some medical authorities
assert that crying is the chief and best
exercise for young children, and one
hospital superintendent says that
healthy baby should cry three or four
times day at least, and from ten to
fifteen minutes at time. This world
would be dull indeed if all mankind
agreed.-Boston Budget.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
CONFIRMATION SERVICES.
Performed By Bishop Forest in St.
Joseph's Church.


Bishop Forrest performed the
confirmation Of the following
children in st. Joseph's church
yesterday:
Perpetua Dielmann, Ida Layer,
Catharina Meuger, Paulina Jehl,
Josephine Meyer, Antonette Meyer,
Cecilia Layer, Barbara Lamm,
Elizabeth Swegman, Emma Scel-
ker, Alphonsona Hans, Augusta
Simon, Francisco Fielder, Babara
Standt, Maria Herrle, Maria
Lamm, Psulina Ruhnke, Cathrina
Abr, Hulda Mushal, Ida Jackson,
Elizabeth Sido, Helena Kunz,
Regona Kunz, Elenora Ullrich,
Helena Stanch, Anna Michlzeck,
Louisa Hutzler, Mary Woller,
Laura Young, Edward Lamm,
Wilhelm Woller, Louis Gruuder,
Charles Umscheid, Alphonse Esch.
bach, Richard Klar, George Ried.
ner, Gustave Schneider, Franz
Eiserloh, August Kempf, Theodore
Jurascheck, Otto Lieners, Joseph
Lamm, Philip Lothringer, Alfred
Keller, Franz Fey, Wilhelm Wsg-
ner, Johann Schuetze, Joseph Solt-
ner, Clynton Brown, Alfred Wot,
lin, Alexander Jurascheck.
Father Audet was the celebrsnt
of the mass. with the Fathers
Spencer and Frische as deacons.
Decons of honor were the Fathers
Mcdonald and VIM. Fahrwerk, the
latter preaching the sermon.
Father Pefferkorn was master of
ceremonies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
WAKING THE COLONEL.
Not Successfully Accomplished Without
the Aid of Flask.

the Ala OF a FLASK
Near Tuscumbia Ala, as l was rid
ing across the country on horseback,
reached a crossroad and saw a white
man fast asleep with his back to a
tree, while an ancient-looking colored
man was lying on the grass three or
four yards away, and a horse was
hitched to fence. The Negro saw me
as l approached and got up and came
out on the road, and respectfully
saluted me and said:
Does yo' wanter ak any queshiuns,
boss?"
Yes want to ask how far it is to
Graysville."
Deed, sab, but can't tell yo'. I
hsin't dun bin yere great while"
"Who is that?" l asked, pointing to
the white man.
"Him's Kurnel White, sab"
"And you are his servant?'
'"Zactly, ah-'zactly."
''Well, let's wake the colonel up and
see if he can't tell me-"
did yo jess want ter ask how fur it
am to Graysville?' he asked.
That's all"
"Doan' want ter talk pollyticsP"
NO"
Nor about de wah?"
NO"
"Doan' wanter buy de kurners land
nor nutfin'?"
mo. Did he tell you not to disturb
him."
HE did, sab, an de kurnel's very
peaky man. Does yo' want to wake
him up to AK him to take drink
wild yo'?'
81 haven't flask along"
Den, sab, let me inform yo' dat de
minnit dun woke him up he'd yell
the biggest yell yo' eber heard of. Den
he'd whoop an holler an begin to
shoot wild his pistil, an afo' we knowed
it we'd boat be dead an de boss shot
full of bullets Sorry, sab, but l knows
jess how he acts, Some kurnels wake
up like lambs, but dis yere one nebber
did surrender arter de wan an he's all
de time believin' dat de United Stats
is arter him wild a gunboat an fo'teen
cannon. Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

London silver spectators are a
little surprised to find that Japan
is not carting that silver paid by
China as indemnity back to the
east to put it in circulation, but is
lending it where it was paid. This
is no doubt the reason why the
spectators in the white metal find
it declining in price instead Of adj
vancing. There is no comfort for
the spectators in this.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
Weights of British Coins.

