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The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-08

but pointed tool The books OF
those ancient days were made by
cutting the bamboo. after removing
the bark. into thin sheets. which
were strung together 80 as TO com.
pose a fairly compact, though clum.
sy. volume.
Later on Il was found better to
pound bamboo to paste in a NOR.
tar together with water and the re-
sulting substance was spread upon
a fat surface to dry. This, In fact,
was the first paper. in the modern ac-
eeptation OF the term. though the
Egyptian panyrus, made from = kind
OF reed that grew along the banks
of the Nile. antedated IL by several
centuries. After awhile the mann-
faetare OF this paper was improved
by adding 20 il silk and other ma
terials- The TArtars borrowed the
ars. substituting cotton. which was
plentiful Ia their country. and from
them the Arabs acquired IL. using
linen instead Of eoston. II was In
this way thar paper-making was hrst
brought into Europe. being intro
daced BY the ARABIA
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his hat at one end of the roll and his
boots at the other he crawled away
a short distance and laid down under
a tree to watch for -1rther develop
ments. He did not wait long before
he saw a man cautiously approach
the pile of blankets. The drunken as
sassin was deceived by the hat and
boots. He thought that his victim
was at his mercy, and he drew big
knife from his belt and drove 1t into
the roll of blankets with all his
strength. The next instant Hawk
sprang into the air with wild yell
and fell dead across the blankets. with
a bullet in his heart. Dillon had
killed him.
The old Texan never afterward was
the same man. He continued to at
tend to his business aud make money,
but II was easy to see that there was
a cloud on his mind. He never sus-
pected his friend. Black Wolf. or any
of the Indians of tie village of having
aided or abetted the assassin. He be-
came attached devotedly to the Indian
girl who had saved his life. and he
finally got the chiefs consent to let
him educate her and make her his
heir. She was to be given to him
when she became II yea old, but he
died . short time ago, and now the
girls future and fortune are in the
hands of important persons. John
Rodgers, Of Preside, who was in the
millionaire's employ for early quar-
ter of a century. is the executor of
the will. and he says that the Indian
girl will inherit a fortune of s., 900
in cash that is with a safe deposit
company in New 70: E. and, besides
tbs, when she is of legal age. or when
she marries. she will come into pos
session of fine ranch in the Rio
Grande that is well stoc',ed with cat
tie, and one of the prettiest hacien-
dos in old Mexieo.-Cincinnati Com
mereial Tribune.
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AN INDIAN HEIREss.
Little Kiowa Girl Inherit. the For
tune of n Millionaire whose Life
She Once saved.

Annie Trueheart Dillon, pretty
Kiowa girl, about IA years old, daugh-
ter of black Wolf, noted chief of his
tribe, is sole heiress to the entire for
tune of 81 100000 and more left by
John Dillon, rich cattle man, who
about seven years ago was saved from
death at the nands of half-breed as
sassin by this little girl. The girls
education is TO be begun at once under
the care of the bishop of Monterey
Dillon was born and reared in Ire
land, and when he came to America
he went to Texas and worked on a
ranch In that state as laborer and
cowboy. By careful management he
became rich.
One nii hit he attend 4 an Indian
dance and drank more than was good
for him. He had a rreat deal of
money with him, and about all he re-
membered afterward was that late in
the night he was seized with sud
den desire to lie down in some Sc
cluded spot, where he could enjoy a
nights rest undisturbed. He sup
poses that he went to his buggy and
got a blanket and sought place that
pleased him. Late in the night the old
Texan felt something pulling at his
arms, and when he opened his eyes
he found that little Indian girl was
trying to wake him. AS soon as the
child saw that his eyes were open she
whispered:
"Dillion, now you go putty quick
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
come. Him got big knife-kill white
man-take hoss-take heap money.
Me hear him talk. Him heap drunk.
You go now"
The child ran away, and Dillon
slipped from under his blankets and
rolled them together. After placing
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cHAFFEE,s BLUNTNEss.
Astopi.hea the Ministsv who was
Praying at His supposed
Deathbed.

