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The Republican., 1900-12-20
OVERFURNISHED HOMES.
Health, Comfort and Good Taste Ara
Sacrificed for Display in
American Houses.

More simplicity in our homes
would make our lives simpler" writes
Edward Box, in plea for the exer-
else of better taste in furnishing our
homes, in the Ladies Home Journal.
MANY women would live fuller lives
because they would have more time.
AS it is. hundreds of women of all
positions in life are to-day the slaves
of their homes and what they have
crowded into them. Comfort is essen
tial to our happiness. But with com
fort we should stop. Then we are on
the safe side. But we get on and over
the danger line when we go beyond
Not one-tenth of the things that we
think are essential to our happiest liv.
ing are really so. In fact. we should
be an infinitely happier and healthier
people if the -tenths were taken
out of our lives. 1t is astonishing
how much we can do without, and be
a thousand times the better for it.
And it doesn't require much to test
this gospel of wisdom. We need only
to be natural; to get back to our real,
inner selves. Then we are simple. II
is only because we have got away
from the simple and the natural that
so many of our homes are cluttered
up as they are, and our lives full of lit.
tie things that are not worth the
while. We have bent the knee to
show, to display and we have lowered
ourselves in doing it; surrounded our
selves with the trivial and the useless;
and filing our lives with the poison OF
artificiality and the unnatural we
have pushed the real, the natural, the
simple, the beautiful-the best and
most lasting things-out of our lives"
The Republican., 1900-12-20
CARE OF THE FEET.
Lemon Juice, Regularly Applied, WIZ
Soften CalIOus Places and Drive
Away COrns.

There is nothing that will keep the
feet in better condition than lemons
4 friend thus speaks in their favor:
my feet, from long continued stand
ing, had become covered with corns and
callouses. Not only my toes, but the
bottoms of my feet were so tender
l could not stand upon them without
pain. 1 tried every remedy suggested
but without relief. One day, lemon
juice was spoken of as being worth a
trial. Lemon juice is good for the
hands and face, why not for the feet,
thought. So purchased lemon, and
explicitly followed directions.
II cut it in halves and gave my feet
lemon bath, rubbing the pieces thor.
oughly over every callous and corn.
repeated this treatment every night
for several weeks. The roughness be.
gan slowly, but surely, to disappear.
My feet are now as fair and smooth as
my hands, and my corns and callouses
are ills of the past. Lemon juice ef-
fects a complete cure.
The treatment is very inexpensive,
as the halves OF the lemon placed to,
gether, when not in use, will last a
long time. Ladies World, New York.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Keep an Eye on the Cream.

See that the cream is thoroughly
stirred before putting it into the
churn. The flavor and appearance of
the cream is indicative of it's proper
ripeness. One skilled butter maker
says that while the alkaline tablets
are valuable as indicating the degree
of ripeness of the cream, it is his ex-
perience that no mechanical test can
ever take the place of the Judgment
of the experienced butter maker,
whose taste and eye must be the prin-
cipal tests as to the condition at
which the cream should be churned.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

begins to show signs of wear, and darn
it down, hemming it down on the
edges. A stocking mended in this way
wears nearly twice as long as one left
to wear itself into holes and then
darned. 1t pays to foot stockings. Cut
a foot pattern with the seam on the
top. If the single seam that shapes
this foot is carefully held down by
crisscross stitches it will not hurt the
tenderest foot. 1t does not fit as snug
ly as a new stocking, but usefulness,
not elegance, is what is aimed at, and
these made-over stockings will be a
useful addition to the wardrobe of
the schoolgirl or schoolboy who trudges
through the snow to school and should
have abundant changes of stockings.
Cut No. 2 represents the form of a
stocking foot pattern with seam on
top and at the heel.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS.
How to Treat Slight Cuts and
Scratches and Reduce Pain Result
ing frcm burns.

