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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
FRIDAY Remnant and Odd and End Sale Day.

Return to-day our checks numbered q
81 goods bought yesterday. and for
each check returned We will give the
bearer one half dozen haudkerchicfs.
The checks are numbered 81 In led
Ink on the bottom. See that you get
duplicate checks for everything YOU
buy and look out for those we ask 70
be returned. They are worth some
thing TO us.
1ei.c pieces Of Dress Goods. enough
I2Dc. for one 20 three dresses but cut
12iSc to any length desired. Double-Fold
~. Wool. Checks and Stripes, bring
10. samples OF DC goods o compare
12izc with these al i@'-c.
nc. A mighty small price FOR Pure
10. Wool suitngs in pn-stripos ard
10 checks but there's hundreds Of
I7c. yards here to-day.
400 The last color of an entire range
10 OF colors VI one Dollar SIX and
40 Wool Mixtures, IN to-days sales
400 for 40
- Positively as fine Worsted Dress
10 Goods as are brought to ri hmono,
70. Dress Materials that Sell from J. 10
75c. s. yard. Look AZ The window iuh.
T5c You viii be- amazc d ana lIpiised AT
''0 '''
,-,. and IN, as-ortment
20 'D." e.,5s the n.4nae,r has
90 oil III '' Wv. o[ fba small l5t. and
20. VuNeu or' ...0i b. o0sr.t FOR 20
20. "a yard.
co,orea Dress Goods Remnants to-
day viii he sold for 10 per cent. less
than specially marked remnant
uI,c4< DuTss GOODS.
"''N' - m 49,, o., 49,.
1oc yara nor fi.l'." ~ w '.o' '',,
able for less Than .se, p,.., ,,o,.,,
30 YOU .se
Lnstre' me ~. 49, p,,oA r,s,,~o5
Wohsty -bs .ec KIND.
a. ward for Fine Twill Black Eng
rsh sergo r.u H. wards wide
remnants Rlack Dress Goods lis- 20 4
ard lengths au go De- sold at about
b,.f yti.e
,.,,..xre
sin "'-'' 10th. fl,
loc. y"rd lo, an @ ,'-
SiiAs' thdl so'u "' '' '''' -.A., fl,
iSc. yard FOR aIl snort l-.ilh-n III
Sik- mat solu ~ 80 tn-s.i,,
ADc. yaIo TOT '', -,,fcbsd for
less than ''c. ,.-..., ,.,.., San,
l3c. yAln TOT -'-''''' WIN
'iafNr'' "aa '. ,.4 c,-i,,.l
90. yaia lot r4l,r i'"'''' "a ~
hoieeh 0N!i u"s' ,"1 -, IN,
5Oc. }aid TOT = .'''"
biaoS InHia. ID soo' co.,
HATS TRIMMED FREE.
3Sc. Tor Ladies Regular 5Dc. Hose,
dropstitch
49,. for Ladies' 25c. Fast-Color Tan
Hose.
GI-4c for Tan and Black hc Hose
10 for Chiidren's Ribbed Seamless
Hose.
q. for Children's Tan Ribbed Hose.
To- 80 ..,.-.-. ......r..... t,,..t No.,
~ 'o'
LADIES' SUIT DEPARTMENT..
10. for Ladies 50c. Dark Red. Blue.
Lavender. Plaid. PercaIe shirt-Waists.
with White collars.
u'e9 for / Tanor-Made Suit. ri All
Wool Black Ladies Cloth. SOS gar
ment. with taneta-iined Jacket
CD for Q.O Duck Suits. NaEy-Blue
and White stripe. blazer Jacket and
skirt.
10. TOT soma hid'N '',' ''~''0 N''-''
Waists with SOFT collars e,..-.. %.
Sio' LOT 7lf"'-- ~
BACK uior1Ies-
|'D' IoI i'""s
- Organize. or A""'- 1'.
qudhl5, Win ADu"D-''' '' -','-N va
irla 5ds" l'Doo" '"' -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
IAnIrs, NECKNNEAR NPECIALs.

white u. Il. stock Collars.
Folded satin stock Collars Toe.
satin string Ties. ............. Dc.
Gros-Grain silk Butterfly Rows, ioc.
White Hcmstitchcd Turnover Col
lars .s...s.... ....ss ..ssi- i--c'
Point d'Esprit Net Ties. zoe.
BOyy-hnot End Mali Ties soc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Friday. April II. 1870
Spain sent passport to Minister Wood
ford. 1905
,Slsa risas ...,.v, ,.,y,ssuII a,2sS A. u.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

CHARLESTON. S. c.. April o0-COT-
TCN-Market quiet, sales none. middIing.
Jikc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

d, SLIGHTLY Dcnted Waierins Pots. - and
&c. value. for re
2 6-quart Black Handled Ieapols' DC
value. lo-.
20 3-quart coffee Boilers Joe. F''u,.
Tin Ham Boilers. - Nhu'' '"-"N'
denied 20.
p I.arge-Size Steamers, 20. f'l~' 'o'
i5c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
Have YOU seen the ahir'""
showing at Meyers.