Gen. Chaffee, who has been placed
in command of the American forces
in China, has brusque way about
him. He was once stationed iE Missis~
sippi. and while at Oxford was quite
popular, says q Chicago paper. Going
to jackson while the yellow fever was
raging there. he was stricken with the
plague He and his friends thought
the disease would have a fatal termi-
nation. An Episcopal minister, Rev.
Mr.. Carnahan, was sent for to make
the dying soldiers peace with the
world.
The minister read several Scriptural
passages and then knelt beside the
sick officers cot in prayer. At that
juncture several soldiers outside the
tent engaged in quarrel and became
so boisterous that the minister's in
vocation was interrupted.
The supposedly dying soldier raised
himself on one elbow and, ripping out
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scratched or marred, as it might be by
coming in contact with something
through the open space in the crate.
What he wants is the goods.
ION the other hand the small cans
are completely covered with a hand
some label, which helps to make the
goods salable. These cans are dis
played on the shelves and on counters
and It is important, OF course, that
these should be in perfect order as to
the labels. The cans must not be dent
ed in. One bad-looking can might mar
a whole display. besides not selling so
well itself. SO the small cans are
shipped in boxes for their protection,
which is Of more Importance with those
goods than the saving that might be
effected by Grating them"
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gary, there 10 mass of ice about
ITO yards long, 6s yards wide and at
least Is yards deep
The formation and retention OF
suhtsrranean ice always seems mys.
terions at first. but II is In reality
simple matter In freezing caves the
entrance Is always above the body
Of the hollow and the cold air Of
winter sinks down into the hollow.
and on account of :ts- weight is fbt
easily displaced by the lighter warm
air of spring or summer. The cold
OF winter thus permeateS the hol-
low, and when thawing SHOWS or
spring rains supply drip water 20 the
cave the cold within freezes the drip
into mass OF Ice. In some cases
large enough 20 last through the FOL.
lowing summer. There are AZ lexs,
foer other theories In regard 60 the
feFnatioa OF underground ice. but
they DO INST stand the test OF observa.
tion8
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1T WAS THE wOMAN'S WAY.
Money While Her Husband
Was Absent.

There n really no use of having
man about the house. At least that is
the opinion of many members of the
fair sex. There is a Detroit woman and
her cook. however, who have learned
the fallacy of such an idea, says the
Free Press.
The other day the head of the house
hold was suddenly called away from
town. When he was gono his wife de-
cided to look after the barn herself
and put the money thus saved into
beautiful summer dress that she did
not need. That evening it rained and
she tripped to the stables in a machin-
tosh that she tossed on the nearest
part of the nearest horse. in lieu o.
convenient peg. and was Immediately
kicked a dozen feet in a straight lne
The cook ran out and displayed her
presence of mind by turning the hose
on her mistress and playing it on her
until she had to revive in order not to
drown.
When it came to putting hay down
into the hangers the cook fell head
foremost into the funnel-shaped chute
made for this purpose, and most of her
blood had graFitated to her brain be-
fore the people in the block-two po-
licemen. contractor and veterinary
surgeon-had rescued her. She i'
in bed under medical care, the wife Is
being treated for general confusion OF
the body. and the returned coachman :
under extra pay to assure the husband
that everything went of nicely.
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DAINTY SUMNER DISH.
mntO Salad Parisienne, New
Hot weather DeIIcacy.

