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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Boxing. Ears.

Dear Home Magazine:
I want to say another word on this
rude method of punishment which was
briefly mentioned in September issue of
The Home Magazine. The. more
think Of such a thing the more am l
inclined to enlarge on remarks of that
writer. To strike child in a passion
is at all times cruel and contemplate
in mother both unkind and undigni-
fed.
AS special guardians of children dur
ing their most impressible period ones
most important duty is to study we'll
and constantly the temperaments of
the different little ones. A cultivated
judgment must decide why and how
much punishment is necessary. In no
case must a blow be given on account
Of some innocent interruption, or some
deed of ignorance. The two parties
in the home are not like two pebbles
In stream, simply tossed against each
other, and the smaller displaced by the
larger. They are two immortal beings,
and the older responsible for the
younger. A child unjustly chastised is
often all the worse, being filled with
rebellion, harsh thoughts and bitter
memories. An affectionate talk with the
offender will do more to avoid a repeti-
ton of his offense than threats and
strikes; and also do more to strengthen
confidence between mother and child
Some people will not take time to in
struct along this line, ignoring the vast
now, and it's influence hereafter. Think!
think! should be conspicuous motto
wherever good is to be done.
Society is an intricate problem. There
was written and spoken on the subject
of early influences and early training;
so much on right and wrong. Still in
creasing crime, and crime in all classes
seem to indicate a lack of moral appli-
cation. The manner Of teaching lacks
magnetism, and many go astray with
the voice of warning sounding all around
them.
The practice of this habit has another
serious side, In that physical injury is
sometimes sustained In Austria the
custom of boxing the ears of soldiers
and recruits has been 90 common and
so violent that thousands OF them have
suffered such impairment Of their hear
ing, as to be unfit for service Through
life they are to lose much Of its enjoy
ment, and an affliction doubly aflicts
when proceeding from causes so I'M
pleasant to look back upon.
MRS. GOOKIN.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

One who is blessed with skin that
keeps smooth and clear under all condi-
lions Of the system, has much to be
thankful for. The average complexion
is usually the index of the general
health and condition of the body, and
any irregularities will be plainly seen,
especially in young people.
A careful diet is one of the most i'm
portant aids to good complexion, and
this is point that each one must study
and decide for himself 1t by no means
follows that because one can eat sweets
of every description without disorder
OF the stomach, that another can do
likewise. In the same way, certain
amount of acid food may be beneficial
to one and not to another Nature usu-
ally tells us what we must not eat, and
II we disregard her warning, we suffer
for it, and continued indiscretions In
diet will in most cases show plainly in
the face, especially around the nose and
chin In an inflamed condition of the
skin with eruptions.
Until errors in diet that cause the dis
orders are corrected, one may try all
the lotions in the market without effect.
for the cause is from within and the
remedy must come from there also.
Bathing is another very important
thing to insure a clear skin. It must
be regular, systematic, daily bathing,
which will keep the pores open and re-
move the waste matter thrown of by
the body, which tends to clog them.
If the water is naturally soft. so much
the better for the bather. If it is hard
water, a little borax may be used In Il
with good effect.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
The Home.
Wofnan's Department.

Baby Has Gone to school.
The baby has gone to school: ali, me!
What will the mother do,
With never a call to button or pin
Or tie little shoe?
How can she keep herself busy all day
With the little hindering thing away7
Another basket to fill with lunch,
Another "good-by" to say,
And mother stands at the door to see
Her baby march away,
And turn with a sigh that is half relief,
And half something akin to grief.
She picks up the garments here and
there
Thrown down in careless haste,
And tries to think how it would seem
II nothing were displaced.
II the house were always as still as this
How could she bear the loneliness?
t.t~ Selected.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
A Domestic Storm.

