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WHERE ICE is A LUXURY.

Many hcusekcepers out in the country
where ice is d luxury, viii lie grateful 10
learn some of the little ways and means
practiced by the genuine country folks IN
keepiug their meats, vegetables and fruits
sweet during the hot weather. TheiI great
dependence for this purpose lies in their
wells or springs. Loug ago, ahout thirty
wears hack, when every wellregulated
e,untry place had dry Wei. such things
were deposited in it, Just as ve keep them
today in our ice chests But since this
extensive refrigerator, the dry wei, Is
only to he found at the homes OF me oHieI
generations, younger people must depend
on their one well or spring TO take me
place of ice
Fresh meats may be preserved In the
summer for twenty-fOur hours and longer
ny sprinkliEg on little salt, putting II IN
a tin or earthen vessel, and lowering it
into the well, by means OF heavy cord,
% that the bottom OF the vessel may d. a
few inches under water Care should De
taken to place it so that the meat it5eI
will not be touched by water and 1t is
safest to tie over the top OF the vessel
thin cloth, to prevent all possibilities NJ
flies. In A spring the placing of such meats
Is simpler thing since there IS but one
dra wback. the sun and care must be ia ken
il placing it IL the water TO select d spot
not touched by its heating rays.
Ruttcrmilki is considered d great tpreseTva-
tive, and where articles of food are to be
| kent for several days the vessels into which
they are placed should be filled with it be
fore lowering them into tie well or spring
ONLY where buttermilk is used there issno
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Glass Book shelves.

1t has been suggested that American
plate glass makers would find it 10 their
profit to aid glass book shelves to their
liSs OF manufactures Almost every work
uE library reveals a lamentable condition
OF wear and tear of bindings. One man
paints his book shelves; another carefully
CschewS paint: one covers them with cloth.
another puts IN shelves OF iron OF polished
wood Every one of these methods Is bad
for the bindings of expensive volumes
Professional men who are compelaed 10
keep a working library know how expen-
siye is the wear of books from damage 70
bindings from the shelves A highly pol
ished wooden shelf is almost as bad as
OEe that is painted or cloth covered, for
it has the effect OF turning the edges Of
the volumes. whereas a rough shelf scTap-s
them Volumes which are haRtiIed at all
sGua show damage on the ends II they
are not handled they become nasty aud
tHrty Books require air almost as much
as ID plants, and unless the cases in EniCh
they are kept are perfectly light they
accumulate a surprising amount of dist,
a veu-knOwn book firm mas made an ina
pCrtant new departure, and decided 20
adopt glass shelves in lieG Of wood The -
shelves are at present made specially in
France. They ale in two sizes and two
| thicEnesses, the larger ones being three
quarters OF an inch and the smaller hall
| N inch The edges are rounded TEeglass
is perfectly inflexihle, which gives it q
/ greater advantage over wOod- ItSStIength
| also has been abundantly proved IL Is
\ not only more CIesnly than anything else
III the way OF shelving but IL i, in fact.
| easier 10 keep clean. TheapPearance of a
| lbrarv Is greatly enhanced by the glass
| The book people who were the fiIst to use
| glass shelving are eEthGsia site in It's praise
| AMI all who have examined are impressed
| with its value in The preservation Of hnOks
| The cost of the glass shelving is abort the
same as that II iron, but If il were manu-
| facJured in this country there is no doUb
coul,iteI T siucedat a 4. uch lowe rexyeuss
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Bodice of same material made in blouse
effect in front. Back without seams
gathered at the waist. The topis rounded
out at the neck over guiilpe In white
ousseline de sole. The front of he blouse,
cut out Ike the back opens over narrow
vest, trimmed with narrow blue velvet.
Roscttes on the shoulder, velvet belt with
gilt buckle, Straight collar of white satin
with little frill of lace. Sleeve very close
fitting to the arm with slight fullness at
tie top, The bottom is slashed, bordered
with velvet and trimmed with lace. Round
hat in Cream straw, straight brim, fun
crown Bow of fancy ribbon on the side.
Black shoes and stockings.
Gymnasium costume for girls from eight
TO seventeen, is made of blue serge with
kniCkerbo cxerS, light and bouffant. Straight
blouse buttoned down the front, sleeve
long. but easy, with deep cuff. Wide belt in
blue and white.
Mountain dress for girl OF sixteen, is
made of basket cloth. Skirt with corseiet,
with flat outside pockets. Shoulder straps
holding corselet over chemisette of rec
Scotch wool. A red tam o'shanter CON:
pletes the Costume.
Fencing toilette is of noir grey wool
Skirt half length and very full plait orei
plait Tieht-fittiHg bodice with plastron
of same material. Heart in red cloth
Sleeves plated in the armhole. Gaunt
lets of peau de dacin.
Dainty white organdie over pink or blue
silk slips make most effective dancing
gowns for young girls, the fun skirt
trimmed around the bottom with three
tiny ruffles, each edged with Yalencienne
| lace. Insertions Of the same lace divide
the seams. A round baby waist, elaborated
| trimmed with lace. The sleeves are be
| witching; an airy puff of oIgandic oyel
color.
A wide sash of moire taffeta seven inches
| wide, tied with how and long ends.
| Farisians think more of daintiness AM
| effect III a cycling costume than we o
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WHITE PASTE FOR CLEANING