1t is not generally known that the
bronze coins issued from the mint, like
a classical piece of furniture, "contrive
a double debt to pay" In addition to
being coins of the realm, they Will
serve as weights and measures. Apen-
ny is one-third of an avoirdupois ounce,
the halfpenny one-ffth and the farthing
one-tenth. Thus five farthings, or q
halfpenny and farthing, make, hall
an ounce. Moreover, the diameter of
the halfpenny is exactly an inch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

Lord Dunraven is not In any
haste to come over for that investi-
CATION that he has been, the means
OF setting on foot. He had better
come without delay and let the
country be done ravin' aboutit
The powers seem to be less
chicken hearted in ordering Japan
out Of Corea, than in ordering the
Turk out Of Armenia. The sick
man of Europe seems to have the
bulge on his doctors.
There is the usual uncertainty
loafing around the door stone OF
that Cuban rebellion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
A Boston Tea Party

Boston, Dec. 16.-The National
society Of New England Women
will celebrate the anniversary Of
the "Boston tea party" by indulg-
ing in banquet tonight.
Mrs. William Gerry Slade is the
president Of the society. The
women have felt they, as we'll as
the men, ought to celebrate the
most memorable of all tea parties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

st. Louis will be strictly in 1T
from now on until the meeting Of
the national republican conven-
ton. Already the hesdquarter
rush has commenced and there is
not doubt that Matt Quay and
Me Too Platt will. figure there :as
extensively as cash and corrupt
practices can engineer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
PROPOSED COTTON MILL.

PROPOSED COTTON MILL.
The LIGHT has not been back
ward In urging the claims to pub
lie attention of all schemes having
for their object the planting Of in
dustries in this city. All that 1t
has asked concerning them is that
they be feasible and their prospec-
tive organization under such au-
spices and conditions as will rea-
sonably command confidence and
assure success. The proposed cot
ton mill plant, now put before the
people Of this city, by the "Busi.
ness Mems Club" is such an enter
prise as strongly commends itself
to public confidence and support.
This for more than one reason. The
plan in itself is simple. common
sense, practicable, has no possible
features Of a monopoly about it,
asks and depends for its capital
upon home subscriptions Of
stock, so arranged for pay.
ment that any one can take
a share and pay for it without
serious Inconvenience. The LIGHT
has already set before the reading
public of San Antonio the benefits
that will accrue from this enter.
prise, in the way of inducing other
investments In Industries Of like
character, in the impetus that 1t
will give to railway investments
in Southwest and Western Texas,
and in the increased number of
home mouths that it will fill. Also,
that it will direct attention to our
home energy and lead capital to
this section, on the principle that
the gods love to help those who
are ready to help themselves. This
last Is a consideration of no little
weight. Times are hard. There is
no immediate prospect OF their
growing better. Retrenchment is
the order in all departments of
business. Prices are dropping and
advertisers are reaching out in
every way to command trade. The
simple fact that San Antonio, I'M
der such general conditions of
trade, is putting in $4,000 cot
ton plant with home capital, will
do more to convince the inquiring
capital Of the east and north that
she is on her feet and ready to take
in all that comes, that she Is con-
fident of her own future, that she
sees no better Investment in sight
than in home enterprises, than any
one thing that could be done by
her or in her behalf. The LIGHT,
as ever 1t has done, now COM
mends its readers to careful con-
sideration Of the plans for cotton
mill proposed by the directors Of
the "Business Mems Club" and
also to liberal subscription to the
stock Of that manufacturing enter
nrise.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

tion Of st. Louis for the meeting Of
the national republican convention
favors his chances for a nominal
ton. Scarcely! The location will
have very little to do with that
selection. The man and not the
place tells.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

st. Louis is not inclined to for
get that when the selection Of Chi
'csgo, as the meeting place Of the
convention, was no longer in the
books, the "windy city" refused to
come into the deal and settle 4 the
matter by the vote Of Chicago's
hackers in favor Of the Missouri
metropolis. st. Louis feels that
she does not even owe Chicago the
small obligation Of her good will
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16
Alumni VIII Dine.

New YORK, Dec. 16.-The dinner
Of the alumni of Columbia college,
which Is to be held at Sherry's to-
day, will be on a much larger scale
than usual, as all graduates OF all
the departments are invited. Pres.
ident Low will respond for the col,
lege, and William G. Lathrop, jr.,
will speak for the College Alumni
association, Of which he is presi.
dent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

The Christmas number OF Nc
Clure's magazine is received. That
such magazine, on such paper
splendidly illustrated, with its
more than a hundred pages of
clear reading matter and as many
more Of advertising, can be sold at
the low rate of ten cents, is the
most pertinent comment that
could be conceived Of upon the
cheapness of standard literature in
this age. Mcclure is achieving a
splendid success and it is deserved
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-16

There is no reason under the sun
why the lives Of whites in the
vicinity Of Indian reservations
should be in fear Of massacre III
bad Indians are only made good
by losing their grip on the earthly
situation it is in order to loosen
that grip without any delay.
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easements of ita correspondents.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08
SLIPPING THE HELloTROPE.