He Wants mein life. he does!'' she ex-
claimed. she entered the police court and
sailed down the corridor like distressed sand
scow in storm.
How much is there In it?" inquired law
"Nein Nein! Too much Won de lawyers!
''Yah?' interrogativey replied an officer ia
mi!iar with the German language.
.,oa Yah! vi v he, der der shHdss He dake
der :n shil de-, hit IT,, nnd he ,did it'''.
Yah, und den. he gets cendt feer elm
poundt of sausage. undt he comes back init q
He must be 'knocker.'
Yah undt he preaksi der blanc undt spoils
all der toones-'
. Goo thins!''
II said that was shame
Yah; undt den he pFeaks dot blanc, undt
says offul badt things to me- his wife, undt
git madt. He says. Noaback to your mud
der. who didded nodt subbort you pefore
married YOU. Zach. nebersibe 1t 500 Vher. list
say: Why dondt dey NIT subbort you when
I have not no work. sRen l say. 'Ha. dey
hat gone by der war in De Philippines undt
he say. kahn nit help nat: Will preak ali der
stove undt-' e
why didn't you call the police?"
saidt would gedt undt den he saidt he
would go und hang himself. He saidt he vouldt
hang himself on mein eyebrows"
Yah! On mein eyebrows-right pefore mo.
undt come to der shudge to git Q warrant to
git mein poor Johann from hangin himself
pefOre mein eyebrows undt-"
The poor woman was. given restraining or
her desperate husband would not hang himself
ION her eyebrows. Detroit Free Press,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
INCOME OF s1,OOO,OoO A MONTH.
That Is What "SenntOr" Clark Gets
From the United Verde Mine.

From the united verde Mine.
1T Is just the same as a mountain of
$40 gold pieces" said Charles w. Akers,
the secretary OF the territorial government
of Arizona, to a Washington Post man.
The hill of $40 gold pieces which he re-
ferred to is the United Verde mine in Ari-
IONA. cit Is beyond question the great
est mine In the world. There is so much
silver, gold and copper there that it makes
one fairly dizzy to figure out how much.
Senator Clark is almost the sole owner of
the mine. The other shareholders have
merely enough for the purposes Of corporate
organization. The profit now is 81 900, 900
a month. This is cents too little, rather
than any too much. There can be no
possible doubt about the profits. The low
est levels at which they are working Is 500
feet You know those are very shallow
workings. Yet II they 60 no lower and
keep on working as they now do, there
ming with the same monthly profit for so
years.
III the mine should be worked to make
as much money as possible. tunnel would
be projected at about $500 foot level 1t
would come out a river and furnish plenty
of water. Behring'S have shown that the
ore is of the same quality to this depth.
II the plan Of the progressive engineers
we're adopted. $4,000 men might be employed
instead of 5000. l would not even guess
at what would be taken from the mine then.
The ore bears gold. silver and copper. II
there were only the same quantity OF one
of these metals, the mine would be worth
working for that alone.
Not many miles away Senator Clark mas
enough property which the experts say IS
Just as valuable as this The title to
this other property has been in litigation
for about six years. but Senator Clark has
won the final verdict. l do not know that
this other property Is to be developed at
once. Arizona is In very dourishing con-
dition at present. The mining properties
are getting IN a much better footing. For
merly some of the Arizona enterprises had
"a Their poor Names but the public is learn
Ing that they have real WORTH
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
To Extract n Splinter.

It may not be generally known that
splinter deeply buried in a child's
hand may be extracted by steam. The
method is very simple. Fill a wide
mouthed bottle two-thirds full with
very hot water and place it's mouth
under the injured spot The suction
draws the flesh down when a little
pressure is used, and the steam in a
moment or two extracts Inflammation
and splinter together.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Since the fashion has come In Of buy
Ing square or oblong ready-made car
pet, covering only the central portion Of
the room to be carpeted, 1t is necessary
to consider the various means of cover
Ing the baroness Of the boards exposed
to view all round the room.
After deciding on the position that
the carpet Is to take in the room with
reference to the rest of the furniture
IT Is good plan to mark out with
chalk. crayon, or pencil, the extent
OF surface to be treated, taking care
that the space thus marked out. which
lies between the wall and the carpet,
snail be somewhat greater than the area
actually exposed to view. Then It is
necessary to examine the portion beg
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Spoiled Canned Goods.