At this moment white kid gloves, shoes
and belts are lovely and To be desired
Alas, IL is necessary that they be spOtless-
II is accordingly well for those who pOs-
scss these dainty equipments 10 understand
cheap and easy methods Of keeping shem
clean.
To clean kid gloves easily and V ell 1T Is
necessary that the glove te stretched as
ON the hand. with this fact in his minds
eve some handy inventor recently CON
ceiyed and patented wooden hands Tor
that I,urpose. These Convenient little ar
rangements are made OF cedar a'M cost
but 81 %, modest sum when one takes
into consideration the fact that they last
forever and could be paid for dozen times
over in the amount usually charged tor one
seasons work by the prOfe ssional cleaner
As the thumb is adjustable and can be
shifted to either side OF the form, only one
is required.
or course every one knows before clean
ing gloves should be carefully examined
and all Tips, however tiny, mended' and
buttons sewn firmly on. Then stretch
them on the cleaning form as free from
wrireles as possible, and rub with a
white flannel rag thickiy smeaTed with a
paste made as follows: To one pint oi
boiling water add one and one-hai
ounces of any good white soap cut into
snagings; boil five or zen minutes artel
the soap is Thoroughly dissolved Thef
remove from the fire and strain through
a thin cloth into earthen or glass vessels
not tin One point TO be observed II
selecting the soap is to have IL as osiod-'si
as possible This paste viii keep an
length of time, and is useful IN cleansing
| many articles
BESIDES keeping spotless kid gloves
| shoes, belts, etc, this paste Is excellent
| for removing spots from WOODEN and sill
! goods. and for cleansing russet and pat
| ent leather shoes; for cleansing the hal
| it cannot be surpassed Rubbed care
| fully on the scalp and hair. and thel
| thoroughly washed out with clear warn
| water, it will cleanse the scalp 20 per
| lection, and leave the hair delightful.
| soft and fluff Y.
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fifth the usual cost. II is easy, too, this
little trick OF household chemistry.
Citric acid is the crystallized product Of
lemon juice obtained by evaporation 1t
is made in countries where lemons are
SO cheap that they're bought by the ton
instead or the dozen Buy a pound or
SO or this citric acid, put it away in your
cupboard laboratory, and you've made
one of the best household investments
Dissolve four ounces or citrc acid in three
pints of water To this add eight or ten
drops essential oil OF lemon, dissolved in
one-half ounce of tncture OF lemon peel
A dram or TWO OF the essenti oil can be
obtained from your druggist for cents.
Directions for making the tneture are
given below:
The mixture just described is artificial
lemon juice, every bit as good as II
squeezed from fresh demons. This art1-
fetal juice should be bottled, stoppered
tightly anG kept'in a cool place, When
ever you want tsnanaae,. add table
spoonful of the mixture to a glass III
water, sweeten tI faSta, and there you
are-geruine lemonade, healthful. wonder
fully cheap and prepared without exertun.
Citlc acid is household wonder
worker in many other ways. The above
mixture. even with the tineture and es
sentiaI oil left out, viii remove ink
ana many other chemical stains from the
skin. Use it also to sponge fruit and other
stains from linen.
Troubled with freckles, sun burn, or
tan? Here's an easy form OF treatment:
| Dissolve 10 or 20 grains of borax and 30
grains of sugar candy in two tableSpoonfuls
| of artificial lemon juice. Sponge the az
| fEcted skin freely and frequently, and the
| result will be softer, fairer complexion.
The lemon lotion is an old fas hioned, but
efficaci0us favorite with our glis hcousns
The tincture of lemon peel, referred to
hove, Is made by grating or cutting ne
| an ounce of fresh lemon peel, and pouring
| over it four ounces of alcohol. Let tfis
stand for a week, sha king two or three
times a day, and then filter through filter
paper. Iincture of orange peel Is made by
using orange peel in the same proportion
Now, when the tincture of orange pee
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need of salt. This may be used TO The
greatest advantage in preserving fowls
end game, To keep milk or cream sweet
put il in a jug or iar that can be closed
so as to exclude water, lower IL under The
surface of the well or spring, and it will
be as fresh at the end of aweek as though
lust taken from the cow.
Melons, vegetables ana fruits with lmds
oan he kept cool and well preserved in
water, only they should be placed in
baskets instead of glass or tin vessels.
To preserve butter there is no better
method than salt water The butter
should he made into balls of about rOun q
each, wrapped in a cloth, and dropped
in a ial of strong brine made of cold
water and salt. Butter treated in this
way is often kept from May to the foi-
lowing Christmas among the country people
in the Southern States. Wien needed IT
is Thoroughly worked and washed IN cool
water, fresh from the well 1t viii be
a, sweet to the taste and smell as though
lust taken from the chum.
Eggs submerged in a strong brine will
also keep fresh for several months An
other excellent method for preserving then
is by thoroughly greasing them with lart
when first taken from the nest and pack
ing them away in bran, or cool, dry sand
being careful TO place the vessel into whicl
! they are packed out OF reach of the SUI
| and in as cool a spot as possible.
| Meats and fowls, when little tainted
| may be much improved by rubbing on a
! little soda before placing them in the
| oven and when butter is slightly off !:
! may lie thoroughly sweetened by a re
| churning in fresh buttermilk. To pre-
| serve fish in the summer without ice is
| dangerous experiment and should never b
| tried, as there is nothing more Conductive
| to bowel complaints than tainted fish.
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Hnw CatcrniIlar Defend. ItseIi.

