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ABOUT LETTER WRITING.
Some Points for the Consideration of
Correspondents.

Begin YOUR letter to a woman friend
without any prefix of endearment at all,
says the Royal Letter Writer by APP
pointment to her Majesty Mrs. Grundy.
For, with logical severity reasons this
MOTTO be-eontradicted authority. it is
henceforth to be considered vulgar and
impertnent to call a mere friend or
acquaintance your dear" The letter
writer directs his pupils to begin their
notes or epistles with easy, friendly sen
fences and conclude with the words, es-
TEEN, respect, or u new cut-and-drled
phrase: I'm hopes of an early meeting,
| am yours, etc" or, "in pleasant antci-
patton of seeing you soon, am yours,
ETC." 1t is distressingly inelegant to
write, pursues Mrs. Grundy's master OF
the pen, any letter over four pages long;
that is, Just one full sheet of letter
paper. Leave half-inch wide margin
to the left of every page, and by writing
an aristoeratic hand, of medium size,
all there is necessary to communicate
by post can be said in the fixed space
The model letter writer's in the politest
periods OF society never required great
er space in which to make their clever
est mots to convey most interesting
news. For this reason the new letter
paper is nearly foot square, and, odd
ly enough, the authority recommends
men to study George Washington's pen
manship as the most elegant, grace
full and manly model. An aristocratic
hand, be it impressed upon those who
follow the laws issued from Mrs.
Grundy's throne, is one which for wom-
en- shows no crossed It's or dotted is, and
is written in clear purple ink. Black
ink is meant for trade and legal docu-
ments only So says fashionable mag
azine. But Good Housekeeping, in its
ld-fashionedness, believes that the
truest way is to write what needs TO
be written, covering more or less space
as occasion requires, using good white
paper and good black ink, combined
with the greatest neatness and legibil-
ity possible.-Good Housekeeping.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
PIE CRUST.
As Made by One wke Does the eoos-
ing Herself.

An original way of making pie-crus'
has been evolved by one woman who al
WAYS attends to this part of the cook
ing herself and will not trust it to any
servant. Her family are all fond OF
puff-paste, but the work of making 1t is
so great and so peculiar in its details
that it cannot possibly be often under
taken by a busy woman who has not
the time for fussing required. SO TINS
particular cook "made up" very fair
substitute for the flaky crust, and yet
not so much bother as the ordinary
recipe for family pies" most in use
She mikes one pint of flour with half a
pint of lard by chopping the latter in
with the ehopping knife till it looks like
a fine dust Of course her utensils are
all cold, and she does this i'll cool
place, as far as she can get from the
kitchen range. She then adds one tea
spoon of baking-powder well though
lightly stirred in. This is followed by
enough ice water to make not very
soft dough. 1t is turned out, hand
ling as little as possible, on tioured
board, and bits of butter stuck over the
dough once rolled out. This is then
lightly made into long roll with the
finger tips, and again pressed out with
the rolling pin. More bits of butter
are added and the roll again made.
Three times is enough for the process,
and then it is best to set the dough
away inside the refrigerator, never,
as Catherine Owen, the cooking teacher,
used to advise, upon the ice itself, for an
hour or two. The proportion of but
ter used in all is one-quarter pint to
the pint of flour. The crust may now
be rolled into shape and baked. 1t
makes faky, rich and delicious tart,
although, as will be noticed, it is eco
nomical, comparatively little butter
entering into its composition. This
same cook prefers part lard to all but
ter, and will not use the suet or cot
ton-seed substitutes for the latter at
all in pie-erust, admirable as they prove
for other purposes. She says that
they make tough crust, which hers
certainly is not.-N. Y. Post.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
fHo0oHT THE BEAR A CALF.
Adventure That Might Have Hnd n
Very UnpIeasant Ending.

