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Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
hOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY.
Observations of Com m non place ThinRs by tn. A tchison Globe Man.

OBSERVATIONS or (Om m OupIaCc ! ln1nRo by the Atchison Globe Man.
 If you can't possibly do certain thing, try to do it. and people will ad' ,nire you for being ambitious" This rule can always be depended upon: a gossip will be just as bad as the listener will permit him to be.
 Strawberry shot cake is good dea. like glove affair; pleasant at the time, but disagreeable in its after ef fleets.
 Every man has so many umbrellas stolen from him that he feels Justified In walking off with every umbrella he sees.
 Whan a man disappears, the first thing that Is said Is that his wife Is distracted, and that they never quar- reled.
 bass voice in singing; bass voice sug- gests the tones in which husband scolds.
 The only advantage in being any ones best friend Is that you hear hi. real opinion of people, which Is never flattering.
 It Is easy to carry a good thing too far. People have contempt for man who does nothing but look after his patriotism.
 We suppose that if ever the modest shrinking violet got married. 1t would be transformed into an aggressive Canada thistle.
 What has become of the old fashion Cd woman who didn't think she was treating her guests right if they ever stopped eating?
 We have this kind of memory: we can remember the correct spelling of "cantaloupe' only as long as the canta- loupe season lasts.
 When a man Is invited to dinner at some time In the future. without date being set, he reflects that he has been fooled that way before.
 We can't imagine how any man who has ever had stomach pump used on him, can hold his head up again and feel any respect for himself
 There are various ideas of a good time, but when the uniform rank of q negro lodge comes to town, and gives parade. we begin having a good time.
 When a woman admits to another woman that she occasionally finds bedbug in her house, 1t indicates that she reposes the greatest confidence In her.
 People who do not get many tele- grams regard 1t as q part of their dutN to look worried and sigh when they have read telegram, no matter what it's contents.
 We have often wondered that women do not have their kitchen dresses made as low-necked as their party dresses II would certainly be cooler in working over q hot stove.
 You are always hearing people abused who are cold and clammy They should be admired more. Cold and ciammy people never thaw out and tell their secrets.
 We don't see why girls are sent abroad for number of years to study art, when canvassers come through town every few weeks who will teach how to enlarge and color portraits in two lessons
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21

When a girls engagement to an out of-town man is reported, it is first said that she Is to marry king. AS time progresses, the girls mother confesses that the young man is prince. It leaks out later that he works on a sal ary, and has to work Saturday nights, and later, just before the wedding, no one is surprised at learning that ho is clerk, and gives dancing lessons CD the side to make living.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
Philippine Women Love Jewelry.

Philippine women are inordinately fond of jewelry, but at the same time show excellent taste in the matter of design and display. Those of the wealthy classes often order pieces to be made and sent out by the best Paris Ian firms at enormous expense; but in the way of its exhibition no criticism could be made except. perhaps, at baile, or dance, and then the profusion of glitter Is sometimes trife bewilder- ing, and conducive to monetary esti- mates.-Woman's Home Companion.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21

lean up against the wall, and it defies the most ingenious to devise a scheme for holding 1t while repairing or clean ing 1t. The table of Charles Colsten, of Jersey City, fills the bill. The wheel stands upon the saddle and handle bars on the table, which places 1t at a very convenient height. Two springs grasp the handle-bar in such way that the machine is held perfectly rigid.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
RUBBER HEELS AORSEShOES
Cushion that Lessens the Pounding
 on the Animals Feet.

The cushion principle has been so successfully applied to vehicles that ef- forts are being made to utilize it as a means of saving the horses joints by devsing some sort of horseshoe which will relieve the animal of the many rapidly succeeding shocks as he pounds the hard roads with his hoofs. Elias A. Powers of Chicago has recent ly patented d shoe having rubber heels
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
THE FRANKLIN STATUE.

gently there was unveiled statue which fttingly commentaries the in- ventor, philosopher and patriot It Is located in front of the postotfice and stands on the site where Franklin is supposed to have made his historic eX- pertinent With a kite. The sculptor IS John J. Boyle, of Philadelphia.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
TABLE FOR BICYCLE CLEANING.
Stand that Holds the Wheel Rigid and
 in Handy Shape.