Scald six round, ripe tomatoes OF
equal size, and remove the skin. Gu.
from the stem side round piece two
inches in diamete-, scoop out the
seeds, dust the shells with a pinch Of
salt, fill with cracked ice and leave on
ice for three hours.
For the filling, boil live lobster,
weighing about two pounds, for ff.
teen minutes in a court bouillon made
with four quarts of water, one gill of
vinegar, tne sliced onion, four sprigs
of parsley, two cloves and one bay.
leaf. This must boil ten minutes be-
fore the lobster is put in. Allow an
extra five minutes If the lobster
weighs over three pounds. When
cooked split the shell, remove the
meat, cutting the latter in pieces
quarter-inch thick slim thin enough
sour pickles to make two tablespoon
fuls. Cut in small pieces the bottom
of two artichokes which have previ.
ously beer cooked for 40 minutes in
plenty of salted boiling water and
cooled. Have at hand also one quart
cooked string beans. Cut in small
pieces enough for four tablespoonful,
reserving the balance with which 10
garnish. Put the four articles in
bowl and season with half-teaspoon.
full salt. two pinches pepper, one
tablespoonful vinegar, two of olive
oil. Mix gently, put on ice for an
hour, then turn the salad into
strainer to drain, and put on ice for
thirty minutes before returning TO
cold bowl Make with the yolk of an
egg and two gills of olive oil a good
stiff mayonnaise. Put aside two ia BILE
spoonfuls for the top of tomatoes,
and mix the rest with the salad
Empty the tomatoes, drain, fill with
the force meat, add the reserved may.
onnaise and put on each a shrimp or
lobster claw. Serve with the string
beans dressed with n French dressing
around them. Cold chicken OF ham
may be used instead of the lobster
Harper's Bazaar.
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ak STORY. Y.Tkl,S
GOD MADE THE MOTHERS.

God made the mothers. and His projects
vast.
which span tuturity and all the past.
Have motherhood for stars from rim to
rim
or destiny's horizon domed and dim.
Which arches DER the ages and uprears
Its mighty structures over countless
spheres.
For who may measure what the mother
Accomplish In the making of the man
For powers and purposes which span all
time
With miracles unending and sublime7
Bridging the vast abyss tween Heaven and
earth,
Winning great triumphs over death and
dearth.
Linking with tlreless trust and endless love
These neither worlds to radiant worlds
above.
The mother shapes the little man or
maid
Into great souls in which by love lnlaid
Are possibilities OF untold joys
Bioss0mlnK forth In other girls and boys,
Whose mission shall project thoughts wide
and free
Into the laps of centuries yet 20 be.
BE careful, then. lest warping these they
Into the vilest vice beyond recall.
Weigh well your mission. mothers of the
race,
who doom your babes to grandeur or dis
grace.
Prieatesses are ye, worshiping In deeds
Far mlghtier than worid-worn words and
crecds:
We are the arblters Of faiths and fates.
Custodians OF Heaven and heiI's barred
Hf.Le-s - -. 49, ..,...,.,h.,.a 4. "a ,.,..,
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an emphatic oath, demanded OF one
of the subalterns in waiting that he
maintain quiet while the parson was
praying. Rev. Mr.. Carnahan had oeen
scarcely as much astonished by the
noise outside as he was by the ro-
business OF Chaffee's oath, The min
lister finished his prayer and, receiv-
ing the thanks of Chaffee, left him,
apparently dying.
But the gallant officer did not die.
He regained his health and made a
host of friends among the best citi-
zens of Mississippi by the justice and
fairness of his course.
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Faded silks can be restored by being
sponged with weak ammonia water and
afterwards rubbed with a soft cloth.
Old black silks are improved by =
sponge bath OF spirit and water. and
cloth dresses by being brushed with
b.ue water. After the gown has been
beaten and busted thoroughly. dip the
bristles OF a clotheshrush into blue
water and brush the dress quickly. To
remove grease spots from a skirt of
woolen or other material use benzine.
Unpaek the hem or band of the skirt
and lay a piece of flannel or blotting
paper beneath the soil; above il put
a second piece of blotting paper. and
on this rest hot iron until the stain
Is removed.-St. Louis Republic.
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MANY CAVES CONTAIN ICE.
HaEe Quantities of IL Are Being
Found In ssbteFranean CavernsIn
This and other Countries.

Comparatively few freezing caves
are known as yet west of the Missis-
sippi. but there is no doubt that
many will be discovered in time, as
freezing caverns are not an uncom-
mon phenomenon. says an exchange.
Some of these freezing caverns-
incorrectly termed ice caves--are very
large. In the one at Dobsina, Hun
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Prescribing = Remeay.