How Caterpillar Defends ItseIi.
The caterpillar, or the puss moth, quite
a common insect in this country, has most
effective way of defending Itself, aEd
may prove, as we shall presently SEE,
dangerous even to human beings This
weF-protected caterpillar is provided be-
tween it's head and foreIegs with a cleft.
from which it can protrude an organ
capable of squirting out a quantity Of
very acid fluid to a considerable distance,
and when alarmed it habitualIy make use
Of this formidable weapon.
In one of the chronological magazies
correspondents states that he was otSeTv-
ing some OF these eaterpiHars in captivity.
when ne happened 60 disturb one, and il
suddenly squiFted out quantity Of fhiid in
a Jet, which struck one OF his eyebalk,
thoagh his head at the time was Quite
two feet away from the Insect he
rushed off In great agony TO a doctor, who
told him that the eyebaH was in a very
! dangerous condition His eve was totally
| blind for hours after the occurrence, and
il was some days before he finally re-
covered What the effect OF this fluid muss
| be upon smaller creatures we leave our
! readers to imagine
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THE MORNING TIMES. SUNDAY, JULY IS, 1897.

with all Break up an ounce OF gum
bcpzeiu in very small pieces, pour over
1T four ounces of alcohol. and proceed
after that just as with the foregoing
unctures. This tincture Of henzoin is
more than useful in q great many ways
a few drops poured into basin OF water
Wien washing the hands and face pro-
oiuces very refreshing effect. A lotion
that taxes aw nv the shine and grease
from an oily skin is made by adding a
teaspoonfuli OF tincture or ben zo.n to
fifteen teasaoonfuls of soft water and
shaking thorough = sop" this well
int the skin with soft linen rag, and
alicw to Cry on
= delicate efiagrancct that pa rtakes family
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raore sober taste The bioomer Is still in
force there, while practically discarded
here, for the American woman Of taste
and refinement, however literal and much
travelled, while highly approving the
boomer for tots Of tender Years, steadily
frowns IL down for children of older
growth. hs
A cycling costume for little girls from
eight To- ten years is made of white pique-
Very full bloomers, almost a divided skirt
effect. straight front Jacket slashad up
at the sides and attached in front hy flap
with ivory buttons. Collar forming revers.
Pockets stitched and outlined In front
seams. Linen collar ana cravat Of cream
surAh. Straight cuff stitched, white straw
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THE HOUSEHOLD LABORATORY
The Useful Lemon and It's Offices
in the Kitchen and the Boudoir.

When the inerouryis running UP the ladder
of the 9os and shows an evident ail,i,ition
TO get past the Tooth rung. humanity sasps
for cooling beverages. Lemonade is a tre-
naudoua American favorite, but there are
sll,ry DAYS when thirst Is almost preferable
to the eAertion of rolling, cutting and
squeezing lemons, I.at lemonade can be
u,adc insiantaneousiy without the direct
employment OF lemons, and at fourth or
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The amount of dirt thus taken out OF the
pores OF an apparently clean face VIII Dc
the most convincing argument possible
With all the hints here given for start
Ing a household laboratory, there Is likely
to be trouble and confusion In store for
the reader who does not take the trouble
to la bel each bottle or package. Label as
YOU goi
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is ready, dissolve six drops of essential