Everything concerning the bicycle is of great general interest because of the popularity of the wheel. Among the recent novel inventions is a very con- venient bicycle cleaning and repairing stand. Under certain circumstances the bicycle is like q slimy eel. It will not
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
PORTRAITS AT HOME.
Suggestions for Handling the Ligh'
 Two Simple Screens.

Although all kinds of interior wo:l are much more difficult than outdoo, ing to the difficulty of managing the light, nearly every one who has Il cam era tries the former sooner or later. II is not at all uncommon to begin on DOT
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21
STATUE OF FRANKLIN.

Inventor, Philosopher and Patriot
 Com morated in Bronze.
 For years the absence of q suitabld memorial to Benjamin Franklin has he achieved his scientific and literary fame. The stain Is now removed. Re-
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21

Paradoxical though it may seem, the word trust" excites good deal of sus. picion.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-10-21

British Postoffice System. England makes s2O,OOO,OOO a year profit out of it's postoffices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29

old. Then for the first time does he put on Shoes
and the shoes he thus begins TO wear are Of n
kind known in the trade az softsolcd shoes. II
is shoe of this sort that the mother puts away
in a bureau drawer or elsewhere to preserve as
a treasure.
infants soft soed shoes are made on lasts,
and they have practically the same parts-ns
vnmp an upper and so on-and they are made
In as many varieties as either mems or womens
shoes, but they are all alike in one respect thcv
have soft soles OF sheepskin The sheepskin
leather may vary in quality and in the shades
in which It is tanned and II may vary somewhat
In thickness; but sheepsk.n IS the material uni
yersally used for this purpose because while il
has some substance it is yet soft and pliable and
easy to the foot 1t is not used To walk upon.
But while the soles are substantially all alike,
the tops Of the sP hc STsd a shoes Ss maqe n Iy
and Of kid; and in black and In white, in tan,
and in buff and in various bright colors, as pink
and blue, and red. There are shoes with tops
Of quilted satin in various colors; and there are
shoes With tops partly q leather and partly Of
shoes with patent leather tops. and some with
patent tips; shoes finished with fur.edged
Tops and so on; Many Of these s shoes Of all
color throug hout; as for example, pink Kid
shoe lined with pink Kid, stitched with pink
| silk. having pink silk shoe strings and a
from the various Kinds Of cloth tops mentioned
the materials Of the different parts OF the shoe
| Of contrasting colors, and with the stitching the
| laces and the Trimmings in contrast with the
| body OF the shoe. Many infants shoes are, as
| the saying goes, Just as pretty as they can be.
| These soft soed shoes are made both laced and
buttOned and, besides the shoes, there moCas-
| sins and sandals and oxford ties and ankle
| tics, and ankle button shoes. Taking them
| altogether infants soft soled shoes are made in
| hundreds OF varieties; in sizes they are made
| in 0s 10 As They are sold at various prices
| from rs cents 10 81 pair, The baby wears such
shoes until he puts on his first stiff -soed shoes
| at the age Of year or less. The difference be
tween the sizes Is small; and II Is common thing
| for mother 10 buy all five OF the sizes, as the
| baby's foot grows And then many mothers
| buy different colorcd shoes to match different
| dresses: and so II would be nothing remark able
for mother 10 buy for the same child. at time
and another half dozen pairs Of soft soled shoes,
or even u dozen pairs or more and there are COM
paratively few children for whom there would
| not be provided at least one pair.
There are factories devoted specially 10 the
production of infants footwear and the number
sold of these pretty little SHOES amounts TO mill
| ions Of pairs annually.
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whose plant Is in city and the only one who
supplies garments 10 firstclass houses in all the
cities Of me wnGn Their S,S are in hTn Sr
equipped modern building III the prosperous
wholesale district
The proprietor and director Of a nourishing
millinery institute got her first inkling OF trnde
values as SnlcSgirl in a retail broadway house.
She designs artistic millinery as well as teaches
the practical branches Of the trade and exclu-
sive mllinets send their girls TO learn Of her
Another New. York sacsgirl is establishe in
city, and not few others can be heard Of as con
Quoting business for themselves in various lines
hTSuEh1ni the roGnX some Pic2mS ftsvenS
more scope and less monotony than the store.
1t is curious to discover how wholly the sales
girl is cngrossed with the life of the store. She
is in the life Of the city al large but not Of lead
ing one grooved existence that centres IN and
hours are spent She has n" chance TO partici.
pate in the general outside life Of the city. Cur
rent topics md happenings, events Of public move
ment come To- her Of course, borne in on the Skin
Of the crowd that surges through the doors but the
things that touch her nearest have to do with her
simple bolts i S Of ofgandy and pique have been
missed from the cotton goods counter Such
and such salesman Is under suspicion. They
have taken on new mill ner in the hat trimming
department Got her from Rochester Is il
likely she can fill the place? The head girl in The
china goods department has made big mistake
about the value OF toilet set and got turned down.
and good for her! y stuCk-up mink acting as II
nobody but she knew anything about business IS,
Some other luCkc sS one sent bridal present 10 the
wrong outof town address and the expense was
women's suit department, has resigned TO take
another place and the girls on that floor are get
ting up a gift for him. Miss NJ, the lace goods
expert, has been sick so long that her place can 7
be kept for her after this month" The store en-
tertainmrnts, the salesgirs new fail dress. the
irralionalities Of shoppers, and the renppeqrnnce
on the horizon Of some cS salesgifl who. IL was
thought, would never have To work any more
these things are Of more vital interest than any
mere outside sensations ever could be. The
saesgir is Joined TO her idols OF necessity and Of
she EN- ploys the time in going to other stores that
are open. and seeing how other salesgirls conduct
themselves
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he must complain to the police, as her screams
upset his wife's nerves We moved again and
since then We have led nOmadc life When papa
does not come home at his usual line mamma
is sure that he has forgotten his address and gona
To the last place. We have 10 pay cash for every
thing because the grocer regards us with sus.
picion and our friends from out OF town have
not time To hunt MS up unless they stay month
We have boarded taken furnished rooms. houses
and flats all with the same result: as soon az
begin 10 practise. the ncigbors begin 20 complain
and then comes the agent. 1t is funny, but tho
people who have crying babies barking dogs
or ScreaChing parrots complain Just as much az
the rest, and the friends who used to say that my
voice reminded them Of Mebas become cold as
soon as move into their immediate ncig hbOrhood
oh tell you. the pa Of future pfima donna
is thurny and the only comfort is the thought
that some day the people Mho have refused 10 live
within a block Of me. will have TO pay rOundly
for the privilege OF hearing me sing" And clearing
her throat she whitfield around on the piano st"p
and went with her scales. until the woman
i'll the fiat atUve sent the iantOr to say that tho
doctor had told her She would die unless she had
perfect quiet for n week And the janitOr seemed
10 enjoy delivering the message
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Mrs. PiH1kIk1aE1a has FIffV
Thousand Such Letters as
Above ON File at Her Office
-~She Makes No Statements
Size Cannot Prove.