when | was at college said our host
of the evening, Il thought knew
everything. but time changed my tlorid
opinion of myself, and il does me good
to recall some of the occasions when
was tumbed down without much cere-
mony from my high altitude.
Zone of those was when | was spend
ing my vacation at home with college
mate who was as premature as myself
We were in that dreadful initiatory
state when we addressed each other N
the dead languages and made life
burden TO everybody by the long worcs
of our colloquies.
My father generously placed a
couple of horses at our disposal, per
haps in the hope that we would break
our foolish necl<s, and one evening when
we mounted after sunset for our even
ing ride he asked us to look up stray
calf which had escaped from pasture
near the house.
Its a black critter,' said my father,
and as frisky as they make 'em. You
can Just run him in an not give him
time 10 get the turn on you, an I'll be
down 10 open an shet the gate.
I'VE had our ride, and we found the
calf BY that time il was dark-not
Egyptian darkness, but the dusk Of
II starlit summer sky. The calf was
browsing on the edge of a lonely piece
OF woods, and at first paid no atten.
ton to our attempts to start it home
ward. Our horses SHE'D at the ami
nal. and it was all we could do to
manage them. Ny friend suggested
that one of us dismount and drive the
bovine
Excuse me, | answered, L never
had any love for farm amusements, of
which driving unwieldy calves is the
least enticing. If we cant drive Mr..
Calf with our present force We'll leave
him in the lurch. / am strongly in
clined to do that as it as
Don't be disagreeable, Tom said
my friend it's the first favor the gov
ernor has asked of us. Let him see
that we mean we'll
with that he whipped up his horse
and | followed suit, so the calf had to
move on or be run over, and, snoring
Indignantly, he trotted on ahead, but
with so many diversions after sweet
spots of clover and other delieacies that
we thought we had an all-night job.
''At last we sighted the gate, and as
we reached ii we closed up on the calf
in such way that we ran him through
it and past the old man before he had
a chance for one of his clumsy double
and twisted jumps in another and OPP
posite direction.
But what was our surprise to see
the governor take to his heels with the
agility of boy and go sprinting up
the lane to the house like prize runner,
getting inside the porch and pulling
the door closed after him.
"'Who is going to put the calf in the
PASTURE? / shouted after him.
"'Calf!' he roared ont of the porch
window, calf, you Internal fool-that's
n big black bear, and he'll chew you
into sausage meat if you stay out
therei'
1T was ii fact, and the bear story
getting out we college boys got such
roasting that we shortened our va
cation and went back to the halls of
learning, where they didn't know any
better than we did the difference be-
tween a bear and a alf."-Chcago
T:mes-Herald.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
Summer Gowns.

Cashmere is unquestionably stylish
for outdoor wear, and it has greater at
traction for women of moderate means
than silks have.
The perfectly plain coaching UNI
brella is again in vogue, and safe
standard of taste authorizes bright
green silk, bright cerise and a purple
that seems bright, but really shows
the soft surface, guaranteed only by
expensive dye.
Delicate lace figures cut out and APP
pliqued in regular design on very fine
black net make an effective covering for
II bright satin, closely fitting bodice.
The black net hardly shows, and the de-
sign formed by the lace figures being
carefully planned, just as the braiding
would be, to set off the lines of the fig
ure, the result is at once modish and
artistic.-Chieago Record.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

1t sometimes happens that trihing
scratch or puncture made with n pen
gives rise TO dangerous septicaemia.
The chemical constituents of the ink
which is introduced by the pen into the
wound are not capable of producing
septicaemia, but microscopical exam
nation proves that the i'll effects are
due to the inability of the ink to con-
tain pathogenic bacteria. Dr. Marp-
mann, of Leipsic, has recently pub
lished the results of the microscopical
examination of 67 of samples of ink
used in schools. Most of them were
made with gall-nuts, and contained
saprophytes, bacteria and micrococci.
Nigrosin ink, taken from freshly
opened bottle, was found to contain
both saprophytes and bacteria. Red
and blue ink also yielded numerous bac-
terra. In two instances DIR. Marpmann
succeeded in cultivating from nigrosin
ink a bacillus which proved fatal to
mice within four days. The ink had
stood in am open bottle for three
months, and the inference to be drawn
from the inquiry is that ink used i'm
schools should always be kept covered
when not in use.-London Lancet.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

