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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-26

When does a man become a seam
stress?" "when he hens and haws.~
mo" "When he threads his way.r
No E" "when he rips and tears " NO.
"Give 1t up" Never. II he can help it,"
Maggie, did you make that chicken
bro.hY" 20. did, num-" 81 csa'. hnd
II anywhere about; what did you do with
~" "Sure an that ilse would Oh do wild
II but fade II To the chickens, mum?"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-26

Hoods Pills cure Liver Ills, Biliousne.a, In.
digestion, Hea,iaehe. Easy to take, easy to
Operate ssc. ldrf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-26
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DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK i?


Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know Of the wonderful
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
A Hint as tn Table Linen.

The preferred table linen is OF fine
damask with an embroidered cipher.
This device is no longer made very
large and conspicuous. and is not much
greater for the tablecloth than for the
napkins There is nothing so difficult
to Judge as table linen: no fabric where
authorizations or exact qualities are SO
difficult TO discern. In other than
highs grade establishments. where one
must depend upon personal judgment
for the purity OF fabric. there are a
few points to keep in mind. Pure linen
is hard and slippery. never soft and
pliable. If a moistened finger be APP
piled TO an all-linen cloth the moisture
will at once appear on the other side.
whereas in mixed goods it will appear
slowly or not at all. The fax odor Is
always noticeable In linens, and every
woman should learn to recognize 1t or
its absence. Sheets with ruffled tops
are again used. after being long aban-
6oned. Sheets and pillowcases, with
the bolster cases, if bolster is en-
ployed, are made in sets TO match.
Yellow or grayish lace. now seen on
underwear. is likewise adopted for bed
linen. Hemstitching is another dec
Grafton which is much elaborated with
drawn work for bed linen and towels.
The laces which are chosen for trim
ming this class of household linen are
Mechlin, Valenciennes and guipure.
Beb covers of Richelieu embroidery
over lining of colored taffeta are
seen. The most satisfactory ones,
however. are those Of fine white Mar
settles fringed or embroidered around
the edge and always fresh by reason
of their capability of being frequently
Numbered.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
MAKES HER SICK,
New Jersey Woman Who Is strangely
Affected by Light.

In a Spruce street boarding house
there is now living an elderly spinster
who for thirty years has avoided the
light She is no misanthrope, no re-
cluse, nor does her aversion TO light
arise from any constitutional defect.
Of wide information. chatty and fond
of company, her peculiar condition pre-
cludeS enjoyment of society in circum
stances making social intercourse most
pleasant. In the evenings when the
gas is lighted, she retires to a cloaked
corner. and hidden under an umbrella
especially constructed to ward off rays
of light, she holds converse. Thus she
sits for hours, like some seeress IN
seen by those in the same room. and
not seeing those to whom she talks and
charms with her fund Of bright and
interesting things. Not that her eye
sight is affected-it is as good as that
of any woman 90 years of age She
simply cannot bear the light TO strike
her. Diffused sunlight as 4 rule does
not trouble her. bat tiny ray Hum
mating nearby object upSets Ter
physical system and is followed by an
attack of nausea. The patient is Miss
Ford of MoOrestOwn, ~ ia descendant
of the Fords in whose house Washing
ton made his headquarters while in
that part of New Jersey. She came
here recently to be treated for her pc
culiar malady. The physicians who
have her case IN charge viii not say
whether her condition is pathOlOgically
natural or reflex. Her ailment has eX-
listed for thirty years. For all that
time she has been unable TO suffer the
radiance of gaslight. and when electric
light was introduced her retirement
from its presence was rendered i'm
perative. Its effect upon her nervous
system is so baleful that she is made
i'll, as though some nauseating dose
had been administered to her. SO SEN
sitiye has Miss Ford become TO the
irritating effect of light that should a
suns ray invade her corner and flicker
upon the hangings. or tint the window
shade, she would be Immediately
thrown into a nervous spasm. The
sun which brightens and cheers all the
world is TO her a dread visitor, whose
benign sparks are malevolent messen-
gers. The effulgence all nature glories
in induces only adherence in her.
When she drives out. except on cloudy
days, the curtains Of the carriage are
drawn and draperies so arranged that
there may be no invasion of distinct
rays of light The most peculiar fact
connected with Miss Fords unique
condition is that it is not necessary for
her to see the ray Of light to be ad-
versely affected. Its mere presence
in her immediate vicinity. at her side
or behind her back. renders her Sis
eptible.-Philade.ph North Amer
lean.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09

