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The advocate., 1896-01-29
Old-FashlOned Salts.

The fashion Of the vinaigrette has
undergone a change since the simple old
times when every lady was skilled in the
distillation Of sweet toilet waters, lotions
for the preservation Of the skin, perfumed
salts, and various other toilet articles.
Even the methods Of preparing these
various articles are no longer known to
the family.
Within the memory Of persons now liv-
ing our grandmothers distilled lavender
and rosewater, and make sweet, aromatic
vinegar and perfumed salts. These arts
are now in a measure forgotten by their
descendants, and have become the capital
on which fortunes in business are built
up.
An excellent domestic salt, the formula
Of which has been handed down in one
American family for many years, is made
Of half pound Of the best bicarbonate
Of ammonia, crushed into small Jumps,
and an ounce and half Of oil of lavender.
Pour the oil gradually over the crushed
ammonia, stirring so that the oil is
entirely absorbed. Put the salts in a
wide-mouthed bottle, cork it tightly, set
it in warm water in the oven, and let it
heat slowly In this way for two or three
hours. Then remove it from the oven
and cool.
When it is perfectly cold, uncork it
and put it into little, wide-mouthed
bottles holding about two ounces EACH
Neao York Tribune.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Fun for the Children,

Rightly managed, Children's parties
are never a mistake. But let them be
parties for real children and not for
mannikins aping the airs and graces Of
grown men and women. The best hours
are from IL to A, with lunch at l, or from
2 to 6, with supper at $50.
The refreshments should be plain and
judiciously chosen. 1t is q poor compli-
ment to the mother to invite her child to
party and let it so overeat itself with
food not appropriate to it that the
physician must be summoned the next
day. A very pretty menu for children,
either for lunch or-supper, is bouillon,
thinly sliced cold turkey or chicken, the
white meat only; delicate ham sand
wiches, tiny biscuits, thin bread and
butter, cocoa, cake, ice cream and fruit.
Let one Of the little girls take the head
Of the table and pour the bouillon and
another the foot pour the cocoa, and II
you draw lots for these important posi-
tions it will add to the interest. Have
no bonbons except the very best choco-
lates. The favors and prizes should be
simple and appropriate for children.
Cunning little pasteboard hats Of various
shapes, that are really boxes, may con-
tain in the crown very few bonbons.
Children never tire of peanut hunts
with prizes for the fortunate finder Of
the largest number, nor Of the donkey
tackled to the wall and sadly minus a
tail waiting for the blindfolded midgets
to pin one on in just the right spot.
Newer, and therefore desirable, is Aunt
Sally smoking her pipe. This dummy
dressed to represent an old colored woman
with pipe in her mouth. The children
are furnished with small rubber balls
and have three shots at the pipe
NeG0 York Herald.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

housed Book theft appears to be very
like umbrella theft. Book collectors are
noted for their grumpiness and stinginess,
80 many say. A reason is easily found,
for such know how little conscience the
most respectable have about borrowing
and never returning, about mutilsting
and lending again. They-the proud
possessors Of rare folios-stroke their
treasures and fondle them and smile at
them; they are jealous OF the careless
handling and rough treatment nom
fanciers give the possessions they them
selves hold 80 dear, and which those who
are not fond of, as they are, keep forever
away from their owners" ."-1rOy Times.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

or few grams Of sulphur in the saucer,
and apply match to it, being careful
not to inhale any Of the sulphur fumes
into your lungs
Carefully close the box and allow the
flannels within to be subjected to the
fumigating process for several minutes,
possibly an hour, or even two, if the
flsnnels are very yellow.
Then take them from the box and hang
upon the line; the odor of sulphur will
disappear at once, and your old yellow
fannels will be as softsnd white as when
first made up.-BGbyhoOd.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
HOME READING
FINALITIEs.

Gold can he but gold alone.
Midas touch 10 cannot own;
For Che lightning there's no gcsth,
For the flre no flaming bath.
CAns't thou clarity the light,
Or In darkness merge the night,
Add perfection 10 the sphere,
Fullnesg 10 the rounded year,
ChieRdom TO the sea declare,
Freedom 10 the ranging air?
There Is beauty past the power.
OF the earth or skies TO dover;
There Is Joy no mintStrRntS
Can by f0ndest skill enhance;
There 10 pain too keen 70 feel
Wounding point OF driven steel.
Who can Siege the souls that dwell
In Sleeps meshy citadel2
Who to Loves estate can add
More than love hath ever had,
Or from one Great Vast withhold
What drew th1ther from OF old
Stint the hunger-bitten rage
That deVours from age to age?
--Edith n. ThOmGS.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Hard Fate Of Borrowed Books.

