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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05

A. the Congregational church today.
the regular communion service will be
conducted after the morning sermon. AZ
II O'Clock Tie pastor will preach on
mo Substitute for the Religion Of
Christ" and again In the evening al
7.5e on The Christian Man-His
Strength and Weakness" a most cor
dial invitation II extended 10 all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-05

B. y. Allen 4 Son are selling EN-
bonsed Wall Paper as low as 10 cents
per roll; imported English. ~ cents.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
me Commonwealth Instltute.

To the women who were unable to attend
the Commonwealth Institute at Topeka last
week 1t will be Of interest to know some
thing OF what was done. II was without
doubt the greatest thing Topeka people
have had for some time. 1t will be many a
wise and great man, DR.. Heron.
The meetings were well attended and
every one was made to feel that he could
enter into all the discussions with perfect
freedom. There was a bond Of good will
on all sides and many went home feeling
that they took with them something that
money could not buy.
Dr. Heron set his hearers thinking,
whether they would or no. He taught them
that there was higher life; to be sure he
took all the old props away, but he gave
better ones In their place. What was 1t he
taught? Simply Christ. But you say every
minister breaches that-iweil, II they do 1t is
done by many In such way that even
Christ would not know they were teaching
his lessons.
But one great idea seemed to possess
those who really took in the good of these
meetings, and that was to study, and make
the ideas given them a part of themselves.
Don't be content to settle down and do
without thinking out some Of the questions
Of life for yourselves" said one of the
most earnest of those in attendance "read
and digest the great thoughts our best
writer's have given u.s."
The Commonwealth Club means to stand
for an education that will be worth great
deal to any one; there should be such a
club in every city, town and village Of Kan
sas If only three or four can be found
who want to organize, organize by all
means and rest assured the number will
grow. Women join card clubs, dancing
clubs and what not; surely a club that
offers knowledge of the questions Of the
day and leads into higher, better living,
more Chrlstlke living, Is worth at least
our thought and then our careful, earnest
study.
There were other speakers at the Insti-
tute who gave their time and best thought.
1t was was appreciated by all who at
tended, and the only regret was that more
could not have had the privilege Of sitting
at this feast
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
The Bother of Being am fieiress

Our girls may like to read something of
the training of an heiress, from Kansas
City paper:
The business of chaperoning has become
such an art that those who take it up call
It 1.-The training of an heiress." 1t en-
braces proper chaperonage around the
world, the Introduction to court circles and
every educational advantage.
TO chaperon an heireSs thorough knoWl-
edge of the etiquette Of all countries is an
absolute imperative, and the thousand per-
sonal graces and delicate refinements of
accent that are the marks of fine breeding
and worthy wealth. The question of dress,
which is supposed to play a large part in
the life of an heiress, is little mentioned
by the chaperon. The young woman is inn
pressed with the idea that musins and
woOlens are ALL absolutely all, she can
wear until her debut, and after that she is
only a lay figure in the hands of her tailor.
She is strictly kept from putting on rib
hons or ornaments, and unless she is vain
young woman she soon learns this lesson
and is quite serious in her garb, as all for
eign girls are until that eventful time, the
debut.
The matter of food Is a delicate one with
the chaperon. She Is a woman herself with
a. grown-up liking for salads and course
dinners. With her, as constant companion
Is young lady for whom she is responsible
in looks, digestion, tastes and appetites.
By self-denial on her own part and by
severity to the young lady in charge-who
may be woman Of 1S-she keeps her down
to a diet OF cereals, vegetables and meat.
Her drinks are lemonade, If she IL fat, and
milk il she is thin.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
A Heroic Life.