There are some accidents which are
almost unavailable in the hurry nee
essary in housework. Burns and cuts
which are trivial in themselves, but if
unattended to may lead to serious re-
suits, are familiar occurrence in the
kitchen. Slight cuts may be serious
If they are not purified by dipping in
some antiseptic preparation. The
best and safest to use in the house
is a two per cent. solution of car
bolic acid. 1t is not in the least dan
gerous, as it is diluted, but it should
be kept with the other medicines in
cabinet or high shelf of closet. All
that is necessary is to pour little of
the solution over the wound or dip
1t in and then wrap it up with clean
cloths. The wound will heal much
more rapidly than if it were exposed
to air and the danger of disease germs,
Baoycratch from a cat or some other
trivial wound, which child or grown
person may receive, should be cauter-
ized mildly by winding a cloth dipped
in ammonia around it, or by the use
of the carbolic solution.
The best remedy for burn is sweet
oil and lime water, but if this is not
at hand use paste of baking soda
and water or of -four and water.
which may be applied more quickly.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

ly damaged at the blooming season,
but those that escape are attacked
later. Although they remain on the
tree, their growth is seriously inter-
fered with by the scab, and at picking
time the apples present a rough,
blotched appearance. The fungus ap-
pears upon the under side of the leaves
as sooty spot, the upper surface show
ing a brownish discoloration. If the
attack be bad one great amount of
the foliage may be lost, thus affecting
the growth of the tree.
Treatment.-The treatment recon-
mended in bulletin &c of the West Vir-
ginia experiment station is to spray,
before the buds burst in the spring,
with one pound copper sulphate to IS
gallons water. As soon as blossom buds
are we'll formed and again as soon as
the blossoms fall, treat with Bordeaux
mixture and Paris green; repeat in
two weeks, and again in two or three
weeks, depending on the weather The
illustration shows the manner of at
tack of the scab on leaf and fruit
Ohio Farmer.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
AN INDIAN TRAGEDY.

her brown cheeks, four pairs of black
witt exultation; three of them with
fierce CLEANS of hatred.
Round and round in the dance they
sped until Eagle Feather and Mocking-
Bird, breathless, passed out of the
throng.
No one to-day knows what followed.
Suddenly blow was struck. A hoarse
savage cry followed it, and then in
lightning flash of steel Eagle Feather
and one of his rivals were fighting with
hunting knives. Two more dark fig
ures closed in, the dancers formed in
great circle about the fighters, while
with eyes turned away from it all,
Mocking-Bird knelt and prayed for the
life of one of them to the Great Spirit.
Four men lay dead on the ground
bleeding when the fight was over. Two
of them were dead; two of them dying.
Eagle Feather, gssping, was laid in
the arms of Mocking- Bird, and dumb
and dry-eyed she watched his life go
out. And long after the heart was
still she sat on the ground, dumbly
holding to him as if she would not
have him go.
Then, in the silence of the night she
slipped out of the low doorway, turned
toward the sluggish river that Tapped
the fringe of the forest, and from the
low bank, under which the quartered
moon shimmered, she dropped into the
water almost without sound.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
HORSERADISH CULTURE.
crop That Pays Fairly Good Profits
in Places Where the Business
Is Not OverdOne,

Since the use of grinders, instead of
graters, for preparing horseradish for
the table has come into fashion, the
cultivation of that pungent plant for
market purposes is likely to be, or
has been, greatly accelerated. l have
been more or less familiar with it
from my boyhood, but it is only re-
Gently that l have learned how to
grow it. If grown merely for home
use, it can be made to occupy any
out of the way corner but if grown
for market it can be planted between
rows of early cabbage or other first
crop and allowed to grow as a "fol-
lowing" crop until wanted for use.
had always understood that the prop
er way to propagate it was to reset
the tops, when detached froM the
roots, to form new roots; but | find
that those simply produce large
punches of small roots, like the root
of tree, which, if cut off, will throw
out bunch of small feeders, while
long thin root stuck in the ground
will produce new top and a fine
'arge root for the next digging.
Hence, I consider it good pan for
those who grow horseradish from
year to year to set the detached tops
in the ground one year, to raise large
numbers of small roots for again
planting to raise large roots the next
year, and SO on from year to year.
The small roots, to be set for produc-
ing large roots for the next crop.
should be as long as you can get mem
and set just below the surface, in
holes made by long, slender, iron
or wooden dibber. If planted in the
ground in slanting position, accord
ing to what is known as the English
method, the roots will be more easily
dug. The top end should be cut on
slant to prevent waters soaking
into the root. V. McElhenie, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
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AN INDIAN ROMANCE.
-Four Braves Killed in Eighth for
the Hand of Mocking Bird,
Seminole Belle.

