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The advocate., 1896-02-26
The Care of Knives.

When cleaning the knives on a board
be careful to hold the knife quite fiat and
draw it quickly back and forth, else it
may catch in the board and the edge be
turned.
After cleaning, each knife must be
we'll wiped on cloth especially kept for
the purpose and the handles carefully
washed with damp cloth and wiped
dry, for there are few things more I'M
pleasant to touch than greasy or gritty
knife handle.
When knives are not in use they should
be kept wrapped in tissue paper, and put
into green baize bags, in which divisions
have been made for the blade of each
knife.
When knives have ivory or bone
handles it is we'll to expose them to the
air occasionally, to prevent them from
turning yellow.
A very good method of taking the
stains from the blades of knives is to get
large flat cork and mix with the knife
polish little turpentine. Then dip in
the cork and rub the blade. This will
take out the stains without any trouble,
and they can afterwards be polished on
the board.
When washing knives be careful not
to put the handles in the water, as, if
this is done, after time the blades will
become loose and the handles discolor.
After using knives they should be
washed and cleaned at once in warm
soda water and dried on the dishcloth.
If it is not convenient to wash them at
once, they at least should be wiped with
disholoth, as stain and rust so quickly
sink into STEEL
The advocate., 1896-02-26
The Kitchen.

SCRAMBLED EGGs.-Put a lump Of
butter or lard the size of walnut in
your skillet, while it is heating, beat up
your eggs in q bowl, not breaking them
up too much; turn into the skillet, and
do not stir until they begin to thicken,
then stir quickly and remove from the
fire; add salt and pepper.
EGG ToAsT.-Cut some small slices OF
bread, brown and butter Take the yolks
Of hard boiled eggs, put in bowl with
salt and pepper, melted butter, rub to-
gether and spread on the toast. Set
where it will keep warm. Put teacup-
full Of milk in a saucepan with salt,
butter and little corn starch. Have
the whites Of the eggs chopped, and drop
in the saucepan, let boil and pour over
the toast.
BREAKFAST FRITTERs. Two eggs, beat
we'll, two cupfuls Of butter-milk or sour
milk, little salt, half teaspoonful Of
soda, and -four to make batter stiff
enough to drop from the spoon. Have a
skillet of hot lard and drop in small
spoonfuls and fry light brown. They
are nice and light. For a change you
can put in some chopped meat or oyster
for each fritter, for those that like
oysters.
FRIED EGGs. Put your skillet on
where it will warm, putting in scant
tsaspoonful Of lard; do not let it get too
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Apples as Medicine.

The apple is such common fruit that
very few persons are familiar with it's re-
markable efficacious medicinal properties
Everybody ought to know that the very
best thing they can do is to eat apples
just before retiring for the night. Persons
uninitiated in the mysteries Of the fruit
are liable to throw up their hands in
horror at the visions Of dyspepsia which
such a suggestion may summon up, but
no harm can come to even delicate sys-
tenn by the eating Of ripe and juicy apples
just before going to bed. The apple is
an excellent brain food, because it has
more phosphoric acid in easily digestible
shape than any other vegetable known.
1t excites the action of the liver, promotes
sound and healthy sleep, and thoroughly
disinfects the mouth. This is not ALL
The apple agglutinates the surplus acids
Of the stomach, helps the kidney secre-
tions and prevents calculus growths,
while it obviates indigestion, and is one
Of the best preventives known Of diseases
of the throat. Everybody should be
familiar with such knowledge. In
addition, next to the orange and the
lemon, it is the best antidote for the
thirst and craving Of the person addicted
to the alcohol or the opium habit
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Why She Reads Advertisements.