We talk of this one or that one being
cheerful under many troubles, the troubles
very often being failing fortune or the in
ability to accomplish some lifelong ambi-
ton; then when we hear of q life thirty
seven years of which has been spent in bed
by one who has been cheerful through 1t ALL
we feel ashamed of our grumblings. Think
of it! The agony of being helpless for so
many years and yet bright and hopeful al
ways. Mrs. Bella Cook Is living such a
life, and perhaps to know something of her
life and what she suffers, how she bears 1t
and conquers self, may help some one to
endure with patience a burden which
seems we'll nigh too heavy to carry.
Mrs. Cook lives in one Of the tenement
house districts of New York. From where
she lies she can see but little patch of
blue sky, but here she must stay for the
remainder Of her life, as to move her would
mean DEATH
Her room is made attractive and she has
hany things to add to her comfort, but she
cannot even sit up. Day after day this
brave woman lies on her back, planning
and thinking for others. Her life is busy
one, for not a day passes that some one
does not come to her for comfort and
many friends carry out the help directed
by her.
Joyous, cheerful and bright through all
the long days, Mrs. Cook gives freely the
Christ spirit which dominates her life.
Can we, with our petty trials, complain
when such an example is before us. There
is much to learn from such life-let us
not fail to see it.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

Wettlng a toothbrush and dipping Il IN
salt will be found very effective in the
removal OF tartar.
Imperfect teeth are sure sign of civ
ilization. Perfect teeth are found, as a
rule, only among savages.
George Washington wore false teeth,
and two sets Of them are owned In Baltl-
more as valuable heirlOoms.
The Talmud allowed Jewish women
ito go abroad on the Sabbath with their
false golden or silver teeth"
Dental science was utterly lost to the
world for 1000 years, or during the dark
ages, and only revived in 100.
Homer says that Aesculapius, in 1900
B. c., used narcotic when performing
such painful operations as tooth-drawing.
Women dentists have ceased to attract
attention as novelty there being now
over 400 Of the sex engaged in the pro-
fessiOn.
Modern dentists can remedy crooked
or projecting jaws by special appliances
that gradually train the jaws into their
normal position.-Farmers Voice.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
Domestic Economy.

Read by Mrs. NJ. E. Henderson, at the Farmers Insl-
tute BerrytOn, Kans., February 2, 1892
Domestic economy at first thought
might seem quite an easy subject, but the
more we study and think about it, the
broader it grows, until 1t almost goes out
of our conception, and we say it has a
commencement, but surely 1t has no end
ing.
We find it is a subject every good
housewife, especially every farmers
wife, must study from sun up till sun
down every day in the year, how best
to economize and manage for the best
advantage Of all concerned.
1t is surprising to know how little
scientific knowledge is possessed by wo-
men in general, yet it is most essential
to study, and understand the various
powers OF nature, which affect the life,
health, comfort and happiness of the
loved ones to whom the wife and mother
would fain be as a guardian angel
In the multiplication Of societies and
clubs, how many women of to-day al
most forget that their nearest and dear
est duties are at home? How much bet
ter would 1t be, to give up things Of minor
Importance, and pay more attention to
this subject.
So many girls OF to-day deem 1t dis
grace instead Of credit to know how
to cook good meals and in a great many
instances the mother is to blame and
will be blamed in years to come.
The old saying that the way to a mans
heart is through his stomach is often
quite true, yet how many men never have
their heart strings touched in this way;
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
Farm Homes.

Zone door Of the house must, Of course,
be called the front, and the other the
back; yet the surroundings Of the latter
should be as attractive as the former, for
here the duties of the family will be the
greater. 1t would be we'll IL line could
be drawn from the rear of the house 100
feet away-20O would be better-and O
rule made not to be broken, that no re-
fuse FROM the kitchen should be thrown
nearer. This driveway should extend en-
tirely around the house so that In sum-
mer time when our friends come so far
to see US they can see the vegetable gar
den, which should be as much our pride
as the corn field
1--WE have lines OF red and varied
shades Of green in the vegetable gardens
that rival the colorings OF the flowers in
front Of our house. 1t Is from the vege-
table garden that we produce food whole
some and nutritious, and here the chill
dren can first learn to assist In the sup
port Of the household and each child
should be assigned portion OF the gar
den and given seeds to plant the same,
then encouraged to cultivate carefully the
growing plants, learning in a pleasant
way lessons Of industry never to be for
gotten. With the vegetables the poultry,
the choice milk which we have in abun-
dance, one can have meal fit for king.
Let us use our corn and cabbage and
beans, the latter considered so nutritious
as to be generously used as food for our
soldiers-men who need sustaining food
and to whom we give the best we have
One must raise those articles that assist
in the maintenance Of health; the small
fruits grow abundantly, the grape OF CAL
ofornla does not excel our beautiful Con-
cord when it has reached perfection. The
apple is wholesome and contains acids
beneficial to health. The orchard when
In bloom is a thing of beauty, It's sweet
ness and dainty coloring of blossom are
worth a long Journey to enjoy. There
can be much in the rural home OF greater
attraction than the grand opera. Mrs.
VIM. Larrabee.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
WEIGH Rareblt.