\ The annual sun dance of the Florida
i Seminoles is over. Mocking- Bird,
daughter of the chief of the little band
at Turtle Mound, is dead. Four braves
of the depleted tribe lie buried in the
same stretches of hot sand. Love and
death have played out their little
drama in the everglades, and the hut of
the chief and the tepees of his people
are in mourning.
Mocking-Bird, II year old, was the
belle of the tribe. 1t was no fault
of hers that her fathers young men
looked on her with eyes of love. 1t
was no fault of hers that she hesitated
In the choice of husband.
And with this hesitation the hopes
of her suitors grew.
Four young men, by common agree
ment, were considered to have found
equal favor in her eyes. She smiled
upon them all with impartiality. 1t
was this manifesto of impartiality, in
deed, that awoke the raging jealous
les of the lovers. AS time went on
these ragings grew, until the time of
the sun dance grew near. At this fes-
tival season it was thought that Mock
ing-Bird would make her choice, and
only the hopes that had come of her
impartial favors made each young
brave believe in his own foreordina-
tion to happiness.
But only one might be chosen, and
when out of the mazes of the sun
dance Mocking-Bird dropped her eyes
to the amorous glance of Eagle Feath-
er, while the red blood rose surging to
The Republican., 1900-12-20
MENDING STOCKINGS.
IT'S DixagreeabIe Work, But II It's
Worth Doing at All It's Worth
Doing Well.

Darning stockings is somewhat Ia
borious, time taking work, when the
rents begin to grow large, and it is
a saving of time and labor to reinforce
the heels with a piece of old stock
ing leg taken from a pair where the
feet were beyond mending. This reen-
forced piece should be cut the size of
the hose to be mended, and the shape
of the diagram. Make a seam from
A to B after folding the heel piece to-
gether from to c. Lay this seam
fiat with crisscross stitches, and put
it on the outside of the heel where it
The Republican., 1900-12-20

About four years ago Miss j. M. Desmond
of 1860 B Street, S. W, Washington, D. c.,
wrote: 81 am so well pleased with the eff
feet on my skin of Palmer's Lotion, which
was prescribed for me by one of our lead
ing physicians, that l recommend it to all
my friends" Many others who have used
Palmer's Lotion find it so beneficial that
they claim there is nothing else so good for
sesses all the medicinal properties Of this
Lotion and should be used in connection
with it in preference to any other soap. If
your druggists does not keep it send to
Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York.
for sample of Palmer's Lotion and Lotion
Soap.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Single Stem Tomato Vines

Southern growers of tomatoes for
northern markets practice peculiar
system of pruning. All the lateral
branches are pinched out as soon as
they appear, thus making a vine of a
single upright stem. When three or
four clusters of fruit have set the top
of the vine is also pinched out, thux
stopping growth entirely. 1t is claimed
for this rather drastic treatment that
IL makes larger and earlier fruit, and
that it tends to make the crop maturs
all at once.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inhamed you have rumblirg
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dltion, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
MODERN APPLE CULTURE.
1t Has No Worse Enemy, Nor a More
Persistent and Destructive
One, Than Scab.

This menace to modern apple culture
attacks both fruit and foliage. Young
fruits attacked blight and fall to the
ground. While dropping of fruit has
been attributed to insufficient nourish-
ment, imperfect pollination, and to wet
or cold during the blooming season, Mr..
L. c. Corbett, of the West Virginia ex-
pertinent station attributes the greater
part of the damage to the effects of
scab. Not only are the fruits great
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Time to Go South,

For the present winter season the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company has i'm
proved its already nearly perfect through
and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati,
Louisville, st. Louis and Chicago, to Mo
bile, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Thom-
ssville, Ga, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tam
pa, Palm Beach and other points in Florida.
Perfect connections made with steamer
lines for Cuba, Porto Rico, Nassau, West
Indian and Central American Ports. Tour
ist and Home Seekers excursion tickets on
sale at low rates; Write c. L. Stone, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Louisville, KY, for
particulars.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Butternut Cream Candy.