The young aspirant for literary
honors took his first story to his IN
Gle, the old doctor, and asked his opin-
ion OF it.
Doesn't it show some originally
uncle? q he said.
yves" replied the doctor. reluc-
family. There is some originate
about ii. but don't like its mora
tone. The sewers Of your fancy
young man, need flushing. ."-Chieago
Tribune.
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ical in form, with three-sided proieo
tion just back of broad wooden man.
tel, which extends around it. The
bricks were first painted an artistic
sage green with common paint, and
afterward finished with the same color
in enamel, while the wooden man,e,
was stained the same shade of green
n, Y. Tribune.
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CLEVER ARRANGEMENT
How q Country Mason Con.,,,....
an Elective Fireplace
Merely Nominal Expense.

This simple and inexpensive bu, :.
fective fireplace was built by con-.
try mason out of common brick.tbos,
making the arch being knocked our :
point before placing them in positier
The projections on either side SER.
as seats when the fireplace is used h,
placing cushions upon them. or he,
hold tall jars of flowers in the summs.
The upper part of the chimney, " btr,
shows in the room of the ceiling, is eon.
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"Ah." quoth an Edinburgh gentls-
man to a manufactures Of artifeia'
limbs, as he was being shown over TIE
latter's busy factory the other day
s'these pieces of timber'--s-pointing
to a lot of wooden legs~-~are bat 50
many eloquent protests against 'h'
horrors Of war"
~ExactIy," answered the nsHHfae-
surer - stump speeches. - London
AnswerA
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WHEN PAPER WAS INVENTED.
the First Century OF the
ChFIatIan Era.

Paper was first manufactured by
the Chinese in the first century a.
ID. Up to that time they wrote on
thin slips of bamboo. the instrument
employed being not a pen or brush,
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Row 60 Eradicate stains.

Grass stains should be rubbed well
with molasses. then washed. Mildew:
Cut common soap fine and cook TO paste
with water; spread paste on spots and
sprinkle with fine powdered potash:
spread on grass In sun one day.
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esays Elssy.

II understand remarked the un-
scrapoloas poet. that you we're pleased
20 say used a great deal of gray mat.
ter in composing my elsgiac poem on
The Rustic 0raveyardg'"
"Not exactly" replied the editor. ~
said you used great deal Of Gray's
matter,"--Phiiadelphia Press.
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When tins are hard TO wash, where
food has burned on, like baked fsh or
oatmeal put the dish ON the stove, filed
with cold water and half-teaspoonfui
Of baking powder. and let II boil. and
your dish viii wash readily and the
oder Of fish will be gone.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-08

Miss Pecks--Johnny, dear. do you
think am the best teacher you ever
kad9
Johnny--So. ma'am. Experience In
the best teaeheT.-Philadelphia Bul-
legas.
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The Husband tsoeriyl-Yoa ought
% know better how 20 use money.
The Wife lsweetlyD -- Perhaps l
could learn u had a little more ia
psactie. witA.--paek.
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rAe 0ps.e.sm.

The optieiau Is a tsiier Of the ase.-
Chicago Daily NexA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

one large window. A tranSom over the
door into the hall was swung on bar
that permitted it to be opened or closed
at will. The window was made with a
wide sill, which served as dressing ta-
BILE and writing and reading desk.
From the floor to the shelf were two
rows of shallow drawers, the open
space between having a curtain upon
a brass rod. When the sill was used as
a writing desk, this curtain could be
moved back to permit one to draw close
to the table. When the windows We're
not open, the owners pretty reading
lamp stood on one side of the sill, over
which was laid a white embroidered
scarf. At the other side was dainty
mirror in it's old fashioned swinging
frame, with tiny drawers and stand for
the toilet bottles and utensils. Be
tween the lamp and the dressing stand
some books were usually laid. The
windows, covered by sash curtains of
white net, were spanned by an arch and
a wide cornice, which in winter accom-
modated heavy portieres. These,
draped back during the day, could be
lowered at night to shut out the drafts
and sounds of the outside world A
couch bed during the day was covered
with pretty pillows, and az night was
turned into a comfortable bed, the bed
clothing being kept in the interior.
Small pictures in narrow frames cover
ed the walls. One corner of the room
was curtained off with a portiere, and
behind this was the wardrobe. Small
as it was, the room was ideally dainty.
For a library, 1atticed windows are
pretty. When filed with stained glass
and supplied with a long, comfortable
window seat, the arrangement is espe-
cia1ly suitable. The colored glass shuts
out the outside world and prevents dis
tracing Influences from intruding, while
the window seat gives the reader the
advantage of the last CLEAN of daylight.
When much writing is to be done, a
wide table placed just under these win
dows is a comfort to the weary scribe.
A slanting shelf near at hand and sup
piled with all his books of reference
will save him the trouble of getting up
during his moments of inspiration.
LAURA FIELD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

