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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-10
MATRIMoNY AND MENNoNITES.
The Minister Does the Proposing for
the Girls Hand.

The Minister Does the Proposing for
the Girls Hand.
When Mennonite young man desires
to marry Mennonite young woman,
instead of telling her about it he con-
fldes in the minister. If the latter
thinks well of the proposed match no
informs the young woman and gener-
ally devotes considerable time to plead
ing the case of the lovesick swain, since
it is considered somewhat indelicate for
the woman to yield too easily. Even
after their engagement the minister
conducts most of the negotiations lead
irg up to the marriage ceremony.
This always takes place in church,
to which everybody is entitled to admis-
sion on the wedding day without invita-
ton. Two weeks before the wedding
the "banns" are called from the pulpit
and during that fortnight the bride and
groom are allowed to meet without the
presence of a third party. The first
portion of the ceremony consists OF q
sermon, generally on some such suoleco
as the duties of husband and wife. One
such sermon preached at avoiding last
summer lasted about two hours, al
though the minister announced in tho
beginning that because of the hot
weather he would "be brief" At the
close of the sermon thecontracting par
ties, who had been seated on opposite
sides of the church, walked to the
altar, where they answered Affirmative
~ a series of questions and Were pro-
nounced man and wife. Then they re-
turned to their seats on opposite sides
of the auditorium and the regular serv-
ices of the day were resumed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-10

Eight inches from the bark, in the
trunk of a red oak tree which was cut
down on James Maynard's farm at
Portland, Mich, an iron horseshoe was
found. The trees rings showed that
the horseshoe had been imbedded there
for 3s years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-10
Weight OF Men and Women.

The average weight of 10000 Boston
men was 142 pounds; women, 125
pounds. At Cincinnati the average of
the same number of men was 154
ponds; women, 131 pounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-10
WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE.

w III Il u . ShLAM NbhMlr OpE.
Is the one worm remedy that does ev-
cry possible good without the POSSIBLE
ity of harm. 1t is purely vegetable
preparation that cannot fail to expel
worms. If your child eats well but
fails to frow, if it is dark under the
eyes, if it is fretful or if it sleeps poor
ly, the chances the that the worms are
sapping it's vitality, retarding it's
growth and endangering it's life. You
can use Cream Vermifuge with abso-
lutte certainty of results. Large bot
ties. small dose. Price % cents. SolS
by e. Reuss and G. Schasse. 2
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-10
VIM CAMERON g. co.

Have full line OF door and window
screens at their yards, corner Lamar
and Chestnut, and 306 South Flores
streets. 5-2-n
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HenmtN Slecp.

The wise woman who wants to rise
from sleep rested and with her face
cast in the lines of beauty should sleep
on narrow bed, so there will be no
room for her to distort her limbs by
throwing them into grotesque posi-
tion. On this bed there should be a
good mattress and one small rather
hard pillow. The bed clothing should
be of light weight, but warm, and the
room well ventilated and comfortably
cool. On this couch the would-be
beauty should lie flat Oh her back,
arms and legs straight. To make n
change from the back she should learn
TO sleep first on one side and then on
the other.
Perhaps you are young, but hints Of
wrinkles suddenly appear, apparently
without any cause. Find ont II you
do not squeeze your eyes tightly
together when going TO sleep, as n
child does when il makes believe to
sleep. Many women draw the corners
OF their mouths down, and so produce
burrows from the nose to the corner of
the mouth and down the side Of the
chin.
To get beauty sleep, go to bed think
ing of the pleasantest things that will
befall you. The eyelids should rest
lightly over the eyes, a. if fluttering
breeze sweeping across the face would
blow them wide open. The lips should
meet easily, the mouth should never
be open. The Housewife.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Fashion Notes.