probable. English boys are unable to eat as they
used TO eat, then he "trembles for the future OF
the British empire
The fashionable vogue Of port wine, which has
acquired some Impetus in England has been
checked for the time being by the assertion that
the bubonic plague now present in Portugal may
be spread through infection Of the wine watts The
decision Of the Lancet, u journal that occupies the
same relation To the allmentary processes OF the
English that the Bible does their spiritual con
Germs in regard To this matter is ava ted with
penSc II port wine could be prnCured in pure
state that is. fortified with no more alcohol than
comes through natural fCrn!cnta lion there would
be reason for revived Of it; but spirits are
largely mixed with the exported sorts, and il
is 80 largely adultcrated with preparation con.
siSting Of rldcrbrrrrS molaSscS and raiSin Juice,
and called PrSpiOI that its return to favor be
only Of short duration. Pure port wine requires
several years 10 rpen. Its color when new varies
from pale 10 deep red until IL reaches certain
age. when II assumes u deep tawny brown that is
permanent 1t was only the fierce fighting. har
riding Englishman Of the last century and Of the
early years Of the present one who could have
withStOod the assaults Of daily ration OF three
four bottles uf port. 1t was drink 10 fight on, for
those who drank this wine were those who lead
their handful Of men, with the greater daring,
over the breaCh VI the towns Of Portugal whence
came their favurtc tipple
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No Resting Place in New York for the
Future Prma Donna.

