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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Some Timely Remedies.

To cure an ordinary case OF chllblaln
take a piece of lemon, sprinkle fine
salt over it, and rub the feet we'll, says
an exchange. A sure cure for broken
chilblains is the following: Take
quarter of pint Of sweet al
monds, one ounce of Venice tur-
pentine, three ounces lanoline,
and one ounce of beeswax cut
into shreds; melt all together in
white-ware pot and then put aside to
cool, stirring occasionally to prevent
the preparation from becoming too
hard. Spread this ointment on lint
and keep the chilblains covered with
it at night and as much of the day as
is practicable.
II you are troubled with soft corns
do not fail to try the following treat
ment: Soak the feet we'll at night in
a few crystals of permanganate of pot
ash; then dry carefully, especially be-
tween the toes, and dust the skin in
these parts freely with mixture OF
tannic acid and bOracic acid Next
morning wash carefully with pure soft
soap and cold water, thoroughly dry
and powder with boracic acid.
A piece of lemon or a split raisin
bound on hard corn will very often
cure it. The first application may pro-
duce soreness, but if the treatment is
persisted in reasonable length Of
time a cure VIII likely be effected If
not, try the following preparation:
Thirty grains Of salicylic acid and five
grains Of Indian hemp, to be dissolved
in half an ounce of collodion.
For tired and tender feet nothing is
better than to bathe the feet and legs
from five to eight minutes in hot water
in which has been dissolved a handful
Of good sea salt. Rub briskly with
coarse towel and apply slices Of lemon
to the soles of the feet.
For cracked and chapped hands and
lips: Three drachms of camphor, three
of white wax and three of spermacetti,
two ounces Of sweet olive oil; put the
ingredients into q jar; set in a sauce
pan of boiling water and let it melt,
stirring all the time. Pour while hot
into little jars.
Another excellent cold cream is
made as follows: One ounce of sper-
macetti, half an ounce of pure white
wax, quarter of pint of almond oil,
six drops of altar of roses and one and
half ounces of glycerin; melt all in
jar, either in the oven or by stand
ing it in saucepan of boiling water;
stir till nearly cold; put into pot and
tie down. The former Of these recipes
is recommended to those persons with
whose skin glycerine does not agree.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Untidy Housewives.

1t is surprising how many house
keepers there are who, although other
wise neat, are positively untidy in
their care of cooking utensils.
l know one such housekeeper who
is considered quite model Of tidiness
by those who have never helped her
for a day or two. One woman, who
has, knows better. She knows that the
bread board is never washed and given
a sun bath, and that, in fact, it is sell
dom carefully scraped, and an expert
in such matters, with fair micro
scope, would probably find bacteria
that would prove deposits of dough
from many months back. Then there
was the poor, neglected bread crock,
with it's musty breath begging for a
bath Of hot water and sunlight! There
were enough crumbs and broken slices
of bread in that crock to have fed an
ordinary family whole day. The own
er said she emptied tho crock and wip-
ed it out every month! Think of that,
when 1t should be washed and aired
every baking day!
Broken bread should never be put
back into the crock, but either utilized
Immediately or dried in the oven, and
then put away for future use.
Another way in which this woman
nroved her lack Of neatness was in
her care of her stoveware. Her heavy
frying-pans were coated thickly with
burned grease, rendering them rough
and unwholesome on the inside, where
they should have been smooth. Had
they been properly cleaned each time
after using, this could not have hap
pened. A bit of whetstone helps won
derfully in removing grease where it
begins to form in ridges on cooking
dishes, and soda applied to the granite
ware each time it is used will prevent
it's becoming so discolored as to look
old and dirty.
Still another proof Of untidiness was
to be found in the cupboard and ice
chest. It was marvellous the number Of
dishes that were to be found, each con-
tanning little dab of food that she
hoped to use some day. Some of it
had been forgotten and was spoiled,
and much of the remainder was des-
tined to be thrown away after having
been given cupboard room for day or
two.
A really good housekeeper knows,
when she clears the table, how much,
and what, of the cleft overs" can be
used again, and she serves them as
soon as possible. If they are to be
thrown away, she knows it is much
better to do so at once than to keep
them until they are spoiled so that
even the chickens will not touch them.
Cora May Ward.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