Like umbrellas, books, according to
the ideas Of many otherwise honest
persons, are regarded as public property.
The generous man with large circle Of
acquRintances seldom succeeds In acquir-
ing fine library. He may buy book
after book, yet somehow the library does
not increase in size as it should. This
remarkable fact can almost always be
attributed to friends who are careless
about returning books that have been
loaned them. It is seldom that the books
are retained from any dishonest motive;
on the contrary, it is all due to sheer
thoughtlesaness. But after while the
borrower comes to regard the book which
he had forgotten to return as his personal
property, to do with as he will A writer
in the Chicago T'imes-HerGId, who
discusses the subject Of book borrowing
and book loaning, says: Banged about
and not infrequently re-lent, your book
may turn up years after in an auction
room, or on the shelves of the library Of
a furnished house you have just taken.
T. B. Aldrich, who is bibliophile, found
q copy Of book he had once lent to
somebody in Boston years afterward in
an auction room in London and a friend
Of hishad offered to him for sale volume
he had paid q fabuloussum FOR and which
was stolen from him by visitor at hia
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Some Things To Learn.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet
ter than medicine Learn how to tell
story. A well-told story is as welcome
as a sunbeam in a sick room. Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself.
The world is too busy to care for your
ills and sorrows. Learn to stop croak-
ing. If you cannot see any good in the
world keep the bad to yourself. Learn
to hide your pains and aches under
pleasant smile. No one cares to hear
whether you have the earache, headache
or rheumatism. Don't cry. Tears do
well enough in novels, but they are out
of place In real life. Learn to meet your
friends with smile. The good-humor
ed man or woman is always welcome.
but the dyspeptic or hypochondrisc is
not wanted anywhere and is nuisance
as well.-FGTmerS' Voice.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
70 whiten FlAnnels.

A large dry-goods box with tight
fitting cover is necessary. Then after
washing the flsnnels in the best possible
manner, hang them on lines or bars
stretched across the top Of the box. Hav-
ing previously obtained from the druggist
a quantity Of sulphur-coated strings
Ordinary sulphur would do), place a
saucer in the bottom Of the box, then
put a small handful Of the sulphur string,
The advocate., 1896-01-29
A pretty pen-wiper ismade of artificial

A pretty pen-wiper ismade Of artificial
violets, tied into bunch, such az are
sold on the streets Of large cities. Con-
ceRled in the stems is circular piece OF
ohamois, folded into halves and quarters.
The bunch stands on the desk, and looks
a veritable touch Of spring. II desired
to further carry out the deception, q
small sachet Of violet powder can be
hidden among the fowera Home Com
pGnion.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Teaehtng HouseWifery.

tributors. And the public joins in fear
ing that the present system will result
in disaster. Why can't woman learn
to make bread as well as Greek plays,
and control house as we'll as she does
a bicycle? A race Of physical and mental
athletes OF the softer sex may be the out
come, but what of the hand that rocks
the cradle and thereby rules the world?
Still, if the mothers are allowing their
daughters to go into life and matrimony
uRversed In the laws of the household,
they are seeing to it that children Of
other classes are learning the most
primitive and useful of sciences.
The big schools that are in progress in
New York this winter for the teaching Of
good housewifery are a credit to the
country. To those unfamiliar with the
work, it would seem strange to enter a
large academy where hundreds Of pupils
were engaged in cooking, in bed-msking,
in roOm-sweeping and window washing.
The procession Of white-capped, white
aproned girls marching to market with
baskets and account books in their hands,
would impress the onlooker from the
standpoint Of novelty. However, these
are the lessons that are combined with
the rule of three and the learning of the
three "R's."
Everything necessary to the conduct
ing Of household is here taught these
young girls. They are not only instructed
as to the cooking of a meal, but as to it's
"whys" and "wherefores" What ingre-
dients are savory and salutsry and what
detrimental, is drilled into them by
severe examinations. They are taught
by charts to judge of meat and learn by
experience the reason of the variation in
its prices according to its parts All
other food articles are carefully attended
to in the same manner.
The reasons for keeping a room health
lily ventilated and clean are also part of
the curriculum. One day is devoted to
bed-making and sweeping, another is
given to dusting or polishing, until there
is nothing left in the domain of fexcellsnt
housekeeping to master.
These same heslthily inclined capital
lists are placing farm schools in the
country for the boys. At these will be
taught all the skill and secrets requisite
for q successful farmer. They argue,
these philanthropists, that the United
States has too much waste or ill-cultivated
land, and it's cities too many badly
nourished, scantily clothed children. So
they are going to work in manner that
shall force supply and demand to meet
each other,
The idea has met with the appreciation
Of all sociologists who are busy working
for the good Of the race, and if the plan
promises need Of success, capital will
at once be advaced for the erection Of
more farm-houses.
Both schemes for the perfection Of the
primary science Of living are worthy of |
adoption in any Of the large towns, The
world, after all, doesn't progress very far
away from its elementary needs, and as
long as a nation has good housekeepers
and fine farmers, it promises a great
deal Of prosperity.-L0dieS' Home Com
pGniOn.
70 Whiten Flannels.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