neighbours. whose reputation Of dress
ing Just as it happens" at home. in
some indefinahle way casts a shadow
over whatever virtues she may possess.
y woman neetly dressed is ready for
emergencies. The chance caller and
unexpected guest finds her ready to
receive them. But, perhaps, the great
est necessity for looking we'll at home
is the home itself. To the members Of
our own family circle do We owe the
first duty Neatly dressed does not
mean richly dressed. A cheap. plainly
made gown may be the perfection Of
neatness, and take only few minutes
to assume after the dinner work is out
of the way. \ woman in slatternly
garments is shorn of her dignity and
womanly influence just as surely as
was Samson OF his strength when be-
trayed by Delilah. Curl papers and
soiled wrappers represent the Delilah
of many an otherwise strong person
ality.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
RIG Crops In Arid Lands.

Can the arid lands of western Kan
sas, Utah and other states subject TO
drought be made TO raise crops regu-
larry year after year. and that without
irrigation? II. w. Campbell farmer.
formerly OF Brown county. South Da-
kota, claims that they can. He has
originated method Of cultivation
which, he asserts. never fails to pro-
duce crops in the sun-baked territory.
no matter how dry the season may be.
His plan is based upon the theory that
droughts are caused not by lack OF
sufficient fall of moisture, but by too
rapid evaporation. He plows the soil
deeply and subpacks the lower por-
ton. thus forming a shallow water
reservoir under the surface. The top
strata of earth is then pulverized as
fine as dust and kept so by frequent
STRINGS. forming fine dust. which
chokes the pores of the soil. cutting Oft
evaporation and leaving the moisture
in the earth to be drawn on by the
roots of the growing plants
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Training Wives.

One of the most indefatigable adv0-
Gates OF woman's rights used 10 say
that II was the greatest possible mis-
take for girls to be brought up to re-
gard marriage as a profession. The
danger nowadays seems to lie in the
opposite direction. and women appear
10 think that no kind OF training 5
necessary in order TO fit them for the
duties that will devolve upon them If
they do become wives and mothers.
says the Ladies' Pictorial. That moth
ers should train their daughters 20
snare husbands and to regard matri-
mory as their predeStined end is I'M
questionably a mistake: but that our
modern system does not make for do
nestle felicity is, unhappily, only too
evident However. we get over all our
troubles at this end Of the century by
the use of serum or by technical
schools, and it is therefore not in the
least surprising to learn that train
ing college is in course OF formation
where girls can be taught their duties
as matrOns. Naturally, housewifely
duties come first in the course Of
studies, then care OF children, then
the preservation of personal appear
ance. And it may be here noted that
this Is by no means an insignificant
subject for wives to study. We know.
alas! that the average woman looks
older than the average man. who IS
very susceptible to good looks and that
indeflnable attractiveness that clothes
can give a woman If they are well
chosen and we'll put on Every wife
cannot have unlimited dress money or
credit at her mOdiste's, but she can be
careful to keep wrinkles and dowdiness
at bay. One can easily imagine that
the classes for this subject will be well
attended at the school for wives; bu.
it is impossible to Imagine how pupils
are TO be practically trained in tact.
which is also included in the curric-
ulum. If the professors can teach
this. then future rulers In the divorce
court should have a very easy time,
and matrimonial misunderstanding
become exceptional But how is it 20
be done? Can the leopard change its
spots or the Ethiopian his skin? And
Edwins and Angelinas all the world
over are daily giving each other all
manner OF provocation for making
those riffs within the domestic lutte
| which SO often widen and widen until
the music that at the outset of their
matrimonial life was so full of har-
mOny becomes altogether mute When
Edwin shows a disposition to seek So
ciety away from home. when he grum-
blcs increasingly and unreasoningly
when he filings his relations. so to say.
| at Angelina: when he sulks: when. IN
short. he does any OF the aggravatiug
things that he always does, Angelina
must hit the happy mean tina, lies be-
tween absolute silence-w which goads Il
man to madness-and the addition OF
| fuel 10 the fire which inevitably results
from answering back" any argu-
mentation. But if women are made
SO perfect rs to hold their tongues
when provoked. it is difficult TO see
where the material for plays and nov
| els Is 70 he for nd
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
A Basl Habtt=Have You II?