oil of orange peel in one-half ounce OF
the tincture, and add to soliitloh of
on,. ounce of citric acid i'll two plnts of
water. Here you have artificial orange
juice, and a genuinely healthy and refresh
ing drink. 1t is to be used III the same
way as the artificial lemon juice, though
you may prefer to use little more than
a tablespoonful of it to each glass OF
water. Truly, it is matter of taste.
Tincture of benzoine is an old acquaint-
ance with many women, and should be
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nr,pe,nr the Infant Up Right.

Hoax-of all the bicycle eranks. Wheel
er's the worst. Joax-What's he lone
now? Hoax Why. he has had miniature
bicycle tire made for the baby To cut is
teeth philadelphia Record
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
Another Bomb Let Off.
Paris Startled by the Expio sion
of an Internal Machine.

PARIS, June 16.-A bomb was ex-
ploded this afternoon in front of the
Strasburg statue on the Place de Ia
Concorde. The explosion of the infer
nal machine did some injury to the bal
ustrade OF the statue, and the immedi-
ate locality was strewn with SCRAP iron
as far as the wall of the TuilIeries.
A shower was falling at the time. and
no one was about. The machine ap-
pears to have been some sort of iron
pot. The police have descriptions Of
two men who were seen running from
the vicinity of the statue Immediately
after the explosion. Up to midnight
there have been no arrests.
The Eclair says that four bombs or
Internal machines have been discovered
In Paris during the past month, and
that during President Faure's Journey
ings several domiciles were searched.
In connection with the alleged attempt
upon the life Of President Faure last
Sunday, While on his way to the races
at Longchamps, several arrests have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17

ifs office when County Attorney An
derson joined him and announced tha
he Intended to go along with him. Dep
uty- ReichoW said nothing, except to
remark that he had to stop in the sher-
ifs Office before starting out. in order
to report the bench warrant This he
did, County Attorney Anderson follow
ing him. Upon leaving the building
Mr. Anderson Informed Reichow that
young Zschau worked for Foot, Schulze
q Co., and accordingly the deputy turn
ed his steps in that direction. Upon ar
irving there, Mr.. Anderson stepped into
the private Office and in a private con-
ference with Theodore SchulZe explain
ed the nature .oS the deputy sheriff S
business. Mr.. Schulze informed Mr..
Anderson where young Zschau was to
be found, and the latter rejoining Dep
uty Reichow led the way to that part
of the building where Zschau was en-
ployed. He happened to be upstairs,
but when Whistled for soon came down
on the freight elevator.
Deputy Re:chow was acquainted with
Zschau, and as the young man stepped
off the elevator, Reichow introduced
him to Mr.. Anderson. saying as he
presented the latter This is the coun-
ty attorney" Mr.. Zschau and Mr.. An
derson stock hands each simultan-
eously expressing their pleasure at
meeting each other. Then an awkward
silence ensued. Deputy ReichCw final
ly broke it.
I've got a bench warrant for you,
Louis" said Reichow.
Zschau looked quickly from the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
ARRESTS LOUIS ZS6HAU.
Brother of Charley Indicted for Completely in the
Bank Robbery
Is Supposed to Be the Third Party. y
Grand jury Returns Triple Bill. and Later the
Youth Is Arrested by Deputy Sheriff Relcao W.
County Attorney Anderson Insists on Being on
Hand at the Time.