Percdle Blouses. and Lawn Biouses'
sizes o. s years only, " and hc.
kinds. as these sizes DO not sell as
we'll as larger sizes. they viii bee sold
to-day 70.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

CoIorrd Dress Goods Remnants To-
day will he sold for 10 per cent. less
than specially marked remnant
prices.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

A specinI sale sheet Music, published
nj 5Oc.. sale price zoe.
am cIoNES AZ No

are seldom any so0d but We have
about 80 pairs of The last Of many OF
our assOrtments, some OF almost every
size among them. and some Of almost
every color. q few pairs slightly dam
aged These to-day are 10 De sold ior
400 =.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

About - Brown Linen and Blue ana
White Bausts BlOuses. runles ot Aue
embroidery. some pure White, al
mussed from showing. BlOuses that
sell from g. TO $50. for girls or boys.
3tos years old. will be thrown out for
saffiros to-day JDe. each
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
RICHMOND 5'rocK MARItET
Rlcbmond, Va. April 20, 1899

SALES. 5000 Virginia . per cents (B.
a. at 50. DID, shares Richmond Trust and
safe Deposit company at l2l@.: - shares
Nrglnia-Carolna chemical preferred az.
tIat flGia. - shares do. az ll6i2; -
shares DO 10 1852. - shares do. at 110l..
- shares do. common al 'Oi2.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

Some most exquisite SILK and Null Hats
for children. that have been 81 ana -
have been handled 50 much as 10 ne
cessitv our selling them quickly, ana
for that reason We have made the
price 81 You can handle them so lhat
they will show no sign Of being muss-
cd. and % YOU IL will be the biggest
t--.f- fh, ena
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21

value. Tor .s..sss'' 80
l--ouart Granite water Bucket. goo
condition. soc. value. SOC
- Largest Size Obions Pans slight
clipped. 90. value +9c
30 D. sad g quart Granite Long-handle
Saucepots. CO. value. 2oc.
10 2-quart Covered Saucepois, yc- Nain'
81
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Unique Location.

Lacrosse, Wis, is proud Of its loca-
ton on the Mississippi river. 1t lies
in a cup, surrounded by magnificent
bluffs, and Lacrosse men, after trav-
cling all over the world in search of
beautiful scenery. have invariably
come home disappointed at what they
have seen. Just east of the city lies
a range of hills, the highest OF which
Is known as Grand Daddy" From
the top of this bluff three states and
five different counties lie stretched out
under the eye. The location of La
Crosse makes it perfectly secure from
the attacks of cyclones or tornadoes.
The bluffs which surround it act as
tenders, and many severe storms.
which did great damage elsewhere.
have passed over the city. Five miles
north of the city lies Rice lake, and
here hundreds of the citizens OF La
Crosse make their homes in the sum
mer time. Chicago Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

The green watermelon Is usually able
to hold its own against the small boy,
but 1t seems that it is unable to com
pete with science. The scientific water
melon grower now fattens his melons
To- market with just as good results
as the man gets who raises live stock.
Your up-to-date melonist operates on
the stem of the melon and introduces
a cotton fuse into it. After the stem
heals the fuse Is passed through a cork
and into bottle filled with water
which has been swcetened with sugar.
1t Is said that one melon will drink a
pint of sweetened water n day, and
that mCiCns brought up on the bottle
weigh in the ncighborhood of seventy
five pounds and have a sweetness of
disposition that cannot he tasted in
any unframed melon. Sterling (Mo)
Bulletin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