Again attention is called TO those es-
sentially feminine habits of putting
pins in the mouth or moistening
pencil with the lips A pin swallowed
means only surgical case, but the
greater danger lies In the contaSion
that may be lurking in the pin itself.
Under the head of the pin, or in the
point of the pencil. all kinds of ma
lignant germs may be located. which
will be transmitted by the mouth
quicker than any other way. 1t hardly
seems possible that anyone needs to be
cautioned against holding money be-
tween the lips. yet a person can scarce
ly go block on street car without
noticing some one indulging in the
dangerous habit.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Hats.

Isinglass forms a most delicate
starch for fine lace, muslins, etc.
To cleanse furnished brass cut
lemon in two; take one-half and rub
on the brass. then wash with warm
water, and rub with q leather.
Ground mustard mixed with little
water and rubbed over the hands re-
moves strong odors from them Lin
seed meal answers the same purpose
When bamboo furniture Is filled With
dust it may be cleaned with a small
brush dipped in warm water and salt.
The salt prevents it from turning
yellow.
Vanished and Painted FlOors.-If.
once a month. the floors be first wiped
clean with a cloth wrung out OF warm
water, then rubbed with a cloth wet
with kerosene and finally rubbed
briskly with a coarse wooden cloth, they
will keep bright and handsome for
years.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
For Black Eyes,

1t is often the case that people meet
with accidents and bruises that cause
distiguring and discolorations from
which they suffer not little embar-
rassment and annoyance. 1t Is worth
while to know that there is simple
remedy, and one quite within the reach
of everyone Immediately after the
accident, mix an equal quantity or
capsicum annuum with mucilage made
of gum arabic. To this add a few
drops of glycerine. The bruised sur
face should be carefully cleansed and
dried. then painted all over with the
capsicum preparation. Use camels-
hair brush and allow 1t to dry; then
put on the second or third coat as soon
as the first is entirely absorbed.
medical journal is authority for the
statement that If this course is pursued
Immediately after the injury. discolor-
alton of the bruised tissue VIII be
wholly prevented. II is also said that
this remedy is unequaled as a cure
for rheumatism or stiffness OF the
neck
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
DEAF CHILDREN LEARN MUSIC
Interesting Experiments with Sue
ces-rui Result at Detroit.

An interesting work with deaf chill
dren is being done under the direction
OF the superintendent of music in the
Detroit public schools A class from
which the best results are obtained
consists of about six pupils The
children gather around a piano, rest
ing their hands and in some cases their
arms upon the instrument. Soon after
a piece is started the children will be-
gin to count in correct time with the
music, catching the accentuation of
beats through the vibration OF the
wood. Occasionally a child would
seem to progress beyond the mere re-
Spouse to time and count aloud with
some approximation to the tune. When
this fact was observed by the teach
er the pupils were told to repeat the
words baby, baby" over and over
and at the same time lullaby was
played on the piano. In short time
it was noticed that nearly all the chill
dren with whom the experiment was
tried indicated the air with more or
less distinctneSs. Still another expert
ment was tried by singing the scale
into the ear of a boy and playing 1t
on the plano. After a few trials the
pupil was able to sound the notes as
we'll as could many children with un
impaired hearing. These tests seem to
indicate that singing with some degree
of accuracy may be taught the most
deaf children. II such proves the fact
a new pleasure and a new educative
influence will come into their lives
Buffalo Express.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
SimplY q M.tter of Buslneas.