No Resting Place in New York for the
Future Prma Donna.
"Yuu don't happen 10 know Of a deaf and dumb
asylum where they take bUaTdcrs 90 YOU" asked
the girl who sings. NO ! haven't lost my mind
yet but | cant answer for the consequences II
my present continue. Why, l haven't
lived in one neighborhood long enough since l
came 10 town 10 make a single friend and my
address changes SO often that am afraid 10 trust
my memory lest give the old one, and must
carry it plainly written where | can consult 1t
constantly"
But what on earth is the matter" asked the
old friend from the country; You haven't com
mitted any crime, have your Then perhaps
You have double like the good hero in an Eng
lish novel and" &c.
Nothing OF the kind ! have voice and that
appears 10 be II crime Of itself in an apartment
house When papa rented the first fiat the agent
wanted him 10 take lease for year but he refused
said he'd see about il il We liked il after the first
month, Well, il was a model building, no dogs.
cats children allowed, and we liked II SO much
that decided TO stay. When papa went up
to sign the lease he found that every indi, dua
tenant in the place had threatened 10 move il
We stad because ! practise five hours day"
"And you moved" said the old friend from the
county,
pay rent for the entire building. The next place
we went was pleasant as to rooms and gorgeous
as 10 decoration and the agent said he wHs mu
steal himself, so went back 10 my practising.
with renewed hope II was worse than the other;
the peoIlc in the fiat above used 10 pound on the
floor while did my scales. and the ones across the
way sent in to ask il some i'll the first time
pIaCtsed my great aria. Then, we took house
and prac'ised in peace for three weeks, so that
Prof Won SCalz said that ! would soon equal
Patti and told me- Ia practise nm extra hour daily,
Two days later the man next door told papa that
he piucd him for having daughter who was in
sane hut unless she was sent To an asylum at once
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29

A Favorite Place with Former Presideno
Harrison for Casting Line.
From N, Chicago Record.

From he Chi-dgo Record.
Such streams as the Fox River Of Illinois, the
Kankekee, the White or the Tippecanoe Of Indiana,
afford at times even To day very good sport TO the
fly rod
FIX President Harrison and a few chosen friends
often take a fly fishing trip for bass along the
TippecanOc. which was once famous bass water
and even yet is not quite shorn Of its ancient glory.
These gentlemen would soon think Of grand
larceny or highway robbery as to entertain the
idea of using anything but the fly on the small
mouths Of the Tippecanoe. This stream may no
waded on many Of its best reaches, though it 10
best 10 take along boat, and some anglers prefer
TO fish it from boat all the way The bass Of
'ss rive, are very good ghe and show tho
times sprnging out hig her than ones head M ono
stands playing the fish. The average run is q
a Gsh very much heavier 'The bucEtail flies arc
good ON the 1ippccnnoe, though this seems To DO
his notions for bright colored millinery in laying
out ones days supply "f flies. The Ferguson
", and the Seth Green, with a cinnamon wing, has
been found good upon occasion, though as 10
these matters !, is not WG to Sc, loT.h dngma
We, may ns well call broad fishing" since II Is
Of the water This is late spring and summer
fishing when the bass are lying about in tho
wccdy pockets under logs, or close 10 shafp banks,
and this method, OF course, ends when the cold
weather comes and the bass begin to cong regats
in the deep holes
The Fox River in the summer time offers an 90
CasiOna evening Of good fly fishing at such points
the reefs near Clintunvilic " Elgin. when the
bass are taking the natural fly in The cOUlrr part
Of the day, and on this river well as the Kan
kakrc one may now and then pick out bass from
midstream even in the middle II the dav, while tho
fish are lying pretty well down and only locking
up lazily at the panorama which sails past them
outlined against the sky This sort 0f hv fishing.
not restricted absolutely 10 any part of tho water.
hut intended for any fish that may happen 10 10
lying about loose is the most common form nf fly
fishing, and is sometimes very successful when
the bass are in the humOr
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Mrs. VOss cured of Psr'l-
OdIcag Pains and Per'-
pefual headaches by FOL-
lowing Mrs. PlnkfisaSss'S
COUNSEL
"DEAR Mrs. PTyKHAM have been
suffering for over year and had three
doctors At time of menstruation I
suffer terrible pains in back and
ovaries. | have headache nearly every
day, and feel tired all the time. Tho
doctor said my womb was out of place.
Would be SO glad if you could help me-"
Mis-. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa,
August /, 1893.
please accept my sincere thanks for
the good your advice and Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done me. l did everything you told
me to do, and used Only three bottles,
and feel better in every respect -
Mrs. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March
%, 1899.
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GiSTROSOMIC NOTES.