vitality in youth AID expect it to
burn just as brightly in old age,
with no fuel lost. The slow fire
lasts longest" How many such
"bonfirts'' are burning to-day in
young men who Thus doom them
Ives to die before their prime!
Mr.. Brakeman is radical i'll some
matters. He has not taken "a
drop of medicine of any sor"
since he was ~ years old. though
he has had two seriOus illnesses.
He has never used liquur,tObacco,
tea or coffee or and Other stimu-
Iant-nOt altogether from rrinci-
pie but for "lack of a good excuse.
lie likes fun and sociability, and
has not "lct many chances for II
good time pass by
He believes in matrimoney-
thinks "men should marry and
keep married liz practiclng upon
his prcccpt he married at 81, and
after fiity.eight year, o. harmon
iously happy LIE with "the queen
of her SEX" married again at 80,
aftera year $ widowerhood a good,
sensible little woman of 3d.
The secret of his financial sue
cess was the one of hard work and
saving. Up to the time he was
90 he was at his Office every morn
ING mt 6:3O, and his belief is that
"morc men rust out than wear
OUT
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

There were $500 suicides in this
country last year. This is far beyond
any reasonable proportion. The cause
which contributes most to this crime is
ing with break-neck speed after some
ambition and become nervous, hys-
terical or physical wrecks Most of
them give up and lead miserable old
age instead of a joyous and fresh one,
Others die in the harness, and these
resort to suicide. The lesson is more
recreation, less rush, modified ambi
tions, more patience, with SLOW results,
completer enjoyment of the small
pleasures of life, habit of sleep with
out care and of leisurely eating.-Mil-
waukee Journal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
A Rnnt n.OnO Nenrs Old.

IN the course of excavations at
Bruges in connection with the west
basin of the port, a boat dating be-
fore the Christian era has been dis
covered, says a Brussels correspondent
of the London Daily Mail. The boat,
which is of oak, is about 80 feet long
and I feet broad, and its mast which
is broken in four pieces. was apparent
ly about "A feet high. 1t was I'M
earthed at a depth of twenty feet and
must have been stranded when the sea
cove ed part of Bruges, Il period an
terror to the Christian era.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Paris Prodigious Gaming Bill.

The figures showing the sums de-
posted in the pari-mutuel during 1898
show a total of POI ,66S,OOO francs
(ES,S66, 72O). OF this terribly prodig-
ious amount the department of the
Seine has furnished nearly all, show
ing on the face of it that the provinces
are almost free from this horrible pas
sion for gambling But this is not real
ly so; provinCials come to Paris to
play. Paris has become the great gam
ing house for the people of the de-
partment to the shame of our coun-
try, the great evil center where the
entire world comes to be amUsed.-
Paris L'Autorite.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Another Art Salon In narls,

The revolutionary spirit in Paris
seems to be expanding its force on new
art organizations instead of on barri-
cades. Yet another salon is soon to be
formed, composed of twenty painters
and sculptors, under the presidency of
Gabriel Mouret, with the title "Societe
nouvelle de peintres ct de sculpteurs."
The program outlined is moderate.
We wish to exhibit our pictures by
the side of those of our friends whose
tastes are kindred with our own" says
Armand Jean This does not prevent
us from being exhibited by the side of
those with whose artistic work we are
not in complete sympathy"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Seeded n Life PrcScrver.

From the Portland Oresonian: A
16-year-old boy who is picking hops
in the J. X. Broyles yard, near Fair
field. jokingly jumped into the bin of
the cooling house Wednesday last. He
managed to reach the side walls of the
bin. and by the aid OF cieats on the
wall pulled himself out from among
the hops Even then his body and his
head were under the hops, and he came
very near suffocating. When hops are
thrown loose into the cooling house
bins they are worse to fall into than
so much water.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

William Smith, who was released
recently from the penitentiary, where
he had served a twu-year term foi
obtaining money under false pretenses.
awaiting him outside of the prison
gates, where he was Immediately ar
rested on charge of larceny. This
offense was committed before he had
served his two-ycar term. On account
of the poor health of the prisoner
Judge Palmer exercised great lenity in
sentencing him. The deputy sheriff
marched him to the county Jail, where
he was sentenced to languish for o
term of one minute. -Denver Times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
big Institutions.

The largest woodenware marufac-
tory Is in st. Louis. The largest steel
works are in Pittsburg. The largest
drop hammer in the world IS the prop
erty of the Bethlehem Iron company
The largest bottle mandatory is in
Plttsburg. The largest spring works
are in Pittsburg. The largest church
is in Rome. The largest beef and pork
packing house is in Chicago. The larg-
est starch business is in Oswego. The
largest pumping engine in the world
is in the Calumet and Hecla nine
Philadelphia Item.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Worlds Oldest Tree.