ti1ul results have been obtained 70
is similar to that Of woven fabrics,
where the design is carried out In
various colored threads. AS the warp
and wool are woven at right angles
and are generally Of the same sized
thread, the curves and sweeps in the
various parts Of design have an an
gular appearance on close inspection,
while If held at distance the effect Is
much better. This can be seen by
closely examining.
Open canvas is a quality of cotton
fabric that can be purchased IN al
most any dry goods store, and 1t can
be had in various widths, according
to it's requirements. A coarse quality
Of canvas should be selected for the
design, as it is strong and bold in
treatment, and should therefore be
embroidered on a fabric that will be
in keeping. After the design has been
drawn, following as near as possible
the pattern, the greater part of the
cloth may be covered with several
thicknesses of tissue paper, pasted on
to keep the pencil lines from rubbing
off, but If by handling they should
come off too soon it would be we'll to
redraw them where necessary so as
not to lose the line of the pattern.
If linen-is-to be employed, there are
several grades and a variety OF col
ors to select from, but for the best
roS111tS silk ShOu11 ho uSod
The best silk for use on open canvas
is made in two qualities, known as
English filling silk and common filling
silk, and comes in a great variety OF
pleasing shades. For this pillow COW
er it would be we'll to use the English
filing silk, as it will lend an added
richness to the finished work.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

pIss ..'1QSHeQ lnJYuguL 'eas no6 oS,
the Major, 1--WE both remembered.
What was that little quarrel of ours
about? I declare l can't tell to save
my lifev'
Neither can ~ said Thankful, and
then they both laughed.
Later, when the matron had told all
she knew to the occupant Of No. 40
Isabel sighed despondently. That's
the way it always is, everyone has
Tuesday visitors but me, even Thank
full Penrose! OF course I'm glad for
her, glad as I can be, but" and
Isabel sighed again.
The matron rose to go. "Well, re-
joice for her, I'm sure" she said,
heartily, "she's like sunshine in the
Home, but l suppose the Major will
carry her off now. They say he has
bought her lovely home here in this
very city and has decided to spend his
last years in California, SO it will be
just the thing for you. For, don't you
see, Miss Bemis, you'll have Tuesday
visitors yourself after this because the
Major and his wife won't forget you"
Nor did they. Every Tuesday after
the quiet, pretty wedding, which oc-
Cured in the parlors of the Home, the
Major and his sweet-faced wife came
up the familiar staircase and along
the corridor to No. 3S. And Isabel
knew that whatever was new and
dainty in the line of fruit or interest
ing in the way OF reading matter was
sure to come with the Major and his
wife. And always she noticed spray
Of heliotrope in the Majors buttonhole
and cluster Of heliotrope in the laces
Of Thankful Delights soft silk gown.
And the matron, as she says good
bye with warm handclasp at the
wide arched doorway when they de-
part, thanks her stars that in this
busy, practical age of ours there lin
gers still touch of romance.-Harriet
Francene Crocker, in Portland Tran
script.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Women Now Wear Paper Hats.

A woman recently created a sensa-
ton at an afternoon luncheon in Lon
don by announcing that she had fif-
teen hats during the summer, but that
not one of them contained an inch of
silk, satin, velvet or straw.
They were entirely of paper, and to
prove her assertion she displayed the
black turban trimmed apparently with
bands of black silk, which she had
worn to the luncheon. The turban
was covered with black silk paper and
trimmed with bands of the same ma
terial. The woman who is determined
to do her own millinery can get few
yards of silk tissue paper and expert
ment with it.
She can face her hat with Japanese
paper, and can otherwise decorate as
she plGases. Such a hat home made
costs little, but at milliner's the
prices are high. They are placing so
much work upon the paper flowers
and the trimmings that it becomes
necessary to charge well for them.
The advantage Of tissue paper are
many, the principal one Of which is
the color, which is said to be fast. The
paper comes stripped in all colors,
nowered, crinkled and plain. 1t is as
rough as silk and more durable than
null or chiffon.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Should Drink More Water.