\ pretty woman must first of all have
clearly-cut regular features. She must
have full, clear eyes. She must have
skin that is above reproach, untouched
by rouge or powder. She must have
glossy hair that has never known the
touch of bleach or dye. She must have
a good figure, plump enough, yet slen-
der enough, though never suggestive of
an angle. She must have a white, eX-
pressive hand, preferably a small one,
but not of necessity, if it is well kept
and white. She must have small ears
and Il throat that is like marble col
umn for her head. She must know how
to put on her clothes, or she loses half
her beauty. She must fully under
stand what best suits her i'm the way of
Embarrassing, and cling closely to that,
N Y Ledger
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
PREPARATION OF VEGETABLES.


The beet (red) is one of the most
useful of our vegetables, but our
American cooks have not arisen to the
possibilities of this tuber.
1t is one of the finest in use for gar
nishing salads, and as salad itself
is one of the best 1t makes de-
lieiOls sauce, also, when dressed with
butter and cream and little vinegar.
1t is also used by many as sour pickle.
When prepared for garnishing it
should be brushed clean with a dry
brush, and plunged into boiling wa
ter as this will retain more of the
color, although some of the varieties
of beets will lose all their color when
cooked-this must be learned by OBJ
servation, and the proper kinds speci-
fed.
The matter of the cooking of the
green vegetables is one that is most
important, and has the best of scien
tific foundations. Some require to be
cooked in pure soft water and some
in medium hard, and some i'm saline
hard. The reasons are merely chem
understood one cannot properly serve
the many green vegetables in a pal
atable shape. Fresh green peas and
beans. having such a tender pulp and
cuticle, require something of an as
tringent nature to keep in the juices
and flavor, and to prevent them going
to pieces. Therefore cook young green
vegetables in water that is naturally
hard, or add a teaspoonful of com
mon salt to every gallon of water used.
With dry vegetables the case is diff
ferent. They uniformly contain
casein, which is coagulated by the diff
ferent salts to be found in hard water,
and cannot be cooked soft therein.
Such should be cooked in boiling soft
water, with a teaspoonful of bicarbon-
ate of soda to every gallon, as a pre-
caution. Winter onions are not con
sidered a dry vegetable, and require
soft water.-Washingt Home Maya
zine.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

y curious story reaches us from Cey-
Ion in connection with the king of ST.
ans recent visit. His majesty, with all
the devotion of a pious Buddhist, en-
pressed desire to see the tooth-relis
in the Delada Maligawa temple, in
kanda. 4 royal reception was ac-
corded him. The king said his pray
ers, and the priests went into ecstacies
over his presents of robes and jewels.
Everything went well until his majesty
asked to be allowed to handle the
precious relic. This the high priest po-
litely but firmly declined Royalty
might look, but royalty mightn't touch
Royalty thereupon returned to his car
riage in a huff, and his presents with
him, to the no little confusion of the
over-zealous Unnanse. Considering
that the sacred tooth was taken to Cey-
Ion in lady's hair. surely king might
touch it.-Nestminster Gazette.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

Have you got all you want for the
cycling excursion?" asked his wife.
Yes, ! think sO-the lamp, the
wrench, the Olives"
Il knew you'd forget it," she re-
marked; the most necessary thing for
the trip, Here"
And she handed him the c0urt-pla7
ter-Tit-Bits
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

To one pound OF hamburger steak,
take four crackers soaked in milk iva
ter will do one egg. one small onion
chopped fine and fried. salt and pep
per; mix all together we'll; make into
little balls and fry in a hot spider. 1t
Hill require but little if any fat
70 fry them in, as there is sufficient in
the meat.-Todies' World.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
N nnaI-SfnIIn

From mixture of magnesia and saw
dust, subjected to a high temperature
and great pressure, DIR. Otto Lehmig
has produced a substance which he calls
"xylolith,' or "woodstone." 1t can be
cut with tools, but, it is said, does not
burn, and does not absorb moisture.
The inventor thinks it should prove use
full as building material.-Youth's
Companion.
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For Warm Weather.