The heliotrope when properly man
aged is one oS the mosj constant and
profuse blooming plants among our
winter bloomers. The flowers are
beautiful and dainty, the fragrance
most pleasant, resembling that of
vanilla, few blooms being sufficient
to scent large room. To have
good supply of bloom during the
winter and spring, begin in the fall
with plant which has been previously
prepared for winter. The plant must
be bushy in form, or it may have
been trained as pyramid, or in fan
shape to trellis, or grown in tree
form, but for the best tho bushy
growth is to be preferred. In remov-
ing cuttings partially break the
branches and leave them on the parent
plant for day or two; this will cause
them to harden and they may be taken
entirely off and set in earth, giving
them partially sunny position. Wet
the soil thoroughly before putting in
the cuttings, then firm the earth we'll
around them. Transplant them into
small pots, with as much earth around
the roots as possible, as heliotropes do
not bear disturbance at the roots as
we'll as many other plants. The hello
trope is a sun-lover and must have u
goodly share OF sunshine to bloom
we'll. New York Tribune
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DIPPING FOWLS.

4. q. Hubert says, in Home, Farm
and Fancier, that when boy, he often
helped dip the htefn t neTa a{tet ; shsqgI9S to
US Farmers that we might dip the
chickens in that same tobacco water
and kill all the lice. any more than it
did TO the family doctor to adopt the
theory now practiced by all intelligent
physicians, to use germicide preven-
tives instead Of physic cures for all
diseases.
We all agree now that ninc-tenths
of the loss of chicks comes from allow.
ing the bloodsuckers to sap their vi
tality, and the State Experiment Sta
tIons, and even the Agricultural De
partment Of the United States, have
taken the matter in hand and gone to
the bottom of it, 10 lind we should
simply dip our chickens rs we did our
sheep, forty years ago.
The whole matter is now solved, and
the pest can be banished so easy and
simple, it puts to blush all the patent
powder makers.
My recent travels, IN quest OF items
OF interest to my readers. have taken
me to the experimental farm OF more
than one Southern State, and | have
seen with my own eyes the wholesome
results of this dipping process, under
advice of the Agricultural Department
at Washington, applied to dozen
different breeds, and ali ages. and [
will tell you in few words how to
clear out all the lice by Tipping the
chickens
t'iil barrel, say two-thrds iuIi Of
either OF the following:
One p"r. coal oi! 10 twenty part,
wafer. One part rtrOo!ic acid TO 100
parts water. one part oil Of sas5afras
to eighty parts water. One pa-t OIL 2i
NeHHyroyai 20 ,iytr parts water.
=. . strong decoct!on Of tobacco,
pcuay-oyai or sas,uira..
To mix the oils with water, emu!-
eify first, by mixing with an equ0! part
of hot sweet milk, or soft soap well
beaten. To make soft soap, reduce
nard soap to Jelly by boiling each
pound III two gallons of water unit!
dissolved. Have the bath warm.
Take the fowl by the head and feet
and sousc him into the bath until he
IS soaked to the skin, head, legs and all,
then turn him loose to shake ana dry
Of.
Dip every fowl on the premises, then
with spray pump spray the dipping
fluid all over nests. roosts and walls OF
the poultry house
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08
ONE AT A TIM

s<3ne step at time, and that we'll placed,
We reach the grandeSt height;
One stroke at time. arth's hidden stores
} Viii slowly come 70 light:
One see at time. and the forest grows;
One drop at a time and the river flows
Into the boundleSs sea.
One word Mt Il time. and the greatest book
Is written and ia read;
One stone ut tina aud the palace rears
Aloft it's stately head.
One blow at tine. the trees cleft through, 4,
And city will stand where a forest grew
A few short years before.
One foe at a time, and he subdued,
And the conflict will be won;
One grain at a time, and the sands of life
Will slowly all be run;
One minute, another, tho hours ly;
One day at timo our lives speed by
Into eternity.
One grain OF kno wied,e, and that we'll stored,
Another and more on them:
And a. tia. rolls on, your mind will shine
With maay garnersd gem
or thought and wisdom. And time wilt tell
'OEe thing a. Il tins" and TIA: dcnc well
Is wisdom'S golden r,ti".
Christian Union.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08
RECIPES.