Gray is the color of the moment, and
this fall will be signalized by the reign
of the silver gray.
Ten gowns are made of soft. cling
ing, wooden fabrics, richly trimmed
with lace aud ribbon.
Scotch plaids are initiated with rib
bons Of different colOrs and widths
sewed, according to the pattern of
the plaid, directly on the dress or
jacket
Very chic imported costumes of
cashmere, which is to be one Of the
most fashionable fabrics Of the season,
are lined with light taifeta and
trimmed with narrow rulings of the
same.
Every indication points TO the
iaquette blouse as the bodice OF the
season. This is dartless waist that
pouches slightly at the waist over n
belt or girde both in the front and
back II has % short round skirt added
at the bottom popularity called the
creneau, which is cut in squares or in
many fancy ways, and is always quite
deliberately trimmed.
While all women concede that to be
at oil smart the skirt OF their costume
must be trimmed, unless it is the Sc
verely plain tailor-made gowns, yet
they are 10th to give mp the becoming
and comfortable simplicity Of lines
which has 40 long characterized it, so
the fall skirt, while it will DO much
garnitured, will have only fiat trim
ming. Contrasting bands Of cloth will
be much in vogue as well as rows Of
braid or ribbon and pipings Of white
satin.
The girl who wears a thick veil all
the time under the impression that she
is preserving her complexion is max.
ing a grave mistake. The dust and
dirt settles on her face under the veil,
and she lets il remain there, often till
morning. BY that time it has filed
the pores OF the skin, and soon she
has annoying black heads. Let the
sun get at your face. II is better than
bath for a tough, yellow, leathery
skin, and il you would use a soft linen
towel to rub off the Precipitation half a
dozen times day, and give your face
good massage in that manner. it
ould help also.
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and drawn into q belt at the waist line.
At the centre is q double plat in which
button holes are worked, the closing
being effected by means of studs. The
adjustment is snug and trim, the fitting
being accomplished by means OF the
shoulder seams and under-arm cores.
The sleeves are one scanned with the
fullness arranged in gathers at the
shoulders and again at the wrists, where
they are finished by straight cuffs and
a tiny double quilting that runs up the
opening. At the neck is worn n high
Follower collar of the latest style, with
stock and bow of the material. The
waist is lined throughout with heavy
lawn, the slight stiffness OF which
causes il to retain its set.
To make this waist for lady in the
medium size will require five and one
half yards of twenty-two-inch mate
rial.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

York City, has organized u society
known rs Daughters of l7Sl.lslj.
Miss Clara Moldan has founded II
scholarship at Oxford, to he held 10y
lady students of the school, known as
ST. Hugh's hall.
Harriet Prescott Spoil'ord is slowly
recovering from an illness of four
months at her home ON Deer Isle,
near Newburyport, Mass.
When Queen Victoria goes abroad
she always has couple of fire eXtin-
guishers sent in advance and fitted up
in the house in which she is to reside.
Miss Donnettc Smith, n grandnieco
Of Joseph Smith, aud Miss Dunford,
granddaughter of Brigham Young,
are two Of the most literary women in
Utah.
Art for women in England is taking
n practical form. The late Lord dc
Tabley's niece has been painting signs
for two Northwich taverns, The Smoker
and The Windmill.
In Chile and the Argentine Repub-
lie, in addition to the women who
have for some time been car conduc-
tors, many more of the fair sex have
entered upon that calling,
II is announced. that Mrs. Elizabeth
Phpbe Key Howard, the only surviv.
ing daughter of Francis Scott Key,
ruthor of the "Star Spangled Banner"
is seriously i'll at Oakland, Cal.
OF the sixteen young women who
recently received the degree of NJ. ID.
Mt the Woman's Medical College of New
York, three have been appointed on
the medical staff Of the Intirmary for
Women and Children.
The latest Paris device for filling
out slender figures consists of ruilles,
about three inches wide, made Of rib
bon, muslin or lace to match the gown,
sewed inside the body across the bust.
They give soft fulness, and are much
more healthy than cotton or the heavy
pads formerly used.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland fiat
~ ItluHtu w marty iiihNo DtiHh" !"
of SAKE Weimer, whom her mother, the
Queen Regent Emma, has selected as
the young Queens husband. The lit
tie Queen declares she will remain
single until 1899 (she was born in
August, lss0l, and will then select her
own husband.
Women in England have the local
government franchise in counties and
boroughs on the same conditions as
men, and recent return shows how
relatively unimportant their vote is.
In the counties and boroughs Of Eng
land and Wales they are altogether
1926, S7S local government electorsof
these only 729, 75S are women--that
is to say, women form less than one
seventh of the electorate.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
bees and shade.