In buying any sort Of canned goods
see that the ends of the cans are con-
cave or sunken. If they are convex it
is proof that fermentation has taken
place in the contents, and the stuff is
not only unfit for food, but dangerous.
Also, when a can is opened all the con-
tents should be removed from the can.
as the rapid fermentation in contact
with cheap tin generates a dangerous
poison.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

The physicians of Europe have banded
together against the trailing skirts.
During the scientific congress held here
this week the delegates from the vari-
GUS countries of Europe have come to
the conclusion that long skirts are emf
nently dangerous to health.
DR.. Philip oCasagrandi demonstrated
a most original and impressive fashion
the Inconvenience and the sanitary
perils OF this garment He sent into
the street number Of ladies' CARRYING
trailing skirts with instructions to walk
chout for IN hour.
When the ladies' returned the dan
gerous vestments were submitted to a
microscopic examination, and on each
of the skirts DR.. Casagrandi discovered
whole colonies of microbes and bacilli.
The physicians determined that the
germs of influenza, consumption and
typhoid fever are the least of the evils
which careless mothers, after an hours
promenade, bring home to the cradles
Of their children.
In view of these alarming revelations
made by DR.. Casagrandi the hygienists
present at the congress promptly. con-
demned the wearing of long skirts.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

No Witnesses to the COdicil and So
the Original Has to Stand

No Witnesses to the Codicil and So
the Original Has to Stand
The late Zachariah Small, of Carthage, an
old bachelor who left an estate of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, made peculiar
error in his will, which was probated in
the circuit court at Rushville, Ind, few
days ago.
When writing his will he concluded to
give his nieces, Jane and Delilah Small,
children Of Abijah Small Sc acres Of land
jointly. Afterward he decided to annul this
bequest, and wrote a codicil giving the
rieces 5000 each instead OF the land.
The codicil was duly signed by the tes-
tator, but not witnessed by anyone, and
when the win was offered for probate the
codicil was rejected. This gives the nieces
about $500 whereas they would have re-
ceived but 5000 II their uncle's wishes had
been carried into effect.
Mr.. Small left $500 to Eariham college,
and 81 200 to the Friends church in Garth
age His brother, Noah Small, and maiden
sisters. Elizabeth and Martha, get 80 acres
Jointly. The residue of the estate Is to
be equally divided among the relatives.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Dollars Scarce.

West Concord, Mimi, June 20, $50.
J. B. Dukes.
Dear Sir: 1nclosed please find one dol
lar. Send its worth in Dead Shot
Catarrah Cure. We can't live without
1t, II dollars are scarce. You know this
for we are sick. You know this Is near
hay fever time, therefore shall count
the hours till 1t comes. Send as much
as you can for the dollar, for 1t Is to
be divided. Three will share It.
Yours very respectfully,
MRS. J. E. SHEPARD.
West Concord, MINI.
See Dead Shot ad on first page.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
How the Keep the Cellar Sweet

HOW the Keep the Cellar Sweet.
Be lavish in the use of lime. Char
COAL also, is an excellent disinfectant
and purifier. An open box of it makes
good cellar ornament
Admit draft of fresh air daily, what
ever the weather. do not let rubbish
accumulate. II your desire for hoard
ing old things is irresistible, crafty it
anywhere but In the cellar.
If you have a furnace in the cellar.
insist upon its having cold air box.
The heated air which fills the upstairs
rooms Is more healthful If drawn from
piled from the cellar, however clean and
we'll ventilated the latter may be.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
As to Dying.

Before we married. she sighed re-
proachfuly, you vowed your readiness to die
for me-
.Ah, yes!'' exclaimed the man with much
emotion. In those days one might die Without
playing directly in the hands OF the Burial Case
Trust.
They wept together. But It is doubtful II .
woman gets really to understand these
things.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Hustling young man can make $50
per month and expenses. Permanent
position. Experience unnecessary.
Write quick for particulars. Clark &
Co., 4th and Locust Streets, Phila., Pa.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Another Name.

You stin call your town the Quaker city. =.
said the visitor.
Yes" said the Philadelphia. But IL these
political shocks keep on jarrfng the town
shouldn't be surprised II we to christen II
the earth quake CITY, "-Washington Star.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Growing Old.

Mr.. Marmalade: / wonder If I'm not
getting old?
Mrs. Malaprop: Perhaps so. I've read
that the bacillus of old age Is rushing
around this year, just as headstrong as
an allegory on the banks of the Nile.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Sow a thought, you reap an act;
Sow an act, you reap a habit;
Sow habit, you reap a character:
Sow a character, you reap a destiny.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes. cure headache. hill
business and constipation. All druggists.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
A Man of Action.