Glorious SPORT cried the man by
the roadside as the scorchers went by.
Il can't see it," returned his COM
panion, who was watering the horse.
That must be because you are
prejudiced.' said the man who had
first spoken. 1T has everything in its
favor. l even find 1t an excellent thing
for business"
II don't" replied the other sullenlv.
From that infer you are the pro-
prietor of livery stable?"
II am. And you?"
"Oh, I'm surgeon.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Hygienic i,atttu1.

An authority on hygiene says that
systematic use of salt baths will pre-
chapping and roughness of the skin
A handful of common coarse salt dis
solved in a basinful of water as cold as
ones vitality permits is sufficient for a
sponge bath over the entire body. No
soap should be used in this bath. 1t is
and neck. adding little hot for the re-
mainder of the sponging, if desired.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
The Last Link. Are Broken.

The Last Links Are Broken.
(OId Favorite Series)
The last links are broken
That bound me TO thee.
The words thou hast spoken
Have rendered me free.
Thy sweet glance. misleading.
On others may shine
Those eyes beam'd unheeding
When tears burst from mine.
The chain that enthrali'd me
In sadness was worn;
The coldness that ealld mo
In silence was borne.
Though sorrow subdued me.
u did not appear.
Though Thy scorn hath pursued me,
Ling. long vert thou dear.
II my love was deen'd boldncss.
That error Is DER;
! have witnessed thy GOODNESS.
/ love thee no more.
have not loved lightly:
III think of thee yet
i will pray for thee nightly.
TIN life's sun has set,
Ard the form nv heart CHERISHED
Sill IN II shall dwell,
I;ut affection haIH peIish'd.-
And. loVe-fdrc the we'll.
y. S,ewers.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Suliana Puddin y.

In double boiler scald one pint OF
new milk. Scrape one square of choco-
late and mix it with two tablespoonfuls
of sugar and just enough boiling water
to reduce TO thin paste. When the
Jumps have been rubbed out add it TO
the hot milk. Beat two eggs and add
to them gradually one and one-half
cups of granulated sugar, and when
well mixed beat in two level teaspoon
fuls Of -four and half teaspoOnful of
ground cinnamon. Pour the scalded
milk upon this. beat moment. and
cook until we'll thickened. Stir con-
stantly TO prevent curdling, and when
cold add tablespoonful of vanilla and
a quart of good cream. Have ready
cupful of seeded raisins and chopped
dates and stir them into the pudding
after it has been partly frozen.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09

The woman who is always well and
neatly dressed is able to exercise a
greater influence for good than one
VINO is the reverse The neatly dressed
woman is more attractive to the eye.
and the eye is one of the main avenues
TO the heart. Other things being equal,
her influence is more potent than her
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Frircssseed Farsoips.

Two tablespoonfuls Of broth. piece
of mace, One-half cupful of milk. one
ounce butter, little flour, pepper and
salt. parsnips. Peel and wash the par
ships and boil them in milk till
quite soft: drain them and cut them
in pieces lengthwise two or three
inches long; put them in sauce made
of the broth. milk. butter. flour and
seasoning; simmer all together for
quarter Of an hour and serve.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
A Cheap Icing.

An icing for cake, that will be found
inexpensive and good, may be made
by taking three tablespoonfuls of milk
and letting 1t come to a boil Then set
it aside and when it is cool add one
teaspoonful of vanilla or other extract
and stir in confectioner's sugar until
thick enough to spread without run
ming
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Engaged COndltionalIy.