A new evening gown is of soft pink
satin, with an overdress of pink NOUS
seine de sole, and on this again a
white silk muslin skirt, incrusted with
patterns cut out of black chantilly
lace, the bodice similarly composed and
draDed becomingly in the crosswise
fashion. Barrettes of black velvet
form little shoulder epaulets, while. if
the gown is used for what they call
deshabil1e in France, meaning small
evenings or dinners, long sleeves of
mousseline de sole, incrusted with lace,
can be attached at will. Poplins are
used for and on everything, for APP
pliques as we'll as mantles, gowns and
evening" cloaks. One of the latter,
made for a smart woman, is of white
poplin, brocaded in fern pattern,
edged with sable, with deep shoulder
cape, also bordered with fur, and
square 1ape1s and collar cut all in one
piece, thickly oversewed with emeralds
and steel. Nothing could surely be
lovelier, or, it may be added, more serv-
iceable, Irish poplin being one of the
few matriaIs which last forever and a
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

n MEXICAN Indifference to hygien-
~ &c conditions is in nothing more
m marked than in the arrangement
of houses with reference to light and
ventilation. The demand for cheap
dwellings has much to do with this de-
feet because windows and doors are an
expense which the builder must cOnsid-
er carefully in his estimate of cost.
A room that. is supplied with less
than two windows is not fit for use.
The anRmic appearance of the average
American is due largely to lack of fresh
air in dwellings and places of business.
While it is impossible for the employee
TO remedy the condition of the work
shop or Office. building where he spends
his days. it is possible for him to pro-
vide his family with q home in which
fresh air and sunshine will be album
dant.
That Americans are realizing the i'm
portance of providing themselves with
an ample supply of oxygen is shown by
the change of fashion in windows In
stead of small windows, well shattered
and curtained, one finds in modern
houses ample space and diaphanous
curtains, through whose meshes both
air and sunshine pass without obstruc-
ton.
Double and triple windows are among
recent improvements in American
household designing. Sitting rooms, IL
braries, nurseries-an living rooms are
improved by their use. A certain well
known interior decorator is authority
for saying that they add a hundredfold
10 the decorative effect of the Interior
and if properly built are more effective
than handsome mantels or arched door
ways.
Some of the decorators ideas IN the
use of windows are very effective. They
may be adopted IN old houses without
the expense of throwing out bay win
dow, all that is required for a series of
windows being the insertion of a row
of openings along one side of the room.
narrow frames alone separating the
different sashes. The triple window
may be made by grouping two extra
ones beside one already in the room If
the room is in a corner, a very effective
arrangement is secured by putting win
dows on each side of the corner A
seat may then be run across the angle
and cushioned and upholstered with
cretonne or some other handsome fab
rio.
A very effective use of windows was
recently made in a small house whose
little parlor was hopelessly cherries,
with an Unattractive outlook on a busy
city street 1t happened to be a corner
room, with a window narrow and mod
srn at each side Of the corner. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

short and pointed. Underneath was
the second bolero, bordered with silk
stitching and trimmed with buttons
The skirt was made with a shaped tab
uer reaching almost to the hem and
was bordered with two rows of orna-
mental stitching.
Gray is used a great deal for semi
dress frocks. A dainty visiting gown
of gray crepe de chine, trimmed with
luxeuil lace, was made by great
French costumer. The novelty of the
toilet lay in the use of very minute
tucks of crepe de sole laid in horizontal
bands across the bodice and on the
sash which was draped over the hips.
Lace formed the corselet and yoke and
trimmed the lower part of the skirt.
High heeled shoes seem likely to be
popular. They are now worn on almost
every occasion The Louis XIV heel,
with buckles upon the shoes, gives a
quaint, old fashioned appearance that