Is 1t rarebit or rabbit? At the present
time the trend Of vernacular seems to be
in favor of calling 1t rabbit. But in
western Kansas rabbit is generally asso-
ciated with speedy animal having long
ears called jackrabbit. Welch rarebit
is good old-fashioned Welsh dish and
has no rabbit in 1t whatever 1t Is made
mostly of cheese, with cream and beaten
eggs, seasoned with salt and red pepper,
cooked together and served on toast. A
reliable recipe says cut pound Of Amer
ican cheese into small pieces, put It over
the fire and as 1t begins to melt add a
teaspoonful of salt and a trife of red
pepper, mix 1t we'll and then add half a
teacup of cream and stir until smooth,
then add two we'll beaten eggs and stir
rapidly so they will not curdle, put the
cover over it and let 1t stand few Sec
onds and then serve on fresh Drowned
slices of toast. If skillfully made 1t is
an elegant dish without smell Of rab-
bit in 1t.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
Facts About the Teeth.

Big teeth and square jaws are always
found with low foreheads and small era
NUNS.
The substitution of porcelain filling for
gold or amalgum is the dream Of the dem
tai scientist.
Out OF 100 teeth OF adults that twenty
five years ago would have been ruth
lessly extracted, SO are now saved by
science.
The implantation OF teeth is not yet a
success. Not over 1 tooth in IS takes
root and fiourishes.
A Montana dentists outfit consists Of
stout twine, perforated bullets, and a
siDgle-barreled pistol.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
odds and Ends for Women.

We have heard Of women as farmers, law
yers, politicians and even as street-car con-
ductors, but who ever heard Of woman
running a frog-farm? There is such
woman, though, and she has made from
$1,000 to $1,000 year out Of her novel busi-
ness.
The oldest actress in America is Sarah
A. Baker. She is 81 years Of age and lives
at the Forrest Home in Philadelphia Mrs.
Baker was with Thomas Keene for a num-
ber Of years, and spent 81 years Of her life
acting.
There is no end to the good Miss Helen
Gould is doing. She has just started II
movement in New York to find some way
by which the honorably discharged SOL
diers may obtain work. 1t has already been
the means Of giving many poor soldier
a chance to earn a living.
The eX-Queen Of Hanover now resides In
the Villa Thun at Gmunden in upper Aus
tria. She is over 80 years Of age but does
not look 1t. She is said to be very fond
Of young company, and is most happy when
her home is full Of merry young folks.
When women learn not to worry then
they have commenced to trust Christ. A
true Christian does not worry. Let Christ
run the universe, for no amount of worry
will change matters
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

