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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
RfNOVATlNO PROBLEMS

Your bracleted Interrogation point
would imply that the brass IS a bogus
article If that be the case, am AFRAID
all you can do Is to have the buckles lac
quered. If the metal be good. the red
por,ade sold for such purposes should De
applied with flannel rag wet IN Rero-
sene. left on until dry. then polished with
dry flannel.
eve have a large quantity OF honey In
combs, and have drained, it from the
wax but are puzzled now to know II 1t
will Keep in jars without heating.
.If YOU can kindly advise me. will
feel very grateful NJ. q.
Keep In a cool. dry. dark place. Have
each can FULL to the brim, screw on
close top, and your honey ought TO keep
we'll have often eaten strained honey
put up IN this way which had kept for
months.
II. Kindly let me know what would be
good to clean two white straw hats. as
we have nc cleaning establishments
here. They are only slightly soiled-
80. Also. something good to kill these
large black ants. have used red pep
per. but to no avail DON c.
!. Clean first with coarse cornmeai.
,
q clean scrubbing brush. Next go over
the hats with dry meal. Leave them COW
cred with this for an hour or 80 before
brushing out the meal Lastly. buy lit
tie peroxide of hydrogen from your drug
gist and sponge the hats well with 1t, dry
Ing IN the sun
I know this to be good recipe. for I
have seen 1t tried successfully.
2. Make mixture Of powdered CHINA
mon. borax&end cayenne. and blow with a
bellows into the corners ard cracks
through which they come Also lay strips
Of sticky fy-paper In their route. Scald
refrigerator and pantries often with boil-
ing water into which red pepper and
borax have been stirred.
II would be very grateful to know
how to remove red Ink stains from a
baby.s white dress "a Az < A. A..
Wet slightly. then rub IN as much
cream Of tartar as the stun will hold.
and lay In the hot sun for four hours
{. Wash out the cream Of tartar and renew
the application Should this prove mex
fectuaI try chloxinated. soda :
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
ANSWERS TO
MY READERS
Advice GiVenon / opics
of GeReral Interest

IlE AM feet inches tall. weigh
100 pounds, and would like TO
lose at least 20 pounds am
great eater Of apples and
oranges. Do you think they
make me stouter7 Kindly mention
few articles that should not eat How
long do you think It would take me to
lose 20 pounds IL am In earnest In
doing It? NJ
Apples-sweet apples In particular. are
fattening. Oranges and lemons are not
Sweets Of all kinds. butter. potatoes and
other cereals, rich broths, peas, beans
and sweet corn, and fat meats have
tendency to increase flesh; also milk,
cream. and. strange to say, inordinAte
water drinking. Keep to Diet Of lean
meats, acid fruits. BUTTERFLIES bread (toaSt
Is better) and salads OF all kinda Avoid
sweets, custards. pastries and sta<ehJ
foods generally.
Above all exercise regularly-and, dne1a-
ngently. Walk and practice 1D13n
exercises as diligently as II you waE0
training for a wrestling bout or . raoA.
These VIII develop muscle at the en-
pense of flesh
AS last word OF warning-do nok b
overpersuaded into taking drugs To- re-
duce obesity. Serious anil even at0
consequences sometimes1 attend tho usa
Of them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
RECIPE
LOVE CAKE.

Fl ~ NE and one-half cups sugar; u
H(11H cup butter, II cup water, 8 eggs
MI (beat whites separately and add
~ just before the four. cups
flour 2 teaspoons baking powder
mixed into the flour. Bake in layers.
For filling between layers and over top.
boil together cup sweet milk, l egg. l
Tablespoonful Of corn starch and Of SUI
gar. Season TO taste. A. R. G.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