That old cypress which stands in
the square of the church in Santa
Maria del Tule, near the city of Oajaca.
in southwestern Mexico, is said to be
the oldest tree IN the world. Some
botanists, including Decanlolle, say it
Is 5000 years Old, while others put
1t down to 1000. Cortez, it was told,
in his conquest of Mexico, in 1919,
camped with his whole force in the
shadow of this tree, and according 20
native history spent night full OF
care, on which account the tree re-
ceived the name "ArbOl de In nOche
triste." Five feet from the ground the
trunk has circumference Of lO@ feet,
giving it diameter Of about % feet
The height is 800 feet. The branches
begin at about 26 feet above the
ground, spreading into crown, the
circumference of which is about 500
feet
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Crocodlles Eat stones.

Crocodiles, like ostriches, swallow
pebbles and small stones, which serve
the purpose of grinding their food.
The natives assert that it is possible
to tell the age of n crocodile by the
number of stones in its stomach, for
they swallow one each year. In point
OF fact, fifteen stones have been found
in the stomach of crocodile twelve
feet long, whereas the average number
for younger ones varies between four
and eight. So says Mr.. Voltkow, who
has been studying this matter for sew
eral years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
German Girl Graduates,

In Germany the number of girl grad
yates is increasing in remarkable
fashion. Three years ago the ten great
schools had on their books III female
students. At the end of 1897 the total
had risen to 3i7, every university eX-
Cept Munster contributing to the roll
of female graduates. At the begin
ming of this year the total gain had
again increased to 400. Philology and
physiology are the favorite subjects OF
the fair students.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Living A Hundred Years.

Perhaps the first condition of
becoming Il centcnarian is to choose
for your ancestors II hardy and
long-lived stock. But this start
being secured, certain rules for
longevity with George Brakeman,
of Derby, Conn, who celebrated
his Tooth birthday on the 10th of
October and is still hale and hearty,
are worth considering.
Asked How have YOU done itl'
the veteran replied, i've just liv-
ed natnral-like, as God intended
men should live" a natural
life-that is the secret; but how
few can live it! Philosophizing on
this the ccntenarian said; I'VE
cant eat our pie and have it, too
We can't make bonfire of oul
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Cleansing of .Ierusalcnl.

The tourist in Jerusalem had one
reason to be grateful for Emperor
Williams visit. 1t was preceded by
the cleansing of the streets. 1t now
seems that it is to be followed by
equally desirable action. A special
committee has been formed in Jerusa-
lem in order to provide for the cleans
ing of the Jewish quarter. not only in
side, but outside the city. The Euro
pean authorities of Judaism are APP
plauding the movement, and the Al
lance IGraelite of Paris has offered a
considerable sum toward defraying the
eXpense.-London Chronicle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

An average pedestrian covers about
thirty inches in each step. The aver
age wheelman at one revolution of his
pedals tthe equivalent of a step COW
ers about seventeen feet, and as the
movement is so easy and devoid of
fatigue he usually raises his foot twice
as often in the same time. thus COW
ering thirty-four feet while the pedes-
trian goes two and half feet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

Verestchagin, whose terrible war
pictures are almost repellcnt in their
realism. has risked his life many times
while painting them. He would go,
sketch book in hand into the thickest
of the fighting, and sketch the fallen
men in the intervals of defending him
self from the attacks of the enemy. On
one occasion he had to suspend his
painting for four hours, while the bull
lets rained around his canvas, and he
bears as many scars as any hero all
the fruits of his love of realism.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Sugar Bcets.

Washington Star: There is an
enormous crop of sugar beets in San
Benito county, Cal, this year" said
gentleman who is largely interested in
that product in California, to the
writer recently. The average yield is
about twelve tons to an acre. which
will net $3.50 per ton. AS an iilustra-
ton of the big profits that there are in
this crop | have only to refer to three
brothers who arrived in San BeniCo
county last spring from Sweden AMI,
as an experiment. rented farm of 275
acres, paying for it 81 an acre as the
rent. They have raised not less than
eighteen and probably twenty tons of
beets to the acre. The work Of cult
walton has been done by the three
brothers, with the assistance of one
hired man. and it is estimated that
they will make $4,000 this year above
expenses"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

That new railroad from he
north will be built to Mexico ,omc
time, ami many think it will not
he long. The road in needed and
that Is why we all think it is sure
ly coming,
The road law goes into effect the
first of January. Read an abstract
of the law in another column of the
MESSAGE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Tree Growing Out OF "a Tree.