Lima Beans-Shell and lay in cold
water fifteen minutes; cook from
twenty-t five to thirty minutes IN boil
ing salt water: drain well. add little
cream or milk. Season with pepper
and salt and butter.
Parsley Saucc-Take some gravy
from mutton, add to il a little of the
water that has been drained from your
fish in the oven, little minced pars-
lev, a dessertspoonful Of butter rolled
in .iour. When boiled slice into 1t n
hard boiled egg.
Baked Whlteiish-Fill the fish with
a stui1ing of fine bread crumbs anu
little butter, one teaSpoontu! ot sage,
and egg sew up the fish. lay on bits
of salt pork or bacon; pepper and
salt dredge with flour bake one hour.
basting frequently
Whipped Potatoes of masn-
in- in the ordt""'r way WHIP with
II iot ;" ..gnt and dry. then whip
IN little melted butter. some milk
and salt to taste, whipping rapidly
until creamy. Pile As ligGtly and ir-
regularly as you can in II hot dish.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08
FARMANDHeUsEH0L0
FEEDING RYE.

Rye is much more easily grown than
wheat, and is less exhaustive of fertil
ity. 1t makes an excellent hog feed,
and some farmers have even advocated
growing it to be fed down by hogs,
claiming that in this way they can get
more profit from their land with less
labor. But in most localities this
would be very wasteful method OF
disposing of the rye crop. The straw
is often more valuable than the grain.
By threshing the grain and then
grinding it with cor n an excellent feed
is produced better for hogs than either
grain alone. 1t would be we'll not to
feed rye to breeding cows or other
animals bearing young, as it may con-
tain ergot and thus produce abortion.
Boston Cultivator.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08

Fill up the holes that are inclosed
IN your yard with good soil and give
the grass chance to grow.
Early fall is the best time to apply
manure to fruit trees. as it then gets
the benefit of the fall rains, which
wash it's soluble parts into the soil.
The wind-fall apples should egsth-
cred up regularly and fed to the pigs,
~ in every such apple il q worm that
next spring will be Goblin moth.
The leaves of plant are always of
q tone of green perfectly adapted to
the color of the blossoms; and there
are, indeed, some plants that seem as
if nothing else but their own foliage
will assert with them-datfodils for
instance. says Mrs. Fenwick Miller.
Carefully conducted tests at the YER
mont Experiment Station with corn
cured and fed 20 cows without husk-
ing; husked, the corn ground and
then fed with the stalks. and ensilage
made from the corn without huskins.
we're found to be in favor the latter
method.
AS it is difficult growing corn so as
TO be in condition to feed rs early as
some farmers would like to do. the
practice of filling silo to be kept
over until the following summer Tor
use when wanted, is being followed by
some with advantage. The ensilage IS
found to keep well and can be fed at a
time when it is very desirable to keep
nm the dow Of milk until the new crop
of corn is in condition for use.
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The london .SioMsr Marha..

To speak II. d"tai' % all ,ae flowers
II Covent Garden market would Nr tn
write A. .!rtci, like florists catn-
.ogue. Everything Is there that i in
lays Of July. masses III sweet peas,
stocks and carnations, roses 0f every
description choice ones Jiei il small
punches, .ommoner kinds, witt! long,
liberal stalks, and abundant leaves
and ;horns, bound Ill Dig punches,
such rs one likes to bring in from the
strawberries of generous country
garden lilies and gladiolas white.
red and orange, some III pots standing
tall and stately IN the shelves above
the stalls, others LAID III layers ii cot
ton wool III obiong cases, and looking
luies, forests # palms and maiden
hair ferns, fringes nf white creeping
campanula. nazes ,t ,lirery sypso-
phylla, skylIke stretches # blue corr
Hover - struck us as among the most
vivid and distinctive features.
Between and o'clock we noticed
good many Sisters If Charity buy
ing flowers for the churches they tend,
and hospital nurSeS catering for thcir
wards. Between auh : ,'cIock bus
mess bcgantc b" very eager, and from
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08
LAD ANo LASS.

q lad and lass, the old earth spins aTayt
To-day is sweet, and sweet was yesterday!
To-morrow's dawn may riss up chill anG
gray
All! lad and lass-
All, la; aud lass, some day you will AWAKE.
Stand hand to hand aud fec! the heart-stringS
break.
Drink sorrow from loves Gun for old times
All lad AID lass.
All. lad .,nI lass tne world is hard 10 read
And none may eell what fruit shall crown
the seed.
But hold forever 10 the Old, old creed-
All lad and lass.
--Th. New Budget