~ study advertisements, and / know
where and when and how to purchase
the household supplies. My husband
used to laugh at me for reading adver-
tisements 30 carefully, but he has long
since learned that / save many dollars
every month. know Of no better way
to practice economy, and do you know
that it is a wonder how soon you learn
to detect the real from the false,
intuitively, almost? You hear great
deal nowaday about the practical pages
Of magazines and newspapers, but for me
the practical pages are those containing
the business announcements Of reputable
business houses. The housekeeper who
takes advantage OF the practical hints in
those pages shows great deal more
common sense than does the one who
tries to furnish seven-room cottage
with lot of soap boxes covered with
denim worked in fancy stitch, and to
feed her growing family with never end
ing "reminiscences of the meal that went
fore. To the economical housekeeper
the advertisements are the most i'm
portant part ofany publication. WON
Gnkind.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

strengthening pieces. To these are at
tached the buttons or hooks that sustain
the weight of the skirts and hose. 1t is
absolute suicide to hitch these things
upon the ordinary corset. That throws
the whole Of the weight on the body be-
low the waist, and is the cause of more
distress than one can we'll imagine.
There are a great many people who
could not be induced to put shoulder
straps on growing children; indeed, the
waist is in every respect more desirable.
1t need not be high in the neck, but
SHOULD cover the curve of the shoulders
80 that the weight of the garments may
rest evenly over them"
The advocate., 1896-02-26

hot. Break your eggs in bowl, being
careful to preserve the yolk whole, turn
them into the skillet at once, and they
will arrange themselves. AS soon as the
white is set, push off from the hottest Of
fire, as the heat in the skillet will finish
them. Cut around each one separately
with knife; lift carefully to a warm
plate, put a very little salt and small
Jumps of butter on each one, dust with
pepper. They are served on toast.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Gloves Cleaned with Turpentine.

A French method Of cleaning kid
gloves is to put on the gloves and wash
them we'll in spirits of turpentine, exactly
az il washing the hands. The fingers
and soiled parts must be we'll rubbed,
and when the gloves are taken off they
must be stretched and allowed to dry,
hanging in strong current of air.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Teaching Children to Sew.

Mothers who wish to teach their little
daughters needlework thoroughly and
systematically will perhaps like to know
something of the modern school methods
for doing the work, which makes it both
interesting and easy, as they proceed in
q scientific and carefully thought out
fashion, step by step from the simple to
the more difficult. In one training
school the first lessons are given on
material known ss railroad canvas, and
on it the little pupils are taught to take
the even length stitch in which just as
many threads are taken up as are left:
the basting stitch, which makes an even
line as a mark or guide for other stitches;
then the even back stitch, overland
stitch, and hemming. When this much
can be done with accuracy and neatness,
the pupils next work on linen canvas
that is finer and softer than the
first, and though, like that, it Is woven
in squares that are easily seen and that
make q guide for the stitches, the
stitches already learned are repeated on
this, and in addition hemStitching,
oatstitchlnR, buttonhole stitching, and
The advocate., 1896-02-26
The Quilt POrtieres.

The old-fashioned hand-woven bed
quilts, such as our grandmothers made,
are now the fashion for portiereS, Those
which were woven in blue and white are
just the thing for q Delft room. Though
they may look bit faded this will not
detract from their artistic value, Be-
sides being useful for portieres these
old-time bed-spreads make admirable
couch covers.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
READING
TOO LATE.

What silence we keep year after year,
with those who are most near to us and dear!
We live beside each other day by day,
And speak OF myriad things, but seldom say
The full, sweet word that lies just In our
reach,
Beneath the commonplace Of common speech.
Then QUE Of sight and out Of reach they go
These close familiar friends. who loved us 80
And. sitting in the shadow they have left
Alone with loneliness, and sore bereft,
We think with vain regret Of some fond word
That once we might have said and they have
heard.
For weak and poor the love that we ex-
pressed,
Now seems beside the vast sweet unexpressed
And slight the deeds we did, to those undone,
And small the service spent to treasure won,
And undeserVed the praise for word and deed
That should have overflowed the simple need.
This is the cruel cross Of life-to be
Full VislOned only whom the ministry
OF death has been fulfilled, and In the place
OF some dear presence Is but empty space.
What reCollected services can then
Give consolation for the "might have been?"
Moro Perry.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

feather stitching are taught. These
pretty stitches taken with gay thread on
ecru canvas make an all-over design,
and when completed it is made into a
pretty bag, Of which the child is justly
proud. Neat, simple cutting is done,
the first object being gingham work
bag shaped like a parallelogram. After
that comes the dRrning of stockings and
linen, and little more advanced cutting.
A very large doll is used as the model in
learning to cut and fit clothes for little
children. Patching comes quite late in
the course.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
No Room for Doubt.