Send IL now for your winter readingl
The record-union., 1896-02-10
THE POCKET"
The New Reclamation District Nearly
Prepared for Active Work.

The New Reclamation District Nearly
Prepared for Active Work.
The Supervisors on Saturday re-
ceived the report of Engineer Boyd of
Reclamation District No 673, embrac-
ms the Pocket" lands near Freeport.
which report was published in full in
the 'Record-Union" that morning.
The report was presented by A. j.
Bruner, one of the attorneys for the
district, who requested the board to
name three Commissioners to assess
the land for reclamation purposes.
The board named as such Commits
sioners j. w. Houston of Courtland. w.
=. Lawton Of this city ard Lester d.
Greene of Walnut Grove.
1t is understood the Commissioners
will at once set about their work Of ex-
amining the land and levying the as
sessments thereon, so that the work of
reclamation may proceed without delay.
The purpose of the landowners is to
carry the water in a canal down through
the center of the district to the lower
end, where a pumping plant will be
erected.
The probability is that the district
will be relieved of all its surplus water
before the next rainy season sets in.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

confluence with Cache and Steamboat
Sloughs. When all these waters join,
the stream Immediately broadens suffi-
eient to accommodate the usual flow of
water.
IMMUTABLE LAWS.
Can we draw any conclusions from
these patent facts? These and nothing
more: Divide the waters, and you con-
tract the original stream; confine them,
and you widen and deepen the stream.
These laws are as immutable as the
laws of gravity. and only by the utiliza-
tion of the force of nature, indicated by
these laws, can we expect to better our
rivers.
The conditions now existing on the
Sacramento River, below the confiu-
ence of the Feather and Sacramento,
are permitting nature to follow the di-
rections of the first law above stated
divide the waters and you contract the
original stream" The process may be
slow or rapid, according to the condi-
tions of the river. If it is a heavy
silt-bearing stream, the contraction
viii be more rapid than in a lighter silt
bearing stream.
Join these conditions with a rapid
filling of the bed of the stream and the
two agencies are linked one with the
other, and the moral of the lesson is
not hard to perceive.
]. r. PRICE,
Chief Engineer to Commission of
Public Works
The record-union., 1896-02-10
STOLEN GOODS.
For Bartering Therein Fred Ingham
VIII be Tried To-day.

For Bartering Therein Fred Ingham
VIII be Tried To-day.
In Judge Hinksons court to-day the
case of Fred. Ingham, indicted for re-
ceiving stolen goods with full knowl-
edge of their character. will be called
for trial.
Ingham was a bartender in William
Verhein's notorious Gold Dust dive on
X street, which was for a long time
the rendezvous for ex-convicts. thugs.
footpads, burglars and all manner of
criminals. Their plunder was taken to
the robbers den and distributed Ver-
helm got a good share of it and is now
doing a term in the State Prison, as
also are a couple of his outside opera
tors.
Ingham, it is claimed came in for a
share of the plumber, and it is for this
that he is to be tried.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

Best standard tomatoes, 4 cans for
25c; asparagus tips, 15c a can; Capital
jams, l0c a can. A. C. s., Eighth and
X
The record-union., 1896-02-10

Restore your strength by wearing
electric belt. To be had at J. A.
Green's, Seventh and K streets, Sacra-
mento.
The record-union., 1896-02-10
ONE MORE CHANCE.
Don't Miss This Opportunity of Buying
a Piano Cheap

Our special notice of bargains in
square pianos leaves US with only a few
left. They must be sold, and if you
want piano can only say do not allow
this opportunity to buy one cheap pass,
until you have called at Hammers mu-
sic store, $40 j street, and ascertain
what can be done. Have also a few sec
ond-hand organs at big bargains
The record-union., 1896-02-10

The restaurant at No. 415 K street, for
merly known as The New York Kitchen.
has been purchased by AIessrs. Wallace &
Wolfe, and is now styled The European.
Tt will be conducted as a first class.
popular-priced restaurant, the proprie-
tors announcing that the Sunday chicken
and turkey dinners at 25c will be a spe-
ciaI feature.
The record-union., 1896-02-10
DIED.