never know what II Is to have q good
homemade meal at home. One woman
has said, "The question Of drunkenness
might almost be solved by having a
cooking school in every block in the
city; II a man is well fed at home he will
not need to go to the saloon"
Intelligent economy In the food Sc
lected, will add much to the comfort Of
the household. Good fresh, homegrown
vegetables, avoiding as much as possl-
BILE, factory canned goods Always buy
the best of everything, 1t will pay in
the long run.
An adult requires q ounces of solid
food daily--16 ounces Of strengthening,
ounces Of flesh-repairlng, / ounce Of
mineral and three pints Of liquid This
Is what is actually required, but would
be small and inadequate allowance for
some.
Bread is the staff Of life, and no doubt
many will be surprised to know that the
bread we eat is nearly half water. One
hundred pounds Of -four will take up
from 40 to 60 pounds Of water and will
make from 1870 to $50 pounds of bread.
There is nothing so economical as good
homemade bread Buy the best flour,
have your own yeast, use patience and
strength and you will have no bad bread
to throw away. Save your crusts and
scraps If there are any, dry them in the
oven, roll them and they can be used
for puddings, dressing and in various
ways.
Good butter comes next to good bread
and farmers wives know too we'll how
much hard work, care, patience and neat
ness it takes to accomplish the desired
result in making butter, yet we all think
no ones butter quite like our own. Clean
llness cannot be overdone, both in the
house and out of doors, in handling milk
and butter.
Cleanliness and pure air will do much
toward averting sickness in the home.
The housewife cannot look too well after
these essentials in domestic economy.
There must be order and regulation about
our work. Those who have no time for
anything will always have their work
hurrylng them and never accomplish
much of anything.
Domestic economy begins with we'll
regulated and handily arranged kitchen
and extends from cellar to garret. This
subject does not apply to the wife alone,
the husband has his part, and should
practice 1t and teach It to his help. Where
we find economy practiced by both
thrift is sure to follow. To be home
maker is not an easy task. 1t requires
much patience, bravery, foresight and
endurance. It calls for thought and
skill. It demands great hope, tenderness
and above all unselishness. But though
it is so difficult it is none the less a
grand privilege, Of which none dare
think sllghtingly, for is not the position
of home-maker one which, II nobly per-
formed, will bring to every good woman
the promise spoken of in the good book:
"She looketh well to the ways Of her
household, and eateth not the bread Of
idleness.
Her children arise up, and call her
blessed; her husband, also, and he
praiseth her"
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

According to rules, she messages each
inch of her complexion every night, and
Is carefully guardful OF the ice water dash
for slenderness She speaks not a word OF
English, and opens her eyes in we'll
bred surprise II the American mademoiselle
speaks to her in any language but French.
BY and by though the American does not
know 1t, there will be German maid, and
later an Italian, and French. In this
way she will keep her languages beyond
mistake
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
A CHILD,s HEALTH

depends almost wholly on the mothers,
not only before It's birth but afterwards.
A sick mother can't properly care for her
childs health. A sick mother sometimes
bears a healthy child, but 1t isn't to be
expected Maybe the baby will possess
the appearance Of health, but will lack
stamina Maybe innate weakness will
develop in after years. Every woman
should be particularly careful of her
health during the period Of CESSATION
when the child Is really part of herself
During all this time, she should keep her
body strong and pure and she should take
proper precautions against her time Of
labor. For this purpose DR.. Plerces Fa-
vorlte Prescription is prescribed It has
been used in thousands OF cases, with
the most gratifying results. It is tonic
to the whole body, but particularly to the
organs distinctly feminine. 1t so pre-
pares the system for childbirth, to to
render 1t almost painless. II cures all
female troubles and promotes regularity
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

In 1898 the amount Of sugar used in the
United States was over two million tons.
The average retail price to the consumer
was cents per pound, or S100 ton.
The domestic sugar trade Of the United
States amounts to more than 5000, 900, 900
year, and generally more than half Of
this sum goes to other countries for i'm
ported sugar. The consumption of sugar
is doubled in this country about every
fifteen years. In all probability by 1910
we will be using four million tons Of SUI
gar per year, the retail price of which
would amount to about s4OO,O00,00O. 1t
10 evident that the thing for us to do Is
to produce more sugar and import less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
JOSIAH r.. ADAMS DECLINES
He Was Republican Nominee fo
Judge in PhiladeIphia

Josiah R. Adams, the republican nominee
for judge of the superior court in PhiIadel-
phla, has declined the nomination, and his
place on the ticket will be filled by the re-
publican state compittee. The letter in
which Mr.. Adams withdraws from the cam
paign IS as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, October Is. 1899
zen Frank Reeder, Chairman Republican
State Committee:
My Dear Sir: The honor of the nomina-
t1on for superior court judge came to me.
as you know, unsought ard unexpected.
accepted that nomination with the
greatest pride. The emoluments of the Of
nee were no inducement to me- but the on
portunity of single devotion to a beloved
PROFESSION and the honor of high office
were extremely allurfng l have been at
lacked by political opponents and have
answered the attack in the only way that
the best friendly, professional and political
ADVISERS deemed adequate. l can. before
election day, in no further way, diminish
the erect of that attack which must. there
Iore, influence voters adversely to the party
ticket II l remain thereon
l have no right to let my own ambition
impede my party's success and while I
nave no doubt of election If 1 stand 7
should not enjoy victory by a lessened
party vote, nor could | endure a judicial
seat IN any court whose humblest suitor q +
the par doubted my integrity.
L therefore decline the nomination for
JuGge of the superior court
Very respectfully,
JOSIAH r. ADAMS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