When the facts are before you, you must
be convinced.
The facts are that the Union Pacific is
leading all competitors, is the acknowledged
Dining Car route, and great through car
line of the West.
The line via Denver and Kansas City to
Chicago in connection with the Chicago &
Alton railroad, with its excellent equip
ment of Free Reclining Chair Cars, Pull
man Palace Sleepers and Pullman Diners,
demands the attention Of every traveller to
the East.
Ask your nearest agent for tickets via
this route. E. L. LOMAX,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Against Wearing Shoulder Straps.

"a number of women have hopelessly
deformed their shoulders by the wearing
of shoulder straps" said a physical
culture enthusiast the other day to a
class of ladies. 1.-THE weight of the
skirts on the straps has worn little
burrows in the heavy muscles of the
shoulders. Just notice the shapes Of
women who wear narrow straps. OF
course, 1t is not observable when they
are dressed in ordinary costume, but in
evening dress can pick out every one in
the room who is in the habit of wearing
straps. The proper thing is a fitted waist
with heavy material set in around the
armholes ana down the sides a. stays or
The advocate., 1896-02-26

Elvia F. Mosher, M. d., Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, was elected professor OF hygiene
and womens dean at the University Of
Michigan on Friday, and will have charge
Of the wOman's gymnasium soon to be
erected She graduated with high honors
from the university in the medical class
OF 1876. In 1877 she was made resident
physician at the Massachusetts, re-
formatory for women. Her promotion
was rapid and almost continuous. In
1884 she became professor Of physiology
and resident physician at Vassar college.
Since 1887 she has been in practice at
Brooklyn. She has been a frequent
contributor to magazine literature and
10 the author OF numerous professional
papers Of value.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Nursing as a Profession for Women.

OF late years a very noble and whole
some occupation has developed itself, as
profitable as shop-keeping, as honorable
as teaching and as helpful, and one that
can never go into disrepute except
through the special default Of those that
fill it. For the services Of the nurse are
so instant that when she comes she is
received as if she were visiting angel;
for she comes to give the last measure OF
comfort to our dear, our sick and our
dying-comfort that we do not know
how to give with our own hands, but
which she, with her skill and training,
gives almost as soon as she enters the
room, and to give us ourselves rest and
relief, to take from us in our ignorance
and half helpfulness the burden Of
responsibility, to let us have some sleep
and rest, and be prepared for our Joy
or sorrow. And she is taken at her full
worth. The work she does is work that
in all ages has been considered womanly,
refined, religious.
1t has taken time to bring the world
to a full realization of this. 1t is in
debted for a good part Of the full
realization of it to Florence Nightingale
and the well-born women who followed
her to hospitals. But the idea has grown
since those Crimean days, and what it
was fine to do for heroes it has since been
felt fine to do for all humanity, high or
low. Thus, into the sick room of to-day
have come those whose birth gives them
hereditary delicacy ad refinement and
grace, whose general education has
developed and heightened their percep-
tion, and whose technical training has
brought all these good qualities into
use, the profession of nursing having
been taken up by ladies, in many places
people of as much station as sour republi-
can institutions allow, who wish to be
independent or to add to their resources,
the same class of people as those who
write or paint or decorate houses or
pursue any art. For this fine nursing,
followed by women of delicate habits,
of tender sympathy, of good breeding,
hot only acquainted with It's technique,
but it's aesthetic and its moral side, is
an art than which there is none finer
BGzGr HGrper'S.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the ADVOCATE, both one
year for s1.5O. The Breeders Gazette
and Advocate for e9.OO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10
Tho Cathedral of Seville.