81 ~ 3 cook several SliCSS "a AdIC SehAe
~ pork to a crisp. Strain them out
and fry a large sliced onion in
the fat, then the mutton. dredged with
-four, until slightly Drowned. Turn into
NOT with the fat; cover with a quart Of
cold water and cook slowly until tie. tender.
Parhoil four potatoes, cut very small,
carrot. also cut into dice; stalk of cell
cry minced, and a tablespoonful of
chopped parsley, with dozen button
onions or young leeks. Drain off the water
and add the cooked vegetables to the meat
in the pot when 1t has stewed tender. Sea-
son with pepper and salt, put in large
tomato, peeled and cut into bits; cover
and cook half an hour longer. Take up
vegetables and meat with split spoon
and dish. Keep hot while you thicken, the
gravy in the pot with great spoonful OF
rolled in Gne Of Of h Hour then pi xei
have cunful Of cold boiled green peal
they win be toothsome addition to thf
stew. In default Of these, cold strinf
beans or Li:nas will do. Boil one minutA
and pour over the stew. You may ada
boiled dumplings ifSyou like.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

meas: hare salad with French bread anu
butter; coffee, cheese and waters.
Another supper menu: B1sQue OF
oysters with oyster crackers; hare en-
casserole; rice croquettes and peas; let
tuce salad with cheese balls: French
bread and coffee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Ter Own Recipes
for Prepdring the
De]icacy in -Four
7 ennptiRg Styles

PHILADELPHIA, June %.
ELGlAN hare is at last accepted
as dainty on the bill of fare IN
the homes of Philadelphia's best
livers, and Mrs. Sarah Tyson
Rnrer the expOnent of the Cos
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

..Wfl1 you kindly tell me how can
no1ish a brass e?) army buckle: also "a
+ navy one? Brass polish. sucE = gen
orally use through the house, does. not
& AFFECT them 49,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
IRISH STEW.

( ~ UT into small squares three pounds
nav of lean mutton. In a frying pan
nv cook several slices of fat salt
~ pork TO a crisp. Strain them out
and fry a large sliced onion in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

II am a little. girl and we are sell
Ing pin-wheels for charity. Is there
not something else besides them to
sell? I remain as ever,
Your loving little friend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

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The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Apples Of the Northwest.

An account of how the great north
west has been made to grow most O:
the winter apples for this country is
valuable in connection with the in.
crease in plant values. The early
farmers of the vast praries could find
no apple tree hardy enough for the
climate. They spent fortunes in nrlr.
sery stock, and in painting trees. with
out success. In 1855 Gideon NJ. Mitchell;
Of Minnesota planted thirty varieties
OF spple trees and a bushel of seed
In nine years he planted. all told
5000 trees. AT the end of the tenth
year he had left, after the winters
cold, only one tree. Il small Seeding
crab. From that, however. has come
the fine apple known in the market as
the wealthy fruit from which the
northwest now annually reaps millions
of dollars. During these nine long
years of planting and failure Mr.
Mitchell's friends told him that no.
where in all that region would an ap-
pie ever grow. says Success. His SUI
cess was a triumph in which he mus
have experienced emotions similar to
those of Columbus when. in 1892, he
sighted the island of Guanahani.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Tailor-Made Gown Of cheviot.

What is more fetching than a wo-
man of perfect figure and dstin-
guished bearing clad N severely
plain tailor-made gown? The very fact
that these gowns are more rarely seen
than formerly gives them a greater
distinction of appearance. AS they de.
pend entirely upon cut, material and
finish for effect, everything for such
a gown must be carefully chosen and
Of the best quality. The suit illus.
trated was of cheviot of a very light
grey, the gorcd skirt being of the
most approved cut, close fitting in the
upper portion, fiaring below the knees.
and finished merely by several rows
Of stitching Of Corticelli silk in self
color. The single breasted close fit.
ting body coat had tiny added
basque, mounted at the sides with
curving hip scam. The coat collar
and sleeve finish hardly to be called
cuffs, showed novel touch in a fac
ing OF smooth finished cloth exactly
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
THIS COIN WAS "cURsED."
Misfortuncs That eefelI the Persons
Who Happened to Own II,