Edythe-"Are Percy and Beatrice en-
gagged"
Ethel-"Well-er- conditionally, II
her papa's wheel deal goes through all
right, of course she would look higher
than Percy; and Z her papa's whea.
deal goes to smash. OF course. Percy
would take to the woods. Puck.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
FOR HOME AND WUMEN
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

Pearl Gray Foulard with Sash Motif
blouse of Tucked Coral TsfTeta-rrain-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Power of Intellect,

What is your idea OF an intellectual
woman"
'One who knows when she is old
enough to quit wearing decSiiete
gowns. Chicago Record.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09

l:quor and moral weakness. The de-
spised worm destroys the monster
oak as we'll as the woodlands ak. The
little seed or the frozen stream cracks
the solid rock as we'll as the angry
dynamite The flowing waters of Nj
agara river dissolve the mountains.
I'm the first chapter of Genesis We
this planet two suns. The moon Is
nothing but burnt-out sun. But after
would destroy the human race, so he
practically said My children must
have a time to sleep. The flowers close
their petals in siumber. The trees be-
come torpid in winter nap TO give
forth the spring buds. Even the ma
chirery must have a rest or it will soon
wear ont. The angelus bell without
quiet will cease to chime. so. in order
to have man and woman sleep, l will
show them my will. For ten hours at
least | will envelop the earth in total
Darkness Like our grandmothers
with a candle-snuffer. God reached
down and put out the light Of that
sun which we call the moon. Ard this
is the reason we ought to go 10 bed
with the chickens and answer early to
the morning call OF the Growing cock.
I'm the next place. the text honors
the Lenten season because it is a pro-
test against human perfection. II
there were any people On earth who
by physical contact were fitted for the
receiving Of the Holy Spirit on account
of their natural conditions. they were
the little band Of 10 Christians. COM
posed Of Peter. James. John. Martha.
Lazarus, Mary. the mother of Christ,
and Mary Magdalene. who had the
seven devils. and the rest OF the apos-
ties who sat with Christ at the last
supper. They ate of his body and drank
of his blood. Many of them knew
Jesus when he was in Galiiee and made
the wine at the wedding OF Cana. They
saw him crucified. They saw the tomb
which was rihed. They saw him and
talked to him and touched him when
he was resurrected. Paul said: After
that he was seen of above 500 brethren
at once. of whom the greater part re-
mains unto this pentecost but some
are fallen asleep.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Too Much Light.

In other words. those verses mean
this: In the beginning God ignited for
self-murder besides those found along
the poisonous highways of opium,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09
Slot Machine. Barred.

Anderson special: Patrolmen Wis
tied all saloons last night. where
slot machines were in use. and or
dered the machines removed by March
l. Most OF the salooukeepers are GLAD
to get rid Of the machines. They re-
port that the devices are Of no mate
rial benefit TO places where they are
kept
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-09

Visions Fade at Iast.
But at iast in Thomas de Quincey's
visions tn, angels OF heaven and the
sweet ince. 20 OF the fields and the
bright eyes Il hope were driven away
by the Sat- nc influences which sent
him flying and shrieking through
space. He Wis 4 maniac shivering in
the clutches Gf despair The cemeteries
were turned INTO mobs of chattering
skeletons. The resurrected spirits OF
loved ones were stretching forth their
protesting arms across the dark
chasms Of horrors into which he must
fail and they could not change the
eternity of his woe.
But there are 500 different ways OF
read: And God said. Let there be
light. and there WAS light And God
saw the light that it was good. and
God divided the light from the dark
ness. And God called the light day
and the darkness he called night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-20
Women's Wear.

s.5o Black Mercerized Waists, with
tncbed back and fronts; Acconmoda-
ton Day Price, Zoe. .;.b
81 Fancy Striped UnderSkirts, VT, Win
ruffles; Accommodation Day FiiGe'
soc. Black Lawn Waists. with tucked
fronts: Accommodation Day Prlce'
soc. ca,,;,+
skirts, with box-piaited back; Accom-
mediation Day Price, $50.
81 Linen Underskirts, with corded
ruffles and some with deep flounce; Ac-
commodation Day Price, SOC.
$50 Heavy Corded w hite f Ei
skirts. Accommodation Day Price, Csc
81 Black Duck Skirts, cut. in ne"
style; Accommodate on Day Price, DOC.
69c. White Lawn Waists; Accommo-
dation Day Price. zoe.