We knew already how impressive the
cathedral could be at ordinary times.
Without, In rose-color beauty, the Cir.
aida scars above 1t; wide steps give to
the Moorish wall of Its court the height
and dignity which We had missed In
Cordova's mosque; and the court itself.
the Court Of Oranges, has all tho pic
turcsqucness that little tumblcd-d0wn
houses actually built into the cathedral.
and chance balconies. where women
lounge among the flowers, and chance
windows behind grillcs, and central
fountain, and few low, fruit-bearing
trees, and posing beggars In admirably
composed rags, can produce. Within,
scaffolding and wOrkmen In the COM
pletely blOcked'up nave, which will take
years In the repairing, could not alto
gether destroy, in our eyes, the gran
deur and solemnity Of the vast pro.
portions, great golden grllles looming
up before us unexpectedly In what Del
acroix calls the cathedral's "magnifl'
cent Obscurlty," chapels opening on
every side, but only the glitter of a
jewel In Virgins crown, or the glow
of the gold In Chrlsts drapery, to
show where the altar stood In the com
fortlng gloom. One Is apt to credit
the Moor with everything that is good
In southern Spain. But II 1t was he
who planned the court without, and
raised Its high wall. 1t was the Chris
tian Spanlard who built this most col
emn and beautiful Of all earthly tenn
ples.-Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10
Obcyod Instructions.

Much Ia said in these days about the
want of obedience to parental author
ity displayed by the rising generation.
but nm incident In which the contrary
spirit was manifested IL narrated by Q
prominent Western lawyer.
His l?-year.Old son, n boy Of great
spirit, but with no overabundance Of
strength. went to pass vacation with
a cousin who lived on tho banks Of a
broad river. His father, In his parting
instructions, placed one restriction up
on the boys amusement during his
visit.
II don't want you to 60 out In your
cousins canoe" hc said, firmly. "They
are used to the water, but you IRE not.
and you haven't learned to sit still any
where rs yet. You'll be there only u
week, and with I'll tho other amuse.
ments the boys have and tho horses
and dogs, you can afford to let the
canoe alone for this time and keep your
mother from worrying NIL the whilo
you're away"
The hoy readily gave the desired
promise. On his return he was enthu.
siastlc over tho pleasures he had en-.
joyed.
"And I didn't mind canoeing Q bit.
pa" he said. addressing his careful
parent with a beaming smile. "rhe
boys taught mo how to swim, and the
only time they used the canoe was the
last day. to 60 over to tho other slerc.
But I remembered my promise. and
wasn't going to break 1t the last day.
So I swan cross."-Chicag0 News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10
THE ANGEL OF EveNrlpE.

Thou who dost cover all the land
In silence with thy soul of rest;
Hushing with soft and tender hand
Dark swaying pine and twittering nest;
From thy fair, placid, saffron skies
Come gently down with healing fight
And seal with sleep woes wenry eyes
Throughout the watches of the night
Thou upon whom thy pinions fair
Doth bear the sounds OF vesper bells
UDon the holy twilight air.
Der breezy downs and howery dells;
Amidst the loud.tonRued, braxen psalm
And silvery songs that swcetly roll
Bring thou heavens healing. perfect calm
To every stricken, weary soul!
Thou who upon the quiet graves
Dost calmly spread thy mantle gray:
Dedew the grass which DER them waves
When kith and kin are far away.
kiss those who, In the gloom Of death,
Through oil nights drcary watches
weep;
And whisper with thy healing breath,
He giveth his beloved slecp!'
Thou who in far.back Hebrew days
Didst smile on Bcthlchcm's harvest gold
When fair Ruth stood, with wistful gaze
Between the new life and the. old,
Deep yearning for the nobler pnrt
Beneath the holy, sapphire skies:
Smile chnstcly on each maidcn's heart
And fix on Truth her eager eyes!
Thou who on star-crowncd Olivct
Didst leave him In the waning light
Reluctant oft, his fair locks wet
With the cold dcws Of falling niThti
Who oft dldst light with kindly sky
His way to sacred Bethany;
Have pity on the weary's sigh,
And lift each lone ones misery!
Thou who, with mystic, tender charm,
Didst bring oil weary ones to rest
The folded lambs safe home from harm,
The babe close to Its mothers breast,
Tho swallows to the sheltering caves,
The lark down to his grassy sod:
Make sweet our dreams which Fancy
wcavcs,
And leave us In tho love Of God!
Sunday Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10
Bleaching.