The Inuch-wanted third party sup
posed to be implicated with Charley
Zschau in the National sGerman-Amer-
lean hank robbery was indicted yes
terday afternoon. AM hour later he was
arrested and lodged in the county jail
The, third party so-called, is none
other than Louis Zschau. the younger
brother of Charley. Louis was arrest
ed at the place of business. of Foot,
SchulZe q Co., on East Third street,
by Deputy Sheriff Reichow
A peculiar circumsta ance attended the
arrest. 1t was County Attorney Aa1der-
soon himself who took it into, his head
to accompany the deputy sheriff from
the court house down to the establish
ment Of Foot, Schulze & Co., and to
remain with the deputy sheriff until
the arrest was made The action of
the county attorney. occasioned consid-
cradle critical comment, though moth
ing he may choose to do it was re-
marked yesterday, excitesza any surprise
The grand jury returned the indict-
ment at $3.50 p. m. Louis Zschau is
not the only one named therein, for in
dicted jointly with him are his brother
Charley Zschau and George K. Jack
son. The Indictment charges all three
with grand larceny IN the first degree
Soon after the return of the indict-
ment a bench warrant signed by Judge
Lewis was issued for the arrest of
Louis Zschau. 1t was handed to Dep
uty Sheriff Reichow to execute. Mr..
Reichow was on his way to the sher-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
No Action Taken Because OF
a Formal objection bu
One Senator.
JhPHN GETS In I'm EHRLY PROTEST.
FORCES for and AGAINST Ratification r6 BeQ Lined Up fol
the Struggle That Is to 6Om6 Signatures Affixed
to the Compact EdfIu in the Dau
The first article reads as fol-

ment. The first article reads as fol-
lows:
The government of the Hawaiian Islands
hereby ceGes from the date of the exchange of
the ratffcations of this treaty, absolute and
without reserve to the United S ates forever
all rights of sovereignty of whatsoever kind in
and over the Hawaiian Islands and their de-
pendencies, renounc:ng in favor of the United
States every sovereign right of which, as an
Independent nation, 1t IS now possessed and
heneeforth, said Hawaiian islands shall be-
come and be integral part of the territory
OF the United States.
The Hawaiian government cedes to
the United States the absolute owner
ship of all the public lands, public
buildings, ports, harbors, fortifica-
tons, military and naval equipments
and all other government property. 1t
is specifically provided, however, that
the existing land laws Of the United
States shall not apply to the public
lands of Hawaii, but that special
laws shall be made from time to time
for their disposition, the proceeds of
any sales of these lands to be applied
10 educational purposes in the islands.
The islands are for the present to
constitute territory of the United
States, their local laws remaining in
force until new ones are enacted A
local legislature is provided for, but
the veto power is vested entirely in
the president of the United States. A
of three Americans and two Hawaiians.
to be nominated by the president and
confirmed by the senate, is provided
for the purpose of formulating the
mode Of government for the islands.
The five commissioners provided for
in the treaty are expected to make
recommendations to congress as tonew
laws and also as regards the form of
government. The present form of
local government is to continue in the
islands for the present, except that the
president of the United States is to
have Immediate veto power over the
acts of the Hawaiian legislative as
sembly.
The treaties of the United States. with
other countries, are substituted for the
treaties of Hawaii with the same coun-
tries in the controlling international
relations of the islands. Further immi-
grafton Of Chinese laborers to the is
lands Is prohibited and the laws re-
stricting Chinese immigration to the
United States are made to apply to
the prevention Of Chinese removing
from Hawaii to this country This