An old resident of Carthage tells
reporter for the Press a strange story
OF cursed coin. Among some money
turned over to Dick Griffith. treasurer
of Jasper county years ago. was
500 gold piece with a singular design
cut in it. The design represented a
cross with snakes coiling around it.
The "od resident says that when it
was passed across the hand it caused
peculiar squeamishness" to pass
over one.
Now. the singular part of the Whole
thing" he continued, was that every
man who held that coin in his hand
had long spell of sickness a"terward,
and some died. | saw Griffith a year
or two later. and he said he had never
fully recovered, and never expected
to.
Griffith got interested in that coin
when he heard what it had done, and
began to trace back its history. He
remembered Cal Davis had paid it to
him, and asked him where he got it.
Davis had got it from man named
Holt, and Holt got it from the guerrilla
chief, Sam Hildebrandt
"Hildebrandt got the coin from a
Spaniard in stage robbery. The
SpaUard told him the coin had been
cursed by the Pope, as it was part OF
an American booty captured by pir.
ates in Chinese waters and sent to
Rome as peace offering. The coin
was stolen from Rene hy a Snaniard
and he, fearing to pass it, gave it t.
his friend. who was coming to Amer
lea. Hildebrandt nearly died of fever
while carrying it. cnd Holt died from
some peculiar ailment which baHled
the doctors
What became of the coin | do not
know. but every word of this story is
as true as anything ever told. Car.
thage (Mo.) Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Much or Little.

Judge Dooiittle of Illinois was a
most energetic man ard excellent jur.
list.
One day yourg man was tried and
convicted in his court OF riotous con.
duct on the street.
Before passing serterce the Judge
looked kindly at the culprit and re
marked that he did not seem to be ali
habitual offender, I'd If a promise of
reform was given. the sentence would
be merely rominal.
Il suppose it don't make much diff
ference" said the young man, with
what he evidently intended to be an
easy smile. You cant give it to me
very hard, since you can only do lit.
tie"
There was laugh in the court.
room, which the judge repressed with
a glance.
There is not much in a name,
young man. he said, calmly. II will
give you two years at hard labor and
leave you to discover whether tlat is
NuCh or little"
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Chicken Salad.

To make chicken salad after an
Englishwoman's rule, plump, nicely
boiled chicken is required. Cut off
the choice portions of the meat, and
set them aside. Fill border or ring
mold with tomato aspic jelly (made
by adding strained tomato pulp to the
aspic). decorating the sides with fan
oifully cut bits Of tomato. When set.
unmold and fill the center with shred
led celery and the best portion of the
chicken cut in cubes. Chop and
pound the inferior portion of the
chicken with two tablespoonfuls of
blanched almonds or of pine nuts. Add
to them an ounce of bread crumbs.
season with pepper and SAT-, and mois-
ter with two eggs. Decorate some
little buttered shell tins with bits Of
truflle, and press the mixture into
them. Poach gently half an hour.
and when cold place them round the
salad. Garnish the mold with olives,
and serve with mayonnaise sauce.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
NOTES ON TOPICS OF INTEREST
TO THE FAIR SEX.
feet, Meant for Slim Women-New-
est Recipe for Chicken Salad
Petticoats Of Silk Gowns.
SILK Gowns for Petticoats

Old silk gowns may be utilized for
petticoats. The petticoat is to-day
very important part OF the costume.
The smartest gown may be spoiled
by an ill-f1tting petticoat. The best
fitting is made with the habit back
and an opening at the side 1t has a
broad circular flounce and is trimmed
with .ruffles or lace or silk and chiffon.
Pleated founces are always in fash
ion, but If made with taffeta do not
wear as well as the gathered ones.
White muslin skirts with embroid-
cred or lace ruf1les are very fashion.
able. The fad of the day is to wear
petticoats Of the finest lawn and lace
frocks instead of silk skirt.
A serviceable skirt is of dotted
Swiss, with ruttie or flounce
trimmed with rows of lace put on
over deep flounce of taffeta, so that
it can be taken eff and washed.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05

shirrings, shirred tucks. or pleats Of
various kinds. We illustrate frock
with the fullness at the sides and
back arran ged in side pleats. forming
a parel effect in front, and box
pleat at the back. The lower portion
of each pleat is ornamented with an
elaborate applique of white cloth,
stitched vita pale blue Corticelli silk,
the material of the frock being bis
cult colored canvas. Upon the upper
part of each pleat is stitched strap
of taffetas of peculiarly soft shade
of blue, the stitching of this being in
biscuit colored Corticelli sewing silk.
True to the one piece idea, by which
so many two piece gowns carry out
the Princess style, the same trimming
is carried up on the bloused basque,
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Keeping Cut Flowers.