"My opinion is that people do not
drink as much water during the fall
and winter season as they should"
observed a well-known physician. cor
as much as is positively necessary for
them, having health in view. There
are thousands of people who do not
drink one glass of water during the
entire day, people, too, who drink
from three to six glasses daily during
other seasons Of the year.
water is as necessary during the
cool as during the warm seasons and
those who keep up their usual guam
tity regardless Of seasons are bene-
flied thereby in their general health.
/ do not believe in gulping down wa
ter just because it Is convenient to
drink it, but do believe that drink
ing a regular liberal quantity of wa
ter each day is demanded by the sys-
tenn, and that what are known as wa
ter drinkers have on the whole much
better health by so doing. There are
many people who have such a horror
of getting stout that they never drink
a drop of water except that which goes
into their coffees, teas and soups, and
many of them carry it SO far as to give
up these so as to avoid using water.
II have yet to see the man or wom-
an who has been made fat by drinking
water, while know many who have
grown stout by avoiding it. The kid
neys cannot properly work unless
there are liquids consumed. stimu-
lating drinks, beer and the like, may
furnish the liquids but the stimulation
they cause and which is unnecessary
for perfect health more than counter
acts the benefits derived from their use.
Take any OF the animals and 1t will
be found they drink a regular supply
of water every day in the year-that
is, when they have any choice in the
matter. 1t is a pretty safe rule to fol-
low the habits Of animals. l am sure
none of them grow fat on water alone.
| Washington Star.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
The North Woods In Winter.

The country of the Little Saguenay
is as rough as any part OF the Rocky
Mountains 1t is the custom to dress
lightly for travelling, notwithstanding
the 20 degrees below zero, and even
then one \perspires very greely,
making it impossible to stop long
for rest, on account of the chill
of the open pores. Ice forms on eye
brow, hair, and mustache, while the
sweat freezes in scales on the back of
ones neck: The snow falls from the
trees on the voyager, and melting
slightly from the heat of the body,
forms cakes of ice. Shades of Nan
sen and all the arctic men! I do not
understand why they are not all pill
lars of ice, unless it be that there are
no trees to dump snow on them. The
spruce and hemlock of these parts all
point upwards as straight as one could
set a lance, to resist the constant fall
of snow. If one leaned ever so little
out of the perpendicular, it could not
survive the tremendous average Of fif-
ty feet of snowfall each winter. Their
branches, too, do not grow long, else
they would snap under the weight. Ev-
cry needle on the evergreens has it's
little burden of white, and without in
termission the snow comes sitting
down from the sky through the hush
of the winter. When we stopped, and
the creak of the snow shoes was still,
we could almost hear our hearts beat.
We could certainly hear the cracking
of the tobacco burning in our pipes. It
had a soothing, an almost seductive
influence, that muffle of snow. So SOL
emn is it, so little you feel yourself,
that it is a consciousness which brings
Inconsistencies, and the calm white
forest is almost deadening in its beau
ty. The winter forest means DEATH
From "The White Forest" by frederic
Remington, in Harper's Magazine for
December.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
THE PRICE WE PAY,

freedom ever was dearly bought,
BY gold and silver and lives of men;
In travail of soul her gifts are sought,
In perilous marches by moor and fen,
By the desolate reaches of lonely years,
BY the slow, salt droppings sf widows
tears.
Ever for freedom the price is great,
And paid must be the utmost coin.
Who serves at her affairs, serves the
state
With hest of heart and ache Of loin.
FAY, and all need, to make men free
Are men bond slaves for liberty.
fet who would hold his dearest back,
And who would count his loss but
gain,
When, conquering, white on her in
ward track,
Stern freedom comes, to break the
chain.
e light earth's darkness, to light
earth's gloom,
70 make earth's desert places bloom.
cold and nakedness and thirst,
In heat and fever and wounds and
strife,
7e bid her foeman do their worst,
For freedom is heaven, freedom, life,
Whatever the price, the price we'll pay,
And God be thanked for the dawn OF
day.
Margaret E. Sangster In Interior.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
SOUTH WIND.

From the orange groves and the Jas
mine bowers,
The south wind started forth;
"Good-bye," he said to the Florida
flowers,
ut is time to travel north"
He carried the wild geese on his back,
Far, far through the wide blue sky,
And the robins followed his airy track,
AS he blithely whistled by.
And warm on the lingering snow he
blew,
And swept 1t quite away;
So that tops and marbles and hop
scotch, too,
Once more might have their day.
He hummed so loud through the for
est trees,
That his merry voice awoke
The sleepy squirrels and drowsy bees
And the dreamy flower-folk.
So he journeyed on and on and on,
And when he had travelled past,
We found that the winter time was
gone,
And the spring had come at last.
-Persis Gardner in Youths Compan-
ion.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Cross Stitch Embroidery.