their time was an old-fashioned, Iong-bar-
relied German rifle of about forty-four calf
per. For anything like long range they
had TO push up the sights, and they be-
came very expert at judging distance for
crop shots. Their skill in that particular
gave them great advantage over noted
EhShsh sportsmen who came into the
country after big game and they acquired
tremendous reputation as marksmen 1
am confident that the average British
Tommy could double discount them with
modern small-caliber, high-power rife,
ana, as lar as 1 saw, the younger Beers
are very Indifferent shots with any sort of
weapon. Another thing that has given a
false idea Of Boer prowess is the fact that
their early skirmish fighting was so effec-
tive against compact ranks. Nowadays
our troops are thoroughly exercised in
open formation just like the American
soldiers, and will meet Dom PauTs men
with their own tactics, plus science. There
will be no more such foolishness as trying
to pot the whole landscape with a Maxim
1t will be man for man, each fellow behind
a rock or hummock, and science is bound
to win"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
BRITISH PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
How the Troops Will Proceed to Meet
the Beers.

From the New York Tribune.
A press dispatch purports to give some
details of the British plan of campaign IN
South Africa relating to the place OF iand-
ing troops and the line of advance upon the
Beers. According to this announcement,
the troops about to start for South AFRICA
will not be landed at Cape Town nor at
Durham. but In the neighborhood OF Algoa
bay-to wit, at Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred
and East London. The reason given Is that
Cape Town and Durham are already over
crowded with refugees. That is doubtless
true. But there are other reasons
Cape Town Is too far from the seat of
war. 1t is 575 miles from Cape Town
to the frontier on the Orange river,
and 1.04O miles to Pretoria. ana the
railroad at and beyond the Orange river
has been destroyed by the Beers. Dur
ban is nearest of all to the seat OF war:
1t is only 1s9 miles from Ladysmith and 5l1
from Pretoria But to get from 1t through
Natal into either the Orange state or the
Transvaal 1t is necessary to cross the steep
and lofty Drakensberg, the passes OF which
are already in the hands of the Beers.
There remains the third course, by way
of the Algoa bay route one rallroad runs
TEN and Pretoria, with a branch to De Aar
on the Cape Town Kimberley-B uluwayo
line. Another runs from East London up
to the Port Elizabeth line just beyond the
Orange river, with a branch from Burgh-
ersdorp to AliwaI North, on the Orange
frontier. And a third runs from Port Al
fred formerly BarthursD between these
two, connecting with them both, at Ros-
mead and at Stormberg. Here, then. are
three railroad lines, all in British hands,
ready to convey troops straight to the
Orange frontier at three points, Norvafs
Pont. 32S miles; Bethulie. 800 miles, and
Aliwal North, 800 miles from the coast.
From those points the advance will be
easy. There will be no Drakensberg to
cross but only the Orange river. Then
they will be on the open plains of the Orange
State with Bloemfontein only 125 miles away,
and Pretoria 800 miles beyond An advance
in that direction would give the British their
own choice of ground for fighting upon.
And 1t would in the surest and quickest
manner compel the Beers to call in their
troops from Natal and Bechuanaland and
Griqualand for the defense of their own
capitals. If this shall indeed prove to be
the British plan, now seems most prob
able the Orange alliance will prove to be a
serious handicap to the Transvaai, mas
much as it will open the easiest and direct
est road from the coast to Pretoria Had
the Orange State remained neutral Sir Red
vers sBuller would have had to fight his
way over the Drakensberg or up the long
road through Griqualand, and then give
battle on the Beers chosen ground In
casting in it's lot with the Transvaal the
Orange Free State has facilitated the ruin
OF the Transvaal and has involved itself
In that ruin.