PA, I've painted picture Of Daniel in the
lions dem
Lets see Jimmy-wel here's Daniel but
where are the lions r.
''Oh, pa he's killed en- all an ct EN-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
MARKETS
4 4 X X ~ Y X M x*x j
4 THE aINNEAPoLfs MARKET. !

X These quotations the furnish =
+ ed The Tribune by u. Rogers. y
X editor Of the Market Record, the \
4 oAeiaI paper Of tks trade. They =
4 represent open naiket prices. =
\ 4 4 \ \ 4 \ y X = y ~ r \ ::
Revised and corrected up to noon. Ju,v y
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE
Butter-The market II fair as to movement and
tone. Receipts moderately large and hes lthv
conditions prevail. The demapd is reasonably
heavy.
Eggs-Eggs continue firm with all arrivals
moving freely Shipments are somewhat it9ht
and steady demand exists. =
Observation-Disclosures as follows
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

tween the lines so drawn and the wall,
which I will. for brevity's. sake. call
the border. and remove any tacks which
are In the floor, Chat il sure to be the
case when the room has been previously
carpeted all over), making q note of any
nail heads that project unduly, which
latter must be hammered in, If possible,
below the level of the boards surface.
with punch. All inequalities In the
floor must be removed with a plane or
chisel, and il the cracks between the
boards show too much they had better
be stopped up, either with thin slips
OF wood or some kind Of composition.
For this there is nothing better than
plaster of Paris made into a paste with
water In which glue has been dissolved,
the addition OF the glue preventing the
plaster from shrinking, cracking, and
falling down between the boards. This
mixture can be colored to suit the tint
OF the boards II the latter are old and
dfscolored, and is. best applied with a
palette knife or fiat spoon. This stop
ping is preferable to putty, especially if
stain not mixed with oil is intended
to be used, as putty, being by nature
and composition greasy, is. when moist,
antagonistic to any stain compounded
with water.
The superfuous stopping must be re-
moved before it has quite set. Nail
holes, flaws and defects in the wood,
cavities caused by the shrinking or dis
appearance OF knots, etc., can be filed
with the same composition. It is as
we'll not to mix up too much of the
plaster at a time, and the solution
should be kept warm, with view to
preventing it from setting too soon
after mixing.
There are several ways of treating
floors, viz, staining, painting, enameling
and papering. AS staining is the most
common method in use, it will be best
describe it first 1t is a great economy
to do it oneself, as inferior workmen
charge an extravagant price for doing
work like this, which is of the simplest
kind.
When the floor is quite smooth, the
stain must be applied with as large a
brush as can conveniently be handled,
great care being taken to lay it on
evenly. and to avoid smearing the
wainscot boards. After the stain is
quite dry, the stained portion must be
sized. The size should be fairly hot,
or it will set or CONCEAL on the floor in
stead Of soaking In; but 1t must not be
too hot, or else the grain In the boards
will rise up in small but unsightly lit
tie ridges. (These ridges, if not too
deep, can be removed by the use of fine
glass paper) Finally, when the size
has completely dried, the floor must
either be waxed-i. e., polished with
the familiar beeswax and turpentine-
or vanished. One often hears the
proverb quoted about mot spelling the
ship for ha'porth of tar and GER
tainly I would say, Don't spoil the
floor for ha'porth of varnish.'' The
better the quality Of the varnish used,
the longer 1t will last Two coats of
hard oak or copal varnish will give Z
fine and durable surface.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
GIRL OF DESERT
MISS SARAH BURKS, LONELY RIDES
ON AN ARIZONA MAIL ROUTE.

Splendid Type Of the New Woman
She IL . Crack Shot with Pistol or
HiAe and Not Afraid of the Indians
Twice Each AID Every Week She
Makes Horseback Trip Of 81
Miles Alone.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

do you know anything at all about drilling?''
asked the sergeant.
Faith. know al about it, replied the raw
recruit. II worked in quarry for monny years
before fined IL axm0.'-PhfladelpAta PFsse.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Rewarding the Meritorio us,

goods are not"
Wen. ven, AZ that. Elisa: wen eat les
ana buy ctotheo.''-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Chicago Produce Market.
Tuesdays Quotations.