French manufacturers who have been
seeking the best method Of bleaching
leather are reported to have obtained
the most satisfactory results from
sodium peroXi6a-already used for
bieachiDg woo6 and sllk-as the oXidlz
ing agent. Heavy leather Is brushed
with solution of two pounds of mag.
nesium sulphate and three-quarters OF
q pound Of sodium peroxide In four gal
Ions Of water, and subsequently i'm.
mersed In weak vinegar or calculated
water. For light leather the same solu.
ton can be used without the acid treak
mept
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10

"wcll. you know what a queer jade
Dame Fortune Is said to be, and In
Jim's case she lived up to her reputa-
ton. My friend made money for him
hand over fist. Every company he pu.
money into seemed as II It couldn't go
wrong, and, as things were booming,
Jim made about $4,000 or $4,000 in
three or four months. But he wouldn't
be satisfied with that.
"'l'll go on he said, till the day be-
fore that on which was to fulfill my
vow, and on that day, no matter what
the conditions Of the market, III sell
every blessed share I've got; and then.
II all goes we'll, Ill be married the next
week.
II didn't sec him much during the
succeeding two months. as ] was very
busy at the time, but he kept sending
me notes telling me all was going well;
and, knowing what shares he held, 1
could see on reference to the papers
that he must have made pot Of money.
at last the day came on which no
was to sell every share Inc held. Hs
came into the club-this very club, by
the way-about 2 In the afternoon, and
I could see by his face that things had
gone all right with him.
Congratulate me, old chap he said,
that's ALL I wrung his hand hard.
when you've done squashing my hand.
old boy he said, 4 want you to como
round to my place.
I'VE took cab and were soon there.
"'Now.' said Jim, I'm going to chuck
this revolver away. and then shall feel
as free as lark
"rIe took the pistol from a drawer.
opened one Of the windows and threw
It far away into the park below.
"'And there goes the last Of my bad
luck, please hcavenv he shouted gayly.
And tonight you and and the future
Mrs. Barham shall have a dinner to-
gcthcr to celebrate tho event. and on
this day week I'm going In for matri.
mony.'
".And bliss. I hope I added laugh
ingly.
~ don't hope. old boy, know Jim
said.
I'VE three dincd together that night,
and Jim was In tho best OF spirits. He
seemed to have taken new lease OF
life, and could see that the woman he
was going to marry really cared for
him. Shc seemed, too, a. good as she
was lovely.
"Jim and went on to tine club after
ward and sat up late talking.
"'Do you remember this day five
years ngo,' he said as We parted on the
doorstep. nodded.
"'Well, isn't 1t a devillsh funny
worldy he answered, laughing.
"Hc was right, poor, dear old chap.
And II was even funnier than he OK.
pccted, for that very night the Three
Sisters held consultation over him
and before dawn broke Antropos had
cut In two the thread Of his life.
II say, II IL late" Vernon broke OF,
and his voice was rather husky. "You
60 my way, don't you? Well, como ON,
Ill drop you."--Pick.Aic.Up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-10

In the world, and she'd marry me to-
inorrow--only have wasted most Of
my money. All, old boy, as told you
four years ago, It's FUNNY world.
have made q COMPOUNDED mess Of my
life and suppose deserve what I've
got, but it's hard, devilish hardv
"'Poor old boyv was all could say.
Jim squeezed my hand hard and sat
silent, staring into the glowing fire a.
II there he might ind some way out OF
his perplexity. shall never In my life
forget that hour In his rooms. I can
SEQ the whole scene quite plainly Mt
this moment. The cozy, we'll furnished
room, the pictures on the walls and
Jim's sad face showing up distinctly
with the red glow of the freight on 1t
Il tell you that scenes photographed
on my memory.
~ should think we sat like that for
close on half an hour and then Jim sud.
denly sprang up.
~ have it, he shouted, 4 know what
Ill do. Look here. I've got 10000
left. Well, I'm going to try my luck on
tho Stock Exchange. II things turn
up trumps I'll marry and try and live
n decent life. II they don't, well, hang
It. I'll keep my vow and have done
with 1t. They tell me revolver bullet
doesn't hurt much. It's so soon over.
by the time left him Jim and
had agreed to go ana see very clever
stock broker-a friend of mine-the
next day, and ask him to do his best.
VETS such funny world Jim said
as he shook my hand. Perhaps may
be lucky, and then my VOW can 80 to
the devil and my revolver into TIE gut
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