Bees should not be kept in dense
shade whore the sun Is entirely exclud-
ell from them. To choose between
the two extremes I rather prefer
the sun at all times rather than the
shade. The effects of the warmth thus
derived from the sun mt certain periods
il very beneficial to them, and If tho
proper kind of hives are used that have
sn entrance large enough, but little II
any damage will occur.
Bees have a wayof their own Of ven
tilating the interior of their hive, and
hey can do it to perfection If the en-
iTance is Of the proper size.
&The entrance should be- mt least three
,lghths Of an inch wide, and ten or
twelve inches long, During cold
Weather this may be contracted 10 half
the size, and in case OF weak colonies,
i! may he less.
During the hottest part of the day
II extreme hot weather, a shade is not
Objectionable, and the bees may be
l1sated by fruit trees or shrubs, or
& APE vines, 80 as to receive the shade
az the proper time Of the day that they
med it.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Seed Sowing.

The usual failure in getting seeds to-
grow is from sowing them too deeply
in the earth. II il were possible 20
keep the seeds dark and moist they
wolld be all the better from being
soun absolutely on the surface. Every
on' familiar with forest growth must
have noticed how forest tree seeds,
wl,ich simply fall to the earth and are
covered by the few leaves or the re-
mains OF grasses, terminate without
difficulty. In cherry trees, especially,
tn, stones which have fallen from the
trees, lying on the surface all winter,
sprout and grow rapidly when spring
tii'se comes, and yet cherry seeds from
the same tree, collected by the seed
grower, sown in the same way in
which seeds are usually sown, FREE
quentiy fail 10 grow. In order TO
have seeds as near the surface as pos
sible, end yet protected against dry
ing up, the great prince Of American
practical gardeners-the late Peter
Hendorson-recommended for plant
ing vegetable seeds that the garden
line should first he stretched along in
the direction where the vegetable were
to grow, sprinkle the seeds along the
line entirely on the surface, and then
simply tramp them in the ground
along the line. In this way no gar
den seed ever failed to grow il it were
good, and garden seeds are generally
good, for it has been found that even
old seed, IL guarded against extreme
heat and moisture, will continue to
preserve its vital power for an in
defuite period. Still every purchaser
desires to get seed as fresh as posi-
BILE. II the, suggestions given are
borne in mind there will very seldom
be complaints about the failure OF gar
den seedsto grow.-Meehan's Monthly.
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ticularly well with the present style Of
dress. The victorines and pelerines
have so much in common IL is difficult
to decide which is the sma-test. They
are very warm garments, because they
protect the chest and the back so thor.
oughly. They are cut most carefully
this year, so as to keep the lines of the
figure unbroken, and the long ends in
front are most graceful and becoming.
There is one thing TO be said about all
the different fashions in fur this year,
aud that is, old garments can be re-
modelled. The expense is always con-
siderable if the work is well done, but
it is not anything like what the ex-
pense for new garment would be,
and many superb old pieces OF fur
which have been laid away have now
been brought to light again. - Harper's
Bazaar.
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of velvet, with aigrettes rising at the
left. The basque, which is decided
change from the round waists of last
season. has the fanciful fronts arranged
upon n lifted lining thu. closes in the
centre.front The vest Of silk is gath.
cred at the neck and laid nj the waist
line in plats; n tiny pointed girdlc
finishes the lower edge. The closing
Is effected through the centre-iront,
but may be made on the left side il
preferred The fronts that open wide
" over the vest are uniquely shaped.
The back is fitted with the usual num-
her of seams, aud fulness forming
flukes are cut in each seam a. an en-
tension below the waist line. The
crush collar extends round the front
of the throat and meets the standing
portion, which is scanned TO the back,
the closing being at the left side. The
two.Seamed sleeves are cut with slight
fitness at the top. The model is en-
tirely correct in lit and finish, and is
adapted to all manner Of fabrics, in
Guiding zibeline, canvas cloth, whip
cord, broadcloth or camels hair.
To make this basque for lady in
medium size will require three yards
of forty.four-inch material.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
whey us Hog Feed.