Foulard and printed china silk gowns
trim prettily with black velvet ribbon.
Pockets are once again in all skirts
at the back seam on the right side, but
not at the center seam.
The Innings of skirts of all transparent
materials are made up entirely sep
arate from the outside material. though
usually hung from the same belt.
The lightweight wooden skirts dec
GRATED with from two To five tiny bias
ruffles frequently show the latter
bound with narrow black satin ribbon
when the eorselet belt is made of piece
Record.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
Gloves and Wells for summer Wear.

Dressed kid gloves are more worn
than suede, though the latter are cooler
for summer wear. Two large buttons,
four small ones or five hooks are the
chief styles, with strong favor for the
latter as they are convenient to lace
and will fl any wrist. Silk gloves come
in similar lengths, and in black, pearl
or tan. a few green and blue shades
are seen in the shops. but the standard
colors are white, pearl, steel, tan and
brown. Gray gowns demand gray
gloves. White gloves are much worn
for visiting, etc; brown gloves belong
to brown gowns, and tan and steel
may he worn with any color. Chamois
gloves, with hooks or buttons, in white
and yellow shades. are pretty for wear
with summer gowns, and are service
able because they may be easily
washed.-Ladies' Home journal.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

An offer of $50 kroner from the
Carlsherg fund has been made TO the
Danish government to enable the sci
entitic expedition that will explore the
east coast OF Greenland next summer
10 make chart of the coast as fer
sorth as Augmsgsslik.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31

-England's new cruisers are not liv-
ing up TO their speed trials. The Fox,
which is officially a 10-knot boat. can
not do better than 14is knots with nat
ural draught. At her trial she made 20
knots with forced aud 10 knots With
Natural drduaht
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-31
IL Must BE.

Laura--HaSe you read that ne"
story, They That Sit in the DarkT
Flora-No. It's a love story, isn'tiEr
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
CLOSING WORK AT BUFFALO
Resolutions Adopted at the Executive Ses-
sion G. A. R. Yesterday.
New Officers Installed-COmmand
in-Chief Goblin to Make Three
Salaried Appointments.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August 2S-Among
other business transacted in the executive
session of the Grand Army of the Republic
encampment yesterday was the following:
A resolution was adopted. urging the
government to enforce the law relative to
the employment on government work of
soldiers who were wounded during the
war and recommending all citizens who
have occasion to give employment to dis
criminate, wherever possible, in favor of
such veterans.
The committee. reported in favor of urg-
ing Congress to PASS bill setting apart
Gao acres of timber land In Indian Terri
tory. for the use of the inmates of the
Soldiers Home at Oklahoma. The report
was adopted.
The communication from the Lincoln
Monument Association of California rec
ommendng that monuments to Lincoln
be erected in every city in the land, was
Endorsed and the National Monument AS
ISOLATION Will be asked to take favorable
The committee reported favorably on the
request OF prominent southern men, in
Guiding the governor of South Carolina
that the encampment urge the passage of
the bill in Congress, appropriating money
to build a sanitarium on the site of Castle
fihckney In Charleston harbor, as a me-
mortal to Major Anderson of Fort Sumter
Iame- he encampment Endorsed the re-
port.
A resolution was adopted thanking the
common council and the Young Mems
business Association of Richmond for the
invitation to the encampment to visit that
city in lS9s, and recommending that the
next encampment take favorable action.
Resolutions indorsing the acts of the out
going administration, the introduction of
military instruction in the public schools
and urging the reduction of expenses In
the encampInent We're adopted
An invitation was read from the mayor
and common council of Toronto asking the
encampment to visit that city. The COM
mander-in-chief was instructed to tele-
graph the thanks of the encampment. and
us regret at finding it impossible to accept
the invitation.
The new officers were installed by Gen.
erai wagner of Pennsylvania, the oldest
surviving eX-cOmmander-n-chie
ComEander-in-Chief Goblin has three an
polntments to make, quartermaster gen.
eral adjutant general and inspector gen.
eral The first two are salaried offices. the
position OF quartermaster general paving
$l.JOO year. General Goblin will not make
these appointments for several days
Before adjourning the encampment ex.
pressed Its great appreciation of the Iiber.
ailty OF the municipal authorities and citi.
zens of Buffalo in entertaining the mem.
bers or the G. A r. and their friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
Prominence Of the Figure "l3" in
Luetgert Trial at Chicago.
THE PRISONER Is SUPERSFIFIOUS
Trial of the Celebrated Case to
Begin Next Monday.
ANOTHER JUROR RELEASED