oUNN-In this city, February Sth, Martin
beloved husband OF Ellen Dunn tfather Of
Mrs. d. ]. Curran. Annie, Mollie, Willie
Martin and stephen Dunn a native Of
queens County, ireland aged so years and
3 months. san Francisco and Newark y. .
j.. papers please copy.
Friends ana acquainiances are respect
fuly invited TO attend The funeral Nom
his late residence. block between sixth amt
Seventh. II and I streets, this afternoon at
go O'Clock; thence to the Cathedral. Elev-
enth aud Il streets. where funt raj services
Will lie held, commencing AT O'Clock.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

George Egan and VIII. H. Hanlon,
well-known Sacramentans. have pur-
chased the Reception Saloon, Seventh
and X streets. The full returns of the
races at San Francisco are chronicled
there daily.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

John A Sutter bourbon whisky, 81 a
bottle. B. K. Bloch & Co, sole con-
trollers.
The record-union., 1896-02-10
Races.

A full description of each race at the
Bay District track is given at E. L.
Kripp's cigar store. Coz J street. The
result is known almost as soon as at
the track.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

We have secondhand upright
pianos from $50 Square pianos
in good condition from $40 up.
IF you want a mandolin, a banjo or
guitar call on us and we will sell the
genuine instrument cheap. We also
carry a line of high-grade pianos
NeaIe, Eilers Co, Seventh and SITS.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

The commercial lunch at the Golden
Eagle Hotel Cafe continues very pop
glar. A roast, a salad. an entree.
vegetable and a glass of Idanha for 15c
It is the best. Try it tomorrow; 11:30
to 100 daily
The record-union., 1896-02-10
= 10 7 yards.
Something OF Unusual
Importance to Men.

Recently the warehouse Of clothing
manufacturer was burned, and the in
surance companies sold such goods as
were only slightly damaged, at auction.
Our buyer was there and purchased
s, 3,42O garments to sell at One-half one
third and even one-quarter their real
value. The lot consists of Mems, Boys
and Chiidren's Trousers in wool, cassi-
meres, worsteds, tweeds. etc. Also Mems
Vests. All to be sold at prices ranging
from
The record-union., 1896-02-10

~ @&AkSA- IAN O14N
It is very interesting to study the
nature of this law. for we believe it is
so we'll founded that it may be con-
sidered d law instead of a theory You
win observe, as you pass along the Sac
ramento River, that from Colusa to the
Feather River the stream is moderate
and uniform in cross-section, averaging
a width of about 400 feet. As soon as
you pass the confluence Of the Sacra-
mento and Feather the river widens to
700 or 500 feet, which width it main
tains well until you reach Sutter Slough
outlet, when it begins to contract.
When you reach the point of diver
gence of Steamboat Slough from Old
River you discover. in passing down
either branch, a very. perceptible con-
traction, Old River becoming a small.
well-deffned channel 800 or 400 feet
wide, and Steamboat Slough the same,
or nearly so. until it joins Sutter
Slough, when it widens out again.
old River shows very marked con-
traction from Georgiana Slough to its
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14