skim milk il highly thought of a. q
feed for hogs, but not more 80 than 1t
deserves. After the butter fats arc
dut of the milk there remains tho
caseine, which is far more valuable for
nutrition. But after the rennet has
separated the cheese from the milk
what il there of good for feed that can
remain? Many think the whey in
good for nothing They point to the
fact that pigs will starye and finally
die il fed on whey exclusively. So
they will also il fed exclusively Oh
sugar. There is considerable sugar in
whey, the sugar of milk, which by fer.
mentation is made into koumiss, IL
also contains usually some butter fats.
But these, like the milk sugar, ara
carbohydrates, and alone are not II
good ration. BIT mix some fine wheat
niddlings with whey, and see how the
pigs will thrive ON H. The middlings
supply the heterogeneous part of the
ration, aud on such diet the pigs will
grow fat. The sugar in the whey il
much more fattening than is the wheat
middlings
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Boas, Pclcrlncs and s,cies.

Boas never go out of fashion, for
they are more generally becoming than
anything else. This year they are
made longer than last, AMI are shaped
at the back of the neck so they can he
turned up or down. There are some
very smart ones of the bear fur, others
of Alaska sable, while a very large
number are Of fox and lynx. They
are all made on the same plan, and eau
be worn with any style Of costume.
Stoles are shaped like a cape in the
back and have long straight ends
down the front; these are made of all
the different furs, and will look par.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Raising Young Ferns.

1t is not generally known that our
native ferns can be readily raised from
the spores--those little dust-lilc pro.
ducts that are found in great album.
dance OH the under surface Of many
fronds. 4 good method isto I'LL II pot,
with ordinary good garden soil, three
fourths the depth, the remaining ONE
fourth TO he filled with brick broken to
about the size of peas or beans. This
pot can be sunk in vessel of water to
about one-half the depth of the pot.
On the broken brick the spores can
then he sown and the vessel placed in
y comparatively shady spot, The brick
viii absorb enough water tn he con-
tinually moist, while ut the sane timo
permitting the air to circulate through
the vessel. This combination of moist
tire and damp air is all that is neces-
,ary to have the fern spores gcrminata
freely Mcchans Monthly.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Value OF shades for Hogs.

The man who will pen up hogs, or
any other animals, in lot or field en-
tircly destitute Of Shade, ought TO re-
ceivc the attention of the Humane So
ciety. Such protection from the sun
rs wire fence is hardly sufficient.
Shade trees here AMI there will do
fairly well. hut nothing is equal to II
wood lot. II the ground be low and
damp, aud is covered by q dense un.
dcrgrowth. through which the sun
never pcnetrntcs, So much the better,
hut shade of some kind they must have
IN order 10 thrive and grow.
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An Emperor For a Guide.