The reported presence in New York OF an East
Indian culinary artist who devotes his attention
exclusively to the preparation Of curries suggests
the statement OF some facts in relation 10 those
highly-spiced connections, II Is asserted that
this newly arrived practitioner makes curries
Of the same high quality as those served in Hin
dostan. This Is prcsuming more than existing
conditions will warrant The excellence OF a
curry depends upon the freshness Of certain con
situCnts Of which II is composed, Among these
are cocoanut flour or milk and fresh almond
milk or that Of the Brazil nut. which must be used
as soon as made; otherwise they become rancid
and destroy the flavor Of the entire compound
II il for this reason that curry powders essences
cannot be procured in perfection in other than
countries where the nuts mentioned indig
cnous. II Is generally supposed that curres are
Of Eastern origin but those highly spiced nirepoir
were used In England in the time OF Richard H.,
long before there was any intercourse with India
these powders or essences all pungent dishes Of
that nrriod derived their name. There are scv
eral Eastern currirs, the Malay OF CcyiOn, the
Moi, Kebob and Quoozma Malay curry is
compounded Of cOcoanut milk spiced with mild
is used with EFGrn mSyf S sogWLd h
is about the same as the Malay, only almond
milk is sometimes substituted for hat OF the cocoa
| Anglo Indians The powder Of this Is made OF
| freshly grated cocOanut with which highly spiced
ingredients are Incorporated. Il is employed
Of rice Of which enCh grain is dry and fully eX
| foliated The mutton OF veal is cut into small
| pieces and there is also some bacon with pieces
| Of parbuled onion and slices OF ginger These
are placed alternately upon silver skewcrs. busted
with The curry powder and gred and then served
! with curry gravy. Quoorma curry is made W I'll
! mutton The sauce is composed OF Cocoanut
! and almond milk and cream from the COW. Tur-
merle and sugar boiled together added and then
seasoned or pointed with lemon or lime Juice
| This is called mild curry because no chill pep
| pers are Incorporated with H.
|
| investigation will disclose that the complaints
| of the high price OF meat comes from those VIII,
are wnsteful in its use OF from those who, through
| Ignorance Of how TO treat them, would complain
| Of the best cuts We are noted above all peoples
for reckless waste Of food Foreign traveller.
guAge capacity In this particular from obscrva
| ton at hotels conducted on the so-callet
American plan. In proporionate degree tn,
same conditions exist in most American
households What we throw away In
proHigae waste in the matter Of mea
alone would almost supply the entire French
people. and certainly those Of Prussia or Spar
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Another Woman Who
acknowledges the Help
she has Received from,
MrS. Pisskl1a12s

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM - The doctor
says have congestion of the womb,
and cannot help me. There is aching
in the right side of abdomen, hip, leg,
and back, lfyou can do me any good,
please write. "-MRs. NINA CHASE,
Fulton, NY, December 20, 1897.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM--I followed
your instructions. and row l want
every woman suffering from female
trouble to know how good your advice
and medicine is. The doctor advised
an operation. | could not bear to
think of that, so followed your advice.
/ got better right Off took six bottles
of Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. and used three packages of
Sanative Wash also took your Liver
Pills, and am cured. - MRS. NINA
CHASE, Fulton, NY. December IL,
1893,
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INFINT S' SHOES.

All Made with One Kind OF soles, hut
Otherwise Produced In Great Variety.
II is probable that most people wear more shoes
in the first year Of their life than they do in any
other; and the several pairs of shoes that they
wear in that year are all worn within period
Of six or eight months, For, IA every mother
knows, the baby doesn't wear shoes Ia start WITH
but worstcd socks, which nrc made in great variety
These are Worn until the baby is about four months