With a pound of maple sugar add
cupful of thin cream and cook until the
mixture will make creamy ball-but
not until it reaches the cracking"
point. Spread layer of butternut
meats on buttered tins and pour on just
enough sirup to cover. AS it cools,
crease into small squares and break
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
CENTS to start. getting your. health back
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. c.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
IT'S the other Fellows Worry.

Bingham-Yes, this is a fine establish
ment, and one might suppose you are very
happy in it. But don't you sometimes worry
about the heavy rent?
Stilson-Oh, dear, no. suspect, however,
the landlord has qualms in regard to that
matter.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Winston Churchill, whose mother, now
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, was an American
girl, is supposed to have made more out of
the Transvaal war than anybody else. Al
though only 26 years old, he has drawn the
largest salary on record for war CORE
spondent, has earned seat in parliament,
has made a reputation that will sell his
books, whether they are good or bad, and
he has accepted an offer Of $50, COO to lecture
in this country.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Mr.. Spencerplace-"Wo are uncon-
sciously humorous at times" Mr.. Will
loughby Avnoo-"That is about right Now,
my wife selected certain cottage in the
country for us to spend the hot months in
last summer for the sole reason that it had
four open freplaces. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

You no doubt hear things every day that
are not true, and repeat them. Try not to
do it. 1t is surprising how siany things are
told that are untrue and cruel; it is surpris-
ing how many people like this sort of talk.
Be above circulating an untrue and damag-
ing story about anyone to oblige some mis-
chievous gossip.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

The Deacon-"Mrs. Wadburn is greatly
offended at your sermon against the extrav-
agance of social entertainments" The
Pastor-''Why, did not point it so direct
ly at her, did ?" The Deacon-"That's just
the trouble. Mrs. Wadburn is very jealous
of her social position. Detroit Journal.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

EIrs. O'Hooiahan Ito husband returning
from days work)-"Why didn't yez bring
home the pound av thot moo 'instan taneous
oatmeal Oh told yez t get at the grocery"
O'Hoolahan-" Faith, because the grocery:
man wouldn't let me have it unless Oh paid
for it 'instantaneously.' brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Trouble head.-Mrs Gilhooley-"George,
1 scarcely have the courage to tell you, but
our gas bill for the month is $40" Mr.. Gil
hooley-"Good Heavens! There must be
till meet the reader!"-Ohio State Journal
The Republican., 1900-12-20

"Was the country lovely, Marie?"
oh, just lovely; it looked for all the
world like landscape painted by some
body. indianapolis journal.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Lnne,. EamiIx Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order tc
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price IS and Soc.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Poet Ito colleague you are going
to have your beard shaved off," Colleague
Yes; it couldn't be reproduced in mar.
BILE. e."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

In shutting the drafts out from the
stables, do not forget the ventilation.
Cold, pure air is better for the stock
than warm, four air.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
Hint ON auince Preserving.

In preserving or canning ounces
cook tender in water before adding the
sugar, as sugar will harden uncooked
ounces.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Held you tell that other fellow you
were engaged to that you loved me more?
She-Yes, and the horrid thing! he want
ed me to return the ring.-Detroit Free
Press
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by
all druggists.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

IT always judge man by the cigars he
smokes" Il judge him by the cigars he
gives. others to smoke" = Philadelphia
North America.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Citicus-"Has Daub made success as az
artist"' Cynicus-"Yes, indeed. He be
longs to five clubs. Town Topics.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Throw physic to the dogs-if you DON
want the dogs-but if you want good diges
tion chew Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
JeII-o, The New Dessert,

pleases all the family. Four havors:-Lem-
on, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. AT
your grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day
The Republican., 1900-12-20
suit. Thnt Don,t snit

Some men have never had suit of
clothes that suited tkem.-Atchison
Globe.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Wiggles-"C Can you speak French?" Wag-
gles-"A little. That is. l can shrug my
shoulders. ."-Somerville journal.
The Republican., 1900-12-20
WOES OF WORKERS.