Tuesdays Quotations.
Prices Made Between Jobbers and Receivers
for Wholesale Parcels
Following are the prices realized for un-
broken consignments. For smaller lots an ad-
ditional charge is made by merchants)
DAIRY PRODUCTS-B utter-Market slightly
lower today, due to falling off in the demand
and quite heavy offerings. Considerable stock
came in heated and this stock was difficult to
dispose Of Values follows:
The market improved somewhat; chickens
were in good demand, but outside prices were
seldom realized. Springs also in good
request. Receipts were light.
u!ineys, per ~ .....'.....'' o12
Cnlckens, per lb..... ................... 812g
Springs, per h. Observation-Disclosures. 10 OILS
DUCKS, per h.. .::....:......:......
Geese, per doz., according to weight. 50. 00@5 90
Iced Poultry-There little change In tho
FEELING of this market Prices continued about
the same under light receipts and poor de-
mand Values were as below:
Chickens, per Observation-Disclosures.
Springs, per lb...... ..................... II Ola
6 6', per 10: s...... .....,.............. g
Eggs-Market remained steady under moder-
ate receipts and good local demand. Loss of.
cases returned, 1014c; cases included, He.
VeaEMarket continued steady under light
receipts and small inquiry.
; :sS!S : % *:;ss;, ;$&
ss%lvyoiu welents .................. S15
lO0@uO-lb weights ............... ~
Coarse and heavy ........ ............ $40 61s
Spring Lambs-salable from $2@s5o.
POTATOES-Market trifie weaker under
large offerings and only fair demand. New
about consumed. but what is left sells at 30c
bu.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
A Box of Toothpicks.

/
| Not only to use for their legitimat
exercise. but in many other ways. Kee
tiny glass full of them on your toilet
table, and use them instead of a knit
| or pin for cleaning your fngernafls
You will soon get to prefer them +
anything else, not even excepting tn
instruments made for the purpose. The,
do not scratch the nails, and there
no danger Of hurting your fingers il
their use, as there is in that of q meta
| instrument.
I suppose a great many people hav,
used them to clean the cracks il
fancy glassware, but it will do no harm
to call attention to its use. Keep som,
near at hand to the dish-washing tabl,
for this purpose.
II matches are scarce, and It is incon
venient or impossible to get them Al
once, do not use bit Of twisted paper
but toothpick to transfer the ligh
from stove to lamp, or the reverse.
II the lamp burner geB clogged, Z
sharp pointed pick will clean it out in 8
trice.
Use them to clean combs-they will
scrape the dirt from beneath the teeth
Toothpicks make good skewers to use
with meats, ETC.
Color them various colOrs with inks
or dyes, and give them to the little ones
on rainy day, and they will have great
fun playing jackstraws.
Tell the bubble blowers that If the
pipe stem becomes clogged, nothing will
clean it out quicker than toothpick.
Back at the kitchen table again. II
you have half dozen bits of soap toe
small to use, string them solidly on q
toothpick, and you may use them all up
II the metallic brush used for the hair
gets dirty down between the pins,
scrape it with pick.
In washing windows, they are handy
to clean out the corners that are SO
hard to get the dirt to leave
Lastly, when making molasses candy
stick balls Of the taffy on the end OF
clean toothpicks, and so delight the
little ones, and help them to keep their
fingers from getting so sticky.
Th' professor kin spake in four diff
ferent tongues, Dinny" 'Thor's only
won ting thot kapes me from dom
the same, Larry" AN phwat is thot? ''
"Oi haven't the four tongues. Chicago
News.
City Girl (pointing to wild plant by
the wayside): What's that?" Country
Cousin: That's milkweed." City Girl:
"Oh, yes, that's what you feed the cows
on. Ohio State Journal.
us your new cook reliable?"
Thoroughly so. When she says
breakfast will be ready at Z o'clock
sharp we know we needn't get down.
stairs until Slick.
Office Boy-"Please, sir, can get of?
My grandma's awful sick" '''
Employer-"No, Jerry, I'm going to
the game myself. "-Ex.
policeman stopping an Irish carter
who had not got his name on his cart,
examines the cart and says: II see
your names 'oblitherated,' Pat in
stantly replies: "Och! No. Me names
O'Flaherty."
Mrs. Hoon: How did the defaulting
cashier of the Pettyville bank look pa
Hoon: II never saw him, but he is de-
scribed as being six feet tall and $12,-
900 short. Judge.