! have had success in keeping cut
flowers. especially hJthouse roses and
carnations, since Learned how much
they like an all-over bath. Every
night | clip the ends of the stems.
and put the flowers into a pail of wa
ter deep enough to let the blossoms
float on the surface. In the morning
they are as fresh as when first cut,
and | have always lad hothouse roses
last a week by this method. when
usually a day and night in vase with.
ers them.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05
Flowered-Rrocaded.

Really beautiful coats in two-thirds
length are made of transparent rope
veilings and other wool canvas
weaves in delicate neutral shades OF
gray and brown. These are lined
with gayly colored lowered brocades
that show as full-length revers down
the fronts and family through the
open-meshed fabric all over the coat.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05

only the order here is reversed, the
white cloth applique forming the yoke.
and the stitched straps the lower por-
ton of the blouse, as well as the
basque. A great Louis XIV knot OF
pale blue parne is placed at the left
side of the vest. which is overlaid
with the white clotn applique.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-05

matching the cheviot and pierced In
Perslaa pattern, this being overlaid
upon figured panne in very brilliant
colorings, the touch of color giving
the gown an individuality all its own.
Two-Piece Gown with Princess Effect.
For slender women, gowns Of voile,
canvas, and foulard are made up with
fullness at the hips and back, pro.
$500 H. ---'-"- wi, athar nv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-11
And the Biggest Special Cut
Prize SlIe Of Pianos and
Organs Ever Known IN
The Northwest
win Come to a Close and
Former Prizes viii Be
Restored

Never before were as great values
given IN Planes AID Organs in Seat
lie as during THIS great bargain
period.
For reasons frequently announced.
we are o1srinN our antlrs line Of
kfmbafi. Chleksrfnx = Sous. Hobart
Johnston Co. Hinze ana e1her pianos
and Kimbali organs az the greatest
OF bargain prices. All OF them are
reduced from sies to stTs.
You can depend upon ~ that we
carry out our advertisement TO the
letter. and a call of inspection and
careful Investigation viii convince
the most skeptfcal
Persons living at n distance. and
Who cannot come TO Seattle. car
safely leave 70 us the selection Of
an instrument. as we guarantee not
only a great bargain. but entire sat
lsfartion In every particular.
Splendid. dependable. upright pr
amos that ordinarily sell for S4S0. can
he had at this sale for $3.50. and this
t11s styles for sfas.
Hixhest grade tf75 and $3.50 fancy
cabinet grand pianos We are nosE
selling for f34f 20 $500.
Good square pianos. IN very good
condition, from $50 10 f72 and t7s.
Rev organs. worth from tsk, ss6
to sffo. 70 NJ this sale for fs7. fSs.
sss and S7z etc. - 70 $40 cash and
81 70 IS per month. Every instrument
Kuarnntesd 10 be AZ represented
One price 20 all alike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-11
To BUILD
ROADWAY
EAST QUEEN ANNE IMPROVE.
mENv CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
TO CONSIDER PLANS

At meeting al the Fast Queen
AnHs Improvement club. TO be held
tonight nj o'clock in the baptist
mission. corner Of Garfield street
and Queen Anne avenue. a plan for
the proposed roadway from the hua-
ineer pcrtieu Of the city to East
Queen Anne win be considered
Among the planr TO be discussed "
ono advanced By Secretary naEiey
of the beard of public works.
VIM. ". Parry. president OF the
Meets Tonight
The East Queen Anne people pro-
rose to construct a roadway extend
inE out Pike street 10 Eight or Ninth
= venue. thence 20 where Fast Lake
boulevard tnfsreaeetr EiFhth avenue.
then on the lake shore aud up Tay-
Ior avenue and Prospect street. and
en- aroaad the han to East Queen
Anne.
AIR. B~@iey's plan deals only with
that part u the thnroushfnrs from
First avenue and Pike street 10
Prospect street and Taylor avenue.
He believes that his plan 10 far the
more feasible and points out that IL
would BE ave or six block shorter.
lie would 50 out First ayefsue 20
GfHAF street thence 10 lNfEH avenue
thence on Fifth to Mercer street. and
from there % Eleventh. and Eighth
avenue and up 20 Prospect and Caller
lie states that fbr ono block the
grade would hAxe 20 be about per
cent. but that with this exception
themnxifnurn grade would be much
less than : per cent.
Mr.. Bagisy points out that the
condemnation Of property and con-
sfrucston ~ large sra es. and the
damages Incurred thereby on the
thoroughfare propoaed hy the real
dents Of East Queen Anne. would
entail an expenditure ~ probably
. 100000 or more. while the plan he
proposes. Including damages and all
would cost NJ the most but several
hundred dollars con the route pro-
posed by him a number Of the
streets are already paved. and most
o. them graded.
This matter IN now before the
streets committee apd Il to be
brought before the city council In
the near future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-11
POLICE DEpARTM
MUST SHOW ITS HAND
1t Old Tenderloin is Not Cleaned Out Admin
stration Must Stand For it