| heard pretty story the other day,
writes William T.. Curtis from Berlin,
of two American girls who visited the
palace at Potsdam, Germany, and had
the unusual honor OF being escorted
about the ugly old building by the EN-.
peror himself. IL illustrates u trait in
his character that is not often talked
about but Is shown frequently. TIL,
imperial palace is open to visitors only
when the Emperor and his family are
absent, but, without knowing this fact,
the two American ladies' made the
Journey ont there and were repulsed
by the usher at the door. They I'M
derstood very little German, and he
could talk no English, but, with the
usual persistency OF the American
tourist, they were trying to induce
him to admit them. While they were
in the midst of the controversy gem
tleman in the uniform Of soldier
came rapidly up the steps, much to
the confusion of the doorkeeper, and,
addressing the ladies in English, asked
il he could be of any service to them.
They explained that they had come up
from Berlin to see the palace, and
were very much disappointed because
they were not allowed to enter it,
II think can let you in" he ans
wered, "and will show you around
myself"
so he escorted them through the
various rooms and corridors and ex-
planned everything in n most enter
tanning manner. Then he followed
them out to the portico, where one Of
them, who had kodak, asked permits
sion TO take his photograph. She
hadn't the slightest suspicion who he
was, but during the hour they had
been together in the palace they had
laughed and joked Familiarity, and felt
very well acquainted. The Emperor
gracefully consented. and posed for
three snap shots. Then he babe them
good morning, hoped they would en-
Joy their visit 10 Germany, saluted
them in the German way and re-entered
the palace.
The young ladies' were delighted,
and related their experience with great
gusto when they returned to their
boarding house. That afternoon they
took their kodak to photographer to
have the films developed, and when
they brought home the first prints OF
the handsome officer their German
landlady exclaimed: "Gott in himmel!
Der Kaiser"
The young ladies', being sovereigns
in their own country, were not abashed
at the discovery although they cannot
understand why they did not recog-
niae him. Nevertheless, they had q
print of each film handsomely mounted
and sent them to the Emperor with
their compliments and the explanation
that they were not aware of the iden-
tity of their guide or they would have
made more formal acknowledgment
of the honor conferred upon them
Chi,a mn RacnrI
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and soft wool stuifs, but in all essen
tails they are the same. The design
shown in the illustration is peculiarly
well adapted to autumn use and TO taft
fetas, whether checked, plaid or plain.
The back shows a shallow rounded
yoke to which the body portion is at
tached the fullness being arranged in
three tox plaits. The fronts are sim
ply gathered at the neck and shoulders
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A Multlpiiclty of Tucks.

\ blouse or shirt Of white for women
70 wear with a skirt Of white cotton or
wool is prettily male of the fine white
tucking which can always be bought
by the yard. A multiplicity of tucks
being the mode, this material is pref
tily available. II should be used with
the tucks running around, aud the
sleeves may or may not DO OF plain
material, according 10 taste.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29

The popularity of the shirt waist,
writes May Manton, has become an
established fact. For warm weather
wear they are made Of thin washable
stutis. For the cooler season. OF ailiis
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Promenade Costume.

A promenade costume OF Castor
colored wool, showing lines OF deeper
tone, is illustrated in the large en-.
craving. May Manton says: The full
fronts are composed Of soft silk and
the free edges OF the basque are
trimmed with black velvet ribbon.
The stylish hat has soft pulled crown
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
GRAY Gowns and Cray skirts.

Gray gowns and gray skirts of
handsome material, with pretty silk
fancy waists en- suite, will be worn all
the season by both matron and maiden.
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Gossip.

Lady Haberton presided at the con
gress OF women in behalf of rational
dress at Oxford, England.
Mrs. William Gerry Slade. Of New
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Pink the Leading Color.

Pink is the leading color for evening
gowns, and il it is combined with vio-
let you have the latest within OF fashion.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-31

Jessie, Ida, Dec. Goth, 1897.
Stormy weather still continues
Granville Brown and family left
Cassia County last week.
Albert Heed Of Albion brought
the last mail to this place.
II. II. Albcrs has been elected
road overseer in the Schoddie dis
trict.
The ferry boat has not crossed
the river for several days, on ac-
count of the ice, and teams are
waiting on both sides to cross.
Master Albert Hale, who has
been in Cassia County since last
spring came over Sunday to spend
the holidays with his parents at
Purgatory.
Mr.. Hendricks of Shoshone who
has been examining Judge Cure
TONS mine in Cassia County and
Sir Alfred Howard, actor from Po-
catello, enroute to Boise, are the
first to discover the short road from
Kamina to Shoshone by way OF
Starrh's ferry.
). w. Ball of Boise, government
Inspector of public surveys with |
his corps, have been here for sew
'rai days looking over the survey
NC done some time ago. Failing
% cross the river here on account
II ice, the Ball went rolling down
o Shoshone Falls to cross there
md roll up on the other side, to
inish his work.
No Money.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-31

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