After lapse of several years the
cross-stitch embroidery again becomes
the popular style Of work for certain
large cloths, such as table covers, por-
there's, lambrequins and sofa pillow
covers, observes a writer in the Pitts
burg Dispatch. 1t is an extremely SIM
ple mode, and is within the ability Of
the amateur as we'll as the beginner
in embroidery, and it can be carried
out in worsted, linen, or preferably, in
silk of substantially heavy thread.
For the present time there are so
many good cotton fabrics with open
meshes that are adapted for this work
that the oldtime stitch is again meet
ing with general favor, and some beau
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

indispensable if anything like worthy
slices are to be procured.
The loin is carved after somewhat
similar plan to the saddle but the usual
method is to cut it into chops and serve
bone and kidney with the slices. In
all these cases it is important that the
edge of the knife shall be as keen as
possible or mutton will cut jagged in
stead of smooth and clean.
A leg of mutton, either boiled or
roasted, is so commonly sent to table
1t is joint that can be readily spoiled
by bad carving. Let the round, bulg-
ing part be placed uppermost and the
knuckle end to the right or left, ac-
cording to which side the leg belongs
right leg, knuckle, to the right; left
leg, knuckle to the left with shoul-
der Of mutton the arrangement Is the
same); but better guide perhaps is
to feel with the fork for the direction
of the shank bone, and then see before
you commence cutting that the leg is
placed with the thickest part from you
From this part slices may be cut one
after the other Gig. s, Az down to
the bone, either from the knuckle or
thick end. When the carver has rem
dered a good account of this first posi-
ton the joint should be turned over,
and then some very fine slices of meat
can be cut in the direction indicated
by the dotted lines in Fig. 8, B. When
the leg is boned and stuffed the plan
of carving is much simplified, as shown
in Fig. s, G.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
CARVING MUTTON.

Lamb.-The forequarter is the favor
ite joint and requires some experience,
says American Queen. Other joints,
such as the leg and loin, are carved
the same as the corresponding
parts of mutton. The first thing
to do with fore quarter is
to loosen the shoulder, which is
done by a circular cut about an inch
deep in the direction marked A, B, c
in Fig. S. The shoulder can then be
lifted and dissected off the ribs if de-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Art In Pouring Tea.

Few hostesses understand the art OF
pouring tea and coffee, simple as it
appears. AS rule, the guest Of hon
or is offered the first cup. which is
the weakest, and the children II serv-
ed at all, are given the last and strong
est. When it is desired to have all
the cups of uniform strength one
should pour a little into each. and
then begin over again, reversing tho
order. In England this is so we'll un-
derstood that a pourer of tea or cof-
fee does not begin to replenish the
cups till all are before her.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

sired to be put upon another dish and
reserved for serving cold, but it is
much more artistic to leave the shoul-
der on after raising it and squeezing
some lemon juice in under it. A longi-
tudinal cut Cd c E), separates the
short ribs from the neck and Is fol-
lowed by transverse incisions made in
from G to E. At Z some choice meat,
answering to the kernel of chops, Is
to be found. The shoulder may also
be carved as for shoulder Of mutton
and served either with or without the
ribs. The neck is better cold, and
may be cut in any direction preferred
straight across for preference.
Mutton.-The shoulder offers diverse
styles Of carving, but some very nice
cuts can be obtained if the plan shown
in Fig. 6 A, is adopted. First ascer-
tain, with the carving fork, the direc-
tion of the spine of the blade bone and
then cut longitudinal, wedge-shaped
slices from either side of it. Small
transverse slices can be got out of the
inner part, where there Is no bone,
and the under surface Gig. 6 b. can
be cut as shown by the dotted lines A,
B and D. What is left of the shoulder
Is so rarely served cold that it matters
little how the joint is carved, provid-
ed the directions given are observed.
There is no necessity to trouble about
preserving the appearance of the joint,
for that is reckoned of secondary i'm
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

portance, and never looks neat after
the first cut.
A haunch Of mutton is not often
served. but when it does find it's way
to the table it should be carved as
directed of venison.
A saddle of mutton or double loin
requires some judgment in its carv-
ing, for, it is so essentially joint OF
the epicure, that an error in serving 1t
is deemed by such persons deed al
most equal to a crime. Fig. 7, A,
shows the plan Of carving this joint in
a very dainty style: First longitude
nal cut near the center CA b, the
diagonal slices for serving, and cuts
from the thin edge Cd to c. for the
sake OF the fat. But all saddles of
mutton are not dressed alike. hence we
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

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Arizona silver belt., 1899-02-02
THE GLOBE SCHOOL QUESTION.