IT the ordinance regulating variety
theatef and dance hall licenses. in-
trodueod by James IN the city ooun.
eli last night, should carry. and the
promises OF the chairman OF the Pc
lice, license and revenue committee.
ana other councilman are 10 be cred
tied, the police administration OF the
city will soon be called upon 10 make
good on tia proposition to clear the
paved district below Nealer way Of
gambling houses and other tender
loin dives.
As a result OF the agitation aroused
By the star over the publication
that there ID great probability Of the
old tenderloln district remaining a.
u ~ for another year, Councilman
James last night introduced a meas.
ure that promises "a stop the game
OF hide-and-Reek and To throw the
responsibility OF allowing the present
status of old tcnderloiu district to
continue II such should prove true.
where u belongs.
The proposed ordinance provides
that hereafter all concert hall
Licenses shall be granted by an erdi-
nance passed In tho city council In
the same manner that liquor licenses
are now granted. Parties wishing n
concert hail license must make ap-
pliestion To- the city council. the ap~
plication must be referred tn the pes.
ilca. license aud revenue committee
and that committee must report upon
II. All these provisions are Included
IN the new mea xure.
This viii give the council complete
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-11
MERGER CASE
ANSWER

WASHINGTON. u. 6. Nov. IL
The answer OF the Northern Pa
'clfic to the bill Of complaint hied by
the state OF Washington against tho
Northern Securities CO.. was fled
today IN the IVA Dreu1u court. II IL a
general denial OF MI unlawful com
bination. II denies tnat rates pc
advanced. and that. on the contrary.
they have been reduced. II denies
that Morgan owns g5 per cent. 81 the
stock. and says that the rivalry be-
tween Northern Pacific aud Great
Northern viii be continued. II ad-
mita the purchase Of the Burlington
route. and says that the stock r.
equally divided between tho other
two roads II deniea that any agree
ment has been entrefe between Hin
and Morgan 20 the effect that Nor
gan should name the first board Of
directors OF the Securities company.
The answer contends that the Secur-
tiles company II not q common car
rier within meaning Of the constitu-
ton and laws OF the state Of Wash
lneton or any other state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-11

control Of the variety thcater and
dance hall licenses. Then u VIII be
up to the council 10 refuse the appis
cations for an licenses IN the old
tsndcrloin district " Il wishes 10
keep faith with the business Inter-
estE OF the city which have demand
cd that the paved district below Yes
Ter way be cleared Of It's gambling
houses. concert halls ana other divcA,
and be opened Tor legitimate buHl-
ness.
with the concert halls forced to
move by being refused renewals or
their licenses. Il viii be up 10 the po-
quit making excuses and clear Kafn.
bling aud all other dives out OF the
old tendsrloin.
When he introduced the ordinance
last night Councilman james made
the statement that the measure was
framed with the view OF getting the
variety theater ana concert haii
licenses under the control Of the
council.
As II IL now" he aaid. amy par
son can 80 to the trcasufcf'H office
and pay the license Zee and then take
his receipt TO the comptroller and
demand license. II makeH no dir
fervncc where he may establish the
dance hall. He might. under the
sxivtinE law. place il In the most
elite residence neiwhborhaed. with
out let or hfndranee. a. easily rs IN
the tenderiotn T'hs council should
have some say IN the matter as To-
the location Of these places