Industrious Our leisure class is SMALL
our working Many leading citizens wealth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-10-12
In The Bonds Of Red Tdpe'


had passed upon tho subject ana nc
haifpenny had not yet been forthcom-
Ink.
In this connection may be told a lit
Tie story OF the anal signing OF tho
pence treaty between America and
Spain. Tho commissioners Of those
two countries, being assembled AZ tho
foreign oillco OF the French republic.
and the important document requiring
a seal and ribbon. the representatives
OF the boiilgcrcnls courtcoualy suggest
ed that. out OF compliment 10 France.
this necessary ribbon should DO a tri-
color one. Forthwith tremendous
search was instituted. reaulting In the
confession that not an Inch OF tho
three-colored ribbon could DO found.
Then an Inspiration came TO one OF tho
great ones present, lie sont mesaon-
ger post haste 10 a certain confectlon-
or's shop for pound OF chocolate
cakes, TO be tied with n trlc0lor rib
bon" and Il is that ribbon which to-
day Is attached to the welghty diplo-
matte instrument In quostion.--Cas-
solls Saturday Journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-10-12

American type. whose reealcitrant
member breeds true TO lts ethnic root"
"The proper care and education OF
the children OF dependent classes ana
the very poor" says he, "and the en-
actment Of compulsory educational
laws. free klndorgartcns and industrial
schools. with provision for temporary
feeding and clothing, necessary school
books for the INDECENT poor. taking
away such children from their vicious
surroundings and placing them under
public control. or with families under
legal guardianship or proper appron-
tlccship would do much toward reach
ing the sources OF inclpient crime and
effectively checking Il In tho bud"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-10-12
Panama Hats
Are Costly

Povorty-strlckon. war-ravnged Cuba
revols In the expensive Panama hat.
Americans either can't afford 10 wear
them or else do not care to do 30. In
1899 Cuba took directly Panama hats
to tho value OF sii.Oio. and nearly all
of the hats sent 60 the United States.
valued at f39.f77. were transhlpped TO
Cuba The total value OF last years.
expectations Of Panama hats from
Ecuador was si00.S76. Costa Rlca.
Colombia and Mexico together took
SS,G57 in value. and all other coun-
tries, except those mentioned, the
balance OF sli.729.
Our consul general In Guayaquli.
Ecuador. Perry NJ. de Leon. says that
tho Manavl tPanamal hat was made
nrst In the province OF Mnnavi. Ecua-
dor about 27j years ago. by native.
Francisco Delgado. Tho present con-
tors OF the industry are Monte Crlstl
and Jlpliapa. IN the province Of Mana
VI, and Santa Elena and Cucnca. In
the provinces Of Gunyaa and Azuay.
respectively. They came to be known
as Panama hats years ago. when that
city was n distributing center. In
Ecuador. Colombia and Central Amer
lea the hat is known by tho natives
as "JlplIapa" pronounced Hlpy-hnpa),
but they are made anywhere in Ecua-
dor, principally In tho province Of
Manavl tMnhn-ah-veel.
Tho plant ia a native grass or spe-
cica OF cane. II Is cultivated In the
provinces OF Manav and Guayas. ana
Is known as "paia toqullla." In APP
pearance. Il resembles tho American
saw palmetto; II ia fan-llke In shape.
Low-lylng. wet land Is selected and
tho seed planted in rows during tho
rainy season. when the grass attalns
a height OF 4it or feet II is cut lust
before rlponng. boiled In hot water,
and. after being thoroughly aun-drled.
Ia assorted and ready for use.
Tho straw FIRST IA selected. dampened
to mako It pllable. and then finely d.
vlded Into requisite widths. tho lltilo
finger or thumb nail being used for
tho purpose The plating begins at
the apex OF the crown and n contin-
ued IN circular form until the hat n
finished. The work Is carried on while