completamente ciego. Su esposa
muier valiente y decidida, tuvo en-
tonces que dedicarse a ganar con Ia
aguja 10 su6ciente para mantener to.
da la familia.
La pobre sefiora trabajaba y ira
baja a1n, gracias a 10 que mas ade-
lante explicaremos, con cello digno dc
imitacion, pero la naturaleza sucum-
bio por fin tanto sacrificio y la Sc
nora Mitchell estuvo muy enferma.
Hoy posee uno de los mayores y m
populares establecimientos de modas
en- esta ciudad y Sc encuentra bien y
muy fuerte.
He aqui sus palabras, dichas re-
cientemente a un reporter de este
diario: Hace muchos amos que mi
esposo estaba afectado a la vista y
con el objeto de tratar de cuiarle sc
sometio una operacion que lejos de
tener exito le deio completamente
ciego. Desde que acontecio esta
desgracia he estado manteniendo yo
sola a mi familia con Mi trab,jo. Con
el cuidado mi de marido, la i'm. r i'm
que me cause sus opera lion, el traba
10 constante y la ansiedad mental tan
natural en- mis- Cir unstanoias perdi la
salud aunque no ell amino.
Ouede sumamente nerviosa, no po
dfa dormir 4 causa de los severos do
lores de cabeza y el trabajo cuotidia-
no era para mi una pesada carga.
Ademas de la Affection nerviosa que
acabo de referir, sufri mucho de dis
pepsia & indigestion. Despues de
consular a var.os medicos sin resulta-
do favorable, OF hsblar de las Plldoras
Rosadas del DR.. Williams para Per
sonas P lidas y decidi tomarlas. Use
dos pomos de estas pildoras antes de
experimental benehcio alguno. Al
terminar el quinto ponlo, quede per-
.fectamente curada. Aqul, estoy para
demostrar la vetdad dc 10 Que dejo
dicho."
Las Pildoras Rosadas del DR.. Wi
lliams contienen en- forma condensa-
da los elementos necesarios para dar
nueva vida y riqueza a la sangre, y
para restablecer los nervios. Son es
pecifico infalible para intermediates
como la ataxia locomotriz, paralisis
parcial, bale de San Vito, ciatica,
neuralgia, reumatismo, dolores de Ca
beza nerviosos, palpitacion del cora
z6n, CUTS palido y anemico, frialdad
de las manos y de los pies, NAL de es
tonnage y toda clase de debilidad en-
ambos sexos.
Todas las farmacias de este pals
venden las Pildoras Rosadas del DR..
Williams. Cualquiera persona que
'tenga difcultad en- adquirirlas, debe
dirigirse 4 la casa DR.. Williams Me
dicine Co., de Schenectady, New
York, y sera avisada donde comprar
las. La misma casa cuenta con up
departamento medico para atendel
gyatnftamente a las consultas de los
pacientes, donde quiera que Sc en-
Cuentren.
(DsI Diayio "AdVanes. Ogdsns-
tatg, NsV York, +. u dc ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14
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que acaba oC edlsArse en- esta Ca
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re Jsis dsl PArndo "Union Con
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14

lores. Con ell uso de dicha tinta Sc
conserva la elasticidad de los sellos,
que Sc hacen ilatacables por los insec-
toS.
Todavia pudieran reproducirse nue.
vas pruebas dc las que traen los Pc
riodicos de Mejico, pero 2or conocer
va nuestros lectores suflcientes cases,
nos limita mos insertando las siguien-
tes:
M&j;co, Mario 3 de- 1896.
Con placer manifesto Vd que es-
tuve aflo y medic padeciendo del es
tonnage, 10 que diagnosticaron varios
medicos de Dyspepsia aguda, hasta
que, cansado de medlcinarme y
viendo que todo era itinItil, me re
solvi iomar el Digestive Mojarrieta
consumiendo ocho tubos y gracias
al cual me encuentro hoy completa-
mente curado.
Puede asi hacerlo constar siempre
que quiera, pues para que mi case
sirva de enseiianza a otros enfermos'
Sc 10 pa:ticipo, y en- la calle de San
Agustin, n1mero II, estoy q su dis.
posici6n.
Touncf0 Z1zu0y;1.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14
GAOWTILL1<B.

RECoMEEDAMos la "Digesiina"
Ulrici, que es un nuevo medicamenio
que bien puede calihcarse dc ehear
en- las Intermediates del f,f6mago y
de asombrosos resultados. FL EXPIRE
eado remedio SC adminis,ra en- obleAs.
y su inventor garantiza Ia curacion DC
las personas que 10 usen, y el aliyio q
mejoria desde Ia primera GAIA.
Este afanlado especihco 10 recibe y
vende en- Puerto Rico ID. Fidel GU
llermety.
INTEREsAaTR.- Para "a eonserva
ei6n de los selIos de gonna, e. india
pensable que la tin'a que con clos &C
emplea sea especial
En- el BoLETIN NERcAsTIL, dc A
Lyna Sucesora de Moris. &c venden
Enta especial y de superior ealidad
para sellos de Coma, y almohadillA'
peshspeates De todes hnsGos y 90
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14

Ell vino de Quinium Labarraque es
un vino febrifugo y tonico- digestive.
aprobado por la Academia de Medi
Gina de Paris, para los convalecientes
y para cuantos padecen de debilida
del est6mago, de anemia, y dc agots
miento de fuerzas causado por Ia edad
por los excesos, el trabajo o las fie
bres. Sc vende en- todas las iarma
cias, y en- Paris, Io, rue Jacob.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-06-14

I'm doctor y professor distinguido
decia "El Hisyyo, es el amigo del
hombre." En- efecto, cierta cantidad
normal de este elemento es necesaria
4 la buena constitution de la sangre
y al funcionamiento regular de los
6rpanos. FL Hero ByavGts es el
preparado cuyo empleo corresponds
meior a dichas necesidades.