A curiosity exists near the Red Bluff
Primitive Baptist church in Ware
county, Georgia. 1t is a mammoth
mulberry tree anG the heart has long
since rotted. Out of the heart of the
mulberry grow a cherry and peach
tree, both Of which are eight inches In
diameter They grow to a point ten
feet above the ground. All three OF
the trees are alive and bear fruit every
year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
An Arel WrnIlnc PARTY.

4 short while since at Vienna, Kari
Becker, at the age of 90, was married
TO Fraulein Rosa Stutzel, a mature
spinster OF 80. The bridesmaids were
three friends of the bride, aged re-
spectlvely 50, Sc and 90, while the prin-
cipal supporter OF the bridegroom was
his brother veteran of 94.-Tld-Bits
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
THE MESSAGE
THURSDAY. NOV. Is. 1899.

Pose yourself concerning the
new road law.
Eli Perkins lecture in Mexico
failed-fnancially. He didn't
draw the crowd.
w. A. Daynes, a Chicago broker,
has gone into BANKRUPTCY, confess
ing to nearly 100000 liabilities.
Been gambling too heavy.
Didn't they shout EN- in Ken
lucky on election day? They go
futher than taking matters ont in
cussin' over IN Kentucky
The friends of Hon. G. +. Clark
continue to urge his candidacy for
the State Senate. 1t must be
granted that Mr.. Clark has the
prestige and standing that would
make him u very formidable can
didate.
The Calumet Banner, published
at GAINESVILLE, has one of the best
prepared editorial pages of ANY pa-
par that comes to our desk. Editor
Eads is a hitter too
The Louisiana Press publishes
the names of II Democratic news
papers, which have expressed them
selves ~ iavoring the proposition
for State primary. And these
papers know the feeling of their
constituents on this question too.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat
printed this item The other dav:
DIR. j. c. Parrish. of NandaIla, Mo-,
was among the visitors at Rnpub.
lican State headquarters Yesterday.
DR.. Parrish is one of tn leading
Republicans of his section of the
Stat, as well rs hOr>rmau of
note.
A prominent business, man of
Mexico came into our office last
Saturday and said, ~ congratulate
you upon the general worth and ty-
biographical appearance Of the mi
tial number of the MESSAGE. Put
me down for II year" That, the
kind Of talk that tends to make us
feel good
The Paris Appeal says that eve ry
paper that is opposinga State pri-
mary received two dollars "from q
certain well-known candidate for
Governor not for the purpoSc OF
opposing II primary, but for sub
scriptiuns to th,ir valuable pa
pers.' Well, NOW, We pity the ed.
itor who is selling himself for il
mess OF pottage ~ small rs that.
BY the Great Horn Spoon. en-
claims the Lexington lntrllingrn-
Ger, We smell IA mouse! We be-
lieve the paper trust is putting up
the price of paper aud is giving
rebates to the republican papers
for their support. We cannot
conceive of any other rclsoas way
republican papers would Sdmt to
the apparent robbery and whoop
'em up for the robbers,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

Moline, ILL.,. is noted al, over the civ
ilized world for its farm implements
No other city of its size in the world
manufactures SO many. The first steel
plows ever made We're hammered out
by old John Deere. who founded his
little smithy in 1S47 at Grand Detour
and couple OF years later removed to
Moline, whose wonderful water power
was just beginning to be appreciated
In the then little village of Moline ne
began work with a dozen employees
IN small wooden building by the river
bank, on the site of the present shops
Today the shops are the largest and
finest in the world, and the plows and
other tools turned out are familiar 10
every civilized farmer. Moline has an
other large pillow factory. second only
In size to the first mentioned L. fact.
over half the steel plows used IN the
world are said to be made in Moline.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
After the Buried Sock of
Money.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. 10. Wat
Horl. James Turner and Gran
Allison were Indicted bv the grand
jury here to.dn, for attempted
grand hare ,ucN n tn home OF T.
J. l,agcr, iarm"r living near
Hal riSburg, Boone county. Yeager
had IL sock filled with money
which he had buried under the
floor of his house. When detected
the three men had torn up half the
floor and were within two feet of
the treasure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

TO clean sponges thoroughly dissolve
a handful OF coarse salt in a pint OF
water. Soak and knead the sponges
in this mixture for some little time.
then rinse under a water faucet and
they will be as good as new.