CHICAGO. August 2S.-State's Attorney
Deneen today began preparations for the
presentation of the evidence in che Luetgert
murder case to the jury next week. Plans
and pictures of the big sausage factory at
Armitage avenue and Diversey street were
carefully arranged SO to be ready at
the proper time and the line to be pursued
in presenting the case to the jury was dis
cussed.
the alleged murder of Mrs. Luetgert in
the briefest possible manner consistent
with a clear statement of the facts which
the prosecution expects to prove. The de-
fenss will probably reserve its statement
unti the of the prosecution is in.
Gossip has it that the number thirteen
has shown itself frequently in this trial.
and although he will not admit it. Luet-
CERT is said to fear the alleged unlucky in
hrence- Luetgert. it is said, was born on
the 18th day of the month, and originally
spelled his name Adolf Luetgert'-thir-
teen letters.
The most important bit of evidence, the
d. Us after the alleged murder took place.
The states attorney his assistant and
three of the prosecutions best Witnesses
have thirteen letters in their names, and
the cabalistic number has bobbed up Sc
rcnely in several other instances.
William Reed. one of the yeniremeu ac-
Cepted by the prosecution yesterday.
challeI ged peremDtorily by the defense
today. He was objected to on account of
nationality OF Assistant States Attorney
McEWSn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
UNION PACIFIC's FUTURE
IL Is Thought to De Only "a Questfo,
OF Time When the Road VIII Re SOL.


1t Is stated today on good authority that
'he conference yesterday between The At
terney General and the reorganizat.o Oh COM
H"ttee OF the Union Pacific railroad was
MOI sought by the members of the reor-
ganlzaticn committee, at the head of
which was Chauncey NJ Depew. for the
purpose OF having changes OF their OWN
made in the recent decree for the fora
closure Of the first and second mortgages
OF the load.
The Attorney General himself has had
under consideration for some time the
question o: appealing from the decree or
dered a. Omaha He has come TO no de-
clsion III the matter. simply having IL nm
Ger consideration. Being aware OF this
the reorganization committee which e
SAID to be satisfied with the decree earn.
here 10 confer with the Attorney General
" hatever Is decided on, il is thought to
be only matter of time when n final
decree viii be entered and the road order
cd sold Unless there are higher bidders
the Union Pacific will go to the combina-
tlon which guaranteed to the government
a bid OF $i5.5OO.UO. which includes more
than SiI.vDOD sinking fund in the treas
Try The guarantee deposited with the
government under the Cleveland admin
istration holds good under this, and tn,
present administration, il is understood. IS
willing 20 carry out the agreements than
entered irto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
For Shooting Reed Birds.

DR.. Edward Barsboro. who gave the name
OF Thos. Brown, was in the Police Court
today charged with shooting reed birds out
OF season. Officers Sanford, Muller and
Burrows ard Harbor Master Sutton were
witnesses. and stated that they found a
dozen reed birds in a can right where the
defendant had been shooting a few min
utes before, on the marsh back of the iail
early this morning.
rad only killed seven of the birds"
said Or. Barstow, land 1 don't want TO
pay for What the other man killed.
The fve remaining birds, he told The Of
hcers, we're killed by Sam Stansbury, who
could be found at No. 654 Massachusetts,
avenue northeast. Stansbury, he said, had
gwen MIN nve OF the birds to put in what
he called Joint pot"
An information charging Thomas
Brown with having the twelve birds in
his possession was filed, and the case went
ever until Thursday. 1t is the intention Of
the police to swear out warrant for
Stansbury and have botn cases tried at the
same time.