As inquiry has been publicly made in regard to the Globe schools, showing a disposition to oriticiss the school trust ees, the board authorizes the pnblica- ton of the statement that it has ex- pended for tho purchase of school lot and expenses attached thereto, tho sum of $1003 50, and has available for the building fund $5996, 40, which is insufficient for the erection of suit able school building.
 Plans for the new building are about completed and will be placed on exhi- bition within day or two. The esti- mated cost of the structure approxi- mates $lA, ,000. To meet the additional cost in excsss of the moneys now on hand, the trustees will submit to the property owners of the district a propo- sition for e new issue of bonds to the amount of 5000, ss being the only proper way to overcome the existing financial difficulty and do justice to the district. The extra 5000 is needed for the contingency of an extra room, as it is quite possible five rooms will be needed next year, in addition to the four rooms and small library provided for by the present plans.
 4 circular letter setting forth tho facts will be prepared by the trustees, and sent to each resident property holder asking for an expression oi views upon the matter, and the trustees will be largely guided in their future action by the consensus of opinion expressed in this inquiry, as to whether an election shall be held for the purpose of deter mining the question of an issue of bonds.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-02-02
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of Supervisors of
 Gila County, Arizona.
GLOBE, Gila County, Arizona, ]
 January 5. 1899.

GLOBE, Gila County, Arizona,
 January 5. 1899.
 The board of supervisors met pur. suant to adjournment at 10 o'clock .. m.
 Present: Supervisors c. D. Bar clay and J. B.gFreeman and R. J. Williams, clerk.
 J. G. Oldisld having qualified tosk bis seat as member of tho beard.
 The minutes of the previous meeting read and approved On motion duly carried, Supervisor Oldfleld was au- thorized in behalf of the board to ar range the county roads,'and town thoro'- fares where the same have been inter- fsrsd with by the Gila Valley. Globe & Northern railway track.
 The bid of Wm. Zimmerman was ac- ceptsd at $25 per case, for burying the county paupsrs, the board fixed his bond at $500.
 Tho bid of s B Claypooi, M D, for care of inaigent sick cases of Gila county during the year 1899 was &C., cepted and board fixed his bond at S5000, The wood bid of Wm Mill Williams was accepted at prices named in bid, viz. 80 per cord for cedar, mixed SS.75, oak or mesquite $S. 50 per cord in such quantities and kinds ss may be required, bond fixed at $250. On motion duly carried the board took O recess until l 80 p, m. Board met as l 80 pm. pursuant to adjournment; present Chairman G D Barclay, J B Freeman and G Oldfeld members, and R J Williams, cle-k.
 On motion duly carried the bid of Hackney < Hamill for doing county printing WAS accepted, bonds fixed at S2oOO
 There being no bid to furnish meals to prisoners in county jail, on motion duly carried, sheriff was instructed to procure same, two meals per day, not to exceed 25 cents per meal.
 Tho bond of E E Recon road overseer of road district No. II was approved.
 A petition signed by John s See, ct al, of Tonto asking that the board mako some provision in the case of Rev Morrow aud family who are in destitute circumstances, on motto n duly carried he was allowed $10 per month for 8 months. Mrs. Heury J Mercer who is in destitute circumstance was allowed Sl0 per .nenth for 8 months. Michael Kilbright was allowed $.O per month. Juan Lopez was al- lowed s5 per month for 3 monthi.
 On motion duly carried, s P Wood was employed as hospital stewart at s1 per day. and board same as hospital patients. s F Wood was given the laundry work for hospital for $40 per quarter.
 The annual report of G N Allison, clerk of the board of supervisors WAS read and on motion duly carried i. WAS ordered that it be spread upon the minutes of the proceedings of the board. The expenditures include the last quarter of the year 1897 and the four quarters of the year lS9S:--